The Opposite Direction (

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: الاتجاه المعاكس , ''Al-Etjah Al-mo'akis'') is a political

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that streams weekly, handling current events in the

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, and the

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. First episode was released in 1996, and today the show is still active. The topics handled are mostly influenced by political, economical or social topics, But there have been occasions where the discussion visited sensitive religious topics related to the Middle East. The TV show is hosted by

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's TV presenter

Faisal al-Qassem Faisal Al-Qasim (born June 3, 1961), also written as ''Faisal Al-Kasim'' in ( ar, فيصل القاسم) is a British-Syrian television personality based in Qatar, who is known for hosting the controversial live debate show ''The Opposite Directi ...

, while two guests representing opinions of each side of the case being debated are invited to participate in the show.

List of episodes

1996

* The 17th Summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (

: القمة السابعة عشر لمجلس التعاون الخليجي).

1997

1998

1999

* 09/11/1999 - The secret relationship between Mauritania and Israel (

: العلاقة السرية بين موريتانيا وإسرائيل).

2000

2022

* 2022/1/18 - Arab regimes and people's revolutions.. who won? (

: الأنظمة العربية وثورات الشعوب.. من انتصر؟)

References

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