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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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From left, James 'Jim' Henderson, James Kirby and John Chapman, who were all killed in the air strike on April 1, 2024. AFP
UK court urged to press Israeli military for details of deadly aid convoy attack

Inquest to proceed a month after Israel said it would not press charges against soldiers responsible for strike on aid convoy in Gaza

UKSeptember 21, 2026
Police near the Israeli embassy in Stockholm after a shooting in October 2024. AFP
Iran expels Swedish diplomat after Tehran accused of threats

Tehran retaliates as Swedes claim diplomat was responsible for targeting Iranian dissidents and Jewish groups

EuropeSeptember 17, 2026
A commercial ship anchored off Yemen's coast in the Bab Al Mandeb strait that connects the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden. AFP
Yemen coastguard flees to Djibouti after Houthi takeover

Gen Tariq Saleh's retreat from Mokha throws international anti-smuggling efforts into disarray

UKSeptember 16, 2026
The National Cyber Security Centre in London. Getty Images
Iran accused of using spyware to snoop on dissidents overseas

UK's National Cyber Security Centre warns state-linked cyber actors steal messages and sensitive information

UKSeptember 15, 2026
The technology was initially created to support passengers who are deaf or hard of hearing. Getty Images
UK stations pioneer live translation technology for travel announcements

Stations in Bristol and Brighton trial system offering multilingual announcements sent straight to passengers' headphones

UKSeptember 11, 2026
Graffiti in Sanaa, Yemen, shows a Houthi fighter stopping an Israeli ship. EPA
Houthis seize Yemen's western coast and strategic Red Sea islands

Iran-backed rebels now effectively control Bab Al Mandeb strait

MENASeptember 11, 2026
Ed Miliband, Britain's Foreign Secretary, announced the measures in parliament on Tuesday. AFP
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UK leads ban on Israeli settler goods over 'ethnic cleansing'

France and Canada also part of joint action to tackle expansion in West Bank

UKSeptember 08, 2026
Hind Kabawat, Syria's Minister for Social Affairs and Labour. Getty Images
Syrian minister asks for 'trust' in UK parliament hearing

Minister for Social Affairs Hind Kabawat says Syria wants direct support from Britain to rebuild

UKSeptember 07, 2026
An Israeli bulldozer works near the settlement of Migdalim, close to the Palestinian village of Qusra in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. AFP
Miliband's planned UK sanctions on Israel 'face five tests'

New UK package to punish Israel's settlement expansion is expected as early as Tuesday

UKSeptember 07, 2026
Omar Mohammed in Al Qosh, in Iraq's Nineveh Plains, in 2011. Photo: Omar Mohammed
The 'Mosul Eye' blogger whose live tweeting helped hundreds escape the ISIS occupation

Omar Mohammed's new book documents his remarkable role in the liberation of the city – and asks whether its spirit can ever truly be revived

MENASeptember 04, 2026
Giorgia Meloni entered politics on the far-right and has since tried to build a reputation as a more moderate leader. AFP
Giorgia Meloni congratulated on becoming modern Italy's longest-serving leader

Sheikh Mohamed praises prime minister's leadership as she kicks off campaign for next year's elections

EuropeSeptember 04, 2026
Charlotte Head, second from left, Samuel Corner, right, Fatema Rajwani, centre, and Elie Kamio, left, with two other protesters the night before the break-in
Four Palestine Action activists to appeal against terrorism sentences

Convicted campaigners to launch challenge after being jailed for break-in at Israeli-owned arms manufacturing plant

UKSeptember 03, 2026
Football being played on synthetic surfaces alongside cricket matches on drought-damaged fields in Gunnersbury Park, London, on August 22, 2026. Getty Images
UK experiences hottest summer on record, but not the driest

Met Office warns British summers will become hotter due to global warming

UKSeptember 01, 2026
UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood signed a deal in April to boost police enforcement on French beaches by 40 per cent in a bid to prevent illegal channel crossing at source. Getty Images
Small-boat crossings from France to UK fall to seven-year low

Shabana Mahmood hails border security deal ahead of Macron's visit to Downing Street

UKSeptember 01, 2026
Ceuta residents carrying Spanish flags take part in a protest demanding government action to prevent a repeat of the mass migration from Morocco last month. AFP
Spain rules out claims of Moroccan involvement in Ceuta migrant crisis

Tension with Italy remains as Rome extends suspension of border-free travel for Spanish citizens

UKAugust 31, 2026
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