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‘You can’t bomb Hamas out of power, it has to be on the ground’, middle east expert
Earlier we spoke to Dr Kenneth Katzman, a senior analyst at the Middle East Institute. We asked him what he thought were the dangers of a possible invasion of Gaza by Israel?
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What does the Israel-Hamas conflict mean for the Middle East?
Our International Editor Lindsey Hilsum reacts to the events in Israel and Gaza, and what it means for the wider Middle Eastern region
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Women engaging in ‘ordinary, everyday resistance’ in Iran, says Chatham House Middle East director
We’re joined by Dr Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and North Africa programme at Chatham House.
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Anthony Joshua on doping, the lack of big fights and taking money from the Middle East
The heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua will now face Finland’s Robert Helenius at a hastily rearranged bout this weekend at the O2 Arena in London.
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‘Normalising Syrian regime last thing we should be doing,’ says director of Middle East think tank
We were joined by Charles Lister, Syria programme director at the Middle East Institute think tank.
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Arab states ‘coming to terms’ with Syrian war, says former Middle East minister
We spoke to Alistair Burt, who was the UK’s Middle East minister for much of the time the Syrian Civil War was raging. We began by asking him whether Assad’s appearance will give reassurance to President Putin.
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Israel aren’t meeting ‘basic Palestinian demands’ says former Middle East Negotiator for the US State Department
We spoke to Aaron David Miller who was Middle East Negotiator for the US State Department during the presidential terms of Bill Clinton and George W Bush, and began by talking about how recent changes in the make-up of the Israeli government might have led to today’s attack.
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Biden visits Middle East – against backdrop of low approval ratings at home
President Biden was categoric about Saudi Arabia when he was running for office: he condemned the country’s record on human rights.
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UAE and Israel deal timing ‘has more to do with upcoming US election’ than needs of Middle East – Jane Kinninmont
UAE and Israel deal timing ‘has more to do with upcoming US election’ than needs of Middle East – Jane Kinninmont
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‘Casualty numbers are beginning to rise, hospitals are overflowing’ – Dr Maha Yahya, Carnegie Middle East Centre, on Beirut explosion
We are joined from Beirut by Dr Maha Yahya, director of the Carnegie Middle East Centre in the city.
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Trump Middle East peace plan meets hostility from Palestinian leaders
They were two embattled leaders standing side by side, hailing a new peace deal for Israel and the Palestinians.
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‘We can do a lot with diplomatic means to avoid war’ in Middle East – senior German MP Norbert Roettgen
The crisis in the Gulf sparked by President Trump’s decision to kill Iran’s top military commander has pushed the UK into a sticky position.
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British Navy ships on standby in Middle East
The Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has told MPs that some British personnel in Iraq have been moved from Baghdad to a secure military base for safety, following the killing of General Soleimani.
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Israelis and Palestinians absent from Kushner Middle East conference
He called it “Peace to Prosperity”, but the workshop arranged by President Trump’s son-in-law, setting out his personal vision for achieving peace in the Middle East, had two noticeable absentees – the Israelis and the Palestinians, who have rejected out of hand Jared Kushner’s plan to put money before politics.
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US sends more troops to Middle East amid Iran tension
China and Russia have warned the United States against inflaming tensions further with Iran after the US announced it will send 1,000 troops to the Middle East.