Adela Suliman

London, U.K.

Reporter focusing on breaking U.S. and world news.

Education: School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, LLB Law; Columbia University, MS in Journalism

Adela Suliman is a breaking-news reporter in The Washington Post's London hub, covering news as it unfolds in the United States and around the globe during overnight and early morning hours in Washington. Previously, she has worked for NBC News, Al Jazeera English, Reuters and the Thomson Reuters Foundation and The Associated Press. She is a graduate of the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, with a degree in Law, and Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism. Before pivoting to journalism, she spent four years as an international corporate litigator in London
Latest from Adela Suliman

What to know about U.S. military support for Israel after a year of war

Israel has received more U.S. military aid than any other country since World War II. Here is the assistance it has received since the war in Gaza began.

October 14, 2024
U.S. Army Cpl. Rogelio Argueta gives commands during THAAD missile defense drills at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam in 2019. (Abaca/Reuters Connect)

Uncertainty looms over Israel’s expected Iran strike; rescuers dig through debris in central Beirut

Israeli strikes on Beirut were the deadliest on Lebanon’s capitol since Oct. 8, 2023, when Hezbollah began its current barrage of rocket attacks on northern Israel.

October 11, 2024

Israel’s cabinet to vote on Iran response; U.N. says 2 peacekeepers injured in Lebanon

Israel’s security cabinet will meet Thursday to vote on Israel’s response to Iran’s Oct. 1 missile attack. The U.N. said two peacekeepers were injured by Israeli fire.

October 10, 2024

Al Jazeera says two cameramen shot in Gaza by ‘increasingly hostile’ forces

It comes as the Committee to Protect Journalists says at least 128 journalists and media workers have been killed over the past year of war in the Middle East.

October 10, 2024
Medics and colleagues of Al Jazeera photojournalist Fadi al-Wahidi stand next to him as he receives treatment at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital, also known as the Baptist hospital, in Gaza City on Wednesday.

‘Office’ star Jenna Fischer had triple-positive breast cancer. What is it?

Fischer said she was diagnosed with an “aggressive” but treatable form of breast cancer, and has recovered after treatments, including chemotherapy and radiation.

October 9, 2024
Jenna Fischer, shown in New York on Nov. 14, 2017.

Macron calls for an end to arms shipments to Israel; strikes rock Beirut suburbs

Israeli forces issued fresh evacuation warnings for southern Beirut, as Hamas say one of its commanders was killed in Israeli strikes on Tripoli.

October 5, 2024

Iran’s leader gives defiant address; Israeli strike hits key road at border

Israeli strikes cut off a key border crossing between Lebanon and Syria.

October 4, 2024

Celebrity ‘diva’ beaver caught in dramatic court case over her future

A rescue center took in Nibi the beaver after she was orphaned. MassWildlife officials say she must be released — but her caregivers say she won’t survive.

October 3, 2024
Nibi the beaver at Newhouse Wildlife Rescue in Chelmsford, Mass.

IDF and Hezbollah clash in Lebanon; Israel, U.S. vow consequences for Iran attack

The barrage of missiles from Iran followed “localized” ground raids by Israeli forces in southern Lebanon to root out Hezbollah fighters.

October 2, 2024

Hamas claims responsibility for Tel Aviv shooting and stabbing attack

Seven people were killed and 16 were injured in the attack, just ahead of a large-scale Iranian missile strike on Israel.

October 2, 2024
Emergency responders move a victim of a shooting Tuesday in the Jaffa neighborhood of Tel Aviv to an ambulance.