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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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US President Donald Trump before boarding Air Force One on Wednesday on his way to Dallas, Texas, to attend the Republican National Convention. AFP
Trump says Iran war will end ‘immediately’ after midterm elections

US military aircraft damaged in Iranian strikes on Muwaffaq Salti air base in Jordan, CBS reports

USSeptember 09, 2026
The American Airlines Centre in Dallas, Texas, where the Republican National Committee midterm convention is taking place. AFP
Trump tells Republicans to pretend he is on midterms ballot

President warns voters the US will ‘go to hell’ if Democrats regain control of Congress

USSeptember 09, 2026
Other countries are free to ignore Donald Trump's new nomenclatures, though tech giants have updated their maps for US users. EPA
US President suggests renaming Strait of Hormuz ‘Trump Strait’

Proposal follows other attempts to rename bodies of water

USSeptember 02, 2026
US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House. Bloomberg
Trump’s Venezuela oil deal gives US access to vast reserves as Iran war drives energy concerns

Agreement deepens US involvement in Venezuela’s oil industry as midterms approach and energy prices remain elevated

USSeptember 01, 2026
US President Donald Trump said air defences had intercepted all but one Iranian missile. EPA
Trump vows retaliation after Iranian strikes on US bases

Treasury Secretary Bessent says Tehran is lashing out 'because they are losing economically’

USAugust 31, 2026
President Donald Trump, with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, holds up the executive order he signed to rename Lake Ontario. AFP
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Trump orders Lake Ontario to be renamed Lake America as US-Canada trade talks collapse

The move is the latest attempt by the President to put his stamp on North American geography

USAugust 27, 2026
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives US President Donald Trump in May 2025. Getty
Trump submits Saudi nuclear deal to Congress and links pact to ties with Israel

Agreement would allow US companies to export nuclear technology to Riyadh if the kingdom joins the Abraham Accords

USAugust 26, 2026
Tom Barrack speaks during a UN Security Council meeting in March. Reuters
Tom Barrack back in the spotlight after Golan Heights comments

US ambassador to Turkey has drawn scrutiny after saying Israel still occupies the strategic territory

USAugust 25, 2026
Mazloum Abdi, leader of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, announces the group's dissolution on August 25. AFP
Syria’s Kurdish-led SDF is dissolved as fighters join state forces

Move fulfils deal to integrate US-backed force into Syria’s new government

USAugust 25, 2026
US President Trump saluting during a dignified transfer of the remains of US Army service members killed in the Iran war. EPA
AnalysisStalemate on the strait as US-Iran deadline expires

Interim deal was meant to end the war, but Washington and Tehran are at an impasse

MENAAugust 16, 2026
Jared Kushner, centre, and Nickolay Mladenov, right, at the Board of Peace meeting during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos. AFP
Kushner and Mladenov to visit Israel after Netanyahu stalls Gaza plan

Board of Peace officials will hear 'concerns raised' and discuss next steps, source tells The National

MENAAugust 14, 2026
Abdul El-Sayed and primary rival Haley Stevens take part in a TV debate before Democrats in Michigan go to the polls. Reuters
Michigan Democratic primary showdown to test waters over Israel, Gaza and party's future

Progressive Arab-American Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed faces off against moderate Haley Stevens

USAugust 02, 2026
US President Donald Trump with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the White House Oval Office. Israeli Prime Minister's Office / X
'Excellent and productive': Trump hosts Netanyahu as US considers next steps on Iran

US President also met Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who said meeting with Trump was 'good'

USJuly 28, 2026
US President Donald Trump at an event in Milford, Michigan on July 27. Reuters
Trump to host Netanyahu and Zelenskyy as he plays peacemaker amid Iran war

Both leaders seek more US backing as conflicts rage in Europe and Middle East

USJuly 27, 2026
US President Donald Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Alaska, in August. Getty Images
Trump says China and Russia pledged not to arm Iran

US President warns support for Tehran would carry consequences

USJuly 24, 2026
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