Episode 96 - The battle against accountability

The Lebanese Politics Podcast

Discussion of the investigation into the Beirut port explosion begins at 30:00. Ben is joined by friend of the show and Al Jazeera English's Beirut correspondent Timour Azhari to discuss the latest on the investigation into the deadly explosion at Beirut's port with no accountability so far four months after the blast. Also covered, protests in Hamra as Lebanese universities more than double their tuition, coronavirus on the rise again as Lebanon moves into a holiday period easing of restrictions, Macron's non visit to the country, a packed Parliament agenda and the looming spectre of the loss of subsidies on bread, fuel and medicine. Music track: Zuhal by Elepheel, check out his other work @elepheel