Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe significance of Syria’s return to the Arab League
Episode 314
Syria’s devastating civil war has raged for more than 12 years.
In that time, Half a million people have been killed, by some estimates. Three millio…
2 years, 9 months ago
King Charles coronation: What to expect from the day and the new king?
Episode 313
Millions of people in the UK and around the whole world are preparing for a rare weekend indeed, with a new king to be crowned. On May 6, the coronat…
2 years, 10 months ago
Sudan’s refugee crisis
Episode 312
Life for many in Sudan has become intolerable. People have been trapped in their own homes by two weeks of fighting and failed ceasefires. Disruption…
2 years, 10 months ago
Why has Sudan erupted in violence?
Episode 311
Khartoum has been hit by days of fierce fighting between the Sudanese army and a rival paramilitary force. As the death toll rises, people have been …
2 years, 10 months ago
How the Saudi-Iran reconciliation could transform the Middle East
Episode 310
Can a handshake transform a region?
After long years of tension, Saudi Arabia and Iran decided in March to normalise diplomatic relations. Weeks la…
2 years, 10 months ago
How rising living costs are affecting Arab households in Ramadan
Episode 309
Nothing says Ramadan more than joyous gatherings of family and friends, dining tables heaving with delicacies as the sun sets.
But this Ramadan, ma…
2 years, 11 months ago
Why Netanyahu’s judicial reforms brought Israel to a halt
Episode 308
On March 27, Israel ground to a halt in protest at a set of judicial reforms put forward by prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right wing coal…
2 years, 11 months ago
The plight of the black community in Tunisia
Episode 307
On February 21 Tunisia’s president Kais Saied declared that “a criminal plan has been set up since the beginning of this century to alter the demogra…
2 years, 11 months ago
How did children survive the Turkey-Syria earthquake?
Episode 306
Thousands died and millions were displaced in a matter of moments following the violent earthquake that hit Syria and Turkey. While survivors are now…
3 years ago
The new wave of misery crashing over the Rohingya
Episode 305
First they were forced to flee their homes in Myanmar after the military regime launched a campaign of ethnic cleansing against them. Then they faced…
3 years ago