U.S., Britain launch airstrikes against Houthi camps in Yemen

STORY: U.S., Britain launch airstrikes against Houthi camps in Yemen SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 22, 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of airstrikes on Monday at midnight, captured by local residents' cellphones STORYLINE: The U.S.-British coalition struck Houthi camps in Yemen's capital and other provinces at midnight, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported Tuesday. The strikes targeted the al-Hafa camp in eastern Sanaa and the al-Daylami air base in the north. They also hit sites in Rada, a city in the central province of al-Bayda, and Maqbanah area in the southwestern province of Taiz, the TV said without giving details. Residents said the explosions were powerful and their sounds could be heard across the city. Meanwhile, U.S. media reported that the United States and Britain carried out strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen late Monday, the eighth round of attacks on the rebels' camps in just over 10 days. The strikes came hours after the Hou

UN envoy stresses swift, coordinated recovery efforts in floods-hit Libya

STORY: UN envoy stresses swift, coordinated recovery efforts in floods-hit Libya DATELINE: Sept. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:32 LOCATION: Tripoli CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of rescuers 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): RABEE AL-UMAEE, Egyptian resident of al-Bayda city STORYLINE: The special representative of the UN secretary-general for Libya on Sunday stressed the importance of swift, coordinated and united efforts to recover from the floods that hit eastern Libya last week. Abdoulaye Bathily made the remarks in a meeting with President of the Libyan Presidency Council Mohamed Menfi in the capital Tripoli, during which he expressed condolences on behalf of the UN after deadly floods swept the city of Derna and other areas, Bathily wrote in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. The UN envoy said he emphasized the need for transparency and accountability in the use of resources during the recovery and reconstruction process and proposed the establishment of an inclusive mechanism to oversee the recove