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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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Ms. Yevheniia, volunteer with Ukrainian community interact with children at workshop making Christmas Star 'Zirka' at Umm Al Emarat Park in Abu Dhabi during an event organized by the Ukrainian community in the UAE to mark Christmas as the third anniversary of the war approaches. December 21, 2024. Photo credit: Ahmed Ramzan for The National
Ukrainians in UAE speak of Christmas hope as war approaches another year

'No amount of darkness can erase the light of who we are,' say Ukrainians, as grinding conflict with Russia about to hit three-year mark

UAEDecember 25, 2024
Expo City Dubai is hosting a New Year's Eve party with a spectacular fireworks show. Photo: Expo City Dubai
Dubai hotels set for New Year's Eve boom as revellers make party plans early

Some hotel chains are forecasting full occupancy by December 31

UAEDecember 20, 2024
Dubai World Trade Centre in the late 1970s or early 1980s. It is an example of the UAE's modernist architecture. Alamy
Plan to save historic UAE buildings will unlock benefits, experts say

Cabinet's approval of project to preserve modern architecture will 'strengthen our collective sense of identity and respect for the UAE's achievement'

UAEDecember 18, 2024
Residents take a stroll on a pedestrian bridge in the Bluewaters island development. Photo: Reuters
Dubai set to follow in footsteps of Paris and New York to create pedestrian city

Linking the scheme to public transport networks could help to shift the emirate's car-centric focus

UAEDecember 10, 2024
Nidal Hilal, director of the NYU Abu Dhabi Water Research Centre, says the technology is more environmentally friendly than other systems. Victor Besa / The National
Abu Dhabi scientists hail 'huge achievement' in desalination drive

NYU Abu Dhabi Water Research Centre develops reverse osmosis system that can be tailored to conditions in region

UAEDecember 06, 2024
Mark Lloyd, DJ at Dubai Eye Radio during the interview at the Arabian Radio Network office in Dubai Internet City in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
'I will cry the day I leave': Popular Dubai DJ Mark Lloyd to retire from UAE radio

Mark Lloyd, a champion of the local music scene, is embarking on a new chapter after more than three decades on the airwaves

UAEDecember 05, 2024
From left, Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and Cop29 President Mukhtar Babayev at the summit in Baku. Reuters
Rich countries agree to $300bn deal as Cop29 saved from collapse

Last-ditch agreement to help smaller nations comes after two weeks of talks in Azerbaijan

ClimateNovember 23, 2024
Demands for the rich world to finance green action in developing countries are at the heart of UN climate negotiations in Baku. Reuters
Azerbaijan puts $1.3 trillion climate deal on table at Cop29

Talks stretch into extra time in Baku as rich and poor countries tussle over funding

ClimateNovember 22, 2024
Activists participate in the 'people's plenary' at Cop29 on Thursday in Baku, Azerbaijan. Time is running out for a deal at the talks. Rafiq Maqbool / AP Photo
'Pray and act for a miracle': Faith leader urges Cop29 deal

Senior religious adviser says more morals needed as the clock ticks down on climate talks in Azerbaijan

ClimateNovember 21, 2024
Rashad Nabiyev, Azerbaijan's minster development and transport, left, and Yalchin Rafiyev, the country's Cop29 lead negotiator at the Cop29 UN Climate Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Wednesday. AP
Crunch Cop29 talks intensify ahead of defining moment

Divisions remain as countries seek to find common ground on finance plan critical to efforts to safeguard the planet

ClimateNovember 20, 2024
Climate Justice Coalition activists take part in a pro-Palestinian protest at Cop29. Reuters
Palestinians battling war and climate change at Cop29 in Baku

Climate official says beleaguered territories will play role on global stage despite grinding conflict in homelands

ClimateNovember 19, 2024
The project was run by the Rwandan government, the Fair Planet group and the International Seed Federation. Photo: International Seed Federation
Farmers overcome growing pains in bid to defeat climate change

Pilot project in Rwanda allows farmers to grow up to 10 times as many carrots simply by planting newer varieties in drive to boost resilience and adapt to extreme weather

ClimateNovember 18, 2024
Climate advocates urging world leaders to commit to a strong finance deal at Cop29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Saturday. Reuters
Geopolitical tensions simmer as Cop29 heads into second week

Climate campaigners urge countries to remember they are in Azerbaijan to 'tackle the greatest threat to our future'

ClimateNovember 16, 2024
Toeolesulusulu Cedric Schuster, chairman of the Alliance of Small Island States, at the Cop29 climate change summit in Baku. Photo: Aosis
Island states 'angry and suffering', but will not give up at Cop29

Cop process gives voice to nations that otherwise might not have one, summit hears

ClimateNovember 15, 2024
Antoine Delcourt, Belgian ambassador to the UAE, at the embassy in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
From Burj Khalifa to Palm Jebel Ali: Belgium's small but mighty contributions to the UAE

Ambassador Antoine Delcourt celebrates 'common points' between nations

UAENovember 15, 2024
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