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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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      Dr Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al Issa, secretary general of the Muslim World League, spoke of 'a vacuum that the evil-doers try to fill'. Saudi Press Agency
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      Britain should treat Islamic integration as a national security issue to prevent isolation, says Dr Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al Issa

      UKApril 07, 2025
      Displaced Palestinians walk past destroyed buildings in Gaza. EPA
      Play00:53
      Ten British members of Israeli military accused of war crimes

      A 240-page report submitted to the Metropolitan Police accuses serving officers of involvement in killing civilians and aid workers

      UKApril 07, 2025
      Palestinians flee Rafah towards Khan Younis in Gaza, after an Israeli eviction order. AFP
      UK-backed peace fund falters after Israeli attempts to tax foreign aid

      Veteran Labour MP Emily Thornberry has expressed frustration to The National at slow progress due to Israeli moves

      UKApril 03, 2025
      A penthouse in Belgravia’s Eaton Place, formerly owned by Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac, is priced at £6.95 million. Beauchamp Estates
      Super-prime London homes £1m cheaper than a decade ago

      Agents complain of a number of unsold luxury homes in the UK capital

      UKApril 02, 2025
      BBC's Broadcasting House in London. The corporation says the latest shake-up will 'offer better value for UK listeners'. PA
      BBC radio stations and podcasts to go dark for overseas listeners

      Public broadcaster is moving Radio 4, the World Service and a selection of podcasts to its website as BBC Sounds app is restricted

      UKMarch 31, 2025
      Imad Abu Zureiq, centre in right image, was welcomed to the presidential palace by Ahmed Al Shara. Photo: SANA / AFP
      Play01:21
      Captagon smuggler welcomed by regime in Syria despite crackdown

      Imad Abu Zureiq, who is under western sanctions, has been pictured meeting Syria's new leader

      MENAMarch 30, 2025
      Hassan Blasim says he wants to stop writing about violence 'but the violence does not stop in Iraq'. Photo: Katja Bohm
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      The award-winning author's new collection of short stories deals with Iraq's youth revolution and the growth of the far-right in northern Europe

      BooksMarch 28, 2025
      France's President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun during an official visit at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris. AFP
      Israel strikes Beirut as France's Macron meets Lebanese President Joseph Aoun

      Lebanon's leader asks France to help end Israel's continued presence and air strikes that breach US and French-brokered ceasefire agreement

      EuropeMarch 28, 2025
      Almost 28,000 social media posts referring to Mayor of London Sadiq Khan in 2024 included a Islamophobic keyword. PA
      Surge in Islamophobia against London Mayor Sadiq Khan from Elon Musk's X

      Online abuse against the Mayor more than doubled in 2024, with attacks on Mr Khan's Pakistani and Muslim heritage

      UKMarch 26, 2025
      A dabke dance lesson followed an open iftar event in East London in aid of Palestinians in Gaza. Lemma Shehadi / The National
      Play01:57
      Palestine-inspired iftar in London promotes solidarity

      Fundraiser for Medical Aid for Palestinians comes as Israel targeted Nasser Hospital in Gaza where the charity operates

      UKMarch 24, 2025
      Adam Kelwick hosts an iftar for 120 street cleaners in Homs. Photo: Adam Kelwick
      'You are Syrian and free': British imam hosts iftar for street cleaners in Homs

      Adam Kelwick from Liverpool's Abdullah Quilliam Mosque is touring Syria to distribute meals and money during Ramadan

      UKMarch 21, 2025
      Passengers reach Senegal after crossing the Senegal River from Mauritania, which has been expelling migrants from neighbouring countries. AFP
      Migrant deaths hit record high in 2024, says UN

      Toll has risen for five years in a row in 'unacceptable and preventable' tragedy, says UN

      EuropeMarch 21, 2025
      Soldiers stand guard by the Israel-Gaza border. Reuters
      Play01:28
      Global network of lawyers to pursue Israeli soldiers in courts

      Dual citizens who serve in the Israeli military are among those who could have criminal complaints made against them

      UKMarch 18, 2025
      US President Donald Trump and Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. AP
      Trump goes after new Iran deal as alternative to direct strikes

      Experts say Iran is unlikely to concede to US demands despite its regional influence being significantly weakened

      MENAMarch 18, 2025
      President Nazem Al Kudsi is welcomed in Latakia during a tour of the country in 1962. Photo: Presidential Library of Dr Nazem Al Kudsi
      Syrian campaign pushes a revived version of 1950 constitution for new era

      Charter is remembered as part of Golden Age for Syria’s political rights, led by Aleppan politician Dr Nazem Al Kudsi

      MENAMarch 14, 2025
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