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The New Arab Voice
The New Arab Voice
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A podcast from The New Arab, a leading English-language website based in London covering the Middle East, North Africa, Asia, and Arab... more

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Episodes

Review of the Year: Part 1

2024 is coming to an end and The New Arab Voice is bringing you our annual round up of the... more

21 Dec 2024 · 44 minutes
Make the Middle East Unpredictable Again: Trump's return and the future of US regional policy

President Donald Trump won a resounding mandate at the start of November, and he will return to the White House... more

26 Nov 2024 · 26 minutes
Hezbollah Falls into the Crosshairs: Israeli attacks in Lebanon, possible peace deals, and Hezbollah's future

This week on The New Arab Voice podcast we look at the escalating conflict in Lebanon.In recent months Israeli airstrikes... more

01 Nov 2024 · 36 minutes
An Engaging Dilemma: The Taliban’s Afghanistan, women’s rights and international diplomacy

Women in Afghanistan continue to be suppressed and marginalised by the Taliban government, with a steady stream of new laws... more

18 Oct 2024 · 33 minutes
A Triptych of Gaza: 365 days of tragedy and an uncertain future

It has been one year since the start of the war in Gaza. What started with an appalling crime was... more

09 Oct 2024 · 48 minutes
Trouble up North: Syria and Turkey look to normalise ties

This week on The New Arab Voice podcast, we look at the potential for a normalisation deal between Syria and... more

26 Sep 2024 · 28 minutes
Banking on a New Authority: Power grabs at the Central Bank of Libya

This week on The New Arab Voice podcast we're looking at the recent troubles surrounding the Central Bank of Libya. In... more

10 Sep 2024 · 29 minutes
Tilting on an Axis: Searching for an exit ramp for Iran and Israel

The New Arab Voice podcast is back.This week we're looking at the fallout from the recent killings of Hamas leader... more

23 Aug 2024 · 27 minutes
The New Arab Weekly - May 30th, 2024

While The New Arab Voice is on a break, we giving you the latest episode of The New Arab Weekly... more

31 May 2024 · 50 minutes
The New Arab Weekly - May 23rd, 2024

While The New Arab Voice is on holiday, we bring you another episode of The New Arab Weekly podcast.You can... more

24 May 2024 · 54 minutes
The New Arab Weekly - May 16th, 2024

The New Arab Voice is on a break at the moment.While you wait, why not check out the latest episode... more

17 May 2024 · 47 minutes
Iran and Israel Step Out of the Shadow War: Rising tensions threaten to spark regional war

Tensions across the Middle East, recently rose to worrying highs. It started on 1 April, when Israel launched an attack on Iran's... more

25 Apr 2024 · 34 minutes
A Turkey of an Election for Erdogan: AKP losses, CHP wins, and İmamoğlu's rising star

The recent local elections in Turkey did not go to plan for President Erdogan. The voters sent a clear message to... more

10 Apr 2024 · 31 minutes
A Problem with (the Palestinian) Authority: The PA and Mahmoud Abbas in the wake of Gaza

The Palestinian Authority (PA) has a new government and a new Prime Minister.An exciting and yet highly challenging time for... more

05 Apr 2024 · 30 minutes
Poor Reviews for Theatrical Elections: Iran’s low turnout for elections and Khamenei’s successor

At the start of March polling stations for Iran's legislative elections opened, and yet, very few Iranians turned up. It was... more

27 Mar 2024 · 28 minutes
The New Arab Weekly - March 14th, 2024

Welcome to the first episode of The New Arab Weekly. Each week, we take a look at some of the biggest... more

15 Mar 2024 · 48 minutes
Special Announcement

This week, we’ll be launching The New Arab Weekly, a brand new podcast, that will bring you a collection of... more

14 Mar 2024 · 1 minute
Making the Gaza Crisis Even Worse: The suspension of UNRWA funding and the humanitarian catastrophe

The humanitarian crisis is older than the war in Gaza. For years, Palestinians inside the besieged enclave have struggled to secure... more

09 Feb 2024 · 38 minutes
Provisionally Stopping Genocide: The ICJ measures for Gaza and the response by Israel and its allies

The International Court of Justice returned a verdict on 26 January. Not a complete verdict on whether genocide is being committed... more

02 Feb 2024 · 27 minutes
Protesting in a Time of War: Civil rights in Israel, the Supreme Court, and Netanyahu

Since the start of the war in Gaza, protests around the world have called on the Israeli government to end... more

26 Jan 2024 · 34 minutes
Pirating for Palestine: Houthi attacks in the Red Sea and the US/UK response

With the start of war in Gaza, the Houthi movement in Yemen decided that it would also do what it... more

19 Jan 2024 · 30 minutes
Violence Spreading from Gaza and Hopes at The Hague: The risks of a regional war and genocide calls at the ICJ

A new year and a new season of The New Arab Voice podcast. This week, we continue with the story that... more

12 Jan 2024 · 33 minutes
2023 in Review Part 2: The good, the bad, and the horror of Gaza

Last week we looked back at the first six months of 2023, and this week, we're completing the year with... more

22 Dec 2023 · 48 minutes
2023 in Review Part 1: The good, the bad, and the horror of Gaza

2023 is drawing to a close and we’re spending our last two episodes of the year to look back over... more

15 Dec 2023 · 30 minutes
Two Months Later : Israel's war in Gaza and Netanyahu's political prospects

The Hamas attack of 7 October shook Israel to its core. It was a horrifying day that left at least 1,200... more

08 Dec 2023 · 23 minutes
Barely Catching Breath: Inside Gaza’s short pause and the deal for hostages

The ceasefire in Gaza didn’t last, but seven days without experiencing intense Israeli bombardments is certainly welcome. During the seven days... more

01 Dec 2023 · 22 minutes
Trouble with the 51st State: US policy on Gaza and its relationship with Israel

The death toll from the conflict in Gaza passed 14,000 this week. With a ceasefire starting on Friday evening, international diplomacy... more

24 Nov 2023 · 33 minutes
Fear Spreads from Gaza to the West Bank: Israel expands its crackdown on Palestinians as settler attacks multiply

Violence in Gaza has continued to intensify. The death toll passed the grim milestone this week, with over 10,000 now killed. In... more

10 Nov 2023 · 30 minutes
Nowhere to go, and Nowhere is Safe: The massacres of Gaza and the war between Hamas and Israel

The Israeli bombardment of the people of Gaza has unleashed horrors. Thousands have been killed, including thousands of children. There’s no... more

03 Nov 2023 · 41 minutes
Israel Attacked: Hamas breaks out, the indiscriminate Israeli response, and the dehumanisation of Palestinians

The attack by Hamas on 7 October has changed the region and the world in ways that are still yet... more

27 Oct 2023 · 35 minutes
Libya’s Unnatural Disaster: How Derna was left to drown

The residents of the Libyan city of Derna are sadly no strangers to tragedy. They have seen war and violent... more

13 Oct 2023 · 32 minutes
Ar-abnormal Negotiations: What does Israel-Saudi normalisation mean for Palestine?

Talk of normalisation between Saudi Arabia and Israel is hotting up. Israel signed the Abraham Accords with the UAE, Bahrain, and... more

06 Oct 2023 · 31 minutes
Forcing the Hijab Back On: The anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death and the tightening grip of Iran's state

It's been a year since Mahsa Amini was killed. She was taken from the streets by Iran's morality police in September... more

29 Sep 2023 · 29 minutes
Syria’s South Dares Again: Suweida protests living standards, Assad, and the continuing instability

Protests are back in Syria. Twelve years since the start of the uprisings against the Assad regime, Syrians are still protesting. In... more

15 Sep 2023 · 30 minutes
Control+Alt+Suppress: Jordan's cybercrime bill and the growth of state censorship

We've been off for a few week, but now we're back!While we were on holiday, Jordan took the opportunity to... more

08 Sep 2023 · 34 minutes
An Issue of Survival: Heatwaves in Iraq and dwindling water supplies

Iraq is known for its high temperatures. But with the impacts of climate change becoming ever more pronounced, the summer heat... more

11 Aug 2023 · 23 minutes
The Casino Manager Cashes Out: The departure of Riad Salameh from Lebanon's Central Bank

Riad Salameh spent 30 years at the top of Lebanon’s Central Bank. Some called him a magician. But in recent years,... more

04 Aug 2023 · 26 minutes
The Political Prisoners Dilemma: The pardoning of Patrick Zaki and Egypt's National Dialogue

The release of Patrick Zaki was some rare good human rights news from Egypt. After being sentenced to three years in jail,... more

28 Jul 2023 · 30 minutes
Negotiating Aid and Diplomacy: Syria's cross border aid at the UN Security Council

The people of northern Syria were recently dealt a terrible blow. At the UN Security Council, on 11 July, permanent member... more

21 Jul 2023 · 32 minutes
The Struggle for Palestine in Britain: Echoes of the Anti-Apartheid Movement

The recent violence in the Jenin refugee camp was a shocking and violent development. The incursion left 12 dead, over a... more

14 Jul 2023 · 38 minutes
Searching for Justice at Guantanamo: Tainted evidence and the fight for accountability

When the prison at Guantanamo Bay was opened, it was announced that it would hold terror suspects, picked up by... more

23 Jun 2023 · 31 minutes
Finding the Rough on the Gulf Course: Sportswashing with LIV Golf and the Saudi PIF

The golfing world was upturned at the start of June, with the news that a deal had been struck between... more

16 Jun 2023 · 25 minutes
Nowhere to Apart-hide: Israel's chilling surveillance of Palestinians

In a report by Amnesty International, titled Apartheid Automated, the human rights group laid out how the Israeli government is... more

09 Jun 2023 · 23 minutes
Erdo-won: Turkey’s election and the next term

After two rounds of voting in Turkey, President Erdogan is back as the president. Going into the first round of voting... more

02 Jun 2023 · 27 minutes
The Injustice League: Assad's return to the Arab fold

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was returned to the Arab League this month. Twelve years after Syria was suspended, in response to... more

26 May 2023 · 31 minutes
The Theatre of Investigations: The killing of Shireen Abu Akleh one year on

A year and a day have passed since the killing of veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in the... more

12 May 2023 · 22 minutes
Votes for Drones: Turkey's election and the future of drone diplomacy

Turkish citizen will be voting in a highly anticipated and consequential election on 14 May. The two frontrunners for the office... more

05 May 2023 · 21 minutes
Sudan Shattered: Rival generals unleash violence on Khartoum

The past few weeks in Sudan have been exceptionally violent. Two feuding generals, in charge of the biggest armed groups in... more

28 Apr 2023 · 20 minutes
Netanya-boooooo: The Israeli protests against judicial reforms

During his most recent campaign to become Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu promised that he would overhaul the judiciary. When... more

21 Apr 2023 · 40 minutes
Iran and Saudi Arabia Set Sail on the Relation-Ship: The normalisation deal and the impacts for region

With the start of Spring we also saw the start of new diplomatic relationships being born. After years of intense rivalry,... more

14 Apr 2023 · 24 minutes
Saied's Scapegoats: Oppressive tactics return to Tunisia as autocracy takes hold

Three years into President Kais Saied’s rule and Tunisia is on the brink of an economic meltdown and widespread social... more

24 Mar 2023 · 21 minutes
Apartheid and Seek: Why the US establishment is sticking with Israel, for now

The settler attacks in the Palestinian town of Huwara were as shocking as they were brutal.Homes and businesses were set... more

17 Mar 2023 · 30 minutes
Stuck Between Crisis and Emergency: Pakistan flounders six months on from devastating floods

This week on The New Arab Voice we're joined by journalist Ali Abbas Ahmadi to examine the deadly floods that... more

10 Mar 2023 · 27 minutes
Cracks Appear in Erdogan’s Government: The response to Turkey’s earthquake and the looming election

Last week on The New Arab Voice we looked at the aftermath of the recent immense earthquake in Syria. This week,... more

03 Mar 2023 · 26 minutes
An UN-helpful International Response: Syria assess what the earthquake left behind

After a short break The New Arab Voice is back and we're picking up where we left off. The 6 February... more

24 Feb 2023 · 24 minutes
A Race Against Time: A devastating earthquake lays waste to Turkey and Syria

This week on The New Arab Voice, we're looking back on a week that has changed Turkey and Syria forever. On... more

10 Feb 2023 · 26 minutes
Business Secrets of the Pharaohs: Egypt’s economy, the military, and the IMF loan

This week on The New Arab Voice, we're casting a look over the Egyptian economy and its recent fiscal troubles.Earlier... more

03 Feb 2023 · 26 minutes
The Taliban Tallys Up Business With China

This week on The New Arab Voice, we’re looking at the Afghan economy under the Taliban. We examine the economic trade... more

27 Jan 2023 · 21 minutes
Human Rights on Trial: Aid workers in the dock and Greek-Turkish relations

This week on The New Arab Voice, we're looking at the trial of the volunteers who helped migrants on the... more

20 Jan 2023 · 32 minutes
Israel's Far-Right is Al-Aqsa-ing for Trouble: Ben-Gvir's incursion and assaults to the status quo

The New Arab Voice is back for a brand new season!For our first episode, we examining the troubling news that... more

13 Jan 2023 · 27 minutes
Et tu, 2022? Taking stock 12 months on

We're coming to the end of 2022 and so is this season of The New Arab Voice.On this episode, we're... more

23 Dec 2022 · 1 hour, 1 minute
MENA-ingful Representation: Stereotypes, survival and shaking-up the TV and film industry

This week on The New Arab Voice we're examining MENA representation in TV, film and gaming. Communities from the region have... more

16 Dec 2022 · 33 minutes
Qatar 2022 World Cup: It's Comin' Home and Free Palestine!

This week on The New Arab Voice we’re looking at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Middle Eastern and North African... more

09 Dec 2022 · 20 minutes
Doubling Down on Defiance: Iran's protests continue to challenge Islamic regime

This week on The New Arab Voice were examining the ongoing protests in Iran and how they have developed, 77... more

02 Dec 2022 · 27 minutes
Blue Checks and Balances: Elon’s Twitter takeover and rising hate speech

This week on The New Arab Voice, we're examining the  takeover of Twitter by tech billionaire Elon Musk, and the... more

25 Nov 2022 · 24 minutes
Wild Namibian elephants illegally sold into captivity in UAE

This week on The New Arab Voice, we have a special audio version of an investigation from The New Arab. In... more

18 Nov 2022 · 25 minutes
Egypt's COP27: Climate injustice in a restricted civic space

This week, on The New Arab Voice we’re exploring what’s happening at Egypt’s COP27 and what this means for climate... more

11 Nov 2022 · 20 minutes
Israel's Terminal Case of Election Fever: The far-right rises as illegal settlers lead violence

This week on The New Arab Voice, we examining the fallout from the latest Israeli elections and the settler violence... more

04 Nov 2022 · 26 minutes
Over a Barrel: Saudi/US strains and OPEC+ cuts

The New Arab Voice is back!For our fifth season, we're starting with a look at the recent upheaval witnessed in... more

28 Oct 2022 · 27 minutes
The Killing of Mahsa Amini: Iran's growing protest movement and a challenge to the regime

The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini has sparked mass protests across Iran. In at least 86 towns and cities, people -... more

30 Sep 2022 · 24 minutes
Making Friends with a Murderer: Normalising with the Assad regime

Last week, the Palestinian group Hamas announced  that they would reconcile with the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad.The announcement marks... more

23 Sep 2022 · 29 minutes
Hey Google! Target Palestinian Activists: Project Nimbus and the attempted silencing of critics

Last week, Google workers took to the streets to protest against their own company. In New York City, San Francisco, Durham,... more

16 Sep 2022 · 28 minutes
Liz al-Britaini: UK foreign policy in the MENA

After a long selection process, Liz Truss was chosen by members of the UK Conservative Party to replace Boris Johnson... more

09 Sep 2022 · 37 minutes
Al-Qaeda’s Next Top Terrorist: The jihadist movement after Zawahiri

A recent US drone strike, in the heart of the Afghan capital of Kabul, killed the head of Al-Qaeda. Ayman al-Zawahiri... more

02 Sep 2022 · 25 minutes
Graining Ground: Six months of conflict in Ukraine

Six months have passed since Russia invaded Ukraine. The war has significantly disrupted global food chains, cutting off vital supplies of... more

26 Aug 2022 · 19 minutes
Losing Lebanon: In limbo and longing for hope

In the final part of our three-part special on Lebanon, we're examining the stagnant nature of Lebanon. Lebanon's recent history has... more

12 Aug 2022 · 29 minutes
Losing Lebanon: The Beirut blast and the deafening silence of accountability

Lebanon marked the second anniversary of the Beirut port blast on 4 August.The blast was a devastating tragedy for the... more

05 Aug 2022 · 36 minutes
Losing Lebanon: The revolution, collapse and revenge of the state

This week on The New Arab Voice, we're kicking off a new three-part special that's diving deep into Lebanon. The past... more

29 Jul 2022 · 32 minutes
Putin on the Diplomacy: Assessing Russian-Iranian relations

On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin travelled to Tehran for meetings with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Supreme Leader Ayatollah... more

22 Jul 2022 · 24 minutes
States of Journalism: A growing demand in a shrinking space

Motivated by the recent killing of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in occupied Palestine and what many have described as double... more

15 Jul 2022 · 31 minutes
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Motivated by the recent killing of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in occupied Palestine and what many have described as double standards in... more