Bazaar held in Jordan to empower women

STORY: Bazaar held in Jordan to empower women DATELINE: May 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:14 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the bazaar 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): GHADIR AL MAJALI, Project manager of UNDP Jordan 3. various of the bazaar 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): DIANA ISHAQAT, Participant in the bazaar 5. various of the bazaar STORYLINE: A bazaar displaying craftwork and homemade food was held recently in the Jordanian capital Amman to support women entrepreneurs and small and green projects in the kingdom. The Asilah Bazaar was organized by United Nations Development Program (UNDP). SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): GHADIR AL MAJALI, Project manager of UNDP Jordan "Asilah Bazaar aims to empower women economically in Jordan, with more than fifty participants representing individuals, start-ups, small projects and micro home projects, in addition to civil society organizations and charitable associations." Diana Ishaqat, a participant, said the bazaar was a great chance to express her aesthetic ideas

Jordan evacuates nationals from Sudan

STORY: Jordan evacuates nationals from Sudan DATELINE: April 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:46 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the arrival of evacuated Jordanians 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SINAN AL-MAJALI, Jordanian foreign ministry spokesperson 3. various of the arrival of evacuated Jordanians 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMAD WALEED, Jordanian citizen 5. various of the arrival of evacuated Jordanians STORYLINE: According to Jordan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, 343 Jordanian citizens and Palestinians, Iraqis, and Syrians, in addition to people from Germany stranded in Sudan, on Monday arrived at Marka Military Airport in Amman. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SINAN AL-MAJALI, Jordanian foreign ministry spokesperson "343 Jordanian citizens were evacuated from Sudan in addition to a number from our brother Arab countries from Palestine, Iraq, and Syria in addition to citizens from Germany. We worked with huge efforts, according to royal directives since the beginning of the crisis,

Jordanians protest against Israeli raids on Al-Aqsa Mosque

STORY: Jordanians protest against Israeli raids on Al-Aqsa Mosque DATELINE: April 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the protest STORYLINE: Hundreds of Jordanians on Wednesday gathered near the Israeli embassy in Amman to condemn Israel for raiding the flashpoint holy site of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem. The participants chanted slogans expressing their support for the Palestine people and worshipers in Al-Aqsa Mosque while condemning Israeli forces' aggression. Jordan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Wednesday that the attack is a dangerous escalation as well as a condemned and unacceptable violation of international law. Sinan Al-Majali, the official spokesperson of the ministry, stressed that Israel bears full responsibility for the serious consequences of the continued escalation, which will only breed more violence by exacerbating the situation and exploding the cycle of violence. Early on Wednesday, Israeli pol

Japanese foreign minister in Middle East

Japanese foreign minister in Middle East

JERUSALEM, Israel - (From R) Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, Israeli Regional Development Minister Silvan Shalom, Jordanian Interior Minister Hussein Majali and Palestinian Planning Minister Abu Ramadan hold a meeting in Jericho in the Palestinian territories on July 25, 2013.