Podcast: Beyond the Headlines

Syrian President Ahmad al Shara. Sectarian violence, economic despair and devastated infrastructure have posed challenges for his government. Photo: Presidency of the Syrian Arab Republic.

One year since Assad’s fall: Where is Syria today?

Post-war divisions and destitution have piled on challenges for Ahmad Al Shara’s government

Israeli settlers disrupt Palestinian farmers' harvest in the occupied West Bank. AFP.

Is US pressure finally forcing Israel to address settler violence?

How Israel is obstructing reconstruction in Lebanon

What will it take to end the civil war in Sudan?

Egypt

A woman votes during the first round of Egyptian parliamentary elections in November. EPA

AnalysisEgypt in political soul-searching mode after El Sisi calls out voting irregularities

Calls grow for entire parliamentary election to be cancelled as flaws open up wider debate on Egyptian politics

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IMF mission arrives in Cairo as Egypt seeks to unlock $2.5 billion in funding

Economy

Slot praises Salah reaction to being dropped and reveals his Afcon exit date

Football

Egypt’s top court voids more election results after hundreds of fraud complaints

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Lebanon

Hezbollah has been heavily weakened by its war with Israel. Getty Images

Hezbollah threatens 'response' if talks with Israel shift from security

Group does not oppose direct talks but it has reservations about the head of the Lebanese negotiating team, sources say

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Lebanon announces date for next round of talks with Israel

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Israel strikes Lebanon a day after envoys begin ceasefire talks

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Chaos as Iraq announces then retracts terror listing for Hezbollah and Houthis

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