Egypt's rifle shooters shine at African championship

STORY: Egypt's rifle shooters shine at African championship DATELINE: Oct. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:20 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the final of the men's 50m rifle 3 positions 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): IBRAHIM KORAYIEM, Egyptian shooter 3. various of the final of the women's 50m rifle 3 positions 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): HAZEM HOSNY, Head of both Egyptian and African shooting federations STORYLINE: Egyptian shooters dominated the 50-meter 3-position competitions with two gold medals on Sunday during the ongoing 16th African Shooting Championships in Cairo. In the final of the men's 50m rifle 3 positions, Egypt swept the podium with Ibrahim Korayiem taking the gold and booking an Olympic berth for Paris 2024. His teammates Magdi Hafez and Mostafa Kodous earned silver and bronze respectively. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): IBRAHIM KORAYIEM, Egyptian shooter "It is an indescribable feeling to secure a ticket to Paris 2024. The achievement today was a dream realized after years of hard work.

Swiss Locarno Film Festival 2023

Swiss Locarno Film Festival 2023

Davide Katz,Ivonete Pinto, Nada Azhari Gillon, Rasha Hosny, Jean Perret at the 76th Locarno Film Festival on August 11, 2023 in Locarno, Switzerland. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

China's Jiang wins women's skeet shooting at shotgun World Cup in Cairo

STORY: China's Jiang wins women's skeet shooting at shotgun World Cup in Cairo DATELINE: May 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:24 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Cairo 2. various of Jiang Yiting of China competing during the skeet women medal match at the 2023 ISSF World Cup Shotgun 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): JIANG YITING, Chinese shooter 4. various of Award Ceremony of the match 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): HAZEM HOSNY, Head of Egyptian Shooting Federation STORYLINE: Eighteen-year-old Chinese shooter Jiang Yiting won the women's skeet shooting gold at the 2023 International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Shotgun World Cup held in Cairo on Saturday. Although Jiang reached the final with 19 hits out of 30 flying targets second to Italy's Simona Scocchetti who scored 20, she managed to reverse the situation in the final, scoring 35 hits out of 40, while Scocchetti settled for a silver with 33 hits. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): JIANG YITING, Chinese shooter "I am pretty exc

Chinese medical team to Tunisia holds free clinic at local university

STORY: Chinese medical team to Tunisia holds free clinic at local university DATELINE: Oct. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: POLITICS/MEDICINE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the free clinics 2. various of Tunisian Tai Chi fans performing Tai Chi STORYLINE: The 26th batch of Chinese medical team to Tunisia on Thursday put on a free clinic at the University of Carthage in the capital Tunis. Acupuncturists from the medical team offered the clinic service, which was warmly welcomed by teachers and students. Many of them said that it was their first time trying acupuncture and they felt amazing. Fati Hosny, vice director of university's higher institute of language of Tunis, said that many Tunisians have received Chinese medical treatments during the event, including acupuncture and moxibustion, which greatly relieved their aches and pains. Xu Chuyang, head of the Chinese medical team, said that in ten months, his team has treated tens of thousands of patients in Tunisia, voicing hope th

Egypt confronts new Omicron mutant

STORY: Egypt confronts new Omicron mutant DATELINE: July 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of people waiting outside the hospital 2. various of people receiving treatment 3. inside of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) 4. various of street views STORYLINE: Hossam Hosny, head of Egypt's Scientific Committee to Combat Coronavirus at the Ministry of Health and Population, confirmed on Monday that the coronavirus pandemic is still ongoing, and the World Health Organization has not announced its end yet. He confirmed that there are new Omicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5, which led to an increase in the number. He advised everyone to continue implementing all precautionary and preventive measures to prevent infection. He added that the world is witnessing an increase in the number of coronavirus infection cases, noting that this increase does not require entering hospitals or intensive care. Hosny stated that the vaccine is the safe way to protect against infectio