Lebanese official calls for protecting civilians during conflicts

STORY: Lebanese official calls for protecting civilians during conflicts SHOOTING TIME: May 6, 2024 DATELINE: May 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:48 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. shots of ambulances carrying corpses of victims of the Israeli air raid on the border village of Mays al-Jabal 2. shots of villagers participating in the funerals of the Israeli air raid victims 3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MELHEM KHALAF, Member of Lebanese parliament 4. various of smoke resulting from Israeli shelling on the outskirts of the border town of Alma el Shaab STORYLINE: During the funerals held on Monday for the victims of an Israeli airstrike on the Lebanese village of Mays al-Jabal, member of the parliament Melhem Khalaf called for restoring the principles of human rights and for protecting civilians during conflicts. Four people were killed and three others injured on Sunday in the Israeli airstrike, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua. Mays al-Jabal has been a regular target of the Israeli army since last yea

EGYPT-CAIRO-INT'L MEDICS-GAZA WORK-EXPERIENCE TELLING

EGYPT-CAIRO-INT'L MEDICS-GAZA WORK-EXPERIENCE TELLING

(240121) -- CAIRO, Jan. 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Enas Abu-Khalaf (1st R), Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) head of communications for the Middle East, speaks at a press conference in Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 19, 2024. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Int'l medics recall tough time working in war-torn Gaza" (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

Hundreds of Lebanese protest against deposits loss

STORY: Hundreds of Lebanese protest against deposits loss DATELINE: May 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of protesters burning tires to protest near the parliament 2. various of people protesting in Lebanon STORYLINE: Hundreds of Lebanese on Tuesday took to the streets to protest against losing their bank deposits. Protesters burned tires near the Lebanese parliament, chanted slogans, and clashed with security forces. "We are lawyers, engineers, and academics, not rioters, but we can no longer endure the current situation," representatives of the depositors' association said in a statement. Charbel Massaad, a member of parliament (MP) who participated in the protests, said: "We will not accept that depositors live in humiliation." Melhem Khalaf, another MP, called for the election of a president for Lebanon and the formation of a government to solve the country's crisis. Lebanon has been facing an unprecedented financial crisis amid a shortage of foreig

Palestinians protest Blinken's visit amid rising Israeli-Palestinian tensions in West Bank

STORY: Palestinians protest Blinken's visit amid rising Israeli-Palestinian tensions in West Bank DATELINE: Feb. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:04 LOCATION: Ramallah/Gaza CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Palestinians protesting in the West Bank and Gaza 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AHMED ABU DALFA, Protester in the Gaza Strip 3. various of Palestinians protesting in the West Bank and Gaza 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MAHMOUD KHALAF, Protester in the Gaza Strip 5. various of Palestinians protesting in the West Bank and Gaza STORYLINE: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to the West Bank prompted outrage among many Palestinians, who demonstrated on Tuesday to express their opposition to the U.S. top diplomat's presence in the Palestinian territory. The protesters, both in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, raised the Palestinian flags and chanted anti-U.S. slogans, accusing it of being biased toward Israel and all its violations of Palestinian rights. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AHMED ABU DALFA, Protester in t

Lebanese lawmakers stage sit-in as parliament fails for 11th time to elect new president

STORY: Lebanese lawmakers stage sit-in as parliament fails for 11th time to elect new president DATELINE: Jan. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:15 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. lawmakers arriving in the parliament for the presidential election session 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MP WADDAH SADEQ, Parliament member 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MP NAZIH MATTA, Parliament member 4. various of the interior of the parliament STORYLINE: Some Lebanese parliament members on Thursday implemented a sit-in inside the parliament until they see the election of a new president for the republic, as the parliament failed for the 11th time to elect a head of state. "The Lebanese people are hungry, and they have become desperate... Unfortunately, the vacant presidency leads us to more misery and collapse. This is why I won't leave the parliament hall until this goal is achieved," MP Melhem Khalaf said in the parliament session. Other MPs took the same decision in solidarity with Khalaf, including MP Osama Saad, who said

Japan, Jordan agree on debt scheduling

Japan, Jordan agree on debt scheduling

TOKYO, Japan - Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister Rima Khalaf Hunaidi (L) and Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Mikio Aoki (2nd from R), acting as foreign minister, exchange notes on debt rescheduling Dec. 2, watched by King King Abdullah II (2nd from L) and Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (R).

Palestinian refugee students in Jordan eye bright future through reading

STORY: Palestinian refugee students in Jordan eye bright future through reading DATELINE: April 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:42 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the school and its library in Jordan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABDELRAHMAN FAWZI, Student 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): HANEEN KHALAF, Student 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): ASHRAF ABU SBAIT, Teacher STORYLINE: Abdelrahman Fawzi, a 16-year-old refugee student from the Gaza Strip, considered reading as a bridge to attain knowledge and extend potential access to his dream of being a doctor and knowledgeable person. In his free time, Fawzi likes to immerse himself in books at his school library, he told Xinhua ahead of World Book Day which falls on April 23. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABDELRAHMAN FAWZI, Student "Reading will open the world for you. You will get all the information you want. You will be the person that all the people want to talk with and want to sit with to get information." The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (

another protest against Turkish invasion of Syria held in Prague, Hevrin Khalaf

another protest against Turkish invasion of Syria held in Prague, Hevrin Khalaf

Some 200 people took part in another protest meeting against the Turkish offensive in northeast Syria staged in the centre of Prague, Czech Republic, on November 2, 2019. The demonstration was organised by the committee for defence of the revolution in Rojava, demanding the suspension of Turkey's NATO membership and the creation of a no-fly zone over northern Syria. On the photo one of protesters holds photo of Hevrin Khalaf, murdered Kurdish-Syrian politician. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

Japan, Jordan agree on debt scheduling

Japan, Jordan agree on debt scheduling

TOKYO, Japan - Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister Rima Khalaf Hunaidi (L) and Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Mikio Aoki (2nd from R), acting as foreign minister, exchange notes on debt rescheduling Dec. 2, watched by King King Abdullah II (2nd from L) and Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (R).