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John Dennehy

John Dennehy

Senior Reporter
John is a senior reporter based in the UAE and has reported extensively across the country and Middle East - from the UN climate change talks to stories about abandoned Soviet-era planes in the Northern Emirates. He is particularly interested in documenting how major issues affect people's everyday lives. John has hosted a podcast at The National and frequently appears on its weekly online show, A Closer Look. He has also written a book on the First World War.
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The Mena Climate Week event started in Riyadh on Sunday. John Dennehy / The National
Cop28 President-designate pledges climate adaptation as central focus

Region is suffering from harsh climate impacts, Dr Sultan Al Jaber tells regional meeting

UAEOctober 08, 2023
Riyadh will host the Middle East and North Africa Climate Week, which seeks to build momentum ahead of the Cop28 summit. Photo: Four Seasons
Crucial climate event to begin in Saudi Arabia as Cop28 build-up continues

Ministers, policymakers and climate champions expected in Riyadh on Sunday for Middle East and North Africa Climate Week

UAEOctober 07, 2023
Cop27 took place in Egypt and the UAE will host Cop28 in November, where it is hoped next year's host will be agreed. Sean Gallup / Getty Images
Cop29: Who will stage the UN climate talks in 2024?

Geopolitical issues are complicating efforts to find a host

Cop28October 03, 2023
The Emirati leaf-toed gecko is the only known vertebrate species endemic to the UAE. Photo: Johannes Els
New hope for critically endangered gecko native to the UAE

Expedition to the UAE's east coast found 52 of the elusive and shy Emirati leaf-toed geckos - a species thought to be on the cusp of extinction

UAESeptember 30, 2023
The Dubai Can initiative was launched in 2022 and has played a key role in efforts to install water fountains across the city to cut down on plastic waste. Photo: Dubai Media Office
How a Dubai hotel eliminated use of one million plastic bottles

Climate Future Week hears about the success of the Dubai Can initiative

UAESeptember 27, 2023
Hotel rooms are rapidly being booked up as Dubai prepares to welcome thousands of visitors to Cop28. EPA
Dubai hotel rates rocket amid high demand for Cop28 stays

Hoteliers say emirate will be buzzing with activity when climate change conference kicks off in November

Cop28September 26, 2023
Princess Alia Al Senussi is a member of the Libyan royal family ousted by Muammar Qaddafi in 1969. Pawan Singh / The National
EXCLUSIVELibyan princess describes sadness and anger over Derna flood catastrophe

Alia Al Senussi says an 'absolute disregard' for the dignity of human life is endemic among officials in her homeland

UAESeptember 20, 2023
Emirates Palace under construction in June 2004. Photo: Alamy
Emirates Palace, the hotel that introduced Abu Dhabi to the world

Close to 20,000 construction workers turned a dream into a reality

UAEAugust 26, 2023
Demonstrators pictured at Cop27 in Sharm El Sheikh last year. World leaders will be put under pressure to deliver firm action on climate change. AFP
100 days to Cop28Negotiations over emissions and finance to take centre stage

With just over three months to go, the battle lines for the crunch talks are being drawn

Cop28August 22, 2023
Archive of Stanka Lozanova-Dundakova and Kano Dundakov, accessed by Elena Balabanska.
The Eastern Bloc origins of Abu Dhabi's striking bus station

The modernist building of sweeping curves and white concrete heralded a new era in public transport

UAEAugust 18, 2023
Eretmocera hafeetensis is distinguished by a distinctive X marking. Photo: Huw Roberts
New species of moth discovered on Al Ain's Jebel Hafeet

The find underlines how Abu Dhabi's tallest mountain is a biodiversity hotspot

UAEAugust 18, 2023
Construction at the Dubai Creek Golf Club. Photo: Godwin Austen Johnson
The story behind Dubai Creek Golf clubhouse

The dhow-inspired building on the city's historic waterway remains an architectural gem

HeritageAugust 10, 2023
An Emirati walks past the logo of COP 28 UAE during the official launching of COP 28 UAE logo during the World Future Energy Summit 2023 (WFES) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 17 January 2023. The 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the UNFCCC will convene from 30 November to 12 December 2023 in the UAE. EPA / ALI HAIDER
Climate activists will 'make voices heard' at Cop28

Call for increased participation from young people, local communities and indigenous people

Cop28August 01, 2023
Iraq is one of the most vulnerable nations in the world to the effects of climate change, including water and food insecurity, according to the UN. EPA
Food crisis is closely linked to climate crisis, says senior UN official

Kaveh Zahedi says that answers to the world's problems can be found during Cop28 in Dubai

Cop28August 01, 2023
December 27th, 2014 -- The Al-Ibrahimi Building by Farouk El Gohary and built in the 1980's is seen in Abu Dhabi, Saturday December 27th, 2014. For use with story on book "The Abu Dhabi Guide: Modern Architechture 1968 - 1992 Edited by Pascal Menoret" (Brian Kerrigan / The National) *** Local Caption *** bk122714-Buildings-3.jpg
Abu Dhabi's protected buildings celebrate legacy of progress

Decision to put 64 sites on a protected list praised as a possible template for other Gulf states

UAEJuly 27, 2023
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