Iraqis celebrate Valentine's Day in Baghdad

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Iraqis celebrate Valentine's Day in Baghdad

STORY: Iraqis celebrate Valentine's Day in Baghdad DATELINE: Feb. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a shop selling flowers and gifts to customers 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABDUL QADER, Owner of Dandash flower shop in Baghdad 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MUSTAFA, Customer STORYLINE: Iraqis celebrate Valentine's Day on Tuesday. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABDUL QADER, Owner of Dandash flower shop in Baghdad "We sell natural roses imported from outside Iraq to local people. There is a great demand from citizens to buy gifts. Every year is better than the previous year as a result of the improvement of the security situation." SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MUSTAFA, Customer "On Valentine's Day, we buy gifts for the one we love. Of course, this is a beautiful day because it is Valentine's Day. I hope to celebrate it again (in the future) with my most beautiful sweetheart, whom I will soon be engaged to because I love her so much." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting f

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