Egypt offers mediation to end Palestinian-Israeli conflict, calls for self-restraint

STORY: Egypt offers mediation to end Palestinian-Israeli conflict, calls for self-restraint DATELINE: Oct. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1.various of Egyptian president in a speech at the military academy (courtesy of Egyptian presidency) STORYLINE: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi urged on Thursday the Palestinian and Israeli sides to exercise utmost restraint while expressing Cairo's willingness to mediate to end the ongoing deadly conflict. "Egypt is prepared to harness all its capabilities and efforts toward mediation, in coordination with all effective international and regional partners, without restrictions or conditions," said the Egyptian president when delivering a speech at a military academy. He called on the Palestinians and Israelis to "listen to the voice of reason and wisdom, spare civilians, particularly children and women, from the cycle of brutal vengeance, and return immediately to the path of negotiation." The president also u

Arab FMs call for immediate halt of Palestinian-Israeli conflict, revival of peace process

STORY: Arab FMs call for immediate halt of Palestinian-Israeli conflict, revival of peace process DATELINE: Oct. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Arab League and a session held by Arab FMs 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AHMED ABOUL-GHEIT, AL Secretary-General 3. various of the session 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): NASSER BOURITA, Foreign Minister of Morocco 3. Shots of the session STORYLINE: Arab foreign ministers on Wednesday called for an immediate halt of the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict and the revival of the stalled Palestinian-Israeli peace process. In the final communique of an Arab League (AL) extraordinary meeting at the level of foreign ministers held in Cairo, the top Arab diplomats urged all parties to exercise self-restraint and warned of "the catastrophic humanitarian and security repercussions" of further escalation. They emphasized the necessity of lifting the Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip and immediately providing humanitarian aid, food, and

LDP's Kato visits Finance Minister Miyazawa

LDP's Kato visits Finance Minister Miyazawa

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Kato, a ruling Liberal Democratic Party senior member demanding that Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori steps down, answers reporters' questions Nov. 12 after visiting the Tokyo home of Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa. Miyazawa, who formerly headed Kato's faction, advised Kato to exercise self-restraint.

Nihonbashi Takashimaya S.C. Main building temporarily closed due to the new coronavirus

Nihonbashi Takashimaya S.C. Main building temporarily closed due to the new coronavirus

The Tokyo metropolitan government and Kanagawa Prefecture have asked people to refrain from going out unnecessarily to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection, and Takashimaya has temporarily closed three major stores in the Tokyo metropolitan area. The photo shows a sign announcing the temporary closure. The photo shows a sign announcing the temporary closure of Takashimaya stores in the Tokyo metropolitan area on March 27, 2020.

Nihonbashi Takashimaya S.C. new building temporarily closed due to the new coronavirus

Nihonbashi Takashimaya S.C. new building temporarily closed due to the new coronavirus

The Tokyo metropolitan government and Kanagawa prefecture asked people to refrain from going out unnecessarily to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, and Takashimaya closed three major stores in the Tokyo metropolitan area temporarily. The photo shows the digital signage announcing the temporary closure. The photo shows digital signage announcing the temporary closure of Takashimaya stores in Chuo-ku, Tokyo on February 27, 2020.

Nihonbashi Takashimaya S.C. Main building temporarily closed due to the new coronavirus

Nihonbashi Takashimaya S.C. Main building temporarily closed due to the new coronavirus

The Tokyo metropolitan government and Kanagawa Prefecture have asked people to refrain from going out unnecessarily to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection, and Takashimaya has temporarily closed three major stores in the Tokyo metropolitan area. The photo shows a sign announcing the temporary closure. The photo shows a sign announcing the temporary closure of Takashimaya stores in the Tokyo metropolitan area on March 27, 2020.

Haneda Airport quiet due to new coronavirus

Haneda Airport quiet due to new coronavirus

Domestic Terminal 2 at Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport). Even on a Friday afternoon, the airport is deserted. (March 27, 2020, Ota Ward, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Haneda Airport quiet due to new coronavirus

Haneda Airport quiet due to new coronavirus

Domestic Terminal 2 at Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport). Even on a Friday afternoon, the airport is deserted. (March 27, 2020, Ota Ward, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Haneda Airport quiet due to new coronavirus

Haneda Airport quiet due to new coronavirus

Domestic Terminal 2 at Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport). Even on a Friday afternoon, the airport is deserted. (March 27, 2020, Ota Ward, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Haneda Airport quiet due to new coronavirus

Haneda Airport quiet due to new coronavirus

Domestic Terminal 2 at Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport). Even on a Friday afternoon, the airport is deserted. (March 27, 2020, Ota Ward, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Haneda Airport quiet due to new coronavirus

Haneda Airport quiet due to new coronavirus

Domestic Terminal 2 at Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport). Even on a Friday afternoon, the airport is deserted. (March 27, 2020, Ota Ward, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Haneda Airport quiet due to new coronavirus

Haneda Airport quiet due to new coronavirus

Domestic Terminal 2 at Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport). Even on a Friday afternoon, the airport is deserted. (March 27, 2020, Ota Ward, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

On May 18, 2008, Yokohama Takashimaya resumed sales of clothing, school bags, glasses, and other items. The store is encouraging customers to wear masks, disinfect themselves, and observe social distance, and is taking thorough measures to prevent the spread of infection, including wearing masks and face shields and installing droplet prevention sheets at cash registers. The photo shows the information counter at the main entrance. All Takashimaya employees wear face shields, while employees of some stores only wear masks. Photo: Yokohama Takashimaya Department Store in Yokohama City's Nishi Ward on May 18, 2020 (Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

On May 18, 2008, Yokohama Takashimaya resumed sales of clothing, school bags, glasses, and other items. The store will encourage visitors to wear masks, disinfect, and observe social distance, and will take thorough measures to prevent the spread of infection, including wearing masks and face shields and installing droplet prevention sheets at cash registers. The photo shows the entrance. All Takashimaya employees wear face shields, while employees of some stores only wear masks. Photo: Yokohama Takashimaya Department Store in Yokohama City's Nishi Ward on May 18, 2020; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

On May 18, 2008, Yokohama Takashimaya resumed sales of clothing, school bags, glasses, and other items. The store will encourage visitors to wear masks, disinfect, and observe social distance, and will take thorough measures to prevent the spread of infection, including wearing masks and face shields and installing droplet prevention sheets at cash registers. The photo shows the entrance. All Takashimaya employees wear face shields, while employees of somestores only wear masks. Photo: Yokohama Takashimaya Department Store in Yokohama City's Nishi Ward on May 18, 2020; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

On May 18, 2008, Yokohama Takashimaya resumed sales of clothing, school bags, glasses, and other items. The store is taking thorough measures to prevent the spread of infection, including encouraging customers to wear masks, disinfect, and observe social distance, wearing masks and face shields, and installing droplet prevention sheets at cash registers. The photo shows people waiting for the store to open at the main entrance. All Takashimaya employees wear face shields, while employees of some stores only wear masks. Photo: Yokohama Takashimaya Department Store in Yokohama City's Nishi Ward on May 18, 2020; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

On May 18, 2008, Yokohama Takashimaya resumed sales of clothing, school bags, glasses, and other items. The store will encourage visitors to wear masks, disinfect, and observe social distance, and will take thorough measures to prevent the spread of infection, including wearing masks and face shields and installingdroplet prevention sheets at cash registers. The photo shows the entrance. All Takashimaya employees wear face shields, while employees of some stores only wear masks. Photo: Yokohama Takashimaya Department Store in Yokohama City's Nishi Ward on May 18, 2020; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

On May 18, 2008, Yokohama Takashimaya resumed sales of clothing, school bags, glasses, and other items. The store will encourage customers to wear masks, disinfect, and observe social distance, and will take thorough measures to prevent the spread of infection, including wearing masks and face shields and installing droplet prevention sheets at cash registers. The photo shows the main entrance of the store immediately after opening. AllTakashimaya employees wear face shields, while employees of some stores only wear masks. Photo: Yokohama Takashimaya Department Store in Yokohama City's Nishi Ward on May 18, 2020, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

On May 18, 2008, Yokohama Takashimaya resumed sales of clothing, school bags, glasses, and other items. The store is taking thorough measures to prevent the spread of infection, including encouraging customers to wear masks, disinfect, and observe social distance, wearing masks and face shields, and installing droplet prevention sheets at cash registers. The photo shows employees urging customers to wear masks and disinfect at the main entrance immediately after the store opens. All Takashimaya employees wear face shields, while employees of some stores only wear masks. Photo: Yokohama Takashimaya Department Store in Yokohama City's Nishi Ward on May 18, 2020, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

On May 18, 2008, Yokohama Takashimaya resumed sales of clothing, school bags, glasses, and other items. The store will encourage customers to wear masks, disinfect, and observe social distance, and will implement thorough measures to prevent the spread of infection, including wearing masks and face shields and installingdroplet prevention sheets at cash registers. The photo shows employees making an announcement about measures to prevent the spread of infection before the store opens. All Takashimaya employees wear face shields, while employees of some stores only wear masks. Photo: Yokohama Takashimaya Department Store in Yokohama City's Nishi Ward on May 18, 2020, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

On May 18, 2008, Yokohama Takashimaya resumed sales of clothing, school bags, glasses, and other items. The store will encourage customers to wear masks, disinfect, and observe social distance, and will take thorough measures to prevent the spread of infection, including wearing masks and face shields and installing droplet prevention sheets at cash registers. The photo shows a cashier handing over merchandise with a sheet in between. All Takashimaya employees wear face shields, while some employees of stores that have opened stores wear only masks. Photo: Yokohama Takashimaya Department Store in Yokohama City's Nishi Ward on May 18, 2020; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

On May 18, 2008, Yokohama Takashimaya resumed sales of clothing, school bags, glasses, and other items. The store will encourage customers to wear masks, disinfect, and observe social distance, and will take thorough measures to prevent the spread of infection, including wearing masks and face shields and installing droplet prevention sheets at cash registers. The photo shows a cashier handing over merchandise with a sheet in between. All Takashimaya employees wear face shields, while some employees of stores that have opened stores wear only masks. Photo: Yokohama Takashimaya Department Store in Yokohama City's Nishi Ward on May 18, 2020; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

N. Korea fires ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan

N. Korea fires ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L), Finance Minister Taro Aso (C), and Defense Minister Gen Nakatani talk before a parliamentary session in Tokyo on March 18, 2016. Responding to the firing that day by North Korea of ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan, Abe said in the session that Japan will address the matter in a resolute manner working closely with the international community and "strongly demands North Korea exercise self-restraint." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

N. Korea fires ballistic missile into Sea of Japan

N. Korea fires ballistic missile into Sea of Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tells a parliamentary session in Tokyo on March 18, 2016 that the country will address North Korea's missile launch in a resolute manner closely working with the international community and "strongly demands North Korea exercise self-restraint." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

N. Korea fires ballistic missile into Sea of Japan

N. Korea fires ballistic missile into Sea of Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tells a parliamentary session in Tokyo on March 18, 2016 that the country will address North Korea's missile launch in a resolute manner closely working with the international community and "strongly demands North Korea exercise self-restraint." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Postquake 'self-restraint' hits Japan's tourism

Postquake 'self-restraint' hits Japan's tourism

TOKYO, Japan - People visit Asakusa's Kaminarimon gate and shopping arcade, a famous tourist spot in Tokyo, on April 11, 2011. Though the place is usually crowded with foreign tourists, fewer of them have visited since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

ASEAN expands "non-militarization, self-restraint" plea to all states

ASEAN expands "non-militarization, self-restraint" plea to all states

Foreign ministers, most of them from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, pose for a photo during a dinner in Manila on Aug. 6, 2017. The ministers stressed "the importance of non-militarization and self-restraint" for all activities in the South China Sea by all countries, according to their joint statement released the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

ASEAN expands "non-militarization, self-restraint" plea to all states

ASEAN expands "non-militarization, self-restraint" plea to all states

Foreign ministers, most of them from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, pose for a photo during a dinner in Manila on Aug. 6, 2017. The ministers stressed "the importance of non-militarization and self-restraint" for all activities in the South China Sea by all countries, according to their joint statement released the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

China, Philippines agree to exercise self-restraint in S. China Sea

China, Philippines agree to exercise self-restraint in S. China Sea

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (R) and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping attend a ceremony welcoming Duterte to China at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on Oct. 20, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

China, Philippines agree to exercise self-restraint in S. China Sea

China, Philippines agree to exercise self-restraint in S. China Sea

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (L) and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping attend a ceremony welcoming Duterte to China at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on Oct. 20, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

LDP's Kato visits Finance Minister Miyazawa

LDP's Kato visits Finance Minister Miyazawa

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Kato, a ruling Liberal Democratic Party senior member demanding that Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori steps down, answers reporters' questions Nov. 12 after visiting the Tokyo home of Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa. Miyazawa, who formerly headed Kato's faction, advised Kato to exercise self-restraint.