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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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      Saed Hassunah with his five children, who he hadn't seen since March. Photo: Saed Hassunah
      ExclusiveGaza man reunited with his five children after months of separation

      Unicef’s child protection team says it came under fire while attempting to reunite the family

      MENAJuly 23, 2024
      Flames and smoke rise from the site of Israeli air strikes at the port of Hodeidah, Yemen. Reuters
      Yemen's Hodeidah port functioning despite major damage from Israeli strike

      Smoke continues to rise from the terminal days after the attack

      MENAJuly 23, 2024
      UN special envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg says the exchanges between the Houthis and Israel represent 'a new and dangerous level' of violence. AFP
      Yemen government and Houthis agree to de-escalate tension

      The decision has come days after Israel's recent attack on the port of Hodeidah

      MENAJuly 23, 2024
      US President Joe Biden is welcomed by Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu to Tel Aviv in October 2023. Reuters
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      Will Joe Biden be missed in the Middle East?

      The US President's legacy will be tarnished by Israel's war in Gaza Strip, experts say

      MENAJuly 22, 2024
      Doctors perform surgery on a patient at Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, in Deir Al Balah, central Gaza, on March 17, 2024. AP
      WHO calls for protection of health workers in Gaza after surge in attacks

      The organisation has verified 1,003 attacks on healthcare workers or medical centres in Gaza and the occupied West Bank

      MENAJuly 19, 2024
      Doctors at Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, in Deir Al Balah, perform an operation in March. Gaza is facing a lack of specialised staff and humanitarian supplies. AP
      Gaza's doctors under intense strain amid deadly Israeli strikes

      Senior health official in the enclave warns staff fear for their safety as they battle to save lives

      MENAJuly 18, 2024
      Palestinians inspect a damaged UNRWA school following an Israeli air strike in Al Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip this week. EPA
      Gaza endures one of deadliest weeks since start of war, says UN

      UNRWA headquarters in Gaza city 'destroyed beyond recognition'

      MENAJuly 16, 2024
      Palestinians amid the burnt remains of tents after Israeli strikes on Al Mawasi. Reuters
      Israeli strikes on Al Mawasi 'safe zone' kill scores of civilians

      At least 90 people have been reportedly been killed in strikes that were reportedly targeting senior Hamas commander

      MENAJuly 13, 2024
      Palestinian families walk past destroyed buildings and rubble after the Israeli military withdrew from the Shujaiya neighbourhood, east of Gaza city. AFP
      Dozens killed by Israeli forces in Gaza city, rescuers say

      Military ordered civilians to leave the city on Tuesday before beginning a ground offensive

      MENAJuly 11, 2024
      Saed Hassunah with his wife, Amna Homeid and four of their children in northern Gaza. Photo: Saed Hassunah
      'My children are under fire': Palestinian man’s plea to reunite with family

      Saed Hassunah is desperately attempting to reach his five children who are in Gaza city under Israeli shelling

      MENAJuly 10, 2024
      Satellite imagery from Maxar Technologies shows the Baniyas power plant on Syria's Mediterranean coast in August 2021. AFP
      Suspected Israeli air strike hits crucial Syrian port

      The port city of Baniyas is seen as a main delivery point for Iranian weapons

      MENAJuly 09, 2024
      The Tuffah district east of Gaza city in July 2024. A study by medical journal The Lancet estimates Palestinian deaths may reach 186,000. AFP
      Lancet journal: Gaza war death toll may have reached 186,000

      Report suggests that 7.9 per cent of Gaza population has died since the war began

      MENAJuly 08, 2024
      Palestinians flee eastern parts of Gaza city after they were ordered by Israeli army to evacuate their neighbourhoods. Reuters
      Play00:53
      'Like Judgment Day': Gaza city civilians flee latest Israeli offensive

      Fighting has raged from town to town across the strip since October

      MENAJuly 08, 2024
      Freed prisoners at Marib Airport during a prisoner swap in April 2023. The Yemeni government and the Houthi prisoner exchange talks in Muscat ended without a agreement. Reuters
      Yemen negotiations on prisoner exchange deadlocked in Oman

      One sticking point relates to detention of pro-government Sunni Islamist politician held by Houthis

      GulfJuly 08, 2024
      Masoud Pezeshkian's policies as Iran's president will largely be determined by the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Getty Images
      Pezeshkian presidency 'unlikely to impact Iran's regional policies'

      Incoming president's focus is expected to be restricted to improving ties with the West and addressing internal discontent

      MENAJuly 06, 2024
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