Rageh Omaar says he was ‘determined to finish’ after becoming unwell on air
ITV’s international affairs editor became unwell while presenting News at Ten on Friday and is recovering at home
October 2017
My family values
Rageh Omaar: ‘Nothing prepares you for becoming a parent. I just sobbed’
The TV journalist on a happy childhood in Mogadishu, his first taste of a British boarding school, and the first, unbelievable taste of fatherhood
April 2013
ITV News crew forced to leave Bahrain ahead of grand prix
Rageh Omaar's team detained by police and asked to leave country as tensions mount ahead of weekend's F1 race. By Mark Sweney
January 2013
Rageh Omaar joins ITV News
Ex-BBC reporter who became a household name during the Iraq invasion leaves al-Jazeera to become ITV special correspondent. By John Plunkett
November 2011
Observer New Review Q&A
Rageh Omaar: 'Idealism has become a dirty word among many journalists'
The former war reporter talks modern slavery, the dark side of journalism and why he doesn't miss the three-minute news story. Interview by Killian Fox
July 2011
TV matters
TV matters: The Life of Muhammad
Mark Lawson
Rageh Omaar's documentary highlights the problems TV producers have in finding appropriate images, writes Mark Lawson
December 2010
Clips from John Pilger's The War You Don't See
John Pilger's powerful new film, featuring interviews with Rageh Omaar and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, exposes the media's complicity in war
March 2010
Thread of the day
Bob Geldof: My rage at this World Service calumny
Bob Geldof
Bob Geldof: Rageh Omaar's defence of the discredited BBC report on Band Aid beggars belief. He ignores the total collapse of standards at the World Service
December 2009
Brief letters
Osama's job scheme
Letters: Rageh Omaar omits Osama bin Laden's great economic legacy: at every port, airport and station there is now an army of security staff, without which the recession would have been deeper
October 2009
Channel 4 to stoke race debate
Science's Last Taboo, fronted by Rageh Omaar, will interview scientists who believe in race-intelligence link. By John Plunkett
February 2009
Cif belief
A crusade for truth
Judith Evans
Judith Evans: Rageh Omaar's documentary warns against forgetting a period of history that casts a long shadow over our own times
March 2008
TV and radio blog
Last night's TV: Rageh Omaar: The Iraq War By Numbers
Five years on, Rageh Omaar returns to Iraq to see old friends - and count the cost of war
October 2007
My media
My media
What I see in the mirror
What I see in the mirror
February 2007
Question time
Question time: Rageh Omaar
Ex-BBC reporter Rageh Omaar, 39, on the 'Scud Stud' label, switching to Al-Jazeera, and why he's fallen in love with Iran.
November 2006
My week: Rageh Omaar
The former BBC war correspondent gets down to his new job at news channel al-Jazeera International, finds himself charmed by David Dimbleby - and vows to practise his 'scary dad' voice.
May 2006
What comfort zone?
July 7 documentary wins religious TV award
February 2006
Same news, different perspective
Al-Jazeera is branching out with an English-language version fronted by star names like David Frost and new signing Rageh Omaar. Brian Whitaker asks if it can work.
