Turkish Airlines resumes flights to Afghanistan

STORY: Turkish Airlines resumes flights to Afghanistan SHOOTING TIME: May 21, 2024 DATELINE: May 22, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:03 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a Turkish Airlines plane arriving at the Kabul International Airport in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan 2. SOUNDBITE (Dari): GHULAM JILANI WAFA, Senior advisor for Afghanistan's Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation 3. various of passengers getting off a Turkish Airlines plane and officials celebrating the resumption of this flight at the Kabul International Airport in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan STORYLINE: A Turkish Airlines plane arrived at Kabul International Airport on Tuesday morning, marking an end to the national flag carrier's nearly three-year suspension of flights to Afghanistan. Ghulam Jilani Wafa, a senior advisor for Afghanistan's Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, welcomed the step as a friendly development in bilateral relations. Wafa said he hopes that more airliners can resume fligh

China's remarkable economic transformation offers new opportunities for global growth: experts

STORY: China's remarkable economic transformation offers new opportunities for global growth: experts SHOOTING TIME: May 15, 2024 DATELINE: May 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the seminar "Transformation of China's Economy to Quality Growth Model: Opportunities for Pakistan" 2. SOUNDBITE (English): JALIL ABBAS JILANI, Former Pakistani Foreign Minister 3. various of views in China 4. various of projects of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) STORYLINE: At a seminar held in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, experts said China's remarkable economic and social transformation over the past few decades has offered new opportunities for global growth. The seminar was titled "Transformation of China's Economy to Quality Growth Model: Opportunities for Pakistan." Talking to Xinhua on the sidelines of the event, former Pakistani Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani said China sets an example of rapid modernization with valuable lessons for countries like P

Egyptian, Palestinian Red Crescent Societies announce full coordination over preparation of humanitarian aid to Gaza

STORY: Egyptian, Palestinian Red Crescent Societies announce full coordination over preparation of humanitarian aid to Gaza DATELINE: Oct. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Egyptian Red Crescent 2. various of aid material 3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MARWAN JILANI, Director General of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society 4. various of aid material STORYLINE: The Palestinian Red Crescent Society announced coordination with the Egyptian Red Crescent amid the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict in a press conference held on Thursday in Cairo. Both organizations are coordinating to get humanitarian aid into Gaza. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MARWAN JILANI, Director General of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society "Both the Egyptian Red Crescent and the Palestinian Red Crescent are responsible for the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, each from its side. We have been working on that for more than a week, as we have prepared, on the Gaza side, committees, warehouses,

Afghans welcome flight resumption between Afghanistan, China

STORY: Afghans welcome flight resumption between Afghanistan, China DATELINE: May 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flight from Kabul to Urumqi at Kabul International Airport in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): MOHAMMAD YOUNUS MOHMAND, Head of Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment 3. various shots of Kabul International Airport in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): GHULAM JILANI WAFA, Deputy head of Afghanistan's Ministry of Transport and Aviation STORYLINE: A direct flight route linking Afghanistan and China resumed on Wednesday, following three years of suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The flights between the Afghan capital Kabul and the Chinese city of Urumqi were operated by Afghan flag carrier Ariana Afghan Airlines. The passenger air services operate once in a week on Wednesday and return to Kabul on the same day. The flights are expected to enhance trade and economic relations between the