China plays vital role in global development, economic stability: Egyptian expert

STORY: China plays vital role in global development, economic stability: Egyptian expert DATELINE: Sept. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MOHAMED FAYEZ FARAHAT, Director of Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies (ACPSS) 2. various of Cairo STORYLINE: An Egyptian expert says that China plays a key role in promoting global development and maintaining global economic stability. Mohamed Fayez Farahat, director of Egypt's state-run Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies (ACPSS) in Cairo, points out that China has been a growingly active player on the world stage. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MOHAMED FAYEZ FARAHAT, Director of Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies (ACPSS) "China defends the causes of developing countries in international meetings, China also plays active roles in important international blocs or institutions such as the G20, the BRICS and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. All this indicates China

Fanning conflict, scapegoating China, NATO's true aim unveiled

STORY: Fanning conflict, scapegoating China, NATO's true aim unveiled DATELINE: April 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOHN PANG, Senior fellow at Bard College, New York 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AHMED ELIBA, Researcher at Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies (ACPSS) 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): RAUL CAMARGO, Spokesperson of "Anticapitalists" in Spain 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Spanish): JAIME TAMAYO, Political scientist at University of Guadalajara, Mexico STORYLINE: As the Russia-Ukraine conflict grinds on, many analysts have been delving into the root cause of the crisis. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOHN PANG, Senior fellow at Bard College, New York "NATO, led by the U.S., holds prime responsibility for this conflict. This conflict didn't begin on February 24th. The major cause of this is NATO expansion, incorporation of former Soviet Union countries." After fanning conflict between Russia and Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg

U.S. successive sanctions complicate Ukraine crisis: Egyptian expert

STORY: U.S. successive sanctions complicate Ukraine crisis: Egyptian expert DATELINE: March 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ukraine, Russia and Middle East countries related footage 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): AHMED ELIBA, Researcher at Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies (ACPSS) STORYLINE: An Egyptian expert has said that the U.S. approach of imposing successive sanctions complicates the Ukraine crisis. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): AHMED ELIBA, Researcher at Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies (ACPSS) "I believe that the higher the pace of sanctions, the more complicated things are. This has its effects on frustrating any efforts for a political initiative for settlement of the Ukrainian crisis. When you strip a party of resources of its power, whether they are political, economic or military resources, it makes its reaction very difficult toward any attempt to rescue the situation or to resolve or settle the crisis. The U.S.