tunnel boring machine is borrowing underground beneath the suez canal the new tunnels were inaugurated on saturday and hailed as a major achievement by president of delphi c c the four links are intended to improve access to the sinai peninsula from the rest of egypt at the port side on the mediterranean and is my only a further south the plan is for them to deliver a long needed boost to the peninsula economy it's a volatile area where an offshoot of the so-called islamic state has a foothold the militants claimed responsibility for the downing of a russian plane in two thousand and fifteen killing more than two hundred people but the peninsula is also receiving investment the plan is for sustainable economic growth bringing jobs martin has an connects company has provided some of the know how the german engineering firm developed the huge drills used in the tunnel project as president of the egyptian president attach great importance to us giving skills to egyptian engineers for children with trained in germany before working on the project here where. president el-sisi took part in

to egypt now or a project to build two tunnels under the suez canal has officially been launched the goal is to create better transport links between the finite peninsula and the rest of the country the aim of the project is not only to upgrade infrastructure but also to improve security. tunnel boring machine is borrowing underground beneath the suez canal they need tunnels where inaugurated on saturday and hailed as a major achievement by president abdel fatah c c the four links are intended to improve access to the sinai peninsula from the rest of egypt at port side on the mediterranean and is my left for the south the plan is for them to deliver a long needed boost to the peninsula economy it's a volatile area where an offshoot of the so-called islamic state has a foothold the militants claimed responsibility for the downing of a russian plane in two thousand and fifteen killing more than two hundred people but the peninsula is also receiving investment the plan is for sustainable economic growth bringing jobs martin has an connects company has provided some of the know how the g

security over the northern approaches to the suez canal. detection of the newly discovered oil fields around abbbidad. britain wasn't at all confident that its ally france pumped up as it was on anti-british colonial lobby would leave the land rich linking the goals alone should the ottomans the vanquished. kitchener chose sykes to represent interests in pursuing talks with france. who french counterpart was a keen advocate. the discussion began. sykes was on the spot by insisting on syria. in consultation with foreign office, sikes worked out a compromise. francempromise was that would directly control the -- the areas of syria area marked in blue. britain would have corresponding rights within a southern mesopotamia in the area marked in pink or red as well as control over a tiny enclave. palestine,ed that which was coveted by both powers should be internationally administered within a smaller brown stone, details to be resolved postwar. ininisteredin the extensive las between, the areas marked a, and b. they marked independent arab state

and purposes, for me, this has shed light on chapters of history i did not know enough about, the suez crisis, the macmillan government, thatis crisis, the macmillan government, that is promised in this series, tonyis that is promised in this series, tony is cross with the jfk arrival, but... there is a more fundamental point, i understand artistic license, implying that the duke of edinburgh's father blamed him for the death of his sister in a plane crash is not an inaccuracy or playing with history or received wisdom, that is just a playing with history or received wisdom, that isjust a lie playing with history or received wisdom, that is just a lie and that is wrong and someone of the... it is not true and any amount of artistic license does not change the fact that this is notjust on true but deeply hurtful to the duke of edinburgh. who will not watch this and when asked, don't be ridiculous will be the answer! he is immune to sensory will be the answer! he is immune to sensory branding! it is a version of history that is demonstrably not true. we will leave it there for the moment

off the lender lease supplied of the u.s. -- to cut off the len d-lease supplied to the british in suez. it had a worldwide of fact. it was extremely -- it had a worldwide effect. it was extremely significant. on april 14, 19 42, a midnight meeting of the british defense commission. .ield marshal halbrook spoke if japan's advance was not halted, they would cut off three quarters of a million fighting men in the middle east and bring junction ofeaded the axis partners. andey would be surrounded russian oil supplies would be threatened. churchill called that spring of 1942 the most ,angerous moment of the war where we were facing defeat at the hands of the german and the japanese if they could combine. churchill appealed to roosevelt, he needed help. -- rooseveltlied reply came in several forms but i believe one of the answers that was given by roosevelt was the battle of midway. there was no other reason to fight the battle of midway. me -- george has made a critical point, which is that we tend to think of midway as something that happened in the pacific between japan and the u.s. relat

there was a threat to cut off the supply from the us to the british troops at suez to the stalingrad troops of russia and so the chinese through the burma road. it had a worldwide effect. it was extremely significant. on april 14, 1942, midnight meeting of the british defense commission field marshal lord allenbrook spoke. if japan's advance along the southern shores of asia was not halted, they would cut off three quarters of a million mighting men in the middle east and bring about the dread ed junction of the axis partners. turkey would be surrounded and russian oil supplies would be threatened. after the war, churchill called that spring of 1942 the most dangerous moment of the war. the greatest -- dangerous moment of the war, whether we're facing defeat at the hands of the germans and the japanese if they could combine. churchill appealed to roosevelt. he needed help. roosevelt's reply came in several forms, but i believe that one of the answers that were given by roosevelt was the battle of midway. there was really no other reason to fight the battle of midway. >> let me -- in

well, security over the northern approaches to the suez canal. britain's lifeline to its empire, and detection of the newly-discovered oil fields at the head of the gulf. britain wasn't at all confident upt its ally france pumped as it was, on anti-british colonial lobby in paris would leave the land bridge linking sinai and the gulf should the ottomans be vanquished. so kitchener chose sykes to represent interest in the ensuing talks with france. syke's french counterpart who as a seasoned diplomat and keen advocate. immediately, the discussions began. he spoke with sykes was on the spot by insisting on syria. in consultation with foreign office, sikes worked out a compromise. that compromise was that france should directly control the coastal areas of syria, the area marked in blue. britain would have corresponding rights within a southern mesopotamia in the area marked in pink or red as well as control over a tiny enclave. encompassing the ports. agreed that palestine, which was coveted by both powers, should be internationally administered zo

and purposes, for me, this has shed light on chapters of history i did not know enough about, the suezernment, thatis crisis, the macmillan government, that is promised in this series, tonyis that is promised in this series, tony is cross with the jfk arrival, but... there is a more fundamental point, i understand artistic license, implying that the duke of edinburgh's father blamed him for the death of his sister in a plane crash is not an inaccuracy or playing with history or received wisdom, that is just a playing with history or received wisdom, that isjust a lie playing with history or received wisdom, that is just a lie and that is wrong and someone of the... it is not true and any amount of artistic license does not change the fact that this is notjust on true but deeply hurtful to the duke of edinburgh. who will not watch this and when asked, don't be ridiculous will be the answer! he is immune to sensory branding! it is a version of history that is demonstrably not true. we will leave

threatening the british at the suez. they sank the british carriers -- british capital ships, prince of wales, the china sea shortly after pearl harbor. in february they went all the way down to australia and they sank a bunch of merchant ships in the harbor in australia. again in february of 1942, they annihilated nine cruisers and 18 destroyers of the british, american, dutch asiatic fleet at the battle of java sea. >> the australians were there, too. if i don't mention that my australian passport will be canceled. >> then april of 1942, just before midway, they had five carriers that entered the indian ocean. they drove the remnants of the british navy out of the indian ocean. they went as far as madagascar. they sank the british carrier, her majesty's escort. they raided dozens of merchant ships. they also destroyed all the tankers that were carrying oil from the mid east that were headed for america to fuel our war machine and our military. that access to mid east oil was vital for america. the german war staff and

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trade with asia is passing through the red sea and through the suez canal and through the ball number straight of the southern end of the sea this is always been a key consideration perhaps the key consideration for everyone that this trade is not disrupted by what is going on in the various conflicts around the area mr. this comes at a very critical moment for the region we've seen the media in egypt very critical of the deal between turkey and sudan is that is this something which is likely to further strain relations between turkey and one hand the u.a.e. and saudi arabia on the other hand. it is very strategic and what. the very critical chalk for the hole. and it should be secure and free passage for of trade cetera. having said that. presence is important for so many country in the work to be there and that it is and that the area. the who theory i think the yemeni crisis reflect that and that in the. terrorism also important factor. concerning that matter on that area so we see the. booth he now. prices with the missile thing hitting some of the ship and vessels on that area it

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next year, 2018, will be utterly decisive because in my view we are going something similar to the suezeves the policy of the government is essentially praiseworthy. and how this plays out next year in the context of slow growth, declining living standards and a real sense of alienation on the part of a large number of citizens, i think, the part of a large number of citizens, ithink, is the part of a large number of citizens, i think, is going to be a bigger serious problem for the country. is iain duncan smith not entitled to say there is more than a whiff of partisanship in what you write? your resignation letter talks about european union withdrawal bill is the worst legislation of your lifetime. you go on in your letter to compare theresa may to anthony eden. you say what the country needs isa eden. you say what the country needs is a radical reformist government in the clement attlee mould. this is labour propaganda, isn't it? we live in alice in wonderland at the moment. all of those opinions you have just read out would have been held by mainstream conservatives until a couple o

then you go on, in your letter, to compare theresa may to anthony eden for presiding in suez, and youradical reformist government in the attlee mould. it is a labour propaganda exercise, isn't it? we live in alice in wonderland at the moment. all of those opinions which you have just read out would have been held by mainstream conservatives until two years ago. they are not much different from what david cameron was saying in his arguments as to why britain should stay in the european union in the referendum campaign, and of course, conservatives of the generation of michael heseltine, john major, ken clarke, this is precisely what they were saying. remember, john major was saying, when he was prime minister, that his policy was for britain to be at the heart of europe, whereas the policy of theresa may is now to wrench us out of virtually every institution with the word europe in the title, evenif it sacrifices british jobs and trade. this is not partisan, unless being sensible is being partisan and being lunatic is somehow being loyal to the true cause. the government has been quick

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august 2016, a freighter is intercepted headed to the suez canal. with 100,000 tons of iron on board around 30,000 rockets made by north korea. part of what north korea describes as a web of smuggling to line the pockets of kim jong-un. how does the smuggling work? are there people with false flames or ships moved around? >> translator: the smuggling is conducting with any items you can imagine. larger items with the cargo list, for what's written is different from what's being shipped. >> reporter: for decades, he's a top handler of cash from kim jong-un. rhee defected in 2014. he gave us insights into north korea's smuggling operations which he describes as being almost unstoppable. >> translator: on the open sea, the yellow sea, there are hundreds of fishing boats both from china and north korea. and all of the smuggling is done by the so-called fishing boats. instead of fishing, they're involved in smuggling. it's very different even for china to stop the boats. >> reporter: according to analysts, kim's regime sells weapons on the black market a

august 2016, a freighter is heading to the suez canal. around 30,000 rocket propelled grenades made in north korea. part of what a north korean defector describes as a smuggling to line the pockets of kim jong un. >> how do north korean smuggling operations work? are there people with false names? are there ships with false names being moved around? >> translator: smuggling is conducted by any means you can imagine. mostly done by ships, for example, by filing a cargo list from what's written is different than what is really being shipped. >> for decades, ri jong ho says he would sometimes hand bags of cash to ship captains. redefected in 2014, he says he worked mostly in legal imports and exports but gave us insight into north korea's smuggling operations which he describes as unstoppable. >> on the north korean sea, the yellow sea, there are hundreds of fishing boats, both from china and north korea. these are so-called fishing boats. it is very difficult, even for china, to stop these hundreds of fishing boats. >> according to the u.n.

a freighter is intercepted heading to the suez canal under neath 2,000 tons of iron ore on board, rocket made in north korea that one describes as a spider web of smuggling. how do north korean smugging operations work? are there ships with false names being moved around? >> translator: the smuggling is conducted by any and every means you can imagine. larger items most we done using ships, for example by filing a cargo list where what is written is different from what is really being shipped. >> reporter: for decades, ho was a top wrangler of cash for kim jong-un's regime and he sometimes would handbags of cash leaving from china where he was stationed for north korea and redefected in 2014 he says he worked mostly in legal imports and exports and gave us insight into north korea smuggling operations he describes as being almost unstoppable. >> translator: on the open sea, the yellow sea, there are hundreds of fishing boats both from china and north korea. and all of the smuggling is done by these so-called fishing boats. instead of fishing, they are involved in smuggling and it is very

league suez bid chair rule recognizes so for five minutes for purpose of the opening statement 21st century chairs sector is a monumental achievement as the product of a bipartisan vote the love effort from the committee to bring the of laws and to the modern era in one year since signed into law i remember remarking at that press conference one year ago to imagine a world that government was not the obstacle but in allied to deliver drugs and devices and cures to patients. looking into the implementation the transformational bill to give them packed the village to researchers and scientists with the latest breakthrough there peas is seeking treatment to give help to them and their loved ones and advocates for. this morning we'll hear from those of are responsible for all of the biomedical research provisions in the commissioner of the fda coming back to the subcommittee your schedules switched and we appreciate you coming before us today at the time of the launch of the 21st century cures' initiative the statement was made repeatedly there 500 jurors santry men's and more progress was need

successfully invaded australia would be cut off, they were barreling 70 miles an alexander on the way to the suez and then it vanished. within three months there were 300,000 people surrendered in february 1943 and algeria and morocco they couldn't build and supply as americans could and it was just a question again on the unconditional surrender because to do so you have to deal with 15 million access soldiers and these economies were still not damaged so the story of world war ii was how much blood and treasure are you willing to expend to defeat fascism and impose a different constitution that would preclude the resurgence of this martial ideology. world war ii became the most deadly event in history. 65, sympathy 60 now because the chinese and russian archives that might have been 70 million. it was the first major war where the losers lost more than the winners by the margin there were far more civilians. 80% were civilians. if you look at the war in the reductionist terms, average people who were killed the story of the german and japanese soldiers killed unarmed and armed uniformed people

the entire region is at the center of the key shipping lanes of the suez canal, the red sea, and the: that's a hard sell. it really feels like he's trying to sell a time share on the euphrates. ( laughter ) "each unit comes with a plunge pool and gym access! act now, and we'll throw in this free glowing orb!" i don't know what it does. ( applause ) trump also laid out how he was going to help saudi arabia. >> this landmark agreement includes the announcement of a $110 billion saudi-funded defense purchase, and we will be sure to help our saudi friends to get a good deal from our great american defense companies. >> stephen: yeah, also we're running a deal. if you buy 10 f-35 fighter jets today, bring in your fully punched card, we'll throw in a free sub. a nuclear sub. ( applause ) donald trump's not the only one who enjoyed his trip to saudi arabia. so did commerce secretary and crypt-keeper's fun brother, wilbur ross. >> the thing that was fascinating to me, there was not a single hint of a protester anywhere there during the whole time we were there. not one guy with a bad placard