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Lizzie Porter

Lizzie Porter

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Istanbul
Lizzie Porter is The National's Istanbul correspondent. She has been a foreign correspondent for nearly a decade, and was previously based in Beirut and Baghdad. She covers diplomacy, politics, conflicts and crises in Turkey and across the Middle East, and has won multiple awards for her reporting on topics ranging from missing persons in Iraq to the region's climate crises. A native English speaker, she also speaks fluent French, Arabic and Farsi. Her Turkish is improving.
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From left; Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara. EPA
Qatar and Turkey strike investment and trade agreements as leaders meet in Ankara

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in official visit

MENANovember 14, 2024
Protesters hold portraits of Narin Guran in Istanbul, in September. AFP
Relatives of Turkish girl Narin Guran go on trial for murder

Family members including eight-year-old's mother are suspected of intentional killing

MENANovember 07, 2024
Will the ensuing relationship between Donald Trump, US president-elect, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prove pivotal in ending Middle East violence? AFP
Can Donald Trump's influence over Netanyahu end war in the Middle East?

President-elect seen widely as having more sway than his US Democrat rivals over the Israeli leader

MENANovember 06, 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and sacked defence minister Yoav Gallant on October 28, 2023. AFP
Netanyahu fires Defence Minister Yoav Gallant from Israeli government

'Significant gaps' had emerged with Mr Gallant over war, Israeli Prime Minister says

MENANovember 05, 2024
Israeli military spokesman David Baruch holds part of a projectile in Shtula, a community that has been affected by attacks launched from Lebanon towards Israel. Reuters
Special reportDisplaced Israeli civilians demand Lebanon buffer zone

Israelis forced from their homes in the north are demanding the creation of a neutral zone on the Lebanese side of the border

MENANovember 05, 2024
Israeli navy personnel patrol the sea near the port in Haifa. AFP
Israeli naval forces seize ship captain in raid on Lebanon's coast

Prime Minister Najib Mikati complains to UN Security Council as Israel says it was behind the operation

MENANovember 02, 2024
Eran Etzion speaks to a crowd during a protest march against the government in Haifa. Alamy
Israel is more isolated than ever, says Israeli ex-security official

Regional countries should make exit of Benjamin Netanyahu a condition of improving relations, Eran Etzion tells The National

MENANovember 02, 2024
Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system operates for interceptions as rockets are launched from Lebanon as seen from near Ein Ya'akov in northern Israel. Reuters
Continuing the war won't keep us safe, say Tel Aviv residents

Daily life carries on in the liberal coastal city but Israelis believe continuing the war will not keep them safe

MENAOctober 31, 2024
Brett McGurk, left, has travelled to Israel to discuss a Gaza ceasefire, while Amos Hochstein will focus on a Lebanon ceasefire. AFP
US envoys in Egypt and Israel to drive Lebanon and Gaza ceasefires

US proposal suggests an initial 60-day cessation of hostilities and increasing the number of Lebanese forces

MENAOctober 31, 2024
Michael Ofer-Ziv, 29, and Max Kresch, 28, are among a growing number of Israeli reservists and soldiers refusing to serve unless Benjamin Netanyahu's government makes a drastic change in the course of the war. Photos: Michael Ofer-Ziv handout / Yuval Green
‘The disregard of Palestinian lives was so strong’: the Israeli soldiers refusing to fight

The Israeli government's failure to free hostages and the killing of civilians in Gaza is leading to more Israeli soldiers questioning the war

MENAOctober 26, 2024
Smoke rises from the headquarters of Turkey's aviation company Tusas near Kahramankazan, where four people were killed and 14 wounded in an attack blamed on the PKK on October 23, 2024. Reuters
Ankara attack by PKK comes in period of calm in Turkey

Shooting and bombing at defence company is a shift away from assaults against civilians or security forces

MENAOctober 23, 2024
A heavily-armed suspect enters the Turkish aerospace and defence company Tusas in Ankara. EPA
Turkey says Kurdish militants main suspects in deadly attack on defence firm

Interior Minister said two attackers dead after incident at aerospace company Tusas

NewsOctober 23, 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meet in Jerusalem. EPA
Blinken and Netanyahu discuss 'new path forward' for Gaza

On his 11th visit to the region since the October 7 attacks, US Secretary of State says Israel should capitalise on the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar to bring hostages home

MENAOctober 22, 2024
A composite image of Hamas leader Yahya Al Sinwar and Israel's Chief Pathologist Chen Kugel. EPA/AFP
Sinwar was in good health when killed despite year on the run, pathologist says

Doctor entrusted with carrying out post-mortem tells The National that Hamas leader had eaten well

MENAOctober 19, 2024
Palestinians surge forward to receive meals from a charity kitchen in northern Gaza, as supplies of aid plunge. Reuters
Palestinian Authority says it is working to increase Gaza aid

Mohammad Mustafa acknowledges issues with distribution of supplies and calls for better security for humanitarian teams

MENAOctober 18, 2024
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