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Mohamad Ali Harisi

Mohamad Ali Harisi

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Mohamad Ali Harisi is The National's Foreign Editor, overseeing its worldwide output with a focus on the Middle East. Previously, he served as AFP’s news editor for the Gulf region and Yemen. He was also the Deputy Director. Before moving to the UAE, he was Libya’s Bureau chief, based in Tripoli, and Iraq’s Deputy Director, based in Baghdad. Since 2005, he has reported on major events across the Middle East and played a central role in leading newsrooms, coordinating coverage and directing writers and correspondents. Mohamad Ali has also conducted interviews with senior politicians in the region and beyond. He is fluent in English, French and Arabic.
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A member of Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces during a Baghdad parade marking the eighth anniversary of the defeat of ISIS in 2017. Reuters
AnalysisPower plays frustrate Iraq’s militia disarmament effort

Baghdad is expecting the US envoy to visit soon, according to sources

MENADecember 23, 2025
Protesters carry a mocked-up missile at a rally against US-led strikes on Houthi targets, in Sanaa, Yemen, in January 2024. Reuters
CommentIs the era of militias in the Arab world finally ending? Iraq may have just said so

Uproar over Baghdad's now-reverted move to add Hezbollah and the Houthis to its terror list is most telling

CommentDecember 17, 2025
Lana Nusseibeh, Minister of State and Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs to the EU, with EU Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Suica, in Abu Dhabi. Mohamad Ali Harisi / The National
Sudan must not be 'safe haven' for terrorism, UAE warns

EU and UAE 'on same page' over urgency of ceasefire, says Commissioner for the Mediterranean

MENADecember 11, 2025
Lebanese army soldiers in a tunnel used by Hezbollah militants near the border with Israeli in the Zibqin Valley. AP
US bill links Lebanese army aid to Hezbollah disarmament

Trump administration, which sent $230m to Beirut in October, is impatient about progress of bringing weapons under state control

USDecember 09, 2025
Lebanese soldiers near the border with Israel. The US is one of the army's most important backers. Reuters
Lebanese army chief's visit to US back on the table

Unifil commander says there is 'no evidence' of Hezbollah rebuilding its presence near border with Israel

MENADecember 09, 2025
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks as he attends the 23rd edition of the annual Doha Forum, in Doha, Qatar. Reuters
Al Shara confronts rebel history after being called 'former terrorist' on stage

Syria’s President insists he never harmed civilians and fought for 20 years 'with honour'

MENADecember 06, 2025
Hezbollah has been heavily weakened by its war with Israel. Getty Images
Hezbollah threatens 'response' if talks with Israel shift from security

Group does not oppose direct talks but has reservations about head of Lebanese negotiating team

MENADecember 05, 2025
Gulf leaders and officials in Bahrain for the GCC summit. photo: X
Security and prosperity of Gulf states 'indivisible', says Bahrain's King Hamad

GCC leaders reiterate commitment to joint defence strategy at summit

GulfDecember 03, 2025
The GCC summit is being held in Bahrain for the eighth time. Mohamad Ali Harisi / The National
AnalysisSecurity, diplomacy and innovation top agenda at GCC summit

Six Gulf allies, now a major collective force in regional policy and international diplomacy, are meeting at a time of rapid changes

GulfDecember 03, 2025
Completing the regional air defence shield is a priority, according to GCC Secretary General Jasem Al Budaiwi. The National
GCC air defence system will be completed soon, says Al Budaiwi

Bahrain hosting 'extremely important' GCC summit on Wednesday

GulfDecember 02, 2025
Hezbollah fighters raise their group's flags and shout slogans as they attend a mass funeral of Hezbollah's chief of staff Haytham Tabtabai (Sayyed Abu Ali) in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, 24 November 2025. Tabtabai was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the southern suburbs of Beirut on 23 November 2025. Lebanon's Health Ministry said five people were killed and 28 others injured in the strike. EPA / WAEL HAMZEH
Hezbollah will not retaliate against Israel despite Iranian calls for 'revenge'

Assassination of top commander in Beirut marks Israel’s most severe blow in a year, but Hezbollah has few real options to retaliate

MENANovember 26, 2025
Dr Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to President Sheikh Mohamed, and Massad Boulos, senior adviser to the US President, at a joint press conference on Sudan, in Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National
US envoy calls on warring parties in Sudan to accept truce without conditions

Trump's senior adviser on Africa, Massad Boulos, in Abu Dhabi for talks

NewsNovember 25, 2025
Alexander Stubb during an interview with The National. Chris Whiteoak / The National
InterviewFinland's President talks trade, diplomacy and Trump

Finnish President is leading a business delegation in Abu Dhabi on a visit marking 50 years of relations

MENANovember 20, 2025
Customers at a jewellery shop in Dubai. The value of gold passing through the UAE last year was $186 billion. EPA
UAE reveals gold imports from Sudan in 2024 accounted for 1% of total trade

Combined value of gold passing through the country reached $186 billion that year, including $1.97 billion from Sudan's gold

MENANovember 19, 2025
Gen Rodolphe Haykal, centre, commands the Lebanese armed forces tasked with disarming Hezbollah. EPA
US scraps Lebanese army chief's trip to Washington

Rodolphe Haykal's visit scrapped after his forces denounce Israeli 'enemy' attacks on Lebanese territory

MENANovember 18, 2025
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