(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-CRICKET (CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-CRICKET (CN)

(231004) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ahmad Zubaidi of Malaysia (L) competes during the men's team quarterfinal of Cricket between Malaysia and Bangladesh at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 4, 2023. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)

Iraqi pioneering sculptor holds exhibition in Erbil

STORY: Iraqi pioneering sculptor holds exhibition in Erbil DATELINE: Sept. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:39 LOCATION: ERBIL, Iraq CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition STORYLINE: The retrospective exhibition of Iraqi sculptor and painter Abdul Hamid Al-Zubaidi opened on Tuesday in the city of Erbil, the capital of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region. The exhibition displays more than 100 statues, sculptures and art paintings created by Al-Zubaidi, who is considered one of the most prominent pioneers of modern and contemporary sculpture in Iraq. He has held many exhibitions inside and outside Iraq and has won many awards in the field of sculpture and painting. The exhibition lasts until the end of this month. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Erbil, Iraq. (XHTV)

Yemen's newly-formed presidential council sworn in

STORY: Yemen's newly-formed presidential council sworn in DATELINE: April 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Aden CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. Members of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), lawmakers, senior officials, and foreign delegations attend the swearing-in ceremony for the PLC 2. Yemen's Parliament Speaker Sultan al-Barakani speaks at the ceremony 3. PLC Chairman Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi speaks. 4. Aidarous Al-Zubaidi, head of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) and member of the PLC, is sworn in. 5. Abdulrahman Abu Zaraa, a member of the PLC and leader of the southern Giants Brigades forces, is sworn in. 6. archive video of Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi speaking on the country's national TV on April 7 STORYLINE: Amid tight security, the newly-formed Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) took the constitutional oath to officially assume its power on Tuesday in Yemen's southern port city of Aden. The eight-member council took the oath in front of the Yemeni Parliament