David Kenner

David Kenner is a reporter and the Middle East coordinator for the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. As an ICWA fellow (Saudi Arabia, 2019–2021), he was based in Riyadh and Beirut, reporting on political and economic upheaval in Lebanon and Saudi Arabia. Previously, he was Foreign Policy magazine’s Middle East bureau chief from 2013 to 2018, based in Beirut and Cairo and reporting regularly from Iraq, Jordan and Turkey. His work has been published in The Atlantic, Politico, Slate and elsewhere.

ICWA Dispatches by David Kenner

Publications by David Kenner

  • ICIJ: David Kenner on Qatari royal investing in Newsmax

    "Qatari royal invested about $50 million in pro-Trump network Newsmax," by David Kenner (Saudi Arabia, 2019 - 2021), Sarah Ellison and Jonathan O'Connell, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists,...

  • ICIJ: David Kenner on alleged Hamas financier

    "Alleged Hamas financier holds stake in Cyprus company that mines Egyptian gold, leaked files reveal," by David Kenner (Saudi Arabia, 2019-2021), International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, December 20,...

  • ICIJ: David Kenner on spyware

    "The spy, the lawyer and their global surveillance empire," by David Kenner (Saudi Arabia, 2019-2021), International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, November 15, 2023

  • ICIJ: David Kenner on Germany and the Panama Papers

    "Plaintiff seeks to anonymously sue Germany for alleged breach of contract to share revenue raised due to Panama Papers’ tax fraud investigations," by David Kenner (Saudi Arabia, 2019-2021)...

  • Politico: David Kenner on the war in Yemen

    President Joe Biden and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have made "common cause" on Yemen.