Saddam Hussein's fall, 15 years on
In 2002, a 12-metre statue of Saddam Hussein was erected in Baghdad's Firdos Square, right in the middle of one of the Iraqi capital’s many roundabouts. It depicted the Iraqi dictator standing heels t...
4 Apr 201821min
Houthis strike Saudi Arabia while Yemen continues to suffer
This week, Saudi Arabia witnessed the most aggressive attack on its own soil since their intervention in the Yemen civil war three years ago. The Houthis launched seven missiles at Riyadh. Saudi’s mi...
28 Mars 201816min
The US welcomes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in the United States on an official visit this week. The already strong relationship between the two countries is being reinforced during meetings with P...
21 Mars 201825min
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's US visit; ISIL's resurgence
This week, we discuss Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's international outreach. The 32-year-old heir to the Kingdom made stops in Cairo and London and is next heading to Washington for a two-we...
14 Mars 201824min
Syria's humanitarian crisis and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's visit to the UK
The Syrian conflict is now entering its eighth year. Hundreds of thousands have been killed, clashes are fierce in rebel-held areas and the regime of President Bashar Al Assad has again been accused i...
8 Mars 201823min
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
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
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
