Houthis advance in Yemen, Hormuz remains in limbo, and Ed Sheeran faces Macklemore backlash

<p>This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we look at the Houthi's advance across Yemen and the threat they are posing to shipping in the Bab el-Mandab, the Gulf meeting on the Strait of Hormuz that never happened, Trump's suggestion that he's ready to talk with Iran, and the backlash being faced by Ed Sheeran after Macklemore was removed from his tour, following his vocal support for Palestine.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Picks of the Week</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.newarab.com/analysis/silent-mental-health-crisis-facing-syrias-ex-prisoners" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">'They wanted to break us': The silent mental health crisis facing Syria's ex-prisoners</a><br /><a href="https://www.newarab.com/opinion/25-years-after-911-did-osama-bin-laden-really-win" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">25 years after 9/11: Did Osama bin Laden really win?</a></p><p><a href="https://www.newarab.com/analysis/what-greece-and-israels-defence-deal-means-middle-east" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Achilles Shield: What Greece and Israel's defence deal means for the Middle East</a></p><p><br /></p><p><em>Featured on this episode are Nadda Osman and Amr Salahi.</em></p><p><em>Hosted and produced by Hugo Goodridge.</em></p><p><em>Filmed and edited by Sohaib el-Nahla.</em></p><p><em>If you have any questions for the panel, or any stories that you'd like us to cover, you can email the team podcast@newarab.com</em></p>