Chinese giant pandas arrive in Qatar on 1st trip to Mideast

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Chinese giant pandas arrive in Qatar on 1st trip to Mideast

STORY: Chinese giant pandas arrive in Qatar on 1st trip to Mideast DATELINE: Oct. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: Doha CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the arrival of the giant pandas 2. various of the Panda House at Al Khor Park 3. various of the welcome ceremony 4. various of the giant pandas living in the Panda House STORYLINE: Qatar on Wednesday welcomed the arrival of two giant pandas, under the first giant panda cooperation program between China and the Middle East region. Upon arrival in Qatar's capital Doha, the pandas, three-year-old female Si Hai and four-year-old male Jing Jing, were immediately transported to the Panda House at Al Khor Park, their new home in the Gulf country. The pandas have also been given two Arab names, Suhail for Jing Jing and Soraya for Si Hai, by Qatar. Mohammed Al Khouri, director of the Public Parks Department of the Ministry of Municipality of Qatar, told Xinhua that in traditional Arabic culture, Suhail and Soraya are two stars in the sky, which embod

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