We're joined by Joseph Haboush for Episode 119 of The Beirut Banyan, and we discuss the difficulties facing traditional media outlets like The Daily Star - Lebanon, and the determination of news reporters to deliver content despite financial woes.
Joseph reflects on The Daily Star's continued tradition of training younger journalists covering the region who ... Show More
May 15
A Talk at the National Bloc with Lama Wazzan, Lina Jarrous, Kristy Asseily & George Kyriakos
A discussion on Beirut's municipal elections and Beirut Madinati 2025's platform. With Lama Wazzan, Lina Jarrous, Kristy Asseily & George Kyriakos. Co-hosted with Charbel Al Khoury. The podcast is only made possible through listener and viewer donations. Please help support The B ... Show More
1h 16m
Nov 2021
Lebanon: Anatomy of a failed state
Lebanon is in economic crisis with shortages of food, medicine and electricity on the ground. Today, how did the country, whose capital was once described as the Paris of the Middle East, get here? And is there hope for the future?This podcast was brought to you thanks to the sup ... Show More
30m 27s
Mar 2020
Sociale et économique, la double crise du Liban
A Beyrouth la contestation ne faiblit pas depuis le mois d’octobre. Les manifestations gigantesques sont émaillées d’épisodes violents et le pays, endetté à hauteur de 150% de son PIB, s’enfonce dans la crise économique et risque le défaut de paiement. Pour « La Story », le podca ... Show More
20m 38s
Nov 2021
CLM S5#11 – Karim Émile Bitar – "Liban : jusqu'où la descente aux enfers ?"
Le Liban est confronté à une crise sans précédent. Secoué en 2019 par des mouvements de contestation, le pays est resté sans gouvernement pendant plus d’un an. La situation financière libanaise, quant à elle, ne cesse de se dégrader depuis l’été 2019 avec, entre autres, une infla ... Show More
25m 53s
Oct 2023
Israël et le Liban face au spectre de la guerre
Frontalier d’Israël et abritant le Hezbollah pro palestinien, le Liban va-t-il connaître une troisième guerre ? Dans « La Story », le podcast d’actualité des « Echos », Pierrick Fay et Nicolas Barré reviennent sur les risques d’embrasement au Moyen-Orient.
La Story est un podcas ... Show More
22m 28s
Aug 2020
Biden woos Muslim Americans, China’s forcible sterilisation of Uighur women, and Egypt’s #MeToo moment (Plus: a tribute to the victims of Beirut Explosion)
Welcome to The New Arab Voice. Our podcast bringing you the most compelling stories and deep-dives from the Middle East, Africa, Asia and beyond.For this episode, we’ll be examining the significance of Joe Biden’s direct address to the Muslim American community, the forced steril ... Show More
28m 42s
Jun 2024
Another Take: What is the risk of wider conflict between Israel and Hezbollah?
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
21m 5s