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Iraqis observe Ramadan with a mix of concerns, woes

STORY: Iraqis observe Ramadan with a mix of concerns, woes SHOOTING TIME: March 10, 2024 DATELINE: March 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:39 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people shopping at Shorja Market 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): SAIF SITAR, Iraqi shop owner STORYLINE: Decades of wars and conflicts, especially the U.S. invasion in 2003, have changed atmosphere of the Ramadan in Iraq. The political and sectarian divisions left in the wake of the U.S. invasion in 2003 have exacerbated the difficult conditions faced by many Iraqi people. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): SAIF SITAR, Iraqi shop owner "Ramadan now in Iraq is very different from the past. We called it 'Ramadan of family' in the past because there were love and communication. Now communication between neighbors has been cut off. People are afraid of talking to neighbors because of the political and sectarian divisions that the U.S. have introduced since the war in 2003. Everything has been changed because of the American occupation. The U.S.

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Book distribution festival held in Iraq

STORY: Book distribution festival held in Iraq SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 11, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of book distribution festival STORYLINE: A book distribution festival titled "I Am Iraqi, I Read" was held on Saturday in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. About 40,000 books were distributed to Iraqi people for free during the event, which came within the framework of ongoing efforts to motivate young people to read and effectively use their time to acquire new knowledge. Since its first edition in 2012, the festival has been staged each year in different provinces across the country. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Baghdad. (XHTV)

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Handicrafts revive Baghdad's markets, preserve cultural heritage

STORY: Handicrafts revive Baghdad's markets, preserve cultural heritage DATELINE: Oct. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:36 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the handicraft market in Baghdad STORYLINE: In downtown Baghdad, traditional handicrafts thrive in markets, reflecting the rich heritage of the Iraqi people and their cultural diversity. In markets on both banks of the Tigris River that bisects the city, craftsmen of different ages work in dozens of shops with traditional hand tools passed down from generation to generation. Products are displayed in front of their shops, including charcoal grills, fish grill baskets, cooking utensils, agricultural tools, iron chains, and other things. These traditional products once attracted many Iraqis and foreigners to visit the market. However, many craftsmen expressed their concern about the rapid technological development sweeping Iraq and the entire world, which threatens the traditional skills among the new generation. On the other hand, s

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1st Cihan Cultural Festival held in Erbil, Iraq

STORY: 1st Cihan Cultural Festival held in Erbil, Iraq DATELINE: July 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:32 LOCATION: ERBIL, Iraq CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the festival STORYLINE: The Cihan University in Erbil, Iraq, organized its first cultural festival under the slogan "Culture without Borders" on Saturday, with the participation of dozens of intellectuals, poets, artists and musicians from the Kurdistan region of Iraq and other provinces. The festival witnessed the presentation of various literary and artistic performances. Through organizing literary festivals and forums, the Cihan University seeks to document coexistence and harmony among the components of the Iraqi people, and to advance the development of cultural and artistic movements in the country. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Erbil, Iraq. (XHTV)

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Muslim communities across world celebrate Eid al-Adha

STORY: Muslim communities across world celebrate Eid al-Adha DATELINE: June 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: Baghdad/Bishkek/New Delhi/Khartoum CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Iraqi people at al-Zawraa Park during the Eid al-Adha holiday in Baghdad 2. various of people celebrating the Eid al-Adha holiday in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 3. various of people celebrating the Eid al-Adha holiday in New Delhi 4. various of people celebrating the Eid al-Adha holiday in Sudan STORYLINE: Muslims across the world are celebrating Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice which marks the end of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. In Iraq, some people including 40-year-old Khalid Hameed's family, are celebrating the four-day festival with family in a park. "It is very important to have such amusement areas like al-Zawraa Park because we enjoy the feeling that life has returned after many years of chaos and violence that we wish will never come back," Hameed's wife told Xinhua. In Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, a festive prayer was

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Vlog: My 21 years as Xinhua reporter in Iraq

STORY: Vlog: My 21 years as Xinhua reporter in Iraq DATELINE: March 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:03 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Iraq related footage 2. SOUNDBITE (English): JAMAL HASHIM AHMED, Xinhua reporter 3. various of U.S. related footage STORYLINE: Xinhua reporter Jamal Hashim Ahmed had been covering the Iraq War since its beginning on March 20, 2003. He shares what he has witnessed during the past two decades. SOUNDBITE (English): JAMAL HASHIM AHMED, Xinhua reporter "My years as a journalist have been filled with disappointment, depression and anger. This is because I documented many tragedies: conflicts, gun battles, bombings, terrorist attacks and poverty. Twenty years ago, the U.S. government invaded Iraq on the pretext of the so-called 'Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction,' in spite of the widespread opposition of the international community. It brought countless deaths and injuries to the Iraqi people. However, they did not find the 'weapons' in Iraq, which ma

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Iraq Museum opens door on Fridays for free

STORY: Iraq Museum opens door on Fridays for free DATELINE: Feb. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:02 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Iraqi people visiting the museum in Baghdad STORYLINE: The Iraqi Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities decided to open the doors of the Iraq Museum to the public for free on Friday every week. Spokesman for the Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and Heritage, Hakim al-Shammari, told Xinhua on Friday that "the museum used to close its doors on Fridays and Saturdays, but from today, the museum will also open every Friday to welcome Iraqi families and tourists free of charge, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m." He explained that for the rest of the days of the week, from Sunday to Thursday, the entry to the museum is at a symbolic price, which is 3,000 Iraqi dinars for each citizen and 25 U.S. dollars for a foreigner. During the day, the museum witnessed a heavy presence from Iraqi and foreign visitors in the museum's 23 halls that display relics from the Ston

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Koizumi to announce plan to pull Japan's troops from Iraq

SAMAWAH, Iraq - A Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force member salutes Iraqi people during his patrol of a television station in Samawa, southern Iraq, on June 18. In Tokyo, a Japanese government source said that Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will announce a plan on June 20 to withdraw Japanese troops from Samawah.

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(2)Anti-U.S. demonstration staged in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi people loyal to cleric Moqtada al-Sadr chant anti-American slogans during their demonstration in Baghdad on April 9.

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Anti-U.S. demonstration staged in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Thousands of Iraqi people loyal to cleric Moqtada al-Sadr hold a demonstration in Baghdad on April 9.

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Japanese troops help Iraqi people in water supply

SAMAWAH, Iraq - Members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) noncombat unit stationed in Samawah instruct local people how to operate a water wagon on March 10.

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(1)Kuwaiti border town bustles with Iraqis

ABDALI, Kuwait - Iraqi people form lines in the northernmost Kuwaiti border town of Abudali, 50 kilometers north of the capital Kuwait, for their chances to go back across the border into Iraq on Dec. 31.

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(3)U.S. troops kill Iraqi protesters

FALLUJA, Iraq - Iraqi people shout protest after U.S. troops shot dead 13 Iraqis and wounded dozens taking part in a demonstration in Falluja west of Baghdad on April 29.

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(5)Photos from Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi people shout anti-Saddam Hussein and anti-America slogans outside a Shia mosque in Baghdad on April 18.

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(4)Photos from Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi people pray for their country's postwar rehabilitation at a Shia mosque in Baghdad on April 18.

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(3)Scenes from Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi people are seen shouting anti-America slogans in Baghdad on April 17.

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(7)Photos from Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi people hand over looted goods at a Baghdad mosque on April 14.

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(11)Scenes from Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi people carrying their belongings are seen walking in an urban district of Baghdad on April 14.

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(12)Photos on Baghdad scene

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi people listen to a U.S. Army soldier after complaining to him about the short supplies of food and water in Baghdad on April 12.

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(11)Photos on Baghdad scene

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi people run toward a U.S. tank in Baghdad on April 11.

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Antiwar civil servant reports plight of Iraqi people

OSAKA, Japan - Mamoru Toyota, a local government worker who has visited Iraq twice since the end of last year, reports on the current situation in Iraq at an antiwar rally in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, on March 22. He said the number of cancer patients has increased sharply among Iraqi people and that medicine is running very short in the country.

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Citizens' group in Tokyo protests against attack on Iraq

A group of citizens enter the third day of a relay hunger strike on Dec. 19 in front of the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo to protest against air strikes on Iraq by the United States and Britain. Buddhist monks in yellow robes stood nearby and continuously beat their drums to urge an end to the air strikes. ''We do not mean to support Iraqi President Saddam Hussein who has tormented the Iraqi people, but children always suffer first in the bombings,'' said one of the protesters.

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Chinese-built power plant providing stable power supply for Iraqis

STORY: Chinese-built power plant providing stable power supply for Iraqis DATELINE: Dec. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:45 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Wassit Thermal Power Plant 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): OMAR RAJI, Iraqi engineer at Wassit Thermal Power Plant 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ADEL MANATI, Director of Wassit Thermal Power Plant 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LV GUOQING, Manager of Wassit Thermal Power Plant STORYLINE: Chinese-built Wassit Thermal Power Plant, the largest thermal power plant in Iraq, is providing a stable power supply for the Iraqi people. The power plant, constructed and operated by Shanghai Electric Group, is generating 20 percent of Iraq's electricity. It's located on the bank of the Tigris in southern Iraq's Wassit province. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): OMAR RAJI, Iraqi engineer at Wassit Thermal Power Plant "Many Iraqis work here with me, and Chinese companies give them job opportunities and help them sustain their families. The Chinese and I work here in cooperatio

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Demand for books on China keeps growing in Iraq

STORY: Demand for books on China keeps growing in Iraq DATELINE: Dec. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the street "al-Mutanabi" 2. various of book stores 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SALAM RAHMAN, Owner of a bookstore in al-Mutanabi Street in Baghdad 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AQEEL AL-RUBAIE, Professor in politics at the Baghdad-based Imam Jaafar al-Sadiq University 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): MOHAMMED JAMIL, Professor of anthropology and sociology at Baghdad-based al-Mustansiriyah University STORYLINE: The bustling street "al-Mutanabi" in downtown Baghdad, a unique cultural area and a bookselling center, has witnessed a growing demand for books on China over the years. Nowadays, writings on China are among the top-selling items. Many Iraqi people attribute the increasing interest in China to the deepening bilateral ties, especially the growing cooperation within the Belt and Road framework. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SALAM RAHMAN, Owner of a bookstore in al-Mutan

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Exhibition on food and canning industries held in Erbil, Iraq

STORY: Exhibition on food and canning industries held in Erbil, Iraq DATELINE: Nov. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:39 LOCATION: ERBIL, Iraq CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition 2. SOUNDBITE (Kurdish): SORAN QADER AZIZ, Director of Erbil International Fair STORYLINE: The Erbil International Exhibition for Food and Canning Industries kicked off in the city of Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan on Tuesday. The three-day event attracts 205 companies from 12 countries and regions. The exhibition, the sixth of its kind hosted by Erbil, brings together leading international companies in the food packaging and canning industry and companies specialized in the manufacture of canning machines. SOUNDBITE (Kurdish): SORAN QADER AZIZ, Director of Erbil International Fair "We have been working hard to attract internationally renowned companies with high-quality products to Kurdistan through the exhibition, so that the Iraqi people, especially the people of the Kurdistan region, can benefit from these co

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Newly-elected Iraqi president calls for quick formation of new gov't

STORY: Newly-elected Iraqi president calls for quick formation of new gov't DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:41 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Iraq's newly-elected President Abdul Latif Rashid STORYLINE: Iraq's newly-elected President Abdul Latif Rashid assumed office on Monday, expressing his hope for a quick formation of the new government. "We keep in mind what the Iraqi people are waiting for the new government, which we hope will be formed quickly, and be strong, efficient, and unified to meet the people's aspirations for security, stability, and services," Rashid said in a televised speech during a ceremony held in the presidential palace in Baghdad. Rashid pledged to protect the constitution, sovereignty, unity, and independence of Iraq, and to exert every effort to bring the political forces closer through dialogue, including solving the problems between the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan and the central government in Baghdad. "I will also seek to establish

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GLOBALink | U.S. meddling in the Middle East results in total destruction: Iraqi expert

STORY: U.S. meddling in the Middle East results in total destruction: Iraqi expert DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:41 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE (Arabic): SHAHIR AL-OBAIDI, Political Researcher, University of Anbar in Iraq STORYLINE: An Iraqi expert says that U.S. meddling in the Middle East has resulted in destructions and sufferings. Shahir al-Obaidi, a political researcher with University of Anbar in Iraq said in a recent interview with Xinhua that U.S. military attacks, in the name of democracy, have left Iraqi people struggling with social disintegration and internal conflicts. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): SHAHIR AL-OBAIDI, Political Researcher, University of Anbar in Iraq "Wherever the United States goes, especially when it meddles with local conflicts, it usually brings total destruction to the local culture, economy, agriculture and industry. It leads to destruction in all aspects of life. When the United States attacks another state without the approval of the UN Securi

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Iraqis accuse U.S. of human rights violation in Middle East

STORY: Iraqis accuse U.S. of human rights violation in Middle East DATELINE: Aug. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of U.S. Capitolvarious of street view in IraqSOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): RAAD MAJID ZAMEL, Iraqi activistSOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): IBRAHIM AL-QURAISHI, Resident in BaghdadSOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic):AHMED MOHAMMED, Resident in BaghdadSOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): NURI AL-MOUSAWI, Writer STORYLINE: A report released Tuesday by a Chinese NGO revealed a series of crimes committed by the U.S. in the Middle East and surrounding areas. Iraqi people, who had lived in pain amid years of conflicts, echoed the criticism and accused the U.S. of violating human rights, saying the U.S. committed crimes merely to seek self-interest. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): RAAD MAJID ZAMEL, Iraqi activist "The United States entered Iraq under the pretext of eliminating weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. But there were in fact no such weapons. I think that their presence was primarily for occupation,

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Anti-U.S. demonstration staged in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Thousands of Iraqi people loyal to cleric Moqtada al-Sadr hold a demonstration in Baghdad on April 9. (Kyodo)

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(2)Anti-U.S. demonstration staged in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi people loyal to cleric Moqtada al-Sadr chant anti-American slogans during their demonstration in Baghdad on April 9. (Kyodo)

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Koizumi to announce plan to pull Japan's troops from Iraq

SAMAWAH, Iraq - A Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force member salutes Iraqi people during his patrol of a television station in Samawa, southern Iraq, on June 18. In Tokyo, a Japanese government source said that Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will announce a plan on June 20 to withdraw Japanese troops from Samawah. (Kyodo)

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(3)U.S. troops kill Iraqi protesters

FALLUJA, Iraq - Iraqi people shout protest after U.S. troops shot dead 13 Iraqis and wounded dozens taking part in a demonstration in Falluja west of Baghdad on April 29. (Kyodo)

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Japanese troops help Iraqi people in water supply

SAMAWAH, Iraq - Members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) noncombat unit stationed in Samawah instruct local people how to operate a water wagon on March 10. (Kyodo)

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(5)Photos from Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi people shout anti-Saddam Hussein and anti-America slogans outside a Shia mosque in Baghdad on April 18. (Kyodo)

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(4)Photos from Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi people pray for their country's postwar rehabilitation at a Shia mosque in Baghdad on April 18. (Kyodo)

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(3)Scenes from Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi people are seen shouting anti-America slogans in Baghdad on April 17. (Kyodo)

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(7)Photos from Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi people hand over looted goods at a Baghdad mosque on April 14. (Kyodo)

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(11)Scenes from Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi people carrying their belongings are seen walking in an urban district of Baghdad on April 14. (Kyodo)

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(12)Photos on Baghdad scene

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi people listen to a U.S. Army soldier after complaining to him about the short supplies of food and water in Baghdad on April 12. (Kyodo)

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Antiwar civil servant reports plight of Iraqi people

OSAKA, Japan - Mamoru Toyota, a local government worker who has visited Iraq twice since the end of last year, reports on the current situation in Iraq at an antiwar rally in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, on March 22. He said the number of cancer patients has increased sharply among Iraqi people and that medicine is running very short in the country. (Kyodo)

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Citizens' group in Tokyo protests against attack on Iraq

A group of citizens enter the third day of a relay hunger strike Dec. 19 in front of the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo to protest against air strikes on Iraq by the United States and Britain. Buddhist monks in yellow robes stood nearby and continuously beat their drums to urge an end to the air strikes. ''We do not mean to support Iraqi President Saddam Hussein who has tormented the Iraqi people, but children always suffer first in the bombings,'' said one of the protesters. ==Kyodo