
Emergency aid pledged to Lebanon
Global players offer Lebanon relief cash - but say further aid conditional on reform.
A summit to provide humanitarian relief to Lebanon in the wake of Tuesday's deadly explosion raises cash - but will it reach those in greatest need? We hear from regional expert Lina Khatib, and speak to a doctor about his harrowing experiences after the blast.
Also in the programme: an update on a critical election in Belarus; and the plight of British restaurants during the pandemic.
(Photo: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis participates in donor teleconference on Lebanon. The conference was arranged by French President Emmanuel Macron and the UN. Credit: EPA/Greek Prime Minister"s Office/Dimitris Papamitsos)
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