Syria faces severe water shortage, desertification, warn officials

STORY: Syria faces severe water shortage, desertification, warn officials SHOOTING TIME: June 17, 2024 DATELINE: June 18, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:39 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the desertification spread in the eastern region of Syria 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MUHAMMAD MANHAL AL-ZOUBI, Director of Syria's Natural Resources Research Administration 3. various of the desertification spread in the eastern region of Syria 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMED ABU HAMOUD, Director of Syria's Drought and Natural Disaster Relief Fund 5. various of farms in the eastern region of Syria 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): MOHAMMED ABU HAMOUD, Director of Syria's Drought and Natural Disaster Relief Fund STORYLINE: Syria is currently experiencing widespread desertification due to climate change and civil unrest, said Muhammad Manhal Al-Zoubi, director of the country's Natural Resources Research Administration in a recent interview with Xinhua. Al-Zoubi said the absence of vegetation cover, deterioration

Theatrical performance held in Amman to support Palestinians in Gaza

STORY: Theatrical performance held in Amman to support Palestinians in Gaza SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 16, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:46 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the performance 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HAYAT JABER, Actress 3. various of the performance 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABDEL SALAM QABILAT, Director 5. various of audience 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): FARAH ABU JAMAL, Audience STORYLINE: A theatrical performance was held Thursday in the Jordanian capital, Amman, to support the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip. The event turned attention to the suffering of the Palestinian people. The performance was inspired by the novel "Go Home, Khalil," which was published in Russia by the novelist Kafa Al-Zoubi in 2009. The event, opened to the public for free, came in collaboration with Al-Shams Theater and Zad for arts Initiative. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HAYAT JABER, Actress "Art always seeks to be a free word and not linked only to entertainment activities. The rol

Syrian information minister

Syrian information minister

DAMASCUS, Syria - Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Damascus on Dec. 23, 2013.

Syrian minister

Syrian minister

DAMASCUS, Syria - Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi is pictured during an interview in Damascus on Oct. 6, 2013.

Syrian refugees still face uncertain future as largest Syrian refugee camp in Jordan turns 10

STORY: Syrian refugees still face uncertain future as largest Syrian refugee camp in Jordan turns 10 DATELINE: Aug. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:30 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the camp 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): IBTISAM AL-ZOUBI, Syrian refugee inside the camp 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): IBTISAM AL-ZOUBI, Syrian refugee inside the camp 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): IBTISAM AL-ZOUBI, Syrian refugee inside the camp 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MOHAMMAD TAHER, UNHCR 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): SAEB RAWASHDEH, Political analyst at the Jordan Press Foundation STORYLINE: Situated in the desert of northwest Jordan, some 10 km from the border with Syria, the Zaatari camp is the largest Syrian refugee camp in Jordan, temporarily accommodating more than 80,000 Syrian refugees who fled the war. A decade after the camp first opened its gates in late July 2012, returning home remains a remote dream for most residents inside Zaatari camp, though just miles away from the border of their motherland. Ibtisam Al-

Ex-leader of Syrian rebel group raps U.S. for lack of collaboration

Ex-leader of Syrian rebel group raps U.S. for lack of collaboration

Assad Zoubi, a former commander of the Free Syrian Army fighting to topple the Damascus government, speaks to Kyodo News in Riyadh on Nov. 7, 2015, criticizing the United States for the lack of collaboration with rebel forces in the strife-torn Arab nation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo