Podcast: Beyond the Headlines

US President Donald Trump visits Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. Reuters.
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Where does China stand in US-Iran conflict?

Donald Trump may push for China to curb Iranian oil imports during visit to Beijing

The USS George Bush in the Arabian Sea as the US enforces a naval blockade against Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. Centcom.
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What's next in the battle for Strait of Hormuz?

Making sense of Palestine’s local elections

Can Iraq shake off the grip of foreign influence?

Egypt

Mohamed Ramadan, left, with director Mohamed Diab on the set of Asad. Photo: Mohamed Diab

Mohamed Diab brings Hollywood scale to Egyptian cinema with Asad

Slavery epic starring Mohamed Ramadan delves into a period of history that has rarely been explored on screen

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El Sisi opens new desert farmland with 'artificial river'

MENA

Egypt deepens Eritrea ties as it seeks to isolate Ethiopia in Horn of Africa

MENA

AnalysisHow Egypt's balancing act aims to preserve relations and prevent war

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Lebanon

US President Donald Trump during a healthcare affordability event in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, May 18, 2026. Trump announced his administration is adding more than 600 generic medications to its direct-to-consumer drug sales website TrumpRx alongside billionaire Mark Cuban. Photographer: Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA / Bloomberg

LatestTrump says Gulf allies persuaded him to call off planned attack against Iran

US President says new strikes scheduled for ‘tomorrow’ have been cancelled to allow negotiations to take place

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New York's ‘Little Syria’ plaque sparks outrage in Lebanese community

US

Today's cartoonShadi's take on the issue of disarming Hezbollah

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Syria's new central bank chief sets goal of improved living standards

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