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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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The rise of far-right extremism in the UK has led to an increase in anti-Muslim behaviour. Getty Images
Anti-Muslim hate incidents soar in London

Reported incidents in first half of this year higher than total for whole of 2023

UKAugust 18, 2026
A thermal view of the Aramco oil refinery in Jazan, Saudi Arabia. Photo: SatVU
Oil pipeline damage to be tracked by heat-sensing satellites

British company SatVu's high-resolution thermal imagery now distributed by Saudi Arabia's Neo Space Group

EnergyAugust 18, 2026
Migrants gathered for a protest on El Trampolin beach in Ceuta at the weekend. Getty Images
Ceuta threatens Spain with legal action over migrant crisis

Border workers say Spanish government was warned of possible border surge in July

EuropeAugust 17, 2026
Destroyed buildings line a street in the Syrian town of Al Zabadani in rural Damascus on August 12, 2026. Photo: Ahmad Fallaha / The National
Play03:08
DispatchA Syrian town's battle to rebuild after Hezbollah's scorched-earth campaign

Madaya, a lush hillside town famed for its fruit production, was attacked for its perceived opposition to the Assad regime

MENAAugust 16, 2026
Deraa in southern Syria is regarded as the birthplace of the Syrian uprising and civil war. Lemma Shehadi / The National
Play01:10
DispatchDeraa, the heart of the Syrian uprising, celebrates Assad’s death sentence

Atef Najib, who ordered the torture of teenagers for their anti-regime graffiti, was also given the penalty

UKAugust 11, 2026
Syria has sentenced Bashar Al Assad to death in absentia for mass murder
Play00:51
Damascus court sentences Bashar Al Assad and eight others to death

Court orders former Syrian president and his brother Maher Al Assad to be pursued internationally

MENAAugust 11, 2026
A Palestine Action protester holds a parody police sign for a wanted 'nan' in London. Lemma Shehadi / The National
Palestine Action 'nans' put themselves on the line to inflate UK terror arrests

Police enforcement of group's proscription has led to mass arrests of campaigners with an older profile

UKJuly 31, 2026
Mosques in Britain will receive £40 million in funding for security this year. PA
Burnham urged to fix delays to mosque security funding

Mosques are waiting up to 18 months to receive central government support for additional security

UKJuly 29, 2026
Andy Burnham discussed stepping up collaboration on AI and technology in his call with President Sheikh Mohamed. Getty Images
Andy Burnham discusses war and investment with Gulf leaders

UK Prime Minister condemned Iranian attacks on allies during calls with rulers

UKJuly 27, 2026
Gary Lineker, former England footballer turned sports TV presenter. AFP
British celebrities launch online auction to support Gaza scholarships

Hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza have places to study at UK universities needing scholarships for UK evacuation

UKJuly 27, 2026
A member of the Halo Trust's mine clearance team in Syria. Photo: Halo Trust
Children bear heavy toll of Syria's landmine legacy

More than 250 children killed over past two and a half years, charity reveals

MENAJuly 24, 2026
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in London. Hamish Falconer has been appointed Minister for Intergovernmental Relations and European Relations. AFP
UK minister Falconer tells of anguish over Gaza after cabinet reshuffle

Fears raised that his former Middle East post could be downgraded in flurry of Foreign Office appointments

UKJuly 23, 2026
A Houthi supporter waves a Yemeni flag during a protest against Saudi Arabia, in Sanaa. EPA
Yemen's STC says rise in Houthi smuggling set stage for Red Sea blockade

Commanders of National Shield Forces accused of allowing smuggling to thrive

GulfJuly 22, 2026
The British reform would shift the power to legally marry a couple from registered venues to licensed officiants
Fears British Muslim women will be misled about marriage reforms

Campaigners say inaccurate information online about UK government proposals could leave women with less legal protection

UKJuly 22, 2026
US President Donald Trump with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi in the Oval Office of the White House last week. AFP
Iraqi government regards US talks as base to mediate with Iran

Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi weighs hardline views on US-Iran war with disarming Iranian-backed Shiite militias

MENAJuly 21, 2026
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