Syria's humanitarian crisis and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's visit to the UK
The Syrian conflict is now entering its eighth year. Hundreds of thousands have been killed, clashes are fierce in rebel-held areas and the regime of President Bashar Al Assad has again been accused i...
8 Mar 201823min
The Rohingya crisis, six months on; and saving animals caught up in the war against ISIL
It has been six months since Myanmar military operations sparked a mass exodus of the country's Rohingya Muslim minority to neighbouring Bangladesh. But although the crisis has now fallen out of th...
1 Mar 201819min
A conversation with the UAE's ambassadors to Germany, India and China
On this special edition of Beyond the Headlines, host Naser Al Wasmi is joined by the Emirati Ambassadors to three very important countries in the UAE’s global diplomatic network: Ali Al Ahmed, UAE Am...
22 Feb 201833min
The war of words between Iran and Israel
Iran and Israel were on the brink of war. Tensions arose when Israel shot down an Iranian drone on February 10, after it entered the country from Syria. Then one of the Israel’s F-16 fighters was shot...
21 Feb 201822min
Iraq's reconstruction and the challenges ahead
An international donor conference opened in Kuwait on Monday with hopes of rebuilding Iraq following its devastating war against ISIL. We discuss Iraq's reconstruction efforts in this week's edition o...
14 Feb 201824min
Tackling food scarcity in the Middle East
All six Arabian Gulf countries import between 80 to 97 per cent of their food. Due to water scarcity and poor soil, it typically costs less to import food than to grow it here. According to the minist...
7 Feb 201821min
In Yemen, a violent week complicates a nuanced war
Clashes broke out in Aden over the weekend when the Southern Transitional Council called to its constituents to demonstrate. The Yemen government banned protests on the streets and prompted the semi-a...
31 Jan 201823min
Turkey's military offensive against Kurdish Syria, explained
Turkey launched this week a military offensive into Afrin, a heavily Kurdish enclave of Syria. Ankara is calling it an 'anti-terror campaign,' targeting the US-backed Kurdish group, the People’s Prote...
24 Jan 201823min
