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Bilateral Relations Between the New Syrian Government and Turkey - Turkey

Dr. Ibrahim Shasho, Grand Mufti of Aleppo, accompanied Aleppo Governor Azzam Al-Ghareeb on an official visit to Turkey, where they were received by Gaziantep Deputy Governor Sedat Sezik. Discussions centered on strengthening cooperation, enhancing joint coordination, and deepening institutional relations between the two sides. Gaziantep, Turkey on November 20, 2025. Photo by Mohammad Bashir Aldaher/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bilateral Relations Between the New Syrian Government and Turkey - Turkey

Dr. Ibrahim Shasho, Grand Mufti of Aleppo, accompanied Aleppo Governor Azzam Al-Ghareeb on an official visit to Turkey, where they were received by Gaziantep Deputy Governor Sedat Sezik. Discussions centered on strengthening cooperation, enhancing joint coordination, and deepening institutional relations between the two sides. Gaziantep, Turkey on November 20, 2025. Photo by Mohammad Bashir Aldaher/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Relatives of the victims killed in the airstrike on Al-Mufti school in Nuseirat Camp

Relatives of the victims killed in the Israeli airstrike on Al-Mufti school in the Nuseirat refugee camp mourn inside Al-Awda Hospital in Gaza City, Gaza, on October 14, 2024. The airstrike claimed the lives of at least 22 people, including women and children. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Relatives of the victims killed in the airstrike on Al-Mufti school in Nuseirat Camp

Relatives of the victims killed in the Israeli airstrike on Al-Mufti school in the Nuseirat refugee camp grieve as they gather in Gaza on October 14, 2024. The airstrike claimed the lives of at least 22 people, including women and children. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Relatives of the victims killed in the airstrike on Al-Mufti school in Nuseirat Camp

Relatives carry the body of a victim killed in the Israeli airstrike on Al-Mufti school in the Nuseirat refugee camp at Al-Awda Hospital in Gaza City, Gaza, on October 14, 2024. The airstrike resulted in the deaths of at least 22 people, including women and children. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Relatives of the victims killed in the airstrike on Al-Mufti school in Nuseirat Camp

Relatives of the victims killed in the Israeli airstrike on Al-Mufti school in the Nuseirat refugee camp grieve as they gather in Gaza on October 14, 2024. The airstrike claimed the lives of at least 22 people, including women and children. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Relatives of the victims killed in the airstrike on Al-Mufti school in Nuseirat Camp

Relatives mourn next to the bodies of victims killed in the Israeli airstrike on Al-Mufti school in the Nuseirat refugee camp, at Al-Awda Hospital in Gaza City, Gaza, on October 14, 2024. The airstrike claimed the lives of at least 22 people, including women and children. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Relatives of the victims killed in the airstrike on Al-Mufti school in Nuseirat Camp

Relatives of the victims killed in the Israeli airstrike on Al-Mufti school in the Nuseirat refugee camp grieve as they gather in Gaza on October 14, 2024. The airstrike claimed the lives of at least 22 people, including women and children. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Relatives of the victims killed in the airstrike on Al-Mufti school in Nuseirat Camp

Relatives of the victims killed in the Israeli airstrike on Al-Mufti school in the Nuseirat refugee camp grieve as they gather in Gaza on October 14, 2024. The airstrike claimed the lives of at least 22 people, including women and children. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Relatives of the victims killed in the airstrike on Al-Mufti school in Nuseirat Camp

Relatives mourn next to the bodies of victims killed in the Israeli airstrike on Al-Mufti school in the Nuseirat refugee camp, at Al-Awda Hospital in Gaza City, Gaza, on October 14, 2024. The airstrike claimed the lives of at least 22 people, including women and children. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Relatives of the victims killed in the airstrike on Al-Mufti school in Nuseirat Camp

Relatives mourn next to the bodies of victims killed in the Israeli airstrike on Al-Mufti school in the Nuseirat refugee camp, at Al-Awda Hospital in Gaza City, Gaza, on October 14, 2024. The airstrike claimed the lives of at least 22 people, including women and children. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Relatives of the victims killed in the airstrike on Al-Mufti school in Nuseirat Camp

Relatives carry the body of a victim killed in the Israeli airstrike on Al-Mufti school in the Nuseirat refugee camp at Al-Awda Hospital in Gaza City, Gaza, on October 14, 2024. The airstrike resulted in the deaths of at least 22 people, including women and children. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Relatives of the victims killed in the airstrike on Al-Mufti school in Nuseirat Camp

Relatives mourn next to the bodies of victims killed in the Israeli airstrike on Al-Mufti school in the Nuseirat refugee camp, at Al-Awda Hospital in Gaza City, Gaza, on October 14, 2024. The airstrike claimed the lives of at least 22 people, including women and children. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Relatives of the victims killed in the airstrike on Al-Mufti school in Nuseirat Camp

Relatives mourn next to the bodies of victims killed in the Israeli airstrike on Al-Mufti school in the Nuseirat refugee camp, at Al-Awda Hospital in Gaza City, Gaza, on October 14, 2024. The airstrike claimed the lives of at least 22 people, including women and children. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Relatives of the victims killed in the airstrike on Al-Mufti school in Nuseirat Camp

Relatives mourn next to the bodies of victims killed in the Israeli airstrike on Al-Mufti school in the Nuseirat refugee camp, at Al-Awda Hospital in Gaza City, Gaza, on October 14, 2024. The airstrike claimed the lives of at least 22 people, including women and children. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Relatives of the victims killed in the airstrike on Al-Mufti school in Nuseirat Camp

Relatives of the victims killed in the Israeli airstrike on Al-Mufti school in the Nuseirat refugee camp grieve as they gather in Gaza on October 14, 2024. The airstrike claimed the lives of at least 22 people, including women and children. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Relatives of the victims killed in the airstrike on Al-Mufti school in Nuseirat Camp

A Palestinian woman reacts in grief following the Israeli airstrike on Al-Mufti school in the Nuseirat refugee camp, which claimed the lives of at least 22 people, including women and children, in Gaza, on October 14, 2024. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Relatives of the victims killed in the airstrike on Al-Mufti school in Nuseirat Camp

Relatives mourn next to the bodies of victims killed in the Israeli airstrike on Al-Mufti school in the Nuseirat refugee camp, at Al-Awda Hospital in Gaza City, Gaza, on October 14, 2024. The airstrike claimed the lives of at least 22 people, including women and children. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Relatives of the victims killed in the airstrike on Al-Mufti school in Nuseirat Camp

Relatives mourn next to the bodies of victims killed in the Israeli airstrike on Al-Mufti school in the Nuseirat refugee camp, at Al-Awda Hospital in Gaza City, Gaza, on October 14, 2024. The airstrike claimed the lives of at least 22 people, including women and children. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Relatives of the victims killed in the airstrike on Al-Mufti school in Nuseirat Camp

Relatives mourn next to the bodies of victims killed in the Israeli airstrike on Al-Mufti school in the Nuseirat refugee camp, at Al-Awda Hospital in Gaza City, Gaza, on October 14, 2024. The airstrike claimed the lives of at least 22 people, including women and children. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AFGHANISTAN-HERAT-MOSQUE-SHOOTING

(240430) -- HERAT, April 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People attend the funeral of victims killed in a shooting at a mosque in the Gozara district, west Afghanistan's Herat Province, on April 30, 2024. Six people were shot dead and another was injured following an attack at a mosque by gunmen in west Afghanistan's Herat province on Monday evening, spokesman for the Ministry of Interior Mufti Abdul Mateen Qani said Tuesday. (Photo by Mashal/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-HERAT-MOSQUE-SHOOTING

(240430) -- HERAT, April 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 30, 2024 shows prayer rugs at a mosque where an attack took place in the Gozara district, west Afghanistan's Herat Province. Six people were shot dead and another was injured following an attack at a mosque by gunmen in west Afghanistan's Herat province on Monday evening, spokesman for the Ministry of Interior Mufti Abdul Mateen Qani said Tuesday. (Photo by Mashal/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-HERAT-MOSQUE-SHOOTING

(240430) -- HERAT, April 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People attend the funeral of victims killed in a shooting at a mosque in the Gozara district, west Afghanistan's Herat Province, on April 30, 2024. Six people were shot dead and another was injured following an attack at a mosque by gunmen in west Afghanistan's Herat province on Monday evening, spokesman for the Ministry of Interior Mufti Abdul Mateen Qani said Tuesday. (Photo by Mashal/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-HERAT-MOSQUE-SHOOTING

(240430) -- HERAT, April 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People attend the funeral of victims killed in a shooting at a mosque in the Gozara district, west Afghanistan's Herat Province, on April 30, 2024. Six people were shot dead and another was injured following an attack at a mosque by gunmen in west Afghanistan's Herat province on Monday evening, spokesman for the Ministry of Interior Mufti Abdul Mateen Qani said Tuesday. (Photo by Mashal/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-HERAT-MOSQUE-SHOOTING

(240430) -- HERAT, April 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People gather at the mosque where an attack took place in the Gozara district, west Afghanistan's Herat Province, on April 30, 2024. Six people were shot dead and another was injured following an attack at a mosque by gunmen in west Afghanistan's Herat province on Monday evening, spokesman for the Ministry of Interior Mufti Abdul Mateen Qani said Tuesday. (Photo by Mashal/Xinhua)

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6 killed, 1 injured in west Afghanistan mosque shooting

STORY: 6 killed, 1 injured in west Afghanistan mosque shooting SHOOTING TIME: April 30, 2024 DATELINE: April 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: HERAT, Afghanistan CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the scene after an attack at a mosque 2. various of the funeral at the graveyard STORYLINE: Six people were shot dead and another was injured following an attack at a mosque by gunmen in west Afghanistan's Herat province on Monday evening, spokesman for the Ministry of Interior Mufti Abdul Mateen Qani said Tuesday. The deadly incident happened after a shooter opened fire on worshippers offering evening prayers in the Shahrak area, Gozara district of the province, Qani posted on his X account. All the victims were civilians, Qani added. No group or individual has claimed responsibility for the attack yet. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Herat, Afghanistan. (XHTV)

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AFGHANISTAN-HERAT-MOSQUE-SHOOTING

(240430) -- HERAT, April 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 30, 2024 shows the bullet hole left by a shooting at a mosque in the Gozara district, west Afghanistan's Herat Province. Six people were shot dead and another was injured following an attack at a mosque by gunmen in west Afghanistan's Herat province on Monday evening, spokesman for the Ministry of Interior Mufti Abdul Mateen Qani said Tuesday. (Photo by Mashal/Xinhua)

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20 tonnes of drugs destroyed in Afghanistan

STORY: 20 tonnes of drugs destroyed in Afghanistan SHOOTING TIME: April 23, 2024 DATELINE: April 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Afghan security force members in preparation for burning illicit drugs and the objects used in manufacturing drugs, in Kabul 2. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): MUFTI AHMADULLAH AHMADI, Head of counter-narcotics police 3. various of the ceremony of setting on fire illicit drugs and the objects used in manufacturing drugs STORYLINE: The Afghan caretaker government held a ceremony on Tuesday to set on fire a huge quantity of illicit drugs and the objects used in manufacturing drugs on the outskirts of the capital city of Kabul. More than 20 tonnes of illicit drugs including 635 kg of heroin were set on fire publicly. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): MUFTI AHMADULLAH AHMADI, Head of counter-narcotics police "The counter-narcotics police have conducted more than 22,000 operations and arrested more than 9,000 individuals on the charge of involvement in drug

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Series Mania Opening Ceremony - Lille

Felix Mufti attending the Series Mania festival opening ceremony on March 15, 2024 in Lille, France. Photo by Franck Castel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Series Mania Opening Ceremony - Lille

Felix Mufti attending the Series Mania festival opening ceremony on March 15, 2024 in Lille, France. Photo by Franck Castel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Series Mania Opening Ceremony - Lille

Felix Mufti and guest attend the Series Mania festival opening ceremony on March 15, 2024 in Lille, France. Photo by Sebastien Courdji/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Series Mania Opening Ceremony - Lille

Felix Mufti attends the Series Mania festival opening ceremony on March 15, 2024 in Lille, France. Photo by Sebastien Courdji/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Series Mania Opening Ceremony - Lille

Felix Mufti attends the Series Mania festival opening ceremony on March 15, 2024 in Lille, France. Photo by Sebastien Courdji/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Series Mania Opening Ceremony - Lille

Felix Mufti attends the Series Mania festival opening ceremony on March 15, 2024 in Lille, France. Photo by Sebastien Courdji/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Series Mania Opening Ceremony - Lille

Felix Mufti attends the Series Mania festival opening ceremony on March 15, 2024 in Lille, France. Photo by Sebastien Courdji/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest Against Civilians Killing In Jammu And Kashmir

December 23,2023, Srinagar Kashmir, India : Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, leader of The Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) speaks during a press conference in Srinagar. Political Parties of Kashmir valley stage protest against alleged death of three civilians in border district of Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir. The three people were found dead under mysterious circumstances on 22 December evening, at the same place where four soldiers were killed and three others injured in a militant attack on 21 December afternoon, Officials and residents said. On December 23,2023, Srinagar Kashmir, India. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-TOMATO PASTE PLANT

(231007) -- KANDAHAR, Oct. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works at Afghanistan's first-ever tomato paste plant in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, Oct. 7, 2023. The plant has been established here and began operation recently, head of Kandahar Industrial Park Mufti Ali Mohammad said Thursday. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-TOMATO PASTE PLANT

(231007) -- KANDAHAR, Oct. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 7, 2023 shows the exterior view of Afghanistan's first-ever tomato paste plant in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. The plant has been established here and began operation recently, head of Kandahar Industrial Park Mufti Ali Mohammad said Thursday. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-TOMATO PASTE PLANT

(231007) -- KANDAHAR, Oct. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 7, 2023 shows tomatoes in processing at Afghanistan's first-ever tomato paste plant in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. The plant has been established here and began operation recently, head of Kandahar Industrial Park Mufti Ali Mohammad said Thursday. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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Chairman of Sudan's sovereign council receives proposed initiative to form emergency gov't

STORY: Chairman of Sudan's sovereign council receives proposed initiative to form emergency gov't DATELINE: Oct. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: Khartoum CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting between Chairman of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council and General Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and delegation of the National Mechanism for Supporting Civil Democratic Transition in Sudan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ADEL AL-MUFTI, Rapporteur of the National Mechanism for Supporting Civil Democratic Transition in Sudan 3. various of meeting 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AISHA MUSA, Chairperson of the National Mechanism for Supporting Civil Democratic Transition in Sudan STORYLINE: Chairman of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council and General Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Tuesday received a proposed initiative by a Sudanese national group to stop the war and form an emergency government. Al-Burhan received the initiativ

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Afghanistan's Torkham port gears up trade with China

STORY: Afghanistan's Torkham port gears up trade with China DATELINE: June 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Torkham port in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province 2. STANDUP (English): ZOU XUEMIAN, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): OSTAN, Truck driver 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): MUFTI ESMATULLAH, Commissioner of the border town of Torkham 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Pashto): QURISHI BADLON, Public relations officer of Nangarhar province STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZOU XUEMIAN, Xinhua correspondent "I'm now in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province. What's behind me is the Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is the busiest port of entry between the two countries, serving as a major transporting, shipping, and receiving site. Many huge trucks passed behind me loaded with all kinds of goods, including goods from China. A large number of Chinese goods enter the Afghan market through here via Pakistan. The border crossing behind

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1,100 Afghan families receive China-donated food aid

STORY: 1,100 Afghan families receive China-donated food aid DATELINE: Aug. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of aid distribution site in Kabul 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): MUFTI HABIBULLAH, Senior official from the Afghan Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation Affairs 3. various of the aid distribution site in Kabul 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): FAROOQ, Local resident 5. various of the aid distribution site in Kabul STORYLINE: A total of 1,100 needy Afghan families received China-donated food aid in the capital city of Kabul on Wednesday. This is according to Mufti Habibullah, a senior official from the Afghan Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation Affairs. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): MUFTI HABIBULLAH, Senior official from the Afghan Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation Affairs "This is part of the Chinese government's humanitarian assistance to be distributed to a total of 1,100 households, including internally displaced people, needy families and people affected by natural

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-CHINA-DONATED GOOD AID

(220818) -- KABUL, Aug. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Afghan people receive China-donated food aid in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 17, 2022. A total of 1,100 needy Afghan families received food aid in the capital city of Kabul on Wednesday, said Mufti Habibullah, a senior official from the Afghan Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation Affairs. The Chinese government's humanitarian assistance is distributed to a total of 1,100 households, including internally displaced people, needy families and those who were affected by a natural disaster, particularly the latest heavy rainfalls and floods, Habibullah told Xinhua. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-CHINA-DONATED GOOD AID

(220818) -- KABUL, Aug. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Afghan people receive China-donated food aid in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 17, 2022. A total of 1,100 needy Afghan families received food aid in the capital city of Kabul on Wednesday, said Mufti Habibullah, a senior official from the Afghan Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation Affairs. The Chinese government's humanitarian assistance is distributed to a total of 1,100 households, including internally displaced people, needy families and those who were affected by a natural disaster, particularly the latest heavy rainfalls and floods, Habibullah told Xinhua. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-CHINA-DONATED GOOD AID

(220818) -- KABUL, Aug. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A child receives China-donated food aid in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 17, 2022. A total of 1,100 needy Afghan families received food aid in the capital city of Kabul on Wednesday, said Mufti Habibullah, a senior official from the Afghan Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation Affairs. The Chinese government's humanitarian assistance is distributed to a total of 1,100 households, including internally displaced people, needy families and those who were affected by a natural disaster, particularly the latest heavy rainfalls and floods, Habibullah told Xinhua. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-CHINA-DONATED GOOD AID

(220818) -- KABUL, Aug. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Afghan people receive China-donated food aid in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 17, 2022. A total of 1,100 needy Afghan families received food aid in the capital city of Kabul on Wednesday, said Mufti Habibullah, a senior official from the Afghan Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation Affairs. The Chinese government's humanitarian assistance is distributed to a total of 1,100 households, including internally displaced people, needy families and those who were affected by a natural disaster, particularly the latest heavy rainfalls and floods, Habibullah told Xinhua. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-CHINA-DONATED GOOD AID

(220818) -- KABUL, Aug. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man receives China-donated food aid in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 17, 2022. A total of 1,100 needy Afghan families received food aid in the capital city of Kabul on Wednesday, said Mufti Habibullah, a senior official from the Afghan Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation Affairs. The Chinese government's humanitarian assistance is distributed to a total of 1,100 households, including internally displaced people, needy families and those who were affected by a natural disaster, particularly the latest heavy rainfalls and floods, Habibullah told Xinhua. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-CHINA-DONATED GOOD AID

(220818) -- KABUL, Aug. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 17, 2022 shows China-donated food aid in Kabul, Afghanistan. A total of 1,100 needy Afghan families received food aid in the capital city of Kabul on Wednesday, said Mufti Habibullah, a senior official from the Afghan Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation Affairs. The Chinese government's humanitarian assistance is distributed to a total of 1,100 households, including internally displaced people, needy families and those who were affected by a natural disaster, particularly the latest heavy rainfalls and floods, Habibullah told Xinhua. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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Ethiopia repatriates undocumented migrants from Saudi Arabia

STORY: Ethiopia repatriates undocumented migrants from Saudi Arabia DATELINE: March 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:43 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of returnees 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Amharic): BIRTUKAN AYANO, Ethiopia's State Minister of Foreign Affairs 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Amharic): TIZITA DERBIE, Returnee 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ERGOGE TESFAYE, Ethiopian Minister of Women and Social Affairs STORYLINE: The government of Ethiopia on Wednesday repatriated 498 undocumented migrants from Saudi Arabia as part of its renewed operation to bring back citizens from the Gulf nation. Dina Mufti, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, said the Ethiopian government will step up the repatriation of Ethiopian nationals without documents from Saudi Arabia, highlighting that the repatriation is being carried out on a voluntary basis. State Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia Birtukan Ayano told journalists during an event held at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport