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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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Trump threatens to re-start war on Iran, Greece & Israel sign major deal, West Bank town under siege (opens the original)
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This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we discuss Trump’s threats to re-start the war on Iran as well as Tehran’s response, a new major defence deal signed between Greece and Israel, and a 20-day long siege on a West Bank town.Picks of the Week:Bleeding without dignity: The nightmare of menstruation in Gaza: https://www.newarab.com/features/blee... That diamond ring on your finger could be enabling Gaza genocide: https://www.newarab.com/opinion/diamo... Gaza’s roadmap to nowhere: Why Israel w
Trump sanctions Iran, Iraq's militias delay handover, Palestinian factions meet to discuss elections (opens the original)
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This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we discuss the 'economic asphixiation' that Donald Trump is imposing on Iran, and the country's ability to cope with sanctions, the militas in Iraq who are refusing to handover their weapons to the state, and this weeks meetings held in Egypt between the Palestinian factions as they wrangle relationships ahead of the upcoming elections. Picks of the Week Shifting tides: How the Iran war is reviving Somali piracy What happened after the tomb was full? Unr
Settlers besiege Palestinian village, MOU expires as Trump gets desperate, Israel fires warning missiles at Syria (opens the original)
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This week on The New Arab Weekly, we look at the cast of Qusra, the West Bank village that was besieged by Israeli settlers, the expiration of the Memorandum of Understanding between Iran and the US, and the Israeli airstrike that targeted an airbase in Syria, which had recently been visited by Turkish military officials. Picks of the Week Beyond Syria: Russia's role in the Middle East enters a new era Jason Arday’s death and the racist weaponisation of plagiarism With crocodile moats for Palest
New Episode Out August 21st (opens the original)
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On Friday's episode of The New Arab Weekly, we look at the official end of the Memorandum of Understanding between the US and Iran, the settler violence and siege in Qusra, and the Israeli attacks on a Syrian airbase. Watch on Spotify and Youtube. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
The Mecca Defence Pact, Netanyahu Gaza rejects withdrawal, Houthis escalate in Yemen (opens the original)
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This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast we explore the recently signed Mecca Defence Pact between Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, Netanyahu's rejection of the 15 point peace plan and the idea of an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, and the Houthi's escalation in Yemen and the prospects for a Saudi re-entry into the war. Picks of the Week Arab and Muslim Americans bask in joy over Abdul El-Sayed's Michigan primary win How the West Bank pogroms fit into Israel's annexation plan Inside the influen
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