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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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A Houthi soldier stands guard at a rally in Sanaa, Yemen's rebel-held capital. EPA
Rising fears of war as Houthis attack Yemeni government territory

Iran-backed rebels also used drones in the attacks on government-held areas along the Red Sea coast, armed forces said

MENASeptember 03, 2026
Located in Area C of the West Bank, Sada Al Tha'la faces significant humanitarian and protection challenges. Families live in basic shelters, including tents, metal structures, caves, and simple stone houses, with limited access to essential services. Photo: WFP
World Food Programme halves number of aid recipients in West Bank

Need for assistance in occupied Palestinian territory has doubled since 2023, UN body warns

MENASeptember 01, 2026
Palestinian political leader Marwan Barghouti being escorted by Israeli police in handcuffs during a court hearing in 2004. Reuters
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Barghouti could stand in Palestinian presidential elections, says son

Growing international campaign calls for release from Israeli jail

MENAAugust 31, 2026
A pro-Houthi rally in Sanaa. The Iran-backed group has transformed from a local armed faction into a wider force over the past decade. AFP
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ExclusiveHouthis 'mirror Hezbollah' to advance Iranian agenda

Rebel activity in Horn of Africa is for obtaining supplies, expanding arms distribution and spreading Iran's agenda

MENAAugust 28, 2026
An Israeli tank drives along the ceasefire line between the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and Syria. Reuters
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Beyond the HeadlinesWhat’s behind the Israel-Turkey power struggle in Syria?

Israel’s latest attack on an Idlib airfield has prompted fears of further escalation in the region

Beyond the HeadlinesAugust 28, 2026
Displaced Palestinians gather to fetch water in Gaza. AFP
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Beyond the HeadlinesThe compounded burdens weighing down humanitarian work

Mercy Corps CEO Tjada McKenna talks about navigating landscape plagued by conflict and funding cuts

Beyond the HeadlinesAugust 27, 2026
Tjada McKenna, CEO of MercyCorps speaking to The National. Photo: The National
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InterviewUN and laws of war need 'fresh look', says head of aid charity Mercy Corps

Countless violations of international treaties have pushed post-1945 global system to the brink, Tjada McKenna tells The National

MENAAugust 27, 2026
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas leads a newly elected Fatah Central Committee meeting in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
Tactical alliances emerging ahead of first Palestinian elections in two decades

Abbas's ruling Fatah party says it is ready to face any coalitions 'built on hostility'

MENAAugust 21, 2026
An Iranian-made drone is displayed at Azadi Square in Tehran. AFP
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Beyond the HeadlinesHow cheap weapons are changing the balance of military power

US-Iran conflict has exposed growing challenges of dealing with drones, dwindling stockpiles and rising cost of defence

Beyond the HeadlinesAugust 21, 2026
Wissam Hamada, mother of Hind Rajab, attends the unfurling of a giant portrait of her daughter in Barcelona, Spain, on January 29, 2026 – the second anniversary of her killing by Israeli troops in Gaza. Europa Press via Getty Image
Israeli inquiry into Hind Rajab's killing is two years too late, says mother

Nearly 1,000 days after firing 335 bullets at a car carrying Hind and her family in Gaza, Israel admits killing five-year-old

MENAAugust 20, 2026
A US soldier attempts to maintain order at Kabul airport in 2021, as thousands of Afghans flee the Taliban advance on the capital. AFP
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US ties 'key to bringing Afghanistan back into international fold'

Five years after chaotic US withdrawal, the former envoy tells The National it would be a mistake for Washington to turn its back on the country

USAugust 14, 2026
Damage caused by Houthi strikes on the Red Sea port city of Mokha in Yemen. Al Joumhouriya TV/ Reuters
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Beyond the HeadlinesWhat do the Houthis stand to gain by escalating now?

Iran-backed group has opened several fronts with attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, Yemeni government forces and Saudi targets

Beyond the HeadlinesAugust 14, 2026
Fighters from Hamas's armed wing during the handover of three Israeli hostages to Red Cross representatives in Gaza's Nuseirat refugee camp in February 2025. EPA
Palestinian support for armed groups and Mahmoud Abbas plummets

President's approval rating plummets to 18 per cent before the November elections he has called

MENAAugust 13, 2026
Damage to the Tanzanian-flagged and Egyptian-owned cargo vessel Tihamah. Yemen government
Houthi double-tap attack on Red Sea ship: How it unfolded

Four ballistic missiles launched at the ship, killing four crew members and two rescue workers

MENAAugust 12, 2026
Houthi Saudi Gif
ExclusiveHouthis plan to escalate Yemen conflict in support of Iran

Sources reveal multipronged strategy as other militant groups retreat underground, while timing escalation to maximise potential gains

MENAAugust 10, 2026
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