Nizar and Ben are joined by Timour Azhari, Al-Jazeera English's Beirut correspondent, to discuss the deadly explosion at the Beirut Port and its aftermath, including Saturday's violent clashes between protesters and security forces.
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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
Jan 2020
EPISODE 110: Reporting & Reflecting with Timour Azhari
We're joined by Timour Azhari for Episode 110 of The Beirut Banyan, and we discuss independent journalism, traditional reporting and general coverage of the ongoing Lebanese revolt.
Timour shares his personal thoughts on the uprising's evolution over the past 3 1/2 months, differ ... Show More
55m 5s
Aug 2020
The aftermath of the Beirut explosion
The explosion near Beirut’s port on Tuesday killed 135 people and injured thousands more, according to the Lebanese health ministry.
Officials say 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate was the cause. According to public records, the chemicals were held at the port for six years, despite ... Show More
20m 23s
Aug 2020
News Digest: The world scrambles to aid Lebanon in the aftermath of Beirut Explosion
This week, we tackle the aftermath of the massive explosion that shook Lebanon’s capital Beirut on August 4.The cataclysmic blast at Beirut’s port claimed the lives of at least 171 people and injured around 6,500 others. About half the city was left damaged or destroyed, with hun ... Show More
9m 29s
Jan 2024
Attacks in Beirut and Baghdad, and fears of a wider war
A Hamas leader killed in Beirut. U.S. strikes in Baghdad. This week, tensions in the Middle East have been rising – and with them, the specter of a widening Israel-Gaza war. Our correspondent in Beirut joins us to explain what happened this week.
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18m 10s
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
Aug 2020
Lebanon explosion: What will Lebanon do now?
In this episode, we talk to Bassam ZaaZaa, a reporter with The National, and Zina Malas, a student at the American University of Beirut about their experience of the explosion. We also talk to Marianne Samaha, programme director for aid agency Plan International, who tells us who ... Show More
24m 7s