file;unicode channel;int start;float end;float speaker;unicode speakerType;unicode speakerDialect;unicode transcript;unicode section;int turn;int segment;int sectionType;unicode suType;unicode ;;MM sectionTypes [u'report', u'non-news', u'report', u'non-news', u'report', u'conversational', u'non-news', u'report', u'non-news', u'report', u'conversational', u'report', u'conversational', u'non-news', u'report', None] ;;MM sectionBoundaries [0.0, 15.3003161222, 125.43730242399999, 371.18340871999999, 406.659641728, 610.30558482599997, 1825.62143072, 1923.85669125, 2167.6612301099999, 2232.3919915699998, 2745.5248763200002, 3043.2551052399999, 3314.5798777700002, 3607.4773749999999, 3723.54056902, 9999999.0] ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 0.000 2.592 speaker1 male native The political analyst was with us in the studio. 0 0 0 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 2.592 5.690 speaker1 male native This concludes the first section of Under the Light. 0 0 0 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 5.690 15.300 speaker1 male native A brief news intermission and we go back to continue the second section on Bulgaria and Romania joining the European Union with our colleague Zineb Berjawi. 0 0 0 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 125.437 128.641 speaker2 male native Peace be upon you, and God's mercy. Welcome to this briefing. 2 0 2 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 128.641 136.565 speaker2 male native The Somali Prime Minister, Ali Mohammad Gedi, said that the government will pardon the Shari'a Court fighters on the condition that they turn in their arms. 2 0 3 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 136.565 154.373 speaker2 male native Gedi, who confirmed the government troops' control of the city of ((kissa mayo)), said during the press conference in Mogadishu that the war in Somalia will end when the Ethiopian and Somali troops expel what he called international terrorists or arrest them. 2 0 4 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 154.373 168.620 speaker2 male native Gedi announced that his government will from tomorrow start disarmament in Mogadishu, requesting as soon as possible the deployment of African Union peacekeeping forces. 2 0 5 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 168.620 179.431 speaker2 male native The American president, George Bush, admitted in his first address on the occasion of the New Year that a fast end to the war on Iraq is still on the distant horizon. 2 0 6 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 179.431 189.918 speaker2 male native This came after the number of Americans killed in Iraq had reached three thousand, according to a statistics site specialized in counting the number of those killed in the war. 2 0 7 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 189.918 199.473 speaker2 male native He indicated that the last month was the bloodiest month during the last two years, where one hundred and eleven American soldiers were killed. 2 0 8 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 199.473 213.161 speaker2 male native Some American peace groups vowed to start the new year with demonstrations, due to the increase in the number of the American soldiers killed in Iraq, and to resume the call to end the war. 2 0 9 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 214.509 223.625 speaker2 male native An American air raid on the university neighborhood in western Baghdad, the Iraqi capital, resulted in the killing of six people and the injuring of two others. 2 0 11 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 223.625 237.670 speaker2 male native Iraqi sources confirmed that the shelling targeted a headquarters of the Iraqi Front for National Dialogue, which is headed by Saleh El Mutlaq, and is represented in the Iraqi Parliament, causing extensive damage and the killing of two of the building guards. 2 0 12 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 237.670 247.297 speaker2 male native Four people from one family were also killed after their home, which is adjacent to the Front's building, was bombed by American helicopters. 2 0 13 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 248.901 256.691 speaker2 male native Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced that the occupation entity does not intend to release the Palestinian prisoners at present. 2 0 15 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 256.691 275.532 speaker2 male native The occupation radio stated that Olmert held consultations with the heads of the security services, in the presence of Offar Dikel, who is in charge of the file on prisoners' exchange, pointing out that Olmert had been informed that no progress had been made in the exchange talks with the Hamas movement. 2 0 16 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 275.532 288.640 speaker2 male native An official in the Israeli occupation government denied what Hamas had an announcement of a breakthrough in the prisoner exchange case, considering Hamas' demands to be excessive and unacceptable. 2 0 17 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 288.640 301.834 speaker2 male native The spokesman for the movement, Ismail Radwan, had said that there was progress in the negotiations relating to the captured Israeli soldier, announcing the resumption of the negotiations with Egyptian mediation. 2 0 18 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 303.359 313.151 speaker2 male native An official at the Indonesian Ministry of Transport announced that contact was lost with a passenger aircraft heading from Java toward the island of Manado in Indonesia. 2 0 20 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 313.151 323.077 speaker2 male native The official pointed out that the aircraft belonging to ((Adam)) Air was carrying ninety-six passengers and six crew members on board. 2 0 21 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 323.077 329.020 speaker2 male native And he pointed out that the aircraft was carrying fuel sufficient for only four hours. 2 0 22 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 330.194 340.049 speaker2 male native Finally, more than two million pilgrims are continuing their ritual where they gathered at the Jamarat Bridge in Mina to complete the ritual of throwing stones on the second day of Al Tashriq. 2 0 24 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 340.049 351.338 speaker2 male native The pilgrims gathered at the Jamarat Bridge for the third time to throw small, medium and large stones before they go back to Mecca to complete the ritual of circumambulation. 2 0 25 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 351.338 367.490 speaker2 male native The hermitage rituals for this year are being performed without any incidents after the Saudi Security Authorities imposed security measures to prevent sleeping on the floors in the corridors, which had caused tragic incidents in previous seasons. 2 0 26 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 370.432 371.183 speaker2 male native Until next time. 2 0 28 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 406.660 410.903 *Zineb_Berjawi female native Welcome back, and Happy New Year. 4 0 30 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 410.903 421.872 *Zineb_Berjawi female native From Lebanon, where unmanned French reconnaissance planes, to Sofia and Bulgaria, had booked two seats for them on a European Union airplane. 4 0 31 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 421.872 433.526 *Zineb_Berjawi female native The European Union, which days ago halted negotiations on Turkey's membership, moved forward in the expansion policy, which has begun worrying many of its members. 4 0 32 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 433.526 442.474 *Zineb_Berjawi female native The fears raised by Turkey's membership were less than those fears raised by two states that were in the orbit of the Communist axis. 4 0 33 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 442.474 454.237 *Zineb_Berjawi female native But it could have been official, and the escape forward could become the only choice for the European giant which suffered weaknesses early on in some parts. 4 0 34 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 456.579 465.678 speaker5 female native With the two new countries, the number of countries which comprise the European Union has risen to twenty-seven. 4 0 36 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 465.678 477.568 speaker5 female native Bulgaria and Romania hold this honor, which is until further notice prohibited for Turkey, and postponed for both Albania and Serbia. 4 0 37 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 477.568 491.206 speaker5 female native Membership celebrations coincided in both Sofia and Bucharest with the New Year celebrations, an indication of the many hopes shared by both Bulgarians and Romanians. 4 0 38 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 491.206 503.749 speaker5 female native This has its justification, as the two countries are considered to be the poorest in Europe, with their per capita gross domestic product not exceeding one third of that of its European counterpart. 4 0 39 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 503.749 511.043 speaker5 female native And both, together, will not ((contribute)) to more than one percent of the total gross domestic product of the Union. 4 0 40 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 511.043 529.840 speaker5 female native Thus, their late joining of this wave of expansion which was witnessed by the Union in the year 2004, when it absorbed ten states at once, necessitated many efforts for reforms centered on fighting corruption and organized crime. 4 0 41 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 529.840 550.386 speaker5 female native Not only that, but Bulgaria had accepted the sacrifice of its only nuclear plant, which it had been making the largest source of energy in the Balkan countries on the pretext that it was old and comprised a security hazard, with a promise of European compensation of five hundred fifty million euros. 4 0 42 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 550.386 559.157 speaker5 female native Finally, the joining of Bulgaria and Romania will raise the population of the European Union to four hundred and ninety million, 4 0 43 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 559.157 569.509 speaker5 female native and make its borders stretch from the Atlantic Ocean and the Baltic Sea in the west and south to the Black Sea in the southeast. 4 0 43 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 570.881 590.807 *Zineb_Berjawi female native So what is virtually impossible for a state like Turkey was a right given by the European Union to two countries where there is no room for comparison of the human, economic, military potential, nor with their strategic importance compared to Turkey's potential and importance. 4 0 45 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 590.807 601.790 *Zineb_Berjawi female native Bulgaria and Romania have entered the wide door of the European Club on the same day that Germany assumed the presidency of the European Union for the next six months. 4 0 46 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 601.790 610.306 *Zineb_Berjawi female native About this issue, its dimensions and implications, we ask our guests in the studio: Dr. Ghassan Al Azi, Professor of International Relations at the Lebanese University. 4 0 47 report statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 610.306 611.191 *Zineb_Berjawi female native Welcome. 5 0 47 conversational statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 611.191 618.714 *Zineb_Berjawi female native And from Prague, the expert in European Affairs, Ahmad Karim, and from Bucharest, the writer and Political Analyst, Dr. Reda ((Achokr)). 5 0 48 conversational statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 618.714 620.566 *Zineb_Berjawi female native Welcome, everyone. 5 0 48 conversational statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 620.566 625.922 *Zineb_Berjawi female native At the outset, uh, Dr. Azi, so Bulgaria and Romania joined the European Union. 5 0 49 conversational statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 625.922 630.348 *Zineb_Berjawi female native I mean, what does this addition to the Union represent? 5 0 49 conversational question ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 630.348 639.420 *Ghassan_Al_Azi male native I mean, as you mentioned in the report, from the economic aspect it represents almost nothing -- one percent of the European GDP. 5 0 50 conversational statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 639.420 647.671 *Ghassan_Al_Azi male native From the demographic aspect, thirty million new consumers, uh, I mean, which makes the number of the population of the European Union now around five hundred thousand. 5 0 51 conversational statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 647.671 648.033 *Zineb_Berjawi female native Yes. 5 0 52 conversational backchannel ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 648.033 664.745 *Ghassan_Al_Azi male native A little less than five hundred thousand ((pw)) -- half of a million, uh, people in the geographical aspect, I mean, the borders of the Union up until this moment, have become from the Atlantic Ocean reaching to the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea, and uh, the Mediterranean, uh, in the ((pw)) -- ((pw)) -- the South. 5 0 53 conversational statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 661.581 662.126 *Zineb_Berjawi female native Yes. 5 0 54 conversational backchannel ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 664.745 680.485 *Ghassan_Al_Azi male native Uh, but it means, uh, it is possible, uh, that the joining of those two countries would add to the European Union on all aspects and levels on the ((pw)) but, in the long term, and in the foreseeable term, ((pw)) ((pw)) the Union will result ((pw)), I mean, help these two. 5 0 55 conversational statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 674.668 675.166 *Zineb_Berjawi female native Yes. 5 0 56 conversational backchannel ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 679.094 685.065 *Zineb_Berjawi female native But, I mean, Doctor, isn't it ironic, I mean, uh, uh, two poor countries in, uh, a club for the rich. 5 0 57 conversational statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 685.065 695.153 *Ghassan_Al_Azi male native Not at all, it is not at all ironic and this, I mean, is not the first time, uh, ((pw)) that very poor countries join, as you say, a club for the rich. 5 0 58 conversational statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 695.153 710.959 *Ghassan_Al_Azi male native Even before signing the Maastricht Treaty in the year ninety-one, uh, there were, uh, difficulties regarding the joining of very poor states like Portugal, which caused problems for the European Economic Community. At the time Spain was a very poor state. 5 0 59 conversational statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 707.734 708.319 *Zineb_Berjawi female native Um. 5 0 59 conversational backchannel ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 710.959 736.176 *Ghassan_Al_Azi male native ((pw)) more than that, there were dictatorial states here. The dictatorship did not end except with the joining, uh, like Greece -- ((pw)) -- ((pw)), Spain, uh, Portugal, I mean there were dictatorial regimes that had barely joined the European Union and it got rid of poverty and got rid uh, of the dictatorship. It also means uh, ((pw)) that it should happen uh, uh, I mean now with Bulgaria and Romania. 5 0 60 conversational statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 717.028 717.574 *Zineb_Berjawi female native Yes, 5 0 61 conversational backchannel ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 724.046 724.589 *Zineb_Berjawi female native yes, 5 0 62 conversational backchannel ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 733.909 734.396 *Zineb_Berjawi female native yes. 5 0 63 conversational backchannel ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 735.111 745.253 *Zineb_Berjawi female native I'll get back to you, Dr. Azi, uh, Mr. Ahmad Karim, I mean, um, um, I mean, at the outset what does Bulgaria joining the European Union mean? 5 0 64 conversational question ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 747.750 758.251 *Ahmed_Karim male native Uh, regarding those two, uh, countries, their joining has a large significance from the economic aspect, as the brother said earlier. 5 0 67 conversational statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 758.251 771.484 *Ahmed_Karim male native But on the other hand, the joining of those two countries does not necessarily mean that they will automatically get what they want in economic development. 5 0 68 conversational statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 771.484 771.950 *Zineb_Berjawi female native Yes 5 0 69 conversational backchannel ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 771.950 773.273 *Ahmed_Karim male native After all, they have -- 5 0 70 conversational incomplete ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 774.293 778.716 *Ahmed_Karim male native have already become members in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 5 0 72 conversational statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 779.759 784.463 *Ahmed_Karim male native As for Turkey, and as for uh -- 5 0 74 conversational incomplete ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 784.463 787.433 *Zineb_Berjawi female native ((pw)) -- uh, concerning Bulgaria, Mr. Karim -- 5 0 75 conversational statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 785.501 786.139 *Ahmed_Karim male native Uh-- 5 0 76 conversational incomplete ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 787.433 791.697 *Ahmed_Karim male native I am ((pw)) talking I am only talking about Bulgaria, and I am talking about Romania. 5 0 77 conversational statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 791.064 791.556 *Zineb_Berjawi female native Yes. 5 0 78 conversational backchannel ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 791.697 821.538 *Ahmed_Karim male native I mean, regarding, uh, Bulgaria and, regarding Romania, they had to amend many of ((pw)) the economic laws and the special judiciary laws and other procedures which, uh, they had to undertake during the last three years and under ((pw)) direct supervision of the European Union to provide all the required conditions for joining the Union. 5 0 77 conversational statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 821.538 822.026 *Zineb_Berjawi female native Yes, 5 0 78 conversational backchannel ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 822.026 825.577 *Ahmed_Karim male native but regarding Turkey for example and regarding -- 5 0 79 conversational incomplete ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 825.577 834.837 *Zineb_Berjawi female native Yes, uh, and ((pw)) -- OK Karim, this means I ((pw)), my question was specifically about, I mean, what will the membership of the European Union add to Bulgaria specifically? 5 0 80 conversational question ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 826.407 826.894 *Ahmed_Karim male native --Uh, 5 0 81 conversational incomplete ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 835.956 847.840 *Ahmed_Karim male native yes, it will add, it will add, to them some advantages in obtaining aid and support with regard to both the agricultural and the economic sectors ((pw)) uh, uh, in general. 5 0 83 conversational statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 847.840 848.377 *Zineb_Berjawi female native Yes. 5 0 83 conversational backchannel ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 847.840 861.658 *Ahmed_Karim male native But it is known that these two countries are not considered among the developed industrial countries, but they are agricultural countries, except for Romania, which owns the industry of ((monument/headstones)) and also attracts the European Union. 5 0 84 conversational statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 861.658 882.297 *Ahmed_Karim male native For this reason they will get gains but those gains will be offered in return of a cost tied to ((pw)), ((pw)), ((pw)), ((pw)), ((pw)), adjustment in accordance with the laws imposed by the European Union, as mentioned by all sectors. 5 0 85 conversational statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 865.796 866.357 *Zineb_Berjawi female native Yes, 5 0 86 conversational backchannel ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 878.820 879.407 *Zineb_Berjawi female native yes. 5 0 87 conversational backchannel ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 882.297 891.907 *Ahmed_Karim male native And will also affect to a large extent its independence in its decision-making concerning internal affairs. 5 0 88 conversational statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 891.907 902.744 *Zineb_Berjawi female native Yes, this is clear. I now move to Bucharest with you Dr. Achokr. I mean, what are the atmospheric vibes, uh, in Bucharest after joining -- ((pw)) -- ((pw)) -- I mean Romania, officially joining today the European Union? 5 0 89 conversational statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 903.995 904.379 *Rida_Achokr male native Yes. 5 0 91 conversational statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 905.427 906.063 *Rida_Achokr male native Hello. 5 0 93 conversational statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 906.063 907.789 *Zineb_Berjawi female native Yes, go ahead Doctor. 5 0 94 conversational statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 907.789 917.387 *Rida_Achokr male native On 1/1/2007, the dream of the Romanian people, which had haunted them for a long time, was fulfilled. 5 0 95 conversational statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 917.387 917.922 *Zineb_Berjawi female native Yes. 5 0 96 conversational backchannel ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 917.922 930.032 *Rida_Achokr male native It is a historical battle that such a deep-rooted people was able to achieve, in the history of their struggle across the centuries in order to maintain their identity and defend ((the neutrality)) of their nation. 5 0 97 conversational statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 930.032 943.688 *Rida_Achokr male native And today it looks to the future with great confidence and determination to move up the ladder of progress to reach the level of the advanced independent states which preceded it in building. 5 0 98 conversational statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 943.688 944.277 *Zineb_Berjawi female native Yes. 5 0 99 conversational backchannel ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 944.277 962.452 *Rida_Achokr male native For Romania to join the European group, or rather the European Union, which preceded it in building, is considered to be a quantitative leap which will help it on the course of developing a free, dignified lifestyle and a good standard of living for the present and future generations. 5 0 100 conversational statement ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 962.452 963.096 *Zineb_Berjawi female native Um. 5 0 101 conversational backchannel ALAM_SPOTLITE_ARB_20070101_085800 0 963.096 975.855 *Rida_Achokr male native Romania was and still is a stable and dependable friend for the Arab World, and it has contributed to the scientific training and development for thousands of Arab people in all fields. 5 0 102 conversational statement