134. Looking into the Beirut Gun Battle

Today we speak researcher Alexander McKeever. He's been living in Syria, taking note of how Jolani / al-Sharaa's new government is ruling the country. We talk tribal militias, jihad politics, Israeli meddling, Rojava encirclement, and much more. No ads and all exclusives: patreon ... Show More

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Today we speak to researcher Rey Katula from The Empire Never Ended. He goes into deep detail about the Order of Nine Angles' many connections to the black metal scene, and how it's used as a recruitment ground for their far-right satanic agenda. No ads and all exclusives: patreo ... Show More

Nizar and Ben are joined by Timour Azhari, Al-Jazeera English's Beirut correspondent, to discuss the deadly explosion at the Beirut Port and its aftermath, including Saturday's violent clashes between protesters and security forces. Music track: Zuhal by Elepheel, check out his o ... Show More

A chemical blast has made a very bad situation worse for Lebanon. Journalist Habib Battah explains from Beirut. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

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Ayman sits down with Elia to discuss his article "Hezbollah: 10 Things You Need To Know" which is available for free on his newsletter, hauntologies.net. We recorded this the day before Israel's mass terror attack on Lebanon on 21st of Sept' 24 which left nearly 500 people killed ... Show More

Discussion of HRW's Beirut Blast report begins at 07:30. Ben and Timour are joined this week by Aya Majzoub, Lebanon and Bahrain researcher at Human Right's Watch, to walk through HRW's mammoth 700+ page report: “They Killed Us from the Inside” An Investigation into the August 4 ... Show More

<p>In the past few days, Israel has waged intense air raids in Lebanon, killing more than 600 people, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.</p><p>Ben Hubbard, the Istanbul bureau chief for The Times, explains the origins of the spiraling conflict between Israel and its regio ... Show More

Discussion of the investigation into the Beirut port explosion begins at 30:00. Ben is joined by friend of the show and Al Jazeera English's Beirut correspondent Timour Azhari to discuss the latest on the investigation into the deadly explosion at Beirut's port with no accountabi ... Show More