Will the Iraq elections bring change?
Iraqis went to the polls on October 10, 2021. Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhimi had promised an early election when he came to power in last May amid mass protests, which began in 2019. People had tak...
14 Okt 202113min
Does Expo 2020 Dubai give us a glimpse into the future?
World Fairs, or Expos as they are now more commonly known, have been showcasing the future of technology since the first was held in London in 1851. Predictions of flying cars, a colony on the moon an...
7 Okt 202111min
Exiled Afghans dream of returning to a free homeland
Even before the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, the UN’s refugee agency estimated that 2.6 million people had already fled the country. The diaspora has grown over decades of military campaigns a...
30 Sep 202121min
On Saudi National Day, women reflect on a changing kingdom
From the sidelines to the front lines, women in Saudi Arabia are joining the military for the first time in recent history. In September, photos of these determined women in service uniforms made a sp...
22 Sep 202111min
Lights out in Lebanon‘s schools as crisis hits
Every year, for millions of parents, pupils and teachers around the world, September means the summer holidays are coming to an end and it is time to go back to school. But in Lebanon, the mix of fue...
16 Sep 202117min
20 years of the war on terror
On September 11, 2001 New York's World Trade Centre towers were brought crashing down, forever changing the course of history. Almost 3,000 lives were lost that day – as well as America’s innocence....
9 Sep 202116min
Evacuees left behind in Afghanistan
America’s longest war is over after the dramatic withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan ordered by President Joe Biden. The Taliban have taken Kabul. Barely a shot was fired. With the final evacuati...
2 Sep 202113min
The Middle East’s Captagon crisis
In April 2021, customs officers in the Saudi city of Jeddah searched a shipment of Lebanese pomegranates. Hidden inside the fruit were more than five million circular, beige Captagon pills – illegal a...
26 Aug 202128min
