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      Lemma Shehadi

      Lemma Shehadi

      Senior Correspondent
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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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      David Miliband says the lessons of Syria's civil war must lead to aid being directed away from government control. Matt Kynaston / The National
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      MENAApril 29, 2025
      UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa in Downing Street. PA
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      UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy refuses to 'give up' on peace process and recognition of Palestinian state

      MENAApril 28, 2025
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      EuropeApril 25, 2025
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      Campaigners say more work is needed on platforms to tackle algorithms that promote harmful content

      UKApril 24, 2025
      British MPs Andrew George, second left, and Shockat Adam, right, during their recent trip to Israel and the occupied West Bank. Photo: ICJP
      UK MP tells of being detained crossing into occupied West Bank

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      UKApril 23, 2025
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      EuropeApril 22, 2025
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      UKApril 18, 2025
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      BusinessApril 15, 2025
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      Leading Sudanese politician tells The National country faces permanent discord unless diplomatic solution is found

      MENAApril 15, 2025
      Hodeidah has been a flashpoint since the the Houthis seized control of the port in 2021. AP
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      MENAApril 11, 2025
      British Secretary of State for the Home Department Yvette Cooper looks on as participants prepare for the family photo at the Border Security Summit at Lancaster House in London, Britain, 31 March 2025. The summit is bringing together over 40 countries to work on a new approach to dismantle people smuggling gangs and secure borders. EPA / NEIL HALL / POOL
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      UKApril 10, 2025
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      UKApril 09, 2025
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      A 3D digital scan of the wreck reconstructing the ship's final moments will be turned into a sensory experience in the UAE

      Film & TVApril 08, 2025
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      UKApril 08, 2025
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