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Lemma Shehadi

Lemma Shehadi

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Lemma Shehadi covers stories of Middle East interest in the UK. She has reported from the Middle East, Europe and South Asia. She won The Independent’s Rupert Cornwell Prize for foreign journalism to write a series on the Yazidis of Iraq and the Caucasus in 2019. She was a One World Media Fellow 2022, looking at the impact of wildfires and reforestation in the marginalized north of Lebanon.
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People hold placards in support of the Palestine Action activist group outside the Supreme Court in London, on Wednesday. AFP
Palestine Action makes final appeal to UK's Supreme Court as new direct action group emerges

Co-founder Ammori seeks to overturn Home Office ban as new campaign group claims responsibility for raid on defence company

UKNovember 04, 2026
A scene from the World Travel Market at the Excel in East London. Getty Images
History-rich Syria aims to be top Mediterranean holiday destination

Tourism Minister Mazen Al Salhani tells The National of country's plan to lure holidaymakers

TravelNovember 03, 2026
Palestine's olive oil industry is a vital source of income for many families in the occupied West Bank. Photo: Ali Ghanim
Palestinian relations with UK improve despite Israeli pressure

Newly announced ban on settlement trade can be an effective boost for Palestine's economy

UKNovember 03, 2026
Ships in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman. Reuters
Attacks on ships in Strait of Hormuz 'could be higher than official count'

IMO says ships from so-called shadow fleets tend not to report when they have come under attack

MENANovember 02, 2026
The Solar Orbiter spacecraft, built for Nasa and the European Space Agency, lifting off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Reuters
Europe's space chief looks to the UAE for collaborations on Moon exploration

ESA director general Josef Aschbacher will make his first trip to the Emirates next week

SpaceOctober 30, 2026
The World Food Programme has cut its aid deliveries to Gaza due to funding shortages. AFP
UK government urged to expand Israel sanctions to cover Gaza aid blockade

Concerns raised of shortfalls in UK's overseas aid donations

UKOctober 29, 2026
Oman's Foreign Minister Badr Al Busaidi says there is a historical precedent for a regional agreement such as the one he proposes. EPA
Oman calls for economic and security pact between Iran and Gulf countries

US role in the region should be economic rather than military, Omani foreign minister says

GulfOctober 28, 2026
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, second left, and Communities Secretary Angela Rayner, left, host Muslim community leaders including Akeela Ahmed, third left, of the British Muslim Trust, at Downing Street. AFP
Burnham promises to fight anti-Muslim hatred after 'decade of division'

Prime Minister meets community leaders at Downing Street

UKOctober 28, 2026
Palestinian farmers are suffering attacks by Israeli settlers during the olive harvest. EPA
Israel bars MPs from entering West Bank to support olive harvest

Three British MPs and Spanish lawmaker among those detained and refused entry

UKOctober 27, 2026
Alistair Burt is the UKs first special envoy for complex consular affairs. Galen Clarke/The National
UK envoy warns that state hostage-taking on the rise

Alistair Burt hopes to build stronger network among Western and Gulf states to combat state hostage-taking

UKOctober 27, 2026
The conflict in Sudan has led to millions being displaced to neighbouring countries, such as the Iridmi refugee camp in Chad. Reuters
UK issues fresh sanctions against rival Sudanese commanders

Sanctions designate 15 senior figures from RSF and SAF accused of atrocities

UKOctober 26, 2026
Front-month gas and power prices have risen about 180 per cent and 120 per cent since the outbreak of the US-Iran war. EPA
UK power supply forecasts warn of 'tight winter days'

Energy operators confident of enough gas and electricity for peak demand

UKOctober 23, 2026
UK cities such as London were among the 854 European cities analysed in the study. Getty Images
Europe's summer heatwaves 'caused 50,000 excess deaths'

Analysis of more than 850 European cities found tens of thousands of deaths during peak summer months

EuropeOctober 23, 2026
Oman's Sultan Haitham attends a state banquet at London's Guildhall. AFP
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Oman and UK deepen trade ties with £1bn AI investment deal

UK and Oman sign deal to build AI data centre in Salalah, with £1bn of investment pledged

UKOctober 22, 2026
Former Iran detainee Anoosheh Ashoori is joining the campaign to have other 'hostages' freed. Lemma Shehadi / The National
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'I have lived that hell': Former inmate urges release of couple in Evin Prison

Anoosheh Ashoori campaigns for UK tourists Lindsay and Craig Foreman to be freed

UKOctober 22, 2026
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