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Jihan Abdalla

Jihan Abdalla

Senior US Correspondent
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Jihan is a Washington-based correspondent and multimedia journalist who has extensively reported from Israel/Palestine, the United Nations headquarters and Mexico City. Before joining The National, she worked for Al Jazeera, Reuters and the Associated Press among others. Jihan is fluent in English, Arabic, French and Spanish.
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White House special envoy Steve Witkoff blamed Hamas for renewed Israeli strikes on Gaza, saying the group rejected a US-led bridging proposal. AP
US envoy Steve Witkoff says Hamas to blame for Israel's renewed attacks on Gaza

He blamed the group for rejecting an 'acceptable deal' that would have extended the ceasefire

USMarch 23, 2025
An artist rendering of the F-47, the US's sixth generation warplane. US Air Force / Reuters
What is the F-47? The US’s sixth-generation fighter plane

Donald Trump, 47th president, said the Boeing fighter would be capable of flying alongside a swarm of drones

USMarch 21, 2025
President Donald Trump's executive order instructs Education Secretary Linda McMahon to start dismantling the agency. AP
Why is Trump gutting the US Education Department?

US President signed the order at a celebratory White House event surrounded by supporters

USMarch 20, 2025
Presidents Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin. AP
Trump and Zelenskyy agree to work for end to Ukraine war

US floats idea of taking control of Ukraine's energy industry

USMarch 19, 2025
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. AFP
Russia and Ukraine trade fire just hours after 'deal' with Trump to draw down on strikes

Negotiations on ceasefire will begin 'immediately' in the Middle East, White House says

USMarch 18, 2025
A Houthi supporter holds up his weapon during a protest in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
US does not rule out military action against Iran amid Houthi strikes

Washington launched a wave of strikes at the weekend that hit dozens of Houthi targets in Yemen

USMarch 17, 2025
US President Donald Trump signing an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House. Reuters
Trump says Biden pardons are void because former president used autopen

US President also claims his predecessor was not aware of the documents

USMarch 17, 2025
US special Middle East Steve Witkoff was in Doha this week as part of efforts to extend phase one of the ceasefire deal in Gaza. AP
US proposes 'bridge' plan for Gaza ceasefire but says Hamas making 'impractical' demands

White House warns group is making a 'very bad bet' in truce talks

USMarch 14, 2025
President Donald Trump, right, meets Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House in Washington on Thursday. AP
Trump says he hopes Russia accepts Ukraine truce proposal

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he supports idea of 30-day ceasefire but suggest direct talks with US President

USMarch 13, 2025
US President Donald Trump has given a variety of explanations for his antagonism towards Canada. Bloomberg
Trump backs down on 50% steel and aluminium tariffs after Ontario drops electricity surcharge

US President again invites Canada to become 51st state, saying it would make all tariffs 'totally disappear'

USMarch 11, 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
US President Donald Trump, alongside Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his son X Æ A-Xii, outside the White House. AFP
Trump says he’s buying a Tesla EV to help protect Musk’s ‘baby’

Car maker struggling with protests and backlash against chief executive’s involvement in US government and foreign elections

USMarch 11, 2025
Then presidential nominee Donald Trump making a campaign stop at the Great Commoner restaurant in Dearborn, Michigan. Reuters
'Trump was last hope for Gaza': Dearborn residents fend off election criticism

Donald Trump won more than 40 per cent of the vote in the Arab-majority city in Michigan

USMarch 10, 2025
US President Donald Trump said he sent Iranian leaders a letter hoping they would be willing to negotiate a new nuclear deal. EPA
Trump wants to negotiate new nuclear deal with Iran

US President says he sent a letter to Iranian leaders asking if they would be open to talks

USMarch 07, 2025
US President Donald Trump after signing executive orders in the Oval Office. AFP
Trump says he will travel to Saudi Arabia in the next six weeks

US President did not confirm if he would be meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin

USMarch 06, 2025
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