A man paints the Hezbollah flag on a board in Tyre, south Lebanon. Reuters

AnalysisWashington leads on Iran in Lebanon but Israel may yet spoil the plan

Lebanon's fragmentation and regional wariness of Israel plays into Tehran's favour, despite US-sponsored talks

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Egyptian actress Yasmina El Abd joins Dior in rare three-division ambassador role

Fashion & Beauty

Five Arab and North African treasures still held in French museums

Art & Design

Hate and despair: Sudan's fault lines widen as civil war enters fourth year

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S&P sees lower UK and Egypt GDP growth on war-related disruption

Economy

Salah's Liverpool exit: Slot blamed in Egypt, fans hope he picks Europe over SPL

Football

Eni discovers two trillion cubic feet of gas off Egypt's coast

Energy
A petrol station in Giza, Egypt, where authorities are tackling a surge in energy costs. Bloomberg

Israeli gas exports resume – but Egypt is counting cost of energy crunch

Cairo seeks solutions to crisis from Libyan oil deal and drilling of Western Desert well

Energy

Saudi non-oil business activity weakens for first time since August 2020

Economy

Hamas: No disarmament discussion until Israel fulfils obligations of Trump plan

MENA

When football chants turn toxic: Spain’s uncomfortable night in Barcelona

Football

Sudan’s Islamists tighten grip on army with appointment of a new chief of staff

MENA

Russia seeks to create 'grain and energy hub' in Egypt

MENA

Egyptians might face tougher austerity measures if Iran war continues, Prime Minister says

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Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan is the head of Sudan's army in its war with the Rapid Support Forces. EPA

Sudan’s Islamists tighten grip on army with appointment of a new chief of staff

Gen Yasser Al Atta, widely known to be a supporter of Islamists, will takeover the key post

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Russia seeks to create 'grain and energy hub' in Egypt

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Egyptians might face tougher austerity measures if Iran war continues, Prime Minister says

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'We believed we'd lost her': Tears as evacuated Gazan babies return two years on

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