Mohamad Ali Harisi
Foreign Editor


Oil depots burning after Israel's air strike on Houthi military targets in Hodeidah on July 21. Photo: Maxar Technologies / Reuters
How Yemen's Houthis co-ordinated Tel Aviv strike with regional allies

Rebel group's leader warns of further escalation unless Israel stops war in Gaza

July 22, 2024, 12:55 PM
Fire erupted following Israeli strikes in the Yemeni rebel-held port city of Hodeida on July 20, 2024. AFP
Israeli jets strike Houthi targets in Yemen in response to attacks, says army

Three people were killed and more than 80 people injured, according to health authorities

July 20, 2024, 4:19 PM
A local market in central Jakarta. Mohamad Ali Harisi / The National
Powering Indonesia's rise with volcanic energy and smiles

Geothermal energy and tourism are the cornerstones of the nation's reform strategy

July 19, 2024, 6:00 PM
A street in central Jakarta
Indonesia aims to conclude EU trade deal this year despite disputes

Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs tells The National of progress made in the past three rounds

July 19, 2024, 12:08 PM
Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the Bogor Palace south of Jakarta.
Indonesia's Widodo on a mission to safeguard progress

In an exclusive interview with The National, the President discusses partnerships and global conflicts ahead of his UAE visit

July 16, 2024, 7:42 AM
From left: Julien Ravalais-Casanova, partnerships adviser at Eiffel Jumping, Coco Coupérie-Eiffel, Virginie Coupérie-Eiffel, Faisal Al Rahmani, Ahmed Almulla, deputy chief of mission, UAE Embassy in Paris, and Ali Alammari, head of public diplomacy, UAE Embassy in Paris. Photo: UAE Embassy / Cyril Bailleul
UAE role in Paris showjumping highlights shared passions, says French co-founder

The prestigious equestrian championship will host the UAE Showjumping Cup on Sunday

June 21, 2024, 7:26 AM
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas shakes hands with China’s President Xi Jinping in June 2023. Getty
Beijing to host Hamas and Fatah for surprise meeting on Palestine

Talks include prospects of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad joining the PLO

May 15, 2024, 3:26 PM
Tanja Fajon, Slovenia’s Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, called for international pressure on the Israeli government to stop the war in Gaza. Photo: Slovenian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
Recognising Palestine cannot wait, says Slovenian Foreign Minister

Tanja Fajon calls for increased pressure on Israel to stop war in Gaza and hints at potential European sanctions

May 13, 2024, 2:25 PM
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian speaks to members of Security Council during a meeting to address the situation in the Middle East, at U. N.  headquarters in New York City, New York, U. S. , April 18, 2024.  REUTERS / Eduardo Munoz
Iran seeks to preserve regional status quo despite Rafah assault

Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian says Tehran reached 'unwritten agreement' with western powers

May 08, 2024, 3:06 PM
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas faced anger from some quarters for not mounting the PA's own armed resistance against Israel. Reuters
Hamas throws Abbas political lifeline by accepting Gaza ceasefire, analysts say

War has undermined President's Palestinian Authority and his Fatah faction

May 07, 2024, 5:52 PM
The aftermath of an Israeli strike on homes, in Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip. Reuters
Gaza mediators back in Egypt after Hamas accepts ceasefire proposal

Israel will send a delegation 'to maximise the possibility' of reaching an agreement

May 07, 2024, 8:28 AM
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Tel Aviv on Wednesday. EPA
Blinken urges Hamas to accept truce deal after arriving in Israel

US Secretary of State arrives in Tel Aviv after Saudi Arabia and Jordan on his seventh round of shuttle diplomacy

May 01, 2024, 6:12 AM
The Belize-flagged, Lebanese-operated Rubymar cargo ship sank off the coast of Yemen after being hit by a Houthi missile, AFP
Houthis reject US incentives to stop Red Sea attacks

Experts warn the rebels could force a permit scheme by allowing ships safe passage for a charge

April 30, 2024, 4:03 PM
An injured man sits by the ruins of a house in Rafah, southern Gaza, following an Israeli strike. Reuters
Israel and Hamas in 'decisive' talks over Gaza ceasefire

Proposals seem to align more closely with the demands of the Palestinian group, sources say

April 29, 2024, 11:28 AM
One of the Iranian ballistic missiles that Israel intercepted, at Julis army base, southern Israel. AP
How power politics is shaping Israel's deterrent policy

Long-standing regional calculations have been destroyed since October as new equations, including nuclear assumptions, are being forged

April 29, 2024, 5:00 AM