Saudi anti-corruption efforts gather pace

Saudi anti-corruption efforts gather pace

In this episode, we look back at a night that will have deep implications for the future of Saudi Arabia. The foreign press dubbed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's anti-corruption drive as "The night of the long knives" but many Saudis may look at his manoeuvring as a long awaited move to root out corruption. This will not only come to define the news of this week, but the news of the young Prince’s reign as he looks to push the Kingdom towards his vision. Jane Kinninmont, the senior fellow at the Middle East and North Africa programme at Chatham House, tells us how the round-up indicates a very different tone from what has transpired in Saudi Arabia in the past. Moving on to the event that kicked this week off, Dana Moukhallati, an editor on the National’s foreign desk, explains how the resignation of Lebanon’s prime minister, Saad Hariri, might signal the end of tolerance for foreign Iranian intervention in Arab affairs. Finally, we have analysis on what might be a ramping up on the devastating war in Yemen and how military escalation could lead to a more direct clash between Saudi Arabia and Iran.

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The Rohingya crisis, six months on; and saving animals caught up in the war against ISIL

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 Mars 201819min

A conversation with the UAE's ambassadors to Germany, India and China

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

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

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

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

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...

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Turkey's military offensive against Kurdish Syria, explained

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

World Future Energy Summit rewards world's most energy conscious

World Future Energy Summit rewards world's most energy conscious

Reporting from The World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi, taking place during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, host Naser Al Wasmi talks to two Paraguayan girls who have been honoured for their conser...

17 Jan 201825min

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