Aleppo, Mosul, Church of the Holy Sepulchre and Trump
We’re inching very close to a significant milestone for our Middle East Analysis podcasts. This programme is the 99th in a series that started just as those popular uprisings took […]
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Cardinal hosts meeting with HRH Prince of Wales and Christians of the Middle East
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales has visited Archbishop’s House, Westminster to meet with Syrian and Iraqi Christians and representatives of those suffering persecution in the Middle East. Prince […]
Plight of Christians in today’s Middle East North Africa region
Welcome to June’s ‘Middle East Analysis’ podcast. Today we cover plenty of ground with our regular studio guest Dr Harry Hagopian. Firstly, we look at the complexities of mere survival […]
Looking to Israel and Palestine this Advent and Christmas
Today’s ‘Middle East Analysis’ podcast, in the middle of Advent, deliberately steers away from the hard news angles of Iraq and Syria and instead looks to the Holy Land where […]
ISIS pressing on borders and Libya update
The Bishops’ consultant on the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region, Dr Harry Hagopian, looks at the on-going fight to contain and repel IS/ISIS and the pressure on the borders […]
Jihadism – the scourge of the MENA region in the 21st Century?
In today’s ‘Middle East Analysis’ the Bishops’ consultant on the MENA region Dr Harry Hagopian looks at jihad and the rise of Islamic State, or ISIS, in Iraq and Syria.
Instability in Iraq
Ten years after Saddam Hussein was driven from power, the country looks particularly destabilised with a marked sectarian divide. Dr Hagopian looks at the position of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, […]
New Year, Same Story?
In this, the first ‘Middle East Analysis’ of 2013, our consultant on the MENA region, Dr Harry Hagopian, looks at the year ahead covering Syria, Iraq and a review of […]
Syria: Resignations and Defections Speech
This podcast sees the Bishops’ Middle East consultant Dr Harry Hagopian look at the resignation of the Syrian Ambassador to Iraq and the significance of the news.
The Middle East North Africa: An Analysis 