<p>The attack on a Kabul school on May 8th heightened fears about what will happen when US and NATO troops fully withdraw from the country. More than 80 people were killed – most of them schoolgirls. It was in an area west of the city, home to many from the minority Hazara community, often targeted for attack. Lyse Doucet talked to some of the survivors and ... Show More
Yesterday
Iran War: Pakistan the peace broker
Kate Adie introduces dispatches from Pakistan, the Turkey-Iran border, Kenya, Ukraine, and Paraguay.Why was Pakistan chosen as the host of peace talks between the US and Iran? It's a question some in Islamabad have been asking themselves - and has fired-up a sense of national pri ... Show More
28m 14s
Apr 18
Lebanon Ceasefire: An uneasy calm
Kate Adie introduces stories on Lebanon's deadliest day, life in an Israeli under-siege border town, Hungary's victorious new leader, fuel protests in Ireland, and the secrets of a long life in Japan.President Trump’s announcement of a ten-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon ... Show More
28m 35s
Apr 11
Donald Trump and a dangerous ultimatum
Kate Adie introduces stories on President Trump's threats towards Iran, how the war in Ukraine has reshaped Kyiv, why the Trump family sees potential in Albania, Indonesia's plastic waste problem, and the dawn of the year 2976 in Morocco.Citizens of Iran and nearby gulf countries ... Show More
28m 33s
Apr 2024
Is Israel any safer after six months of war?
This weekend marks six months since the most deadly attack in Israel’s history roiled the region and the world. On October 7th 2023, hundreds of Hamas fighters poured across the border from Gaza, killing 1,200 people and kidnapping some 250 men, women and children. Of the remaini ... Show More
40m 32s
Nov 2020
Carol Abi Ghanem: The Resistance of the Nuisance
Carol Abi Ghanem wants to be a nuisance. Not for the sake of it, but because she has to be. A researcher with the Lebanese Centre for Policy Studies, an activist, DJ, actress and psychologist, Carol is also an outspoken and passionate campaigner for LGBTQ+ rights, a feminist and ... Show More
55m 1s
Feb 2023
As Israeli-Palestinian clashes intensify, is a third intifada coming?
Last week a deadly raid by the Israeli army in the West Bank city of Jenin and a shooting in East Jerusalem capped one of the bloodiest months in Israel and the occupied territories, outside of open war, in years.Antony Blinken, the US secretary of state, flew to Israel this week ... Show More
29m 56s
Oct 2023
Ep.423: Nelle città arabe d’Israele ci si parla per evitare i coltelli
Ramla e Lod sono due città gemelle dove il 40% della popolazione è araba. Molti sono palestinesi con il passaporto israeliano come Ilda, che è nata a Gaza City e vive a Ramla da sempre. E lì, con gli ebrei israeliani, discutono di cosa sta succedendo a Gaza in uno stanzone: “Parl ... Show More
11m 46s