5 April 2026

50 minutes

Available for 21 days

How the war in Lebanon is affecting a Christian Maronite community and their Shia neighbours in the town of Al-Qlayaa, near the border with Israel. We hear from the town’s mayor and parish priest.

Also in the programme: a US airman who was missing in Iran has been rescued; and one historian’s view on a new world order, ushered in by President Trump and the war in Iran.

(Photo: A man walks near a damaged building in the aftermath of an Israeli strike, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran continues in Tyre, Lebanon, April 4, 2026. Credit: Reuters)