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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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Iraqi clerics stand near a banner in Baghdad depicting senior Iranian military commander Qassem Suleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi Al Muhandis in August 2021. Reuters
How Iran-backed factions co-ordinate attacks, four years after Suleimani killing

A 'united' proxy front has emerged four years after the assassination of IRGC commander Qassem Suleimani

Palestine-IsraelJanuary 03, 2024
A fighter keeps watch on the deck of the Galaxy Leader cargo ship, seized by the Houthis near Al Salif port on the Red Sea in the province of Hodeidah, Yemen. EPA
Houthi attacks will have 'catastrophic repercussions', says Yemen

Moammar Eryani says rebel group's Red Sea actions could undermine peace efforts and aggravate humanitarian suffering

GulfDecember 15, 2023
The US says it is working with partners to bolster a maritime task force to address the Houthi threat. AFP
US says it will take ‘every step’ to deter Yemen rebels

Warning comes after diplomats tell The National that Washington is studying options, including strikes

GulfDecember 15, 2023
An Israeli flag on the ground in Sanaa, after the Houthis attacked a Norway-flagged tanker off Yemen. EPA
Western allies consider options against Houthis including Yemen strikes

Rebels' Red Sea attacks are jeopardising imminent peace road map, diplomats and officials warn

GulfDecember 14, 2023
Yemenis protest in Sanaa in solidarity with the Palestinians amid the Israel-Gaza war. EPA
Yemen 'close to a ceasefire and roadmap for peace'

Houthi attacks against shipping in the Red Sea are sticking point in agreement, sources say

GulfDecember 13, 2023
Lebanon's Minister of Energy and Water Walid Fayad with Qatari Energy Minister Saad Al Kaabi, during a meeting in Doha. Photo: Lebanese Ministry of Energy
Lebanese Minister says maritime border deal with Israel still stands

Hezbollah has been embroiled in a border conflict since October 8 in support of its ally Hamas, but Walid Fayad says exploration at sea continues

LebanonDecember 12, 2023
Yemenis wait for boats after touring the deck of the Galaxy Leader cargo ship, which is docked at Al Salif port. EPA
Houthi-captured ship becomes tourist attraction for Yemenis

Rebel group has held 'cultural activities' aboard the Galaxy Leader, calling for boycotts of Israeli and American-made products

GulfDecember 12, 2023
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
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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
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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
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