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Jamie Prentis

Jamie Prentis

Lebanon correspondent
Beirut
Jamie is a British journalist and has been a correspondent at the Beirut bureau since March 2022, where he covers Lebanese affairs and the wider region. Before that he was a reporter at the London bureau for nearly four years. Before joining The National he worked for the Libya Herald and covered the country for outlets including The Times.
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Hezbollah senior commander Haitham Ali Tabatabai had been labelled a 'specially designated global terrorist' by the US. EPA
Hezbollah confirms strike on Beirut killed senior leader

Haitham Ali Tabatabai one of five group members killed in attack on apartment building in Beirut

MENANovember 24, 2025
Israel's attack on Beirut was its first since June, although it regularly bombards the south of Lebanon. EPA
Israel says it killed Hezbollah chief of staff in Beirut attack

Five people dead in fourth Israeli strike on suburb of Dahieh since ceasefire last year

NewsNovember 23, 2025
Nouh Zaiter was sentenced in absentia to life in prison with hard labour in 2021. Photo: Wikipedia Commons
Lebanon captures notorious drug lord Nouh Zaiter

Kingpin seized by Lebanese Army in operation near Baalbek

MENANovember 20, 2025
An Israeli strike blows up a house in the Lebanese village of Tair Filsay. AFP
'No rhyme or reason': Shock in Lebanon at Israel's new wave of strikes

New strikes on south Lebanon after bombing of Ain Al Hilweh killed 14 in worst attack since ceasefire

MENANovember 19, 2025
Lebanon's reconstruction needs run to many billions of dollars after years of war and economic crisis. Reuters
Lebanon hosts major investor conference despite looming Israeli threat

Government says 'now as good as any other day' for courting investment

MENANovember 18, 2025
The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon has called on Israel to remove the wall. EPA
Explained: How Israel is expanding occupation of southern Lebanon with new wall

UN and Lebanon say barrier has cut off more than 4,000 square metres of territory

MENANovember 17, 2025
A dispute over a monk seal cave in Amchit, Lebanon. Jamie Prentis / The National
Lebanese judge summons opponents of construction at breeding site for endangered seals

Environmentalists say they campaigned for months to block construction of villa overlooking Amchit habitat

MENANovember 17, 2025
Mediterranean monk seals are among the most endangered marine mammals, according to environmental groups. Photo: Terre Liban
Property development threatens habitat of Lebanon's endangered monk seals

Villa under construction in Amchit encroaches on cave used for breeding by endangered species, activists say

MENANovember 14, 2025
Samir Geagea, leader of the Lebanese Forces. Ramzi Hage / Lebanese Forces Media
InterviewKey Lebanese party says government not doing enough to disarm Hezbollah

Samir Geagea, leader of Lebanese Forces, tells The National country at risk of being left behind in rapidly changing region

MENANovember 13, 2025
A Middle East Airlines flight arrives at Beirut's international airport. AFP
Lebanon's Middle East Airlines plans to launch low-cost airline in 2027

Lebanese flag carrier has faced complaints about high-ticket prices

MENANovember 12, 2025
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at a cabinet session at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut. EPA
Lebanese government intervenes in row over diaspora voting rights

Proposed amendment to electoral law increases pressure on Speaker Nabih Berri

MENANovember 07, 2025
Hannibal Qaddafi in 2010, a year before his father Muammar Qaddafi was overthrown in Libya. Reuters
Lebanon to release Libya's Hannibal Qaddafi

Son of former Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi has travel ban removed

MENANovember 06, 2025
People assess the damage at the site of an Israeli air strike in the southern Lebanese village of Toura. AFP
Israeli army strikes southern Lebanon after issuing eviction orders

Attacks on alleged Hezbollah sites came as army commander briefed cabinet on progress in disarming group

MENANovember 06, 2025
Hannibal Qaddafi, son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, has been imprisoned in Lebanon since 2015. Reuters
Libyan delegation in Beirut to secure release of Hannibal Qaddafi

Son of Muammar Qaddafi detained without trial since 2015

MENANovember 04, 2025
A bulldozer removes the wreckage of a vehicle hit by an Israeli drone strike in Doueir, southern Lebanon. AFP
Israeli strikes kill two in south Lebanon

At least seven others injured in attacks

MENANovember 03, 2025
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