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Pope Leo XIV Visits The Tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf - Lebanon

Pope Leo prays at tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf at the Monastery of St. Maroun in Annaya, Lebanon on December 1, 2025, second day of his Apostolic visit to Lebanon. Canonized in 1977, this Lebanese Maronite monk and hermit lived from 1828 to 1898 and led a life of extreme asceticism. During his life, he obtained a wide reputation for holiness, and for his ability to unite Christians, Muslims and Druze. He is known among Lebanese Christians as the ‘Miracle Monk of Lebanon. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits The Tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf - Lebanon

Pope Leo prays at tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf at the Monastery of St. Maroun in Annaya, Lebanon on December 1, 2025, second day of his Apostolic visit to Lebanon. Canonized in 1977, this Lebanese Maronite monk and hermit lived from 1828 to 1898 and led a life of extreme asceticism. During his life, he obtained a wide reputation for holiness, and for his ability to unite Christians, Muslims and Druze. He is known among Lebanese Christians as the ‘Miracle Monk of Lebanon. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits The Tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf - Lebanon

Pope Leo greets pilgrims at the Monastery of St. Maroun in Annaya, Lebanon on December 1, 2025, after a prayer at the tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf , during the second day of his Apostolic visit to Lebanon. Canonized in 1977, this Lebanese Maronite monk and hermit lived from 1828 to 1898 and led a life of extreme asceticism. During his life, he obtained a wide reputation for holiness, and for his ability to unite Christians, Muslims and Druze. He is known among Lebanese Christians as the ‘Miracle Monk of Lebanon. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits The Tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf - Lebanon

Pope Leo prays at tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf at the Monastery of St. Maroun in Annaya, Lebanon on December 1, 2025, second day of his Apostolic visit to Lebanon. Canonized in 1977, this Lebanese Maronite monk and hermit lived from 1828 to 1898 and led a life of extreme asceticism. During his life, he obtained a wide reputation for holiness, and for his ability to unite Christians, Muslims and Druze. He is known among Lebanese Christians as the ‘Miracle Monk of Lebanon. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits The Tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf - Lebanon

Pope Leo poses with the monks at the Monastery of St. Maroun in Annaya, Lebanon on December 1, 2025, after a prayer at the tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf , during the second day of his Apostolic visit to Lebanon. Canonized in 1977, this Lebanese Maronite monk and hermit lived from 1828 to 1898 and led a life of extreme asceticism. During his life, he obtained a wide reputation for holiness, and for his ability to unite Christians, Muslims and Druze. He is known among Lebanese Christians as the ‘Miracle Monk of Lebanon. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits The Tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf - Lebanon

Pope Leo prays at tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf at the Monastery of St. Maroun in Annaya, Lebanon on December 1, 2025, second day of his Apostolic visit to Lebanon. Canonized in 1977, this Lebanese Maronite monk and hermit lived from 1828 to 1898 and led a life of extreme asceticism. During his life, he obtained a wide reputation for holiness, and for his ability to unite Christians, Muslims and Druze. He is known among Lebanese Christians as the ‘Miracle Monk of Lebanon. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits The Tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf - Lebanon

Pope Leo prays at tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf at the Monastery of St. Maroun in Annaya, Lebanon on December 1, 2025, second day of his Apostolic visit to Lebanon. Canonized in 1977, this Lebanese Maronite monk and hermit lived from 1828 to 1898 and led a life of extreme asceticism. During his life, he obtained a wide reputation for holiness, and for his ability to unite Christians, Muslims and Druze. He is known among Lebanese Christians as the ‘Miracle Monk of Lebanon. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclu - Photos of A Birthday Dinner of El Assad Family - Damascus

Photo dated around 2009 of El Assad family celebrating a birthday, with Bashar el Assad who seems very interested by the birthday cake (looks like a house, with a library and TV screen). Also present his mother Anissa Makhlouf (here kissing her son Maher) and other members of the family. Photo found at Maher El Assad’s house, in Yaafour, near Damascus, Syria, on January 3, 2025. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclu - Photos of A Birthday Dinner of El Assad Family - Damascus

Photo dated around 2009 of El Assad family celebrating a birthday, with Bashar el Assad who seems very interested by the birthday cake (looks like a house, with a library and TV screen). Also present L-R : his brother Maher, their brother in law Assef (or Asif) Shawkat, his wife Asma, his sister Bushra, his sister in law Manal Jadaan and his mother Anissa Makhlouf, and other members of the family. Photo found at Maher El Assad’s house, in Yaafour, near Damascus, Syria, on January 3, 2025. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclu - Photos of A Birthday Dinner of El Assad Family - Damascus

Photo dated around 2009 of El Assad family celebrating a birthday, with Bashar el Assad who seems very interested by the birthday cake (looks like a house, with a library and TV screen). Also present L-R : his brother Maher, their brother in law Assef (or Asif) Shawkat, his wife Asma, his sister Bushra, his sister in law Manal Jadaan and his mother Anissa Makhlouf, and other members of the family. Photo found at Maher El Assad’s house, in Yaafour, near Damascus, Syria, on January 3, 2025. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclu - Photos of A Birthday Dinner of El Assad Family - Damascus

Photo dated around 2009 of El Assad family celebrating a birthday, with Bashar el Assad who seems very interested by the birthday cake (looks like a house, with a library and TV screen). Also present L-R : his brother Maher, their brother in law Assef (or Asif) Shawkat, his wife Asma, his sister Bushra, his sister in law Manal Jadaan and his mother Anissa Makhlouf, and other members of the family. Photo found at Maher El Assad’s house, in Yaafour, near Damascus, Syria, on January 3, 2025. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclu - Photos of A Birthday Dinner of El Assad Family - Damascus

Photo dated around 2009 of El Assad family celebrating a birthday, with Bashar el Assad who seems very interested by the birthday cake (looks like a house, with a library and TV screen). Also present L-R : his wife Asma, his sister in law Manal Jadaan, his brother Maher, his sister Bushra and his mother Anissa Makhlouf, and other members of the family. Photo found at Maher El Assad’s house, in Yaafour, near Damascus, Syria, on January 3, 2025. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclu - Photos of A Birthday Dinner of El Assad Family - Damascus

Photo dated around 2009 of El Assad family celebrating a birthday, with Bashar el Assad who seems very interested by the birthday cake (looks like a house, with a library and TV screen). Also present L-R : his brother Maher, their brother in law Assef (or Asif) Shawkat, his wife Asma, his sister Bushra, his sister in law Manal Jadaan and his mother Anissa Makhlouf, and other members of the family. Photo found at Maher El Assad’s house, in Yaafour, near Damascus, Syria, on January 3, 2025. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclu - Photos of A Birthday Dinner of El Assad Family - Damascus

Photo dated around 2009 of El Assad family celebrating a birthday, with Bashar el Assad who seems very interested by the birthday cake (looks like a house, with a library and TV screen). Also present his mother Anissa Makhlouf (here) and other members of the family. Photo found at Maher El Assad’s house, in Yaafour, near Damascus, Syria, on January 3, 2025. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China donates 100 commuter buses to help Syrians in economic woes

STORY: China donates 100 commuter buses to help Syrians in economic woes DATELINE: June 30, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:54 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the buses and the delivery ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): FENG BIAO, Chinese Ambassador to Syria 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): HUSSEIN MAKHLOUF, Syrian Minister of Local Administration and Environment STORYLINE: Syria on Wednesday received the second batch of 100 commuter buses donated by China as part of the Chinese efforts to help improve the livelihood of Syrians during the difficult times the country is going through. Chinese Ambassador to Syria Feng Biao and Syrian Minister of Local Administration and Environment Hussein Makhlouf attended the delivery ceremony in the capital Damascus, during which they signed the delivery note and took a short tour in one of the new buses. Feng told reporters during the ceremony that the donation of the buses aims to boost the livelihood of the Syrian people amid the tough economic

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Syrian farmers accuse U.S. of preventing flow of wheat harvests

STORY: Syrian farmers accuse U.S. of preventing flow of wheat harvests DATELINE: June 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the wheat harvest in Hasakah 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (ARABIC): ALI MAKHLOUF, Agriculture official in Hasakah, Syria 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (ARABIC): ABDULLAH HUSSAIN, Farmer 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (ARABIC): KARMO ALI, Farmer 5. various of the wheat harvest in Hasakah STORYLINE: Farmers in the resources-rich Hasakah province of Syria are complaining about the U.S. forces, who are preventing the flow of wheat harvests to government-controlled areas. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Hasakah alone contributed about 36 percent of wheat production in the country. During the Syrian war, Kurdish militias backed by the U.S. forces have taken big chunks of that key province. SOUNDBITE 1 (ARABIC): ALI MAKHLOUF, Agriculture official in Hasakah, Syria "Apart from the drought this year, the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces have prevented the delivery

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Lawyers Support Seif El-Din Makhlouf - Tunis

Lawyers take part during demonstration to protest against the wrongful imprisonment charged to Seif El-Din Makhlouf, in the lobby of the Tunisian Court. Tunis, Tunisia, October 21, 2021. Photo by Hasan Mrad/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lawyers Support Seif El-Din Makhlouf - Tunis

Lawyers take part during demonstration to protest against the wrongful imprisonment charged to Seif El-Din Makhlouf, in the lobby of the Tunisian Court. Tunis, Tunisia, October 21, 2021. Photo by Hasan Mrad/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lawyers Support Seif El-Din Makhlouf - Tunis

Lawyers take part during demonstration to protest against the wrongful imprisonment charged to Seif El-Din Makhlouf, in the lobby of the Tunisian Court. Tunis, Tunisia, October 21, 2021. Photo by Hasan Mrad/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lawyers Support Seif El-Din Makhlouf - Tunis

Lawyers take part during demonstration to protest against the wrongful imprisonment charged to Seif El-Din Makhlouf, in the lobby of the Tunisian Court. Tunis, Tunisia, October 21, 2021. Photo by Hasan Mrad/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lawyers Support Seif El-Din Makhlouf - Tunis

Lawyers take part during demonstration to protest against the wrongful imprisonment charged to Seif El-Din Makhlouf, in the lobby of the Tunisian Court. Tunis, Tunisia, October 21, 2021. Photo by Hasan Mrad/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lawyers Support Seif El-Din Makhlouf - Tunis

Lawyers take part during demonstration to protest against the wrongful imprisonment charged to Seif El-Din Makhlouf, in the lobby of the Tunisian Court. Tunis, Tunisia, October 21, 2021. Photo by Hasan Mrad/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lawyers Support Seif El-Din Makhlouf - Tunis

Lawyers take part during demonstration to protest against the wrongful imprisonment charged to Seif El-Din Makhlouf, in the lobby of the Tunisian Court. Tunis, Tunisia, October 21, 2021. Photo by Hasan Mrad/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lawyers Support Seif El-Din Makhlouf - Tunis

Lawyers take part during demonstration to protest against the wrongful imprisonment charged to Seif El-Din Makhlouf, in the lobby of the Tunisian Court. Tunis, Tunisia, October 21, 2021. Photo by Hasan Mrad/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lawyers Support Seif El-Din Makhlouf - Tunis

Lawyers take part during demonstration to protest against the wrongful imprisonment charged to Seif El-Din Makhlouf, in the lobby of the Tunisian Court. Tunis, Tunisia, October 21, 2021. Photo by Hasan Mrad/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lawyers Support Seif El-Din Makhlouf - Tunis

Lawyers take part during demonstration to protest against the wrongful imprisonment charged to Seif El-Din Makhlouf, in the lobby of the Tunisian Court. Tunis, Tunisia, October 21, 2021. Photo by Hasan Mrad/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lawyers Support Seif El-Din Makhlouf - Tunis

Lawyers take part during demonstration to protest against the wrongful imprisonment charged to Seif El-Din Makhlouf, in the lobby of the Tunisian Court. Tunis, Tunisia, October 21, 2021. Photo by Hasan Mrad/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lawyers Support Seif El-Din Makhlouf - Tunis

Samir Dilou takes part during demonstration to protest against the wrongful imprisonment charged to Seif El-Din Makhlouf, in the lobby of the Tunisian Court. Tunis, Tunisia, October 21, 2021. Photo by Hasan Mrad/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lawyers Support Seif El-Din Makhlouf - Tunis

Lawyers take part during demonstration to protest against the wrongful imprisonment charged to Seif El-Din Makhlouf, in the lobby of the Tunisian Court. Tunis, Tunisia, October 21, 2021. Photo by Hasan Mrad/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lawyers Support Seif El-Din Makhlouf - Tunis

Lawyers take part during demonstration to protest against the wrongful imprisonment charged to Seif El-Din Makhlouf, in the lobby of the Tunisian Court. Tunis, Tunisia, October 21, 2021. Photo by Hasan Mrad/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lawyers Support Seif El-Din Makhlouf - Tunis

Lawyers take part during demonstration to protest against the wrongful imprisonment charged to Seif El-Din Makhlouf, in the lobby of the Tunisian Court. Tunis, Tunisia, October 21, 2021. Photo by Hasan Mrad/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM