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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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      Nour Al-Din Labad had returned from France to his Syrian hometown of Sanamayn this month but was shot dead by gunmen. His funeral has already been held. Photo: Facebook
      Syrian poet and diplomat killed after returning to his hometown from France

      Unidentified gunmen assassinated the prominent ex-diplomat and former representative of the exiled Syrian National Coalition

      MENAMarch 13, 2025
      Far-right activists hold an anti-immigration protest under the motto 'Enough is Enough' in Sunderland, north-east England in 2024, when similar events led to riots across the UK. Getty Images
      Anti-Islamophobia charity loses UK funding even as incidents soar

      Funding cut comes as reports of anti-Muslim hate crime reaches record high in Britain

      UKMarch 10, 2025
      The Central Bank of Syria in Damascus, which has been removed from the UK's sanctions list. AFP
      UK lifts sanctions against dozens of Syrian entities including central bank

      The decision follows a similar move by the EU, with the removal of restrictions on energy, banking and reconstruction

      MENAMarch 06, 2025
      Actor Khalid Abdalla speaks at a January 18 demonstration in London, support of Palestinians in Gaza. Reuters
      The Crown actor Khalid Abdalla faces police questioning after Palestine rally

      Actor who played Dodi Fayed in hit show said he will not be silenced for his activism on Palestine

      UKMarch 04, 2025
      The open iftar event held in Windsor Castle's St George's Hall, was free to attend and is one of many to be held around the UK this Ramadan. Photo: Acacia Diana
      Windsor Castle hosts its first open iftar

      More than 360 people attend multi-faith event on first weekend of Ramadan

      UKMarch 03, 2025
      Nadiya Hussain in episode 1 “Indulgent Desserts” of Nadiya Bakes: Season 1. c. Courtesy of Netflix © 2021
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      Nadiya Hussain’s Milton Keynes and its inspirational Ramadan neighbourhood traditions

      One of the UK’s best-loved chefs extols the cooking traditions of Muslim communities on her doorstep

      FoodFebruary 28, 2025
      Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said she would keep MPs informed on the BBC's internal investigation into its Gaza documentary. Getty Images
      BBC apologises for Gaza documentary after backlash

      Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy called for more scrutiny of the broadcaster

      UKFebruary 27, 2025
      Crowds of Syrians raise a giant independence flag as they celebrate the fall of Bashar Al Assad, at Umayyad Square in Damascus on December 13. AFP
      Special reportBritain’s influence spreads through new Syria

      UK turns to low-key social and diplomatic links to quietly shape transition

      MENAFebruary 19, 2025
      Husam Zomlot, Palestinian ambassador to the UK, says 'every day we're hearing new ideas' that could cause the ceasefire in Gaza to collapse. Getty Images
      ExclusivePalestine's UK envoy fears that wrangling could undermine truce

      Ambassador tells The National of gap between US President’s rhetoric and apparent goals

      MENAFebruary 13, 2025
      Palestinians pass the war-damaged Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza city, northern Gaza. EPA
      UK backs peace fund supporting civil society in Palestine and Israel

      Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office has held meetings with key organisers of the International Fund for Israel-Palestinian Peace

      UKFebruary 12, 2025
      Egyptian designer Nesreen Sharara at Blickling Hall, a Jacobean mansion in the English countryside. Photo: Gerald Peachey
      The Cairo craftswoman inspired by the patterns of an English mansion

      Designer and woodworker Nesreen Sharara spent a week at Norfolk’s Blickling Hall as part of a twinning project between the National Trust and the Egyptian Heritage Foundation

      CultureFebruary 07, 2025
      Craig, a supporter of the convicted far-right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, at a march in London at the weekend. Lemma Shehadi/The National
      UK Foreign Secretary holds crisis talks over Musk disinformation report

      Foreign Affairs Committee MPs seek 'malign actor' label for tech billionaire

      UKFebruary 04, 2025
      Supporters of Tommy Robinson rallying in central London on Saturday. Reuters
      Tommy Robinson supporters held after invading anti-fascist demo

      Five arrests as rival demonstrations close streets in central London

      UKFebruary 01, 2025
      Activists sit among the tents of pro-Palestinian protesters outside King's College Cambridge in May 2024. Getty Images
      UK universities to avoid political statements after backlash from pro-Palestine students

      Report by Higher Education Policy Institute reveals fractured relationship between universities and students over war in Gaza

      UKJanuary 30, 2025
      Al Hol camp in January. Al Hol is one of the most well-known and overcrowded camps in Syria where many people connected to ISIS, including women and children, are held. AFP
      British child died in Syria detention camp despite UK evacuation offer

      Dozens of British nationals suspected of joining ISIS remain in detention in Syria but new leaders in Damascus could change this

      UKJanuary 29, 2025
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