Pager turn: the Israel-Hizbullah conflict esc...

From impasse in Iran to still-unresolved conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon, a trend is clear: President Donald Trump’s scant, early plans for peace do not actually forge a path to it. Our correspondent says that in the driverless-car future, it will often be Chinese AI behind the whe ...  Show more

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An Israeli strike targeting a high-ranking Hezbollah official named Ibrahim Aquil destroyed a building in a residential area in southern Beirut. Today's attack follows a night of strikes across Israel's northern border. This all comes after devastating pager and walkie-talkie exp ...  Show more

This week on The New Arab Voice podcast we look at the escalating conflict in Lebanon.

In recent months Israeli airstrikes have ramped up, targeting Hezbollah's military stores, infrastructure, and its leadership. Additionally, Israeli troops have crossed the bo ...

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