Newshour: Iranian footballers

last friday evening (11th august), 9.55-9.58pm, on bbc world service radio
newshour (presented by alex forsythy) concludes with …

“There’s been strong support on Iranian social media for two footballers dropped from the national team for playing an Israeli side.”

including contribution from …
• football correspondent james montague

Newshour: Al Jazeera ban?

this evening (sunday 6th), 9.44-9.49pm, on bbc world service radio
newshour (presented by james menendez) includes …

“The Israeli government says that it wants to take the Qatar-funded broadcaster Al Jazeera off the air“

including interview with …
• bbc reporter tom bateman

Newshour: Security removed

this afternoon (thursday 27th), 2.07-2.19pm, and 2.36-2.42pm, on bbc world service radio (partly repeated 9.25pm)
newshour (presented by razia iqbal) leads with …

“Israel Removes Security Measures at Jerusalem Holy Site: Muslim leaders have lifted a boycott of Islam’s third holiest site in East Jerusalem after the last remnants of Israel’s recently installed security apparatus were taken away.”

including contributions from …
• abdul azim salhab, head of the jerusalem waqf council
• yuval steinitz
• nasser al-qudwa, fatah media and culture commissioner
• bbc reporter tom bateman
• un special coordinator nikolay mladenov

Newshour: Muslim boycott

this afternoon and evening (tuesday 25th), 2.36-2.44pm, on bbc world service radio, and 10.36 to 10.42pm on bbc radio 4
newshour (presented by razia iqbal) leads with, and the world tonight (presented by ritulah shah) includes, …

“Muslim officials say they will maintain their boycott for now of the Temple Mount or Haram al Sharif in Jerusalem, despite the Israeli government’s decision to remove controversial metal detectors.”

including interviews with …
• mustafa barghouti
• bbc reporter tom bateman
• deputy foreign minister tzipi hotovely
• former middle east negotiator aaron david miller

Newshour: Amman Embassy

this evening (sunday 23rd), 9.06-9.09pm, and 9.58-9.59pm, on bbc world service radio
newshour (presented by james coomarasamy) leads and concludes with …

“Shooting at Israeli embassy in Amman kills at least one person.”

including contributions from …
• bbc reporter alan johnston
• eye-witness zakariya ashour

Newshour: Clashes in Jerusalem

last friday evening (21st july), 9.32-9.36pm, on bbc world service radio
newshour (presented by rebeccca kesby) includes …

“Clashes in Jerusalem today over restricted access to religious sites. Palestinians are angry that many have been prevented from praying at the Al Aqsa Mosque.”

including report from …
* bbc reporter tom bateman

Newshour: Radiohead vs BDS

this evening (wednesday 19th), 9.45-9.49pm, on bbc world service radio
newshour (presented by rebeccca kesby) includes …

“One of the world’s biggest bands, Radiohead, have been playing to thousands of fans tonight in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. But the concert has been controversial: earlier this year, an open letter signed by more than 40 public figures urged the band to pull out, and instead join a boycott against what it said was the Israeli government’s denial of freedom to Palestinians.”

including contributions from …
* bbc reporter tom bateman
• israeli reporter ben dror yamini
• zena hawley, who runs the Palestine Youth Orchestra