the woman fled to abu dhabi before the war began in syria it was in abu dhabi that she came into contact with the human smuggling ring. making about a bid that would have a yacht i can smuggle people in from many different countries she got me out of abu dhabi and brought not a whole and that is why she sent me documents and i was interviewed in the polish consulate about then i got like these and flew straight from abu dhabi to poland. and. this woman's fingerprints were taken when the visa was issued in abu dhabi and again when she applied for asylum in germany at that point in two thousand and sixteen the scam with the fraudulently obtained visas should have come to light but a fingerprint. clearly not cross checked german police discovered loopholes in the system during the investigation. diabolic inside the problem at that point was that there was still no automatic cross checking of fingerprint records of what life if someone's going to order and were taken during the process of applying for asylum the granting of asylum they were not automatically crossed checked with the visa inf

more now from the bbc‘s mani djazmi in abu dhabi. felix mani djazmi in abu dhabi.ez the cat coat sa) is felix sanchez the cat coat says he is not concerned about this. qatar. they are just focused on the game. qatar dispatched saudi arabia and absolutely humbled the uae, beating them 4—0 in the semi—final. to the three best teams are in the final. asa three best teams are in the final. as a nation, japan have been the most consistent team in asia without question. this is theirfifth most consistent team in asia without question. this is their fifth final since the first in 1992, and they have one all the other four. this is a young japanese team coming through. their big target is at the olympics in tokyo and absolutely 110—0118 olympics in tokyo and absolutely no—one expected them to reach this stage, especially watching them play, they were very scratchy. they stepped up a level. qatar have all the stakes in their favour. almoez ali the leading scorer. they have not conceded a goal yet. the most assists in the competition from their staff. i just assists in the c

becky anderson, cnn, abu dhabi. >> for more on the pope's visit cnn's delia gallagher is live in abu abi. delia. >> reporter: hello, good morning to you, cyril. yes, the pope is here. the first time the pope is in the arabian peninsula. in just a short time the pope will be meeting with the crown prince. there's a delicate political situation overhanging this visit. and that is the situation in yemen because the emirates is in a coalition with saudi arabia, fighting a war with yemen, in which the u.s. says has created one of the largest human catastrophes in our time. and the pope from the vatican on sunday just before leaving for the emirates made a plea for peace in yemen. we do not know if he will raise that issue privately with the crown prince and government authorities. but certainly they know where he stands on the issue. and then later this afternoon, cyril, one of the main reasons the pope has come here, to meet with the muslim council of elders. this is a man who is one of the principle muslim leaders for suni muslims. and the pope believes all religious leaders need to come

making history, the pope's plane touched down on the tarmac at abu dhabi's presidential airport.he told journalists he was hopeful the visit would prove to be successful. translation: this will be a short trip. but this morning, i received news that it was raining in abu dhabi, and in this place, one thinks of this as a sign of a blessing. i hope it will all be like this. he was greeted by abu dhabi's crown prince, sheikh mohammed bin zayed al nahyan, who escorted him to meet the grand imam of egypt's al—azhar mosque and university — one of the main seats of learning of sunni islam. before leaving rome on sunday, the pope held mass in st peter's square. he made his strongest condemnation yet of the war in yemen, where the united arab emirates has a leading military role. he said the yemeni population is exhausted by the long conflict. translation: i follow with great concern the humanitarian crisis in yemen. a great many children are suffering from hunger, but no access to food supplies is there. brothers and sisters, the cry of these children and their parents rises up to god. i

pope francis has arrived in abu dhabi.d working there. it is the first visit made by the head of the catholic church to the arabian peninsula. donald trump said sending us troops into venezuela remains an option. he also said president maduro had requested a meeting with him several months ago, but president trump turned him down because he said the process was very far along. theresa

another day another stadium still abu dhabi india versus thailand. and again many empty seats though the thai fans gave it all to remind me of iceland. it still was a historic day. india won their first asian cup game since nineteen sixty four and their fans went wild. it simply was a great atmosphere. i decided to meet some of them at their hostel is that. they enjoyed their desert experience so far. we. game and. it. is. real football fans coming from abroad to the u.a.e. to the asian cup. i felt like i needed to accompany to support this group called blue pilgrim. what is that like. i don't know what it means. i mean if you don't want to be doing the meaning of reason why don't you know. as a couple of games had passed already the time had come to compare our impressions about the atmosphere around the stadium. the nation people you know the football it's been. in the voices i was there this all the. people. watching and seeing you know with those huge metal forms and all of the nation it was different and it ended shuns it was like it comes. back

he joins me from abu dhabi.toric is building toward the potential for a delay on article 50. in your mind, ryan, are we coalescing around deal, moreover no deal at all? what is your current brexit-ometer? >> well, i have to say that this object is starting to sound like opera, it's really funny. delay, there will be a no one has any interest in a no deal brexit, it is catastrophic for everyone. let's not forget the irish backstop, it's the worst outcome of the worst case situation, so no one really wants to go there. it's in the best interest of everyone to delay it. the deal, probably they will try to find him sort of a deal, and the parliament will probably vote for it. electionsative is new -- they aret think a bit scared of that. i think they can find some sort of deal. one ring that caught my eye is the volatility on the pound. 15% from the december high. the pound options are risking pandemonium by underplaying brexit chaos. if they don'tk, give anything to satisfy the brick deals on the backs and we crash

claudio joins us from the uae capital of abu dhabi. to you. >> reporter: good morning, richard. good morning, marlie. pope francis became the first pontiff to ever visit the arabian peninsula and the choice of the uae is far from coincidental. where freedom of religion is guaranteed by constitution, and home to almost 1 million christians, most of them if not lifetime opportunity to see pope francis when he presides over the first open-air public mass in this country on tuesday. for today it's going to be all about interfaith dialogue. pope francis will visit the city's mosque, one of the biggest in the world. then he's going to attend the human fraternity meeting alongside the grand imam, seen as the highest religious authority in sunni islam. also this trip is going to have a political and diplomatic undertone. the uae coalition head by saudi arabia still gained in a war against rebels in yemen. before leaving the vatican on once again great concern for the humanitarian crisis caused by that war, and he invited all the parties involv

joseph's cathedral in abu dhabi. payers clerk from pakistan, a german priest, and the many catholic foreign workers working in the uae are awaiting the post visit with great anticipation. -- hopes -- pope's visit with great anticipation. >> it is a momentous occasion. it is a once-in-a-lifetime occasion to many of us to see him, especially in this part of world. reporter: for this man, the pope's visit is of major importance. >> it is the first time the head of the church or even a leaderr of the church has come to the arabian peninsula. that is historic. that is why there's so much discussion about the visit. much of the talk centers around the meetings being held here between christians and muslims in the heart of the islamic world. reporter: the pope's visit also carries a political dimension. the emirates are part of a saudi led military alliance deployed in yemen. the pope has her be he called for peace in the war-torn country, but this point this thorny issue, religious dialogue will remain centerstage. uae is

fragments of which can be found at the louvre abu dhabi. >> it was founded by a denomination called thech of the east, one of the eastern churches. still survives. so the visit by the pope actually has a local resonance in that there is a tradition here of christianity that is still related today to the catholic church. >> reporter: he says history suggests that local followers of that church converted to islam, but it didn't mark the end of the christian presence on the arabian peninsula. while islam is the official religion of gulf states and leaving islam is illegal, in the uae alone it is believed there are over 1 million christians, majority of whom are catholic migrant workers. >> you can't be a trading nation on the shores of a great maritime trade route without learning to develop some kind of tolerance and understanding and acceptance. >> reporter: a champion of interfaith dialogue, pope francis will meet with the grand imam of egypt's mosque in abu dhabi during his trip. a cleric regarded as the highest authority in sunni islam. >> uae is already a role model, it is a trend se

making history, the pope's plane touched down on the tarmac at abu dhabi's presidential airport.told journalists he was hopeful the visit would prove to be successful. translation: this will be a short trip, but this morning i received news that it was raining in abu dhabi, and in this place, one thinks of this as a sign ofa place, one thinks of this as a sign of a blessing. i hope it will all be like this. he was greeted by abu dhabi's crowned prince, who escorted him to meet the grand imam of egypt, al azhar mosque and university, one of the mains seats of learning of sunni islam. before leaving rome on sunday the pope held mass in saint peters square. he made his strongest condemnation yet of the war in yemen, where the united arab emirates has a leading military role. he said the yemeni population is exhausted by the long conflict. translation: i follow with great concern the humanitarian crisis in yemen. a great many children are suffering from hunger but no access to food supplies. brothers and sisters, the cry of these children and their parents rises up to god. i call on

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condemned the united arab emirates involvement for example in the conflict in yemen now he's in abu dhabi are we likely to see more pressure put on by the pope well i mean he actually made himself very clear even yesterday at noon during the angeles as he was preparing himself to leave. to the middle east i mean to the united arab emirates he said that basically this was a complete humanitarian catastrophe and without mentioning you know the country by name i mean he clearly said that he was there essentially in a mission to try to bring beats the thing about this about this in the way that this prophecy has operated international conflicts and has done it by the way very efficiently as they did in cuban american relations us in the syrian front when they actually negotiated essentially the u.s. stopped from from advancing into the country something that we only find out many months later so we have the people in the grown negotiating and then the results are really the first things we see so i don't really expect to hear a great pronouncements over the next two days but i do think that t

expected to feature prominently in his highly anticipated speech and to the whole celebrates mouse in abu dhabi tens of thousands flocked to see him in the zeta sports stadium francis uses the historic occasion to directly address the million catholic migrants in the u.a.e. plus new revelations in the so-called football leaks says the alleged source behind the largest leak in the history of sports goes public for the very first time through pinto discusses his role and his uncertain future following his recent arrest in budapest. thank you so much for your company everyone you. union strikes have cost significant disruptions across france says workers took to the streets to demonstrate against the policies of president emanuel and mccall believe her union city organized the action in response to what it called the country's social and merchant say and to call for a fairer taxation system while some key figures involved in the countries and the country's yellow vests movement which has been protesting against president marcos since last november also joined the rallies and we can now bring in ou

also coming up pope francis has celebrated mass in abu dhabi the capital of the united arab emirates during the service the pontiff and knowledge the hardships faced by migrant workers in the country it was the first visit to the region by a reading contest. and new revelations in the so-called football leagues as the alleged source behind the largest leak in the history of sports goes public for the first time. discusses his role and his uncertain future following his recent arrest and build up bench. i don't welcome. thank you for joining us. police in paris have the rest of the room in connection with the fire in which at least ten people have been killed it took place at a residential building in the sixteen out on these evil a wealthy area in the southwestern part of the city seventy five also injured in the blaze and this curious a still searching the building police suspect the five may have been lit deliberately. paris is wealthy sixty district early to die residents say they heard a woman scream sin there off the flames began shooting out of the top of a night story apartmen

tuesday the pontiff will lead a groundbreaking mass for the roughly one million catholics living in abu dhabi he hopes his visit will boost tolerance of their faith in the wider region. are joining me now to discuss the significance of this historic visit is martin gagne religious affairs analyst good to have you here with me martin all right it's heavy with symbolism this visit because it's the first papal visit on the arabian peninsula why that pope francis decide to go there now well i think i mean there are essentially true reasons for it happening no the first one is that there has been actually development over the last few years and reapproach months so to say of muslim communities and not the like communities especially at its theological basis on the other hand the fact is they are you actually seen a lot of conflict much of it as a lot of pressure on christian communities through the region and i think that there's about to in that field studies actually broke the most powerful always should i mean in obvious need to defend christian communities in the region. these are mainly the t

more now from the bbc‘s mani djazmi in abu dhabi.

lauren green reporting live from abu-dhabi. >> hi, shep.eted a short but history-making pilgrimage to the arabian peninsula. many believe it's a new chapter in christian muslim relations. >> it was excellent. it was as if the holy spirit was among us. >> it was so holy. it was actually special. i am speechless and my wife as well. the first time that we've seen the mass with the pope. >> pope francis entered to the thundering chants of the faithful, about 120,000 as pope francis is the first bishop of rome to preach in the gulf nation. it was a show of religious tolerance in the united arab emirates where a million christians make up 10% of the population. you can hear the witnesses. a once in a lifetime event. the pipe was invited by the conference of abu-dhabi as a celebration of the country's year of tolerance, shep. >> shepard: lauren, the conflict and humanitarian crisis in yemen was an issue on this trip. >> well, yes, it was. the pope actually -- it caused tension between the house and the uae. the pope was here for brotherhood. he w

once the trophies were handed out in abu dhabi the real celebrations began in. the new champions are expected to return home on saturday where they will receive a royal welcome. as these asian games come to. then qatar's national football team has proved that they are ready for the biggest football tournament there is the world cup the twenty twenty two which will be held in qatar as the final whistle was blown in qatar behaving the champions of the seventeenth asian cup games fans poured onto the streets celebrating their country's was for when they might be the underdogs in the tournament certainly the celebrations of the continue well into the night here in. dorset of bari al-jazeera doha. but to the united states where immigration officials reportedly force feeding detainees on a hunger strike in protest against conditions at a texas detention center immigrations and customs enforcement known as ice says eleven detainees at the el paso processing center have been refusing food some for more than a month a report by the associated press is found up to thirty

had sli in abu dhabi and has been speaking to mr. sawiris, and it's interesting coming from a man like mr. sawiris who has all of this expertise in the telecom space, visa vi these comments about huawei. what more can you tell us? >> well, we've been talking about this very topic for a long time now specifically, to the point about huawei he does seem concerned not just about what this equipment will mean for security in places like egypt, china, the united states and europe as well, but he is broadly concerned about what it means for this u.s.-china trade spout. he is essentially telling me there that china has been taking serious advantage of western companies and the west generally for years now that it's time to put a stop to it, and he feels that president trump is moving at least at the moment in the right direction. of course, this is the one who isn't adverse to going into difficult places to invest he holds the only telecom license in north korea he has done that for years now he is one of the first prop ownents of president

once the trophies were handed out in abu dhabi the real celebrations began in doha. the new champions are expected to return home on saturday where they will receive a royal welcome. guitars nash. well football team has proved that they are ready for the biggest football tournament there is the world cup in twenty twenty two which will be held in qatar as the final whistle was blown qatar we hade the champions of the seventeen asian cup games fans put onto the streets of celebrating their countries was there or when they might be underdogs in the tournament dosage of mari al-jazeera doha. and american football fans and gearing up for super bowl sunday and this group of friends has a pact to attend the tournament every year the last surviving members of a group called never miss a super bowl club one member says the ticket price in one thousand and sixty seven was twelve dollars this is tickets it costs him a whopping two thousand dollars a game will be held in atlanta where the los angeles rams face the new england patriots. are watching al-jazeera these are top stor

once the trophies were handed out in abu dhabi the real celebrations began in doha. the new champions are expected to return home on saturday where they will receive a royal welcome. as these asian games. to an end qatar's national football team has proved that they are ready for the biggest football tournament there is the world cup and twenty twenty two which will be held in qatar as the final whistle was blown in qatar became the champions of the seventeen asian cup games fans put onto the streets to celebrate their country's was sure win this fight the underdogs in the tournament certainly the celebrations will continue well into the night here in doha dosage of bari al jazeera. and it's a surprise that the qatar victory in abu dhabi of asian cup is the top story on our website at al-jazeera dot com. your child is there with me said remind her of all top stories the united states is withdrawing from one of its main nuclear weapons agreements with russia saying the nine hundred eighty seven intermediate range nuclear forces treaty has been consistently violated we

auto the pope is in the united arab emirates on a historic trip he's just been holding mass in abu dhabi vent wraps up the first ever papal visit to the arabian peninsula on monday the head of the roman catholic church called on all religions to unite to end wars in the middle east including in yemen. as one of the coalition partners backing yemen's government in its fight against rebels jordan will host new talks on the exchange of prisoners between yemen's warring sides government delegates the rebels will work reconvene and on tuesday the deal could involve up to fifteen thousand detainees from each side so it's great in principle as a confidence building measure ahead of talks in sweden in december that the rebels have been fighting assad led coalition in yemen for four years. james bays has more. these talks on a possible prisoner exchange are being facilitated by the un and by the international committee of the red cross the numbers potentially are huge each side the coalition and the who theories are presented a list of eight thousand people each that they want to be released alth

i drove to abu dhabi to attend the opening game no i have also been at the world cup in russia. where moscow looked like this with iceland fans cheering on the subway or drinking a bottle of rum. colombians dancing with their arms around girls hips. mexican's going out of control. and iranian women partying in the streets. most of these things are not welcome in pup. in the u.s. so i was a bit skeptical as to how the city of dobby would feel on the opening game day. so far i haven't seen any sign of the asian cup taking place here i'm sorry. but. let's keep on looking. to see. if there is something over there i can't wait. i found a fan zone would it be packed well not quite. close again let's be real the asian cup is not the world cup i'm well aware of this but this fan zone did not look as if the engine cup could ignite the passion of iraq at least the dance performance was interesting and. i was just told that this is the only public viewing space here and i would dominate because she doesn't go to the stadium now. there is a lost and. yes it's in no way logical but it's publ

the leader of the roman catholic church has arrived in abu dhabi his first papal visit to the arabian peninsula pope francis will be in the region for two days during which he'll meet leading muslim clerics and hold an open air mass for some one hundred thirty five thousand catholics. right now the annual american football championship the super bowl is playing out in atlanta the game sees the new england patriots face the los angeles rams in the u.s. the game is almost always the most watched television event of the year and for that reason adds shown during a broadcast kamandi norma sams this year the price tag is five point two five million dollars for a thirty second spot estimates suggest a million people have traveled to atlanta for the event with around one hundred million expected to watch with those kind of numbers watching the game advertising at the super bowl creates a platform for large scale commercial promotion and political activists. mark hanna's joins us now via skype now from washington he is the co-founder of progressive shop an online platform to provide status to

once the trophies were handed out in abu dhabi the real celebrations began and. the new champions are expected to return home on saturday where they will receive a royal welcome. as these asian games come to an end qatar's national football team has proved that they are ready for the biggest football tournament there is the world cup and twenty twenty two which will be held in qatar as the final whistle was blown qatar became the champions of the seventeen asian cup games fans put onto the streets to celebrate their country's was her win this fight the underdogs in the tournaments certainly the celebrations will continue well into the night here in. dorset of bari al-jazeera doha. almost late for work because of all the traffic actually still ahead for you on the thailand takes drastic action to tackle its polluted air but activists say the real problem is government complacency. and i'm lawrence lee in romania which has just taken over the presidency of the european union and whose government stands accused of complicity in the mass illegal logging of its own fo

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once the trophies were handed out in abu dhabi the real celebrations began in doha. the new champions are expected to return home on saturday where they will receive a royal welcome. as these asian games come to an end qatar's national football team has proved that they are ready for the biggest football tournament there is the world cup and twenty twenty two which will be held in qatar as the final whistle was blown in qatar which paid the champions of the seventeen asian cup games fans poured onto the streets to celebrate their country's was for when this might be the underdogs in the tournament certainly the celebrations will continue well into the night here in doha dosage of bari al-jazeera doha. your field is there a reminder of all the top stories venezuela's opus. told al-jazeera he's willing to do everything possible to put the country on the path to democracy and stability is in a political stunt. off with president madeira earlier he rejected an offer from mexico under you're required to mediate talks part of thing off again here they are not to conflict i

joseph cathedral in abu dhabi. and then, a mass at a stadium.hat's the largest christian worship in the ld of islam. they hope that one of the effects will be permission to build more churches on the peninsula. >> meagan fitzgerald, thank you. trump is expected to call for bipartisanship cooperation during tonight's state of the union address. >> hise aides say will offer what they are calling an inspirational and visionary path for the u.s., despite his fight with the congress. tracie potts is live with apr iew of the speech. good morning. >> reporter: will it inspire and will it be more than just words? those are questions this morning, as we get ready within hours for president trump's first speech before a divided congress. democrats on one side,an republ in charge on the other. president trump laying out a vision of what the white house says willose cg greatness, focusing on five things, immigrion, trade, lowering health costs and foreign policy, along with making sure that the government stays running. imdwrags and the wall will be the big

national football team will return to a royal welcome on sas day off to winning the asian cup in abu dhabi the team has been crowned the content all champions after beating four time winners japan three goals to one thousands of supporters have been celebrating the victory and has all played with almost no fans in the stadium because of the blockade imposed by the u.a.e. and with saudi arabia bahrain and egypt. you're watching out of there these are top stories about as well as one of has rejected a mexican proposal to mediate between him and president nicolas maduro the opposition leader who has declared himself as interim president is backed by several western countries but of. there not to conflict insights at all we have he said entire country to the wants changes and a very tiny group that sustains itself with weapons stolen from the republic and with constant threats against the same army to sustain and a citizenship that east massacre i understand a very good intentions of mexico and europe and i understand the ultimatum the european union has given me the opposition has been willin

he's been invited to the region by abu dhabi's crown prince to take part in an inter—faith conferences on tuesday, which is expected to draw tens of thousands of people. everyone is happy, everyone is excited, the people are lining up just to get tickets to it is something that we are really, really looking forward to. the fact that the pope was able to come here supported by the rulers of this country is such a positive exciting time for everybody in abu dhabi and beyond right now. american football's showpiece event takes place tonight as the new england patriots and the la rams meet in the super bowl in atlanta. millions of people worldwide are expected to watch the game which could see patriots quarterback tom brady make history by becoming the only person to win six super bowl titles. and it is on bbc one. is it? now that i have just said it's... and it is on bbc one. is it? now that i have just said it's. .. it is watched by millions, it is huge advertising revenue from there although the viewership has dropped. is it? something like 7% it was down and we will talk about it late

a plane carrying pope francis touching down in abu dhabi last night where he was greeted by the crownpope spoke with some children, he also met with a host of cabinet ministers over the 48-hour trip. the pope is set to meet with muslim and political leaders during that time. he'll also hold an open air mass. >>> leading the news, actor and singer jussie smollett was back on stage this weekend for the first time since he says he was attacked on a chicago street last tuesday. police are calling it a possible hate crime. as nbc's morgan chesky reports, smollett had a lot to say >> reporter: back on stage in front of a sold-out crowd in west hollywood, jussie smollett put on the show fans came for. but also opened up about tuesday's alleged assault in chicago. >> i was bruised but my ribs were not cracked. they were not broken. >> reporter: this photo shows smollett hours after he says two men attacked him, shouting racist and homophobic slurs. >> both my doctors in l.a. and chicago cleared me to tomorrow, but said to take care, obviously. >> reporter: regarding the incident he said -- >>

footballing world by winning the asian cup for the first time maybe japan three one in the final in abu dhabi to cap a remarkable tournament david stokes reports i this is as big as football gets in asia we're going for their first major trophy but standing in their way with a full time champions japan forty three places above them in the world rankings they may have been underdogs but qatar struck the first blow and a spectacular one two was i was. had eight goals in the tournament already but number nine was his best yet the twenty two year old with an overhead kick breaking the competition's goal scoring record set back in one thousand nine hundred ninety six that is similar to tennis at a fantastic start for qatar and soon it got even better i another stunning goal this time from abdel-aziz had term they were two no up at half time who would you see. things started to go against them after the break though first they lost to eleven hookey to a nasty looking head injury and then for the first time in the competition they finally conceded a goal to cooney mean amino giving japan hope and it

many nationalities united in their faith at the st joseph cathedral in abu dhabi. a parish clerk from pakistan german priest martin stephen and the many catholic foreign workers living in the united arab emirates are awaiting the pope's visit with great anticipation. a momentous occasion and it's probably one life to market and for many of us to see him and especially in this part of the. even the pontiff's visit is of major importance. just as it's the first time the head of the church or even a leader of the church has come to the arabian peninsula that's really historic and that's why there's so much discussion about the visit most of the talk centers around the meetings being held here between christians and muslims in the heart of the islamic world. this is not a vision to follow for his torch of. the pope's visit also carries a political dimension the emirates a part of a saudi led military alliance deployed in yemen the pope has repeatedly called for peace in the water own country but despite the stormy issue religious dialogue will remain center stage the u

a mass attended by more than one hundred eighty thousand people filling a stadium in the capital abu dhabi during the mass francis raise concerns about the plight of migrant workers in the gulf country the vast majority of whom are for the paedos and indians pope also called for more harmony and tolerance between muslims and christians i ask the crowds cheer pope francis is cavalcade makes its way slowly into the zoe sports stadium in abu dhabi. all around the catholic faithful care to mark this historic occasion. you buy here or see at least you know which appears to each one i would imagine that they will. visit country you do it. i never imagined the. last three years with. this their first ever papal mass in the arabian peninsula and what some consider to be the largest show of public christian worship in the gulf arab region public displays of non islamic faith are restricted but on the last day of the pope's visit tens of thousands openly celebrate mass with him. for jesus on the other hand blessid of the poor the me those who remain just even at the cost of appearing in a bad line t

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