China, Arab states adopt series of outcome documents

STORY: China, Arab states adopt series of outcome documents SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: May 31, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:36 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the conference 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AHMED ABOUL-GHEIT, Secretary-General of the Arab League 3. various of street views in China 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MAGDY AMER, Former Egyptian ambassador to China, Member of the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs (ECFA) STORYLINE: On Thursday, the 10th ministerial conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum (CASCF) adopted the Beijing Declaration, the CASCF execution plan for 2024-2026, and a China-Arab states joint statement on the Palestinian issue. During the conference in Beijing, China also signed a number of bilateral and multilateral cooperation documents with the participating countries and with the General Secretariat of the Arab League. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AHMED ABOUL-GHEIT, Secretary-General of the Arab League "The China-Arab States Cooperation Forum

China-Arab States Cooperation Forum brings ties to new level: former Egyptian ambassador

STORY: China-Arab States Cooperation Forum brings ties to new level: former Egyptian ambassador SHOOTING TIME: May 24, 2024 DATELINE: May 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Arab League headquarters in Cairo 2. various of street views in China 3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MAGDY AMER, Former Egyptian ambassador to China, member of the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs (ECFA) STORYLINE: This year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum. A former Egyptian ambassador to China has said that the forum and Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) promote Arab-Chinese relations to a completely different level. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MAGDY AMER, Former Egyptian ambassador to China, member of the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs (ECFA) "The establishment of the forum and then the cooperation between the two sides within the framework of the BRI starting from 2013, these two factors together promoted Arab-Chinese relations to a

(SP)EGYPT-CAIRO-FOOTBALL-FRIENDLY-EGYPT VS NEW ZEALAND

(SP)EGYPT-CAIRO-FOOTBALL-FRIENDLY-EGYPT VS NEW ZEALAND

(240323) -- CAIRO, March 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Mohamed Magdy (L) of Egypt competes with Marko Stamenic of New Zealand during the FIFA Series 2024 friendly match in Cairo, Egypt, on March 22, 2024. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

(SP)EGYPT-CAIRO-FOOTBALL-FRIENDLY-EGYPT VS NEW ZEALAND

(SP)EGYPT-CAIRO-FOOTBALL-FRIENDLY-EGYPT VS NEW ZEALAND

(240323) -- CAIRO, March 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Mohamed Magdy (L) of Egypt competes with Marko Stamenic of New Zealand during the FIFA Series 2024 friendly match between Egypt and New Zealand in Cairo, Egypt, on March 22, 2024. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

U.S. unabated cyberespionage activities highlight unbridled hegemony

STORY: U.S. unabated cyberespionage activities highlight unbridled hegemony DATELINE: Sept. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of U.S.-related footage 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TUNC AKKOC, Head of Harici Media, Türkiye 3. various of U.S.-related footage 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SHAKEEL AHMAD RAMAY, CEO, Islamabad-based Asian Institute of Eco-civilization Research & Development 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): MAGDY AMER, Former ambassador of Egypt to China 6. various of U.S.-related footage 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): TUGHRAL YAMIN, Senior research fellow at Institute of Policy Studies, Islamabad STORYLINE: The latest investigation into the 2022 cyberattack on China's Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) has unequivocally pinpointed personnel from the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) as the hand behind it. In 2022, the NPU fell victim to a cyberattack involving the utilization of 41 specialized cyber weapons to launch cyber theft operations over 1,000 time

Non-profit music school in Cairo provides life-changing opportunities for underprivileged youths

STORY: Non-profit music school in Cairo provides life-changing opportunities for underprivileged youths DATELINE: Sept. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of students learning instruments 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMED MAGDY, Drummer 3. various of the music school 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AMIRA ELSEBAAI, Executive manager of the DAR STORYLINE: In the Al-Darb Al-Ahmar district of Historic Cairo, the House of Art and Culture (DAR), adjacent to the perimeter wall of the Al-Azhar Park, is surrounded by dozens of small workshops. Aiming to help the young in this underprivileged area to have a better future, the DAR opened the Darab Ahmar Art School (DAAS) in 2010, a non-profit project that requires neither fees, education qualifications, nor social prerequisites for boys and girls aged 12 to 18 to empower them to have alternative job opportunities other than manual labor. "Our main goal is to help students study music and find suitable jobs with good salaries for

China's ecological expertise beneficial to Egypt's green bid: Egyptian ecologist

STORY: China's ecological expertise beneficial to Egypt's green bid: Egyptian ecologist DATELINE: June 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1.various of Egypt 2.SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MAGDY ALLAM, Advisor to the Global Environment Facility 3.various of solar industry in China 4.SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MAGDY ALLAM, Advisor to the Global Environment Facility STORYLINE: China's ecological expertise and technological advancement are beneficial to Egypt's effort to curb pollution and "go green" amid the two countries' growing cooperation, an Egyptian ecologist has said ahead of World Environment Day. Magdy Allam, an advisor to the Global Environment Facility, said the Egyptian leadership has launched a plan to plant 100 million trees under the country's "Go Green" initiative launched as part of the National Sustainable Development Strategy "Egypt 2030." SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MAGDY ALLAM, Advisor to the Global Environment Facility "China is the number one country in the world i

U.S., unchecked surveillance empire

STORY: U.S., unchecked surveillance empire DATELINE: May 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:07 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of U.S.-related footage 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SHAKEEL AHMAD RAMAY, CEO, Islamabad-based Asian Institute of Eco-civilization Research & Development 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MAGDY AMER, Former ambassador of Egypt to China 4. various of the website of the DR News 5. various of Germany 6. various of the Swedish Parliament House 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): ISMAIL HAKKI PEKIN, Turkish security expert and retired lieutenant general 8. various of Edward Snowden 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (ARABIC): HUSSAM DAJANI, Gaza-based political analyst 10. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): TUGHRAL YAMIN, Senior research fellow at Institute of Policy Studies, Islamabad STORYLINE: A set of highly classified documents from the U.S. Pentagon were leaked online in recent weeks, in an apparent security breach that revealed U.S. intelligence gathering on some of its key allies. Those documents again shed light on t

Gazans recall night of Israeli strikes amid escalating tensions

STORY: Gazans recall night of Israeli strikes amid escalating tensions DATELINE: April 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:26 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Israeli strikes 2. various of people inspecting a damaged house in Gaza 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MAGDY ABU NEAMA, Gaza resident 4. various of a damaged car 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): WALID ABU NEAMA, Gaza resident 6. various of Israel-Lebanon border 7. various of the Al-Aqsa Mosque 8. various of Muslims observing the holy month of Ramadan 9. various of Jews commemorating the Passover holiday STORYLINE: Israel launched a barrage of attacks on southern Lebanon and the Palestinian enclave of Gaza Strip late Thursday night, in response to what it claimed were "earlier rocket attacks from the two areas on several parts of Israel." Palestinian security sources said the Israeli attacks had seriously damaged residential facilities near the targets. Magdy Abu Neama became homeless after his two-storey house in the Gaza Strip was sever

An Egyptian couple's love for music

STORY: An Egyptian couple's love for music DATELINE: March 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hafez and Bustan performing 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AHMED HAFEZ, Musician 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): BUSTAN MAGDY, Musician 4. various of Hafez and Bustan performing 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): BUSTAN MAGDY, Musician 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): AHMED HAFEZ, Musician 7. various of Hafez and Bustan performing 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (Arabic): AHMED HAFEZ, Musician 9. SOUNDBITE 6 (Arabic): BUSTAN MAGDY, Musician STORYLINE: They are artists outside, but a couple at home. Meet Hafez and Bustan, who have been married for more than 20 years. Out of their common love for music, they have turned one of the rooms in their house into a studio. Music brought them together at the beginning, but their love for participation and interest turned friendship tendencies into a future project that the duo called "Hafez and Bostan." SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AHMED HAFEZ, Musician "We got to know each

U.S. leading in spying program: experts

STORY: U.S. leading in spying program: experts DATELINE: March 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:35 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a news report of the shooting down of a Chinese weather balloon 2. various of the White House 3. various of exterior of Capitol Hill 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MAGDY AMER, Former ambassador of Egypt to China 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SHAKEEL AHMAD RAMAY, CEO, Islamabad-based Asian Institute of Eco-civilization Research & Development 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): EDUARDO REGALADO, Senior researcher at Cuba's International Policy Research Center STORYLINE: The shooting down of a Chinese weather balloon by a modern U.S. fighter jet has laid bare the increasingly hysterical reactions of the United States and its paranoia about China. Despite China's repeated explanation that the entry of a Chinese civilian unmanned airship into U.S. airspace was an entirely unintended, unexpected and isolated event caused by force majeure, the United States, without any evidence, sland

U.S. aims to label China as threat in airship incident: former diplomat

STORY: U.S. aims to label China as threat in airship incident: former diplomat DATELINE: Feb. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MAGDY AMER, Former ambassador of Egypt to China STORYLINE: A Chinese civilian airship had entered U.S. airspace due to force majeure. The non-threatening balloon was later shot down by a missile. A former Egyptian official says the U.S. uses the airship incident to accuse China of espionage, aiming to label China as a threat to other countries. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MAGDY AMER, Former ambassador of Egypt to China "We are used to the U.S. making things up regarding many issues to serve its goals. From the beginning of the balloon crisis, the U.S. aimed to make the world afraid of China by tarnishing its reputation. From the very first moment of the incident, the U.S. immediately confirmed, without any evidence, that the balloon was for spying on it and not for studying the weather, as China said. Then

Egyptian students put on comedy show in fluent Chinese

STORY: Egyptian students put on comedy show in fluent Chinese DATELINE: Dec. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:04 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Egyptian students participating in a sketch comedy contest at Confucius Institute for Chinese learning at Cairo University 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SARA SAMIR, Winner of the best actress 3. Students staging a sketch in Chinese during a sketch comedy 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): SARAH EL-BAZ, Winner of the most fluent performer award 5. Award ceremony of the sketch comedy contest 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): HESHAM MAGDY, Chinese language student at Suez University STORYLINE: At a theater decorated with Chinese-style red lanterns, a group of Egyptian students are singing, dancing and acting on the stage in fluent Chinese. The students, coming from the Chinese language departments and Confucius institutes of several public and private universities across Egypt, are participating in a sketch comedy contest held Thursday evening at Confucius Institute for Chin

Lebanon signs deal to import gas from Egypt

STORY: Lebanon signs deal to import gas from Egypt DATELINE: June 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:11 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. A shot for power stations in Lebanon 2. A shot for the press conference held at the energy ministry to announce the gas deal with Egypt 3. A shot for officials while signing the deal 4. A shot for Syria representative signing the deal 5. A shot for Aurore Feghali, director general of oil facilities at the Ministry of Energy and Water in Lebanon and Magdy Galal, head of the board of directors of Egas signing the deal 6. A shot for officials signing the deal 7. A shot for officials shaking hands after signing the deal 8. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): WALID FAYYAD, Lebanese energy minister 9. A shot for the flags of Lebanon and the energy ministry 10. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): WALID FAYYAD, Lebanese energy minister 11. A shot for people attending the conference 12. A shot for the press conference 13. A shot for a sign for the ministry of energy and water 14. A shot for the ministry ST

GLOBALink | "Chinese Bridge" language contest promotes China-Egypt friendship

STORY: Chinese Bridge language contest promotes China-Egypt friendship DATELINE: May 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:22 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of winners of the 21st Chinese Bridge competition in Cairo meeting with Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang 2. various of winners sharing their stories of learning Chinese 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): AYA MAGDY, Top prize winner 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): AYA IBRABIM, Top prize winner 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): SANDRA GATTAS, Second-prize winner 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LIAO LIQIANG, Chinese Ambassador to Egypt STORYLINE: Eight winners who won the recently-concluded the 21st Chinese Bridge competition in Cairo met with Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang on Tuesday and shared their stories of learning Chinese. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): AYA MAGDY, Top prize winner "I remember how hard it was when I couldn't understand it at all. I thought Chinese was difficult to learn. I couldn't do it. However, I later found out that it's just difficult t

UNDP official urges Japan to help train experts in quake-hit Nepal

UNDP official urges Japan to help train experts in quake-hit Nepal

Magdy Martinez-Soliman, United Nations Development Programme's assistant administrator and director of the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Japan on May 21, 2015. He called on Japan to dispatch experts to earthquake-devastated Nepal to help train engineers specialized in judging risks inherent in buildings. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo