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Lemma Shehadi

Lemma Shehadi

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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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Rafael Grossi, director general of the IAEA, said the UN was going through a 'crisis of confidence'. Getty Images
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Rafael Grossi hits out at 'absent' UN in global wars

Head of UN atomic agency says he would use experience mediating nuclear disputes in Iran and Ukraine in pitch to become next secretary general

EuropeMay 29, 2026
Members of the Egyptian Committee for the Reconstruction of Gaza clear a road in Gaza city. Bloomberg
Gaza reconstruction plans 'fall short on health and education'

Bricks and mortar alone will not help 'deeply traumatised' Palestinians recover, report warns

MENAMay 28, 2026
Haifa Al Kaylani, founder of the Arab International Women's Forum, says the window to address gender imbalances being encoded into technology is narrowing. Mark Chilvers / The National
Arab women's voices 'must be heard' in AI revolution

Haifa Al Kaylani remains 'optimistic' about women's empowerment in Middle East despite challenges posed by AI, high unemployment and political disparities

UKMay 27, 2026
Farmers in Brazil (pictured) and India are likely to be most affected by the combined effects of fertiliser shortages and El Nino. Getty Images
Iran war and El Nino could drive food prices up for longer

Groceries likely to remain more expensive even after two crises end

ClimateMay 26, 2026
The mandate for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon will end in December. AFP
Global peacekeeper numbers at lowest point in 25 years

Funding cuts and demands from hardline governments mean numbers are down by almost half in past decade

UKMay 25, 2026
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has said he has 'no idea' what Elon Musk aims to achieve by backing Restore Britain. Reuters
Nigel Farage warns Elon Musk against 'splitting' UK right-wing

Labour's Andy Burnham leads in early survey ahead of Makerfield by-election, as Reform rival Restore Britain picks up support

UKMay 25, 2026
MSC Francesca. Photo: Vesselfinder.com
Seafarers in Arabian Gulf lodge PTSD claims after Iranian guards board ships

Trapped crews face attack, armed guards and arbitrary detention

UKMay 20, 2026
Bikers ride through London to mark 500 days in jail for British couple in Iran

Lindsay and Craig Foreman were arrested during a motorcycle trip through Iran

UKMay 20, 2026
River Rapids by Samia Halaby (2021). Photo: Christie’s Images Ltd
Middle East artworks add splash of colour amid gloom of war at Christie's sale

Preview exhibition moves from Dubai to London due to crisis in region

UKMay 20, 2026
Activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla. Reuters
Irish leaders condemn detention of President's sister from Gaza flotilla

Catherine Connolly 'very proud' of her sibling but also 'very worried'

UKMay 19, 2026
The owner of a Ferrari 458 said his car was among those stolen in Paris. Getty Images
'Spectacular theft' of 20 supercars leads to Paris police chase

Ferrari 458, Porsches, Maseratis and BMWs among cars plundered from high-security car park in matter of minutes

EuropeMay 18, 2026
National Oil Corporation chairman Masoud Suleiman at the Libyan Energy Forum in London. Photo: LBBC
Libya 'open for business' with Britain as focus falls on energy sector

Head of state oil company leads London delegation for talks with UK firms and government officials

UKMay 15, 2026
Anas Al Tikriti was turned away on Monday while travelling for a speaking engagement. Getty Images
Muslim Association of Britain director denied entry to Canada

British-Iraqi activist claims he is victim of 'cancel culture'

UKMay 14, 2026
Craig and Lindsay Foreman in Isfahan, Iran, before their arrest. AFP
British couple detained in Iran cut off from contact with family

Lindsay Foreman feels abandoned by UK, her son says

UKMay 14, 2026
The Bulk Carrier Belray, stranded in the Gulf near the Strait of Hormuz. Getty
UN says 11 seafarers killed in 38 attacks in Arabian Gulf

Strait of Hormuz crisis means only a 'handful' of crew changes since the Iran siege

GulfMay 13, 2026
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