Podcast: Beyond the Headlines

Israa Abu Mustafa teaches students inside a tent set up on the rubble of her house in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters

What is the future of Gaza’s children living without education?

Pupils are about to miss a second year of school because of the war

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to members of the press at David Kempinski Hotel in Tel Aviv on August 19, 2024. Blinken on August 19 urged Israel and Hamas not to derail negotiations that he said may be a "last opportunity" to secure a Gaza truce and hostage release deal. AFP.

What stands in the way of a Gaza ceasefire agreement?

The challenges in containing a looming polio outbreak in Gaza

How Israeli prisons became 'a network of torture camps'

Egypt

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, who also called on Europe to play a more assertive role in the search for an end to the Gaza war. EPA

Egypt's El Sisi accuses Israel of using hunger as a weapon in Gaza

President laments world's helplessness in the face of the 'blatant violation of human rights' and mounting deaths in the enclave

MENA

EditorialThere is no good reason to prevent Nefertiti's return to Egypt

Editorial

UAE pledges additional Dh220 million to Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation

UAE

Egypt looks to US to resolve dispute with Israel over Gaza border

MENA

Lebanon

Emil Wakim's pedigree has been rising following a series of TV appearances, including on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in 2022. Getty Images

Who is Emil Wakim, the Lebanese-American joining Saturday Night Live?

The Lebanese American entertainer is one of three new members added to the late-night comedy show's roster

Culture

Israel hits suspected Hezbollah positions across south Lebanon

MENA

CommentWhy a Hezbollah critic is reaching out to the group

Comment

Cross-border fighting between Israel and Hezbollah intensifies

MENA

Today's cartoonShadi's take on Israel's multi-front war

Cartoon

One horror cannot justify another, EU’s Borrell says of Gaza war

Europe

Israel needs to shift military focus to Lebanon, Gantz says

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