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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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A conference attendee tries out an advanced aiming system by South Korean firm Dong In Optical at Idex 2015. Silvia Razgova / The National
Israeli companies ask Netanyahu for approval to attend Abu Dhabi's Idex defence fair

Israel's travel committee earlier refused to allow exhibitors to fly owing to strict Covid-19 curbs

UAEFebruary 17, 2021
Shipments of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine arrived from India on Tuesday. Courtesy: Dubai Media Office
Dubai approves Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to fight Covid-19

Shipment of doses arrived on an Air India flight on Tuesday

HealthFebruary 03, 2021
Abdullah Al Nuaimi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, says water security is important for the UAE. Courtesy: MoCCAE
Cloud seeding could help stave off looming water crisis, says UAE minister

In less than 30 years, the entire population of the Middle East will face acute water shortages, says Abdullah Al Nuaimi

UAEJanuary 28, 2021
Alok Sharma is president of November's Cop26 key climate change talks. AFP
UK's Cop26 climate change organiser issues call to arms at Abu Dhabi summit

Alok Sharma warns of the destruction that will be unleashed if the world fails to tackle rising temperatures

EnvironmentJanuary 19, 2021
The end of this month marks the 25th anniversary of the cease fire that ended the first Gulf War. By February 28, 1991, an international coalition of armed forces had defeated Saddam Hussein and liberated Kuwait. The scale and scope of the multi-national operation was unprecedented in modern military history, involving combat forces from the United States, Saudi Arabia, Great Britain, France, Egypt and nine other nations, with non-combat forces from 18 others. Among those on the battlefield were the armed forces of the UAE, reported by the US State Department at the first Arabian Gulf state to propose military action when Iraq first threatened Kuwait in the summer of 1990. This photograph shows a review of the UAE troops who took part in what was also known as Operation Desert Storm by Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan, President of the UAE. It is reported that six members of the armed forces lost their lives in the liberation of Kuwait. As well as this image, the specially converted camouflaged vehicle, with a platform for Sheikh Zayed survives as a record of that time. It now forms part of the permanent collection at the Sheikh Zayed Centre in Abu Dhabi’s Al Bateen. Courtesy Al Ittihad *** Local Caption *** rv20fe-time frame-p10.jpg
'We were not going to leave Dubai': remembering Desert Storm in the UAE

Thirty years on, residents have been reflecting on a tumultuous time

UAEJanuary 18, 2021
Teeing off on the 9th fairway of the Sand Golf Course at the Dubai Country in the United Arab Emirates, circa November 1999. Phil Sheldon / Popperfoto / Getty Images
40 years of sports history ends as Sharjah sand golf course closes

Sharjah Wanderers Golf Club was founded in 1978 but a lack of new members forced it to shut

HeritageNovember 17, 2020
Michael Garin, chief executive of Twofour54, was among the first to receive a polio vaccine and has just been inoculated with the Covid-19 vaccine. Courtesy: Twofour54
'Polio pioneer' receives Covid-19 vaccine in Abu Dhabi

Michael Garin, chief executive of twofour54, got the polio vaccine in 1954 and the Covid-19 shot

HealthNovember 15, 2020
The control tower (R) of Tegel Airport (TXL) is pictured in Berlin on October 14, 2020 as an aircraft of airline SunExpress takes off. Berlin's new international airport BER, which will be the only major airport for the Berlin Brandenburg region, is planned to open on October 31, 2020. Berlin's airport Tegel will close on November 8, 2020 following the takeoff of an Air France flight to Paris. / AFP / John MACDOUGALL
Farewell to Tegel Airport, the German Cold War relic that nostalgia couldn't save

Berlin Brandenburg finally opens on Saturday, heralding the end for an airport that once represented the future

HeritageOctober 27, 2020
Emirates first flight took off on October 25, 1985, to the Pakistani city of Karachi. Emirates
Emirates at 35: the flight that changed Dubai for ever

The first Emirates flight took off for Karachi on this day 35 years ago

HeritageOctober 25, 2020
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces with Ibrahim Al Abed in 2018 where Mr Al Abed received an Abu Dhabi Award. Ryan Carter for the Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
UAE leaders pay tribute to renowned media figure Ibrahim Al Abed

Ibrahim Al Abed founded Wam, the Emirates News Agency, and was a towering figure for generations of journalists and editors

HeritageOctober 20, 2020
Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, with Chief of Police John Briggs behind him, at Dubai Airport, circa 1960. (Photo by Keystone Features/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid makes poignant tribute to his father

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid marks 30th anniversary of father's death

HeritageOctober 07, 2020
Crowds queue for bread at a bakery in Beirut in June. A perfect storm of job losses and rising food prices has left many struggling. Hasan Shaaban / Bloomberg via Getty Images
Arab Youth Survey 2020: 1 in 5 report job loss amid Covid-19 havoc

More than 90 per cent of Lebanese and Jordanian youths expect to struggle to find work

HealthOctober 06, 2020
A video grab showing an Ilyushin 76 coming in to land at UAQ aerodrome in 1999 or 2000.
Revealed: The moment a mysterious Russian cargo plane landed in Umm Al Quwain

Soviet-era aircraft has been abandoned by the Barracuda Beach Resort for two decades

HeritageSeptember 19, 2020
Omar Ghobash, Assistant Minister for Cultural Affairs, who is in the US for the signing of the Abraham Accord. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Omar Ghobash: UAE deal with Israel removes huge taboo in Arab world

Abraham Accord sent a powerful signal the UAE had 'taken back control of its own decision making'

GovernmentSeptember 15, 2020
Crews are carving a path through the Hajar Mountains.
UAE's railway from Dubai to Fujairah on track as crews dig through Hajar Mountains

At least 15 tunnels and 35 bridges will allow trains to connect between Dubai, Sharjah and Fujairah

TransportSeptember 09, 2020
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