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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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President Joe Biden shakes hands with Gen Charles Brown, who has been nominated as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. AP
US general who led anti-ISIS air war set to become Pentagon's top officer

Gen Charles Brown of the US Air Force has experience in handling aid for Ukraine and relations with China

USMay 25, 2023
A money exchanger counts US dollars next to Lebanese pounds at a currency exchange shop in Beirut. Reuters
How would a US debt default affect the Middle East?

With 10 days left before the US hits the debt ceiling, concerns are rising over what this might mean for the Mena region

USMay 24, 2023
President Joe Biden discussing the debt limit in the White House. AP
Debt ceiling: Biden 'confident' an agreement can be reached

A default on its debt would plunge the US economy into a recession

USMay 17, 2023
Ecuadoran mother Miriam with her daughter Aylin, 4, in a makeshift migrant camp near the US-Mexico border. Getty / AFP
Migrant crossings into US drop but new policy faces challenges

The National speaks to migrants who made it over the border shortly before the Biden administration imposed new rules

USMay 15, 2023
Migrants are inspected by a Border Patrol agent as they enter El Paso, Texas, from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. AP
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Who are the migrants trying to come to the US through Mexico?

Many are Venezuelan who escaped the country's poverty and dire economic situation

USMay 12, 2023
Migrants cross the Rio Grande in Mexico's Tamaulipas state as they try to reach the US. AFP
US ends Title 42 at Mexican border and toughens asylum rules

Policy change has caused confusion and an increase in migrant arrivals along its southern boundary

USMay 11, 2023
Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant. After the US withdrawal from the nuclear deal, Iran ratcheted up its nuclear programme. AFP
Biden urged to reimpose 'maximum pressure' on Iran

Letter comes on fifth anniversary of US withdrawal from nuclear deal

USMay 08, 2023
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks about immigration and Title 42 in Brownsville, Texas. Getty / AFP
US-Mexico border a serious challenge as migrant surge expected, Biden official says

The US is preparing for a spike in migrant arrivals along the border when Title 42 expires next week

USMay 05, 2023
Muslim American mayor Mohamed Khairullah speaks out after being blocked from a White House event
Muslim-American mayor barred from White House says he was unfairly profiled

Mohammed Khairullah was uninvited from a White House event after the Secret Service denied him entry

USMay 05, 2023
Mohamed Khairullah, Mayor of Prospect Park, New Jersey, with members of the city council during the signing of an executive order. Photo: Mohamed Khairullah
Muslim-American mayor blocked from White House Eid celebration

Mohamed Khairullah suspects he has been racially profiled by the FBI

USMay 02, 2023
An Iranian woman walks past a mural in the capital Tehran. AFP
US bill seeks to permanently allow presidents to sanction Iran

Republican and Democratic members of Congress introduce Solidify Iran Sanctions bill

USMay 01, 2023
A group of migrants wait to be processed by US authorities after being apprehended trying to cross the border. Reuters
US unveils measures to tackle expected surge in unauthorised border crossings

Officials announce new rules ahead of expiration of Title 42, a Covid-era border restriction

USApril 27, 2023
President Joe Biden in the Rose Garden of the White House on Wednesday, where he appeared alongside South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol. AP
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Biden says 'I feel good' when asked about his age

Mr Biden, 80, says it is up to American voters to decide whether or not he is fit for a second term in office

USApril 26, 2023
Prince Khaled al-Faisal welcomes US President Joe Biden upon his arrival in Jeddah, July 2022. AFP
What would a second Biden term mean for the Middle East?

US President is officially running for re-election in 2024

USApril 26, 2023
US President Joe Biden, right, and former president Donald Trump. left, have both launched 2024 presidential campaigns. AFP
Biden-Trump rematch an unpopular prospect for US voters

Incumbent's announcement to run for re-election means he may again go head-to-head with his presidential predecessor

USApril 25, 2023
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