Pope Leo XIV Visits the La Croix Hospital - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV Visits the La Croix Hospital - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV holds a portrait of Jacques Ghazir Haddad during the visit at the La Croix Hospital one of the largest mental disability hospitals in the Middle East on December 02, 2025 in Jal Ed Dib, Lebanon, on the last day of his Apostolic Journey to Lebanon. Founded in 1919 by Blessed Fr. Jacques Ghazir Haddad it was converted into a psychiatric hospital in 1937 and later into a hospital for people with mental disabilities in 1951. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Visits the La Croix Hospital - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV Visits the La Croix Hospital - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV visits the La Croix Hospital one of the largest mental disability hospitals in the Middle East on December 02, 2025 in Jal Ed Dib, Lebanon, on the last day of his Apostolic Journey to Lebanon. Founded in 1919 by Blessed Fr. Jacques Ghazir Haddad it was converted into a psychiatric hospital in 1937 and later into a hospital for people with mental disabilities in 1951. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Visits the La Croix Hospital - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV Visits the La Croix Hospital - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV visits the La Croix Hospital one of the largest mental disability hospitals in the Middle East on December 02, 2025 in Jal Ed Dib, Lebanon, on the last day of his Apostolic Journey to Lebanon. Founded in 1919 by Blessed Fr. Jacques Ghazir Haddad (portrait behind the pope) it was converted into a psychiatric hospital in 1937 and later into a hospital for people with mental disabilities in 1951. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Visits the La Croix Hospital - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV Visits the La Croix Hospital - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV visits the La Croix Hospital one of the largest mental disability hospitals in the Middle East on December 02, 2025 in Jal Ed Dib, Lebanon, on the last day of his Apostolic Journey to Lebanon. Founded in 1919 by Blessed Fr. Jacques Ghazir Haddad it was converted into a psychiatric hospital in 1937 and later into a hospital for people with mental disabilities in 1951. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Visits the La Croix Hospital - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV Visits the La Croix Hospital - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV visits the La Croix Hospital one of the largest mental disability hospitals in the Middle East on December 02, 2025 in Jal Ed Dib, Lebanon, on the last day of his Apostolic Journey to Lebanon. Founded in 1919 by Blessed Fr. Jacques Ghazir Haddad it was converted into a psychiatric hospital in 1937 and later into a hospital for people with mental disabilities in 1951. Photo by (EV) Elisabetta Trevisan/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Visits the La Croix Hospital - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV Visits the La Croix Hospital - Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV visits the La Croix Hospital one of the largest mental disability hospitals in the Middle East on December 02, 2025 in Jal Ed Dib, Lebanon, on the last day of his Apostolic Journey to Lebanon. Founded in 1919 by Blessed Fr. Jacques Ghazir Haddad it was converted into a psychiatric hospital in 1937 and later into a hospital for people with mental disabilities in 1951. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

(SP)LEBANON-BEIRUT-JAL EL DIB-XIANG QI-TOURNAMENT

(SP)LEBANON-BEIRUT-JAL EL DIB-XIANG QI-TOURNAMENT

(240423) -- BEIRUT, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People join the first annual tournament for Xinag Qi in Jal El Dib, north of Beirut, Lebanon, April 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

(SP)LEBANON-BEIRUT-JAL EL DIB-XIANG QI-TOURNAMENT

(SP)LEBANON-BEIRUT-JAL EL DIB-XIANG QI-TOURNAMENT

(240423) -- BEIRUT, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People join the first annual tournament for Xinag Qi in Jal El Dib, north of Beirut, Lebanon, April 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

(SP)LEBANON-BEIRUT-JAL EL DIB-XIANG QI-TOURNAMENT

(SP)LEBANON-BEIRUT-JAL EL DIB-XIANG QI-TOURNAMENT

(240423) -- BEIRUT, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People join the first annual tournament for Xinag Qi in Jal El Dib, north of Beirut, Lebanon, April 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

(SP)LEBANON-BEIRUT-JAL EL DIB-XIANG QI-TOURNAMENT

(SP)LEBANON-BEIRUT-JAL EL DIB-XIANG QI-TOURNAMENT

(240423) -- BEIRUT, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People join the first annual tournament for Xinag Qi in Jal El Dib, north of Beirut, Lebanon, April 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

(SP)LEBANON-BEIRUT-JAL EL DIB-XIANG QI-TOURNAMENT

(SP)LEBANON-BEIRUT-JAL EL DIB-XIANG QI-TOURNAMENT

(240423) -- BEIRUT, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People join the first annual tournament for Xinag Qi in Jal El Dib, north of Beirut, Lebanon, April 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

(SP)LEBANON-BEIRUT-JAL EL DIB-XIANG QI-TOURNAMENT

(SP)LEBANON-BEIRUT-JAL EL DIB-XIANG QI-TOURNAMENT

(240423) -- BEIRUT, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People join the first annual tournament for Xinag Qi in Jal El Dib, north of Beirut, Lebanon, April 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

(SP)LEBANON-BEIRUT-JAL EL DIB-XIANG QI-TOURNAMENT

(SP)LEBANON-BEIRUT-JAL EL DIB-XIANG QI-TOURNAMENT

(240423) -- BEIRUT, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People join the first annual tournament for Xinag Qi in Jal El Dib, north of Beirut, Lebanon, April 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

(SP)LEBANON-BEIRUT-JAL EL DIB-XIANG QI-TOURNAMENT

(SP)LEBANON-BEIRUT-JAL EL DIB-XIANG QI-TOURNAMENT

(240423) -- BEIRUT, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People join the first annual tournament for Xinag Qi in Jal El Dib, north of Beirut, Lebanon, April 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

Lebanon's first Xiangqi championship held in Beirut

STORY: Lebanon's first Xiangqi championship held in Beirut SHOOTING TIME: April 21, 2024 DATELINE: April 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:25 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of participants 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HANI MIKATI, Participant 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ELIAS ABOU JAOUDE, Head of the Xiangqi Committee in Lebanon 4. various of participants STORYLINE: Lebanon's first annual tournament of Xiangqi, or Chinese chess, was held Sunday in the Jal El Dib area, north of the capital Beirut. Some 70 players of all ages participated in the game. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HANI MIKATI, Participant "We are here with the Chinese players, learning from their years of experience in the Chinese chess. And we are learning about the Chinese culture through the Chinese chess game, which is a very old and traditional game in China, and the insightful player is the one who wins at the end." SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ELIAS ABOU JAOUDE, Head of the Xiangqi Committee in Lebanon "Xiangqi, which is the Chinese chess,

Center Stage: Turn It Up (2008)

Center Stage: Turn It Up (2008)

Rachele Brooke Smith, Daniela Dib, Nathalie Marrable & Sarah Jayne Jensen Characters: Kate Parker,Allison,Glass Slipper Audition Dancer & Suzanne Von Stroh Film: Center Stage: Turn It Up (2008) Director: Steven Jacobson 30 October 2008 Date: 30 October 2008

Miura defends WBC super featherweight crown for 4th time

Miura defends WBC super featherweight crown for 4th time

Japanese boxer Takashi Miura backs Australian Billy Dib into a corner during the third round of their WBC super featherweight title match at Ota Gymnasium in Tokyo on May 1, 2015. Miura defended his title for the fourth time with a third-round technical knockout. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo