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Oct 2021
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What's behind the violence in Lebanon's ...

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Lebanon's capital saw its worst street violence in more than a decade. What started as a protest over an investigation into last year's Beirut port blast became a gunfight. Could this trigger more chaos in a country already on the brink of ruin?

Join host Imran Khan.

Guest:

Sami Nader, Director of the Levant Institute for Strategic Affairs.

Rami Khouri, Director of Global Engagement at the American University of Beirut.  

Jessica Obeid, Activist and independent energy policy consultant.

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