From the United Nations, where the Un Secretary general Antonio Guterres said violence in lebanon must stop now, he is gravely concerned by the dramatic escalation of events In Beirut in the last 2a hours, this cycle of violence must stop and all sites must step back from the brink of war. The people of lebanon, israel, and the wider region cannot afford an all out war. Have a Security Correspondent Frank Gardner reports on the latest escalation of conflict between israel and hezbollah. Heavy artillery fire. A devastating blow inflicted by israel, hitting the heart of hezbollah s Command Centre In Beirut. Within hours, the israeli military announced they had eliminated, as they put it, the groups leader. Hassan nasrallah had been Secretary General of hezbollah for 32 years, overseeing its growth into the worlds most heavily armed non state army. He was born in lebanon in 1960, growing up In Beirut s eastern bourj hammoud district. He took over the leadership in 1992 when his predecesso
This event has been postponed from February 23 at 10:00 am EST. The new date is, February 29, 10:00 am - 11:00am EST and the title of the event is: Will Lebanon be a Future Theater of Regional War? You can register using the link above.
Ronnie Chatah has channelled his energy into a podcast which gives a platform to many of those who, like Ronnie, lost loved ones to political assassination, write Hannah McCarthy
Ronnie Chatah hosts The Beirut Banyan podcast, a series of storytelling and conversation-driven episodes covering all that is modern Lebanese history. He founded the WalkBeirut tour, an outdoor narration of Beirut’s rich and troubled past. His recent writings have appeared in NOWLebanon, L’Orient Today, The National, and Newlines magazine.
Film Review: Lebanon: Explosion of Anger is a documentary film by Polish company Vision House telling the stories of survivors of the Beirut blast, in their own words.