Introduction

Welcome to Five Minutes to Midnight whose aim is to explain some of the intractable issues in international politics.

We do not shock or skirt around sensitive subjects. We offer expert, unique analyses of the Arab world, Iran, Israel, the British media and other topics and regions, giving you in-depth insight you’re unlikely to find in the mainstream media.

All our interviewees are experts in their fields. Unlike mainstream broadcasters, we are not afraid of governments or advertisers cutting our funds or bullying us, or of political lobbies terrorising us. We ask hard questions and seek honest answers.

My name is Mohamed El-Doufani. I am a retired editor of 30 years experience working for the BBC, and I hold a doctorate in Politics from Lancaster University.

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