Arabic edition of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" promoted in Cairo

STORY: Arabic edition of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" promoted in Cairo SHOOTING TIME: April 24, 2024 DATELINE: April 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the promotion event in Cairo 2. Du Zhanyuan, president of China International Communications Group, speaking at the event 3. Former Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf speaking 4. Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang speaking 5. Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League Hussein Al-Hindawi speaking STORYLINE: A promotion event was held in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Wednesday for the Arabic edition of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China." Over 100 representatives from China and Arab countries attended the event. Former Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf said that "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" clearly portrays China's vision to the international community, shares experience from China's modernization drive without reservation, and helps readers better understand Xi Jinping Th

Humanitarian crisis worsens as Syria marks 13th anniversary of civil war

STORY: Humanitarian crisis worsens as Syria marks 13th anniversary of civil war SHOOTING TIME: March 14, 2024 DATELINE: March 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:04:55 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of streets in Damascus 2. various of Hadia Kamel Kurdi and her family 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HADIA KAMEL KURDI, Aleppo resident 4. various of Mohammed Ibrahim Hindawi and his wife in WFP center in Aleppo 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMED IBRAHIM HINDAWI, Aleppo resident 6. various of streets in Damascus 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): HAYAM ALI, Damascus-based economist 8. various of streets in Damascus STORYLINE: Hadia Kamel Kurdi, a mother of five from Aleppo City in northern Syria, is deeply troubled by the dire situation confronting her family. Most of the time, they have nothing to eat, and when they do, it's often just olives, thyme, or boiled potatoes. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HADIA KAMEL KURDI, Aleppo resident "Everything is scary for us. The situation will become worse than now. I have four chi

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(240219) -- ALEPPO, Feb. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Mohammed Ibrahim Hindawi and his wife Suaad Mohamed Al-Shawi walk out of a World Food Program (WFP) aid registration center in Aleppo, Syria, Jan. 24, 2024, as they face reduced food assistance due to funding shortages of the WFP. The inability of the World Food Program (WFP) to sustain its food assistance to millions of Syrians plunged more struggling families into deeper hardship and despair. TO GO WITH "Feature: Affected Syrians endure deepening food insecurity as WFP food rations end" (Photo by Monsef Memari/Xinhua)

Syrians endure deepening food insecurity as WFP food rations end

STORY: Syrians endure deepening food insecurity as WFP food rations end SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 18, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:14 LOCATION: ALEPPO, Syria CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of WFP center in Aleppo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMMED HINDAWI, Aleppo Resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMED HINDAWI, Aleppo Resident 4. various of WFP center in Aleppo 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): SUAD AL-SHAWI, Aleppo Resident 6. various of Hadia Kurdi's home 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): HADIA KURDI, Aleppo Resident 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (Arabic): HADIA KURDI, Aleppo Resident 9. various of interview with WFP representative and country director in Syria 10. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): KENN CROSSLEY, WFP Representative and Country Director in Syria STORYLINE: In war-torn Syria, the recent cuts to food aid by the World Food Program (WFP) have cast a dark shadow over families already struggling with hardship and despair. Mohammed Ibrahim Hindawi, once a skilled tailor, now finds himself grappling with unemplo

Egypt's coppersmiths struggle to save dying craftsmanship

STORY: Egypt's coppersmiths struggle to save dying craftsmanship DATELINE: Aug. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:31 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of coppersmith Abdel-Nabi Hindawi beating a copper sheet to make a vessel at his workshop in Cairo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABDEL-NABI HINDAWI, Coppersmith 3. various of copper works 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): HOSSAM AL-ASKARI, Owner of a copperware company 5. various of copper works 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): HOSSAM AL-ASKARI, Owner of a copperware company STORYLINE: In one of the narrow alleys of the Al-Jamaliya neighborhood in Old Cairo, 65-year-old coppersmith Abdel-Nabi Hindawi was making a copper pot at his workshop amid an intense heat wave. The Egyptian artisan, who has been in the business for about 40 years, is struggling to save both his shabby workshop and his endangered profession from extinction. "Out of copper sheets, I can beautifully create cookware, pots, vases, bowls, mosque top minaret decorations, domes, home decoration, and oth