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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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Supporters of the campaign to vote 'uncommitted' rally in support of Palestinians in Gaza, before Michigan’s Democratic presidential primary election. Reuters
Arab Americans in Michigan urged to vote 'uncommitted' over Biden's Gaza stance

'Listen to Michigan' campaign calls on community to show disapproval with their vote in state Democratic primary

USFebruary 27, 2024
A Sayad-3 missile on display at an undisclosed location in Iran. Iranian Defence Ministry / AFP
US to announce new Iran sanctions over its support for Russia amid Ukraine war

White House says it is monitoring whether Iran has transferred any ballistic missiles to Russia

USFebruary 22, 2024
Palestinians who fled from the northern Gaza Strip and Rafah have set up shelters in Deir Al Balah, in the southern Gaza Strip. EPA
US envoy heads to region after veto of UN Gaza ceasefire bid

Brett McGurk will hold talks in Egypt and Israel this week aimed at securing the release of hostages in Gaza

USFebruary 20, 2024
Osama Siblani reads a copy of The Arab American News. Joshua Longmore / The National
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Muslim and Arab Americans in Dearborn push 'Abandon Biden' campaign

Residents of the 'Capital of Arab America' say President has deeply disappointed them

USFebruary 19, 2024
Biden blames 'Putin and his thugs' for Navalny's death
Play11:09:52
Biden blames 'Putin and his thugs' for Navalny's death

US President pays tribute to the opposition leader for standing up to Russian government

USFebruary 16, 2024
Activists from the group United We Dream march in support of immigration and Gaza on Capitol Hill in Washington. AP
EXCLUSIVEArab Americans want Biden to allow tens of thousands of Gazans to come to US

Community leaders ask administration officials to allow 50,000 Palestinians to come to US under humanitarian parole programme

USFebruary 15, 2024
The White House has been 'closely monitoring this Russian activity and we will continue to take it very seriously'. Reuters / MethaneSAT
Russia's anti-satellite project 'troubling' but not immediate threat, White House says

Senior official says President Joe Biden is looking to engage with Russia directly on the issue

USFebruary 15, 2024
People march in New York calling on Israel to stop its invasion of Rafah in Gaza. AFP
Biden order shields thousands of US Palestinians from deportation

Move protects up to 7,000 people from being deported for the next 18 months

USFebruary 14, 2024
A record number of migrants – the majority of them fleeing poverty, violence and political persecution in Central and South America – have been arriving at the border with Mexico. Bloomberg
Mayorkas impeachment a blow to Biden that thrusts immigration to the fore

Nearly 80 per cent of Americans say government is doing a 'very bad' or 'somewhat bad' job of dealing with migrants on the southern border

USFebruary 14, 2024
Residents leave Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip amid warnings from Israel's Prime Minister of a coming major operation there. EPA
White House lays out three 'realities' Israel needs to address before operation in Rafah

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan did not say what Biden administration would do if Israel does not heed US warnings

USFebruary 14, 2024
US President Joe Biden speaks about the aid package for Ukraine at the White House. Reuters
Biden: Trump's Nato remarks 'dumb, shameful and un-American'

Republican front-runner in the 2024 US election said he would not support Nato members who do not spend enough on defence if Russia were to attack them

USFebruary 13, 2024
Jordan's King Abdullah II speaks at the White House alongside President Joe Biden on Monday. AP
Biden pushes for six-week 'pause' in Gaza war

Jordan's King Abdullah II warns an Israeli invasion of Rafah would cause a humanitarian catastrophe

USFebruary 12, 2024
Mohammad Qazzaz, a Palestinian American, owns a coffee company in Dearborn, Michigan. Josh Longmore / The National
Play32:35:54
Palestinian Americans in Dearborn say they 'will never forget' Biden's stance on Gaza

In the Arab capital of America, two Palestinian Americans vow not to vote for the US President again

US electionsFebruary 12, 2024
Smoke fills the sky during Israeli bombardment of Khan Younis, in the south of the Gaza Strip. AFP
Biden issues order for countries receiving US arms to abide by standards

National security memorandum comes after President called Israel's campaign in Gaza 'over the top'

USFebruary 09, 2024
Protesters gather outside The Henry hotel hoping to be heard by members of the White House delegation who met Muslim and Arab-American leaders in Dearborn, Michigan. AP
'Hot conversation': White House team meets Arab-American leaders

Community officials demand a ceasefire, aid for Gaza and conditions on military assistance to Israel

USFebruary 08, 2024
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