(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-ATHLETICS-100M-WOMEN

(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-ATHLETICS-100M-WOMEN

(240802) -- PARIS, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Mazoon Al Alawi (R) of Oman and Faiqa Riaz of Pakistan compete during the women's 100m preliminary round of Athletics at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Jing)

Confucius Institute fosters cultural, academic exchanges in Tanzania

STORY: Confucius Institute fosters cultural, academic exchanges in Tanzania SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 19, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: Dar es Salaam CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): HUA HONGLI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the Confucius Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG XIAOZHEN, Chinese director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): HAMIDA ALAWI, Student at the University of Dar es Salaam 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ALDIN MUTEMBEI, Director, Confucius Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): HUA HONGLI, Xinhua correspondent "Now I'm standing in front of the Confucius Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania." The Confucius Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam was established in 2013 under an agreement between the University of Dar es Salaam, the Chinese International Education Foundation, and Zhejiang Normal Univer

Alawi village in support of Syrian president

Alawi village in support of Syrian president

QATANA, Syria - A boy (L) supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad looks anguished in an Alawi village in the Damascus suburb of Qatana on June 10, 2012. The Syrian crisis, triggered by antigovernment protests and the regime's crackdowns on them, has recently been turning to hostility and violent attacks between the Sunnis, who make up 70 percent of the Syrian population and mostly oppose the regime, and the Alawis, who comprise 12 percent of the population and are in control under the regime of President al-Assad.

Alawi village in support of Syrian president

Alawi village in support of Syrian president

QATANA, Syria - Boys shout slogans in support of the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in an Alawi village in the Damascus suburb of Qatana on June 10, 2012. The Syrian crisis, triggered by antigovernment protests and the regime's crackdowns on them, has recently been turning to hostility and violent attacks between the Sunnis, who make up 70 percent of the Syrian population and mostly oppose the regime, and the Alawis, who comprise 12 percent of the population and are in control under the regime of President al-Assad.

Alawi village in support of Syrian president

Alawi village in support of Syrian president

QATANA, Syria - A woman (R) supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad tells a U.N. monitor (L) about deteriorated safety in her Alawi village due to shooting incidents aimed at the school and houses in the Damascus suburb of Qatana on June 10, 2012. The Syrian crisis, triggered by antigovernment protests and the regime's crackdowns on them, has recently been turning to hostility and violent attacks between the Sunnis, who make up 70 percent of the Syrian population and mostly oppose the regime, and the Alawis, who comprise 12 percent of the population and are in control under the regime of President al-Assad.

Alawi village in support of Syrian president

Alawi village in support of Syrian president

QATANA, Syria - Children express support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, with a boy holding an image of him, in an Alawi village in the Damascus suburb of Qatana on June 10, 2012. The Syrian crisis, triggered by antigovernment protests and the regime's crackdowns on them, has recently been turning to hostility and violent attacks between the Sunnis, who make up 70 percent of the Syrian population and mostly oppose the regime, and the Alawis, who comprise 12 percent of the population and are in control under the regime of President al-Assad.

Syria massacre site

Syria massacre site

AL-KUBEIR, Syria - Photo shows a bloodstained floor of a house where killings took place, in Al-Kubeir, a village in central Syria, on June 8, 2012. About 80 residents of the Sunni village, including women and children, were killed by a group of unidentified attackers on June 6, with some survivors saying the perpetrators were Alawi militias.

Syria massacre site

Syria massacre site

AL-KUBEIR, Syria - Photo shows a house hit by an arson attack in Al-Kubeir, a village in central Syria, on June 8, 2012. About 80 residents of the Sunni village, including women and children, were killed by a group of unidentified attackers on June 6, with some survivors saying the perpetrators were Alawi militias.

Syria massacre site

Syria massacre site

AL-KUBEIR, Syria - A man points to a house hit by an arson attack in Al-Kubeir, a village in central Syria, on June 8, 2012. About 80 residents of the Sunni village, including women and children, were killed by a group of unidentified attackers on June 6, with some survivors saying the perpetrators were Alawi militias.

Syria massacre site

Syria massacre site

AL-KUBEIR, Syria - A man shows a bloodstained cloth in Al-Kubeir, a village in central Syria, on June 8, 2012. About 80 residents of the Sunni village, including women and children, were killed by a group of unidentified attackers on June 6, with some survivors saying the perpetrators were Alawi militias.

Syria massacre site

Syria massacre site

HAMA, Syria - Photo shows the ransacked inside of a house where killings took place, in Al-Kubeir, a village in central Syria, on June 8, 2012. About 80 residents of the Sunni village, including women and children, were killed by a group of unidentified attackers on June 6, with some survivors saying the perpetrators were Alawi militias.

Lebanon receives 27 tons of medical aid from Egypt to combat cholera

STORY: Lebanon receives 27 tons of medical aid from Egypt to combat cholera DATELINE: Nov. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:02 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the medical aid sent from Egypt to Lebanon 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): FIRAS ABIAD, Lebanese Health Minister 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): YASSER ALAWI, Egyptian Ambassador to Lebanon 4. various of officials STORYLINE: Lebanon received 27 tons of medicines, vaccines, and other medical supplies from Egypt to combat cholera on Wednesday. Lebanese Health Minister Firas Abiad, who received the aid from Egyptian Ambassador to Lebanon Yasser Alawi, said that this is the first aid from Arab countries to fight against cholera. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): FIRAS ABIAD, Lebanese Health Minister "Now with the cholera crisis, we received 27 tons of medical aid and vaccines which we are in dire need of. It will play a big role in the efforts made by the Ministry of Health to stop the spread of cholera in Lebanon. The received aid will be transferred to the war

Iranian Cultural Week held in Lebanon's capital

STORY: Iranian Cultural Week held in Lebanon's capital DATELINE: March 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:36 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. shot of the Iranian exhibition 2. shot of an Iranian exhibitor writing Quran verses 3. shot for a calligrapher 4. shot of the exhibition 5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): ZAHRAA ALAWI, Visitor 6. various of the exhibition STORYLINE: Iranian Cultural Week kicked off on Monday in Lebanon's capital Beirut, aiming to expand cultural and artistic ties between the two countries. Dubbed "Fajr (dawn) Cultural Days," the Iranian Cultural Week covers several roundtables and symposiums, a large exhibition of Iranian handicrafts and artworks, screening of Iranian films and an Iranian music night, according to the National News Agency (NNA). SOUNDBITE (Arabic): ZAHRAA ALAWI, Visitor "As a visitor, I believe that this is an amazing cultural exchange between the Lebanese and Iranian people. The Lebanese can go to Iran to showcase their art work, and it goes the same for Iranians." Irania

Japan foreign minister in Middle East

Japan foreign minister in Middle East

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono (L) chats with Omani foreign minister Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, before their talks in Muscat, Oman, on Dec. 27, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan foreign minister in Middle East

Japan foreign minister in Middle East

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono (L) and Omani foreign minister Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah hold talks in Muscat, Oman, on Dec. 27, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo