Bashir Gemayel begins at 15:10.
The eighteenth episode of The Lebanese Politics Podcast has presenters Benjamin Redd and Nizar Hassan test out a new format for the podcast: an episode dedicated to a politically important historical figure in Lebanon.
Bashir Gemayel, the president who was assassinated on September 14, 1982, just three weeks after being ele ... 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
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
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
Jan 2024
Are Hezbollah and Israel close to an all-out war?
There’s been a regular exchange of fire between Hezbollah and the Israeli army for more than two months. Now, the fight is intensifying, with Israel carrying out ‘wide-scale’ airstrikes into South Lebanon, pushing both sides closer to an all-out war. So what does the future look ... Show More
18m 51s
Mar 2024
Another Take: When it comes to Gaza, when is it a war crime?
Every Saturday, we revisit a story that’s in the news again.
In October, Israel issued its first evacuation order in Gaza, demanding all Palestinians in Gaza’s largest city move south. Today, we’re revisiting what that meant under international humanitarian law.
This episode or ... Show More
23m 29s
Oct 2020
The end of the Lebanese Civil War
On October 13th 1990, the Syrian airforce pushed their most outspoken opponent in Lebanon, General Michel Aoun, to take refuge in the French embassy in Beirut, ending the last chapter of Lebanon's bitter 15-year civil war. Veteran Lebanese journalist Hanna Anbar told Louise Hidal ... Show More
8m 59s
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