The New Arab Voice

This week on The New Arab Voice podcast, we look at the recent decision by Western nations to recognise the State of Palestine. 

It came as a surprise to many, although it remains to be seen what it actual means for Palestinians. Either way, it angered Israel. And as Western states were announcing to recognise a Palestinian state, Israel was planning a major new offensive in Gaza, and Israeli citizens were on the streets protes...

This week on The New Arab Voice, we look at the recent ceasefire agreement between the PKK and the Turkish state. 

The Kurdistan’s Worker’s Party (PKK) and the Turkish state have been in a state of conflict since 1984. The conflict has killed over 35,000 people and achieved little, for either side. 

But now, a ceasefire has been announced. In a symbolic ceremony, PKK fighters burnt their arms in Sulaimaniyah, Iraq; and more...

This week on The New Arab Voice podcast we look at the state of the war in Sudan.

It’s been declared the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, with hunger, disease and displacement rife. Yet the fighting surges on with reports of atrocities in the Kordofan region that left hundreds of civilians dead last weekend, the UN reported.

The two rival militaries, the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces, are showing no sign of s...

This week, we look at the recent Israeli surprise attack, and the Iranian response that rained down on Israeli cities.

The war started on 13 June with surprise attack launched by Israel, attacking high profile military and nuclear figures, as well as nuclear and military sites across the country.

Iran responded with a wave of drones and missiles, some of which got through.

We've seen outbreaks of violence between the tw...

This week on The New Arab Voice podcast we look at US President Donald Trump's recent trip to the Gulf. 

During this trip he secured billions of dollars worth of deals and investments. There were the usual defence contracts, but also, advance technologies also played a huge role in the deals. 

As well as business deals, Trump also sought to make political progress on a number of issues facing the region. Trump continued to ...

What does it mean to stand with Palestine in a world on fire?

In this special live episode, recorded at Reference Point in London, Benjamin Ashraf of The New Arab chairs a powerful conversation with historian Ilan Pappé, scholar Katherine Natanel, and legal academic Nadine El-Enany. Together, they explore the urgent connections between the movement for justice in Palestine and global liberation struggles.

As Ghassan Kanafani once wro...

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This week we look at the recent sectarian violence that engulfed the Syrian coast and targeted the country's Alawite community and the violence that hit in the south, which targeted the country's Druze community. 

We examine the causes of the violence, the response by the state, where the state's response went wrong, and what it means for the future of this new Syria. 

Joining us to guide us throu...

This is episode five of Sanaa's Odyssey, a special series from The New Arab.

For the final episode of Sanaa's Odyssey, we travelled to Cairo, to meet with Sanaa in person. 

When we spoke, a ceasefire had been agreed between Israel and Hamas, although, there was little hope that it would hold. 

In her Cairo apartment, we spoke with Sanaa about how she feels about the war now that she has escaped, the tragedies that she h...

This is episode 4 of our new podcast, Sanaa's Odyssey.

You can subscribe to Sanaa's Odyssey on all podcast platforms.

By April 2024, Sanaa and her family decided that it was time to get out of Gaza.

They had experienced seven months of the brutal conflict, been forced from their homes, and lost countless friends and family members.

At the time, the only way out of Gaza was through the Rafah border crossing. And whil...

This is episode 3 of our new podcast, Sanaa's Odyssey.

You can subscribe to Sanaa's Odyssey on all podcast platforms.

As the war in Gaza continues to rage, Sanaa has to continue working as a journalist.

Sanaa has been working as a journalist for 19 years, and while she has witnessed many wars in Gaza, the current conflict has been the most difficult to report on. Already forced from her home, she had to struggle to continu...

This is episode 2 of Sanaa's Odyssey, a brand new series from The New Arab.

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On episode two of Sanaa's Odyssey, we follow Palestinian freelance journalist Sanaa Kamal as her and her family try to survive the war in the Gaza.

Sanaa was forced from her home in the early days of the war, but this was just the start of her struggles. She needed a new place for to ...

This is episode one of Sanaa's Odyssey; a brand new series from The New Arab.

You can subscribe to Sanaa's Odyssey on Apple, Spotify, and wherever else you get your podcasts.

The war in Gaza began on October 7th 2023.

Sanaa Kamal watched it happen from her balcony as she drank her morning coffee. That day would be the start of a nightmare for her and her family.

On this episode of Sanaa's Odyssey, Palestinian freelance...

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Sanaa Kamal is a freelance journalist, who was born and raised in Gaza.

She has lived through a series of wars in Gaza, but nothing like the war that followed the Hamas-led attacks of October 7th.

In this five-part podcast from The New Arab in London, Sanaa tells her story. From the first da...

With the return of President Donald Trump, we also saw the return of the 'maximum pressure' campaign. 

The maximum pressure campaign was the hallmark of Trump's Iran foreign policy during his first term, and took the form of a raft of sanctions, which targeted individuals and the country's economy. 

This week on The New Arab Voice podcast, we look at what the return of Trump means for Iran, if the regime can survive four mo...

The Assad regime has gone. 

After 14 years of war, and 54 years of one family's rule, Syria is now stepping into a new period of its history. 

Led by the transitional government of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, Syria will now have to build a new state and hopefully create a path to a new constitution and free and fair elections. 

Joining us to help us explain the problems facing this new Syria, we speak with Joseph Daher ...

Lebanon finally has a new president. 

After an over two year wait, Joseph Aoun was chosen to be the new President of Lebanon, with a healthy majority of the votes in parliament .

Aoun, who is also the commander-in-chief of the Lebanese Armed Forces comes into office with a bulging in tray of problems to sort out. 

This week on The New Arab Voice podcast, we examine what Aoun's priorities will and what are the chall...

A ceasefire has finally been agreed between Israel and Hamas. 

The news came as a great relief to the people of Gaza, but many questions regarding the deal still remain.

This week on The New Arab Voice podcast we look at the details of the ceasefire deal. When will Israeli forces leave Gaza, what are the terms of the prisoner swaps, and what does it say about reconstruction. 

Additionally, we explore why the ceasefire deal w...

2024 is coming to an end and The New Arab Voice is bringing you our annual round up of the year's biggest stories from the Middle East and North Africa. 

We gathered a host of journalists and editors to look at the conflict, tragedies, confrontations, elections, and shocks that made the year so memorable. 

This podcast is written and produced by Hugo Goodridge (@hugogoodridge).

Theme music by Omar al-Fil. 

To get in touc...

2024 is coming to an end and The New Arab Voice is bringing you our annual round up of the year's biggest stories from the Middle East and North Africa. 

We gathered a host of journalists and editors to look at the conflict, tragedies, confrontations, elections, and shocks that made the year so memorable. 

This podcast is written and produced by Hugo Goodridge (@hugogoodridge).

Theme music by Omar al-Fil. 

To get in touc...