Jordan sends medical supplies to Palestinians

STORY: Jordan sends medical supplies to Palestinians SHOOTING TIME: Oct. 31, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: POLITICS/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jordan sending medical supplies to Palestinians 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MUHANNAD MUBAIDIN, Jordanian Minister of Government Communications STORYLINE: Jordan on Tuesday sent six trucks of medical supplies to Palestinians via the King Hussein Bridge border crossing between Jordan and the West Bank, Jordan's state-run Petra News Agency reported. Health Minister Firas Al-Hawari said Jordan sent these medical supplies to help Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip deal with the challenging circumstances and humanitarian crisis they are currently facing. The Jordanian government also announced the King Hussein Cancer Center Initiative, which will help treat Gazan children with cancer when they are permitted to be relocated to the center. Jordanian Minister of Government Communications Muhannad Mubaidin highligh

Iraq's Sulaymaniyah hosts 1st "Melody of Peoples" festival

STORY: Iraq's Sulaymaniyah hosts 1st "Melody of Peoples" festival DATELINE: Sept. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: SULAYMANIYAH, Iraq CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the festival in Sulaymaniyah STORYLINE: The city of Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdistan region of Iraq is hosting the first "Melody of Peoples" festival, which began on Friday, with the participation of 12 musical bands and dozens of Iraqi and international musicians and singers. Musical bands coming from Iran, Türkiye, Syria, and Azerbaijan, along with Iraqi bands, present various musical events on the Roman amphitheater in the middle of Hawari Shar Park in Sulaymaniyah. In addition to singing concerts and expressive dance paintings, the four-day festival includes a group of seminars and dialogue sessions discussing art and music. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. (XHTV)