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Mohamad Ali Harisi

Mohamad Ali Harisi

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Mohamad Ali Harisi is The National's foreign editor, co-ordinating its worldwide output with a focus on the Middle East
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Iraq's legislators said they were asked to vote without seeing diplomatic nominees’ CVs. Photo: Office of the Parliament Speaker
Iraq’s diplomatic reboot threatens credibility crisis abroad

The 93 nominations for ambassadorships were intended to revive the country's global representation after years of paralysis - then the names were revealed ...

MENAOctober 16, 2025
UAE Minister of State for International Co-operation Reem Al Hashimy told The National the country stands ready to continue playing a proactive and constructive role in Gaza. AFP
UAE focused on accelerating Gaza aid delivery in coming days

Minister of State for International Co-operation tells The National ceasefire opens door for lasting peace

MENAOctober 14, 2025
Journalists work in a makeshift shelter in Rafah on the southern Gaza Strip on December 11, 2023, amid continuing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. Israel bombed southern Gaza's main city of Khan Yunis on December 11, after Hamas warned no Israeli hostages taken during the October 7 attack would leave the territory alive, unless its demands for prisoner releases were met. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)
The longest two seconds in Gaza’s two years of war

For journalists covering any conflict, it feels like a sprint between reality and death

CommentOctober 12, 2025
Palestinians celebrate the announcement of a ceasefire in Khan Younis. The Israeli war, classified by a UN commission of inquiry as a genocide, has killed more than 67,000 Palestinians, the majority of them civilians. EPA
CommentThere is no victory, only relief, in this Gaza deal

A managed climb-down by Israel and a Hamas left in survival mode come amid a scale of loss that is beyond imagination

CommentOctober 09, 2025
US President Donald Trump says Israel must stop its bombing of Gaza after Hamas announced it would release the remaining hostages it took in October 2023. PA
Hamas agrees to parts of Trump Gaza plan, including hostage release

US President says Israel must 'immediately' stop bombing Gaza

USOctober 03, 2025
Left: Claire Magone of Doctors Without Borders. Right: Mourners carry bodies of Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike outside Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza city. MSF / AFP
InterviewMSF director: Gaza is what 'loud and clear genocide' looks like

Israel is normalising bombing hospitals and reversing 'burden of proof' with total impunity, Claire Magone tells The National

MENAOctober 03, 2025
Palestinians transport the body of a member of the Doctors Without Borders NGO, who was killed in Israeli strikes in Deir Al Balah. AFP
Dozens killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza, including a Doctors Without Borders medic

MSF has condemned the attack and urged immediate ceasefire and end to 'genocide'

NewsOctober 02, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S. wires
Netanyahu pits Israel against the world: We won't allow a Palestinian state

Israeli Prime Minister's UN speech comes days before meeting Trump to discuss ending war in Gaza

NewsSeptember 26, 2025
Demonstrators take part in the "National March on NYC for Gaza" in New York. Reuters
AnalysisHow a comprehensive plan for Gaza has taken shape

Diplomats hope the 'Trump 21-point plan for peace' could see light in the coming days

USSeptember 26, 2025
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 80th session of the UN General Assembly via video. AP
'Palestine is ours,' says Abbas as he condemns Israel and Hamas in UN speech

Palestinian Authority President addresses UN General Assembly via video after visa blocked by US

USSeptember 25, 2025
Slovenian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tanja Fajon. Joshua Longmore / The National
InterviewSlovenia presses EU to muster political courage and force Israel’s hand

Country's Foreign Minister tells The National in an interview that recognising Palestine is 'not enough'

USSeptember 25, 2025
Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara addresses the General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York. AFP
Al Shara declares Syria’s return to the global stage from New York

Many Syrians wore the flag in the US city and organised street dances, but the landmark trip isn’t all roses

USSeptember 24, 2025
The president of Yemen's Southern Transitional Council, Aidarous Al Zubaidi. Enas Refaei / The National
InterviewYemen’s Al Zubaidi on Southern independence and what comes next

Transitional Council chief says Abraham Accords will be key to stability after Gaza war

USSeptember 24, 2025
US President Donald Trump meeting Arab leaders and other heads of state at the UN to discuss Gaza. AFP
Gaza in focus at landmark meeting between Trump and Arab officials

Separate meeting brought together European and Arab officials to discuss 'day after'

USSeptember 23, 2025
Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara and retired Gen David Petraeus speak onstage during the 2025 Concordia Annual Summit. Getty Images / AFP
Syria's Al Shara calls for new chapter in US ties as he meets former battlefield foe

Discussion with retired US Gen David Petraeus highlights rebel insurgent commander's evolution into US ally

USSeptember 22, 2025
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