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Sep 2021
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Ep.275 (Video): Moving Forward with Laur...

Ronnie Chatah
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0:00 Intro 1:05 Tankers & Talks 7:58 Coming from Syria 14:01 Hof Line 23:37 Expectations from Elections 35:33 Burden 44:36 Engaging Iran 49:14 Lebanese Forces' Disarmament We're with Laury Haytayan for Episode 275 of The Beirut Banyan. Click to watch: https://youtu.be/nAK5qU9hHjA We discuss the energy crisis impacting Lebanon, along with the Iranian oil t ... Show More
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