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Hala Nasar

Hala Nasar

Social Media Journalist
Abu Dhabi
Hala is a Social Media Journalist and has experience covering Middle East politics, as part of her training on The National's 2024 graduate programme. She graduated from the American University of Sharjah with a bachelor's degree in mass communications. During her studies, she did an honours programme at Stanford University where she studied writing and film. She also completed internships with MBC and Forbes Middle East before graduating.

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The entrance to Kawon bookshop in the ancient Jordanian town of Madaba. Photo: Ghaith Bahdousheh
Cosy bookshop Kawon is a universe of rare titles, cats and community

The quirky shop has become an attraction in its own right after opening 10 years ago in this historic Jordanian town

May 23, 2025
Kamil Idris ran as an independent candidate for the Sudanese presidency in 2010. Reuters
Sudan’s army chief appoints ex-UN diplomat Kamil Idris as Prime Minister

Appointment by military-led government comes after army recaptured Khartoum and signals potential shift in governing of Sudan

May 19, 2025
Three Palestinian women who lived through the Nakba share their stories. The National
The stories of three Palestinian women who lived through the Nakba

On the 77th anniversary, one survivor in Gaza says today's war is far worse

May 15, 2025
AI-generated photos of US President Donald Trump in traditional Saudi attire, and his daughter Ivanka wearing an abaya and sipping traditional Arabic coffee, were shared among Saudis on Wednesday.
Saudis celebrate Trump visit with AI-generated images of 'Abu Ivanka'

US President made a strong impression during visit to the kingdom

May 14, 2025
Grief is meant to be - it would not exist if love had never been found. Noor Hossain / Unsplash
What losing my aunt to cancer taught me about grief

Dealing with loss can be tough, but grief is love that never wilts or dies

May 09, 2025
Ahmad Manasra was arrested at the age of 13 and later convicted of attempted murder. AFP
Teenage trauma: Palestinian's ordeal goes on despite release from Israeli jail

Lawyers reveal Palestinian youth's cat-and-mouse release - and psychological ordeal

May 09, 2025
Shuruq Ayyad consoles her 12-year-old daughter Rahaf, who is suffering from malnutrition, at a school-turned-shelter in al-Rimal in central Gaza City on May 4, 2025. Amnesty International accused Israel on April 29, of committing a "live-streamed genocide" against Palestinians by forcibly displacing Gazans and creating a humanitarian catastrophe in the besieged territory, claims Israel dismissed as "blatant lies". (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
'Every day I cry': Pain of malnourished Gazan girl

One family's torment as Gaza goes hungry under Israeli blockade

May 06, 2025
Mohammed Mustafa returns to Perth. Photo: Mohammed Mustafa / Instagram
Blood is cheap on streets of Gaza, says returning Australian doctor

Mohammed Mustafa says the people in Gaza, not he, deserve praise, as he calls for humanitarian intervention

April 16, 2025
US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, DC. Reuters
US-Iran talks in Oman: Who said what?

The most striking quotes, from hope to threats

April 12, 2025
Ahmad Manasra leaves an Israeli security office in Jerusalem accompanied by his father. AFP
Israel releases Ahmad Manasra, arrested at 13, after nearly a decade in prison

Manasra was diagnosed with several psychological conditions while serving sentence for 'terrorism'

April 10, 2025
Photo: Danny Kaan
Les Miserables arena show will 'blow away' audiences, stars say

Show at Etihad Arena will feature more than 65 performers as part of a world tour 40 years after musical's debut

April 10, 2025
A US ship fires missiles at an undisclosed location in Yemen, after President Donald Trump ordered military strikes against Houthi infrastructure last month. Reuters
Houthis claim US warship attacked in retaliation for deadly strikes on Yemen

USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier due to arrive in the Middle East to boost Washington's military presence

April 02, 2025
Gazans in the southern city of Khan Younis mourn the deaths of a Palestinian family, who were killed when an Israeli strike hit their tent. AP
Killed in their Eid dresses: Children bear brunt of Israeli strikes

Hundreds of children dead in Gaza over past 10 days, Unicef says

March 31, 2025
Abu Anas's lanterns have created a celebratory space for his children and the other children in the Palestinian enclave. Rakan Abed El Rahman for The National
Gazan father makes lanterns from food cans for children to celebrate Eid despite the war

As the holiday approaches, Palestinian Abu Anas hopes to provide his family with a flicker of hope amid the death and destruction surrounding them

March 28, 2025
BANGKOK, THAILAND - MARCH 28: Thai rescue workers arrive on scene at a construction building collapse in the Chatuchak area following an earthquake on March 28, 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on March 28, 2025, causing strong tremors that were felt in Bangkok, where buildings swayed and hundreds of people evacuated onto the streets. (Photo by Lauren DeCicca / Getty Images)
Hundreds feared dead as devastating earthquake hits Myanmar and Thailand

Massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake strike at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres near city of Mandalay

March 28, 2025

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