Weekly political talk show

Hour of Dialogue

An open dialogue with decision-makers, with no red lines

Presented by Mohammed Al-Abadi
Airs
Saturday and Tuesday, 21:00
Rerun
Rerun 00:30
Season
Season 14
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Hour of Dialogue · Season 14 · Episode 11

Water negotiations with upstream countries: what cards does Iraq hold?

26.7K views · Saturday, 24 October 2026 · 00:40

A discussion of the course of water negotiations with upstream countries after a summer that saw the lowest levels in the Tigris and the Euphrates for years. The two guests discuss bilateral agreements and the rules of international law on shared rivers, the link between the water and trade files, and what Baghdad needs to turn understandings into guaranteed water quotas.

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Hour of Dialogue

An open dialogue with decision-makers on the major national issues, with no red lines.

The longest-running talk show on Al-Forat. An hour and a half live on air with a minister, an MP or an official, interspersed with a field report and viewers' questions by phone and on social media. The programme tackles the big issues: the budget, elections, foreign relations and administrative reform.

Airs
Saturday and Tuesday, 21:00
Rerun
00:30
Running time
90 minutes
On air since
2011
Current season
Season 14
Category
Politics and talk shows
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Episodes of Hour of Dialogue

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