The year in impact: Our episodes that resonated the most in 2025
The profound transformations in the Middle East this past year have rippled far beyond the region, reshaping politics and alliances around the world. The US has taken a new interest in Syria. Lebanon ...
26 Dec 202528min
How Yemen’s power balance is shifting again
Political power in Yemen is shifting once again, reigniting questions about who truly holds authority in the country and whether it is heading towards another fundamental rupture. The Southern Transit...
19 Dec 202515min
What’s stalling phase two of the Gaza ceasefire?
Two months have passed since a ceasefire was announced in Gaza, but the second phase of US President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan has yet to materialise. The uncertainty has left Gazans anxious that t...
12 Dec 202520min
One year since Assad’s fall: Where is Syria today?
A year has passed since Bashar Al Assad’s government fell in Syria, marking the end of a brutal civil war that lasted for almost 14 years. In the end, it took less than two weeks last December for an ...
5 Dec 202533min
Is US pressure finally forcing Israel to address settler violence?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called a cabinet meeting this month to discuss settler violence, but this sudden interest stands in stark contrast to years of inaction by the state. Settler ...
28 Nov 202516min
How Israel is obstructing reconstruction in Lebanon
Israel has bombed Lebanon on an almost daily basis over the past year, despite a ceasefire being in place. Its army claims to be attacking Hezbollah, accusing the group of re-arming. But civilian infr...
21 Nov 202521min
What will it take to end the civil war in Sudan?
When the Sudanese city of El Fasher fell to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in late October, the group gained control of the entire Darfur region and areas to the south-west. Their rivals, the S...
12 Nov 202519min
Why voters are snubbing Iraq’s election
Iraqis are going back to polls this month for the sixth time since the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein more than 20 years ago. It is expected to be one of the most contested elections yet....
7 Nov 202522min
