Kenyan, Sudanese leaders agree to speed up peace process

STORY: Kenyan, Sudanese leaders agree to speed up peace process SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 13, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Sudanese leader's arrival 2. various of the meeting between Kenyan and Sudanese leaders STORYLINE: William Ruto, president of Kenya, and Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, president of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of Sudan, have agreed to work toward a framework for an all-inclusive dialogue to end a seven-month-old conflict. The two leaders held bilateral talks in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on Monday evening on the recent security situation in Sudan and the region, according to a joint statement issued in Nairobi. Ruto and al-Burhan reviewed the state of ongoing peace initiatives, including the Jeddah and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) peace processes. "The two leaders underscored the urgent need to find a solution for the conflict in Sudan in the shortest time possible," the statemen

Oldest Jewish temple in Egypt opened after restoration

STORY: Oldest Jewish temple in Egypt opened after restoration DATELINE: Sept. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:40 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of unveiling event (courtesy of Egyptian Cabinet) STORYLINE: Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Thursday opened Ben Ezra Synagogue, the oldest Jewish temple in the country after undergoing restoration work, Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a statement. The ministry said the synagogue, named after Jewish scholar and philosopher Abraham Ben Ezra, dates back to the 12th century and was rebuilt in the 1890s, adding the restoration is part of a national project for rehabilitating Historic Cairo. Once a hub for Jewish celebrations, gatherings, and prayers in Egypt, the temple has transformed into a tourist attraction after the majority of the Jewish community left in the 1950s. The restoration work included architectural restoration work for the walls and the ceiling and maintenance of the lighting system, the statemen