France: Taekwondo At 2024 Summer Olympics In Paris

France: Taekwondo At 2024 Summer Olympics In Paris

CJ Nickolas of Team USA (blue) competes against Faysal Sawadogo of Team Burkina Faso (red) in the Men's -80kg Quarterfinals on day fourteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Grand Palais on August 09, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Anthony Behar/SPUS/ABACAPRESS.COM)

Syria peace talks

Syria peace talks

GENEVA, Switzerland - Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faysal Mekdad holds a press conference at the United Nations' European headquarters on Jan. 26, 2014, as Syria peace talks are held in Geneva, Switzerland.

Afghanistan's rice farmers struggle to feed their hungry nation

STORY: Afghanistan's rice farmers struggle to feed their hungry nation DATELINE: May 21, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:24 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the streets view in Kabul 2 various of the rice processing plant 3 SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): QADER AFZALI, Boss of Shuaib Faysal Rice 4 SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): QADER AFZALI, Boss of Shuaib Faysal Rice 5 SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): MOHAMMAD RAFIQ, Farmer STORYLINE: The triple whammy of decade-long war, regime change and COVID-19 has left Afghanistan reeling. However, domestic food companies are striving to feed their hungry nation and at the same time, trying to create more jobs for locals. Qader Afzali, boss of Shuaib Faysal Rice, a rice processing plant, told Xinhua recently that his company has already employed over 200 people. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): QADER AFZALI, Boss of Shuaib Faysal Rice "Afghanistan is in economic crisis. It is the moral responsibility of the business community to keep their employees on, and try to create more jobs." SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari

Lebanon's Hezbollah, allies lose majority in parliamentary elections

STORY: Lebanon's Hezbollah, allies lose majority in parliamentary elections DATELINE: May 18, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:49 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi holding a press conference to announce results of parliamentary elections STORYLINE: Lebanon's Interior Ministry on Tuesday announced the final results of the 2022 parliamentary elections, which showed the loss of majority in the parliament by Hezbollah and its allies. Hezbollah and its allies secured 59 seats, down from 71 in the previous elections in 2018, which are fewer than the 65 seats needed to secure a majority in the 128-seat parliament. The Free Patriotic Movement, a major Hezbollah ally, is no longer the largest Christian parliamentary bloc in the country as it won 18 seats compared to its rival the Lebanese Forces, which won 20 seats. Moreover, Hezbollah lost key allies including Druze leader Talal Arslan and Sunni leader Faysal Karame in Tripoli. The results published by the Ministry o

Jordan prince 'under house arrest' amid security crackdown

Jordan prince 'under house arrest' amid security crackdown

Files- © Yussef Allan/Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM 49221-9. Amman-Jordan, 29/08/2003. Jordan's Crown Prince Hamzah Bin Al-Hussein marries Princess Noor Bent Aasem Bin Nayef, during a private ceremony at the Baraka Palace in Amman. Wedding should be held in a few months. The bride poses with the five sons of King Hussein : from left Prince Hashem, Prince Faysal, Prince Hamzah, King Abdallah II, Prince Ali. (Credit:Balkis Press/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)