Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.

Find out how to listen to other BBC stations

Episode details

World Service,01 Nov 2019,53 mins

Two weeks after they shut because of nationwide protests, banks re-open in Lebanon

Newsday

Available for over a year

Banks in Lebanon have re-opened for the first time since the start of anti-government demonstrations, despite fears that many customers will rush to make withdrawals; a new law introducing tough controls on the internet comes into force in Russia; and we'll hear complaints about the use of tear gas during the demonstrations in Iraq.

Programme Website
More episodes