Syrian construction firms manage to overcome Western sanctions via self-sufficiency

STORY: Syrian construction firms manage to overcome Western sanctions via self-sufficiency DATELINE: June 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:41 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of the expoSOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOAYAD DABBAS, CEO of Contracting CompanySOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): JEAN KASABIAN, Executive Director of Concrete and Building MaterialsSOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): SOHAIL ABDEL LATIF, Syrian Minister of Works and Housing STORYLINE: Syrian construction companies have managed to stay afloat using homemade tools and equipment despite the heavy economic sanctions imposed by the United States and its Western allies, said local chief executives and directors. Heads of local companies seeking business opportunities have flocked to the five-day Buildex construction fair, which runs until Saturday at the Damascus Fairground outside the capital city, where attendees told Xinhua how they have joined hands to tide through the adversities. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOAYAD DABBAS, CEO of Contracting Company "Of co

Jordanian artists paint mural to memorize Al-Jazeera journalist

STORY: Jordanian artists paint mural to memorize Al-Jazeera journalist DATELINE: May 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:16 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of people painting the mural 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): NIHAD DABBAS, Organizer 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMAD AL-KHATIB, Artist 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): SHADI KOKASH, Artist STORYLINE: Jordanian artists recently painted a mural in honor of Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed while covering clashes in the occupied West Bank. A total of 20 artists, 40 children, several volunteers and journalists participated in the drawing of the mural, which would be displayed at a viewable location in the capital Amman, according to the organizer Nihad Dabbas. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): NIHAD DABBAS, Organizer "A gesture of peace, humanity and giving is the message that we hope to send locally and to the whole world. To say that this beautiful mural expresses the solidarity of the Jordanian people, from across the country, with the Palestini