The Bitcoin Dealers of Beirut

In February 2012 - a year after the war in Syria had started - photographer Paul Conroy and Sunday Times correspondent Marie Colvin smuggled themselves into the war-ravaged Syrian city of Homs. As the first journalists on the scene, they witnessed the targeted attacks perpetrated ...  Show more

If you could cheat death, would you?Technology has progressed at a phenomenal rate, allowing us to do things deemed impossible. In this episode, Edwina Stott takes a look at the tech, which could enable us to live forever and asks whether an eternal digital afterlife is something ...  Show more

Be it a “financial revolution” or a “delusion,” Bitcoins seem to be getting more and more acceptance. The US securities regulator giving green light for the first Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), is being seen as a turning point in the short history of cryptocurrencies. E ...

We're joined by Oussama Himani for Episode 59 of The Beirut Banyan, and we discuss the Economic Rescue Plan released by the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies. Oussama Himani is an economist and CIO at Parkview. He shares his thoughts on the recommendations floated by the authors ...  Show more

0:00 Intro 2:45 Telecoms Today 8:55 Field Offices 18:58 Unlocking Bandwidth 23:12 Cryptocurrency 29:20 Bridging the Gap 37:09 Personal Reflection Click to watch: https://youtu.be/rc-RjXtaKzY We're with Georgio Nicolas for Episode 189 of The Beirut Banyan. We discuss the telecoms ...  Show more

0:00 Intro 4:09 Surprise and Disappointment 15:45 Wider Story of Accountability 24:33 International Investigation 29:58 Expectations 34:43 Subsidies 43:36 Silver Lining We're with Houshig Kaymakamian for Episode 207 of The Beirut Banyan. Click to watch: https://youtu.be/gACljKIAx ...  Show more