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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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A Pro-Palestinian protester outside the White House during a demonstration in Washington in November. AFP
White House declares April as Arab-American Heritage Month

Designation comes amid Arab-American anger over US stance on Israel-Gaza war

USMarch 29, 2024
The Dali container vessel hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge causing it to collapse into the Patapsco River in Baltimore, Maryland. Bloomberg
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Baltimore Key Bridge collapse: What we know so far

Container ship crash with major bridge sends several people working on the bridge plummeting into frigid river waters

USMarch 26, 2024
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby. AP
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US 'disappointed' after Israel cancels delegation's trip

High-level Israeli delegation will no longer travel to Washington after US abstention on UN ceasefire resolution

USMarch 25, 2024
Aipac is a major US lobbying group that advocates pro-Israel policies in Washington. Getty Images
Jewish Americans sign letter opposing Aipac's role in US elections

Actors, academics and activists say they 'strongly oppose' American Israel Public Affairs Committee's attempts to influence Democratic primary elections

US electionsMarch 21, 2024
Pro-Palestine demonstrators rally outside Chicago's City Hall in January. Anti-Biden Democrats are planning to cast blank ballots in the Illinois primary. Getty Images
Illinois primary will see Arab Americans turn backs on Biden

Muslim and Arab Americans have been organising for the presidential election to send a unified message on their demand for Gaza ceasefire

USMarch 19, 2024
Mohammad Mustafa at the World Economic Forum in Davos in 2006. Bloomberg
Mohammad Mustafa appointed Palestinian Prime Minister

Adviser to President Mahmoud Abbas seen as economic expert but may lack influence with key factions

Palestine-IsraelMarch 14, 2024
Ukrainian soldiers prepare to fire rockets near Bakhmut in the Donetsk region. AP
White House announces $300m in emergency military aid for Ukraine

Measure comes amid deadlock in Congress over much larger assistance package

USMarch 12, 2024
Hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians, who fled their homes due to Israeli strikes, have been sheltering in tent camps in Rafah. Reuters
Israel has not presented plan to protect civilians in Rafah, White House says

Ramadan begins with no ceasefire on the horizon and a worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza

USMarch 11, 2024
US President Joe Biden meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a visit to Israel on October 18, 2023. Reuters
Netanyahu and Biden spar as Ramadan starts with no Gaza truce

Observers warn of growing rift between leaders as Israel-Gaza war casts grim shadow over region during holy month

USMarch 10, 2024
US President Joe Biden during a State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, March 7, 2024. Election-year politics will increase the focus on Bidens remarks and lawmakers reactions, as hes stumping to the nation just months before voters will decide control of the House, Senate, and White House. Photographer: Julia Nikhinson / Bloomberg
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Biden gives fiery State of the Union address and criticises Trump

US President says military will build temporary port on Gaza's coast to allow more aid to enter enclave

USMarch 08, 2024
US President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address last year to a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol. EPA
Biden to deliver State of the Union address to sceptical Americans

The stalled efforts to broker a ceasefire in Gaza will also loom over the President's speech

USMarch 07, 2024
A plane drops aid over Gaza, amid the ongoing the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City. Reuters
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US will drop aid into Gaza, Biden says

President says Washington is still working on a ceasefire agreement to get more aid in

USMarch 01, 2024
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump gestures after waving to people across the Rio Grande in Mexico at Shelby Park during a visit to the U. S. -Mexico border, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, in Eagle Pass, Texas. (AP Photo / Eric Gay)
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Biden and Trump at Mexico border as voter immigration concern grows

Republican officials have seized on growing migrant arrivals to criticise President ahead of elections

USFebruary 29, 2024
Activist Natalia Latif tapes a sign on the speaker's podium in Dearborn, Michigan. Reuters
A resounding victory in Michigan rings alarm bells for Biden campaign

President Joe Biden's staunch support for Israel has sparked outrage and a unified backlash among Arab Americans

USFebruary 28, 2024
A Democratic voter uncommitted to President Joe Biden outside a polling site at Maples Elementary School in Dearborn, Michigan. AFP
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Arab Americans in Michigan vote 'uncommitted' over Biden's Gaza policy

'I always voted Democrat but I am done,' says one resident of Dearborn

USFebruary 27, 2024
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