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Lemma Shehadi

Lemma Shehadi

Senior Correspondent
London
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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Foreign Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen addresses a press conference on Denmark's new strategy for Africa on Monday. AFP
Denmark closes embassies in Mali and Burkina Faso

Missions will open in Tunisia, Senegal and Rwanda as part of revised engagement strategy in Africa

EuropeAugust 26, 2024
ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan filed a 49-page report last week urging judges to decide quickly on whether or not to issue arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders. AFP
ICC has power to arrest Israelis for war crimes in Gaza

Karim Khan urged judges not to delay decision making on his request for warrants of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar

UKAugust 26, 2024
Mohammed Sondos is suffering from malnutrition and rare metabolic disorder in northern Gaza. Photo: Haneen Saleem / MAP
Gaza mother makes plea to save 5-year old son from malnutrition

UK doctors say the death toll from malnutrition is likely to exceed the numbers directly killed by the Israeli military.

MENAAugust 16, 2024
British nationals board the HMS Gloucester in Beirut, Lebanon, in 2006. Getty Images
UK draws on past plans to remove Britons from Lebanon and Israel

Evacuation by sea from Beirut to Limassol being considered

UKAugust 15, 2024
Adam Kelwick, iman at Abdullah Quilliam mosque, speaks at a Stand Up to Racism rally in Liverpool in August. Reuters
Imam at UK's oldest mosque calls for more unity against far-right

As hundreds of alleged far-right rioters face trial this week, a British Muslim cleric insists communities should come together

UKAugust 14, 2024
A police car burns as officers are deployed on the streets of Hartlepool, north-east England, during a violent protest. PA
Will disinformation campaign ignite summer of UK riots?

False information about the suspect in the fatal stabbing of three children was deliberately spread online, leading to attacks on a mosque and clashes with police

UKAugust 02, 2024
In Magnetism grains of iron mimic the 'spiritual force' of pilgrims to Makkah performing the Tawaf. The National
Ahmed Mater show at Christie's offers a glimpse of AlUla artwork

London exhibition charts his creative journey and includes models of desert project set for completion next year

Art & DesignAugust 02, 2024
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor is seeking arrest warrants against Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. Getty Images; AFP
Lawyers to throw 'everything' at ICC to derail Gaza war crimes case

Dozens of states and campaigners to submit briefs to court as prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders

MENAAugust 02, 2024
Two works were removed from the Royal Academy's Young Artist's Summer Show after complaints from the Board of Deputies. Getty.
Artists condemn Royal Academy's removal of Gaza-inspired works

Two works about the war in Gaza were removed after a Jewish organisation claimed they contain anti-Semitic messaging

UKJuly 30, 2024
A Stand Up To Racism demonstration in Manchester after a video showing a police officer kicking and stamping on a man’s head went viral. PA
Manchester mayor urges calm after new video emerges of UK airport incident

Footage shows two men punching police officers at Manchester Airport, shedding light on the moments before a now-viral video of alleged police brutality

UKJuly 28, 2024
Yuli Edelstein, Israeli Knesset Member for the Likud, told Sky News on Sunday that Israel would retaliate in Lebanon after the Golan Heights attack. AFP
Israel will push Hezbollah away from northern border, official says

Fears grow that all-out war between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah could trigger a wider regional conflict

MENAJuly 28, 2024
Environment secretary Steve Reed spoke on behalf of the UK's Labour government on Sunday. PA
Ceasefire in Gaza is 'key' to de-escalation in Lebanon, UK cabinet minister says

Steve Reed describes latest images of the war as 'heartbreaking' as he calls for ceasefire

UKJuly 28, 2024
Trafalgar Square in London. Friday's warning follows an alert over thefts involving UAE nationals overseas. PA
UAE citizens told to avoid crowded areas in British cities

Embassy in the UK urges Emiratis to take 'necessary precautions' and contact the mission in an emergency

UKJuly 27, 2024
Engineers worked overnight to restore traffic on four key SNCF routes after arsonists sabotaged links to Paris on Friday. AFP
French trains resume after arson attacks, with Eurostar delays on first day of Olympics

Seven out of 10 trains will run with delays of one to two hours across three main routes.

EuropeJuly 27, 2024
Britain's Attorney General Richard Hermer arrives for a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street. AFP
ExclusiveBritish 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

UKJuly 26, 2024
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