Edna Mohamed

Edna Mohamed is a reporter at aljazeera.com.

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Based in London, UK, she writes live news, explainers and features with a particular focus on grassroots movements, migration and climate change. Edna previously reported live news for the Guardian during the COVID-19 global pandemic. She has also worked for ITV’s current affairs programme, Tonight, where she contributed to several stories including on the people who took the first trains out of the eastern regions of Ukraine shortly after the Russian invasion in 2022. Edna was a member of aljazeera.com’s live news team which won an Edward R Murrow award in 2025 for its coverage of the December 2024 fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. She has also reported on significant news events including the Russian elections in 2024 and the Russia-Ukraine war as a member of aljazeera.com’s Europe desk.

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These were the updates on 22 August 2026.

epa13165937 Iranian women walk next to an anti-US billboard at the Enghelab square in central Tehran, Iran, 13 August 2026. Tensions between Iran and the US remain high as opposing claims persist over shipping control in the Strait of Hormuz. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH RESTRICTIONS: NO Access Israel Media/Persian Language TV Stations Outside Iran/Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International TV. (As mandated by Iran's Directorate General for Foreign Media) --

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran, and Israel’s attacks on Gaza and Lebanon, for August 21, 2026.

Women walk past a portrait of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in downtown Tehran, Iran, August 20, 2026. [Vahid Salemi/AP Photo]

Iran’s authorities say they could shift to offensive operations as Washington considers further sanctions.

BANDAR ABBAS, IRAN - AUGUST 10: A person wades in the water as ships are seen anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on August 10, 2026 off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran. In a recent statement, Iran's Supreme National Security Council said the vital waterway would not reopen until the United States corrects its behavior, demanding that the U.S. end its war on Iran and compensate the country for war damage, among other conditions. Iran has largely halted vessel traffic through the strait with the threat of strikes; meanwhile, the U.S. has imposed a blockade on Iranian ports. (Photo by Ali Saeedi/Getty Images)

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran from Saturday, August 8, 2026.

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 3, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran from Friday, August 7, 2026.

Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan sign joint defence pact

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran and Israel’s attacks on Gaza and Lebanon from August 3, 2026.

Tankers and cargo vessels are seen in the Gulf of Oman, along shipping routes linking the Strait of Hormuz and the Arabian Sea, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo)

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran on Friday, July 31 2026.

US President Trump departs after a Cabinet meeting at Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland, US, July 31, 2026. [Nathan Howard/Reuters]

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran from Wednesday, July 29, 2026.

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, July 29, 2026. [Reuters]

Green Party, which took over control of the council from the Labour Party, is opposed to Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.

People carry placards during a "National March for Palestine" calling on Britain's next Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, to stand up for the Palestinian people, in London, Britain, July 18, 2026. REUTERS/Jack Taylor

These were the updates from US and Israel’s war on Iran from Saturday, July 25, 2026.

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