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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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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, second left, meets Syrian officials in Munich. AFP
Syria’s foreign minister and SDF commander meet Rubio to discuss integration agreement

US special envoy Tom Barrack describes milestone meeting as new beginning for country struggling to unify

MENAFebruary 13, 2026
Gaza Gif
Play01:15
Gaza will split if peace plan fails, warns Board of Peace official

US ambassador says board has 'flexibility' to widen remit beyond Palestine

MENAFebruary 13, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz used the Munich Security Conference to call for a rest of relations with the US. Getty Images
Germany's Merz tells Europe to reshape ties with US

Munich Security Conference sees Europeans call for new relationship with US as Washington adapts to rise of China

EuropeFebruary 13, 2026
Masrour Barzani, Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan, speaking to The National in Dubai. Victor Besa / The National
Play01:09
InterviewKurdistan's Prime Minister calls for 'sustainable solution' for Syria's Kurds

In an interview with The National, the Kurdish leader also laid out his vision for the Iraqi presidency and relations with Baghdad

MENAFebruary 05, 2026
Calixto Ortega Sanchez, Venezuela's Vice President for the Economy, right, and political commentator Tucker Carlson in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
Venezuela must have access to its own resources, says vice president

Calixto Ortega Sanchez says oil-rich country can move on from events of January 3 in Caracas but must have access to international markets to do so

UAEFebruary 04, 2026
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said his government is 'committed to reform and restoring sovereignty'. Antonie Robertson / The National
Lebanese PM says his Hezbollah won't be allowed to drag country into war

Recent conflict with Israel came at a 'very high cost', warns Nawaf Salam

NewsFebruary 03, 2026
Dr Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the UAE President, at the World Governments Summit in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
The Middle East can't afford a US-Iran war, says Gargash

Diplomatic adviser to the UAE President calls for direct talks between Tehran and Trump administration

UAEFebruary 03, 2026
US special envoy Steve Witkoff, left, and senior adviser Jared Kushner at the charter announcement of the Board of Peace initiative, at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Reuters
US officials in 'positive' Netanyahu talks on second phase of Gaza peace plan

Delegation, including Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, travelled to Israel for discussions with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

MENAJanuary 25, 2026
President Sheikh Mohamed meets heads of delegations participating in the UAE-hosted trilateral talks between the US, Russia and Ukraine, at Al Shati Palace on Friday. Photo: UAE Presidential Court
US hails progress at ‘historic’ talks with Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi

Unprecedented two-day trilateral discussions led to agreement to meet again

UAEJanuary 24, 2026
Syrian forces cross the Euphrates and head for the eastern province of Deir Ezzor. Kurdish forces rapidly lost ground in clashes with Syrian government forces. AFP
ExclusiveIraq opens prisons for Syria’s ISIS detainees but wants EU to take citizens back

Security officials say US move driven by distrust of pro-government forces

MENAJanuary 22, 2026
Syrian soldiers patrol the border with Lebanon. There is tension between the neighbours. AFP
Fate of dozens of Assad regime figures in Lebanon to top Damascus–Beirut talks

Syria has been pressing Lebanese authorities over presence of 200 former regime figures in the country

MENAJanuary 20, 2026
Hamas fighters patrol a street in Gaza. AFP
ExclusiveHamas secretly elects new Gaza chief and fills political bureau vacancies

Names of those elected to be withheld until the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement begins

MENAJanuary 09, 2026
US President Donald Trump and John D Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Florida, US, on Saturday. Bloomberg
CommentWe live in a world where power does not feel the need to explain itself

If resource control can be openly justified by power and failure, other states will draw their own conclusions

OpinionJanuary 04, 2026
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on the USS Iwo Jima after his capture by US forces. Photo: Truth Social / @realDonaldTrump
Play01:41
Trump says US will 'run' Venezuela after seizing Maduro in raid

US President compares extraction to strikes on Iran's Qassem Suleimani and ISIS leader Al Baghdadi

USJanuary 03, 2026
A video grab shows an alleged strike against Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces in Hadhramaut. AFP
UAE urges dialogue as Saudi Arabia declares readiness to host Yemeni talks

STC announced plans to move towards an independence referendum within two years

GulfJanuary 03, 2026
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