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Iran Parade Basij and IRGC - Tehran

Photo dated January 10, 2025 - Basiji women march while wearing face masks of Benjamin Netanyahu and Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi with crosses on them during a parade of an alleged 110,000 paramilitary Basij and IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) forces in downtown Tehran, Iran. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran Parade Basij and IRGC - Tehran

Photo dated January 10, 2025 - Basiji women march while wearing face masks of Benjamin Netanyahu and Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi with crosses on them during a parade of an alleged 110,000 paramilitary Basij and IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) forces in downtown Tehran, Iran. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran Parade Basij and IRGC - Tehran

Photo dated January 10, 2025 - Basiji women march while wearing face masks of Benjamin Netanyahu and Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi with crosses on them during a parade of an alleged 110,000 paramilitary Basij and IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) forces in downtown Tehran, Iran. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran Parade Basij and IRGC - Tehran

Photo dated January 10, 2025 - Basiji women march while wearing face masks of Benjamin Netanyahu and Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi with crosses on them during a parade of an alleged 110,000 paramilitary Basij and IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) forces in downtown Tehran, Iran. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran Parade Basij and IRGC - Tehran

Photo dated January 10, 2025 - Basiji women march while wearing face masks of Benjamin Netanyahu and Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi with crosses on them during a parade of an alleged 110,000 paramilitary Basij and IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) forces in downtown Tehran, Iran. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At least 1 killed, 8 injured in Israeli airstrike on West Bank's Jenin

STORY: At least 1 killed, 8 injured in Israeli airstrike on West Bank's Jenin SHOOTING TIME: May 17, 2024 DATELINE: May 18, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: JENIN, Palestine CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jenin STORYLINE: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) attacked a target in the Palestinian city of Jenin in the northern West Bank Friday night, killing at least one and injuring eight others. Medical sources told Xinhua that at least one person was killed and eight others injured in the airstrike on the Jenin refugee camp. Wesam Bakr, the director of the Jenin Governmental Hospital, identified the dead as Islam Khamayseh. The Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement, confirmed in a statement that Khamayseh is one of their members. The IDF said in a statement that Israel's Air Force fighter jet and helicopter gunship "attacked a building that served as the operations room of the terrorist infrastructure in Jenin." It confirmed the death of Kha

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Israeli raid kills 3 Palestinians in West Bank

STORY: Israeli raid kills 3 Palestinians in West Bank SHOOTING TIME: March 27, 2024 DATELINE: March 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: JENIN, Palestine CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the raid 2. various of the site after the raid 3. various of a funeral after the raid STORYLINE: Three Palestinians were killed by Israeli bombing and gunfire in the West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp, a Palestinian medical source said on Wednesday. Director of Jenin Governmental Hospital Wissam Bakr told Xinhua that two young men were killed and nine others were injured in an Israeli drone strike in Jenin. Another one died as a result of being shot in the chest by live bullets in the Al-Marah neighborhood in Jenin, he added. Local Palestinian sources told Xinhua that large Israeli army forces, accompanied by two bulldozers, stormed Jenin and the town of Qabatiya, south of the city, amid an exchange of fire with Palestinian militants. The main entrances to the Qabatiya were bulldozed during t

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Red Sea International Film Festival - Jeddah

Egyptian-Austrian writer and director Abu Bakr (or ‘A.B.’) Shawky poses during a photo session at the Ritz-Carlton hotel, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on December 5th, 2023, as part of the 3rd edition of Red Sea Film Festival. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Red Sea International Film Festival - Jeddah

Egyptian-Austrian writer and director Abu Bakr (or ‘A.B.’) Shawky poses during a photo session at the Ritz-Carlton hotel, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on December 5th, 2023, as part of the 3rd edition of Red Sea Film Festival. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Red Sea International Film Festival - Jeddah

Egyptian-Austrian writer and director Abu Bakr (or ‘A.B.’) Shawky poses during a photo session at the Ritz-Carlton hotel, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on December 5th, 2023, as part of the 3rd edition of Red Sea Film Festival. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CIIE opens wider doors for int'l companies in Chinese market: Egyptian expert

STORY: CIIE opens wider doors for int'l companies in Chinese market: Egyptian expert SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 5, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in Cairo 2. various of views of the China International Import Expo (CIIE) 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABU BAKR AL-DEEB, Advisor to Cairo-based Arab Center for Research and Studies 4. various of views of the China International Import Expo (CIIE) 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABU BAKR AL-DEEB, Advisor to Cairo-based Arab Center for Research and Studies 6. various of views in Shanghai STORYLINE: An Egyptian expert has said that the China International Import Expo (CIIE) opens wider doors for international companies to find a place in the Chinese market. The sixth CIIE is being held on Nov. 5-10 in the eastern Chinese city of Shanghai. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABU BAKR AL-DEEB, Advisor to Cairo-based Arab Center for Research and Studies "The sixth China International Import Expo (CIIE) is beyond a mere t

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AIIB reliable global multilateral institution for developing countries, says Egyptian expert

STORY: AIIB reliable global multilateral institution for developing countries, says Egyptian expert DATELINE: Sept. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:17 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Nile River in Egypt 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABU BAKR AL-DEEB, Advisor to the Cairo-based Arab Center for Research and Studies 3. Moving pictures of the headquarters of the AIIB 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABU BAKR AL-DEEB, Advisor to the Cairo-based Arab Center for Research and Studies 5. various of the Nile River in Egypt 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): ABU BAKR AL-DEEB, Advisor to the Cairo-based Arab Center for Research and Studies 7. various of street views in Egypt 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): ABU BAKR AL-DEEB, Advisor to the Cairo-based Arab Center for Research and Studies STORYLINE: The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is a window of hope for developing countries that seek a sincere multilateral institution to finance their sustainable development projects, said an Egyptian expert in a recent intervie

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Traumatized Syrian kids receive psychological support following earthquakes

STORY: Traumatized Syrian kids receive psychological support following earthquakes DATELINE: Feb. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of kids playing 2. SOUNDBITE 1(Arabic): ADHAM BAKR, Psychosocial support officer with UNICEF 3. various of kids playing 4. SOUNDBITE 2(Arabic): SAFAA SALOURA, Head of the Athar project 5. various of kids playing 6. SOUNDBITE 3(Arabic): SANA AL-KURDI, Aleppo resident STORYLINE: The earthquakes that rocked Syria last week have left numerous children scared. Some of them are receiving psychological support. Many of the children are living with their families which are being sheltered in public places such as parks and schools. Abdul-Mutaleb school in the al-Jabriyeh area in Aleppo is now accommodating 111 families that include 75 children. The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) is offering psychological support to the affected kids. SOUNDBITE 1(Arabic): ADHAM BAKR, Psychosocial support officer with UNICEF "Generally, we work on psych

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Yemen Foreign Minister al-Qirbi interviewed

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu-Bakr al-Qirbi speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2010.

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(2)Iraqis pull down statue of Saddam's predecessor Bakr

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqis remove the head from a statue of former President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, Saddam Hussein's predecessor, with a crane in Baghdad on May 18 before pulling it down.

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(1)Iraqis pull down statue of Saddam's predecessor Bakr

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqis pull down a statue of Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, who served as president from 1968 to 1979, with a crane in Baghdad on May 18. Bakr assumed Iraq's leadership in a military coup that brought the Baath Party to power.

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Horn of African agriculture ministers urge policy shift to end hunger crisis

STORY: Horn of African agriculture ministers urge policy shift to end hunger crisis DATELINE: Oct. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of dried-up vegetation 2. various of dried-up river 3. various of irrigation 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ABU BAKR OMER ELBUSHRA, Sudan's Minister for Agriculture and Forests 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): AHMED MADOBE NUNOW, Somalia's Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation 6. various of animals drinking water 7. a public school STORYLINE: A radical overhaul of existing agricultural policies combined with smart investments, research and technology adoption will be key to ending the hunger crisis in the Horn of African region, ministers said Friday. Speaking at a forum convened by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an East African bloc, in Kenya's capital Nairobi, the ministers stressed that eradicating food insecurity in the region hinged on a speedy transition to climate-smart and commercially-driven farm

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Drug addiction, another U.S. legacy in Afghanistan

STORY: Drug addiction, another U.S. legacy in Afghanistan DATELINE: Sept. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:26 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Jangalak Hospital 2. SOUNDBITE (Dari): SHAH AGHA, Former U.S. company truck driver 3. various of Afghans destroying poppy fields 4. SOUNDBITE (Dari): ABU BAKR, Drug addict 5. SOUNDBITE (Dari): MOHAMMAD DAWOD JAIHON, Head of Jangalak Hospital STORYLINE: For 12 years, Shah Agha, 42, drove trucks for a U.S. company transporting supplies for U.S. forces. Life as a trucker was an endless road of pain and suffering. He was under constant fear of violence, both from Afghan militias attacking coalition convoys and for his service as a driver for occupying forces. SOUNDBITE (Dari): SHAH AGHA, Former U.S. company truck driver "As a driver for U.S. forces, and to forget my daily fears on the roads and highways, I used to smoke heroin. There were constant problems. I had to use something to forget my suffering. I got addicted 12 years ago, and have been hos

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Arab League to launch Arab food security initiative

STORY: Arab League to launch Arab food security initiative DATELINE: July 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Arab League headquarters 2. various of Arab League Chief Ahmed Aboul-Gheit meeting with Sudan's Finance Minister Jibril Ibrahim 3. various of the Arab League headquarters STORYLINE: Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit said on Thursday that a coordination mechanism should be formed quickly with Sudan's ministries of agriculture and finance with an aim of launching the Arab Food Security Initiative. The initiative will be run by AL and the Khartoum-based Arab Organization for Agricultural Development. The AL chief's remarks came during his meeting with Sudan's Finance Minister Jibril Ibrahim, who chaired his country's delegation that includes Sudan's Minister of Agriculture Abu-Bakr Omar Al-Bushra, in the extraordinary session of the Arab League's Economic and Social Council. Aboul-Gheit has been briefed on the latest developmen

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An Arabian horse enthusiast gets closer to dream of resurrecting Iraqi equine industry

STORY: An Arabian horse enthusiast gets closer to dream of resurrecting Iraqi equine industry DATELINE: June 5, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:48 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of purebred Arabian horses in al-Zawraa Park in Baghdad 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): DR. BAKR FAROUQ, Veterinarian in charge of the Arabian Horse Care Department in al-Zawraa Park 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AL-KHAFAJI DIAA, Arabian horse breeder and horse racing enthusiast 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): Ali KADHIM MOHAMMAD, Director of the Iraqi Central School for Equestrian Education STORYLINE: Back in 2003 during the U.S-led invasion of Iraq, Bakr Farouq, an Iraqi veterinarian, managed to save 16 rare purebred Arabian horses owned by former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Farouq, now the head of the Arabian Horse Care Department in Baghdad's al-Zawraa Park, then risked his life in evacuating the horses, owned by Hussein's Arabian Knight Club, from the presidential palace to the Iraqi Equestrian Club in the al-Ameriyah neighborhood

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French Président Emmanuel Macron visiting the Al-Nuri Mosque - Mosul

French President Emmanuel Macron (C) tours the Al-Nuri Mosque in Iraq's second city of Mosul, in the northern Nineveh province, on August 29, 2021. Macron, who is on an official visit to Iraq, made a stop at the site of Mosul's Al-Nuri mosque, where Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had declared the establishment of a "caliphate" in 2014Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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French Président Emmanuel Macron visiting the Al-Nuri Mosque - Mosul

French President Emmanuel Macron (C) tours the Al-Nuri Mosque in Iraq's second city of Mosul, in the northern Nineveh province, on August 29, 2021. Macron, who is on an official visit to Iraq, made a stop at the site of Mosul's Al-Nuri mosque, where Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had declared the establishment of a "caliphate" in 2014Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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French Président Emmanuel Macron visiting the Al-Nuri Mosque - Mosul

French President Emmanuel Macron (C) tours the Al-Nuri Mosque in Iraq's second city of Mosul, in the northern Nineveh province, on August 29, 2021. Macron, who is on an official visit to Iraq, made a stop at the site of Mosul's Al-Nuri mosque, where Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had declared the establishment of a "caliphate" in 2014Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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French Président Emmanuel Macron visiting the Al-Nuri Mosque - Mosul

French President Emmanuel Macron (C) tours the Al-Nuri Mosque in Iraq's second city of Mosul, in the northern Nineveh province, on August 29, 2021. Macron, who is on an official visit to Iraq, made a stop at the site of Mosul's Al-Nuri mosque, where Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had declared the establishment of a "caliphate" in 2014Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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French Président Emmanuel Macron visiting the Al-Nuri Mosque - Mosul

French President Emmanuel Macron (C) tours the Al-Nuri Mosque in Iraq's second city of Mosul, in the northern Nineveh province, on August 29, 2021. Macron, who is on an official visit to Iraq, made a stop at the site of Mosul's Al-Nuri mosque, where Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had declared the establishment of a "caliphate" in 2014Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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French Président Emmanuel Macron visiting the Al-Nuri Mosque - Mosul

French President Emmanuel Macron (C) tours the Al-Nuri Mosque in Iraq's second city of Mosul, in the northern Nineveh province, on August 29, 2021. Macron, who is on an official visit to Iraq, made a stop at the site of Mosul's Al-Nuri mosque, where Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had declared the establishment of a "caliphate" in 2014Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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(1)Iraqis pull down statue of Saddam's predecessor Bakr

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqis pull down a statue of Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, who served as president from 1968 to 1979, with a crane in Baghdad on May 18. Bakr assumed Iraq's leadership in a military coup that brought the Baath Party to power.(Kyodo)

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Iraqi president says Islamic State leader injured

Iraqi President Fouad Massoum gives an exclusive interview to Kyodo News in Baghdad on May 20, 2015. He said the Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been injured in a recent attack but his injuries have not stopped him from exercising his leadership in the extremist group. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yemen Foreign Minister al-Kurbi interviewed

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Kurbi speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2010. (Kyodo)

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(2)Iraqis pull down statue of Saddam's predecessor Bakr

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqis remove the head from a statue of former President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, Saddam Hussein's predecessor, with a crane in Baghdad on May 18 before pulling it down. (Kyodo)