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The AL-Monitor Brief

The AL-Monitor Brief

By: AL-Monitor
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AL-Monitor’s twice-weekly podcast on the top stories from the Middle East, featuring our expert correspondents and editors around the region.

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  • Israel strikes Hamas in Qatar: implications for US, Gulf, Turkey

    Israel strikes Hamas in Qatar: implications for US, Gulf, Turkey
    Sep 10 2025

    In this episode, host Adam Lucente hears from a number of Al-Monitor contributors on the Israeli strikes targeting Hamas leaders in the Qatari capital Doha. Listen as they delve into the ramifications for US policy towards both Israel and the Gulf, potential Turkish concerns over the Hamas presence in their country, and why Israel made the decision to target the group inside Qatar, a country that is close to the Trump administration.

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    12 mins
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    Trailer
    Sep 5 2025

    Welcome to The Al-Monitor Brief.

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  • Lebanon army seeks to finalize Hezbollah disarmament plan

    Lebanon army seeks to finalize Hezbollah disarmament plan
    Sep 4 2025

    Al-Monitor’s correspondent in Beirut, Beatrice Farhat, joins host Adam Lucente to discuss the highly anticipated Lebanese cabinet session on the army plan to disarm Hezbollah. The discussion focuses on the army’s support for a phased disarmament, the real possibility of conflict in Lebanon over the issue, and why Israeli strikes may be undermining the government’s efforts.

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    11 mins
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