Ehata looks beyond the headlines to keep you fully informed

👂 Getting the inside scoop: Hosted by writer and international relations researcher Ahmed Maulana, Ehata dives deep into the political and economic events shaping our contemporary world. It deconstructs the news and analyzes potential impacts to help listeners understand the lived context in granular detail.

The podcast primarily focuses on political and security matters — as well as the intertwined issues on the regional and international stage. Since its debut in July 2024, it has tackled regional and global realities through interviews with specialized experts — covering everything from the US presidential elections and the war on the Gaza Strip to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s domestic political battles, US military operations in Venezuela, and the Iranian-Israeli-US conflict.

Detailed analyses: In our search for a podcast analyzing the escalating regional war, we came across Ehata, which dedicated its last seven episodes over the past two weeks exclusively to the situation in the region. Maulana hosted a group of experts and researchers in politics and international relations to decipher the current scene and its repercussions for Arab countries.

Who’s really benefiting from the closing of the Strait of Hormuz? Khalid Fuad, a researcher and PhD in energy affairs and international relations, discussed the consequences of the Hormuz Strait closure crisis — its scale and its impact on global oil markets, specifically liquefied natural gas, as well as its effect on Gulf states.

Beyond that, Fuad reviewed the dimensions of the US failure to secure the strait, explaining that the most immediate beneficiary of this crisis is Russia, which is currently offsetting years of losses from Western economic sanctions. Despite the losses it is currently incurring, Fuad considers China the most prominent beneficiary in the medium to long term, predicting a faster global shift toward renewable energy to escape fossil fuel crises.

The podcast is rich with information, and its episodes — which rarely exceed an hour — make it an ideal choice for those seeking greater understanding of political and security realities.

WHERE TO LISTEN- You can tune in on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Anghami | YouTube | YouTube Music.