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Yasmeen Altaji

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 boy holds an empty bowl as he waits at a hot meal distribution point in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, June 4, 2025. The US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) group operating aid sites in the Gaza Strip announced the temporary closure of the facilities on June 4, following a string of deadly incidents near the distribution sites it operates that have sparked condemnation from the United Nations. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)
TrendingOpening of Gaza aid points delayed and new rift in Israeli government

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Trending Middle EastJune 05, 2025
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Muslims perform morning prayers in the grand mosque during the annual hajj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 3, 2025. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
TrendingHajj begins today and Syria builds national army

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s top stories

Trending Middle EastJune 04, 2025
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An Israeli tank moves near the border with Gaza on May 19. Getty Images
TrendingHamas ready to negotiate and Iran, Egypt talk nuclear

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s top stories

Trending Middle EastJune 03, 2025
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Internally displaced Palestinians gather outside a charity kitchen to receive limited rations amid a shortage of food in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. EPA
TrendingGaza aid site shooting and Iran-US nuclear talks

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s top stories

Trending Middle EastJune 02, 2025
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Israeli settlers walk away from the village of Abu Falah, northeast of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on May 5, 2025. According to the Palestinian health ministry, Israeli troops or settlers have killed at least 921 Palestinians, including militants, in the West Bank since the Gaza war began. (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP)
TrendingIsrael approves more settlements and Saudi Arabia tightens Hajj security

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s top stories

Trending Middle EastMay 30, 2025
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The aftermath of an Israeli strike on Sanaa airport in Yemen. Photo: Sanaa Airport
TrendingIsrael attacks Yemen, broadcaster Morgan speaks out on Gaza

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s top stories

Trending Middle EastMay 29, 2025
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Syrian pound notes stacked up at the central bank in Damascus. AFP
TrendingSyria plans to reshape economy, and Jerusalem Day sparks violence

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s top stories

Trending Middle EastMay 27, 2025
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A voter in Nabatieh, south Lebanon, holds a poster with images of Hezbollah's former leader Hassan Nasrallah, right, and his cousin and successor Hashem Safieddine during municipal elections on May 24. AP Photo
TrendingSouth Lebanon votes and UNRWA calls for aid deliveries

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

Trending Middle EastMay 26, 2025
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A screen at the press center shows Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the informal summit of the Organization of Turkic States on May 21, 2025 at the Varkert Bazar cultural center in Budapest. (Photo by Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP)
TrendingErdogan has 'no interest' in re-election, and dire straits for Gaza's children

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s top stories

Trending Middle EastMay 23, 2025
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian at the Tehran Dialogue Forum in Tehran, Iran. EPA
TrendingIran in indirect contact with Syria and Israeli protesters block Gaza aid

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s top stories

Trending Middle EastMay 22, 2025
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From left, UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting, Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood leaving No 10 Downing Street, London, after sanctions were imposed on West Bank settlers. PA
TrendingUK sanctions West Bank settlers, and EU lifts sanctions on Syria

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s top stories

Trending Middle EastMay 21, 2025
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KEREM SHALOM, ISRAEL - MAY 19: Aid trucks move along a road near Kerem Shalom Crossing Point on their way to the Gaza Strip on May 19, 2025 in Southern Israel, Israel. The Israeli military has said its expanding ground operations in Gaza as part of what they're calling 'Operation Gideon's Chariots,' aimed at securing the release of hostages still held in Gaza, as well as "the defeat of Hamas." Israel has been escalating its campaign in Gaza and blockade of humanitarian aid after the previous two-month long ceasefire agreement collapsed in March. Meanwhile, over the weekend the two sides reportedly began indirect talks to reach a ceasefire in Doha, the capital of Qatar. (Photo by Amir Levy / Getty Images)
TrendingLimited aid entering Gaza, and Syria cracks down on ISIS

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s top stories

Trending Middle EastMay 20, 2025
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Palestinians at a charity kitchen in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip. AFP
TrendingGaza ceasefire talks and Libya in turmoil

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s top stories

Trending Middle EastMay 19, 2025
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UAE President Sheikh Mohamed and US President Donald Trump and at Qasr Al Watan. AFP
TrendingTrump wraps up Gulf trip in UAE and Turkey holds uncertain Ukraine talks

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s top stories

Trending Middle EastMay 16, 2025
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U. S. President Donald Trump and Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attend a signing ceremony in Doha, Qatar, May 14, 2025. REUTERS / Brian Snyder
TrendingBoeing closes deal with Qatar and Trump sets off for UAE

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

Trending Middle EastMay 15, 2025
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