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The New Arab Weekly

The New Arab Weekly

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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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Episodes
  • ICJ delivers reports on Palestine, Houthis attack Israel, Netanyahu addresses US Congress
    Jul 26 2024

    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 mins
  • Al-Mawasi massacre, Israeli Knesset two-state resolution, and migration forum in Libya
    Jul 19 2024

    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.

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    51 mins
  • Labour landslide and independent wins, reformist wins in Iran, and Gaza City evacuation order issued by Israel
    Jul 12 2024

    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.

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    54 mins
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