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      Vanessa Ghanem

      Vanessa Ghanem

      Arab Affairs Editor
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      Abu Dhabi
      Vanessa Ghanem is The National’s Arab Affairs Editor, based in Abu Dhabi. She oversees coverage of Arab and Gulf affairs with a focus on geopolitics, diplomacy and geoeconomics. She has over a decade of experience reporting on the Middle East and has worked in prominent newsrooms in the region. Vanessa has interviewed senior officials and policymakers, including US special envoys and congressmen, foreign, defence and economy ministers in the region and beyond, as well as UN and EU officials. She regularly moderates panels at international forums and serves as master of ceremonies. Vanessa has also covered business, energy and socio-economic issues, with her work appearing in outlets such as Al Arabiya, Al-Monitor, CGTN, LBCI Lebanon and An-Nahar Newspaper, among others.
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      Dr Anwar Gargash participates in the Raisina Dialogue, organised by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi. Photo: Dr Anwar Gargash / X
      We must find common ground with Iran, says UAE's Gargash

      Presidential adviser calls for improved diplomatic ties, at a time when the US favours ultimatums

      MENAMarch 18, 2025
      US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the Head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine Andriy Yermak, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, and Minister of Defence of Ukraine Rustem Umerov in Jeddah. EPA
      Ukraine says it will agree to US proposal for 30-day ceasefire

      US resumes military aid and intelligence sharing after breakthrough talks in Saudi Arabia

      MENAMarch 11, 2025
      Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, left, meets Syria's interim President Ahmad Al Shara at the emergency Arab summit at Egypt's New Administrative Capital, just outside Cairo. AP
      Arab League debuts for new Lebanon and Syria leaders reflect profound regional shift

      Both Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Syria's Ahmad Al Shara took strong positions in their speeches

      MENAMarch 05, 2025
      Israeli soldiers walk along the buffer zone between Northern Israel and Southern Lebanon in February. Getty Images
      ExclusiveIsrael unlikely to withdraw from five key positions in Lebanon

      Sources say Israel has convinced US of need to remain

      MENAMarch 03, 2025
      Lebanese President Joseph Aoun meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during his visit to Riyadh. Saudi Press Agency / Reuters
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      Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun meets Saudi Crown Prince on first trip abroad

      Countries agree to review resumption of exports and emphasise importance of Lebanese state

      MENAMarch 03, 2025
      President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a joint news conference in the White House, Washington. AP
      AnalysisEmboldened by Trump, Israel doubles down on military force

      Netanyahu might feel confident of Washington's backing for his aggressive policies in Gaza and beyond

      MENAFebruary 27, 2025
      Members of the newly formed Lebanese government with President Joseph Aoun, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at the presidential palace in Baabda, east Beirut. EPA
      Lebanon scraps 'armed resistance' from ministerial statement for first time in two decades

      Latest policy statement shows government is seeking exclusive authority in decisions of war and peace

      MENAFebruary 19, 2025
      Palestinians cross the Netzarim Corridor towards the north of Gaza. Bloomberg
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      AnalysisMiddle East at a crossroads: peace or conflict?

      Diplomacy and power shifts are reshaping the region, with hopes for more mediation and less war

      MENAFebruary 18, 2025
      US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh. AFP
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      Rubio in Saudi Arabia with Russia-Ukraine war on agenda

      Visit by senior official follows stop in Israel for discussions on Gaza ceasefire

      MENAFebruary 17, 2025
      Women wait in line at a camp for internally displaced people in Port Sudan as cash is distributed by the World Food Programme, in October. Bloomberg
      UAE pledges another $200 million in humanitarian funding for Sudan

      Minister of State says crisis demands 'our immediate and collective action' as country endures famine and mass displacement

      MENAFebruary 14, 2025
      Smoke rises above Khartoum International Airport as battles rage between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. AFP
      ExclusiveUAE and African partners to host high-level humanitarian conference for Sudan

      Emirati ministers lead drive to provide lifesaving assistance to those in need during country’s civil war

      MENAFebruary 13, 2025
      Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri. AFP
      Play09:55
      DocumentaryIs Lebanon finally nearing closure on Hariri’s assassination?

      Politicians and experts discuss enduring legacy of the killing of former Lebanese leader

      MENAFebruary 13, 2025
      Rafic Hariri delivers a rousing a speech as Lebanon's prime minister, in Beirut in May 1998. He would be dead within seven years. Reuters JS/SB
      Play09:55
      Aftershocks of Hariri’s killing still felt in Lebanon 20 years on

      The 20th anniversary of the killing comes at a critical juncture for Lebanon and the wider Middle East

      MENAFebruary 13, 2025
      Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani at the World Governments Summit in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
      Syria has 'gained freedom' but challenges lie ahead, says Foreign Minister

      Asaad Al Shibani tells World Governments Summit in Dubai that new administration's biggest achievement has been avoiding further civil war

      MENAFebruary 12, 2025
      Emad El Din Adeeb, of Sky News Arabia, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary General of the League of Arab States and Jasem Albudaiwi, Secretary General of the Gulf Co-operation Council at the World Governments Summit in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
      Trump creating 'new cycle of conflict' between Israel and Arab states

      US and Arab relations must be a 'two-way street', Arab officials say

      MENAFebruary 12, 2025
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