Middle East
The battle for Mosul
Iraq analyst and advisor to the US military led coalition Micheal Knights discusses the battle for Mosul & post ISIS plans once the fighting ends. Mosul, was declared as the de facto Iraqi capital of… Audio
Christine Spring: HOPE
Kathryn Ryan speaks to author, photographer and former engineer Christine Spring about her book HOPE. The hard cover book is a photo essay of Syrian refugees in Lebanon taken in October 2015 when… Audio, Gallery
Security Council to meet as Syria violence escalates
The United Nations Security Council will meet urgently tomorrow to discuss an escalation of fighting in Syria.
Why we should be watching the Iran-Saudi situation
A lot of the Western World is focused on the conflict in Syria, but our next guest says we should also be looking at the Iran-Saudi tension, in the Middle East. Simon Henderson is the Baker fellow and… Audio
Middle East correspondent Kate Shuttleworth
The latest from the Middle East, including on the rising death toll from the massive bombing in Baghdad. Audio
Books in mosques start a reading revolution: Dr. Rana Dajani
Jordanian molecular biologist Dr. Rana Dajani wanted Jordanian children to read for pleasure; while the average person in the United States reads 11 books for pleasure a year, Jordanians read just… Audio
Repression and resistance in Iran
Academic Yassamine Mather is a long-time Iranian Marxist and a former activist in the Fedayeen. We'll ask her what was it like to experience the revolution in 1979, and her take on the current… Audio
NZ soldier dies in Middle East
A New Zealand Army soldier has died in Jordan in a non-combat incident.
What became of NZ's peace initiative?
The New Zealand Government is refusing to say what reception its Middle East peace initiative received at the United Nations.
Our Relationship with the Middle East - David Shearer
Labour's foreign affairs spokesperson and former UN humanitarian, David Shearer, is giving a free public talk on the 15 February for New Zealanders wanting to better understand the Middle East and New… Audio
Erica Chenoweth: Non-violent civil resistance
Professor and Associate Dean for Research at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver, and expert on non-violent civil resistance, and terrorism.
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Saudi Arabia-Iran Feud 'carries implications for all of us'
James B. Smith, a former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (from 2009 to 2013) examines the diplomatic fallout of supercharged tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and how they impact on the… Audio
Kate Shuttleworth
Middle East correspondent shares the latest news from the region. Audio
The Overseas Correspondents - Israel
Editor of The International Jerusalem Post and a Jerusalem Post columnist, Liat Collins reports from the State of Israel, pop. 8,238,300 (est. 2014)... the wave of Palestinian terror attacks that has… Audio
Massive deployment to Middle East waters comes to a close
One of the Defence Force's most significant operations ended last night when personnel from its fourth, and final, rotation arrived home to their eager and anxious families. Audio
More women heading to IS - though still under a dozen
The number of women travelling from New Zealand to Islamic States controlled areas in the Middle East is on the rise, though they still total less than a dozen. Audio
Paris attacks mark change of focus by Islamic State
Islamic State's Paris attacks, coming soon after the suspected bombing of a Russian airliner, mark a change in strategy by the group. Audio
The Drone Papers
The American news website, The Intercept, has published a tranche of documents revealing the inner workings of the United States' drone programme. The documents, leaked by an anonymous whistle-blower… Audio
