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Hugo Goodridge

Hugo Goodridge

Hugo is the producer of The New Arab Voice podcast. He has been covering the region for the past eight years, and between 2014-2019 he was based in Beirut, Lebanon, where he freelanced for the BBC World Service. Prior to taking his current role, he worked on the news desk. 

 

Areas of focus: regional politics, protest movements, human rights, analysis, international politics

 

Follow him on Twitter: @hugogoodridge   

The past week in Gaza has been largely free of the worst violence, and marked by a series of releases on both sides. This week, we look at the seven days with bombs, and the deals for the detained.

01 December, 2023

The fighting in Gaza continues, and diplomatic efforts are also beginning to ramp up. This week, we look at Israel's closes ally, and how US policy is being shaped.

24 November, 2023

Gaza continues to burn, but Palestinians in the West Bank have not escaped the violence. Settler attacks are on the rise and no-one looks set to stop them.

10 November, 2023

Gaza is facing a brutal onslaught. This week, we look at the recent tragedies, the humanitarian crisis, Israeli war crimes, and the ground war between Israel and Hamas.

03 November, 2023

Israel was attacked, and now Israel is responding. This week, we look at the attack, the response, and an unfolding tragedy.

27 October, 2023

Talk of a normalisation deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel is growing. But what does it mean for the region, and will it be another betrayal of the Palestinians?

06 October, 2023

One year has passed since the killing of Mahsa Amini, and the morality police are back on the streets. Women are still calling for rights, but the regime in Tehran are still ignoring calls.

29 September, 2023

Protesters are back on the streets in Syria. In Suweida, they are calling for an improvement in living standards, amid economic collapse, and once again also demanding and end to the Assad regime.

15 September, 2023

Jordan has a new cybercrime law. But it has got many worried about its scope and the impact it could have on the basic rights and freedoms of Jordanians.

08 September, 2023

Temperatures have soared in Iraq this summer. They have risen to such heights that people have been hospitalised and even died. And now some are asking if the area will remain habitable.

11 August, 2023