2022 Asia Triathlon Cup concludes in Jordan's Aqaba

STORY: 2022 Asia Triathlon Cup concludes in Jordan's Aqaba DATELINE: Oct. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:24 LOCATION: AQABA, Jordan CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 2022 Asia Triathlon Cup Aqaba 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MATHEW WRIGHT, 1st place of Elite men race of the triathlon 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MANSOUR KABARITI, PR manager of Ayala Oasis 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): TARIQ AL-KHAYYAT, President of Jordanian Triathlon Association 5. various of the 2022 Asia Triathlon Cup Aqaba STORYLINE: The 2022 Asia Triathlon Cup Aqaba on Saturday concluded in Aqaba of Jordan, involving over 200 professional players from more than 30 countries and regions participating in the race. The triathlon race distances were 1,500 meters swimming, 40 kilometers cycling, and 10 kilometers running, witnessing fierce competition for the elite contests of both men and women. Highlighting the triathlon race is valuable to sports tourism, the organizer of the event said Jordan's triathlon has made significant progress in recent

Kuwait witnesses rising demand for dishdasha during Ramadan

STORY: Kuwait witnesses rising demand for dishdasha during Ramadan DATELINE: April 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: Kuwait City CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tailor shops STORYLINE: Kuwait witnessed high demand for dishdasha during the past several days of the holy month of Ramadan. As a traditional dress, dishdasha is a long-sleeved garment worn by Muslim men in the Gulf region. During this period of time, many Kuwaitis race to buy or make dishdashas for the celebration of the upcoming Eid Al-Fitr which marks the end of Ramadan. Men's tailor shops in Kuwait witness very crowded days before the Eid festival and some shop owners have refused to receive more customers since the beginning of the last ten days of Ramadan, under the pretext of lack of time. Al-Khayyat Imtiaz Ihsan, an owner of a tailor shop, explained that the prices of making dishdasha are fixed, but some customers come late. So in some cases, the price is doubled due to the effort that is being made to complete the