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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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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
Play02:00
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
Play00:45
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
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, with senior Arab officials in Saudi Arabia. The Emirates has played a key diplomatic role in the region and Europe. Wam
Successful mediation highlights Gulf’s rising diplomatic influence

Arab nations have taken on key mediator roles in various regions this month

MENAJanuary 31, 2025
Former UNGA president Maria Espinosa at the Raisina Middle East conference in Abu Dhabi. Ms Espinosa advocates for implementing UN resolutions on Palestine, a two-state solution and a people-centred approach to Middle East peace. The National
Play13:59
InterviewEverybody benefits from sustainable peace in Middle East, says former UNGA president

Many officials stress that lasting peace requires serious discussions on a two-state solution

MENAJanuary 29, 2025
Lebanese Economy Minister Amin Salam at the Raisina Middle East conference in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National
Play07:44
Interview'Like a virus': Economy minister says Lebanon's old guard resisting reform

Country requires financial aid to tackle economic crisis exacerbated by destruction of Hezbollah-Israel war

MENAJanuary 29, 2025
Nabil Fahmy, Egyptian former foreign minister, speaks to The National on the sidelines of the Raisina summit in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. The National
Play15:24
Gaza ceasefire may hold but is still flawed, says Egypt’s ex-foreign minister

The power balance is unequal, Nabil Fahmy tells Raisina Middle East conference

MENAJanuary 28, 2025
Smoke rises from the Lebanese village of Burj Al Muluk. Israeli forces are to withdraw from southern Lebanon under the terms of a truce deal with Hezbollah. AFP
Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire likely to be extended

Full Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon set to be delayed, UN source says

MENAJanuary 24, 2025
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