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Mohamad Ali Harisi

Mohamad Ali Harisi

Foreign Editor
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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Destruction in Gaza as seen from a German Air Force plane airdropping humanitarian aid. EPA
Israel to seize Gaza’s capital as gateway to reoccupying entire territory

Netanyahu intends to displace half of population and forcibly push Palestinians south

MENAAugust 08, 2025
Israeli soldiers patrolling an area near the occupied Golan Heights village of Majdal Shams, in Syria. EPA
ExclusiveLebanon fears Israeli advance from Syria into eastern region

Forces 'quietly' moving through Syria near Lebanese border, security officials say

MENAAugust 06, 2025
When he introduced 'The Green Book', Muammar Qaddafi declared parliament inherently undemocratic. Getty
Fifty years since Qaddafi's Green Book, Libya has yet to turn the page

The book may belong to the past, but its ghost still haunts the present

CommentAugust 06, 2025
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, centre, leads the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. EPA
Lebanon's cabinet fails to vote on disarming Hezbollah in stormy meeting

Ministers to resume talks on Thursday and order army to draw up plan to disarm group by end of 2025

MENAAugust 05, 2025
Flags on a phone illustrate a summer friendship. Mohamad Ali Harisi / The National
Postcard from CannesHow the French Riviera turns Gulf in July

The region's presence is keenly felt in restaurants and beaches across the south of France

MENAAugust 01, 2025
The Trump administration will refuse to grant US visas to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and other leaders
US 'punishes' Palestinian leadership for seeking recognised state

Sanctioned officials will be denied American visas

USJuly 31, 2025
A Palestinian man who was injured while seeking humanitarian aid at the Rafah corridor, is carried into the Red Cross field hospital in the Mawasi area of Rafah. AFP
Hamas demands guarantee of positive results for Gaza ceasefire talks to continue

Core issue is cessation of aggression, senior official insists

MENAJuly 28, 2025
Syrian security forces walk together along a street, after clashes between Syrian government troops and local Druze fighters resumed in the southern Druze city of Sweida. Reuters
Spillover of Syrian violence to Lebanon adds 'new layer of worry'

Lebanese security sources say clashes in neighbouring country have increased internal tension

MENAJuly 17, 2025
Inmates in Roumieh Prison, north-east of Beirut. AFP
Damascus presses Beirut to release thousands of Syrian prisoners

Estimated 2,000 to 3,000 detainees include some convicted of terrorism

MENAJuly 12, 2025
A Palestinian man inspects the site of Israeli strikes on buildings at Gaza's Old City market. Reuters
Hamas credits Trump for progress in Gaza ceasefire talks

Negotiations moving forward because of pressure from US president, Palestinian official says

MENAJuly 09, 2025
The Lebanese government has given US Special Envoy Thomas Barrack, pictured, an 'unbelievably satisfying' response in regards to the disarming of Hezbollah. EPA
ExclusiveKey points from Lebanon’s response to US demand to disarm Hezbollah

The National has been told of content of document that centres on full Israeli withdrawal

MENAJuly 07, 2025
Palestinians at the site of an Israeli strike on residential buildings, at Al Shati refugee camp, in Gaza city. Reuters
Hamas wants guarantees from Trump and 'not anyone else' on Gaza ceasefire

Palestinian faction wants to ensure war will end and Israel will fully withdraw

MENAJuly 05, 2025
Men carry the bodies of children killed on Wednesday in an Israeli strike on Gaza city. AFP
Hamas reviews Gaza ceasefire proposal as Netanyahu vows 'it's over' for group

US President Donald Trump has pledged to be 'very firm' with Israel on need to end conflict during next week's talks

MENAJuly 02, 2025
Lebanese soldiers stand guard in central Beirut. The country has previously experienced attacks during religious events. EPA
ExclusiveBeirut 'terrorist cell' plotted day of attacks mirroring Israel’s pager assault

Arrests come as Lebanon is under pressure to include Hezbollah’s disarmament in its official government agenda as soon as possible

MENAJuly 01, 2025
First responders search for survivors in the ruins of a residential building after an Israeli air strike in Al Sabra, Gaza city. Bloomberg
Hamas claims fate of Gaza ceasefire lies in US-Israel talks

President Trump is expected to meet Israeli PM Netanyahu at White House next week

MENAJuly 01, 2025
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