Iraq's fishery industry struggles to survive water scarcity, overfishing

STORY: Iraq's fishery struggles to survive water scarcity, overfishing DATELINE: May 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:34 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of fishery in Iraq 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SAYD HASHIM AL-MUSAWI, Fisherman 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): HATEM FAISAL AL-JUBOURI, Agricultural engineer 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): HAZIM DAHMOUSH, Head of the Fish Hatchery Department at the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): SAYD HAIDER, Owner of fishing supplies shop STORYLINE: Fish production is one of Iraq's vital economic sectors, but it has suffered many setbacks in recent years due to climate change, water scarcity, pollution, and overfishing. Hashim al-Musawi, a 76-year-old fisherman living on the western bank of the Tigris River in central Baghdad, feels heart-breaking when he sees that the river has become muddy and polluted. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SAYD HASHIM AL-MUSAWI, Fisherman "I have been working for more than 50 years in this profession (fisherman) since I was a

Car bombing hits motorcade of high-ranking official in Yemen's Aden

STORY: Car bombing hits motorcade of high-ranking official in Yemen's Aden DATELINE: July 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:55 LOCATION: ADEN, Yemen CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of the site of the car-bombing attack in Aden STORYLINE: A car bomb explosion struck a motorcade of a high-ranking security official in Yemen's southern port city of Aden on Wednesday afternoon, a government official told Xinhua. "The car bomb blast hit the convoy of General Saleh Al-Sayd, commander of the Security forces in the neighboring southern province of Lahj when his motorcade was passing through the main street near Aden's airport," the local government source said on condition of anonymity. The source said that the explosion killed at least five guards and two pedestrians, and destroyed an armored vehicle of the official's convoy. The security commander who was apparently the main target escaped the attack as he was sitting in another armored vehicle, according to the source. Following the attack, local security fo

YEMEN-ADEN-CAR BOMBING

YEMEN-ADEN-CAR BOMBING

(220629) -- ADEN, June 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Security forces inspect the car bomb explosion site where a motorcade of a Yemeni high-ranking security official was struck in Yemen's southern port city of Aden, on June 29, 2022. "The car bomb blast hit the convoy of General Saleh Al-Sayd, commander of the Security forces in the neighboring southern province of Lahj when his motorcade was passing through a main street near Aden's airport," the local government source said on condition of anonymity. (Photo by Murad Abdo/Xinhua)

YEMEN-ADEN-CAR BOMBING

YEMEN-ADEN-CAR BOMBING

(220629) -- ADEN, June 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 29, 2022 shows the car bomb explosion site where a motorcade of a Yemeni high-ranking security official was struck in Yemen's southern port city of Aden. "The car bomb blast hit the convoy of General Saleh Al-Sayd, commander of the Security forces in the neighboring southern province of Lahj when his motorcade was passing through a main street near Aden's airport," the local government source said on condition of anonymity. (Photo by Murad Abdo/Xinhua)

YEMEN-ADEN-CAR BOMBING

YEMEN-ADEN-CAR BOMBING

(220629) -- ADEN, June 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Security forces inspect the car bomb explosion site where a motorcade of a Yemeni high-ranking security official was struck in Yemen's southern port city of Aden, on June 29, 2022. "The car bomb blast hit the convoy of General Saleh Al-Sayd, commander of the Security forces in the neighboring southern province of Lahj when his motorcade was passing through a main street near Aden's airport," the local government source said on condition of anonymity. (Photo by Murad Abdo/Xinhua)