Two organizations provide relief to displaced people in Iraqi Kurdistan

STORY: Two organizations provide relief to displaced people in Iraqi Kurdistan DATELINE: April 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: ERBIL, Iraq CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the distribution STORYLINE: The Iraqi International Bring Hope Organization, in cooperation with the Maldivian International Aid Campaign, distributed on Wednesday 285 food parcels to the displaced in Harsham camp, in the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The distribution process included 285 families, which is the total number of families in the Harsham camp. The camp opened in Erbil during the Islamic State (IS) control of some provinces, such as Nineveh, and parts of Diyala and Kirkuk in 2014. The food basket, prepared by the two organizations, consisted of 14 basic foodstuffs. The two organizations aim to fill the needs of the displaced in the camp after the decline of international humanitarian aid to the camps in the Kurdistan region. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Erbil, Iraq. (XHTV)

China-made products popular among Iraqis

STORY: China-made products popular among Iraqis DATELINE: Feb. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:49 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of shops selling Chinese goods STORYLINE: In the past few years, an increasing number and variety of Chinese-made goods have become an important part of local people's lives in the Iraqi market. Chinese goods attract local people due to the products' affordability and good quality that meet the needs of the people. Ihsan Baqir, the owner of an electrical appliances store in al-Rasheed Street in downtown Baghdad, told Xinhua that most of the devices in his store are imported from China because there is a great demand. "Chinese goods meet the demand of all levels and provide consumers with a variety of choices," Baqir said. Mohammed al-Tamimi, head of Iraq's Chamber of Commerce office in Diyala, Iraq's eastern province, told Xinhua that "a large share of the goods in the provincial markets are Chinese-made products, especially electrical products." According to M

Date exports in Iraq's Diyala increase as local security situation improves

STORY: Date exports in Iraq's Diyala increase as local security situation improves DATELINE: Jan. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:25 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Iraqi Date Processing and Marketing Company 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): HUSSEIN HADI, Employee of the Iraqi Date Processing and Marketing Company STORYLINE: Iraq's eastern province of Diyala has exported more than 40,000 tons of dates to many Asian and African countries over the past five months, amid expectations that the export will reach 100,000 tons in the coming seasons. The palm trees are once again bringing benefits to Diyala, one of the important agricultural provinces in Iraq, after the improvement of the local security situation. The booming export has also created a lot of business opportunities for food processing companies in the country. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): HUSSEIN HADI, Employee of the Iraqi Date Processing and Marketing Company "Iraqi dates began to recover and began to return gradually. Support (from the govern