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Israeli ambassador to the UAE, Yossi Avraham Shelley, on what it will take to end strikes on Lebanon
Israel’s ambassador to the UAE, Yossi Avraham Shelley, joined us on Monocle Radio’s ‘The Briefing’ to discuss the talks between the US, Israel and Lebanon as missile attacks continue.
What’s in a ceasefire? Mixed messages, faultlines and fearing the worst
The 11th-hour ceasefire between the US and Iran was met with sighs of relief around the world – but faultlines in the fragile agreement are already starting to show.
View from Lebanon: Beirut’s dire déjà vu as reckoning with Hezbollah beckons
Residents of Beirut were jolted awake in the early hours of Monday morning to the bone-shaking thuds. Lebanon has now become a new front in the war between the US, Israel and Iran.
Phoenix rising Global
As Japanese accents appear in Oslo and Italian touches take root in Tokyo, a familial Lebanese home has been rebuilt following a devastating fire.
Home soil
Lebanon relies on imported food, but a Beirut retailer is creating a sustainable model by reviving traditional production. Monocle traverses the country to meet the makers behind this food revolution.
Rebuilding Beirut
We meet the visionary thinkers restoring Lebanon’s capital after last year’s devastating port explosion.
House and home
After being abandoned for 40 years, Villa Chamoun has now returned to its former glory as a hotel. We check in.
Cities
Hong Kong's West Kowloon transforms neglected reclaimed land into the world's largest cultural hub, while Beirut architects reimagine public spaces after devastating blast damage.
From the ashes
When Nabil and Zoe Debs opened their Beirut hotel, Arthaus, it was destroyed in the port explosion. In rebuilding it from the rubble, they cemented its place as a creative hub.
