Lebanon's financial crisis weighs heavily on internet, communication sectors

STORY: Lebanon's financial crisis weighs heavily on internet, communication sectors DATELINE: Sept. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of people working in a cafeSOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABDALLAH EL ZEIN, Manager at Class Mobile ShopSOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMAD FARES, Resident in Beirutvarious of people using cellphonesvarious of communication facilities STORYLINE: Lebanon's financial crisis weighed heavily on the different aspects of life in the country including the internet and communication sectors. Ever since the crisis began, young people started flocking to coffee shops in the country to get their work done as they have been suffering from daily intermittent power cuts and an increase in the prices of diesel. Hence, internet cuts have become more frequent. Meanwhile, employees of Lebanon's state-owned internet provider began an open strike last week that has led to service failures throughout the country, and the trend is expected to continue in the coming

5 years after liberation, life returns to normal in Mosul

STORY: 5 years after liberation, life returns to normal in Mosul DATELINE: July 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:00 LOCATION: MOSUL, Iraq CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: Various of the al-Attareen market in the old city of MosulSOUNDBITE 1(Arabic): DALSHAD ISMAIL, CustomerSOUNDBITE 2(Arabic): ALI SAADI ALWAN, Owner of a butcher shopSOUNDBITE 3(Arabic): OMER TAQA, EngineerSOUNDBITE 4(Arabic): AMIN AL-FANASH, Mosul Mayor STORYLINE: Five years after liberation from the extremist Islamic State (IS) militants, life has been returning to normal gradually to Iraq's second-largest city of Mosul. Many of its famous traditional markets are now brimming with various products and shoppers could go around freely without fear. SOUNDBITE 1(Arabic): DALSHAD ISMAIL, Customer "There is improvement in Mosul this year, and there is an increase in the number of shoppers in the market as you can see. It's the result of better security and stability in the city with the efforts of the security forces." SOUNDBITE 2(Arabic): ALI SAADI ALWAN,

Xinjiang, My home: Pizza shop owner's prosperous life

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: Pizza shop owner's prosperous life DATELINE: May 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the pizza shopSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YERBOLAT, Pizza shop owner, and customerSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YERBOLAT, Pizza shop ownerSOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YERBOLAT, Pizza shop ownerSOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): YERBOLAT, Pizza shop owner, and his elder sonSOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): YERBOLAT, Pizza shop ownerSOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): YERBOLAT, Pizza shop ownervarious of Yerbolat and his family STORYLINE: Yerbolat, a father of two, runs a pizza shop in Emin County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. He believes that "our tomorrow will be much more wonderful." SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YERBOLAT, Pizza shop owner, and customer "Egg tart, please. Okay. Grilled chicken wings, please. Okay. What drinks do you have? Passion fruit juice. Okay, a cup of passion fruit juice, please." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YERBOLAT, Pizza shop owner "I'm Yerbolat. This is my p