Hodeidah's importance to victory in Yemen
Yemen's military is within striking distance of one of their biggest victories since civil war began in 2015. The forces, backed by the Arab coalition, was last reported to be within 10km of Yemen’s t...
30 Maj 201820min
Iraq's future following Moqtada Al Sadr's resounding victory
Shia cleric Moqtada Al Sadr wants a government that is inclusive of all Iraqis. His coalition won the largest number of seats in Iraq’s latest parliamentary elections. But Mr Al Sadr didn’t win enough...
23 Maj 201815min
Massacre in Gaza
As Israeli and American officials celebrated the controversial move of the United States' embassy to Jerusalem, Israeli soldiers were murdering peaceful Palestinian protestors. This week, host Naser ...
16 Maj 201824min
Lebanon's first elections in nearly a decade will have regional ramifications
For the first time since 2009, Lebanon voted to elect 128 members to parliament. Saad Hariri, the current Prime Minister of Lebanon and his Sunni-dominated party fared better than expected. But he los...
8 Maj 201818min
Israel puts Iran's nuclear ambitions into question ahead of Trump's decision
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday claimed Iran was developing a "secret" nuclear weapons programme in breach of the 2015 deal agreed with world powers. Iran responded by saying an a...
2 Maj 201817min
Inside Syria's propaganda machine
Syrian President Bashar Al Assad has always held a tight grip on media in his country. After seven years of a vicious war, the strongman maintains strict control over all news coming out of his side o...
25 Apr 201813min
Assad crosses Washington's red line again
The US launched airstrikes on Syria this week, sparking a wide range of reactions from the international community. The US-led airstrikes targeted a factory believed to be the source of a Syrian-regim...
17 Apr 201814min
