Presenter Randa Rizkalla (right), of the live program Speak Up, engages in discussion with guest speaker Amany Shoukry (left). The SAT-7 Lebanon office saw some changes in the leadership structure following Maroun Bou Rached’s resignation as Executive Director. Rita Elmounayer, SAT-7’s Deputy CEO, has taken on the role of Acting Executive Director until a new director is appointed. An Executive Committee was created which consists of Samar Faysal, who was promoted to Production Manager, Finance Manager, Boulos Naoum, SAT-7 ACADEMY Channel Manager Juliana Sfeir, SAT-7 KIDS Channel Manager Andrea Elmounayer, Programming Coordinator Mirna Adaymi and HR Coordinator Tania Nahas. LEBANON STUDIO UPDATE To accommodate productions for the new channel SAT-7 ACADEMY, SAT-7 Lebanon reduced the number of rental agreements for its studios by other media organisations, keeping only the agreement with BBC Arabic. Nowmostof thestudio space is occupied and used for SAT-7 productions. POPE FRANCIS VISIT TO EGYPT A historic visit to Egypt by Pope Francis took place on 28 April. After the series of attacks on the country’s Christian community, the visit was a demonstration of solidarity and support. During the Catholic Pontiff ’s two-day visit, SAT-7 ARABIC covered the event through four special episodes on the current affairs program Bridges. SAT-7 ARABIC also acquired and broadcast two documentaries about Pope Francis which were aired in the days following his visit.