Has Lebanon found a lifeline?
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English - September 22, 2021 08:30 - 17 minutes - 16 MB - ★★★★★ - 324 ratingsNews Society & Culture aj+ world journalism reporters al jazeera global news news podcasts international news Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Lebanon has had a few bright spots of news in its long running economic collapse. On Monday, a new government was confirmed for the first time in 13 months, and fuel is coming in to fill a dire need for electricity. But it was brought from Iran by Hezbollah, which could pose its own set of geopolitical problems. So could Lebanon finally be turning a corner? Or is optimism still out of sight?
In this episode:
Kareem Chehayeb (@chehayebk), Lebanon-based reporter
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