The New Arab Voice
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- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 164
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
2023 in Review Part 2: The good, the bad, and the horror of Gaza
Last week we looked back at the first six months of 2023, and this week, we're completing the year with refresher on the last six months of the year.
We remember the arguments at the UN Security Coun…
2023 in Review Part 1: The good, the bad, and the horror of Gaza
2023 is drawing to a close and we’re spending our last two episodes of the year to look back over the past twelve months and the stories that have shaped the Middle East.
For our first episode of our…
Two Months Later : Israel's war in Gaza and Netanyahu's political prospects
The Hamas attack of 7 October shook Israel to its core.
It was a horrifying day that left at least 1,200 people dead, saw hundreds taken hostage, and a country deeply traumatised.
Israel responded wi…
Barely Catching Breath: Inside Gaza’s short pause and the deal for hostages
The ceasefire in Gaza didn’t last, but seven days without experiencing intense Israeli bombardments is certainly welcome.
During the seven days when the worst of the violence was stopped, aid was abl…
Trouble with the 51st State: US policy on Gaza and its relationship with Israel
The death toll from the conflict in Gaza passed 14,000 this week.
With a ceasefire starting on Friday evening, international diplomacy is happening, but so is the conflict.
The recent four-day ceasef…
Fear Spreads from Gaza to the West Bank: Israel expands its crackdown on Palestinians as settler attacks multiply
Violence in Gaza has continued to intensify.
The death toll passed the grim milestone this week, with over 10,000 now killed.
In addition to the ongoing violence in Gaza, the West Bank is also seeing…
Nowhere to go, and Nowhere is Safe: The massacres of Gaza and the war between Hamas and Israel
The Israeli bombardment of the people of Gaza has unleashed horrors.
Thousands have been killed, including thousands of children. There’s no end in sight, and Israel does not look like it will step a…
Israel Attacked: Hamas breaks out, the indiscriminate Israeli response, and the dehumanisation of Palestinians
The attack by Hamas on 7 October has changed the region and the world in ways that are still yet to be completely understood.
In response to the attack, which killed over 1,400 Israelis, and took 200…
Libya’s Unnatural Disaster: How Derna was left to drown
The residents of the Libyan city of Derna are sadly no strangers to tragedy. They have seen war and violent militant groups ravage their town. But the recent environmental disaster that struck was a …
Ar-abnormal Negotiations: What does Israel-Saudi normalisation mean for Palestine?
Talk of normalisation between Saudi Arabia and Israel is hotting up.
Israel signed the Abraham Accords with the UAE, Bahrain, and Morocco in 2020, and were deemed to be a major development in the reg…
Forcing the Hijab Back On: The anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death and the tightening grip of Iran's state
It's been a year since Mahsa Amini was killed.
She was taken from the streets by Iran's morality police in September 2022. They beat her mercilessly, resulting in the young women falling into a coma,…
Syria’s South Dares Again: Suweida protests living standards, Assad, and the continuing instability
Protests are back in Syria.
Twelve years since the start of the uprisings against the Assad regime, Syrians are still protesting.
In the southern province of Suweida huge protests have erupted, in pa…
Control+Alt+Suppress: Jordan's cybercrime bill and the growth of state censorship
We've been off for a few week, but now we're back!
While we were on holiday, Jordan took the opportunity to implement a new cybercrime law that has set alarm bells ringing among human rights defenders…
An Issue of Survival: Heatwaves in Iraq and dwindling water supplies
Iraq is known for its high temperatures.
But with the impacts of climate change becoming ever more pronounced, the summer heat in Iraq has become unbearable for many, and also threatens to make large…
The Casino Manager Cashes Out: The departure of Riad Salameh from Lebanon's Central Bank
Riad Salameh spent 30 years at the top of Lebanon’s Central Bank.
Some called him a magician. But in recent years, his tricks have been revealed to devastating effects.
In 2019 the Lebanese economy dr…
The Political Prisoners Dilemma: The pardoning of Patrick Zaki and Egypt's National Dialogue
The release of Patrick Zaki was some rare good human rights news from Egypt.
After being sentenced to three years in jail, he was then pardoned the next day by President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi, and was …
Negotiating Aid and Diplomacy: Syria's cross border aid at the UN Security Council
The people of northern Syria were recently dealt a terrible blow.
At the UN Security Council, on 11 July, permanent member Russia vetoed the extension of UN deliveries through the Bab al-Hawa crossin…
The Struggle for Palestine in Britain: Echoes of the Anti-Apartheid Movement
The recent violence in the Jenin refugee camp was a shocking and violent development.
The incursion left 12 dead, over a hundred wounded, and a trail of destruction to infrastructure that will make l…
Searching for Justice at Guantanamo: Tainted evidence and the fight for accountability
When the prison at Guantanamo Bay was opened, it was announced that it would hold terror suspects, picked up by the US in their War on Terror.
It quickly became a dungeon that tortured its inmates an…
Finding the Rough on the Gulf Course: Sportswashing with LIV Golf and the Saudi PIF
The golfing world was upturned at the start of June, with the news that a deal had been struck between the PGA and the Saudi-funded LIV Golf.
After months of warring words and a flurry of lawsuits th…