World Bank to help Lebanon with Beirut port investment plan

STORY: World Bank to help Lebanon with Beirut port investment plan DATELINE: March 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:15 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of World Bank officials 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ALI HAMIEH, Lebanon's Public Works and Transport Minister 3. various of officials in the conference room 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): FERID BELHAJ, World Bank Group's Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa 7. various of containers at the Beirut port 8. various of the Beirut port and silos falling down STORYLINE: Lebanon's Public Works and Transport Minister Ali Hamieh said on Friday that the World Bank has expressed its readiness to help the Lebanese government with the investment plan for the Beirut port reconstruction. Hamieh added that all countries are welcome to contribute to the reconstruction process. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ALI HAMIEH, Lebanon's Public Works and Transport Minister "The last topic is the port reconstruction. We have worked on the project of the port reconstruction

Part of Beirut port silos collapses after weeks of fire

STORY: Part of Beirut port silos collapses after weeks of fire DATELINE: Aug 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:49 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. A shot for the Beirut port silos collapsing 2. A shot for dust coming out from the port silos after their collapse 3. A shot for the dust in the sky 4. A shot for the Beirut port with dust all over the place 5. A shot for the silos collapsing with people taking videos of the moment 6. A shot for the dust coming out of the silos 7. A shot for the moment of the collapse of the silos STORYLINE: The northern part of the Beirut port grain silos collapsed on Sunday after being on fire for weeks, causing a huge cloud of dust, the National News Agency reported. The dust cloud has gone as far as 1,500 meters from the port, according to Environment Minister Nasser Yassin. However, "the container terminal and activity at the port will not be affected after the collapse," said Public Works and Transport Minister Ali Hamieh. A fire broke out in the northern part