One man on his grief for Gaza – podcast | News
In the early hours of 22 October 2023, London-based journalist Ahmed Alnaouq messaged his family’s WhatsApp group to see how they were doing. No one responded. “Usually when I sleep,….
Tag: Middle East and north Africa
7 October, one year on: a return to kibbutz Nir Oz – podcast | News
About a quarter of kibbutz Nir Oz’s population was killed or kidnapped by Hamas on 7 October last year. Proportionally, nowhere in Israel was affected more. Twelve months later, our….
How will Israel retaliate? – Today in Focus Extra
Peter Beaumont joins Michael Safi from Jerusalem to discuss the unprecedented attack on Israel by Iran – and what may come next Continue reading…
Will Hezbollah survive Israel’s onslaught? – podcast | News
It has been a startling – and deadly – few weeks in the Middle East. First came Israel’s detonation of Hezbollah pagers and walkie-talkies. Then it intensified airstrikes that have….
The week around the world in 20 pictures
The Middle East crisis, Russian drone attacks in Kyiv, Hurricane Helene and Paris fashion week: the last seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists Continue reading…
How Lebanon’s pagers and walkie-talkies became deadly weapons – podcast | News
On Tuesday, William Christou, a journalist reporting from Beirut for the Guardian, began hearing about simultaneous explosions across the city. Then videos began to emerge of small blasts in shops,….
The Israeli negotiator who talks to Hamas – podcast | News
Gershon Baskin, an Israeli hostage negotiator, knows what it takes to make a deal with Hamas. He began contact with a senior Hamas official, Ghazi Hamid, in 2006 and the….
The week around the world in 20 pictures | Art and design
The evacuation of Pokrovsk, the Israeli raid in the West Bank, the Paralympic Games in Paris and the Notting Hill carnival: the last seven days as captured by the world’s….
A week of escalation in the Middle East – podcast | News
The killings of Hamas’ political and military leaders, Ismail Haniyeh and Mohammed Deif, and senior Hezbollah commander, Fuad Shukur, have fuelled fears of a regional conflict. Following the assassinations, the….
The sisters Saudi Arabia tried to silence – podcast | News
Growing up, Fawzia al-Otaibi and her two sisters, Manahel and Maryam, yearned for a different life. Coming from a conservative family and going to school in Saudi Arabia, they chafed….