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Chinese products shine at expo in Beirut

STORY: Chinese products shine at expo in Beirut SHOOTING TIME: May 13, 2024 DATELINE: May 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the consumption exhibition in Beirut 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): JOE HADDAD, Lebanese exhibitor 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): HUSSEIN SALAMEH, Lebanese exhibitor STORYLINE: At a consumption exhibition in Beirut, Chinese products won attention and popularity among Lebanese merchants. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): JOE HADDAD, Lebanese exhibitor "Chinese technology mixed quality and price. Their affordable prices help everybody get high-quality and guaranteed products. This is what the Chinese products have given us. You can change the machines every two years not because of a failure but because Chinese technology is advancing so fast. So the client can replace his machine easily because the price meets his budget while he is getting the latest technology." SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): HUSSEIN SALAMEH, Lebanese exhibitor "We have imported many of our pro

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Jordanian students learn about Chinese Spring Festival culture

STORY: Jordanian students learn about Chinese Spring Festival culture SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 16, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:36 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMMAD SALAMEH, Student 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): RAMA DAOUD, Student STORYLINE: A cultural event was held Tuesday at Philadelphia University in Jordan to showcase the traditions of China's Spring Festival, which falls on Feb. 10 this year. The event was jointly held by the university's Confucius Institute and the China Cultural Center in Amman, attracting the participation of more than 300 students who were eager to learn about Chinese Spring Festival culture. During the event, the Jordanian students tasted dumplings, the quintessential festive food of China, enjoyed a Chinese classical music performance, practiced Chinese calligraphy, and learned traditional Chinese paper cutting. Shi Wei, the cultural counselor at the Chinese embassy in Amman, said the Spring Festival, w

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Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh Leaves Office - Lebanon

File photo dated July 21, 2020 shows Riad Salame (or Salameh) gives an interview in Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanon’s veteran central bank governor leaves office on Monday after 30 years on the job with two international arrest warrants to his name and no designated successor. Riad Salameh, 73, who was appointed governor of the Banque du Liban in 1993, was for years credited with stabilising a battered economy after a 15-year civil war. He outlasted 12 premiers and was once seen as a viable candidate for president. But Salameh’s reputation is now in tatters, dogged by allegations of corruption and financial mismanagement. The Lebanese pound has lost more than 98 per cent of its value against the dollar since 2019, impoverishing three-quarters of the population. Photo by Marwan Tahtah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh Leaves Office - Lebanon

File photo dated October 20, 2019 shows a sign in a demonstration shows the Central Bank governor Riad Salame (or Salameh) in Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanon’s veteran central bank governor leaves office on Monday after 30 years on the job with two international arrest warrants to his name and no designated successor. Riad Salameh, 73, who was appointed governor of the Banque du Liban in 1993, was for years credited with stabilising a battered economy after a 15-year civil war. He outlasted 12 premiers and was once seen as a viable candidate for president. But Salameh’s reputation is now in tatters, dogged by allegations of corruption and financial mismanagement. The Lebanese pound has lost more than 98 per cent of its value against the dollar since 2019, impoverishing three-quarters of the population. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh Leaves Office - Lebanon

File photo dated July 21, 2020 shows Riad Salame (or Salameh) gives an interview in Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanon’s veteran central bank governor leaves office on Monday after 30 years on the job with two international arrest warrants to his name and no designated successor. Riad Salameh, 73, who was appointed governor of the Banque du Liban in 1993, was for years credited with stabilising a battered economy after a 15-year civil war. He outlasted 12 premiers and was once seen as a viable candidate for president. But Salameh’s reputation is now in tatters, dogged by allegations of corruption and financial mismanagement. The Lebanese pound has lost more than 98 per cent of its value against the dollar since 2019, impoverishing three-quarters of the population. Photo by Marwan Tahtah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh Leaves Office - Lebanon

File photo dated July 21, 2020 shows Riad Salame (or Salameh) gives an interview in Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanon’s veteran central bank governor leaves office on Monday after 30 years on the job with two international arrest warrants to his name and no designated successor. Riad Salameh, 73, who was appointed governor of the Banque du Liban in 1993, was for years credited with stabilising a battered economy after a 15-year civil war. He outlasted 12 premiers and was once seen as a viable candidate for president. But Salameh’s reputation is now in tatters, dogged by allegations of corruption and financial mismanagement. The Lebanese pound has lost more than 98 per cent of its value against the dollar since 2019, impoverishing three-quarters of the population. Photo by Marwan Tahtah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh Leaves Office - Lebanon

File photo dated July 8, 2020 shows Graffitis against Lebanese governor of the Central Bank, Riad Salame (or Salameh) seen in Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanon’s veteran central bank governor leaves office on Monday after 30 years on the job with two international arrest warrants to his name and no designated successor. Riad Salameh, 73, who was appointed governor of the Banque du Liban in 1993, was for years credited with stabilising a battered economy after a 15-year civil war. He outlasted 12 premiers and was once seen as a viable candidate for president. But Salameh’s reputation is now in tatters, dogged by allegations of corruption and financial mismanagement. The Lebanese pound has lost more than 98 per cent of its value against the dollar since 2019, impoverishing three-quarters of the population. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh Leaves Office - Lebanon

File photo dated September 29, 2016 shwos Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salame (or Salameh) seen during a ceremony of agreement signing between City of Paris and Beirut's "Ecole Supérieure des Affaires", in Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanon’s veteran central bank governor leaves office on Monday after 30 years on the job with two international arrest warrants to his name and no designated successor. Riad Salameh, 73, who was appointed governor of the Banque du Liban in 1993, was for years credited with stabilising a battered economy after a 15-year civil war. He outlasted 12 premiers and was once seen as a viable candidate for president. But Salameh’s reputation is now in tatters, dogged by allegations of corruption and financial mismanagement. The Lebanese pound has lost more than 98 per cent of its value against the dollar since 2019, impoverishing three-quarters of the population. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh Leaves Office - Lebanon

File photo dated July 2020 shows a wall in Beirut, with graffitis against the Central Bank governor Riad Salame (or Salameh), as seen in Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanon’s veteran central bank governor leaves office on Monday after 30 years on the job with two international arrest warrants to his name and no designated successor. Riad Salameh, 73, who was appointed governor of the Banque du Liban in 1993, was for years credited with stabilising a battered economy after a 15-year civil war. He outlasted 12 premiers and was once seen as a viable candidate for president. But Salameh’s reputation is now in tatters, dogged by allegations of corruption and financial mismanagement. The Lebanese pound has lost more than 98 per cent of its value against the dollar since 2019, impoverishing three-quarters of the population. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh Leaves Office - Lebanon

File photo dated July 21, 2020 shows Riad Salame (or Salameh) gives an interview in Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanon’s veteran central bank governor leaves office on Monday after 30 years on the job with two international arrest warrants to his name and no designated successor. Riad Salameh, 73, who was appointed governor of the Banque du Liban in 1993, was for years credited with stabilising a battered economy after a 15-year civil war. He outlasted 12 premiers and was once seen as a viable candidate for president. But Salameh’s reputation is now in tatters, dogged by allegations of corruption and financial mismanagement. The Lebanese pound has lost more than 98 per cent of its value against the dollar since 2019, impoverishing three-quarters of the population. Photo by Marwan Tahtah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh Leaves Office - Lebanon

File photo dated September 29, 2016 shows Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salame (or Salameh) seen during a ceremony of agreement signing between City of Paris and Beirut's "Ecole Supérieure des Affaires", in Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanon’s veteran central bank governor leaves office on Monday after 30 years on the job with two international arrest warrants to his name and no designated successor. Riad Salameh, 73, who was appointed governor of the Banque du Liban in 1993, was for years credited with stabilising a battered economy after a 15-year civil war. He outlasted 12 premiers and was once seen as a viable candidate for president. But Salameh’s reputation is now in tatters, dogged by allegations of corruption and financial mismanagement. The Lebanese pound has lost more than 98 per cent of its value against the dollar since 2019, impoverishing three-quarters of the population. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh Leaves Office - Lebanon

File photo dated April 6, 2018 shows Governor of Central Bank of Lebanon Riad Salame (or Salameh) attends CEDRE Conference (Economic Conference on Development of Lebanon by Reform and with Companies) in Paris, France. Lebanon’s veteran central bank governor leaves office on Monday after 30 years on the job with two international arrest warrants to his name and no designated successor. Riad Salameh, 73, who was appointed governor of the Banque du Liban in 1993, was for years credited with stabilising a battered economy after a 15-year civil war. He outlasted 12 premiers and was once seen as a viable candidate for president. But Salameh’s reputation is now in tatters, dogged by allegations of corruption and financial mismanagement. The Lebanese pound has lost more than 98 per cent of its value against the dollar since 2019, impoverishing three-quarters of the population. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lebanese protest as local currency further collapses

STORY: Lebanese protest as local currency further collapses DATELINE: Jan. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the protest 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): IBRAHIM ABDALLAH, Protester 3. various of the protest STORYLINE: Lebanese protesters on Wednesday blocked roads near the Central Bank of Lebanon in the capital Beirut as the local currency collapsed to a new low of 57,200 Lebanese pounds per U.S. dollar. People chanted slogans and held signs slamming the central bank governor for the circulars he has been issuing over the past few years, which has caused a big loss in people's deposits at commercial banks. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): IBRAHIM ABDALLAH, Protester "Today, specifically in protest against the unfair circulars released by the central bank, by the central bank governor Riad Salameh, these circulars are being implemented under the form of capital control despite its illegality. It is making a big cut on deposits and today we came to protest against this and ag

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MIDEAST-JENIN-FUNERAL

(221104) -- JENIN, Nov. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People mourn during the funeral of Farouq Salameh, who was killed by Israeli soldiers, in the West Bank city of Jenin, Nov. 3, 2022. Two Palestinians were killed, and three were injured on Thursday afternoon by Israeli soldiers in the northern West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp, Palestinian medics and eyewitnesses said. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)

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Cannes - Titane Screening

Jean-Christophe Reymond, Vincent Lindon, Julia Ducournau, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier and Laïs Salameh attend the "Titane" screening during the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 13, 2021 in Cannes, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Titane Screening

Jean-Christophe Reymond, Vincent Lindon, Julia Ducournau, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier and Laïs Salameh attend the "Titane" screening during the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 13, 2021 in Cannes, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Titane Screening

Jean-Christophe Reymond, Vincent Lindon, Julia Ducournau, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier and Laïs Salameh attend the "Titane" screening during the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 13, 2021 in Cannes, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Titane Screening

Jean-Christophe Reymond, Vincent Lindon, Julia Ducournau, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier and Laïs Salameh attend the "Titane" screening during the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 13, 2021 in Cannes, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Titane Screening

Jean-Christophe Reymond, Vincent Lindon, Julia Ducournau, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier and Laïs Salameh attend the "Titane" screening during the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 13, 2021 in Cannes, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Titane Screening

Jean-Christophe Reymond, Vincent Lindon, Julia Ducournau, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier and Laïs Salameh attend the "Titane" screening during the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 13, 2021 in Cannes, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Titane Screening

Jean-Christophe Reymond, Vincent Lindon, Julia Ducournau, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier and Laïs Salameh attend the "Titane" screening during the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 13, 2021 in Cannes, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Titane Screening

Jean-Christophe Reymond, Vincent Lindon, Julia Ducournau, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier and Laïs Salameh attend the "Titane" screening during the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 13, 2021 in Cannes, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Titane Screening

Jean-Christophe Reymond, Vincent Lindon, Julia Ducournau, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier and Laïs Salameh attend the "Titane" screening during the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 13, 2021 in Cannes, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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74th Cannes Film Festival Titane Premiere

Vincent Lindon, Julia Ducournau, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier, Lais Salameh attending the premiere of the movie Titane during the 74th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 13 2021. Photo by Julien Reynaud/APS-Medias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Titane Screening

Jean-Christophe Reymond, Vincent Lindon, Julia Ducournau, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier and Laïs Salameh attend the "Titane" screening during the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 13, 2021 in Cannes, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Titane Screening

Jean-Christophe Reymond, Vincent Lindon, Julia Ducournau, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier and Laïs Salameh attend the "Titane" screening during the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 13, 2021 in Cannes, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Titane Screening

Jean-Christophe Reymond, Vincent Lindon, Julia Ducournau, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier and Laïs Salameh attend the "Titane" screening during the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 13, 2021 in Cannes, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Titane Screening

Jean-Christophe Reymond, Vincent Lindon, Julia Ducournau, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier and Laïs Salameh attend the "Titane" screening during the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 13, 2021 in Cannes, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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74th Cannes Film Festival Titane Premiere

Vincent Lindon, Julia Ducournau, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier, Lais Salameh attending the premiere of the movie Titane during the 74th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 13 2021. Photo by Julien Reynaud/APS-Medias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Titane Screening

Jean-Christophe Reymond, Vincent Lindon, Julia Ducournau, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier and Laïs Salameh attend the "Titane" screening during the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 13, 2021 in Cannes, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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74th Cannes Film Festival Titane Premiere

Vincent Lindon, Julia Ducournau, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier, Lais Salameh attending the premiere of the movie Titane during the 74th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 13 2021. Photo by Julien Reynaud/APS-Medias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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74th Cannes Film Festival Titane Premiere

Vincent Lindon, Julia Ducournau, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier, Lais Salameh attending the premiere of the movie Titane during the 74th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 13 2021. Photo by Julien Reynaud/APS-Medias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes-Titane-Red Carpet

Lais Salameh, Agathe Rousselle, Julia Ducournau, Vincent Lindon and Garance Marillier attend the Titane screening during the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 13, 2021 in Cannes, France. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes-Titane-Red Carpet

Lais Salameh, Agathe Rousselle, Julia Ducournau, Vincent Lindon and Garance Marillier attend the Titane screening during the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 13, 2021 in Cannes, France. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Titane Premiere

Jean-Christophe Reymond, Vincent Lindon, Julia Ducournau, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier, LaiÌÂs Salameh attending the Titane Premiere as part of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 13, 2021. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Titane Premiere

Jean-Christophe Reymond, Vincent Lindon, Julia Ducournau, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier, LaiÌÂs Salameh attending the Titane Premiere as part of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 13, 2021. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes-Titane-Red Carpet

Lais Salameh, Agathe Rousselle, Julia Ducournau, Vincent Lindon and Garance Marillier attend the Titane screening during the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 13, 2021 in Cannes, France. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes-Titane-Red Carpet

Lais Salameh, Agathe Rousselle, Julia Ducournau, Vincent Lindon and Garance Marillier attend the Titane screening during the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 13, 2021 in Cannes, France. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes-Titane-Red Carpet

Lais Salameh, Agathe Rousselle, Julia Ducournau, Vincent Lindon and Garance Marillier attend the Titane screening during the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 13, 2021 in Cannes, France. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes-Titane-Red Carpet

Lais Salameh, Agathe Rousselle, Julia Ducournau, Vincent Lindon and Garance Marillier attend the Titane screening during the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 13, 2021 in Cannes, France. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Titane Premiere

Jean-Christophe Reymond, Vincent Lindon, Julia Ducournau, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier, LaiÌs Salameh attending the Titane Premiere as part of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 13, 2021. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Titane Red Carpet NG

Jean-Christophe Reymond, Vincent Lindon, Julia Ducournau, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier and Lais Salameh on the red carpet, attending the âTitaneâ screening held at the Palais Des Festivals in Cannes, France on July 13 2021 as part of the 74th Cannes Film Festival. Photo by Nicolas Genin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Titane Red Carpet NG

Jean-Christophe Reymond, Vincent Lindon, Julia Ducournau, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier and Lais Salameh on the red carpet, attending the âTitaneâ screening held at the Palais Des Festivals in Cannes, France on July 13 2021 as part of the 74th Cannes Film Festival. Photo by Nicolas Genin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Titane Red Carpet NG

Jean-Christophe Reymond, Vincent Lindon, Julia Ducournau, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier and Lais Salameh on the red carpet, attending the âTitaneâ screening held at the Palais Des Festivals in Cannes, France on July 13 2021 as part of the 74th Cannes Film Festival. Photo by Nicolas Genin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Titane Premiere

Jean-Christophe Reymond, Vincent Lindon, Julia Ducournau, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier, LaiÌÂs Salameh attending the Titane Premiere as part of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 13, 2021. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Titane Premiere

Jean-Christophe Reymond, Vincent Lindon, Julia Ducournau, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier, LaiÌÂs Salameh attending the Titane Premiere as part of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 13, 2021. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Titane Red Carpet NG

Jean-Christophe Reymond, Vincent Lindon, Julia Ducournau, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier and Lais Salameh on the red carpet, attending the âTitaneâ screening held at the Palais Des Festivals in Cannes, France on July 13 2021 as part of the 74th Cannes Film Festival. Photo by Nicolas Genin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Titane Premiere

Jean-Christophe Reymond, Vincent Lindon, Julia Ducournau, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier, LaiÌs Salameh attending the Titane Premiere as part of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 13, 2021. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM