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Oct 2018
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Episode 22 - CEDRE

The Lebanese Politics Podcast
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CEDRE begins at 19:53. Nizar is back! The twenty-second episode of The Lebanese Politics Podcast has regular hosts Benjamin Redd and Nizar Hassan discuss news of the past week, including a stalemate between the government and generator owners, refugee returns, a $18 million project for the airport, more on the airport scuffle, a tour by Bassil to prove Bibi ... Show More
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