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      Jihan Abdalla

      Jihan Abdalla

      Senior US Correspondent
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      Jihan is a Washington-based correspondent and multimedia journalist who has extensively reported from Israel/Palestine, the United Nations headquarters and Mexico City. Before joining The National, she worked for Al Jazeera, Reuters and the Associated Press among others. Jihan is fluent in English, Arabic, French and Spanish.
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      USApril 21, 2026
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      USApril 20, 2026
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