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Vanessa Ghanem

Vanessa Ghanem

Arab Affairs Editor
Abu Dhabi
Vanessa Ghanem is The National’s Arab Affairs Editor, based in Abu Dhabi. She oversees coverage of Arab and Gulf affairs, with a focus on regional geopolitics and diplomacy. Previously, she worked as a freelance multimedia journalist, covering Middle East geopolitics, business, energy and socio-economic issues. Her work has appeared in Al Arabiya English, Al-Monitor and others. She was also a digital media editor at LBCI Lebanon and contributed to the English edition of An-Nahar Newspaper.
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Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, arrives in Johannesburg to attend the G20 summit on behalf of President Sheikh Mohamed. UAE Presidential Court
UAE announces landmark $1bn initiative to expand AI infrastructure across Africa

Announcement made at G20 summit in Johannesburg

UAENovember 22, 2025
Israeli soldiers standing on a tank at a position on Israel's border with southern Lebanon. AFP
ExclusiveUS piles pressure on Lebanon to accelerate Hezbollah disarmament

American and Lebanese officials understand the process is complex, constrained by political sensitivities and army's limited tools

MENANovember 19, 2025
Gen Rodolphe Haykal, centre, commands the Lebanese armed forces tasked with disarming Hezbollah. EPA
US scraps Lebanese army chief's trip to Washington

Rodolphe Haykal's visit scrapped after his forces denounce Israeli 'enemy' attacks on Lebanese territory

MENANovember 18, 2025
Volker Turk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, addressing the special session in Geneva on the situation in Sudan's El Fasher. EPA
'We're watching you,' UN rights chief warns Sudan's warring parties

UAE says horrors on the ground only confirm there is no military solution to the civil war

MENANovember 14, 2025
President of the UN General Assembly Annalena Baerbock speaks a day ahead of the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha, Qatar, on November 3, 2025. Reuters
Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty faces uphill battle amid conflicts and aid cuts

Progress will depend on 'many circumstances beyond anyone's control', says senior official

GulfNovember 07, 2025
President of the United Nations General Assembly Annalena Baerbock speaks at the Second World Summit for Social Development, focusing on advancing social development and reaffirming commitments to the Copenhagen Declaration, in Doha, Qatar, November 4, 2025. REUTERS / Ibraheem Abu Mustafa REFILE - QUALITY REPEAT
InterviewUNGA president: Security Council 'ready to move' on two-state solution

Ex-German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock says Israel must deliver on ceasefire

MENANovember 05, 2025
Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim speaks during the UN's Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha. AFP
Qatar’s Emir condemns 'horrific atrocities' in Sudan's El Fasher

Sheikh Tamim says the time has come to end the civil war in Sudan and reach a political solution

GulfNovember 04, 2025
Dr Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to President Sheikh Mohamed, spoke at the IISS Manama Dialogue in Bahrain. Photo: IISS
International community made 'critical mistake' over Sudan, says UAE's Gargash

Diplomatic adviser to President Sheikh Mohamed says warring generals must agree to ceasefire and hand over power to civilian rule

GulfNovember 02, 2025
US special envoy Tom Barrack speaks at the 21st IISS Manama Dialogue on November 1. Screengrab / YouTube livestream
Israel believes Hezbollah is rearming, says US envoy Tom Barrack

Trump envoy speaks to The National at IISS Manama Dialogue

MENANovember 01, 2025
Oman's Foreign Minister Badr Al Busaidi speaking at the Manama Dialogue. Photo: IISS
Omani Foreign Minister says Israel is prime source of insecurity in region

Badr Al Busaidi calls for increased engagement between Gulf states and Tehran

GulfNovember 01, 2025
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said a timeline for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza is 'imperative'. Photo: IISS
Jordan says no security is possible while Israel remains in Gaza

Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi called for progress on establishing stabilisation force in next steps of truce deal

MENANovember 01, 2025
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty has said the mission in Gaza should be 'peacekeeping, not peace-enforcing'. AP
InterviewEgypt pushing for quick UN resolution on Gaza peace force, says foreign minister

It will not be acceptable to have foreigners run the Palestinian enclave, Badr Abdelatty tells The National

MENAOctober 20, 2025
A Unifil armoured vehicle in Beirut. AFP
Unifil warns Lebanon operations could be affected by cuts

The UN force supports Lebanese army to reassert state control over south Lebanon

MENAOctober 14, 2025
Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani meets Lebanese army commander Gen Rodolphe Haykal. Photo: Qatar's Ministry of Defence
Lebanon's army chief visits Qatar for talks on military co-operation

Visit comes after Gen Rodolphe Haykal briefed Lebanese government on Hezbollah’s disarmament

GulfOctober 09, 2025
Saudi Foreign Minister and co-chairman of the UN General Assembly Prince Faisal bin Farhan at the UN headquarters in New York. EPA
Arab diplomacy takes centre stage at UNGA

Arab leaders and senior officials rally support for Palestinian statehood and push for an end to Israel’s war on Gaza

GulfSeptember 23, 2025
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