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In this week's podcast, we discuss the attempted resignation of Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and the growing protests in Algeria against President Bouteflika's proposed fifth term. In Iran, Zarif announced his resignation in a February
This week, Egypt's parliament approves a motion to amend the country's constitution. The proposed amendments would keep the current President, General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, in power until 2034. In Libya, Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Kha
This week, European Union diplomats and Iranian representatives adopt a new mechanism to maintain trade as Iran works to comply with the nuclear deal in the face of US sanctions. Qatar's Emir travels to Lebanon for a financial conference, pledg
Our podcast is back with a discussion of the Jamal Khasghoggi murder in Istanbul, the formation of Iraq's new government, the return of US sanctions on Iran, and an election boycott in Bahrain. Tune in for your Middle East Update.
In this episode of the Middle East Weekly we discuss the events that occurred in Gaza this past weekend, when the Israeli Defense Forces killed 18 people and injured nearly 1000 people in reaction to Palestinian demonstrations near the border f
To no one's surpise, Sisi won the election in Egypt. Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is touring the US. Ghouta is still under siege, and Turkey is continuing Operation Olive Branch. Find out more in this week's episode of the Middle East Weekl
Why does it feel like no one is taking action to end an increasingly dire humanitarian situation in Eastern Ghouta? What are the prospects for a democratic presidential election in Egypt at the end of this month? Tune in to get behind the news
In our first story on this week's episode we discuss the history of corruption charges against Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders. Next, we discuss the Turkish military's attack on a Syrian convoy heading to reinforce YPG forces in Af
On this week's episode of the Middle East Weekly we discuss Thomas Friedman's recent controversial column "Saudi Arabia's Arab Spring, at Last" and the attack on al-Rawda Mosque in Egypt's North Sinai Governorate on November 24, 2017.
Sa'ad Hariri's mysterious resignation, an earthquake in Iran, and a BBC investigation revealing a coalition deal with IS fighters in Raqqa.
The Middle East Weekly is back for the year with a new and improved format! This week we take a look ahead to the future and discuss Saudi's future investment initiatives and then take a look back at the continuing impact of the Balfour Declara
This week we first turn to Turkey, where voters have backed President Erdoğan's new constitution, handing him vast new powers. We also explore the latest from Israel-Palestine, where over 1,000 Palestinian prisoners are also on a mass hunger st
Donald Trump is back on the agenda this week in a special Middle East Weekly episode looking at his u-turns of U.S. policy in the region. First up, U.S. missile strikes on Syria in response to suspected chemical weapon strikes by the Syria re
In our 11th episode, Middle East Weekly explores the release from prison of Egypt's strongman ruler, Hosni Mubarak, jailed for the death of protestors in the 2011 uprising. We also take a look at Russia's growing influence in Libya, and the col
Welcome to Middle East Weekly's 10th episode! This week we explore the US-UK ban on electronics on certain Middle Eastern airlines, and the theories behind it, Turkey's latest war of words with European states, and the future of Syria's Kurds i
Our latest episode of Middle East Weekly looks at an Israeli bill that hopes to ban 'BDS' supporters from Israel, how the Saudi twittersphere reacted to the country's first comic convention, and the legacy of the Iran-Iraq war in the Middle Eas
This week, the Middle East Weekly teams turns its attention to the persecution of Egypt's Coptic Christian population, the upcoming referendum on Turkey's constitution - one that President Erdoğan has pinned his legacy on - and the withdrawal o
In this, our seventh episode, Middle East Weekly looks at the prospects of a one-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict, the campaign in Western Mosul, the heart of the city, and how a Saudi-led offensive in Yemen could starve much of
The Trump administration's immigration ban sent shockwaves across the world, provoking fierce debate and reactions at home and abroad. This week the Middle East Weekly team explores the human cost of the White House's new approach to immigrat
In Middle East Weekly's first special features podcast, we speak with Khayem Chemli from Al Bowsala, a major political and institutional watchdog in Tunisia. In Chemli's words, Al Bowsala works "to place citizen at the heart of decision makin
Welcome back to the fourth episode of Middle East Weekly!This week we're taking a look at soon-to-be-President Trump's potentially explosive promise to move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem - a red-line for many of America'
Welcome back to the third episode of Middle East Weekly!This week we've got the latest on the troubled evacuation negotiations in East Aleppo, an in-depth look at migration pressures in Morocco, and the fallout from a double bombing in Istanb
Welcome back to Middle East Weekly!In our second episode we look at the decision to lower Gulf oil production for the first time in eight years, the return of a mystery cybervirus to Saudi Arabia, and proposed legislation that would have free
Welcome to Middle East Weekly's first podcast!This week we'll be exploring Cuban leader Fidel Castro's legacy in the Middle East, Oman's sometimes difficult relations with the Gulf states, and the Assad regime and Russia's latest assault on E
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