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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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US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer meeting in September 2025. Getty
Would a new Labour leader be more hostile to US war in Iran?

Labour's losses at the local elections showed the strength of growing anti-war sentiment in the UK

UKMay 13, 2026
A demonstration of the GOV.UK Wallet digital ID system. Photo: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
UK could address digital ID missteps at King's Speech

Cyber security expert Karoliina Ainge said initial backlash on digital IDs could have been avoided

UKMay 12, 2026
Ifhat Shaheen, left, of the Green Party, celebrates winning one a seat in the ward of Stoke Newington in this week's elections. Getty Images
AnalysisLabour ministerial aides quit as core support from traditional backers collapses

Local election data shows the party declined in heartlands and with voting groups including Muslims

UKMay 11, 2026
Greens win Hackney mayor vote as Zack Polanski declares two-party politics dead

Councillor Zoe Garbett becomes party's first London district mayor

UKMay 09, 2026
Among the measures promoted by the European Union is tackling how to create an age threshold for digital usage. Getty Images / The National
Parents vs big tech plutocrats in battle to protect children from online harm

With grassroots movements on one side and concerted transatlantic lobbying on the other, European politicians must decide whether and how to restrict access to social media

UKMay 08, 2026
Francesca Albanese with Picasso's Guernica, a painting she has compared to the Israeli destruction of Gaza. EPA
UN's Albanese receives top civilian honour in Spain for condemning Gaza war

Special rapporteur on human rights in Palestine hailed for upholding 'conscience of the world'

EuropeMay 08, 2026
UK grass roots tension as local elections set to shake up political landscape

Prime Minister Keir Starmer could face leadership challenge if results as bad as predicted

UKMay 06, 2026
Karim Khan at the Oxford Union on May 5. Lemma Shehadi / The National
ICC's Karim Khan warns of 'sledgehammer approach to justice'

Chief Prosecutor says embattled court needs to be protected because of hope it gives to victims

UKMay 06, 2026
Green Party leader Zack Polanski attends a campaign event in Lambeth, a traditional Labour stronghold. AFP
Greens face election flak after candidates arrested over alleged anti-Semitism

Promise to build more social housing resonates with Lambeth voters, but online scandal puts pressure on leader Polanski

UKMay 01, 2026
The MSC Francesca ship was seized last week by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Reuters
Iran challenged to release MSC Francesca crew

Panama is negotiating with Iran to secure the crew's release after a week of detention

UKApril 30, 2026
A protest takes place in Berlin in opposition to Israeli actions in Gaza. Anadolu via Getty Images
Irish father raises concerns over Palestine activist's trial in Germany

Daniel Tatlow-Devally being held in high-security detention after protest at Israeli arms manufacturer in German city

UKApril 30, 2026
Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman. Reuters
UAE seeks support over 'catastrophic' threats to marine environment

Environmental consequences of Iranian attacks will be discussed by UN maritime body on Thursday

MENAApril 29, 2026
Google's "landscraper" building as an industrial wasteland into a premier tech and business hub.
Special reportUK seeks AI sovereignty while US tech companies expand in London

Tech secretary Liz Kendall moves to back British start-ups first and collaborate with 'middle powers' on AI

UKApril 29, 2026
A market in the West Bank city of Nablus. Getty
Twinning boosts links between Palestinian and UK cities

Community friendship efforts mean better connections with Palestinian towns and villages

UKApril 28, 2026
Governments and shipping industry leaders will meet at the UN's International Maritime Organisation in London this week. EPA
Hormuz crisis haunts UN vote on carbon tax for shipping

IMO chief urges countries to 'listen to one another' as divided global shipping industry gathers

UKApril 27, 2026
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