Politics, protests and partying in the streets of Lebanon
Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Lebanon from the north to the south. The demonstrations have gone viral across social media platforms with videos of raves through the even...
23 Okt 201924min
Where are Iraq's protests going?
On October 1st, young Iraqis took to the streets in Iraq’s southern provinces to demand basic services like clean water and electricity, job creation and an end to widespread corruption. The governmen...
17 Okt 201913min
Why Turkey is invading Northern Syria
On the afternoon of October 6, US President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the more than 8 year Syrian civil war. That one phone call upended nearly five years of ...
9 Okt 201921min
As Hazza Al Mansouri returns, the UAE looks to Mars, the Moon and beyond
At 2.59pm UAE time on Thursday the 3rd of October 2019 Hazza Al Mansouri, the first Emirati in space touched down on Earth after spending 8 days at the international space station. For the last eigh...
3 Okt 201914min
Hazza Al Mansouri and the UAE’s space ambitions
On the 27th of September 2019, Hazza Al Mansouri became the first Emirati to go to space. He did it from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, from the same spot that Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, started his...
26 Sep 201915min
UNGA special: Greta Thunberg and Donald Trump
The United Nations General Assembly is the pinnacle of global diplomacy. For one week every year more than 190 world leaders gather in New York City. Some of the big news stories from the UN General...
25 Sep 201914min
Is the Israeli election Netanyahu’s final chapter?
What does Israel’s second election in 2019 mean for Netanyahu, the Jewish population and the Arabs and Palestinians? Deputy foreign editor, Jack Moore, takes a look at the results of the vote and spea...
19 Sep 201923min
Bye bye, Bolton
US National Security Advisor John Bolton has been fired. Or perhaps he resigned. On Twitter Donald Trump says he fired him whilst Bolton claims he quit. The hawkish security advisor has been one o...
12 Sep 201922min
