faisal was much less favorable to the united states. so that was one big setback. shortly afterwards the lebanese civil war began and that was another setback to america the lebanese president was one of the few arab leaders who publicly divorced the eisenhower declaration but in jordan the cia uncovered a plot to overthrow king hussein who was in his early twenties very inexperienced and is running a country 80 percent palestinian with no support with a nationalized monarchy and they uncover the plot by tapping the phone of the serbian defense attachÉ who was plotting with the egyptian counterpart to overthrow the king and in the june 1958 the cia gave all the information to the jordanians and they arrested him and the plot makers. the king turned to his brother-in-law, the king of jordan being faisal the second and you can see how remarkably young they are in 1958, the two of them agreed iraq would send a brigade of the iraqi army to oman to help stabilize the situation. unfortunately the brigade they selected was filled with those who were preparing plot against

unfortunately for those who were preparing a plot against king faisal the plot succeeded on the 14thof july 1958 and as i said earlier it was a very violent plot. the brigade was with ammunition that was very unusual and instead of heading towards jordan it was to the defense ministry they line the entire family up against the wall to machine gun all of them. the prime minister of iraq was the de facto leader of the country and was found a day later and executed on the spot and executed on the street it was a very violent and a stunning blow to america's interest in the middle east. a series of events look who was led by this man nobody knew who this guy was a complete unknown egyptians didn't know the russians didn't know who he was. a complete unknown factor. the coup plotters may or may not have been pro- egyptian but people on the street demonstrated immediately the streets in baghdad july 14 and those that overthrew the government it was not a big stretch to come to that conclusion that this was an egyptian sponsored coup. for then and today with a highly sectarian government an

faisal islam, bbc news.ter was urging people not to lose patience with the lockdown, but there's concern that some people are doing just that. police in north yorkshire say they received abuse over the weekend as they tried to turn away day trippers from beauty spots. so is the lockdown fraying round the edges? here's our north of england correspondent danny savage. the signs have been up for weeks, but after a prolonged period, it seems a minority of people have had enough of lockdown. one police officer on duty this weekend took these pictures near the village of malham after she put a stop to this barbecue with a number of visitors from out of the area sitting around it. that particular party was broken up just over there on top of malham cove. one of the police officers on duty here on saturday has written on social media about what was said to her, and it shows that some people are getting fed up with the lockdown and others just don't want to abide by the restrictions. recounting her day on duty, the o

faisal islam, bbc news.whoever is responsible for cyber attacks against the health system in the czech republic should, in his words, expect consequences. two czech hospitals reported attempted attacks on their computer systems on friday. a czech official said it was the work of a serious and advanced adversary. the death toll in britain from coronavirus is fast approaching 15,000 people, and that's in the space ofjust six weeks. behind every number is a family grieving. allan little looks at some of those who have lost their lives in the pandemic. each face represents an immense private grief. together, they are the faces of a shared national sorrow. none of us is immune, but some are more vulnerable than others. healthcare workers, like dr fayez ayache, knowingly placed themselves in harm's way. he was 76, a retired gp in suffolk, but returned to work because, he said, he felt it was his duty to help. isobel and arty vallely had been married for 53 years. they died within hours of each other in hospital in

here's our economics editor faisal islam.st hit the world's biggest cities, but almost every single country in the world, because even if the virus hasn't infected everywhere, the economic contagion certainly has, with huge long—term consequences. before the crisis, most of the world was expected to have a prosperous year, with only ten, such as libya and venezuela, forecast to be worse off. now the imf predicts that most of the world, 155 nations, will have reduced income this year, many of them sharply so, but even that might not be a worst—case scenario. this may be actually a more optimistic picture than reality produces. epidemiologists are now helping us make macroeconomic projections. never in the history of the imf have we had that. the sheer numbers, the hits to the economy, are staggering. but it isn'tjust that. it's happening in nearly every single country around the world as a result of the fact that this virus respects no borders. and it means that an organisation like the international monetary fund is saying to

with me now is faisal islam, our economics editor.news conferences, it is not straightforward to understand exactly what is happening with ppe, but on social media, you have isolated it to a few key points. well, i think it can be both true to say, as the government is saying, that hundreds and millions of items of ppe have been distributed up and down the country. and it can also be true to say that some nhs trusts or gps or sit true to say that some nhs trusts or gps orsit in true to say that some nhs trusts or gps or sit in the care home settings have not got the ppe that they need, oi’ have not got the ppe that they need, or they are assessed as needing. and it isa or they are assessed as needing. and it is a separate issue of what they wa nt it is a separate issue of what they want as well because some individual doctors and nurses look at the guidelines and say, well, we want to be more protected than the guidelines say. that starts to explain where you are getting yes on the one hand, hundreds of millions items distributed, and

credit benefits in the past fortnight — that's almost 10 times the usual number. 0ur economics editor faisals two weeks since the prime minister told us all to stay at home — just underlines the immensity of what's happening to people's livelihoods. it isa it is a often it isa it is a grim rise, it is really off the scale. what it shows is the impact of the shutdown and that some of the government schemes, there are gaps, and this is what will feel it. the government have increased the generosity of universal credit and they want people to claim this and they want people to claim this and they will also argue it shows some of the early teething problems in terms of the huge increase of people applying for it, that they have been worked through and that the civil serva nts worked through and that the civil servants have done an amazing job in getting a million people registered. some of this will flow through into the jobless numbers what we don't know is how many companies will take up know is how many companies will take up the option to park their workers, that will affect the jobless numb

faisal, thank you. the death toll from coronavirus is fast approaching 15,000 people.ry number is a family grieving. our correspondent allan little looks at some of those who have lost their lives in the pandemic. each face represents an immense private grief. together, they are the faces of a shared national sorrow. none of us is immune, but some are more vulnerable than others. health care workers, like dr fayaz ayache, knowingly place themselves in harm's way. he was 76, a retired gp in suffolk. but he returned to work because, he said, he felt it was his duty to help. arty and isobel vallely had been married for 53 years, they died within hours of each other in hospital in belfast. their daughter said it hadn't sunk in that she'd lost both parents are so close together. margaret, a fit 76—year—old, ran the whitmore arms in grays, essex. a mother, grandmother and great—grandmother. her family said she was a much loved figure at the heart of community life. she was the queen of the whitmore arms. she'd been together with my dad for 62 years. she was a friend to every

faisal islam, bbc news.after their mental health as the lockdown continues. prince william said the stress and isolation was building and people needed to know where to access help and support. he also spoke about his concern for his father, the prince of wales, when he was diagnosed with the virus last month. the couple were speaking to the bbc‘s tina daheley. tina, hi. hi! i can't see you! hello! we can see you! oh, i've got you on a different screen! hi! hello. there may be many who are experiencing mental health challenges for the first time during the lockdown. what can we do to help them and help each other? like you said, a lot of people won't necessarily have thought about their mental health, maybe ever before. and, suddenly, this environment we're in catches up on them quite quickly. i think the most important thing is talking. i mean, social media, again, it can be, and is providing a lot of relief, connectivity for a lot of families, a lot of people. you've spoken before about traumatic call—outs

faisal is at the treasury.g about. these are staggering numbers, numbers that the people working in this institution would never have imagined seeing regarding the british economy in their lifetime. two months ago a fall of a third of a percent over a couple of months would be seen as pretty bad but this isa would be seen as pretty bad but this is a third of the entire economy. there is a bounce back but the overall impact over the year is an economy a seventh smaller with consequences forjobs economy a seventh smaller with consequences for jobs and economy a seventh smaller with consequences forjobs and for public borrowing. it is important that even these grim numbers, underlying that isa these grim numbers, underlying that is a strong bounce back, and in order to get that you need the treasury rescue money out into the economy and you need to get some sort of handle over the health crisis and you need to provide confidence to workers and consumers. you won't get that if the lockdown is lifted prematurely. th

faisal islam, bbc news.tine wearing of face masks to prevent the spread of the virus. it comes amid reports that the white house may recommend that americans wear them. new research has suggested that coughs and sneezes may be projected much further than previously thought. and tonight, new york's mare has been telling the 30's residents to wear face masks to prevent the virus spreading. 0ur science editor david shukman has more details. the shocking power of a sneeze. but do we know for certain how far it might project coronavirus? that's the question now being assessed, and it could change how we respond to the pandemic. according to the world health organization, the infection can be spread to anyone up to a metre away. the advice of the british government and many others is that two metres can be considered a safe distance. but research in the united states shows that coughing can project small droplets up to six metres, and that sneezing can go even further — up to eight metres. now, there is no definit

faisal islam, bbc news.th toll — 847 deaths have been reported in the past 2a hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 14,576. that's as a leading health expert, has warned that britain will likely face "further waves" of covid—19 and have the highest death rates in europe. meanwhile, the government is setting up a new task force to back the development of a coronavirus vaccine. however, it'll be many months before one is available. our medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. more than 70 scientific teams across the world are trying to do in months what would normally take many years — develop a coronavirus vaccine. one of the leading groups, at oxford university, says manufacturers in europe, china and india are set to produce their vaccine so it's ready to roll out in september if by then it's shown to be effective. it's pretty clear the world is going to need hundreds of millions of doses, ideally by the end of this year, to end this pandemic, to let us out of lockdown and ensure we can do that s

faisal islam, bbc news.ures from one of the country's provinces suggest the actual number of deaths is much higher. in the first two weeks of this month 6,700 people died in guayas province — just one part of the country — nearly seven times as many deaths as normal. it's not clear if they died of coronavirus. in the biggest city, guayaquil, graveyards are at capacity and bodies are being taken to neighbouring towns to be buried. on last night's programme we reported that a boss of an nhs trust had contacted the bbc with concerns about the provision of gowns for staff. he had asked the bbc for the phone numbers of burberry and barbour because he was concerned about supply shortages. we should clarify that the person concerned is not the boss of a trust but is part of a network of organisations helping to source personal protective equipment for some nhs trusts. the legendary former leeds united and england footballer, norman hunter, has died at the age of76— another victim of coronavirus. he was a key player

faisal islam, bbc news.ber of care homes in the uk since the outbreak began. deaths in care homes are not included in the daily figures reported by the department for health, which only reports those who have died in hospital after testing positive. 0ur social affairs correspondent alison holt reports. at the castletroy residential home, in luton, they've now had 13 residents who've died from the coronavirus in recent days. for staff, a deeply distressing fight as they've tried to protect the older and disabled people they care for. castletroy staff have been working very hard to shield residents themselves and their own families, while continuing to provide the care and support needed by our residents. we send our condolences to the family and friends at this very sad time, because they are our family. many care staff feel the vital role they are playing in this fight against the virus is being largely overlooked. in care homes like this one, the vulnerability of their residents means they are on the front

faisal islam, bbc news.people who become ill with covid—19 will survive and recoverfrom it. that is what experts keep on telling us. but the experience of contracting the virus being isolated from loved ones can mean that getting well is a long and challenging process for many. 0ur correspondent sian lloyd has been talking to some of those who've recovered from the most serious symptoms. covid takes the fight out of you. everything around me was just melting away, to be fair. struggling to breathe, and severely dehydrated, this was the moment paramedics arrived at paul nicholls' home to take him to the queen elizabeth hospital. the 52—year—old solicitor was seriously ill but, even from his hospital bed, he wanted to thank the nhs and warn others. don't roll the dice and chance it, his tweet said. one of the nurses said we've probably got to close the curtains now, and i said, are you taking the dead away? and she said yes. it just suddenly struck home, at that stage, that could be me. that could have been me

faisal islam, bbc news.on people suffering from other illnesses, who need treatment but can't get it for now. among them are people who desperately need organ transplants — many of whom have been waiting for a long time. the uk's organ transplant network says it could be forced to close because of a lack of intensive care beds. there's also a much greater risk to transplant patients if they catch the virus. our health correspondent, dominic hughes, reports. we just want to know what's happening. i think it's the unknown that's the scary thing. getting weaker every day, in desperate need of a liver transplant, anna rose is shielding herself, but the coronavirus epidemic poses a terrible dilemma. if she was offered a transplant, should anna rose risk infection in hospital or miss out on a life—saving operation? having to go into hospital while there are coronavirus patients, it's very worrying. the longer i leave it, i could just get sicker and sicker. it is a matter of life and death. data from nhs blood and

faisal, thank you very much.heart surgeons to nurses, porters and volunteers, have now lost their lives to coronavirus. bbc analysis shows they came from across the uk, in both the nhs and the private sector. our special correspondent allan little reports. they have known from the start that they would be more exposed to the danger than most of us, their vocation places them in harms way for our benefit. siddique was 58, an orthopaedic surgeon from saint helens. husband and father of four. you can see the esteem and affection with which he was held in the client poignancy of this moment. it isa it is a big loss to me and a big loss to the trust, a big loss for his family. it will be very difficult for me as well because in every corner of the hospital we have a memory. it is striking how many health workers who have died are from black and minority ethnic communities or are themselves immigrants. josephine peter who was 55 and from west london was an agency nurse, she 55 and from west london was an agency nurse,

the sun faisal. bodi in the disinfecting because. i'm going to. tell you you don't see. ok let me wash my hands because i'm. i'm very paranoid if i'm being honest but it's better to be safe than sorry. ok so on the one hand i completely understand talk to us when he says that he's living from hand to mouth but on the other hand i'm concerned that none of the government instructions are being followed but then again how could they possibly be stay at home not possible to make sense from one another the nature of this job demands or to in close proximity to one another in fact even the returns right there just back to back and wondering if you will really be able to fly. some of the people who have been most affected by this. everything is people in the creative industry and one of them is given to rita who is actually a photographer and we're here at his studio it's very quiet today despite the fact that this is one of the busiest studios in nairobi thank you for making time for us but just quickly what's business been like for the last couple of days most of what we do i

faisal islam, bbc news.otjust here in the uk, the epidemic is having a profound effect on the united states, we have had some new figures today in the past week, another 6.6 million americans have found new claims for a name appointment benefits of the epidemic ta kes appointment benefits of the epidemic takes hold. it brings a total of the people who have lost theirjobs in the past three weeks to 16 million, equal to 10% of the country's workforce. the extraordinary thing when you look at those figures, those total figures, is that that might not even be the true picture, it may be more than that. that is right, it may actually be more because of just how right, it may actually be more because ofjust how many people are calling on employment offices right across the country, these systems are being overloaded, they normally get 500 to 800,000 calls in a single week, now they are getting millions of phone calls and as a result, these systems are being overloaded and people are not actually getting the money

faisal islam, bbc news. in suffering the worst impact from covid—19. but some doctors are warning that many of their sickest patients are those under 60 who are obese. one of the doctors making those warnings is aseem malhotra, a consultant cardiologist from london. thank you so much for being here with me. in terms what you have seen, how much of a difference does this actually make in terms of the fatality figures of your seeing. this actually make in terms of the fatality figures of your seeingm isa fatality figures of your seeingm is a huge problem that we are seeing, all of the data from the cdc to disease control, it appears that obesity and more specifically diseases with this are associated with a tenfold increase in mortality. we know obesity in the under 60 is the single biggest risk factor boy is really important to highlight here is what is the root cause of that. prior to covid—19, it is well—known, well—established in the medical books that poor diet is even more of a cause than physical activi

is notjust a short—term threat — there will be a longer term impact as well. 0ur economics editor faisalsury. these are staggering numbers, numbers that people who work at this institution would never have imagined seeing on the charts about the british economy in their lifetimes. two months ago if all of a third of a percent over three months would have been seen as pretty bad, this is about a third of the entire economy. yes there is a bounce back but the overall impact over the course of the year is about the seven smaller consequences for public borrowing as well. it's important that even with these grim numbers underlying that is a strong bounce back, in order to get that you need to get the treasury rescue money out into the economy, need to get some sort of handle over the health crisis and provide confidence to workers and consumers. you want to workers and consumers. you want to get that if the lockdown is lifted prematurely. —— want to get that. —— won't. here in britain, the latest official evidence of the human cost of coronavirus shows a very sharp rise in the number of deat

during this pandemic but what about their kids who have to stay at home washington correspondent faisal john reports as lawmakers demand the administration make child options available. >>some of us can stay home health care workers first responders grocery store workers and delivery drivers to name a few the american family and they have children lawmakers like pennsylvania, senator bob casey want the trump administration to expand options for child care for these essential workers there's no way you'll be able to do that. >>job well. >>your children being cared for 22 senators have signed a letter asking the office of child care to take immediate steps to expand childcare options for essential workers this pandemic which makes everybody more nervous and anxious. >>and not only about their kids when you come out that it raises virginia senator tim kaine says the recent coronavirus relief package included billion for child care development block grant the very workers who we rely on the most probably the group of people who have the most to be concerned about right now if we can reduce

we just start to realize how much we don't know is going on in these sort of communities how was faisal expressed with violence in the in the amish community you were involved in. so. most of the physical violence that i experienced was when i was a child with my mother and stepfather and they were not really amish they were just sort of mimicking the lifestyle. but. among the amish like there is you know violence domestic violence you know child abuse those kinds of things. it's considered to be necessary in order to keep people in line like if there is not strong discipline in the double conservative take your souls so in order to keep you on the straight path then you need to keep everybody in line and if that requires force then you have to use force yeah some people do say it's beating the devil like for me in my case like i always heard it was beating the devil out of me basically. you know i want to ask you this too but it's sensible how common is. you know that we're talking about abuse in these communities how common is sexual abuse in amish communities and and how common is it

faisal i've been arguing for the last decade or so. who is it was crisis is both a structural prices and it is also a crisis of state when you're going to see in a capitalist and your money and this and then it did not cause that crisis it only made it there. and made and we deal with it so the whole world and it's going to aggravate all of the rats and dimensions of the crisis the health emergency lands we're still going to be left with this dual crisis of structural the structural crisis of the economy and the political crisis of state budget in the student you're. welcome back to crossfire where all things considered i'm peter lavelle to remind you we're discussing china bashing. ok i want to go back to how it sit in london one of the things i find very very interesting and i'm actually quite delighted about it is that now this these some elements of the political elites in the west particularly in the united states want to point the finger at china now everyone across the board has to reconsider globalization because this is how we

that the cost of people defaulting on loans could be more than £2 billion. 0ur economics editor, faisalrate results season like no other. grim forecasts for the economy coming to life in the accou nts the economy coming to life in the a ccou nts of the economy coming to life in the accounts of our biggest companies such as retailer next where store sales plunged 52% over the last three months and the company acknowledged it would be some time before shopping returns to normal. and barclays, one of the uk's largest banks, announcing a 38% fall in profits and warning the pandemic could cost them over £2 billion in bad loans. its boss questioning whether after the coronavirus putting thousands of people in office block headquarters would be a thing of the past. hundreds of debenhams workers lost theirjobs via a conference call when the already struggling retailer went into administration and had to close some stores. people are probably scared because they don't know what is going to happen and it is very unlikely a lot of people will be able to newly apply for a job given the circumstance

problems around the distribution of personal protective equipment in the uk. 0ur economics editor faisalt of the problem. it can be both true to say, as the government is saying, that hundreds and millions of items of ppe have been distributed up and down the country, and it can also be true at the same time to say that some nhs trusts or gps or certainly care home settings haven't got the ppe that they need, or they are assessed as needing, and there is a separate issue of what they want as well, because some individual doctors and nurses look at the guidelines and say, well, we want to be more protected than the guidelines are saying. so that starts to explain why you are getting, yes, on the one hand, hundreds of millions of items being distributed, and on the other hand the regular through flow of medical professionals saying, we need more, or we need a slightly different type. and so, yes, there were also big stockpiles that emerged from pandemic flu planning and also no—deal brexit planning, and the real question is how quickly are they being used day—to—day, and how much are they

our economics editor faisal islam is with me.seen for a century, maybe even longer? we have had some sectors allowed to stay open that are slow will i re—opening, diy retailer, home builder, car factories but the bigger picture is some of the dire forecasts we have been telling you about. we are starting to sina in the harder data, the real data. let me show you one example of that, which is a measure of economic activity, that is closely watched and basically above the black line, the blue bit it is above 50, it means the economy is growing, below it is on recession watch. that is april. notjust a record low but down at 12, and the dip you see at the top of the graph there, that is the great recession which was no small recession, it gives you some context to that. that is why we are hearing from bank of england figures saying things like, the speed and the how fast it is fallen is the sharpest in a century, perhaps several sent, it is why we are seeing the treasury borrowing so much, and it is notjust the uk, we are seeing in t

problems around the distribution of personal protective equipment in the uk. 0ur economics editor, faisalcomplexity of getting to the brunt of the problem. it can be both true to say, as the government is saying, that hundreds and millions of items of ppe have been distributed up and down the country, and it can also be true at the same time to say that some nhs trusts or gps or certainly care home settings haven't got the ppe that they need, or they are assessed as needing, and there is a separate issue of what they want as well, because some individual doctors and nurses look at the guidelines and say, well, we want to be more protected than the guidelines are saying. so that starts to explain why you are getting, yes, on the one hand, hundreds of millions of items being distributed, and on the other hand the regular throughflow of medical professionals saying, we need more, or we need a slightly different type. and so, yes, there were also big stockpiles that emerged from pandemic flu planning and also no—deal brexit planning, and the real question is how quickly are they being used da

many as 150 members of the saudi royal family have contracted covid-19, including 76-year-old prince faisal bin bandar, the governor of riyadh, who has reportedly been admitted to an intensive care unit. human rights groups are calling on israel to urgently lift its blockade of occupied gaza and the west bank to allow the f flw of medical supplies, equipment, and medical personnel needed to stem the spread of the coronavirus and to treat covid-19 patients. this comes as palestinian health officials say gaza has run out of coronavirus test kits and are pleading with international organizations for more ventilators and bedsds for intensive care units. meanwhile, the pentagon has gifted one million surgical masks to the israel defense forces as soldiers remain on patrol in occupied palalestinian territories during the outbreak. the israeli government has also holded palestinians to permits to download a smartphone app, giving israel's military access to personal andnd gps location datata and even to cameras. in immigration news, italy has closed its ports to boboats that provovide humaniririan

washington dc correspondent faisal john explains why lawmakers want to see some changes and copy for seizures from other countries. >>virginia congressman don beyer says are airports need to join the battle against the coronavirus we always know that airplanes one of the most dangerous places in the world, viruses and bacteria. >>all those people that are close space for a number of hours buyer wants stricter measures in place an american airports to prevent the spread of covid-19 because the steps that you and i are families are taking your gut health care. >>buyers sent a letter to the department of homeland security asking them to enforce social distancing take temperature checks, help travelers with guidance on how to self quarantine and provide protective equipment for staff, virginia representative abigail spanberger says these changes are important protections for travelers, it's also important for the essential workers who are working airports in. >>for airlines so that they can be safe at work as virginia senator mark warner says other countries are already taking action tai