Gaza's situation unprecedented, indescribable: UNRWA

STORY: Gaza's situation unprecedented, indescribable: UNRWA SHOOTING TIME: March 8, 2024 DATELINE: March 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:43 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Gaza 2. various of local residents 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SOBHY, Gaza resident 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): GHASSAN ABU-HASHESHA, Gaza resident STORYLINE: Commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Philippe Lazzarini said on Friday that the situation in the Gaza Strip defies description and has not been seen "in any previous crisis." "We are facing a tragedy that is not related to food," Lazzarini said in a press statement, noting that people in Gaza suffer from deliberate starvation operations that could have been avoided. He warned that the Gaza Strip, inhabited by about 2.35 million people, is on the verge of entering into a famine, and "children there are dying due to hunger and thirst," stressing the need to open land

Egyptian businessman witnesses "Chinese speed" in Shishi

STORY: Egyptian businessman witnesses "Chinese speed" in Shishi DATELINE: Dec. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Henry's life in China STORYLINE: After coming to China for the first time in 2015, an Egyptian man chose to start business in Shishi, eastern China's Fujian Province, because it feels like home. 　 During the past years, he established three companies. He says what has impressed him the most is the "Chinese speed." 　　　　 SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HANY SOBHY MAKARY GUIRGUIS HANNA, Egyptian businessman "I started three companies here, mainly engaging in the supply chain, import and export, and international logistics. After I came to Shishi, I made many local friends. When I was in Egypt, I heard about the "Chinese speed." After coming to Shishi, I found that Chinese people are punctual, the government is efficient and the city is developing rapidly. When I first came to Shishi, there were many old houses, and the roads were narrow. Now the roads h

Egyptian businessman in E China volunteers for community COVID-19 fight

STORY: Egyptian businessman in E China volunteers for community COVID-19 fight DATELINE: March 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: HEALTH/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shishi City 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HANY SOBHY, Egyptian businessman 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HANY SOBHY, Egyptian businessman 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): WU ZHANGJIAN, Official with Huanan Community, Shishi City STORYLINE: Hany Sobhy, a 39-year-old Egyptian businessman living in Shishi City, east China's Fujian Province, has been helping a local community fight the latest COVID-19 resurgence as a volunteer. So far, six rounds of nucleic acid testing have been carried out in the city. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HANY SOBHY, Egyptian businessman "First, I live here. My home is at the community. Secondly, I'd like to offer help to others. Besides, China is my second home. When the epidemic situation gets severe, I'll definitely guard my home with all my efforts. Shishi is my home. Of course, I'll try my best to help. Th

Egyptian businessman in east China helps with anti-pandemic fight in community

STORY: Egyptian businessman in east China helps with anti-pandemic fight in community DATELINE: March 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:57 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the nucleic acid testing scenes in Shishi and Hany Sobhy working 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HANY SOBHY, Egyptian businessman 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HANY SOBHY, Egyptian businessman 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): WU ZHANGJIAN, Official with Huanan Community, Shishi 5. various of the nucleic acid testing scenes in Shishi STORYLINE: Hany Sobhy, a 39-year-old Egyptian businessman living in Shishi city, east China's Fujian Province, has been helping local community fight the latest COVID-19 pandemic resurgence as a volunteer. So far, six rounds of nucleic acid testing have been carried out in the city. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HANY SOBHY, Egyptian businessman "First, I live here. My home is at the community. Secondly, I'd like to offer help to others. Besides, China is my second home. When the epidemic situation gets