Sudan conflict could engulf region and beyond: UN chief

STORY: Sudan conflict could engulf region and beyond: UN chief DATELINE: April 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. wide shot of Security Council Chamber 2. various of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaking 3. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday that the military conflict in Sudan could engulf the whole region and beyond. Guterres raised the alarm at the beginning of his remarks to a Security Council open debate on multilateralism. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "Allow me to start my remarks with a few words on Sudan, where the situation continues to worsen. Since the start of the fighting on April 15, hundreds of people have been killed and thousands injured. The violence must stop. It risks a catastrophic conflagration within Sudan that could engulf the whole region and beyond. I strongly condemn the indiscriminate bombardment of civi

Iranian ministry holds welcoming ceremony for visiting Chinese tourists

STORY: Iranian ministry holds welcoming ceremony for visiting Chinese tourists DATELINE: April 12, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:02 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese tourists 2. various of the welcoming ceremony 3. SOUNDBITE (Farsi): ALI ASGHAR SHALBAFIAN, Deputy Iranian minister of cultural heritage, handicrafts and tourism for tourism affairs STORYLINE: The Iranian Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism held a ceremony in the Iranian capital of Tehran on Tuesday to welcome Chinese tourists visiting the country. The ceremony, held at the Saadabad Cultural and Historical Complex, was attended by Chinese Ambassador to Tehran Chang Hua, and Ali Asghar Shalbafian, deputy Iranian minister of cultural heritage, handicrafts, and tourism for tourism affairs. In an address to the ceremony, Chang said China and Iran enjoy traditional friendship and their comprehensive strategic partnership has been developing steadily in recent years. Noting that Iran is an ancient civi