Faisal Ali

Faisal Ali is a reporter at aljazeera.com.

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Based in Doha, Qatar, he is a member of Global News Insight’s Global and Live news teams, writing news, features and analysis with a particular focus on diplomacy, culture and security in East Africa. Faisal has previously contributed to the Guardian, TRT World and New Lines magazine among other publications. Notable work by Faisal includes his 2025 Global News Insight investigation of the state crackdown on Ethiopian doctors during their strike for better working conditions; the diplomatic and political fall out of Somaliland's recognition of Israel and his analysis of the causes of Somalia’s civil war for New Lines magazine.

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These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran and Israel’s attacks on Lebanon for Friday, July 3, 2026.

Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's picture is kept during his farewell ceremony

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran and Israel’s attacks on Lebanon for Thursday, July 2, 2026.

A man rides a bicycle as birds fly near a banner featuring an earlier image of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on a street in Tehran, Iran, July 2, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem Foreign media in Iran operate under guidelines set by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, which regulates press activity and permissions ISRAEL OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN ISRAEL. NO ACCESS FOR ISRAELI MEDIA. NO USE BBC PERSIAN. NO USE VOA PERSIAN. NO USE MANOTO. NO USE IRAN INTERNATIONAL. NO USE RADIO FARDA. DIGITAL: NO USE BBC PERSIAN. NO USE VOA PERSIAN. NO USE MANOTO. NO USE IRAN INTERNATIONAL. NO USE RADIO FARDA. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

US prosecutors reach into Somalia for a suspect in US fraud case.

President says his country will readmit genuine nationals but insists Europe must first verify deportees’ identities.

(FILES) Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud delivers a joint press conference with the German Chancellor after talks at the Chancellery in Berlin, on November 5, 2024.

These were the updates for Thursday, June 25, 2026, as Venezuela responded to the aftermath of two deadly earthquakes.

Patients lie outside a hospital evacuated after it was damaged in an earthquake in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Pedro Mattey)

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran and Israel’s attacks on Lebanon from Thursday, June 25, 2026.

Oil tanker JORYA sails at the sea near the Omani coast, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 25, 2026. [Stringer/Reuters]

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran and Israel’s attacks on Lebanon from Wednesday, June 24, 2026.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to members of the media at Kuwait International Airport, June 24, 2026. [Eric Lee/Reuters]

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran and Israel’s attacks on Lebanon from Sunday, June 21, 2026.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance looks on next to U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, as Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi shakes hands with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, before the start of a quadrilateral meeting between the U.S., Iran, Pakistan, and Qatar at the Lake Lucerne Summit, aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict, at Buergenstock Resort Lake Lucerne, near Stansstad, Switzerland, June 21, 2026

Six months after recognition, Israel and Somaliland say they are moving from symbolism to strategic cooperation.

Israel's President Isaac Herzog and Somaliland's President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi hold up glasses of beverage before giving statements to the press at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, June 14, 2026. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo

These were the updates from US-Israel’s war on Iran and Israel’s attacks on Lebanon from Saturday, June 20, 2026.

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Iran war updates: Day one of Khamenei funeral ends, Israel bombs Lebanon

Iran war updates: ‘Decisive response’ to any US ‘miscalculation’ – Tehran

Somali intelligence helps US arrest alleged leader of Minnesota fraud

EU targets Somalia with visa curbs as president pushes back on returns

Venezuela earthquakes updates: At least 188 killed, 1,500 injured

Iran war updates: UN’s IMO halts ship evacuations from Hormuz after attack

Iran war updates: Rubio calls Gulf discussions frank; Iran talks next week

Iran war updates: First round of Iran-US talks concludes in Switzerland

Israel fetes Somaliland’s leader as it seeks to expand Red Sea influence

Iran war updates: Tehran shuts Hormuz, Vance on way to Switzerland

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