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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

      Articles

      Members of the Kurdish-led, US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces in Dhiban, Deir Ezzor province, eastern Syria, in September 2023. EPA
      At least 11 killed in clashes in eastern Syria

      The latest wave of fighting comes amid growing regional tension

      MENAAugust 09, 2024
      A Palestinian woman and her daughter pass the ruins of houses destroyed during the Israeli military offensive in Khan Younis. Reuters
      Israel evacuation Gaza Khan Younis

      At least 30 people killed in a strike on a school in Deir Al Balah

      MENAJuly 27, 2024
      Relatives and friends mourn over the bodies of three children killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon. AFP
      Family of Syrian children killed in Israeli strike on Lebanon struggle for answers

      'I don't know why this happened – for five months, nothing had happened, we were never targeted,' says father of one of the three boys killed by a drone

      MENAJuly 17, 2024
      Palestinians inspect the damage at a clinic in Gaza city after it was hit by an Israeli strike. AFP
      Air strikes pound Gaza as Netanyahu says fighting will wind down

      Prime Minister says forces will be redeployed to Lebanon border

      MENAJune 24, 2024
      Palestinians who fled Rafah look out over tents for displaced people in Khan Younis, Gaza. EPA
      Palestinians in Gaza caught in an endless cycle of displacement

      World Refugee Day is observed on Thursday as war continues to force people to flee

      MENAJune 20, 2024
      Iran's six presidential candidates take place in the first televised debate ahead of the June 28 elections. EPA
      Economic policies dominate Iran presidential debate ahead of vote

      Decades of international sanctions have crippled the Iranian economy

      MENAJune 18, 2024
      A charity distributes food to Palestinians. Unicef on Tuesday said about 3,000 malnourished children in Gaza were at risk of dying. Reuters
      UN accuses Israel and Hamas of crimes against humanity and war crimes

      Report says Israel used sexual violence, torture and a campaign of settler violence in the occupied West Bank

      MENAJune 12, 2024
      People wounded in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip on the floot at Deir al Balah's Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. AFP
      Hundreds of wounded lie on Gaza hospital floor waiting for treatment

      About 700 people were injured in Saturday's deadly Israeli attack on Nuseirat refugee camp

      MENAJune 10, 2024
      Israeli military vehicles in convoy during a raid on Far'a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Monday. EPA
      Two killed in Israeli raids on West Bank as air strikes pound Gaza

      Israeli occupation forces carry out dozens of arrests in occupied Palestinian territories

      MENAJune 10, 2024
      ISIS shorthand gif
      SPECIAL REPORTHow the rise and fall of ISIS changed Iraq forever

      War on terrorist group between 2013 and 2017 killed about 60,000 Iraqis, displaced more than a million and caused $100 billion in damage

      MENAJune 09, 2024
      A protester with a message at a demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government in Tel Aviv. Calls for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by Hamas militant group are increasing. AP
      Far-right Israeli ministers threaten to quit over ceasefire plan

      Prime Minister Netanyahu faces increasing domestic and international pressure over Gaza war

      MENAJune 02, 2024
      An Israeli armoured vehicle drives through a commercial area in Jenin as a raid on the occupied West Bank city continued on Wednesday. AFP
      Israel presses on with raid on Jenin refugee camp for second day

      Violence flares in occupied West Bank, as three European countries recognise Palestinian state

      MENAMay 22, 2024
      Displaced Palestinians queue for water at a camp near the city of Deir Al Balah, in central Gaza. AFP
      Palestinians in Gaza surviving on less than 500ml of water a day, NGOs warn

      Minimum international standard for drinking, cooking, washing and cleaning is 15 litres per person

      MENAMay 22, 2024
      The US-built floating pier could allow up to 150 aid lorries a day to enter the Gaza Strip. AFP
      US delivers first aid shipment to Gaza using temporary pier

      Vehicles carry vital supplies on to shore after Israel launches series of deadly air strikes across besieged enclave

      MENAMay 17, 2024

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