Lemma Shehadi
Lemma Shehadi
Senior Correspondent


Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke on Gaza as opposition leader when he offered the government support for its response to Israel's war. Reuters
British Attorney General travels to Israel as arms ban threat rises

Richard Hermer leads on giving legal advice to Prime Minister Keir Starmer and has been critical of Israeli breaches of international law

July 26, 2024, 12:45 PM
Workers and trade unionists from Workers for a Free Palestine blockade the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) on Wednesday. PA.
UK set to drop ICC case intervention in tougher Netanyahu policy

Britain's decision to intervene came after prosecutor Karim Khan sought warrants for Israeli leaders over alleged war crimes

July 25, 2024, 9:02 AM
Pope Francis leads a mass during a pastoral visit on the 50th Social Week of Italian Catholics, at Piazza Unita d'Italia in Trieste, Italy, on Sunday. EPA
Pope warns against populism and laments 'demise of democracy'

Pontiff addresses congregation in northern Italian city of Trieste ahead of 12-day tour of Asia

July 07, 2024, 2:58 PM
New British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer holds a press conference, following his first cabinet meeting at Downing Street on July 6, 2024 in London, England. Getty Images
Keir Starmer calls Middle East leaders as new PM

Peace, regional security and Palestinian statehood recognition were among the topics raised by Mr Starmer in calls to Israeli, Palestinian and Emirati leaders

July 07, 2024, 1:47 PM
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer with former Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown ahead of the Accession Council ceremony in September 2022, where where King Charles III was formally proclaimed monarch. AP.
Blair warns new UK PM he needs plan to control immigration

UK's new government must deal with issue to stave off challenge from right-wing populists, former Labour PM advises

July 07, 2024, 12:49 PM
Police officers look on as Turkey fans watch Netherlands vs Turkey in a fanzone at the Brandenburg gate in Berlin. Reuters
Ultra-nationalist Turkey fans chant against refugees ahead of match in Berlin

Symbols in support of the Turkish ultra-national grey wolf movement rocked the Euro 2024 quarter finals.

July 07, 2024, 11:10 AM
Shabana Mahmood, MP for Birmingham Ladywood, said the campaign was sullied by "harassment and intimidation". Getty Images
Labour's Muslim women MPs tell of campaign of intimidation and abuse

Election candidates say their faith and ethnicity was questioned by endorsed rivals

July 05, 2024, 2:58 PM
Abtisam Mohamed and Labour colleagues and supporters celebrate her becoming MP for Sheffield Central. Photo: Louise Haigh / X
First Yemeni elected as British MP

Lawyer and former councillor promises to tackle inequality and to listen to those angered by Labour's stance on the Israel-Gaza war

July 05, 2024, 11:10 AM
Nour Odeh at The Balfour Project Annual Conference 2024. Photo: The Balfour Project
Palestinian dialogue needs to happen now, says activist

Nour Odeh calls on the international community to stop meddling in Palestinian politics

July 04, 2024, 5:31 PM
Abtisam Mohamed hopes to represent Sheffield Central after the general election. Photo: Dominic Lipinski
Sheffield's Yemenis inspired by Labour candidate from their community

The city's generations-old Yemeni community say Abtisam Mohamed can help change the city for the better

July 03, 2024, 6:18 AM
Yasmin Al-Atroshi says her Kurdish heritage has given her 'a fire in my belly to fight for those who have been forgotten'. Photo: Yasmin Al-Atroshi / Instagram
Conservative candidate 'told to keep her Iraqi-Kurdish heritage quiet'

Healthcare professional turned politician Yasmin Al-Atroshi accuses her own party of racism and misogyny days before the general election

July 02, 2024, 12:47 PM
Dr Mohammad Al Issa, the head of the Muslim World League, delivers the Arafat sermon during Hajj at the Nimrah Mosque. Saudi Press Agency
Muslim World League leader on 'open' dialogue with Le Pen

Though the League does not agree with the far-right viewpoint, it has clear communications with European groups

July 01, 2024, 4:22 PM
Protesters march in support of Palestinians during a demonstration in Westminster, central London. Reuters
Labour willing to bypass US to recognise Palestine

Foreign secretary front-runner David Lammy reaffirms party's commitment to statehood recognition

June 28, 2024, 1:18 PM
Shadow foreign secretary David Lammy attends a Welsh Labour general election campaign event in Abergavenny. Reuters
Labour's David Lammy would steer UK as a 'middle-sized power'

If Labour is elected to government, the lawyer-turned politician will have to navigate a shifting world order in which the UK's influence has been diminished

June 21, 2024, 1:55 PM
Palestinian filmmaker Mohamed Jabaly, front, in Life is Beautiful, a documentary about how his life was put on hold when the borders to Gaza closed while he was in Norway. Photo: Safar Film Festival
Safar Film Festival shines light on Palestinian seeking solidarity

Mohamed Jabaly's Life is Beautiful documentary is part of the UK's largest showcase of Arab cinema

June 21, 2024, 8:50 AM