Podcast: Beyond the Headlines

An Israeli worker prepares packing of ballots and polling station equipment at the Central Elections Committee's Logistics Center in Shoham. Getty Images
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Israel's election: What would a new government change?

Netanyahu faces tight race as frustrations surface over his government’s response to the October 7 attacks

Fighting between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition continues to escalate. EPA
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What are Saudi Arabia's options as Houthi attacks escalate?

Gaza ceasefire: A year of stalled promises

What happens next after US withdrawal from Iraq?

Egypt

Parliament has given the President 'freedom of decision according to his assessment'. Reuters

Egypt authorises El Sisi to send troops to Saudi Arabia

Mandate leaves timing and scope of any deployment to the President

MENA

Don't escalate war, foreign ministers tell parties to Middle Eastern conflict

MENA

Showjumping leaps forward with Global Champions Tour at Giza Pyramids

Sport

Culture BitesA 4,700-year-old shipwreck and the stories it brings to life

Culture Bites

Lebanon

Paul Guiragossian’s 1948 self-portrait, which he carried to shelters during the Lebanese Civil War, is being exhibited outside Lebanon for the first time. Photo: Bassam Freiha Art Foundation

Painting that Paul Guiragossian refused to leave behind is on show in Abu Dhabi

Rarely seen works and family memories come together in a centenary exhibition at Bassam Freiha Art Foundation, running until January 17

Art & Design

Today's cartoonShadi's take on the limited progress in Lebanon-Israel talks

Cartoon

On The RecordDruze leader Walid Joumblatt says Israel will 'never leave' southern Lebanon

MENA

‘Israel needs a dramatic change’: Northern voters turn against Netanyahu

MENA

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