Int'l Museum Day: Iraq strives to retrieve looted antiquities

STORY: Int'l Museum Day: Iraq strives to retrieve looted antiquities SHOOTING TIME: May 17, 2024 DATELINE: May 18, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:01 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Iraq 2. various of people visiting the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Iraq STORYLINE: As the world commemorates International Museum Day, Iraq is still struggling to retrieve thousands of looted antiquities despite the passing of 21 years of the U.S.-led invasion of the country. As an ancient civilization with a history of thousands of years, Iraq is rich in archeological resources. However, the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the ensuing chaos and instability provided a rare opportunity for robbers and lawbreakers to plunder and smuggle Iraqi antiquities from museums and unprotected archeological sites. Years after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, antiquity trafficking remains a serious problem in Iraq, as chaos and weak management have left more than 10,000 archeological

Tunisian president vows to crack down on arson and vandalism

STORY: Tunisian president vows to crack down on arson and vandalism DATELINE: May 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tunisian president inspecting to Interior Ministry 2. various of fires breaking out in Tunisia 3. various of firefighters putting out the fire STORYLINE: According to a statement issued Friday by Tunisian Presidential Palace, Tunisian President Kais Saied said that the security agencies will resolutely maintain domestic stability and combat arson and sabotage by lawbreakers. Saied emphasized that there have been various arson cases in several provinces recently and lawbreakers are trying to disrupt the domestic order and lead the country into turmoil and civil war. He added that government agencies at all levels should be more vigilant as crops will be harvested in recent months. More than 100 fires have broken out in different places across Tunisia last week, including markets, and shops. The fire department said most of the fires were set