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after world war 2 they fled europe and settled in the usa canada great britain and the middle east syria in particular. just to show that because there's a poem in the news story. of our ups community nobody at the bushes your cup of syria but at the start treaty distill it and that's who's q i could set up for you scott to hook up with a cousin but i'm a bit stupid to commute to superman nationally but i started to share c.d.'s but the movie store where you studio and you put your mother store minutes away one is from susan a friend who's a young musician you would have to go out of the medical bunkum you are up 63 out of 6 that on. that i do feel good would stuart about just sit with numb a somebody said. cæsar but don't study just compute that bit within a story that will change and see is that a skid. he said right now there's a bush it's more that is there any meat but on the system by the sea even the those new which would be that even am a cuckoo in the sun is the same since spoke with the question must be decoded slimmy to see the ego does not oppose the will to vote you. dismiss
after world war 2 they fled europe and settled in the usa canada great britain and the middle east syria in particular. just to show that because there's a poem in the news story. of our ups community nobody at the bushes your cup of syria but at the start treaty distill it and that's who's q i could set up for you scott to hook up with a cousin but i'm a bit stupid to commute to superman nationally but i started to share c.d.'s but the movie store where you studio and you put your mother store...
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after world war 2 they fled europe and settled in the usa canada great britain and the middle east syria in particular. just to show that because there's a booming one your story. of what ups community nobody of the bush agenda below yuck about syria but at the steady t.d.c. it that's who skew i could serve it's got to look to the present but i'm a bit stupid to commute to superman no sleep astonished c.d.'s but the most door to you studio i knew but you might have store minutes if we were just from susan up and susan. would have to glove in the bunk to me are up 60 to the ups the stuff. that i do. goodwood stood up just minutes it moved with no somebody to. seize it but don't study just compute that bit we must go in that will change and see is that aids good. because that right now there's a boost it's more that is there any meat but on the system idea see even need those new boots would be that even am closer than is nice and spoke with the question must be jiko sort of silly delusion that ego does not oppose the will to vote you do to muhammad is dismissed so seem to me as if you ins
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after world war 2 they fled europe and settled in the usa canada great britain and the middle east syria in particular. just to show that because there's a poem in the news story. of our ups community nobody at the bushes your cup of syria but at the start treaty to steer that's who skew i could serve you scott who could be the cousin but i'm a bit stupid to commute to superman nationally by starting to share c.d.'s but the movie store where you studio and you put your mother store minutes away one is from susan up on susan in the chenier but if the glove of the miracle bunkum you are up 63 out of 6 stuck. out a book which i don't think it would would stuart about just minutes it moved with enough somebody 6. cities to. study just compute that bit within the story that will change and see is the redskins'. is that right now there's a bush is there any meat but on the system idea she even need those new which would be that even he can essentially some sense spoke with the question must be decoded its need to see the ego does not oppose the will to vote you. dismissed so see me if you inst
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after world war 2 they fled europe and settled in the usa canada great britain and the middle east syria in particular. just to show that because there's a boom in the news story. of what ups community nobody at the bush is just below your cup of syria but at the steady t.d.c. it that's who skew i could sort of he's got to look to the present but i'm a bit stupid to commute to superman nationally but stand his share of c.d.'s but the movie store. you studio and you put in my dish store minutes away one is from susan up and susan in the chenier but if the glove in the bunk them you are up 63 up 61. because i do good woods do it over just minutes it will move with enough somebody to. seize it but the home study just compute that bit within the story that will change and see is that a ski. is the right another suppose it's more that is there any meat but on the system idea she even need those new which would be that even am a cook can essentially since spoke with the question must be difficult to see need to see the ego does not oppose the will to vote you. dismiss should see me if you inst
after world war 2 they fled europe and settled in the usa canada great britain and the middle east syria in particular. just to show that because there's a boom in the news story. of what ups community nobody at the bush is just below your cup of syria but at the steady t.d.c. it that's who skew i could sort of he's got to look to the present but i'm a bit stupid to commute to superman nationally but stand his share of c.d.'s but the movie store. you studio and you put in my dish store minutes...
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after world war 2 they fled europe and settled in the usa canada great britain and the middle east syria in particular. just to show that a constitution because there's a boom in the news story. to what ups community nobody of the bush is just below your cup of syria but at the steady t.d.c. it that's who skew i could serve you scott who could be the present but i'm a bit stupid to commute to submit nationally but studies show c.d.'s but the most door. to you studio and you but you might have store minutes away when it's time susan offense was a young musician you would have to go out of the bunk to me are up 63 out of 6 dogs . because i do good would story about just minutes it moved with number so why do you think. cities here that don't study just compute that bit within the story that will change and see is the redskins. because that right now there's a bush is there any meat but on the system id see even e those knew which would be that even am close and then just the same since spoke with the question must be difficult to see you do see the ego does not oppose the will to vote you.
after world war 2 they fled europe and settled in the usa canada great britain and the middle east syria in particular. just to show that a constitution because there's a boom in the news story. to what ups community nobody of the bush is just below your cup of syria but at the steady t.d.c. it that's who skew i could serve you scott who could be the present but i'm a bit stupid to commute to submit nationally but studies show c.d.'s but the most door. to you studio and you but you might have...
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after world war 2 they fled europe and settled in the usa canada great britain and the middle east syria in particular. just to show that because there's a boom in the news story. of what ups community nobody of the bush agenda below yuck about syria but at the steady t.d.c. it not to skew i think 3rd of it's got to look at the present but i'm a bit stupid to commute to superman nationally pakistanis c.d.'s but the most thought when you stood here and you've been demolished or minsan we want to throw susan off and susan. would have to glove the bunkum you are up 60 to the ups the stuff. that i do. goodwood stood up just minutes it moved with number so bodies to. seize it but don't study just compute that bit we must go in that will change and see is that a scheme. is that right now there's a bush it's more that is there any meat but on the system idea she even need those new which would be the key but he macaque concerns me so since spoke with the question must be jiko sort of solution it easy yet it does not oppose the will to vote your tooth muhammad is dismissed so see me if you inste
after world war 2 they fled europe and settled in the usa canada great britain and the middle east syria in particular. just to show that because there's a boom in the news story. of what ups community nobody of the bush agenda below yuck about syria but at the steady t.d.c. it not to skew i think 3rd of it's got to look at the present but i'm a bit stupid to commute to superman nationally pakistanis c.d.'s but the most thought when you stood here and you've been demolished or minsan we want to...
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multiple intelligence agencies 14 a decisive battle for syria as in the entire middle east there was an active redistribution of the spheres of influence between the west and the warsaw pact countries serious to the pot being some kind of tug of war between the sides who's followed one after another in quick succession and there was even a joke at the u.s.s.r. defense ministries main intelligence directorate the number of coups in syria is and plus one meaning that no one knew when the next crew would happen. in march $963.00 the baath party came to power syria ultimately became a soviet ally it was partially a victory of soviet intelligence. but it set up so says of us i don't know what. you do so i would the society's about it's a minor but you have that sloth and that's a huge you know to dismiss dismiss at the beginning or. to disclose. silicate wasn't only a child when he came to damascus with his father in the end it medved officially attached journalist on a. usually a soviet intelligence operatives it was his father a soviet spy from whom he got his 1st knowledge about syria
multiple intelligence agencies 14 a decisive battle for syria as in the entire middle east there was an active redistribution of the spheres of influence between the west and the warsaw pact countries serious to the pot being some kind of tug of war between the sides who's followed one after another in quick succession and there was even a joke at the u.s.s.r. defense ministries main intelligence directorate the number of coups in syria is and plus one meaning that no one knew when the next...
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after world war 2 they fled europe and settled in the usa canada great britain and the middle east syria in particular. just to show that because there's a booming one your story. of what ups community nobody of the bush agenda below yuck about syria but at the steady t.d.c. of nuts who skew i could serve it's got to look to the present pm a priest who can commute to sue google me nuts need to start his c.d.'s but the movie store. when you stood here and you put your mind of store minutes away one is from susan i found susan young which i knew would have to go out of the bunk to me are up 60 to the ups you strong. i don't because i don't know if you could would story about just sit with numb somebody sick. seasick but don't study just compute that bit within the story that will change and see is that age skewed. because that right now there's a bush it's more of it is there any meat but on the system idea see even in those new which would be that even the macaque can essentially social spoke with the question must to decode to see me to see the ego does not oppose the will to vote truth.
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place back in 2017 which restricted travel and immigration from several countries in the middle east, including syriaxecutive actions that does want to take place over the next 2 weeks. >>that's also looking at the fact that he has protections for plans including allowing for more transgender rights in the military as well so it it just goes to show that cooperation seems to be a dummy narrative for this administration and congress and they still get ready for them jenner because what we saw a live shot with a couple of black suv and i it was kind of dark i just saw somebody get out of one and i don't know if that means. >>that pelosi and you know have arrived or biden himself has arrived, we thought it was going to be another 15 minutes can you keep your eyes peeled haha. >>try to give high close as the thing i would say >>it's been fascinating to as we're listening to you we're also seeing exterior shots. >>there we've got eric swalwell one of our representatives here locally in california outside with his mask and with the mask. i didn't recognize it because jail is performing it was ron was outsi
place back in 2017 which restricted travel and immigration from several countries in the middle east, including syriaxecutive actions that does want to take place over the next 2 weeks. >>that's also looking at the fact that he has protections for plans including allowing for more transgender rights in the military as well so it it just goes to show that cooperation seems to be a dummy narrative for this administration and congress and they still get ready for them jenner because what we...
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influence or russian increasing influence they don't want to leave syria to be all rosy for russian so that they don't expand more into the middle east which is traditionally a u.s. territory now the s.d.f. are being used obviously as the years are are happy with the support they are getting from the united states but they need to realize that their own project doesn't bode well with the rest of the syrians the whole or the entire notion of having one ethnicity or one group of people being specific or more specific about their country than everybody else is so devastating in syria and there are all sorts of hidden issues that we cannot really see because the arabs in that area are feeling very nervous and one could argue it is because of the american presence over there that the arabs are not causing so much trouble once the american presence is out there and it could be of the biden administration it could be later on we don't know this could actually have a back they could actually have a backlash so is the united states did the united states do a very good job over there i could argue from the rest of syria's point of view all the
influence or russian increasing influence they don't want to leave syria to be all rosy for russian so that they don't expand more into the middle east which is traditionally a u.s. territory now the s.d.f. are being used obviously as the years are are happy with the support they are getting from the united states but they need to realize that their own project doesn't bode well with the rest of the syrians the whole or the entire notion of having one ethnicity or one group of people being...
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fair bit of cloud in right making its way across the northern areas of the middle east over the next day also some snow in syria just pushing out of that eastern side is turkey and it's wet and cold around the eastern side that. qatar airways al jazeera its investigative unit the team censored an unseen video from. filmed as the coronavirus are great is just beginning. legally known all those years in the us economy the lack of. exposing the secrecy and censorship by chinese authorities. caught. and a health system struggling to cope i'll just see the investigation 3 dates that still the world. leader. is. a reminder of our top stories on al-jazeera if you're just joining us security forces in guatemala have broken up a group of migrants who set up camp at a roadblock thousands of people are fleeing poverty and violence in honduras hoping to reach the u.s. the government is refusing to let them continue their journey brazil has begun a long awaited covered 1000 back scene distribution for people in man hours the gateway to the amazon rain forest vaccinations can't come soon enough the health system there is on
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transparency the instability that is unfortunately becoming inherent to the middle east and north africa if you look across from libya syria iraq lebanon of course yemen you know instability violence civil war are in are becoming a kind of common denominator who are large number of these countries so. look at yemen you know when there is you know threaten bagnet them nor can they sit around her family. is rampant and people who are desperate. well look at what's happening on the other who are what's happening is you know wards and actually factions planting each other and who. gets the elderly women in the know you know and it's scary fareed so what i'm curious to know is when you look at the list of countries that fall under your responsibility to to assist how many on those list of countries can you say you know this is a region that's gone through an arab spring supposedly to address some of the issues you mentioned there transparency corruption strengthening democracy empowering local authorities how many of those countries have been prompted by the pandemic now to address some of these longstanding structural challeng
transparency the instability that is unfortunately becoming inherent to the middle east and north africa if you look across from libya syria iraq lebanon of course yemen you know instability violence civil war are in are becoming a kind of common denominator who are large number of these countries so. look at yemen you know when there is you know threaten bagnet them nor can they sit around her family. is rampant and people who are desperate. well look at what's happening on the other who are...
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living in the middle east, where in the middle east in the air board people always used to say we write books in egypt. we print the books in lebanon, and we read the books in iraq. syria is not mentioned in this saying sms syria is part of it. by traveling to all discussion so many years i was always personally fascinated by the love people devote to books. whenever i'm invited to someone for lunch before dinner, i'm always fascinated by the beautiful libraries usually come and they always make it a point of giving themselves or calling a specific carpenter to build up a beautiful library in their living room. so that was the case in daraya as well. daraya has always been a city full of colors, intellectuals, dissidents as well, opponents to the regime of bashar al-assad. and those people, despite the danger, despite the risk, when they were travel abroad, even in the region, they would buy books, bring them back hidden in their jackets, hidden under like in their bags, and bring them back to their houses and display them in their own libraries. but, of course, this was a hidden world. but as the war started and as many of the older generation activities got arrested
living in the middle east, where in the middle east in the air board people always used to say we write books in egypt. we print the books in lebanon, and we read the books in iraq. syria is not mentioned in this saying sms syria is part of it. by traveling to all discussion so many years i was always personally fascinated by the love people devote to books. whenever i'm invited to someone for lunch before dinner, i'm always fascinated by the beautiful libraries usually come and they always...
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syria. so definitely he changed the entire atmosphere in the middle east.den administration, we'll have to see how that works out. because of course, the obama administration, which of course president biden was an integral part, did in a sense turn a blind eye on the coup d'etat in egypt in 2013 and the subsequent unprecedented crackdown on human rights in that area. so president biden will be back to that old balancing equation that united states has traditionally followed of lip service to democracy and human rights and backing up its favorite autocrats and dictators in the region. >> yeah, i wish we had more time. we've only got a couple of minutes left. i wanted to talk to you about iran. how important is that, is what happens regarding iran and the u.s., in the bigger regional picture? in terms of the potential flow-on effects or impacts of iran and the potential reviving of the nuclear deal? at the moment you've got both sides saying, you first. >> reporter: yeah, if somehow the united states and iran resume a dialogue, whether within the jcpoa or ou
syria. so definitely he changed the entire atmosphere in the middle east.den administration, we'll have to see how that works out. because of course, the obama administration, which of course president biden was an integral part, did in a sense turn a blind eye on the coup d'etat in egypt in 2013 and the subsequent unprecedented crackdown on human rights in that area. so president biden will be back to that old balancing equation that united states has traditionally followed of lip service to...
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middle east deep in a confusion of crises. yemen remains the world's worst humanitarian emergency, followed closely by syria, where millions areugh a brutal winter as their country's agony goes on. blood still flows in iraq even though the scourge of isis appears for now to have been diminished. four chaotic years of donald trump saw the u.s. cozy up to the region's autocrats, careening close to the brink of war with iran. already the new administration is showing it will do some things differently. >> we will end our support for the military campaign led by saudi arabia in yemen. >> reporter: tensions could recede as the biden administration tries to revive the iran nuclear deal, the jcpoa, says the carnegie instituting mohammed hage ali in beirut. >> the iranians can't continue to bomb and help their allies or support their allies bomb the u.s. embassy in iraq or the riyadh's airport or any of these important facilities while they negotiate the jcpoa. and as the jcpoa is revived. >> reporter: the resumption of a dialogue between washington and tehran could have knock-on effects in syria, iraq, and lebanon where iran is a maj
middle east deep in a confusion of crises. yemen remains the world's worst humanitarian emergency, followed closely by syria, where millions areugh a brutal winter as their country's agony goes on. blood still flows in iraq even though the scourge of isis appears for now to have been diminished. four chaotic years of donald trump saw the u.s. cozy up to the region's autocrats, careening close to the brink of war with iran. already the new administration is showing it will do some things...
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to start worrying about it going to start breaking out in the middle east as tensions keep rising around with ethiopia uganda congo libya syria turkey again when all else fails they take you to war israel which is going on with netanyahu running again and again and again and being brought up on charges that he can't still can't face now that doing it so are more concerned about that because the united states knows that if there's ever a war with china it's the end of the world so let's dig a little bit into u.s. dollar policy foreign policy in saudi arabia so the saudis and the u.s. seem to be a loggerheads and that they're a main supporter of the u.s. dollar that's part of the brain at the petrodollar from the early seventies you know back to the seventy's is that the line spend that if we pull that out the dollar collapses i would say so yes absolutely all right let me just say you with another question here the i.m.f. wants a bretton woods and world economic forum is calling for a great reset what's your forecast on what these 2 separate but related items mean going on they've got 2 major themes here how do they connect th
to start worrying about it going to start breaking out in the middle east as tensions keep rising around with ethiopia uganda congo libya syria turkey again when all else fails they take you to war israel which is going on with netanyahu running again and again and again and being brought up on charges that he can't still can't face now that doing it so are more concerned about that because the united states knows that if there's ever a war with china it's the end of the world so let's dig a...
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cool for the middle east northern parts of the middle east particularly over the next couple of days ago the serious snow sliding out of turkey brought some rainfall across the levant syria lebanon jordan pushing into northern parts of iraq now heading towards the caspian so we are going to see some wet weather to northern areas of iraq before it gradually pushes over towards afghanistan temperatures falling when the processor of 5 or 6 celsius for a couple of also for iraq cool enough here in doha as well with a brisk wind blowing higher than around 80 degrees celsius so gravity would winter woolies as a result of that further south of this loss he tried with plenty of sunshine that sunshine continue across a good part of eastern africa the showers will. any there it's essential parts around likely to be around the rift valley some more heavy downpours coming in here as we go on through the next couple of days but the really wet weather the weather that gives course to concern trouble cycloid away is making its way across northern parts of madagascar now weakening as it pushes across the lad was a mess out of the warm waters of the mozambique channel it will reinvigorat
cool for the middle east northern parts of the middle east particularly over the next couple of days ago the serious snow sliding out of turkey brought some rainfall across the levant syria lebanon jordan pushing into northern parts of iraq now heading towards the caspian so we are going to see some wet weather to northern areas of iraq before it gradually pushes over towards afghanistan temperatures falling when the processor of 5 or 6 celsius for a couple of also for iraq cool enough here in...
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runs malign influence in the middle east his strategy on instagram was to selectively put images of himself especially in syria to show that he is at the helm of various militias and divisions that he has been a successful tactician and leader so if you were a syrian looking at those images on instagram in essence those images are highly agitational it's a way of asserting power so once he was killed in the way that he was his own media team is into high gear producing from neural to us social media campaigns oftentimes it's very difficult actually to tell that it's coming from from regime producers in iran because they know that if their audience is in iran or maybe even in iraq in lebanon know where these are coming from they're going to be like oh that's propaganda not pay attention to it instead they're doing it in a way where they're removing as many of their fingerprints as possible but producing things that are entertaining 1st and foremost. ringback ringback 'd in life and in death so name any hope to build an image of a powerful iraq but the government is in many ways its own worst p.r. proper. tool c
runs malign influence in the middle east his strategy on instagram was to selectively put images of himself especially in syria to show that he is at the helm of various militias and divisions that he has been a successful tactician and leader so if you were a syrian looking at those images on instagram in essence those images are highly agitational it's a way of asserting power so once he was killed in the way that he was his own media team is into high gear producing from neural to us social...
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by living in the middle east where in the middle east and the arab world people used to say we write books in egypt. we print the books in lebanon. and we read the books in iraq. syria is not mentioned in the sink. but somehow syria is. but by traveling through all of these countries for so many years, i was always have personally fascinated by what people devote to books. when i invited to someone for lunch or for dinner, i'm always fascinated by the beautiful libraries. usually they make it a point of giving themselves or a very specific carpenter choosing themselves the wood to build up a beautiful library in their living room. dalia has always been a city full of colors, intellectuals, dissidents as well. and those people, despite the danger, despite the risk, when they would travel abroad, even in the region they would buy books. bring them back, hidden in their jackets in their bags. and bring them back to their houses and display them in their own libraries. of course this was that hidden word buried as the war started in many of the older generation activities got arrested as we are talking today to force them to remember that some are still in jail, in dama
by living in the middle east where in the middle east and the arab world people used to say we write books in egypt. we print the books in lebanon. and we read the books in iraq. syria is not mentioned in the sink. but somehow syria is. but by traveling through all of these countries for so many years, i was always have personally fascinated by what people devote to books. when i invited to someone for lunch or for dinner, i'm always fascinated by the beautiful libraries. usually they make it a...
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played for the last half-century in the middle east and the first signs of withdrawal from the region by the obama years remember the red lines in the sand of syria et cetera, et cetera in my view that has led to a kind of series of shock waves among the rulers of the middle east and as you pointed out correctly in international diplomacy and there wouldn't be a vacuum for a long time. others would try to fill the void and we have seen russia has taken advantage of the opportunity of establishing themselves, reestablishing themselves if you wish, as a major presence in some part of the region. china is increasing in its influence. are we capable of playing a role in the region i don't think even as an optimist i don't think so, so it would be definitely in the interest of europe to have the united states continue to be present in the middle east and play a significant role. creating this atmosphere of negotiation about the iranian nuclear ambition if the united states were not a very active. i would urge the united states not to walk away from the middle east. the other issue, which you mentioned, is of course the indo pacific is china and in my
played for the last half-century in the middle east and the first signs of withdrawal from the region by the obama years remember the red lines in the sand of syria et cetera, et cetera in my view that has led to a kind of series of shock waves among the rulers of the middle east and as you pointed out correctly in international diplomacy and there wouldn't be a vacuum for a long time. others would try to fill the void and we have seen russia has taken advantage of the opportunity of...