Deployment of a joint security force in Ain Al-Helweh camp in S. Lebanon

STORY: Deployment of a joint security force in Ain Al-Helweh camp in S. Lebanon DATELINE: Sept. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 0:03:59 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Joint Security Force deployed in Ain Al-Helweh 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MAHMOUD AJOURI, Head of Joint Security Force 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MAHMOUD AJOURI, Head of Joint Security Force 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): MAHMOUD AJOURI, Head of Joint Security Force 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): FOUAD OSMAN, Member of the Palestinian Joint Action Committee in Sidon, and Democratic Front official 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Arabic): IM AHMAD, Palestinian refugee STORYLINE: A joint Palestinian security force began on Monday implementing the first step of an agreement reached between the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) and Islamist factions in Ain Al-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon through the deployment across contact points. This step aims to eliminate tension and reassure people upon their return to their homes inside the c

S. Korea's special envoy departs for North to thaw ties

S. Korea's special envoy departs for North to thaw ties

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's presidential envoy Lim Dong Won waves in Seoul on April 3 before departing for North Korea in a bid to revive the stalled inter-Korean reconciliation process. Lim's visit to N. Korea marks the first official contact between the two Koreas since November last year when their sixth round of ministerial talks failed to produce results.

China urges Japan to cease provocations on Taiwan question

STORY: China urges Japan to cease provocations on Taiwan question DATELINE: March 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): WANG WENBIN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson STORYLINE: China solemnly urges Japan to stop all official ties with the Taiwan region and cease making provocations concerning the Taiwan question, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday. Wang Wenbin made the remarks at a daily press briefing when asked to comment on a recent virtual meeting between former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and leader of the Taiwan region Tsai Ing-wen. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): WANG WENBIN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson "First, I have to correct you that the Taiwan region is an inalienable part of the Chinese territory. There is no so-called 'president in Taiwan.' China firmly opposes any form of official ties or contact with Taiwan by any countries with diplomatic ties with China and

S. Korea's special envoy departs for North to thaw ties

S. Korea's special envoy departs for North to thaw ties

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's presidential envoy Lim Dong Won waves in Seoul on April 3 before departing for North Korea in a bid to revive the stalled inter-Korean reconciliation process. Lim's visit to N. Korea marks the first official contact between the two Koreas since November last year when their sixth round of ministerial talks failed to produce results.