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Yasmeen Altaji

Assistant Podcast Producer

Abu Dhabi

Yasmeen Altaji is an Assistant Podcast Producer at The National’s Abu Dhabi headquarters. Her multimedia reportage — from live coverage of the 2024 pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University to US special elections — focuses on international politics, art and culture, and has appeared in international print, TV and radio outlets including the BBC, the CBC, PRI's The World and Al Jazeera English. She holds an MA in Political Journalism from Columbia University and a BS in Journalism and BMus. in Voice and Opera from Northwestern University.

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A Palestinian man looks on next to the damage at the site of an Israeli strike on tents sheltering displaced people, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, at Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, October 14, 2024. REUTERS / Ramadan Abed TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Israeli strikes burn Gaza tent city - Trending

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today's trends

Trending Middle EastOctober 14, 2024

FILE PHOTO: UN peacekeepers (UNIFIL) vehicles are seen parked in Marjayoun, near the border with Israel, in southern Lebanon August 9, 2024. REUTERS / Karamallah Daher / File Photo

Israeli fire injures UN peacekeepers and du announces new units - Trending

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today's trends

Trending Middle EastOctober 11, 2024

(FILES) Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant addresses a press conference with his German counterpart after signing a Declaration of Intent on the ARROW 3 missile defence project at the Defence Ministry in Berlin on September 28, 2023. Gallant, a former general who has shaped Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza, is a prominent force behind the expansion of the nearly year-long military campaign into Lebanon. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)

'Israel to attack Iran' and Milton makes landfall

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today's trends

Trending Middle EastOctober 10, 2024

This handout picture released by the Israeli army on October 8, 2024, shows Israeli troops operating on the ground near the border with Israel in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah said it had forced Israeli troops to retreat on October 8 after they crossed into Lebanon near a UN peacekeeping (UNIFIL) post following Israel's announcement last week it was conducting ground incursions. (Photo by Israel Army / AFP) / === RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Handout / Israeli Army' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ==

TrendingNetanyahu claims Hezbollah successors killed and US hurricane latest

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today's trends

Trending Middle EastOctober 09, 2024

FILE PHOTO: Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at U. N. headquarters in New York, U. S. , September 27, 2024. REUTERS / Eduardo Munoz / File Photo

Netanyahu pledges to continue war and UAE aids Lebanon

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today's trends

Trending Middle EastOctober 08, 2024

BERLIN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 06: Protesters march to demand an end to Israeli military attacks on Palestinians in Gaza on October 06, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. The march, which is taking place on the eve of the first anniversary of the October 7, 2023 Hamas incursions into Israel that left over 1,100 victims dead, is taking place under the motto: "Against Genocide in Gaza"." (Photo by Maja Hitij / Getty Images)

TrendingAnniversary of Israel-Gaza war and UAE-Jordan trade deal

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today's trends

Trending Middle EastOctober 07, 2024

A fire burns in a damaged building at the site of overnight Israeli airstrikes on the Mreijeh neighbourhood in Beirut's southern suburbs on October 4, 2024. (Photo by Ibrahim AMRO / AFP)

More Israeli strikes on Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia meets with Iran - Trending

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today's trends

Trending Middle EastOctober 04, 2024

BEIRUT, LEBANON - OCTOBER 3: A man picks up a Lebanese flag from the rubble after an Israeli airstrike on an apartment block, on October 3, 2024 in Beirut, Lebanon. Israel continued airstrikes on Beirut and its southern suburbs as its military announced a ground offensive in Lebanon, part of what it said would be a "limited" incursion to target Hezbollah forces. (Photo by Carl Court / Getty Images)

TrendingIsrael strikes central Beirut and bars UN Secretary General from country

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today's headlines

Trending Middle EastOctober 03, 2024

Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, October 1, 2024 REUTERS / Amir Cohen TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY ATTENTION EDITORS: ADDING INFORMATION

Iran strikes Israel and new attacks on Lebanon reportedly kill 55 - Trending

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today's headlines

Trending Middle EastOctober 02, 2024

Smoke rises over Beirut's southern suburbs after a strike, Lebanon, on October 1, 2024. Reuters

Israel invades Lebanon and GCC condemns attack on UAE mission in Sudan - Trending

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today's trends

PodcastsOctober 01, 2024

Security personnel work at the site of an Israeli strike, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Kola, central Beirut, Lebanon September 30, 2024. REUTERS / Louisa Gouliamaki

Israel strikes Beirut and Yemeni port

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today's trends

Trending Middle EastSeptember 30, 2024

This image taken from video and released by Ansar Allah Media Office, the media arm of Yemen's Houthi rebels, on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, claims to show the launch of the ballistic missile that landed in an open area in central Israel Sunday, Sept. 15. (Ansar Allah Media Office via AP)

Israel intercepts Houthi missile and warning is issued for faulty Boeing parts - Trending

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today's trends

Trending Middle EastSeptember 27, 2024

Smoke billows over southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Tyre, Lebanon September 25, 2024. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire call and Meta's new AI features – Trending

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today's trends

Trending Middle EastSeptember 26, 2024

Smoke billows over southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Tyre, Lebanon September 25, 2024. REUTERS / Aziz Taher

Lebanon death toll rises and leaders call for de-escalation - Trending

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today's headlines

Trending Middle EastSeptember 25, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - September 23, 2024: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (L), meets Joe Biden, President of the United States of America (R), in the Oval Office at the White House during an official visit. ( Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court ) ---

US-UAE ties and Israeli assault on Lebanon - Trending

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today's trends

Trending Middle EastSeptember 24, 2024

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