Ruth Pollard
Ruth Pollard is the Middle East Correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Her job takes her throughout the Middle East and North Africa, reporting on the Arab revolutions from Egypt, Libya, Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan, Tunisia and on the conflict in Israel and Palestine.
Israel attacks military sites in Syria
Ruth Pollard Israeli jets have attacked a military centre on the outskirts of Damascus, the second strike inside Syria in the past three days.
'Systematic, deliberate and provocative': EU report critical of Israeli settlements
Ruth Pollard in Jerusalem Recommending a regime of economic sanctions against Israeli settlements, a scathing report from European Union consuls accuses Israel of illegally annexing East Jerusalem and “systematically...
Celebrations greet Gaza ceasefire
Ruth Pollard A deal to end the bloody eight-day conflict in Gaza and Israel came into effect early this morning, drawing hundreds of Gazans onto the street to celebrate after both sides continued to trade rocket...
daily life Death toll mounts as rebels hit air base
Ruth Pollard in northern Syria REBELS in Syria have bombarded an air base that was apparently being used by helicopter gunships and jets to attack the northern city of Aleppo, as the toll of dead and injured in the bloody conflict...
Rumours swirl as Syrian rebels press gains
Ruth Pollard JERUSALEM: As the battle for Damascus intensified and the shockwaves from the assassination of four of Syria's top security and defence officials reverberated throughout the region, many are...
