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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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Sultan Haitham of Oman. Reuters
Sultan Haitham mixes and matches with British style on state visit

Omani leader has a look to fit every occasion when he meets UK royals

UKOctober 21, 2026
Oman's Sultan Haitham with Britain's King Charles III at Windsor Castle. Reuters
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Sultan of Oman welcomed by King Charles for UK state visit

Royal salute fired at Home Park in Windsor before carriage procession

UKOctober 20, 2026
Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales and Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tarik leave The Sultan's residence in London on the first day of a three-day State visit to the UK. AFP
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Unusual case of Oman's Sultan starting UK state visit from his front door

Sultan Haitham travels from his private home in London to Windsor during first state visit since 1982

UKOctober 20, 2026
Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed, a former prime minister of Yemen, spoke to The National during a visit to London. AFP
Battle for Taiz is battle for whole of western Yemen, former PM warns

Houthis attempting to consolidate control on outskirts of city before imposing full siege

MENAOctober 17, 2026
The University of Oxford. The UK government has been criticised for removing incentives for overseas students to pursue a degree course at a British university. NurPhoto
Drop in Gulf student visa applications shows dwindling appetite for UK universities

UAE records 59 per cent decline in applications in four years

UKOctober 16, 2026
Sally Rooney has been a vocal supporter of Palestine Action, which was proscribed by the UK government under terrorism laws in 2025. Reuters
Sally Rooney cannot sell books in UK due to Palestine Action support

Award-winning author had pledged to donate proceeds from her books to the banned group

UKOctober 14, 2026
Concerns have been raised after the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office unit monitoring alleged war crimes in Gaza was closed down due to budget cuts. AFP
UK loses 'leverage' to prevent atrocities in global wars

Human rights lawyers fear aid cuts and weakness leave Britain unable to play leading international role

UKOctober 14, 2026
Jordan Nassar's They Build Homes with Clouds. Photo: Courtesy of the artist and The Third Line, Dubai
The imagined Palestinian landscapes of Jordan Nassar's tatreez

With his first London show in 10 years, the New York artist hopes to shed light on the 'diaspora experience'

Art & DesignOctober 11, 2026
Staff leave the British Consulate General building in East Jerusalem. EPA
UK must remain in Jerusalem 'at all costs', says former diplomat

Opportunity to renegotiate mission status could arise after Israeli election, says Sir Vincent Fean

UKOctober 08, 2026
Police at Manchester Central Mosque after a man entered carrying weapons including an axe in February 2026. Getty Images
Attacks on British mosques intensify in wave of 'sustained harassment'

Rise in hate showing no sign of slowing down, says British Muslim Trust

UKOctober 08, 2026
Craig and Lindsay Foreman pictured in Isfahan, days before their detention. AFP
Ambassador meets British couple detained in Iran’s Evin prison after months without contact

Engagement marks shift since staff were moved out of Tehran in July

UKOctober 07, 2026
Damaged buildings in the city of Taiz. AFP
Mine-clearance workers trapped in besieged Yemeni city of Taiz

Houthi siege could lead to water crisis and increase civilian casualties from unexploded bombs

MENAOctober 07, 2026
Amin Nasser, chief executive officer of Saudi Aramco. F. Carter Smith/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Energy forum seeks to rescue supply disrupted by US-Iran war

Rising output, resilience of export lines and increase in storage are shared ambitions

BusinessOctober 06, 2026
King Abdullah II, right, received Jonathan Powell, the UK's National Security Adviser, at Al Husseiniya Palace last week, after Mr Powell's visit to Israel. Photo: The Royal Hashemite Court
UK threatens tit-for-tat after Israel rebuffs plea on closure of Jerusalem consulate

National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell failed to secure a deal to keep mission open

UKOctober 06, 2026
Munitions beside a runway as a B-1 Lancer heavy bomber leaves British airbase RAF Fairford. Getty Images
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Withdrawal of US bombers from UK base signals 'success' for Iran

Experts fear British military bases can 'no longer be considered entirely secure'

UKOctober 05, 2026
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