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Beyond the Headlines — 496 episodes
Where does China stand in US-Iran conflict?
Your move: What next in battle for Strait of Hormuz?
Making sense of Palestine’s local elections
Can Iraq shake off the grip of foreign influence?
Death penalty: The new threat to Palestinian detainees
What will come of the talks between Lebanon and Israel?
Theatre of war: How AI videos and propaganda clips manipulated US-Iran conflict
EU's Kallas warns of 'slippery slope' if Iran controls Strait of Hormuz
Escalation or diplomacy: Where does the war go from here?
How much longer can Israel sustain the war it started?
What is the end goal of Israel’s new war in Lebanon?
Who will endure the highest cost of the Iran war?
What happens if Iranian Kurdish groups enter the conflict?
How far will the conflict expand across the Middle East?
What’s the goal of America's war on Iran?
How much longer could the Iran conflict last?
Where does an isolated Iran go from here?
What will happen to the thousands formerly held in Syria’s Al Hol camp?
What does the US want from a deal with Iran?
Will there be a 'red line' for Israel's annexation of the West Bank?
Is it time for serious reform of the UN and humanitarian law?
How Jared Kushner’s plan for Gaza could affect Palestinians
What happens next after Syrian army offensive against the SDF?
What options does Iran have as pressure builds at home and abroad?
Why US action in Venezuela is causing so much anxiety in Middle East
How serious is the ISIS threat in Syria?
The year in impact: Our episodes that resonated the most in 2025
How Yemen’s power balance is shifting again
What’s stalling phase two of the Gaza ceasefire?
One year since Assad’s fall: Where is Syria today?
Is US pressure finally forcing Israel to address settler violence?
How Israel is obstructing reconstruction in Lebanon
What will it take to end the civil war in Sudan?
Why voters are snubbing Iraq’s election
Superpower rivalry and geopolitics in Trump 2.0
What’s happening behind Israel’s yellow line in Gaza?
Can mediation cut through conflict in the Middle East?
Violence, gunfire and annexation: Palestinian olive farmers under attack
Who will fill the security vacuum in Gaza?
What we know so far about the Gaza ceasefire breakthrough
Stolen moments: Two years of war in Gaza
Reading between the lines of Trump’s Gaza plan
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The question of Palestine: Is recognition the answer?
Can the Global Sumud Flotilla really break the siege of Gaza?
What does Israel’s strike on Doha mean for the Gulf?
What next after Israel’s strike on Hamas in Doha?
What will happen to the Houthis after Israel’s assassination strike?
What guarantees does Lebanon have after Hezbollah disarms?
Why Ehud Olmert wants an end to Israel’s war in Gaza
The compounded suffering caused by Gaza’s ‘manufactured’ cash crisis
What's changed in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover?
Why has Israel decided to reoccupy Gaza - and at what cost?
More states say they will ‘recognise’ Palestine, but what does this mean?
Why is justice so delayed in Beirut port explosion?
The Blast Episode 4: Fallout (Re-run)
The Blast Episode 3: Zero hour (Re-run)
The Blast Episode 2: The six-year wait (Re-run)
The Blast Episode 1: The Russian and the Rhosus (Re-run)
The enduring consequences of mass starvation in Gaza
Is Israel exploiting distrust between Syria’s Druze and Damascus?
What is the cost of ending the war in Gaza?
Does the easing of US sanctions on Syria come with strings attached?
How did Israel and Iran go from strategic allies to bitter enemies?
What happens to the Middle East if Tehran falls?
Iran and Israel: What's next?
Who are the Abu Shabab armed militia that Israel is backing in Gaza?
Will Europe’s shift on Israel’s war in Gaza change anything?
Can Israel be trusted to distribute aid in Gaza?
Sanctions are easing but can Syria hold together?
Will Middle East tension ease as a result of Donald Trump’s visit to the Gulf?
What’s at risk under Israel’s planned Gaza offensive?
Trump’s first 100 days: What ‘America first’ means for the Middle East
Why Christians in occupied Palestine may be at risk of disappearing
Why legal action against alleged Israeli war crimes is so slow
Lebanon’s civil war: The feud that never ended
Deal or war: What’s next for Iran’s nuclear programme?
Where is Israel's renewed war on Gaza heading?
Is there still hope for Gaza’s shattered ceasefire?
Are UK crackdowns deterring Iraqi Kurdish smugglers?
What challenges stand in the way of the Arab plan for Gaza?
How serious is the threat of annexation of the West Bank?
Can Egypt’s proposal for the reconstruction of Gaza succeed?
How Rafic Hariri’s assassination shaped the next 20 years in Lebanon
Can Trump really force Palestinians out of Gaza?
The gravity of Israel’s ban on UNRWA
Why is Israel raiding Jenin after the ceasefire in Gaza?
What will happen in the Middle East under president-elect Trump?
Will the fighting really end in Gaza?
Can HTS deliver for Syria?
Why is the Palestinian Authority cracking down on Jenin?
After a year of conflict, could 2025 be the year of resolution in the Middle East?
Palestine and pressure on campus: Academics say they are disciplined for anti-war speech
What is next for Syria and the region after Assad?
How will the power balance in Syria shift?
Will the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah stick?
The lingering impact of mass displacement in Lebanon
What will Donald Trump’s presidency change for Palestinians?
What do Arab states think of Israel striking Iran?
Israel’s ban on UNRWA: How drastic will the effects be?
Why, after Yahya Sinwar’s death, is Israel bombarding northern Gaza?
Can the US draw a firm red line for Israel’s military conduct?
Will Israel strike Iran – and if so, how and when?
Beyond October 7: Ep 3 - Two states, too late?
Beyond October 7: Ep 2 - 'Gaza is no more'
Beyond October 7: Ep 1 - 'Do you condemn Hamas?'
How can anyone feel safe in Lebanon after the deadly pager attacks?
What is left after decade of conflict in Yemen?
What is the future of Gaza’s children living without education?
What stands in the way of a Gaza ceasefire agreement?
The challenges in containing a looming polio outbreak in Gaza
How Israeli prisons became 'a network of torture camps'
France’s racial gap between the Olympics and reality
The weight of Israel and Hezbollah’s warfare on life in Lebanon
What happens next after the Hamas and Hezbollah assassinations?
Israel's first attack on Yemen – what happens next?
How Gazans cope with constant uprooting when 'nowhere is safe'
What will ties between Assad and Erdogan mean for Syrian refugees?
Heatwave in the Arab region - How extreme heat impacted daily lives
The complexities of delivering aid in Gaza
What will it take for Israel and Hamas to lay down arms?
Rafah under fire: global outcry and international repercussions
What’s next for Iran after Raisi’s death?
How are the US and the Arab world reacting to Israel's operation in Rafah?
What is the impact of pro-Palestinian protests on campuses?
What is Israel’s plan with the Rafah assault?
How Gaza's wounded get treated abroad
What would it take to restore some sort of normality to life in Gaza?
Iran’s attack on Israel - what’s next for the Middle East?
Sudan’s power struggle and the humanitarian crisis it has caused
The role social media is playing in the Israel-Gaza war
The significance of UN resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire
What are the prospects for a ceasefire in Gaza?
Observing Ramadan in countries hit by conflict
Ramadan in Gaza: Living under threat, fighting for food and longing for peace
Egypt’s struggle in the Rafah crisis
How the Russia-Ukraine war changed the world after two years
45 years on - How Iran’s Islamic revolution reshaped the region
The Middle East’s escalating conflict – and what it means
Drone attacks, a court ruling and defunding: How the Israel-Gaza conflict is expanding globally
What’s next for Israel after the blow of its deadliest day in Gaza?
What have we learnt from Davos 2024?
How the Houthis rose to prominence in the Israel-Gaza conflict
Gaza, Hamas and the future
Ballots and bullets - How elections and war will shape the West in 2024
Why is it so difficult to get aid into Gaza?
How will the historic Cop28 climate deal affect our future?
What are the main climate action and pledges announced so far at Cop28?
Cop28, Union Day, and the future of sustainability in the UAE
The Israel-Gaza conflict and the US’s position in the Middle East
Hamas, Israel, and where the war goes from here
How is the Israel-Gaza war seen from a US viewpoint?
A month into the Israel-Gaza war, what happened so far?
Gaza’s human battle and what is expected from Hamas
Is Hezbollah a third player in the Israel-Gaza war?
Egypt’s dilemma as war rages between Israel and Gaza
What are the chances of the Israel-Gaza conflict becoming a Middle East war?
Bombed, displaced, deprived - Gaza’s humanitarian catastrophe
What is Israel’s end goal with its war on Gaza?
What’s happening in the Israel-Gaza war and where is it going?
Britain’s party political conference season and the race to No 10
How a Saudi-Israeli agreement could transform the region
The correlation between climate change and extreme weather events
The Libya floods and the destruction that followed
What impact will the earthquake have on Morocco?
How Sultan Al Neyadi’s mission underscores the UAE’s space ambitions
Emirati Women’s Day - The power of sisters
Riad Salameh’s fall from grace
How sanctions against the Taliban crippled the whole of Afghanistan
What is the future of Gaza amid protests and Cairo talks?
Lebanon three years after the blast: Those who stayed - and those who left
Sudan crisis - 100 days on with no end in sight
Why has it become so hot in Europe?
On World Population Day, how science can help people live longer and longer
How the killing of a teenager exposed a fault-line through France
Hajj - A journey of faith and self-discovery
World Refugee Day - The voices of resilience
Why Lebanon can’t elect a new president
What can India do to avoid another train tragedy?
What does Erdogan’s win mean for Turkey and the world?
Cyclone Mocha wrecks Myanmar Rohingya’s lives and hopes
What’s at stake in Turkey’s election run-off?
The significance of Syria’s return to the Arab League
King Charles coronation: What to expect from the day and the new king?
Sudan’s refugee crisis
Why has Sudan erupted in violence?
How the Saudi-Iran reconciliation could transform the Middle East
How rising living costs are affecting Arab households in Ramadan
Why Netanyahu’s judicial reforms brought Israel to a halt
The plight of the black community in Tunisia
How did children survive the Turkey-Syria earthquake?
The new wave of misery crashing over the Rohingya
Ukraine War anniversary: Uncertainty, coping and bedtime stories
Are we heading for another Intifada?
Why did so many buildings collapse in Turkey’s earthquake?
Are we prepared for another pandemic?
How did Ukraine finally get the tanks it wanted?
Davos 2023: Highlights from the World Economic Forum
Why Covid in China spread so fast
Football history in the making as the Arabian Gulf Cup returns to Iraq
What’s changed around the world in 2022?
What has changed in the Middle East in 2022?
Tunisia’s parliamentary elections - what to expect
Iran’s religious rules and the force that upholds them
The meaning of the UAE space missions
What is it actually like to be at the Qatar World Cup?
What is next for President Joe Biden, Mr Trump, Democrats and Republicans
David Miliband on conflict, climate and the aid gap
Is the world doing enough to stop climate change?
Who is Rishi Sunak and how can he restore British stability?
How Malala’s story, advocacy and activism for women’s education inspired generations
What is the maritime border deal between Lebanon and Israel and why does it matter?
Why the world’s supply of microchips is a fragile system
How the death of a Kurdish-Iranian woman sparked an outcry
What’s on the agenda as the world meets at the UN
How climate change is affecting bees – and why we should all be worried
What comes next after Iraq’s turbulent week
The global monkeypox outbreak amid a pandemic
Stories from the 1947 India-Pakistan Partition
The future of farming in the UAE
Future-proofing our cities against record-breaking temperatures
Lebanon’s silent crisis
Tunisia’s contested referendum
How will President Biden’s visit to the Middle East be remembered?
Five years after ISIS, when will Mosul be rebuilt?
What is the future of Nato?
How to live longer
How rising prices in the Middle East are pushing people into poverty
When and how can America stop the mass shootings?
What can be done to stop the tide of dust storms?
Davos 2022 biggest takeaways
Will the Lebanese election be a turning point?
Sheikh Khalifa’s legacy
Is the Covid-19 pandemic over?
The desperation that drove refugees from Lebanon to their deaths at sea
Is Rwanda really the solution to Britain’s migrant issue?
The Ramadan food crisis
Is this really the end for Imran Khan?
How Afghans in Poland are helping Ukrainian refugees
What happens after Expo 2020 Dubai?
Ukraine’s women in war
Why Iran is raining rockets on Iraq
India’s hijab row
Ukraine’s refugee crisis
Ukraine Special: Kiev under siege
How archeology is inspiring Omanis - and the world
Will nuclear fusion save mankind?
The Middle Eastern challenges of competing in the Winter Olympics
What is the metaverse and can it replace the real world?
A journey into the future of the UAE’s Etihad Rail
How CIA pop music helped elect the president of the Philippines
What Israel’s Omicron wave means for global vaccine push
Can Iran and the US reach a new nuclear deal?
A look back at 2021 (Part 2): The Taliban takeover and the Gaza-Israel War
A look back at 2021 (Part 1): Covid-19 and the space race
How worried should we be about the Omicron variant?
Macron in the Middle East
50 years of the UAE through the eyes of those who lived it
Do children need the Covid-19 vaccine?
Is Belarus using migrants to get back at the EU?
The Middle East water crisis and regional stability
How Sudan’s political tensions escalated into a national crisis
How the Gulf is getting serious about climate change
Will shooting shatter hopes for Beirut blast justice?
Will the Iraq elections bring change?
Does Expo 2020 Dubai give us a glimpse into the future?
Exiled Afghans dream of returning to a free homeland
On Saudi National Day, women reflect on a changing kingdom
Lights out in Lebanon‘s schools as crisis hits
20 years of the war on terror
Evacuees left behind in Afghanistan
The Middle East’s Captagon crisis
How Kabul fell to the Taliban
A new era for Iran
Ep 4. The Blast - Fallout
Ep 3. The Blast - Zero Hour
Ep 2. The Blast - The Six-Year Wait
Ep 1. The Blast - The Russian and The Rhosus
The Blast from Beyond the Headlines
Is France's anti-separatism law anti-Muslim?
Why some Saudis stop everything to volunteer at Hajj
Will Iraq's power problem ever end?
South Sudan faced war and famine, but what's next for the world's youngest country?
Will there be lasting peace in Tigray?
Behind the scenes ahead of Expo 2020 Dubai
Is the Turkish President meddling in football?
How will Mustafa Al Kadhimi rein in Iraq's militias?
Are vaccine passports necessary or discriminatory?
Are Palestinians being censored by social media?
What sparked the latest Gaza-Israel war?
What Mars missions mean for humanity
How Covid-19 mRNA research could cure HIV and cancer
How did India's Covid crisis become so bad?
Can desalination quench the world’s water worries?
How Abu Dhabi’s Hope Consortium is helping to vaccinate the world
Is the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine safe?
Stuck in the Suez Canal
Is corruption in Iraq impossible to beat?
Raqqa after ten years of war and revolution in Syria
The legacy of the Pope's Iraq visit
Tunisians numb to the horror of public self-immolation
Why have Indian farmers been protesting for months?
How the UAE moved an entire coral reef
How UAE’s Hope probe made history
How the repeal of the “Muslim Ban” will affect Muslim refugees
Can Lebanon survive the coronavirus pandemic?
Biden inauguration - The unprecedented presidential handover
Egypt’s #MeToo movement and how it is changing the country
Will the promise of the Covid-19 vaccines help us return to normal in 2021?
Stories from 2020: the year of Covid-19 and beyond
Will Azerbaijan's victory in Nagorno-Karabakh lead to lasting peace?
Memories of Mosul three years after ISIS
How new tech is helping the UAE farm the deserts
Iran's secret affair with Al Qaeda
Why are people fleeing Ethiopia's Tigray region?
The changes in the Middle East after Joe Biden takes office
Why superstorms are the new normal
US election special: Who will be the next US President?
Arab Americans vote in divisive presidential election
A year of revolution in Lebanon between fires, crisis and blast
The challenges of finding a Covid-19 vaccine
Iraq's year of protests, assassinations and foreign interference
Saudi Arabia at 90, an evolution from Bedouin culture to leading power
The Abraham Accord between Israel and the UAE
Social media and the freedom of speech
How gas exploration in the Mediterranean is pitting Turkey against Europe
How do people become radicalised online and can we stop it?
What is long-haul Covid and is it real?
Lebanon explosion: What will Lebanon do now?
What happened when Beirut exploded?
How Hajj will be different during the coronavirus pandemic
The global sand trade: Are we running out of sand?
The Hope Probe: UAE's mission to Mars
USA: The world's epicentre of the coronavirus
How do you solve the great Nile Dam dispute?
Should internet access be declared a human right?
Who will help the abandoned Ethiopian workers in Lebanon?
George Floyd and how social media is changing social justice
Will coronavirus wipe out refugee camps?
Man vs Mosquito: The global battle against Malaria
India: The biggest Covid-19 lockdown
The places with no coronovirus
Coronavirus: How close are we to a Covid-19 vaccine?
Ramadan 2020: How muslims are coping during coronavirus
What is cloud seeding and cloud brightening?
Births, marriages and death in the time of coronavirus
Coronavirus: Lessons from Wuhan China
Chris Hadfield: An astronaut's guide to self-isolation
How Iran became the epicentre of coronavirus in the Middle East
Coronavirus: What is it, how does it spread and how to stay safe?
Are we on the precipice of another refugee crisis in Europe?
The new Taliban deal: Will it bring peace in Afghanistan?
Coronavirus: The race for a vaccine
A year of protests in Algeria
Beyond the Headlines Trailer
Will Hassan Diab fix Lebanon?
The coronavirus: Unnecessary panic or grave concern?
The Middle East peace plan. Explained
Tear gas, fireworks and a new government in Lebanon
Sultan Qaboos: what comes next for Oman?
Will Iran and America go to war?
A decade in the Middle East, stories that changed the region
Stranded seafarers to return home after years
Journey through the ISIS badlands
Is overpopulation our biggest climate challenge?
A look at national service on National Day
Who’s really running Iraq?
India's fight against death by breath
Is Iraq ready for the new Syrian refugees?
Noura Al Kaabi on UAE's effort to re-build Al Nuri Mosque
Songs of Revolution
Politics, protests and partying in the streets of Lebanon
Where are Iraq's protests going?
Why Turkey is invading Northern Syria
As Hazza Al Mansouri returns, the UAE looks to Mars, the Moon and beyond
Hazza Al Mansouri and the UAE’s space ambitions
UNGA special: Greta Thunberg and Donald Trump
Is the Israeli election Netanyahu’s final chapter?
Bye bye, Bolton
The Amazon is still burning. Can we save it?
Drones above Beirut: Israel's battle against Hezbollah
Sudan: Can democracy work?
What sparked the Hong Kong protests?
Hajj for my brother who was killed at Christchurch
Future-proofing our cities against record-breaking temperatures
Can Oman's carbon capturing rocks help save the Earth?
Ghost ships: how Iran avoids US oil sanctions
The Minnesota model for fighting ISIS in the US
Locusts: battling the great plague
Iraq could face another summer of bloodshed
Tanker attacks straight from Iran’s playbook
Life in Afghanistan during America's longest war
Exporting ISIS justice
A queue in Everest's death zone
What’s next for America and Iran?
Yemen's floating bomb
The bombing of Syria's last rebel province
Sudan moves on from Omar Al Bashir
Sri Lanka reels after Easter Day massacre
The many issues at play in India's election
Israel’s Arab population and the Palestinians fear for the future as Benjamin Netanyahu clinches victory in a general election.
Beyond the Headlines podcast: Bouteflika bids goodbye to power in Algeria
Former UK PM Tony Blair says Brexit is a mess
New Zealanders shaken but unbowed by terrorist attacks
The last stand of ISIS in Syria
National Geographic's Enric Sala on saving the planet, one kilometre at a time
The curious case of the runaway ISIS bride
How digital transformation will change the jobs we have
The Pope's visit to Abu Dhabi
A week after Davos, did the WEF solve anything?
The UAE-Saudi Arabia co-operation plan, explained
The great Arab rivers are under threat
Pompeo's timely tour of the Middle East
In Central African Republic, poaching thrives in the chaos
Reasons for cheer from an often dour year
What more can we do to curb global warming?
Yemenis continue to suffer as warring sides negotiate
How Kuwait and Iraq were shaped by George H.W. Bush
Land as a weapon against Palestinians
How UNICEF is helping children in the Middle East and North Africa
What shape will US-Middle East affairs take post-midterm elections?
A tale of two prime ministers in Sri Lanka
Lack of governance for migrants to be ratified by UN in Morocco
Taliban bombings in Afghanistan's election
Syria-Jordan border restoration opens up many opportunities
Scientists warn: Act now on climate change or it will be too late
Refugees trapped in Libya ask for mercy
At least on Iran, Trump has clear message
A summer of reform in the UAE
The cultural importance of rebuilding Mosul; Child mortality rates in Afghanistan on the rise
Iraq's parliament starts off on wrong foot; the US-Palestine relationship
How does Caspian Sea demarcation affect Iran?
The view from Hajj; Rohingya refugee update
Why the Strait of Hormuz is so important
The importance of the Bab Al Mandeb strait
Fake news in the Middle East with the BBC's Jamie Angus
Who is Imran Khan?
Iraq protests threaten long-sought stability
The China-UAE bond strengthens
If ISIS returns, is Iraq ready?
UN envoy seeks peace talks in Yemen
Turkey's future under an empowered Erdogan
Is Afghanistan's fight against the Taliban almost over?
Dr Anwar Gargash on Iran, Yemen, Trump and more
The Qatar crisis from the perspective of Dr Anwar Gargash
Hodeidah's importance to victory in Yemen
Iraq's future following Moqtada Al Sadr's resounding victory
Massacre in Gaza
Lebanon's first elections in nearly a decade will have regional ramifications
Israel puts Iran's nuclear ambitions into question ahead of Trump's decision
Inside Syria's propaganda machine
Assad crosses Washington's red line again
In Syria, no civilian or child is safe from the trappings of war
Saddam Hussein's fall, 15 years on
Houthis strike Saudi Arabia while Yemen continues to suffer
The US welcomes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's US visit; ISIL's resurgence
Syria's humanitarian crisis and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's visit to the UK
The Rohingya crisis, six months on; and saving animals caught up in the war against ISIL
A conversation with the UAE's ambassadors to Germany, India and China
The war of words between Iran and Israel
Iraq's reconstruction and the challenges ahead
Tackling food scarcity in the Middle East
In Yemen, a violent week complicates a nuanced war
Turkey's military offensive against Kurdish Syria, explained
World Future Energy Summit rewards world's most energy conscious
Palestine-activist groups respond to being banned from Israel
Saudi Arabia and the Future of the Regional Order from emerge85
Iran has a long history of protest and civil unrest
Saudi Arabia's greatest change, the GCC crisis in 2018 and Iraq finally changing for the better
Donald Trump's Jerusalem move and what it means to the region
World Arabic Language Day: Is the language being lost?
Anger in Jerusalem, Syria's future and the UAE's outer space ambitions
GCC leaders meet in Kuwait, plus Stephen Hadley talks Trump and Jerusalem
Syrian peace talks, evacuation in Bali and life goes on in Manchester
End to Syrian civil war could be in sight, while confusion circulates around Lebanon
In spite of Trump, the world rallies around Paris Agreement
Saudi anti-corruption efforts gather pace
Cholera on the decline in Yemen, the 100th anniversary of the Balfour declaration, and political drama in Kuwait.
Rohingya refugees, the neglected humanitarian crisis
Death and destruction in Somalia; conflict in Iraq; astronomical wonder in Abu Dhabi
A growing ISIL influence in the Philippines
Separatists in Iraq and Spain vote for independence
Peace efforts, economic leverage and spoilers: prospects for UN solutions in Libya, Yemen and Syria
President Trump's address to the world: The big three takeaways from his speech at the UN
United Nations preview: How much does the General Assembly matter?
"Begging for war": North Korea, Lebanon and Charlie Hebdo
Hajj: The spiritual side the media rarely shows
Understanding the war in Yemen; ISIL's last stronghold; Pioneering pilot
Why do white supremacists support Bashar al-Assad? Plus, An Emirati girl's space dream comes true, and Pakistan turns 70.
What does it mean to be young and Arab?
The Torch Part 2: How can the UAE avoid more tower fires?
Mosul after liberation; Brexit; sand golf
Turkey takes turn as Qatar-crisis mediator: Beyond the Headlines Ep 4
G20 body language, Qatar latest, hot fish: Episode 2
Beyond the Headlines, Episode 1