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Can Hezbollah survive without money?

2

What’s behind the Israel-Turkey power struggle in Syria?

3

The compounded burdens weighing down humanitarian work

4

How cheap weapons are changing the balance of military power

5

What do the Houthis stand to gain by escalating now?

6

The cost of occupation: How Palestine's economy has been pushed to the brink

7

What the US-Saudi strikes on Iran-affiliated militias in Iraq reveal about the wider war

8

Can Lebanon find a winning formula in peace talks with Israel?

9

Why has the US-Iran agreement not been enough to end the war?

10

What’s at stake for foreign powers battling for influence in Syria?

11

Why are ceasefires not ceasing the fire?

12

What's driving Iraq’s anti-corruption crackdown?

13

The wins and losses of the Iran war

14

Are the US and Israel still fighting the same war?

15

The limits of soft power: America’s war and its World Cup

16

Replay: Who will fill the security vacuum in Gaza?

17

More weapons, less action: What are the Houthis up to?

18

Where does China stand in US-Iran conflict?

19

Your move: What next in battle for Strait of Hormuz?

20

Making sense of Palestine’s local elections

21

Can Iraq shake off the grip of foreign influence?

22

Death penalty: The new threat to Palestinian detainees

23

What will come of the talks between Lebanon and Israel?

24

Theatre of war: How AI videos and propaganda clips manipulated US-Iran conflict

25

EU's Kallas warns of 'slippery slope' if Iran controls Strait of Hormuz

26

Escalation or diplomacy: Where does the war go from here?

27

How much longer can Israel sustain the war it started?

28

What is the end goal of Israel’s new war in Lebanon?

29

Who will endure the highest cost of the Iran war?

30

What happens if Iranian Kurdish groups enter the conflict?

31

How far will the conflict expand across the Middle East?

32

What’s the goal of America's war on Iran?

33

How much longer could the Iran conflict last?

34

Where does an isolated Iran go from here?

35

What will happen to the thousands formerly held in Syria’s Al Hol camp?

36

What does the US want from a deal with Iran?

37

Will there be a 'red line' for Israel's annexation of the West Bank?

38

Is it time for serious reform of the UN and humanitarian law?

39

How Jared Kushner’s plan for Gaza could affect Palestinians

40

What happens next after Syrian army offensive against the SDF?

41

What options does Iran have as pressure builds at home and abroad?

42

Why US action in Venezuela is causing so much anxiety in Middle East

43

How serious is the ISIS threat in Syria?

44

The year in impact: Our episodes that resonated the most in 2025

45

How Yemen’s power balance is shifting again

46

What’s stalling phase two of the Gaza ceasefire?

47

One year since Assad’s fall: Where is Syria today?

48

Is US pressure finally forcing Israel to address settler violence?

49

How Israel is obstructing reconstruction in Lebanon

50

What will it take to end the civil war in Sudan?

51

Why voters are snubbing Iraq’s election

52

Superpower rivalry and geopolitics in Trump 2.0

53

What’s happening behind Israel’s yellow line in Gaza?

54

Can mediation cut through conflict in the Middle East?

55

Violence, gunfire and annexation: Palestinian olive farmers under attack

56

Who will fill the security vacuum in Gaza?

57

What we know so far about the Gaza ceasefire breakthrough

58

Stolen moments: Two years of war in Gaza

59

Reading between the lines of Trump’s Gaza plan

60

Vote for Beyond the Headlines in the Signal Awards

61

The question of Palestine: Is recognition the answer?

62

Can the Global Sumud Flotilla really break the siege of Gaza?

63

What does Israel’s strike on Doha mean for the Gulf?

64

What next after Israel’s strike on Hamas in Doha?

65

What will happen to the Houthis after Israel’s assassination strike?

66

What guarantees does Lebanon have after Hezbollah disarms?

67

Why Ehud Olmert wants an end to Israel’s war in Gaza

68

The compounded suffering caused by Gaza’s ‘manufactured’ cash crisis

69

What's changed in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover?

70

Why has Israel decided to reoccupy Gaza - and at what cost?

71

More states say they will ‘recognise’ Palestine, but what does this mean?

72

Why is justice so delayed in Beirut port explosion?

73

The Blast Episode 4: Fallout (Re-run)

74

The Blast Episode 3: Zero hour (Re-run)

75

The Blast Episode 2: The six-year wait (Re-run)

76

The Blast Episode 1: The Russian and the Rhosus (Re-run)

77

The enduring consequences of mass starvation in Gaza

78

Is Israel exploiting distrust between Syria’s Druze and Damascus?

79

What is the cost of ending the war in Gaza?

80

Does the easing of US sanctions on Syria come with strings attached?

81

How did Israel and Iran go from strategic allies to bitter enemies?

82

What happens to the Middle East if Tehran falls?

83

Iran and Israel: What's next?

84

Who are the Abu Shabab armed militia that Israel is backing in Gaza?

85

Will Europe’s shift on Israel’s war in Gaza change anything?

86

Can Israel be trusted to distribute aid in Gaza?

87

Sanctions are easing but can Syria hold together?

88

Will Middle East tension ease as a result of Donald Trump’s visit to the Gulf?

89

What’s at risk under Israel’s planned Gaza offensive?

90

Trump’s first 100 days: What ‘America first’ means for the Middle East

91

Why Christians in occupied Palestine may be at risk of disappearing

92

Why legal action against alleged Israeli war crimes is so slow

93

Lebanon’s civil war: The feud that never ended

94

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

95

Where is Israel's renewed war on Gaza heading?

96

Is there still hope for Gaza’s shattered ceasefire?

97

Are UK crackdowns deterring Iraqi Kurdish smugglers?

98

What challenges stand in the way of the Arab plan for Gaza?

99

How serious is the threat of annexation of the West Bank?

100

Can Egypt’s proposal for the reconstruction of Gaza succeed?

101

How Rafic Hariri’s assassination shaped the next 20 years in Lebanon

102

Can Trump really force Palestinians out of Gaza?

103

The gravity of Israel’s ban on UNRWA

104

Why is Israel raiding Jenin after the ceasefire in Gaza?

105

What will happen in the Middle East under president-elect Trump?

106

Will the fighting really end in Gaza?

107

Can HTS deliver for Syria?

108

Why is the Palestinian Authority cracking down on Jenin?

109

After a year of conflict, could 2025 be the year of resolution in the Middle East?

110

Palestine and pressure on campus: Academics say they are disciplined for anti-war speech

111

What is next for Syria and the region after Assad?

112

How will the power balance in Syria shift?

113

Will the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah stick?

114

The lingering impact of mass displacement in Lebanon

115

What will Donald Trump’s presidency change for Palestinians?

116

What do Arab states think of Israel striking Iran?

117

Israel’s ban on UNRWA: How drastic will the effects be?

118

Why, after Yahya Sinwar’s death, is Israel bombarding northern Gaza?

119

Can the US draw a firm red line for Israel’s military conduct?

120

Will Israel strike Iran – and if so, how and when?

121

Beyond October 7: Ep 3 - Two states, too late?

122

Beyond October 7: Ep 2 - 'Gaza is no more'

123

Beyond October 7: Ep 1 - 'Do you condemn Hamas?'

124

How can anyone feel safe in Lebanon after the deadly pager attacks?

125

What is left after decade of conflict in Yemen?

126

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

127

What stands in the way of a Gaza ceasefire agreement?

128

The challenges in containing a looming polio outbreak in Gaza

129

How Israeli prisons became 'a network of torture camps'

130

France’s racial gap between the Olympics and reality

131

The weight of Israel and Hezbollah’s warfare on life in Lebanon

132

What happens next after the Hamas and Hezbollah assassinations?

133

Israel's first attack on Yemen – what happens next?

134

How Gazans cope with constant uprooting when 'nowhere is safe'

135

What will ties between Assad and Erdogan mean for Syrian refugees?

136

Heatwave in the Arab region - How extreme heat impacted daily lives

137

The complexities of delivering aid in Gaza

138

What will it take for Israel and Hamas to lay down arms?

139

Rafah under fire: global outcry and international repercussions

140

What’s next for Iran after Raisi’s death?

141

How are the US and the Arab world reacting to Israel's operation in Rafah?

142

What is the impact of pro-Palestinian protests on campuses?

143

What is Israel’s plan with the Rafah assault?

144

How Gaza's wounded get treated abroad

145

What would it take to restore some sort of normality to life in Gaza?

146

Iran’s attack on Israel - what’s next for the Middle East?

147

Sudan’s power struggle and the humanitarian crisis it has caused

148

The role social media is playing in the Israel-Gaza war

149

The significance of UN resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire

150

What are the prospects for a ceasefire in Gaza?

151

Observing Ramadan in countries hit by conflict

152

Ramadan in Gaza: Living under threat, fighting for food and longing for peace

153

Egypt’s struggle in the Rafah crisis

154

How the Russia-Ukraine war changed the world after two years

155

45 years on - How Iran’s Islamic revolution reshaped the region

156

The Middle East’s escalating conflict – and what it means

157

Drone attacks, a court ruling and defunding: How the Israel-Gaza conflict is expanding globally

158

What’s next for Israel after the blow of its deadliest day in Gaza?

159

What have we learnt from Davos 2024?

160

How the Houthis rose to prominence in the Israel-Gaza conflict

161

Gaza, Hamas and the future

162

Ballots and bullets - How elections and war will shape the West in 2024

163

Why is it so difficult to get aid into Gaza?

164

How will the historic Cop28 climate deal affect our future?

165

What are the main climate action and pledges announced so far at Cop28?

166

Cop28, Union Day, and the future of sustainability in the UAE

167

The Israel-Gaza conflict and the US’s position in the Middle East

168

Hamas, Israel, and where the war goes from here

169

How is the Israel-Gaza war seen from a US viewpoint?

170

A month into the Israel-Gaza war, what happened so far?

171

Gaza’s human battle and what is expected from Hamas

172

Is Hezbollah a third player in the Israel-Gaza war?

173

Egypt’s dilemma as war rages between Israel and Gaza

174

What are the chances of the Israel-Gaza conflict becoming a Middle East war?

175

Bombed, displaced, deprived - Gaza’s humanitarian catastrophe

176

What is Israel’s end goal with its war on Gaza?

177

What’s happening in the Israel-Gaza war and where is it going?

178

Britain’s party political conference season and the race to No 10

179

How a Saudi-Israeli agreement could transform the region

180

The correlation between climate change and extreme weather events

181

The Libya floods and the destruction that followed

182

What impact will the earthquake have on Morocco?

183

How Sultan Al Neyadi’s mission underscores the UAE’s space ambitions

184

Emirati Women’s Day - The power of sisters

185

Riad Salameh’s fall from grace

186

How sanctions against the Taliban crippled the whole of Afghanistan

187

What is the future of Gaza amid protests and Cairo talks?

188

Lebanon three years after the blast: Those who stayed - and those who left

189

Sudan crisis - 100 days on with no end in sight

190

Why has it become so hot in Europe?

191

On World Population Day, how science can help people live longer and longer

192

How the killing of a teenager exposed a fault-line through France

193

Hajj - A journey of faith and self-discovery

194

World Refugee Day - The voices of resilience

195

Why Lebanon can’t elect a new president

196

What can India do to avoid another train tragedy?

197

What does Erdogan’s win mean for Turkey and the world?

198

Cyclone Mocha wrecks Myanmar Rohingya’s lives and hopes

199

What’s at stake in Turkey’s election run-off?

200

The significance of Syria’s return to the Arab League

201

King Charles coronation: What to expect from the day and the new king?

202

Sudan’s refugee crisis

203

Why has Sudan erupted in violence?

204

How the Saudi-Iran reconciliation could transform the Middle East

205

How rising living costs are affecting Arab households in Ramadan

206

Why Netanyahu’s judicial reforms brought Israel to a halt

207

The plight of the black community in Tunisia

208

How did children survive the Turkey-Syria earthquake?

209

The new wave of misery crashing over the Rohingya

210

Ukraine War anniversary: Uncertainty, coping and bedtime stories

211

Are we heading for another Intifada?

212

Why did so many buildings collapse in Turkey’s earthquake?

213

Are we prepared for another pandemic?

214

How did Ukraine finally get the tanks it wanted?

215

Davos 2023: Highlights from the World Economic Forum

216

Why Covid in China spread so fast

217

Football history in the making as the Arabian Gulf Cup returns to Iraq

218

What’s changed around the world in 2022?

219

What has changed in the Middle East in 2022?

220

Tunisia’s parliamentary elections - what to expect

221

Iran’s religious rules and the force that upholds them

222

The meaning of the UAE space missions

223

What is it actually like to be at the Qatar World Cup?

224

What is next for President Joe Biden, Mr Trump, Democrats and Republicans

225

David Miliband on conflict, climate and the aid gap

226

Is the world doing enough to stop climate change?

227

Who is Rishi Sunak and how can he restore British stability?

228

How Malala’s story, advocacy and activism for women’s education inspired generations

229

What is the maritime border deal between Lebanon and Israel and why does it matter?

230

Why the world’s supply of microchips is a fragile system

231

How the death of a Kurdish-Iranian woman sparked an outcry

232

What’s on the agenda as the world meets at the UN

233

How climate change is affecting bees – and why we should all be worried

234

What comes next after Iraq’s turbulent week

235

The global monkeypox outbreak amid a pandemic

236

Stories from the 1947 India-Pakistan Partition

237

The future of farming in the UAE

238

Future-proofing our cities against record-breaking temperatures

239

Lebanon’s silent crisis

240

Tunisia’s contested referendum

241

How will President Biden’s visit to the Middle East be remembered?

242

Five years after ISIS, when will Mosul be rebuilt?

243

What is the future of Nato?

244

How to live longer

245

How rising prices in the Middle East are pushing people into poverty

246

When and how can America stop the mass shootings?

247

What can be done to stop the tide of dust storms?

248

Davos 2022 biggest takeaways

249

Will the Lebanese election be a turning point?

250

Sheikh Khalifa’s legacy

251

Is the Covid-19 pandemic over?

252

The desperation that drove refugees from Lebanon to their deaths at sea

253

Is Rwanda really the solution to Britain’s migrant issue?

254

The Ramadan food crisis

255

Is this really the end for Imran Khan?

256

How Afghans in Poland are helping Ukrainian refugees

257

What happens after Expo 2020 Dubai?

258

Ukraine’s women in war

259

Why Iran is raining rockets on Iraq

260

India’s hijab row

261

Ukraine’s refugee crisis

262

Ukraine Special: Kiev under siege

263

How archeology is inspiring Omanis - and the world

264

Will nuclear fusion save mankind?

265

The Middle Eastern challenges of competing in the Winter Olympics

266

What is the metaverse and can it replace the real world?

267

A journey into the future of the UAE’s Etihad Rail

268

How CIA pop music helped elect the president of the Philippines

269

What Israel’s Omicron wave means for global vaccine push

270

Can Iran and the US reach a new nuclear deal?

271

A look back at 2021 (Part 2): The Taliban takeover and the Gaza-Israel War

272

A look back at 2021 (Part 1): Covid-19 and the space race

273

How worried should we be about the Omicron variant?

274

Macron in the Middle East

275

50 years of the UAE through the eyes of those who lived it

276

Do children need the Covid-19 vaccine?

277

Is Belarus using migrants to get back at the EU?

278

The Middle East water crisis and regional stability

279

How Sudan’s political tensions escalated into a national crisis

280

How the Gulf is getting serious about climate change

281

Will shooting shatter hopes for Beirut blast justice?

282

Will the Iraq elections bring change?

283

Does Expo 2020 Dubai give us a glimpse into the future?

284

Exiled Afghans dream of returning to a free homeland

285

On Saudi National Day, women reflect on a changing kingdom

286

Lights out in Lebanon‘s schools as crisis hits

287

20 years of the war on terror

288

Evacuees left behind in Afghanistan

289

The Middle East’s Captagon crisis

290

How Kabul fell to the Taliban

291

A new era for Iran

292

Ep 4. The Blast - Fallout

293

Ep 3. The Blast - Zero Hour

294

Ep 2. The Blast - The Six-Year Wait

295

Ep 1. The Blast - The Russian and The Rhosus

296

The Blast from Beyond the Headlines

297

Is France's anti-separatism law anti-Muslim?

298

Why some Saudis stop everything to volunteer at Hajj

299

Will Iraq's power problem ever end?

300

South Sudan faced war and famine, but what's next for the world's youngest country?

301

Will there be lasting peace in Tigray?

302

Behind the scenes ahead of Expo 2020 Dubai

303

Is the Turkish President meddling in football?

304

How will Mustafa Al Kadhimi rein in Iraq's militias?

305

Are vaccine passports necessary or discriminatory?

306

Are Palestinians being censored by social media?

307

What sparked the latest Gaza-Israel war?

308

What Mars missions mean for humanity

309

How Covid-19 mRNA research could cure HIV and cancer

310

How did India's Covid crisis become so bad?

311

Can desalination quench the world’s water worries?

312

How Abu Dhabi’s Hope Consortium is helping to vaccinate the world

313

Is the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine safe?

314

Stuck in the Suez Canal

315

Is corruption in Iraq impossible to beat?

316

Raqqa after ten years of war and revolution in Syria

317

The legacy of the Pope's Iraq visit

318

Tunisians numb to the horror of public self-immolation

319

Why have Indian farmers been protesting for months?

320

How the UAE moved an entire coral reef

321

How UAE’s Hope probe made history

322

How the repeal of the “Muslim Ban” will affect Muslim refugees

323

Can Lebanon survive the coronavirus pandemic?

324

Biden inauguration - The unprecedented presidential handover

325

Egypt’s #MeToo movement and how it is changing the country

326

Will the promise of the Covid-19 vaccines help us return to normal in 2021?

327

Stories from 2020: the year of Covid-19 and beyond

328

Will Azerbaijan's victory in Nagorno-Karabakh lead to lasting peace?

329

Memories of Mosul three years after ISIS

330

How new tech is helping the UAE farm the deserts

331

Iran's secret affair with Al Qaeda

332

Why are people fleeing Ethiopia's Tigray region?

333

The changes in the Middle East after Joe Biden takes office

334

Why superstorms are the new normal

335

US election special: Who will be the next US President?

336

Arab Americans vote in divisive presidential election

337

A year of revolution in Lebanon between fires, crisis and blast

338

The challenges of finding a Covid-19 vaccine

339

Iraq's year of protests, assassinations and foreign interference

340

Saudi Arabia at 90, an evolution from Bedouin culture to leading power

341

The Abraham Accord between Israel and the UAE

342

Social media and the freedom of speech

343

How gas exploration in the Mediterranean is pitting Turkey against Europe

344

How do people become radicalised online and can we stop it?

345

What is long-haul Covid and is it real?

346

Lebanon explosion: What will Lebanon do now?

347

What happened when Beirut exploded?

348

How Hajj will be different during the coronavirus pandemic

349

The global sand trade: Are we running out of sand?

350

The Hope Probe: UAE's mission to Mars

351

USA: The world's epicentre of the coronavirus

352

How do you solve the great Nile Dam dispute?

353

Should internet access be declared a human right?

354

Who will help the abandoned Ethiopian workers in Lebanon?

355

George Floyd and how social media is changing social justice

356

Will coronavirus wipe out refugee camps?

357

Man vs Mosquito: The global battle against Malaria

358

India: The biggest Covid-19 lockdown

359

The places with no coronovirus

360

Coronavirus: How close are we to a Covid-19 vaccine?

361

Ramadan 2020: How muslims are coping during coronavirus

362

What is cloud seeding and cloud brightening?

363

Births, marriages and death in the time of coronavirus

364

Coronavirus: Lessons from Wuhan China

365

Chris Hadfield: An astronaut's guide to self-isolation

366

How Iran became the epicentre of coronavirus in the Middle East

367

Coronavirus: What is it, how does it spread and how to stay safe?

368

Are we on the precipice of another refugee crisis in Europe?

369

The new Taliban deal: Will it bring peace in Afghanistan?

370

Coronavirus: The race for a vaccine

371

A year of protests in Algeria

372

Beyond the Headlines Trailer

373

Will Hassan Diab fix Lebanon?

374

The coronavirus: Unnecessary panic or grave concern?

375

The Middle East peace plan. Explained

376

Tear gas, fireworks and a new government in Lebanon

377

Sultan Qaboos: what comes next for Oman?

378

Will Iran and America go to war?

379

A decade in the Middle East, stories that changed the region

380

Stranded seafarers to return home after years

381

Journey through the ISIS badlands

382

Is overpopulation our biggest climate challenge?

383

A look at national service on National Day

384

Who’s really running Iraq?

385

India's fight against death by breath

386

Is Iraq ready for the new Syrian refugees?

387

Noura Al Kaabi on UAE's effort to re-build Al Nuri Mosque

388

Songs of Revolution

389

Politics, protests and partying in the streets of Lebanon

390

Where are Iraq's protests going?

391

Why Turkey is invading Northern Syria

392

As Hazza Al Mansouri returns, the UAE looks to Mars, the Moon and beyond

393

Hazza Al Mansouri and the UAE’s space ambitions

394

UNGA special: Greta Thunberg and Donald Trump

395

Is the Israeli election Netanyahu’s final chapter?

396

Bye bye, Bolton

397

The Amazon is still burning. Can we save it?

398

Drones above Beirut: Israel's battle against Hezbollah

399

Sudan: Can democracy work?

400

What sparked the Hong Kong protests?

401

Hajj for my brother who was killed at Christchurch

402

Future-proofing our cities against record-breaking temperatures

403

Can Oman's carbon capturing rocks help save the Earth?

404

Ghost ships: how Iran avoids US oil sanctions

405

The Minnesota model for fighting ISIS in the US

406

Locusts: battling the great plague

407

Iraq could face another summer of bloodshed

408

Tanker attacks straight from Iran’s playbook

409

Life in Afghanistan during America's longest war

410

Exporting ISIS justice

411

A queue in Everest's death zone

412

What’s next for America and Iran?

413

Yemen's floating bomb

414

The bombing of Syria's last rebel province

415

Sudan moves on from Omar Al Bashir

416

Sri Lanka reels after Easter Day massacre

417

The many issues at play in India's election

418

Israel’s Arab population and the Palestinians fear for the future as Benjamin Netanyahu clinches victory in a general election.

419

Beyond the Headlines podcast: Bouteflika bids goodbye to power in Algeria

420

Former UK PM Tony Blair says Brexit is a mess

421

New Zealanders shaken but unbowed by terrorist attacks

422

The last stand of ISIS in Syria

423

National Geographic's Enric Sala on saving the planet, one kilometre at a time

424

The curious case of the runaway ISIS bride

425

How digital transformation will change the jobs we have

426

The Pope's visit to Abu Dhabi

427

A week after Davos, did the WEF solve anything?

428

The UAE-Saudi Arabia co-operation plan, explained

429

The great Arab rivers are under threat

430

Pompeo's timely tour of the Middle East

431

In Central African Republic, poaching thrives in the chaos

432

Reasons for cheer from an often dour year

433

What more can we do to curb global warming?

434

Yemenis continue to suffer as warring sides negotiate

435

How Kuwait and Iraq were shaped by George H.W. Bush

436

Land as a weapon against Palestinians

437

How UNICEF is helping children in the Middle East and North Africa

438

What shape will US-Middle East affairs take post-midterm elections?

439

A tale of two prime ministers in Sri Lanka

440

Lack of governance for migrants to be ratified by UN in Morocco

441

Taliban bombings in Afghanistan's election

442

Syria-Jordan border restoration opens up many opportunities

443

Scientists warn: Act now on climate change or it will be too late

444

Refugees trapped in Libya ask for mercy

445

At least on Iran, Trump has clear message

446

A summer of reform in the UAE

447

The cultural importance of rebuilding Mosul; Child mortality rates in Afghanistan on the rise

448

Iraq's parliament starts off on wrong foot; the US-Palestine relationship

449

How does Caspian Sea demarcation affect Iran?

450

The view from Hajj; Rohingya refugee update

451

Why the Strait of Hormuz is so important

452

The importance of the Bab Al Mandeb strait

453

Fake news in the Middle East with the BBC's Jamie Angus

454

Who is Imran Khan?

455

Iraq protests threaten long-sought stability

456

The China-UAE bond strengthens

457

If ISIS returns, is Iraq ready?

458

UN envoy seeks peace talks in Yemen

459

Turkey's future under an empowered Erdogan

460

Is Afghanistan's fight against the Taliban almost over?

461

Dr Anwar Gargash on Iran, Yemen, Trump and more

462

The Qatar crisis from the perspective of Dr Anwar Gargash

463

Hodeidah's importance to victory in Yemen

464

Iraq's future following Moqtada Al Sadr's resounding victory

465

Massacre in Gaza

466

Lebanon's first elections in nearly a decade will have regional ramifications

467

Israel puts Iran's nuclear ambitions into question ahead of Trump's decision

468

Inside Syria's propaganda machine

469

Assad crosses Washington's red line again

470

In Syria, no civilian or child is safe from the trappings of war

471

Saddam Hussein's fall, 15 years on

472

Houthis strike Saudi Arabia while Yemen continues to suffer

473

The US welcomes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

474

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's US visit; ISIL's resurgence

475

Syria's humanitarian crisis and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's visit to the UK

476

The Rohingya crisis, six months on; and saving animals caught up in the war against ISIL

477

A conversation with the UAE's ambassadors to Germany, India and China

478

The war of words between Iran and Israel

479

Iraq's reconstruction and the challenges ahead

480

Tackling food scarcity in the Middle East

481

In Yemen, a violent week complicates a nuanced war

482

Turkey's military offensive against Kurdish Syria, explained

483

World Future Energy Summit rewards world's most energy conscious

484

Palestine-activist groups respond to being banned from Israel

485

Saudi Arabia and the Future of the Regional Order from emerge85

486

Iran has a long history of protest and civil unrest

487

Saudi Arabia's greatest change, the GCC crisis in 2018 and Iraq finally changing for the better

488

Donald Trump's Jerusalem move and what it means to the region

489

World Arabic Language Day: Is the language being lost?

490

Anger in Jerusalem, Syria's future and the UAE's outer space ambitions

491

GCC leaders meet in Kuwait, plus Stephen Hadley talks Trump and Jerusalem

492

Syrian peace talks, evacuation in Bali and life goes on in Manchester

493

End to Syrian civil war could be in sight, while confusion circulates around Lebanon

494

In spite of Trump, the world rallies around Paris Agreement

495

Saudi anti-corruption efforts gather pace

496

Cholera on the decline in Yemen, the 100th anniversary of the Balfour declaration, and political drama in Kuwait.

497

Rohingya refugees, the neglected humanitarian crisis

498

Death and destruction in Somalia; conflict in Iraq; astronomical wonder in Abu Dhabi

499

A growing ISIL influence in the Philippines

500

Separatists in Iraq and Spain vote for independence

501

Peace efforts, economic leverage and spoilers: prospects for UN solutions in Libya, Yemen and Syria

502

President Trump's address to the world: The big three takeaways from his speech at the UN

503

United Nations preview: How much does the General Assembly matter?

504

"Begging for war": North Korea, Lebanon and Charlie Hebdo

505

Hajj: The spiritual side the media rarely shows

506

Understanding the war in Yemen; ISIL's last stronghold; Pioneering pilot

507

Why do white supremacists support Bashar al-Assad? Plus, An Emirati girl's space dream comes true, and Pakistan turns 70.

508

What does it mean to be young and Arab?

509

The Torch Part 2: How can the UAE avoid more tower fires?

510

Mosul after liberation; Brexit; sand golf

511

Turkey takes turn as Qatar-crisis mediator: Beyond the Headlines Ep 4

512

G20 body language, Qatar latest, hot fish: Episode 2

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Beyond the Headlines, Episode 1