Essential Middle East

By Al Jazeera

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Description

In the world of news, headlines are essential, but providing in-depth analysis of news and current affairs became rare. We analyze the news and simplify complex geopolitical realities of the Middle East and wider Muslim world. 

To help you make sense of it all, join our host Sami Zeidan.


Episode Date
"For now, it's goodbye"
Mar 23, 2023
Is there racism in the Middle East?
Mar 16, 2023
How obese is the Middle East?
Mar 09, 2023
Is the representation of Arabs in Hollywood changing?
Mar 02, 2023
Why was international aid slow to reach Syria?
Feb 23, 2023
Turkey mourns as it grapples to recover
Feb 16, 2023
New Digital IDs in Kashmir raises surveillance concerns
Feb 09, 2023
Is Israel pushing Palestinians to the brink of Intifada?
Feb 02, 2023
‘Killing spree’ in Iran as government crushes dissent
Jan 26, 2023
Who is smuggling weapons to Yemen?
Jan 19, 2023
Why does Israel’s new far-right government matter?
Jan 12, 2023
Digital surveillance in the Middle East
Jan 05, 2023
Racial profiling and surveillance of Arabs in the US
Dec 29, 2022
Why is the halal economy booming?
Dec 22, 2022
Will Tunisia's political crisis ever end?
Dec 15, 2022
What’s behind China’s growing interest in the Middle East?
Dec 08, 2022
Why is Turkey carrying out air strikes in Syria and Iraq?
Dec 01, 2022
World Cup 2022: What does football mean to the Middle East?
Nov 24, 2022
Qatar’s security plans for the World Cup
Nov 17, 2022
Wars over water in the Middle East
Nov 10, 2022
Trafficking of artifacts from the Middle East
Nov 03, 2022
Why is Islamophobia on the rise in France?
Oct 27, 2022
Can protests in Iran bring change?
Oct 20, 2022
Why is OPEC+ cutting oil production?
Oct 13, 2022
The digital occupation of Palestine
Oct 06, 2022
Fear of war in Bosnia as election looms
Sep 29, 2022
Lebanon: Rob your savings?
Sep 22, 2022
Why does Israel keep bombing Syria?
Sep 15, 2022
Is there an arms race in the Middle East?
Sep 08, 2022
Pakistan hit by floods and political crisis
Sep 01, 2022
Rohingya refugees and their quest for justice
Aug 25, 2022
What’s the biggest threat to Libya?
Aug 18, 2022
Why did Israel attack Gaza yet again?
Aug 11, 2022
Could Iraq slide into civil war?
Aug 04, 2022
Why the crypto craze hasn't hit the Middle East
Jul 28, 2022
Clash of titans in the Middle East
Jul 21, 2022
Middle East wheat supplies hit by war in Ukraine
Jul 14, 2022
China’s treatment of Uighur Muslims exposed
Jul 07, 2022
A new era in Middle Eastern politics?
Jun 29, 2022
Why are Arab nations teaming up with Israel?
Jun 23, 2022
Could Turkey block NATO’s expansion?
Jun 16, 2022
Why is Muslim hate on the rise in India?
Jun 09, 2022
Tunisia's political crisis deepens: What's next?
Jun 02, 2022
EU looks to the Middle East to replace Russian gas imports
May 26, 2022
Is there Western media bias in the Shireen Abu Akleh coverage?
May 19, 2022
Israel’s arrests of Palestinian children under the spotlight
May 12, 2022
Ukraine attracts fighters from the Middle East
May 05, 2022
Trailer: Essential Middle East
Apr 19, 2022