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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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Smoke rises after an Israeli air strike on the southern suburb of Beirut. AP
Exclusive‘Extensive’ co-ordination between Biden and Trump on Israel-Hezbollah deal

Many issues have been resolved, with attention shifting to oversight committee and Lebanese Army, sources tell The National

MENANovember 22, 2024
Israeli army vehicles pass by a protest sign showing a photo of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they move along the northern border.
ExclusiveLebanon seeks US guarantees to ensure Israel respects its sovereignty

US envoy Amos Hochstein is in Israel for crucial meetings to finalise a ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah

MENANovember 21, 2024
Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs after an Israeli strike. Reuters
ExclusiveIsrael-Hezbollah ceasefire hinges on 'self-defence' clause

Israel insists on 'freedom to act' against threats, while Hezbollah says any agreement must preserve Lebanon's sovereignty

MENANovember 20, 2024
Lebanese parliamentary Speaker Nabih Berri meets US special envoy Amos Hochstein in Beirut on Tuesday. EPA
ExclusiveLebanon seeks US envoy's clarity on four points before accepting ceasefire

Amos Hochstein's visit to Beirut for talks has renewed optimism that a US-mediated solution can be found

MENANovember 19, 2024
Rescuers search for casualties on Al Jalaa street in central Gaza city. AFP
ExclusiveEgyptian Foreign Minister calls on Trump to prioritise ending Israel’s wars

Diplomat tells The National the PA should return to govern Gaza and emphasises need for rebuilding plan

MENANovember 18, 2024
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman addressing the joint extraordinary leaders summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Arab League in Riyadh. AFP
Arab-Islamic leaders unite in support of a Palestinian state ahead of Trump's presidency

Riyadh summit urges suspension of Israel's UN membership as Israeli minister calls for annexation of West Bank

MENANovember 11, 2024
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan chairs the preparatory ministerial meeting for the Arab-Islamic extraordinary summit in Riyadh. Reuters
Riyadh hosts Arab and Islamic leaders bracing for new Trump era

Monday's summit expected to focus on ways to end Israel's wars in Gaza and Lebanon

MENANovember 11, 2024
Hamas senior official Khaled Meshaal. The militant group has had a political base in Doha since 2012. Reuters
Qatar ‘asks Hamas leaders to leave within a month’ after US request

Hamas's media chief in Lebanon denies the group received such a request from Doha

MENANovember 09, 2024
Hussein and Zahraa, 3, displaced Lebanese twins who fled with their parents from their village of Mais Al Jabal in south Lebanon, play on a gun with a twisted barrel statute, symbolising anti-violence, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, October 31, 2024. AP
Hezbollah and Israel offered ceasefire deal monitored by US-led body

Beirut officials say draft proposal, which allows Israel to operate in Lebanon, goes beyond UN Resolution 1701

MENAOctober 31, 2024
Jihad Azour, director of Middle East and Central Asia at the International Monetary Fund. Bloomberg
InterviewIMF regional director warns of 'dire situation' in Palestine and Lebanon

Jihad Azour also highlights the impact of conflict on neighbouring economies

EconomyOctober 31, 2024
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant with defence officials on Saturday. Photo: Israeli Prime Minister's Office
Iran says it is entitled to defend itself after Israeli attacks

The Iranian Foreign Ministry called the attacks 'blatant violation of international law'

NewsOctober 26, 2024
Lebanese mourn those killed in an Israeli air strike on the country. The conflict has displaced more than 1.2 million in the country. Getty Images
ExclusiveThreat of indefinite Israeli war against Hezbollah looms over Lebanon

Questions arise about whether UN Resolution 1701 still offers viable path forward amid escalating conflict

MENAOctober 15, 2024
Esmail Qaani was appointed as the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps' Quds Force in 2020. Reuters
Was Tehran's Esmail Qaani the target of Israeli strike on Beirut?

Tehran say Quds Force commander is in 'good health', but sources in Beirut do not rule out Qaani being harmed

MENAOctober 07, 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approves Israeli air strikes on Beirut over the phone from New York on September 27. Reuters
ExclusiveIsrael deceived western mediators on Lebanon ceasefire, sources say

Israel torpedoed a truce deal at the last minute to kill Hezbollah's leader and escalate its war in Lebanon, sources tell The National

MENAOctober 05, 2024
Marwan Muasher, former Jordanian foreign minister, told The National that Israel wants control of Palestinian territories without the people on the land. Reuters
InterviewJordan's first ambassador to Israel warns of threat to kingdom’s stability, one year into Gaza war

Marwan Muasher, who helped negotiate the country’s peace treaty with Israel, says Jordan cannot afford another Palestinian refugee wave

MENAOctober 04, 2024
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