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Aid supplies leave for Fallujah
1. Wadha Shawi Mosque in western Baghdad
2. Wadha Shawi Mosque sign
3. Buses pulling up to mosque
4. Sign on bus reading 'Humanitarian aid for the people of Fallujah from the Ministry of Human Rights'
5. Boxes being unloaded from bus
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Iranian FM Mottaki meets Bahrain FM, comment on US and Iraq
1. Manouchehr Mottaki, Iranian Foreign Minister and Khalid Bin Ahmad Bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Bahrain Foreign Minister entering room and shaking hands
2. Various of reporters taking notes
3. SOUNDBITE (Farsi): Manouchehr Mottaki,...
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Arab summit opens with only 10 leaders from 22-member Arab League
1. Various of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arriving at the Arab league summit venue in Baghdad
2. Lebanese president Michel Suleiman and delegation
3. President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas arriving with delegation
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Police officer killed in what is described as a 'terror attack'
Police in the Persian Gulf island kingdom of Bahrain were investigating late on Monday the killing of a fellow officer in what authorities described as a "terror attack".
Police gathered evidence and cordoned off the site as a police...
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Imam linked to NYC mosque plans warns extremism global threat
1. Tilt down of mosque exterior
2. Various of Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf walking towards mosque
3. Interior of mosque, wide of Friday prayers
4. Back shot of men praying, zoom in on Rauf in prayer
5. Close of men
6. Wide of Rauf in...
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Friday prayers following funeral of protester
1. Various of Shiite worshippers listening to prayers leader speech in the village of Diraz
2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sheik Isa Qassim, Bahrain's top Shiite Muslim cleric:
"We have come to a situation of choosing between full surrender to...
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President Bush has breakfast with US Navy 5th Fleet
1. Wide of US President George W. Bush entering breakfast room of US Navy 5th Fleet
2. Bush greeting officials; UPSOUND clapping and cheering, zoom out to wide of room, zoom in to Bush greeting officials
3. Wide of officials clapping,...
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Iranian Nobel Peace laureate urges Tehran to free British sailors
1. Iran's Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi, Iranian human rights lawyer entering news conference
2. Mid of media
3. Close-up of Ebadi
4. Wide of news conference
5. SOUNDBITE: (Farsi) Shirin Ebadi, Iranian human rights lawyer...
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WRAP Bush in UAE, says world must rally to confront danger of Iran
1. Wide of US President's plane Air Force One on tarmac after arrival, officials
2. Mid shot US president George Bush emerges at top of plane steps and waves before coming down steps, officials at bottom of steps
3. Bush walking along...
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Two reported dead in police crackdown on protesters
1. Protesters running along street
2. Tear gas clouds, barriers in background, UPSOUND: explosions
3. Various of protesters on street next to barriers
4. Ambulance driving past
5. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Vox Pop, No name given, Protester:...
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VOICER Anti-war protest around the world condemn threats to attack Iraq
Manila, Philippines
0000 Protesters pouring mock blood on the ground, zoom out to protesters holding anti-US placards
0004 Protester holding placard "Stop the war on Iraq"
0007 More of fake blood being poured on ground
0012 Wide of...
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Bahrain - UN inspectors depart for Iraq
UN weapons inspectors left Manama, Bahrain for Baghdad on Friday (21/11) following Iraq's backdown on its decision to expel US members of the team.
Exterior Holiday Inn hotel;
MS UN inspector leaving with luggage;
MS inspectors as they...
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Iraq
Iraq
The United States mounted pressure on Iraq, saying the country was part of an axis of evil supporting and funding terrorism. The topic was an important part of discussions in Texas between US President George W Bush and British...
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Iraq - UN weapons inspectors return
UN weapons inspectors arrived in Iraq from Bahrain on Friday (21/11) signalling an end to the three-week standoff between Baghdad and the United Nations.The team of about 75 weapons experts working for the UN Special Commission (UNSCOM),...
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EU foreign ministers hold monthly meeting; sbites on North Africa, Mideast
European Union foreign ministers sharply criticised Libyan authorities on Monday for cracking down on pro-democracy protesters, overcoming a disagreement over how tough the EU should be in denouncing Moammar Gadhafi's government.
The...
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BAHRAIN: GCC SUMMIT WRAP
Arabic/Nat
The 21st summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council, the G-C-C, gets underway in Bahrain on Saturday.
The Council consists of six members: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Their aims are...
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SWITZERLAND: ALBRIGHT/ARAFAT IRAQ PRESS CONFERENCE UPDATE
English/Nat
U-S Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is to hold talks with several Arab states on Sunday as the Iraqi crisis escalates.
An Iraqi newspaper belonging to a son of Saddam Hussein called on Saturday for Arabs to attack...
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Bahrain - Albright meet Emir of Bahrain
US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright met with the Emir of Bahrain on Tuesday (03/02) as she prepared to wrap up her two-day tour of Gulf states to rally support for a possible military strike against Iraq.
Albright met with Sheikh...
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Bahrain holds its first election since unrest
Voters in Bahrain cast their ballots on Saturday in the Kingdom's first full parliamentary election since the start of Arab Spring-inspired protests nearly four years ago.
However in pasts of the country an opposition boycott...
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AP pix of five British sailors arrive in Dubai after being detained by Iran
1. Wide of motorboat with freed British sailors onboard docking in port
2. Zoom in on motorboat docking, sailors disembarking, zoom in
3. Various of sailors being welcomed ashore by British Embassy staff
4. Wide of sailors posing for...
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EGYPT: GULF AIR A320 AIRCRAFT CRASH: RELATIVES (V)
Voice and effects
VOICED BY: Philippa Meagher
Relatives of some of the 143 people killed on the Gulf Air flight which crashed on Wednesday, gathered at Cairo airport for news of their loved ones.
Sixty-three Egyptians were on board the...
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MIDDLE EAST: MADELEINE ALBRIGHT PERSIAN GULF TOUR UPDATE
English/Nat
U-S Secretary of State Madeleine Albright launched her second leg of a Persian Gulf tour with bitter words for Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
On trips to Bahrain and Qatar Sunday, Albright warned the Arab nations to be ...
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US President Bush meets King of Bahrain, bites
1. Wide shot of King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa and US President George W Bush
2. SOUNDBITE (English) George W Bush, US President:
"First, I do want to thank the kingdom for sending an ambassador to Iraq. That's a very strong...
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GWT: Explosion outside US Navy base, no injuries
1. Wide of paved area and houses, pans to show people gathered
2. Damage to low wall
3. Wide of street and debris on the ground
4. People beside debris on the ground
5. Broken glass on the ground
6. Security officials watching
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