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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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John Casson, former British ambassador to Egypt, said the UK needs more Arabists and diplomats on the ground in the Middle East to help guide foreign policy. Photo: Mohammed El Shahed
UK urged to seek expert advice in shaping Middle East policy

Former ambassador to Egypt fears Britain's commitment to two-state solution has become an 'empty phrase'

UKDecember 05, 2023
We Are The Ocean workshop at Beacon Primary School in Exmouth, Devon. Photo: University of Exeter
School pupils make waves by sharing tales of life by the sea

Children aged 11 to 13 learn about the rich but fragile ecosystems near their homes, and publish anthology of poetry and artwork

UKDecember 05, 2023
Guests celebrate UAE Union Day under the skeleton of Hope the blue whale at the Natural History Museum in London. Photo: Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in London
Hope for the oceans at UAE Union Day celebrations in London

Guests gathered beneath the iconic 132-year-old whale skeleton at the Natural History Museum ahead of Cop28

UKDecember 02, 2023
Smoke rises from buildings hit by Israeli strikes, as battles resume between Israel and Hamas on Friday. AFP
Israel on 'path to permanent war', warns former negotiator as truce ends

Latest fighting in Gaza shows Hamas cannot be defeated militarily, experts say

Palestine-IsraelDecember 01, 2023
Mothers and their children demonstrate outside Downing Street in London over the deaths of Palestinian children in Gaza. Photo: Friends of Al Aqsa
Mothers protest at Downing Street over child death toll in Gaza

Six thousand children have been killed under Israeli bombardment, according to the Gaza's health ministry

UKNovember 30, 2023
Wind turbines on Greece's Evia island. Athens is working on a number of energy projects in the Eastern Mediterranean. AFP
Greek energy co-operation in Eastern Mediterranean 'can help bring stability'

Athens is 'pivotal' due to close friendship with Israel and historic relationship with the Arab world, says Chatham House academic

EuropeNovember 30, 2023
People attend a Humanity Not Hatred Vigil in Westminster, central London. PA
New peace movement to heal divisions to hit London's streets

Campaigners urge communities not to let tensions from Israel-Gaza threaten coexistence in the UK

UKNovember 28, 2023
Sections of the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon on display in the British Museum, in London. PA
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Sunak cancels meeting with Greek PM amid Elgin Marbles row

Greek leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis says dividing artefacts between London and Athens is like cutting Mona Lisa in half

UKNovember 27, 2023
Protesters holding images of children believed to be hostages in Gaza attend a rally outside the Red Cross's London offices. Getty Images
British-Jewish groups see truce opening the way to peace

Two-state supporters in the UK hope to overcome a polarising environment as they push for a longer-term solution

UKNovember 24, 2023
UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron poses with the delegation at Lancaster House in London. PA
Arab and Islamic delegation urges Cameron to play balanced role in Israel-Gaza war

Diplomacy making headway in wake of Israeli-Hamas temporary truce to release those held

UKNovember 22, 2023
Ahmed Aboul Gheit, right, on Monday told the western world to 'wake up' to the war in Gaza, at the Arab-British Economic Summit in London. Matthew Davies and Victor Besa / The National
Ahmed Aboul Gheit condemns western attitudes to 'evil war' in Gaza

Arab-British Economic Summit in London hears 'prosperity cannot exist without stability'

UKNovember 20, 2023
Some British MPs said the UK had “lost sight of humanity” and “proportionality” in Gaza after hearing from aid agencies on Tuesday. Getty Images
UK charities urge Rishi Sunak to call for ceasefire in Gaza

Charity directors tell the Prime Minister the world can still 'start saving lives in Gaza today'

UKNovember 19, 2023
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt outside BBC Broadcasting House on Sunday. PA
Jeremy Hunt says Rwanda plan can be saved without leaving ECHR

Supreme Court judge Lord Sumption believes plan is 'probably dead' in its current form.

UKNovember 19, 2023
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt tells opposition Rachel Reeves that she is a 'survivor'. PA
Jeremy Hunt promises 'path to lower tax' in a responsible way

The British Chancellor declined to comment on specific tax cuts amid speculation about the government's autumn statement

UKNovember 19, 2023
Protesters gather outside the office of the Tower Hamlets Labour Party in London to show their opposition to MP Rushanara Ali. PA
Muslim MP a target for protesters over refusal to back Gaza ceasefire

Rushanara Ali hints in statement released after Commons vote that she could quit shadow cabinet

UKNovember 17, 2023
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