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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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      Syrians wait with their belongings at the Masnaa border crossing as they prepare to enter Lebanon. EPA
      ExclusiveSyrian army generals and security officers fled to Lebanon, sources say

      Syria's ambassadors who were in Damascus when the rebels advanced towards the city also crossed into the neighbouring country

      MENADecember 20, 2024
      Security sources said most armed groups in Lebanon are taking the opportunity to buy Syrian army weapons. Reuters
      ExclusiveAK-47 for $25: Lebanon 'flooded' with Syrian firearms after army collapse

      About 3,000 pieces had already been smuggled through illegal border crossings, sources told The National

      MENADecember 18, 2024
      A worker tears down a billboard depicting, from left, deposed Syrian president Bashar Al Assad, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, former Syrian president Hafez Al Assad and Hezbollah's assassinated leader Hassan Nasrallah, in Nubl, Aleppo province, northern Syria. Reuters
      ExclusiveIran’s 'Axis of Resistance': beaten, broken – not eradicated

      Strategic defeats in Lebanon and Syria de-linked its 'unified front' across the Middle East

      MENADecember 13, 2024
      A mock missile is displayed during a rally in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Sanaa. EPA
      Houthi leaders 'have lowered profiles' after attacks on Hezbollah and Hamas chiefs

      Losses of regional allies have not diminished their ability or willingness to hit ships in the Red Sea

      MENADecember 12, 2024
      HTS leader Ahmad Al Shara speaks at Umayyad Mosque in Damascus after toppling Syria's Assad regime. AP
      Qatar sets up channel of communication with Syria's HTS rebel group

      Doha chosen as source of contact with the militant faction

      MENADecember 10, 2024
      Mohammad Al Jalali In Damascus. Reuters
      InterviewSyria's departing PM recounts dramatic final hours before fall of Damascus

      Mohammad Al Jalali accused Bashar Al Assad of 'abandoning' the government and leaving the country in chaos

      MENADecember 09, 2024
      A woman in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights reacts after Syrian rebels announce they have ousted President Bashar Al Assad. Reuters
      Play00:48
      Syria's future hinges on how rebel coalition manages political transition

      The world woke up to a new Syria but some are wary about its prospects

      MENADecember 08, 2024
      UN humanitarian co-ordinator Imran Riza and Lebanese Minister of Environment Nasser Yassin, centre left, tour in Nabatieh in southern Lebanon on December 4. EPA
      InterviewPolitical stability essential before reconstruction begins, says Lebanese minister

      Environment Minister and head of government emergency committee Nasser Yassin says rebuilding could cost $10 billion

      MENADecember 08, 2024
      US special envoy Amos Hochstein speaks during a press conference in Beirut, Lebanon, 19 November 2024. EPA
      Amos Hochstein reveals how Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire was achieved and what comes next

      The US envoy says efforts to stop the war started after Hezbollah was weakened

      MENADecember 07, 2024
      Algerian boxer and Olympic gold medal winner Imane Khelif at the Doha Forum. Mohamad Ali Harisi / The National
      Khelif warns accusers that future false claims will result in legal action

      The 25-year-old Olympic gold medal winner filed legal complaint with French authorities over abuse and harassment she endured during Paris Games

      SportDecember 07, 2024
      Destroyed buildings in a village in southern Lebanon, as seen from northern Israel, on Thursday. AP
      Play02:26
      Committee overseeing Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes aerial tour

      US and French military generals have arrived in Lebanon to ensure truce holds

      MENADecember 06, 2024
      People salvage belongings after Israeli air strikes in the Lebanese city of Tyre. Getty
      Play02:26
      Committee overseeing Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire aiming to strengthen truce

      US and French military generals have arrived in Lebanon to ensure ceasefire holds

      MENADecember 05, 2024
      A Lebanese army soldier flashes a victory sign on the way to deployment in southern Lebanon after the ceasefire came into effect. AP
      ExclusiveResurrecting Lebanon's army as Hezbollah cedes towns bordering Israel

      Poorly equipped and underfunded armed forces have been promised massive international and Arab aid, according to security and political sources

      MENANovember 28, 2024
      France's envoy to Lebanon Jean-Yves Le Drian (L) meets with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri at the Lebanese parliament in Beirut on November 28, 2024. A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon took hold on November 27 after more than a year of fighting that has killed thousands. (Photo by AFP)
      ExclusiveLebanon must elect president during 60-day truce

      A parliamentary session, the first since June last year, is to be held in January to vote on electing head of state

      MENANovember 28, 2024
      A member of the Israeli security forces inspects a house damaged by a Hezbollah rocket in the northern border town of Kiryat Shmona. AFP
      Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approves ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah

      Lebanese government is expected to formally endorse deal on Wednesday morning

      MENANovember 26, 2024
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