Podcast: Beyond the Headlines

Portraits of Houthi leaders on display in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen. The rebels are building up their arsenal. EPA
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More weapons, less action: What are the Houthis up to?

Report finds Iran-backed group has been acquiring more advanced weapons through illicit shipments

US President Donald Trump visits Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. Reuters.
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Where does China stand in US-Iran conflict?

What's next in the battle for Strait of Hormuz?

Making sense of Palestine’s local elections

Egypt

Cattle traders and customers crowd the Al Manashi livestock market on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, ahead of Eid Al Adha. Reuters

High prices and sacrifices: Egyptians cut back on Eid Al Adha sheep slaughter

State steps in with discounts and instalment plans as inflation forces families on tight budgets to pool resources or give up on tradition altogether

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Egypt launches first aerial mining survey in more than 40 years

Economy

Averse to political Islam, Egypt cautiously develops ties with post-Assad Syria

MENA

Exclusive'Something clicked': Sherif rediscovers belief in French Open qualification run

Tennis

Lebanon

Lebanese civil defence workers search the rubble of a building hit by an Israeli strike, near Tyre, southern Lebanon. AFP

Israel to 'press pedal even harder' in Lebanon in response to drone fears

Hezbollah's evolving aerial tactics exact growing toll on Israeli troops and northern communities

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LatestIran claims unfreezing of funds is 'last serious sticking point' in US talks

MENA

US strikes Iranian missile sites as mediators press ahead with talks

MENA

Rubio says Hezbollah trying to drag Lebanon back into 'chaos and destruction'

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