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WRAP Bush and Arab leaders sit down for talks, comments
1. Exterior of conference centre
2. Cutaway flags
3. Policeman with dog
4. Security on roof
5. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak arrives
6. Cutaway flags
7. King Abdullah II of Jordan arrives
8. Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas...
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President Barack Obama says the participation of five Arab nations in airstrikes against militants in Syria 'makes it clear to the world this is not America's fight alone.' (Sept. 23)
President Barack Obama says the participation of five Arab nations in airstrikes against militants in Syria "makes it clear to the world this is not America's fight alone."
Obama says the joint fight against the Islamic State will take...
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Jordanian and Bahraini Kings meet in Amman
Bahrain's King Hamad Bin Isa al-Khalifa met Jordan's King Abdullah II in Amman on Monday.
The meeting came as the Syrian foreign minister criticised Jordan for stepping up airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) group targets in Syria,...
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Congressional delegation visits Emirate
1. Exterior Kuwaiti troops outside airport
2. Dogs and soldiers
3. Dog sniffing journalistic equipment outside the airport
4. US delegates walking into hall
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mark Steven Kirk, Republican Congressman for...
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BAHRAIN: US SECRETARY OF STATE ALBRIGHT VISIT
English/Nat
Bahrain has backed the United States on Tuesday warning Iraq of "grave consequences" if it fails to heed U-N demands that it open suspect weapons sites to unconditional inspection.
U-S Secretary of State Madeleine Albright...
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FMs Al-Jafaari and Fabius comment on fight against Islamic State group
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on Monday called for global action against the extremist Islamic State group.
Fabius was addressing a journalists in Paris alongside Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari following the opening...
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Iranian Pres Ahmadinejad meets Bahraini FM; presser with Mottaki
1. Foreign Minister of Bahrain, Sheik Khalid Bin Ahmed al-Khalifa and Iranian Foreign Minister, Manouchehr Mottaki, walking towards cameras and shaking hands
2. Mid of cameramen
3. Wide of news conference
4. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Sheik...
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Hundreds of doctors and nurses call for health minister to step down
1. Wide of Pearl Square with protesters
2. Wide of doctors marching
3. Mid of doctors marching
4. UPSOUND Man chanting (in Arabic): "Step down minister of health (Dr Faisal Al Hamer)."
5. Various of doctors and nurses protesting
6. Mid...
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WRAP Night shots from Pearl square as protests continue, pro-govt rally
1. Wide of Pearl monument with Bahrain flag in foreground
2. Wide of anti-government protesters watching TV on giant screen
3. Mid shot of same
4. Close-up of giant TV screen
5. Close-up of man watching
6. Mid tracking shot of...
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Saddam and aides discuss how to repel any US attacks
1. Wide shot of Iraqi officials standing, Saddam Hussein walks in and sits down
2. Zoom out from Iraqi flag to officials seated around the table
3. Close up of Dr. Nadji Sabri, Iraqi Foreign Minister
4. Close up of Saddam
5. Pan to...
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Protests continue in Manama's Pearl Square
1. Various of protesters marching and chanting slogans against the regime
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Zahira Hussein, 17-year-old protester:
"We are demanding, we want our demands to be heard. Our demands are so clear and so legal. We don't...
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Saudi ship takes part in Persian Gulf mine exercise
Saudi Arabia is the only Arab nation using its own ship in counter-mining exercises, which are continuing in the Persian Gulf.
The "Al Kharj" vessel is a key focus of the training - which involves more than 40 navies from around the...
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BAHRAIN: US INDEPENDENCE TO REPLACE US NIMITZ IN PERSIAN GULF
English/Nat
The U-S aircraft carrier Independence has been ordered to set sail from Japan to the Gulf later this month to replace its sister ship the Nimitz.
The crew of the Nimitz can finally look forward to some home leave in February...
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Bush on helicopter crash, file of helicopter type
Washington, DC - 26 January 2005
1. US President George W. Bush enters briefing room
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US president:
(Question: Can you tell us what may have caused the crash and your reaction to it?)
"I know that...
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WRAP Protesters across the MidEast and Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey
1. US and Israeli flags burned by crowd
2. Riot police confronting protestors
3. Protestors retreat from frontline appearing to suffer the effects of teargas
4. Protestor screaming, then appears to faint and is...
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British FM briefing during visit to Bahrain and Kuwait
1. British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw entering news conference
2. Wide shot, news conference
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jack Straw, British Foreign Secretary
"The United Nations is going to have a vital role in the complex task of...
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Iraqi and Palestinian reps comment ahead of Arab League summit
1. Pull back from Arab state flags to convoy passing
2. Exterior of Ebla Cham Palace
3. Wide of foreign ministers meeting
4. Mid of Arab League Secetary General Amr Moussa and Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem
5. Syrian Foreign...
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Yemen security officials comment after US and SAfrican hostages killed by al-Qaida militants
A top security official in Yemen says al-Qaida militants planned to kill American photojournalist Luke Somers on Saturday.
Yemen's national security chief, Major General Ali al-Ahmadi, made the comments Saturday at a security conference...
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WRAP Bush breakfasts with US Navy 5th Fleet, leaves Bahrain, arrives in UAE
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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USA: AMERICAN FORCES IN TURKEY ON SECOND HIGHEST ALERT
English/Nat
The Pentagon said Tuesday that American troops in Bahrain and Qatar were placed on the highest possible state of alert because of specific terrorist threats.
American forces in Turkey are on the second-highest level of alert,...
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Bush with Gen Petraeus and US amb Crocker, sots, leaving for Bahrain
1. US President George W Bush walking to podium at news conference
2. Wide of reporters at news conference
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W Bush, US President:
"Iranian agents are in our custody, and we are learning more about how Iran...
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Pearl roundabout scenes, skyline, voxpops
1. Wide of Manama skyline, Pearl Monument in background, at early morning
2. Mid of tents at Pearl Monument roundabout
3. Wide of people sleeping on carpets in tent
4. Close of sleeping man
5. Wide of protesters chanting, UPSOUND:...
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WRAP Some Bahrain army officers join protests, Pearl Square night pics
1. Bahrain army officers marching with anti-government protesters carrying flowers and being cheered by protesters.
2. SOUNBITE (Arabic) Yeussif Najiri, Bahrain Army Officer:
"We are calling for constitutional reforms. What we did to...
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SP 110760: PREPARATION FOR KING KHALID'S VISITS TO BAHRAIN AND KUWAIT
Documentary-style footage of preparations for King Khalid bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia's state visits to Kuwait and Bahrain
The late Emir Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah of Kuwait, pictured on banner
Emir Sabah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah of...