Middle East media set to wrap filming on "Charming Beijing" series

Crews from Abu Dhabi TV and the Saudi state-owned Al Arabiya channel are about to wrap up filming on the "Charming Beijing" TV series, a program that explores some of the most significant landmarks of China's capital.

The visiting film crews chose Beijing's administrative center in Tongzhou district as their first stop.

Three cultural landmarks located by the Grand Canal, namely the Beijing Performing Arts Center, the Grand Canal Museum of Beijing and Beijing City Library, and the soon-to-be-completed Beijing Integrated Transportation Hub at the Sub-Center Station beautifully showcase the fusion of culture and innovation in China's capital.

"The integrated transport hub of the Beijing Sub-Center boasts a huge railway network that connects multiple areas of Beijing. There are many layers underground, which is amazing. This has reached world standards in terms of transportation. We are all in awe at China's tremendous economic, technological, tourism, and cultural development," said Mohammed Abdulkareem, a host for Abu Dhabi TV.

During their nine-day stay in Beijing, the "Charming Beijing" production team also visited autonomous driving enterprises in Beijing E-Town, the National New Energy Vehicle Technology Innovation Center, and the International Robotics Industrial Park.

"We (the UAE and Chinese people) are both generous, hardworking, and committed to doing our best in every field, not only in economy and culture but also in sports. China has achieved good results in many sports events. These similarities bring us closer. We hope to establish more partnerships and yield more results hand-in-hand in the future," said Abdulkareem.

The "Charming Beijing" TV Series is supported by the city of Beijing's information office and China Media Group. It is set to air on TV channels in Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia at the end of this year.

Since 2019, production teams from Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Russia, Japan, Serbia, Italy, Croatia, and the Republic of Korea have been invited to film in Beijing.

Middle East media set to wrap filming on "Charming Beijing" series

The Israeli military started what it called "limited, localized, and targeted ground raids" against Hezbollah targets in the border area of southern Lebanon on Monday night according to a statement released by the Israeli Defense Forces on Tuesday.

The statement said the Hazbollah targets are located in villages close to the border and pose immediate threat to the communities in northern Israel.

The Israeli forces operated according to the plan set out by the General Staff and the Northern Command, said the statement, adding that Israeli soldiers have trained and prepared for the offensive in recent months.

It further stated that Israeli air force and artillery supported the ground forces with precise strikes. On Tuesday, Hezbollah released three statements saying they hit targets after conducting bombardments and rockets attacks against Israeli soldiers in northern Israeli or near the temporary Lebanon-Israel border line.

In addition, Hezbollah stated that they used missiles, rockets, and various weapons to conduct 12 rounds of attacks targeting Israeli military bases, assembly points, and settlements on Monday.

Israeli army launches ground raids against Hezbollah in Lebanon: statement