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Mohamad Ali Harisi

Mohamad Ali Harisi

Foreign Editor
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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An anti-Israel billboard depicting people, among them Israeli soldiers, running away from an explosion and reading 'We will take revenge from where you imagine and not' hangs from a building in Palestine Square in Tehran. EPA
ExclusiveIs the Iran-led militant 'unity front' against Israel still united?

The Middle East militias’ joint command, formed at the start of Gaza’s war, appears weakened following Israel's escalation against Hezbollah

MENASeptember 26, 2024
Pro-Houthi forces march during a military parade in Sanaa, Yemen in 2022. EPA
Special reportDagger at the Red Sea: Charting the rise of the Houthis

Experts and officials describe how the once-obscure militia obtained a vast arsenal and disrupted one of the world's key trade routes

MENASeptember 21, 2024
Lebanese troops prepare to destroy a communication device found on the ground in southern Lebanon, after 37 people were killed in blasts involving pagers and walkie-talkies. AFP
ExclusiveBatteries failing, Hezbollah suspicious: Why pagers were detonated at 3.30pm

Exclusive: The National uncovers the story behind the timing of the attacks that rocked Lebanon to its core

MENASeptember 19, 2024
H.E. Josep Borrel Fontelles, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice President of the European Commission. Antonie Robertson/The National
ExclusiveBorrell urges 'compromise' for a ceasefire in Gaza

EU's foreign affairs chief tells The National that Israel's war against Hamas has pushed the Middle East into 'the most perilous situation' in years

MENASeptember 17, 2024
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was one of the masterminds of the October 7 attacks and is thought to be living in a network of tunnels under Gaza. AFP
Hamas will not accept Israeli safe passage offer for Sinwar, source says

Group insists leader is not considering leaving Gaza under any deal

MENASeptember 12, 2024
The Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion burning in the Red Sea on September 2 following attacks by the Houthis. AP
Yemen's Houthis step up attacks on international shipping in Red Sea

US military describe missile and drone strikes as 'reckless acts of terrorism'

MENASeptember 03, 2024
A woman carries a portrait of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah past houses hit by Israeli air strikes, in Aita Al Shaab, a village on the border with Israel, on June 29. AP
ExclusiveTalks involving Iran halted greater Israel-Hezbollah conflict

Tehran has become a behind-the-scenes player in the Gaza ceasefire negotiations, sources tell The National

MENAAugust 26, 2024
People listen to a speech by Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah broadcasted on Hezbollah's al-Manar television channel, at a coffee shop in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon. AP
Hezbollah and Israel trade blows but play down fears of wider war

Source close to the group says the Iran-backed militants were attempting to reinstate deterrence balance

MENAAugust 25, 2024
A Palestinian man stands at the site of an Israeli strike on a house in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip. Reuters
Hamas calls for allies to join war against Israel

Group calls for escalation as Gaza ceasefire negotiations stall in Cairo

MENAAugust 22, 2024
A protester waves the flag of Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed Iraqi militia, outside the US embassy in Baghdad. Reuters
ExclusiveIraqi militias co-ordinating retaliatory attacks after truce with US ends

The Iran-backed armed groups have warned that 'all options are available' to target US bases inside Iraq

MENAAugust 21, 2024
A Palestinian sits in the ruins of his home, following an Israeli air strike on Al Maghazi refugee camp, in Deir Al Balah, central Gaza. EPA
Biden: Talks uncertainty makes achieving ceasefire more difficult

Meetings will include Qatari, Egyptian, US, and Israeli representation

MENAAugust 14, 2024
Palestinians flee Khan Younis after another evacuation order was issued by the Israeli army in the southern Gaza Strip. EPA
Gaza ceasefire mediators urge Israel and Hamas to resume talks

Hamas studying the proposal and Israeli PM says ready to send delegation but warns war will continue

MENAAugust 09, 2024
Yahya Sinwar, the new political leader of Hamas, gestures on stage during a rally in Gaza city in 2021. AFP
Sinwar’s Hamas appointment entangles ceasefire talks in Gaza tunnels

Surprise move reinforces military wing of Palestinian faction and is expected to complicate negotiations with Israel

MENAAugust 07, 2024
Mourners hold placards saying 'we won't let go of our weapons' as they gather to watch the funeral procession of Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut's southern suburbs. AFP
Exclusive'Incentives offered' to Hezbollah for controlled retaliation against Israel

The Iran-backed group has vowed to make Israel 'weep' after it assassinated its top military commander

MENAAugust 02, 2024
A man during a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, in Tel Aviv, Israel. Reuters
Israeli hostages' families demand ceasefire amid escalating regional tensions

Hamas said it will start discussing the fate of the talks after a week or two

MENAAugust 01, 2024
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