Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchIraq dismisses PMF commanders, and on-board a Jordanian aid drop to Gaza
Episode 1444
Iraq has dismissed two senior commanders of the paramilitary Popular Mobilisation Forces over a deadly attack on a government building last month. Th…
10 months, 1 week ago
Israel weighs reoccupying Gaza, and Lebanon votes to disarm Hezbollah
Episode 1443
Israel weighs occupying Gaza. Lebanon votes to disarm Hezbollah. Egypt's Rafah border crossing has been revived.
This episode features Thomas Helm, J…
10 months, 1 week ago
Lebanon fears Israeli incursion, and behind Syria's operation in Sweida
Episode 1442
Lebanese security officials fear Israel may attempt to infiltrate its eastern region. Syrian leadership questioned the July operation in Sweida. At l…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
New details on Gaza aid site deaths and Lebanon's government fails to vote on Hezbollah
Episode 1441
New details reveal how Gazans are lured to their deaths in aid queues. Lebanon's government failed to vote on a motion to disarm Hezbollah. Israel is…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Gaza starvation and Saudi student killed in UK
Episode 1440
Five more people have died from hunger in Gaza. Hamas says it's open to negotiating a ceasefire deal that would end the war. A man has been charged w…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Condemnation of Ben-Gvir at Al Aqsa Mosque and five years since the Beirut Blast
Episode 1439
Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is drawing backlash after praying at the Al Aqsa Mosque compound.
Today marks five years…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
US sanctions PA, and new Syria-Russia relations
Episode 1438
The US has imposed sanctions on officials of the Palestinian Authority and members of the Palestine Liberation Organisation. A senior Syrian official…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Israeli settlement plan threatens Palestinian statehood, and Lebanon inches towards disarming Hezbollah
Episode 1437
New settlements in East Jerusalem could further threaten prospects of a Palestinian state. Lebanon is on the cusp of a move to disarm Hezbollah. At l…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
UK could recognise Palestinian state and Gaza's mothers dying in childbirth
Episode 1436
The UK is close to recognising a Palestinian state. Gaza's mothers are dying in childbirth at an accelerated rate. Lebanon has sentenced a man to dea…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Siege on Sweida, and anger after clashes in Iraq
Episode 1435
Food and medicine levels are critically low in Sweida, Syria. Deadly clashes in Iraq have fuelled anger across the country. Wildfires rage in Turkey,…
10 months, 3 weeks ago