Episode 97 - Brace for 2021
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The Lebanese Politics Podcast is back for season four and with a new co-host joining the team to boot! Timour Azhari, Lebanon correspondent for the Thomson Reuters Foundation and long time friend of the show is joining Ben and Nizar as a permanent host of the podcast. In our first show of 2021, we cover the continuing crises in Lebanon, including the coronavirus lockdown, protests in Tripoli, the assassination of Lockman Slim, the six month anniversary of the Beirut port explosion and the lack of push to form a government. Music track: Zuhal by Elepheel, check out his other work @elepheel
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