Arab Parliament urges Arab solidarity on Gaza conflict

STORY: Arab Parliament urges Arab solidarity on Gaza conflict SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 28, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:16 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a session of the Arab Parliament, which was held in Cairo on Thursday 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): RAWHI FATTOUH, Speaker of the Palestinian National Council 3. various of the session STORYLINE: Speaker of the Arab Parliament Adel Al Asoomi on Thursday urged Arab solidarity against Israel's plans to end the Palestinian cause, saying the killing, destruction and displacement by Israeli forces will not drive out the Palestinians. Adel Al Asoomi spoke before a special session in the parliament to support Palestine and criticized the international silence and the failure of the UN Security Council to issue a ceasefire resolution. Rawhi Fattouh, speaker of the Palestinian National Council, said the Palestinian people will always defend their cause. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): RAWHI FATTOUH, Speaker of the Palestinian

Chinese initiatives promote development, peace worldwide, says AL official

STORY: Chinese initiatives promote development, peace worldwide, says AL official DATELINE: Oct. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of BRI projects in Arabic countries 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ADEL AL ASOOMI, Speaker of the Cairo-based Arab Parliament affiliated with the AL 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ADEL AL ASOOMI, Speaker of the Cairo-based Arab Parliament affiliated with the AL 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): ADEL AL ASOOMI, Speaker of the Cairo-based Arab Parliament affiliated with the AL 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): ADEL AL ASOOMI, Speaker of the Cairo-based Arab Parliament affiliated with the AL 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Arabic): ADEL AL ASOOMI, Speaker of the Cairo-based Arab Parliament affiliated with the AL STORYLINE: A senior official of the Arab League (AL) has said that the global initiatives launched by China over the past decade, including the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), have helped promote development worldwide. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ADEL AL ASOOMI, Speaker of t

Arab Parliament speaker optimistic about Arab-Chinese cooperation

STORY: Arab Parliament speaker optimistic about Arab-Chinese cooperation DATELINE: Sept. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Cairo 2. various of China-Arab States Expo in Yinchuan, China 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ADEL AL ASOOMI, Speaker of the Arab Parliament 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ADEL AL ASOOMI, Speaker of the Arab Parliament STORYLINE: The speaker of the Cairo-based Arab Parliament said he's optimistic about Arab-Chinese cooperation. Adel Al Asoomi led a delegation of Arab lawmakers for a visit to China in late August, where they discussed parliamentary cooperation with the Chinese side. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ADEL AL ASOOMI, Speaker of the Arab Parliament "It was an excellent visit with very positive results in strengthening Arab-Chinese relations. The visit we made to China a few days ago was important, and we received all support and positivity from our friends in China. This encouraged us to work on further boosting the Arab-Chinese relations, espe

CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-ARAB PARLIAMENT-SPEAKER-MEETING (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-ARAB PARLIAMENT-SPEAKER-MEETING (CN)

(230830) -- BEIJING, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yi (R), a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, meets with speaker of the Arab Parliament Adel Al Asoomi in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)

CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-ARAB PARLIAMENT-SPEAKER-MEETING (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-ARAB PARLIAMENT-SPEAKER-MEETING (CN)

(230830) -- BEIJING, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yi (R), a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, meets with speaker of the Arab Parliament Adel Al Asoomi in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)

CHINA-BEIJING-ZHAO LEJI-ARAB PARLIAMENT-TALKS (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-ZHAO LEJI-ARAB PARLIAMENT-TALKS (CN)

(230828) -- BEIJING, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, holds talks with Adel Al Asoomi, speaker of the Arab Parliament, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)

CHINA-BEIJING-ZHAO LEJI-ARAB PARLIAMENT-TALKS (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-ZHAO LEJI-ARAB PARLIAMENT-TALKS (CN)

(230828) -- BEIJING, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, and Adel Al Asoomi, speaker of the Arab Parliament, jointly sign a memorandum of understanding on establishing an exchange mechanism between the NPC of China and the Arab Parliament after their talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)