0:00 Intro
4:09 Surprise and Disappointment
15:45 Wider Story of Accountability
24:33 International Investigation
29:58 Expectations
34:43 Subsidies
43:36 Silver Lining
We're with Houshig Kaymakamian for Episode 207 of The Beirut Banyan.
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CLM S5#11 – Karim Émile Bitar – "Liban : jusqu'où la descente aux enfers ?"
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Praying through a Revolution – Christelle Hayek, Lebanon
How do you live through a revolution and an explosion and still keep your faith?
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