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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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Wadi Wurayah in Fujairah is a reserve of huge ecological importance. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National
Fujairah wadi added to Unesco World Heritage Site tentative list

Wadi Wurayah is home to at least 860 different species of plants and animals

UAEMarch 24, 2022
View of the Moonlight ll yacht at the Dubai International Boat Show held at Dubai Harbour in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
The floating mansion for hire with its own helipad at Dubai Boat Show

Superyacht ‘Moonlight II’ makes a splash as event returns with new look, in new home at Dubai Harbour after Covid-enforced hiatus

UAEMarch 09, 2022
The Etihad Rail track between Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Victor Besa / The National
From Abu Dhabi to Dubai by train: the first taste of the UAE’s transport revolution

'The National' was granted a rare trip on the tracks to get a taste of what passengers can expect

WeekendMarch 02, 2022
A pottery sherd unearthed on Umm Al Quwain’s Al Sinniyah island. Photo: Timothy Power
Treasure trove of artefacts pushes back history of UAQ by 500 years

Pioneering archaeological work reveals the settlement is 700 years old

UAEFebruary 21, 2022
The memorial in Fujairah to British airman, William Donnelly, who died in an airplane crash there in 1943. Antonie Robertson / The National
'What happened to Uncle Billy?' Britain remembers RAF man from 1943 crash in UAE

Tributes paid at memorial to Second World War soldier in Fujairah

UAEFebruary 15, 2022
Britain's Prince William interacts with the crowd as he visits the UK Pavillion at Expo 2020 Dubai. Reuters
‘He is a celebrity’: Prince William electrifies Expo 2020 Dubai

Future king brings British royal glamour to Dubai for the final part of his historic visit

UAEFebruary 10, 2022
Britain’s Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, meets DP World chairman and chief executive Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem during a visit to Jebel Ali Port in Dubai on Thursday. Reuters
Prince William watches Dubai’s Jebel Ali Port tackle illegal wildlife trade

Duke observes customs officers at work as a shipping container is inspected for contraband

UAEFebruary 10, 2022
Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth at the inauguration of Jebel Ali Port in Dubai in February 1979. Photo: Wam / National Archives
Prince William retraces Queen Elizabeth's visit to Jebel Ali Port 43 years on

It was opened in 1979 by Queen Elizabeth II on her landmark trip to the Middle East

HeritageFebruary 10, 2022
Mass testing for Covid-19 has helped the UAE to contain the pandemic. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Abu Dhabi's latest list of Dh50 PCR drive-through test centres

There are six in Abu Dhabi, four in Al Ain and six in Al Dhafra

UAEJanuary 25, 2022
Renderings of the UAE’s new passenger rail service. Photo: Etihad Rail
Exclusive: First glimpse of Etihad Rail’s passenger trains

Long-awaited reveal shows striking silver and grey carriages for service that will redefine public transport in the region

UAEJanuary 20, 2022
Maqsoud Kruse, chairman of the National Human Rights Institute, has set out his vision for a better society for all. Photo: Wam
UAE's human rights institute to be accessible to public, chairman says

Institute will investigate rights complaints and publish the findings

UAEJanuary 13, 2022
A still from the 1995 BBC documentary ‘Club Expat’
How BBC’s 'Inside Dubai' compares to 1995 documentary 'Club Expat'

It was a time when life revolved around Dubai Creek and Pancho Villa’s was the coolest club in town

UAEJanuary 12, 2022
A composite image showing Abu Dhabi's changing landscape. Google Earth
UAE then and now: Watch Abu Dhabi grow from island town to global metropolis

Use our interactive slider and click through the picture gallery to explore how Abu Dhabi expanded from just an island to a city of suburbs

HeritageDecember 23, 2021
Brig Jehad Qtaishat from Jordan, head of the Arab Military Sports Federation, at the Arab Military Symposium for Physical Preparation in the Military Field conference in Abu Dhabi. The National
Fighting fit troops on agenda as Arab militaries meet in Abu Dhabi

Four-day event to look at how militaries can train for hot and extreme weather

UAEDecember 19, 2021
A picture shows a view of Our Lady of Arabia Cathedral in Awali, south of the Bahraini capital Manama, on November 8, 2021. - The church, which cost more than 14. 5 million US Dollars (BD 5. 5) and can seat up to 2,300 people, is the largest Roman Catholic cathedral in the Arabian Peninsula. It will serve as the center of pastoral services in the whole Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia which covers Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Mazen Mahdi / AFP)
Bahrain's 'extraordinary' Roman Catholic cathedral opens

The modernist church, with an octagonal dome, is set to become a focal point for the country's 80,000 Catholics

BahrainDecember 10, 2021
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