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Dive deeper into the week’s biggest stories from the Middle East and around the world with The National’s foreign desk. Nuances are often missed in day-to-day headlines. We go Beyond the Headlines by bringing together the voices of experts and those living the news to provide a clearer picture of the region’s shifting political and social landscape.
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Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Coronavirus: What is it, how does it spread and how to stay safe?
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Thursday Mar 19, 2020

Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Are we on the precipice of another refugee crisis in Europe?
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Host Willy Lowry looks at the latest wave of refugees and migrants trying to get into Europe and why Turkey is encouraging them. We talk to Fadi Hakura, an analyst at Chatham House, Kareem Shaheen, a journalist based in Canada, and Rami Jarrah, a Syrian-British journalist. We also hear from Tony Rigopoulos, who works for the Athens-based newspaper Documento, Andreas Mountzourlias and Pål Nesse from the Norwegian Council for Refugees.

Monday Mar 02, 2020
The new Taliban deal: Will it bring peace in Afghanistan?
Monday Mar 02, 2020
Monday Mar 02, 2020
Host Suhail Akram speaks to Jasmine Bhatia, research fellow at the School of Oriental and African Studies London, and Stefanie Glinksi, reporting for The National in Afghanistan. We also hear from Afghan-American Sulaiman Hakemy, the Deputy Comment Editor at The National.

Thursday Feb 27, 2020
Coronavirus: The race for a vaccine
Thursday Feb 27, 2020
Thursday Feb 27, 2020
This week on Beyond the Headlines, host Suhail Akram, video journalist at The National talks to Dr Angela Rasmussen, virologist at Columbia University and Dr Kamran Khan, founder of Bluedot, about how close we are to a vaccine for the new coronavirus.

Thursday Feb 20, 2020
A year of protests in Algeria
Thursday Feb 20, 2020
Thursday Feb 20, 2020

Thursday Feb 20, 2020

Wednesday Feb 12, 2020
Will Hassan Diab fix Lebanon?
Wednesday Feb 12, 2020
Wednesday Feb 12, 2020
Host Willy Lowry talks to The National’s Beirut correspondent Sunniva Rose and Ghassan Moukhaiber, a lawyer and former Member of Parliament about the protests and how the newly formed government can move forward. We also hear from Imad Salamey, a professor of Political Science and International Affairs at the Lebanese American University and Sami Nadr, director of the Levant Institute for Strategic Affairs.

Thursday Feb 06, 2020
The coronavirus: Unnecessary panic or grave concern?
Thursday Feb 06, 2020
Thursday Feb 06, 2020
This week's host Juman Jarallah, deputy national editor, talks to Dr. Amr Mahmoud El Naggar, Head of ER at Medcare Hospital Dubai and Tarik Jasarevic, spokesperson for the World Health Organisation about the Coronavirus and why we should we worried.

Thursday Jan 30, 2020
The Middle East peace plan. Explained
Thursday Jan 30, 2020
Thursday Jan 30, 2020
The announcement on January 28 was met with anger on the streets of the West Bank.
Countries around the world have reacted. While many have welcomed the effort to restart long dead talks the praise isn’t effusive. But what has Trump proposed, why has it been rejected and what happens now?

Thursday Jan 23, 2020
Tear gas, fireworks and a new government in Lebanon
Thursday Jan 23, 2020
Thursday Jan 23, 2020
On this week's Beyond the Headlines, The National's Willy Lowry reported from the tear gas-filled streets of Beirut. He spoke to young people angry at what they've called Mr Diab's "one-colour" government. We also spoke to Nasser Saidi, a former Lebanese economy minister and former vice governor of the central bank of Lebanon. He laid out plainly the scale of the crisis and his recommendations of what the new government should do.
Previous coverage of the Lebanon protests: https://www.thenational.ae/podcasts/beyond-the-headlines/beyond-the-headlines-politics-protests-and-partying-on-the-streets-of-lebanon-1.927718
Bonus Episode: https://www.thenational.ae/podcasts/beyond-the-headlines/beyond-the-headlines-the-musicians-contributing-to-the-lebanese-protests-1.928328