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Is Hezbollah losing influence in Lebanon? Kim Ghattas on Lebanese divisions & unity
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Is Hezbollah losing influence in Lebanon? Kim Ghattas on Lebanese divisions & unity

In Lebanon, "a majority (are) united in wanting a different future, a future that is non-sectarian, that is non-corrupt, that provides prosperity, justice, dignity for people," journalist Kim Ghattas told Ian Bremmer in a GZERO World interview.

Watch the GZERO World episode: Lebanon Post-Blast: Rage in the Streets of Beirut.

A story from Lebanon: rewarding acts of kindness in Beirut
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A story from Lebanon: rewarding acts of kindness in Beirut

A Lebanese social media project goes viral with a simple message: The world sucks. Make it better.

Beirut Blast a Painful Reminder for Small Texas Town
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Beirut Blast a Painful Reminder for Small Texas Town

In 2013, a blast at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas nearly leveled the town and killed 15 people. The cause--an explosion of the chemical ammonium nitrate, the same substance involved in the tragic blast that occurred recently in Beirut, Lebanon. GZERO Media traveled to West, Texas, to meet Mayor Tommy Muska. Hear his harrowing story, and his words of support for a city thousands of miles away.

Lebanon post-blast: rage in the streets of Beirut
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

Lebanon post-blast: rage in the streets of Beirut

On GZERO World, Ian Bremmer examines the aftermath and fallout of the catastrophe in Lebanon, a nation that was already aflame in political turmoil. Ian talks to acclaimed journalist Kim Ghattas about the road ahead for Lebanon and how this moment could impact the region.



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Podcast: Lebanon Post-Blast: Rage in the Streets of Beirut
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Podcast: Lebanon Post-Blast: Rage in the Streets of Beirut

Listen: It was a blast heard around the world, an explosion so big it literally sent shockwaves through the streets of Beirut. More than 200 were killed, thousands injured, and hundreds of thousands left homeless. On this GZERO World podcast, Ian Bremmer examines the aftermath and fallout of the catastrophe in Lebanon, a nation that was already aflame in political turmoil. Ian Bremmer talks to acclaimed journalist Kim Ghattas, author of Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East, about the road ahead for Lebanon and how this moment could impact the region.

Deadly Beirut explosion: a first-hand account from a Lebanese journalist
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Deadly Beirut explosion: a first-hand account from a Lebanese journalist

Days after an explosion tore through the heart of Beirut, journalist and born-and-raised resident Kim Ghattas describes where she was when the blast happened - and what she actually thinks was the cause.