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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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George W Bush and Donald Trump have had parallel personal and political histories. AFP, Reuters
Play01:04
CommentIs this Trump’s Bush moment?

Between Trumpism and Bushism, two presidents and two wars and a legacy at stake

CommentNovember 05, 2026
President Donald Trump said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had proposed the change, but made it clear that the US would provide assistance again if Israel needed it. Reuters
Trump claims he will end military aid to Israel, but figures tell a different story

US has approved billions of dollars in additional assistance, exceeding the amount it was scheduled to provide

MENANovember 03, 2026
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian, right, and security chief Mohsen Rezaei meeting Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, Pakistan’s army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin in Tehran. Reuters
ExclusiveInside Tehran talks: Iranians link Houthi de-escalation to regional truce

Talks with Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey touched on collective course of action should Iran-US war resume

GulfOctober 27, 2026
Dr Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, chairman of the Defence, Interior and Foreign Affairs Committee of the Federal National Council. Antonie Robertson/The National
UAE 'better prepared' for war than when US conflict with Iran began

Hundreds of members of Iranian sleeper cells arrested, says chairman of FNC's Defence, Interior and Foreign Affairs Committee

MENAOctober 15, 2026
US Centcom commander Adm Brad Cooper has said military partnerships with regional allies are key to achieving sustainable security in the Middle East. AFP
US and regional allies shielded by ‘world's largest air-defence umbrella’

Adm Brad Cooper's remarks come after deadly Houthi attack on Saudi airport

MENAOctober 12, 2026
Local elections begin in Ramallah on April 25. Getty Images
What's behind the postponement of Palestinian elections and what happens next?

Mahmoud Abbas has overstayed his term by 17 years and rules by decree

MENAOctober 09, 2026
The front page of an Iranian daily newspaper displays a picture of US President Donald Trump. EPA
Play00:33
Diplomacy or war? US-Iran deadlock reaches fork in the road

Washington and Tehran continue to exchange messages through regional mediators, but both capitals are weighing up further military action

MENAOctober 08, 2026
A military rally in Tehran. Iran has the capabilities for a major round of fighting, said a source.EPA
Iran gearing up for 'major round of fighting' with US

Third aircraft carrier strike group heading to Middle East

MENAOctober 03, 2026
Indian pilot Smit Machchhar | Flydubai at Tabuk Airport after diversion. Reuters / Kann
Play01:00
UAE to investigate if flydubai incident was 'terrorist activity'

Saudi Arabia says initial findings show co-pilot attacked pilot on board Dubai to Tel Aviv flight

UAEOctober 01, 2026
Dr Farida Al Hosani, chief executive of the Global Institute for Disease Elimination. Photo: Glide
InterviewAbu Dhabi institute brings UAE’s disease prevention and AI expertise to New York

Global Institute for Disease Elimination used the UN General Assembly high-level week in New York to unveil new AI programmes

MENASeptember 27, 2026
The World Bank has estimated Syria's reconstruction cost at about $216 billion. Getty images
InterviewSyria faces long recovery but current aid 'insufficient'

Tjada McKenna, chief executive of Prosper Global, says Syrians want work rather than handouts

MENASeptember 26, 2026
A satellite photo of the Pickaxe Mountain tunnel complex adjacent to Iran's Natanz nuclear plant, in Isfahan province. AFP
ExclusiveIran 'offers uranium compromise' as part of plan to break US deadlock

Proposal would involve not only diluting highly enriched uranium but also transferring it to a third party

MENASeptember 25, 2026
The seats of the US delegation as Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Reuters
ExclusiveIran hardens Strait of Hormuz stance as New York diplomacy fails

Text of new western-backed UN Security Council initiative being drafted to support military mission

MENASeptember 25, 2026
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. AFP
Abbas and Netanyahu offer UN starkly different visions of shared conflict

Palestinian President accuses Israeli forces of killing, destruction, starvation and attempts to displace Gazans

USSeptember 24, 2026
Jorge Moreira da Silva, UN undersecretary general and executive director of the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. Joshua Longmore / The National
Play08:42
InterviewElusive Iran-US peace deal delaying Hormuz fertiliser delivery, warns UNOPS chief

The two countries have yet to give approval to the proposed process, which is critical to global food security

MENASeptember 24, 2026
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