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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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Large numbers of students are entering the job market with generic skills and degrees, global education officials warned. PA Wire / PA Images
Many students choosing useless degrees over learning skills, OECD official says

Higher education must move away from unwieldy three and four-year degrees and prepare young people for the job market

WorldOctober 03, 2022
Emirati knife-maker Abdullah Al Ahmed, from Ras Al Khaimah, at his Oryx Custom Knives booth at Adihex. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
Meet the Emirati carving a reputation as a top UAE knife-maker

Abdullah Al Ahmed is forging ahead with the range of blades handmade in his Ras Al Khaimah workshop

UAEOctober 01, 2022
Dena Assaf, the UN resident co-ordinator in UAE, believes everyone has a role in the fight against climate change. Leslie Pableo for The National
Climate change a battle for future of human species, warns UN official

Leading United Nations representative in UAE says now is time to act

EnvironmentSeptember 29, 2022
Shaun Killa, the architect who designed Dubai's Museum of the Future, with a model of the building at his offices in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
The architect who dreamt up the design of Dubai's Museum of the Future

The man behind the spectacular edifice tells 'The National' the nail-biting story of its creation

WeekendSeptember 02, 2022
A local man closes an antique arab wooden door of a residence frequented by tourists in the narrow streets of Old Town popularly known for its old history and an old fort, in Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania, on 17 February 2022 (Issued on 07 March 2022). The historians of Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous archipelago of Tanzania, are rushing against time as they want to prevent the buildings in Zanzibar City’s Old Town, which is recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, built in the 19th century, from collapsing, exhausted by the passing of the years. Tourism, the most important industry in Zanzibar it produces around 30% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and is transforming the archipelago the hotels and the workers that depend on this sector are multiplying. It is estimated that around half a million people visited Zanzibar every year before the coronavirus pandemic. EPA / Daniel Irungu
UAE-led project makes groundbreaking discovery in Zanzibar's Stone Town

Archaeological work proves the town was actually established much earlier by local Swahili people

HeritageSeptember 01, 2022
Cargo dhows at Dubai Creek. Pawan Singh / The National
Dubai dhow trade is setting sail again

The future for the vintage wooden ships no longer looks uncertain

HeritageAugust 25, 2022
Dr Luca Delle Monache. Photo: National Centre of Meteorology / UAE Research Programme for Rain Enhancement Science
How the UAE could use AI to boost cloud seeding

An algorithm that combines historical weather data with today's forecast could show the best places to seed clouds

UAEAugust 10, 2022
Al Bateen Executive Airport is scheduled to reopen on August 6. Photo: Abu Dhabi Airports
Abu Dhabi's Al Bateen airport to welcome wide-body aircraft as it looks to new era

Runway has been widened and certified to formally allow larger aircraft to land

TransportAugust 03, 2022
Tahidul Islam, originally from Bangladesh cleans out the dirty water and damages caused by the heavy rainfall in Kalba. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
'I've never seen rain like it': UAE residents return to flooded homes and submerged cars

Authorities continue the clear up operation with stranded vehicles and debris removed from the roads

UAEJuly 30, 2022
A Gulf Aviation plane lands at Abu Dhabi's airstrip in the early 1960s. Photo: David Riley
Timeframe: the carefree experience of Abu Dhabi's first airport

Facilities consisted of a sand runway, windsock, fuel drum and fire extinguisher

WeekendJuly 22, 2022
Michael Stokes in front of the Beach Hotel, Abu Dhabi, in the 1960s. Photo: Michael Stokes
The glory days of Abu Dhabi's first hotel

Beach Hotel had more than 20 rooms, live music and a restaurant described as the 'Zuma of the 70s'

HeritageJuly 11, 2022
Shoppers explore the Gold Souq in Deira, Dubai. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
Gold rush: UAE shoppers snap up deals at Dubai souq as prices fall

Buyers take advantage of low costs and flock for precious metal

UAEJuly 11, 2022
The Club Abu Dhabi in 1963. Photo: The Club
Abu Dhabi social club reflects both old and new in UAE

The Club, never the British Club, is celebrating 60 years — while also looking to the future

WeekendJuly 01, 2022
Mike McGrath, general manager of The Club Abu Dhabi, who has retired after more than two decades of service. Photo: The Club Abu Dhabi
Long-serving manager of historic Abu Dhabi social club retires

Mike McGrath, who been in the role at The Club in Mina Zayed since 1997, is returning to his native Scotland with his family

HeritageJune 30, 2022
The Nasser Rashid Lootah Building, known to the public as the Toyota Building, on Sheikh Zayed Road in the early 1990s. Photo: Nasser Rashid Lootah Group
Dubai's famous Toyota Building lights up Sheikh Zayed Road again

The tower has been a landmark for generations of people - but what is its future?

HeritageJune 27, 2022
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