Podcast: Beyond the Headlines

A Palestinian child in Gaza holds a stuffed animal while standing at a school sheltering displaced Palestinians, which was hit by an Israeli strike. AFP.

What is the cost of ending the war in Gaza?

Ceasefire talks have resumed under pressure from US President Donald Trump, but analysts forecast bleak future for enclave

US sanctions on Syria are being lifted, paving the way for the country to revive its economy. Getty Images

Does the easing of US sanctions on Syria come with strings attached?

How did Israel and Iran go from strategic allies to bitter enemies?

What happens to the Middle East if Tehran falls?

Egypt

Catalog starring, from left, Retall Abdulaziz, Ali El Beialy and Mohamed Farrag, airs on Netflix from July 17. Photo: Netflix

In Netflix's Catalog, a widowed father learns to raise his kids through YouTube

Egyptian star also doubled as surrogate dad to child co-stars Retall Abdulaziz and Ali El Beialy on set

Film & TV

Israel tells Gaza mediators it plans border security zone and evictions

MENA

Trump: Egypt-Ethiopia dispute over Nile water to be solved 'very quickly'

MENA

Israel's refusal of full withdrawal from Gaza stalls ceasefire talks

MENA

Lebanon

Syrian security forces walk together along a street, after clashes between Syrian government troops and local Druze fighters resumed in the southern Druze city of Sweida. Reuters

Spillover of Syrian violence to Lebanon adds 'new layer of worry'

Lebanese security sources say clashes in neighbouring country have increased internal tension

MENA

Lebanese militant Georges Abdallah to be released from French prison after four decades

Europe

Unexploded munitions a lingering deadly threat of Israel's war on Lebanon

MENA

Today's cartoonShadi's take on the state of the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire

Cartoon

Lebanon receives US response on disarming Hezbollah

MENA

All-female UAE orchestra reimagines Scheherazade in Lebanese mountains

Music & On-stage

Damascus presses Beirut to release thousands of Syrian prisoners

MENA

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