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Nada Maucourant Atallah

Nada Maucourant Atallah

Beirut
Nada Maucourant Atallah is a correspondent at The National's Beirut bureau. She is a French-Lebanese journalist with five years of experience in Lebanon. She previously worked for L’Orient-Le Jour and the French investigative journal Mediapart, with a focus on financial and political investigations. She also reported for various French media outlets such as Le Monde Diplomatique and Madame Figaro
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Unifil peacekeepers patrol the border with Israel near the village of Kfar Kila, in southern Lebanon. AFP
US and Lebanon deny reports of deal with Israel to withdraw UN peacekeepers

Lebanese official says reports about ending mandate of Unifil are 'not serious'

MENAJune 09, 2025
Nada Maucourant Atallah
Candles sit near a picture of assassinated Lebanese journalist Samir Kassir in Beirut last year. EPA
Focus on Gaza and Syria at Samir Kassir Middle East press awards

20th edition of EU-sponsored ceremony held without founder Gisele Khoury, who died in 2023

MENAJune 04, 2025
Nada Maucourant Atallah
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has said the country needs to be ready for foreign investment and partnerships. AP
Lebanon looks to AI amid plans for digital transformation

President Joseph Aoun says digitalisation of public sector has long been delayed to serve 'whims of corrupt'

NewsJune 03, 2025
Nada Maucourant Atallah
The US and Europe have agreed to lift sanctions on Syria, ending years of isolation for its banking sector. AFP
'We can’t afford to stand still': Syria’s banks brace for competition for post-sanctions boom

From reconstruction to trade, an end to sanctions has invigorated sector but challenges remain

MENAJune 03, 2025
Nada Maucourant Atallah
Syria's President Ahmad Al Shara, centre, shakes hands with Orhan Cemal Kalyoncu, chairman of Kalyon Holding, as Syrian Minister of Energy Mohammad Al Bashir watches, after the signing of the agreement in Damascus. AP
Syria signs $7bn Qatari-led deal to double power supply

'Historic' agreement is tipped to create more than 50,000 direct jobs and 250,000 indirect jobs

EnergyMay 29, 2025
Nada Maucourant Atallah
Demonstrators protest against plans to bar foreign students from Harvard. The Ivy League university has found itself at the eye of a storm from Washington. EPA
Middle East students put US dreams on hold amid Trump visa crackdown

Young people who have places at leading US universities fear they will not be allowed to enter the country

UAEMay 29, 2025
Rachel Kelly
People shop at a fruit stall in the Shalaan Market in Damascus. The economy is set for a major boost with the lifting of western sanctions. AFP
'Who will bring McDonald's to Syria?' How nation plans to rebuild broken economy

Optimism in the air but recovery is 'not like flipping a switch', officials say

MENAMay 28, 2025
Nada Maucourant Atallah
Syrians celebrate the US announcement of the lifting of sanctions on the country in Tartus this month. Reuters
New lease of life for Tartus port as Syria reopens for business

Lifting of sanctions sparks buzz of activity, along with questions over future of nearby Russian naval base

MENAMay 26, 2025
Nada Maucourant Atallah
Employees count stashes of Syrian pounds at the central bank in Damascus. The Syrian pound has lost about 90 per cent of its value since 2011. AFP
ExclusiveSyria to overhaul financial system after sanctions relief

Country’s senior monetary official outlines plans to review laws and attract foreign deposits

MENAMay 26, 2025
Mohamad Ali Harisi
Al Hol camp in north-eastern Syria houses tens of thousands of mostly women and children linked to ISIS. AP Photo
Damascus and SDF pave way for Syrians to return from ISIS-linked camp

Government delegation visits Al Hol camp to plan for detainees' return

MENAMay 24, 2025
Nada Maucourant Atallah
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun greets Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan at the presidential palace in Baabda in January. Reuters
Lebanon banks on Arab diplomacy to ease Israeli pressure over Hezbollah

President Joseph Aoun's recent travels seek to improve previously strained ties with Gulf and Arab countries

MENAMay 17, 2025
Nada Maucourant Atallah
Pope Leo XIV met members of the Eastern Church during his first full week in charge at the Vatican. EPA
Bringer of peace: What the Middle East is expecting of Pope Leo

Leaders of the Eastern Church are urging the new pontiff to bridge ties between west and east

MENAMay 16, 2025
Mina Aldroubi
Syrians celebrate in Idlib after the US announced the lifting of sanctions. EPA
'Make Syria Great Again': Syrians celebrate lifting of US sanctions

Joy in Damascus after Donald Trump's announcement

MENAMay 14, 2025
Danny Makki
Counting money at Syria's central bank. Qatar's assistance to the new government in Damascus is not enough to pay a promised salary rise to government workers. Reuters
Qatari funds 'not enough' for 400% pay rise promised to Syrian public sector

Gulf state's $29m a month pledge would cover a fifth of salary increase for civil servants

MENAMay 13, 2025
Nada Homsi
Rescuers dig for bodies at a mass grave in Raqqa, Syria in 2019. Qatari agents say they have found the remains of 30 people in a new US-backed search for ISIS victims. AP
Qatari agents find 30 bodies of ISIS victims in FBI hunt in Syria

Former ISIS-held town of Dabiq searched at request of US investigators

MENAMay 12, 2025
Tim Stickings

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