population is syrian, refugees of war. now the party of my guest, deputy prime minister ghassan hasbani, says enough is enough. it wants to send them home but says it rules out talking to president assad how can it be sure they d be safe. the government say it s a burden the undermines the country s future is this the biggest threat or is it a political system that is entrenched sectarianism, legitimized bigotry and encouraged corruption so bad, it can t even leave the lights on? corruption so bad, it can t even keep the lights on? hardtalk theme music. ghassan hasbani, welcome to hardtalk, thank you for being with us. up to 1.5 million syrians have sought refuge in your country in the course of the war. about a quarter of your population now. how big a threat does that represent to lebanon? initially it is a huge economic and social burden on the country, no doubt. lebanon welcomed all these syrians at the beginning, given the need, the humanitarian situation they were in.
hardtalk. hello and welcome to hardtalk, i m shaun ley. a quarter of lebanon s population is syrian, refugees of war. now the party of my guest, deputy prime minister ghassan hasbani, says enough is enough. it wants to send them home but says it rules out talking to president assad how can it be sure they d be safe. the government say it s a burden the undermines the country s future is this the biggest threat or is it a political system that is entrenched sectarianism, legitimized bigotry and encouraged corruption so bad, it can t even keep the lights on? hardtalk theme music. ghassan hasbani, welcome to hardtalk, thank you for being with us. up to 1.5 million syrians have sought refuge in your country in the course of the war. about a quarter of your population now. how big a threat does that represent to lebanon? initially, it is a huge economic and social burden on the country, no doubt. lebanon welcomed all these syrians at the beginning, given the need, the humanitari
borders into other countries. from honduras they ve headed north to the west. fleeing gang violence and poverty. in the north africa republic tiny lebanon is staggering under the huge weight of syrians fleeing war and chaos at home. the country is now saying, we just can t take everybody. they come from all over, somalia, indonesia, caribbean. many so desperate to escape their own countries they pay thousands of dollars for a spot on a rickety boat. we called on the plane immediately when we detected the ship. a woman took the call. she said we re alone. please help us. we re in danger. a record number of people are fleeing wars. more than 200,000 people crossed the mediterranean in 2014 just like the refugees in this boat. for sure this is very dangerous because one ship that navigates with nobody at the helm is like a bomb launched against the coast line. the italian coast guard sees a new trend. traffickers charge ex-other exorbitant fees for over loaded boats th
countries. from honduras they ve headed north to the west. fleeing gang violence and poverty. in the north africa republic tiny lebanon is staggering under the huge weight of syrians fleeing war and chaos at home. the country is now saying, we just can t take everybody. they come from all over somalia , indonesia, caribbean. many so desperate to escape their own countries they pay thousands of dollars for a spot on a rickety boat. we called on the plane immediately when we detected the ship. a woman took the call. she said we re alone. please help us. we re in danger . a record number of people are fleeing wars. more than 200,000 people crossed the mediterranean in 2014 just like the refugees in this boat. for sure this is very dangerous because one ship that navigates with nobody at the helm is like a bomb launched against the coast line. the italian coast guard sees a new trend. traffickers charge ex-other exorbitant fees for over loaded boats that they then abe.
borders into other countries. from honduras they ve headed north to the west. fleeing gang violence and poverty. in the north africa republic tiny lebanon is staggering under the huge weight of syrians fleeing war and chaos at home. the country is now saying, we just can t take everybody. they come from all over somalia , indonesia, caribbean. many so desperate to escape their own countries they pay thousands of dollars for a spot on a rickety boat. we called on the plane immediately when we detected the ship. a woman took the call. she said we re alone. please help us. we re in danger . a record number of people are fleeing wars. more than 200,000 people crossed the mediterranean in 2014 just like the refugees in this boat. for sure this is very dangerous because one ship that navigates with nobody at the helm is like a bomb launched against the coast line. the italian coast guard sees a new trend. traffickers charge ex-other exorbitant fees for over loaded boats t