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Mohamad Ali Harisi

Mohamad Ali Harisi

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Mohamad Ali Harisi is The National's Foreign Editor, co-ordinating its worldwide output with a focus on the Middle East.
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Men carry the bodies of children killed on Wednesday in an Israeli strike on Gaza city. AFP
Hamas reviews Gaza ceasefire proposal as Netanyahu vows 'it's over' for group

US President Donald Trump has pledged to be 'very firm' with Israel on need to end conflict during next week's talks

MENAJuly 02, 2025
Mohamad Ali Harisi
Lebanese soldiers stand guard in central Beirut. The country has previously experienced attacks during religious events. EPA
ExclusiveBeirut 'terrorist cell' plotted day of attacks mirroring Israel’s pager assault

Arrests come as Lebanon is under pressure to include Hezbollah’s disarmament in its official government agenda as soon as possible

MENAJuly 01, 2025
Mohamad Ali Harisi
First responders search for survivors in the ruins of a residential building after an Israeli air strike in Al Sabra, Gaza city. Bloomberg
Hamas claims fate of Gaza ceasefire lies in US-Israel talks

President Trump is expected to meet Israeli PM Netanyahu at White House next week

MENAJuly 01, 2025
Mohamad Ali Harisi
Hezbollah supporters chant slogans during a gathering outside the Iranian Embassy in Beirut. EPA
US pressures Lebanon to approve Hezbollah disarmament

Washington is also seeking to link the future of Lebanon and Syria’s relations with Israel, according to sources

MENAJune 30, 2025
Mohamad Ali Harisi
Lebanese army soldiers stand guard in downtown Beirut. EPA
Lebanon fears extremist attacks, security sources say

The suspected leader of ISIS arrested in Lebanon was a school teacher, claimed the sources

MENAJune 30, 2025
Mohamad Ali Harisi
People walk in Tehran's Tajrish Bazaar on Thursday after the ceasefire between Iran and Israel. Reuters
CommentThe Middle East is rooting for a better, wiser Iran

The country's real strength lies not in uranium or ideology but in its young population, rich culture and vast natural resources

CommentJune 27, 2025
Mohamad Ali Harisi
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli strike on Tehran. Getty Images
ExplainerIran v Israel: What just happened?

Ceasefire may not end the first direct war between the two states

MENAJune 24, 2025
Mohamad Ali Harisi
Qatar closed its airspace shortly before Iran announced an attack on a US air base in the country. Reuters
Iran warned US before attack on American base in Qatar, Trump says

Arab countries condemn Iranian attack as US President says: 'It's time for peace'

MENAJune 23, 2025
Mohamad Ali Harisi
Demonstrators in Los Angeles protest against the US strikes on Iran. AFP
CommentThe fine line between changing Iran and emboldening Israel’s extremists

Western powers would be playing with fire if backing the current war is without a strategy for what comes after

CommentJune 23, 2025
Mohamad Ali Harisi
Christopher Lockyear, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) secretary general, in a sit-down interview with The National
ExclusiveMSF chief warns of Israeli push to confine medics in Gaza to field hospitals

Secretary general of Doctors Without Borders appeals for halt to pattern of 'genocide and ethnic cleansing'

MENAJune 19, 2025
Mohamad Ali Harisi
An anti-Israel poster is displayed in Tehran. Hostilities between Israel and Iran have escalated rapidly. AFP
'Iran can defend itself': Tehran's proxies left on the substitute bench

Hezbollah source tells The National that the group will not intervene, even if US joins conflict

MENAJune 19, 2025
Nada Maucourant Atallah
From left, US President Donald Trump, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu each have differing agendas. AFP
Is Israel aiming for regime change in Iran?

Air assault against weakened Iran throws into question Tehran government's grip on power

USJune 18, 2025
Adla Massoud
Smoke from an Iranian missile strike in Hertzliya, Israel, on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Iran fired several waves of drones and missiles over the last 24 hours, while Israel continued hitting Tehran, killing one more senior military official and setting the state-television complex ablaze with a strike during a live broadcast. Photographer: Kobi Wolf / Bloomberg
PodcastIran and Israel: What's next?

Listen to The National's editors give the inside view on the conflict

Beyond the HeadlinesJune 17, 2025
Mina Al-Oraibi
Houthi supporters attend a ceremony marking the Shiite religious Day of Eid al-Ghadir, in Sana'a, Yemen, 14 June 2025. The al-Ghadir Day is annually observed since Shiites believe the Prophet Muhammad designated his cousin Imam Ali as his successor. Yemen's Shiite Houthis have celebrated al-Ghadir Day since they took control of most northern parts of Sunni majority-Yemen, including the capital Sana'a, in 2014. EPA / YAHYA ARHAB
ExclusiveHouthis consider resuming strikes on US targets to back Iran

Yemeni rebels claimed to have launched missiles at Israel in co-ordination with Tehran

MENAJune 15, 2025
Mohamad Ali Harisi
This handout picture released by the Iranian Red Crescent on June 14, 2025, show Iranian Red Crescent volunteers working in a Tehran neighbourhood hit by a reported Israeli strike. The Iranian foreign ministry on June 14 said it would be "meaningless" to join nuclear negotiations with the United States in Oman while Iran is under attack by Israel. (Photo by Iranian Red Crescent / AFP) / === RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / Iranian Red Crescent" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ===
VideoIsrael and Iran at war: How did it come to this?

Iran and Israel have been launching tit-for-tat strikes since June 13

MENAJune 14, 2025
Mohamad Ali Harisi
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