Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchFuneral for Palestinian-American killed in West Bank, and Syria's fires
Episode 1424
Funerals were held for two Palestinians, one a US citizen, killed in the West Bank, over the weekend. Syrian authorities have closed a border crossin…
11 months, 1 week ago
OPEC's new forecast and Syria-SDF tensions
Episode 1423
Opec raised its forecast for world oil and energy demand. The Syrian government has accused the SDF of delays in implementing an integration deal. Sa…
11 months, 1 week ago
Israel's AI targeting system and Hezbollah's disarming conditions
Episode 1422
Many in Gaza believe there is an unseen, pervasive AI presence that is watching, listening and waiting for those on its target list to show their fac…
11 months, 1 week ago
Gaza 'concentration camps' and Red Sea attacks
Episode 1421
Forced displacement of Palestinians is back in the spotlight. The Houthi rebels in Yemen have stepped up their attacks on commercial vessels in the R…
11 months, 1 week ago
US 'satisfied' with Lebanese response to Hezbollah disarmament proposal, and Israel-Houthi crossfire
Episode 1420
US special envoy Thomas Barrack said he was satisfied with Lebanon’s response to a US call for Hezbollah to disarm. Yemen's Houthi rebels said they r…
11 months, 1 week ago
Gaza ceasefire negotiations and Hezbollah faces pressure
Episode 1419
Parties are back at the negotiating table for a potential ceasefire in Gaza. Hezbollah is reviewing a US proposal urging the group to disarm within a…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Damascus hunts down Assad loyalists, and US contractors admit to live fire at aid sites
Episode 1418
Authorities in Damascus are capturing high-profile figures from Syria’s former Assad regime.
US contractors guarding aid distribution sites in Gaza a…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Iran suspends co-operation with UN nuclear watchdog, and Israel close to finalising ceasefire
Episode 1417
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has approved a law suspending co-operation with the UN’s nuclear watchdog. US President Donald Trump said Israel h…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Disappearances of Alawite women, and a 'terrorist cell' in Beirut
Episode 1416
Criminal gangs are thought to be behind the disappearance of a growing number of Alawite women in Syria. Members of what has been described as a terr…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Lebanon pressured to disarm Hezbollah, and crackdowns in West Bank
Episode 1415
Lebanon is facing pressure from the US to disarm Hezbollah as soon as possible. Israel’s security service has clamped down on what it says is a netwo…
11 months, 2 weeks ago