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In Middle East Matters, Nadia Massih brings you analysis of the big stories making headlines in the region, as well as reports from our team of correspondents. Catch the show every Thursday at 4.30pm Paris time.
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Middle East Matters · Jul 10, 2026
Hamas announced this week that it had dissolved the de facto government, saying it was ready to hand over power to a group of technocrats appointed by Donald Trump's Board of Peace. Israel dismissed …
11:11Middle East Matters · Jul 1, 2026
In this edition of Middle East Matters, Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome our Jerusalem correspondent Noga Tarnopolsky as well as Amberin Zaman, chief correspondent for Al Monitor, a Washington-based independent news organisation that …
17:30Middle East Matters · Jun 25, 2026
More Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries are competing in the 2026 World Cup than at any previous tournament, much to the delight of fans from Morocco to Jordan. But as always with …
15:40Middle East Matters · Jun 18, 2026
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is at the heart of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by the United States and Iran. Under the terms of the deal, the US will immediately …
14:31Middle East Matters · Jun 10, 2026
After weeks of US President Donald Trump insisting that a deal with Iran is just around the corner, violence has flared up again. Part of the challenge for Trump is that he and Israeli …
14:26Middle East Matters · Jun 4, 2026
In the show this week, we look at how Syria could benefit from the oil crisis triggered by tensions in the Strait of Hormuz. After Iran effectively closed the strategic waterway, Syria's Mediterranean port …
13:55Middle East Matters · May 28, 2026
A United Nations commission, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have all separately concluded that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, where tens of thousands of Palestinians have been killed since the start of …
15:02Middle East Matters · May 22, 2026
Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Dr Andreas Krieg, Senior Lecturer at the School of Security Studies at King's College London and Fellow at the Institute of Middle Eastern Studies. According to Krieg, "Iran …
14:03Middle East Matters · May 14, 2026
The new Syrian administration is trying to provide justice for the tens of thousands tortured and hundreds of thousands more killed by the regime of former dictator Bashar al-Assad. But is enough being done …
14:19Middle East Matters · Apr 23, 2026
While the events of October 7, 2023, may have pushed some Israelis and Palestinians apart, Maoz Inon and Aziz Abu Sarah say they've become like brothers. When Maoz lost his parents in the attacks, …
17:10Middle East Matters · Apr 16, 2026
Hezbollah plunged Lebanon into war with Israel in early March. Six weeks later, the group, which had suffered setbacks in 2024, is still putting up a fight. But how? And can the Lebanese government …
14:25Middle East Matters · Apr 10, 2026
When will the Strait of Hormuz be open for business again? A fragile ceasefire may be in place, but for now maritime traffic through the waterway remains at a near standstill. There is growing …
14:03Middle East Matters · Apr 2, 2026
Nadia Massih is joined by Yezid Sayigh, a senior fellow at the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut. He situates Israel’s military actions in southern Lebanon within a broader political and …
14:48Middle East Matters · Mar 27, 2026
Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Clémence Bectarte, a lawyer at the Paris Bar, specialising in international criminal law and international human rights law. She is working with survivors of the Yazidi genocide, whose …
14:15Middle East Matters · Mar 19, 2026
As the Iran-Israel-US-Lebanon war makes headlines around the world, what is happening in the occupied West Bank? Expropriation of Palestinian land, settler attacks and killings have long been the story of the West Bank, …
15:01Middle East Matters · Mar 13, 2026
Amid the current crisis surrounding the Strait of Hormuz, Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Dr. Guy Laron, Author of "Oil Wars", Historian and Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the Hebrew University of …
15:12Middle East Matters · Feb 7, 2024
For this final edition of Middle East Matters, we bring you a series of reports from our correspondents in the region. We begin in Israel, where as the war in Gaza drags on, divisions …
12:59Middle East Matters · Jan 31, 2024
Around a dozen donor countries are freezing funding to UNRWA, the UN's agency for Palestinian refugees, after Israel alleged that 12 UN staffers took part in the October 7 Hamas attacks. The UN has …
12:48Middle East Matters · Jan 17, 2024
From Lebanon to Iraq and Syria, the ripple effects of the war between Israel and Hamas are being felt, but nowhere more so than Yemen. For months now, Houthi rebels there have been firing …
12:32Middle East Matters · Jan 10, 2024
The International Court of Justice is to hold hearings this week on a case brought by South Africa, accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza and seeking a halt to its military campaign. Israel has …
12:35Middle East Matters · Dec 13, 2023
In this edition, we look at the ripple effects of the war in Gaza. In the Red Sea, Houthi rebels from Yemen are stepping up their attacks on vessels in the vital shipping lane, …
13:08Middle East Matters · Dec 6, 2023
He's claiming that his remarks were "misinterpreted". The Emirati oil executive leading the COP28 climate conference in Dubai has come out fighting after widespread criticism of his suggestion that there was "no science" indicating …
12:23Middle East Matters · Nov 29, 2023
This week, we are starting to learn more about the conditions of the mainly Israeli hostages held in Gaza. Those who have been released tell different stories: some received medical attention, while others were …
11:30Middle East Matters · Nov 22, 2023
The world's eyes are on Gaza at the moment, and rightly so. But violence is also continuing in the occupied West Bank. Even before the October 7 Hamas attacks, 2023 was already the deadliest …
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