Car park drift contest roars in Jordan

STORY: Car park drift contest roars in Jordan DATELINE: Aug. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: AMMAN CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the car park drift contest 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ABDO FEGHALI, Lebanese drift champion & contest advocate STORYLINE: Twenty Jordanian participants on Friday put their drifting skills to the test on the challenging and exciting tracks during the Red Bull Car Park Drift 2023 held in the Dead Sea area of Jordan. Jordanian competitor Moayad Yousef was crowned champion of the tournament, and consequently qualified to represent Jordan in the world finals this December in Doha, Qatar. SOUNDBITE (English): ABDO FEGHALI, Lebanese drift champion & contest advocate "We've been organizing the Red Bull Car Park Drift qualifiers since 2010 in all our regions, and always in Jordan, it's something special. I mean with the spectators here, with the level of competitors and their cars, it's just amazing. As you've seen in the first round, we had like 20 cars and believe me, it

Syrian construction firms manage to overcome Western sanctions via self-sufficiency

STORY: Syrian construction firms manage to overcome Western sanctions via self-sufficiency DATELINE: June 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:41 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of the expoSOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOAYAD DABBAS, CEO of Contracting CompanySOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): JEAN KASABIAN, Executive Director of Concrete and Building MaterialsSOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): SOHAIL ABDEL LATIF, Syrian Minister of Works and Housing STORYLINE: Syrian construction companies have managed to stay afloat using homemade tools and equipment despite the heavy economic sanctions imposed by the United States and its Western allies, said local chief executives and directors. Heads of local companies seeking business opportunities have flocked to the five-day Buildex construction fair, which runs until Saturday at the Damascus Fairground outside the capital city, where attendees told Xinhua how they have joined hands to tide through the adversities. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOAYAD DABBAS, CEO of Contracting Company "Of co