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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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      Clockwise from top left, Akram Pirgazi, Rebin Moradi, Mahdi Salahshoor, Amir Ali Heidari Jafarabadi, Taha Safari and Robina Aminian
      Sculptors, students and sportsmen: Who are the protesters killed in Iran?

      Teenagers among hundreds of dead as unrest rages across the country

      MENAJanuary 13, 2026
      An anti-regime protester at the Iranian embassy in London. Many Iranians abroad have been unable to reach relatives inside the country. AFP
      Internet shutdown leaves Iranians dreading aftermath of protests

      Authorities in Tehran claim violence has been quelled after days of unrest

      MENAJanuary 12, 2026
      Robina Aminian, 23, was shot in the head and killed on Thursday night as she protested in Tehran after university classes, human rights groups have said. Photo: Hengaw rights group
      Fashion student 'shot in the head at close range' in Tehran protests

      Anti-government demonstrator among hundreds killed in streets of Iran

      MENAJanuary 12, 2026
      People walk past closed shops following protests in the Tehran Grand Bazaar. Reuters
      Anger and dark humour are the new normal in Iran's shutdown

      Shopkeepers began closing their businesses at the end of December over economic woes

      MENAJanuary 09, 2026
      A member of Syria's security forces stands guard outside a former army base near the city of Quneitra. AFP
      Play01:08
      Syrians in Israeli-occupied towns pin hopes of regaining homes on diplomacy

      Syria and Israel have agreed to share intelligence and explore commercial ties

      MENAJanuary 08, 2026
      Captured Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro shakes hands with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian at the Brics summit in Kazan, Russia, in October 2024. Miraflores Palace / Handout via Reuters
      Play02:34
      AnalysisWhy do Iran and Hezbollah care about Venezuela?

      Tehran has condemned capture of president Nicolas Maduro as it warns against US striking Iran

      MENAJanuary 08, 2026
      Aleppo Gif 1. AFP / Reuters
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      Syria declares Kurdish positions in Aleppo 'legitimate military targets'

      Public offices and schools closed and flights suspended in northern city as fighting continues

      MENAJanuary 07, 2026
      The US is pressuring Syria to strike a security deal with Israel. AFP
      Play01:08
      Israel and Syria to share intelligence and explore commercial ties after Paris deal

      France hosted security talks as Syrians seek recognition of 'stable, unified and sovereign' state

      MENAJanuary 06, 2026
      The writer at the Damascus Marathon in September 2025. Photo: Halil Taskin
      Comment What I've learnt from running the many marathons of the Middle East

      From Damascus and Erbil to Bethlehem and Beirut, each race has opened a window into a political moment

      WellbeingDecember 26, 2025
      The needs in Aleppo’s industrial city reflect the challenges currently facing Syria more broadly: rebuilding infrastructure and forging relationships with the wider world. Lizzie Porter / The National
      Postcard from AleppoHow Syria’s battered powerhouse city is coming back to life

      Once a battleground, the Sheikh Najjar city is slowly being revived - but some investors remain wary

      MENADecember 26, 2025
      Ghalia Mohammed Yassin, 22, left Al Hol camp in June with her mother, Hiba, and two siblings. (Ahmed Fallaha for The National)
      Play02:31
      Al Hol to Aleppo: Syrian families begin life after years in desert camp

      Children raised amid raids and deprivation enter a new world of school, safety and hope

      MENADecember 26, 2025
      Syria's internal security forces and military have stepped up anti-smuggling efforts but illegal traders continue to try to find ways to operate. Lizzie Porter / The National
      Dispatch‘Huge returns’ draw smugglers to rugged Syria-Lebanon border

      Forces in former Hezbollah stronghold put up tough front but admit criminals still active

      MENADecember 25, 2025
      Narin Guran was eight years old when she was murdered in her home village of Tavsantepe in south-eastern Turkey's Diyarbakir province last year. Lizzie Porter/ The National
      Play03:21
      Special investigationA village traumatised, a nation stunned: Who killed Narin?

      The National examines murder of eight-year-old girl, one of Turkey’s most high-profile child killings

      MENADecember 24, 2025
      Syrian security forces escort a convoy of SDF fighters leaving the city of Aleppo, as part of an agreement with the Syrian government. EPA
      DispatchIn Kurdish-held areas of Aleppo, Syria’s fractures come into focus

      Sporadic clashes between government forces and Kurdish fighters compound daily hardship for residents

      MENADecember 23, 2025
      A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) flashes the victory sign while departing the city of Aleppo. EPA
      Play04:09
      Special reportBeyond the front line dividing northern Syria as Kurdish integration stalls

      The National tours the country's longest remaining front line, speaking to anxious residents yearning for peace

      MENADecember 22, 2025
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