Miriam Berger

Washington, D.C.

Reporter covering Middle East, Foreign Affairs

Education: Wesleyan University, BA in College Social Studies ; Oxford University, MPhil in Modern Middle Eastern Studies

Miriam Berger is a staff writer with The Washington Post's foreign news desk in Washington, D.C. She was previously based in Jerusalem and Cairo and has freelance reported around the Middle East, as well as parts of Africa and Central Asia. Berger previously reported for BuzzFeed World and has written for the AP and Reuters, among many other media. She has a master's degree in Modern Middle Eastern Studies from Oxford University and is a former Fulbright research fellow in Egypt.
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Kyiv residents on edge after strikes devastate civilian homes

Attacks left residents in Kyiv on edge Monday, with fears mounting that if Russian forces continue to close in on the capital, it could soon face immense damage and high civilian casualties, comparable to what has unfolded in the besieged cities of Kharkiv and Mariupol.

March 14, 2022

Why Washington shut down Poland’s offer to give Ukraine fighter jets

There are hard limits to what the West is willing to do to help Ukraine.

March 10, 2022

A majority of Ukrainians support armed resistance and oppose concessions to Russia, poll finds

As the Russian invasion enters its third week, most Ukrainians want to keep up the fight, according to a new poll.

March 10, 2022

After decades of building their lives in Ukraine, Jews are once again fleeing the country

Many fear that much of what once was will be lost.

March 10, 2022

West takes aim at Russian oil and gas while companies halt business

The Biden administration said it will ban imports of oil and natural gas from Russia and acknowledged Americans would see gas prices increase.

March 9, 2022

Zelensky receives standing ovation, calls for more support in address to U.K. Parliament via video

“We will fight in the forests, on the shores, in the streets,” the Ukrainian president told British lawmakers, evoking Winston Churchill during World War II.

March 8, 2022

Ukraine’s president says Russian missile hit site of Babyn Yar Holocaust memorial

“To the world: what is the point of saying ‘never again’ for 80 years, if the world stays silent when a bomb drops on the same site of Babyn Yar? At least 5 killed. History repeating . . .” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tweeted.

March 2, 2022

Dozens wounded in shelling of Kharkiv as Russia strikes buildings with suspected cluster munitions

Kharkiv, a city of 1.5 million people about 25 miles from the Russian border, has emerged as a major linchpin in Russian efforts to advance on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv.

February 28, 2022

    Kharkiv resident shows rocket strikes in residential area

    Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, came under heavy bombardment Feb. 28, and at least 11 people were killed and dozens hospitalized.

    February 28, 2022

    Why Kharkiv, a city known for its poets, has become a key battleground in Ukraine

    Moscow is unlikely to abandon its assault on Kharkiv, a predominantly Russian-speaking city that’s become central to Russia’s advance beyond the east.

    February 28, 2022