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Reem Abulleil

Reem Abulleil

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Reem Abulleil is an Egyptian multimedia journalist and editor with over 14 years of experience covering sport both regionally and internationally. She travels the world covering tennis, F1 and the NBA, while also focusing on Arab athletes across a wide range of sports. Her columns and exclusive interviews provide insight into the happenings on the tennis circuit and shed light on important issues related to sport in the MENA region. Reem is also the host and producer of The National’s Abtal podcast, a series dedicated to Arab athletes and their journeys towards the Paris Olympics.
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Jamal Murray of the Denver Nuggets talks with kids during the NBA Cares clinic at NYU Abu Dhabi on October 2, 2024. NBAE via Getty Images
NBA Abu Dhabi: Nuggets 'excited about trying to take back title' from Celtics

Coach Malone admits attempting to win back-to-back crowns took its toll but says team are in good place heading into games at Etihad Arena

SportOctober 03, 2024
Reem Abulleil
Abu Dhabi Country's players ahead of their AFC Champions League match against Al Nassr in Riyadh on August 31, 2024. AFP
Team spirit fuels Abu Dhabi team's historic run in women's Champions League

Midfielder Nouf Al Anzi proud to carry the hopes of UAE and the Arab world at continental showpiece

FootballOctober 02, 2024
Reem Abulleil
Jasmine Paolini of Italy during the US Open earlier this month. EPA
ExclusiveItalian history-maker Paolini aims to continue inspirational journey

World No 5 tells The National about her incredible run at majors, Paris Olympics gold and spearheading the rise of Italian tennis

TennisSeptember 27, 2024
Reem Abulleil
Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla. AFP
Boston Celtics refuse to 'skip any steps' in bid to retain NBA title

Coach Joe Mazzulla hopes NBA champions will hit ground running during preseason visit, while Celtics guard Derrick White returns to UAE capital for second time in three months

SportSeptember 26, 2024
Reem Abulleil
Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone will be relying once again on star Nikola Jokic in the new season. AFP
Denver Nuggets target fresh start at NBA Abu Dhabi Games

Head coach Michael Malone confident team can reach the level that delivered the championship last year

SportSeptember 21, 2024
Reem Abulleil
Aryna Sabalenka with her coach Anton Dubrov after defeating Jessica Pegula to win the US Open in New York. Getty Images
Sabalenka's coach Dubrov on US Open win, and retaking No 1 spot

Belarusian secured third Grand Slam title of her career with victory in New York

SportSeptember 17, 2024
Reem Abulleil
Malek El Allami, right, and Emily Sartz-Lunde pose with their trophies after winning the US Open girls' junior title. Garrett Ellwood / USTA
Morocco's El Allami turns focus to college after making US Open history

In a Grand Slam first for her country, the 18-year-old from Casablanca won the girls' junior doubles title - and will now study at Columbia University

TennisSeptember 11, 2024
Reem Abulleil
Karim Bennani in action during a junior boys' singles match at the 2024 US Open. Rhea Nall / USTA
Moroccan juniors at US Open aim to emulate 'Three Musketeers'

Karim Bennani, Reda Bennani, and Malak El Allami are among a talented crop of Moroccan tennis players

TennisSeptember 03, 2024
Reem Abulleil
Mido is actively involved in The Maker and attends training sessions at least three times a week. Photo: The Maker
Mido's ambitious project to guide Egypt's football talent

The former Roma and Tottenham player tells The National about using the experiences from his own career to shape the direction of his programme

FootballAugust 26, 2024
Reem Abulleil
Silver medalist Fares Ferjani of Tunisia poses with his medal during the medal ceremony for the Men Sabre Individual event in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, 27 July 2024. EPA/RITCHIE B. TONGO
Test Promo IITunisia's Ferjani credits philosophical approach for Olympic success

Ferjani secured the Arab region's first medal at Paris 2024 when he won silver in the men's sabre

OlympicsAugust 12, 2024
Reem Abulleil
Algeria's Imane Khelif became the first female Arab boxer to win a gold medal. AFP
Arab athletes can stand proud after Paris Olympics 2024 performance

Seven golds among 17 medals show that sport is booming in the Middle East and North Africa

OlympicsAugust 11, 2024
Reem Abulleil
BELGRADE, SERBIA - MARCH 18: Zouhair Talbi of Morocco MAR competes during the Men's 3000m Heats on Day One of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade 2022 at Belgrade Arena on March 18, 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia. (Photo by Srdjan Stevanovic / Getty Images for World Athletics)
'I see this as redemption' - Talbi makes up for lost time at Paris 2024

Moroccan runner dreams of the marathon podium, three years after being denied chance to compete in Tokyo

OlympicsAugust 08, 2024
Reem Abulleil
Malak Tawfik of Egypt competing at the Women World Aquatics Championships in Doha, 2024. EPA
Tawfik, 16, hopes to control nerves ahead of Olympics diving debut

Teenager competes in 10m platform preliminaries on Monday and is soaking up the experience of Paris 2024

OlympicsAugust 05, 2024
Reem Abulleil
Ines Boubakri is delighted with Arab progress in fencing. Getty Images
Olympic hero Boubakri says Arab fencers can beat anyone

She became first African or Arab woman to win medal at Games at Rio in 2016

OlympicsAugust 02, 2024
Reem Abulleil
Dina Meshref of Egypt in action during her Women's Round of 32 match against Hina Hayata of Japan of the Table Tennis competitions in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, at The South Paris Arena in Paris, France, 31 July 2024. EPA / MARTIN DIVISEK
Dina Meshref vows to make most of her Olympic experience

Egyptian table tennis star pairs up with Hana Goda to take on top-seeded China in team event

OlympicsJuly 31, 2024
Reem Abulleil
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