A look at national service on National Day
Every year on December 2nd, millions across the seven emirates mark the day the UAE became a country. This week, we are doing something a bit different. Regular listeners will know that on Beyond ...
28 Nov 201932min
Who’s really running Iraq?
The true extent of Iranian infiltration of Iraq has been revealed. 700 pages from Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security were released to western outlets, The New York Times and The Intercept. T...
21 Nov 201914min
India's fight against death by breath
For the past two weeks, air pollution in the Indian capital of Delhi has been off the scale. A toxic mix of dust, soot from farmers burning paddy field stubble, car fumes and construction all combined...
14 Nov 201916min
Is Iraq ready for the new Syrian refugees?
On October 9 after months of warning, Turkey launched an offensive across their southeast border into Syria. The move came after US President Donald Trump pulled his forces back from the border, effec...
7 Nov 201929min
Noura Al Kaabi on UAE's effort to re-build Al Nuri Mosque
The Iraqi city of Mosul lays in ruins. A three year campaign by the Iraqi army and international forces managed to push ISIS out of the country they tried to take over in 2014. But it came at a huge c...
31 Okt 201932min
Songs of Revolution
A Beyond the Headlines extra. The Lebanese people have joined together with a single message, to stand against the government that they see as corrupt, inept and self serving. The clashes gave way by ...
25 Okt 20198min
Politics, protests and partying in the streets of Lebanon
Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Lebanon from the north to the south. The demonstrations have gone viral across social media platforms with videos of raves through the even...
23 Okt 201924min
Where are Iraq's protests going?
On October 1st, young Iraqis took to the streets in Iraq’s southern provinces to demand basic services like clean water and electricity, job creation and an end to widespread corruption. The governmen...
17 Okt 201913min
