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Juma Pray For Holy Ramadan - Bangladesh

Muslim attend Jumatul Bidah and the last Juma prayer in Ramadan month in cities Jamiatul Falah Masjid. on March 28, 2025 in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Juma Pray For Holy Ramadan - Bangladesh

Muslim attend Jumatul Bidah and the last Juma prayer in Ramadan month in cities Jamiatul Falah Masjid. on March 28, 2025 in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Juma Pray For Holy Ramadan - Bangladesh

Muslim attend Jumatul Bidah and the last Juma prayer in Ramadan month in cities Jamiatul Falah Masjid. on March 28, 2025 in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Juma Pray For Holy Ramadan - Bangladesh

Muslim attend Jumatul Bidah and the last Juma prayer in Ramadan month in cities Jamiatul Falah Masjid. on March 28, 2025 in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Juma Pray For Holy Ramadan - Bangladesh

Muslim attend Jumatul Bidah and the last Juma prayer in Ramadan month in cities Jamiatul Falah Masjid. on March 28, 2025 in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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8 killed as blast hits election office in SW Pakistan

STORY: 8 killed as blast hits election office in SW Pakistan SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 7, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:27 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the blast site STORYLINE: At least eight people were killed and several others injured when a blast went off in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province on Wednesday, police and government officials said. The blast took place near an election office of a political leader in Pishin district of the province, Deputy Commissioner Pishin Juma Dad Khan Mandukhel told local media. Following the blast, rescue teams, police and security forces reached the site and shifted the injured to a nearby hospital. The nature of the blast was not known yet. No group has claimed the attack yet. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Islamabad. (XHTV)

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Chinese-built road boosts development in Tanzania's Zanzibar

STORY: Chinese-built road boosts development in Tanzania's Zanzibar SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 11, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: ZANZIBAR, Tanzania CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Road No. 1 in Tanzania's Zanzibar 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): HALFAN JUMA, Zanzibar resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): LISA PETER, Zanzibar resident STORYLINE: The rehabilitation of the Road No. 1 in Tanzania's Zanzibar has been completed by a Chinese company, as a part of the island's urban roads rehabilitation and improvement project. Launched in December 2022, the project was contracted by a Chinese company, aiming to relieve traffic congestion and boost development and tourism of the island. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): HALFAN JUMA, Zanzibar resident "The difference is very huge when we compare the road before and now. The Chinese company of CCECC has made a huge difference. The road is really good and the ditches improve the quality of the road not like before. Before the construction, when it rain

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Afghans struggle to keep houses warm in winter amid poverty, sanctions

STORY: Afghans struggle to keep houses warm in winter amid poverty, sanctions SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 14, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:01 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a firewood shop in Kabul, Afghanistan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): ABDULLAH, Resident in Kabul 3. various of a firewood shop in Kabul, Afghanistan 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): HAJJI JUMA GUL, Wood seller in Kabul 5. various of a firewood shop in Kabul, Afghanistan 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): KHALIL, Three-wheel vehicle driver 7. various of a firewood shop in Kabul, Afghanistan STORYLINE: As the chilly winter is approaching in war-ravaged and mountainous Afghanistan, Abdullah, a resident in the national capital Kabul, is bargaining with a wood seller to buy firewood at a low price in order to keep his home warm in the harsh winter. Although the weather in Kabul and many other parts of Afghanistan is already cold, and some mountains have been covered with snow, the winter season usually begins in mid-December in

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Blast kills 7, injures 17 in north Afghanistan

STORY: Blast kills 7, injures 17 in north Afghanistan DATELINE: Oct. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:43 LOCATION: HERAT, Afghanistan CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a mosque after a blast in north Afghanistan's Baghlan Province 2. various of a hospital receiving the injured after a blast in north Afghanistan's Baghlan Province 3. various of a mosque after a blast in north Afghanistan's Baghlan Province STORYLINE: Seven persons have been confirmed dead and 17 others were injured as a blast ripped through a mosque in the capital of north Afghanistan's Baghlan province on Friday, provincial director for Information and Culture Asadullah Mustafa Hashimi said. "Seven people were killed and 17 others injured in the blast," the private television channel Tolonews quoted Hashimi as saying in its report. The blast took place when worshipers were inside the mosque in Pul-e-Khumri city to offer their Juma (Friday) congregation. Locals believe that the number of casualties is higher than reported. No

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Fangshan Landscape in Beijing After The Flood

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 14, 2023 - Tourists enjoy the Juma River beach at Zhenjiangying village in Fangshan district, Beijing, China, Oct. 14, 2023. On July 31, 2023, the super-standard flood occurred during the heavy rainfall in Fangshan, Beijing, washed away the sediment on the bed of the Zhuma River, which passes by Zhenjiangying Village. After the flood, the riverbank appeared exquisite stone landform landscape.

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Fangshan Landscape in Beijing After The Flood

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 14, 2023 - Tourists enjoy the Juma River beach at Zhenjiangying village in Fangshan district, Beijing, China, Oct. 14, 2023. On July 31, 2023, the super-standard flood occurred during the heavy rainfall in Fangshan, Beijing, washed away the sediment on the bed of the Zhuma River, which passes by Zhenjiangying Village. After the flood, the riverbank appeared exquisite stone landform landscape.

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Fangshan Landscape in Beijing After The Flood

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 14, 2023 - Tourists enjoy the Juma River beach at Zhenjiangying village in Fangshan district, Beijing, China, Oct. 14, 2023. On July 31, 2023, the super-standard flood occurred during the heavy rainfall in Fangshan, Beijing, washed away the sediment on the bed of the Zhuma River, which passes by Zhenjiangying Village. After the flood, the riverbank appeared exquisite stone landform landscape.

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Fangshan Landscape in Beijing After The Flood

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 14, 2023 - Tourists enjoy the Juma River beach at Zhenjiangying village in Fangshan district, Beijing, China, Oct. 14, 2023. On July 31, 2023, the super-standard flood occurred during the heavy rainfall in Fangshan, Beijing, washed away the sediment on the bed of the Zhuma River, which passes by Zhenjiangying Village. After the flood, the riverbank appeared exquisite stone landform landscape.

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Fangshan Landscape in Beijing After The Flood

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 14, 2023 - Tourists enjoy the Juma River beach at Zhenjiangying village in Fangshan district, Beijing, China, Oct. 14, 2023. On July 31, 2023, the super-standard flood occurred during the heavy rainfall in Fangshan, Beijing, washed away the sediment on the bed of the Zhuma River, which passes by Zhenjiangying Village. After the flood, the riverbank appeared exquisite stone landform landscape.

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Fangshan Landscape in Beijing After The Flood

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 14, 2023 - Tourists enjoy the Juma River beach at Zhenjiangying village in Fangshan district, Beijing, China, Oct. 14, 2023. On July 31, 2023, the super-standard flood occurred during the heavy rainfall in Fangshan, Beijing, washed away the sediment on the bed of the Zhuma River, which passes by Zhenjiangying Village. After the flood, the riverbank appeared exquisite stone landform landscape.

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Fangshan Landscape in Beijing After The Flood

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 14, 2023 - Tourists enjoy the Juma River beach at Zhenjiangying village in Fangshan district, Beijing, China, Oct. 14, 2023. On July 31, 2023, the super-standard flood occurred during the heavy rainfall in Fangshan, Beijing, washed away the sediment on the bed of the Zhuma River, which passes by Zhenjiangying Village. After the flood, the riverbank appeared exquisite stone landform landscape.

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Fangshan Landscape in Beijing After The Flood

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 14, 2023 - Tourists enjoy the Juma River beach at Zhenjiangying village in Fangshan district, Beijing, China, Oct. 14, 2023. On July 31, 2023, the super-standard flood occurred during the heavy rainfall in Fangshan, Beijing, washed away the sediment on the bed of the Zhuma River, which passes by Zhenjiangying Village. After the flood, the riverbank appeared exquisite stone landform landscape.

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Fangshan Landscape in Beijing After The Flood

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 14, 2023 - Tourists enjoy the Juma River beach at Zhenjiangying village in Fangshan district, Beijing, China, Oct. 14, 2023. On July 31, 2023, the super-standard flood occurred during the heavy rainfall in Fangshan, Beijing, washed away the sediment on the bed of the Zhuma River, which passes by Zhenjiangying Village. After the flood, the riverbank appeared exquisite stone landform landscape.

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Fangshan Landscape in Beijing After The Flood

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 14, 2023 - Tourists enjoy the Juma River beach at Zhenjiangying village in Fangshan district, Beijing, China, Oct. 14, 2023. On July 31, 2023, the super-standard flood occurred during the heavy rainfall in Fangshan, Beijing, washed away the sediment on the bed of the Zhuma River, which passes by Zhenjiangying Village. After the flood, the riverbank appeared exquisite stone landform landscape.

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Fangshan Landscape in Beijing After The Flood

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 14, 2023 - Tourists enjoy the Juma River beach at Zhenjiangying village in Fangshan district, Beijing, China, Oct. 14, 2023. On July 31, 2023, the super-standard flood occurred during the heavy rainfall in Fangshan, Beijing, washed away the sediment on the bed of the Zhuma River, which passes by Zhenjiangying Village. After the flood, the riverbank appeared exquisite stone landform landscape.

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Fangshan Landscape in Beijing After The Flood

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 14, 2023 - Tourists enjoy the Juma River beach at Zhenjiangying village in Fangshan district, Beijing, China, Oct. 14, 2023. On July 31, 2023, the super-standard flood occurred during the heavy rainfall in Fangshan, Beijing, washed away the sediment on the bed of the Zhuma River, which passes by Zhenjiangying Village. After the flood, the riverbank appeared exquisite stone landform landscape.

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Fangshan Landscape in Beijing After The Flood

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 14, 2023 - Tourists enjoy the Juma River beach at Zhenjiangying village in Fangshan district, Beijing, China, Oct. 14, 2023. On July 31, 2023, the super-standard flood occurred during the heavy rainfall in Fangshan, Beijing, washed away the sediment on the bed of the Zhuma River, which passes by Zhenjiangying Village. After the flood, the riverbank appeared exquisite stone landform landscape.

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Fangshan Landscape in Beijing After The Flood

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 14, 2023 - Tourists enjoy the Juma River beach at Zhenjiangying village in Fangshan district, Beijing, China, Oct. 14, 2023. On July 31, 2023, the super-standard flood occurred during the heavy rainfall in Fangshan, Beijing, washed away the sediment on the bed of the Zhuma River, which passes by Zhenjiangying Village. After the flood, the riverbank appeared exquisite stone landform landscape.

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Fangshan Landscape in Beijing After The Flood

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 14, 2023 - Tourists enjoy the Juma River beach at Zhenjiangying village in Fangshan district, Beijing, China, Oct. 14, 2023. On July 31, 2023, the super-standard flood occurred during the heavy rainfall in Fangshan, Beijing, washed away the sediment on the bed of the Zhuma River, which passes by Zhenjiangying Village. After the flood, the riverbank appeared exquisite stone landform landscape.

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Fangshan Landscape in Beijing After The Flood

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 14, 2023 - Tourists enjoy the Juma River beach at Zhenjiangying village in Fangshan district, Beijing, China, Oct. 14, 2023. On July 31, 2023, the super-standard flood occurred during the heavy rainfall in Fangshan, Beijing, washed away the sediment on the bed of the Zhuma River, which passes by Zhenjiangying Village. After the flood, the riverbank appeared exquisite stone landform landscape.

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Fangshan Landscape in Beijing After The Flood

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 14, 2023 - Tourists enjoy the Juma River beach at Zhenjiangying village in Fangshan district, Beijing, China, Oct. 14, 2023. On July 31, 2023, the super-standard flood occurred during the heavy rainfall in Fangshan, Beijing, washed away the sediment on the bed of the Zhuma River, which passes by Zhenjiangying Village. After the flood, the riverbank appeared exquisite stone landform landscape.

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Fangshan Landscape in Beijing After The Flood

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 14, 2023 - Tourists enjoy the Juma River beach at Zhenjiangying village in Fangshan district, Beijing, China, Oct. 14, 2023. On July 31, 2023, the super-standard flood occurred during the heavy rainfall in Fangshan, Beijing, washed away the sediment on the bed of the Zhuma River, which passes by Zhenjiangying Village. After the flood, the riverbank appeared exquisite stone landform landscape.

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Fangshan Landscape in Beijing After The Flood

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 14, 2023 - Tourists enjoy the Juma River beach at Zhenjiangying village in Fangshan district, Beijing, China, Oct. 14, 2023. On July 31, 2023, the super-standard flood occurred during the heavy rainfall in Fangshan, Beijing, washed away the sediment on the bed of the Zhuma River, which passes by Zhenjiangying Village. After the flood, the riverbank appeared exquisite stone landform landscape.

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Fangshan Landscape in Beijing After The Flood

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 14, 2023 - Tourists enjoy the Juma River beach at Zhenjiangying village in Fangshan district, Beijing, China, Oct. 14, 2023. On July 31, 2023, the super-standard flood occurred during the heavy rainfall in Fangshan, Beijing, washed away the sediment on the bed of the Zhuma River, which passes by Zhenjiangying Village. After the flood, the riverbank appeared exquisite stone landform landscape.

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Kenya calls on intensified technology uptake in terrorism fight

STORY: Kenya calls on intensified technology uptake in terrorism fight DATELINE: Aug. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:41 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of banners of the conference 2. various of the conference launched 3. various of the attendees 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MONICA JUMA, Kenya's national security adviser 5. various of press conference 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MONICA JUMA, Kenya's national security adviser 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): Dr. ROSALIND NYAWIRA, Director of National Counter Terrorism Centre 8. various of the attendees STORYLINE: Kenya has called for continuous research and knowledge-seeking in order to understand how terrorism is mutating in the wake of technology and how to effectively leverage the same to respond to the threat. Speaking Thursday while launching the second Nairobi caucus on preventing the exploitation of technology and communication for terrorist use, National security advisor, Ambassador Monica Juma, reiterated the importance of a regional collabora

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Kenyan coastal fishermen rejoice over export of anchovies to China

STORY: Kenyan coastal fishermen rejoice over export of anchovies to China DATELINE: June 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:13 LOCATION: KWALE, Kenya CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of fishermen 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): ABDI DURA, Local fisherman 3. various of boats 4. various of factory 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): SALIM MVURYA, Kenya's cabinet secretary for the Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Swahili): MOHAMED SALIM, Fisherman 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Swahili): RISHADI IKI HAMISI, Chairman of a fishermen's lobby in Kwale County 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (Swahili): MWANAMGENI JUMA, Local resident STORYLINE: Braving an early morning chill that swept over a scenic beachfront in Kenya's coastal county of Kwale, Abdi Dura offloaded a bucket full of anchovies, locally known as "dagaa," into a waiting truck for delivery to a processing factory in a nearby village. The 30-year-old father of two, who was born into a fishing family in a village on the shores of the Indian Ocean, said venturing into

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Leader of guerrillas who abducted Japanese engineers

OSH, Kyrgyzstan - Photo shows Juma Namangoni, leader of the Islamic guerrillas who abducted a group of hostages, including four Japanese mining engineers, in southern Kyrgyzstan on Aug. 23. The guerrilla group is well-equipped and well-manned, a Kyrgyz government military officer, who took part in fighting with the guerrillas, told Kyodo News in an interview Sept. 2. Namangoni is said to be aged around 25.

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Kenyan schools observe Global Handwashing Day, advocate for behavioral change

STORY: Kenyan schools observe Global Handwashing Day, advocate for behavioral change DATELINE: Oct. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:07 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: EDUCATION/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the MEC school 2. various of students 3. various of hand washing practice 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STELLA KASUKU, Organizer 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LEORNARD KINGOO, Deputy principal of MEC school 6. various of hand washing by students 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): LEORNARD KINGOO, Deputy principal of MEC school 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MAKILA JUMA, Student of MEC school 9. various of the children STORYLINE: Kenyan schools observed the Global Handwashing Day, which falls on Oct. 15., by advocating for best handwashing practices that aim to reduce diseases among school-going children and therefore curb school absenteeism. In a clinic organized by various NGOs in different schools including Moi Education Center(MEC) in central Nairobi, kids were taken through safe and proper ways of handwashing practice. With a them

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Young Chinese in Tanzania welcomes World Kiswahili Language Day

STORY: Young Chinese in Tanzania welcomes World Kiswahili Language Day DATELINE: July 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:28 LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tang reading a Swahili article on his phone 2. various of music video of Juma 3. SOUNDBITE (SWAHILI): TANG JINYU, Marketer and artist STORYLINE: According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, July 7 marks World Kiswahili Language Day. Tang Jingyu, a 29-year-old Chinese shared his experience of learning Kiswahili, or Swahili in English, and how the language changes his work and life in Tanzania. SOUNDBITE (SWAHILI): TANG JINYU, Marketer and artist "My name is Juma Suluhu Sharobaro, my Chinese name is Tang Singyu. I learnt Swahili language in 2011 in a foreign languages college in China, so until now it has been 10 years. Swahili language is my second language. This language is spoken by many people, more than 200 million people, and it covers all people living in East Africa like Tanzani

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African policymakers urge green energy investments

STORY: African policymakers urge green energy investments DATELINE: June 17, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:41 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1 various of the conference 2 SOUNDBITE (English): MONICA JUMA, Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for energy 3 various of the conference STORYLINE: African policymakers and experts have urged robust investments in green energy to achieve net-zero emission targets in Africa where communities and ecosystems are reeling from the negative impacts of the climate crisis. Africa's first Sustainable Energy Conference was held in a hybrid format in Naivasha, a resort town located 90 kilometers northwest of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. Convened by the Kenyan government in conjunction with industry and multilateral partners, the conference brought together policymakers, business leaders, financiers and experts to discuss novel ways to hasten the continent's green transition. During the event, the policymakers and experts said the continent's green energy transition hinged on inno

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Book fair mirrors Afghans' thirst for knowledge

STORY: Book fair mirrors Afghans' thirst for knowledge DATELINE: June 9, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:45 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of a book fair in Kabul University 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): JUMA HAMI, Student of Kabul University 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): ABDUL HALEEM MUFTIZADA, Organizer 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MOHAMMAD MUNIR, Student of Kabul University 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Dari): ABDUL HADI YAZDANI, Professor of Kabul University STORYLINE: For many university students who lack textbooks in Afghanistan, a book fair held at Kabul University from Sunday last week to Friday this week is a good place to quench their thirst for knowledge. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): JUMA HAMI, Student of Kabul University "I come here to find some books about engineering. We don't have textbooks. I want to finish my education with professional knowledge." According to the organizers, hundreds of people, including students and teachers of universities, have visited the six-day book fair and the number of vis

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(SP)KUWAIT-AHMADI GOVERNORATE-FIA MIDDLE EAST RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP-3RD ROUND-KUWAIT INTERNATIONAL RALLY

(220319) -- AHMADI GOVERNORATE, March 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Issa Abu Jamous and Emad Juma steer their rally car during the Kuwait International Rally, the 3rd round of FIA Middle East Rally Championship, in Ahmadi Governorate, Kuwait, on March 18, 2022. (Str/Xinhua)

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Leader of guerrillas who abducted Japanese engineers

OSH, Kyrgyzstan - Photo shows Juma Namangoni, leader of the Islamic guerrillas who abducted a group of hostages, including four Japanese mining engineers, in southern Kyrgyzstan on Aug. 23. The guerrilla group is well-equipped and well-manned, a Kyrgyz government military officer, who took part in fighting with the guerrillas, told Kyodo News in an interview Sept. 2. Namangoni is said to be aged around 25.