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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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      Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the World Governments Summit in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
      Lasting peace should follow 'genocidal operation' in Gaza, says Pakistani PM

      Shehbaz Sherif calls for creation of a Palestinian state at World Governments Summit

      MENAFebruary 11, 2025
      Members of Syria's new government-led security forces stand guard at a checkpoint near the border with Lebanon, in the Syrian town of Serghaya. AP
      Why clashes have erupted at the Lebanon-Syria border

      Deadly violence has broken out along the frontier as Syria intensifies its crackdown on smuggling routes linked to Hezbollah

      MENAFebruary 10, 2025
      Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, meeting US President Donald Trump in September 2020. Reuters
      Netanyahu to seek Trump’s backing ahead of Gaza ceasefire talks

      Israeli leader wants guarantees Hamas is removed from power in Gaza and has no part in its reconstruction

      MENAFebruary 03, 2025
      Residents of a southern Lebanese village gather near a roadblock set up by Israeli soldiers. AFP
      New Lebanese government 'set to be announced this week'

      Former ICJ president Nawaf Salam was nominated by parliamentary majority three weeks ago to form administration

      MENAFebruary 03, 2025
      Lebanon fears Israel set to occupy five border areas beyond withdrawal deadline
      ExclusiveLebanon fears Israel set to occupy border areas beyond deadline

      Concerns escalate after Israeli troops installed heavy surveillance equipment in strategic areas of south Lebanon

      MENAJanuary 30, 2025
      People protest in front of Lebanese army soldiers after being barred from returning to Meiss Al Jabal in southern Lebanon on Monday. EPA
      ExclusiveLebanon ‘had no choice but to accept’ Israeli truce extension

      Sources in Beirut accuse Israel of testing Hezbollah and making border towns uninhabitable

      MENAJanuary 27, 2025
      Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut. AFP
      Lebanon moves closer to forming cabinet at critical juncture

      New Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has delicate job of forming government

      MENAJanuary 20, 2025
      Lebanese President-elect Joseph Aoun poses for a picture before the oath-taking ceremony at the parliament in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
      ExclusiveThreats and promises secured Joseph Aoun’s path to Lebanese presidency

      For the first time in nearly three decades, an elected leader falls outside Hezbollah's sphere of influence

      MENAJanuary 10, 2025
      Palestinians walk across building debris following an Israeli air strike at the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. Bloomberg
      Optimism 'greater this time' over Gaza ceasefire talks, says Hamas official

      Confidence about the future 'greater this time', a senior Hamas official told The National

      MENAJanuary 04, 2025
      France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot meets with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut. AFP
      Lebanon racing against time to elect a president amid renewed western diplomatic push

      Political parties have yet to agree on a candidate, sources in Beirut tell The National

      MENAJanuary 03, 2025
      Members of the security forces of the newly formed Syrian government inspect vehicles at a security checkpoint on the Syrian border with Lebanon. AP
      Lebanon deporting officers and soldiers of former regime back to Syria

      The sources spoke of a 'systematic illegal campaign' to smuggle former army personnel across the border

      MENADecember 30, 2024
      A boy holds a rifle as he joins a rally held by protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, to show support to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen. Reuters
      Yemen's Houthis preparing for long battle with Israel and US

      Rebels recruiting fighters and pressuring citizens into weapons training ahead of extended confrontation, sources say

      MENADecember 30, 2024
      Italian Minister Of Defence Guido Crosetto in Abu Dhabi. Photo: Italian Ministry of Defense
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      ExclusiveItaly's defence minister calls for stricter stance on Yemen's Houthis

      Guido Crosetto tells The National his country is working with the UAE to prevent regional crises escalating

      MENADecember 29, 2024
      A Lebanese soldier looks on in the southern Lebanese village of Khiam. AFP
      ExclusiveLebanon fears collapse of ceasefire agreement amid Israeli violations

      One month before the truce transitions into a permanent ceasefire, the country is once again preparing for the worst-case scenario

      MENADecember 26, 2024
      The handout picture released by the Jordanian Foreign Ministry shows Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi (L) being received by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Ahmed al-Sharaa (also known as Abu Mohammad al-Jolani) in Damascus on December 23, 2024. (Photo by Jordanian Foreign Ministry / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / JORDANIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
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      Syria's rebels court diplomacy as world flocks to assess their regime

      The country's interim leader has been meeting in the Syrian capital with officials from the Middle East, US and EU

      MENADecember 23, 2024
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