Syrian electricity minister addresses extensive losses in electricity sector

STORY: Syrian electricity minister addresses extensive losses in electricity sector SHOOTING TIME: May 13, 2024 DATELINE: May 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the interview 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): GHASSAN AL-ZAMEL, Syrian Electricity Minister 3. various of Xinhua reporter 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): GHASSAN AL-ZAMEL, Syrian Electricity Minister STORYLINE: As Syria's power system has suffered significant damage due to the prolonged civil war, the country is planning to develop renewable energy projects to alleviate domestic electricity shortage, Electricity Minister Ghassan al-Zamel has said. In an interview with Xinhua on Monday, al-Zamel said the electricity sector has been battered by the 13-year-long war and Western sanctions, with direct and indirect losses estimated at 120 billion U.S. dollars. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): GHASSAN AL-ZAMEL, Syrian Electricity Minister "These significant losses and destruction in the electrical system have led to almost a

SYRIA-DAMASCUS-ELECTRICITY MINISTER-INTERVIEW

SYRIA-DAMASCUS-ELECTRICITY MINISTER-INTERVIEW

(240514) -- DAMASCUS, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Syrian Electricity Minister Ghassan al-Zamel speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Damascus, Syria, on May 13, 2024. As Syria's power system has suffered significant damage due to the prolonged civil war, the country is planning to develop renewable energy projects to alleviate domestic electricity shortage, Electricity Minister Ghassan al-Zamel has said. (Photo by Monsef Memari/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Interview: Syria to develop renewable energy projects to resolve electricity shortage: minister

Iraqis accuse U.S. of human rights violation in Middle East

STORY: Iraqis accuse U.S. of human rights violation in Middle East DATELINE: Aug. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of U.S. Capitolvarious of street view in IraqSOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): RAAD MAJID ZAMEL, Iraqi activistSOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): IBRAHIM AL-QURAISHI, Resident in BaghdadSOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic):AHMED MOHAMMED, Resident in BaghdadSOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): NURI AL-MOUSAWI, Writer STORYLINE: A report released Tuesday by a Chinese NGO revealed a series of crimes committed by the U.S. in the Middle East and surrounding areas. Iraqi people, who had lived in pain amid years of conflicts, echoed the criticism and accused the U.S. of violating human rights, saying the U.S. committed crimes merely to seek self-interest. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): RAAD MAJID ZAMEL, Iraqi activist "The United States entered Iraq under the pretext of eliminating weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. But there were in fact no such weapons. I think that their presence was primarily for occupation,