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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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Teams dig at Masafi 5 in 2017. Photo: French Archaeological Mission in the UAE
Ancient UAE village at Masafi gives up its secrets

Mountain settlement's Bronze Age inhabitants imported sea shells and turned them into jewellery

HeritageMarch 29, 2023
Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend Cop28 in Dubai. EPA
Hotels in Dubai say interest is rising ahead of Cop28 summit

Some hotels plan to run daily shuttle buses to the conference venue

Cop28March 27, 2023
The outline of two large houses, which may have been merchants' homes, on Al Sinniyah Island. Photo: Umm Al Quwain Department of Tourism and Archaeology
Oldest pearling town in Arabian Gulf found in Umm Al Quwain

Landmark find made on Al Sinniyah Island, close to where an ancient monastery was unearthed last year

UAEMarch 20, 2023
Alison Milton, the first female Irish ambassador to the UAE. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
Ireland's envoy to the UAE on developing bilateral links

Alison Milton, Ireland's first female ambassador to the UAE, is looking forward to her first Ramadan

Cop28March 17, 2023
Dr Sultan Al Jaber speaking at the Road to Cop28 launch event at Al Wasl Plaza on Thursday. Pawan Singh / The National
UAE launches drive to ensure youths are central to Cop28 summit

UAE will sponsor 100 young delegates to attend climate conference

UAEMarch 16, 2023
Jan Kairel Guillermo is calling for more action and less talk. Pawan Singh / The National
Young climate advocate says Cop28 offers 'signal of hope'

Jan Kairel Guillermo says oil companies need to be at the table but decarbonisation is still the goal

Cop28March 15, 2023
Prof Petteri Taalas, Secretary General of the World Meteorological Association, addresses delegates in Abu Dhabi. Photo: World Meteorological Organisation
Efforts for global weather warning system build ahead of Cop28

The UN-led initiative could help predict extreme weather and help those most at risk

UAEMarch 14, 2023
Jocelyn and Edward Henderson in Abu Dhabi. Photo: Henderson family
Distinguished British couple to be honoured in Abu Dhabi

St Andrew’s Anglican Church to rename its community hall after the late Edward and Jocelyn Henderson

UAEMarch 10, 2023
Red Cross staff walk out of a damaged building as the humanitarian organisation delivers food and first aid to residents that have been affected by fighting during Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Irpin. Reuters
How the Red Cross works to help those lost to wars and disaster

Humanitarian organisation calls for university course in Arabic on disaster victim identification

UAEMarch 09, 2023
Gauri Singh said it was important to celebrate the contribution of women. Photo: Irena
World can't simply wish away oil and gas but needs to make the switch, Irena official says

Gauri Singh, of the International Renewable Energy Agency, talks climate change, the difficulty of juggling career and home and why more women are entering the renewable sector

UAEMarch 08, 2023
Part of the series, Split Units by Hussain AlMoosawi; this one is from Musaffah in Sharjah. Photo: Hussain AlMoosawi
New exhibition shows how air conditioning changed the UAE

50 Years of Cool marks the moment in 1973 when cooling systems became widely available in the country

Art & DesignMarch 07, 2023
Mleiha in Sharjah, one of four sites in the emirate that have been added to the Unesco 'tentative' world heritage list. Photo: Wam
Four sites in Sharjah added to Unesco 'tentative' list

Locations including Mleiha and Faya underline history of the emirate and show how human settlements have thrived there for millennia

UAEFebruary 28, 2023
A Leewa fort, near the Saudi Arabia border, in 1977. Photo: Peter Schneider
These unseen photos of Abu Dhabi transport you to another era

Images taken by German expatriate Peter Schneider in the 1970s show an old world being swept away

HeritageFebruary 27, 2023
Climate change means reuse and recycling of water will be crucial in the Middle East and North Africa, experts say. AFP
Official calls for rethink on Middle East water scarcity

Climate security expert says everyone can play a role in conserving precious supplies

UAEFebruary 22, 2023
The National Association of Ukrainian Defence Industries stand at Idex. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
Defiant Ukraine flies the flag at Abu Dhabi defence fair

Country set to mark one year since Russia invaded

UAEFebruary 20, 2023
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