Podcast

14 August, 2026
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14 August, 2026 19:09 PM

This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast we explore the recently signed Mecca Defence Pact between Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, Netanyahu's rejection of the 15 point peace plan and the idea of an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, and the Houthi's escalation in Yemen and the prospects for a Saudi re-entry into the war.

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Featured on this episode are Nadaa Osman and Taufiq Wan.

Hosted and produced by Hugo Goodridge.

Filmed and edited by Sohaib el-Nahla.

If you have any questions for the panel, or any stories that you'd like us to cover, you can email the team podcast@newarab.com