The story of the week has been the release, by Al Jazeera, of leaked documents showing the inside story of the Middle East negotiations. Sir David is joined by Saeb Erekat, the chief Palestinian negotiator, to discuss the Palestine Papers. Plus, John Gormley, the leader of Ireland’s Green Party, discusses the future of Irish politics.
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Egyptian blogger and pro-democracy activist offers his insight into the current situation in Egypt.
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Last week, Tendai Biti, Zimbabwe’s finance minister, warned that the country faced a “bloodbath” if Robert Mugabe, the president, presses ahead with elections this year, as he has threatened to do. So what does the new year have in store for Zimbabwe? Sir David asks Morgan Tsvangirai, the Zimbabwean prime minister. Plus, more on the release of The Palestine Papers with Aaron Miller, a former US Middle East negotiator, and Hanan Ashrawi, a former Palestinian negotiator.
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Troops were deployed on the streets of Suez on Saturday, as demonstrations against the government of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak entered their fifth straight day in cities across the country. (Jan 29)
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What looks like political unrest in Tunisia and Egypt actually has economic beginnings. On this episode of Counting the Cost, we look at the economies of North Africa and the economic seeds that blossomed into political unrest. Plus, we report from the World Economic Forum in Davos and ask whether snow can really be blamed for a terrible quarter of UK economic growth.
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The popular Arab singer and actress describes growing up as a musical prodigy and her decades of international success.
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Author and journalist Eliza Griswold examines the complex relationship between Muslims and Christians along the tenth parallel, the line of latitude 1100 kilometres north of the equator where more than half of the world’s Muslims and over 60 per cent of the world’s Christians live.
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Inspired by the revolution in Tunisia, Egyptian youths are leading ongoing protests in their own country. Thousands of Egyptians have taken to the streets across the country, demanding political change. So, how do young Egyptians view the protests and are they hopeful that change will come?
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Hundreds of anti-government protesters returned to the streets of central Cairo on Saturday, chanting slogans against Hosni Mubarak, just hours after the Egyptian president fired his Cabinet and promised reforms but refused to step down. (Jan. 29)
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