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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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Sudan's army chief Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan (right) and Gen Mohamed Dagalo, commander of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. AFP
Ceasefire and peace talks agreed to in Sudan, US diplomat says

Participants in Doha Forum paint grim picture of future for African country if fighting does not end soon

MENADecember 11, 2023
Rubble from a destroyed building in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
Ceasefire must come before talks on Gaza's future, diplomats say

Husam Zomlot says 'there is no day after' without ending the occupation

Palestine-IsraelDecember 11, 2023
An injured Palestinian man sits near a blackboard at a school being used as a shelter from Israeli bombardment in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on November 22. AFP
'We want this truce so we can go home'

Pause in the fighting would come after almost 50 days of relentless strikes and shelling

MENANovember 23, 2023
German Minister of State Tobias Lindner says more aid must be sent to Gaza. Reuters
EXCLUSIVEGermany says aid flow to Gaza should be unconditional

Berlin is involved in regional shuttle diplomacy and is working 'tirelessly' to release all hostages held by Hamas, Tobias Lindner says

Palestine-IsraelNovember 19, 2023
People search buildings destroyed during Israeli air strikes in Khan Younis, Gaza. Getty Images
Gaza's hostage deal at 'bite the bullet' point

First landmark agreement is on the horizon, Arab and western officials say

Palestine-IsraelNovember 18, 2023
Members of the Houthi forces gather at a mosque for a televised adress by the Yemeni rebel group's leader, Abdul-Malik Al Houthi, in Sanaa, on Tuesday. EPA
Yemen’s Houthis vow to attack Israeli ships in Red Sea

Heavily armed group has emerged as a threat to southern Israel during the continuing Israel-Gaza war

GulfNovember 14, 2023
A man holds one of the injured children of Palestinian cameraman Mohammed Alaloul following an Israeli strike on the Al Maghazi refugee camp in Deir Balah in the central Gaza Strip, at the Al Quds hospital in the same city on November 5, 2023. AFP
Angst and anger one month into Israel-Gaza war

Unprecedented levels of violence increase fears of regional explosion

MENANovember 06, 2023
Supporters watch the broadcast of a speech by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut, Lebanon. on Friday. Bloomberg
Israel and Hamas war is now a multi-front conflict, warns Hezbollah leader

Secretary of State Antony Blinken calls for protection of Palestinian civilians in a shift of focus

MENANovember 03, 2023
Houthi fighters with Palestinian flags during a military manoeuvre on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
Houthis use improved arsenal to threaten Israel

Israeli military deployed missile boats in the Red Sea a day after the rebels said they launched missile and drone attacks

MENANovember 01, 2023
Members of the Houthi rebels at a protest in Sanaa, where demonstrators showed support for Palestinians in Gaza. AFP
Yemen rebels claim drone and missile attacks against Israel

The move signals a new front in the conflict

MENAOctober 31, 2023
Houthi fighters march during a military parade in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
Are Yemen’s Houthi rebels a threat to Israel during the Gaza war?

Iran-backed militant group has amassed arsenal of long-range drones and ballistic missiles

Palestine-IsraelOctober 27, 2023

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