the united arab emirates. she won a scholarship. the degree. she came here. and a very educated family. oxford everyone her family is highly educated. but i told her, now you finished your masters degree a couple of years. now. time for me to go home. this is not for me. and then i we will come back amazing. arranged marriages. in that society people do not socialize, they don't go out. so they have total trust in their families. very much like her and is accepted. telling me that both of them want to have children. they have to make the marriage work. the decision of the family. very interesting. the misconception is that women are oppressed. they have to freedom. get there freedom. so many of my participants have chosen. the ladies from damascus. none of their families. she came to america. just a dull. a muslim. i grew up now. i don't want people to be attracted to my committee on the me as an object. i go home and my kids are quieter than before. they know i have a structure with prayers to my culture to keep. i am religious. he is not talking. he cannot

amy: and we will look at why the united arab emirates barred nyu professor andrew ross from entering the country where the school has a satellite campus after he published research about migrant workers and labor abuse in the gulf state. now he has learned a private investigator was also hired to target him and a new york times reporter. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. negotiations over an iran nuclear deal continue in lausanne, switzerland, in the extended period of talks following tuesday's deadline. iranian foreign minister mohammad javad has said "significant progress", has been made, but urged his counterparts to find the political will to reach an agreement. mr. javad: we hope that the political will on all parties exist in order to move forward. there are isaac, pratt -- obviously, problems, that have stopped us from reaching a solution, but i hope colleagues will recognize that way to take advantage of this opportunity. amy: if a general accord can be reached, the talks would continue for a fi

. >> the united arab emirates wants to have a close relationship with the united states. and in 2011 they are under pressure from the obama administration and hillary clinton's state department because of iran's sanction. and that is certain eau companies are continuing to transfer from u.s. shipment points to iran. >> okay so fast forward a couple months. >> on december 12th you have the foreign minister of the united arab emirates flying to washington, d.c. to meet with the secretary of state, hillary clinton, over some troubling issues. that very same day the foreign minister's brother is paying bill clinton half a million dollars for a speech in abu dhabi. >> they did not put out a formal about the president's speech but they put out charitables from around the world. there's money from europe. >> beginning in 2009 the sweder telecom company ericsson is coming under pressure for selling to oppressive governments around the world. in the midst of all of it they decide to pay bill clinton to give a speech for the first time ever. they pay him a whopping $750,000. >> soo

a coalition of warships from egypt, saudi arabia and united arab emirates have a blockade in effect. a military confrontation between the u.s. and iran could not come at a worse time as the u.s. is prepared to lift sanctions against iran if iran halts its nuclear weapons program. there's also near any miscalculation could lead to deadly consequences. >> test the waters too far. and we can see how these things can spin out of control. >> reporter: officials here suspect or at least hope the iranians are playing a game of cat and mouse, that the suspected arms shipment is merely some kind of test of u.s. resolve or perhaps eve an diversion but nobody's taking any chances. according to one senior defense official, the iranians are watch watchingwatch watching us and we're watching them. >>> six minnesota men charged with trying to go to syria to help isis. two of the men were napped? san diego. all are under the age of 22. none are believed to have ever posed a direct threat to americans. meanwhile in new york a man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for trying to join al qaeda in yeme

. >> the united arab emirates wants a relationship with united states and in 2010 they're under pressure from the obama administration and hillary clinton state department because of iran sanctions and that is that certain uae companies are continuing to trade or service transshipment points to iran. >> okay. so now fast forward a couple of months on december 12th you have the foreign minister of the united arab emirates flying to washington d.c. to meet with hillary clinton over troubling issues. that very same day the foreign minister's brother who is the crowned prince is paying hilary's husband bill clinton half a million dollars for a speech. >> the uae did not put out a formal statement about president clinton's speech but they did provide a list of donations they had given to charitable organizations around the world. >> there's money from europe. >> beginning in 2009 the swedish telecon giant is coming under increasing pressure in the united states because it's selling telecom equipment to governments around the world. >> they decide to pay bill clinton to give a speech for r the

the united arab emirates has criticized pakistan for choosing iran over the gulf nation nicole johnston reports. >> pakistan passed a resolution to support what it dawls territorialcalls aterritorial integrity of yemen. one week ago noaz sharif says pakistan should follow, now it is official. >> can you not afford o90 iran annoy iran. >> the other consideration is iran. on thursday its foreign minister be javad zarif backs houthis but denies given them weapons. the foreign minister states. >> it has the potential of sphwurng a sectarian conflict, fallout in the region including pakistan. >> pakistan doesn't want to offend its shia population. one of the university students we talked to said pakistan should stay out of the conflict. >> it is their war and it isn't even a saudi war. >> they conduct joint exercises and almost 1 know pakistani warriors stationed in saudi arabia. saudi arabia truftsdz pakistan and itstrusts pakistan andits army the sixth largest in the world. it has to be steen support saudi arabia which has given it great financial assistance over the years. at the same tim

cities in connection with an isistoday, president obama will host the crown prince of the united arab emirates. >>> a tsunami advisory lifted in the sea of japan. the 6.8 quake in the waters east of taiwan and south of okinawa caused buildings to sway in t'aipei. it caused people to seek higher ground. the tsunami warning was lifted about an hour after it was issued. right now, no reports of serious damage or injuries. >>> let's get an early start on your money. cristina alesci is here. good morning. >> mixed morning. asia shares are tumbling, but u.s. futures are shrugging it off. futures are higher after the rough end to the week. friday markets fell. the dow shed 279 points. the nasdaq and s&p were also down 1%. that was largely because the chinese government announced new regulations on trading. more bad news from china. the central bank recognizing the stanley. the first profit decline since 2009. the markets are ready for it. anything bigger than that we may have trouble. >> cristina alesci thank you. >>> hillary clinton heads to new hampshire days after her potential republican rivals g

it happened in the united arab emirates. >> look how fast that car is moving. this video is fake.ake fake, fake. >> we'll have to do some research. ♪ >>> in totality in a city after curfew went up we've had about 10 total arrests. get reports from the organization that we do not have a lot of activity or movement throughout the city as a whole. so the curfew is working and the big thing is citizens are safe and we hope to maintain it that way. >> good morning, it's wednesday, april 29th. welcome to "way too early." we begin in baltimore, just 30 minutes removed from a city wide curfew and it appears to be a much calmer erer city. and the schools will reopen after the worst rioting since 1968. and fewer than a dozen arrests reported as police clash with people while trying to find those violating the curfew. >> mr. comings, we're live on nbc news. k tell us what you're trying to say to these young men to send them home. wait wait,

well a mid-air scare in the united arab emirates as two planes nearly collide. one of the carriers involved is calling it an air traffic control incident. an emirates plane was returning when it got too close to a plane traveling in the opposite direction. this was over the indian ocean. both airlines though are insisting that safety was not compromised. and still to come at 4:00 a "7 on your side" consumer alert about what's in your mail. how thieves are using letters to take your money. >> 12-year-old on the phone hiding in his mom's bedroom. there is a man in his house. leon: you want to talk about a terrifying ordeal? a child left alone to deal with a burglar. but what a dispatcher did to keep that boy safe. alison: "7 on your side" to help with questions you may have about scams out there that are targeting you and your family. leon: that's right. kimberly suiters is live in our help center to learn how thieves are using mail to steal your money. tell us about that. kimberly: it's april fools' day so our theme here don't be fooled. our phone bank is open. yo

yet she's partnering with a country, the united arab emirates, one of the worst human rights violatorsstead of talking the talk here. >> nicole, make the counter-statement, counter-argument. she should be doing this? >> she is walking the walk. she's been hired by this company to do this service for them. she's highlighted as a woman of power, dressed in a pants suit. she is riding in first class, being catered to in the ads by the airline. she is putting women in a great light as potential customers, as people that the airline wishes to cater to. >> does she have a responsibility to match her principles with the principles of the country whose airline is being advertised? >> i don't know that she does. she's an actor. she's being paid to act. it's sort of ironic that some union is trying to dictate what this woman will or will not be paid to do. they're saying on one hand that she is not responding well in her position as an advocate for women's rights. on the other hand they want to tell her what to do which i think is ironic. >> adrianna, could you progress logically, could any west

addition to the u.s., i should say, a coalition of warships from egypt, saudi arabia and the united arab emirates have a blockade in place to intercept any armed shipments. potential military confrontation could not come at a worse time as the u.s. and other countries try to reach a final agreement on iran's nuclear program. >>> the penalty phase of the boston bombing trial begins today. the same jury that convicted dzhokhar tsarnaev for the boston marathon bombing will now decide whether he receives life without parole or death by lethal injection. this penalty phase comes just a day after the 2015 boston marathon took place. nbc's tracie potts is live in washington. what can we expect in court today? >> we can expect to see over the next few weeks, betty, a lot of survivors on the stand talking about why they think dzhokhar >> prosecutors will say that he helped the plan it and he deserves the ultimate punishment. they must now decide if he lives or die. >> he saw so many people and could have walked away. >> not everybody in boston agrees. >> it does not seem to detour anybody from doing what

in the united arab emirates. look at this. you can hardly see a hand in front of your face. >> that's severe. i mean like an orange sky. it's like someone put a tent over the entire city. >> you can't see the buildings that are taller than the ones you're looking at. >> normally a brilliant, blue sky city clear as day. and it's crazy. >> these things move out as quickly as they move in. but you tell visibility incredibly low. very dangerous for drivers. >> isn't dubai known for its big skyline? you can't tell from that. >> at all. >> in russia as temperatures are starting to get a little bit warmer the ice is starting to melt. you can see that the ice is melting, but it's moving with the flow of the river current. just that top layer is frozing and you can watch the ice break and shatter as this moves along. almost looks like glass breaking. little shards of glass along the edge. >> this is a sight for sore eyes. if you've been dealing with the cold it's like wiping the slate clean. out with the winter in with spring please. >

has been to assemble a coalition of powerful arab states, including morocco, egypt, and the united arab emirates, to attack houthi positions, beginning an aerial bombing without warning. it's not just yemeni citizens at risk. according to the council on american-islamic relations, thousands of foreigners. at least 650 americans, are also caught in the crossfire. >> just last week an american from oakland california. gas station owner reportedly became the first american to be killed in the conflict. 26-year-old american was shaken by his death. >> he was coming home when he was hit by a mortar shell. he died the same day i left aden. that's what pushed me. i had to find a way to leave. i can't stay there. >> a bay area resident and coffee importer travelled to yemen to help local coffee farmers improve their crops. the state department warned against travel to yemen for years. but the last thing they expected was to get caught up in a civil war turned without warn into regional conflict. >> all hell broke loose. i walked outside and saw antiaircraft machine-guns in the air, and they looked like

we've had the sawudis bring together a coalition of turkey, egypt, the united arab emirates and others. they say if a deal is signed in june they may take action on their own. >> i'm not sure that would necessarily happen. i guess i would say -- and i know you guys love government agencies and so -- >> easy. go ahead. >> no the energy information administration, i have not even heard of this, they said prices could go down up to $15 a barrel if the nuclear deal happens. so clearly there would be an economic impact if the deal did happen. i think they'll pursue it because the administration essentially came out with that report. >> sabrina, i'll tell you something that would make oil prices go up if in fact there is a war between saudi arabia and iran based on the saudis ambivalence about this deal. they would choke off that strait of hormuz and nothing would get through. we get a lot of oil, about 9 million barrels a day, from saudi arabia. >> absolutely. any kind of unrest in the middle east is concerning. and of course it puts into sharp relief the fact we want to be able to have --

in addition to the u.s., a coalition of war ships from egypt, saudi arabia and united arab emirates have a blockade in place to interdict any armed shipments. a military confrontation between the u.s. and iran could not come at a worse time, as the u.s. is prepared to lift sanctions against iran if iran halts its nuclear weapons program. there's also fear that any miscalculation by military commanders on either side could lead to deadly consequences. >> test the waters too far, shots across the bow end up actually damaging a ship or killing someone, and we can see how these things could spin out of control. >> reporter: officials here suspect or at least hope the iranians are playing a game of cat and mouse, that the suspected arms shipment is only some kind of diversion or a test of u.s. resolve, but nobody's taking any chances. according to one defense official, the iranians are watching us and we're watching them. lester. >> jim miklaszewski at the pentagon, thanks. >>> we've seen it before, migrants risking it all for a new life, but what is playing out in the mediterranean right now

it happened in the united arab emirates.ght up with it. >> that man running down the highway that fast is unbelievable. >> what did the camel do to get chased like that. >> the bionic man? >> he's fast of the camel has his stride on. >> they can run about 30 miles an hour. the guy was not even close. >> don't be chasing camels. >>> jan from the brady brunch 57 daniel day-lewis turns 58 and comedian jerry seinfeld is 61. i'm dara brown. thanks for watching "early today." have a great wednesday. >>> social media helped bay area police put a sexual assault suspects behind bars >>> did the curfew work? we'll have the latest >>> and new fears in nepal as the search for survives continues amid heavy rain. >>> no rain on the horizon here. surwatch you are watching "today in the bay." >>> a good wednesday morning. lots to get to this morning. let's first check the forecast. you said no rain i think you're right. >> i feel pretty good about it. >> let's go to someone who knows.

out at the white house today the president did welcome the crowned prince of the uae, the united arab emirates here to discuss the ongoing situation in the middle east. you know, i have to say this and i think this is important to point out greta the uae is among a number of regional powers. israel among them that are increasingly concerned about tehran's growing footprint not just disruptions and political infighting that it's caused among many of its narks but also its growing nuclear capability. it's raising a lot of concerns and that was part of the discussion here at the white house today. >> does the white house think it's at all peculiar that they are trying to tell us to be convinced that iran can be trusted in a nuclear weapons deal yet at the same time we are worried that we have to send our men and women out there to fight them to stop supplying weapons to rebels in yemen? >> you are perfectly on the money by making that assertion. i actually asked josh about this josh earnst the white house preas secretary not today but in a previous opportunity at the briefing and here's what he s

other countries sending support include united arab emirates, germany, and france.

by meeting with the crown prince of the united arab emirates. the iranian supreme leader is talking tough about the new round of negotiations. joishgs it is a complicated walk for a president who is convinced diplomatic solution is the smartest and safest way to go in iran and yet still so much work to be done before that possibility will be a reality. the talks are still under way. and part of that including talks with a key ally. crown prince of of the uae sharing concerns about a nuclear capitol iran and today their supreme leader repeating the claim that iran is only interested in nuclear energy and not weapon row. mong them israeli freedom prime benjamin netanyahu said the obama desire for a agreement with iran is unwise. there is a number of mechanisms in place to hold iran accountable if they violate a possible deal. >> our main concern here, is making sure if iran doesn't a boyd by its agreement, we don't have to jump through hoops in order to reinstate sanctions. >> reporter: clearly that is the rub. will the sanctions be eliminated in

thomas mattair will deal with the united arab emirates and kuwait.hat is the division of labor here. a few statistics to keep things in perspective in regard to so saudi arabia concerns. saudi arabia is the epicenter of prayer and pilgrimage, faith and spiritual devotion for some 1.5 million muslims worldwide. inasmuch as iran is the leading country with a largely shia orientation on the theological stage, there is inherently explicitly a degree of competition so now that we are express it as i just did. iran is perceived as being on a run, beyond the nuclear agreement in terms of its leaders making reference to iran's unprecedented influence in four arab capitals. this itself would be of concern to a country such as saudi arabia and those in the league of arab states. of the 1.5 million muslims in the world, 2 billion christians, one billion of them being roman catholics, some 200 million muslims identify with the shia sect of islam. overall we're talking about 12% , of the muslims being shia. this is important to keep in mind when one listens to pe

the red sea into egypt or to smuggle me across the border into one of the countries in the united arab emiratesabout these escape plans, but i didn't think that they were quite safe. i remembered that there was a policy in the hospital that if a relative was critically ill, that they had to send you home. so i phoned my sister. >> marie? hello, it's steve. >> and i got her to fax a letter stating that my mom was seriously ill and that i was required to come home. >> i really need you to help me now. >> it was a lie that i was telling, but it was my only hope of getting out. so the next day i went straight up to the hospital to see the government relation officer to request my passport and to request an exit visa. i handed the letter over to mr. abdula. i was really nervous. and i was thinking, this will surely work. this will surely work, because my mother was dying. mr. abdula didn't like me. every time that i spoke to him, he had a look of disdain on his face. and he -- he just read it. there was no change of expression in his face. and he says, you're not going home. >> what? >> and i said b

later today, president obama will host the crown prince of the united arab emirates over the frameworkdeal. >>> the tsunami warnings has been lifted after the earthquake at sea. the quake in the waters east of taiwan and south of okinawa caused buildings to sway in t'aipei. a tsunami advisory was lifted about an hour after it was issued. right now, there are no reports of serious damage or injuries. >>> let's get an early start on your money. we have correspondent cristina alesci here this morning. >> it is interesting. not all markets are moving together. asia shares are tumbling. it is not impacting futures here. they are higher after a rough end to the week. friday markets fell across the board. dow shed 279 points. the nasdaq down similar percentage. now that was largely due to the chinese government announcing regulations on trading. some more bad news out of china. the central bank recognizing the need more more stimulus. despite the concern about the china growth we are close to record highs. the dow 2.5% away from the record high. wall street will be looking ahead to a week of

at the white house, president obama welcomed to the oval office the crowned prince of the united arab emirates as concerns grow about tehran's role of instability and nuclear capability. >> the crowned prince of the uae does have concerns about the ability of iran to obtain a nuclear weapon. that's why we are going to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> there is no stipulation that this aggression be halted, where at the start of the agreement or with the lifting of sanctions. >> reporter: the linchpin could be at built of the u.s. to snap back the sanctions against the regime. >> our main concern here is making sure that if iran doesn't abide by its agreement, that we don't have to jump through a whole bunch of hoops in order to reinstate sanctions. >> reporter: a complication the president admitted has yet to be fully worked out by the talks and uncertainty that had capitol hill spoiling for a fight. >> i think barack obama is deteriorating before our eyes. i don't think there's a snowball's chance in hell that it's going to be approved the way it is set up. >> also, charged wit

the ship had left jetta on the saudi coast and was going to the united arab emirates. ry routine passage. the united states went a routine shipping evolution like that starts out with a distress call, all mariners are supposed to heed that. the u.s. navy launched their helicopter to get there faster to monitor the situation. by that time, the iranians had taken the ship deeper into the iranian waters, where you can't go now, out of the strait. that's territorial waters there. >> captain, thank you for clarifying all this for us. we'll bring you back if this heats up. if it does. thank you so much. chuck nash is retired u.s. navy captain. with all the breaking news out there today, markets were up. but then took a hit earlier this morning. now we can see the dow, the nasdaq, the s&p, it's the nasdaq showing a little bit of weakness here. but we cannot forget that the federal reserve began its two-day policy meeting today. what's the trade with all that's going on? we bring in the traders from the new york stock exchange, the cme, the imex. which part of this puzzle do yo

. >> saudi arabia and qatar and the united arab emirates. they have been emerging investors in turkey's markets. in order to keep the economy anote, the economy is reaching a middle income gap. to escape you need more and more investment. that's why you have to keep saudi arabia u.a.e. happy. >> turkey is in a tough situation, it helped iran skirt the international sanctions. something that has not made the turkish government popular with its n.a.t.o. allies. is turkey a reliable member of n.a.t.o.? >> yes. turkey tried to do that until 2011, 2012, before the arab spring started to encroach into syria. before that the position was that. i'm going to create a settlement. i'll start trading with iran exporting gas to the markets. when the arab spring happened when the syrian war broke out, the sectarian dynamic started playing, and turkey tried to broker a deal between turkey and iran and stood firmly with the west. >> thank you for joining us from istanbul. >> in ukraine pro-russian rebels freed the last 16 government soldiers they were holdi

bahrain and united arab emirates in 2008 and in the 1950s it began building a reactor in demona. just last week, jordan signed an agreement with russia. >> it's taken years of research and negotiations to get to this point. jordan and russia have signed and agreement word $10 billion setting the legal basis for building jordan's first nuclear power plant. nuclear firm will build a plant operational by 2022. over the last few years energy poor jordan has sunk in departments. turmoil in egypt has cut off its supply of chief natural gas and the conflict in iraq has done the same for oil shipments there there. jordan spent billions of dollars generating electricity each year. now government believes nuclear is the way to go. >> the fact that it has been breeding and losing on an average of $3 billion u.s. every year. so nuclear power is definitely one of the solutions to graduate from total dependency on oil and gas. >> reporter: but there is widespread opposition to building a nuclear power plant here not only from civilians and environmentalists who are concerned about the plant's

the foreign minister of united arab emirates says this is not a sectarian war, but iran expansion of across the borders. that is what secretary kerry is wanting iran not to do in this situation. >> very very complicated stuff. thanks nic robertson. >>> verdict watch in the aaron hernandez murder trial. the jury deliberated for nine hours on wednesday. they asked for a list of more than 400 exhibits in the case and clarification on one of the weapon possession charges. the ex-football star is accused of killing his friend odin lloyd in 2013. >>> real estate heir robert durst facing drug and gun charges. he was indicted for possessing a firearm without a permit. he is awaiting a murder charge in the execution-style death of his friend. >>> a fourth new york city man indicted in an isis-inspired plot will face a judge today. dilkhayot kasimov raised money for friends to join isis. he encouraged others to engage in jihad. three of the codefendents pleaded not guilty. >>> rand paul's presidential campaign hitting a few bumps in the road. he is taking criticism for his back and forth with

he is also the head of the united arab emirates armed forces.expressed concerns over the nuclear deal with iran. there seems to be some particular concern over dropping sanctions against iran. what is the worry here? >> reporter: that's right. the issue over sanctions is one of the biggest areas of contention as the framework comes together. there's concern about how fast the sanctions would be lifted and how they would be put back in place if iran violates the term of the agreements. one of the biggest reasons there is so much worry and concern, there's two dualing narratives coming out. iran saying sanctions will be lifted immediately once this deal is signed. the u.s. are saying the opposite saying they would be gradually phased out over time. president obama has been down playing the differences over this timeline of sanctions. he is playing up instead and emphasizing the snapback provisions that would be in place. how those provisions would be put back into place when and potentially if iran violates terms of the deal. republican senator bo

thomas mattair will deal with the united arab emirates and kuwait. a few statistics with regard to saudi arabia pasta concerns. -- saudia arabia's concerns. saudi arabia is the epicenter of prayer and pilgrimage, faith and spiritual devotion for some 1.5 million muslims worldwide. inasmuch as iran is the leading country with a largely shia orientation on the theological stage, there is inherently explicitly a degree of competition so now that we are express it as i just did. iran is being perceived beyond the nuclear agreement in terms of its leaders making reference to iran's unprecedented influence in four arab capitals. it would be of concern to those in the league of arab states. of the 1.5 million muslims in the world, 2 billion christians, one billion of them being roman catholics, some 200 million muslims identify with the shia sect of islam. we're talking about 12% of the muslims being shia. this is important to keep in mind when one listens to people speak about the threat that iran poses. 12% taking on 88%. something is wrong with that pict

. >> the united arab emirates wants to have close relationship with the united states. in 2011 they are under pressure from the obama administration and hillary clinton's state department because of iran's sanctions. and that is that certain uae companies are continuing to trade, or service trans shipment points to iran. >> okay now fast forward a couple of months. >> on december 12th, you have the foreign minister of united united emirates to meet with the secretary of state hillary clinton over some troubling issues. that very same day, the foreign minister's brother, who's the crown prince is paying hillary's husband, to bill clinton, half a million dollars for a speech in abu dhabi. >> as for comment, the uae did not put out a form will statement about president clinton's speech but did provide a list of donations they've given to charitable organizations around the world. there's money from europe. >> beginning in 2009 the swedish telecom giant ericsson is coming under increasing pressure from the united states because of selling equipment to oppressive governments

golf cooperation council -- the gulf cooperation council, saudi arabia, the united earth emirates kuwait, qatar, -- the united arabmirates, kuwait qatar -- we will resolve multiple complex that have caused so much hardship and instability throughout the middle east. finally, it is worth rendering that congress has, on a bipartisan basis, played a critical role -- is worth remembering that congress has on a bipartisan basis, played a critical role. in the coming days and weeks, my administration will engage congress once again about how it can play a constructive oversight role. i will begin that effort by speaking with leaders of the house and senate today. in those conversations, i will underscore that the issues at stake here are bigger than politics. these are matters of war and peace, and they should be evaluated based on the facts and what is ultimately best for the american people and for our national security. for this is not simply a deal between my administration and iran. this is a deal between iran, the united states of america, and the major powers in the world, including some of our closest allies. if

i think the winners of this reshuffle of turkey and qatar, and the losers will be the united arab emiratesnd egypt. two of the connections of -- that are being pushed out were very closely involved with the relations between riyadh and sisi's egypt. mocrin was the man who was also -- the man who saw the egyptian ambassador when sisi protested about the leaked report in which he denigrated his gulf partners. the crown prince of abu dhabi has tried to see salmon three times. and he shelters saleh's son in abu dhabi. so he is on the opposite side really of the conflict in yemen. >> so very interesting as far as foreign policy wise. what about internally? are we going to see any changes? you mentioned the foreign minister being more liberal, what about internally within the kingdom itself? are we going to see any changes? are we going to see it become more liberal? >> well that is the key question. certainly all power is now being seized by salmon. he has the opportunity to shape the kingdom in his fashion. the one positive thing that abdullah did was sent out tens of thousands of saudis for h

ten tons is disposed of by a rock crusher in the united arab emirates.out the other end is only suitable for the landfill site. dubai is a transit hub for the illegal trade. >> today's event marks the uae showing we do not tolerate illegal wildlife trade. and everything confiscated we destroy. there is a small amount we're using to do dna analysis to find out where it is coming from but what we have collected over the years is being destroy today. >> reporter: in the republic of congo, another loot destroyed. >> i don't think anyone would -- would claim that burning ivory stocks is going to stop poaching tomorrow that's certainly not the purpose of it. but it's one step that is needed. itting sends a very strong message to both would-be traffickers in congo and the region that congo is addressing the issue and wants to put its ivory out of the hands of any traffickers. >> reporter: nearby chad 50 years ago, there were 50,000el facts. today the population is estimated at 1,500. it is a story repeated across a continent. nick clark, al jazeera. >>> time fo