ILEA002363630: Egypt, UAE sign deal to develop new city on Egypt's northern coast

Egypt, Ireland FMs discuss Gaza developments

STORY: Egypt, Ireland FMs discuss Gaza developments SHOOTING TIME: April 23, 2024 DATELINE: April 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the joint press conference held by Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Irish counterpart Micheal Martin 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): SAMEH SHOUKRY, Egyptian foreign minister 3. various of Irish Foreign Minister Micheal Martin speaking 4. various of expanded talks by both the Egyptian and Irish delegations 5. various of Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry meeting Irish Foreign Minister Micheal Martin STORYLINE: Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Tuesday talked with his visiting Irish counterpart Micheal Martin about Gaza situation. In a joint press conference held in the New Administrative Capital, Shoukry asserted on the necessity to reach a permanent ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, provide humanitarian aid supplies, and work on preventing attempts to liquidate the Palestinian cause through forced displa

Chinese-aided housing project under construction in Kabul

STORY: Chinese-aided housing project under construction in Kabul SHOOTING TIME: April 7/8, 2024 DATELINE: April 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the China-aided Neela Bagh Housing Project 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): MAWLAWI ABUL SALAM HANAFI, Afghan interim government's Acting Deputy Prime Minister on Administrative Affairs 3. various of the China-aided Neela Bagh Housing Project 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI PEILONG, General manger of MCC 19's Afghanistan branch STORYLINE: The China-aided Neela Bagh Housing Project officially started construction on Sunday in Afghansitan's capital of Kabul. Under the project worth 71 million U.S. dollars, China 19th Metallurgical Group Corporation Limited (MCC 19) is schedule d to construct 1,400 apartments in 56 blocks in three years. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): MAWLAWI ABUL SALAM HANAFI, Afghan interim government's Acting Deputy Prime Minister on Administrative Affairs "It will provide direct and indirect employment for almost 5,00

Egypt's net foreign reserves rise in March

STORY: Egypt's net foreign reserves rise in March SHOOTING TIME: File footage DATELINE: April 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the River Nile in Cairo 2. various of the Central Bank of Egypt 3. various of an accountant counting banknotes 4. various of banks in Cairo STORYLINE: Egypt's net foreign reserves rose to 40.361 billion U.S. dollars in March from 35.311 billion U.S. dollars in February, the central bank said on Wednesday. Egypt's net international reserves surged to their highest level in about two years following a lucrative investment deal with the United Arab Emirates. In February, Egyptian and Emirati investors signed a historic deal to build a multi-billion new state-of-the-art city of Ras El Hekma as a new massive urban, business and tourism center in the country's North Coast. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

Egypt's president sworn in for 3rd term in new capital

STORY: Egypt's president sworn in for 3rd term in new capital SHOOTING TIME: April 2, 2024 DATELINE: April 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi taking constitutional oath as president of Egypt (Courtesy of the Egyptian Presidency) STORYLINE: Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi took the constitutional oath on Tuesday as president of Egypt for a third consecutive term in office, serving until 2030, the state-run Nile TV reported. In an aired ceremony held at the headquarters of the Egyptian Parliament in the New Administrative Capital, Sisi vowed to "protect the republican system, respect the constitution and the law, safeguard the people's interests, and to preserve the independence of the nation and the unity of land." "I reaffirm my commitment to continuing the journey of nation-building and fulfilling the aspirations of the Egyptian people in building a modern democratic state," the Egyptian president said in a speech after taking the oath.

Chinese ductile iron pipes firm to establish new factory in Egypt

STORY: Chinese ductile iron pipes firm to establish new factory in Egypt SHOOTING TIME: March 27, 2024 DATELINE: March 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:32 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of signing ceremony (Courtesy of the Egyptian Cabinet) STORYLINE: China's Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes Co., Ltd. has signed a land lease contract with Egypt-TEDA SEZone Development Company to build a new factory in the China-Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone. The signing ceremony held on Wednesday was attended by Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Suez Canal Economic Zone Chairman Waleid Gamaleldien, and other senior Egyptian officials. The project is planned to cover an area of about 270,000 square meters and produce 250,000 tons of ductile iron pipes per year, said Ma Ye, head of the Egypt project of Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes Co., Ltd. With an investment of approximately 145 million U.S. dollars, the project is expected to generate nearly 200 million dollars in foreign exc

Egyptian, UAE leaders discuss enhancing cooperation

STORY: Egyptian, UAE leaders discuss enhancing cooperation SHOOTING TIME: March 23, 2024 DATELINE: March 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:56 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting (courtesy of the Egyptian Presidency) STORYLINE: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed on Saturday ways to enhance cooperation between the two countries. During a meeting in the Egyptian capital Cairo, both leaders also explored the promising opportunities to broaden cooperation horizons, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement. Sisi and the visiting UAE president discussed means to strengthen the "deep partnership" between the two countries in economic, investment, development, and political fields. The two leaders reviewed regional issues of common interest, especially the intensified efforts to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the implementation of humanitarian aid in quantities sufficient

Deals totaling 8.54 bln USD inked at China-France forum

STORY: Deals totaling 8.54 bln USD inked at China-France forum SHOOTING TIME: March 20, 2024 DATELINE: March 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: WUHAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the forum 2. various of the project 3. STANDUP (French/English): YUE WENWAN, Xinhua correspondent 4. SOUNDBITE (French): JEROME LE GALL, Deputy general director of ARTE Charpentier STORYLINE: Deals worth 60.6 billion yuan (about 8.54 billion U.S. dollars) covering 58 projects were signed at the 7th China-France Forum on Urban Sustainable Development held in China's Wuhan on Wednesday. The forum was hosted to mark the 10th anniversary of China and France's signing the joint agreement to build the Sino-French Wuhan Ecological Demonstration City. The project, covering an area of 39 square kilometers, has integrated Chinese and French ecological urban construction concepts and is rising as a popular spot for residents and companies. STANDUP (French/English): YUE WENWAN, Xinhua correspondent "Les petits ruisseau

Egyptian president says large USD flows enable government to liberalize exchange rate

STORY: Egyptian president says large USD flows enable government to liberalize exchange rate SHOOTING TIME: March 9, 2024 DATELINE: March 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the televised educational seminar (Courtesy of the Egyptian Presidency) STORYLINE: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said on Saturday that the government's decision to liberalize the exchange rate came after securing a large amount of U.S. dollars. There are large cash flows that will support the currency exchange market in Egypt, Sisi said during a televised educational seminar. He noted that around 45-50 billion dollars in new financing have been injected through the multibillion-dollar Ras Al-Hekma development investment deal with the United Arab Emirates, an eight-billion-dollar loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund and agreements with the European Union. "Things have begun to improve," Sisi said, adding that the cash available in Egypt enabled the gove

Egypt signs agreement with IMF to increase loan from 3 to 8 bln USD

STORY: Egypt signs agreement with IMF to increase loan from 3 to 8 bln USD SHOOTING TIME: March 6, 2024 DATELINE: March 7, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:38 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference (Courtesy of the Egyptian Cabinet) STORYLINE: Egypt signed a financing agreement on Wednesday with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to increase an initial 3 billion U.S. dollars loan deal to 8 billion dollars, Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced at a press conference. As part of the agreement, Egypt will also receive a loan of about 1.2 billion U.S. dollars from a separate facility that promotes environmental sustainability, Madbouly said. Besides the IMF, the prime minister added that other "international partners," including the World Bank, will also provide Egypt with soft loans to support the state in achieving monetary stability through an integrated program. "Our goal during the first period of Egypt's reform program following the IMF agreement is to rationa

Egyptian president, Armenian PM meet on trade, cooperation

STORY: Egyptian president, Armenian PM meet on trade, cooperation SHOOTING TIME: March 5, 2024 DATELINE: March 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Presidential Palace 2. various of the meeting (courtesy of the Presidency) STORYLINE: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi met on Tuesday with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who is on an official visit to Cairo, to discuss trade and cooperation in various sectors. The two leaders held talks on boosting bilateral trade and expanding cooperation in areas such as information technology, artificial intelligence, food and pharmaceuticals, Sisi's office said in a statement. Sisi also said Egypt was ready to share its experience in infrastructure, construction, transportation and energy with Armenia, the statement added. The meeting was followed by a signing ceremony of several memorandums of understanding on environmental protection, economic cooperation and agricultural cooperation for 2024-

Egypt, UAE sign deal to develop new city on Egypt's northern coast

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