Podcast: Beyond the Headlines

Vehicles damaged by an Iranian missile attack on Tel Aviv. Bloomberg
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How much longer can Israel sustain the war it started?

Government and population under increasing pressure, with no clear end to conflict in sight

Lebanese Civil Defence try to put out a fire in a building after it was hit by an Israeli air strike. Reuters.
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What is the goal of Israel’s new war in Lebanon?

Who will endure the highest cost of the Iran war?

What happens if Iranian Kurdish groups enter the conflict?

Egypt

Russian President Vladimir Putin with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty at the Kremlin. EPA

Russia seeks to create 'grain and energy hub' in Egypt

Vladimir Putin makes proposal in meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty

MENA

Egyptians might face tougher austerity measures if Iran war continues, Prime Minister says

MENA

'We believed we'd lost her': Tears as evacuated Gazan babies return two years on

MENA

Yamal lambasts Islamophobic chants during Spain's friendly against Egypt

Football

Lebanon

An Israeli artillery unit at the Israel-Lebanon border shells targets in Lebanon. EPA

South Lebanon’s villagers left to fend for themselves on ‘road of death’

Residents cut off, under fire and without protection as Lebanese army withdraws and Israel invades

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Special report‎Israel's new tactics in its war on Lebanon - with pages from the Gaza playbook

MENA

Southern Lebanon faces 'catastrophic cultural loss' amid Israeli invasion

Culture

Unesco grants enhanced protection to 39 cultural sites in Lebanon as war rages

Culture

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