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Mina Al-Oraibi

Mina Al-Oraibi

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Abu Dhabi
Mina Al-Oraibi is the editor-in-chief of The National. An Iraqi-Briton, Mina has over 15 years of experience covering Middle Eastern, European and American affairs. She has conducted several high profile interviews, including with former US President Barack Obama, former Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, former US Climate Envoy John Kerry, Managing Director of the IMF Kristalina Georgieva, and former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair. Prior to assuming her current role, Mina was a senior fellow at the Institute for State Effectiveness and a Yale World Fellow.
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Left to right, German SDP co-chairman Lars Klingbeil, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte and moderator Rym Momtaz at the Munich Security Conference. EPA
Munich Security Conference closes with division over global 'rules-based order'

Ukraine has been at the forefront of western policymakers' minds, but international forum attendees view the conflict through different lenses

WorldFebruary 19, 2023
Mina Al-Oraibi
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz shakes hands with China's Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission, Wang Yi, at the Munich Security Conference on February 17, 2023. Thomas Kienzle / AFP
China stresses importance of ties to rest of world in wake of US balloon dispute

Postcard from Munich: Beijing's desire to collaborate a big theme at Munich Security Conference

WorldFebruary 18, 2023
Mina Al-Oraibi
US Vice President Kamala Harris arrives at Munich airport in Germany before heading to the venue of this year's Security Conference. Leonhard Simon / Reuters
Ukraine to dominate Munich Security Conference but much else is at stake

There will also be a strong representation from the Middle East at this year's Munich Security Conference

WorldFebruary 16, 2023
Mina Al-Oraibi
Lorenzo Simonelli, chairman and chief executive of Baker Hughes. Bloomberg
Baker Hughes chief hails UAE pledge to host 'Cop for everyone'

Lorenzo Simonelli also lauded Dr Sultan Al Jaber’s selection as Cop28 President-designate

EnergyFebruary 16, 2023
Mina Al-Oraibi
Makhtar Diop, Managing Director of the International Finance Corporation, at the World Government Summit in Dubai. The National
UAE has brought energy to climate change agenda, top IFC official says

Makhtar Diop tells The National that the UAE is one of the countries that invests most in renewable energy

ClimateFebruary 15, 2023
Mina Al-Oraibi
Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, says the UAE can be a leader in the energy transition.
Cop28 is chance to 'zero in' on climate action, IMF chief says

Kristalina Georgieva says it is important the climate summit is being held in a country focused on move to clean, sustainable energy

EconomyFebruary 14, 2023
Mina Al-Oraibi
Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency. Bloomberg
Fatih Birol: ‘Cop28 could change destiny of Middle East economies’

International Energy Agency executive director says the UAE hosting the summit provides a historic opportunity for the region

EnergyFebruary 12, 2023
Mina Al-Oraibi
Fahd Al Rasheed says Riyadh wants to welcome the world. Salah Malkawi for The National
Riyadh chief wants to welcome a billion people to Expo 2030

Fahd Al Rasheed on the Saudi capital's big plans — and why the metaverse could play a key role

Saudi ArabiaJanuary 22, 2023
Mina Al-Oraibi
Fuad Hussein, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iraq, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, The National's Editor-in-Chief Mina Al-Oraibi, Kajsa Ollongren, Minister of Defence of the Netherlands, Hans Grundberg, UN Special Envoy for Yemen, and Mohamad Al-Ississ, Jordan’s Minister of Finance, during a panel discussion in Davos. Photo: World Economic Forum
Cautious optimism but no rose-tinted glasses over Middle East

Senior Arab officials speaking of regional integration in a way not seen for some years

WorldJanuary 19, 2023
Mina Al-Oraibi
Matt Brittin, Google’s President for EMEA. The National
Davos 2023: Google's mission to meet obligations in changing world

Google EMEA president Matt Brittin says tech brings huge opportunity and responsibility

WorldJanuary 18, 2023
Mina Al-Oraibi
Meta President of Global Affairs Nick Clegg says 'we are at the foothills of the foothills of the metaverse'. Bloomberg
Job losses, cyber attacks and 'Balkanisation of the metaverse' - big tech in 2023

World Economic Forum hears calls for tech firms and governments to work together

WorldJanuary 18, 2023
Mina Al-Oraibi
A police officer stands on the roof of a hotel and monitor the area with a binocular in Davos, Switzerland, on Monday. AP
Davos forum asked: What will replace western-led globalisation?

All eyes on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen ahead of World Economic Forum's first major address

WorldJanuary 16, 2023
Mina Al-Oraibi
The logo the World Economic Forum on a window inside the Congress Centre ahead of the summit in Davos, Switzerland. Bloomberg
Davos summit confronts double shock of war and energy crisis

From the ongoing Ukraine war to the looming threat of climate change, the 2023 World Economic Forum is clouded with uncertainty

WorldJanuary 15, 2023
Mina Al-Oraibi
British politician David Milliband visits 'The National'. Victor Besa / The National
Beyond the Headlines: David Miliband on conflict, climate and the aid gap

The president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee says world's most vulnerable need more support

Beyond the HeadlinesNovember 09, 2022
Mina Al-Oraibi
David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, warned that “conflict, climate and Covid" create a vicious circle. Victor Besa / The National
David Miliband: Conflict, climate and Covid fuelling humanitarian crises

Exclusive: President and CEO of International Rescue Committee says people 'pushed very close to the precipice'

WorldNovember 08, 2022
Mina Al-Oraibi
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