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      Lizzie Porter

      Lizzie Porter

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      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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      A crater is left after Lebanese Army soldiers blew up a device in the car park of the American University of Beirut Medical Centre in Beirut on September 18, 2024. The day before, pagers rigged with explosives were detonated, killing 12 people, including members of Lebanon's Hezbollah, injuring more than 2,800 others. EPA
      Turkey intercepted second batch of pagers rigged with explosives

      Authorities says they found batch of devices on their way from Istanbul to Lebanon

      MENAMay 07, 2025
      Displaced Palestinians inspect damage to the Yaffa School following an Israeli air strike east of Gaza city on April 23. EPA
      'Trump effect' is catastrophe for billions, Amnesty International says

      Rights group warns of global crisis that will worsen in 2025 as authoritarianism soars

      MENAApril 28, 2025
      Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has told President Donald Trump the kingdom plans a $600 billion boost in trade and investment with the US. AFP
      All eyes on trade and peace prospects when Trump visits Gulf

      Middle East has changed since Trump's first presidential visit in 2017 – but he still wants the Gulf onside

      MENAApril 24, 2025
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      Residents flood into streets as buildings shake

      MENAApril 23, 2025
      Dem Party politicians read a message from PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan in February, in which he called on the Kurdish group he founded to disarm and dissolve
      Impossible to know when PKK will disarm, Kurdish politician says

      Meeting with Turkey's Justice Minister planned as moves towards dissolution of Kurdish insurgent group continue

      MENAApril 22, 2025
      A jewellery shop in the Grand Bazaar in Tehran. With Iranians facing economic hardship, many hope a deal can reached with the US that paves the way to lifting sanctions. EPA
      Iran’s 'potential' under new nuclear deal touted for foreign investors

      Country touted as great investment opportunity but there are challenges beyond sanctions

      MENAApril 22, 2025
      Marion Lalisse, the EU Commission co-ordinator on combating anti-Muslim hatred, says member states are slowly taking steps to track and prevent online hatred. Anadolu via Getty Images
      InterviewEU anti-Muslim hatred official says states must combat online abuse

      Taking action is 'mandatory’, Marion Lalisse tells The National, after surge in anti-Muslim and anti-Semitic hate crimes since October 7

      MENAApril 17, 2025
      Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a resort in Belek, Antalya, Turkey. Photo: Syrian Presidency
      Golf club diplomacy: Syria’s bid to rejoin global arena

      Antalya Forum talks warn Israeli strikes now top danger to rebuilding efforts

      MENAApril 14, 2025
      Lorry drivers wait to enter Gaza through the Rafah border crossing from Egypt. Aid supplies in the enclave are not expected to last long amid an Israeli blockade. EPA
      InterviewGaza aid supplies will last only 10 days, UNRWA chief warns

      Philippe Lazzarini tells The National some Palestinians want to die with their families as situation becomes 'absolutely unbearable'

      MENAApril 13, 2025
      Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha attends a Nato Ministers of Foreign Affairs meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on April 1. EPA
      Ukraine's Foreign Minister restates aim to join Nato

      Andrii Sybiha says Ukraine's increased military capabilities would benefit the alliance

      EuropeApril 12, 2025
      The foreign ministers of Egypt, Turkey and Jordan meet the Palestinian Prime Minister before a panel on Gaza at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in the Turkish resort city. Photo: Turkish Foreign Ministry
      Jordan and Egypt train police and security forces for duty in Gaza

      Foreign ministers reveal more details about Gaza reconstruction plan

      MENAApril 11, 2025
      Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received DEM Party Deputy Pervin Buldan and Istanbul Deputy Sirri Sureyya Onder at the Presidential Complex. Photo: Presidency of the Republic of Turkiye
      Pro-Kurdish party 'more hopeful' after rare Erdogan talks

      Politicians say meeting with Turkish President was positive, but much remains unclear in disarming of PKK

      MENAApril 10, 2025
      Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said the talks were needed to 'prevent misunderstandings'. Reuters
      Turkey in talks with Israel to avoid military conflict in Syria

      Mechanism needed to prevent military misunderstandings, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says

      MENAApril 10, 2025
      A sign reading 'We are together' outside the American embassy in Moscow. Russia and the US are seeking to rebuild ties. AFP
      US and Russian officials to meet for more embassy talks in Istanbul

      Thursday's discussions will focus on diplomatic missions and not cover Ukraine, says Washington

      MENAApril 09, 2025
      Syrian soldiers in the historic city of Palmyra. Reuters
      ExclusiveTurkey sets sights on Syria's Palmyra airport as a military base

      Ankara is planning to form a base at site in central desert city, Syrian military official tells The National

      MENAApril 04, 2025
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