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The New Arab Voice

A podcast from The New Arab, a leading English-language website based in London covering the Middle East, North Africa, Asia, and Arab and Muslim affairs around the world, bringing you news, culture, and lifestyle from these regions and beyond. Mirroring our diverse coverage, the podcast combines storytelling and news analysis to bring our listeners something familiar yet new. Visit our website for more quality journalism: www.newarab.com

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Update frequency
every 9 days
Average duration
33 minutes
Episodes
164
Years Active
2020 - 2025
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Nowhere to Apart-hide: Israel's chilling surveillance of Palestinians

Nowhere to Apart-hide: Israel's chilling surveillance of Palestinians

In a report by Amnesty International, titled Apartheid Automated, the human rights group laid out how the Israeli government is using technology as a tool of oppression. 

This technological tyranny is…

00:23:07  |   Fri 09 Jun 2023
Erdo-won: Turkey’s election and the next term

Erdo-won: Turkey’s election and the next term

After two rounds of voting in Turkey, President Erdogan is back as the president. 

Going into the first round of voting there were high hopes that the opposition had a real chance of dislodging the Tu…

00:27:23  |   Fri 02 Jun 2023
The Injustice League: Assad's return to the Arab fold

The Injustice League: Assad's return to the Arab fold

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was returned to the Arab League this month. 

Twelve years after Syria was suspended, in response to their brutal crackdown against civilians protesters, the group of n…

00:31:39  |   Fri 26 May 2023
The Theatre of Investigations: The killing of Shireen Abu Akleh one year on

The Theatre of Investigations: The killing of Shireen Abu Akleh one year on

A year and a day have passed since the killing of veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in the occupied West Bank. 

Forensic Investigations, as well as investigations from multiple media org…

00:22:46  |   Fri 12 May 2023
Votes for Drones: Turkey's election and the future of drone diplomacy

Votes for Drones: Turkey's election and the future of drone diplomacy

Turkish citizen will be voting in a highly anticipated and consequential election on 14 May. 

The two frontrunners for the office of president, are incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the main oppositi…

00:21:10  |   Fri 05 May 2023
Sudan Shattered: Rival generals unleash violence on Khartoum

Sudan Shattered: Rival generals unleash violence on Khartoum

The past few weeks in Sudan have been exceptionally violent.

 

Two feuding generals, in charge of the biggest armed groups in the country, have launched their own personal war in Sudan. Nearly 500 peop…

00:20:28  |   Fri 28 Apr 2023
Netanya-boooooo: The Israeli protests against judicial reforms

Netanya-boooooo: The Israeli protests against judicial reforms

During his most recent campaign to become Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu promised that he would overhaul the judiciary. 


When the elections came around, the fourth in five years, his Lik…

00:40:56  |   Fri 21 Apr 2023
Iran and Saudi Arabia Set Sail on the Relation-Ship: The normalisation deal and the impacts for region

Iran and Saudi Arabia Set Sail on the Relation-Ship: The normalisation deal and the impacts for region

With the start of Spring we also saw the start of new diplomatic relationships being born. 

After years of intense rivalry, and to the surprise of many, Iran and Saudi Arabia announced that they had n…

00:24:44  |   Fri 14 Apr 2023
Saied's Scapegoats: Oppressive tactics return to Tunisia as autocracy takes hold

Saied's Scapegoats: Oppressive tactics return to Tunisia as autocracy takes hold

Three years into President Kais Saied’s rule and Tunisia is on the brink of an economic meltdown and widespread social collapse. 

Hundreds of thousands of Tunisians are barely surviving as standards o…

00:21:46  |   Fri 24 Mar 2023
Apartheid and Seek: Why the US establishment is sticking with Israel, for now

Apartheid and Seek: Why the US establishment is sticking with Israel, for now

The settler attacks in the Palestinian town of Huwara were as shocking as they were brutal.

Homes and businesses were set a blaze in a series of attacks that were described as a pogrom, and were the l…

00:30:16  |   Fri 17 Mar 2023
Stuck Between Crisis and Emergency: Pakistan flounders six months on from devastating floods

Stuck Between Crisis and Emergency: Pakistan flounders six months on from devastating floods

This week on The New Arab Voice we're joined by journalist Ali Abbas Ahmadi to examine the deadly floods that hit Pakistan six months ago. 

The rains started to fall in June and would not stop until A…

00:27:27  |   Fri 10 Mar 2023
Cracks Appear in Erdogan’s Government: The response to Turkey’s earthquake and the looming election

Cracks Appear in Erdogan’s Government: The response to Turkey’s earthquake and the looming election

Last week on The New Arab Voice we looked at the aftermath of the recent immense earthquake in Syria. 

This week, we're over the border in Turkey, which experience some of the worst devastation and th…

00:26:26  |   Fri 03 Mar 2023
An UN-helpful International Response: Syria assess what the earthquake left behind

An UN-helpful International Response: Syria assess what the earthquake left behind

After a short break The New Arab Voice is back and we're picking up where we left off. 

The 6 February earthquake that rocked Turkey and Syria remains the most pressing humanitarian issue in the regio…

00:24:43  |   Fri 24 Feb 2023
A Race Against Time: A devastating earthquake lays waste to Turkey and Syria

A Race Against Time: A devastating earthquake lays waste to Turkey and Syria

This week on The New Arab Voice, we're looking back on a week that has changed Turkey and Syria forever. 

On Monday morning, as people slept in their beds, a massive earthquake erupted in southern Tur…

00:26:29  |   Fri 10 Feb 2023
Business Secrets of the Pharaohs: Egypt’s economy, the military, and the IMF loan

Business Secrets of the Pharaohs: Egypt’s economy, the military, and the IMF loan

This week on The New Arab Voice, we're casting a look over the Egyptian economy and its recent fiscal troubles.

Earlier in January, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) signed off on a $3 billion loa…

00:26:00  |   Fri 03 Feb 2023
The Taliban Tallys Up Business With China

The Taliban Tallys Up Business With China

This week on The New Arab Voice, we’re looking at the Afghan economy under the Taliban. 

We examine the economic trade between the hardline group and the Chinese, who this month signed a major oil ext…

00:21:52  |   Fri 27 Jan 2023
Human Rights on Trial: Aid workers in the dock and Greek-Turkish relations

Human Rights on Trial: Aid workers in the dock and Greek-Turkish relations

This week on The New Arab Voice, we're looking at the trial of the volunteers who helped migrants on the Greek island of Lesvos.

Last week, a group of volunteers appeared in court, facing numerous cha…

00:32:53  |   Fri 20 Jan 2023
Israel's Far-Right is Al-Aqsa-ing for Trouble: Ben-Gvir's incursion and assaults to the status quo

Israel's Far-Right is Al-Aqsa-ing for Trouble: Ben-Gvir's incursion and assaults to the status quo

The New Arab Voice is back for a brand new season!

For our first episode, we examining the troubling news that unfolded at the start of the new year.

When Israel's new National Security Minister, Itam…

00:27:15  |   Fri 13 Jan 2023
Et tu, 2022? Taking stock 12 months on

Et tu, 2022? Taking stock 12 months on

We're coming to the end of 2022 and so is this season of The New Arab Voice.

On this episode, we're looking back at some of the biggest events that hit the region over the past 12 months.

Do you rememb…

01:01:59  |   Fri 23 Dec 2022
MENA-ingful Representation: Stereotypes, survival and shaking-up the TV and film industry

MENA-ingful Representation: Stereotypes, survival and shaking-up the TV and film industry

This week on The New Arab Voice we're examining MENA representation in TV, film and gaming. 

Communities from the region have historically been demonised on screen, condemned to either silence or ster…

00:33:46  |   Fri 16 Dec 2022
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