now president trump has also approved a new arms sale to the united arab emirates that's despite evidence the gulf country violated the terms of the last deal the u.s. stands accused of transferring arms provided by the united states without washington's prior approval to libya yemen and somalia the pentagon approved the sale of a surplus of vehicles worth up to half a $1000000000.00 for joel rubin is a former u.s. deputy assistant secretary of state and president of the washington strategy group he says trump is ignoring mechanisms set in place to avoid violations involving u.s. made weapons. this is really the push and pull that we've seen for the past couple of years regarding saudi arabia and the u.a.e. and this administration where the trump immiseration continually blocks congressional pressure to straighten it out and the example this past week of the spec you general being fired by donald trump from the state department's inspector general reminds us that a little bit over a year ago the trump administration ignored congressional will and sold 8000000000 dollars weapons to those 2

it just simply we have here in the news that there is a united arab emirates play in getting medical supplies for the palestinians this issue has never been part of the knitted with us we have been never notified about it our ambassador in united arab emirates does not know about it so we do don't know it was not going to benefit with us former us vice president joe biden has issued an apology after telling a black radio host that african-americans who backed president trump quote and black you need to apologize for his remarks made on the breakfast club and said he should have not been so cavalier biden is the presumptive democratic nominee in the november u.s. presidential election listen you got to come see it when you come to new york b.p. by god well it's a long way you don't know them but we got more questions you got more question by telling if you have a problem figuring out where you are for a mere drop and you ain't black they don't have to do it shout it has to do with the fact i want to thank for my community i would love to say thank you letter to my record man i extended

just simply we have here the news that there is a united arab emirates. medical supplies for the palestinians this issue has never been going at it with us we have never notified about our ambassador in the united arab emirates does not know about it we really don't know it was not going to benefit with. millions of children around the world have missed school for months because of the pandemic go as a teenage girl has overcome the restrictions by becoming a teacher herself so hard has this report every child in this wooden shack in gaza city has lived under these radio blockades since they were born so them going to school is more than just learning it's rest bite from the daily difficulties they face outside. when the global pandemic shut cause the schools in march 13 year old maid knew she had to do something when. she formed her own call stream and started to teach others well i'm not the one have. i wanted to bring them here and teach them this is my talent i have one got in 1st grade and if she's absent from school chill forget how to hold a pen and

it just simply we have here in the news that there is a united arab emirates been carrying committee kind of supplies for the palestinians this issue has never been part of the knitted with us we have been never notified about it our ambassador or any united arab emirates does not know about it so we did don't know it was not going to benefit with us. now small businesses have long been the backbone of the u.s. economy and now many are having to find new ways to survive the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic government is on their reports among players in new jersey . at montclair book center rows of every book imaginable from the new title just published to that dusty an obscure old book if you look hard enough you'll probably find it here what you won't find is customers browsing the aisles in march all non-essential businesses were closed because of coronavirus the bookstore staff faced hard decisions closed down after 35 years in business or find a way to keep selling nobody wanted to close. we just had to figure out the best way to keep everybody safe and healthy while a

it just simply we have here in the news that there is a united arab emirates been carrying committee kind of supplies for the palestinians this issue has never been part of the knitted with us we have been never notified about it our ambassador or any united arab emirates does not know about it so we don't know it was not going to benefit with us. people in israel have held small scale celebrations marking jerusalem day the 53rd anniversary of occupying east jerusalem after the 6 day war with coronavirus restrictions in place a human chain around the old city replaced the annual parade on numbers were limited at the western wall israel occupied the city after the war with many dealing it as the unification of east and west of jerusalem and the force that was among the crowds in occupied east jerusalem. well this isn't quite as advertised this marking of jerusalem day or thirty's had given permission for some 700 people to gather at several locations around the outside of the old city here in occupied east jerusalem here inside the jaffa gate you see we have got a few scores of people

report reveals alleged links between western mercenaries fighting in libya and the united arab emirates a must testing begins and once again as the chinese city where the coronavirus 1st reports another cluster or not stay with us. hello there small very heavy rain across southern areas of the united states as him all the way thunderstorms in the last year as a knock out gives an indication as to whether meanwhile just off the coast of florida to the north of bahamas watching this tropical disturbance that could develop into a tropical storm it certainly has made for a very cloudy couple of days into miami but nothing like conditions into southern louisiana just look at the rain here this all came through some very torrential rain which was coming down steadily throughout the day not just there though up into northern oklahoma again some terentia rains and some very strong winds with these storms on look at the damage that was done this is a house that was struck by lightning and as you can see that is all that remains now is the possibility of more severe storms as we go into the next

report reveals alleged links between west a mysterious fighting in libya and the united arab emirates. long queues protests and will happen once again as the chinese city with the coronavirus 1st reports another customer in the state. hello there mostly fun intracoastal than areas of asia plenty of cat is in the satellite but we have got some showers with that of a nice thought not a bad taste at least on the across much of japan just want to stray showers most of the rain through sunday is staying well to the east but it's more heavy rain pushing into the korean peninsula and then you see all of this training down across into southern china and some very heavy rain sunday into southern and eastern areas of taiwan that is the remnants of what was tropical storm of on follow that will clear out of the way through monday but look at this some very heavy rain then pushing its way into western japan and again pushing down into all southern areas of the korean peninsula and all the while more rain and thunderstorms into southern areas all the china to say the remnants now of tropical storm

companies based in the united arab emirates said to have sent mercenaries to libya to support warlord relief a half thought in his campaign against the un recognized government the bloomberg news agency says a confidential un report details how a team of west investor is were dispatched from dubai last year to help us bid to capture trip tripoli. french police have arrested a rwandan businessman who's accused of funding the $994.00 genocide. had been on the run for 25 years french authorities say the 84 year old was living under a false identity harris. lewis mudge is the central africa director for human rights watch he says this is an important moment for the victims of the genocide. this is a huge day for rwanda and this is a huge day for international justice and it's very difficult to overstate how significant this arrest is for this young coach who is one of the big fish he is one of the last remaining individuals out there who really had it was alleged to have had excuse me a real planning purpose with regards to the rwandan genocide and for many years folks like myself thought

the libyan ambassador was ofthing about haftar and one his main backers, the united arab emirates. >>nt to inform you and this council that we have damming evidence of the illegal transfer of these weapons to libya by the united arab emirates in support of the war criminal and his malicious. this evidence, we are sharing with a panel of experts. reporter: in previous security council meetings over the years, they have been reluctant to criticize one side or the other, simply saying both should show restraint, but the tone has changed. are criticism of general haft is stronger, even some of his backers believing the commander has overplayed his hand. al jazeera, at the united nations. barbara: the palestinian president has declared palestine will not be found with an agreement between israel and america because of an annexation of the occupied west bank. in an address, they labeled the u.s. as israel's partner in crime and called on other countries who have rejected the donald trump plan to recognize palestine and impose sanctions on israel. says that they could begin annexing palestin

national accord was scathing about half duff and one of his main international backers the united arab emirates we wish to inform your own firm discounts that we have damning evidence of direct illegal transfer of these specific weapons to libya by the united arab emirates in support of the war criminal and his militias which of these evidence we are sharing with the panel of experts in previous security council meetings over the years the united nations has been reluctant to criticize one side or the other simply saying the both was show restraint but the tone has now changed the criticism of general haftar was direct and much stronger amid reports that even some of his backers believe the impetuous commander has overplayed his hand james pays al-jazeera at the united nations. a powerful cycling has started dumping rain on bangladesh in india's eastern coast hundreds of thousands of people are being moved to shelters before the storm hits land later on biden's day in india's west bengal region preparing for the cycle has been complicated given the rapid spread of coronavirus people have been a

national accord was scathing about half duff and one of his main international backers the united arab emirates we wish to inform your own firm discounts that we have damning evidence of direct illegal transfer of these specific weapons to libya by the united arab emirates in support of the war criminal and is militias which of these evidence we are sharing with the panel of experts and previous security council meetings over the years the united nations has been reluctant to criticize one side or the other simply saying the both was shown. restraint but the tone has now changed the criticism of general haftar was direct and much stronger amid reports that even some of his backers believe the impetuous commander has overplayed his hand james plays al-jazeera of the united nations the u.n. humanitarian chief is calling on the security council to ensure aid continues to reach millions of people in northwest syria a resolution allowing for deliveries across syria's border with turkey is set to expire in july mog lowcock says aid has been scaled up in recent months because of the staggering levels

they clearly laid out the fact that their investigation into our findings, namely that the united arab emiratesments that were linked to al qaeda, that investigation was delayed due to lack of cooperation by the united arab emirates. in spite of that, we understand not only were they cleared but they have been approved for the sale of a further $500 million armored vehicles. the reason this is such an extraordinary sticking point is they are proprietary technology. >> amazing reporting as always. thank you have, very much. i'm wolf blitzer in washington. to our viewers. thanks very much for watching. i'll be back monday in "the situation room." before i go, a reminder of this pandemic's terrible toll. this is the headline of tomorrow's "the new york times." u.s. deaths near 100,000, an inc inci in -- loss. this page makes it all too clear, this crisis is by no means over and it will never be forgotten. each name on this page is a mother, a father, a family member, or maybe a member of the community asia police officer, an emergency you'room physician nurse, someone who died alone. well never fo

government of national accord was scathing about half and one of his main international backers the united arab emirates we wish to inform you and from this council that we have damning evidence of direct it legal transfer of these specific weapons to libya by the united arab emirates and port of the workingmen have and is militias which of these evidence we are sharing with the panel of experts in previous security council meetings over the years the united nations has been reluctant to criticize one side or the other simply saying that both must show restraint but the tone has now changed the criticism of general haftar was direct and much stronger amid reports that even some of his backers believe the impetuous commander has overplayed his hand james pays al-jazeera at the united nations. and forces loyal to libyan warlord highly for have to have pulled back from 2 kilometers from the front line around tripoli they say the gesture is to allow people to carry out a holiday rituals and a calling on the un recognized government to do the same this comes as government forces continue their major offensiv

again to those countries in addition to that there's a $150000000.00 blanket fund for the united arab emirates to sell them weapons as well listen that means and by the way some of these workers don't want to be at the factories they complained about people with coronavirus or covert being at the factory there are questions about you know whether or not the factories are safe but that's a separate issue i think then the issue of this which is that when we use the term defense it is it is unacceptable in my opinion to use the term defense when you're describing arms sales go into other countries when we're selling to the saudis when we're selling arms to the united arab emirates these are not weapons that are being used for defense the saudis have been launching the absolute most horrific genocidal war in modern history against human killing off millions of people who are dying not just from the war but from starvation and the u.s. is providing all those weapons and yet we still term that defense spending and as we said right now we're sitting in this moment of this pandemic around the world wh

southern yemen between saudi backed government forces and separatist fighters supported by the united arab emirates the 2 sides are vying to control zinjibar the provincial capital of our province separatists in southern yemen declared self rule last month breaking an agreement with the internationally recognized government signed in. both the demand and price for seafood around the world is plummeting as the pandemic disrupts supply chains in australia industries being forced to reassess how it gets its product to consumers they're going to gauge reports from city the hawkesbury river is well known for its fresh always does shared employment has been operating here for more than a decade but now it's in survival mode earlier this year she lost about half a crop to floods and talked with the then current of ours heat closing restaurants and wholesale markets and she can't sell what's left and it's been a very difficult time for everyone and that's everyone in this area as well and i ashamed that oyster farmers are probably going through the same thing given that 90 percent of our ice has probably a

to saudi government forces and turn separatist fighters supported by the united arab emirates are being killed in fighting in southern yemen where the 2 sides are vying for control of the provincial capital of the province separatists in southern yemen declared self rule last month breaking an agreement with the internationally recognized government signed in the dumper. 50 years mistakenly reveal the identity of a saudi official believed to be linked to the 911 attacks it's information so sensitive that the u.s. government has been trying to keep it from the public for months saudi arabia has always denied a connection to the attacks the leading member of the u.s. credit ira's task force has told congress rushing to ease restrictions could result in serious consequences including needless deaths dr anthony found cheez testimony contradicts president trance repeated calls for a quick reopening of the economy and in brazil local and state governments are pressing ahead with mandatory lockdowns against the will of the president. has repeatedly dismissed the coronavirus as a little flu and

these land grab well that coalition led by saudi arabia and the other main player was the united arab emirates well in the south right now once again we have forces that are backed by saudi arabia actually fighting forces that are backed by the united arab emirates this is how the special envoy described the situation in the south i'm deeply concerned about the situation of course in the south where a perfect storm is brewing the people of them in particular facing outbreaks of perfect 19 and other diseases believe drink loued malaria cholera and others death are writing daily but nobody knows exactly why because the health system is so ill equipped to diagnose and treat people. with regard to cohabit 19 the official statistics say across the country that 13 people have died from cove and 19 but i'm told the real situation could be much more concerning just look at some some details that have come through from save the children they've been speaking to doctors in a in the southern port city. in the last 7 days alone read reports of 385 patients dying with coronavirus type. symptoms that is a v

it just simply we have here in the news that there is a united arab emirates. carrying medical supplies for the palestinians this issue has never been part of the knitted with us we have never notified about our ambassador in the united arab emirates does not know about it we really don't know if it was not going to benefit with. millions of children around the world have missed school for months because of the pandemic when girls are a teenage girl has overcome the restrictions by becoming a teacher herself so this report every child in this was in shock in gaza city has lived under these radio blockades since they were born so them going to school is more than just learning it's rest bite from the daily difficulties they face outside. when the global pandemic shut cause the schools in march 13 year old maid knew she had to do something. she formed her own call soon started to teach others well i'm not the one have been in the as if i wanted to bring them here and teach them this is my talent i have one got in 1st grade and if she's absent from school chill for

national accord was scathing about half duff and one of his main international backers the united arab emirates we wish to inform your own firm discounts that we have damning evidence of direct illegal transfer of these specific weapons to libya by the united arab emirates in support of their war criminal and his malicious. which these evidence we are sharing with the panel of experts in previous security council meetings over the years the united nations has been reluctant to criticize one side or the other simply saying that both will show restraint but the tone has now changed the criticism of general haftar was direct and much stronger amid reports that even some of his backers believe the impetuous commander has overplayed his hand james al-jazeera at the united nations palestinian president mahmoud abbas as they cleared palestine will not be bound by agreements with israel and america because of israel's planned an exception of 30 percent of the occupied west bank and an address about labeled the u.s. says israel's partner in crime he called on all countries that have rejected president o

national accord was scathing about how after and one of his main international backers the united arab emirates we wish to inform you on campus council that we have damning evidence of direct in the legal transfer of these specific weapons to libya by the united arab emirates and support of their work and now and is militias which of these evidence we are sharing with the panel of experts in previous security council meetings over the years the united nations has been reluctant to criticize one side or the other simply saying that both must show restraint but the tone has now changed the criticism of general haftar was direct and much stronger amid reports that even some of his backers believe the impetuous commander has overplayed his hand james al-jazeera and the united nations syria's warring parties have agreed to reconvene in geneva to negotiate a constitution once the pandemic eases un special envoy pedersen says the relative calm in the last rebel held enclave of italy provides the opportunity for building confidence now the war in syria has been raging for more than 9 years it isn't cal

while trump has also approved the new arms sale to the united arab emirates that despite evidence the gulf country violated the terms of the last deal the u.a.e. stands accused of transferring arms provided by the united states without washington's prior approval the pentagon approved the sale of a surplus of. vehicles worth up to half a $1000000000.00 let's get more on this and talk to joel rubin he's a former u.s. deputy assistant secretary of state and his county president of the washington strategy group he joins us via skype from chevy chase in maryland joe the allegation is that trump cleared the way for a new arms sale to the u.a.e. despite evidence it violated the last one how significant is this and what's it telling us. what we're watching right now is the trump administration's. sensual lot of lawlessness in terms of how it provides military hardware to saudi arabia and the u.a.e. in this instance really there's no precedents for this where the administration and the executive branch administration would move arms sales forward despite allegations of illegal use of prior we

there are reports that companies based in the united arab emirates have sent mercenaries to libya to support warlord who perhaps are in his campaign against the u.n. recognized government the bloomberg news agency says a confidential un report details how a team of western mercenaries were dispatched from dubai last year to help to capture the capital tripoli the u.a.e. has previously been accused of supplying weapons to huffed are in violation of a u.n. arms embargo. domestic flights have resumed in pakistan as the country gradually eases its lockdown measures 5 major airports have now reopened but the 1st flight taking off from the port city of karachi pakistan has almost 39000 confirmed cases of coronavirus and has had 834 dead. dozens of sorry good babies have been left stranded in ukraine by the coronavirus lockdown means adoptive parents have been unable to take them home costello reports . i know these newborns were supposed to be at home and are nursery. they're stranded in a facility run by a reproduction clinic in ukraine they were born to surrogate mothers for foreigners b

civil court well to saudi by government forces and 10 separatist fighters suppose that by the united arab emirates have been killed in fighting in southern yemen the 2 signs of vying for control of the provincial capital of beyond province separatists in southern yemen declared self rule last month breaking an agreement with the internationally recognized government signed in november. well still ahead here on al-jazeera israel's prime minister plans to press ahead with the nixing we will keep our eye to the west bank. the thousands of people have died in cabs in the united kingdom but there are fears of further outbreaks those stories after the break and. it's a fairly windy conditions across much of the arabian peninsula really kicking up that sand and the dust and of course it is also very warm busy bees a proud father to the north and that does mean it's actually some rain in the forecast certainly heading across into afghanistan throughout wednesday and then further towards the east we've got these most of his guys but the winds are strong coming through the interior the hawse and very dry an

looking now it's more about world news there are reports that companies based in the united arab emirates have sent mercenaries to libya to support warlord li for half the and his campaign against the un recognized government the bloomberg news agency says a confidential un report details how a team of western mercenaries were dispatched from dubai last year to help puffballs bid to capture the capital tripoli the u.a.e. has previously been accused of supplying weapons to health are in violation of a u.n. arms of baggage. 10 people have been killed during raids in northern rio de janeiro brazilian officials say police were looking for a gang leader who escaped prison in 2016 the shootout between the offices and locals later took place the suspect who was also wanted for drug trafficking is said to be among the dead. members of hong kong's protest movement has gathered at malls across the city dressed to blend in to crowds they sing and shout slogans and then disperse the movements leaders are calling for an independent inquiry into place sanctions during last year's protests so clark has

attacks and 2 saudi backed government forces and 10 separate its fighters supported by the united arab emirates have been killed in fighting in southern yemen the 2 sides are vying for control of zinjibar the provincial capital are being province separatists in southern yemen declared self rule last month. in brazil local and state governments of pressing ahead with mandatory lock downs against the will of the president john bolton our has repeatedly dismissed the coronavirus as a little flu and says job losses will be more damaging but testers in central bolivia say the de facto government is not meeting the needs of the most vulnerable by extending covert 19 lockdowns police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse demonstrators who threw stones and other objects many who've lost their job say they haven't received any support and follow stories of course on a website al-jazeera dot com more news. is there but next is the listening post to stay with us. culturally i believe that the muslims had a far greater effect on europe than europe on the middle east. the crusaders fought for all bec

airways the national carrier of the united arab emirates made its 1st ever flight to israel today delivering medical aid to help combat the virus in the palestinian territories the u.a.e. and israel have no official diplomatic ties canada and the united states have agreed to extend the ban on non-essential travel between the 2 countries for another 30 days and the science journal nature says that recorded global c o 2 emissions fell by 17 percent in april all because of the pandemic shutdown. in football the return of germany's bundesliga has prompted other european leagues to step up their preparations the english premier league has been testing players and staff as teams begin to train in small groups today 6 people from 3 different clubs tested positive and one male self isolate italian and spanish sides are also meeting up again. everything is being disinfected at bus alona the spanish league is taking no chances but the sides have leno messi back on the training ground has raised hopes that matches without fans can restart in mid june. xina deems it down israel madrid have also returned

worldwide infections and now atop a 4800000 with more than 322000 dead at the airways of the united arab emirates has made its 1st ever flight to israel the plane delivered medical aid for the palestinian it territories meanwhile canada and the u.s. have agreed to extend their ban on non-essential travel for another 30 days and the science journal nature says global c o 2 emissions a fellow by 17 percent in april because of the pandemic let's take a look at some other stories making news around the world germany's highest court has ruled that mass overseas surveillance by the national security agency violates the constitution the basic law guarantees that germany will up hold privacy and media freedom a legal challenge was brought by 6 foreign journalists. the prime minister of le soto has resigned after months of accusations that he was involved in the killing of his ex-wife thomas how many announced his retirement on national television. strange wife was shot to dead it 2 days before his inauguration in 2017. an original still life painting by the artist pablo picasso is about to be raffled off

president donald trump has approved the sale of arms to the united arab emirates that's despite evidence that the gulf state violated the terms of the last deal the u.a.e. as been accused of transferring weapons provided by the u.s. to libya yemen and somalia without washington's approval former us vice president joe biden has apologized after telling a black radio host that african-americans who backed president donald trump quote aged black he later said that he should not have been so cavalier wife and is the presumptive democratic nominee for them as election what do you feel after witness next. they look at this monster the noble of them. the same. would have been insanity and the nature. of a lot of money you have to let them know you. can see and if you know. we will decide who comes to this country and the circumstances in which they found . you just. continues sending a signal to the rest of the world that this is a nation will be easy just a nice. this has to die i can see and i very clear message to a solemn seekers who are contemplating risking a voyage. and that message very

tuesday fighting broke out between saudi backed government troops and separatists backed by the united arab emirates the 2 sides were allies until the separatist declared rule last month. and new violence in afghanistan threatens to further undermine the peace process there which began in february between washington and the taliban that is authorities struggle to contain the pandemic the latest attacks were on a funeral for a police commander and on a maternity ward where infants and mothers were among the dead we'd like to advise you some of the images in a report are distressing. another day of deadly violence in afghanistan in the capital kabul gunmen disguised as police stormed a maternity hospital they killed 16 people including 2 newborn babies mothers and nurses. gun battles raged for hours as the security forces struggled to evacuate over $100.00 women and their infants. that were similar she looked like took my grandchild to the hospital to get a vaccine but. when i heard a gunshot we were outside of the hospital. i wanted to go inside. they shot me and one of my grandchildren was killed. s

search comes ahead of this weekend celebrations to mark the end of ramadan saudi arabia and the united arab emirates will keep mosques closed during the festival and to avoid the spread of infection and france's reshare jeweled a 2nd round of municipal elections and called off during its nationwide lock down vote will now be held on june the 28th with safeguards in place to mitigate the risk of contagion. well the pandemic in europe appears to be slowing down despite those escalating figures around the world people here in germany in the german capital offense venturing out doors as temperatures client the government continues to roll back the lockdown restrictions. spring and sun in berlin restaurants are open again shops playgrounds and cafes to and germans both young and old are making the most of it the country continues to ease restrictions on there is a sense that public life here has almost returned back to normal. when you walk around hocks like this one here in berlin or around neighborhoods where people are enjoying themselves having lunch outdoors or drinking coffee you may easily forget

government of national accord was scathing about half and one of his main international backers the united arab emirates we wish to inform you and inform his counsel that we have damning evidence of direct illegal transfer of these specific weapons to libya by the united arab emirates and support of their work and have and is malicious which of these evidence we are sharing with the panel of experts in previous security council meetings over the years the united nations has been reluctant to criticize one side or the other simply saying that both must show restraint but the tone has now changed the criticism of general haftar was direct and much stronger amid reports that even some of his backers believe the impetuous commander has overplayed his hand james plays al-jazeera at the united nations. this prime minister has resigned after months of pressure over allegations that he was involved in the murder of his former wife. and his current wife has been formally charged with murder they both deny any involvement in her death syria's warring parties have agreed to reconvene in geneva to negotiate the con

than 4800000 that's according to johns hopkins university airways the national carrier of the united arab emirates made its 1st ever flight to israel delivering medical aid to help combat the virus in the palestinian territories the u.a.e. and israel have no official diplomatic ties with each other canada and the united states have agreed to extend the ban on nonessential travel between the 2 countries for another 30 days and the science journal nature says recorded global c o 2 emissions fell by a whopping 17 percent in april all because of the panda millions of people in india and bangladesh have been forced to flee as a super cycle races towards the border between the 2 countries so i clone own phone is packing winds of 2 a category 5 hurricane it's expected to bring massive flooding and mudslides when it makes landfall on wednesday the storm is also complicating the country's response to the corona virus pandemic in the midst of a pandemic and packing winds speeds of up to 160 kilometers per hour supersonic loan company is heading for bangladesh and india. there are chances that will have him

haveleveland clinic, we a presence in the united arab emirates and that is how we learned about the complexity of the care for patients with covid-19 because they had experiences in taking care of these patients before the pandemic arrived in the united states. daily contactn with our colleagues in upper darby, we started in january to prepare our system for covid, but did not have the most resources at our disposal. what we have seen in ohio and nationally, the collaborative efforts are something we can be very proud of. very many of us have participated. all of us have participated in ohio in sharing resources and knowledge, as well as analytical capability. we have collaborated very closely with our governor and his office and i believe that the success of the collaboration is evident. at the federal level, if you take a look at the ability to get the personal protective to different parts of the country, i think this has not been perfect, but in many instances has been better than other countries that were struck with the covid plandemic -- pandemic. where manylator bank large providers ha

president has also approved a new arms sale to the united arab emirates that's despite evidence the gulf country violated the terms of the last deal the u.a.e. stands accused of transferring arms provided by the u.s. without washington's prior approval to libya yemen and somalia the pentagon approved the sale of a surplus of vehicles worth up to half a $1000000000.00. india's prime minister narendra modi has announced a $200000000.00 relief package for 2 regions hit by the most powerful cycling in decades more than $100.00 people have been killed there and in neighboring bangladesh now the survey the damage done by on from the air your thirties are struggling to restore road links and power to millions of us those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after a very silly and justice statement watching i thought. i had. me quit. from berkeley put artists on a copy masha it will be the least. crystal ball question you could you not that i j . a question you go to the east 80 north that. could lead up us here only. a question you could you know story start the 9 year old ba

it said this was coordinated from companies based in the united arab emirates. what is yoyour reaction to this report? >> the abu dhabi government hass been provididing a lot of mility and financi s support to hofta. itit is no sececret they are financing this war. prprobably by using oil momoney coming from the libyan oil fields. himself.ed by hoftaa they are providing money for the wagon g group, the russssian memercenaries and other mercrcenaries comingng from cha, niger, sudan anand others. >> western mercenaries it appears? >> yeah. it clearly shows he was escalating the violence there. >> right. there have been some tensions with france over libya, over syria. in a statement two weeks ago, the foreign ministry of turkey accused france of being the patron of the axis of malice. what is the situation with france? is it still lay-ins relationship because of disagreement over libya, syria and other things? >> in lilibya we had extensive discussions withth the berlin conference. our presesident t had a number f discussions with president mccrone --presidedent m

government of national accord was scathing about half and one of his main international backers the united arab emirates we wish to inform your own firm discounts that we have damning evidence of direct illegal transfer of these specific weapons to libya by the united arab emirates and support of the war criminal and his militias which these evidence we are sharing with the panel of experts in previous security council meetings over the years the united nations has been reluctant to criticize one side or the other simply saying that both must show restraint but the tone has now changed the criticism of general haftar was direct and much stronger amid reports that even some of his backers believe the impetuous commander has overplayed his hand james by al-jazeera at the united nations the head as sunny is the libyan ambassador to the united nations and joins us now from war or thank you for joining us here on al-jazeera we saw a short interview of your short clip in that report by james bays where you say you have damning evidence of the u.a.e. supplying weapons to have ties libyan national army tell us

it wasn't notified about the package it just simply we have here the news that there is a united arab emirates. carrying medical supplies for the palestinians this issue has never been part of the method with us we have never notified about it our ambassador in the united arab emirates does not know about it so we really don't know it was not going to benefit with us. a security source has told out as there are that palestine has officially informed israel its ending all security cooperation in a president who would have us declared an end to security agreements with israel and the us on tuesday of israeli fans to annex 30 percent of the occupied west bank just on is also stopped sharing intelligence from the cia as to me authorities now withdrawing security forces from some places where it had to operate with israeli approval. is a professor of international relations at regents university london he joins us from london now via skype how important to move is this it is very important and i think the only question we probably should ask ourselves why to shalom because this was something in the