Vanessa Ghanem
Freelance Translator and Journalist at Freelance
Contributing Writer at Al Arabiya
Multimedia journalist covering the Middle East, translator, writer. Current bylines @AlArabiya_Eng, @AlMonitor. Former @Annahar, @LBCI_News, @CARMA. Tweets mine
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1 week ago |
thenationalnews.com | Fareed Rahman |Vanessa Ghanem
A bank customer holds a placard reading 'The new president's priority must be depositors' savings' during a demonstration in downtown Beirut. EPAA bank customer holds a placard reading 'The new president's priority must be depositors' savings' during a demonstration in downtown Beirut. EPALebanon's bank customers won't see the $93 billion they are owed 'any time soon'Customer funds remain frozen with lenders after the country’s economy collapsed in 2019
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2 weeks ago |
thenationalnews.com | Vanessa Ghanem
The Sudanese Armed Forces have repeatedly made false allegations against the UAE, misusing the UN Security Council to spread these claims, an Emirati official told The National on Thursday, as the World Court is scheduled to hear a case brought by Sudan's army-led government. Sudan's army has accused the UAE of arming the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group that has been fighting the armed forces in a two-year-old civil war.
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2 weeks ago |
thenationalnews.com | Vanessa Ghanem
The US and Iran are scheduled to engage in indirect nuclear negotiations in Oman this week, signalling a cautious step toward diplomacy at a time of heightened regional tensions. At the heart of the renewed diplomatic efforts is Oman, a longtime Gulf intermediary whose quiet but effective diplomacy has helped to bridge divides between adversaries.
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2 weeks ago |
thenationalnews.com | Vanessa Ghanem
Kuwait implemented temporary power cuts in select industrial and agricultural areas this week as demand surged beyond available capacity. The power cut came as temperatures soared to nearly 38 degrees Celsius, adding pressure to an already strained power grid. Summer temperatures in the Gulf country often exceed 50ºC. But the cuts have started even before the scorching heat kicks in, highlighting the challenges facing one of the world’s wealthiest nations.
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2 weeks ago |
thenationalnews.com | Vanessa Ghanem
US deputy special envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus on Saturday met Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, marking her second visit to Lebanon since taking office. The president's office said in a post on X that talks between Ms Ortagus and Mr Aoun focused on the situation in south Lebanon and along the border with Syria, as well as the urgent need for financial and economic reforms to curb corruption.
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