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
The Amazon is still burning. Can we save it?
In the first 26 days of August alone, 1,114 square kilometres of Brazil's Amazon rainforest, an area equivalent to the size of Hong Kong was on fire. Tens of thousands of fires, far more than last ...
5 Sep 201918min
Drones above Beirut: Israel's battle against Hezbollah
This week, we ask if Israel is stepping up its campaign against Iran and will it spark a war with Hezbollah. We talk to Sunniva Rose, the National's Beirut correspondent and Joseph Haboush, the nati...
30 Aug 201924min
Sudan: Can democracy work?
On this week's episode, we catch up with The National’s Hamza Hendawi to talk about the historic move to democracy in Sudan and what he sees as the challenges ahead. We also speak to Sara Abduljalee...
21 Aug 201919min
What sparked the Hong Kong protests?
Hong Kong is facing one of the biggest crisis since Britain handed the city back to China in 1997. For 10 weeks, protesters have shut down the city, stormed the legislature, and even shut down the ...
15 Aug 201917min
