On S2 E24 of Black & White, Merseyside journalist and author Richard Buxton joins host Peter Redding and Arab News Sports Editor Ali Khaled to discuss Newcastle United’s massive Premier League clash with Liverpool a week before the Carabao Cup final against Manchester United. Also on the agenda is Newcastle’s worrying recent goal-scoring record and huge downturn in form of Jurgen Klopp’s team.

In this episode of the Mayman Show get to know Solvan ”Slick” Naim an Algerian-American rapper, writer, actor, and director. We get his thoughts about how his popular Netflix series ”Mo” was picked up for a second season, his music and filmmaking career as well as what his last trip to Saudi Arabia meant to him.

In this episode of Frankly Speaking we speak to Dr. Hossam Elsharkawi, MENA Regional Director of The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) about who is to blame for the ongoing suffering of the Syrian people, how much new aid is needed and where it will come from, as Syria and Turkey grapple with the devastating effects of the worst earthquakes to strike the region in more than a century.

On S2 E23 of Black & White, our North East correspondent Liam Kennedy joins host Geordie Pete Redding and Arab News Sports Editor Ali Khaled to discuss Newcastle United’ 1-1 draw with West Ham, the clamour for Carabao Cup final tickets and potential redevelopment of St James’ Park.

In this episode of the Mayman Show get to know Alanoud Al-Hejailan Co-founder & CEO of Dreamrock Entertainment and how her pursuit to deviate from practicing law to become an entrepreneur while combining her passion for entertainment and being a productive parent allowed her to engage with Saudi Arabia’s youth one performance at a time.

In this episode of Frankly Speaking we speak to Joseph Braude, President of the US- based Center for Peace Communications about his in-depth new series of what life is really like under Hamas in Gaza. We ask him how he’s been able to acquire these often-harrowing insider accounts, and what’s to come for others under Iran-sponsored military.

After an agonising 24-year wait, Newcastle are heading back to Wembley after reaching the Carabao Cup final after completing a 3-1 aggregate win over Southampton at a bouncing St James’ Park. On the latest episode James Rafferty of Dubai Mags, a supporters’ club in the UAE, tells host Geordie Pete Redding and Arab News Sports Editor Ali Khaled about the celebrations since the semi-final win, plans for Wembley and the Dubai Mags’ role in growing organized support for Newcastle in the region.

In this episode of the Mayman Show emerging from Diriyah the City of Earth, for the Diriyah E-Prix, get to know team Avalanche Andretti’s rising star Jake Dennis and his rise to the top of the race of the future.

In this episode of Frankly Speaking we speak to Paul McGrade, Former UK Diplomat and Advisor to British Prime Ministers about what the deal could entail following the free trade talks with the GCC and the UK set to enter the third round in the coming weeks, and whether we could see an agreement before the end of this year and, given the political upheaval of the last 12 months, whether GCC leaders can really trust the British Government’s trade promises.

On S2 E21 of Black & White, renowned North East scribe John Richardson joins host Geordie Pete Redding top talk about Newcastle’s 1-0 win over Southampton at St Mary’s in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-finals. A first Wembley cup final since 1999 is getting closer and closer for the Magpies.