Drought in Morocco drives up sheep prices for Eid al-Adha

STORY: Drought in Morocco drives up sheep prices for Eid al-Adha SHOOTING TIME: June 15, 2024 DATELINE: June 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:04:07 LOCATION: Rabat CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a market for the Eid Al-Adha 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MBAREK, Sheep breeder from Marrakech region, Morocco STORYLINE: Like Muslims around the world, Moroccans traditionally sacrifice a sheep as part of the celebrations of Eid al-Adha. However, the price of sheep in Morocco has soared in recent years due to drought, which makes the purchase of sheep out of reach for many Moroccan families. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MBAREK, Sheep breeder in Marrakech region, Morocco "Prices are a bit high this year because of the drought. Morocco has lacked rain since 2019 and we hope the future will be better because the situation of farmers is currently difficult. There's also transport and fuel prices, and we know people find sheep expensive this year, but everything comes from the lack of rain this year." To cope with the rising prices

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(SP)KUWAIT-MUBARAK AL-KABEER GOVERNORATE-INTERNATIONAL BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP

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(220724) -- MUBARAK AL-KABEER GOVERNORATE, July 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Abbas Sayed Fadhel (L) of Bahrain fights against Mbarek Mansour of Kuwait in the men's 51kg match at the first Kuwait International Boxing Championship in Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate, Kuwait, July 23, 2022. (Photo by Ghazy Qaffaf/Xinhua)