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It is easier to start wars than to end them
SA warns of economic shock as Iran war expands
Iranian retaliation and Israeli air strikes are spreading across Gulf states and Lebanon, rattling energy markets and exposing deep divisions at the United Nations
Middle East conflict reaches SA’s doorstep
President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged South Africans in Israel to cross the land border into Jordan — one of the few remaining safe exit routes
António Guterrers, the man for our time
The secretary general of the United Nations is committed to peace, yet Israel in its war on Gaza and beyond chose to ban him
Israel says Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar has been killed in Gaza
US President Joe Biden said Sinwar’s death marked “a good day” for Israel, America, and the world
Israel marks first anniversary of Hamas’s 7 October attack
The attack claimed more than 1 200 lives, while more than 41 000 people, the majority civilians, have been killed in Israel’s war on Gaza
Israel hits Beirut again in second day of strikes
Hezbollah and its arch-foe Israel have been exchanging near-daily cross-border fire since the Gaza war erupted last October
Foreign nationals told to leave Lebanon amid rising regional tensions, fears of war
Saudi Arabia and France are the latest of several countries calling on their citizens to leave
Davos: World screams as ‘great reset’ fades
Global security has deteriorated markedly, just as countries need to be able to count on one another to avoid a deeper crisis
Hamas and Hezbollah: how they are different and why they might cooperate against Israel
If Hezbollah is activated by Iran, its involvement would likely open up a regional war
Lebanon’s Hezbollah launches Syrian war video game
The first-person shooter game is a low-cost spinoff of bestseller "Call of Duty" that glorifies the group’s battles in the ongoing Syrian conflict.
Two Lebanese brothers in court for Hezbollah drone export case
Two Lebanese citizens are expected to appear in court for allegedly illegally exporting components of drones to Hezbollah in Lebanon
SA links in US-Hezbollah illegal exporting case
According to US court documents, dollars were said to have been transferred to SA company bank accounts for the apparent purchasing of the items
Tunisia airline row: UAE ‘political miscalculation’?
UAE’s move to ban Tunisian women from Emirates flights reflects tense relations between the two countries, experts say.
In Beirut, fear and anger don’t stop life going on
South Beirut has endured a series of suicide bombings over the past two years in response to Hezbollah’s forceful intervention in Syria.