UNIFIL begins at 06:35.
The sixteenth episode of The Lebanese Politics Podcast has presenters Benjamin Redd and Nizar Hassan discuss news of the past week, including Nasrallah's meeting with the Houthis, the Russian push to move Syrian refugees back to Syria, the latest on cabinet formation, and UNIFIL's mandate renewal.
Our main topic: UNIFIL, 40 years o ... 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
Dec 2024
What is happening in Syria?
Over the past week, Syrian opposition fighters have seized control of Aleppo and advanced further south towards Hama. This unexpected move has reignited what was largely a frozen conflict. In response, the Syrian Army, with support from Russia and reportedly, Iraqi militias, has ... Show More
20m 26s
Mar 2025
Syrie : quel avenir pour les Kurdes ?
Depuis la chute de Bachar Al-Assad, le dialogue entre les Kurdes syriens et le gouvernement de transition semblait mal engagé. Et pourtant, lundi soir, ils se sont mis d’accord. La présidence syrienne, qui cherche à unifier un pays divisé par treize ans de guerre civile, a annonc ... Show More
23m 18s
Dec 2024
The fall of Assad in Syria and its impact on the Middle East
Today on the show: after Syrian rebels took Damascus, Fareed is joined by Natasha Hall, senior fellow at the CSIS Middle East Program, and Karim Sadjadpour, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, to discuss what the fall of Assad’s regime means for Syria ... Show More
43m 14s