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In 2019, Lebanon suffered an unprecedented economic crisis which pushed most of the population into poverty. How could a small ruling elite become so rich and powerful while everyone else loses their life savings? This is the story of Lebanon’s slide into a kleptocracy.

The elite gets rich while everyone else loses their life savings:This is the story of Lebanon’s slide into a kleptocracy.

Lebanon: Robbery of the Century

The Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October has rekindled the conflict on the Israel-Lebanon border with ten of thousands of civilians displaced in southern Lebanon.

Southern Lebanon: Forever at War

The Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October has rekindled the conflict on the Israel-Lebanon border.

ARTE Reportage

Since independence in 1943, Lebanon has been caught up in the conflicts of its neighbours. The Israel-Palestine war and Syria Civil War have gravely destabilised the country politically and economically.

Lebanon: Other Peoples' Wars

Since 1943, Lebanon has been caught up in the conflicts of its neighbours.

Mapping the World

Beirut is just 80 kilometres from the border with Israel. Palestinians in the camps in Lebanon are watching the bitter war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza with concern but they are divided between Hamas and Fatah supporters.

Lebanon: Hamas and Fatah United?

Palestinians in the camps in Lebanon are watching the bitter war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza with concern but they are divided between Hamas and Fatah supporters.

For a long time, their schools and universities were the pride of Lebanon: every year, thousands of doctors, lawyers, economists, and engineers finished their education with flying colours in a highly respected education sector. But since the economic and political crisis started in 2019, the whole system has fallen apart.

Lebanon: The Lost Generation

Lebanon's once proud education system is, like the country, in a serious crisis.

In Lebanon, the world of horse racing has not escaped the economic crisis that has hit the country. An emblem of the city's glorious past, the Beirut racecourse, founded two hundred years ago, is now threatened with closure.

Lebanon: Racing in Crisis

The Beirut racecourse, An emblem of the city's glorious past is now threatened with closure.

How do you survive when prices are going up every day? In Argentina and Lebanon, two nations where inflation rates are running at over 200%, Tracks East meets people it by economic crisis.

Lebanon and Argentina: Surviving Hyperinflation

Tracks East meets people in Argentina and Lebanon, two nations where inflation rates are running at over 200%.

Tracks East

When fighting in Syria drew close to Aleppo, agronomists at the International Centre for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA) launched a daring operation to save their collection. They managed to evacuate almost all of their seed bank to the Global Seed Vault in Svalbard.

Seeds of War

When fighting in Syria drew close to Aleppo, agronomists launched a daring attempt to save their seed collection.

Following the terrible attack by Hamas, Israel has responded with massive airstrikes and the siege of Gaza. But there is also another threat, Hezbollah from the north. This episode looks at the key role Lebanon has played in the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Israel - Hamas: Lebanon's Role

This episode looks at the key role Lebanon has played in the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Mapping the World Essentials

Forty years ago, in June 1982, Israel invaded southern Lebanon, dubbed Operation Peace for Galilee by the Israelis. A small guerrilla group came together in secret to resist this offensive. Formed and supported by the Islamic Republic of Iran, it officially declared itself in 1985 as Hezbollah: The Party of God.
Four decades later, this small group has grown to become one of the most important military and political forces in the Middle East. A party of resistance for some, a terrorist group for others, Hezbollah is admired as much as it is feared. But the organisation, practically a state within a state, is living through turbulent times as Lebanon is experiencing a major political and economic crisis.

As  Lebanon experiences an existential crisis, a focus on the history of militant group Hezbollah, a controversial organisation supported by Iran.

Lebanon: Inside Hezbollah

The cedar forests in the mountains of Lebanon are both a symbol of the nation and an important natural environment. But the ancient forests are threatened by climate change as well as illegal logging, in a country that is experiencing and unprecedented crisis.

Lebanon Without Cedars

Lebanon's famous cedar forests are under threat from climate change and illegal logging.

Undermined by the corruption of its leaders, the country is going through one of the worst economic crises in its history. Since the collapse of the banking system, Lebanese people have seen their living standards plunge. The local currency has lost up to 90% of its value, and inflation is soaring. There are also shortages of fuel, electricity, and medicines. Some citizens even say Lebanon is on the brink of becoming a failed state. 

Lebanon: A People in Crisis

Since the collapse of the banking system, Lebanese people have seen their living standards plunge

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Lebanon: Robbery of the Century

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Lebanon: Inside Hezbollah

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