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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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The Trump Administration has moved to shut down the US Agency for International Development, an independent government organisation that provides humanitarian relief and works to alleviate global poverty. Getty Images
What does USAID do and why is it important in the Middle East?

US President Donald Trump has pulled back the US agency’s work, halting projects that impact the lives of millions across the region

MENAFebruary 06, 2025
Palestinians walk through the rubble of buildings destroyed during the Israeli offensive, in Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza. Reuters
Rubble removal in Gaza ‘politicised’ by US as pretext for resettling Palestinians, expert says

Backlash after Donald Trump’s claims US will take over the enclave and relocate its population

MENAFebruary 05, 2025
Ziad Abu Amr speaks at a UN Security Council meeting in April 2024. Anadolu
Abbas adviser Ziad Abu Amr proposed as postwar administrator in Gaza

Gaza-born American citizen suggested to US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff during meeting in Riyadh, sources say

MENAFebruary 04, 2025
Zakaria Zubeidi is lifted by the crowd as he arrives in Ramallah in a Red Cross convoy after being released by Israel on Thursday. AFP
Who is freed Palestinian prisoner Zakaria Zubeidi?

Militant leader was in and out of Israeli jails, escaped through a tunnel and was even director of a theatre in Jenin

MENAJanuary 31, 2025
UNRWA is the main provider of humanitarian aid and other public services for Palestinians. AFP
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Beyond the HeadlinesThe gravity of Israel’s ban on UNRWA

Legislation to stop operations of UN agency for Palestinian refugees in occupied East Jerusalem also affects West Bank and Gaza

Beyond the HeadlinesJanuary 31, 2025
Arbel Yehoud, 29, who had been held in Gaza since October 7, 2023, is escorted by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad fighters as she is handed over to the Red Cross in Khan Younis on Thursday. AP
Three Israeli and five Thai hostages released in Gaza

Israel delayed freeing 110 Palestinian detainees in exchange, including 30 children, because of chaotic scenes during hostage release

MENAJanuary 30, 2025
Palestinians gather outside of a health clinic run by UNRWA, in the Shuafat refugee camp in Jerusalem. AP
UNRWA pledges to continue services despite Israeli ban and staff risks

Israel’s move sets dangerous precedent that threatens international system, says agency official

MENAJanuary 30, 2025
Smoke rises from Jenin refugee camp on the seventh day of an Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, 27 January 2025. EPA
No water, electricity, schools or pharmacies for Palestinians in Jenin camp amid Israeli raid

Residents struggle with shortages as violence escalates and vital services remain unavailable

MENAJanuary 29, 2025
A Palestinian detainee is greeted by jubilant supporters after his release in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Saturday. Reuters
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Hamas frees four Israeli hostages as 200 Palestinian detainees released

Elation in both Israel and Palestinian territories as captives taste freedom

MENAJanuary 25, 2025
Palestinian medics evacuate an elderly person from the Jenin refugee camp on the third day of Israel's military operation. EPA
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Beyond the HeadlinesWhy is Israel raiding Jenin after the ceasefire in Gaza?

Israeli military has launched operation ‘Iron Wall’ and intensified security across the West Bank

Beyond the HeadlinesJanuary 24, 2025
Palestinians walk on a damaged street as they leave Jenin camp during an Israeli raid. Reuters
Jenin camp is ‘almost uninhabitable’ as Israeli raid continues, says UN

Bodies on the ground cannot to be reached by medics, says hospital director in occupied West Bank city

MENAJanuary 22, 2025
Palestinians freed from prisons are driven to freedom as part of a deal between Hamas and Israel, in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. Reuters
Severe medical problems among Palestinian detainees and hostages freed under Gaza truce

Harrowing testimonies follow first exchange of captives as part of ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel

MENAJanuary 21, 2025
Fadi Al Saadi mourns next to the body of his brother Abdel Wahab, who was killed in an Israeli raid, in Jenin on Tuesday. Reuters
At least 10 killed as Israel intensifies attacks on Jenin

Paramedics unable to reach people in need after raid in the occupied West Bank

MENAJanuary 21, 2025
President-elect Donald Trump's second inauguration marks a pivotal moment as eyes turn to his Middle East foreign policy, following the Gaza ceasefire. AP
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Beyond the HeadlinesWhat will happen in the Middle East under president-elect Trump?

Many questions remain about the approach of the new leader to postwar Gaza, Syria and Lebanon

Beyond the HeadlinesJanuary 20, 2025
A Palestinian carries an aid box distributed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in Deir Al Balah, central Gaza Strip, on November 4. Reuters
Unicef says Gaza aid operation among ‘most complex in the world’ as it prepares for ceasefire surge

UN agency has enough lifesaving supplies to send 1,300 lorries into Gaza once truce begins on Sunday

MENAJanuary 18, 2025
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