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Live from Abu Dhabi with Becky Anderson, this is CNN International's flagship Middle East two hour news program.
5 p.m. Abu Dhabi / 9 a.m. New York / 2 p.m. London

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Gaza family recounts IDF shooting up their home 4:22

<p>Becky Anderson takes a look at Hezbollah's capabilities with Ben Wedeman, as U.S. officials express fears the Lebanese militant group could overwhelm Israel's Iron Dome system. </p>

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What military capabilities does Hezbollah have? 6:13

<p>Filippo Grandi , the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, speaks to CNN after visiting Sudan, which now has the highest number of internally displaced people ever reported.</p>

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U.N. calls on world to address the crisis in Sudan on World Refugee Day 8:59

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The UAE is aiming to be an AI superpower 8:57

<p>CNN's Becky Anderson interviews diplomat Hala Rharrit, who quit the U.S. State Department over the Biden Administration's policy on the war in Gaza. </p>

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U.S. diplomat who quit over Gaza speaks out 2:28

<p>Richard Quest interviews Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports, about the ambitious plans for the next airport in the UAE, on track to be the world’s largest by far. They met up on the sidelines of the International Air Transport Association annual meeting in Dubai. </p>

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Dubai building the airport of the future 1:08

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IATA Director General discusses industry profits with Richard Quest 3:20

<p>Serhan Aktoprak, Chief of IOM Mission in Papua New Guinea, tells CNN’s Eleni Giokos about the challenges faced by the ongoing rescue efforts. </p>

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More than 2,000 feared dead after landslide in Papua New Guinea 3:32

<p>U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says AI offers tremendous opportunities, but worries it could introduce new dangers in financial systems. Matt Egan explains.</p>

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Janet Yellen warns AI in finance poses significant risks 3:06

<p>More people searched "Trump" on Google yesterday than at any time since he left office. But will this growing interest impact the course of the presidential election? CNN’s Harry Enten lays out possible scenarios. </p>

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Do Americans care about Trump’s conviction? 3:06

<p>Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi’s death comes at a time of turmoil in the Middle East, centered around Israel’s war in Gaza. Fawaz Gerges of the London School of Economics joins Becky Anderson to discuss.</p>

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What does Raisi’s death mean for the Middle East? 9:36

<p>Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi talks with CNN’s Becky Anderson about the Israel-Hamas war.</p>

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Jordanian FM: Netanyahu must face real consequences 7:46

Becky Anderson - Managing Editor, CNN Abu Dhabi & Anchor

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<p>Patrick Snell looks ahead to the Copa America, which gets going in Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday when Argentina will take on Canada</p>

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Football’s Copa America kicks off 3:48

<p>As parts of the U.S. swelter under a heat wave, advocacy groups are pushing the U.S. disaster agency to recognize extreme heat as a disaster. Kathy Baughman McLeod, member of FEMA’s National Advisory Council, joins CNN’s Becky Anderson to discuss.</p>

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Advocacy groups petition FEMA to count extreme heat and wildfire smoke as major disasters. 3:57

<p>More people searched "Trump" on Google yesterday than at any time since he left office. But will this growing interest impact the course of the presidential election? CNN’s Harry Enten lays out possible scenarios. </p>

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Do Americans care about Trump’s conviction? 3:06

<p>The verdict solidifies Donald Trump’s campaign strategy of portraying himself as a victim of weaponized justice and political prosecution. CNN’s Stephen Collinson explains. </p>

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Stephen Collinson: Conviction’s implications are enormous 1:59

<p>With war between Russia and Ukraine grinding on, U.S. intelligence is on the lookout for Russian insiders to share strategic information. CNN’s Josh Campbell reports. </p>

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Ongoing Russia-Ukraine war could bring next generation of spies 2:27

<p>Unemployment and corruption are among the challenges faced by Nelson Mandela’s ruling party. CNN’s David McKenzie reports from Johannesburg days before the elections. </p>

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ANC Party faces its strongest challenge yet 2:38

<p>The statement shows that the Pope is willing to apologize for his mistakes, given that the reports might undermine his work to welcome gay Catholics. CNN’s Christopher Lamb reports. </p>

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Pope Francis apologizes after reportedly using anti-gay slur 2:34

<p>The International Court of Justice ordered Israel to “immediately halt” operations in Rafah, in a pivotal moment for the international court. Dr. Rosa Freedman, professor at the University of Reading, breaks it down. </p>

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ICJ orders Israel to halt operations in Rafah 2:07

<p>“This is the most serious threat, the most dangerous threat to the well-being and to the future and to the security of the state of Israel,” former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert tells Becky Anderson, about the far right's call for the “voluntary emigration” of Palestinians from Gaza. </p>

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Former Israeli PM reacts to Ben Gvir’s calls to encourage Palestinians’ “voluntary emigration” from Gaza 3:09

<p>CNN’s Marc Stewart and Arlette Saenz report on U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to increase tariffs on $18 billion worth of Chinese imports, the timing of the move during an election year, and why it may be largely symbolic.</p>

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Biden hikes tariffs on Chinese imports 5:11

<p>Egypt is a major player in trying to defuse the crisis in the Middle East. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry speaks to Becky Anderson about efforts to deescalate tensions between Iran and Israel. </p>

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Egyptian Foreign Minister urges restraint in calls with Israel and Iran 2:59

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IMF approves a long-awaited 8 billion dollar loan to Egypt 4:18

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CNN talks to one of few doctors remaining at Nasser hospital 5:45

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Children face starvation in Gaza as supplies run out 6:10

Israel-Hamas War

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Gaza family recounts IDF shooting up their home 4:22

<p>Becky Anderson takes a look at Hezbollah's capabilities with Ben Wedeman, as U.S. officials express fears the Lebanese militant group could overwhelm Israel's Iron Dome system. </p>

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What military capabilities does Hezbollah have? 6:13

<p>CNN's Becky Anderson interviews diplomat Hala Rharrit, who quit the U.S. State Department over the Biden Administration's policy on the war in Gaza. </p>

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U.S. diplomat who quit over Gaza speaks out 2:28

<p>“Israel is now looking for ways to ignore the hearing, to ignore the ruling,” Gideon Levy, Columnist at Haaretz, tells CNN’s Becky Anderson after the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to halt operations in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah. </p>

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Levy: ICJ ruling makes Israel a “pariah state” 2:40

<p>The International Court of Justice ordered Israel to “immediately halt” operations in Rafah, in a pivotal moment for the international court. Dr. Rosa Freedman, professor at the University of Reading, breaks it down. </p>

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ICJ orders Israel to halt operations in Rafah 2:07

<p>CNN’s Paula Hancocks takes a closer look at the struggle to survive for Mohamed, one of the Palestinians living in Gaza’s second largest city of Khan Younis. </p>

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Residents of Gaza struggle to survive amid ongoing war 2:56

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See why this photographer’s images of Gaza shocked the world 5:48

<p>Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide tells CNN’s Becky Anderson why his country, Spain and Ireland are formally recognizing a Palestinian state now, and why the move supports more moderate forces seeking Middle East peace.</p>

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Norwegian FM says formally recognizing a Palestinian state is ‘the right thing to do’ 6:50

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WHO chief warns an Israeli offensive in Rafah would be a ‘serious disaster’ 5:04

<p>CNN’s Becky Anderson speaks to Luis Moreno Ocampo, the founding prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, about Israel and its supporters accusing the international organization of false equivalency. </p>

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Former ICC prosecutor weighs in on ICC seeking arrest warrants for Hamas and Israeli leaders 5:30

Business and Technology

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The UAE is aiming to be an AI superpower 8:57

<p>Richard Quest interviews Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports, about the ambitious plans for the next airport in the UAE, on track to be the world’s largest by far. They met up on the sidelines of the International Air Transport Association annual meeting in Dubai. </p>

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Dubai building the airport of the future 1:08

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IATA Director General discusses industry profits with Richard Quest 3:20

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AI fever grips World Economic Forum 7:01

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Gulf region’s initial public offerings bringing in billions 6:23