Tyre, Lebanon
He conducted live reporting for RTP television and RDP national radio from Beirut, and Tyre, Lebanon during the final two weeks of the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah War until after the UN negotiated ceasefire. He was also awarded two honourable mentions at the 2006 UNESCO "Journalism for Human Rights Prize" and the AMI Foundation "Journalism Against Indifference Prize" for his in-depth journalistic reporting on social issues such as long-lasting drug abuse and its effects on human dignity, public health, and society.