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The Book That's Left The Critics Wonderstruck
06/02/2013 - CULTURE

The Book That's Left The Critics Wonderstruck

"The Tragedy of Arthur" by Arthur Phillips is a clever novel about a "lost" Shakespeare play. The problem is what's true and what's a con? The Arthur, er author, is in the studio. Also on the show: women in Saudi Arabia can't drive, vote or work with men but we meet the woman who has become the country's first filmmaker to direct a film in her homeland. Plus, life is sweet for Sixto Rodriguez as the Sugar Man returns to the stage.
First Saudi female director grabs spotlight
06/02/2013 - CINEMA

First Saudi female director grabs spotlight

The first feature-length Saudi movie, “Wadjda”, hits French screens on February 6. It was also directed by a woman. FRANCE 24 interviewed Haifaa al-Mansour about being a female filmmaker in a deeply conservative Middle Eastern country.
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Jean-Pierre Filiu, Professor of History, Sciences Po Paris
17/01/2013 - THE INTERVIEW

Jean-Pierre Filiu, Professor of History, Sciences Po Paris

Jean-Pierre Filiu, author of "The New Middle East", explains just why Syria’s bottom-up revolt is different from Tunisia’s and Egypt’s bottom-up revolts - and why Syria’s uprising will have profound effects on regional powers such as Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia executes Sri Lankan maid
09/01/2013 - SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Arabia executes Sri Lankan maid

Saudi authorities said that they beheaded a young Sri Lankan housemaid Wednesday for the death of an infant left in her care in 2005. Sri Lanka appealed against the death sentence, but the Saudi Supreme Court upheld it in 2010.
Striking Observers stories from 2012
29/12/2012 - THE OBSERVERS

Striking Observers stories from 2012

This show is made up entirely of amateur images. We've seen time and time again how images captured by ordinary citizens then uploaded onto the Web can change history, or at least shift the balance of power. This week, we take a look back at some of those moments.
One of our journalists becomes a scammer despite himself, destruction in Mecca, and more
08/12/2012 - THE OBSERVERS

One of our journalists becomes a scammer despite himself, destruction in Mecca, and more

This show is made up entirely of amateur images. We've seen time and time again how images captured by ordinary citizens then uploaded onto the Web can change history, or at least shift the balance of power. This week, we take a look back at some of those moments.
UMP crisis: Juppé to the rescue!
22/11/2012 - MEDIA WATCH FRANCE

UMP crisis: Juppé to the rescue!

The civil war continues at France's UMP. Party grandee Alain Juppé steps in to mediate. Elsewhere, Saudi women are electronically tracked on leaving the country and Susan Boyle's #Susanalbumparty hashtag FAIL!
Anti-sexual harassment patrols in Cairo, Shiite protests in Qatif, and more
17/11/2012 - THE OBSERVERS

Anti-sexual harassment patrols in Cairo, Shiite protests in Qatif, and more

This show is made up entirely of amateur images. We've seen time and time again how images captured by ordinary citizens then uploaded onto the Web can change history, or at least shift the balance of power. This week, we take a look back at some of those moments.
Fraud in Ukrainian voting booths, combat videos from Afghanistan, and more
10/11/2012 - THE OBSERVERS

Fraud in Ukrainian voting booths, combat videos from Afghanistan, and more

This show is made up entirely of amateur images. We've seen time and time again how images captured by ordinary citizens then uploaded onto the Web can change history, or at least shift the balance of power. This week, we take a look back at some of those moments.
Hollande holds talks in Saudi Arabia on Iran and Syria
04/11/2012 - SAUDI ARABIA - FRANCE

Hollande holds talks in Saudi Arabia on Iran and Syria

French President François Hollande held talks on Iran’s controversial nuclear programme and the crisis in Syria with Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah in the city of Jeddah on Sunday, on what was his first visit to the oil-rich kingdom.
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