Syrian President Bashar El Assad gives an interview to French journalist Christian Malar

Syrian President Bashar El Assad gives an interview to French journalist Christian Malar

In just over ten days, Syrian rebels have taken control of Syria's main cities, including the capital Damascus on Saturday night. President Bashar al-Assad, in power since 2000, has fled the country, according to Russia - FILE - Syrian President Bashar Al Assad gives an interview to France 3 journalist Christian Malar, in Damascus on December 5, 2005. Assad said he was cooperating with the UN inquiry commission after the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri because he knew 'Syria was totally innoncent of this crime'. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

SYRIAN ARMED FORCES, RECEIVES FORMER LEBANESE PRIME MINISTER AND OPPOSITION LEADER RAFIC HARIRI, WHO CAME TO DAMASCUS TO PRESENT

SYRIAN ARMED FORCES, RECEIVES FORMER LEBANESE PRIME MINISTER AND OPPOSITION LEADER RAFIC HARIRI, WHO CAME TO DAMASCUS TO PRESENT

In just over ten days, Syrian rebels have taken control of Syria's main cities, including the capital Damascus on Saturday night. President Bashar al-Assad, in power since 2000, has fled the country, according to Russia - FILE - Picture of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, killed on February 14, 2005 in a car blast in downtown Beirut. Rafik Hariri with Syrian president Bashar Al Assad in Damascus on june 11, 2000. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACA.

Saad Hariri meets with Bashar Al Assad - Damascus

Saad Hariri meets with Bashar Al Assad - Damascus

In just over ten days, Syrian rebels have taken control of Syria's main cities, including the capital Damascus on Saturday night. President Bashar al-Assad, in power since 2000, has fled the country, according to Russia - FILE - Syrian President Bashar Al Assad (R) receives Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri at Teshreen palace in Damascus, Syria on December 19, 2009. Saad Hariri is in Syria for a 2-day visit to the neighbor country, it is the first visit since the assassination in Beirut of his father, former Lebanese Premier Rafiq Hariri, in February 2005, a murder which Saad Hariri accused Syria and its president Bashar Al Assad. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bangladesh's sea fish trade hub enters fish drying peak season

STORY: Bangladesh's sea fish trade hub enters fish drying peak season SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 30, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:34 LOCATION: COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of fish drying 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): MD RAFIQ UDDIN, Dry fish trader 3. various of fish drying 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Bengali): MD KAISER, Dry fish trader 5. various of fish drying STORYLINE: Fishermen in Bangladesh's southeastern Cox's Bazar district, which is situated along the Bay of Bengal, are now busy drying fish in the traditional way. In Bangladesh, mid-October to mid-February is the peak fish drying season. In Cox's Bazar's Nazirar Tek village, the largest dried fish-producing village in the country, thousands have made temporary settlements for fish drying under the sun. Locally known as "shutki palli," meaning the place where dried fish is produced, Cox's Bazar meets 85 percent of the country's demand. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): MD RAFIQ UDDIN, Dry fish trader "Qutubdiapara in Nazira Tech i

Palestinians positive on Abbas' visit to China

STORY: Palestinians positive on Abbas' visit to China DATELINE: June 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: RAMALLAH, Palestine CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Beijing 2. various of Palestine 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AHMED RAFIQ AWAD, Ramallah-based political analyst 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MAZEN SHAMIEH, Former assistant minister for Palestinian Foreign Ministry STORYLINE: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is paying a state visit to China from Tuesday to Friday. Palestinian officials and analysts have said that Abbas' visit will have a positive impact on the Palestinian issue. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AHMED RAFIQ AWAD, Ramallah-based political analyst "President Abbas' meeting with the Chinese leadership is very important because China is a great, pivotal and balanced country that is always committed to international resolutions regarding the Palestinian issue, and is also committed to the rights of the Palestinian people, and this position has not changed at all. In our foreign pol

Anti-dengue drive picks up pace in Bangladeshi capital

STORY: Anti-dengue drive picks up pace in Bangladeshi capital DATELINE: Sept. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:45 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the spraying of anti-mosquito repellent in Dhaka 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): MD MALEK, Spray staff member 3. various of the spraying of anti-mosquito repellent in Dhaka 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Bengali): HASIBUR RAHMAN MANIK, Local councilor 5. various of the spraying of anti-mosquito repellent in Dhaka 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Bengali): MD RAFIQ, Dhaka resident 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Bengali): KELO MIAH, Dhaka resident STORYLINE: Almost every September, the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, with more than 20 million people, experiences an acute surge in dengue cases. A significant spike in dengue cases is in sight this September, with 2,914 cases and 16 deaths registered so far, the data from the Directorate General of Health Services showed on Monday. A total of 345 fresh dengue cases, including 228 in Dhaka, were reported in the 24 hours till 8:00 a.m. local time (0200 GMT)

Afghanistan's rice farmers struggle to feed their hungry nation

STORY: Afghanistan's rice farmers struggle to feed their hungry nation DATELINE: May 21, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:24 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the streets view in Kabul 2 various of the rice processing plant 3 SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): QADER AFZALI, Boss of Shuaib Faysal Rice 4 SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): QADER AFZALI, Boss of Shuaib Faysal Rice 5 SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): MOHAMMAD RAFIQ, Farmer STORYLINE: The triple whammy of decade-long war, regime change and COVID-19 has left Afghanistan reeling. However, domestic food companies are striving to feed their hungry nation and at the same time, trying to create more jobs for locals. Qader Afzali, boss of Shuaib Faysal Rice, a rice processing plant, told Xinhua recently that his company has already employed over 200 people. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): QADER AFZALI, Boss of Shuaib Faysal Rice "Afghanistan is in economic crisis. It is the moral responsibility of the business community to keep their employees on, and try to create more jobs." SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari