>> i just got back from of dhabi. -- abu dhabi. they have one of the heaviest fire walls in the region. this does not make sense because somebody people have access. what the government will tell you is that people will not allow this in their homes because they do not want children having access to these things. >> we are talking about pornography? >> pornography and blacklisted materials. >> and they can access the u.s. government sites? >> it they do this. many of the people we serve a read the newspaper, and they have access to news and information. >> how effective was this? i have seen graphs with the traffic -- there was still some traffic going through. >> some people have the mobile units, and access technology in that way. they are using a satellite system or the gps. >> and egypt was not able to shut this down? >> not completely. what i said it is a shift in the culture. and if you are looking at the technology and the way that people live, and how people interact with the government, and society, this is like learning t

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golf championship in abu dhabi for the third time in four years last month the victory also propelling the twenty six year old to second in the global rankings one place in front of woods. fantastic field this week you know as a big is a big week for for european golf you know oily for world you know the top three in the world to play near lee westwood tiger woods and me so it's an exciting week for everybody and great for the for the term as a pledge to have all three here big world ranking points and it will be exciting in cricket's mohammad amir mohammad asif month but how valid to appeal their bonds for spot fixing in a test with the anti corruption tribunals verdict was also this week by the pakistani cricket board mohammad. mir's career had gotten off to a cracking start but the eighteen year old will now have to serve a five year ban left handed fastball returning back to pakistan as he waits the file his appeal to the work of arbitration for sport amir is waiting on the official release of the i.c.c. verdict after which he'll have twenty one days to present his case and listen.

not to forget russia suffers defeat and thirst nature of twenty seven go down to run in abu dhabi. welcome to the chechen republic legendary dutch footballer ruud gullit touches down in caused me to take charge of russian premier league side f.c. terek. and a range team with lots of new faces of it because men prepare for the third stage of the year ahead to the swedish games. russia last start to run in their latest friendly match as they continue their preparations for next month's euro twenty twelve qualifier against and near their worst plenty happening off the pitch as russia played their first ever match in the united arab emirates and as richard put it reports the staging of the match proved to be a success and could be repeated in the not too distant future. this could be seen as the start of a new era for russian football it's the first time a national team has played a friendly match of a neutral venue abu dhabi has been very well received by dekalb accounts and the rest of the russian national football team obscenities here are absolutely second to none while the tempera

for the supply just got back from abu dhabi. they have about 80% of the population -- >> a relatively wealthy country. >> exactly, exactly. but they do have one of the heaviest, heavy handed firewalls in the region, and they are saying okay, that doesn't make sense. how many people have access? why your use answering the internet? and what the government will tell you is if they don't censer, people will allow it into their homes because they don't want their children having access to things -- >> are we talking like pornography and things like that? >> exactly. they will tell you it's not politics, it's pornography and blasphemous material. >> so could or can people access things like the u.s. government sites, radio free america, "the new york times"? >> yes, and in fact they do. most of the people that we have surveyed read a leaders agree and are using the internet to get access to news and information. that's one of the big drives of technology. >> how effective was the egyptian shut down? do you know -- i have seen grass w

now, for example, i just got back from abu dhabi.have about 80% of the population in -- >> host: relatively wealthy country. >> guest: exactly, exactly. but they do have one of the heaviest, heavy-handed firewalls in the region. and you're saying, okay, that doesn't make sense, so many people have access, firewall, why are you censoring the internet? what the government tell you is if they don't censor it, people there won't allow it into their homes because they don't want their children having access to things -- >> host: so are we talking things like pornography and things like that? >> guest: exactly. it's not about politics, it's about pornography and blasphemous materials. >> host: okay. so could people or can people access things like u.s. government sites, radio-free america, "the new york times"? >> guest: yes, and, in fact, they do. most of the people that we have surveyed read a daily newspaper and are using the internet to get access to news and information. thatst one of the big -- that's one of the big draws to the tech

now this is a tour which was planned well ahead of time and in fact coincides with the arms in abu dhabi which there are a further ninety three u.k. companies trading defense companies they are companies that manufacture and sell goods such as rubber bullets and the c.s. gas for crowd control to name just a couple that kind of thing small i mean mission and of course as you say it is the timing of this visit that has brought it under so much fire we've seen this is a huge amount of chaos in the middle east across these countries libya bahrain yemen before that egypt and tunisia and the police cracking down on these protests in certain countries and in fact there's a former foreign office minister here in the u.k. a member of the labor party denis macshane who has called the prime minister's visit with defense companies at this time insensitive and crass his huge incentive in class to seek to bolster the u.k. arms deal with countries in the middle east at this very sensitive time. could possibly comes to move leases are playing a part in some of the accusations now. well it is i mean we'v

>>sager: in fact you seem to have gotten off to a good start because the abu dhabi state investment arm mubadala has already agreed to co develop the international financial district in kuala lumpur they're involved in iskandar and plan to invest in sarawak. do you see that as a vote of confidence and how strong are your ties with the middle east specifically? >>razak: i was in the state of malacca and i officiated this solar cell plan, a super duper high tech solar plan. it's the first phase of a 600 million dollar investment. the second phase is another 600 dollar investment. and that's a very strong endorsement, a ring of confidence. and of course when you mention the middle east we have very good ties with the middle east. but it's something that requires us to work at it. just because of our historical and religious links it doesn't mean it will happen by itself. it means you will have to develop both a formal and personal relationship with these people. and once you have develop these relationships then you will have confidence and they will look to us malaysia. >>sager: malaysia

in dubai, abu dhabi, and saudi arabia, strong gains on wednesday. among the biggest, some of those who had come under pressure due to the egyptian crisis, but there is no telling how markets could react on thursday if the situation in egypt deteriorates any further. >> back to you, heather. >> thousands of people in queensland are being told to stay put, as a massive cyclone is coming their way. cyclone yasi has a wind gusts of up to 300 kilometers per hour -- has wind gust of up to 300 kilometers per hour. we spoke to someone in sydney and asked about how the situation is on the ground, if it is treacherous. >> it is certainly in queensland, and the eye of this storm has, a ground, in a community north of queensland. however, the full extent of the damage has yet to emerge. winds have been gusting up to 290 kph. it has been damaging buildings, causing blackouts, threatening lives, and this is a very popular tourist spot, too, you must remememr. there are some signs that the cyclone may be easing as it begins to move further inland. however, the oth

last week he announced new partnerships with the united kingdom and the crown prince of abu dhabi. welcome. >> thank you. >> rose: so tell me first, why do you write this letter each year? >> the idea came from warren buffett who writes his annual letter about the business and shares for somebody who hasn't been involved how he would summarize what's gone on. what went well, what didn't go well. and so i do that for the foundation and i sort of think of warren as the target reader. somebody who cares a lot but wouldn't have been there to see which grants had problems and wants to understand my thinking about how we're choosing different things, see that change over time, hear me admit what course corrections have turned out to be necessary and if you like... well, in his case we're worthy of the... >> rose: the stewards of his money. >> yeah, what he's trusted us with. >> rose: why polio eradication? >> well, the foundation does work on lots of health issues. one that's our top priority, though, is polio. because we have a sense now if we stay the course, raise the resources to dro

ball and russia have held their first training session abu dhabi ahead of their friendly with iran on wednesday the clash also acts as a prep exercise ahead of the next drawing of euro two thousand and twelve qualifiers which occur at the end of march russian monitor take out the cup was speaking in moscow prior to the trip dutchman standing behind his decision not to add any new faces to the twenty man squad. starting he. explained every time about the provisional new players listen the target. group to qualify for next year does the most important thing and we have not so much time to make experiments because you can only make excuse if we already qualified. also on wednesday world cup finalists the netherlands take on austria in a friendly over in eindhoven the dutch shanter the clash is hot favorites the spite being without several first choice players burke fun morphic side determined to extend a winning run of five matches since losing the world cup final to spain in johannesburg last july england based trio of robin van persie. and nigel de young have all withdrawn from the squ

correspondent richard dunne portrayed following wednesday's one nil friendly defeat to iran in abu dhabi. i'm also a little bit there's a porter someplace to get a chance to show something. quite pleased was that but overall the good thing as well as we lost. but something does that does very important for us we have to do it because ammonia yeah i mean i mean you know coming up in march is not a lot of time tell my game are you happy blame things are growing slower but not happy because normally you have to win against iran but you could see that some blows the problems to overcome the fitnesses you can see that the didn't a lot of pros are very very tired but also when you play armenia the russian season love ready been well over about a month or so so i mean there's no issues there to be there but also just i mean this is the experiment where for preaching bizarre talks about russia playing craps in qatar in march i mean is you happy with this kind of arrangement going to usual country to play friendly everybody's playing so we can play as well but we're going to do this why would you

with our correspondent richard courtly following his side's a loss in a friendly against iran in abu dhabi. i'm also a little bit there's a porter someplace to get a chance to show something and i was those quiet please was that. overall the good thing as well as we lost. but something does it does very important for us we have to do is because i'm a new yeah i mean i mean you know coming up in march it's not a lot of time tell my game are you happy things are growing up not happy because normally you have to win against iran but you can see that some players are the problems to overcome the fitness you can see that the didn't a lot of players are very very tired but also when you play. russian season leverett even to about a month or so so i mean there's no issues there's to be there but also just i mean this is what experiment worth repeating bizarre talks about russia playing craps and in march i mean is you happy you have this kind of arrangement going to you from country to play friendly everybody's playing so we can play as well but we can do this by who otherwise we can better train

our correspondent richard van point late but i was days when male friends and defeat to iran in abu dhabi. i'm also a little bit there's a border in some players to get a chance to show something. quiet please was that bad but overall the good thing as well as we lost the good but some things that those very important for us we have to do to give them a new yeah i mean i mean you know coming up in march it's not a lot of time tell my game are you happy when things are going. not happy because normally you have to win against iran but you can see that some players as the problems to overcome the fitness you can see that the joint a lot of players are very very tired but also when you play on the russian season leverett even well about a month or so so i mean readers non-rational is no issues there to be there but also just i mean this is the experiment worth repeating those are talks about russia playing drums and guitar in march i mean if you happier this kind of arrangement going to the usual country to play friendly evolvable is playing so we can play as well but we're going to do this

russian football it's the first time a national team has played a friendly match of a neutral venue abu dhabi has been very well received by dick of the cats and the rest of the russian national football team obscenities here are absolutely second to none while the temperature has been very mild in the low to mid twenty's which makes a very refreshing change for most of russia which is covered by a blanket of snow of a moment. the only thing lacking was spectators have imagine played in dubai as was originally supposed to be the plan b. attendance figure would have been much higher nevertheless interest in the match has been high such as the large ex-pat russian population in the u.a.e. the only are nowhere but enough that i don't know exactly what influenced the choice of the city but if the game was played in don't lie we would have had more russian spectators to support our national side. nevertheless a couple of thousand russian fans still managed to make the game the majority travelling from all around the emirates. i don't know how many russian fans have come to the game to support our

all right that brings us to football where russia have arrived in abu dhabi ahead of their friendly with iran on wednesday the squad no daughter alive had to be leaving subzero moscow for the sunnier climes of the u.a.e. that clash also acting as a prep exercise ahead of the next round of euro two thousand and twelve qualifiers at the end of march a russian manager dick advocaat was speaking in moscow prior to the trip the dutchman standing behind his decision not to add any new faces to the twenty nine squad. starting you have to explain. to the provisional new players listen the target is reduce group to qualify for next year there's the most important thing and we have not so much time to make experiments because you can only make excuse if we already. it was on the t.v. fernando torres was hoping for and someday in the english premier league the chelsea new boy seeing its side go down against his old club liverpool in london that was the sport's on for bridge fifteen million tourists who was substituted just after. the result leaves chelsea in fourth ten points off leaders manchester

government is sending representatives out to the launch in abu dhabi it's called eidetic. which the arms industry trade body in the k. claims ten percent of its executives will be british at this spare and the u.k. actively encourages these companies to sell including the very equipment that is being used to protest this in the middle east the u.k. is to seriously look at not just where the selling to a specific country is and which i is a good idea but whether but how it should be selling arms and if it should be selling arms are told. is the these weapons are widely misused and the u.k. is a arms and export criteria which look good on paper very rarely applied with any record . two astronauts from the mars five hundred program of carried out their second walk on a virtual surface of the red planet as part of a unique project that simulates an eighteen month mission when a push elf from the european space agency explained the meaning of the imitation we have to us you know it's this is oleksandr from russia and one way from china doing their second mass walk and you see a

government is sending representatives out to the launch in abu dhabi it's called eidetic. which the arms industry trade body in the k. claims ten percent of its executives will be british at this spare and the actively encourages as these companies to sell including the very equipment that is being used to protest this in the middle east the u.k. has to seriously look at not just where the selling to a specific country is and which i is a good idea but whether but how it should be selling arms and if it should be selling arms or told. these weapons are widely misused and the u.k. is a textbook criteria which look good on paper very rarely applied with any record. and there's those tensions rage across the middle east debate is heating up over which country is going to be next and having its leader toppled well later this hour in cross talk peter velasquez guess if iran is likely to follow the example set in tunisia and egypt or whether that would be just wishful thinking from western governments. but what's the risks facing as we talk about massive changes going on in the

but first football where russia have arrived in abu dhabi ahead of their friendly with iran on wednesday they scored no doubt delighted to be living subzero moscow for the sun and climbs of the u.a.e. the clash also acting as a preparation exercise ahead of the next round of euro twenty twelve qualifies at the end of march russian manager to can because he was speaking in moscow praja the trip dutchman standing behind his decision not to add any new faces to the twenty months called. phone starting here i have to explain every time about the provisional is the new play you listen the target this year is was just group to qualify for for next year that's the most important thing and then we have not so much time to make experiments because you can only make experience if we already qualified. in the meantime the netherlands are preparing for their friendly against or so. dutch will go into wednesday night's game favorites despite missing several first choice players but on my side determined to extend a winning run of five matches since losing the world cup final to spain in johannesburg

but we'll start with football where russia have arrived in abu dhabi ahead of their friendly with iran on wednesday this quarter no doubt delighted to be living subzero in moscow for the sonic limestone the u.a.e. the clash also acting as a profession exercise ahead of the next round of twenty twelve qualifiers at the end of march russian manager dick of the card was speaking in moscow prior to the trip the dutchman standing behind his decision not to add any new faces to the time tonight it's called. starting here i have to explain every time about the provisional is the new play you listen the target is yours is was does group to qualify for for next year that's the most important thing and then we have not so much time to make experiments because you can only make experience if we already qualified. it was a weekend to remember for russia's cup squad the champions booking their summer fun both caught a stunning comeback over france after this singles that was two zero to the visitors but drawn by the most good crowd was to do level following single which was to go on the console and

government is sending representatives out to the launch an abu dhabi it's called eidetic. which the industry trade body in the u.k. claims ten percent of its exhibitors will be british at this spare and the u.k. actively encourages is these companies to sell including the very equipment that is being used to protest this in the middle east to seriously look at not just where the selling to a specific country is and which i is a good idea but whether but how it should be selling arms and if it should be selling arms a tool. is the weapons are widely misused and the u.k. is a textbook criteria which look good on paper very rarely applied with any record. now in egypt there have been mass abrasions marking a week since hosni mubarak was ousted as president but middle east analyst james denselow from king's college london says that so far mubarak's associates are still in power. this hasn't really been a revolution in a traditional sense mubarak's power structure his cronies are still really in a similar place as they were before they say while the battle to. be won the war ov

not to forget russia's suffers defeat and not just trying to level and to grant in abu dhabi. welcome to the chechen republic pledging to adopt football a good deal of touches down in bosnia to take charge of the russian side see terry . and a range team with lots of new faces which the turkish men prepare for the stage of the euro hockey this swedish games. that russia last start to run in their latest friendly match as they continue their preparations for next month's euro twenty told qualifier against. there was plenty happening off the pitch as russia played the first ever match in the united arab emirates and as richard reports that staging of the match proved to be a success and could be repeated in the not too distant future this could be seen as the start of a new era for russian for. the first time a national team has played a pretty good match should you think they knew i would be has been very well received by dekalb accounts and the rest of the russian national football team obscenities here are absolutely second to none while the temperature has been very mild in

government is sending representatives out to the large arms fair in abu dhabi is good idea. which the arms industry trade body in the u.k. claims ten percent of its exhibitors will be british and this is fair and the u.k. actively encourages is these companies to sell including the very equipment that is being used to protesters in the middle east the u.k. to seriously look at not just where the selling to a specific country is and which i is a good idea but whether but how it should be selling arms and if it should be selling arms are told. is the least weapons are widely misused and the u.k. is a. criteria which look good on paper very rarely applied with any regular. as those tensions rage across them in leeds debate is heating up over which country is going to be next in having its leader toppled next hour in cross talk about ask his guests if iran is likely to follow the examples set internees in egypt or whether that would just be wishful thinking from western governments. i'll ask you the question just point blank as i always do are people tired of having the islamic

well of course one of the main reasons for going at the moment is because those big arms fair in abu dhabi. and there are i believe around thirty six british firms in shipping there including the big ones like. call kinetic and so on it's because all i'm saying oh very very lucrative the u.k. is cutting its own ministry of defense spending the us is cutting its but spending lots of countries in the recession are cutting back so they look for other places to sell them up means overseas the middle east particularly as a very rich market so that all going to so. it's a it's not just the u.k. other countries are doing exactly the same they see it as a very lucrative market very profitable part and they don't really care too much about fictionally at the same time david cameron has defended his actions by saying britain has long protected countries like kuwait and that the u.k. has tough regulations on who it sells those weapons to do you think that that's a sallow guarantee given the nature of selling guns bombs tanks etc. well the point about suspending licenses for arms deals is first of all

government is sending representatives out to the large arms fair in abu dhabi it's called i desks. which the arms industry trade body in the u.k. claims ten percent of its exhibitors will be british at this spare and the u.k. actively encourages these companies to sell including the very equipment that is being used to protest this in the middle east at least where weapons are widely misused and the u.k. is a arms and export criteria which look good on paper very rarely applied with any record the mass outrage of the middle east erupted after a popular a people's in chief busier in egypt which brought about leaders and people gathered in cairo's tahrir square on friday to mark a week now since president mubarak was toppled middle east analyst james then slow told us it's too early yet to celebrate victory. this hasn't really been a revolution in a traditional sense mubarak's power structure his cronies are still really in a similar place as if they were before they say while the battle to oust mubarak has been won the war over the future of egypt has really yet to be force and we s

russia's fabulous play for the first time this year on wednesday taking on iran in a friendly the abu dhabi clash will serve as a litmus test ahead of six upcoming euro ten to twelve qualifies as the deck of a card stressing that players should be on their own for more than the iranian threat. for you mirjam not so much involving the opponent it is a portable we do technically if it is wise old your things are now not so important because they all are in the beginning of the preparation we cannot expect a lot of people also. told him that as well so but there's also important to think you solve budget figures about sharp just settle doesn't fall. in the meantime germany prepare for their first international of twenty eleven side taken into the tonight against whom they have a bleak records in matches between the two nations intellect claims fourteen wins while germany only seven eight games didn't find the winner germany play germany players are determined to be zero for the first time in nearly sixteen years bundesliga top scorer is missing due to an injury but fellow striker most of close

to forget russia suffered defeat in their first match of twenty eleven going down to a round in abu dhabi. welcome to church the legendary dutch footballer route hall it touches down in grozny to take charge of premier league side f.c. . lending support robert qubits is lotus team mate to tell the patrol visits the formula one star and possible the pole was seriously injured in a rally crash of the week. it's been a less than memorable beginning to a new football year for russia dick advocates charges going down to a shock defeat at the hands of iran in a friendly moments was what you were revealing in the first hour or so is best chances occurring in a frantic two minute spell halfway through the period first veteran conscience let rip but a round shot stopper many who was up to the challenge for follow up aloft all right alexander here then had the chance to give his side the lead in the very next attack but this need striker ballooned over the second half was shaded by a run but the persian stars finishing couldn't match the build all that is until a ninety minute mohammad kalama baris