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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.
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Fighting in Sudan, Gallant calls for 'day after plan' in Gaza, and Kuwaiti turmoil
This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we look at the fighting between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudanese government forces in Darfur, a spat between Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the 'day after' plan in Gaza, and the upheaval created in Kuwait with the news that both parliament and the constitution had been suspended.
Joining us, we have The New Arab's journalist and reporter Oliver Mizzi (@OllyMizzi99), and journalist and reporter Assiah Hamed (@AssiahHamed).
Our Picks of the Week:
With €1bn bribe, the EU is rewarding Lebanon's bad behaviour
Nakba yesterday, Nakba today: The story of my grandmother's two keys
How Israel is defying Biden's 'red line' on Rafah
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 produced by Hugo Goodridge (@hugogoodridge).
To get in touch with the producer, follow, then tweet us at @TNAPodcasts.
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Al Jazeera banned, the Rafah Crossing attacked, and the US delays arms to Israel
This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we look at the recent closure of Al Jazeera offices in Israel, the advance of Israeli tanks to the Rafah border crossing, and the US decision to withhold a shipment of bombs to Israel.
We're joined by The New Arab's journalist and reporter Nick McAlpin (@NickGMcAlpin) and senior journalist and editor Nadda Osman (@naddaxosman).
Our picks of the week:
Why do Israel's high-tech, dystopian weapons systems have Biblical names?
Israel is a broken society. And it's not just Bibi to blame
How Egypt's crackdown on Gaza protests shows the fragility of Sisi's regime
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 produced by Hugo Goodridge (@hugogoodridge).
To get in touch with the producer, follow, then tweet us at @TNAPodcasts.
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ICC arrest warrants, a Rafah assault, and homosexuality in Iraq
This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we look at the prospect of arrest warrants being handed down to Israeli leaders by the International Criminal Court (ICC), a potential Israeli assault on Rafah and attempts to secure a deal to end the fighting in Gaza, and a new law in Iraq that has criminalised homosexuality.
We're joined by The New Arab's International Correspondents Editor Yazan Al-Saadi and journalist and reporter Assiah Hamed.
Picks of the Week:
Black people globally are demanding reparations. It's time politicians listen
Google fired me for standing against tech complicity in Gaza genocide. But justice cannot be stopped
Why Qatar is the go-to mediator in the Gaza war, and beyond
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 produced by Hugo Goodridge (@hugogoodridge).
To get in touch with the producer, follow, then tweet us at @TNAPodcasts.
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Israel's retaliation, Columbia protests, and mass graves in Gaza
This week on The New Arab Weekly, we look at the recent retaliatory strike on Iran by Israel, the growing protest movement on US university campuses, and the mass graves that were discovered at the Al-Shifa Hospital and the Nasser Medical Complex.
We're joined by The New Arab's Senior Editor Nadda Osman (@naddaxosman) and the Associate News and Features Editor Zainab Mehdi (@zaiamehdi).
'Undo the damage': How a new ad campaign in Lebanon is fuelling violence against Syrian refugees
With prayer ban, British Muslim children become latest target of state-sponsored Islamophobia
Houthis threaten to expand Red Sea operations after mass grave discovered in Gaza
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 produced by Hugo Goodridge (@hugogoodridge).
To get in touch with the producer, follow, then tweet us at @TNAPodcasts.
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Iran attacks Israel, West Bank settler violence, and Gulf flooding
This week on The New Arab Weekly we look at the recent Iranian missile and drone attack on Israel, the recent rampage of violence by West Bank settlers, and the heavy rains in across the Gulf that caused deadly flooding in Oman and the UAE.
We were joined by The New Arab's Head of News Paul McLoughlin (@PaullMcLoughlin) and journalist and reporter Rosabel Crean (@CreanRosabel).
Our picks of the week:
'Kill zones': For Israel, there are no innocents in Gaza
Under siege: Life in the shadow of Israeli settler violence in Masafer Yatta
The 1946 Anglo-American Committee and the missed opportunity for a democratic Palestine
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 produced by Hugo Goodridge (@hugogoodridge).
To get in touch with the producer, follow then tweet us at @TNAPodcasts.
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Hezbollah fighting talk, Haniyeh's family killed, and Bahrain releases prisoners
This week on The New Arab Weekly we look at the recent increase in Israeli attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon, and the war of words, the killing of Hamas chief' Ismail Haniyeh's children and grandchildren, the withdrawal from Khan Younis, the death of Walid Daqqa, and the release of prisoners in Bahrain.
We're joined by The New Arab's Analysis Editor Charlie Hoyle (@CharlieCHoyle) and Senior Journalist and Editor Nadda Osman (@naddaxosman).
Our picks of the week:
Can Israel's war on Gaza trigger a 'Palestinian Spring' in the Arab world?
In Gaza, we are watching the world's first AI-assisted genocide
Divide and rule: Apartheid Israel hunts down Gazan workers stranded in West Bank for 'lacking work permits'
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 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.