The New Arab Weekly

This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we examine the opening of the Israeli Knesset and who will be in and out of Gadi Eisenkot’s government, the deadly flooding that has hit Gaza and the failure of either the Board of Peace or Israel to provide adequate aid to the Palestinians, and also, the case against Mada Masr’s Editor-in-Chief Lina Attalah, whose recent court case in Egypt has been postponed. 

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Why Mada Masr and Lina Attalah’s fight matters for press freedom

Fear is sile...

This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast we look at the results of the recent midterm elections in the US and the rise of pro-Palestine candidates, the wrangling to form a government in Israel following their elections, and the failures of the Saudi-backed Yemeni government to repulse the advances of Houthi forces.

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Back to war? What another US-Iran conflict could look like

How Israel's expanding occupation is deepening Syria's dilemma

My first day as a prisoner in Israel’s Al-Naqab prison

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Israel has been to the polls.

For the first time since the October 7th attacks and the start of the genocide in Gaza, Israelis have been voting for a new parliament, and ultimately a new prime minister.

This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we discuss the results from the election, who were the winners and losers, what do the results mean for the country, and what will it mean for Palestine and the Palestinians.

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Libya's maritime deal: Why Haftar is turning towards Turkey

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This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we discuss the recent settler terrorist attacks that have targeted Palestinians harvesting the annual olive crop, journalists, and EU diplomats, the rumours of a potential bridging deal between the US and Iran, and the comments made by Egypt's President Sisi that his country should aid Saudi Arabia in Yemen, and that he won't be standing again in 2030. 

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Waiting for an Israel that doesn’t exist

'I won't accept it': Syria's camp closures leave displaced families facing uncertain returns

This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we discuss the Houthis advances in Yemen and their attacks on Saudi Arabia, the decision by PA President Mahmoud Abbas to cancel the elections in Palestine, and the rising tension in the Horn of Africa between Ethiopia and its neighbours.

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As Trump mulls new strikes on Iran, what options does he have?

The US is withdrawing from Iraq. Who could fill the void?

Israel's 2026 election: What will it mean for the Middle East?

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This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we talk about the UK Labour Party's U-turn on Palestine at its annual conference, the Houthis continue attacks in Yemen and Saudi Arabia as government forces launch a counterattack, and Israel, the region, and the world remembers the October 7th attacks and the start of the genocide in Gaza.

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Why Morocco's first female PM alone can't fix a flawed democracy

Meloni’s burqa ban won’t fix Italy’s struggling schools

2077: The Palestinian play looking beyond occupa...

This week on The New Arab Weekly podast, we discuss the appearances of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the UN General Assembly, the secret trip by Netanyahu to the UAE and his meeting with President Mohamed bin Zayed, and the last day of the US mission in Iraq.

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'The danger is acting on half-truths': Dr Nighat Arif on BBC's Clickbait Clinic navigating health advice in the TikTok era

Who is sabotaging Syria's recovering gas network?

How AI is...

This week on The New Arab Weekly podast, we discuss the start of the United Nations General Assembly, comments by a number of world leaders about the genocide and ethnic cleansing in Palestine, and the notable absences. Also, we give you the lowdown on the sidelines talks that happened in New York about the Strait of Hormuz. And the legislative elections in Morocco coming face-to-face with the voter apathy and a projected low turnout.

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Yemen, grime and the search for home: Yemeni-British artist Intibint on finding her voice

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This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we look at the Houthi's advance across Yemen and the threat they are posing to shipping in the Bab el-Mandab, the Gulf meeting on the Strait of Hormuz that never happened, Trump's suggestion that he's ready to talk with Iran, and the backlash being faced by Ed Sheeran after Macklemore was removed from his tour, following his vocal support for Palestine.

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'They wanted to break us': The silent mental health crisis facing Syria's ex-prisoners
25 years after 9/11: Did Osama bin...

This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we discuss chaos at the Reform party conference, the UK banning trade with illegal Israeli settlments and Israel capturing the al-Taher ridge.

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Israel and Turkey’s uneasy contest to shape Syria’s future
How Israeli settler violence is altering Palestinian geography

As US influence wanes, China expands Middle East security role 

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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 won’t give up control: https://www.newarab.com/analysis/gaza... Subscrib...

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.

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Shifting tides: How the Iran war is reviving Somali piracy
What happened after the tomb was full? Unravelling 2,700 years of burial, reuse and ritual in ancient EgyptHow Syria's...

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.

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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 Palestinians, Zionism drops it...

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.

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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.

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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 influence machine: Israel's billion-dollar battle...

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).

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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). 

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Mosul's minorities: Challenges and coexistence after fall of Islamic State

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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).

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What S...

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). 

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Why Dubai, Jeddah and Muscat are in...

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...

This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we discuss the dissolution of Israel's war cabinet with and the ceasefire deal negotiations to end the war in Gaza, the clashes between Israel and Lebanon and the rising fears that Israel is about to launch an offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon, and the recent heatwave that has hit Hajj pilgrims that has killed over a thousand people.

Joining us we have The New Arab's International Editor Yazan al-Saadi and journalist and reporter Lwai Faour.

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Is Turkey gearing up for a new...

This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we discuss the recent massacre in Rafah and Israel's ongoing assault of the south Gaza, the fresh call by the International Court of Justice for a ceasefire, the unclear red lines of the US, and the recent deadly clashes on the Egypt-Gaza border between Israeli and Egyptian forces. 

Joining us, we have The New Arab's Investigations Editor Andrea Glioti (@andreaglioti) and Senior Journalist and Editor Nadda Osman (@naddaxosman).

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Israel banned Al Jazeera so it can have free rein in Rafah. The medi...

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). 

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Why...

This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we look at the fighting between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudanese government forces in Darfur, a spat between Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the 'day after' plan in Gaza, and the upheaval created in Kuwait with the news that both parliament and the constitution had been suspended.

Joining us, we have The New Arab's journalist and reporter Oliver Mizzi (@OllyMizzi99), and journalist and reporter Assiah Hamed (@AssiahHamed).

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With €1bn bribe, the EU is...

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

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This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we look at the prospect of arrest warrants being handed down to Israeli leaders by the International Criminal Court (ICC), a potential Israeli assault on Rafah and attempts to secure a deal to end the fighting in Gaza, and a new law in Iraq that has criminalised homosexuality. 

We're joined by The New Arab's International Correspondents Editor Yazan Al-Saadi and journalist and reporter Assiah Hamed. 

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Black people globally are demanding reparations. It's time politicians listen

Google fired me for stan...

This week on The New Arab Weekly, we look at the recent retaliatory strike on Iran by Israel, the growing protest movement on US university campuses, and the mass graves that were discovered at the Al-Shifa Hospital and the Nasser Medical Complex. 

We're joined by The New Arab's Senior Editor Nadda Osman (@naddaxosman) and the Associate News and Features Editor Zainab Mehdi (@zaiamehdi).

'Undo the damage': How a new ad campaign in Lebanon is fuelling violence against Syrian refugees

With prayer ban, British Muslim children become latest target of state-sponsored Islamophobia

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This week on The New Arab Weekly we look at the recent Iranian missile and drone attack on Israel, the recent rampage of violence by West Bank settlers, and the heavy rains in across the Gulf that caused deadly flooding in Oman and the UAE. 

We were joined by The New Arab's Head of News Paul McLoughlin (@PaullMcLoughlin) and journalist and reporter Rosabel Crean (@CreanRosabel).

Our picks of the week:

'Kill zones': For Israel, there are no innocents in Gaza

Under siege: Life in the shadow of Israeli settler violence in Ma...

This week on The New Arab Weekly we look at the recent increase in Israeli attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon, and the war of words, the killing of Hamas chief' Ismail Haniyeh's children and grandchildren, the withdrawal from Khan Younis, the death of Walid Daqqa, and the release of prisoners in Bahrain. 

We're joined by The New Arab's Analysis Editor Charlie Hoyle (@CharlieCHoyle) and Senior Journalist and Editor Nadda Osman (@naddaxosman).

Our picks of the week:

Can Israel's war on Gaza trigger a 'Palestinian Spring' in the Arab world?

In Gaza, we...

This we on The New Arab Weekly we look at the recent legislative elections in Turkey, which proved difficult for Erdogan, the Israeli airstrike on the Iranian embassy in Damascus, and the killing of seven aid workers in Gaza. 

We were joined by The New Arab's Opinion's Editor, Nadine Talaat (@nadine_talaat) and journalist and reporter Oliver Mizzi (@OllyMizzi99). 

Our picks for this week:

Why criticism of Israel is so rare in Azerbaijan

The US' Red Sea strategy has failed to deter the Houthis

Can the Jordan protest movement fo...

This week on The New Arab Weekly, we look at the deadly Islamic State – Khorasan Province attack in Moscow, the Gaza ceasefire resolution that was passed at the United Nations Security Council, and the release of a report by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, who accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. 

We're joined by The New Arab's Head of News Paul Mcloughlin (@PaullMcLoughlin), and New Arab journalist and reporter Rosabel Crean (@CreanRosabel).

Our picks for this week:

In numbers: How UK right-wing media's pro-Israel Gaza war cover...

This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we look at the recent comments made by US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the Israeli attacks on the Al-Shifa Hosptial in Gaza, and the ceasefire deal put forward by Hamas.

We were joined by Deputy Features Editor Benjamin Ashraf (@ashrafzeneca) and journalist Anam Alam (@itsanamalam).

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...

This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we look at the recent comments made by Majority Leader of the United States Senate, Chuck Schumer, the Israeli attacks on the Al-Shifa Hosptial in Gaza, and the ceasefire deal put forward by Hamas.

We were joined by Deputy Features Editor Benjamin Ashraf (@ashrafzeneca) and journalist Anam Alam (@itsanamalam).

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...

Welcome to the first episode of The New Arab Weekly. 

Each week, we take a look at some of the biggest stories of the week and examine what happened and why is it important. 

This week we look at the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the looming prospect for an invasion of Rafah, and the recently announced definition of extremism, as laid out by the UK government. 

We're joined this week by The New Arab's Opinions Editor, Nadine Talaat (@nadine_talaat), and New Arab journalist and reporter Oliver Mizzi (@OllyMizzi99).

If you have...

This week, we’ll be launching The New Arab Weekly, a brand new podcast, that will bring you a collection of biggest stories of the week. 

With help from the editorial and reporting teams at The New Arab in London, we’ll break down the stories for you and answer the questions: what happened and why does it matter?

The first episode will be released on Friday March 15th, and will be finding its way to your feeds every Friday after that. 

Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, so you c...