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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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      Lebanon's Roumieh prison. Reuters
      Play06:37
      ExclusiveLebanon seeks deal to send overcrowded prison inmates to Syria

      Justice Minister Adel Nassar tells The National proposal would cover most Syrians in jail

      MENAJuly 18, 2025
      Bomb removal experts work in an area in the south of Lebanon, under a joint army-NGO programme. Mohamad Zanaty / The National
      Unexploded munitions a lingering deadly threat of Israel's war on Lebanon

      Experts return to southern areas already cleared of bombs from previous conflicts

      MENAJuly 17, 2025
      US ambassador to Turkey and special envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack arrives to meet Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in Beirut on July 7. Reuters
      Lebanon receives US response on disarming Hezbollah

      Lebanese parliament questions government over performance

      MENAJuly 15, 2025
      A captagon factory raid in Lebanon on July 13 2025. Photo: Lebanese Army
      Lebanon dismantles 'major' Captagon factory

      Military says drugs lab in Baalbek region is among largest discovered so far

      MENAJuly 14, 2025
      Hezbollah supporters take part in an Ashura ceremony in Beirut's southern suburbs on July 6, 2025. AFP
      ExclusiveLebanon considers plan to disarm Hezbollah after Western guarantees

      Assurance followed Lebanese response to US road map for disarming Hezbollah, sources say

      MENAJuly 10, 2025
      A building damaged by Israeli strikes in Beirut's southern suburbs in April. Reuters
      Play02:19
      Israel sends troops deeper into south Lebanon to destroy alleged Hezbollah sites

      Israeli military continues to occupy five points inside Lebanese territory despite ceasefire

      MENAJuly 09, 2025
      Hezbollah supporters raise their hands and beat their chests as they march during Ashoura, the Shiite Muslim commemoration marking the 7th-century death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, at the Battle of Karbala, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, July 6, 2025. (AP Photo / Hassan Ammar)
      Lebanon's Shiites mark Ashura amid calls for Hezbollah to disarm

      First commemoration since the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah

      MENAJuly 06, 2025
      US special envoy Tom Barrack, left, meets Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, right, at the presidential palace in Baabda, on June 19. AP
      Play02:19
      Lebanon drafts response to US demands for cabinet to approve Hezbollah disarmament

      Beirut is under immense US pressure to bring all weapons under state control as soon as possible

      MENAJuly 01, 2025
      Lebanese army soldiers stand guard in downtown Beirut. EPA
      Lebanon fears extremist attacks, security sources say

      The suspected leader of ISIS arrested in Lebanon was a school teacher, claimed the sources

      MENAJune 30, 2025
      An Indian soldier serving with Unifil speaks to The National in southern Lebanon. Mohamad Zanaty for The National
      Special reportOn patrol with UN troops as 'normality returns' to Lebanon's fragile border

      Iran-Israel conflict played out as residents of border area rebuild lives after Hezbollah-Israel war last year

      MENAJune 27, 2025
      Smoke rises from Israeli air strikes near Nabatieh, in southern Lebanon. AFP
      Israel in south Lebanon bombing spree against alleged Hezbollah targets

      At least 20 air strikes target underground facilities

      MENAJune 27, 2025
      Elon Musk's Starlink internet satellites already cover some Middle East countries. Reuters
      Elon Musk invited to Lebanon after phone call with President Aoun

      Tech billionaire expressed interest in entering Lebanon's telecoms sector

      MENAJune 26, 2025
      Unifil peacekeepers have dismantled Hezbollah positions in south Lebanon. Mohamad Zanaty for The National
      Play02:19
      ExclusiveHezbollah's border tunnels lie empty as Israel's war on Iran escalates

      The National has been embedded with Unifil peacekeepers in south Lebanon

      MENAJune 19, 2025
      Passengers wait at Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut on Friday after flights to and from Lebanon were cancelled or delayed following Israel's attack on Iran. EPA
      Play01:12
      Unease persists for Lebanese as they watch Israel-Iran conflict play out

      Sight of missiles flying through the air is a reminder of their country's own unstable situation

      MENAJune 16, 2025
      People gather as cars drive past rubble from damaged buildings in Beirut's southern suburbs, after a ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed group Hezbollah took effect in November. Reuters
      ‘Axis of sitting ducks’: Why Hezbollah cannot afford to defend Iran from Israel’s attacks

      With its arsenal decimated and pressure to disarm, the Lebanese group has little capability to support its ally

      MENAJune 13, 2025
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