the middle eastern gulf state accounts for about a quarter of japan's oil imports and 40% of its overseas oil mining rights. these privileges will be expanding in the next several years. the head of uae's national oil company, yusef omar ben yus oef met with japan's visiting industry minister akihiro o'hata on tuesday. yusef said he plans to renew the rights held by four japanese firms for 30 years after they expire next year. he said he will also expand the content of those rights. yusef added he's willing to meet japan's requests on other oil deals that will expire in 2018. >> translator: i think it is now the time to establish bilateral ties to enhance mutual trust and rights rather than just focusing on getting oil. >> ohata also stressed the importance of strengthening the bilateral ties to enhance mutual trust and added japan will consider providing assistance in education and other areas. >>> japan airlines currently restructuring its business under court protection and its partner, american airlines, will boost their ties through joint flight services starting next month. the anno

working in the middle east in jordan and iraq and traveling through loud the milk -- throughout the middle eastern areas, so i feel very much at home, and it is important that feeling is well represented in city hall. i look at the flags that are well illustrated year. it amplifies the need that much more that san franciscans, californians should understand and become more acquainted with the arab-american culture. if the census proves me right, when the numbers come out next year officially, we will see a significant growth of the arab- american population in the san francisco bay area but also throughout the state of california. that is critical because it means that much more that arab- americans have the right and the reason to want to make sure that their interests are being well represented in local government and city government, and, of course, in federal government. i continue to look forward to working with everyone here. thank you for the contribution you make to making our city one of the most majestic on this planet. have a great festival. thank you. [applause] supervisor avalos: good

we have been trying to convey which is to ask the commission to take away the rights from the middle eastern and south asian community. the way this can about it is following the march 2010 comments that were made when they portrayed as the entire middle east and community as a terrorist threat. the civil rights abuses that happened are not as well-known. , neither are the sole rights abuses and degradation and essentially human rights abuses that happened on a daily basis. a lot of this is unconscious bias. stepping back, i can see why there is not a lot of awareness of these issues. one of the main things the coalition has been trying to do is to raise this awareness. we have been successful working with the human rights commission. some focus on community concerns around surveillance by law enforcement and civil and religious profiling. the report coming out of that hearing with the official findings and recommendations will be coming out and about two weeks but we showed some of the things that kept coming out and the main concerns and maine encounters and experiences of the committee wa

so will be one organic continua bring him especially middle eastern hydrocarbon to asia. and why do i emphasize maritime affairs so much? it's because ms just an information age, still, 90% of all commercial goods still travel by sea. and in terms of container ships come in the indian ocean is emerging, is the center of the world. the indian ocean on the western. not in this world, what is going on a great power terms is think of china moving vertically south towards the indian ocean. and india moving horizontally east and west along the indian ocean. china is building or developing state-of-the-art harbor facilities in guadalajara and pakistan and southwestern baluchistan coming near to the entrance of the street of workers in chittagong in the eastern part of bangladesh, and coyote through in burma off the natural gas fields to the bay of bengal and in humbug to do and the south is the southern extremity of sri lanka. china does not seem to have -- this is a controversial topic about what china intends with the sport. it doesn't mean at this point that china wants full-

in iraq, as well as in egypt, the middle eastern christians are in their homeland and for the most part has been their homeland for 2,000 years. >> with the archbishop and the interior ministers looking on, mr. sarkozy said he is government will be working to apply more pressure. his speech will go some way to make sure the continuic community which totals a quarter of a million. for the most part relations between cops and muslims have been amicable. the fear on both sides is that the extremists and the outspoken comments will create deeper divisions than currently exist. >> hear in the headline this is hour so far, protestors in algeria are protesting because of rising food prizes. the israeli army has accidentally killed one of its own men and wound four others in a friendly fire incident close to the gaza border. >> here in britain, the former labor politician david chater has become the first member of parliament to be jailed over an expenses scandal. he claimed public money for renting his own home. alan little reports. >> his defense council says david chater was not a broken man

one organic continue one bringing middle eastern hydrocarbons to asia. why do i emphasize maritime affairs so much? in this information age, 90% of all commercial goods travel by sea. in terms of containerships the indian ocean is emerging as the center of the world. the indian ocean and the western pacific. in this world what is going on in great power terms is think of china moving vertically south towards the indian ocean and india moving horizontal east and west along the indian ocean. china is building or delivering state of the art harbour facilities in pakistan and near the entrance of the strait -- in the eastern part of bangladesh, in burma of the natural gas steele of the bay of bengal and at the south southern extremity of sri lanka. china does not seem -- this is a controversial topic about what china intends. it doesn't seem at this point that china wants full-fledged naval bases. that would be too provocative to india. china is going to make people's prize -- what china envisions at this stage is warehousing of throughput facilities for com

this was an extraordinary moment in middle eastern history. >> reporter: around the same time this started, wikileaks released american diplomatic cables describing this troubled state, highlighting police control and deep corruption. just as in iran, twitter and youtube opened the world's eyes to unrest. the foreign policy blog asks, is this the first wikileaks revolution? probably well overstating it, but here again, freedom of expression found those virtual rivers to flow through. >> there was so much that was coming out of tunisia via twitter. the revolution has been twitterized. >> reporter: all watch now around the globe and tunisia's tense neighbors especially. tonight, president obama condemned the use of force against the protestors and called on tunisia to truly reform human rights and its political process. lester? >> michelle kaczynski in london tonight, thank you. >>> back in washington, a somber event at the end of this very sad week. presidents clinton and obama were part of a large turnout from around the globe for the memorial service for richard holbrooke, a widely respec

mubarak is a key middle eastern ally. andrew north reports. >> calls for the egyptian leader to go have come to president obama's doorstep, keeping up the pressure on the u.s. administration to back the protests in cairo. >> i want obama to pick up the phone, call hosni mubarak, leave now. leave egypt to the egyptian people. >> we are here. you have to go. game over. >> the white house has said it is reviewing u.s. aid to egypt. it is still struggling to find the best response. it is not with these demonstrators want. it is unlikely americans will abandon their longtime allies so quickly. this is a very difficult calculation for the administration to respond with the protesters on the ground. >> president obama was emphasizing their ties after speaking with the egyptian leader. >> this moment of volatility has to be turned into a moment of promise. the united states has a close partnership with egypt and we cooperated on many issues, including working together to advance a more peaceful region. but, we have also been clea

in iraq, as well as in egypt, the middle eastern christians are in their own home land, and for the most part, it has been their home land for 2,000 years. with the arch bishop and the foreign minister, he will be applying more pressure on the governments of egypt and iraq. the speech reassures the coptic community here, totaling around four million. for the most part, relations between them in egypt have been amicable, but the is that the extremists and outspoken comments will create deeper conditions than currently exist. "bbc news," paris. >> and you are with "bbc news." these are the headlines this hour. protestors in algeria has clashed with riot police as unrest continues about rising food prices and unemployment. the israeli army has accidentally killed one of its own men and wounded four others in a so-called friendly fire incident close to the gaza border. here in britain, a former labor politician has become the first member of parliament to be jailed over the expenses scandal. a court in london heard that he claimed public money for renting his own home. allen little was in co

we have been trying to convey which is to ask the commission to take away the rights from the middle eastern and south asian community. the way this can about it is following the march 2010 comments that were made when they portrayed as the entire middle east and community as a terrorist threat. the civil rights abuses that happened are not as well-known. , neither are

and he is the chair of and middle eastern studies. let us talk about what you see about the future.ak >> he does not have much of a future. and even but this current round of protesters. his days are numbered. the figure >> and we heard that poverty and unemployment are the driving issue is so what is the camel that broke th? >> and ipod predict that the uprising in egypt. and i have--and wondering about the uprising in egypt from sylvia, poland, chile, and people have been and with the unrest of democracy, seeing how the neighboring tunisia. they were able to throw out their dictator. and that seems to be a possible change for them, with an. and with a struggle,, they will take to the streets and place and work for change. >> we've heard about problems and yeman, is this a domino effect? >> 2011 could be the same as 1989 in eastern europe. with egypt, by far, the largest country with a scholarship, communication to the media. and everything else. really, but very well could see this trend continuing elsewhere. >> and with people watching, the president, and this growing unrest, is

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the middle eastern city is currently building the world's largest eco town. it is inviting international organizations focusing on clean-energy projects. one japanese company is displaying a technology which it sold to abu dhabi. the system can monitor the location and battery life of every electric vehicle in town. the trade fair opened alongside the world future energy summit, an international conference to discuss clean energies. u.n. secretary-general ban ki moon gave an opening address on monday. he urged each country to promote clean energy to minimize climate risks and reduce poverty. >>> a major japanese trading firm and a federation of agricultural cooperatives announced on monday they will work together to boost rice exports to japan -- to china, that is. the target consumers are wealthy chinese. marubeni aims to expand its food business by selling rice in china. the company already has overseas marketing channels. the national federation of agricultural cooperative associations, or zen-noh, has rice storage and milling facilities around -- across j

this week in yemen, and there are signs the anti-government sentiment may be spreading to other middle eastern countries. >>> in south africa there is growing concern over the health of former president nelson mandela. the 92-year-old mandela was hospitalized in johannesburg on wednesday with no cause given. the government insists there's no reason for panic, despite mandela's age and history of lung problems. mandela contracted tuberculosis during the 27 years he was in prison by south africa's former apartheid regime. >>> in indonesia this morning, a crowded ferry caught fire, killing at least 11 people. the vessel had just left port on the island of java. smoke from the fire was clearly visible from shore. nearly 200 were injured, some critically. >>> in this country, many people still digging out from the northeast and that winter blast that just left so many places buried under more than a foot of snow. here's randall pinkston. >> reporter: a snow weary northeast got more of the same. a lot more. >> we love snow, but i'm -- i'm getting -- i'm getting up to here now. >> reporter: a blanket

maintain workable relations with both israel and the palestinian authority and initially these middle eastern truth was. expected to bring president medvedev both to israel and to policy issues but he's a palestinian church officials say but he's israeli chief was canceled at the very last moment because of the strike at the israeli foreign ministry and it needs to be sad that both countries tried to. play any harm that may have been caused by these consolation in fact the israeli minister and israeli president shimon peres said the president will be expected in the welcomed in israel at any time once the strike is over and he also agreed to meet and hold negotiations with president medvedev later on this year the international economic forum in davos so both both countries try to downplay any harm that may have been caused and present a bit of again said that he is looking forward to making this trip to israel sometime later. the secretary general of the palestinian national initiative paula he says there's no excuse for israel's cancellation of the russian president's visit. the issue of th

israel and the policy and initially the middle eastern truth was. expected to bring president admitted both to israel and to policy issues but he's too polished internally to say but he's israeli was canceled at the very last moment because of the strike at the israeli foreign ministry and it needs to be sad that both countries tried. the doll play any harm that may have been caused by these constellation in fact the israeli minister and israeli president shimon peres sad that the president will be expected and welcomed in israel at any time once the strike is over and he also agreed to meet and hold negotiations with president medvedev later on this year at the international economic forum in davos so both both countries tried to downplay any harm that may have been caused and present it again said that he's looking forward to making these trips to israel sometime later . well in a few minutes we'll be getting more analysis on president if it is visit from. the russian academy of sciences and also half an hour we speak to a palestinian negotiator w

professor of international relations of middle eastern studies at new york university told me earlier what used to be a relatively stable country buffering europe and africa could now bring instability to the whole region. the problem here is not. for freedom and democracy the problem in tunisia and many other arab states is. a lack of economic development a lot. of opportunity. for good education what people need to. government to want to prevent. their own government. and various other states to have to focus on economic development in particular sustainable development in order to provide the people with opportunities for jobs. to rethink their situation and begin to reconstruct. government in a manner so that's going to meet the needs of the people but. we should not be starting in the united states. you have to start with democracy democracy an election about to go to provide jobs opportunities well still ahead for you this hour on r.t. breaking the law to help underprivileged a growing rich and poor u.s. is driving some into a new form of civil disobedience. and. let's assassina

insight into this talk to unbend mia joining us there professor of international relations of middle eastern studies at new york university we appreciate time thank you thank you it's my pleasure. brings you up to date for the moment i'll be back with a recap of the main stories for you seven minutes from now in the meantime schroen is next with the business news. welcome to our business program. b.p. has proposed a swap with rosneft worth around eight billion dollars has been met with approval by russia's third largest oil company t n k b.p. the partnership will see both the partnership will see both exploit potentially massive oil and gas deposits in russia's arctic cardinal shelf lot of point to analyst b.p.'s proposed share swap with the us nafta is primarily beneficial for the russian oil giant giving it access to some of the latest technologies and improving corporate governance analysts say the asset swap alone is very clever move by rosneft. earlier i spoke with jacob now chief economic the chief economist for russia and c.i.s. at morgan stanley who explained who the main beneficiari

sight of a partial solar eclipse that was first seen over algeria before spreading across the middle eastern europe and the pyramids were built for lucky tourists and the moon shadow here between two thirds of the sun's surface a yellow or red crescent skins of petersburg are among the city's treated to a spectacular. almost forty thousand people across central russia are still without electricity after new year blackouts and emergency situation was declared on sunday in the moscow region the massive cutouts began before the new year after an ice storm brought down power cables extreme weather forced hundreds of villages to work two thousand and eleven in darkness authorities managed to restore supply in most areas of fresh snow and gales are still causing problems. well the electricity cuts may be causing stress for many in the moscow region but one russian isn't worried about the blackouts victor lives in the words and has even built his own power generator brought him internet fame although that wasn't what he was hoping for. went to meet him. we've come to a freezing forest in the musk a

more instability in the region of the north african countries perhaps or even further to the middle eastern countries. right i think that the two main candidates are actually probably libya because of its secular a dictatorship under khadafi gadhafi i think really fears the revolution as symbolic a demonstration effect for for libya therefore he probably wants to he could interfere in the process and try to jam up the works somewhat in tunisia at least that's one perspective but i think the main problem is probably going to be egypt where mubarak knows he has to handle the succession he knows he's going to die soon he's going to he can't just give over the government to his family as you've been talking about which is exactly what ben ali was talking about just before this interaction took place so those two countries i think are more likely than maybe even morocco or or jordan who are under monarchies and who probably can manage the situation a little bit different but differently but the main problem for most of the middle east countries and islamic countries in general is what i call the

negotiations discussions between the tribe of the jewish people the tribe of the arab peoples we are middle eastern peoples we are really cousins we are related we don't need the west to get involved. i think that they are not interested in regional and i'm going to tired of the borders has not all these countries and this whole you know new occasional march and i see it when i go to you know i mean one of the biggest problems is when is illegal or if i could go to. mars about people who want peace on both sides versus extremists who are happy to continue this fight on both sides this is not about jews versus arabs and it's not actually you can say that you should do well it's just the world i don't see where all sides are actually it's not even you don't have a balance of power that allows for both sides to negotiate on their own you have one party israel which has control over everything and you have the palestinians who are relatively powerless in the face of israel's military superiority on the ground so to say that they should be left for themselves to negotiate obviously will produce no more