Now playing Next Lebanon Lebanese President Aoun leaves office and legacy of economic meltdown Lebanon's outgoing President Michel Aoun has left the palace and acknowledged the huge amount of work the failed state needs to restore its economy. 30/10/2022
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Now playing Next Lebanon Sirens and sorrow: victims of migrant boat tragedy returned to Lebanon Families of the victims say conditions in the region are forcing people to make the perilous crossings from Lebanon towards Europe. 24/09/2022
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Now playing Next Europe Decoded Beirut's collapsing silos and the fading memory of a tragedy Beirut's collapsing silos and the fading memory of a tragedy 16/08/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Abuses against Lebanon’s LGBTQ+ rise after blast and financial crisis Two years after the explosion at Beirut’s port, abuses against Lebanon’s LGBTQ+ community have skyrocketed. 05/08/2022
Now playing Next no comment Smoke billows from grain silos in Beirut port Aerial shots show smoke billowing from grain silos in Beirut's blast-hit port which are at risk of collapsing after a fire. 29/07/2022
Now playing Next no comment Long queues at Beirut bakeries as Lebanon bread crisis continues Long lines form in front of bakeries and supermarkets in the Lebanese capital Beirut. 27/07/2022
Now playing Next Destinations Can Lebanon's travel sector make a roaring comeback this summer? Lebanon is anticipating hundreds of thousands of ex-pats and tourists to visit the country this summer. Their imminent arrival will bring a much-needed cash injection to a country previously tormented by an economic and financial crisis. 22/06/2022
Now playing Next Lebanon What now for Lebanon after Hezbollah loses its parliamentary majority? We spoke to Middle East expert Dr Chloe Kattar, a research fellow in history at the University of Cambridge, to find out. 20/05/2022
Now playing Next Europe Decoded Here's what EU election observers do when monitoring ballots abroad In total, some 167 European election observers were dispatched including 30 who arrived in early April to begin the groundwork for a thorough assessment. 20/05/2022
Now playing Next Lebanon Lebanon elections: Hezbollah and allies lose majority in vote It is the first election in Lebanon since a devastating economic crisis erupted in October 2019. 16/05/2022
Now playing Next Lebanon Lebanese go to polls to elect new parliament amid economic meltdown Expectations are low that the outcome will significantly alter the political landscape, despite a new crop of candidates from a nationwide protest movement. 15/05/2022
Now playing Next Lebanon Wanted Portuguese man arrested in Chile over Beirut port explosion The suspect is accused of bringing "explosive elements" into Lebanon ahead of the blast that devastated the port in August 2020. 21/04/2022
Now playing Next Scenes The Lebanese dynamic duo helping frontline workers this Ramadan "The story of the crisis transformed our relationship with this country. These people in this country are heroes to sustain this current situation." 18/04/2022
Now playing Next no comment Ukrainians and Lebanese rally against Russia invasion in Beirut Ukrainian citizens living in Lebanon and supporters rally against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in downtown Beirut's Martyrs Square. 27/03/2022
Now playing Next no comment Snow in Lebanon as cold front intensifies The town of Chebaa is used to snow in January but a recent storm, which has blanketed most of Lebanon, has left the town with snowfall the town hasn't been seen in a decade. 28/01/2022
Now playing Next See Beirut exhibition displays restored art after 2020 port blast At the Beirut Museum of Art, a collection of restored Lebanese paintings, once destroyed by the 2020 port explosion, have gone back on display 21/01/2022
Now playing Next no comment Families of Beirut blast victims protest interference in probe Families of victims killed in the deadly Beirut blast mark 15 months since the explosion, protesting continued political interference in the probe into the disaster. 04/11/2021
Now playing Next no comment Gunfire exchanges in streets of Beirut wounding several The Lebanese army are deployed in the streets of Beirut as gun fire exchanges turn the capital into a war zone a few blocks from the Justice Palace, where hundreds of black-clad protesters had gathered to demand the removal of judge Tarek Bitar, the lead investigator in the port blast 14/10/2021
Now playing Next Lebanon Deadly clashes in Beirut after protests against port explosion judge At least five people have been shot dead in Beirut during a demonstration against the judge investigating last year's deadly port explosion. 14/10/2021
Now playing Next Living How widespread power cuts are pushing Lebanon towards solar power Due to the worsening economic crisis, Lebanon has been grappling with total blackouts. The precarious electricity supply has accelerated a shift to solar power. 11/10/2021
Now playing Next no comment Beirut in the dark as power plants run out of fuel Lebanon's two main power plants were forced to shut down after running out of fuel plunging the country into darkness on Saturday. Lebanon is grappling with a crippling energy crisis made worse by its dependency on fuel imports. 10/10/2021
Now playing Next no comment Families protest suspension of Lebanon blast probe Families protest suspension of Lebanon blast probe 29/09/2021
Now playing Next Europe News MEPs want EU countries to ramp up pressure on Lebanon MEPs voted overwhelmingly to impose sanctions against the new government in Lebanon. 22/09/2021
Now playing Next Lebanon At least 28 killed in fuel tanker explosion in Lebanon A warehouse where fuel was illegally stored exploded in northern Lebanon on Sunday morning, killing at least 28 people and burning dozens. 15/08/2021
