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Nada AlTaher

Nada AlTaher

Senior Foreign Reporter
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Nada AlTaher is a Senior Foreign Reporter at The National and was previously a freelancer with CNN International. She hosts The National's Beyond the Headlines podcast and has a special interest in Palestine, Yemen and humanitarian issues.
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Israeli bulldozers tearing through a four-storey residential building in east Jerusalem in December. AFP
Israel forces 65 Palestinians out of their homes in East Jerusalem

Security officers empty 11 apartments in Silwan, a day after five Palestinian families were driven out

MENAMarch 25, 2026
A man walks next to a road sign directing to the US embassy, in the area of the US consulate in Jerusalem. Reuters
Israel allocates contested land in Jerusalem for construction of new US embassy

Land was owned by Palestinians before 1948

MENAMarch 25, 2026
A Palestinian man climbs on an Iranian missile remnant that landed in the occupied West Bank village of Hares. AFP
Concern in Israel after Donald Trump touts Iran talks

US President's shock announcement met with trepidation in Israel, where war goals are not regarded as having been met

MENAMarch 24, 2026
US President Donald Trump threatened to bomb Iran's power plants unless it reopens the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump postpones plan for strikes on Iran's power plants amid 'ceasefire talks'

Uncertainty remains after Iran denies any contact with US President

USMarch 23, 2026
Lebanese Civil Defence try to put out a fire in a building after it was hit by an Israeli air strike. Reuters.
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Beyond the HeadlinesWhat is the goal of Israel’s new war in Lebanon?

With southern areas under threat of occupation, Lebanese government and Hezbollah have few options to deter invasion

Beyond the HeadlinesMarch 19, 2026
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he is seeking a peace agreement across the region. AFP
Iran rules out ceasefire: Araghchi says aim is to end war 'on all fronts'

Foreign Minister says Iran's political system can withstand US and Israeli assassinations

MENAMarch 18, 2026
FILE Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran Ali Larijani holds a press conference after a meeting with Lebanese Parliament Speaker in Beirut, Lebanon, 13 August 2025 (reissued 17 March 2026). Larijani has been killed in an Israeli airstrike, according to Israel's defence ministry 17 March 2026. EPA / WAEL HAMZEH
ObituaryAli Larijani: Iran's security chief and key power behind the throne

Close aide to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed in Israeli strike, two weeks after death of his former boss

ObituariesMarch 17, 2026
An ambulance is parked near a sweeping blaze following Israeli bombardment on Lebanon's southern coastal city of Tyre. AFP.
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Beyond the HeadlinesHow far will the conflict expand across the Middle East?

New war front in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah raises fears of further escalation

Beyond the HeadlinesMarch 05, 2026
US sailors on the flight deck of USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea. AFP
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Beyond the HeadlinesWhat’s the goal of America's war on Iran?

US politicians say the Trump administration has given mixed messages to justify its military campaign

Beyond the HeadlinesMarch 04, 2026
TOPSHOT - This official White House photograph taken on March 1, 2026 and released on March 2, 2026 on the White House X account shows US President Donald Trump overseeing "Operation Epic Fury" activity against Iran from Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. US President Donald Trump warned that his attack on Iran could extend longer than a month, as the war spread on March 3 with Israel bombarding Lebanon and Tehran targeting US allies in the Gulf, including drones hitting the US embassy in Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Daniel TOROK / The White House / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / THE WHITE HOUSE / DANIEL TOROK" - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
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How much longer could the Iran conflict last?

Trump and Pentagon warn of weeks of violence to achieve aims

Beyond the HeadlinesMarch 03, 2026
An explosion in Tehran after Israel and the US launched a wave of joint air strikes on Iran. Wana via Reuters
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Beyond the HeadlinesWhere does an isolated Iran go from here?

With its leadership and defences crumbling, and Arab neighbours angered, Tehran’s options are limited

Beyond the HeadlinesMarch 02, 2026
Motorists in Doha drive past a pall of smoke rising from what was reported to have been an Iranian strike on an industrial district of the Qatari capital. Tehran says its actions were in pursuit of US military installations and assets. AFP
AnalysisIran descends into pariah status with attacks on Gulf neighbours

Strikes undercut years of cautious engagement and reinforced regional fears that Tehran’s hardline rhetoric is translating into uncalculated attacks

MENAMarch 02, 2026
Settler attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank have been a near-daily occurrence since the start of the Gaza war. AFP
Muslim states urge Trump to fulfil pledge to prevent West Bank annexation

Organisation of Islamic Co-operation condemns US move to provide consular services in illegal settlements

MENAFebruary 27, 2026
A member of the Syrian government forces looks towards the empty Al Hol camp. AFP
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Beyond the HeadlinesWhat will happen to the thousands who were held in Al Hol?

Concerns grow over sleeper cells and ISIS recruitment after the detention centre was emptied this week

Beyond the HeadlinesFebruary 27, 2026
A clinic run by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Gaza city. The group has condemned an Israeli ban on its operations in the enclave. AFP
Israeli court grants 'temporary injunction' to delay West Bank and Gaza ban for dozens of NGOs

Israel wants humanitarian organisations to wind down operations by March 1

MENAFebruary 27, 2026
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