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

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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.

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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.

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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...

President Donald Trump won a resounding mandate at the start of November, and he will return to the White House in January. 

This week on The New Arab Voice podcast we look at how a new Trump administration might approach the Middle East, what will they want to achieve, and how will the region’s governments deal with Trump this time round.

Can Trump end the ongoing war in Gaza? Will the Abraham Accord negotiations be restar...

This week on The New Arab Voice podcast we look at the escalating conflict in Lebanon.

In recent months Israeli airstrikes have ramped up, targeting Hezbollah's military stores, infrastructure, and its leadership. Additionally, Israeli troops have crossed the border and are confronting Hezbollah on the ground. 

Efforts are now ramping up to bring about a ceasefire, but nothing has been agreed yet, and it is still unclear what th...

Women in Afghanistan continue to be suppressed and marginalised by the Taliban government, with a steady stream of new laws and edicts, dictating what they can and can't do.

This has alarmed and shocked human rights defenders in Afghanistan, and across the world. Also expressing their outrage are governments around the world.

And yet, many are still trying to find a way through that would allow them to do business with the Taliban, a...

It has been one year since the start of the war in Gaza.

What started with an appalling crime was repaid with further crimes and relentless tragedy.

This week on The New Arab Voice podcast, on the anniversary of the start of the war in Gaza, we look at three aspects: health, justice, and future.

What is state of healthcare in Gaza? How much aid is getting in? What disease are spreading? What toll has 12 months of brutal conflict had...

This week on The New Arab Voice podcast, we look at the potential for a normalisation deal between Syria and Turkey. 

In recent years, Syria has been welcomed back into the regional fold, and yet Damascus has still not normalised with Ankara, and Turkish troops remain on Syrian soil. 

We look at the possibility of Turkish forces leaving Syria, what it means for the Syrian opposition supported by Turkey, what it means for Ku...

This week on The New Arab Voice podcast we're looking at the recent troubles surrounding the Central Bank of Libya. 

In August, gunman surrounded the Central Bank in Tripoli, forcing the bank's governor, Sadiq al-Kabir, to flee the country, fearing for his safety. Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh was seen as the architect of the efforts to remove the governor.

In response to the events at the Central Bank, eastern forces shut ...

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This week we're looking at the fallout from the recent killings of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr.

Since the killings, tensions have increased, prompting a number of asking if the war will spread and engulf Lebanon and even Iran. 

Will violence increase and spread across the region? Will Iran and Hezbollah retaliate? Will Israel launch an attack? Who are the peop...

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This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we discuss the recent massacre in Rafah and Israel's ongoing assault of the south Gaza, the fresh ...