The New Arab Weekly

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 [email protected].

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.

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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 [email protected].

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.

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 [email protected].

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.

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This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we look at the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and what it means for Iran, the news that the International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for Hamas and Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and finally, the recent deadly Israeli assault on the West Bank town of Jenin and the news that Ireland, Norway, and Spain would recognise Palestinian statehood.

Joining us, we have The New Arab's Opinions Editor Benjamin Ashraf (@ashrafzeneca) and Analysis Editor Charlie Hoyle (@CharlieCHoyle).

Picks of the Week:

Why I called out Suella Braverman's gaslighting live on TV

The systematic torture of Gazans in Israel's secret prisons

Netzah Yehuda veteran was among ‘guards’ who intimidated Jerusalem Armenians in November 2023

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 [email protected].

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.

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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 [email protected].

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.