“Shukri Al-Qawatli’s arrival to celebrate the laying of the cornerstone of Yabroud Hospital in 1956.”

“Shukri Al-Qawatli’s arrival to celebrate the laying of the cornerstone of Yabroud Hospital on October 16, 1956.

President Shukri Al-Qawatli, with Brigadier General Tawfiq Nazim Al-Din, Chief of Staff, to his right, followed by Prime Minister Sabri Al-Asali.

A Christian clergyman is also visible (behind the Prime Minister to the right), and First Lieutenant Mamoun Tahsin Bey (behind President Al-Qawatli to the left), along with several participants and an honor guard.”