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 challenges caused by the economic rupture. So people have developed coping mechani ... Show More
Jun 2023
How Lebanon’s economy collapsed
Protests, power cuts and bank hold-ups – Lebanon was already struggling before the 2020 port explosion that devasted its capital, Beirut, but now it’s in a desperate economic collapse. The Lebanese people are struggling to buy basic food and medicine. And the country also hosts t ... Show More
18m 56s
Jul 2021
Liban, le naufrage
"Le Liban, c’est le Titanic, mais sans l’orchestre" La formule est de Jean-Yves Le Drian, le ministre français des affaires étrangères. Et elle résume à elle seule ce Liban qui sombre, qui s’enfonce inexorablement dans la crise. Une crise multiple : politique, économique, sociale ... Show More
11m 29s
Aug 2020
What’s gone wrong in Lebanon?
The massive explosion that tore through Beirut on August 4th left more than 200 people dead, 6,000 injured, and as many as 300,000 homeless. The explosion was caused by a fire that ignited 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate stored at the port. When the blast hit, Lebanon was already ... Show More
23m 56s
Dec 2023
The ‘Ponzi scheme’ behind Lebanon’s economic collapse
<p>For years, Riad Salameh was praised for his revolutionary financial policies as head of Lebanon’s central bank. But suddenly, the country plunged into an economic crisis. And Salameh left the central bank with a disgraced reputation and, investigators believe, a massive person ... Show More
21m 39s