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Best podcasts about middle east and north africa

Latest podcast episodes about middle east and north africa

Today in Focus
Will the UK stay out of Trump's war in Iran?

Today in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2025 24:43


Guardian deputy political editor Jessica Elgot on whether the UK government – despite calling for de-escalation for weeks – might be dragged into the conflict in Iran This episode was recorded before Trump's announcement late on Monday that Iran and Israel had agreed to a ceasefire. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Today in Focus
Why Trump bombed Iran

Today in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2025 24:04


The US has joined Israel in its attacks on Iranian nuclear sites. Michael Safi hears from reporter Hugo Lowell and world affairs correspondent Andrew Roth on what happens now. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Today in Focus
Israel and Iran: where is the conflict heading? – Today in Focus extra

Today in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2025 12:08


The Guardian's senior international correspondent Julian Borger reports from Tel Aviv as the Israel-Iran conflict enters its second week and the world awaits Donald Trump's decision on whether the US will enter the war. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Today in Focus
What Israel's new war means for Gaza

Today in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2025 29:03


As the world's attention moves to Iran, what are Israeli forces doing in Gaza? Emma Graham-Harrison reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Full Story
Newsroom edition: the consequences of the Israel-Iran war

Full Story

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2025 21:44


The world is hanging on to Donald Trump's every word, waiting to see if or how the US will intervene in the Israel-Iran conflict. While Australia's foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, warns of risks to global stability and urges dialogue, questions remain about the appetite for diplomacy. Bridie Jabour speaks to Guardian Australia's international editor, Bonnie Malkin, and deputy editor Patrick Keneally about how the Israel-Iran war erupted and what could happen next

Politics Weekly
Trump edges closer to war: could he drag the UK in? – Politics Weekly UK

Politics Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2025 33:22


As Israel and Iran trade escalating blows, and the horrific situation in Gaza continues, Trump has suggested the US could get directly involved. So how is Keir Starmer going to handle all this? And what could it mean for millions of Iranians? John Harris speaks to the Guardian's diplomatic editor, Patrick Wintour, and an Iranian woman who now lives in the UK. Plus, it's a rare week in British politics, with the House of Commons voting on two big social issues: abortion and assisted dying. Deputy political editor Jessica Elgot joins John to discuss. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

Today in Focus
Israel's war with Iran: what does it want?

Today in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2025 23:54


It has been five days since Israel attacked Iran and the civilian death toll is rising, but its goal is unclear. Julian Borger reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Today in Focus
‘A declaration of war': Israel's strike on Iran – Today in Focus Extra

Today in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2025 13:22


The Guardian's senior international correspondent Julian Borger reports from Jerusalem the morning after an unprecedented Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Today in Focus
250 days on hunger strike: Can Laila Soueif secure her son's freedom?

Today in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 31:48


Who is Alaa Abd el-Fattah and why are British diplomats trying to obtain his release? Patrick Wintour reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Full Story
Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad “living in two different worlds” since fleeing Gaza

Full Story

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2025 21:20


Millions around the world watched Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad as she documented online her life under Israeli attack after 7 October 2023. Now she has released a memoir: a collection of diary entries, recounting living under siege and her love for her homeland. She speaks with Nour Haydar about life during and after fleeing the war You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport

Mission Network News - 4.5 minutes
Mission Network News (Mon, 09 Jun 2025 - 4.5 min)

Mission Network News - 4.5 minutes

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2025 4:30


Today's HeadlinesChristians in India to rally in peaceful protest of increased persecutionSAT-7 PLUS is now a streaming platform available from any gadget and countryGospel ministry deepens as child sponsorship meets community development

Today in Focus
Will Netanyahu bow to pressure from his allies?

Today in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 26:26


Israel's allies are beginning to change their rhetoric on Gaza, but will any action follow? Patrick Wintour reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Today in Focus
Opposing the war in Gaza, from inside Israel

Today in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 29:49


Israeli anti-occupation activists Yehuda Shaul and Michael Sfard on the new offensive in Gaza. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Today in Focus
The attack on Zamzam refugee camp and what it means for the Sudan war

Today in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 25:30


Guardian journalist Kaamil Ahmed reports on the devastating assault by the Rapid Support Forces on the camp in Darfur and what it tells us about the group's plans in Sudan's civil war. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Mission Network News - 4.5 minutes
Mission Network News (Mon, 14 Apr 2025 - 4.5 min)

Mission Network News - 4.5 minutes

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 4:30


Today's HeadlinesProtests in Haiti reveal a nation's desperationNew diplomacy steps for Syria, yet will justice and freedom come?No school, no future? A ministry brings hope to Syrian children in Lebanon

Today in Focus
How a phone footage exposed a massacre of Gaza paramedics

Today in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 30:26


Israeli forces killed 15 Palestinian paramedics and civil defence workers in southern Gaza on 23 March. Bethan McKernan reports on the emerging evidence of what happened. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

The Audio Long Read
The reluctant collaborator: surviving Syria's brutal civil war – and its aftermath

The Audio Long Read

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 50:15


At 18, Mustafa was told his only way out of prison was to join the regime forces. After 14 years, his past as one of Assad's fighters could get him killed By Ghaith Abdul-Ahad. Read by Mo Ayoub. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

Today in Focus
From the Oscars to Israeli detention: the attack on No Other Land director Hamdan Ballal – podcast

Today in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 26:50


What does the attack on an Oscar-winning Palestinian director say about the situation in the West Bank today? Adrian Horton and Lorenzo Tondo report. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Today in Focus
The doctors detained in Gaza: ‘He was dragged from the operating theatre'

Today in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 31:52


Doctors in Gaza say they have been targeted for doing their jobs, detained and even tortured. Annie Kelly reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Today in Focus
On the ground in a new Lebanon

Today in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 31:38


Israel's war has left many Lebanese people contemplating what once seemed unimaginable: is Hezbollah finished? Michael Safi reports from Beirut. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Politics Weekly America
Trump and Musk's plan for world domination

Politics Weekly America

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 27:03


Between Donald Trump's suggestion that the US could take control of the Gaza Strip, forcibly removing Palestinians from their homes, and Elon Musk's continued efforts to dismantle the US federal government, the critics are lining up. The Democrat senator Andy Kim is one of them. But what can he, his party, or anybody else do to stop the president and his non-elected billionaire pal? He speaks to Jonathan Freedland

Today in Focus
Gaza, trade wars and the chaos of Trump diplomacy

Today in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 24:34


The Guardian diplomatic editor, Patrick Wintour, talks through Donald Trump's latest moves on the world stage, from proposing the US takes over Gaza to starting trade wars with America's biggest trading partners. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Politics Weekly
The return of President Trump – Politics Weekly Westminster

Politics Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 25:10


Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey look at what Donald Trump's second term in the White House might mean for the US, the UK and the world. And with the Gaza ceasefire in place, how close are we to lasting peace in the Middle East?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

Full Story
Hope and fear as a Gaza ceasefire begins

Full Story

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 22:57


For over a year the flash of bombs and deafening sound of explosions have filled the night sky over Gaza. Now, finally, there is a ceasefire. Nour Haydar speaks to Mostafa Rachwani about how the deal has brought the refugee community in Australia some relief but why, after 15 months of war, many are fearful that the peace won't last

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Today in Focus
The reformed jihadi? Al-Jolani, the new most powerful man in Syria

Today in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 25:19


International security correspondent Jason Burke explores the life of Syrian rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, and asks whether he has genuinely reformed from his hardline al-Qaida past. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Full Story
Sara Haddad on why MPs should do the reading on Palestine

Full Story

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 19:03


This summer Australian politicians are being encouraged to read more widely on the history of Palestine. Five books were sent to all 227 federal MPs and senators as part of a campaign backed and funded by dozens of Australia's most prominent authors. And in the bundle is one work of fiction – a novella by a Sydney-based author.Nour Haydar speaks with author of The Sunbird Sara Haddad about the summer reading for MPs initiative, Palestine, and writing as activism

Politics Weekly
What next for Britain's Syrian refugees? – Politics Weekly UK

Politics Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 30:38


The UK government has announced it is suspending Syrian asylum claims, after the fall of the decades-long Assad regime. So, what will happen to the Syrians who have made the UK their home? The Guardian's John Harris hears from one woman settled in Yorkshire. And political correspondent Kiran Stacey joins us to talk through what Rachel Reeves's spending review reveals about Labour's priorities. This year the Guardian and Observer's annual charity appeal is asking for your support to help individuals whose lives have been turned upside as a result of conflict. We're partnering with War Child and MSF to help support individuals affected by the horrors of war, providing assistance from emergency aid to psychological support. Plus, we've also teamed up with Parallel Histories who help schools teach children about contested conflicts. If you can, please donate now at theguardian.com/donate24. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

Full Story
Inside Damascus after the fall of Bashar al-Assad

Full Story

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 35:48


Foreign correspondent William Christou travels to Damascus, hours after Syria's decades-long dictator Bashar al-Assad is ousted from power, and asks whether the country's 13-year civil war has finally come to an end Read More: Who are the main actors in the fall of the regime in Syria? I wept and wept as I watched the Syrian regime fall. At last, I have a home again

The Audio Long Read
10 years of the long read: ‘All that we had is gone': my lament for war-torn Khartoum (2023)

The Audio Long Read

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 39:41


As the Long Read turns 10 we are raiding the archives to bring you a favourite piece from each year since 2014, with new introductions from the authors. This week from 2023: Since Sudan's capital was engulfed by violence in April, life there has been all but destroyed. As we tried to get family members to safety, the ruination of my former home became hard to fathom. By Nesrine Malik. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

Politics Weekly
How does the UK respond to the regime change in Syria? – Politics Weekly Westminster

Politics Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 28:56


The Guardian's Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss how the UK government will approach the change of regime in Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad. And, how deep are tensions between the Labour government and the civil service, and should we be viewing Nigel Farage's Reform UK as the unofficial opposition? This year the Guardian and Observer's annual charity appeal is asking for your support to help individuals whose lives have been turned upside as a result of conflict. We're partnering with War Child and MSF to help support individuals affected by the horrors of war, providing assistance from emergency aid to psychological support. Plus, we've also teamed up with Parallel Histories who help schools teach children about contested conflicts. If you can, please donate now at theguardian.com/donate24. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

Today in Focus
Revisited: The Israeli negotiator who talks to Hamas

Today in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 33:57


Gershon Baskin on his experience as a hostage negotiator in the Israel-Palestine conflict Because of industrial action taking place by members of the National Union of Journalists at the Guardian and Observer this week, we are re-running an episode from earlier in the year.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Today in Focus
The Syrian civil war and a stunning reversal for the Assad regime

Today in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 33:02


Foreign correspondent Ruth Michaelson explains how President Bashar al-Assad's government lost Aleppo, Syria's second-biggest city, and who the Islamist militants are who have taken control there Because of industrial action taking place by members of the National Union of Journalists at the Guardian and Observer this week, you may notice some disruption to the availability of new episodes in your Guardian podcast feeds in the coming days. All the work on this episode was done before the strike action began. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Today in Focus
Lebanon: a fragile ceasefire in a shattered nation

Today in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 30:39


After two months of total war and terrible destruction, an uneasy peace has fallen on Lebanon. Will Christou reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Today in Focus
One man on his grief for Gaza

Today in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 42:38


Journalist Ahmed Alnaouq on losing 21 family members in an Israeli airstrike. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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Politics Weekly America
Hurricanes, the Middle East, and Covid-19 tests to Putin

Politics Weekly America

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 26:00


It's less than a month before the US presidential election. Donald Trump is pushing conspiracy theories over the federal response to hurricanes battering several states, and denying he gave Covid-19 test machines to Vladimir Putin during the pandemic. Joe Biden is in talks with Benjamin Netanyahu over growing tension in the Middle East. Kamala Harris rattled through a media blitz, with some criticising her campaign strategy. And Melania Trump has written about being pro-abortion and pro-immigration in her new memoir. Jonathan Freedland and the veteran political strategist David Axelrod discuss what all of this means for the election

Full Story
Could the crisis in the Middle East reshape Australian politics?

Full Story

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 20:42


This week marks the anniversary of the 7 October attacks by Hamas in Israel and the start of Israel's war in Gaza. One year on, and the conflict is deeply and personally felt here in Australia, by so many who grieve for the lives lost. And it has also redrawn domestic political faultlines. Political editor Karen Middleton tells Reged Ahmad how differing views of the Israel-Gaza war have percolated up into our political debate

Today in Focus
7 October, one year on: a return to kibbutz Nir Oz

Today in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 29:49


Bethan McKernan visits Nir Oz in southern Israel to talk to survivors about Hamas's attack on 7 October last year, and to discuss what has happened to their kibbutz and the wider region since. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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Today in Focus
How will Israel retaliate? – Today in Focus Extra

Today in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 12:21


Peter Beaumont joins Michael Safi from Jerusalem to discuss the unprecedented attack on Israel by Iran – and what may come next. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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Today in Focus
Will Hezbollah survive Israel's onslaught?

Today in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 26:54


Hezbollah was a force to be reckoned with. Now its veteran leader and a host of its senior leaders are dead and Israel is threatening a ground invasion of Lebanon. Is this the start of a new reality in the Middle East? Jason Burke reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Today in Focus
The deadliest week in Lebanon for decades

Today in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 36:26


William Christou and Michael Safi speak to people affected by Israel's intense bombing campaign in Lebanon. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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Today in Focus
How Lebanon's pagers and walkie-talkies became deadly weapons

Today in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 25:24


On Tuesday, dozens of people were killed when electronic pagers blew up. The next day walkie-talkies exploded. What was the goal of the attacks? William Christou reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Full Story
How Lebanon's pagers and walkie-talkies became deadly weapons

Full Story

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 25:48


Dozens of people were killed on Tuesday when electronic pagers blew up. The next day walkie-talkies exploded. What was the goal of the attacks? William Christou reports

Today in Focus
The Israeli negotiator who talks to Hamas

Today in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 33:40


Gershon Baskin on his experience as a hostage negotiator in the Israel-Palestine conflict. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Today in Focus
A week of escalation in the Middle East

Today in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 26:31


Following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the political chief of Hamas, in the Iranian capital, Tehran, are we on the edge of a regional war? Emma Graham-Harrison reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Today in Focus
The sisters Saudi Arabia tried to silence

Today in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 35:49


Three siblings dared to challenge the kingdom's restrictive rules for women – and it changed their lives for ever. Tom Levitt reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Today in Focus
In southern Lebanon on the brink of war

Today in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 36:15


Michael Safi travels to southern Lebanon where Hezbollah is trading strikes with Israeli forces and one misstep could result in all-out conflict. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Today in Focus
The Israeli protesters trying to stop food aid getting to Gaza

Today in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 33:28


International aid organisations are warning Gaza is on the brink of famine. But since the start of the year groups of protesters have been trying to prevent food and supplies from getting in. Emma Graham-Harrison reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Today in Focus
Exposing Israel's secret ‘war' on the ICC – podcast

Today in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 36:06


Harry Davies and Yuval Abraham report on how Israeli intelligence agencies tried to derail an ICC war crimes investigation. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Today in Focus
Could Netanyahu really be arrested for war crimes?

Today in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2024 22:31


International criminal court prosecutors have requested arrest warrants for the leaders of Israel and Gaza. Julian Borger reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Today in Focus
Are we on the brink of a ceasefire deal for Gaza?

Today in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024 30:02


With the threat of famine and the invasion of Rafah looming over Gaza, the leaders of Israel and Hamas are discussing a ceasefire deal. Julian Borger reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus