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News Meeting: Syria’s disappeared and Fifa’s 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia

News Meeting: Syria’s disappeared and Fifa’s 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia

Update: 2024-12-13
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Jess Winch and guests debate what should lead the news. They discuss the thousands of people disappeared by Bashar al-Assad’s regime, the controversy surrounding Saudi Arabia hosting the tournament amid human rights concerns, and a proposed new law banning marriages between first cousins.


Guests:

  • Dr Adam Rutherford, scientist, broadcaster and scientist
  • Basia Cummings, editor at Tortoise 
  • Claudia Williams, reporter at Tortoise 


Host: Jess Winch, news editor at Tortoise


Email: newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com


Producer: Casey Magloire


Executive producer: Rebecca Moore 


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News Meeting: Syria’s disappeared and Fifa’s 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia

News Meeting: Syria’s disappeared and Fifa’s 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia