CMEC Director Charlotte Leslie talks to celebrated Lebanese journalist and editor Nayla de Freige, who is also president of the world-renowned international annual Baalbek Festival, held among the ancient ruins of Baalbek in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley, north east of #Beirut..

Nayla, CEO of L'Orient-Le Jour media group, describes the terrible impact on Lebanon and the grave threat posed to her home - the historic city of Baalbek - by the current, devastating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. Israeli strikes have killed at least 3,400 people in Lebanon and have displaced around a million people. It has also jeopardised the extraordinary and ancient legacy of Baalbek as well as its international festival that has witnessed performances down the years by great artists including Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis and Placido Domingo. As this podcast goes live, a ceasefire has been announced between Israel and Hezbollah.