President Barack Obama and King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, right, wave during a group photo at the G20 summit in Toronto, Sunday, June 27, 2010. Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah visits President Obama at the White House Tuesday with current tensions over

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(六)月

Meat for Mecca: Somaliland Exports Livestock for the Hajj BERBERA, SOMALILAND Every year, the breakaway republic of Somaliland, in east Africa, exports millions of livestock to Saudi Arabia to feed the millions of Muslim faithful making the pilgrimag

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It's great to see you. Thanks for taking 10 minutes for current events sans commercials. I'm Carl Azuz in Atlanta. In Sana'a, the capital of Yemen, international workers, civilians, women and children pack the airport, exhausted from conflict and rel

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The Middle Eastern nation of Yemen isn't a particularly large country. It's not the region's most influential country. How might it become the battlefield for a proxy war? Hi. I'm Carl Azuz for CNN Student News. That's what's first up this Thursday,

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SCIENCE REPORT – March 20, 2002: Uterus Transplant Operation By George Grow This is the VOA Special English SCIENCE REPORT. Doctors in Saudi Arabia have performed the first human uterus transplant o

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Report: Saudi Will Develop Nuclear Bomb if Iran Does The crown prince of Saudi Arabia said his country will develop nuclear weapons if its rival Iran does. 沙特王储表示,如果其竞争对手伊朗发展核武器,沙特也会这么做。 Pri

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The President of Venezuela warns that if the United States attacks his country or Iran, the price of a barrel of oil could double. Hugo Chvez says if there was an attack, oil could reach 200 dollars a barrel. The remarks came during the opening addre

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Kenya Answers al-Shabab Attack with Airstrikes 肯尼亚发动空袭回应青年党袭击事件 Kenyan warplanes attacked al-Shabab targets in southern Somalia on Sunday. The attacks were in answer to the killings of 148 people by al-Shabab terrorist

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EthiopianMigrantsStrandedinYemen More than three thousand Ethiopian migrants who risked their lives leaving the Horn of Africa find themselves stranded in Yemen, near the Saudi Arabian border. The migrants want to return home, but the International O

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Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. Im Robin Basselin. Voice 2 And Im Ryan Geertsma. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 It was August 3rd, 2012. Hu

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This is an absolute monarchy. Its crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, was appointed by his father, King Salman, two years ago. And since then, the nation has gone through what one CNN reporter describes a top to bottom overhaul. 这是一个君主制的

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也门政府军与胡塞武装冲突持续 国际航运受影响 First, today, we're going to the Middle East, for an update for the war-torn country of Yemen. It's located between Saudi Arabia and the Gulf of Aden. Its location is important because

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今天我们要学的词是 abaya. Abaya 名词,指宽大的阿拉伯长袍。A senior member of the Saudi Arabian Council of Senior Scholars said Muslim women should dress modestly, but not necessarily in abayas. 沙特阿拉伯高级伊斯兰学者

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Egyptians Lash Out at Qatari 'Meddling' 埃及人抨击卡塔尔的干预 CAIRO After years of growing influence, Qatar's apparent ambitions as a regional powerhouse have faltered in Tunisia and Syria and with what some experts say is its latest stum

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Saudis Shun Diplomacy in Syria Crisis 沙特人在叙利亚危机外交 CAIRO Saudi Arabia has backed Syria's rebels in a civil war that has directly affected much of the region, but with little transparency in the kingdom, its precise role remains u

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RIYADH, March 5 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry asserted to Gulf countries on Thursday that any deal on Iran's nuclear program will strengthen the non-proliferation of atomic weapons. .S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, gestures d

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President Bush is calling on the world's major oil-producing countries to increase their output. Mr. Bush will visit Egypt Wednesday on the final stop of his eight-day tour of the Middle East. Mr. Bush also issued another warning to Iran. 美国总统布

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US Iraq Withdrawal May Tempt Iran to Fill Void The Obama administrations decision to pull all U.S. troops out of Iraq by the end of this year could tempt Iran to try extending its influence there, analysts say, triggering increased tensions with Saud

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This is AP News Minute. The Senate is expected to vote on a resolution to call for the US to end support for Saudi-led war in Yemen. The measure aims to rebuke Saudi Arabia after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. A high speed train hit a rai

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Saudi Aribia has replaced its top military commanders including the chief of staff. The move comes as the war in Yemen where a Saudi-led coalition is fighting rebels, is nearing the end of its third year. Sebastian Usher has more details. It's a flor

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