More states say they will ‘recognise’ Palestine, but what does this mean?
A growing number of countries in the West have said they could soon recognise Palestinian statehood as Israel becomes increasingly isolated over its war in Gaza. Fifteen countries issued a joint decla...
2 Aug 202516min
Why is justice so delayed in Beirut port explosion?
Five years have passed since the Beirut port explosion – and still the families of the more than 220 victims killed in the blast await justice. Mariana Foudalian is one of them. She lost her sister Ga...
1 Aug 202517min
The Blast Episode 4: Fallout (Re-run)
In the aftermath of the blast, residents took to the streets to sweep the shards of glass and piles of rubble. Meanwhile, politicians bickered and resigned. Judges were appointed to investigate the bl...
28 Jul 202537min
The Blast Episode 3: Zero hour (Re-run)
Ghassan Hassrouty was working with his colleagues at the port’s grain silos. Sarah Copland, an Australian UN employee, was feeding her son Isaac, 2. And then, it’s zero hour, the moment the blast tore...
28 Jul 202527min
The Blast Episode 2: The six-year wait (Re-run)
After the cargo was moved to a warehouse at the port, it sat there for years. This episode connects the dots to understand why the chemical, commonly used in fertilisers and explosives, was neglected ...
28 Jul 202531min
The Blast Episode 1: The Russian and the Rhosus (Re-run)
In the summer of 2020, Lebanon had already been experiencing some of its worst days, due to a deepening financial crisis and the global pandemic. On August 4, things took a much darker turn. Hundreds ...
28 Jul 202528min
The enduring consequences of mass starvation in Gaza
Hunger has killed more than 110 people so far in Gaza over the past 20 months of war. And in the past week, the number of deaths has accelerated, causing alarm about a looming full-scale famine in the...
25 Jul 202523min
Is Israel exploiting distrust between Syria’s Druze and Damascus?
The city of Sweida in southern Syria became a battleground this week after a series of retaliatory attacks between Druze militiamen and Bedouin tribes escalated. President Ahmad Al Shara's government ...
18 Jul 202521min
