Trouble in Saudi Arabia: Kingdom cracks down on internal dissent

Timing is everything when it comes to the arrest of a firebrand Shiite cleric in Saudi Arabia that sparked bloody violence. François Picard’s panelists look at an aging royal court faced with an Arab Spring and obsessed with regional rival Iran.

DEBATE

Andrew Exum, Senior fellow, Centre for New American Security
Ali Al-Ahmed, Director, Institute for Gulf Affairs
Omar Ashour,Visiting Scholar, Brookings Doha Center
watch the second part

Program prepared and produced by Christopher Davies, Anelise Borges and Mary Colombel

Presenter

François Picard

14/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Riots in Paris: why Paris Saint-Germain title celebrations turned sour

A case of poorly-anticipated hooliganism, or were Monday's Right Bank riots symptomatic of a deeper-rooted problem in France that goes well beyond football? François Picard's panel looks at how Paris Saint-Germain's past could haunt its new Qatari owners.

13/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Pakistan's new Sharif? (part 2)

Poverty is daunting, extremism on the rise, the politicians all too familiar and yet Pakistanis turned out in their largest numbers in decades to vote. François Picard’s panel argues over third-time winner Nawaz Sharif’s ability to learn from past mistakes.

13/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Pakistan's new Sharif?

09/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Middle East peace: how to spark a breakthrough? (part 2)

While John Kerry’s fresh initiative to kick start Middle East peace may face scepticism, France 24 meets a Palestinian philanthropist who’s trying to break the ice, one person at a time. Watch Marc Perelman and Gallagher Fenwick’s report and the ensuing discussion in the France 24 Debate.