It so sad to watch countries used to be well-established crumbling. I used to work in a posh hotel in Dubai with many Lebanese, they are beautiful people. They used to be very proud of their beautiful country. I hope they will find peace and progress again.
That someone is the local warlord/smuggler himself....that's why the other smugglers didn't shoot him...they didn't want to start a war with his gang..
Better be careful with the camera. Everyone don't want to have 15 minutes of fame, especially when you smuggling things across what can be a very dangerous border.
@@blaquentgruppe6547 Yep and the Caesar act won't help them, either. Lebanon is next stop for "Usrael" to spread the chaos and it is the weak link in the chain that West and the Arabic kingdoms want to break. So watch out, some things have to go under this pressure.
Secret treaty signed in 1916 . while the war still going on the british and the france agree to divided the middle east, between themselves. they put boundary between their colonies know as the SYKES - PICOT line. this boundary between the old british and french colonies in the middle east pretty much still remains largely attached today over 100 years. later as the border iraq and syria. and we all know how problematic thats became in the past decade. the SYKES - PICOT line was simply a device to seperate british and french interests in the region.
demonstrates that, same as everywhere else, subsidizing fuel and foodstuffs produces overall negative outcomes, but by now smuggling has fostered an alliance of politics and organized crime and it will be very difficult to get rid of and institute more rational policy decisions.
Exactly , i was really all the time was thinking of what the woman said ....big hug to syrian and lebanon people .... لا أفهم ، الأرض كانت خضراء جدًا ومليئة بالمياه ، فلماذا لا يزرع الناس ! نحن نزرع بجد في وسط إيران على الرغم من الصحراء والجفاف، يمكن للأسرة الزراعية أن تحل المشاكل الاقتصادية لجزء كبير من المجتمع
Freedom isn't free, it's like the Syrian grandma/mom said: it's not gonna be served to you on a silver platter, you will have to pay high sacrifice for it
Do business with China 🇨🇳 and Russia 🇷🇺 interchange in y'all currency instead of the dollar 💵 that way it can't be used as a weapon against your country
So Lebanon and Syria are tied economically. Manufacturing happens in Syria, Lebanon is (was) usually the financial heart of the Levantine, so they make (made) their money like that. The one can’t survive without the other, and with sanctions against Syria, Lebanon was the most hit outside of Syria.
Speaking of siphoning, I didn't hear Riad Salameh's name mentioned. Given that over 70 billions USD were siphoned out of Lebanon to bank accounts overseas, some of which belong to Riad Salameh... among others!
What kind of a person offers her own child's life for any cause, no matter what it is? His life should have been sacred, not the shrine she built for him...
Usually only superstitious or religiously delusional people are capable of this kind of thinking or action. The bible is full of crazy BS. (So are all religions but my exp is limited to Christians mostly).
@@pedclarkemobile Slavicist 1994, Enshrined Atheist inbound, terror under the ground. Lots of "I would do this and that, because I have humanity unlike this and that person."
@@trevorlastname2139 to works of fiction, some are bound. Nonsense statements thrown around, Like an imbecile you do sound. A rhyming poet? We have found.
We had all these problems in a Serbia during the 90s the hyper inflation was one of the highest known to man everyone started using german marks back then my advice to people is turn to smuggling , crime and other dodgy stuff all those people who did are still wealthy in Serbia and the common man still moans about the price of bread
@Richard Schiffman your joke of a country Lebanon wouldn’t exist today. Because it shouldn’t exist. Lebanon is imaginary and only exists because leaders of krvenon ertrnuyyuuyÿt c c c xx
great report. 🙏🏾 These thing are global and it is up to the ppl to stop abuse and poverty. 🔥The solution is being forced upon on us all. the so-called elite have been use by those who are also being used. 👊🏾 So the one thing all of us can do is united by being the best being we can be and help and respect all life. ⚡ Merci 🙏🏾FRANCE 24 English your helping shape the world with your respect to the viewer's reporting.👏🏾
A man's ego destroying whole beautiful country, why doesnt he step down and let people decided who they want their president or country head. I used to think Lebanon is as modern and open country of Arab world and I had plan to visit this country but now I have change my perception toward this country.
Lebanon is smuggling drugs into Syria. Not sure what you are saying ? The division among the people are created Bc otherwise do a dna year and you will find you are all the same. Just false identity markers.
The collapse of their currency is the reason other countries/ traders have disproportionate buying power. Is the climate & terrain suited to growing wheat? You think there is a John Deere shop locally who might sell combine harvesters on credit? In a currency that is freefalling? They should grow whatever they can to feed themselves. Cannabis has enough yield per acre to justify its value as a crop. Your suggestion is blasé. Akin to telling a man with a broken leg to "walk it off".
Syria, Israel and the Palestinans have caused the destruction of Lebanon throughout the decades. Poor Lebanon. It used to be the jewel of the Mediterranean. 🇱🇧
US must remove sanctions and allow Syria to rebuild - UN expert 29 December 2020 GENEVA (29 December 2020) - UN human rights expert Alena Douhan today called on the United States to remove unilateral sanctions which may inhibit rebuilding of Syria's civilian infrastructure destroyed by the conflict. "The sanctions violate the human rights of the Syrian people, whose country has been destroyed by almost 10 years of ongoing conflict," said Douhan, UN special rapporteur on the negative impact of the unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights. "The conflict and violence have already had a dire impact on the ability of the Syrian people to realise their fundamental rights, having extensively damaged houses, medical units, schools, and other facilities," she said.
The us is stoked anage all read. The king and queens are gointacj back ths county of the United states and the now world order is not the way you damactes want it al. The god of heaven and earth and universe of the havens like jehovah and omg are in charge of all this so stop blaming me for wat you doin in space
Lebanon is going to be collapsed... Their debt is too much n source of income is poor.. even d army is giving paid ride in their helicopters to give army personnel their salaries
I didn't know that some people are living in terror like this. Are arabs and muslims not this united? It is a strong nation that can achieve whatever under the sun only if they can unite and be selfless. I just can't wait for the rapture through Jesus Christ the MESSIAH. Lots of love from South Africa
Maybe people can convertwhatever fiat currency they to blue chip crypto (btc, ada eth ltc) to try and retain purchasing power. I know it comes with risk. The sanctions on Syria have to end. My thoughts are with these honorouble of lebanon. I am truly sorry.
question for you smart economic folk. Why dont they drop their own currency and adopt the euro or the dollar? Just like Ecuador did for instance. Would that not solve their problems? I mean they are already extremely dependant on the economic flows of other countries, it would do no harm right?
Dollarizing the economy is what collapsed lebanon. The thing about adopting a currency that you have no printing control over is extremly dangerous. Plus if the strength of the currency doesnt match the strength of the economy its also rly problematic as it can emulate another greek collapse elsewhere.
I pray for the Lebanese brothers tathat are suffering but I need you ll to pray for the Cuban people who have been suffering since 1959 under criminal Castro's regime....
This is whoever decided to use Beruit's port as an Arsenal so why think terror will solve anything these self proclaimed Kings running around with AK's lower the world's opinon of Hezbolllah Hamas Houti's Wake Up
It so sad to watch countries used to be well-established crumbling. I used to work in a posh hotel in Dubai with many Lebanese, they are beautiful people. They used to be very proud of their beautiful country. I hope they will find peace and progress again.
If it was well-established it wouldnt crumble. I would call it smokes and mirrors, thats it what it was.
😁😁
😊😊
The pandemic, blast and political issues. But hopefully we will get through it.
@@danielkhoury4179 🤔🤔
The most tragic thing about Lebanon is it’s geographical position.
Not it's past ryt
8:59 The journalist seems not professional, as an investigative journalist you can't be carrying open camera and put someone and his family in danger.
Lol
That someone is the local warlord/smuggler himself....that's why the other smugglers didn't shoot him...they didn't want to start a war with his gang..
But I somewhat agree...today one can easily buy HD spy cameras on Amazon, Walmart, Flipkart etc..
@@ameyas7726 untrue. He's not warlord. He is business man. He has to protect his family and investments.
@@trevorlastname2139
Warlords are businessmen too.
This is a typical snitch. You sanction country returning from war to send them back into perpetual poverty and you call that smuggling illegal?
amen
How about U.S. theft of Syrian oil and denying them the ability to rebuild.
@@JonROlsen they're not building or planting anything... Did you see video ? They burning tires instead lol
But US isn't losing anything...it's Lebanon, a fellow Muslim country, who is losing their wealth to the Syrians..
@@skellingtonmeteoryballoon Yeah, I get all my best information from France 24 lol
My God, I'm crying, Lebanon is such beautiful country with lovely people. 🇱🇧😢💕
Praying for you Lebanese people 🙏❤️ much love from Croatia 🇭🇷💓
Of course dear but there are so critical situation in Lebanon🇱🇧🇱🇧 😭😭
@@AmitKumar-er5lh I'm so sorry 😞😥😔🙏
@@lb42 actually I'm from India 🇮🇳❤️ my whatsapp number+918171490048
@@lb42 and why you forget Syria ?? Syrians and Lebanese are similar
@@suleyman8696 I don't, I love Damask and Syrian people 😍
Hezbolla is like a parasite which feed from the host, while the parasite gets stronger the host gets weaker and weaker
Syria: What's needed to make beer?
Lebanon: Hold my grain, sugar, water and energy (fuel)...
Its a much deeper matter but, yeah basically😂
Hezbollah * not lebanon lol😂
Take beer ! 🍻 🍺
😂😂😂
@@user-zo7yf7ny8y 😁😁😁
8:57 When he just fired that shot, I literally felt like my own life was in danger. Bravo to the film crew 👏👏
nice movie
Did you?you know
Let me watch again
9:05 i look to if wood was intact.🖤👁
Poor country the few that many have bank account in Dubai
Better be careful with the camera. Everyone don't want to have 15 minutes of fame, especially when you smuggling things across what can be a very dangerous border.
@@blaquentgruppe6547 Yep and the Caesar act won't help them, either. Lebanon is next stop for "Usrael" to spread the chaos and it is the weak link in the chain that West and the Arabic kingdoms want to break. So watch out, some things have to go under this pressure.
Can't you use small cameras that can be hidden?
If they get caught doing that, they will be accused of spying .
@@AH-et7hi yup absolutely and then they will be hanged in public
Secret treaty signed in 1916 . while the war still going on the british and the france agree to divided the middle east, between themselves. they put boundary between their colonies know as the SYKES - PICOT line. this boundary between the old british and french colonies in the middle east pretty much still remains largely attached today over 100 years. later as the border iraq and syria. and we all know how problematic thats became in the past decade. the SYKES - PICOT line was simply a device to seperate british and french interests in the region.
demonstrates that, same as everywhere else, subsidizing fuel and foodstuffs produces overall negative outcomes, but by now smuggling has fostered an alliance of politics and organized crime and it will be very difficult to get rid of and institute more rational policy decisions.
It is amazing to witness the Aurora borealis during the afternoon
Can you cover US smuggling of oil out of Syria? That will more newsworthy than poor people struggling to survive
Mate, I'm worried because are region Southern Africa has a lot of resources
GREAT INFORMATION...
THANK YOU
What an interesting documentary! Power and protection to the Lebanese Army! 🇱🇧🇱🇧🇱🇧 ♥️♥️♥️
I watch a mother who speak about her son 22:52 if there is such mother there they wouldn't be peace but war...
23:00 "There's no victory without sacrifice", this woman knows more about fighting than most "experts"
Exactly , i was really all the time was thinking of what the woman said ....big hug to syrian and lebanon people ....
لا أفهم ، الأرض كانت خضراء جدًا ومليئة بالمياه ، فلماذا لا يزرع الناس ! نحن نزرع بجد في وسط إيران على الرغم من الصحراء والجفاف، يمكن للأسرة الزراعية أن تحل المشاكل الاقتصادية لجزء كبير من المجتمع
hahah victory to kill other innocent people ,wow
this war is still years to be finished. I would definitely flee that country
Yep, Israel's survival depends on it.
Freedom isn't free, it's like the Syrian grandma/mom said: it's not gonna be served to you on a silver platter, you will have to pay high sacrifice for it
Do business with China 🇨🇳 and Russia 🇷🇺 interchange in y'all currency instead of the dollar 💵 that way it can't be used as a weapon against your country
I’d be careful with China, in my opinion they have worse intentions than America, but that’s just my two cents.
@gedeyom gıyamete hamıneya Better than being in a Chinese “re-education” camp? Yeah, I’d definitely choose dangerous freedom over any type of slavery.
Yes they should change their currency with Russia or China because dollar is distoring them.
Very nice reporting
😂😂😂
shit they almost got snuffed on camera, i felt that.
I think they had more guns than the smugglers did. That was just a friendly warning.
Not really, that was just a warning they would have never killed the dudes in the 4x4's as they are much more well armed.
Does Lebanon have any manufacturing of any sort? Or they depend totally from imports?
imports economy
Crazy
@@posthumerous8441 where do they make their money from to pay for those imports?
So Lebanon and Syria are tied economically. Manufacturing happens in Syria, Lebanon is (was) usually the financial heart of the Levantine, so they make (made) their money like that. The one can’t survive without the other, and with sanctions against Syria, Lebanon was the most hit outside of Syria.
Not exporting anything. Service economy
The government should allow those people to plant Marijuana on their lands and sell it then just collect a lil fee from the owners
They dont know how to make money
@K Andreis we are not talking about individual richness
@K Andreis you are Sick go to Africa and see how lebanese struggle 😂
I would buy it to support the local people
It is legal to grow marijuana in California,but illegal to grow them in Lebanon?
'international sactions' like one adopted by a UN resolution or unilateral US and other western nations sanctions?
US and it's satellites.
Shame on the west for neo-colonialism
The river is the separation between syria and lebanon as shown in the vedio?
They got to survive so the struggles continues.
Goodluck all... i would be do the same... peace
😎😎😋
How people can live normal life on border...if they don't work smugglers
The guy at 13,36 put that what he had straight in his bag don't blame him
Exactly how did France help you? In fact FR takes remittance from Lebanon like they do from northern African countries
Speaking of siphoning, I didn't hear Riad Salameh's name mentioned. Given that over 70 billions USD were siphoned out of Lebanon to bank accounts overseas, some of which belong to Riad Salameh... among others!
So sad!!
lebanon should be under syria control to solve all its issues
I think they haven’t see r border with Mexico
What kind of a person offers her own child's life for any cause, no matter what it is? His life should have been sacred, not the shrine she built for him...
Usually only superstitious or religiously delusional people are capable of this kind of thinking or action.
The bible is full of crazy BS. (So are all religions but my exp is limited to Christians mostly).
@@pedclarkemobile Slavicist 1994, Enshrined Atheist inbound, terror under the ground. Lots of "I would do this and that, because I have humanity unlike this and that person."
@@trevorlastname2139 to works of fiction, some are bound.
Nonsense statements thrown around,
Like an imbecile you do sound.
A rhyming poet? We have found.
How do you syphon an economy that relied 100 % on imports before the event
Ll
Sad
We had all these problems in a Serbia during the 90s the hyper inflation was one of the highest known to man everyone started using german marks back then my advice to people is turn to smuggling , crime and other dodgy stuff all those people who did are still wealthy in Serbia and the common man still moans about the price of bread
Question - What was the point of sanctions?
He did not return home victorious.. he returned home in a coffin.
despite all these crises why West imposed sanctions on this country and then showing sympathy with the Lebanese .is'nt hypocrisy
Syria needs goods while Lebanese needs money fair play.
Lol big boss panicked
Things going to shit...when you see flowing water and green..makes no senseo
The trees in Lebanon are over 4 thousand years their a big part of Lebanese culture.
Good one Sriya needs your support
😂 lol
@Richard Schiffman your joke of a country Lebanon wouldn’t exist today. Because it shouldn’t exist. Lebanon is imaginary and only exists because leaders of krvenon ertrnuyyuuyÿt c c c xx
@@sufimuslimlion4114 🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑
Lebanon is Syria! Syria is Lebanon! There is no borders! Therefore no smugglers!
Did anyone notice a Toyota 😬
No words only feel pity
Corruption kill the people
great report. 🙏🏾
These thing are global and it is up to the ppl to stop abuse and poverty.
🔥The solution is being forced upon on us all. the so-called elite have been use by those who are also being used. 👊🏾
So the one thing all of us can do is united by being the best being we can be and help and respect all life. ⚡
Merci 🙏🏾FRANCE 24 English your helping shape the world with your respect to the viewer's reporting.👏🏾
Hopefully this doesn't happen to my country Fiji.
A man's ego destroying whole beautiful country, why doesnt he step down and let people decided who they want their president or country head. I used to think Lebanon is as modern and open country of Arab world and I had plan to visit this country but now I have change my perception toward this country.
Thanksso much very interesting video plonty of land should grow food
Subtitle please
Subtitles cost money. French news doesn't pay
Syrians smuggle oil from Lebanon, while us mercenaries and turks smuggle the Syrian oil to Turkey...
the dude looks like serj tankian
Kisah smuggeling yg terjadi dibeberapa negara yg smpdn dgn negara lain.. Jom lihatttttt
Syria has always been Lebanon's biggest problem.
Lebanon is smuggling drugs into Syria. Not sure what you are saying ? The division among the people are created Bc otherwise do a dna year and you will find you are all the same. Just false identity markers.
France propaganda channel
I’m from Hermel there is hospitals there
Is not the people who is corrupt,the Libanis coverment is corrupt.
Prices might go down if all that land wasn't just sitting there unused. Bruh, plant some wheat instead of weed.
The collapse of their currency is the reason other countries/ traders have disproportionate buying power.
Is the climate & terrain suited to growing wheat? You think there is a John Deere shop locally who might sell combine harvesters on credit? In a currency that is freefalling?
They should grow whatever they can to feed themselves. Cannabis has enough yield per acre to justify its value as a crop.
Your suggestion is blasé. Akin to telling a man with a broken leg to "walk it off".
it is the film crew that puts their own life at risk...
Lebanon need to grow green again.
I feel like they should plant some food and medicine instead of burning tires.
I guess hunger makes you not think straight.
The almighty US Dollar.
Syria, Israel and the Palestinans have caused the destruction of Lebanon throughout the decades. Poor Lebanon. It used to be the jewel of the Mediterranean. 🇱🇧
Well I can't bash her because America sends youth people to die in senseless wars too
Dang her so n was born the same year as me. 1994
I see Ghana in this story
I love the country my grandfather's from I have a Lebanese flag on my arm and the cedar tree on my neck.
Is anyone confused as to how the israeli got to northern lebanon??
He actually said that he’s from Arsal, which is a town in northern Lebanon not too far from the Syrian border
Why fuel smagling from Lebanon to syria it should be from syria to lebanon
Because with Lebanon government subsidizing fuel, it's now cheaper in Lebanon than in Syria
US must remove sanctions and allow Syria to rebuild - UN expert
29 December 2020
GENEVA (29 December 2020) - UN human rights expert Alena Douhan today called on the United States to remove unilateral sanctions which may inhibit rebuilding of Syria's civilian infrastructure destroyed by the conflict.
"The sanctions violate the human rights of the Syrian people, whose country has been destroyed by almost 10 years of ongoing conflict," said Douhan, UN special rapporteur on the negative impact of the unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights.
"The conflict and violence have already had a dire impact on the ability of the Syrian people to realise their fundamental rights, having extensively damaged houses, medical units, schools, and other facilities," she said.
So one sided story... nothing saying about main criminalists for Lebenon situation rhey are Harori and Saudi and Israel and if course USA
this sheikh naboulsi is a whole clown
Leave Syria alone. It is a sovereign country.
People in the USA are more worried about cameras than weapons too. I'm different, I love guns AND being on camera.
14:10 labanees are fighting for food in super market
Lebanon is one of the smallest countries in the middle east on the Mediterranean sea.
Ok?
The us is stoked anage all read. The king and queens are gointacj back ths county of the United states and the now world order is not the way you damactes want it al. The god of heaven and earth and universe of the havens like jehovah and omg are in charge of all this so stop blaming me for wat you doin in space
Lebanon is going to be collapsed... Their debt is too much n source of income is poor.. even d army is giving paid ride in their helicopters to give army personnel their salaries
I didn't know that some people are living in terror like this. Are arabs and muslims not this united? It is a strong nation that can achieve whatever under the sun only if they can unite and be selfless. I just can't wait for the rapture through Jesus Christ the MESSIAH.
Lots of love from South Africa
Maybe people can convertwhatever fiat currency they to blue chip crypto (btc, ada eth ltc) to try and retain purchasing power. I know it comes with risk. The sanctions on Syria have to end. My thoughts are with these honorouble of lebanon. I am truly sorry.
question for you smart economic folk. Why dont they drop their own currency and adopt the euro or the dollar? Just like Ecuador did for instance. Would that not solve their problems? I mean they are already extremely dependant on the economic flows of other countries, it would do no harm right?
Dollarizing the economy is what collapsed lebanon. The thing about adopting a currency that you have no printing control over is extremly dangerous. Plus if the strength of the currency doesnt match the strength of the economy its also rly problematic as it can emulate another greek collapse elsewhere.
@@tonynoujaim580 ah oke, thanks, yea I forgot about the exporting part
I pray for the Lebanese brothers tathat are suffering but I need you ll to pray for the Cuban people who have been suffering since 1959 under criminal Castro's regime....
美国是难民制造机啊，哈哈
This is whoever decided to use Beruit's port as an Arsenal so why think terror will solve anything these self proclaimed Kings running around with AK's lower the world's opinon of Hezbolllah Hamas Houti's Wake Up
Why don’t oil rich Arab countries Bale out their own, Lebanon is a a developed nation.
Its the weakest government ever is the Lebanese government 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡
ah thats how mossad get thru to syria
You love hezbuallah and helping France 24 channel?
They're beautiful wooow
untill you spend some time with them
Lebanon, another sht hole
20:11 Karen is in Lebanon
The shielkh must have been left in trouble
Stupid report with no facts just showing images