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Haneen Dajani

Haneen Dajani

Senior Reporter
UAE
Haneen is a senior reporter at The National and was part of the launch team. Since then, she has covered a hybrid of beats in the UAE, including courts and justice, religious affairs, police and crime, adventure and community stories. She also covered a number of stories outside the UAE, including interviews with former extremists. She is an adventurer and athlete in the making, and has climbed Europe’s highest peak. She has a green belt in Shotokan.
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A man has been jailed for ten years for joining and supporting terror group ISIS. Getty Images
Abu Dhabi court jails Filipino man for promoting terror group ISIS

The man was convicted of joining the group and spreading its ideology online

CourtsJuly 25, 2019
Abu Dhabi Municipality inspectors conduct inspection visits to pet shops around the emirate. Abu Dhabi Municipality.
Abu Dhabi authorities launch pet shop crackdown

Inspectors remind stores and pet owners of their animal welfare obligations

EnvironmentJuly 24, 2019
Members of the UAE Armed Forces participate in a military exercise at Al Hamra Camp in Abu Dhabi. Rashed Al Mansoori / Crown Prince Court
UAE Armed Forces to train hundreds of women as peacekeepers

Female peacekeepers are seen as crucial in tackling sexual violence and supporting victims in conflict zones

GovernmentJuly 21, 2019
Ferhat Kacmaz, founder of Fit In Time. Reem Mohammed / The National
UAE Portrait of a Nation: Millionaire slept in car after business went under

Ferhat Kacmaz, who has run restaurants, nightclubs and gyms, almost lost everything in the pursuit of the Dubai dream

HeritageJuly 18, 2019
Um Saif sells her perfumes at an exhibition organised for Emirati and Kuwaiti families in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Emiratis show off handmade perfumes and crafts for Dubai Mall bazaar

About 30 families, some low income, are selling their wares at a five-day exhibition that runs until Saturday

HeritageJuly 18, 2019
Dr Ahmad Al Falasi, director general of the UAE Space Agency, speaks at an event to celebrate the agency's 5th anniversary on Monday. Courtesy UAE Space Agency
UAE will 'learn from setbacks in space missions'

Failure can provide valuable lessons to young people, says Dr Ahmad Al Falasi, on the space agency's fifth anniversary

ScienceJuly 15, 2019
A car was set ablaze after repeatedly being parked in the wrong spot. Photo not actual vehicle. Salam Al Amir / The National
Man ‘destroys neighbour’s car for parking it in the wrong spot’

Emirati accused denies charges, saying he only threatened to burn the car but never followed through

CourtsJuly 15, 2019
It’s going to be hot and humid today. Antonie Robertson / The National
UAE weather: humidity up to 85 per cent

Humidity at its highest over the coast

EnvironmentJuly 15, 2019
A still from the police video.
Arrests in Abu Dhabi over 37 hashish plants

Police seize plants after being tipped off about the illegal trade in Abu Dhabi emirate

CourtsJuly 14, 2019
A sample of the claim forms that Abu Dhabi courts can now provide in French. Abu Dhabi Judicial Department
Abu Dhabi courts introduce services in French

The move was announced on the country’s Bastille Day

CourtsJuly 14, 2019
Ahmed Aun takes a dokha hit from a medwakh pipe at his home. He says it leaves him short of breath but he can’t give up the habit. Victor Besa / The National
UAE's medwakh smokers know it may kill them, but they carry on

‘The best puff is the one you take right after you wake up... it gives you that strong hit’ says Ahmed Aun

HealthJuly 14, 2019
The solar-powered water pumping station in Shabwa, Yemen. WAM.
UAE opens solar-powered water station in Yemen

The facility will supply thousands of residents in Shabwa

GovernmentJuly 13, 2019
A villa in Dubai Hills Estate. Courtesy Luxury Property
Huge bridges to link Dubai to new city mall

Officials said road networks leading to Dubai Hills Mall were 45 per cent complete

TransportJuly 13, 2019
An Emirati football player has won a case against a club that terminated his contract while he was undergoing National Service. Getty
Footballer wins Dh565,000 after being sacked for being a conscript

Club had no right to terminate player while he underwent mandatory National Service, court rules

CourtsJuly 10, 2019
Airport authorities use an extensive network of CCTV cameras to hone in on passengers behaving suspiciously. Courtesy: Dubai Customs
Dubai customs officers catch more than 1,000 smugglers

One disabled passenger hid 2.7kg of heroin in his wheelchair

GovernmentJuly 08, 2019
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