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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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Displaced families arrive after being rescued by boat from a flooded area of Mozambique in March 2019. AP
New UK green projects in Africa a drop in the ocean, experts say

Projects supporting farmers, weather forecasting and water security will get British investment, as Africa bears "the brunt" of global warming.

UKSeptember 03, 2023
Sir Mark Jones, former director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, has been appointed interim director of the British Museum. PA
British Museum appoints interim director as it reels from art thefts

Sir Mark Jones has previously called for the Elgin Marbles to be shared with Greece

UKSeptember 03, 2023
The fire, which is now in its second week, is the largest on record in Europe. Photo: Anima Wild
Experts urge better prevention as human and animal toll rises in Greece

Director of Greek wildlife shelter tells The National of growing struggles year on year due to rising temperatures

UKSeptember 02, 2023
A London protester demonstrates against the rise of a cashless society and growth of the digital economy. Getty Images
Why cash isn't king any more in London

Even tickets for Hamilton, a musical about the US founding father who devised the dollar, could not be bought in cash

UKAugust 31, 2023
Mick Bowman. Photo: Mick Bowman
A walk from France to Palestine raises awareness of the region's refugees

Mick Bowman has crossed through the snow-capped mountains of the Alps and historical cities in a heatwave to shed light on the plight of the displaced

UKAugust 24, 2023
Former Iraqi finance minister Ali Allawi. EPA
ExclusiveFormer Iraq finance minister unaware of charges against him in probe

Interpol has not made any contact or issued an arrest warrant pushed for by Baghdad, Ali Allawi says

IraqAugust 12, 2023
The autobiographical journey of Zineb Sedira, from a Parisian 'ghetto' to the upper echelons of the international art world, is never far from the surface of her art. Photo: Thierry Bal, courtesy of Zineb Sedira and Mennour, Paris
Me, myself and identity: Artist Zineb Sedira likes to get up close and political

The life’s work of the revered Franco-Algerian-British photographer and film-maker is a continuous self-portrait as the daughter of immigrants

Arab ShowcaseAugust 10, 2023
Sea of Love (2018) by Lana Khayat. Photo: Lana Khayat
Artist Lana Khayat's meditative contemplations on nature and calligraphy

The Lebanese creator was born into a family of master craftsmen, but has forged her own path as a painter

Arts & CultureAugust 06, 2023
Extravagant costumes that helped define Freddie Mercury's public persona are up for auction at Sotheby's in London. Photo: Sotheby’s
Freddie Mercury's heritage reflected in Indian picture

Sotheby's sale of Queen singer's possessions in London reveals him as a gregarious host and serious art collector

UKAugust 04, 2023
Katherine Pangonis at the Iron Gate of Antioch. Photo: Katherine Pangonis
The rise and fall of the Mediterranean's most powerful cities

Tyre, Carthage and Antioch are among the lost places in Katherine Pangonis's Twilight Cities

WeekendAugust 04, 2023
Afrobeats singer Rema performs at the Slottsfjell Festival 2023 in Norway. Photo: Redferns
Visa 'bottleneck' puts UK Afrobeats concerts in jeopardy

British Foreign Minister's praise of world's fastest growing musical genre rings hollow as artists face visa hurdles

UKAugust 03, 2023
A low-dose CT scan of a patient's lungs, part of the NHS Targeted Lung Health Check Programme. PA
Early-stage lung cancer screenings can lift stigma

Survival rates for the illness in the UK have not improved since the 1950s, but new clinics could change this

HealthAugust 02, 2023
The British High Court ruled in the Mayor of London's favour to extend London's Ultra-Low Emission Zone. AFP
London's Ulez expansion targeted online by fake accounts

'Sophisticated' bid to skew the green debate may also be a threat in the next general election, says report

UKJuly 29, 2023
Modern and Contemporary Art of the Arab World is running at Christie’s London until August 23. Photo: Christie’s
Families of Arab artists descend on London to view rarely seen works

Hamed Abdalla's 'lost' painting was found at a flea market. Now, his son Samir has seen it displayed in public for the first time

Art & DesignJuly 28, 2023
Human hands holding different paper with faith symbols over crowded street scene. Getty Images
'Love and education' key to rise of mixed-faith households in Britain

First UK survey on religious affiliations of 17.3 million families reveals more diverse nation than ever

UKJuly 26, 2023
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