Lebanon's Mevlevi dance during Ramadan

STORY: Lebanon's Mevlevi dance during Ramadan DATELINE: April 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:33 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of a Sufi dancer performing his dance 2. various of a man singing Syrian traditional songs 3. various of a Sufi dancer performing his dance 4. various of people watching the Sufi dancer 5. various of a Sufi dancer performing his dance 6. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): OUAIS AL-MUZARZA'A, Sufi dancer 7. various of people sitting at the coffee shop in Sidon 8. various of a Sufi dancer performing his dance 9. various of a man singing Sufi traditional songs and a Sufi dancer sitting beside him 10. various of a Sufi dancer performing his dance 11. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): OUAIS AL-MUZARZA'A, Sufi dancer 12. various of al-Muzarza'a wearing his Sufi hat 32. various of a Sufi dancer performing his dance STORYLINE: Lebanon's difficult economic circumstances do not stop hundreds of Lebanese people from gathering daily in coffee shops and restaurants in the old market of Sidon to celebra

Narita airport opens large shopping mall

Narita airport opens large shopping mall

NARITA, Japan - Narita 5th Avenue, a new shopping mall that opened for business April 9 at Narita airport's No. 2 terminal. The mall, which hosts 32 shops with a floor space of 4,800 square meters, is larger than the Narita Nakamise shopping mall, which opened at the No. 1 terminal last June.

(2)Chubu airport provides preview ahead of formal opening

(2)Chubu airport provides preview ahead of formal opening

TOKONAME, Japan - Shops are open at the passenger terminal of Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Feb. 5. The airport began a two-day preview of its facilities the same day for 32,000 guests and people chosen through a lottery before its official opening on Feb. 17.

Tokyo DisneySea theme park opens to public

Tokyo DisneySea theme park opens to public

URAYASU, Japan - Tokyo DisneySea, the Disney group's first marine theme park, opens to the public Sept. 4 in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, some 10 kilometers east of central Tokyo. The 71.4-hectare park includes seven ''ports of call,'' with 23 attractions, along with 33 restaurants and 32 shops.

Tokyo DisneySea theme park opens to public

Tokyo DisneySea theme park opens to public

URAYASU, Japan - Tokyo DisneySea, the Disney group's first marine theme park, opens to the public Sept. 4 in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, some 10 kilometers east of central Tokyo. The 71.4-hectare park includes seven ''ports of call,'' with 23 attractions, along with 33 restaurants and 32 shops.

Narita airport opens large shopping mall

Narita airport opens large shopping mall

NARITA, Japan - Narita 5th Avenue, a new shopping mall that opened for business April 9 at Narita airport's No. 2 terminal. The mall, which hosts 32 shops with a floor space of 4,800 square meters, is larger than the Narita Nakamise shopping mall, which opened at the No. 1 terminal last June. (Kyodo)