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Back to SearchWhy Iran is raining rockets on Iraq
Episode 255
In the early hours of March 13, 2022, streaks of light punctuated the sky above the northern Iraqi city of Erbil as a barrage of rockets rained down …
3 years, 11 months ago
India’s hijab row
Episode 254
A row has been brewing for months in the southern Indian state of Karnataka after dozens of Muslim students were barred by authorities from entering …
4 years ago
Ukraine’s refugee crisis
Episode 253
More than a million people have now fled Ukraine. As Russia targets cities across the country, ordinary people have been faced with the unthinkable c…
4 years ago
Ukraine Special: Kiev under siege
Episode 252
On the morning of February 24, Katya Niporka was woken up by the sound of Russian artillery shaking Kyiv.
Soon after, the rest of the world was wakin…
4 years ago
How archeology is inspiring Omanis - and the world
Episode 251
Last month, archaeologists working in Oman’s north found what they believed to be a 4,000 year old board game. The discovery sparked interest worldwi…
4 years ago
Will nuclear fusion save mankind?
Episode 250
Last week, a team of scientists at the JET laboratory in England announced a major step towards making what some hope will be the energy source of th…
4 years ago
The Middle Eastern challenges of competing in the Winter Olympics
Episode 249
When you think of the Middle East, you might imagine hot weather, date palms, camels, coffee and hummous - but would the Winter Olympics ever cross y…
4 years, 1 month ago
What is the metaverse and can it replace the real world?
Episode 248
The idea of a virtual world existing in parallel to the real one was once the stuff of science fiction. But today, millions of people are already spe…
4 years, 1 month ago
A journey into the future of the UAE’s Etihad Rail
Episode 247
The UAE is a country of cars and buses. The only way to travel between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, the two major cities, is by road - a journey of at least …
4 years, 1 month ago
How CIA pop music helped elect the president of the Philippines
Episode 246
Filipinos will go to the polls in May to elect a new president, marking the end of Rodrigo Duterte’s years in power. Presidential hopefuls will be us…
4 years, 1 month ago