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

Former Egyptian foreign minister Nabil Fahmy was nominated on Sunday to be the next secretary general of the Arab League. Victor Besa / The National

Nabil Fahmy nominated as next Arab League chief

Virtual meeting backs former Egyptian foreign minister before summit vote in Saudi Arabia

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Yemen's Houthis enter the Iran war with missile attacks on at Israel

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Egyptian and Iranian foreign ministers in talks over solution to end war

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Cairo dims lights and curbs nightlife as Iran war drives energy crisis

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Lebanon

A Lebanese man inspects a damaged car on Wednesday after Israeli strikes on Beirut. AFP

At least seven killed in Israeli strikes on Beirut

Hezbollah confirms death of senior member in overnight attacks

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Roadside explosion in Lebanon killed UN peacekeepers, initial probe finds

US

Today's cartoonShadi's take on the preparation of a case into the 2020 Beirut port explosion

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Lebanon's Aoun urges talks as Israel plans to turn border villages 'into Gaza'

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