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2018-04-17 Iraq
The beekeeper who helped save Sinjar women
Our guest this week is Dunya Mikhail, an Iraqi writer who's just released a book about Yazidi women held captive by the Islamic State group. She joins us from New York to talk...

2018-04-10 Prince Salman of Saudia Arabia
Prince charming? Mohammed bin Salman strengthens ties with France
This week, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman travelled to the French capital. On the agenda with French President Emmanuel Macron were war and crisis in the Middle...

2018-04-03 landmines
The lethal legacy of landmines in Iraq
According to the United Nations, Iraq is the fifth most mined country in the world, with 59 landmines per square mile. One organisation, Nadia's Initiative, is pushing for the...

2018-03-27 Egypt
Egypt election: Sisi's troubling human right record
First we head to Egypt, where the incumbent President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is running for a second term. Ahead of the vote, Egyptian authorities carried out a string of arbitrary...

2018-03-20 Egypt
Egypt: Supporters of President Sisi make their voices heard
In Egypt, polls will soon open in a presidential election that's widely seen as a guaranteed win for the incumbent leader Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. The former army chief's only...