1st FIFA World Cup held in Mideast brings business boom and fan fever in Jordan

STORY: 1st FIFA World Cup held in Mideast brings business boom and fan fever in Jordan DATELINE: Dec. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: SPORTS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a World Cup village in Amman 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): SUFYAN MUHEISEN, General manger of Souq Anbar STORYLINE: As the first FIFA World Cup held in the Middle East region is raging on in the Gulf Arab country Qatar, coffee shops and sports stores in Jordan's capital Amman, all bedecked with the flags of the participating teams, have witnessed a long-awaited business boom. Among them, Souq Anbar, located in the center of the Jordanian capital Amman, turns its market into a World Cup village to provide football fans with a gathering space to watch this year's tournament, said Sufyan Muheisen, general manager of Souq Anbar, adding the tournament helps boost businesses of cafes and restaurants inside the village. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): SUFYAN MUHEISEN, General manger of Souq Anbar "We are so proud that the Arab country Qatar

Israeli army kills 2 Palestinians in West Bank

STORY: Israeli army kills 2 Palestinians in West Bank DATELINE: June 3, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:47 LOCATION: RAMALLAH, Palestine CATEGORY: SOCIETY/POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of clashes between Palestinian youths and the Israeli army in various places in the West Bank 2. various of the Israeli army blowing up a home of a Palestinian man accused of killing Israelis 3. Palestinians participating in the funeral of Ayman Muheisen from Bethlehem 4. Palestinians participating in the funeral of Mohammed Odeh in Ramallah city STORYLINE: The Israeli army killed two Palestinians on Thursday in the West Bank, bringing the death toll to four since Wednesday, according to Palestinian authorities. The Ramallah-based Palestinian Health Ministry said in a press statement that Mohammed Odeh, a 17-year-old boy, was shot dead in the vicinity of the separation wall in the village of al-Midya, west of Ramallah. "Odeh was brought to Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the chest, but

MIDEAST-BETHLEHEM-PALESTINIAN MAN-KILLED

MIDEAST-BETHLEHEM-PALESTINIAN MAN-KILLED

(220602) -- BETHLEHEM, June 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A relative of Palestinian Ayman Muheisen mourns outside a hospital in the Al-Dheisheh refugee camp in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, June 2, 2022. A Palestinian man was killed on Thursday during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the Al-Dheisheh refugee camp adjacent to the West Bank city of Bethlehem, medics and eyewitnesses said. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said that Ayman Muheisen, 29, died in a Palestinian hospital after Israeli soldiers shot him during clashes in the refugee camp. (Photo by Mamoun Wazwaz/Xinhua)

MIDEAST-BETHLEHEM-PALESTINIAN MAN-KILLED

MIDEAST-BETHLEHEM-PALESTINIAN MAN-KILLED

(220602) -- BETHLEHEM, June 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A relative of Palestinian Ayman Muheisen mourns outside a hospital in the Al-Dheisheh refugee camp in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, June 2, 2022. A Palestinian man was killed on Thursday during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the Al-Dheisheh refugee camp adjacent to the West Bank city of Bethlehem, medics and eyewitnesses said. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said that Ayman Muheisen, 29, died in a Palestinian hospital after Israeli soldiers shot him during clashes in the refugee camp. (Photo by Mamoun Wazwaz/Xinhua)

MIDEAST-BETHLEHEM-PALESTINIAN MAN-KILLED

MIDEAST-BETHLEHEM-PALESTINIAN MAN-KILLED

(220602) -- BETHLEHEM, June 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Relatives of Palestinian Ayman Muheisen gather around his body in a hospital in the Al-Dheisheh refugee camp in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, June 2, 2022. A Palestinian man was killed on Thursday during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the Al-Dheisheh refugee camp adjacent to the West Bank city of Bethlehem, medics and eyewitnesses said. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said that Ayman Muheisen, 29, died in a Palestinian hospital after Israeli soldiers shot him during clashes in the refugee camp. (Photo by Mamoun Wazwaz/Xinhua)