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      Mina Aldroubi

      Mina Aldroubi

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      Abu Dhabi
      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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      Ebrahim Rasool was appointed South Africa's ambassador to the US in January. He had held the post between 2010 and 2015. AP
      South African ambassador 'no longer welcome' in US, says Marco Rubio

      Secretary of State declared Ebrahim Rasool ‘persona non grata’ as ties between Washington and Pretoria are strained

      USMarch 15, 2025
      Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazeem Gharibabadi in Beijing on Friday. Reuters
      Iran, China and Russia call for end to US sanctions on Tehran

      Tehran also summons three European ambassadors in protest at 'collusion' with US over nuclear dispute

      MENAMarch 14, 2025
      High-voltage electrical transmission towers in Kirkuk, northern Iraq. AFP
      US ends sanctions waiver for Iraq's energy imports from Iran

      Washington will not 'allow Iran any degree of economic or financial relief'

      MENAMarch 09, 2025
      A family receives iftar food from a charity in Sanaa. Yemenis say they fear US sanctions on the Houthis will hurt civilians. EPA
      US terrorism redesignation for Yemen’s Houthi rebels must be done with care, officials say

      Concerns increase as it could complicate peace efforts and worsen humanitarian situation

      MENAMarch 09, 2025
      Syrian security forces take part in a military operation in Latakia province on Friday. EPA
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      Hundreds of Syrians reported dead as civilians caught in spiralling violence

      As many as 745 people reported dead since fighting erupted in the western coastal region

      MENAMarch 08, 2025
      Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani has been among the Syrian officials involved in diplomatic efforts 'to ease the unjust sanctions that have burdened our people'. AFP
      Syria welcomes UK lifting of restrictions against dozens of entities

      Twenty-four entities, including oil companies and banks, removed from sanctions list

      MENAMarch 07, 2025
      President Joseph Aoun has expressed his desire to 'correct the relationship in the interests of both Lebanon and Saudi Arabia'. AFP
      Lebanese President to visit Saudi Arabia in hope of restoring economic ties

      Aoun will embark on his first trip overseas on Monday to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

      MENAMarch 02, 2025
      Britain's Keir Starmer embraces Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Downing Street, London, on Saturday. AP
      European leaders back Zelenskyy after White House row

      US President says Ukrainian counterpart 'not ready for peace'

      EuropeMarch 01, 2025
      Oil exports from the Iraqi Kurdish region through Turkey have been halted since March 2023. Reuters
      Iraq to announce Kurdish oil export resumption

      Iraq will export 185,000 barrels per day through state-run oil marketing firm SOMO

      EnergyFebruary 28, 2025
      Syrian Kurds hold up a photo of jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan as they gather in the north-eastern city of Hasakah on Thursday. Reuters
      Ocalan’s call to dissolve PKK greeted with cautious optimism

      Appeal by jailed leader paves way to ending decades-long conflict between Kurdish groups and Turkish state

      MENAFebruary 28, 2025
      A portrait of Iraqi poet, Badr Al Sayyab, by artist Alaa Bashir
      Iraqi poet Badr Al Sayyab’s life celebrated in London by Arab artists

      The poet, in his short life, revolutionised and simplified Arab literature

      Art & DesignFebruary 06, 2025
      The leaning Al Hadba minaret, nicknamed the 'hunchback', has been painstakingly restored. Reuters
      ExclusiveUnesco chief says Mosul ‘beacon of hope’ as Al Nuri Mosque restored

      Audrey Azoulay says UAE-funded project shows determination of city residents to reclaim their heritage

      MENAFebruary 05, 2025
      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

      MENASeptember 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'

      GulfSeptember 05, 2024
      A child receives a polio vaccination drop in Deir Al Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday. AFP
      ExclusiveNo 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

      MENASeptember 05, 2024
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