2025 in Review

About this episode

The episode reviews significant events of 2025, including conflicts in Iran, Israel, Sudan, and Gaza, while looking ahead to 2026.

The year is drawing to a close, which means its time for The New Arab Voice's annual review of year. To guide us through the tangled mess of the past 12 months, we're joined by The New Arab's Managing Editor Karim Traboulsi ( @Kareemios ), and journalist Oliver Mizzi ( @OllyMizzi99 ). In this episode, we look back on the 12 days of war that shook Iran and Israel, the continued efforts of President Erdogan to hold on to power, the state building project of the new Sharaa government in Damascus, the brutal war in Sudan, and the stuttering ceasefire efforts in Gaza. We also look ahead to what 2026 might bring, and what us at The New Arab will be keeping an eye on. This podcast is written and produced by Hugo Goodridge ( @hugogoodridge ). Theme music by Omar al-Fil with additional music from Audio Network. To get in touch with the producers, follow then tweet us at  @TNAPodcasts  or email  podcast@newarab.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Hugo Goodridge

Guests: Karim Traboulsi, Oliver Mizzi

Topics covered

• year in review
• Middle East politics
• conflict analysis
• international relations
• future predictions

Keywords

• 2025 review
• Middle East
• Erdogan
• Sharaa government
• Gaza ceasefire

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The New Arab

Places: Iran, Israel, Turkey, Damascus, Sudan, Gaza

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