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Scenes of joy and sadness at Eid celebration in capital
1. Wide of Martyrs Square, formerly called Green Square, full of people celebrating Eid, holding rebel flags and singing
2. Mid of people singing and waving rebel flats
3. Mid of men with sparklers in crowd of people singing
4. Mid of...
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IRAQ: BAGHDAD AWAKES TO DEVASTATION AFTER NIGHT OF BOMBING
Arabic/Eng/Nat
The people of Baghdad woke up on Thursday to a city damaged by U-S and British air strikes.
At least one missile fell in an area near Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's biggest palace in Baghdad, but Saddam's whereabouts...
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Preparations for Ramadan in Baghdad
Central Baghdad
1. Various wide shots of Shorja wholesale market
2. People walking through market
3. Various of people buying goods for the holy fasting month of Ramadan
4. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Hamoudi Karim, Baghdad resident:
"We...
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Iranian Shias make last preparations ahead of the beginning of Ramada
1. Wide of an express way in Tehran
2. Mid of mosque's dome
3. Wide of dome and street
4. People walking on sidewalk
5. Sign reading "al-Javad Mosque"
6. Wide of al-Javad mosque
7. Member of clergy speaking with a man inside the...
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Iraqis mark Islamic holiday, senior weapons inspectors leave
1. UN vehicles arriving at UN compound
2. Close up UN flag
3. Wide shot UN compound
4. Officials by car
5. UN vehicle taking Jacques Baute, head of the IAEA nuclear inspection team
6. Baute in car
7. Baute unloading bags from car
8....
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Preparations for Ramadan in the capital
1. Various of Pul e Khishti Mosque
2. Mid of people outside the mosque
3. Various of people making ablutions
4. Various of people praying
5. Various of people reading Holy Quran
6. Mid of people walking out from the mosque
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British Foreign Secretary meets Colin Powell in Washington.
1. Walk in view of Powell and Straw to news conference
2. Cutaway reporters
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Colin Powell, U.S. Secretary of State. "As always, we can count on the United Kingdom and they have come through again and we, likewise,...
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Iraqis prepare for Ramadan celebrations, prisoners release
Baghdad - 12 September 2007
1. Wide top shot of al-Shorja market
2. Various of people buying food
3. Man holding child in shop
4. Shopkeeper weighing dried lemons
5. Boy pouring out beans
6. Shopkeeper talking to customer, piles of...
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Pilgrims throw stones at pillars representing Satan on Eid
1. Various wide shots of pilgrims and tents
2. Various wide shots of people throwing stones at the Aqaba Jamra
3. People walking towards the Aqaba Jamra (one of the three stone pillars representing the devil) and throwing stones
4....
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Egyptians take part in first Eid holiday since elections
Muslims around the world celebrated on Sunday the beginning of the three-day Eid el-Fitr holiday that marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan
Thousands of Egyptians gathered in Cairo after sunrise at mosques and in streets, to...
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Pakistan - Month of Ramadan
Muslims throughout the world are celebrating the month of Ramadan, one of the holiest Muslim festivals of the year, which is marked by strict fasting during the hours of daylight.
Script:
In the Islamic republic of Pakistan the start of...
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WRAP Hundreds gather for Eid prayers ADDS rally, comments
Tripoli
1. Wide of Martyrs'' Square, armed man standing in foreground
2. Pan people seated on ground for prayers
3. Close-up of young boy waving new Libya flag
4. Pan people holding new Libya flags and two finger victory sign in the...
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Haniyeh attends prayers for Egyptian soldiers killed by gunmen
Gaza Premier Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas attended special prayers on Monday evening for the 16 Egyptian soldiers killed at a checkpoint along the Sinai border with Israel.
The prayers were held outside the Egyptian Embassy as a gesture of...
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Egypt - Slump in tourist industry
It has been two months since the massacre at Queen Hathshepsut's temple in Luxor on November 17 of last year, in which 58 tourists were killed by suspected Islamic fundamentalists, and life in Luxor shows little signs of improving.
Egypt...
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Muslims celebrate end of Ramadan
1. Wide exterior shot of Mosque entrance at the Washington Islamic Centre.
2. Mid shot of people entering mosque courtyard for Eid activities.
3. Wide exterior shot of men in Mosque courtyard participating in Eid service.
4. Close shot...
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Relatives greet 500 detainees released for Eid
1. Detainees sitting on ground at Iraqi special forces base
2. Various of detainees with Iraqi troops surrounding them
3. US troops at Iraqi special forces base
4. Sign reading ''Ministry of Interior/Command of Special Forces''
5....
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WRAP Celebrations in Afghanistan, Iraq, MidEast ADDS J'lem
Muslims around the world gathered on Monday to celebrate Eid al-Adha, the most important holiday in the Muslim calendar.
During an Eid address in Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai again asked armed militants who are fighting Afghan and...
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"Tables of Mercy" laid for poor to break fast during Ramadan
1. Wide exterior of mosque
2. People gathered to eat at "tables of mercy" with call to prayer sounding
3. Various of people eating
4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Muslim worshipper, Vox pop:
"The tables of mercy are very useful as they help...
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WRAP Turkish helicopters at border, reax from Irbil
Turkey/Iraq border
1. Two Turkish helicopters flying over
2. Helicopters heading towards Iraqi border
3. Helicopters flying over observation tower which is standing exactly on the border
4. Helicopters in the air
5. Wide of Habur border...
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NGOs giving Eid gifts to Syrian refugee children in border town
Syrian refugees sheltering in Turkey had a happy surprise on Saturday, when a local aid organisation gave out treats to the children to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan devoted to...
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Cleric appeals for peace during holy month of Ramadan
Religious authorities in Afghanistan appealed for peace on Friday to mark the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan.
During the religious period, Muslims are expected to abstain from food, drink, smoking and sex during daylight hours...
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Hundreds celebrate in capital''s main square ahead of Eid
1. Tracking shot of people and children with rebel flags cheering in Martyrs Square (formerly Green Square)
2. Close of two girls cheering, one holding rebel flag
3. Mid of man giving a speech
4. Close of the man
5. Mid of men with rebel...
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Karzai attends celebrations for end of Ramadan
1. Main mosque Khishti in Kabul
2. Various of people praying in mosque
3. Wide mosque inside presidential palace
4. Afghan President Hamid Karzai
5. SOUNDBITE (Pashto) Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan
"I would like to celebrate...
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GAZA: STRIP: MUSLIMS CELEBRATE START OF THE FESTIVAL OF EID AL FITAR
English/Nat
Muslims around the world are celebrating the start of the festival of Eid al-Fitar Saturday, to mark the end of Ramadan.
In Gaza, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat joined worshippers for a special service.
Arafat also paid a...