Discussion on the SLA begins at 19:15.
With the recent return and subsequent arrest of Amer Fakhoury, Nizar and Ben put the heated debate in the country into context by looking at the origins and history of the South Lebanon Army, with a particular focus on the notorious Khiam detention centre, and how the Lebanese have sought to address the issue of those ... Show More
May 2022
Episode 114 - Election results and unresolved questions
In Lebanon's first election since the Oct. 17 uprising, voters sent a sizable contingent of change candidates to Parliament, while clipping the wings of both Amal and the Free Patriotic Movement. Nizar and Ben take a look at the vote, its translation to seats in Parliament, the n ... Show More
1h 7m
May 2022
Episode 113 - Lebanon's elections: What to expect
Ahead of Sunday's national elections, Nizar and Ben run through what to expect, both in terms of voting and results — and what's in store for Lebanon in the aftermath.
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51m 59s
Jul 2023
Terrorist or Political Prisoner? Lebanese Man Speaks Out After Release from US Prison for Alleged Hezbollah Support
Listen to the full interview on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-audio-or-us-85690029
In 2003, Mohamad Youssef Hammoud, a Lebanese-American, was sentenced to 155 years in prison on allegations of "providing material support" to the Lebanese organization Hezbollah with ... Show More
32 m
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
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
Nov 2023
Ep.442: L’accordo sul cessate il fuoco in cambio degli ostaggi
Varda Goldstein è una nonna del kibbutz di Kfar Aza. Il 7 ottobre la sua casa è bruciata. Suo figlio, Nadav, è stato ammazzato insieme alla sua nipotina, Yam, mentre correvano per scappare. Il resto dei suoi nipoti sono stati presi in ostaggio da Hamas. Varda non ha voluto dire u ... Show More
7m 43s
Jun 2024
Summer & War with Sarah Borgi (Ep.406)
Reflecting on the July 2006 War and UNSCR 1701 eighteen years later, during a time of escalation and regional war's expansion.
Looking back on humanitarian assistance in times of emergency and crisis, the Lebanese government's negotiating role in helping shape UNSCR 1701, a retur ... Show More
1h 13m
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
Jun 2024
Thawra Ep. 12 – Origins of Saudi Reaction
Featuring Abdel Razzaq Takriti, this is the TWELFTH episode of Thawra (Revolution), our mini-series on Arab radicalism in the 20th century. Today’s installment tells the story of Saudi Arabia, a country whose reactionary, US-aligned trajectory was throughout the 1950s and 60s cha ... Show More
2h 35m
Jun 2024
Thawra Ep. 13 – Revolutionary Arabia
Featuring Abdel Razzaq Takriti, this is the THIRTEENTH episode of Thawra (Revolution), our mini-series on Arab radicalism in the 20th century. Today’s installment covers the armed left-wing revolutionary movements that challenged British imperial power across Southern Arabia, wit ... Show More
2h 49m