Palestinian criticizes double standards of U.S. in Israeli-Palestinian conflict

STORY: Palestinian criticizes double standards of U.S. in Israeli-Palestinian conflict SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 14, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABDUL AZIZ AL-QADI, Palestinian in Ramallah 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABDUL AZIZ AL-QADI, Palestinian in Ramallah 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): ABDUL AZIZ AL-QADI, Palestinian in Ramallah STORYLINE: A Palestinian man has condemned the "double standards" of the U.S. when coming to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict this year. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABDUL AZIZ AL-QADI, Palestinian in Ramallah "The conflict (in Gaza this year) is a real war, a real war. Some countries, especially the United States, adopt double standards. During the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the United States said that Russia had invaded and occupied Ukrainian territory. But this time, when so many children in Gaza were killed in the conflict, the United States repeatedly emphasized that Israel has the right to self-def

Karate athlete looks forward to raising Palestinian flag at Hangzhou Asian Games

STORY: Karate athlete looks forward to raising Palestinian flag at Hangzhou Asian Games DATELINE: Sept. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:46 LOCATION: RAMALLAH, Palestine CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Palestinian karate athletes training 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HALA AL-QADI, Palestinian karate athlete 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ISMAIL WARDA, Karate coach STORYLINE: A 22-year-old Palestinian karate athlete told Xinhua during her daily training in Ramallah that she dreamed of winning medals for Palestine at the 19th Asian Games set to be held in China's Hangzhou from Sept. 23 to Oct. 8. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HALA AL-QADI, Palestinian karate athlete "We are very excited to go to China. It will be an important experience for us, and all the Palestinian players from different sports are preparing for the competition with vigor. We hope that we will achieve many achievements. After I participated in the Arab Games in Algeria and won the silver medal, there was great interest from the Palestinian Olympic Committee

MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-SWEETS

MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-SWEETS

(221128) -- GAZA CITY, Nov. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A vendor makes Luqmat al-Qadi sweets, a traditional pastry made of leavened and deep fried dough, at a market in Gaza City, Nov. 27, 2022. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-SWEETS

MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-SWEETS

(221128) -- GAZA CITY, Nov. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A vendor shows Luqmat al-Qadi sweets, a traditional pastry made of leavened and deep fried dough, at a market in Gaza City, Nov. 27, 2022. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

Erdogan says senior IS member captured

STORY: Erdogan says senior IS member captured DATELINE: Sept. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:38 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish security forces STORYLINE: Turkish security forces captured one of the senior executives of the Islamic State (IS), Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said late Thursday. Turkish police and intelligence captured Bashar Hattab Ghazal al Sumaidai, code-named Abu Zeyd and Master Zeyd, the semi-official Anadolu Agency reported. "International reports and the UN Security Council report also contained information that this terrorist was one of the senior executives of the Daesh (IS) terrorist organization. During his interrogation, there are his statements that he was a so-called 'qadi' in the so-called ministry of education and the ministry of justice," Erdogan told reporters on the presidential plane on his way back from Croatia. His connections in Syria and Istanbul had been followed for a long time, and intelligence information was obtained that he

MIDEAST-NABLUS-RAMADAN-SWEETS

MIDEAST-NABLUS-RAMADAN-SWEETS

(220402) -- NABLUS, April 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A vendor makes Luqmat al-Qadi sweets, a traditional pastry made of leavened and deep fried dough, on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan at a local market in the West Bank city of Nablus, April 2, 2022. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)