Sudan's transitional sovereign council holds 1st meeting since outbreak of war

STORY: Sudan's transitional sovereign council holds 1st meeting since outbreak of war DATELINE: Oct. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: Khartoum CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council STORYLINE: Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council on Friday held a meeting in Port Sudan, the capital city of the Red Sea State, the first since the war broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in mid-April this year. "The council's chairman Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, chaired the meeting in the presence of his deputy Malik Agar and the council's members, General Shams-Eddin Kabashi and General Ibrahim Jabir," the council said in a statement. The meeting commended the great roles played by the SAF and other regular forces in confronting the "desperate attempts" by the "militia" targeting the security and stability of the homeland, the statement said. The meeting also discussed issues of people's livelihood and th

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-BASKETBALL(CN)

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(230926) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Jasim Mohamed Jabir Ahmed Almaazmi (front) of the United Arab Emirates competes during the Men's Preliminary Round match of Basketball between Iran and the United Arab Emirates at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 26, 2023. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

Gazan volunteers chase dream of joining FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

STORY: Gazan volunteers chase dream of joining FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 DATELINE: Nov. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:58 LOCATION: Gaza CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. inserts of general shots of Palestinian volunteers ahead of traveling to Qatar 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): WALID JOUDA, Football fan living in Gaza 3. inserts of general shots of Palestinian volunteers ahead of traveling to Qatar 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): FADI JABIR, Gazan volunteer of 2022 FIFA World Cup 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): ABDUL RAHMAN TAFISH, Supervisor of Gaza delegation STORYLINE: When Qatar won the right to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup in 2010, Walid Jouda, a football fan living in Gaza, posted on Facebook that he would attend the world's most-watched football tournament held in the Gulf Arab country. His post read, "Guys I will attend the matches of the World Cup in Qatar in 2022, who would like to come with me!" Back then, people laughed at him. For anyone living in the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian coastal enclave under the Israeli blockade,

Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council, tripartite mechanism agree to accelerate intra-Sudanese dialogue to end political...

STORY: Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council, tripartite mechanism agree to accelerate intra-Sudanese dialogue to end political crisis DATELINE: May 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: Khartoum CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting between Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council and the tripartite mechanism of the United Nations (UN), African Union (AU) and the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): IBRAHIM JABIR, Member of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council 3. various of the meeting 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMED EL HACEN OULD LEBATT, African Union Special Envoy to Sudan 5. various of the meeting STORYLINE: Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council and a tripartite mechanism of the United Nations (UN), African Union (AU) and the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on Thursday agreed to accelerate the dialogue among the parties to Sudan's political crisis to reach consensus to run the transitional period. A joint meeting was held at t