Inside Story
By Al Jazeera English
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Podcast Description
Dissecting the day's top story - a frank assessment of the latest developments.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VideoIs the Egyptian revolution under threat? | Two men. One post. An unhappy nation. Protests have followed the first round of Egypt's presidential election. The race is now down to two men – Ahmad Shafiq and Mohammed Morsi. It appears that Egyptians have a stark choice between a former military man with links to a regime they fought so hard to remove and a candidate whose message appeals to the devout, but who makes some of the country's 82 million people uneasy. So what does this mean for the Egyptian revolution? Guests: Ahmed Naguib, Saad Eddin Ibrahim, Rami Khouri. | 30 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoIsrael accused of ill-treating African migrants | Inside Story, with presenter Dareen Abughaida speaks to guests: Yigal Palmor, Asaf weitzen & Gideon Levy. | 29 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoWill stability finally return to Somalia? | Somali government troops backed by African Union forces have captured a strategic town near Mogadishu after fighters from the armed al-Shabab movement pulled out of it. Afgoye, the gateway to the Somali capital, is again open to international humanitarian aid which the insurgents had cut off two years ago. We now ask if polls planned for August will actually change the fate of this failed state. Guests: Augustine Mahiga, Jamal Osman, Lt Colonel Paddy Ankunda. | 28 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoA showdown between old and new in Egypt | In Egypt, with almost 50 per cent of those eligible to vote said to have taken part, who have the majority voted for? Is the battle between the Egyptian old guard and those who fought it for decades still continuing? And what has happened to a revolution that promised to strip away all remnants of what many regarded as the oppressive Mubarak regime? To what extent do these preliminary results reveal a country bitterly divided? Are the major forces in Egyptian society coming up against each other? | 26 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoWho can stop DR Congo's slide into chaos? | Conflict has once again broken out in the eastern region of the DR Congo. Government troops, dissident groups and militia are engaged in a fierce battle, causing thousands of refugees to flee their homes and villages. Will this end in yet another lengthy and bloody civil war for African nation? Guests: Yussa Bunvigiye, Anneke Van Woudenberg, Lambert Mende Omalange. | 25 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoAverting a crisis in Yemen | Yemen has long suffered from political turmoil, violence and unrest but now major aid groups are warning that thousands could die in a catastrophic food crisis. Is enough being done to help troubled Yemen? James Bays discusses with guests: Penny Lawerence, Abdel Aziz Abu Hamad Aluwaisheg & Ameen Al-Hemyari. | 24 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoWhat kind of leader do Egyptians want? | Egyptians are preparing to elect a new president, and for the first time they have a real choice. But the conservatives are split over which candidate to support and votes are also likely to be divided in the liberal camp. So what kind of leader do the people want, and what kind of power will the winner have? Guests: Dina Zakaria, Mohammed Waked, Abdullah al Arian. | 22 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoLockerbie's cold case | The death of Abdel Baset Al-Megrahi, has left some of the victims' relatives relieved but others continue to question the soundness of the conviction. Ghida Fakhry discusses with John Ashton, Mohamed Eljarh & Alan Mendoza. Has justice been served or should a new independent and thorough investigation be carried out? | 22 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoHow does China define human rights? | Chen Guangcheng, a Chinese activist and dissident, and his immediate family arrived in the US on Saturday, capping off three weeks of rollercoaster diplomacy that reached the highest levels of the Chinese government and the US White House. Now Beijing and Washington are hoping to put what could have been a tense diplomatic situation behind them. How representative is Chen's human rights struggle of the Chinese? Guests: Simon Shen, David Finkelstein, Mei Renyi. | 20 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoSaudi Arabia and Iran: Is trouble brewing? | Troops from Saudi Arabia rolled into Bahrain last year purportedly to quell protests but was there another motive, such as a warning to Iran? Iran recently criticised GCC efforts on the Saudi-Bahrain unity proposal. What is the latest escalation in tensions in the Gulf between the two regional heavyweights likely to achieve? Guests: Abdel Aziz Abu Hamad Aluwaisheg, Sadegh Zibakalam, Mustafa Alani, Saeed Al Shehabi. | 18 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Episodes |
