Bureau Chief for Lebanon, Syria & Jordan @Reuters
Joined October 2012
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Our investigation into the Oct. 13 strike that killed our beloved Issam Abdallah, & wounded 6 other journalists, has found an Israeli tank fired 2x at them, with munition produced by Israel, from within Israel. The Israeli military killed Issam Abdallah.
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Israel issues a forced evacuation order for the Christian quarter of Tyre for the first time in at least two decades.
It was the only remaining part of the city not under evacuation order.
Jun 9
#عاجل ‼️انذار عاجل إلى سكان مدينة صور - بما فيها الحارة المسيحية - والمخيمات والأحياء المحيطة بها وفق ما يعرض في الخارطة
🔸في ضوء قيام حزب الله الارهابي بخرق اتفاق وقف اطلاق النار واستهداف الجبهة الداخلية الاسرائيلية يضطر جيش الدفاع للعمل ضده بقوة. جيش الدفاع الإسرائيلي لا ينوي المساس بكم.
🔸حرصًا على سلامتكم ندعوكم إلى إخلاء منازلكم فوراً وفق المنطقة المعروضة في الخارطة والانتقال الى شمال نهر الزهراني.
🔸نتوجه الى المتواجدين في مدينة صور بما فيها سكان الحارة المسيحية فيها والى سكان المخيمات: ⭕️شبريحا ⭕️حمادية ⭕️جل البحر ⭕️زقوق المفدي ⭕️البص ⭕️المعشوق ⭕️برج الشمالي ⭕️نبعا ⭕️الحوش ⭕️الرشيدية ⭕️عين بعال
🔸وجودكم بالقرب من عناصر حزب الله او منشآته او وسائله القتالية يعرض حياتكم للخطر.
🔸مثلما حذرنا في الايام الماضية فإنه في أعقاب قيام عناصر حزب الله بالعمل داخل الحي المسيحي في المدينة سيضطر جيش الدفاع للعمل ضد نشاطاتهم الإرهابية في الحي على المدى الزمني القريب.
🔸كل مبنى يستخدمه حزب الله لاغراض عسكرية قد يكون عرضة للاستهداف.
🔸لضمان سلامتكم - اخلوا منازلكم فوراً وانتقلوا شمالاً إلى ما وراء نهر الزهراني.
🔸انتبهوا- اي تحرك جنوب نهر الزهراني قد يعرض حياتكم للخطر
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Jun 8
⚠️ US$365 million in direct damage in #Beirut and Mount Lebanon.
⚠️~649,000 m³ of debris.
⚠️ 7,000 of homes destroyed or partially damaged.
A rapid damage assessment by UNDP, @CNRSL, @LebarmyOfficial and UNDSS provides critical evidence to guide recovery efforts.
📄 Learn more: go.undp.org/cZW
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Jun 7
Crazy that this is getting barely any coverage. This year’s European Press Prize was just awarded to an investigative report by the Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant. It is entitled “What the Wounds Tell” and in it the journalists Maud Effting and Willem Feenstra document the cases of 114 children in Gaza under the age of 15 who were struck by a single bullet to the head or chest. Almost all of them died or were left severely disabled. They chose to document only the cases of boys and girls under the age of 15 (though often much younger: aged 3, 4 or 7) because these are children who can be immediately identified as such. “A single bullet in these parts of the body is a clear indication that these children were deliberately targeted“, the two journalists write.
This is the article: volkskrant.nl/kijkverder/v/2…
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Jun 3
Saudi Arabia's Port of NEOM is marketing itself as an alternative trade route for Gulf importers following Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz, but shipping data suggests such workarounds remain niche, offering speed for select cargo rather than a fix for wider supply chain disruptions
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With @SarahSafty and @timourazhari
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May 30
Finishing my first week at @CrisisGroup —an organisation I’ve long admired & am now incredibly grateful to be a part of.
For work-related matters, you can reach me at my new email:📩 jvaughan@crisisgroup.org
My mobile number remains the same.
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How Israel has emptied southern Lebanon far beyond the front lines - reuters.com/world/middle-eas…
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Israel declares new swathe of Lebanon 'a combat zone’ despite ceasefire - reuters.com/world/middle-eas…
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Australian woman linked to Islamic State charged with terror offences - reuters.com/world/asia-pacif…
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I’m back on here strictly to share my work. For y’all who don’t know, I’m a journalist covering Arabic music and the emerging wave of artists in the Middle East, North Africa, and its global diaspora communities. Here are some stories I’ve worked on to give y’all an idea:
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Israeli strikes kill six Lebanese medics in 24 hours, health ministry says - reuters.com/world/middle-eas…
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Lebanon's finance minister tells @NazihOsseiran & @BassamLail economy is projected to shrink by 7-10% & could lose $20bln due to the devastating war b/w Israel & Hezbollah. Worries that usual lifelines of tourism & Gulf remittances won't suffice this time
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Excited to join @TimepDC as a Nonresident Fellow focusing on Surveillance & Technology in the MENA region. My work will focus on surveillance technologies, spyware ecosystems, governance dynamics shaping civic space, security practices, and human rights across Egypt and region.
🎉TIMEP is thrilled to announce the members of its 2026-2027 Nonresident Fellowship cohort! Welcome to the team, @RamyRaoof, @KholoudHelmi11, @jadbaghdadi98, @safieddine00, @RaghdanM, @nadoshegypt, @MondherTounsi, @ShoroqSallam, @ShaarH, @leena_b7, @ZakShmaly &Gaelle Abi Khalil!
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May 12
The sources said Saudi Arabia made Iran aware of the strikes and this was followed by intensive diplomatic engagement and Saudi threats to retaliate further, which led to an understanding between the two countries to de-escalate.
Full story here:
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May 12
EXCLUSIVE — Saudi Arabia launched numerous, unpublicized strikes on Iran in retaliation for attacks carried out in the kingdom during the Middle East war, two Western officials briefed on the matter and two Iranian officials said.
W/@PHREUTERS
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May 11
Over 100 strikes on Lebanon in 24 hours. Civilians killed. Families displaced.
We are doing everything to get support to those who need it. But what people need most is a genuine ceasefire.
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May 12
ALT “There is no truth to this at all. Nicholas Kristof is a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who has reported on sexual violence for decades, and is widely regarded as one of the world’s best on-the-ground reporters documenting and bearing witness to sexual abuse experienced by women and men in war and conflict zones. He traveled to the region to report firsthand on the stories of Palestinians who suffered abuse, and his article collects accounts in the victims’ own words, backed by independent studies.” — Charlie Stadtlander, a spokesperson for The New York Times
May 12
Hearing from longtime friends @nytimes there are already discussions, including up the masthead, about retracting @NickKristof column. Issues with source credibility and lack of evidence. No indications the Kristof sourcing mistakes were deliberate. Still problematic:
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May 12
Come work with me!
A really cool job just opened up on our international investigations team at The New York Times for a reporter specializing in OSINT, with lots of room for different skillsets
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May 12
Evolving drone war in southern Lebanon clouds Iran peace prospects @GebeilyM @MaayanLubell reuters.com/world/middle-eas…
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🔍🇱🇧 Après toute cette polémique, les preuves de la destruction du couvent des sœurs salvatoriennes de Yaroun sont désormais établies, à travers deux enquêtes conjointes que nous avons publiées dans Libération.
Au-delà des campagnes de désinformation et des menaces entourant la couverture médiatique de ce bâtiment des religieuses, c’est avant toute chose le village de Yaroun qui a été en grande partie rasé. Un sort qui rejoint celui de nombreuses autres localités frontalières du sud du Liban.
L’ambassadeur d’Israël en France @yzarka, assure que le couvent de Yaroun, au Liban, n’a «pas été détruit, ni même touché». "Libération" a pu établir que l'édifice religieux (en jaune) a été en fait intégralement rasé
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Inside #Israel's #AI targeting system: How data from a phone become a death sentence latimes.com/world-nation/sto…
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