Discussion on extreme inequality in Lebanon and the country's tax system begins at 33:00.
Ben, Nizar and Timour are joined this week by Lydia Assouad, a PhD candidate at the Paris School of Economics and research fellow at the World Inequality Lab, to discuss why levels of inequality in Lebanon are so extreme and how this inequality is reflected in Lebanon ... Show More
May 2022
Episode 114 - Election results and unresolved questions
In Lebanon's first election since the Oct. 17 uprising, voters sent a sizable contingent of change candidates to Parliament, while clipping the wings of both Amal and the Free Patriotic Movement. Nizar and Ben take a look at the vote, its translation to seats in Parliament, the n ... Show More
1h 7m
May 2022
Episode 113 - Lebanon's elections: What to expect
Ahead of Sunday's national elections, Nizar and Ben run through what to expect, both in terms of voting and results — and what's in store for Lebanon in the aftermath.
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Music track: Zuhal by Elepheel, check out his other work @eleph ... Show More
51m 59s
Apr 2024
Ep. 1354 - Here's The Proof That The 'Free Palestine' Movement Is Just BLM Repackaged
Today on the Matt Walsh Show, as the campus protests continue to rage, one thing is becoming clear: the Free Palestine movement is BLM repackaged. And funded by the same people. I'll show the proof today. Also, Tennessee Democrats stage a "die in" to protest a bill that would all ... Show More
56m 10s
Apr 2024
MAYA GEBEILY - The Clear Picture (Ep.396)
A conversation with Maya Gebeily- Reuters Bureau Chief of Lebanon, Syria and Jordan. An episode co-hosted by Wael Taleb - journalist at L'Orient Today.
Covering Issam Abdallah's killing, the investigation process into the October 13 Israeli attack on Lebanese reporters, Reuters' ... Show More
38m 54s
Dec 2019
Liban : la révolution d’une nation ? [RENCONTRE]
Extraits des rencontres:
Anatomie d’un modèle en faillite avec Rayan Haddad, docteur en relations internationales de Sciences Po Paris, membre du CCMO (Cercle des chercheurs sur le Moyen-Orient), Roland Riachi, chercheur associé au département d’études politiques et d’administra ... Show More
1h 33m