britain's national air traffic service says it has fixed a technical issue which affected its flight planning system, but there is still some disruption. hello, i'm yalda hakim — welcome to the daily global, where we'll bring you the top stories from around the world. we start in spain — where prosecutors say they have launched a sexual assault investigation into the spanish football federation president luis rubiales. in the meantime, the national football federation is holding an urgent meeting in response to the controversy. luis rubiales caused outrage when he kissed the footballer jenni hermoso on the lips, after the national team won the women's world cup. hermoso says she did not consent to the kiss.

on friday, and after suggestions he would quit his position, mr rubiales said he was not resigning. on saturday, world governing body fifa suspended mr rubiales, and later that evening, 11 members of the spanish women's coaching team stood down in protest. earlier, the spanish labour minister yolanda diaz met futpro representatives, the footballers�* union that representsjenni hermoso. this is what the minister said. translation: on friday, ithink- we saw the worst of spanish society. how mr rubiales and many other men following him clapped, humiliated, and made fun of a person they had the obligation to protect under the sport's law, under the spirit of the sport's law. and, farfrom doing that, they inflicted more damage, more pain, more vexation and left her in a more critical situation.

marc andres i sanz is a radio football broadcaster, who specialises on the women's champions league. i spoke to him about the ongoing dispute. news after news, after news, after... and the scandal seems like a snowball that won't stop getting bigger. yeah, i mean, just talk a little bit more about how this is snowballing, because we now understand prosecutors have launched this probe — where is that at the moment? yeah, just in the beginning, in the first stages, because these prosecutors have asked jenni hermoso if she wants to declare as a victim against luis rubiales, but she hasn't responded yet. this is one thing that's happening. the other thing is the governing body of fifa suspending rubiales for 90 days,

then another body — in this case of the spanish government, called the consejo superior de deportes — the court has elevated two lawsuits against rubiales, also the administrative court. so you have like several different fronts, and this seems like it won't stop. and today, we woke up to the news that rubiales' mother has gone on a hunger strike to protest everything that's happening to her son. rubiales' cousins have gone on tv to say that it's a "witch hunt," what is happening to rubiales. so, yeah, it's getting bigger by the minute. tell us a little bit more, do we know what measures they're likely to take now after the suspension? yeah, we were waiting for victor francos to talk to the media and speak on these matters. but the reality is, he said

that we have to wait for a resolution from the tad, here in spain. and he says that the tad is an independent governing body, so he has to wait until they have a resolution so they can keep going forward on these lawsuits, on these grave accusations that luis rubiales has on himself. so we have to wait a little bit because the tad has not reached a resolution — and this resolution is key to move forward against luis rubiales. i mean, marc, a lot of what i'm reading is that this really is spain's metoo moment. this isn't just about what happened there on the football pitch and the reaction afterwards, it's about a sort of wider systematic issue in the country. yeah, i completely agree. victor francos said it first on the press conference on friday, and it's kind of going there

because you had the players issue a written statement, you had coaches withjorge vilda issue a written statement. yesterday, one of spanish — more famous players here in spain, maria jose perez, issued a statement against the federation, and there have been players going public about cases of abuse, not technically sexual abuse, but abuse of power, and basically against all the people that, when rubiales delivered that already infamous speech on friday, they decided to stand up and give him a standing ovation. so everyone that gave rubiales a standing ovation is now being put basically on trial by every player that plays under them, or by every person that has gone into a working relationship with them in the past. because everyone is seeing that it's not luis rubiales,

it's the whole federation, it's the whole sport, it's the whole culture that's kind of rotten. and i suppose the other thing that's quite extraordinary in all of this is this was a big moment for spain, this was a big moment for spain's women's football, and women's football in general — you know, the number of people who watched this particular world cup, the focus on it, the interest it garnered — and now, for this to be the aftermath of it. yeah, you can see the two sides of the coin here. because in spain, in the past euro european championship, in past world cups, they didn't even qualify for they did even win one knockout in their history, and now they won the world cup. but the other side of the coin is this has been necessary to win, and it's necessary to shift the focus away from the world cup win because these changes have to happen. have to happen for the players now, and for the players that are coming up in the future. and if a world cup win is what it takes to clean spanish football

and women's football from all these kinds of attitudes, then so be it. and if the focus has to shift, and the world cup win has to be a little — has to pass under the radar, so be it. because it's a necessary change, what is happening right now. speaking to me earlier from barcelona. donald trump will face trial in march — the day before the super tuesday primary polls — on charges of trying to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election. this means mr trump will have to juggle his legal defence with his efforts to win the 2024 republican presidential nomination. the trial falls one day before super tuesday — a date when the greatest number of us states hold primary elections. live now to sarah krissoff, a former prosecutor from the southern district of new york. thank you so much forjoining us

here on the programme. i was going to say it's been quite a day for donald trump and his team — but actually it's been quite a few months of trial after trial being announced. months of trial after trial being announced-— months of trial after trial being announced. ~ , ,., , ., , announced. absolutely, i mean, this last indictment _ announced. absolutely, i mean, this last indictment here _ announced. absolutely, i mean, this last indictment here in _ announced. absolutely, i mean, this last indictment here in georgia - announced. absolutely, i mean, this last indictment here in georgia and l last indictment here in georgia and trump's booking an indictment was just routine by that point. this was the fourth time the former president has faced criminal charges in the last few months. so it's still his appearance in the fulton county jail, it garnered a lot of attention, but the booking here was just rather routine — other than that if nervous —— that infamous much of that was produced. that if nervous -- that infamous much of that was produced. yeah, if we ause much of that was produced. yeah, if we pause and _ much of that was produced. yeah, if we pause and reflect _ much of that was produced. yeah, if we pause and reflect on _ much of that was produced. yeah, if we pause and reflect on this, - much of that was produced. yeah, if we pause and reflect on this, it's - we pause and reflect on this, it's quite extra ordinary, isn't it? you're describing as routine, but for arrests in as many months, he's been charged with 91 criminal counts

across washington and georgia. yeah. across washington and georgia. yeah, it's tou . h across washington and georgia. yeah, it's tough to — across washington and georgia. yeah, it's tough to get _ across washington and georgia. yeah, it's tough to get your _ across washington and georgia. yeah, it's tough to get your head _ across washington and georgia. ie—u it's tough to get your head around the magnitude of having four different criminal cases, right? so putting my defence attorney hat on, it's not uncommon for people to have criminal matters in more than one jurisdiction, it happens — but having four is different, and four of this magnitude is challenging. and as we saw today, as the judge was trying to set, and ultimately didn't set the trial date for the election interference case in washington, dc.— election interference case in washington, dc. election interference case in washinaton, dc. �* ., washington, dc. and the fact that the date has _ washington, dc. and the fact that the date has been _ washington, dc. and the fact that the date has been set _ washington, dc. and the fact that the date has been set the - washington, dc. and the fact that the date has been set the day - washington, dc. and the fact that i the date has been set the day before super tuesday at, which isjust the date has been set the day before super tuesday at, which is just such a massive date in itself? i super tuesday at, which is 'ust such a massive date in itself?_ a massive date in itself? i think this trial date _ a massive date in itself? i think this trial date frankly _ a massive date in itself? i think this trial date frankly is - a massive date in itself? i think this trial date frankly is more i this trial date frankly is more likely to hold than some of the others already on the calendar, given the representations of the prosecutors today that they've substantially completed the process

of discovery, given the fact that many of the facts underlying this indictment were known to the president and his team before given the congressional inquiries. so i think this — there's always room for trials to move, i think that 11th of march trial date is incredibly ambitious. but i think that date is more likely to hold the on the others on the calendar, such as the one pending in manhattan, as well as the one in florida. um? one pending in manhattan, as well as the one in florida.— the one in florida. why do you think this one is likely _ the one in florida. why do you think this one is likely to _ the one in florida. why do you think this one is likely to hold? _ the one in florida. why do you think this one is likely to hold? because l this one is likely to hold? because donald trump and his team have just been trying to delay his criminal trials. 50 been trying to delay his criminal trials. ~' been trying to delay his criminal trials. ~ ., ., ., ,., , trials. so i think for a few reasons - one, trials. so i think for a few reasons - one. the — trials. so i think for a few reasons - one. the case — trials. so i think for a few reasons - one, the case in _ trials. so i think for a few reasons - one, the case in florida, - trials. so i think for a few reasons - one, the case in florida, i- trials. so i think for a few reasons - one, the case in florida, i think| — one, the case in florida, i think they are still working out the process with regard to the review of the classified documents, and i think that'll really slow things down. so that case has a major trial date, but i think that process

really might take longer than the judge expects and put off that trial date —— may trial date. the case in washington, dc relating to the 2020 election, i think it still has a very good chance of moving, don't get me wrong, frankly initial trial dates are often moved, that's not unusual, and the former president certainly needs time to prepare for the trial, to assess the evidence and witnesses against him. but that case, because the prosecution has produced the vast majority of the documents that mr trump is entitled to — and as i understand, they've also given a road map to mr trump's legal team whose annotating the evidence they expect to approve at the trial, i think it's more likely that trial goes in march, or at least close to that time, certainly

not the two years off that the trump team wants. not the two years off that the trump team wante— team wants. sarah, thanks so much for helinu team wants. sarah, thanks so much for helping us _ team wants. sarah, thanks so much for helping us understand _ team wants. sarah, thanks so much for helping us understand some - team wants. sarah, thanks so much for helping us understand some of l for helping us understand some of those cases and the trials. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. china's state media is calling on the british museum to return chinese artefacts, after it was recently discovered about 2,000 items had been stolen from the museum. the demand became the most trending topic on chinese social media platform weibo, after an article in a state—run nationalist newspaper. the global times urged the museum to return all chinese cultural relics "free of charge". the british museum has not yet responded. japan's space agency has suspended the planned launch of a rocket that was due to carry up both a new type of telescope and a moon lander. the operator said it cancelled the launch because of wind conditions.

canadian olympic figure skater alexandra paul has died in a car accident. she was 31. police said paul was killed when a truck crashed into several stationary vehicles in ontario. her baby, who was in the vehicle with her, survived and was treated in hospital for non—life threatening injuries. you're live with bbc news. libya's prime minister is reported to have sacked his foreign minister following criticism of a meeting with her israeli counterpart. najla mangoush had earlier been suspended after protests erupted and demonstrators stormed the foreign ministry headquarters. libya — which claims the meeting was a chance encounter, despite israeli denials — has no formal relations with israel. the libyan foreign ministry has since issued a statement saying it completely rejected establishing relations with israel and was committed to the palestinian cause. for more on this we can talk to emadeddin badi, senior fellow at the atlantic council.

thank you so much forjoining us here on the programme. we've heard different claims from both sides about what exactly happened — the libyans saying it was a chance meeting, the israelis saying it was preplanned — do you have more information on exactly what happened?— information on exactly what ha ened? ~ information on exactly what hauened? ~ happened? well, the meeting was su osed happened? well, the meeting was supposed to _ happened? well, the meeting was supposed to be — happened? well, the meeting was supposed to be secret, _ happened? well, the meeting was supposed to be secret, but - happened? well, the meeting was supposed to be secret, but it - happened? well, the meeting was supposed to be secret, but it wasl supposed to be secret, but it was essentially leaked. the current net and yahoo executive, as you all know, as sustained widespread criticism even from his staunchest critics, and libya has nothing to really strategically gain from any step towards normalisation —— netanyahu. so this all comes down to a lot of domestic politicking and other geopolitical dynamics, notably the fact that the us, the us's

essentially only policy in that region is to pursue this box ticking exercise of the abraham accords signed with arab countries in the region. 50 signed with arab countries in the rerion. ., �*, signed with arab countries in the reuion. ., �*, region. so that's the geopolitical side of things. _ region. so that's the geopolitical side of things. if _ region. so that's the geopolitical side of things. if we _ region. so that's the geopolitical side of things. if we look - side of things. if we look at domestic issues within libya, we are talking about an unelected government made up of a group that you could describe it as the establishment who are trying to firm up establishment who are trying to firm up their own legitimacy by doing this? , , ., , up their own legitimacy by doing this? , , . , , , up their own legitimacy by doing this? ,, . , ,, ., , this? essentially guess, the family from which the _ this? essentially guess, the family from which the government - this? essentially guess, the family from which the government of- this? essentially guess, the family i from which the government of unity's minister supports, from which the government of unity's ministersupports, is from which the government of unity's minister supports, is supported by the uae who has spearheaded the abraham accords in the region. so from that vantage point, it makes sense that would push for this in the background. of the most important domestic deal—making and

politicking, the government of national unity and its prime minister are essentially doing this to canvas for international support. the main reason for that is the current government is actually in quite a precarious and vulnerable position, given the political process that is steered by the united nations has recently veered towards a course whereby the prime minister ship could go to someone else. therefore, because the government is not elected, it is actually trying to lean on international backers to survive. so within this context, it actually makes sense to see these types of steps taken in order to curry favour with allies or influential states both within the region but also globally. both within the region but also aloball . ., . ., , globally. the other curious thing about all this _ globally. the other curious thing about all this is _ globally. the other curious thing about all this is that _ globally. the other curious thing about all this is that the - globally. the other curious thing about all this is that the prime l about all this is that the prime minister himself has met the israelis in the past, he's known to have met the head of the mossad — so the fact that this foreign minister has virtually been thrown under the

bus for doing something in her actions have almost been described as freelancing, rather than the authorities actually knowing what she was doing?— authorities actually knowing what she was doing? yes, i think this is reflective of _ she was doing? yes, i think this is reflective of the _ she was doing? yes, i think this is reflective of the soc _ she was doing? yes, i think this is reflective of the soc in _ she was doing? yes, i think this is reflective of the soc in libya, the | reflective of the soc in libya, the low hanging fruit at this stage is to scapegoat the foreign minister himself who has made these pr attempts to showcase support for palestine, which actually partly explains why she has received disproportionate criticism. however i do think there's a bit of misogyny here involved in the libyan pathos writ large, in terms of her being singled out and as freelancing dynamic that you correctly outlined. this was not done in isolation, this was official state policy, albeit covert, and the israelis essentially

leaked this meeting having happened, which the libyans, or the libyan executive reacted by scapegoating her essentially. find executive reacted by scapegoating her essentially.— her essentially. and not 'ust scapegoatingfi her essentially. and not 'ust scapegoating her, i her essentially. and not 'ust scapegoating her, but i her essentially. and notjust scapegoating her, but she's| her essentially. and not just i scapegoating her, but she's had to flee the country in a private jet. yes, she fled to turkey sense and has been on precautionary suspension yesterday, and has been sacked today by the prime minister. so ironically, this almost opens up an avenue for the government of national unity to negotiate a replacement, which is something that they will utilise within the current context. it i they will utilise within the current context. . ., they will utilise within the current context. as, , , context. ifi can briefly, then, where does — context. ifi can briefly, then, where does this _ context. ifi can briefly, then, where does this leave - context. ifi can briefly, then, where does this leave thingsl context. ifi can briefly, then, i where does this leave things with the israelis? it’s where does this leave things with the israelis?— the israelis? it's not clear. the government — the israelis? it's not clear. the government of _ the israelis? it's not clear. the government of national - the israelis? it's not clear. the government of national unity i the israelis? it's not clear. the i government of national unity pots prime minister today reiterated for the palestinian cause, but also this

doesn't mean much. these are primarily attempts to divert attention, damage control essentially, and essentially try to politically survive the current period. there were protests that erupted yesterday that are likely also to erupt and persist today. the other dynamic you can factor in is that political opponents will try to weaponize and instrumentalized this popular outrage against this cause, and the last dynamic is that importantly, it would be very difficult to repress these protests for any broad groups, because there is broad support across the society, so we would be very difficult to mobilise any armed actor or group, or praetorian guard to actually arrest protesters, whether in the capital or elsewhere.— arrest protesters, whether in the capital or elsewhere. thank you very much forjoining _ capital or elsewhere. thank you very much forjoining us _ capital or elsewhere. thank you very much forjoining us here _ capital or elsewhere. thank you very much forjoining us here on - capital or elsewhere. thank you very much forjoining us here on the i much forjoining us here on the programme. yum! ithink much forjoining us here on the programme. yum! i think you. thousands of airline

passengers travelling to and from the uk are facing delays or cancellations this evening. officials say a fault which took down britain's national air traffic control system has now been fixed. but the knock—on effects for travellers might be felt for some time. here's our transport correspondent katy austin. one of the busiest days of the summer for flights descended into chaos for thousands of passengers, many on their way back from holidays. due to fly at 11am this morning. it's now apm, and we've just been told that our flight has been cancelled. i don't think there's any flights back to london, nothing that we have seen. so we're getting a ferry to barcelona tomorrow morning, and then a hotel tomorrow night in barcelona, and flying out of barcelona on wednesday morning, fingers crossed. others waiting to take off from the uk, like these people at belfast. we've never seen anything like this before. just have to keep an eye on it.

we were meant to be leaving at 8pm, now we'll be getting there at 4am in the morning. air traffic control services provider said a technical issue meant it was having to input flight plans manually. that takes longer, so it was going to have to restrict how many flights could operate. the result — hundreds of delays and cancellations into and out of the uk. the issue was fixed by mid—afternoon, but there's been so much disruption today that it will almost certainly spill over into tomorrow. a lot of airlines will have to now look at where they've got their aircraft. they won't be in the place they're supposed to be. they've got to re—plan their schedules. they will have crews also displaced, and a lot of those crews will be beyond their allowable working hours. because the problem was outside airlines' control, customers will be entitled to compensation — but they have the right to either a refund or an alternative flight. —— customers won't be entitled to compensation. it is worth noting, though, that a lot of people are needing to be re—routed at the moat,

so you might have to be patient. if you're stuck for a really long time, you should be getting food or drink, and if you're stuck overnight, the airline should be paying for accommodation for you. passengers are being told to check the status of their flight before heading to the airport, and there will now be questions asked about how today's outage could have happened. katy austin, bbc news. we're joined now by david brooks, who's stuck in spain because of the chaos. thanks so much forjoining us, david, and i have to point out to viewers that you are not extra driving, you are a passenger on that vehicle. but what a day — i know you were stuck there with a very small child, which i imagine was very frustrating. i child, which i imagine was very frustrating-— frustrating. i was stuck in the airort frustrating. i was stuck in the airport with _ frustrating. i was stuck in the airport with my _ frustrating. i was stuck in the | airport with my four-year-old frustrating. i was stuck in the i airport with my four-year-old son. airport with my four—year—old son. when we arrived, i was unaware of any issue. we'd heard some rumours but we didn't know anything officially. then we got onto the plane, and as we kicked off, they told us there were issues. we were

on the plane for three hours, then two hours to get our bags off the plane. now we are just literally leaving the airport to our accommodation that we are going to. we still don't know anything from the airline, from easyjet, theyjust said delayed, they've not said anything else. 50 said delayed, they've not said anything else-— said delayed, they've not said anything else. said delayed, they've not said an hint else. �*, , ., anything else. so there's been no clari , anything else. so there's been no clarity. even _ anything else. so there's been no clarity, even though _ anything else. so there's been no clarity, even though we _ anything else. so there's been no i clarity, even though we understand the technical issue has been fixed, you just don't know when you'll get a flight home? ida. you just don't know when you'll get a flight home?— a flight home? no, i think the reason - _ a flight home? no, i think the reason - there _ a flight home? no, i think the reason - there was _ a flight home? no, i think the reason - there was a - a flight home? no, i think the reason - there was a lady i a flight home? no, i think the l reason - there was a lady there a flight home? no, i think the i reason - there was a lady there who reason — there was a lady there who didn't represent easyjet, but another company. but she was relaying information that it was the same for everyone, and basically they won't cancel our flights yet until the other previous flights have found their own flights. there something like 500 flights being cancelled, they said, or being affected. �* , ., .,

affected. and did you feel that chaos at the _ affected. and did you feel that chaos at the airport? - affected. and did you feel that chaos at the airport? oh i affected. and did you feel thatj chaos at the airport? oh yeah, everyone _ chaos at the airport? oh yeah, everyone was _ chaos at the airport? oh yeah, everyone was feeling - chaos at the airport? oh yeah, everyone was feeling it - chaos at the airport? oh yeah, l everyone was feeling it because chaos at the airport? oh yeah, i everyone was feeling it because no one knew what was going on. there was loads of kids with parents — everyone was so worried and concerned about where they would stay, if they would take off or be delayed. so there was belief that we would go. find delayed. so there was belief that we would no. �* i. delayed. so there was belief that we would no. �* would go. and you were saying that ou were would go. and you were saying that you were there _ would go. and you were saying that you were there with _ would go. and you were saying that you were there with your— you were there with your four—year—old son, did you have enough supplies like food and water? because several hours of going on and off a plane. because several hours of going on and offa plane. i because several hours of going on and off a plane-— because several hours of going on and off a plane. i had my own snacks for my son. — and off a plane. i had my own snacks for my son. but _ and off a plane. i had my own snacks for my son, but they _ and off a plane. i had my own snacks for my son, but they supplied us i for my son, but they supplied us with water on the plane. but after about three hours, it got to a point where it was so hot in the plane and people just get anxious, and they didn't know anything, they got no information so they just didn't know anything, they got no information so theyjust made the decision to say, "look, we need to get off the plane." and ironically as we got off the plane, we got to the airport and found out that the air traffic control has been fixed now. �* air traffic control has been fixed now. ~ ., .,

air traffic control has been fixed now. ., ., ., now. and david, what a way to end our now. and david, what a way to end your summer _ now. and david, what a way to end your summer holidays _ now. and david, what a way to end your summer holidays with - now. and david, what a way to end your summer holidays with your i your summer holidays with your family, but you are heading now to a hotel — do you know when you'll be able to get home? ida. hotel - do you know when you'll be able to get home?— able to get home? no, this is the thin. i able to get home? no, this is the thing- i was _ able to get home? no, this is the thing. i was told _ able to get home? no, this is the thing. i was told by _ able to get home? no, this is the thing. i was told by the _ able to get home? no, this is the thing. i was told by the lady i thing. i was told by the lady that they've all cancelled my flight tonight, and from that point, i can then rebook the next flight. but until then, we don't know, we are literally in limbo. we are on the 3pp literally in limbo. we are on the app refreshing, waiting for an announcement.— app refreshing, waiting for an announcement. ., . announcement. david, thanks so much, we appreciate — announcement. david, thanks so much, we appreciate you _ announcement. david, thanks so much, we appreciate you joining _ announcement. david, thanks so much, we appreciate you joining us _ announcement. david, thanks so much, we appreciate you joining us after- announcement. david, thanks so much, we appreciate you joining us after a i we appreciate you joining us after a very frustrating day, thanks so much. we'll be back in the next few minutes with all the latest headlines. hello. many of us had some very potent heavy downpours to endure on saturday and sunday. monday's showers were, generally speaking, lighter in nature.

now, tomorrow, there will be some showers once again, and actually, they could be set to turn heavier as this cold front pushes its way southwards and eastwards. along the line of this weather front, we could see some very heavy downpours, maybe the odd thunderstorm. we'll see some of that heavy thundery rain pushing its way southeast was across scotland overnight. some showery rain, too, into parts of northern ireland and northern england. ahead of that, quite a lot of cloud, but behind it, clear skies developing across much of scotland and northern ireland by dawn — so that means a mostly sunny start here as our band of showers pushes southwards and eastwards across england and wales. the showers tending to ease off for a time, but i think as we head into the afternoon and that showery rain gets down into the southeast corner, it could pep up once again. and at the same time, another band of heavy showers and the odd thunderstorm will push southwards across scotland. temperature—wise, we're looking at values between 15—21 celsius. and then, as we move through tuesday evening,

along the line of our cold front, we could see the odd thunderstorm in the southeast corner. our area of low pressure still fairly close by on wednesday, so there will still be some showers, especially across northern and eastern parts of the uk. further south and west, more in the way of dry weather, some spells of sunshine before our next weather system begins to push in from the west. wednesday's temperatures generally between 15—20, maybe up to 21 degrees. now, as we move into thursday, we will see our next weather system running in from the atlantic — that will bring cloud and outbreaks of rain. there's uncertainty aboutjust how far north this rain may come. particularly it will affect southern parts of england, wales, the midlands, but we could see some rain as parts of northern england and northern ireland, as well. much of scotland looks set to be dry with some spells of sunshine, and temperatures north to south, 14—19, maybe up to 20 celsius. for the end of the week, and certainly into the weekend, it looks like high pressure will try to build. now, there's a bit of uncertainty

about this, about how strongly the high will build, but there certainly are signs that as we move through the end of the week, into the weekend, we could see some drier weather.

this is bbc news. the headlines... at least 60 female afghan students have been turned away from the airport despite successfully gaining a scholarship in dubai. china's economic crisis deepens — shares in embattled evergrande plunge after it reports

losses of $4.5bn and simone biles forever in history — the us gymnast wins a record eighth national title, a full decade after her first. the taliban has prevented female students from leaving afghanistan to study in dubai. the women were travelling to the united arab emirates because in december, emirati billionaire businessman sheikh khalaf ahmad al habtoor announced scholarships for afghan women — after the taliban banned women from university. 100 afghan women were successful in gaining these scholarships. but at least 60 girls were turned away from the airport — as they attempted to travel there to take up their places — according to reports. these are pictures of female students setting off for dubai, queuing to go through security. but some were told that girls were not allowed to leave

afghanistan on student visas.