19 episodes

The New Arab Weekly is a podcast from The New Arab in London. Each week, we breakdown the biggest stories from the Middle East and North Africa; asking the question: what happened and why does it matter?
New episodes released every Friday.

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The New Arab Weekly is a podcast from The New Arab in London. Each week, we breakdown the biggest stories from the Middle East and North Africa; asking the question: what happened and why does it matter?
New episodes released every Friday.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    ICJ delivers reports on Palestine, Houthis attack Israel, Netanyahu addresses US Congress

    ICJ delivers reports on Palestine, Houthis attack Israel, Netanyahu addresses US Congress

    This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we discuss the recent findings from an investigation by the International Court of Justice into Israel’s occupation of the Occupied Palestinian Territories and apartheid regime, the Houthi drone attack that hit Tel Aviv and the Israeli response on the Yemeni port of Hodeida, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to the US Congress.  
    Joining us to unpack the last seven day in the Middle East, we have Senior Journalist and Editor Nadda Osman (@naddaxosman) and News and Features Associate Editor Zainab Mehdi (@zaiamehdi).
    Picks of the Week
    Family remembers Muhammad, Gaza man with Down syndrome left to die by Israeli forces
    Echoing Palestinian perseverance: Iraqi novelist Sinan Antoon on NYU Gaza protests arrest and upcoming translation of Palestinian story
    Could the Nile dam dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia escalate?
    If you have any burning questions that you'd like the team at The New Arab Weekly to answer, then drop us an email at podcast@newarab.com. 
    You can subscribe to the show on Apple, Spotify, Google, and wherever else you get your podcasts. 
    This podcast is hosted and produced by Hugo Goodridge (@hugogoodridge). 

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    • 43 min
    Al-Mawasi massacre, Israeli Knesset two-state resolution, and migration forum in Libya

    Al-Mawasi massacre, Israeli Knesset two-state resolution, and migration forum in Libya

    This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we look at the recent massacre in Al-Mawasi, the Ashura celebrations around the region, another highly problematic headline about Gaza from the BBC, the recent resolution on a two-state solution in the Israeli Knesset, this week’s EU and US sanctions on illegal settlers, and the recent Trans-Mediterranean Migration Forum in Libya.
    This week we’re joined by The New Arab journalist and reporter Nick McAlpin (@NickGMcAlpin) and Louay Faour (@LouayFaour). 
    Picks of the Week
    Mosul's minorities: Challenges and coexistence after fall of Islamic State
    Baghdad's new approach to Turkey's offensive in Iraqi Kurdistan
    What to do about the Taliban's gender apartheid
    If you have any burning questions that you'd like the team at The New Arab Weekly to answer, then drop us an email at podcast@newarab.com. 
    You can subscribe to the show on Apple, Spotify, Google, and wherever else you get your podcasts. 
    This podcast is hosted and produced by Hugo Goodridge (@hugogoodridge). 
    To get in touch with the producer, follow, then tweet us at @TNAPodcasts.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    • 51 min
    Labour landslide and independent wins, reformist wins in Iran, and Gaza City evacuation order issued by Israel

    Labour landslide and independent wins, reformist wins in Iran, and Gaza City evacuation order issued by Israel

    This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast we talk about the Labour landslide at lasts week’s UK election, the independent candidates who stood on a Gaza ticket, the Iranian elections that saw a reformist win the presidency, and the Israeli order for Gaza City to be evacuated in the week that the war passed the nine month mark since the start of the Israeli invasion.
    This week, we’re joined by The New Arab’s Analysis Editor Charlie Hoyle (@CharlieCHoyle) and Head of News Paul McLoughlin (@PaullMcLoughlin).
    Picks of the Week
    What Starmer's Labour victory means for UK policy in the Middle East
    Israel moves a step closer to officially annexing the West Bank
    'Disappeared, buried, detained': The horrors of Gaza's missing children
    If you have any burning questions that you'd like the team at The New Arab Weekly to answer, then drop us an email at podcast@newarab.com. 
    You can subscribe to the show on Apple, Spotify, Google, and wherever else you get your podcasts. 
    This podcast is hosted and produced by Hugo Goodridge (@hugogoodridge). 
    To get in touch with the producer, follow, then tweet us at @TNAPodcasts.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    • 53 min
    UK elections, UN meet with Taliban, and violent mobs attack Syrians in Turkey

    UK elections, UN meet with Taliban, and violent mobs attack Syrians in Turkey

    This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast we talk the UK election, how the main parties have tackled issues surrounding the ongoing war in Gaza, the recent UN meeting with the Taliban and the notable absence of women, and the violent mobs in Turkey that have target Syrian communities and the Syrians who have targeted Turkish forces in northern Syria. 
    This week, we’re joined by The New Arab’s reporter and journalist Nick McAlpin (@NickGMcAlpin) and reporter and journalist Rosabel Crean (@CreanRosabel). 
    Picks of the Week
    Why Dubai, Jeddah and Muscat are in desperate need of climate-proof investment
    Inside The Telegraph's 'discredited' Beirut airport Hezbollah weapons allegations
    Egypt's evolving diplomatic approach to Sudan's war
    If you have any burning questions that you'd like the team at The New Arab Weekly to answer, then drop us an email at podcast@newarab.com. 
    You can subscribe to the show on Apple, Spotify, Google, and wherever else you get your podcasts. 
    This podcast is hosted and produced by Hugo Goodridge (@hugogoodridge). 
    To get in touch with the producer, follow, then tweet us at @TNAPodcasts.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    • 41 min
    Israel rules on Haredi exemption, Egypt heat causes blackouts, and AIPAC money pushes out Jamaal Bowmen

    Israel rules on Haredi exemption, Egypt heat causes blackouts, and AIPAC money pushes out Jamaal Bowmen

    This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we discuss Netanyahu's recent comments that the intensity of the war in Gaza would decrease and the recent ruling by the Israeli High Court, which said that Haredi Jews would no longer be exempt from military service. Also Egypt's fuel shortages and the intense heatwave that has lead to blackouts across the country, as well as deaths. Finally, we talk about the recent primary race in New York, which saw pro-Palestine Congressman Jamaal Bowmen lose his place on the Democratic ticket, after AIPAC spent tens of millions of dollars supporting his opponent. 
    Joining us to unpack the last seven day in the Middle East, we have Senior Editor and Journalist Nadda Osman (@naddaxosman) and Opinions Editor Benjamin Ashraf (@ashrafzeneca).
    Picks of the Week
    The Hajj heat disaster highlights the need for climate change action in Mecca
    Let Julian Assange's freedom not be a defeat for what he started
    Ten years after the Yazidi genocide, has Iraq allowed Islamic State to evade international justice?
    If you have any burning questions that you'd like the team at The New Arab Weekly to answer, then drop us an email at podcast@newarab.com. 
    You can subscribe to the show on Apple, Spotify, Google, and wherever else you get your podcasts. 
    This podcast is hosted and produced by Hugo Goodridge (@hugogoodridge). 
    To get in touch with the producer, follow, then tweet us at @TNAPodcasts.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    • 56 min
    Israel's war cabinet dissolved, Hezbollah ramps up threats, and Hajj pilgrims die in heat

    Israel's war cabinet dissolved, Hezbollah ramps up threats, and Hajj pilgrims die in heat

    This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we discuss the dissolution of Israel's war cabinet with and the ceasefire deal negotiations to end the war in Gaza, the clashes between Israel and Lebanon and the rising fears that Israel is about to launch an offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon, and the recent heatwave that has hit Hajj pilgrims that has killed over a thousand people.
    Joining us we have The New Arab's International Editor Yazan al-Saadi and journalist and reporter Lwai Faour.
    Picks of the Week
    Is Turkey gearing up for a new military offensive against Syria's Kurds?
    Claudia Sheinbaum: Mexico's new president is no pal of Palestine
    Pakistan cricket's World Cup woes mirror its soap opera politics
    If you have any burning questions that you'd like the team at The New Arab Weekly to answer, then drop us an email at podcast@newarab.com. 
    You can subscribe to the show on Apple, Spotify, Google, and wherever else you get your podcasts. 
    This podcast is hosted and produced by Hugo Goodridge (@hugogoodridge). 
    To get in touch with the producer, follow, then tweet us at @TNAPodcasts.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    • 54 min

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