Egypt's coastal city gains fame in shipbuilding

STORY: Egypt's coastal city gains fame in shipbuilding DATELINE: Sept. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:17 LOCATION: DAMIETTA, Egypt CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of workers building ships at a workshop along River Nile in Damietta Governorate, Egypt 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): AHMED AL-ETREBY, Owner of a shipbuilding workshop in Ezbet al-Borg 3. various of a shipbuilding workshop STORYLINE: Egypt's northern coastal city of Ezbet al-Borg, where the Nile River meets the Mediterranean Sea, has been leading in shipbuilding in the country for decades. Inheriting the craft from his forebears, Ahmed Al-Etreby highlighted shipbuilding as a time-honored industry deeply rooted in Egypt's history. He noted that although shipbuilding is available in almost all Egyptian coastal cities, Ezbet al-Borg is unique for its high-standard manufacturing skills. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): AHMED AL-ETREBY, Owner of a shipbuilding workshop in Ezbet al-Borg "We inherited this profession from generation to generation. In the past, we only use

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