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Back to SearchThe Rohingya crisis, six months on; and saving animals caught up in the war against ISIL
It has been six months since Myanmar military operations sparked a mass exodus of the country's Rohingya Muslim minority to neighbouring Bangladesh. …
8 years, 7 months ago
A conversation with the UAE's ambassadors to Germany, India and China
On this special edition of Beyond the Headlines, host Naser Al Wasmi is joined by the Emirati Ambassadors to three very important countries in the UA…
8 years, 7 months ago
The war of words between Iran and Israel
Iran and Israel were on the brink of war. Tensions arose when Israel shot down an Iranian drone on February 10, after it entered the country from Syr…
8 years, 7 months ago
Iraq's reconstruction and the challenges ahead
An international donor conference opened in Kuwait on Monday with hopes of rebuilding Iraq following its devastating war against ISIL. We discuss Ira…
8 years, 7 months ago
Tackling food scarcity in the Middle East
All six Arabian Gulf countries import between 80 to 97 per cent of their food. Due to water scarcity and poor soil, it typically costs less to import…
8 years, 8 months ago
In Yemen, a violent week complicates a nuanced war
Clashes broke out in Aden over the weekend when the Southern Transitional Council called to its constituents to demonstrate. The Yemen government ban…
8 years, 8 months ago
Turkey's military offensive against Kurdish Syria, explained
Turkey launched this week a military offensive into Afrin, a heavily Kurdish enclave of Syria. Ankara is calling it an 'anti-terror campaign,' target…
8 years, 8 months ago
World Future Energy Summit rewards world's most energy conscious
Reporting from The World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi, taking place during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, host Naser Al Wasmi talks to two Parag…
8 years, 8 months ago
Palestine-activist groups respond to being banned from Israel
This week, Israel banned twenty activist organisations over their support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement against Israel or BDS fo…
8 years, 9 months ago
Saudi Arabia and the Future of the Regional Order from emerge85
From our friends on the 85% podcast, we consider the changes unfolding in Saudi Arabia from a regional perspective. In conversation with emerge85 Lab…
8 years, 9 months ago