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Hugo Goodridge

Hugo Goodridge

Hugo is the producer of °®Âþµº 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.Ìý

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

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This week we talk about the Labour win and the independent candidates who stood on a Gaza ticket, the reformist win in Iran, and the Israel evacuation order.

12 July, 2024

This week the UK election, the UN meeting with the Taliban, and the violent mobs in Turkey that have target Syrian communities.

05 July, 2024

This week we discuss the Israeli High Court ruling on Haredi military exemptions, Egypt's fuel shortages and blackouts, and Jamaal Bowman's primary defeat.

28 June, 2024

This week we discuss the end of Israel's war cabinet, rising fears of an Israeli offensive in Lebanon, and the deadly Hajj heatwave.

21 June, 2024

This week we discuss the massacre in Rafah, the fresh call by the ICJ for a ceasefire, the US red lines, and the clashes between Israeli and Egyptian forces.Ìý

31 May, 2024

This week, we look at the death of Iranian President Raisi, the ICC warrants for Hamas and Israeli leaders, and the deadly assault on West Bank town of Jenin.

24 May, 2024

This week, we look at the fighting in Sudan's Darfur region, a spat between Gallant and Netanyahu about Gaza's future, and upheaval in Kuwaiti politics.

17 May, 2024

This week, the closure of Al Jazeera offices, the advance of Israeli tanks to the Rafah border crossing, and the US decision to withhold a shipment of bombs.

10 May, 2024

This week owe look at the prospect of arrest warrants being handed down to Israeli leaders by the ICC a potential assault on Rafah and gay rights in Iraq.

03 May, 2024

This week we look at the recent strike on Iran by Israel, the growing protest movement on US university campuses, and the discovery of mass graves in Gaza.

26 April, 2024