Egyptian teen students excel in Chinese language contest

STORY: Egyptian teen students excel in Chinese language contest SHOOTING TIME: May 25, 2024 DATELINE: May 27, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:39 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the contest 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): NORA AHMED, First-place winner 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): RODAINA BASSEM, Third-place winner 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): REHAB MAHMOUD, Director of the Confucius Institute of Cairo University and top judge of the competition 5. various of students taking group photos STORYLINE: At the theater of Confucius Institute for Chinese learning at Cairo University, students representing 13 Egyptian schools nationwide presented a fascinating performance during the "Chinese Bridge" contest in Chinese language proficiency. At the Chinese-speaking competition on Saturday, every participant began with a themed speech, followed by a quiz, and concluded by showcasing their talents, such as reciting a poem, singing a song, and doing a voiceover, all in Chinese. Nora Ahmed, who came from the Egyptia

Egyptian president warns against exodus of Gaza residents into Egypt's Sinai

STORY: Egyptian president warns against exodus of Gaza residents into Egypt's Sinai DATELINE: Oct. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:01 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting (courtesy of Egyptian presidency) STORYLINE: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi stressed on Friday the importance of not allowing the exodus of civilians from war-torn Gaza into Egypt's Sinai. Sisi made the remarks during a meeting in the Egyptian capital Cairo with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, according to the Egyptian presidency. "This is an extremely dangerous matter and may completely end the Palestinian cause," Sisi warned. The Egyptian president called for joint action to contain the developments in the Gaza Strip that may be "uncontrollable" in the region. "Reviving the peace process should be one of the lessons we need to learn from this crisis, as well as giving hope to the Palestinians to establish their state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital," the Egyptia

Egypt's inflation hits five-year high at 18.7% in November

STORY: Egypt's inflation hits five-year high at 18.7% in November DATELINE: Dec. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of exterior shots of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) 2. various of the Nile River in Cairo 3. various of a supermarket 4. various of open-air market selling vegetables 5. various of shops selling meat and poultry STORYLINE: Egypt's annual urban consumer inflation rate surged from 16.2 percent in October to 18.7 percent in November, a five-year high since December 2017, when it hit 21.9 percent, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) on Thursday. The price hikes followed a currency devaluation in October and continued restrictions on imports. Vegetable prices rose by 7.8 percent, dairy (cheese and eggs) by 5.5 percent, and cereals and bread by 4.8 percent. Prices of fish and seafood rose by 3.7 percent and meat and poultry by 6.8 percent, according to CAPMAS. The Egyptia