Powerful Israeli strikes on the heart of Beirut kill at least 20

Powerful Israeli strikes on the heart of Beirut kill at least 20

The once-rare attacks on the Lebanese capital have continued,with the fourth strike in a week leaving 20 dead and more than 60 injured.

  • byAbby Sewell andBassem Mroue

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Sorry,New York,this city’s food scene is better

Dubai is one of the world’s youngest cities,but its multi-faceted food DNA tells a much deeper story.

  • byJenny Hewett
Hezbollah’s new chief says group will continue war with Israel

Hezbollah’s new chief says group will continue war with Israel

The group still seeks a ceasefire but on terms it deems acceptable,Hezbollah’s newly named leader Naim Qassem said in a televised address.

  • bySally Abu al-Joud
‘Nowhere is safe’:A photographer’s perspective on the Middle East conflict

‘Nowhere is safe’:A photographer’s perspective on the Middle East conflict

Photographer Kate Geraghty returns to the Middle East to show the human toll of a conflict causing grief,loss and anger.

  • byKate Geraghty
How the Human Rights Commission went to war with itself

How the Human Rights Commission went to war with itself

The Australian Human Rights Commission has been under siege from within and without as it struggles to take a neutral stance on the conflict in Gaza.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
Troops round up men,order women to leave camp in northern Gaza,medics say

Troops round up men,order women to leave camp in northern Gaza,medics say

Israeli military forces besieged hospitals and shelters for displaced people in the northern Gaza Strip as they stepped up their operations,witnesses say.

  • byNidal al-Mughrabi
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Blasts hit Beirut as Israel targets Hezbollah-run bank branches

Blasts hit Beirut as Israel targets Hezbollah-run bank branches

Meanwhile in Gaza rescuers are still recovering people from the rubble after an Israeli attack that killed dozens.

  • byAmina Ismail andNidal al-Mughrabi
Beirut is a city you can’t help but love,even as it breaks your heart

Beirut is a city you can’t help but love,even as it breaks your heart

Matthew Knott and Kate Geraghty have spent eight days in Beirut,where bullet-holes in palm trees among the glitzy restaurants tell the tale of a broken city.

  • byMatthew Knott andKate Geraghty
Middle East conflict has caused chaos for flights to Europe

Middle East conflict has caused chaos for flights to Europe

Flights that should take about 20 hours have turned into three-day ordeals thanks to changing routes and cancellations.

  • byMichael Gebicki
Australians in mass no-show for evacuation flight from Lebanon

Australians in mass no-show for evacuation flight from Lebanon

The federal government estimates there are about 15,000 Australians in Lebanon. Some people have continued travelling there against DFAT advice.

  • byMatthew Knott andKate Geraghty
‘Cat and mouse’:What we know about Iran’s secretive nuclear program

‘Cat and mouse’:What we know about Iran’s secretive nuclear program

It’s shadowy,underground and back on the world’s radar. Could Tehran one day have nuclear weapons?

  • byJackson Graham andAngus Holland