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Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
AL-MONITOR’s daily podcast on the top stories shaping the Middle East, hosted by Adam Lucente.
Episodes
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
Trump administration has 'expectations' for Syria amid sanctions relief, Sharaa assassination fears
Al-Monitor’s State Department correspondent Elizabeth Hagedorn joins host Adam Lucente to discuss her exclusive interview with US envoy for Syria Tom Barrack…
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What’s behind Egypt-Greece tensions over Mount Sinai monastery?
Al-Monitor’s news reporter Rosaleen Carroll joins host Adam Lucente to discuss the dispute surrounding Saint Catherine’s Monastery, including efforts by Egypt…
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Where do Turkey, Syrian government’s normalization talks with Kurds stand?
Al-Monitor’s chief correspondent Amberin Zaman joins host Adam Lucente to discuss her exclusive reporting on the progress made in Damascus’ talks with the…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
What's next for Syria economy after $7B Qatari electricity deal, US sanctions relief?
Al-Monitor’s chief business correspondent Jack Dutton joins host Adam Lucente to discuss the $7 billion electricity deal between the Syrian government and the…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
US-backed aid group deploys to Gaza as Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks hit snag
Al-Monitor’s Palestine Pulse columnist Daoud Kuttab joins host Adam Lucente to discuss the holdups in the Gaza ceasefire and hostage talks, the challenges the…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
How is Israel responding to fatal shooting of Washington embassy staff?
The head of Al-Monitor’s Israel Pulse Rina Bassist joins host Adam Lucente to discuss the two Israeli embassy staffers who were shot and killed in Washington…
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Palestinian President Abbas heads to Lebanon amid disarmament push
Al-Monitor’s Beatrice Farhat joins host Adam Lucente from Beirut to discuss Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ trip to Lebanon, including efforts to disarm…
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Did Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE get what they want from Trump Gulf trip?
Al-Monitor’s senior market research analyst Sam Wendel joins host Adam Lucente to discuss the most important deals from US President Donald Trump’s trip to the…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
Trump seeks deals in Gulf as Gaza, Iran talks persist: view from Saudi Arabia
Al-Monitor’s State Department correspondent Elizabeth Hagedorn joins host Adam Lucente from Riyadh to discuss US President Donald Trump’s trip to the Gulf…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
Why is Turkey seeking nuclear submarines for its navy?
Al-Monitor contributor Barin Kayaoglu joins host Adam Lucente to discuss his article on Turkey’s pursuit of nuclear-powered submarines, including the reasons…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
Trump strikes deal with Yemen’s Houthis: implications for Israel, Iran and the region
Al-Monitor’s Pentagon correspondent Jared Szuba joins host Adam Lucente to discuss the Oman-brokered ceasefire deal between the US and Yemen’s Houthi forces…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
Sudan update: RSF take strategic Al-Nahud
Al-Monitor’s news reporter Rosaleen Carroll joins host Adam Lucente to discuss the significance of the Rapid Support Forces seizing the southern Sudanese city…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
Israel seeks help as wildfires rage around Jerusalem
Al-Monitor's Rina Bassist joins host Adam Lucente to discuss the latest on the wildfires near Jerusalem, including what we know about the cause, why Israel is…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
What’s next for Jordan after Muslim Brotherhood ban?
Al-Monitor contributor Aaron Magid joins host Adam Lucente to discuss Jordan banning the Muslim Brotherhood organization. Aaron, who is writing an upcoming…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
What did we learn from Indian PM Modi’s trip to Saudi Arabia?
Al-Monitor’s Gulf correspondent Jennifer Gnana joins host Adam Lucente to discuss Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi’s trip to Saudi Arabia, which reportedly…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
Will the Trump administration reduce US troops in Syria?
Al-Monitor’s Pentagon correspondent Jared Szuba joins host Adam Lucente to discuss a plan under consideration by the White House to withdraw most US troops…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
Middle East stock markets, Gulf oil rebound after Trump tariff decision. Will it last?
Al-Monitor’s senior market research analyst Sam Wendel joins host Adam Lucente to discuss how Middle Eastern markets reacted to US President Donald Trump…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
What's behind new US-Iran nuclear talks in Oman?
Al-Monitor's State Department correspondent Elizabeth Hagedorn joins host Adam Lucente to discuss the upcoming US-Iran nuclear talks in Oman, including why the…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
Trump envoy Ortagus in Lebanon amid fragile Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire
Al-Monitor’s correspondent in Beirut Beatrice Farhat joins host Adam Lucente to discuss US deputy special envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus’ trip to…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
What do Trump’s tariffs mean for the Middle East?
Al-Monitor’s chief business correspondent Jack Dutton joins host Adam Lucente to discuss US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on US imports, including which…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
What's the significance of anti-Hamas protests in Gaza?
Al-Monitor's Palestine Pulse columnist Daoud Kuttab joins host Adam Lucente to discuss the anti-Hamas protests in Gaza, including what they mean for the armed…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
Turkey's protests enter 7th day: view from Ankara
Al-Monitor's correspondent in Ankara Ezgi Akin joins host Adam Lucente to discuss Turkey's persistent protests over the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekram…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
What’s next for Turkey and Erdogan after arrest of Istanbul mayor Imamoglu?
Al-Monitor’s chief correspondent Amberin Zaman joins host Adam Lucente to discuss the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, specifically what it means for…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
What’s in Syria’s new constitution?
Al-Monitor’s Rosaleen Carroll joins host Adam Lucente to discuss Syria’s new constitutional declaration, including what the document says on Islamic law…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
What’s behind Saudi, UAE interest in mediating Ukraine war?
Al-Monitor’s Gulf correspondent Jennifer Gnana joins host Adam Lucente to discuss Saudi Arabia hosting US and Ukrainian officials for talks on the war with…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
The FutureVerse: How US economy, China are affecting Gulf's AI sector
Al-Monitor’s Sam Wendel joins host Adam Lucente to discuss his new FutureVerse newsletter, his interview with Saudi tech diplomat Deemah Al-Yahya, how US…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
What's behind the UK removing sanctions on Syria?
Al-Monitor's Chief Business Correspondent Jack Dutton joins host Adam Lucente to discuss the UK removing sanctions on Syria, including which entities are…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
Turkey eyes role in Ukraine amid Trump-Zelensky row
Al-Monitor contributor Barin Kayaoglu joins host Adam Lucente to discuss Turkey’s potential role in a Ukraine-Russia ceasefire. The discussion focuses on…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
What does Israel want to accomplish in Syria?
Al-Monitor Israel Pulse columnist Ben Caspit joins host Adam Lucente to discuss Israel's military actions in Syria, including Israeli concerns about the new…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
The Trump administration’s approach to Iran: view from Washington
Al-Monitor's Pentagon correspondent Jared Szuba joins host Adam Lucente to discuss the Trump administration's efforts to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
Gaza takeover plan, pressure on Iran: Trump's Middle East policy at 1 month
AL-Monitor's Elizabeth Hagedorn joins host Adam Lucente to discuss US President Donald Trump's Middle East policies in his second term, including the planned…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
AI, Syria feature at World Government Summit in Dubai
Al-Monitor's Jennifer Gnana joins host Adam Lucente from Dubai to discuss the World Government Summit, including Syria's participation and the conversation…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
Turkey's anti-ISIS coalition with Syria, Iraq and Jordan: view from Ankara
AL-Monitor's Ezgi Akin joins host Adam Lucente to discuss her reporting on an upcoming meeting Turkey will hold with Syria, Iraq and Jordan on the fight…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
What do Trump's tariffs mean for the Middle East?
Al-Monitor's Sam Wendel joins host Adam Lucente to discuss how the US-China trade war and President Donald Trump's tariffs could affect the Middle East…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
Syria under HTS rule, an inside look from Damascus
Al-Monitor's Chief Correspondent Amberin Zaman joins host Adam Lucente to discuss her recent reporting from Damascus, including perceptions of Hayat Tahrir…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
What's behind Israeli raids in the West Bank's Jenin?
Al-Monitor Palestine Pulse columnist Daoud Kuttab joins host Adam Lucente to discuss Israel's raids in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, including the…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
How does Israel view the implementation of the Gaza ceasefire?
Al-Monitor's Rina Bassist joins host Adam Lucente to discuss the status of the Gaza ceasefire and hostages deal, including points of contention between Israel…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
The World Economic Forum and the Middle East, an inside look from Davos
Al-Monitor's Chief Business Correspondent Jack Dutton joins host Adam Lucente from Davos to discuss Middle East-related developments at the World Economic…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
What are Congress Republicans' Middle East priorities with Trump back in office?
Al-Monitor contributor Megan Mineiro joins host Adam Lucente to discuss the relationship between US President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress on…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
Details behind the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal
Al-Monitor's Elizabeth Hagedorn joins Adam Lucente to discuss the Gaza ceasefire deal, including how it came to be and what needs to happen for it to be fully…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
Will the US close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility?
The US military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay remains open after 23 years, despite pledges by two presidents to close it and only 15 detainees…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
What's next for Lebanon after Gen. Joseph Aoun elected president?
From Beirut, Al-Monitor's Beatrice Farhat joins Adam Lucente to discuss the election of Gen. Joseph Aoun as president of Lebanon and how his victory might…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
How do Saudi Arabia and the UAE view Syria's political transition?
Al-Monitor Gulf Correspondent Jennifer Gnana joins Adam Lucente to discuss what's driving Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates' engagement with Syria's…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
Middle East economic outlook in 2025
Al-Monitor's Sam Wendel joins Adam Lucente to discuss the state of the Middle East economy heading into 2025, including oil prices, IPOs and the possible…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
Middle East 2024 review
Al-Monitor's Joyce Karam joins Adam Lucente to discuss the events that made 2024 a pivotal year in the Middle East, including the Israel-Iran conflict, the…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
What's behind Europe's overtures towards Syria after the fall of Assad?
Al-Monitor's Rina Bassist joins to discuss France's relations with Syria and recent visits by European diplomats to Syria. See Privacy Policy at…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
How does US view the rebel advance in Syria?
Al-Monitor's Elizabeth Hagedorn and Jared Szuba join to discuss the US response to the rebel offensive in Syria, including effects on the US military in the…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
Why Turkey’s proposed ‘foreign agent’ law is worrying civil society
Al-Monitor's Ezgi Akin joins the segment to talk about Turkey’s proposed ‘foreign agent’ law which is being as Ankara readies to debate the controversial bill…
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Trump heads back to Washington amid shifted Gulf dynamics
Jennifer Gnana, Al-Monitor's Gulf correspondent, discusses the shifting dynamics in the Gulf over the past four years, saying that as Trump returns to the…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
What to expect from US presidential candidates on Gaza, Iran
Al-Monitor's Elizabeth Hagedorn discusses how each presidential candidate would face the conflict in the Middle East if they won. See Privacy Policy at…
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A look at the Muslim, Jewish and Armenian vote in Pennsylvania
Al-Monitor's Adam Lucente traveled to Pennsylvania, a critical swing state, to speak with Muslim, Jewish and Armenian voters on their views and preferred…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
Dispatch from Beirut with Beatrice Farhat
Al-Monitor's associate editor in Beirut, Beatrice Farhat, reports on what Hochstein's trip means for the region, how even previously "safe" areas are…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
Netanyahu phones Biden while Iran's FM goes to Riyadh
The Israeli defense chief postponed his trip to Washington on Tuesday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepared for a Wednesday morning call with President…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
Middle East startups outperform global peers
Al-Monitor's Jack Dutton interviews MAGNiTT CEO Philip Bahoshy on global investors interest in MENA startups. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy…
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The year since Oct. 7
A conversation with Al-Monitor's Rina Bassist and Daoud Kuttab on how the past year has changed the region as we knew it with the anniversary of the Oct. 7…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
Following its missile attack on Israel, Iran begins forecasting a potential retaliation
While Israel vowed to retaliate after Iran launched around 200 ballistic missiles at the Jewish state Tuesday night, US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday…
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On the sidelines of UNGA, diplomatic channels hurry to avert war
In Lebanon, at least 569 people have been killed and over 1,835 others injured since Israel increased its airstrikes in Lebanon, while world leaders meeting in…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
Dispatch from Beirut
The Israeli military intensified its airstrikes in south and east Lebanon on Monday, warning Lebanese citizens to evacuate areas where Hezbollah may be storing…
- Middle East Minute by AL-MONITOR
Inside Israel's plan to expedite pager attack
Al-Monitor's Gabrielle Debinski and Tyler Huffman report on why Israeli officials, choosing between three options, made a decision on Tuesday to detonate…
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First reaction out of Beirut with Ali Hashem
Israel is suspected of being behind a large-scale attack on pagers used by Hezbollah members that exploded across Lebanon on Tuesday, Ali Hashem, a contributor…