A Woman Lives with Pigs She Saved - Illinois

A Woman Lives with Pigs She Saved - Illinois

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Fayhaa Doja, a volunteer for Chicagoland Pig Rescue, feeds Finn, a maple bacon donut, for content for CPR’s social media, at CPR Founder April Noga’s home in Homewood, Illinois, on Friday, February 7, 2025. Photo by Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

(SP)SYRIA-DAMASCUS-ATHLETES-TRAINING

(SP)SYRIA-DAMASCUS-ATHLETES-TRAINING

(230903) -- DAMASCUS, Sept. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Man Asaad, a 29-year-old heavyweight weightlifter, trains for the upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games in China at the al-Fayhaa Sports City in Damascus, Syria, Aug. 7, 2023. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

(SP)SYRIA-DAMASCUS-ATHLETES-TRAINING

(SP)SYRIA-DAMASCUS-ATHLETES-TRAINING

(230903) -- DAMASCUS, Sept. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Omar Sarem (top), a 22-year-old Syrian wrestler, trains for the upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games in China at the al-Fayhaa Sports City in Damascus, Syria, Aug. 7, 2023. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

(SP)SYRIA-DAMASCUS-ATHLETES-TRAINING

(SP)SYRIA-DAMASCUS-ATHLETES-TRAINING

(230903) -- DAMASCUS, Sept. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Omar Sarem (R), a 22-year-old Syrian wrestler, trains for the upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games in China at the al-Fayhaa Sports City in Damascus, Syria, Aug. 7, 2023. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

Syrian athletes strive to forge path to glory despite challenges

STORY: Syrian athletes strive to forge path to glory despite challenges DATELINE: Aug. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Syrian weightlifters 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MAN ASAAD, Syrian weightlifter 3. various of Syrian weightlifters and wrestlers 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): OMAR SAREM, Syrian wrestler 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): MUHAMMAD AL-HAYEK, Member of the Executive Office and Head of the Athletics Office STORYLINE: As the Hangzhou Asian Games in China draw near, Syrian athletes are preparing to give their best performance. Their aim isn't just to secure medals, but also to reshape global perceptions of Syria with every effort they make. At al-Fayhaa sports city in Damascus, the athletes are undergoing intensive training. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MAN ASAAD, Syrian weightlifter "There are overwhelming difficulties. Whether during the war or now, our economic situation is difficult. Before the crisis, it was extremely difficult for us. We used to f

Syrian athletes strive to forge path to glory despite challenges

STORY: Syrian athletes strive to forge path to glory despite challenges DATELINE: Aug. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:04 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Syrian weightlifter Man Asaad training 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MAN ASAAD, Syrian weightlifter 3. various of Syrian wrestler Omar Sarem training 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): OMAR SAREM, Syrian wrestler STORYLINE: Despite the ongoing turmoil in their homeland and the relentless impact of the U.S. and Western sanctions, Syrian athletes are proving that resilience and ambition can triumph over even the harshest challenges. As the upcoming Asian Games is around the corner, the Syrian athletes are gearing up to bring their A-game. They are not just vying for medals; they are striving to reshape perceptions of their homeland with each lift of the barbell, and each stride on the mat. In the al-Fayhaa Sports City in Damascus, Man Asaad, a 29-year-old heavyweight weightlifter who clinched the bronze medal in the +109 kg category at the 2020 Summer