Yemeni athletes with disabilities defy challenges of conflicts

STORY: Yemeni athletes with disabilities defy challenges of conflicts DATELINE: June 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of disabled girls playing wheelchair basketball 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): JASMINE BASIR, Wheelchair Basketball Player 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AMAL HAZAA, Event Organizer STORYLINE: The Para Sports Festival for people with disabilities kicked off Thursday in Yemen, drawing the participation of 73 men and women athletes, competing in 11 sports, including sitting volleyball, wheelchair basketball and table tennis. Organized by the Yemeni Paralympic Committee for People with Disabilities, the event seeks to enhance the quality of life and foster social inclusion for disabled individuals. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): JASMINE BASIR, Wheelchair Basketball Player "Our presence here today is a powerful statement to the community. We want to emphasize that we, too, have the right to engage in sports just like able-bodied individuals. Additionally, we aim to h

U.S.-led West fuels Russia-Ukraine crisis, leaving pain for all

STORY: U.S.-led West fuels Russia-Ukraine crisis, leaving pain for all DATELINE: May 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:56 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kiev 2. various of Moscow 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, International relations lecturer, United States International University (USIU-Africa), Kenya 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NOAMAN ABDUL MAJID, Economist and CEO of WIXEMAN GLOBAL, Pakistan 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): ZIAD HAZAA, General Manager of the Syrian Trading Establishment 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): CSABA MOLDICZ, Research director at the Eurasian Center of the John Neumann University in Budapest STORYLINE: The months-long Russia-Ukraine crisis has shown no signs of abating, as the talks between Moscow and Kiev have been frustrated. To make the situation worse, the U.S.-led Western countries delivered batches of lethal weapons to Ukraine and imposed bunches of sanctions on Russia, risking perpetuating the regional conflict, but leaving the world to foot the b

U.S. sanctions deprive Syrians of basic needs: official

STORY: U.S. sanctions deprive Syrians of basic needs: official DATELINE: May 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:17 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people buying food and vegetables in trading center 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ZIAD HAZAA, General Manager of the Syrian Trading Establishment 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ZIAD HAZAA, General Manager of the Syrian Trading Establishment STORYLINE: A Syrian official told Xinhua on Sunday that the U.S. sanctions imposed on his country have deprived people of basic needs and added to their suffering. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ZIAD HAZAA, General Manager of the Syrian Trading Establishment "The suffering has been actually huge, starting with the war on Syria and the imposition of unilateral sanctions, which have been in place for a long time. Such sanctions have targeted the Syrian people, depriving the people here of their basic needs which are important such as energy, wheat, and basic food items. This issue has negatively impacted the pric