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Jamie Prentis

Jamie Prentis

Lebanon correspondent
Beirut
Jamie is a British journalist and has been a correspondent at the Beirut bureau since March 2022, where he covers Lebanese affairs and the wider region. Before that he was a reporter at the London bureau for nearly four years. Before joining The National he worked for the Libya Herald and covered the country for outlets including The Times.
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UN vehicles drive past buildings destroyed by Israel's air and ground offensive against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. AP
Lebanon says civilian return to villages must come before broader Israel talks

Meeting comes as Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly visits Beirut

MENADecember 19, 2025
Speaker Nabih Berri's unwillingness to have MPs hear a contentious election law has prompted boycotts in Lebanon's parliament. NNA
Lebanese parliament meets despite boycott over election law

Chamber narrowly reaches required quorum as members approve $250m World Bank loan for south

MENADecember 18, 2025
Lebanese troops on a military vehicle south of the Litani river, the area covered in the first phase of arms control. Reuters
Lebanon says Hezbollah disarmament on track after US links funding to progress

US defence bill proposes suspension of aid to Lebanese Armed Forces if it is deemed unwilling to carry out task

MENADecember 10, 2025
Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji has proposed meeting Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in a third country. Photo: NNA
Lebanon's Foreign Minister declines invitation to visit Iran

Youssef Rajji says 'conditions not conducive' and proposes meeting in a third country

MENADecember 10, 2025
Lebanese soldiers near the border with Israel. The US is one of the army's most important backers. Reuters
Lebanese army chief's visit to US back on the table

Unifil commander says there is 'no evidence' of Hezbollah rebuilding its presence near border with Israel

MENADecember 09, 2025
Pope Leo XIV holds a moment of prayer at the site of the 2020 Beirut Port explosion. AP
Pope Leo leads prayers at Beirut blast site and holds final Mass of visit

Pontiff leads morning service and meets Beirut blast victims before leaving Lebanon

MENADecember 02, 2025
Pope Leo XIV waves as he arrives for a visit to Bkerki, the seat of the Maronite Church, in Lebanon, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. (AP Photo / Bilal Hussein)
Pope Leo tells Lebanon's faith leaders that 'peace is possible'

Pontiff visits St Maroun Monastery and hosts interfaith meeting on second day of historic trip to Lebanon

MENADecember 01, 2025
Pope Leo XIV visiting the Monastery of the Carmelite Sisters of the Theotokos, during his apostolic journey to Harissa in Lebanon. EPA
Pope Leo begins Lebanon trip with emphasis on peace

Lebanese leaders greet Pope Leo as he begins three-day tour in Beirut

MENANovember 30, 2025
Father Louis Matar, caretaker of Saint Maroun Monastery in Annaya, Lebanon. Jamie Prentis / The National
Lebanon hopes Pope Leo’s visit will bring brief respite from its crises

Maronite heartlands gear up for visit from the head of the Catholic Church

MENANovember 30, 2025
Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji stressed Lebanon's sovereignty, 'free from ideological slogans and transborder regional agendas'. Reuters
Lebanon rebukes Iran for calling Hezbollah 'more essential than bread and water'

Lebanese Foreign Minister has repeatedly criticised Tehran for interfering in his country's affairs

MENANovember 27, 2025
Damaged cars and debris at the site of an Israeli air strike in Baalbek, Bekaa Valley, with the ancient city's Roman temple in the background. AFP
'Baalbek is back' despite Israeli bombardment of Bekaa Valley

As Israel continues to ratchet up attacks on Lebanon, residents remain defiant

MENANovember 25, 2025
Hezbollah senior commander Haitham Ali Tabatabai had been labelled a 'specially designated global terrorist' by the US. EPA
Hezbollah confirms strike on Beirut killed senior leader

Haitham Ali Tabatabai one of five group members killed in attack on apartment building in Beirut

MENANovember 24, 2025
Israel's attack on Beirut was its first since June, although it regularly bombards the south of Lebanon. EPA
Israel says it killed Hezbollah chief of staff in Beirut attack

Five people dead in fourth Israeli strike on suburb of Dahieh since ceasefire last year

NewsNovember 23, 2025
Nouh Zaiter was sentenced in absentia to life in prison with hard labour in 2021. Photo: Wikipedia Commons
Lebanon captures notorious drug lord Nouh Zaiter

Kingpin seized by Lebanese Army in operation near Baalbek

MENANovember 20, 2025
An Israeli strike blows up a house in the Lebanese village of Tair Filsay. AFP
'No rhyme or reason': Shock in Lebanon at Israel's new wave of strikes

New strikes on south Lebanon after bombing of Ain Al Hilweh killed 14 in worst attack since ceasefire

MENANovember 19, 2025
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