Podcast Episodes

Land as a weapon against Palestinians

Palestinian Adeeb Joudeh is a member of one of two families safeguarding the keys to Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and is a respected fig…

7 years, 10 months ago

How UNICEF is helping children in the Middle East and North Africa

Children in the Middle East face more challenges than almost anywhere else in the world. One in four children in the region are affected by poverty, …

7 years, 10 months ago

What shape will US-Middle East affairs take post-midterm elections?

US President Donald Trump’s Republican party can no longer claim complete control of a two-branch Congress, after his rival Democratic party last wee…

7 years, 10 months ago

A tale of two prime ministers in Sri Lanka

There's been political trouble in Sri Lanka over the past two weeks after President Maithripala Sirisena dismissed prime minister Ranil Wickremesingh…

7 years, 11 months ago

Lack of governance for migrants to be ratified by UN in Morocco

More than 10 per cent of the world’s migrant population live in the GCC, making it the highest citizen-to-migrant region in the world. A look at the …

7 years, 11 months ago

Taliban bombings in Afghanistan's election

For the first time in ten years, Afghans took to the polling stations to elect candidates to National Assembly and take part in the future of their c…

7 years, 11 months ago

Syria-Jordan border restoration opens up many opportunities

This week, Jordan and Syria opened their border for the first time in three years. The move promises to restore the possibility for movement of both …

7 years, 11 months ago

Scientists warn: Act now on climate change or it will be too late

The world’s leading climate change scientists warned governments to act on climate change today or face a catastrophic future. The Intergovernmental …

8 years ago

Refugees trapped in Libya ask for mercy

Hundreds of men, women and children are being held in detention centres in Libya, just a stone’s throw away from clashes between rival militias, as j…

8 years ago

At least on Iran, Trump has clear message

US President Donald Trump's second United Nations General Assembly was, to say the least, uneven.

It started off when he showed up late to his speech…

8 years ago