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Ben Hubbard

Beirut, Lebanon

Istanbul Bureau Chief at The New York Times

Istanbul Bureau Chief, The New York Times. Author of 'MBS: The Rise to Power of Mohammed Bin Salman.' Order here: https://t.co/cT1O7H1o5F. RPCV.

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  • 3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Ben Hubbard

    The announcement is a boon for the new government as it looks to rebuild an economy wrecked by a decade of civil war. Salaries would go up. Bread and gasoline would be cheaper. The electricity would come on for more than a few hours per day. The reconstruction of destroyed towns and cities would begin.

  • 3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Tracy Mumford |Will Jarvis |Ian Stewart |Jessica Metzger |Ben Hubbard

  • 3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jonathan Swan |Ben Hubbard

    Syria's new leaders and their allies in the Arab world have argued that the sanctions, meant to punish the Assad regime that was toppled in December, have outlived their purpose. President Trump said on Tuesday that he would lift sanctions on Syria, throwing an economic lifeline to a country devastated by nearly 14 years of civil war and decades of dictatorship under the Assad family.

  • 3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jonathan Swan |Ben Hubbard

    President Trump plans to meet for the first time on Wednesday with President Ahmed al-Shara of Syria, who rose to power after a rebel alliance he led ousted the dictator Bashar al-Assad in December, according to a White House official and a regional official with knowledge of Mr. Trump's plans. The meeting is expected to happen while Mr. Trump is still in Saudi Arabia, hosted by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

  • 3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Erika Solomon |Ben Hubbard

    A Kurdish militia group that has waged a bloody insurgency against the Turkish state for four decades said Monday that it would lay down its arms and disband, a decision that could reshape Turkish politics and reverberate in neighboring countries. The announcement by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, known by its Kurdish acronym, PKK, came a few months after its imprisoned leader, Abdullah Ocalan, urged the group to disarm and disband.

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19 Mar 25

Turkey arrests the mayor of Istabul, Ekrem Imamoglu, one of the country's most promiment opposition politicians. He was expected to be selected this week as his party's candidate in the next presidential election. https://t.co/TMJXZGKfDI