Podcast: Beyond the Headlines

Exterior of the Freedom Palace in The Hague, Netherlands. Antonie Robertson/The National

Why legal action against alleged Israeli war crimes is so slow

Efforts by grassroots legal groups are being increased after the world’s top courts issued measures last year to curb atrocities in Gaza

(FILES) Palestinian fighters unfurl 24 March 1976 a Lebanese flag seized in Holiday Inn hotel after Palestinian commando units dislodged 21 March the Lebanese Christian forces from the twenty seven storey hotel. Lebanon marks the 50th anniversary of the start of the 1975-1990 civil war which saw the eastern Mediterranean country, once referred to as the Switzerland of the Middle East, plunge into a multifaceted confessional war, with regional and international interference. (Photo by XAVIER BARON / AFP)

Lebanon civil war: The feud that never ended

Deal or war: What’s next for Iran’s nuclear programme?

Where is Israel's renewed war on Gaza heading?

Egypt

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel Aty and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan shake hands during bilateral talks on the sidelines of the Egypt-Saudi Political Consultation Committee in Riyadh. Photo Credits: Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Egypt and Saudi foreign ministers discuss strengthening ties

Talks in Riyadh also cover Gaza and other regional issues

MENA

Egyptian aide who served as Pope Francis's 'Arabic voice' pays homage

UAE

Egyptian swimmers handed Olympics boost after 50m butterfly included for LA 2028

Sport

Egypt and Israel near point of open hostility but not outright conflict

MENA

Lebanon

Pope Francis at Hosh Al-Bieaa Church Square in Mosul in 2021. He prayed among the rubble of the city devastated by ISIS. AP

Pope Francis's journeys of hope to Middle East created lasting mark

Visits were landmark moments for people of all faiths in the Arab world

MENA

Israel kills Hezbollah commander behind weapons smuggling

MENA

Today's cartoonShadi's take on Israeli drone strikes in Lebanon

Cartoon

VideoLebanon's AI minister says $50m can transform government

MENA

Eight songs that captured the sorrow and hope of Lebanon’s civil war

Culture

Lebanon's AI minister says $50m can transform government

Technology

Iraq summons Lebanese ambassador over President Aoun's remarks on PMF

MENA

India’s Modi due in Saudi Arabia to meet Crown Prince

Dubai AI Week hosts second Global Prompt Engineering Championship

How Hurricanes unearthed a gem through Facebook and won two titles

Dubai inflation eases in March on lower transport and food costs

Swimmer missing after Israel shark attack

Gold edges past $3,500 as Trump piles pressure on Fed boss Powell

The art lover's guide to travel, from Cadaques to Marrakesh

Libya’s first female coach Rasha Elghorour dreams of women’s football return

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