Al-Assoumi re-elected for 2nd term as speaker of Arab Parliament

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Al-Assoumi re-elected for 2nd term as speaker of Arab Parliament

STORY: Al-Assoumi re-elected for 2nd term as speaker of Arab Parliament DATELINE: Oct. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. exterior shot of the Arab League 2. various of voting process 3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): ADEL AL-ASSOUMI, Speaker of Arab Parliament 4. various of the Arab Parliament session STORYLINE: The Arab Parliament re-elected on Saturday Adel al-Assoumi as its speaker for a new two-year term of office. Al-Assoumi obtained 51 votes at a session at the Arab League headquarters, which was attended by 66 members and designed to choose the speaker of the parliament and four deputies. After being elected, al-Assoumi pledged to work with the parliament members to strengthen the parliament's roles on the Arab, regional, and international levels. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): ADEL AL-ASSOUMI, Speaker of Arab Parliament "Generally speaking, the international position, which is crucial, urges all the states to join hands. Moreover, the Arab states undoubtedly require support, as

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