John Davison is a journalist covering the Middle East for Reuters news agency. He lived in the region for 10 years - in Baghdad as Iraq Bureau Chief, Cairo as Egypt and Sudan Deputy Bureau Chief, and Beirut as Syria and Lebanon Correspondent.
He has covered, up close, conflicts in Iraq, Syria and Gaza, unrest in Egypt, the West Bank and Lebanon, and investigated the devastating power struggles between by rival armed groups, regional states and foreign powers.
John works primarily in print but has also produced photos, video footage and pieces to camera. He speaks and writes fluent Arabic, Farsi and French is learning Russian.