With Tilda Abou Rizk from L'orient le jo...

Listen to a chat with the old generation of Lebanese Red Cross who served during the civil war compared to the Karl Keyrouz, who is a member now and who helped after the Beirut blast. 

It is not an easy decision to send your child to study abroad. Especially during the economic crisis Lebanon is facing, when parents cannot be sure whether they would be able to support their kids financially. Listen to Sonia and Samar, mums, who decided to send their children ab ... Show More

Listen to a captivating chat with Kameel, how he sees the Lebanese crisis and what he values and appreciates most about Lebanon 

A year after Beirut’s deadly port explosion, Lebanon’s economy is in freefall and protesters have hit the streets. Journalist Rebecca Collard gives us the backstory. 

My interview with LBC (UK) Radio on continued escalation along the Lebanese-Israeli border and attacks against UNIFIL observers. 

This is a conversation with Lebanese journalist Timour Azhari of Al  Jazeera (previously The Daily Star) about the legacy of the October 17  uprising six months since it began. We spoke about the current state of  Lebanese politics, the government’s response to the Covid-19 crisi ... Show More

This is a conversation with Julia Choucair Vizoso, an independent scholar trained as a political scientist as well as an editor and translator at The Public Source, a Beirut-based independent media organization which describes itself as such: "dedicated to reporting on socioecono ... Show More

For nearly three years, Lebanon has been steadily collapsing under the weight of a financial crisis that is one of the worst in the modern world. But what is life like for those who have to live through the situation on the ground?   To be Lebanese is to navigate a slew of daily ... Show More

We’re currently on a season break and will be back with new episodes in March. In the meantime, I wanted to share my conversation with journalist and author Kim Ghattas. Kim, who is half Lebanese and half Dutch, shot to prominence as a BBC reporter, first covering Lebanon and the ... Show More

The former cricketer discusses the ramifications of his decision to speak out about racism at Yorkshire; a reader has developed an intense crush on an unavailable work colleague; Boris Johnson and Brexit weren’t the only reasons Rory Stewart left politics; and Simon Usborne on th ... Show More

Le 15ème numéro de la revue « L’Orient Stratégique » est consacré aux polycrises et aux menaces existentielles qui ont marqué le pays ces dernières années. Nous en parlons avec Karim Emile Bitar, co-directeur du numéro. Et avec l’économiste Albert Dagher, auteur d’un ouvrage rema ... Show More

Au Liban, la contestation contre le pouvoir en place dure depuis le 17 octobre. Les manifestants réclament le départ d’une classe politique jugée corrompue et incompétente alors que le pays traverse une grave crise économique et financière. Les Libanais se mobilisent, quel que so ... Show More

Al Habtoor Faces Delays & Criticism for Planned Lebanese TV Channel: Al Habtoor Group's plan to launch a new Lebanese TV channel encounters delays and faces public and industry criticism.