you touched on the uae and yemen. i will be asking questions about that but i will begin with uae.ast year there was a sale of the f 35 fighters after some discussion on the hill and within the administration. this was the first of its kind in the middle east to any partner other than israel. i thought it was an encouraging step forward with respect to having future interoperability capabilities and trying to ensure that some of our partners didn't look elsewhere for their armaments. it also brings up the point that our advanced technologies have to be provided in some manner that ensures there is security around those technologies. what steps does the department take to ensure these advanced technologies and cutting-edge platforms remain secure when they are in the hands of our trusted runners? ms. stroul: thank you for that critical question. with respect to the uae, the agreement to sell the f 30 so -- f-35 system is in opportunity to enhance our relationship are one of her most capable partners in the region. the f-35 platform calms the expectations that the uae government will

india and the uae _ easy for them to travel here.ndia and the uae will go _ easy for them to travel here. india and the uae will go from - easy for them to travel here. india and the uae will go from red to amber, while seven new countries in europe go green but there is still some criticism about neighbouring countries being treated differently. to have indie on the amber list and its neighbouring country pakistan on the red list, makes no sense. and similarly for putting france on the amber plus and suggesting that spain may go on to the red list. none of this makes clear control of infection sense.— this makes clear control of infection sense. 1, . ~ ~ _, infection sense. back in mexico, robin is determined _ infection sense. back in mexico, robin is determined to - infection sense. back in mexico, robin is determined to enjoy - infection sense. back in mexico, robin is determined to enjoy hisj infection sense. back in mexico, - robin is determined to enjoy his few hours of holiday. i ififiiiii robin is determined to en'oy his few

the uae led that process. think the rest of the arab world is quite ready for normalization, particularly in the absence of an end to israel's occupation of 5 million palestinians were ruled by military regime, for which they cannot vote. i think the normalization and the situation with morocco and sudan, one was coerced and one was, in some ways, a diplomatic bribe, recognition of moroccan sovereignty, over occupied territory, like the palestinian occupied territories. i don't think the bite and administer she is prepared to go to the same lengths -- administration is prepared to go to the same lengths in terms of arm-twisting and threats on coercion, as in the case of sudan, to push the normalization agenda. i think it sort of reached its limit. on the palestinian front, yes, the situation is quite terrible. the palestinian authority is becoming more and more repressive. it has always been sort of illiberal in its approach to palestinian civil society, certainly had very little tolerance for internal dissent

facebook to address afghanistan from exile in the uae. he says he left to avoid bloodshed. >> i am in kabul where doctors are treating patients shot at kabul international airport. ♪ >> this is al jazeera live from london. also, anger in haiti. a tropical storm compounds prior -- compounds problems for survivors of an earthquake. as the u.s. lines of a third jab, the vaccine battle spills onto college campuses. ♪ >> afghanistan's former president has defended his decision to leave the country during the taliban takeover. ashraf ghani speaking from the uae says he left to prevent bloodshed and denied rumors he fled with suitcases full of cash. uae says he has been taken in with his family on humanitarian grounds. >> if i stayed, i would have witnessed bloodshed. couple should not be turned into another yemen or syria. i left with waistcoat and clothes. the persecution saying i have taken money are baseless lies. you can ask customs officials, they are baseless. >> and afghanistan, adjusted after the taliban reassured the world people would

he sought refuge in the uae. he insists he had to leave to avoid what shed. -- bloodshed.le, the taliban try to form a new government. >> they say they are here to prevent looting and unrest despite their assurances of amnesty for those linked to the government. >> boris johnson faces a barrage of criticism and emotion from mp's over the uk's role in the story. >> like many veterans, this week has been one that has seen me struggle through anger and grief and rage. we must deal with the world as it is. accepting what we have achieved and what we have not achieved. ♪ >> the exiled afghan president has been speaking for the first time. he spoke from abu dhabi where he is in refuge. >> for now, i am in the uae so that bloodshed and chaos is stopped. i am currently in talks to return to afghanistan. >> in the last few minutes, the u.s. state department has responded to the statement saying he is no longer a figure and afghanistan. >> it's the same argument we heard from his supporters before or in the last two days. it is that he hato leave to avoid bloodshed. he was not inter

countries including the uae _ test. that is helpful. countries including the uae and - test.d india . test. that is helpful. countries| including the uae and india will also move from red to amber meaning arrivals don't need to quarantine if they are double jabbed in the uk, us or europe. although the industry are pleased more of the world is opening up, many feel it is too slow. it is happening _ up, many feel it is too slow. it is happening at _ up, many feel it is too slow. it is happening at a — up, many feel it is too slow. it 3 happening at a snails pace, so seven more countries coming on, none of which are the traditional holiday destinations that people would go to. ., , , destinations that people would go to. ., i, , destinations that people would go to. ., ,_ , ., ., to. country by country, more of the world is epening — to. country by country, more of the world is opening up _ to. country by country, more of the world is opening up to _ to. country by country, more of the world is opening up to uk _ world is opening up to uk travellers but well into summer and afte

cnn did a good story a couple years ago how the uae had given al qaeda american on personal carriers who were taken into battle. this is really embarrassing made a deal with them. the trump governments and now into biden pretend that the war against al qaeda that is just not trooper it al qaeda and the arabian peninsula have been integrated into the uae armed militia force on the ground. and acting as part of the coalition with the bin laden. against their enemies just because they are friends with iran. >> scott horton you may see this as a false question how do we protect american interests abroad if we end the war on terror? >> the first think we should do is stop supporting terrorist groups. going leave a safe haven behind. our government through the church still supports al qaeda in sierra this horrific war of genocidal proportions against a civilian population. we continue to target sanctions that are at the top of the list. the first thing for regime change itself is stop supporting terrorism. and then as far as the threat of further anti- american terrorism we have to call of

why he epded up in the uae, countries are willing to give people asylum and the uae has done that, saudi arabia has done that, many countries have given former leaders safe passage usually with the understanding that that is the end of their career. tunisian president i believe he's still in saudi arabia with the understanding you go there, we'll put you up in some sort of house and you will not be heard from again. you will have, that is the end of your career. >> yes. >> reporter: so it seems like ghani has gone into this kind of isolated seclusion. maybe he'll give press conferences but generally you don't hear from them after that. >> i know you're staying safe, you are secure where you are which is the case. thank you. >>> ken and mike, let me bring you in on this. there is new reporting you have out today from nbc news, based on what you've talked to with your sources. ken, new warnings, these warnings from the cia that predicted frankly the rapid collapse of afghanistan, something like the pace we've seen. you write that in the end, the cia's description of what a worst case scena

— there and a lot of expatriates out in the uae and i can tell you why dubai _ in the uae and i canho is on them so — place and you can't tell who is on them so it— place and you can't tell who is on them so it was put on the red list for that— them so it was put on the red list for that reason. it might be that the uae — for that reason. it might be that the uae will actually leave the red list and _ the uae will actually leave the red list and maybe go on to the famous amher— list and maybe go on to the famous amber plus— list and maybe go on to the famous amber plus list but there is concern ahout— amber plus list but there is concern about the _ amber plus list but there is concern about the remarkably constant number of new _ about the remarkably constant number of new infections in the uae which some _ of new infections in the uae which some people are suggesting suggests that the _ some people are suggesting suggests that the figures might not be entirely— that the figures might not be entirely valid. again, there is nothing — entirely valid. again, there is nothing which is

so, thanks to barrack, the uae basically hired trump to do a cameo for them "uae, it's donald trump,ng up." but barrack succeeded, as you can see from this clip of the speech in 2016, which was supposed to be about american energy independence and the so-called america first energy policy weirdly, there was a line out of nowhere where trump seemed to backtrack and say, actually, we'll keep buying oil from gulf states like the uae. >> we will become and stay totally independent of any need to import energy from the opec cartel or any nations hostile to our interests. anybody hostile to our interests, believe me, we don't deal with 'em. we'll handle 'em just fine just fine. [ cheers and applause and by the way, there are plenty of them out there that are hostile to our interests at the same time, we'll work with our gulf allies to develop a positive- energy relationship as part of our antiterrorism strategy >> seth: he makes it so easy for prosecutors. you can literally see the moment where he riffs off the cuff and then goes back to the line barrack wrote for him. he totally contradic

huge amounts of frustration out there and a lot of expatriates out in the uae and i can tell you whyill actually leave the red list and maybe go on to the famous amber plus list but there is concern about the remarkably constant number of new infections in the uae which some people are suggesting suggests that the figures might not be entirely valid. again, there is nothing which is going to change about the hub status of the uae so effectively if you take what the transport secretary said at face value, it won't change for the rest of the year, but i think it might. but that was the reason originally given. we only have a minute left. this is from justin. "i recently travelled abroad to an amber list country, ibiza, and five days after returning i got pinged and instructed to isolate. is it mandatory that i self—isolate or only advisory?" if you get pinged from a track and trace it is mandatory and if it is from the nhs app it is advisory. they go by the passenger information from when you entered the uk so one is mandatory and one isjust advice. to simon and julia, that was really

some countries are going from red to amber, including the uae. lives in dubai will be able to see his one—year—old grandson for the first time in a year. despite the anger i feel- towards the government, i can now put that behind me and we canl now look forward and we can travel, so that's really good. and we can almost get our lives back to a - form of normality of being able to see our friends and family. i country by country, more of the world is opening up to uk travellers, but well into summer and after months of uncertainty, the question is how many will want to make the trip? caroline davies, bbc news. all 16 and 17—year—olds in the uk will be offered a covid vaccine in the coming weeks. england, wales, scotland and northern ireland have all moved quickly to approve the recommendation by vaccine experts. around 1.5 million teenagers could receive the pfizer vaccine — and, crucially, they will not need parental consent to take part. it leaves the prospect of the over—12s being included at a later stage. our health editor hugh pym has the la

but better news, i guess for people coming in from india, from the uae came up from india, from the uaento the amber list. however, to counteract that, mexico as you mentioned has been put on the red list, and that's triggered on the enormous rush people getting home. and people came as many people want to go to turkey or come back from there, they've got family there or there, they've got family there or there on holidays or they have holiday homes there, and it looks as though august has not been written off completely for turkey. so a bit off completely for turkey. so a bit of good news, but not the joint many people would want. find of good news, but not the “oint many people would wanth of good news, but not the “oint many people would want. and you mentioned an of their people would want. and you mentioned any of their there _ people would want. and you mentioned any of their there have _ people would want. and you mentioned any of their there have been _ people would want. and you mentioned any of their there have been a - people would want. and you mentioned any of their there ha

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. >> how does this play into your relationship with the uae? >> we have a fine relationship with the uae. >> the does the state have an embassy. >> we have a functioning embassy out of the airport. it will continue to function as long as it can providing services to not only american citizens but our international partners to afghans at risk. that is our mission now. that is what we are focused on. >> you talked about the images that we've seen coming out of kabul and the impact that has on diplomats. i'm wondering, this relates to your role with china, the impact this is having on u.s. credibility around the world, you seeing chinese outlets having a play on this, talking about abandonment for taiwan. from the u.k. lawmakers saying this a failure of -- [indiscernible] similar criticism what we saw in the previous administration regarding syrian curds. repeating pattern of abandonment by the u.s., leaving allies vulnerable, people and women at the mercy of the human rights abusers. what can you say to your allies, potential future allies and ex

seeking refuge in the uae insists he had to leave the country to prevent bloodshed and he says he is. and with afghanistan under the taliban control. they're trying to help those afghans want to leave. we will be live in haiti for the latest on the situation and i'm afraid that it is not at all good news. the death toll is approaching 2000 after saturday's earthquake and many remain missing. with afghanistan under the taliban control, there's huge pressure to help afghans trying to leave. first — lets hear the concerns of the un high commissioner for refugees. we are more concerned about people who may have legitimate fears and move on their own without evacuation and most of them are displaced inside afghanistan and others may be trying to cross borders and we have been discussing with other countries, thanking them if they keep their borders open. we have not seen big movements yet but if the scenes we've watched, we have all seen on tv, at the airport to go by, we may see those movements in the near future we need to continue to ask those countries to keep borders open. let's look

they have turned up in the uae. that's as thousands still try to evacuate the country. the united states is rushing to increase the number of people it can get out ahead of the august 31th withdrawal deadline. there are reports of chaos outside the kabul airport with a stampede at one of the gates and the taliban reportedly blocking citizens from leaving. >> we have receiverred reports pushed back or even beaten. we are taking thatthe taliban t to resolve the issues. >> meantime united states national intelligence say there are highest terrorist threats. >>> still ahead, people weighing in on the state of cri we have results from a news poll. >>> and the facebook ceo said the site is fighting coronavirus misinformation but there is still one piece of information that he wouldn't reveal to cbs this morning. >>> and on social media people sharing pictures of the smoky, hazy skies we have been seeing around the bay area. we would love to see your photographs as well. homelessness, housing, taxes, water, electricity, crime, wildfires. [sfx: bear roar] gavin, you've failed.

this time there will be well over 50, and the uae.ell over50, because and the uae. this time there will be well over 50, because all the neighbours, china, russia, will certainly deal with the taliban, so will the organisation of islamic countries. so i think although the west may be a little bit reticent to start with and will wait several months before seeing what the taliban actually do when foreign eyes or forces have disappeared or gone, nonetheless i would expect many more recognitions than we thought before. == many more recognitions than we thought before.— thought before. -- than we saw before. thank _ thought before. -- than we saw before. thank you _ thought before. -- than we saw before. thank you for _ thought before. -- than we saw before. thank you for your - thought before. -- than we saw| before. thank you for your time. charlotte is an american citizen who has lived in kabul for more than a decade, and has founded kabul small animal rescue, a women—led veterinary clinic and animal rescue. she has the right to leave t

in a statement to cnn, the uae ministry of foreign affairs says they can, quote, say the uae welcomed humanitarian grounds. we're going to stay on top of all the news. >>> today one of the nation's largest school districts broward county returns to in-person learning with a district-wide mask mandate. why is this so critical? the governor, this mandate, defies governor ron desantis' executive order across the state that bans mandates like that. the state is looking to punish the county. >> it's going to punish people financially it appears for trying to take simple health care steps. cnn's amara walker is in south florida this morning. what is the investigation going to look at and what legal steps is the governor trying to take to enforce the order? >> reporter: well, jim, as you've been saying, i mean, as you know, there's been this escalating fight over mask mandates between governor ron desantis and at least two public school districts, including broward county public schools, and all of this culminated last night during an emergency meeting by the florida board of education where

people come from germany, japan, the uae, france, india — all different places, telling me they came in, even, to contemporary america? i don't know where i could fit in. i don't think it fits in anywhere really to speak of. how we got men on the moon and how we'll get men on mars or people on mars isn't going to happen by how things fit in with other things, it's going to happen by how things that have been — never been done before is how it's gonna happen. at christmas, the whole place is lit up. and kenny has big plans for the future, too — he wants to build a 300 acre theme park based on his designs. he reckons once investors and engineers are on board, he could have it built in ten years. in the meantime, we will have to settle for a ride on this. i physically can't get in this! of course you can fit in there! you're not that big! i'm not that big at all. do you think grown—ups should be riding around in these, too? absolutely, there is no excuse not to. kenny, there's only one problem, right? what, what's that? we are on this thing and there's no—one to turn it off. does that m

basically undermine from his first day in office by pulling away the arms sales that were promised to the uaebut also gratuitously insulting the crown prince of saudi arabia, he did that with no forward thinking at all just approved that he was not donald trump so he can get really tough with saudi arabia crown prince. two weeks later the crown prince decided no opec would not increase oil production and everyone expected an increase at that time in march and he vetoed it. now were going hat in hand to crown prince mohammed bin taunted insane my poll rating is declining because inflation is bad and gasoline prices are up 41% year-over-year, please increase oil output you're the guy that can make that happen what would you do if you were him i don't think that's going to happen i think this is a humiliating posture on joe biden but in addition to that obviously the most ridiculous thing you try to clamp down on u.s. oil and gas production was as environmentally probably the best in the world in terms of our regulation that control omissions and turning to all these other countries who don't ha

ashraf ghani, has denied fleeing afghanistan hours after it was confirmed that he'd taken refuge in the uae. mr ghani said he had to leave afghanistan to prevent bloodshed. the british government's handling of the crisis has faced severe criticism in parliament. but the prime minister, borisjohnson, said there was no appetite among nato allies to keep troops in afghanistan without us support. the prosecution has made its opening statements at the trial of the american r&b singer r kelly at a us federal court. the prosecutor said the musician had targeted and exploited young girls and boys. r kelly denies any wrongdoing. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are grace blakeley, political commentator and columnist, and sam lister, deputy political editor of the daily express. we start our look at the pictures with, surprised me, the suspense is killing me. let's start with the metro — the prime minister and the foreign secretary come under attack from mps on all sides over their handling of the crisis in afghanistan during an emergency d

some countries are going from red to amber, including the uae.s neil, who lives in dubai, will be able to see his one—year—old grandson for the first time in a year. despite the anger i feel towards the government, i can now put that behind me and we can now look forward and we can travel, so that's really good. and we can almost get our lives back to a form of normality of being able to see our friends and family. country by country, more of the world is opening up to uk travellers, but well into summer and after months of uncertainty, the question is how many will want to make the trip? caroline davies, bbc news. now on bbc news, witness history. hello, i'm nikki fox. thanks forjoining me at the queen elizabeth olympic park here in london ahead of the summer 2020 paralympic games. in this special edition of witness history, we're looking back at some important moments in the recent history of disability and sport. coming up: a medallist who competed at the first paralympic games. we'll hear about the special olympics for those with learning dis

some countries are going from red to amber, including the uae.neil, who lives in dubai, will be able to see his one—year—old grandson for the first time in a year. despite the anger i feel towards the government, i can now put that behind me and we can now look forward and we can travel, so that's really good. and we can almost get our lives back to a form of normality of being able to see our friends and family. country by country, more of the world is opening up to uk travellers, but well into summer and after months of uncertainty, the question is how many will want to make the trip? caroline davies, bbc news. how has the travel industry responded? we will be asking that to the business community in 20 minutes time. let's get some of the day's other news: the biden administration is considering making it mandatory for all foreign visitors to the united states to be vaccinated against covid—i9. the country closed its borders to most international travellers during the pandemic. a wildfire that has raged for more than a week has now reached a th

ashraf ghani, has denied fleeing afghanistan hours after it was confirmed that he'd taken refuge in the uaeof the crisis has faced severe criticism in parliament. but the prime minister, borisjohnson, said there was no appetite among nato allies to keep troops in afghanistan without us support. the prosecution has made its opening statements at the trial of the american r&b singer r kelly at a us federal court. the prosecutor said the musician had targeted and exploited young girls and boys. r kelly denies any wrongdoing.

ashraf ghani, has denied fleeing afghanistan hours after it was confirmed that he'd taken refuge in the uaes has faced severe criticism in parliament. but the prime minister, borisjohnson, said there was no appetite among nato allies to keep troops in afghanistan without us support. five days after haiti's devastating earthquake, followed by a tropical storm, aid in many places has yet to arrive. nearly 2,000 people are now known to have died. much of the response effort has yet to reach rural areas.

to help the evacuation of all french citizens there, and actually they're going to do that via the uaeoing to see now in the coming hours. the situation with germany very similar, saying they are doing everything they can to enable germans and local afghan support staff to leave, just a core embassy staff remaining there. couple of quick comments from other countries. qatar calling for a peaceful transition of power. turkey saying their embassy will continue its operation. that's a kind of brief overview of the international reaction. i want to focus on the people of afghanistan, a tweet from malala yousafzai. she was shot by gunmen in pakistan. her words were quite powerful... a big job for the international community. and to that end, the un security council are due to meet on monday morning. time for a look at the weather. hello there. cloud features quite prominently in our forecast for this week. and with the grey skies come some relatively cool conditions for the time of year. it will often, if not always, be dry. quite the windy start to the day, especially on north sea coast. l

president, the spanish president, the italian prime minister, the emir of qatar and the crown prince of the uae. tomorrow we will participate in a g7 leaders meeting in afghanistan to ensure the world leading democracies are aligned and united on the way forward. we are working with partners to address the acute humanitarian needs of the afghan people. and we will remain persistently vigilant against the terrorist threats. in afghanistan and in all to pull other theaters. we have proven in other places that we can suppress terrorism without a permanent military presence on the ground, and we will do the same in afghanistan. finally, we are deeply moved by the outpouring of support from so many americans, so many of them veterans, to help the afghan evacuees, those afghans at russ, our afghan allies settle in the united states. this is the best of the american spirit and we look forward to working with them in the days, weeks and months ahead and i'm happy to take your questions. >> a taliban spokesman has said that it would be a redline for the u.s. to keep troops in afghanistan past the august

he's double jabbed but with the vaccine the uk hasn't approved and lives in the uae, which is currently whatever is given to you. yes, it's unfair, it's pretty stressful, to be honest. i'm just wondering if there is a new way, you know, that i can meet her in the next six months, nine months or a year. the travel industry want the government to go further. we'd like to see other amber countries opened up for people who have been doubly vaccinated. we'd also like to see the cost of testing brought down. a simple way to do that would be to replace the pcr test that everyone has to take post—arrival with a simple lamp or lateral flow test, which is much cheaper. the list of countries that are rated green, amberand red is due to be updated this week. caroline davies, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. palestinian families facing eviction from their homes in neighbourhood of sheikh jarrah in eastjerusalem say they'll reject a suggestion by israel's supreme court that they rent their properties from a jewish settler organisation. the families say they want recognition of their