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Aveen Karim

Aveen Karim

Deputy Foreign Editor
Location
Abu Dhabi
Aveen Karim is deputy foreign editor at The National, based in Abu Dhabi. Prior to joining the team, she was head of Rudaw English in Erbil. A Kurdish-Romanian-British journalist, she has experience covering geopolitics and security in the Middle East

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Qubad Talabani, Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region. Photo: Diyab Basheer / The National
Play18:23
Interview‘Time for peace now,’ says Deputy PM of Iraq's Kurdish region

Qubad Talabani speaks about Iran war, relations with Baghdad and political deadlock in Iraqi Kurdistan

MENAOctober 29, 2026
Erbil's ancient citadel. The area will house an archive and art spaces preserving and promoting Kurdish culture. Getty Images
Erbil’s historic houses find new life as centre for Kurdish art and heritage

Kurdistan Centre for Arts and Culture is creating an archive for rare manuscripts while supporting artists and documenting Kurdish contributions to the region’s cultural history

MENAOctober 23, 2026
Fighters affiliated with Iran's separatist Kurdistan Freedom Party occupy a position near Altun Kupri in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, before the 2023 security deal was struck. AFP
Iran says Iraq agreed to expel Iranian Kurdish opposition groups from Kurdistan

Tehran ambassador's claim not mentioned in Iraqi statement issued after joint security meeting in Baghdad

MENAOctober 20, 2026
Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand has stressed her country's opposition to Iran's attacks in the Gulf. Ahmed Ramzan / The National
Play15:31
InterviewCanada increases Gulf diplomacy to push for peace and reopening of Strait of Hormuz

Foreign Minister Anita Anand says Ottawa is engaging with countries around world to uphold international law and support regional stability

MENAOctober 19, 2026
A closed foreign exchange office in Baghdad. Disruption to oil exports has exerted additional pressure on Iraqi government revenue. AFP
Iraq’s dinar devaluation tests efforts to protect consumers from rising prices

Weaker currency has prompted concern among residents warning of rising living costs, while others stand to benefit from earning in dollars

MENAOctober 18, 2026
People walk through a camp hosting Syrian refugees in Duhok, in Iraq's Kurdistan Region. Getty Images
InterviewReconstruction in north-east Syria 'key to refugee returns from Iraq'

Many Syrian refugees have found work and access to services in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, making the decision to return home more difficult

MENAOctober 15, 2026
Families gather outside the court in Erbil. Aveen Karim/The National
Play01:33
Trial of English Channel tragedy mastermind opens in Erbil

Relatives of Iraqi Kurds who died trying to reach Britain in 2021 attend proceedings of alleged smuggler linked to crossing

MENAOctober 14, 2026
Nechirvan Barzani, centre. Middle East Images via AFP
Iraq should not pose threat to Gulf states, Barzani says

Nechirvan Barzani endorses Iraqi PM's call for all weapons in the country to be under state control

MENAOctober 12, 2026
Syrian Kurdish leader Ilham Ahmed has challenged the negative perception of decentralisation in the country. AP
Ilham Ahmed calls for Kurdish rights to be enshrined in Syria’s constitution

Ilham Ahmed says integration has brought progress but women’s participation and representation in state institutions is in decline

MENAOctober 12, 2026
US soldiers prepare to leave the Scania military base just south of Baghdad in 2010. The international coalition's military mission in Iraq, led by the US, ends today. EPA
Play02:23
The real power struggle in Iraq will start after the Americans leave

The departure of foreign forces won’t solve the country’s security problems

CommentSeptember 30, 2026
Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara, left, and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi meeting in New York. Iraqi Prime Minister's Office
Syria's Al Shara and Iraq's Al Zaidi hold first meeting

US has pushed Baghdad and Damascus towards closer co-operation amid regional turmoil

MENASeptember 23, 2026
The Iraqi army has met with military and counter-terrorism officials to boost security in the country. Photo: Iraqi Security Media Cell
Tanks on the streets: Iraqi forces on high alert as militia deadline expires

Hadi Al Ameri, head of the Badr Organisation, calls on fighters to delay response to US-Saudi strikes

MENAAugust 07, 2026
US and Saudi armed forces conducted 'precision strikes' in Iraq on Wednesday morning, attacking Iran-aligned groups
Play04:42
VideoWhat do the US-Saudi strikes mean for the war?

US and Saudi armed forces conduct 'precision strikes' in Iraq on Wednesday, attacking Iran-backed groups

GulfJuly 29, 2026
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi says he wants relations with the US to move 'beyond crisis management to opportunity creation'. Reuters
What will Iraqi Prime Minister look to achieve on visit to Washington?

Talks with President Donald Trump and signing of energy deals on agenda during Prime Minister's first international trip

MENAJuly 13, 2026
A police vehicle in Baghdad on Sunday. Forty-seven officials were detained in a series of anti-corruption raids in the Iraqi capital. AFP
AnalysisCash, gold and arrests: Iraq's anti-corruption drive faces credibility test

Security forces arrest 47 politicians but it remains to be seen if clampdown is more than political theatre

MENAJune 29, 2026
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