Main content

Lebanon's Education Minister - Elias Bou Saab

What is the collateral damage for Lebanon from the Syrian conflict and can the government cope?

The fallout from the conflict in Syria is threatening to destabilise one of the Middle East's most delicate nations - Lebanon. It hosts around 1.3 million Syrian refugees, more per capita than any other country. This places huge pressure on its people and government, as well as adding more strain on its fragile sectarian mix. Hardtalk speaks to Elias Bou Saab, Lebanon's Education Minister. What is the collateral damage for Lebanon from the Syrian conflict and can the government cope?

(Photo: Lebanese Education Minister Elias Bou Saab addresses delegates at the Supporting Syria Conference, London 2016. Credit: Ben Stansall/WPA Pool /Getty Images)

Available now

23 minutes

Last on

Wed 16 Mar 201621:06GMT
BBC World Service East Asia, Australasia & South Asia only

More episodes

Previous

Former Governor of the Bank of England - Lord King

Next

Sevgi Akarçeşme, Editor in Chief "Today's Zaman", Turkey

See all episodes from The Interview

Broadcasts

  • Wed 16 Mar 201602:06GMT
    BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
  • Wed 16 Mar 201603:06GMT
    BBC World Service Online, East Asia & UK DAB/Freeview only
  • Wed 16 Mar 201604:06GMT
    BBC World Service South Asia
  • Wed 16 Mar 201605:06GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia
  • Wed 16 Mar 201607:06GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
  • Wed 16 Mar 201613:06GMT
    BBC World Service Online & UK DAB/Freeview only
  • Wed 16 Mar 201614:06GMT
    BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East, East Asia, West and Central Africa & South Asia only
  • Wed 16 Mar 201620:06GMT
    BBC World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview & Europe and the Middle East only
  • Wed 16 Mar 201621:06GMT
    BBC World Service East Asia, Australasia & South Asia only

Podcast

  • The Interview

    Conversations with people shaping our world. The best interviews from the BBC