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Doha Forum - Qatar

President of the International Peace Institute, Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad of Jordan speaks at the Doha Forum in Qatar on December 7, 2025. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Doha Forum - Qatar

President of the International Peace Institute, Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad of Jordan speaks at the Doha Forum in Qatar on December 7, 2025. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-GROUP C-HKG VS PLE

(240124) -- DOHA, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Oliver Benjamin Gerbig (L) of China's Hong Kong vies with Zeid Qunbar of Palestine during the Group C match between China's Hong Kong and Palestine at AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 in Doha, Qatar, Jan. 23, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-GROUP C-HKG VS PLE

(240124) -- DOHA, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zeid Qunbar (L) of Palestine celebrates after scoring during the Group C match between China's Hong Kong and Palestine at AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 in Doha, Qatar, Jan. 23, 2024. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-GROUP C-HKG VS PLE

(240124) -- DOHA, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zeid Qunbar (2nd L) of Palestine scores during the Group C match between China's Hong Kong and Palestine at AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 in Doha, Qatar, Jan. 23, 2024. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-GROUP C-HKG VS PLE

(240124) -- DOHA, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zeid Qunbar (3rd R) of Palestine heads the ball to score during the Group C match between China's Hong Kong and Palestine at AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 in Doha, Qatar, Jan. 23, 2024. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-GROUP C-PALESTINE VS UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

(240119) -- DOHA, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zeid Qunbar (L) of Palestine shoots at goal during the Group C match between Palestine and United Arab Emirates at AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 in Doha, Qatar, Jan. 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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Egypt expresses condolences to Iraq over massive fire

STORY: Egypt expresses condolences to Iraq over massive fire DATELINE: Sept. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS/OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the headquarters of the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs STORYLINE: The Egyptian Foreign Ministry expressed its condolences on Wednesday to Iraq over the massive fire in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh that has resulted in hundreds of deaths and injuries. The fire broke out on Tuesday night in the al-Haytham Wedding Hall in the town of al-Hamdaniya, 35 km southeast of the provincial capital Mosul. Ahmed Abu Zeid, Egyptian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, expressed the sincere condolences of the Arab Republic of Egypt and its solidarity with the government and people of the Republic of Iraq. He also offered his sincere condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims and wishing a speedy recovery for the injured. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

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Int'l observers applaud BRICS expansion

STORY: Int'l observers applaud BRICS expansion DATELINE: Aug. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:54 LOCATION: JOHANNESBURG, South Africa CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Johannesburg and 15th BRICS Summit 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CLAYSON MONYELA, Official, Department of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MAHMOUD ABOU-ZEID, South African reporter 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANIL SOOKLAL, South Africa's BRICS Sherpa 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): WILLIAM JONES, Washington bureau chief of U.S. publication Executive Intelligence Review 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): CAVINCE ADHERE, Kenya-based international relations scholar 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): CLAYSON MONYELA, Official, Department of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa 8. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): ANIL SOOKLAL, South Africa's BRICS Sherpa 9. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): WILLIAM JONES, Washington bureau chief of U.S. publication Executive Intelligence Review STORYLINE: Observers around the world speak highly o

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Egypt hosts 121,000 Sudanese fleeing armed conflict: ministry

STORY: Egypt hosts 121,000 Sudanese fleeing armed conflict: ministry DATELINE: May 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:54 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of staff members preparing aid packages for refugees from Sudan in Egypt STORYLINE: Egypt has so far taken in 121,000 Sudanese fleeing the armed clashes that broke out in Sudan on April 15, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. The data was revealed by Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry during his meeting with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi in Geneva earlier in the day, the ministry said in a statement. Shoukry and Grandi discussed ways to enhance cooperation and partnership between Egypt and the UNHCR to alleviate the burden of Egypt, which currently hosts around 9 million migrants and refugees, the statement quoted Egyptian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid as saying. Their talks also underlined the necessity for the UN refugee agency to mobilize resources to support

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Egypt urges Ethiopia not to evade obligations to Nile downstream countries over GERD dam operation

STORY: Egypt urges Ethiopia not to evade obligations to Nile downstream countries over GERD dam operation DATELINE: May 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. shots of the headquarters of the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2. shots of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam STORYLINE: Egypt on Wednesday urged Ethiopia to respect the Nile River downstream countries' water rights over the handling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Egyptian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ahmed Abu Zeid said in a statement that the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry has made a "misleading" assertion by saying agreements signed in the colonial period were "defunct." He urged the Ethiopian side to stop using such a claim to evade its international obligations to downstream countries over its operation of GERD. On Monday, the Ethiopian ministry issued a statement protesting a new resolution adopted by the Arab League (AL) calling on Ethiopia to abandon its "unilateral filling and

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Egypt receives over 16,000 foreigners fleeing Sudan conflict

STORY: Egypt receives over 16,000 foreigners fleeing Sudan conflict DATELINE: April 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people crossing into Egypt through the Argeen land port with Sudan 2. various of people waiting to cross into Egypt through the Argeen land port with Sudan STORYLINE: Egypt has received more than 16,000 foreigners fleeing the deadly conflict in neighboring Sudan, including more than 14,000 Sudanese, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Thursday. The non-Sudanese foreigners are from 50 countries and six international organizations, Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid said in the statement. "The Egyptian efforts continue around the clock to facilitate the reception of citizens fleeing military clashes in Sudan, work to alleviate their suffering, and provide them with the necessary humanitarian assistance," Abu Zeid said. Egypt has managed to evacuate 2,679 Egyptians from Sudan as of Wednesday, Egyptian

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Syrian FM visits Egypt for 1st time in over 10 years

STORY: Syrian FM visits Egypt for 1st time in over 10 years DATELINE: April 2, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:34 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Egypt's Foreign Ministry in Cairo 2. various of Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad STORYLINE: Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held talks on Saturday with his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad who is visiting Cairo for the first time in more than a decade, said the Egyptian Foreign Ministry. The two ministers "discussed various aspects of bilateral relations and means of advancing and promoting them in addition to a number of regional and international issues of common concern," said Egyptian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid in a statement. Shoukry reiterated Egypt's full support to efforts aiming at reaching "a comprehensive political settlement" and achieving national reconciliation in Syria. Achieving a comprehensive political settlement "will put an end to foreign interferen

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AU official urges turning difficulties into opportunities to transform Africa's energy sector

STORY: AU official urges turning difficulties into opportunities to transform Africa's energy sector DATELINE: Feb. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting session 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AMANI ABOU-ZEID, AU Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): AMANI ABOU-ZEID, AU Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy STORYLINE: African Union (AU) Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy Amani Abou-Zeid on Sunday urged African countries to turn difficulties into opportunities to transform Africa's energy sector. She made the remarks on the sidelines of the 36th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AMANI ABOU-ZEID, AU Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy "These are not like any other times. The continent had problems before and these problems have been compounded by the crises over the last three years." Noting Africa's long-existing energy deficit that was further exacerbat

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(2)Int'l water forum to start Sun. in Kyoto

NARA, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto (R), chairman of the National Steering Committee for the third World Water Forum, speaks at a press conference at Todaiji Temple in Nara on March 15, with Mahmoud Abu-Zeid, president of the Water Council, looking on. The forum will start in Kyoto on March 16 with more than 10,000 people from about 160 countries participating.

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Lebanese craftsmen worry about losing reed basket weaving craft

STORY: Lebanese craftsmen worry about losing reed basket weaving craft DATELINE: Oct. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:07:26 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of reeds and the production of baskets 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MATTA MKHAWWAL, Craftsman 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MATTA MKHAWWAL, Craftsman 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): MATTA MKHAWWAL, Craftsman 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): MATTA MKHAWWAL, Craftsman 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Arabic): HANNA ABOU ZEID, Craftsman 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (Arabic): HANNA ABOU ZEID, Craftsman STORYLINE: Lebanon has been known for ages for its production of hand-woven reed basket crafts. But the craftsmanship is coming to an end given the skills and the great efforts it requires, says Matta Mkhawwal, one of the producers of woven reed baskets in the southern city of Sidon. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MATTA MKHAWWAL, Craftsman "The whole village used to work with this. Most of those who worked in this field died. The new generation does not like hardships, they don't go bring reeds and transform

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MIDEAST-BETHLEHEM-FUNERAL

(220528) -- BETHLEHEM, May 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Relatives of Zeid Ghuneim mourn during his funeral in al-Khader, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, May 28, 2022. A Palestinian teenager was killed and more than 90 injured on Friday in clashes with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, Palestinian medics and eyewitnesses said. The Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement that Zeid Ghuneim, 15, was killed after he was shot by Israeli soldiers in the neck and back during clashes in the town of al-Khader, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem. (Photo by Mamoun Wazwaz/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-BETHLEHEM-FUNERAL

(220528) -- BETHLEHEM, May 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Mourners carry the body of Zeid Ghuneim during his funeral in al-Khader, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, May 28, 2022. A Palestinian teenager was killed and more than 90 injured on Friday in clashes with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, Palestinian medics and eyewitnesses said. The Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement that Zeid Ghuneim, 15, was killed after he was shot by Israeli soldiers in the neck and back during clashes in the town of al-Khader, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem. (Photo by Mamoun Wazwaz/Xinhua)

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Tokyo Olympics: Baseball

Josh Zeid of Israel pitches against Mexico in the first round of the Tokyo Olympic baseball tournament on Aug. 1, 2021, at Yokohama baseball stadium near Tokyo.

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Top U.N. official on human rights meets with former "comfort women"

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein (R) meets with a group of former South Korean "comfort women" forced into wartime brothels for the Japanese military during World War II in Seoul on June 24, 2015. While the "comfort women" issue remains one of the biggest stumbling blocks in improving ties between South Korea and Japan, the top U.N. human rights official said, "I will endeavor to continue to advocate on their behalf." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Top U.N. official on human rights meets with former "comfort women"

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein (far L) meets with a group of former South Korean "comfort women" forced into wartime brothels for the Japanese military during World War II in Seoul on June 24, 2015. While the "comfort women" issue remains one of the biggest stumbling blocks in improving ties between South Korea and Japan, the top U.N. human rights official said, "I will endeavor to continue to advocate on their behalf." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(2)Int'l water forum to start Sun. in Kyoto

NARA, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto (R), chairman of the National Steering Committee for the third World Water Forum, speaks at a press conference at Todaiji Temple in Nara on March 15, with Mahmoud Abu-Zeid, president of the Water Council, looking on. The forum will start in Kyoto on March 16 with more than 10,000 people from about 160 countries participating. (Kyodo)

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Top U.N. human rights official Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein

Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein (R), U.N. high commissioner for human rights, speaks at a press conference in Jakarta on Feb. 7, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Syria cease-fire is met with disbelief in battleground Aleppo

Photo taken Sept. 14, 2016, shows the rubble of destroyed buildings in the Bani Zeid district of Syria's Aleppo. A quietness brought by the recent cease-fire fills the air in the war-torn city, but most residents are resigned to a resumption of hostilities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo