Cannes - Eagles Of The Republic Photocall

Cannes - Eagles Of The Republic Photocall

Cherien Dabis, Zineb Triki, Fares Fares, Tarik Saleh, Lyna Khoudri, Amr Waked and Ahmed Khairy pose during the "Eagles of the Republic" photocall at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 20, 2025 in Cannes, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pro-Palestine mural completed in Oakland, U.S.

Pro-Palestine mural completed in Oakland, U.S.

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Palestinian artist Nidal El Khairy (2nd from L) and others pose on Aug. 10, 2014, as participants in a project to draw a huge mural in Oakland, California, to protest Israel's military attacks on the Gaza Strip in the Palestine Autonomous Region and call for the solidarity of Palestinian people.

Dozens of Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli soldiers in West Bank: medics

STORY: Dozens of Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli soldiers in West Bank: medics DATELINE: Nov. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Gaza CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Palestinian clashes with the Israeli soldiers in Kafr Qaddum village near the West Bank city of Nablus STORYLINE: Dozens of Palestinians were injured on Friday during the weekly clashes with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, Palestinian medical sources said. Israeli forces cracked down on anti-land-pillage rallies in villages near the West Bank city of Nablus, injuring some 30 people, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. According to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA, Israeli forces cracked down on anti-land-pillage rallies in villages near the West Bank city of Nablus. Some 30 people were injured. Khairy Hunian, a local Palestinian activist, told Xinhua that Israeli soldiers attacked the protesters with rubber-coated rounds and tear gas canisters, causing many cases of suffocation from gas in

CPC's strong leadership behind China's achievements: experts

STORY: CPC's strong leadership behind China's achievements: experts DATELINE: Oct. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:06:26 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): AKKAN SUVER, Marmara Group Strategic and Social Research 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BEATRICE MATIRI-MAISORI, Senior economics lecturer, Riara University, Kenya 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI, Former chairman, Observer Research Foundation, India 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ABHISIT VEJJAJIVA, Former Thai prime minister 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): ESSAM SHARAF, Former Egyptian prime minister 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): BHOKIN BHALAKULA, Former president of Thai National Assembly 8. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): DYLAN AUSTIN WALKER, American expert in China 9. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): ROBERT LAWRENCE KUHN, Chairman of the Kuhn Foundation 10. SOUNDBITE 9 (English): ZAFAR UDDIN MAHMOOD, Special Assistant to Pakistani Prime Minister 11. SOUNDBITE 10 (English): KHAIRY TOURK, Professor, Illinois Institut

American public pays high price for rising inflation

STORY: American public pays high price for rising inflation DATELINE: Sept. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:33 LOCATION: CHICAGO, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STEVEN ALEKNA, Grocery store worker in Chicago 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CASE WENER, Support engineer in Chicago 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): DANIEL MCGUE, Part-time student in Chicago 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): KHAIRY TOURK, Professor of economics at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): KHAIRY TOURK, Professor of economics at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago 6. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): KHAIRY TOURK, Professor of economics at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago STORYLINE: Many Americans are feeling the squeeze from rising costs of living. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STEVEN ALEKNA, Grocery store worker in Chicago "The required everyday essentials, your grocery items, the cost of dairy, meat, proteins, have gone up anywhere from 15 percent, 18 percent up to over 30 percent or 40 per

Malaysia drops indoor face mask mandate

STORY: Malaysia drops indoor face mask mandate DATELINE: Sept. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. shot of Kuala Lumpur Twin Towers with Malaysia's National Flag 2. various of crowds indoors STORYLINE: Malaysia has dropped the mandatory use of face masks for indoor spaces, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin announced on Wednesday. The discretion on whether masks should be worn indoors will be left to the owners of premises, with owners who wished to impose the wearing of face masks being allowed to do so, Khairy told a press conference. "It's the owners' right to deny customers who flout their conditions. Some premises owners might feel that they are exposed and the risk is high if masks are not worn," Khairy said. The decision was made due to the easing COVID-19 situation in the country and the greater availability of antiviral medication but other measures would remain in place to prevent the spread of the disease, Khairy added. The wearing of face masks rema

U.S. monetary policy among root causes for Sri Lanka's economic crisis: U.S. expert

STORY: U.S. monetary policy among root causes for Sri Lanka's economic crisis: U.S. expert DATELINE: Aug. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:49 LOCATION: CHICAGO, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of general views in U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KHAIRY TOURK, Professor of economics at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago 3. various of general views in Sri Lanka 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KHAIRY TOURK, Professor of economics at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago STORYLINE: A U.S. expert says that U.S. monetary policy is among the root causes for Sri Lanka's economic crisis. Khairy Tourk, a professor of economics at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, points out that U.S. Fed's rate hike has put poor countries in a weaker position. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KHAIRY TOURK, Professor of economics at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago "Let us look at the root cause of the debt distress in some countries. Obviously, one of the major reasons is the change in

BRI helps developing countries boost growth and connectivity: American expert

STORY: BRI helps developing countries boost growth and connectivity: American expert DATELINE: July 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: CHICAGO, U.S. CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1.various of BRI projects 2.SOUNDBITE (English): KHAIRY TOURK, Professor of economics at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago STORYLINE: American academic Khairy Tourk says that the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative has helped developing countries boost growth and connectivity by building infrastructure. SOUNDBITE (English): KHAIRY TOURK, Professor of economics at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago "It's essentially a connectivity project. We see physical connectivity in the sense of connecting China with Asia, Europe and Africa, and other nations. And this is done through building roads, rails, ports, and bridges. One barrier that hindered the development was that of infrastructure. They didn't have the capital to build roads, bridges, ports, etc. Here comes China. It has both the funds and experience

CPC's achievements in eyes of experts, political leaders

STORY: CPC's achievements in eyes of experts, political leaders DATELINE: July 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:06:39 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ADAM ABDUL RAHAMAN, Minister-Counsellor at Ghanaian Embassy in Burkina Faso 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ELIAS JABBOUR, Associate professor, Economic Science College, Rio de Janeiro State University 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): VINNIE MOLINA, National President, Communist Party of Australia (CPA) 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): SHAHBAZ SHARIF, Pakistani Prime Minister 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): THEONESTE HIGANIRO, Chairman of Rwanda China Alumni Organization (RCAO) 6. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): KHAIRY TOURK, Professor of economics at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, U.S. 7. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): DAVID RICHMAN RAKOTOMAVO, Office assistant at the Constitutional Court of Madagascar 8. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): DAVE BROMWICH, President of New Zealand China Friendship Society 9. SOUNDBITE 9 (English): FRANCOIS SERNEELS, Belgian agronomist, Ce

CPC leadership a recipe for China's success: U.S. scholar

STORY: CPC leadership a recipe for China's success: U.S. scholar DATELINE: June 30, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:36 LOCATION: CHICAGO, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1 various of views in China and Belt and Road projects 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KHAIRY TOURK, Professor of economics at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago 3 SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KHAIRY TOURK, Professor of economics at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago 4 SOUNDBITE 3 (English): KHAIRY TOURK, Professor of economics at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago STORYLINE: A U.S. scholar has said the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) is one of the major reasons behind China's success. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KHAIRY TOURK, Professor of economics at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago "One of the major reasons of why China succeeds is the Party. The Chinese Party (Communist Party of China) is responsible for the great achievements of China, especially in the last 10 years. Two achievements standing

U.S.-CHICAGO-PROFESSOR-INTERVIEW-CPC

U.S.-CHICAGO-PROFESSOR-INTERVIEW-CPC

(220628) -- CHICAGO, June 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 2, 2022 shows Khairy Tourk, professor of economics with the Stuart School of Business at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, receiving an interview with Xinhua in Chicago, the United States. TO GO WITH "Interview: CPC leadership a recipe for China's success -- U.S. scholar" (Photo by Zhang Yan/Xinhua)

Malaysia honors nurses for key role in fighting pandemic

STORY: Malaysia honors nurses for key role in fighting pandemic DATELINE: May 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:25 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Malaysia's National Museum in Kuala Lumpur 2. various of the opening ceremony of "The Evolution of Nurse Uniform" exhibition 3. various of Health Ministry Director-General Noor Hisham Abdullah giving a speech 4. various of Noor Hisham at the opening ceremony and visiting the exhibition 5. various of nurses visiting the exhibition and the exhibits on display STORYLINE: Nurses have played a key role in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, from treating patients to the successful implementation of the country's national immunization program, Malaysian Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said on Thursday. In a ceremony to mark the International Nurses Day 2022 celebrations organized by the Malaysian Nurses Association (MNA) in the administrative capital of Putrajaya, Khairy said their efforts and those of other frontliners have made it poss

Malaysians mark Eid al-Fitr as COVID-19 cases subside

STORY: Malaysians mark Eid al-Fitr as COVID-19 cases subside DATELINE: May 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:18 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. Various of Malaysia's national flag in front of prime minister's office 2. Various of crowds in Putrajaya 3. Various of Muslims praying in mosque 4. Various of crowds at mosque after the prayer 5. Various of crowds posing for photos STORYLINE: Malaysia's Muslims marked a more joyous Eid al-Fitr festival on Monday as the COVID-19 situation in the country continues to improve. After having endured lockdowns and travel restrictions, Malaysians were teeming in the capital Kuala Lumpur in streets, malls and markets, celebrating the end of Ramadan and the start of Eid al-Fitr holidays, while others are finally able to make the traditional exodus of "Balik Kampung," or people returning to hometowns. Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said last week that the practice of hosting open houses and home visits will be allowed again this year, along with other

Egypt, Jordan seek to enhance cooperation in natural gas delivery

STORY: Egypt, Jordan seek to enhance cooperation in natural gas delivery DATELINE: April 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. shots of Egypt's Petroleum Ministry headquarters in Cairo 2. shots (taken by the ministry) of Egypt's Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El Molla, along with Jordanian Minister of Investment Khairy Amr 3. shots of procedures of connecting housing units with natural gas in Cairo 4. shots of production equipment pieces of super giant Zohr field STORYLINE: Egypt's Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El Molla on Tuesday met with Jordanian Minister of Investment Khairy Amr in Cairo, discussing ways to enhance cooperation in natural gas delivery projects in Jordan with Egyptian experience. The ministry said in a statement that the meeting reviewed the Egyptian experiences in delivering natural gas to more than 13.5 million housing units, which could be supportive in helping Jordan to expand the use of natural gas at homes a

Pro-Palestine mural completed in Oakland, U.S.

Pro-Palestine mural completed in Oakland, U.S.

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Palestinian artist Nidal El Khairy (2nd from L) and others pose on Aug. 10, 2014, as participants in a project to draw a huge mural in Oakland, California, to protest Israel's military attacks on the Gaza Strip in the Palestine Autonomous Region and call for the solidarity of Palestinian people. (Kyodo)