Lebanon

June, 1982 - The First Lebanon War. A lone tank and a infantry platoon are dispatched to search a hostile town - a simple mission that turns into a nightmare.

A month after Lebanon's catastrophic explosion in the port of Beirut, what next for the country's crisis hit economy and broken political system? As Lebanon's newly appointed prime minister, Mustapha Adib, tries to form a new government, the finger of blame continues to point at decades of corruption and mismanagement.

The personal stories of villagers in south Lebanon and the extreme measures they take to deal with the threat they see from across the border with Israel.

June, 1982 - The First Lebanon War. A lone tank and a paratroopers platoon are dispatched to search a hostile town - a simple mission that turns into a nightmare. The four members of a tank crew find themselves in …

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In the early hours of Israel’s invasion of Lebanon in June, 1982, a tank flanked by a dozen paratroopers is dispatched to secure a town that has already been devastated by an air bombardment. It seems a simple mission, but the four young tank crew soon find themselves in a violent situation that’s spinning out of their control. Motivated by fear and the survival instinct, they try to follow orders they often don’t understand without losing their humanity.

Professional rock climber Sam Elias travels to Lebanon, where he reconnects with his extended family and also scales an extremely difficult mountain route.

John Ray investigates the story of Sally Hafez, a mother of two who walked into a Beirut bank brandishing a toy pistol and demanding the withdrawal of $14,000 of her own money.

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Nigel Slater explores the Middle East, cooking and eating with the people of Lebanon, Turkey and Iran, as he discovers the secrets of the world's oldest cuisines.