Urooba Jamal

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Urooba writes news, analysis, features and live blogs on international politics and human rights around the world and has reported from multiple countries, notably Canada; Ecuador; the UK; Qatar, where she covered the Arab-Islamic summit following Israel’s attack on Doha; Pakistan, where she reported on the experiences of children living with a deadly blood disorder; and Bosnia, where she interviewed survivors of the Srebrenica genocide during its 30th anniversary in 2025. Urooba previously worked for Business Insider and the Associated Press in London, as well as Latin America’s largest media network, teleSUR, in Ecuador. Her work has previously been published by international outlets including CNN, the Washington Post and Vice. Urooba was a member of the Al Jazeera Live Page team which received Edward R Murrow Breaking News awards in 2024 and 2025 for its coverage of the Israeli war on Gaza. In 2019, she was named Journalist of the Month by the International Journalists' Network.

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Across 100 kilometres, they walk where Srebrenica’s dead once ran

Over 7000 Peace March participants arrived to the tiny village in Bosnia to commemorate victims

The Pakistani families caught in an endless cycle of blood transfusions

Mudassir Ali, diagnosed with thalassaemia major

A love story born in Gaza’s bombed Ahli Hospital

Hammam's grandparents (L) and his grandfather, Elias, at the hospital (R)

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Eight years after 43 people were killed, judges rule in the first trial over the Genoa bridge collapse.

General view of a bridge with a town in the background.

Tehran vows to respond to any US attacks on its infrastructure with reciprocal strikes on Middle East sites.

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran, as well as Israel’s attacks on Gaza and Lebanon from July 15, 2026.

President Trump has reiterated the US blockade of Iranian ports and has made a u-turn on his 20-percent tariff announcem

In this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency on June 18, 2026, vessels are seen anchored in Bandar Abbas along the Strait of Hormuz. Oil prices tumbled after Trump and his Iranian counterpart separately signed their accord to end the Middle East war, with the Strait of Hormuz to reopen but two months of negotiations lying ahead. (Photo by AMIRHOSSEIN KHORGOOEI / ISNA / AFP) /

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran from Monday, July 13, 2026.

The Strait of Hormuz remains a critical chokepoint for global energy supplies, with disruptions likely to influence fuel costs, trade and economic planning across Africa [Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP]

US president singles out Madrid for particular criticism calling it a ‘terrible partner in NATO’.

epa13097390 World leaders gather for meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the level of Heads of State and Government during the 2026 NATO summit in Ankara,

Defence spending and support for Ukraine’s military needs are expected to top the agenda of summit in Turkish capital.

Turkey NATO Summit

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran, as well as Israel’s attacks on Gaza and Lebanon, from July 7, 2026.

These were the updates from the US-Israel war on Iran and Israel’s attacks on Lebanon from Monday, July 6, 2026.

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These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran and Israel’s attacks on Lebanon from Sunday, July 5, 2026.

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