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After an extended break, this is a Lebanese-focused Lebanon with our good friend Joy Tassidis and new character Sylvio Chiha! 

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We are bringing you updates on Saturday and Sunday as the war on Gaza continues. Palestinian Christians began holding subdued Christmas celebrations as Israeli strikes in Gaza killed hundreds. The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains dire despite a UN resolution calling for mor ... Show More

Mouin Jaber and Sam El Khoury are two activists who have played pivotal roles in the Lebanese Revolution. We start recounting the importance of neighborhoods effected by the Beirut explosion (2:10). We then talk about how Lebanese people can adapt to different situations (8:05), ... Show More

Nour Hajjar is a food scientist turned stand-up comedian who has a unique presence in Lebanese social media. Nour begins by telling us about switching from food science to stand up (0:46), the Lebanese comedy scene representing our brand oriented culture and the upcoming demograp ... Show More

We are coming to you on Sundays with weekly roundups as Israel's war on Gaza continues. The United States voted against granting Palestinians full UN membership. Israel attacked Iran. The U. S. Congress approved more military aid to Israel.  It is day 198 of the war. More than 34 ... Show More

In episode 118, the girls go deep into the protests in Lebanon and break down what the citizens want in their reforms and how the government is responding. Special reporting from former guest Afeef Nessouli! FOLLOW HIM NOW!!!FOOTNOTES: Lebanon protests: Five things you need to kn ... Show More

Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on Oct 31, 2023. None of the dates or references from that time have been changed.  Since Hamas launched a surprise assault against Israel on October 7th, Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia and Israel have been ... Show More

United Nations officials warn of the possibility of a wider war as fighting intensifies along Lebanon’s southern border with Israel. Each side says it is responding to attacks by the other, but could the situation spin out of control? And what does that mean for the people who li ... Show More

The strikes follow clashes at al-Aqsa mosque and rocket attacks on Israel from Gaza and southern Lebanon. We get the latest news from Lebanon. Also in the programme: as the 25th anniversary of the historic Good Friday peace agreement for Northern Ireland approaches, the threat of ... Show More

This is a repost of an episode I did with Dr Andrew Arsan, British-Lebanese scholar and author of the book Lebanon: A Country in Fragments, and which was originally released on the Hummus For Thought podcast. I'm releasing it here as an introduction to a series of upcoming episod ... Show More