Refugees, in their own words – books podcast
On this week’s show, we walk with a group who are using Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales to tell the...
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Podcasts de Middle East and North Africa
Cameron and Truss: former PMs stage their comebacks – Politics Weekly UK
How much should Britain get involved in the conflict in the Middle East? The Guardian’s John...
Middle East conflicts and the Rwanda bill – Politics Weekly UK podcast
As tensions in the Middle East continue to rise, this week John Harris speaks to Niku Jafarnia of...
Westminster’s Gaza disgrace – Politics Weekly UK
House of Commons speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle made a dramatic apology today for his handling of a...
Blair, power and public trust: the Iraq war 20 years on – Politics Weekly UK podcast
Next week marks 20 years since the UK joined US and coalition forces in the invasion of Iraq. The...
Escape from Syria: the boys stranded after Isis fall
The young children of an Islamic State fighter were abandoned in Syria after his death. But with...
Where did it all go wrong for Imran Khan? – podcast
The ousting of Pakistan’s prime minister in a vote of no confidence followed a period of intense...
The five brothers forced apart by the war in Syria – podcast
International correspondent Michael Safi tells Anushka Asthana how he tracked down five brothers...
Beirut: Lebanon's very own Silicon Valley – Chips with Everything tech podcast
Recently described as the ‘tech gateway to the Middle East’, we explore the inner workings of...
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Shirin Neshat on the video art that reconnected her with Iran - The Start podcast
The visual artist reveals how her installation Turbulent built a community among the Iranian...
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Why do Dubai's princesses keep trying to run away?
Ola Salem discusses the divorce case of Princess Haya, who fled to London. Why do royal women...
Abandoned at sea, the cargo crew adrift without wages, fuel or supplies: a look back
This week we are returning to some of our favourite episodes from 2019. When companies run into...
The assassination of Qassem Suleimani – podcast
The US drone strike on Iran’s most influential general could transform the Middle East. Middle...
Inside Lebanon's economic crisis
Scenes of economic despair are visible across Lebanon – from shops to homes, businesses to...
Egypt cut off from the internet – 2011 archive Tech Weekly podcast
In this podcast originally published in February 2011, we discuss how the Egyptian government was...
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Refugees and the European Union – Politics Weekly podcast
Patrick Kingsley, Alex Duval Smith and Jennifer Rankin join Tom Clark to discuss Europe’s...
A humanitarian crisis is unfolding in northern Syria after the government’s attempt to take back...
Bashar al-Assad’s decade of destruction in Syria
Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, has presided over a devastating civil war that has caused the...
How the Taliban took Afghanistan
The departure of US forces was followed by a rout of Afghan government forces. Now, after 20...
The rehabilitation of Mohammed bin Salman
Middle East correspondent Martin Chulov discusses how the Saudi crown prince has been re-embraced...
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