Dr Anwar Gargash on Iran, Yemen, Trump and more
Last week, The National spoke to Dr Anwar Gargash, the UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. We bring you the second part of that interview in this edition of Beyond the Headlines. Listen to part...
13 Kesä 201824min
The Qatar crisis from the perspective of Dr Anwar Gargash
This week, The National spoke to Dr Anwar Gargash, the UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. He talked about how the Arab world has changed significantly a year since the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahra...
7 Kesä 201819min
Hodeidah's importance to victory in Yemen
Yemen's military is within striking distance of one of their biggest victories since civil war began in 2015. The forces, backed by the Arab coalition, was last reported to be within 10km of Yemen’s t...
30 Touko 201820min
Iraq's future following Moqtada Al Sadr's resounding victory
Shia cleric Moqtada Al Sadr wants a government that is inclusive of all Iraqis. His coalition won the largest number of seats in Iraq’s latest parliamentary elections. But Mr Al Sadr didn’t win enough...
23 Touko 201815min
Massacre in Gaza
As Israeli and American officials celebrated the controversial move of the United States' embassy to Jerusalem, Israeli soldiers were murdering peaceful Palestinian protestors. This week, host Naser ...
16 Touko 201824min
Lebanon's first elections in nearly a decade will have regional ramifications
For the first time since 2009, Lebanon voted to elect 128 members to parliament. Saad Hariri, the current Prime Minister of Lebanon and his Sunni-dominated party fared better than expected. But he los...
8 Touko 201818min
Israel puts Iran's nuclear ambitions into question ahead of Trump's decision
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday claimed Iran was developing a "secret" nuclear weapons programme in breach of the 2015 deal agreed with world powers. Iran responded by saying an a...
2 Touko 201817min
Inside Syria's propaganda machine
Syrian President Bashar Al Assad has always held a tight grip on media in his country. After seven years of a vicious war, the strongman maintains strict control over all news coming out of his side o...
25 Huhti 201813min
