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Oct 2018
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Episode 21 - Women's movement

The Lebanese Politics Podcast
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Women's movement begins at 19:50. The twenty-first episode of The Lebanese Politics Podcast sees presenter Benjamin Redd joined by guest presenter Nadine Moawad to discuss the news of the past week, including the deadline for metered generators, Siemens’ plan to save Lebanon’s electricity, an airport scuffle, a disembarked plane, Netanyahu's accusations at ... Show More
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