Chief economist at Lebanon's Byblos bank, Nassib Ghobril talks during an interview with Reuters, in Beirut, Lebanon January 30, 2023. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir 

People gather around a Christmas tree in Byblos, Lebanon, December 11, 2022. REUTERS/Emilie Madi 

A woman kiss a child's hand at the Christmas market in Byblos, Lebanon, December 11, 2022. REUTERS/Emilie Madi 

People walk at a Christmas market in Byblos, Lebanon, December 11, 2022. REUTERS/Emilie Madi 

Parade members play music at the Christmas market in Byblos, Lebanon, December 11, 2022. REUTERS/Emilie Madi 

People take part in activities for Children at the Christmas market in Byblos, Lebanon, December 11, 2022. REUTERS/Emilie Madi 

People walk at a Christmas market in Byblos, Lebanon, December 11, 2022. REUTERS/Emilie Madi 

People gather during a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Byblos, Lebanon December 8, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir 

People gather during a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Byblos, Lebanon December 8, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir 

People gather during a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Byblos, Lebanon December 8, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir 

A view shows a closed Byblos Bank branch, where a man, according to security source, was detained after holding up the bank to access his own savings, in the southern city of Ghazieh, Lebanon September 16, 2022. REUTERS/Aziz Taher 

A man walks outside a closed Byblos Bank branch, where a man, according to security source, was detained after holding up the bank to access his own savings, in the southern city of Ghazieh, Lebanon September 16, 2022. REUTERS/Aziz Taher 

A view shows a closed branch of Byblos Bank during a banks' strike in Beirut, Lebanon August 8, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir 

A view shows a closed branch of Byblos bank on the first day of a two-day banks strike in Beirut, Lebanon March 21, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir 

People walk past a Christmas tree during holiday season in Byblos, Lebanon December 29, 2021. Picture taken December 29, 2021. REUTERS/Issam Abdallah 

People walk past a Christmas tree during holiday season in Byblos, Lebanon December 29, 2021. Picture taken December 29, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Issam Abdallah 

Bassam Akiki, 48, a Lebanese expat who is visiting Lebanon for the holidays, sits with his father Hannah Akiki and other family members in Byblos, Lebanon December 29, 2021. Picture taken December 29, 2021. REUTERS/Issam Abdallah 

People walk by the sea, in Byblos, Lebanon December 29, 2021. Picture taken December 29, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Issam Abdallah 

A general view shows Byblos city in Lebanon December 29, 2021. Picture taken December 29, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Issam Abdallah 

People wearing Santa Claus' uniforms parade during a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Byblos, Lebanon December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir 

People gather during a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Byblos, Lebanon December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir 

People gather during a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Byblos, Lebanon December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir 

Fireworks explode during a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Byblos, Lebanon December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir 

Fireworks explode during a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Byblos, Lebanon December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir 

Sophie Ghaziri, who now lives outside Beirut, carries her cat at home in Byblos, Lebanon July 20, 2021. "Not until we sat down with ourselves, did we have time to process what we had gone through. That's when the panic attacks started, that's when I thought my heart was going to come out of my chest?. we moved as far away from Beirut as possible and it feels a lot safer here..I didn?t lose a family member and I didn?t lose anything, I just lost myself in this". 34-year old Journalist and producer, Sophie Ghaziri, said. Picture taken July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Emilie Madi 

Sophie Ghaziri, who now lives outside Beirut, sits at home in Byblos, Lebanon July 20, 2021. "Not until we sat down with ourselves, did we have time to process what we had gone through. That's when the panic attacks started, that's when I thought my heart was going to come out of my chest?. we moved as far away from Beirut as possible and it feels a lot safer here..I didn?t lose a family member and I didn?t lose anything, I just lost myself in this". 34-year old Journalist and producer, Sophie Ghaziri, said. Picture taken July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Emilie Madi 

Sophie Ghaziri, who now lives outside Beirut, poses at home in Byblos, Lebanon July 20, 2021. "Not until we sat down with ourselves, did we have time to process what we had gone through. That's when the panic attacks started, that's when I thought my heart was going to come out of my chest?. we moved as far away from Beirut as possible and it feels a lot safer here..I didn?t lose a family member and I didn?t lose anything, I just lost myself in this". 34-year old Journalist and producer, Sophie Ghaziri, said. Picture taken July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Emilie Madi 

A view shows a closed branch of Byblos bank in Beirut, Lebanon June 17, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir 

A view shows an empty street, during a lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Byblos, Lebanon, January 25, 2021. Picture taken January 25, 2021. REUTERS/Issam Abdallah 

Empty chairs are pictured at a closed restaurant, during a lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Byblos, Lebanon, January 25, 2021. Picture taken January 25, 2021. REUTERS/Issam Abdallah 

A view shows port of Byblos during a lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Byblos, Lebanon, January 25, 2021. Picture taken January 25, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Issam Abdallah 

A view shows port of Byblos during a lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Byblos, Lebanon, January 25, 2021. Picture taken January 25, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Issam Abdallah 

Cars are parked at a drive-in cinema, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Byblos, Lebanon July 17, 2020. Picture taken July 17, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir 

People watch a film from their car at a drive-in cinema, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Byblos, Lebanon July 17, 2020. Picture taken July 17, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir 

People watch a film from their cars at a drive-in cinema, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Byblos, Lebanon July 17, 2020. Picture taken July 17, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir 

People watch a film from their cars at a drive-in cinema, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Byblos, Lebanon July 17, 2020. Picture taken July 17, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir 

Lebanese army soldiers stand guard outside a branch of Byblos Bank in the southern city of Sidon, Lebanon November 4, 2019. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho 

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tours the Byblos citadel, in Byblos, Lebanon March 23, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Young/Pool 

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife Susan visit a church at Byblos, Lebanon March 23, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Young/Pool 

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tours the Byblos citadel, in Byblos, Lebanon March 23, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Young/Pool 

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife Susan visit a church at Byblos, Lebanon March 23, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Young/Pool 

People are seen gathering near Christmas decorations during an illumination ceremony for a Christmas tree in Byblos city in northern Lebanon, November 30, 2018. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi 

People gather around an illuminated Christmas tree in Byblos city in northern Lebanon, November 30, 2018. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi 

People gather around an illuminated Christmas tree in Byblos city in northern Lebanon, November 30, 2018. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi 

Fireworks explode as a Christmas tree is illuminated in Byblos city in northern Lebanon, November 30, 2018. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi 

Fireworks explode as a Christmas tree is illuminated in Byblos city in northern Lebanon, November 30, 2018. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi 

Medicinal plants are seen in a lab room at the Byblos campus of the Lebanese American University, in Byblos, Lebanon August 1, 2018. Picture taken August 1, 2018. REUTERS/Aziz Taher 

Professor Mohammad Mroueh and Professor Wassim Shebaby work in a lab room at the Byblos campus of the Lebanese American University, in Byblos, Lebanon August 1, 2018. Picture taken August 1, 2018. REUTERS/Aziz Taher 

Professor Mohammad Mroueh speaks in a lab room at the Byblos campus of the Lebanese American University, in Byblos, Lebanon August 1, 2018. Picture taken August 1, 2018. REUTERS/Aziz Taher 

Professor Mohammad Mroueh holds a wild carrot oil in a lab room at the Byblos campus of the Lebanese American University, in Byblos, Lebanon August 1, 2018. Picture taken August 1, 2018. REUTERS/Aziz Taher 

Professor Mohammad Mroueh holds a cannabis oil in a lab room at the Byblos campus of the Lebanese American University, in Byblos, Lebanon August 1, 2018. Picture taken August 1, 2018. REUTERS/Aziz Taher 

Medicinal plants are seen in a lab room at the Byblos campus of the Lebanese American University, in Byblos, Lebanon August 1, 2018. Picture taken August 1, 2018. REUTERS/Aziz Taher 

People take pictures from inside a construction decorated as a Christmas tree in Byblos city in north Lebanon November 24, 2016. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi 

People gather around an illuminated Christmas tree in Byblos city in northern Lebanon November 24, 2016. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi 

People gather around an illuminated Christmas tree in Byblos city in northern Lebanon November 24, 2016. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi 

Fireworks explode as a Christmas tree is illuminated in Byblos city in northern Lebanon, November 24, 2016. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi 

A Christmas tree is illuminated in Byblos city in northern Lebanon, November 24, 2016. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi 

Jamaican singer Grace Jones performs during Byblos International Festival in the ancient city of Byblos, north of Beirut, Lebanon July 24, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Jamaican singer Grace Jones performs during Byblos International Festival in the ancient city of Byblos, north of Beirut, Lebanon July 24, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Jamaican singer Grace Jones performs during Byblos International Festival in the ancient city of Byblos, north of Beirut, Lebanon July 24, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir