Mina Aldroubi

Mina Aldroubi

Journalist


Palestinians inspect the damage after a 10-day Israeli military operation near the West Bank city of Jenin. EPA
Rebuilding after Israel's siege of Jenin will take months, officials say

Army appeared to withdraw from three refugee camps in the occupied West Bank by early Friday following 10 days of military operations

September 06, 2024
Bahrain has pardoned hundreds of inmates, the second major amnesty in months. AFP
Bahrain pardons 457 prisoners to mark 25 years of King Hamad's rule

The royal amnesty is aimed at fostering 'social cohesion'

September 05, 2024
A child receives a polio vaccination drop in Deir Al Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday. AFP
No child in Gaza will be left unvaccinated against polio, UN official says

Second phase of inoculation campaign to reach a total of 640,000 children starts in the south

September 05, 2024
The first day of a massive vaccination campaign ended without disruption by Israeli bombardment. AP
Unicef director upbeat on progress after Gaza vaccinations begin

Senior UN children's agency official said Israel's pause in fighting must be held until the end

September 01, 2024
Abdul Rahman Abu Al Jidyan contracted polio in the first case in Gaza and the occupied territories for 25 years. Photo: Mohamed Elsaifi
Rollout of Gaza polio vaccines will test commitment to humanitarian pauses, says UNRWA

UN agency aims to deliver two doses of the vaccine to 640,000 children via health centres and mobile teams

August 30, 2024
Yemen's Houthis have agreed to allow tugboats and rescue ships to access the damaged crude oil tanker Sounion in the Red Sea a week after they attacked it. EPA
Houthis allow tug boats to reach leaking Red Sea oil tanker

Vessel operator Delta Tankers is attempting to move the burning Greek-flagged MV Sounion, which is carrying 150,000 tonnes of crude

August 29, 2024
Flames and smoke rise from the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion in the Red Sea. US military sources say the vessel appears to be leaking. Reuters
Greek oil tanker attacked by Houthis appears to be leaking, Pentagon says

The MV Sounion was carrying about a million barrels of crude from Iraq to Greece

August 28, 2024
Sama Tbail, a Palestinian child, has lost her hair due to fear of Israeli air strikes. Rakan Abed El Rahman for The National
Palestinian child, 8, tells of hair loss over horrors of war

Doctors say Sama Tabil has lost almost all her hair due to the psychological toll of living in a conflict zone

August 22, 2024
Iraqi authorities say Stephen Hitchen painted a 'bleak image' of the country. Pawan Singh / The National
UK ambassador remarks on Iraq's militias were 'misunderstood'

Stephen Hitchen had spoken about threats received from militias outside of state control

August 20, 2024
Claudio Cordone repeated UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres's call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Gaza war pressuring Iraq into a conflict it wants to avoid, says UN

The mandate of Unami is set to conclude after the country's 2025 general elections

August 19, 2024
Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced the preliminary agreement on Thursday. AFP
Turkey and Iraq sign accord on terror and security co-operation

Bashiqa military base will be turned into a training base under Iraqi armed forces' control to counter PKK

August 15, 2024
A girl joins a demonstration against female child marriage in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad last month. AFP
Iraqis plan nationwide protest against draft bill to legalise child marriage

Activists to hold demonstrations to raise awareness of 'degrading' repercussions of changing Personal Status Law

August 08, 2024
World Central Kitchen employee Nadi Sallout was killed in Gaza. Photo: WCK
'A humanitarian at his core': WCK says team member killed in Gaza

Nadi Sallout was believed to be off duty at the time and has been described as 'an integral member' of the charity team

August 08, 2024
Activists demonstrate against female child marriages in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad on July 28, 2024, amid parliamentary discussion over a proposed amendment to the Iraqi Personal Status Law. AFP
Outrage as Iraq considers allowing girls aged nine to be married

Parliament passed first reading of proposed amendments to the most protective law for women's rights in the region

August 07, 2024
A US Marine at the American embassy compound in Baghdad carries a sandbag in a period of heightened tensions in 2020. AP
Attack on US forces in Iraq could disrupt negotiations on troop withdrawal, officials say

Diplomat warns Iraq negotiations at risk after five American personnel injured in Ain Al Asad airbase assault

August 07, 2024