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Giles Whittell
Freed Palestinians given five-star treatment

Sun 19 Oct 2025

Freed Palestinians given five-star treatment
Mishal Husain
After 10 years, we still don’t know how Shamima Begum’s story ends

Tue 14 Oct 2025

After 10 years, we still don’t know how Shamima Begum’s story ends
Oliver Marsden
Tears, relief, fresh bruises – Palestinian prisoners return

Tue 14 Oct 2025

Tears, relief, fresh bruises – Palestinian prisoners return
Stephen Armstrong
A widow’s plea for the return of her husband’s body

Sun 12 Oct 2025

A widow’s plea for the return of her husband’s body
Ruth Michaelson
Israeli airstrikes rattle Qatar’s image as the region’s peace broker

Mon 15 Sept 2025

Israeli airstrikes rattle Qatar’s image as the region’s peace broker
Bernard Gray
Israel’s strike on Qatar dispels any belief that it is focused on peace

Fri 12 Sept 2025

Israel’s strike on Qatar dispels any belief that it is focused on peace
Women forced back to Afghanistan

8 mins • S1, E1175

Women forced back to Afghanistan
Serena Cesareo
Mass deportations force Afghans into the arms of the Taliban

Wed 20 Aug 2025

Mass deportations force Afghans into the arms of the Taliban
Dahlia Scheindlin
Israelis find slogans are not enough to end Gaza hell

Sun 27 Jul 2025

Israelis find slogans are not enough to end Gaza hell
Alex de Waal
Those who cover up famine in Gaza use a familiar playbook

Sun 27 Jul 2025

Those who cover up famine in Gaza use a familiar playbook
Ruth Michaelson
‘In Gaza, $2,000 won’t even buy two weeks’ bread’

Sun 27 Jul 2025

‘In Gaza, $2,000 won’t even buy two weeks’ bread’
Stella Creasy
Britain’s chance to reclaim and exert its moral authority

Sat 26 Jul 2025

Britain’s chance to reclaim and exert its moral authority
Oliver Marsden
Why Israel bombed Syria

Fri 18 Jul 2025

Why Israel bombed Syria
Xavier Greenwood
Saudi takeover of gaming industry leaves little room for dissent

Sat 12 Jul 2025

Saudi takeover of gaming industry leaves little room for dissent
Ruth Michaelson
US funding for Gaza aid distribution evades scrutiny

Sun 6 Jul 2025

US funding for Gaza aid distribution evades scrutiny
Giles Whittell
Bunker busters were a warning to the world

Mon 23 Jun 2025

Bunker busters were a warning to the world
Fred Harter
The history of now: Israel and Iran

Sun 22 Jun 2025

The history of now: Israel and Iran
Dr Lina Khatib
The UK needs to prepare for regime change in Tehran

Sat 21 Jun 2025

The UK needs to prepare for regime change in Tehran
Rana Rahimpour
After panic and anger, Tehran imagines life without the regime

Sat 14 Jun 2025

After panic and anger, Tehran imagines life without the regime

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