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the uae and bahrain were very eager participants in the normalization dynamic. led that process. i don't think the rest of the arab world is quite ready for normalization, particularly in the absence of an end to israel's occupation of 5 million palestinians were ruled by military regime, for which they cannot vote. i think the normalization and the situation with morocco and sudan, one was coerced and one was, in some ways, a diplomatic bribe, recognition of moroccan sovereignty, over occupied territory, like the palestinian occupied territories. i don't think the bite and administer she is prepared to go to the same lengths -- administration is prepared to go to the same lengths in terms of arm-twisting and threats on coercion, as in the case of sudan, to push the normalization agenda. i think it sort of reached its limit. on the palestinian front, yes, the situation is quite terrible. the palestinian authority is becoming more and more repressive. it has always been sort of illiberal in its approach to palestinian civil society, certainly had very little tole
the uae and bahrain were very eager participants in the normalization dynamic. led that process. i don't think the rest of the arab world is quite ready for normalization, particularly in the absence of an end to israel's occupation of 5 million palestinians were ruled by military regime, for which they cannot vote. i think the normalization and the situation with morocco and sudan, one was coerced and one was, in some ways, a diplomatic bribe, recognition of moroccan sovereignty, over occupied...
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and bahrain were, were very, very eager participants in the normalization dynamic, the u. ag lead that process. but i really don't think that the rest of the arab world is quite ready for normalization, particularly in the absence of an end to israel's occupation. 5000000 palestinian to are ruled by military regime for which they, they cannot vote. so i think the normalization and then you know, the situation with morocco, sudan, one was heavily coerced and the other was you know, some ways sort of a diplomatic bribe. recognition of moroccan over into the western sahara, which is occupied territory just like the palestinian occupied territory. so i don't think the by the administration is prepared to go to the same length in terms of arm twisting. and frankly, threats and coercion as in the case of sudan to push the normalization agenda. i think it sort of reached a limit, but on the indian front, yes, the situation is, is, is quite terrible. the palestinian authority is becoming more and more repressive. it has always been sort of liberal in its approach to palestinian civil society t
and bahrain were, were very, very eager participants in the normalization dynamic, the u. ag lead that process. but i really don't think that the rest of the arab world is quite ready for normalization, particularly in the absence of an end to israel's occupation. 5000000 palestinian to are ruled by military regime for which they, they cannot vote. so i think the normalization and then you know, the situation with morocco, sudan, one was heavily coerced and the other was you know, some ways...
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we know that israel has normalized relationships recently with bahrain and united arab emirates. and they're trying to court relationships with some of these other gulf states that you know, there is communication that takes place all of it is not all out in the open. but even with saudi arabia, there is hidden communication and cooperation. very passive. that takes place that i think the us would be on the same page with israel if they're trying to continue to normalize relationships with some of these other countries. yeah. how can you expect that to continue the normalization of relations with our countries? i think there's definitely right preferred ground for that to be to continue and for the administration as well. this role, of course, to build on. right. we know that obviously there were the agree and that reached year ago between israel in the united arab emirates with bahrain with morocco, with sudan, there was a normalization agreement. we know that the saudis were in talk, the monies were in talk to there's, there's a bunch of other countries that there's still poten
we know that israel has normalized relationships recently with bahrain and united arab emirates. and they're trying to court relationships with some of these other gulf states that you know, there is communication that takes place all of it is not all out in the open. but even with saudi arabia, there is hidden communication and cooperation. very passive. that takes place that i think the us would be on the same page with israel if they're trying to continue to normalize relationships with some...
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flights from bahrain. there are a vast number countries that have offered to host at risk afghans, american citizens or third country nationals. >> as of today, there's only one country that has definitively -- what does that say about your process. price: that is not accurate. there's one country were at risk afghans have been going. we have been at this for some time now. to do the security situation in kabul, to deteriorate, among those we've evacuated in the past week or so, have included members of our embassy team, american rectifier employees. at risk -- >> at risk afghans are the majority of people we are talking about here. if there's only one country that has agreed to accept those afghans, why is that the case? price: we have spoken to their tremendous capacity in the united states to host siv applicants at the -- military bases. i colleague at the pentagon was just speaking to this. it is not the case that there is only one location for at risk afghans. as the operations of started -- >> >> we
flights from bahrain. there are a vast number countries that have offered to host at risk afghans, american citizens or third country nationals. >> as of today, there's only one country that has definitively -- what does that say about your process. price: that is not accurate. there's one country were at risk afghans have been going. we have been at this for some time now. to do the security situation in kabul, to deteriorate, among those we've evacuated in the past week or so, have...
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base in bahrain. >> we are in bahrain.ater they were on the move again. >> somebody knocked our door and said pack your stuffs up, you've got a flight now. we are so excited. we still don't know where we are heading to. so hopefully it's the u.s. >> reporter: and sure enough, their wish had come true. >> our aircraft is landing in d.c. that's washington. we are this close. everybody is excited. >> reporter: in the space of four days they were on u.s. soil. how does it feel to be in america? >> we are so lucky that we are safe. it is beautiful to be here. we are the luckiest people, you know. >> reporter: housed at fort lee military base virginia while his s.i.v. is processed rashid was reunited with a s.e.a.l. team member who he hadn't seen for nine years. a second chance at life for an eternally grateful family. whose hearts may remain in afghanistan but his future now lies a world away. anna coren, cnn, hong kong. >> an incredible story. thank you for joining us. anderson starts now. >>> good evening. we have two breakin
base in bahrain. >> we are in bahrain.ater they were on the move again. >> somebody knocked our door and said pack your stuffs up, you've got a flight now. we are so excited. we still don't know where we are heading to. so hopefully it's the u.s. >> reporter: and sure enough, their wish had come true. >> our aircraft is landing in d.c. that's washington. we are this close. everybody is excited. >> reporter: in the space of four days they were on u.s. soil. how does...
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as you know, bahrain hosts the u.s.ifth fleet headquarters, and is a key partner, maritime partner particularly, in the gulf region. and qatar as well, in many different ways. we are always interested in having good conversations with these key partners in the region, but i don't think i'm going to speak to specifics with respect to afghanistan. i'll let those nation states speak for themselves. reporter: kelly myers nexstar , media group. is there any behavior by the taliban towards u.s. citizens or afghans trying to reach the airport that would mean u.s. troops would have to protect them? have any red lines been communicated to the taliban? john: we've made it very clear to the taliban that any attack upon our people in our operations at the airport will be met with a forceful response. there has been, as the general noted in his opening statement, there have been no hostile interactions between the taliban and our forces or of american citizens getting through. now, we have seen reports of the taliban harassing, and
as you know, bahrain hosts the u.s.ifth fleet headquarters, and is a key partner, maritime partner particularly, in the gulf region. and qatar as well, in many different ways. we are always interested in having good conversations with these key partners in the region, but i don't think i'm going to speak to specifics with respect to afghanistan. i'll let those nation states speak for themselves. reporter: kelly myers nexstar , media group. is there any behavior by the taliban towards u.s....
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bahrain hosts the u.s. headquarters and is a key maritime partner in the gulf region. qatar as well, in many ways. we are always interested in having good conversations with these key partners, but i don't think i'm going to speak to the specifics with respect to afghanistan and i will let those nationstates speak for themselves. >> is there any behavior by the taliban that would mean u.s. troops would have to protect? have any red lines been communicated to the taliban? >> we've made it very clear that any attack upon people or operations at the air work will be met with a forceful response. as the general noted in his opening statement, there has been no hostile interaction between the taliban and our purses or of american citizens getting through. we have seen words of the taliban harassing, physically so, some afghans that were trying to move to the airports. we are in constant communication with them to make sure that the, that they have the same visibility on the people we want to see get through as we do. some of that has to do with a common sight picture on cre
bahrain hosts the u.s. headquarters and is a key maritime partner in the gulf region. qatar as well, in many ways. we are always interested in having good conversations with these key partners, but i don't think i'm going to speak to the specifics with respect to afghanistan and i will let those nationstates speak for themselves. >> is there any behavior by the taliban that would mean u.s. troops would have to protect? have any red lines been communicated to the taliban? >> we've...
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eye-ah majzoub , lebanon and bahrain researcher for human rights watch and co-author of their new reporthey killed us from the inside: an investigation into the august 4 beirut blast." we will be back to look at the economic collapse in lebanon. stay with us. amy: this is democracynow. as we continue our coverage, we end with nisreen salti, economics professor at the american university of beirut. mass protests yesterday following the year of the anniversary of the explosion in the port of beirut that killed over 200 people, injured thousands, displaced so many hundreds of thousands. we only have a few minutes. can you talk about the economic collapse we are seeing right now in beirut and lebanon overall? nisreen: in the context of the port explosion, it is important to note that as gruesome and horrific and shamanic the explosion was in terms of magnitude and amplitude, it actually fits in with the general trend of negligence and corruption and collapse we have been experiencing for months very rapidly before the explosion for a few decades. what the explosion does in the context of the
eye-ah majzoub , lebanon and bahrain researcher for human rights watch and co-author of their new reporthey killed us from the inside: an investigation into the august 4 beirut blast." we will be back to look at the economic collapse in lebanon. stay with us. amy: this is democracynow. as we continue our coverage, we end with nisreen salti, economics professor at the american university of beirut. mass protests yesterday following the year of the anniversary of the explosion in the port of...
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other wealthy nation, such as cutter and bahrain received jobs by directly panko backs. dr. morgan, kamala, jani, from the people's vaccine alliance, says that rich nations only care about themselves. no, it's not acceptable. of course, it's not acceptable. the whole idea of having kovacs as a global mechanism is that we don't have that defendant, that the vaccines are distributed fairly well. of course, that mod callbacks. when they started, it decided to buy vaccines and distributed for the whole world rich and ford, of course. but of course that the rich countries i've already even before i started doing that by not pharmaceutical companies, unsecured millions and millions and millions of dollars. so actually they don't need to get to get doses from over bought. you know, they date of birth and got more than half a $1000000.00 from over canada got some installed and they really shouldn't. and yeah, under 2 companies, i'm just like, and i think populations and ignoring the rest. so definitely not fat. definitely that global mac. and so thought same as your news for the sou
other wealthy nation, such as cutter and bahrain received jobs by directly panko backs. dr. morgan, kamala, jani, from the people's vaccine alliance, says that rich nations only care about themselves. no, it's not acceptable. of course, it's not acceptable. the whole idea of having kovacs as a global mechanism is that we don't have that defendant, that the vaccines are distributed fairly well. of course, that mod callbacks. when they started, it decided to buy vaccines and distributed for the...
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as you know, bahrain hosts the u.s.s a key partner and maritime partner in the gulf region and qatar as well and in many different ways. so we're always, always interested in having good conversations with these key partners in the region. but i don't think i'm going to speak to specifics with respect to afghanistan. i'll let those nation states speak for themselves. >> thank you so much. kelly meyer with next tar media group. there is any retaliation from afghans trying to reach the airport, that means that u.s. troops have about protect them. have any red lines been communicated to the taliban. >> we've made it very clear to the taliban that any attack upon our people and our operations at the airport will be met with a forceful response. there has been, as the general noted in his opening statement, there has been no hostile interactions between the taliban and our forces or of american citizens getting through. now we have seen reports of the taliban harassing and physically so some afghans that were trying to move
as you know, bahrain hosts the u.s.s a key partner and maritime partner in the gulf region and qatar as well and in many different ways. so we're always, always interested in having good conversations with these key partners in the region. but i don't think i'm going to speak to specifics with respect to afghanistan. i'll let those nation states speak for themselves. >> thank you so much. kelly meyer with next tar media group. there is any retaliation from afghans trying to reach the...
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bahrain hosts the military and is a partner.re always interested in having good conversations with these key partners in the region, but i don't think i will speak to specifics with respect to afghanistan, i will let those countries speak for themselves. >> is there any behavior by anyone trying to reach the airport. >> we made it very clear that any attack on our people in our operations at the airport will be bhaet a forceful response. there has been no hostile interactions between the taliban or our forces or american citizens getting through. we have seen reports of the taliban harassing some afghans that were trying to move to the airport. we're in constant communication to make sure that they have the same visibility on the same people and some of that has to do with a common site picture on the credentialing. >> what about americans outside of the airport? >> we have not seen any hostile interactions and we have not seen them impede or harass or obstruct the movement of american citizens from their environment to the airp
bahrain hosts the military and is a partner.re always interested in having good conversations with these key partners in the region, but i don't think i will speak to specifics with respect to afghanistan, i will let those countries speak for themselves. >> is there any behavior by anyone trying to reach the airport. >> we made it very clear that any attack on our people in our operations at the airport will be bhaet a forceful response. there has been no hostile interactions...
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bahrain, denmark, germany, italy, kazakhstan, kuwait, qatar, uzbekistan. many will be transporting people through their territories to safety. albania, kosovo, macedonia, mexico, poland, qatar, ukraine and uganda have made generous offers regarding the relocation efforts for at-risk afghans. we appreciate the support. we're very encouraged other countries are also considering providing additional support, this is something that we will continue to be focused. finally this morning, secretary blinken participated in a virtual meeting to discuss the on going security situation in afghanistan and others to safely evacuate our it is ens and afghan allies that may be at risk. the allies agreed that any future government must adhere to afghanistan's international obligations, safeguard the human rights of afghans, women, children and minority, uphold the rule of law and allow unhindered access and ensure that afghanistan never serves as a safe haven for terrorism. secretary blinken appreciated all the service in afghanistan and our enduring commitment to the alli
bahrain, denmark, germany, italy, kazakhstan, kuwait, qatar, uzbekistan. many will be transporting people through their territories to safety. albania, kosovo, macedonia, mexico, poland, qatar, ukraine and uganda have made generous offers regarding the relocation efforts for at-risk afghans. we appreciate the support. we're very encouraged other countries are also considering providing additional support, this is something that we will continue to be focused. finally this morning, secretary...
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as you know bahrain hosts the u.s. and is a key partner, maritime partner in the gulf region and qatar as well. in many different ways. we're always interested in having good conversations with these key partners in the region but i don't think i'm going to speak to specifics with respect to afghanistan. i will let those nation states speak for themselves. >> thank you so much. question is this any behavior by the taliban towards u.s. citizens or afghan trying to reach the airport. has any red lines been communicated to the taliban? >> we've made it very clear to the taliban any attack upon our people and our operations at the airport will be met with forceful response. there has been as the general noted in his opening statement, there has been no hostile interactions between the taliban and our forces or american citizens getting through. we've seen reports of the taliban harassing and physically so some afghans that were trying to move to the airport. we are in constant communication with them to make sure that they
as you know bahrain hosts the u.s. and is a key partner, maritime partner in the gulf region and qatar as well. in many different ways. we're always interested in having good conversations with these key partners in the region but i don't think i'm going to speak to specifics with respect to afghanistan. i will let those nation states speak for themselves. >> thank you so much. question is this any behavior by the taliban towards u.s. citizens or afghan trying to reach the airport. has...
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just as of late the athletics integrity unit also revealed that a run from bahrain subject me a ga, short photo betty company and the kenny and sprint medic also have been previously suspended for possible substance abuse. and i've also been cases where athletes used substances, but riots of the lympics and now these tests have resurfaced. this happened with a brazilian volleyball player and also just lately a russian try of lawn athlete, eager to buy down ski who also tested positive for a substance abuse before the olympics. the test conducted during the olympics did not show anything. and now all the athletes that i've mentioned also have the right to a deal again. those provisional bands and open their sample, of course, will be keeping track of all the development that. but again, we could be facing a major candle for the british olympic history. will keep you posted on that and you can follow that and will the other stories that are to come run over social media including more on the developing serious situation. i've got to stand on the mystery bus blast in western russia last even
just as of late the athletics integrity unit also revealed that a run from bahrain subject me a ga, short photo betty company and the kenny and sprint medic also have been previously suspended for possible substance abuse. and i've also been cases where athletes used substances, but riots of the lympics and now these tests have resurfaced. this happened with a brazilian volleyball player and also just lately a russian try of lawn athlete, eager to buy down ski who also tested positive for a...
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just as of late the athletics integrity unit also revealed that a runner from bahrain subject me a ga, short photo. betty coming down and the kenny and sprint medic also have been previously suspended for a possible substance abuse. and i've also been cases where the athletes use bad stuff, but riots will be fixed and now these tests have resurfaced. this happened with a brazilian volleyball player and also just lately a russian try of lawn athletes, eager to find out who also tested positive for a substance abuse before the olympics. because conductor, during the olympics, did not show anything. and now all the athletes that i mentioned also have the right a deal. again, those provisional bonds and opened their b sample. courts will be keeping track of all the developments that but again, we could be facing a major candle for the british olympic history. okay, that's all to use for our next another child to delve into the mind of one of the world's foremost thing because as philosophers sub was yet because you haven't had to had the ah, the ah, ah me. so what we've got to do is ident
just as of late the athletics integrity unit also revealed that a runner from bahrain subject me a ga, short photo. betty coming down and the kenny and sprint medic also have been previously suspended for a possible substance abuse. and i've also been cases where the athletes use bad stuff, but riots will be fixed and now these tests have resurfaced. this happened with a brazilian volleyball player and also just lately a russian try of lawn athletes, eager to find out who also tested positive...
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. >> germany, bahrain and the united arab emirates all say they'll help with the backlog of evacuees. >>> and still ahead on kpix 5 news at 11:00, they look like typical snacks that you'd find at the grocery store, but one east bay police department says they could be much more dangerous. >>> and the new tools helping a north bay community save water during this drought emergency. >>> and the latest as the northeast braces for hurricane henri when we homelessness, housing, taxes, water, electricity, crime, wildfires. [sfx: bear roar] gavin, you've failed. we have to immediately cut taxes twenty-five percent. fix housing and homelessness. and make life in california affordable again. i'm a businessman, the only cpa running. shouldn't we choose ability this time? we must have a competent governor with management experience and outsider integrity. [sfx: bear roar] that describes only john cox. >>> new at 11:00, rich monday police made a unique bust after making a traffic stop for expired tags. officers say the driver had two guns in the car, no drivers license and a box full of suspiciou
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. >> if you have something on bahrain, can someone give it to me? >> yes. >> the nato secretary-general talked about the situation in afghanistan. from earlier today in brussels, this is about 40 minutes. question afternoon, the north atlantic council by what i see unfolding in afghanistan. nato has been working around the clock to maintain operations at the kabul international airport. around 800 nato civilian personnel have remained to provide key functions under very challenging circumstances. including air traffic control, fuel and communications. i would like to thank them. let me also think military forces of nato allies. in particular, turkey, the united states and united kingdom for the vital role in securing the airport. operations at the airport are readily resuming. during today's meeting, allies announced they are sending additional airplanes. we also maintained our diplomatic presence. they have been working closely with allies and the rest of the international community to chordate and facilitate the evacuation. we remain committed to
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what they're doing is they're flying to these reception centers in places like germany, bahrain, actually, korea. it's like $26.00 different countries, joe biden said yes, but i have now contributed to the massive effort to bring the refugees in because plan is just get them out of afghanistan. get them out of cobb will get them out of harm's way, get them somewhere safe, and then they can bring in to begin the process of bringing them here to the united states. now what they do is they landed dulles international airport, which is about 8 miles or so from us here. they are taken to a separate area of the apple terminal where they are greeted by interpreters. and then they are brought here. this is just a layer of a place. this is somewhere for them to rest of their heads, get a bite to eat, go to the restroom, just take stock of where they are, and then they will go on further. i'm going to bring in august. now this is vanessa who works for a local muslim support group and not only as an african interpreter that was at the airport. but it's also got herself and is helping with the effort
what they're doing is they're flying to these reception centers in places like germany, bahrain, actually, korea. it's like $26.00 different countries, joe biden said yes, but i have now contributed to the massive effort to bring the refugees in because plan is just get them out of afghanistan. get them out of cobb will get them out of harm's way, get them somewhere safe, and then they can bring in to begin the process of bringing them here to the united states. now what they do is they landed...
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i have a job as a lebanon, bahrain research at human rights watch. so she says, government officials try to cover up their knowledge about the explosive materials weeks before the blast. every official has tried to muddy the water of what actually happened in the lead up to august for. so we decided to collect all of the documentation, hundreds of pages of documents, some of which has not been published before to really piece together what happened . and we supplemented those documents with interviews with he judicial government and security sources as well. and what we found was incredibly dining. we found that various ministries, including the ministry of public transports, which he provides of sports, as well as the ministry of finance, which supervisors, the customs administration in lebanon. not only had knowledge of the dangers posed by the ammonium nitrate, but miscommunicated those dangers and hit those dangers from the judiciary. we also found that the lebanese armed forces brushed off responsibility for this ammonium nitrate even after they
i have a job as a lebanon, bahrain research at human rights watch. so she says, government officials try to cover up their knowledge about the explosive materials weeks before the blast. every official has tried to muddy the water of what actually happened in the lead up to august for. so we decided to collect all of the documentation, hundreds of pages of documents, some of which has not been published before to really piece together what happened . and we supplemented those documents with...
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just as of late, the athletics integrity unit also revealed that a runner from bahrain subject me a ga, short photo, betty coming down and the kenny and friend mike also, i've been previously suspended for possible substance abuse. and i've also been cases where the athletes use bad stuff, the right to be fixed, and now these tests have resurfaced. this happened with a brazilian volleyball player and also just lately a russian try of lawn. please eager to find out who also tested positive for a substance abuse before the olympics. the cost conductor during the olympics, did not show anything. and now all the athletes that i mentioned also have the right to a deal. again. those provisional bands and open there be sample. of course we'll be keeping shaka whole the development there. but again, we could be facing a major candle for the british. olympic history is one for you is canceled culture killing comedy will stand ups and comics are raising the alarm, taking it very seriously. said the laughter business is under threat these days because offending the p. c. movement could be career
just as of late, the athletics integrity unit also revealed that a runner from bahrain subject me a ga, short photo, betty coming down and the kenny and friend mike also, i've been previously suspended for possible substance abuse. and i've also been cases where the athletes use bad stuff, the right to be fixed, and now these tests have resurfaced. this happened with a brazilian volleyball player and also just lately a russian try of lawn. please eager to find out who also tested positive for a...
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other changes include india, bahrain, qatar and the uae switching from red to amber, meaning arrivalscountries will no longer have to quarantine at a government approved hotel. while austria, germany, slovenia, slovakia, latvia, romania and norway will be moved onto the green list. georgia and mexico have however been now be added to the red list. that is the highest level of restrictions. our transport correspondent, carrie davies has more. a near empty swimming pool, few tents pitched and no one propping up the bar. this would normally be the busiest time of year at this campsite in western france, but at the moment, they're half—empty. hopefully there will be a flurry of last—minute campers. we are hoping so, especially in september with the older couples who normally come who don't have families. i think it's too late for families to come because they will have booked elsewhere in the uk. across the channel, these british holiday—makers are staying home. with the kids in summer, we've . already changed our holiday for the summer, i work for the nhs- will change my holiday that way
other changes include india, bahrain, qatar and the uae switching from red to amber, meaning arrivalscountries will no longer have to quarantine at a government approved hotel. while austria, germany, slovenia, slovakia, latvia, romania and norway will be moved onto the green list. georgia and mexico have however been now be added to the red list. that is the highest level of restrictions. our transport correspondent, carrie davies has more. a near empty swimming pool, few tents pitched and no...
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just as of late the athletics integrity unit also revealed that a runner from bahrain subject me a ga, short photo. betty couple man and the kenny and sprint medic also have been provisioning suspended for possible substance abuse. and i've also been cases where athletes used banned substances, but dry it to the lympics. and now these steps have resurfaced. this happened with a brazilian volleyball player and also just lately a russian try of lawn athlete, eager to buy down ski who also tested positive for a substance abuse before the olympics. the test conducted during the olympics did not show anything. and now all the athletes that i've mentioned also have the right to appeal against those provisional bands and opened their b sample. of course, we'll be keeping track of all the developments that but again, we could be facing a major scandal for the british olympic history. council culture killing comedy stand ups and comics had taken the rest very seriously these days. and he say that the laughter business is under threat because offending the p. c. movement could be a career endin
just as of late the athletics integrity unit also revealed that a runner from bahrain subject me a ga, short photo. betty couple man and the kenny and sprint medic also have been provisioning suspended for possible substance abuse. and i've also been cases where athletes used banned substances, but dry it to the lympics. and now these steps have resurfaced. this happened with a brazilian volleyball player and also just lately a russian try of lawn athlete, eager to buy down ski who also tested...
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than old doses sent to the african continent that month of the wealthy nation, such as catherine, bahrain received jobs by direct paying kovacs, dr. moga mall jani from the people's vaccine alliance, says, rich nations care only about vaccinating the population. no, it's not acceptable. of course it's not acceptable. the whole idea of having kovacs as a global mechanism is that we don't have that dependence, that the vaccines are distributed fairly while of course, they're not callbacks when they started and decided to buy vaccines and distributed for the whole world rich and poor. and of course, but of course that the rich countries already even before i started doing that by not on data, pharmaceutical companies, unsecure millions and millions and millions of doses. so actually they don't need to get to get doses from corvette's bought. you know, they date of birth and got this more than half a $1000000.00 from canada gold some and then stopped and they really shouldn't. and yeah, under the companies, i'm just like and i think populations and ignoring the rest. so definitely not fat . i
than old doses sent to the african continent that month of the wealthy nation, such as catherine, bahrain received jobs by direct paying kovacs, dr. moga mall jani from the people's vaccine alliance, says, rich nations care only about vaccinating the population. no, it's not acceptable. of course it's not acceptable. the whole idea of having kovacs as a global mechanism is that we don't have that dependence, that the vaccines are distributed fairly while of course, they're not callbacks when...
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just as of late the athletics integrity unit also revealed that a run from bahrain studied me a georgia short photo betty company and the kenny and sprint medic. deamber also have been provision is suspended for possible substance abuse. and i've also been cases where athletes used band substances but riots elim dixon. now these sets have resurfaced. this happened with a brazilian volleyball player and also just lately a russian try of lawn athletes. eager to buy down ski who also tested positive for a substance abuse before the olympics. they just conducted during the olympics did not show anything. and now all the athletes that i've mentioned also have the right to appeal against those provisional bounds and opened their b sample. of course, we'll be giving shock a whole the development that but again, we could be facing a major candle for the bridge olympic history. and looks to be on its way towards banning non e u foreign entities from moaning it's media companies, bills to pass to keep out of entry stage, but it's already drawing and go from other you nations on the united states,
just as of late the athletics integrity unit also revealed that a run from bahrain studied me a georgia short photo betty company and the kenny and sprint medic. deamber also have been provision is suspended for possible substance abuse. and i've also been cases where athletes used band substances but riots elim dixon. now these sets have resurfaced. this happened with a brazilian volleyball player and also just lately a russian try of lawn athletes. eager to buy down ski who also tested...
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india, bahrain, qatar and the united arab emirates will switch from red to amber, meaning arrivals fromes will no longer have to quarantine in government—approved accommodation, while austria, germany, slovenia, slovakia, latvia, romania and norway will be moved onto the green list. but mexico and georgia have been added to the red list, the highest level of restrictions. up to 6000 british residents are currently in mexico, and if they can't get back before sunday morning, they will have to quarantine in a hotel at their own expense. the welsh government is expected to announce this afternoon whether they will adopt the same rules as the rest of the uk. with the latest, here's our transport correspondent caroline davies. a near—empty swimming pool, a few tents pitched, and no—one propping up the bar. this would normally be the busiest time of year at this campsite in western france, but at the moment, they're half empty. so happy about it. we couldn't understand why we were on the amber—plus list anyway to start with. we've had so many cancellations as a result of it, and we're over th
india, bahrain, qatar and the united arab emirates will switch from red to amber, meaning arrivals fromes will no longer have to quarantine in government—approved accommodation, while austria, germany, slovenia, slovakia, latvia, romania and norway will be moved onto the green list. but mexico and georgia have been added to the red list, the highest level of restrictions. up to 6000 british residents are currently in mexico, and if they can't get back before sunday morning, they will have to...
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india, bahrain, qatar and the united arab emirates will switch from red to amber, meaning arrivals fromountries will no longer have to quarantine in government—approved accommodation. while austria, germany, slovenia, slovakia, latvia, romania and norway will be moved onto the green list. but mexico and georgia have been added to the red list — the highest level of restrictions. up to 6,000 british residents are currently in mexico — and if they can't get back before sunday morning they will have to quarantine in a hotel at their own expense. the welsh government is expected to announce this afternoon whether they will adopt the same rules as the rest of the uk. with the latest, here's our transport correspondent caroline davies. a near empty swimming pool, a few tents pitched and no one propping up the bar. this would normally be the busiest time of the year at this campsite in western france, but at the moment, they are half empty. so happy about it. we couldn't understand why we were on the amber list anyway. we have had so many cancellations as a result of it and we are over the moo
india, bahrain, qatar and the united arab emirates will switch from red to amber, meaning arrivals fromountries will no longer have to quarantine in government—approved accommodation. while austria, germany, slovenia, slovakia, latvia, romania and norway will be moved onto the green list. but mexico and georgia have been added to the red list — the highest level of restrictions. up to 6,000 british residents are currently in mexico — and if they can't get back before sunday morning they...
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currently three of those vetting refugees in bahrain, qatar, and there are many. over dhs is goal is to pro people who idea of the were going to take kabul and the weekend. what will happen? their attitudes, a lot of good people but very different from those of most americans. a new poll found that 99% of afghan muslims support enacting sharia law. so many republicans in congress have no problem with this at all. in fact, some of those one is to evacuate afghans before we get all americans citizens out of the country. one of those republicans not surprisingly is ben sasse of nebraska. the single guilty as the white man in america. he said when you take it as many refugees as possible because america has given its work. he didn't say to whom. putting a finer point on that running for senate from ohio and joins us tonight to respond. not to attack ben sasse but there is this mode of communication and person that rather than explaining why it's in the interest of the country to do so, they just sort of attempt to lecture you because they have unresolved emotional pro
currently three of those vetting refugees in bahrain, qatar, and there are many. over dhs is goal is to pro people who idea of the were going to take kabul and the weekend. what will happen? their attitudes, a lot of good people but very different from those of most americans. a new poll found that 99% of afghan muslims support enacting sharia law. so many republicans in congress have no problem with this at all. in fact, some of those one is to evacuate afghans before we get all americans...
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some of the former include the military bases in the middle eastern countries, qatari, bahrain, the unitede, and as he mentioned, there are many us allies trying to get people out, as well. the americans in control of the airport are facilitating those evacuations, and many of the people who got out were not getting out on us military flights, but charters and other planes that had been organised by allies which the us facilitated as being in charge of the airport. mr biden of course will be joining a g7 meeting on tuesday to talk about the humanitarian issue, to talk about how the evacuation is going, and also to talk about how to deal with the taliban. i'm sure one thing the europeans will be raising with him is the issue of refugees, because that's a very politically sensitive issue there. so they have emphasised again the international coordination with this — though you may recall on friday when he was asked about us allies questioning the credibility of the us, saying this had damaged the credibility of the us, which they have, he said he hadn't seen any of that. so presumably leader
some of the former include the military bases in the middle eastern countries, qatari, bahrain, the unitede, and as he mentioned, there are many us allies trying to get people out, as well. the americans in control of the airport are facilitating those evacuations, and many of the people who got out were not getting out on us military flights, but charters and other planes that had been organised by allies which the us facilitated as being in charge of the airport. mr biden of course will be...
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they would be used to transport evacuees who have been stranded at us bases in germany, qatar and bahrain. now many of those afghan refugees are starting to arrive to the united states. as you can see here buses filled with those fleeing the country into a northern virginia community college campus early this morning. the arrival comes as sacramento also prepares for the arrival of refugees. sacramento mayor darrell steinberg says the city will support those who come here in any capacity possible. dave. >> all right. look for mostly sunny skies into the afternoon temperatures return back to the business of the 80's. however, later this week it looks like heat spike coming our way. a look at your boost and cricket charge you more for unlimited 5g. metro doesn't. introducing the big 5g upgrade. just twenty-five bucks a month gets you unlimited 5g and a free 5g smartphone. that's half the price... ...for one line of unlimited 5g smartphone data ...plus a free samsung galaxy 5g when you switch and trade-in. all with the power of the t-mobile 5g network. rule your day with 5g. only at metro by
they would be used to transport evacuees who have been stranded at us bases in germany, qatar and bahrain. now many of those afghan refugees are starting to arrive to the united states. as you can see here buses filled with those fleeing the country into a northern virginia community college campus early this morning. the arrival comes as sacramento also prepares for the arrival of refugees. sacramento mayor darrell steinberg says the city will support those who come here in any capacity...
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installations in qatar, u.a.e., kuwait, bahrain, italy, spain, and germany. we deeply appreciate the support from these countries. this is truly a testament to the importance of our alliances and our partnerships. in the past 24 hours, five flights landed at dulles international airport with approximately 1,300 passengers. at this time, four military installations as well as dulles international are receiving afghan as they come into the united states. these installations include fort mccoy, wisconsin. fort lee, virginia. joint base mcguire dix, lake hurt, new jersey. and fort bliss, texas. the total number currently at these installations is approximately 1,200 and north come continues to -- northcom continues to build out capacity to ensure they're prepared to receive more flights that will come in the next few days. there is absolutely a worldwide effort which includes several country, multiple commands and thousands of service members across the joint force. over the weekend, the airport in kabul remained secure. however, as many have seen already, centco
installations in qatar, u.a.e., kuwait, bahrain, italy, spain, and germany. we deeply appreciate the support from these countries. this is truly a testament to the importance of our alliances and our partnerships. in the past 24 hours, five flights landed at dulles international airport with approximately 1,300 passengers. at this time, four military installations as well as dulles international are receiving afghan as they come into the united states. these installations include fort mccoy,...
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. >>> he has restaurants everywhere from beverly hills to bahrain. talk about supply-chain concerns with michelin star chef wolfgang puck, right after this. things will pick up by q3. yeah...uh... doug? sorry about that. umm... what...its...um... you alright? [sigh] [ding] never settle with power e*trade. it has powerful, easy-to-use tools to help you find opportunities, 24/7 support when you need answers plus some of the lowest options and futures contract prices around. don't get mad. get e*trade and start trading today. >>> welcome back, everybody. in the face of the nation's historic labor crunch, restaurants are wrestling with more kate rogers has more on the story. >> hey, kelly, in new york city, they didn't have a choice. mayor de blasio's program mandates restaurant workers and patrons be vaccinated for i indoor >> it's exacerbating situation, and then, you know, in addition to all of that, you're dealing with the surge of the delta variant, which also created some complexities so we're getting hit from everywhere >> in austin, eric silverst
. >>> he has restaurants everywhere from beverly hills to bahrain. talk about supply-chain concerns with michelin star chef wolfgang puck, right after this. things will pick up by q3. yeah...uh... doug? sorry about that. umm... what...its...um... you alright? [sigh] [ding] never settle with power e*trade. it has powerful, easy-to-use tools to help you find opportunities, 24/7 support when you need answers plus some of the lowest options and futures contract prices around. don't get...
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installations in qatar, uae, kuwait, rain -- bahrain, italy, spain and germany. we deeply appreciate the support of these countries. it is a testament to the importance of our alliances and partnerships. in the past 24 hours, five flight landed at dulles international airport with approximately 1300 passengers. at this time, four military installations as well as dulles international are receiving afghans as they come into the united states. these installations include fort mccoy, wisconsin, fort lee, virginia, joint days require -- maguire, new jersey, and fort bliss, texas. the number is approximately 1200, and northcom continues to build out capacity to ensure they can receive more flights in the coming days. this is a worldwide effort with several countries, multiple commands and thousands of service members across the joint force. over the weekend, the airport in kabul remained secure, but as many have seen, a statement regarding an incident, no u.s. casualties or coalition forces involved, but regrettably an afghan secure the force member lost his life. as
installations in qatar, uae, kuwait, rain -- bahrain, italy, spain and germany. we deeply appreciate the support of these countries. it is a testament to the importance of our alliances and partnerships. in the past 24 hours, five flight landed at dulles international airport with approximately 1300 passengers. at this time, four military installations as well as dulles international are receiving afghans as they come into the united states. these installations include fort mccoy, wisconsin,...
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air bases in qatar, bahrain, and germany.here have been more than 8,000 ee vax -- vacuated out. the flooding has been the worst part. people have been packed into hangars where it's over 100 degrees. there were problems with heat and cleanliness. they're scrambling to fix that. that's where the refugees are processed for the first time, looking at what their visa status is. visas for those who help the war effort. that speeds the process along. mess who have had visas have made it to the united states. they're processed and sent to military bases. they'll figure out where they'll go. you have local communities and officials and mayors who welcome them. now, of course, those are the refugees that have had these documentation. what's uncertain is where they'll be outside overseas who don't have a visas. we haven't gotten a time line. it's looking like these will be up for many months to come. >> nick, this morning you're also reporting on yesterday's summit between pittsburgh and big tech leaders and cyber security. i'm asking
air bases in qatar, bahrain, and germany.here have been more than 8,000 ee vax -- vacuated out. the flooding has been the worst part. people have been packed into hangars where it's over 100 degrees. there were problems with heat and cleanliness. they're scrambling to fix that. that's where the refugees are processed for the first time, looking at what their visa status is. visas for those who help the war effort. that speeds the process along. mess who have had visas have made it to the united...
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will probably react to the opening of u.a.e., bahrain and the shift as well from amber plus to amber for the u.k. dani, let's reset the ageneral davment 2021, it's grow, the vice chair says the central bank is on course to begin pairing bond purchases late they are year with a rate hike penciled in for 2023. he painted an upbeat outlook with his comments. >> if he outlook for inflation and outlook for unemployment i summarized turn out to be the actual outcomes for inflation and unemployment, realized over the forecast horizon, i do believe these three necessary conditions for raising the target range for the funds range will have been met by year end 2022. manus: and we had the view recently echoed by the san francisco fed president of st. louis, both see tapering at the end of this year or early next year. julius buhr, chief economist. this chorus is growing. now, i just wonder, to what extent is this the fed, especially richard clariter for me, regrasping the narrative and telling the market we're not going to make a mistake. we're alive, we're aware, we're vigilant and ready to r
will probably react to the opening of u.a.e., bahrain and the shift as well from amber plus to amber for the u.k. dani, let's reset the ageneral davment 2021, it's grow, the vice chair says the central bank is on course to begin pairing bond purchases late they are year with a rate hike penciled in for 2023. he painted an upbeat outlook with his comments. >> if he outlook for inflation and outlook for unemployment i summarized turn out to be the actual outcomes for inflation and...
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i understand the three main hubs to be ramstein, qatar, and bahrain. are there way more now? mr. kirby: i'll let the general come up. let me just set this a little bit. yes, those are three main hubs. we are adding to that. you have seen italy. u.s. military installations in italy. u.s. military installations at spain also provide additional capability. there are other countries in the gulf region who are willing to take on a temporary basis some individuals. it's a bigger, broader sort of hub and spoke network than it was a few days ago. i'll let the general fill that out for you. on your first question, just let me level set it right away. we are aware of and as concerned as anybody about what had been some terrible sanitation conditions at qatar that were facilitated by the shear numbers and the speed with which those numbers got there. and we all recognize that. and nobody, nobody here wants anyone to be less than safe, secure, comfortable and well cared for as they go through this process. we take it very seriously. we'll be the first to admit that the conditions could have
i understand the three main hubs to be ramstein, qatar, and bahrain. are there way more now? mr. kirby: i'll let the general come up. let me just set this a little bit. yes, those are three main hubs. we are adding to that. you have seen italy. u.s. military installations in italy. u.s. military installations at spain also provide additional capability. there are other countries in the gulf region who are willing to take on a temporary basis some individuals. it's a bigger, broader sort of hub...
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that includes middle eastern countries like qatar and the united arab emirates and bahrain.there were 12 countries that had said they would accept afghan nationals as refugees to stay. uganda was one of them, canada is another and there were more, i don't have them at the moment but he made a point of saying this is a large international effort. mexico also agreed to accept afghan refugees, so the secretary made a point of saying this is a large international effort of countries who are willing to help with transit and settlement. of course that means the afghans at the moment who are getting on the plains are wondering, where am i going to end up? are wondering, where am i going to end u? ~ , a, end up? indeed. we understand president biden _ end up? indeed. we understand president biden this _ end up? indeed. we understand president biden this week - end up? indeed. we understand president biden this week was l end up? indeed. we understand - president biden this week was meant to head to wilmington, his home for the weekend but he is not going there now. it's a real indic
that includes middle eastern countries like qatar and the united arab emirates and bahrain.there were 12 countries that had said they would accept afghan nationals as refugees to stay. uganda was one of them, canada is another and there were more, i don't have them at the moment but he made a point of saying this is a large international effort. mexico also agreed to accept afghan refugees, so the secretary made a point of saying this is a large international effort of countries who are willing...
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not directly from kabul but once they get to those transit points in qatar and bahrain.ere the u.s. airlines will be able to take them to the u.s. or other safe locations trying to bolster this operation as they clearly city don't have the resources to get out of the tens of thousands of people to get out. >> it's a herculean effort from every vantage point. let's bring in texas congressman. how do you assess the situation in afghanistan. you probably heard the report we were playing before josh came on. is it as bad as that report indicated? >> it's concerning but i'd like to begin by thanking our men and women in uniform who have served and continue to service in afghanistan. they did accomplish the american objective of getting rid of al guide and killing osama bin laden. i don't think most americans who argue it was time to withdraw. it's been the execution that created a lot of disappointment and allied members across the world. i think more should be done and more should be done. >> if you're among those who is disappointed by how this has gone down. in what ways a
not directly from kabul but once they get to those transit points in qatar and bahrain.ere the u.s. airlines will be able to take them to the u.s. or other safe locations trying to bolster this operation as they clearly city don't have the resources to get out of the tens of thousands of people to get out. >> it's a herculean effort from every vantage point. let's bring in texas congressman. how do you assess the situation in afghanistan. you probably heard the report we were playing...
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our art news, whether they be your demings or israeli or in bahrain, and the years we spent with the uae in saudi arabia to address their security concerns and advance their security forces, that is not something -- i think we have a lot of continued goodwill we should focus on advancing. i can't sit here or i am an necessarily know what in afghanistan is more of a concern to each of these countries in terms of the potential ramifications. i think each of them have their own unique vantage point in concerns and if we can develop, again, there are so many things we do in terms of joint programs where they get the benefit of technological advancement that can help the challenges in those countries but also help the u.s. interest as well. a good example is our efforts with israel on this technology. our program to find those tunnels and figure out how to destroy them has been important for their security but the technological advancement of that program can be used in our technological systems to help our security as well. advancing these partnerships, every day, we can learn and really
our art news, whether they be your demings or israeli or in bahrain, and the years we spent with the uae in saudi arabia to address their security concerns and advance their security forces, that is not something -- i think we have a lot of continued goodwill we should focus on advancing. i can't sit here or i am an necessarily know what in afghanistan is more of a concern to each of these countries in terms of the potential ramifications. i think each of them have their own unique vantage...
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you had relations with israel, with the uae and bahrain.that region that, regardless of politics, they can forge that kind of strategic relationship that i saw when i was in the white house. >> harris: this was a meeting, morgan, that had gotten delayed because of the explosions that killed so many people outside of the kabul airport just yesterday. we knew it was coming. then from prime minister bennett, we knew it was his first meeting. he said this, israel's nuclear pursuit, their capability is the most important thing that we'll talk about today, mr. president. your thoughts? >> it is, harris, because it is a threat to the state of israel. right? you have their greatest enemy, the islamic republic of iran, which threatens almost on a daily basis to annihilate the state of israel. so that's going to be a big problem for the new prime minister, if this administration goes down the path of the obama administration, which is giving billions in sanctions relief to the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism. i thought it was very interest
you had relations with israel, with the uae and bahrain.that region that, regardless of politics, they can forge that kind of strategic relationship that i saw when i was in the white house. >> harris: this was a meeting, morgan, that had gotten delayed because of the explosions that killed so many people outside of the kabul airport just yesterday. we knew it was coming. then from prime minister bennett, we knew it was his first meeting. he said this, israel's nuclear pursuit, their...
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the fact is that a military base -- we have never been at war in bahrain. we've never been at war in qatar. and yet we have important bases there that those countries help host for their mutual benefit. afghanistan had no requirement for us to pull out of bagram. we had strategic reasons. for the last weeks and months i've been talking about the absurdity of predator observation aircraft and others having to fly for five to eight hours just to get to an area to look at it where previously they could do it in a matter of minutes. this has been a failure to plan or a plan to fail, either way, it is a decision made by this administration, and you can't blame the last administration. the last administration was wrong, then, darn it, go ahead and reverse it. but if you're going to say the last administration was right, you could at least execute it properly. they clearly were not planning to take the people out that they're now taking out. they hadn't identified names. there's a long list of -- >> that process was decimated during the trump administration, as yo
the fact is that a military base -- we have never been at war in bahrain. we've never been at war in qatar. and yet we have important bases there that those countries help host for their mutual benefit. afghanistan had no requirement for us to pull out of bagram. we had strategic reasons. for the last weeks and months i've been talking about the absurdity of predator observation aircraft and others having to fly for five to eight hours just to get to an area to look at it where previously they...