at this time the suez canal remained closed to all traffic in both directions. while heavy clashes continued in the region east of the canal the world was focused on global politics the cold war was at its height and the fate of 14 ships stranded in a wide section of the su is canal was not an international priority. the plight of the yellow fleet had slipped off the news agenda months dragged on and the 14 ships remained a dying company great britain think the crews realize that their best option was to create a spirit of international cooperation and a stark contrast to events in the wider world friendships were formed as well as the great to better and make association. l.a. . we were very much a community because there were only 27 people on board our ship and many of the other ships had we just screwed like that the company didn't have a full compliment which would have been about 70 personnel on board a ship but we were down to 28 though it was necessary then to make friends with all the other ships with the american ships and the swedish ships and the poli

before we go egypt is marking the 150th anniversary of the opening of the suez canal one of the world's most important waterways connecting the mediterranean with the red sea it took a 1000000 egyptians 10 years to build it and a feat matching the building of the permits to dramatically cut shipping times for the growing international trade between europe and asia a new 72 kilometer 2nd plane that opens in 2015 allow traffic to increase to record levels. and that's all for this edition of business thank you very much watching we'll see you next time or whenever you like. to go back. to. sleep. carefully. to. discover the a. comedian. subscribe to the documentary. to know that 77 percent. are younger than 6. time all voices. in the 77 percent. from. the flashes from housing boom boom times this is where. the 77 percent. this weekend v.w. . every journey begins with the 1st step and every language is the 1st word american could nico in germany. why not with him. it's simple mind on your mobile and free. w z e learning course. german made easy. the bizarre video also beyond mel whose. was

before we go egypt is marking the 150th anniversary of the opening of the suez canal one of the world's most important waterways connecting the mediterranean with the red sea it took a 1000000 egyptians 10 years to build it in a feat matching the building of the pyramids and dramatically cut shipping times for the growing international trade between europe and asia and you 72 kilometer 2nd plane that opens in 2015 allow traffic to increase to record levels. and that's all for this edition of business thank you very much watching we'll see you next time or whatever you like the new delhi dot com to take care of. syrian born on man visits a local bar in berlin. he lives just opposite with me who was a member of the hitler youth as a child. some residents are suspicious of refugees in the neighborhood. but america's curious about the bars regulars across the road worlds apart. close up next. because india. how can a country's economy grow in harmony with its people and the environment when there are do or look at the bigger picture india a country that faces many challenges and those peopl

is a big day for egypt the country is marking the 100 and 5th anniversary of the opening of the suez canal one of the world's most important waterways connecting the mediterranean with the red sea it took a 1000000 egyptians 10 years to build it in a feat of matching building the pyramids dramatically cut shipping times for the growing international trade between europe and asia a new 72 kilometer 2nd lane which opened in 2015 then allowed traffic to increase to record levels. the great achievement drops are for the u.s. business africa for now for me and the team here amber lynn thanks for keeping us company. syrian born on mary visits a local bar in the. he lives just opposite with a phone who was a member of the hitler youth as a child. some residents are suspicious of refugees in the neighborhood. but i mean there is curious about the bar's regulars across the road worlds apart. close up 60 minutes on d w. earth a home for saving googling to goes tell stories of creative people and innovative projects around the world ideas to protect the climate and boost green energy solutions by glo

europe it's the 1st deep sea port that container ships from asia reach after passing through the suez canal china wants to make it the final destination on its new maritime silk road its spending billions to expand the port for greece in its economic desperation selling parathas represents lots of much needed cash investments and jobs and china gets the property and infrastructure at a strategically vital location for an unbeatable price. in 2016 chinese shipping giant costco acquired a majority stake in the port for 370000000 euros since then container shipments have increased more than 10 fold to 4900000 containers since july parade as has been the largest container transfer shipment in the mediterranean now cosco plans to put a further 800000000 euros into expanding the entire port not just the container terminal a huge harbor for cruise ships will be built there complete with 5 star hotels many greeks hope that with china's help the old port of parathas can be returned to its former glory. and not to some of the of a global business stories making news. facebook has unveiled a new logo

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german armies were closing in on moscow, the german armies in north africa were closing in on the suez canal, they took time out to invade and occupy iran because of the german networks inside this country. that is how big a deal this was. and before the war, they were sending agents in and out. they had long-range aircraft flying out of crimea, dropping paratroopers in there throughout the entire war, supply drops, trooper drops. plans.les, long-range -- long-range planes. jump foris one inserting agents into iran that was the source of the name, operation long jump. tehran, you have a city that is seating with international spies. you have the germans, you have the british -- they were active throughout that region ever , back to thear i 19th century, that was an important part of their sphere of influence between the suez canal and india. they had a strong presence. so they had a strong presence there. one about the americans? you probably heard of norman schwarzkopf, the famous general. dad,ay have heard of his also called norman schwarzkopf, who was the head of the new jersey state patr

egypt is marking the 150th anniversary of the opening of the suez canal one of the world's most important waterways connecting the mediterranean with the red sea it took a 1000000 egyptians 10 years to build it in a feat matching the building of the pyramids it dramatically cut shipping times for the growing international trade between europe and asia at the time and use 72 kilometer 2nd lane that opened in 2015 allow traffic to increase to record levels. every 4 we go see other beings is having a very special auction this week starring striking colombian pieces from the seventy's and a flawless bracelet the jewels are so spectacular the auction house made sure everyone to take a look at them by staging a world tour now the question of course is who will buy. a sapphire flanked by diamonds available to anyone with a spare $2.00 to $3000000.00 in their pockets the graceless is the crown jewel if you will of a collection of art deco gems that will go under the hammer at the peace auction in geneva this dates 2927 and we have been the sale of nada splendid. created the exactly at the same ti

it's a big day for egypt the country is marking the 100 and 5th anniversary of the opening of the suez canal one of the world's most important waterways connecting the mediterranean with the red sea it took a 1000000 egyptians 10 years to build it in a feat of matching building the pyramids dramatically cut shipping times for the growing international trade between europe and asia a new 72 kilometer 2nd lane which opened in 2015 then allowed traffic to increase to record levels. great achievement and drops our. business africa for now for me and the team here and berlin thanks for keeping us company. it's a talk show. strong. it's clear positions from international perspectives of supply . every week we get to the point on our current topic. and. come it isn't just. to disappoint. the guys. with different languages we fight for different things that's fine but me all speak up for freedom freedom of speech and freedom of press. giving freedom of choice global news that matters w made for moderns. this is news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes then i jerry ends in change human rights wat

forces capacity, counterterrorism, and secure the countries land and maritime borders including the suez canal. in closing, the president's fy 20 request is for national security priorities in the region and advances our interests. thank you for your enduring support of diplomacy in the region and our foreign service investments. our ability to respond quickly to needs in the region and allocate funding effectively requires your continued support. i look forward to answering your questions. thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you, chairman. thank you for the opportunity to testify on the important role of the development and humanitarian assistance programming in advancing u.s. interests in the middle east and north africa. it is an honor to be here and to be representing the professionals of usaid. usaid recognizes most of the nations in this region are actually middle-income countries, countries with young populations whose energy, education, and educatio in intelligence can be kept can play a critical role in helping these countries lock in democratic advances where they have occurred and dri

and you bootie with the chinese now have a brand new military base and we have the suez canal that links up all of the shipping lanes between asia the indian ocean and europe and now that links up all of the shipping lanes between asia the indian ocean and europe so much of the world's economy depends on strict strategic sub so much of the world's economy depends on strict strategic security and stability in that part of the world and the asian economies in the european acuity instability in that part of the world and the asian economies in the european economies are still completely dependent on the middle east for oil and for natural gas the economies are still completely dependent on the middle east for oil and for natural gas the united states is not with now the world's largest exporter of both your but united states is not with now the world's largest exporter of both your but there's also look what happened in europe in 2015 when you had the weaponization of migrants and refugees also look what happened in europe in 2015 when you had the weaponization of migrants and refugees out

the carrier group this year sailed from the mediterranean to the suez canal and singapore, rotating cast of allied ships was part of the carrier group. there was portugal, danish contributions, italy and the u.s. also participated. and so transatlantic unity concerning the french initiative was demonstrated. during the deployment, the group participated in maritime ercises with the indian-australian-japanese neafs and with the egyptian navy on the way back when the u.s. had left the carrier group. this tour as mentioned as evidenced, singapore another important partner of europe, it's an authoritarian state but embedded in the alliance system. it is a highly economic country and linchinged with china and the u.s. and this is the kind of policy line that europe also adopts not seeing china as a wholesale enemy, but as some where in between a competitor and a partner. so this was an attempt to demonstrate that there is complement between the work done n european institutions in the indo pacific and group of countries that happens on the ground and that is intended to emphasize and to stren

the carrier group this year sailed from the mediterranean by the suez canal across the indian ocean and via the maliki strait to singapore, rotating cast of allied ships was part of the carrier group. there was portugal, danish contribution, uk, italy, australia and the u.s. also participated, and so transatlantic unity concerning the french initiative was demonstrated. during the deployment, the group participated in maritime exercises with the indian, australian, japanese navies and also with the egyptian navy on the way back when the u.s. had left the carrier group. this tour ended in singapore, important part of of europe, it is embedded in the u.s. online system. it is an economically highly developed country and a country with links to both china and the u.s. and this is the kind of policy line that europe also adopts, not seeing china as a wholesale enemy, but as somewhere in between a competitor and a partner. so, this was an attempt to demonstrate that there is complementarity between the work done by european institutions with respect to the indo-pacific, and then the work of