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Lemma Shehadi

Lemma Shehadi

Senior Correspondent
London
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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Harvesting wheat near Karbala, Iraq. In the Middle East, scientists found an excess of chromium and nitrogen of up to 5.8 per cent. Reuters
Farmlands in Middle East hit hard amid global toxic metal blight

Almost a fifth of world's acreage is polluted by dangerous residues at levels up to 10% higher than the safety limit for farming

MENAApril 17, 2025
Lemma Shehadi
DMCC's AI Centre is located in Dubai's Uptown Tower, a 79-floor skyscraper. Photo: DMCC
Dubai business leaders confident free trade zones will survive tariffs

The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre is ready to grow its AI, crypto and Web3 hubs even as global supply chains shift

BusinessApril 15, 2025
Lemma Shehadi
Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy delivers his opening remarks at the London Sudan conference. Getty Images
Sudan divisions gaping as UK hosts summit two years since civil war outbreak

Leading Sudanese politician tells The National country faces permanent discord unless diplomatic solution is found

MENAApril 15, 2025
Lemma Shehadi
Hodeidah has been a flashpoint since the the Houthis seized control of the port in 2021. AP
Yemen government 'planning push to retake key port'

Operation would lay 'groundwork' for push on capital Sanaa, experts say

MENAApril 11, 2025
Lemma Shehadi
British Secretary of State for the Home Department Yvette Cooper looks on as participants prepare for the family photo at the Border Security Summit at Lancaster House in London, Britain, 31 March 2025. The summit is bringing together over 40 countries to work on a new approach to dismantle people smuggling gangs and secure borders. EPA / NEIL HALL / POOL
Hamas challenges UK terrorism designation

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper immediately dismisses the appeal

UKApril 10, 2025
Lemma Shehadi
Israeli soldiers conduct a raid in Al Ain camp for Palestinian refugees, west of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. AFP
UK 'must take a stand on British citizens involved in Gaza war crimes'

Former UNRWA director calls on government to declare that Britons accused of atrocities face prosecution

UKApril 09, 2025
Lemma Shehadi
A digital twin of the Titanic was developed with more than 715,000 deep-sea images. Photo: Atlantic Productions
Titanic 'might have been saved' if it hit iceberg head-on

A 3D digital scan of the wreck reconstructing the ship's final moments will be turned into a sensory experience in the UAE

Film & TVApril 08, 2025
Lemma Shehadi
Israeli soldiers conduct a raid in the Al Ain camp for Palestinian refugees, west of Nablus. AFP
What cards can UK play as frustration with Israel deepens?

British government 'very seriously considering' recognition of Palestine and sanctions on far-right Israeli cabinet members

UKApril 08, 2025
Thomas Harding
Dr Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al Issa, secretary general of the Muslim World League, spoke of 'a vacuum that the evil-doers try to fill'. Saudi Press Agency
Muslim World League leader warns of divisions in UK over Gaza war

Britain should treat Islamic integration as a national security issue to prevent isolation, says Dr Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al Issa

UKApril 07, 2025
Lemma Shehadi
Displaced Palestinians walk past destroyed buildings in Gaza. EPA
Ten British members of Israeli military accused of war crimes

A 240-page report submitted to the Metropolitan Police accuses serving officers of involvement in killing civilians and aid workers

UKApril 07, 2025
Lemma Shehadi
Palestinians flee Rafah towards Khan Younis in Gaza, after an Israeli eviction order. AFP
UK-backed peace fund falters after Israeli attempts to tax foreign aid

Veteran Labour MP Emily Thornberry has expressed frustration to The National at slow progress due to Israeli moves

UKApril 03, 2025
Lemma Shehadi
A penthouse in Belgravia’s Eaton Place, formerly owned by Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac, is priced at £6.95 million. Beauchamp Estates
Super-prime London homes £1m cheaper than a decade ago

Agents complain of a number of unsold luxury homes in the UK capital

UKApril 02, 2025
Lemma Shehadi
BBC's Broadcasting House in London. The corporation says the latest shake-up will 'offer better value for UK listeners'. PA
BBC radio stations and podcasts to go dark for overseas listeners

Public broadcaster is moving Radio 4, the World Service and a selection of podcasts to its website as BBC Sounds app is restricted

UKMarch 31, 2025
Lemma Shehadi
Imad Abu Zureiq, centre in right image, was welcomed to the presidential palace by Ahmed Al Shara. Photo: SANA / AFP
Captagon smuggler welcomed by regime in Syria despite crackdown

Imad Abu Zureiq, who is under western sanctions, has been pictured meeting Syria's new leader

MENAMarch 30, 2025
Lemma Shehadi
Hassan Blasim says he wants to stop writing about violence 'but the violence does not stop in Iraq'. Photo: Katja Bohm
How Hassan Blasim's four-year odyssey from Iraq to Finland haunts his new book

The award-winning author's new collection of short stories deals with Iraq's youth revolution and the growth of the far-right in northern Europe

BooksMarch 28, 2025
Lemma Shehadi
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