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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 Land Rover trapped on Abu Dhabi's seafront in the stormy weather in 1963. Photo: David Riley
When winter storms trapped a Land Rover on Abu Dhabi's seafront

Archive photograph from 1960s shows impact of stormy weather

UAEJanuary 26, 2023
The trade the Dhows at Dubai Creek brought during the 1970s was a vital part of the city’s economy. Photo: Al Ittihad
Jonathan Raban evokes Dubai and Abu Dhabi from another era

The British author, who died last week, travelled through the UAE in the 1970s observing a region upturned by the oil boom

HeritageJanuary 25, 2023
Construction began in 2021 and by October last year, the Khalifa Port freight facility was connected to the main Abu Dhabi rail line. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
First glimpse of Etihad Rail bridge connecting Abu Dhabi to the world

Freight trains that pass over the network's first marine bridge could take up to 300 lorries off the UAE's roads

UAEJanuary 08, 2023
Ajay Ogula, 31, from a small village near Hyderabad, India, won big this week. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
Indian resident of Dubai becomes lottery millionaire overnight

Ajay Ogula's first try at the Emirates Draw resulted in him bagging the jackpot

UAEDecember 23, 2022
Father Chito Bartolo of St. Joseph's Chuch in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
Abu Dhabi church expects 50,000 worshippers over Christmas

St Joseph's Cathedral will hold an outdoor midnight Mass on Christmas Eve as congregation turns out in force for a festive season free of Covid-19 restrictions

HeritageDecember 23, 2022
Simon Nadim descending to the seabed. Photo: Khaled Alobaidli / XR Hub
Mystery of 'Mars-like' reef found 144 metres down in UAE

Simon Nadim, who explored the site, said the seabed looked like the Red Planet

WeekendDecember 09, 2022
Pedestrians in Dubai shelter from a shower. December is typically when UAE rains start, according to the ancient Al Drour calendar Antonie Robertson / The National
Will it rain in the UAE this December?

An ancient Gulf way of telling the seasons was once an integral part of life for pearl divers, sailors and farmers

HeritageDecember 07, 2022
Francesca Cartier Brickell recreates one of her great grandfather's photos with relatives of the Mattar, Kanoo, Al Thukair and Al Ebrahim families. Photos: Francesca Cartier Brickell / Bahrain Institute for Pearls and Gemstones
The 1912 trip to Bahrain that helped create Cartier

Francesca Cartier Brickell retraced her great-grandfather's groundbreaking trip to the Gulf

WeekendDecember 02, 2022
Wojciech Slowinski, chief technical officer at Below Farm, with an oyster mushroom grown in Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Inside the farm growing premium mushrooms in the Abu Dhabi desert

Below Farm's sustainable fungi are available in Spinneys and will soon be in major UAE hotels

UAENovember 28, 2022
The Democratic Republic of Congo has a huge rainforest that is crucial for the environment. AFP
'What are we doing here?' Congolese minister criticises Cop27 talks on rainforests

Eve Bazaiba wants crucial role of rainforests significantly addressed

Cop27November 18, 2022
Majid Al Suwaidi, director general of the Cop28 UN climate talks to be held in Dubai next year, at Cop27 in Egypt on Thursday. Photo: Office of the UAE Special Envoy for Climate Change
'Steep hill' to climb before next climate summit in Dubai, says Cop28 director general

Majid Al Suwaidi says countries need to have frank conversation about ambition as talks remain deadlocked in Sharm El Sheikh

Cop28November 18, 2022
The eruption in January of a volcano near the Pacific nation of Tonga was one of the most powerful ever observed, sending gravity waves to the edge of space. Extreme weather events are becoming more common. AFP
Ambition at Cop27 has not been high enough, Tonga's envoy to UN says

It was logical for island states endangered by climate change to seek assistance, Viliami Tone said

Cop28November 17, 2022
Activists take part in a protest during the Cop27 climate summit in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Reuters
Protesters at Cop27 criticise leaders for lack of action

Real leadership will come from the most vulnerable, activists say

Cop27November 17, 2022
Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva receives a rapturous reception at the Cop27 climate summit in Sharm El Sheikh. Reuters
Brazil's Lula gets rock star welcome at Cop27

Crowds jostle to get a glimpse of the country's next president, who has pledged to reverse years of destructive environment policies

Cop27November 16, 2022
Revan Ahmed, 12, speaks at at Cop27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Photo: Dalia Younis / Unicef
Meet the Arab girl, 12, making a big impression at Cop27

Climate advocate from Libya delivers message of defiance

Cop27November 16, 2022
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