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Mina Aldroubi

Mina Aldroubi

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Mina joined The National in June 2017 after six years of working for news outlets in London. From 2011 to 2016, she worked as a London reporter for Asharq Al Awsat. She has conducted several high-profile interviews, including with London Mayor Saddiq Khan. She graduated in International Politics from City University and received her master’s degree in Middle East Politics from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London. Mina was born in Baghdad, and raised in Amman and London.
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Women and children at a camp for internally displaced people near Aden, Yemen. Reuters
Yemen announces general mobilisation in fight against Houthis

Rashad Al Alimi appeals to Yemenis to join armed forces as UN warns children are going hungry due to fighting

MENASeptember 25, 2026
The Diplomatic Support Centre affiliated with the US embassy at Baghdad International Airport is to be handed over to the Iraqi government. AFP
US signs deal to hand over diplomatic hub at Baghdad airport to Iraqi government

Transfer is part of broader effort to end military presence of US-led coalition in Iraq

MENASeptember 25, 2026
Qasim Al Araji, security adviser to the Iraqi prime minister, denied a fixed deadline has been set for the committee tasked with bringing weapons of armed groups under state control. Reuters
Iraqi PM adviser says no fixed deadline for militia disarmament committee

Uncertainty hangs over push to bring weapons under state control – with foreign troops to withdraw by September 30

MENASeptember 19, 2026
Graffiti in Sanaa, Yemen, shows a Houthi fighter stopping an Israeli ship. EPA
Houthis seize Yemen's western coast and strategic Red Sea islands

Iran-backed rebels now effectively control Bab Al Mandeb strait

MENASeptember 11, 2026
Damage in the aftermath of Houthi strikes on the Red Sea port city of Mokha. Reuters
The two volcanic islands at heart of Yemen’s war and wider US-Iran conflict

Houthis are reportedly close to capturing Zuqar and Perim, a move that could reshape shipping routes and regional security

MENASeptember 10, 2026
Smoke rises during Houthi missile and drone strikes on the Red Sea port city of Mokha. Reuters
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Houthis seize Mokha port as attacks on Saudi Arabia escalate

Iran-backed militia's advance threatens vital Bab Al Mandeb strait and risks disrupting global energy shipments

MENASeptember 10, 2026
Kurdish Peshmerga fighters detonate a land mine laid by the Islamic State group fighters on the front line, 40 kilometres south of Erbil, the capital of the Kurdish autonomous region in northern Iraq. AFP
Iraqi Kurdistan expects US military aid to continue after pact expires

End of security pact coincides with deadline for withdrawal of US-led coalition troops from country

MENAAugust 29, 2026
An Iraqi police instructor with a recruit in Baghdad. Authorities are under pressure to show they can control weapons on Iraqi soil. Photo: US Army
Iraq arrests four over killing of policemen in Baghdad clashes

Officers came under fire while trying to clear squatters from southern area of capital

MENAAugust 28, 2026
German soldiers take part in a ceremony in Erbil on August 26, 2026, to mark the end of their deployment in Iraq as part of the US-led coalition to fight ISIS. Photo: Ministry of Peshmerga
Foreign troop withdrawal from Iraq 'accelerates' as deadline approaches

German forces pull out of Kurdistan region ahead of September 30 deadline for drawdown of US-led anti-ISIS coalition

MENAAugust 27, 2026
Members of the paramilitary Popular Mobilisation Forces in Karbala, Iraq, in 2019. Reuters
Iraq PMF law risks entrenching Iran-backed militias as parallel force

Proposed legislation could cement militias’ power and complicate US demands for disarmament

MENAAugust 23, 2026
Women fighters stand guard during a joint operation by Syria's Kurdish Internal Security Police Force and the Syrian Democratic Forces, at Camp Roj, Hasakah province. AFP
SDF integration into Syrian state marks milestone but key tensions unresolved

Kurdish rights yet to be embedded into constitution meaning ties with Damascus remain tense

MENAAugust 21, 2026
Foreground, from left, Asaad Al Shibani and Ishaq Dar, foreign ministers of Syria and Pakistan, respectively, walk side by side in Islamabad. AFP
Al Shibani visits Islamabad to build Syria-Pakistan relations

Syrian Foreign Minister's itinerary includes meetings with his Pakistani counterpart and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif

MENAAugust 20, 2026
Members of the Taliban attend a rally to mark their return to power five years ago. Reuters
Global concerns over Afghanistan rise as Taliban celebrate five years back in power

European states and rights groups warn that women's freedoms are 'constantly eroded' in country

MENAAugust 15, 2026
A member of Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces wears a Keffiyeh with a portrait of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei ahead of security checks at the shrine of Imam Hussein on the eve of his funeral ceremonies. AFP
Iran-aligned militia warns Iraq of 'internal strife' if forcibly disarmed

Days after Quds Force Commander visits Baghdad, Badr Organisation says no disarmament before US withdrawal

MENAAugust 14, 2026
Footage of the Houthi strike on a displacement camp in Marib. AFP
Yemen's army and Houthis exchange attacks, raising fears of large-scale conflict

Iran-backed rebels renew strikes on Marib

MENAAugust 08, 2026
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