Podcast: Beyond the Headlines

Questions remain over whether Donald Trump's administration will opt for escalation against Iran. EPA
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What happens if the Iran war resumes?

US midterm results reflect widespread domestic discontent about conflict but concerns remain of further escalation

Attendees cheer as US President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a midterm campaign rally at the Rock Hill Sports & Event Center in Rock Hill, South Carolina. AFP
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Watching the US midterm elections from the Middle East

Israel's election: What would a new government change?

What are Saudi Arabia's options as Houthi attacks escalate?

Egypt

French parachutists verify their position during the Suez Crisis in 1956. Getty Images

CommentFrom Suez to Iran: Is the era of US primacy in the Middle East coming to an end?

If so, the region’s countries have a chance to create a more sustainable geopolital order

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Sudan and Ethiopia in new round of retaliatory expulsions

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Drills and nuclear warnings as climate of uncertainty shrouds Middle East

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Egypt signs $1 billion World Bank deal as war compounds economic pressures

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Lebanon

Syrian forces thwart an attempt to smuggle drugs from Lebanon in the Serghaya region. Photo: Sana

Syria seizes more than 280kg of narcotics smuggled from Lebanon

Among the drugs seized were 28,000 Captagon pills

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Israeli forces abduct Lebanese olive picker

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Could France bring Israelis to justice over Lebanon attacks?

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Today's cartoonShadi's take on Lebanon cutting power to institutions over outstanding bills

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