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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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David Lammy, the UK Labour Party's Shadow Foreign Secretary gestures as he meets with Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, in Beirut, Lebanon. AP
ExclusiveDavid Lammy shaping Labour's Gaza response with Middle East trips

UK's shadow foreign secretary has made four visits to the region in six weeks to gather views on de-escalating rising tensions

UKJanuary 15, 2024
Displaced Palestinians wait to receive free food from a volunteer-run hospice near Nasser Medical Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, on Tuesday, January 9, 2024. Bloomberg
Pressure for UK Gaza shift as Parliament told of soaring hunger

Generation of children in Gaza face stunted growth from malnourishment, MPs hear

UKJanuary 09, 2024
Snow blankets the North York Moors National Park in northern England. PA
UK warnings of ice and snow with flood chaos due to continue

Met Office issues weather alert around Greater London for Monday, with warnings for rest of the week in other parts

UKJanuary 08, 2024
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak preparing to be interviewed on BBC TV on Sunday. PA
Sunak denies doubts over Rwanda plan

Prime Minister rejects reports he wanted to scale back original proposal when it was presented to him in March 2022

UKJanuary 07, 2024
Keir Starmer, the Labour party leader, said he broadly supports the government's proposal for action against Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. EPA
Starmer prepared to take action against Houthis

Labour leader reveals he is aligned with UK government over situation in Red Sea

UKJanuary 07, 2024
The Houthi-controlled capital of Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
Houthi tensions grow in Yemen after shipping attacks

Fragile truce in Yemen is rocked by Houthi attacks on global trade routes in the Red Sea

MENAJanuary 05, 2024
A protestor holds up a photo of top Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi in Sana'a, Yemen. The militant group has sought to open another front against Israel amid its war on Gaza and has been attacking vessels in the Red Sea since November. EPA
ExclusiveUK seeks last chance for Yemen talks to stave off Red Sea military action

Diplomatic source reveals the window is open for peace talks even as war planners gather

UKJanuary 03, 2024
Maritime police patrol the Gulf of Aden amid a spate of attacks by Houthis in the area. EPA
Fears Houthi attacks will revive Red Sea piracy

Escalation of violence with tragic results forecast in Yemen's Bab Al Mandeb

WorldJanuary 01, 2024
Israeli leaders were reportedly hoping Tony Blair could mediate between Israel and other countries on postwar Gaza. Ryan Carter / The National
Blair denies role in resettling Palestinians from Gaza

Ex-Middle East envoy and UK prime minister still has office in Israel

UKJanuary 01, 2024
Haifa Kaylani, Founder & Chairman of the Arab International Women's Forum speaks to The National on the employability of women in the Arab world. AIWF hosted a conference on 'Young Arab Women Leaders" at the Dubai Chamber of Commerce. Razan Alzayani / The National
ExclusiveHaifa Al Kaylani 'humbled' by OBE

For decades, the London-based founder has connected women from the Arab world with global institutions

UKDecember 31, 2023
New Jersey resident Karrem Nasr intended to train with Al Shabab (pictured), prosecutors in New York said. AP
US man charged over bid to join Al Shabab after October 7 attack

The 23-year-old was arrested in Kenya after telling an FBI confidential source of his plan to join the militant group

WorldDecember 31, 2023
The damaged Kharkiv Palace Hotel in downtown Kharkiv after Russian air strikes. EPA
Russian drone attacks injure 28 in Kharkiv

The Ukrainian Air Force claims to have shot down 21 drones in the latest attack

WorldDecember 31, 2023
The USS Carter Hall and USS Bataan on Bab Al Mandeb in August this year. AP
UK ‘considering air strikes’ on Houthis

Grant Shapps said the government will not hesitate to take 'direct action' to prevent further attacks

UKDecember 31, 2023
A pro-Palestinian march crosses Westminster Bridge in London. Getty Images
Muslim women create a 'safe space' to rally for Palestine

The group has helped to bring British-Palestinian families back to the UK

Palestine-IsraelDecember 24, 2023
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi in Amman on Wednesday. Reuters
ExclusiveCould Blair and Cameron team up to push for Gaza ceasefire?

British foreign secretary arrives in Jordan and Egypt as his predecessor is expected in Israel

UKDecember 20, 2023
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