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Jamie Prentis

Jamie Prentis

Lebanon correspondent
Location
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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A suspect was arrested in Lebanon after a man was killed by a rock smashing his windscreen. Photo: Internal Security Forces / X
Spate of rock-throwing attacks adds to security fears in Beirut

Fears rise after man was killed when large stone hit his car on airport road

MENASeptember 23, 2026
Mohammad Reza Sheibani, left, with Vice President of the Higher Islamic Shiite Council in Lebanon, Sheikh Ali Al Khatib, centre, at a memorial service at the Iranian embassy in Beirut. Photo: Iranian Embassy in Lebanon
Iran's ambassador to Lebanon granted six-month visa as resident, not diplomat

Mohammad Reza Sheibani refused to leave the country after withdrawal of accreditation

MENAAugust 25, 2026
Major General Adel Issa. Photo: SANA
Lebanon hands over Assad-era general to Syria in first case of its kind

Adel Issa is wanted on charges including murder and torture

MENAAugust 20, 2026
Israeli humvees stationed between houses in southern Lebanon. AFP
Hezbollah once paid families $14,000 when Israel destroyed their homes. Now it may be unable to

Victims of previous wars have been able to rely on an informal welfare system to rebuild. But with US sanctions, the fall of Assad and the Iran war crippling Hezbollah's finances, the payouts have slowed down

MENAAugust 13, 2026
Nabih Berri, the Lebanese Parliament Speaker, opens a session to discuss the general amnesty law, among other items on the agenda. EPA
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Lebanese parliament passes divisive amnesty law

Bill aimed at reducing overcrowding in jails passes despite debate over possible release of Islamist fighters

MENAAugust 12, 2026
Nabih Berri, Lebanese parliamentary Speaker, opens the debate on the abolition of the death penalty. EPA
Lebanese parliament approves abolition of death penalty

Moratorium on executions had already been in place for 22 years

MENAAugust 11, 2026
Beirut Souks integrates archeological sites with modern street art, empowering and aiding small-scale producers, farmers and artists. EPA
Lebanese government sets out demands over next phase of Beirut rebuild

Controversial property company rebuilt destroyed downtown in wake of civil war

MENAAugust 08, 2026
The wife and son of Israeli reserve soldier Major Harel Birenstock, who was killed in an explosion in southern Lebanon, according to the Israeli military, walk during his funeral at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, on Thursday. Reuters
Two Israeli soldiers and one Lebanese killed as Rome talks face new strain

Deaths come after Israel launched strikes accusing Hezbollah of breaching ceasefire

MENAAugust 06, 2026
Smoke and flames rises following an Israeli airstrike in the Dahieh district in southern Beirut, Lebanon, 05 June 2025. The Israel army stated the renewed strikes in the southern suburb of Beirut were carried out against alleged Hezbollah drone facilities established in civilian neighborhoods. EPA / WAEL HAMZEH
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Israel strikes southern Lebanon after 'ceasefire breach' by Hezbollah

Aggression causes Rome talks between Israel and Lebanon to end early on Wednesday, but US says they will start again on Thursday

NewsAugust 05, 2026
A motorcade arrives at the US embassy in Rome on Tuesday as Lebanese and Israeli delegations begin a new round of talks. AFP
Lebanon demands Israel stop hampering pilot zone work as direct talks resume

Lebanese delegation to report progress in first three villages at seventh round of negotiations

MENAAugust 04, 2026
Relatives carry portraits of victims of the 2020 Beirut port explosion as they mark its sixth anniversary near the blast site. AFP
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Lebanon marks sixth anniversary of Beirut port blast with calls for justice

Glimmer of hope for victims' families after minister says prosecutors finalising results of investigation

MENAAugust 04, 2026
Riad Salameh gives an interview at his office in Beirut on December 20, 2021. AFP
Salameh refuses judge's order to move him from prison to hospital for tests

Order followed claims by former central bank chief's lawyers that his health had deteriorated after being arrested and taken to prison on Friday

MENAAugust 03, 2026
Former Lerbanese central bank governor Riad Salameh talks during a Euromoney conference in Beirut. Reuters
Former Lebanese central bank governor Riad Salameh arrested

Salameh is accused of embezzling millions of dollars from Banque du Liban

MENAAugust 01, 2026
A man prays in a corridor at Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport, as Lebanese struggle to find routes home. Reuters
Lebanese hopes of spending summer back home clouded by rising flight costs and fears of war

Israeli occupation and regional attacks have left some among the diaspora unable to return

MENAJuly 31, 2026
Lebanese banker Antoun Sehnaoui with Morgan Ortagus. Photo: Instagram
Lebanese lawyers file suit against banker Sehnaoui after Netanyahu meeting

Under Lebanese law, citizens and residents are banned from direct dealings with Israelis

MENAJuly 29, 2026
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