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Pope Leo XIV Receives In Private Audience The Letters Of Credence Of Ambassador of Lebanon - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receives in private audience the Letters of Credence of His Excellency Mr. Fadi Assaf, Ambassador of Lebanon to the Vatican, on November 3, 2025, at the Vatican. Photo by Vatican Media/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Receives In Private Audience The Letters Of Credence Of Ambassador of Lebanon - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receives in private audience the Letters of Credence of His Excellency Mr. Fadi Assaf, Ambassador of Lebanon to the Vatican, on November 3, 2025, at the Vatican. Photo by Vatican Media/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Receives In Private Audience The Letters Of Credence Of Ambassador of Lebanon - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receives in private audience the Letters of Credence of His Excellency Mr. Fadi Assaf, Ambassador of Lebanon to the Vatican, on November 3, 2025, at the Vatican. Photo by Vatican Media/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Receives In Private Audience The Letters Of Credence Of Ambassador of Lebanon - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receives in private audience the Letters of Credence of His Excellency Mr. Fadi Assaf, Ambassador of Lebanon to the Vatican, on November 3, 2025, at the Vatican. Photo by Vatican Media/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Soldier Killed In Truck Ramming - West Bank

Members of Israeli security forces work at the scene of a truck ramming attack outside the Israeli settlement of Givat Assaf near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on September 11, 2024. An Israeli soldier was killed after being rammed by a semi-trailer truck driven by a Palestinian man in the West Bank on Wednesday, the Israeli military said in a statement. Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Soldier Killed In Truck Ramming - West Bank

Members of Israeli security forces work at the scene of a truck ramming attack outside the Israeli settlement of Givat Assaf near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on September 11, 2024. An Israeli soldier was killed after being rammed by a semi-trailer truck driven by a Palestinian man in the West Bank on Wednesday, the Israeli military said in a statement. Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Soldier Killed In Truck Ramming - West Bank

Members of Israeli security forces work at the scene of a truck ramming attack outside the Israeli settlement of Givat Assaf near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on September 11, 2024. An Israeli soldier was killed after being rammed by a semi-trailer truck driven by a Palestinian man in the West Bank on Wednesday, the Israeli military said in a statement. Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Soldier Killed In Truck Ramming - West Bank

Members of Israeli security forces work at the scene of a truck ramming attack outside the Israeli settlement of Givat Assaf near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on September 11, 2024. An Israeli soldier was killed after being rammed by a semi-trailer truck driven by a Palestinian man in the West Bank on Wednesday, the Israeli military said in a statement. Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Soldier Killed In Truck Ramming - West Bank

Members of Israeli security forces work at the scene of a truck ramming attack outside the Israeli settlement of Givat Assaf near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on September 11, 2024. An Israeli soldier was killed after being rammed by a semi-trailer truck driven by a Palestinian man in the West Bank on Wednesday, the Israeli military said in a statement. Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Soldier Killed In Truck Ramming - West Bank

Members of Israeli security forces work at the scene of a truck ramming attack outside the Israeli settlement of Givat Assaf near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on September 11, 2024. An Israeli soldier was killed after being rammed by a semi-trailer truck driven by a Palestinian man in the West Bank on Wednesday, the Israeli military said in a statement. Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Soldier Killed In Truck Ramming - West Bank

Members of Israeli security forces work at the scene of a truck ramming attack outside the Israeli settlement of Givat Assaf near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on September 11, 2024. An Israeli soldier was killed after being rammed by a semi-trailer truck driven by a Palestinian man in the West Bank on Wednesday, the Israeli military said in a statement. Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Soldier Killed In Truck Ramming - West Bank

Members of Israeli security forces work at the scene of a truck ramming attack outside the Israeli settlement of Givat Assaf near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on September 11, 2024. An Israeli soldier was killed after being rammed by a semi-trailer truck driven by a Palestinian man in the West Bank on Wednesday, the Israeli military said in a statement. Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Global Financing Pact Summit - Paris

Rodolphe Saade (from CMA-CGM) and Samir Assaf attend the ‘New Global Financing Pact’ summit, at Palais Brognart, in Paris, France, on June 22, 2023. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Global Financing Pact Summit - Paris

Rodolphe Saade (from CMA-CGM) and Samir Assaf attend the ‘New Global Financing Pact’ summit, at Palais Brognart, in Paris, France, on June 22, 2023. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Global Financing Pact Summit - Paris

Rodolphe Saade (from CMA-CGM) and Samir Assaf attend the ‘New Global Financing Pact’ summit, at Palais Brognart, in Paris, France, on June 22, 2023. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Daily cup of coffee, a luxury for Lebanese amid economic crisis

STORY: Daily cup of coffee, a luxury for Lebanese amid economic crisis DATELINE: June 21, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:57 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Manara 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ALI TERRO, Visitor 3. various of Issa Assaf's coffee shop 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ISSA ASSAF, Coffee shop owner STORYLINE: Lebanon's financial crisis deprives many Lebanese of their simplest joy: a daily cup of coffee. A daily cup of coffee in Manara, a famous tourist destination situated on the coast of Beirut, are among the favorite activities of people with limited incomes. A cup of coffee in Manara used to cost 1,500 Lebanese pounds, equivalent to 1 U.S. dollar ahead of the crisis, and is now priced at 70,000 Lebanese pounds (0.75 cents), which is less expensive for people with U.S. dollar income and way more costly for people whose salaries are still paid in the local currency. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ALI TERRO, Visitor "The economic situation is tough. No one can now drink three cups

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Palestinians clash with Israeli army in northern Ramallah

STORY: Palestinians clash with Israeli army in northern Ramallah DATELINE: May 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: RAMALLAH, Palestine CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of clashes between Palestinians and the Israeli forces in the north of Ramallah city in the West Bank STORYLINE: Dozens of Palestinians in the West Bank city of Ramallah clashed with the Israeli forces after the announcement of Palestinian detainee Khader Adnan's death. According to the Ramallah-based health ministry, the Israeli army wounded at least seven Palestinians who were transferred to local hospitals to receive their treatment. Earlier in the day, the Palestinian Prisoners' Club Association, a non-governmental organization, said in a press statement that Khader Adnan died after a hunger strike for 86 days. The Israeli Prison Service said in a statement that Adnan, 45 years old, "was found unconscious in his cell in Nitzan prison." "A medical staff tried to resuscitate his heart before he was transferred to Assaf Harofeh Ho

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Gazan artist recycles scrap, iron waste into artwork

STORY: Gazan artist recycles scrap, iron waste into artwork DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:17 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of artist making art pieces 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ASSAF AL-KHARTI, Artist 3. various of artist making art pieces 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ASSAF AL-KHARTI, Artist 5. various of artist making art pieces STORYLINE: Assaf al-Kharti, a Gaza-based artist, has recycled scrape and iron waste to make figures embodying the problems experienced by the locals. The 29-year-old artist started to make art figures to reflect the problems facing the youths in Gaza, such as travel restrictions, education problems, and unemployment. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ASSAF AL-KHARTI, Artist "I make art figures that simulate the social issues that the Gaza Strip suffers from. I worked on affecting youth migration by producing a suitcase out of scrap. For the viewer, it appears to be empty and light, because it does not carry anything. Still, it is known that scrap and ir

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MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-ARTISTS

(230220) -- GAZA, Feb. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian artist Assaf al-Kharti works at his house in Al-Mughraqa area south of Gaza City, on Feb. 5, 2023. Artists in Gaza, who have lived for years in tension, violence, and hardship under the Israeli blockade, have called attention worldwide to the bleak reality unnoticed by the global audience. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Gazan artists call out gloomy reality through prism of art

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MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-ARTISTS

(230220) -- GAZA, Feb. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian artist Assaf al-Kharti works on an artwork made with recycled scrap at his house in Al-Mughraqa area south of Gaza City, on Feb. 5, 2023. Artists in Gaza, who have lived for years in tension, violence, and hardship under the Israeli blockade, have called attention worldwide to the bleak reality unnoticed by the global audience. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Gazan artists call out gloomy reality through prism of art

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MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-ARTISTS

(230220) -- GAZA, Feb. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian artist Assaf al-Kharti works on an artwork made with recycled scrap at his house in Al-Mughraqa area south of Gaza City, on Feb. 5, 2023. Artists in Gaza, who have lived for years in tension, violence, and hardship under the Israeli blockade, have called attention worldwide to the bleak reality unnoticed by the global audience. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Gazan artists call out gloomy reality through prism of art

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MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-ARTWORKS-RECYCLING

(230112) -- GAZA CITY, Jan. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian artist Assaf Musa Al-Kharti cleans a sculpture made from scraps at his house in Gaza City, on Jan. 11, 2023. Assaf Musa Al-Kharti has collected scraps and waste metal to recycle and repurpose them into metal artworks. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-ARTWORKS-RECYCLING

(230112) -- GAZA CITY, Jan. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian artist Assaf Musa Al-Kharti works on a sculpture made from scraps at his house in Gaza City, on Jan. 11, 2023. Assaf Musa Al-Kharti has collected scraps and waste metal to recycle and repurpose them into metal artworks. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-ARTWORKS-RECYCLING

(230112) -- GAZA CITY, Jan. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian artist Assaf Musa Al-Kharti works on a sculpture made from scraps at his house in Gaza City, on Jan. 11, 2023. Assaf Musa Al-Kharti has collected scraps and waste metal to recycle and repurpose them into metal artworks. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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Reps from Afghan reconstruction conference meet press

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Afghan affairs envoy Sadako Ogata (C), who co-chaired the Tokyo meeting on rebuilding Afghanistan, attends a news conference at a Tokyo hotel Jan. 22 after the meeting. From L to R are European Commissioner Chris Patten, Miguel Nadal, Spain's secretary of state for foreign affairs, U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill, Saudi Arabian Finance Minister Ibrahim Bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Assaf, Afghan Finance Minister Hedayat Amin Arsala and Afghan Reconstruction Minister Amin Farhang.

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Israel strives to preserve underwater life at Red Sea

STORY: Israel strives to preserve marine life at Red Sea DATELINE: Nov. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:10 LOCATION: EILAT, Israel CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): NICK KOLYOHIN, Xinhua reporter 2. various of undersea footage with divers 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Hebrew): ASSAF ZVULONI, Marine ecologist at Israel Nature and Parks Authority 4. various of undersea footage with divers 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): OMRI OMESSI, Israel Nature and Parks Authority marine ranger 6. various of undersea footage with divers 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Hebrew): ASSAF ZVULONI, Marine ecologist at Israel Nature and Parks Authority STORYLINE: STANDUP (ENGLISH): NICK KOLYOHIN, Xinhua reporter "Here behind me is the Red Sea on the shores of the southern Israeli city of Eilat, and Israel's Nature and Parks Authority wants to declare about four new marine reserves here at the sea after they discovered a new kind of life, sea creatures and plants with a special robot that they bought and can go as deep as about 200 meters under the water.

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Gazan artists reflect on bitter reality of local youths through artworks

STORY: Gazan artists reflect on bitter reality of local youths through artworks DATELINE: Sept. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:30 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition in Gaza 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SUHAIR ZAQOUT, Spokesperson for the ICRC in Gaza 3. various of the exhibition in Gaza 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ASSAF AL-KHARTI, Gaza-based artist 5. various of the exhibition in Gaza STORYLINE: About 12 Palestinian artists from Gaza on Wednesday took part in a contemporary visual art exhibition to reflect on the bitter reality of local youths in the coastal enclave. Dubbed "Fenced Off," the two-day exhibition featured dozens of paintings, sculptures, and other artworks that speak about the catastrophic impact of the 15-year Israeli blockade on the lives of the local youths, said Suhair Zaqout, spokesperson for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Gaza, the organizer of the event. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SUHAIR ZAQOUT, Spokesperson for the ICRC in Gaza "T

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MIDEAST-QALQILYA-FUNERAL

(220413) -- QALQILYA, April 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Relatives of Mohammed Assaf mourn during his funeral near the West Bank city of Qalqilya, on April 13, 2022. Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian and injured 31 others on Wednesday morning during clashes near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, said medics and eyewitnesses. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a press statement that Mohammed Assaf, a 34-year-old lawyer, was killed after he had been shot in the chest, while 31 others were injured, including 11 by live ammunition. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-QALQILYA-FUNERAL

(220413) -- QALQILYA, April 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Mourners carry the body of Mohammed Assaf during his funeral near the West Bank city of Qalqilya, on April 13, 2022. Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian and injured 31 others on Wednesday morning during clashes near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, said medics and eyewitnesses. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a press statement that Mohammed Assaf, a 34-year-old lawyer, was killed after he had been shot in the chest, while 31 others were injured, including 11 by live ammunition. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)

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Reps from Afghan reconstruction conference meet press

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Afghan affairs envoy Sadako Ogata (C), who co-chaired the Tokyo meeting on rebuilding Afghanistan, attends a news conference at a Tokyo hotel Jan. 22 after the meeting. From L to R are European Commissioner Chris Patten, Miguel Nadal, Spain's secretary of state for foreign affairs, U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill, Saudi Arabian Finance Minister Ibrahim Bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Assaf, Afghan Finance Minister Hedayat Amin Arsala and Afghan Reconstruction Minister Amin Farhang.

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The Debt (2007)

Itay Tiran & Neta Garty Characters: Young Zvi, Young Rachel Berner Film: The Debt (ISR 2007) Director: Assaf Bernstein 29 November 2007 Date: 29 November 2007

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The Debt (2007)

Edgar Selge Characters: Max Rainer Film: The Debt (ISR 2007) Director: Assaf Bernstein 29 November 2007 Date: 29 November 2007

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The Debt (2007)

Edgar Selge & Victoria Malektorovych Characters: Max Rainer Film: The Debt (ISR 2007) Director: Assaf Bernstein 29 November 2007 Date: 29 November 2007

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The Debt (2007)

Neta Garty Characters: Young Rachel Berner Film: The Debt (ISR 2007) Director: Assaf Bernstein 29 November 2007 Date: 29 November 2007

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Operation Thunderbolt (1977)

Assi Dayan Characters: Shuki (as Assaf Dayan) Film: Operation Thunderbolt (Mivtsa Yonatan) Isr 1977, Director: Menahem Golan 24 January 1977 Operation Thunderbolt (Operation Thunderbolt, ISR 1977, Regie: Menahem Golan) Assaf Dayan / Mann schiesst mit Maschinenpistole, MP, schiessen, nah, Portrait, Portr

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G-20 summit in Osaka

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono (R) shakes hands with Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf ahead of their talks on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit in Osaka, western Japan, on June 28, 2019. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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G-20 summit in Osaka

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono (R) shakes hands with Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf ahead of their talks on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit in Osaka, western Japan, on June 28, 2019. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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G-20 summit in Osaka

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono (R) and Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf hold talks on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit in Osaka, western Japan, on June 28, 2019. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-Saudi Arabia talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono (L) and his Saudi Arabian counterpart Ibrahim Al-Assaf hold talks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 28, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo