WORLD SHAKEN BY PARIS AND BEIRUT ATTACKS

Now the biggest news story this weekend was without a doubt the Paris attacks, which left about 130 people dead on Friday night. France declared three days of national mourning. And now a huge manhunt is under way for surviving members and accomplices of the Islamic State group, which claimed responsibility for the attack. There’s a lot being said about this being linked to the europe refugee crisis. At the same time, Beirut in Lebanon saw a double suicide attack on Thursday, which the media seems to be ignoring.

But to help us make sense of all of this is the director of the Afro Middle East Centre, Naeem Jeenah – talking to us from Qatar…

Guest: Naeem Jeenah
Position: AMEC director