Maya Gebeily

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Bureau Chief, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan at Reuters

Bureau Chief for Lebanon, Syria & Jordan @Reuters

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Articles

World Bank approves $250mln for Lebanon to rebuild war-hit infrastructure

1 day ago | zawya.com | Jana Choukeir |Maya Gebeily

BEIRUT - The World Bank has approved $250 million in financing for Lebanon to aid in the reconstruction of critical public infrastructure and the management of rubble in areas affected by the war, the organisation said on Wednesday.
US orders departure of family members and non-emergency US personnel from Lebanon

4 days ago | oafnation.com | Maya Gebeily |Kanishka Singh

PHOTO CAPTION: Illustrative photo — Smoke rises during sunset over Dahiyeh in Beirut's southern suburbs after Israeli air strikes, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Sin El Fil, Lebanon, October 10, 2024.
US orders family members, non-emergency US personnel to leave Lebanon

5 days ago | gmanetwork.com | Maya Gebeily |Kanishka Singh

BEIRUT/ WASHINGTON — The US State Department ordered the departure of family members and non-emergency US government personnel from Lebanon, citing the volatile security situation in the region, a State Department notice emailed to US citizens in Lebanon showed on Sunday.
Israeli military strikes Beirut's southern suburbs

3 weeks ago | oafnation.com | Laila Bassam |Maya Gebeily

PHOTO CAPTION: An Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs is seen, after the Israeli military issued an evacuation warning for the area, as seen from Baabda, Lebanon, June 5, 2025.
IMF sees 'some progress' on Lebanon reforms, says external support needed

3 weeks ago | zawya.com | Maya Gebeily

Lebanon has made progress on reforms needed to revive its economy but still has key steps to take and will need external funding on concessional terms, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday after a week of meetings in Beirut. Lebanon's economy went into a tailspin in late 2019, prompted by decades of profligate spending by the country's ruling elite. Reforms required to access IMF funding were repeatedly derailed by political and private interests.
Syrian Kurdish commander in touch with Turkey, open to meeting Erdogan

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Maya Gebeily

By Maya GebeilyBEIRUT (Reuters) -The commander of Kurdish forces that control northeast Syria said on Friday that his group is in direct contact with Turkey and that he would be open to improving ties, including by meeting Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. The public comments represented a significant diplomatic overture by Mazloum Abdi, whose Syrian Democratic Forces fought Turkish troops and Ankara-backed Syrian rebels during Syria's 14-year civil war.
Israel ataca área próxima ao palácio presidencial da Síria e faz alerta

1 month ago | cnnbrasil.com.br | Khalil Ashawi |Maya Gebeily |Hatem Maher

Israel bombardeou uma área próxima ao palácio presidencial da Síria, em Damasco, na manhã desta sexta-feira (2), no sinal mais claro de hostilidade às autoridades sírias e de disposição para intensificar a ação militar em nome da minoria drusa no país vizinho. O Exército israelense informou ter atingido uma área “adjacente” ao palácio de Sharaa em Damasco, sem maiores detalhes sobre o alvo. Não houve comentários imediatos das autoridades sírias, nem relatos de vítimas.
Syria signs new 30-year deal with French shipping giant CMA CGM

1 month ago | zawya.com | Maya Gebeily

Syria on Thursday signed a 30-year deal with French shipping and logistics group CMA CGM that includes building a new berth at Latakia port and investing another 230 million euros ($260 million) over the course of the partnership, a company official said. Latakia port is Syria's main maritime gateway. CMA CGM began managing Latakia's container terminal in 2009, under now-ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad.
Exclusive-Syrian letter delivers response to US conditions for sanctions relief

2 months ago | 933thedrive.com | Timour Azhari |Maya Gebeily

By Timour Azhari and Maya GebeilyBEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria has responded in writing to a list of U.S. conditions for possible partial sanctions relief, saying it had acted on most of them but others required “mutual understandings” with Washington, according to a copy of the letter seen by Reuters.
Exclusive-Syrian letter delivers response to US conditions for sanctions relief

2 months ago | kfgo.com | Timour Azhari |Maya Gebeily

By Timour Azhari and Maya GebeilyBEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria has responded in writing to a list of U.S. conditions for possible partial sanctions relief, saying it had acted on most of them but others required “mutual understandings” with Washington, according to a copy of the letter seen by Reuters.