Saudi envoy says ties with Iran to be strong in all areas

STORY: Saudi envoy says ties with Iran to be strong in all areas DATELINE: Sept. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:25 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony to celebrate the 74th anniversary of founding of People's Republic of China STORYLINE: Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to Iran Abdullah bin Saud al-Anzi has said that relations between Riyadh and Tehran will be strong in all areas, including in the fields of trade, economy and investment, Iran's official news agency IRNA reported Wednesday. Speaking to IRNA on Tuesday in the Iranian capital city, the Saudi envoy expressed satisfaction with the start of a new chapter in his country's ties with Iran and the two sides' resumption of bilateral diplomatic relations, describing the ties as "constructive, strong and based on the common interests, mutual respect and good neighborliness." Making the remarks on the sidelines of a ceremony at the Chinese embassy in Tehran to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republi

IRAN-TEHRAN-SAUDI ENVOY-SAUDI ARABIA-IRAN-RELATIONS

IRAN-TEHRAN-SAUDI ENVOY-SAUDI ARABIA-IRAN-RELATIONS

(230913) -- TEHRAN, Sept. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 12, 2023 shows Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to Iran Abdullah bin Saud al-Anzi in Tehran, Iran. Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to Iran Abdullah bin Saud al-Anzi has said that relations between Riyadh and Tehran will be strong in all areas, including in the fields of trade, economy and investment, Iran's official news agency IRNA reported Wednesday. (Xinhua/Shadati)

IRAN-TEHRAN-SAUDI ENVOY-SAUDI ARABIA-IRAN-RELATIONS

IRAN-TEHRAN-SAUDI ENVOY-SAUDI ARABIA-IRAN-RELATIONS

(230913) -- TEHRAN, Sept. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 12, 2023 shows Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to Iran Abdullah bin Saud al-Anzi in Tehran, Iran. Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to Iran Abdullah bin Saud al-Anzi has said that relations between Riyadh and Tehran will be strong in all areas, including in the fields of trade, economy and investment, Iran's official news agency IRNA reported Wednesday. (Xinhua/Shadati)

Syrians don't buy U.S. self-exoneration about massacring civilians in Syria

STORY: Syrians don't buy U.S. self-exoneration about massacring civilians in Syria DATELINE: May 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:41 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of streets in Hasakah city 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): GHALEB AL-ANZI, Syrian civilian 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABDULKARIM DLAIMY, Syrian civilian 4. various of street views of Hasakah streets 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): GHASSAN KHALIL, Hasakah Governor 6. file of U.S. launched airstrike on Baghouze town in eastern province in Deir al-Zour on 2019 7. file of battles in Baghouze town on 2019 STORYLINE: Many Syrians slammed the recent Pentagon inquiry, which rejects claims that the U.S. covered up civilian deaths in Syria, saying the U.S. has for long been targeting civilians in Syria. In the government-controlled parts of the northeastern province of Hasakah, where the U.S. has several bases in the Kurdish-controlled zones, Syrians expressed dismay and anger at the Pentagon's claims that the U.S. forces weren't responsible for a mass