Egypt strongly condemns deadly attack in E. Jerusalem

STORY: Egypt strongly condemns deadly attack in E. Jerusalem DATELINE: Jan. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:06 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. a screenshot of Egyptian Foreign Ministry's official account on Facebook 2. various of Egyptian Foreign Ministry 3. various of Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry speaking 4. various of a meeting between Shoukry and Israeli Opposition leader and former Prime Minister, Yair Lapid 5. various of meeting between Shoukry and Fatah central committee secretary Jibril Rajoub STORYLINE: Egypt on Saturday expressed its "total rejection and strong condemnation" of the shooting attack in East Jerusalem that left seven people dead a day earlier. "Egypt warned of the severe risks of the ongoing escalation between the Palestinian and Israeli sides, calling for the exercise of the utmost restraint," said the Egyptian Foreign Ministry in a statement. Egypt stressed its condemnation of "all operations targeting civilians," it added. It urged the Israelis and Palesti

UNRWA opens new school for Palestinian refugees in Jordan

STORY: UNRWA opens new school for Palestinian refugees in Jordan DATELINE: Oct. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the new school 2. SOUNDBITE (English): BEN MAJEKODUNMI, UNRWA Chief of Staff STORYLINE: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) on Wednesday opened a new school in Talbiyeh camp for Palestinian refugees in the Jordanian capital Amman. In addition to 16 classrooms, the new school features a library, science and computer labs as well as facilities for teachers and a canteen for students. The new school is expected to accommodate more than 1,200 Palestinian refugee students. SOUNDBITE (English): BEN MAJEKODUNMI, UNRWA Chief of Staff "UNRWA, an agency that relies on voluntary contributions, provides us with a degree of predictability that is incredibly important in our planning, but even more than that, it is incredibly important in terms of the reassurance that it allows us to transmit to Palesti