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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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Dr Sultan Al Jaber, president-designate of the Cop28 summit, speaks at the World Government Summit in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
'We need a major course correction' on climate, says Dr Sultan Al Jaber

Cop28 president tells summit the world is playing catch-up in keeping temperatures down

UAEFebruary 14, 2023
Volunteers pack food, blankets and other essential goods at Adnec, in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
Thousands turn out in Abu Dhabi and Dubai to pack Turkey-Syria earthquake relief aid

Members of the public answered the call to support those in need after deadly disaster

UAEFebruary 11, 2023
Volunteers pack boxes with winter clothing at the Turkish consulate's collection point at Homeward Bound, in Al Quoz, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Dubai donation drive for Turkey earthquake survivors extended

Hundreds of boxes are filled with cold-weather clothing and essentials ahead of cargo flights

UAEFebruary 09, 2023
Al Afadil restaurant in Sharjah, 1988. Photo: Husain family
The Indian restaurant bringing a taste of home to UAE since 1979

Al Afadhil's branches in Dubai and Sharjah are known for their spiced, slow-cooked kebabs

UAEFebruary 04, 2023
Led by a British officer, Lt Martin Timmis, a camel patrol of the Trucial Oman Scouts in Sharjah in 1961. AP Photo
Archive treasure trove to map the history of the UAE

Second phase of the Arabian Gulf Digital Archive – a digitisation project between the UAE and the UK – will see hundreds of thousands of files made available online

UAEFebruary 02, 2023
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Dubai's architectural heritage goes beyond the wind tower

Emirati architect Maryam Ahli's talk at NYUAD Institute will reflect on the legacy of the city's late modernist buildings and how they act as a bridge between different generations

Arts & CultureFebruary 01, 2023
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
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