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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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US President Donald Trump addresses the Saudi-US Investment Forum in Riyadh. Getty Images
TrendingSaudi Arabia to invest billions in US and Qatar prepares for Trump visit

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

Trending Middle EastMay 14, 2025
Yasmeen Altaji
US President Donald Trump departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2025. President Trump is travelling to the Middle East, where Saudi Arabia will be the first stop on a four-day trip. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)
TrendingTrump due in Riyadh and US and China lower tariffs

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

Trending Middle EastMay 13, 2025
Yasmeen Altaji
US President Donald Trump meets President Sheikh Mohamed, then Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, in 2017. Bloomberg via Getty Images
TrendingTrump heads to the Gulf and flights resume in South Asia

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

Trending Middle EastMay 12, 2025
Yasmeen Altaji
Puppets and educational materials in an UNRWA school in the Shuafat refugee camp in East Jerusalem. AP
TrendingIsrael storms UNRWA schools and Emirates posts record profits

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

Trending Middle EastMay 09, 2025
Yasmeen Altaji
Villagers carry their belongings as they move to safer areas after authorities evacuate residents living near the border at Jeora Farm on the outskirts of Jammu. AFP
TrendingIndia-Pakistan escalation and what's next in the US-Houthi ceasefire

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

Trending Middle EastMay 08, 2025
Yasmeen Altaji
Israeli troops deploy at a position near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, on May 5, 2025. Israel's security cabinet approved the expansion of military operations in Gaza including the "conquest" of the Palestinian territory, an official said on May 5, after the army called up tens of thousands of reservists for the offensive. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP)
TrendingAid groups boycott Israeli expansion in Gaza, and Al Shara to meet Macron

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

Trending Middle EastMay 07, 2025
Yasmeen Altaji
A plane leaves Ben Grunion Airport after a ballistic missile fired from Yemen by the Houthis landed in a nearby field. Getty Images
TrendingIsrael and Houthis exchange threats, and ICJ drops Sudan-UAE case

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

Trending Middle EastMay 06, 2025
Yasmeen Altaji
Israeli police officers examine the scene after a ballistic missile fired from Yemen by Houthi rebels struck a field at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv on May 4, 2025. Getty Images
TrendingIsrael vows retaliation for Houthi strike and an attack in Sudan

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

Trending Middle EastMay 05, 2025
Yasmeen Altaji
HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates and HE Joseph Aoun, President of Lebanon, stand for a photograph before a meeting at Al Shati Palace, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, April 30, 2025. Abdulla Al Bedwawi / UAE Presidential Court / Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY
TrendingUAE and Lebanon talk travel, and fires ravage Israel

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

Trending Middle EastMay 02, 2025
Yasmeen Altaji
Israeli soldiers stand guard as Druze men demonstrate in solidarity with the Syrian Druze community near the border in the village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights on April 30. AFP
TrendingIsrael strikes Syria and 100 days since Jenin operation

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

Trending Middle EastMay 01, 2025
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Druze boys hold their sect's religious flags as they stand next to Druze gunmen, a day after clashes between members of the minority Druze sect and pro-government fighters left at least four people dead in the southern suburb of Jaramana, Damascus, Syria. AP
TrendingAn attack against Syria's Druze and a UN report on Sudan's war

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

Trending Middle EastApril 30, 2025
Yasmeen Altaji
Judges at the International Court of Justice are hearing a case about Israel's blockade on aid into Gaza. EPA
TrendingICJ hears Gaza aid case and Israel strikes Lebanon again

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

Trending Middle EastApril 29, 2025
Yasmeen Altaji
U. S President Donald Trump speaks to members of press onboard Air Force One on a flight to Fiumicino Airport near Rome to attend the funeral of Pope Francis, April 25, 2025. REUTERS / Nathan Howard TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
TrendingTrump wants free pass through Suez Canal and PLO appoints deputy president

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

Trending Middle EastApril 28, 2025
Yasmeen Altaji
A former market now being used as a landfill site during the war in Gaza city. Talks are under way on a permanent ceasefire. AFP
TrendingYears-long Gaza ceasefire is on the table, and Lebanon drops banking secrecy

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

Trending Middle EastApril 25, 2025
Yasmeen Altaji
Jordanians inspect the sealed Muslim Brotherhood office in Amman in 2016. Jordan has now banned all activities of the group and closed its offices in the kingdom. AFP
TrendingJordan bans Muslim Brotherhood and earthquake shakes Istanbul

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

Trending Middle EastApril 24, 2025
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