Egyptian teenager's artwork takes long journey to China's space station

STORY: Egyptian teenager's artwork takes long journey to China's space station DATELINE: Sept. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:57 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE/SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of paintings of Egyptian teens who competed in the contest entitled "My Dream" 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): RAWDA AHMED ALI AL-SHAWADFY, 18-year-old Egyptian girl 3. various of the award ceremony in Cairo 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIAO LIQIANG, Chinese Ambassador to Egypt 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): SHERIF SEDKY, CEO of the Egyptian Space Agency STORYLINE: Rawda Ahmed Ali Al-Shawadfy, an 18-year-old Egyptian girl who loves painting, has never imagined that one of her works could embark on a long journey to space and float around inside China's Tiangong Space Station. Shawadfy's artwork was selected as one of the 10 paintings taken by Chinese astronauts into space in May. The painting, titled "China Is Africa's Hope Toward Space," vividly depicts two astronauts, one Chinese and one African, shaking hands on the moon's surface, signif

Lebanon's Beiteddine festival attracts art lovers

STORY: Lebanon's Beiteddine festival attracts art lovers DATELINE: July 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:12 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Culture Minister Mohammad Mortada and artists checking a photos exhibition at Beiteddine 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MOHAMMAD MORTADA, Culture Minister 3. various of the art exhibition 4. the interior minister arriving at the exhibition STORYLINE: The 36th edition of the Beiteddine Art Festival kicked off on Wednesday, attracting art lovers that are eager to enjoy good music and arts. Apart from performances by Lebanese talents such as Daline Jabbour and Guy Manoukian, the festival also has an art exhibition for Saleh Barakat, owner of the "Ajyal" gallery. It includes works by leading artists, such as Samir Khaddaj and Salwa Rawda Choucair. The festival returned after a two-year pandemic hiatus and the economic crisis prevailing in Lebanon. Lebanon's Culture Minister Mohammad Mortada told Xinhua the art festival gives hope for change for the people in t