Vintage car enthusiasts join highway cruise in Cairo

STORY: Vintage car enthusiasts join highway cruise in Cairo SHOOTING TIME: March 1, 2024 DATELINE: March 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:26 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): IBRAHIM AL-GAZZAR, Head of Classic Cars Community in Egypt 3. various of the exhibition 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AHMED AL-SHERBINY, Vintage car lover STORYLINE: Dozens of classic cars zoomed along a highway in Cairo, Egypt on Friday, as part of a grand vintage car cruise. The event, organized by the Classic Cars Community in Egypt, attracted more than 65 vintage vehicles of all kinds, from vintage Volkswagen Beatles to classic Mercedes, all made before 1985. The cruise was a celebration of Egypt's rich and diverse vintage auto heritage, as well as a chance for classic car enthusiasts to mingle and marvel at each other's prized possessions. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): IBRAHIM AL-GAZZAR, Head of Classic Cars Community in Egypt "Today's event features the largest vintage car rally in Egyp

Egypt, UAE sign deal to develop new city on Egypt's northern coast

STORY: Egypt, UAE sign deal to develop new city on Egypt's northern coast SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 23, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:59 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the signing ceremony 2. various of Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly speaking 3. various of the signing ceremony STORYLINE: Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed a deal on Friday to build a new city on Egypt's northern coast, with the aim of boosting tourism, investment and foreign currency reserves. The agreement, signed by Egypt's Housing Minister Assem El-Gazzar and UAE's Investment Minister Mohamed Al Suwaidi at Egypt's New Administrative Capital, will develop Ras Al-Hekma, a 170-square-kilometer area west of Alexandria. Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, who attended the signing, said the project would be carried out by Egypt's New Urban Communities Authority and Abu Dhabi Development Holding Company, and would inject 35 billion U.S. dollars of foreign direct investment into t

Chinese poverty-alleviation TV drama promotes Sino-Arab cultural exchanges

STORY: Chinese poverty-alleviation TV drama promotes Sino-Arab cultural exchanges DATELINE: Dec. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:12 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of TV drama series "Minning Town" 2. various of Minning Town 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SHERIF EL GAZZAR, General manager of Alnahar Algadid TV, Egypt 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG SHIRONG, President of Wisdom House International Cultural Communication Group 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): ATIF MOHAMED, General manager of Ashorooq TV, Sudan 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): SHERIF EL GAZZAR, General manager of Alnahar Algadid TV, Egypt STORYLINE: China's anti-poverty TV drama series "Minning Town" has been gaining popularity after being broadcast in some Arab countries. The production is set in China's Ningxia from the 1990s to the present day. It shows how villagers from Xihaigu, one of the country's most uninhabitable areas, have triumphed over destitution, under the guidance of China's poverty alleviation policies and with assistance

TALES OF ORDINARY MADNESS

TALES OF ORDINARY MADNESS

TALES OF ORDINARY MADNESS [IT / FR 1981] aka STORIE DI ORDINARIA FOLLIA ORNELLA MUTI, BEN GAZZAR Date: 1981