Iraqi farmers keen on beekeeping despite challenges

STORY: Iraqi farmers keen on beekeeping despite challenges DATELINE: Aug. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:27 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of beekeepers looking at beehive 2. various of a beekeeper making honey 3. various of honey STORYLINE: Many farmers in Iraq are keen to preserve the profession of beekeeping and honey production, which has been known here since ancient times. However, the beekeeping profession now faces difficulties, including the summer's high temperatures, the spread of diseases, and the drought that hits the country due to the climate crisis. The farmers are struggling to save their hives because there is not enough water and therefore not enough flowering plants to keep the bees satisfied, according to Ali Lafta, 50, a farmer in Salahudin province. Despite difficulties, Lafta succeeded in producing big amounts of honey, and he is proud of the quality of his honey, saying "One teaspoon of honey every day guarantees a healthy life." Dr. Ghaleb al-Jubouri, director

Lebanon's Palestinian refugees implement sit-in in support of Gaza facing Israeli attacks

STORY: Lebanon's Palestinian refugees implement sit-in in support of Gaza facing Israeli attacks DATELINE: Aug. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of rockets during a protest implemented in Palestinians' Burj Barajneh camp in Lebanon in support of Gaza against the Israeli attacks 2. various of Palestinian ladies implementing a sit-in in support of Gaza 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): GHALEB ABOU ZEINAB, Hezbollah's political member bureau 4. various of Palestinians in Burj Barajneh implementing a sit-in 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): SAMEH MEHDI, Head of Islamic Jihad Movement 6. various of Palestinian refugees gathering in Lebanon to support Gaza STORYLINE: Hundreds of Palestinians in the Burj Barajneh camp in Beirut implemented a sit-in on Sunday in support of the Palestinian population facing the recent Israeli attacks on Gaza Strip and Israeli storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque. Refugees held flags and gathered at the camp to listen to speeches delivered by Palestinian leader

Syrians don't buy U.S. self-exoneration about massacring civilians in Syria

STORY: Syrians don't buy U.S. self-exoneration about massacring civilians in Syria DATELINE: May 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:41 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of streets in Hasakah city 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): GHALEB AL-ANZI, Syrian civilian 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABDULKARIM DLAIMY, Syrian civilian 4. various of street views of Hasakah streets 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): GHASSAN KHALIL, Hasakah Governor 6. file of U.S. launched airstrike on Baghouze town in eastern province in Deir al-Zour on 2019 7. file of battles in Baghouze town on 2019 STORYLINE: Many Syrians slammed the recent Pentagon inquiry, which rejects claims that the U.S. covered up civilian deaths in Syria, saying the U.S. has for long been targeting civilians in Syria. In the government-controlled parts of the northeastern province of Hasakah, where the U.S. has several bases in the Kurdish-controlled zones, Syrians expressed dismay and anger at the Pentagon's claims that the U.S. forces weren't responsible for a mass

Yemen's capital holds coffee fair to promote cultivation, culture

STORY: Yemen's capital holds coffee fair to promote cultivation, culture DATELINE: March. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:43 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the coffee fair 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): GHALEB YAHYA, Coffee merchant 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABDUL WAHAB HAMIDI, Agricultural expert STORYLINE: A special coffee fair was held this week in Sanaa to celebrate the National Day for Coffee Planting. Hundreds of Sanaa residents came to the fair to taste coffee, one of the country's most famous products. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): GHALEB YAHYA, Coffee merchant "It's a national festival for the country's coffee culture. Coffee is an important part of Yemen's national identity. We call more farmers in the country to grow coffee." Yemen's coffee plantation used to enjoy esteem among the world's coffee connoisseurs. But it was severely dampened by the protracted civil war. The fair, which has been held annually since 2015, has become an important window for coffee farmers to showcase their pr

Pope Francis During Audiences - Vatican

Pope Francis During Audiences - Vatican

Pope Francis received in Audience this morning H.E. Archbishop Ghaleb Bader, titular Archbishop of Matara of Numidia, Apostolic Nuncio in the Dominican Republic, in charge of Apostolic Delegate in Puerto Rico in the Vatican on June 17, 2021. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM