Israel-Iran strikes: what’s next for the Middle East, US?
Host Adam Lucente hears from a number of Al-Monitor reporters and editors on what’s next for the Middle East after Israel’s extensive strikes targeting Iran’s nuclear sites and military and the subseq...
13 Jun 202517min
Trump administration has 'expectations' for Syria amid sanctions relief, Sharaa assassination fears
Al-Monitor’s State Department correspondent Elizabeth Hagedorn joins host Adam Lucente to discuss her exclusive interview with US envoy for Syria Tom Barrack, specifically US expectations for the new ...
10 Jun 20256min
What’s behind Egypt-Greece tensions over Mount Sinai monastery?
Al-Monitor’s news reporter Rosaleen Carroll joins host Adam Lucente to discuss the dispute surrounding Saint Catherine’s Monastery, including efforts by Egypt and Greece to resolve the matter and how ...
6 Jun 20257min
Where do Turkey, Syrian government’s normalization talks with Kurds stand?
Al-Monitor’s chief correspondent Amberin Zaman joins host Adam Lucente to discuss her exclusive reporting on the progress made in Damascus’ talks with the Kurdish-led administration in northeast Syria...
4 Jun 202511min
What's next for Syria economy after $7B Qatari electricity deal, US sanctions relief?
Al-Monitor’s chief business correspondent Jack Dutton joins host Adam Lucente to discuss the $7 billion electricity deal between the Syrian government and the consortium led by Qatar’s UCC Holding, an...
29 Mai 202510min
US-backed aid group deploys to Gaza as Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks hit snag
Al-Monitor’s Palestine Pulse columnist Daoud Kuttab joins host Adam Lucente to discuss the holdups in the Gaza ceasefire and hostage talks, the challenges the new US-backed aid mechanism is facing in ...
27 Mai 202511min
How is Israel responding to fatal shooting of Washington embassy staff?
The head of Al-Monitor’s Israel Pulse Rina Bassist joins host Adam Lucente to discuss the two Israeli embassy staffers who were shot and killed in Washington, including how Israelis view their securit...
22 Mai 20256min
Palestinian President Abbas heads to Lebanon amid disarmament push
Al-Monitor’s Beatrice Farhat joins host Adam Lucente from Beirut to discuss Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ trip to Lebanon, including efforts to disarm Palestinian groups in the country and the ...
20 Mai 202510min
