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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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      Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian, second right, visits an exhibition at Iran's Atomic Technology Day in Tehran. Mr Pezeshkian said US investors are welcome in the country. EPA
      Iran welcomes US investors and offers nuclear assurances in major shift of tone

      Comments by President Masoud Pezeshkian come days before much anticipated US-Iran talks in Oman

      MENAApril 09, 2025
      Morgan Ortagus during an interview with in Abu Dhabi. Photo: Sky News Arabia
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      Interview'We know how to get deals': Ortagus says US seeks 'peaceful resolution' with Iran

      Deputy special envoy to the Middle East tells The National the Trump administration is 'in a hurry' to reach an agreement

      MENAApril 08, 2025
      Tehran Murals Gif
      AnalysisCould Trump 'clean it all up' with Iran?

      Washington and Baghdad have been laying the groundwork for long-anticipated talks

      MENAApril 01, 2025
      Palestinian protesters hold a sign reading 'Hamas Doesn't Represent Us' during a demonstration in northern Gaza. Bloomberg
      Camera7
      ExclusiveHamas claims Gaza protests ‘a paid Israeli attempt' to pressure it to disarm

      Demonstrations intensified across the Palestinian strip this week in a rare display of public dissent against the group

      MENAMarch 28, 2025
      Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani, centre, in Tehran. EPA
      Iranian commander visits Iraq to preserve truce with US before potential landmark talks

      Tehran and Washington have been laying the groundwork for prospective negotiations

      MENAMarch 25, 2025
      Sources say senior Houthis such as Abdul Malik Al Houthi, left, and Mohammed Al Houthi, are in no danger. EPA / AFP
      Houthi leaders ‘heavily protected’ against US attacks

      After Washington's barrage, security source in Sanaa says aerial attacks on rebel group are futile

      MENAMarch 18, 2025
      Seyyed Mohammad-Kazem Sajjadpour, a government adviser in Tehran, pictured in Abu Dhabi, says Iran is ready for 'bilateral relations, co-operation and connectivity'. Photo: Emirates Policy Centre
      Iran 'cannot be marginalised' in any regional peace framework, warns political adviser

      Seyyed Mohammad-Kazem Sajjadpour insists Tehran is prepared for co-operation

      MENAMarch 18, 2025
      Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha at the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi, India, on March 18. Reuters
      Ukraine calls for confidence-building measures as US defends war-ending approach

      Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are expected to discuss the ceasefire proposal on Tuesday

      USMarch 18, 2025
      Syrian troops ride on a military vehicle as they head towards the Syria-Lebanon border on Monday. Reuters
      At least nine killed in Syria- Lebanon border clashes

      At least nine have been killed in hostilities on the Bekaa Valley-Homs frontier since Sunday, including eight Syrian soldiers

      MENAMarch 17, 2025
      A woman cries as mourners bury the bodies of nearly 100 Lebanese people killed during the war between Israel and Hezbollah in the largest mass funeral in Lebanon, held in the southern village of Aitaroun. AP
      ExclusiveIsrael's free hand and the 'secret agreement' Lebanon never signed

      Hezbollah's heavy losses hand advantage to Israel, but Lebanon will bear consequences for a long time

      MENAMarch 12, 2025
      Members of Syria's Alawite sect cross the Nahr Al-Kabir River, between Syria's western Latakia province and northern Lebanon. AFP
      Camera7
      ExclusiveLebanon fears sectarian violence as 10,000 Syrian Alawites flee across border

      State troops have set up a security belt around a predominantly Alawite area in the north, security sources say

      MENAMarch 10, 2025
      Families of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and their supporters carry pictures of the hostages during a protest calling for a ceasefire and for the release of hostages, outside the Likud party headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel, 06 March 2025. According to Israel's military, more than 50 Israeli hostages remain in captivity in the Gaza Strip, including the bodies of at least 35 confirmed dead. EPA / ABIR SULTAN
      Play01:48
      ExclusiveUS and Hamas discussed hostage exchange and Gaza ceasefire

      Meetings were attended by top Hamas officials and US officials including the envoy on hostage affairs

      MENAMarch 06, 2025
      Passengers departing from Lebanon walk with their luggage to the airport due to a protest by supporters of Hezbollah. EPA
      Beirut airport customs arrest traveller with $1.4 million in cash

      The arrest comes amid allegations of Iranian money being smuggled to Hezbollah

      MENAFebruary 28, 2025
      Armed fighters from Hamas in Gaza. Members say it is vastly unlikely the group will cede their weapons. EPA
      Disarming Hamas is ‘beyond impossible’, says official

      Future governing of Gaza remains central issue in continuing mediation efforts

      MENAFebruary 25, 2025
      Members of the newly formed Lebanese government with President Joseph Aoun, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at the presidential palace in Baabda, east Beirut. EPA
      Lebanon scraps 'armed resistance' from ministerial statement for first time in two decades

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      MENAFebruary 19, 2025
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