how somehow, hey, deuce is also been saying that, you know, we shouldn't underestimate the united arab emirates team that they're not the same team that they were playing in 2019. and that could mean they are dangerous. now the united arab emirates and he mentioned they came through as one is up in group b. they'll be wary of the country front line who scored in all 3 of that group games and captain, sorry coach, but venmo wick while he ought to do without their most experienced play. captain wiley's a boss who picked up a 2nd yellow card in that game against tennessee who missed the much a little bit later. but the more weight might also be very wary of cattle as well. because the last time the united arab emirates last cuts off for 2 in that gulf cub, he actually lost his job. i need to return to the same position a year later. so there's always action. that's all based stadium. how's the atmosphere like down there? now we expecting a setup well, this stadium height, $60000.00 fans, full capacity. we haven't seen that big crowd since the 1st game. certainly, we're expecting it to be a sell ou

and anyone who was sick gets flown to the united arab emirates. well, i love them both, but especially the moratti's because they work with us most i thought a message thought of life is changing on to culture. some people are worried about these new forms of dependency, but no one is willing to speak openly about it. for the last few days, the sea has been stormy and the fishes were unable to put out to sea. within seconds his couch is snapped up a oh, i know it's gone in a flash or sitting people, take it out of my hands. we fish, they buy more than it. oh. i wonder he wasn't far away from the beaches up in the mountains. you can find the coaches, iconic dragons, blood trees. oh, who? the letter? yeah. i hear the tree stands in the middle of a nameless village. the houses are in good condition. above them flies the flag of the united arab emirates with the village elder sod. mohammed is fine with that. a note. let us go to the moratti's build the houses, spread them within as yet. we thank them for these houses and we thank them to for the medic

and anyone who i think gets flown to the united arab emirates here. well, i love them both, but especially the moratti's because they work with us most i've got a message thought of life is changing on to co tra some people are worried about these new forms of dependency, but no one is willing to speak openly about it. for the last few days, the sea has been stormy, and the fishes were unable to put out to sea. within seconds, his catch is snapped up. but whenever i got to go i know it's gone in the flesh. i wish that people take it out of my hands. we fish, they buy more than a snow. i was in far away from the beaches up in the mountains. you can find the coaches, iconic dragons, blood trees. oh i hear the tree stands in the middle of a nameless village. the houses are in good condition. above them flies the flag of the united arab emirates with the village elder sod. mohammed is fine with that. a beaut. what is called good at the emerald to spilled the houses, spread them within as yet. we thank god for these houses, and we thank them too for the me

but then captain hassan, i'll, he do said we shouldn't underestimate the united arab emirates because this is a different team to the one that they played in 2019 looking at the form of the united arab emirates. so i came through as 2nd from group b and they'll have to do without captain while he had a boss who picked up a yellow card to has the atmosphere down there we expected incapacity cloud well, santa, this certainly more fancy than i've seen at any of the matches i've covered at the arab cup so far. this stadium hosts 60000 fans and is excited to be sent out. there's no tickets left to be had on the official web site. and certainly the ceo of catalogs, a world cup nasa al hot that posted on instagram that he's not able to give any wanna any, any tickets? we think he was joking, of course, but yeah, it's definitely the hottest ticket in town and take off in just the next few minutes here at al bate stadium. to learn, i guess. ok, i thank you very much for that. enjoy the matt. 0, $1.00 of the biggest sporting events at this weekend is the formula one at cham bishop showdown and

and anyone who was sick gets flown to the united arab emirates here. well, i love them both, but especially the moratti's because they work with us most. i've got a message thought of life is changing on to culture. some people are worried about these new forms of dependency, but no one is willing to speak openly about it. for the last few days, the sea has been stormy, and the fishes were unable to put out to sea. within seconds, his catch is snapped up, but it will never got better. i know it's gone in the flesh. i wish that people take it out of my hands. we fish, they buy more than i was in far away from the beaches up in the mountains. you can find the coaches, iconic dragons, blood trees. oh i hear the tree stands in the middle of a nameless village. the houses are in good condition above them, flies to flag of the united arab emirates with the village elder sod. mohammed is fine with that. a mute. what is called good at the moratti's build the houses spread them within as yet. we sent time for these houses and we thank them to for the medical ca

i have reached the semi final, after massive 5 know when over the united arab emirates. it's now back to marry him in london. i lovely. thank you very much santa. that's it for the news hour. but i will be back with a full bulletin for you much more. the daisies and feeling, of course, around up the top stories coming up in just a couple of minutes time. i'll see you shortly. ah ah. a power defines how well launch new babies were dying. i did nothing about people and power investigates, exposes, and questions they use and abuse of power around the globe on now to their stories of determination. enjoy, ah, well, i'm going to be luck though. in the kito, gena, do i really mean good listening v. i don't get a short documentary by african filmmakers from miley wanda and cameron desert libraries. the young cyclists and happiness africa direct on al jazeera, recently shows is preventable disease or cancer. 15 percent of all deaths of children under the age of reductions. rob with likely to receive any challenges in education with ah, julian sanchez extradition ruling is over t

celebrations are under way in the united arab emirates as the clock strikes midnight. this is the scene there live. we'll bring you more of that in a moment. entire neighbourhoods in the us state of colorado have been engulfed by flames as wildfires force tens of thousands to leave their homes. many families having minutes, minutes to get whatever they could — their pets, their kids — into the car and leave. the nhs warns of significant pressure in the coming weeks as covid infections in the uk reach a new high. the staff that are at work will be caring for more patients, trying to do more to cover for their missing colleagues, working extra hours, starting early, finishing late. the pressure will be immense. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk, on pbs in the us or around the world. before we moved to today's news, let's go to the city of ras al khaimah in the united arab emirates, where they are attempting a world record fireworks display. they're bidding to set a new guinness record for the most fireworks launched from drones which are airborne. they also

just deal with the united arab emirates, despite reports of w. once out, the wall street journal reported the united arab emirates wants to cancel the purchase of f $35.00 and drones because of security requirements. workers at a u. s. kansas factory where 8 people were killed in a tornado. say they were told they'd be fired if they left management denies this. us politicians have voted to raise the federal debt limits within hours of the treasury's deadline. the vote avoided a major credit default and it raises the borrowing cap at by 2 and a half trillion dollars. you're up to date with the headlines on al jazeera africa direct is coming up next. from the world's most populated region. in depth stories from across asia and the pacific diverse coaches and conflicting politics. one 0, one east on al jazeera. ah ah ah, with widow guide them come to j when that you can have a viva? i didn't it listed to the hunt with uncompleted. got, but i wanna see what a young we can help you in the way the my going to say kito gen ed. you ymca, cindy, gone to yo

so if the united arab emirates to go through in thick and placing to be syria and more retainer both go home, the call to finalize. it will be completed later on tuesday with group c and b to be decided in group phoebe rocco are already through, but saudi arabia, jordan and palestine can also join them in the courses, egypt, and l. j. we have already qualified, so there matches, i need to decide who tops group be. that's good. live sujata guys are all sca who's not too far away at stadium 974 for the jordan versus a palestine game. job is a lot riding on this game with 3 teams going for one called a final sport. who needs to do what? yes peter 3 doesn't go into one and that final qualifying spot will be up for grabs in the next few hours, especially at this game here between jordan and palestine at stadium, 97 for now. lots of permutations to go through. so pay close attention and bear with me because it is quite complicated. now if jordan beat palestine, they will automatically qualify. and looking back at jordan's performance is so far, they probably the best place to go through. s

israeli prime minister has been received for a public meeting by the de facto ruler of the united arab emiratesduring the historic talks today, they discussed a number of issues, notably iran. peter o'brien has more. reporter: naftali bennett biddi ng farewell to a new friend, after becoming the first ever is really head of state to visit the united arab emirates. he said they were setting an example of how to make peace in the middle east. >> throughout the day we had meaningful, in-depth and straightforward talks about our nations, about the region and our economy and technology and what we can do together. reporter: after years of tension , rapprochement between israel and several states began under the u.s. abraham accords. commercial flights between the countries have been operating since then, and earlier this year they opened respective indices. this historic visit is another step closer. the leaders discussed further economic cooperation as bennett looks to secure a free-trade agreement next year. the issue of iran was also likely discussed. it was not mentioned publicly by either of th

and anyone who was sick gets flown to the united arab emirates. i love them both, but especially the moratti's because they work with us most i've got a message thought of life is changing on to co tra some people are worried about these new forms of dependency, but no one is willing to speak openly about it for the last few days the sea has been stormy, and the fishes were unable to put out to sea. within seconds, his catch is snapped up. with an up, it's gone and the flesh are sitting. people take it out of my hands. we fish, they buy more than i know. i was in far away from the beaches up in the mountains. you can find the coaches, iconic dragons, blood trees. oh, i hear the tree stands in the middle of a nameless village. the houses are in good condition. above them flies the flag of the united arab emirates with the village elder sod. mohammed is fine with that. a note what is called good at the moratti's build the houses said them with an as yeah, good. we sent fun for these houses and we thank them to for the medical care. let's go, let's g

and anyone who i think gets flown to the united arab emirates. well, i love them both, but especially the moratti's because they work with us most i got a message thought to my life is changing on to culture. some people are worried about these new forms of dependency, but no one is willing to speak openly about it. for the last few days, the sea has been stormy, and the fishes were unable to put out to sea. within seconds, his catch is snapped up. with an up, it's gone in the flesh. people take it out of my hands. we fish, they buy more than a snow. oh, i wonder he wasn't far away from the beaches up in the mountains. you can find the coaches, iconic dragons, blood trees. oh i hear the tree stands in the middle of a nameless village. the houses are in good condition. above them flies the flag of the united arab emirates with the village elder sod. mohammed is fine with that little lever to so i mean, it was called good at their moratti's spilled. said them then does yeah, good. we sometimes for these houses, we thank them to for the medical care

then it's mauritania, up against united arab emirates and syria play tennis. yeah. and the late game. well, let's go live to do on i got raska, who's that? the education city stadium for the kata game against oman and tow cuts are looking to build on their open and when against by then. yes, that's right. center. this is the 2nd round of group games, and some of them could prove decisive, including this game at education city between our mod. i'm kappa. as you said, that that's, i'll be looking to build on that when i all right, and another big tree here would put them through to the quarter finals. you've got so much that cats must be feeling quite confident going into this game because yes, go back 12 years to a man's last victory over cass i was in 2009 at the gulf cut where they beat in one mill and i, chairman, went on to win that tournament, but it's also worth mentioning that these 2 countries have a very special relationship. amani football fans supported catherine in the 2019 asian cup, which cass all went on to win the title. and that was because catherine

natalie bennett met the united arab emirates mohammed being said after a deal to establish diplomatic relations was brokered last year under then u. s. president trump, when it says he's optimistic about the newly established friendship. after discussing regional issues, rather bill, we are meaningful in the and straightforward talks about our 2 nations about the region and about our economy and technology and what we can do together. i'm flying back to israel. very optimistic that this relationship can set an example of how we can make peace. here in the middle east, a danish crew member has been found dead after 2 cargo ships collided in the baltic sea. another crew member is still missing. the danish vessel capsized after colliding with the british frater off the south coast of sweden, to members from the british ship are being held by police on suspicion of negligence. a criminal probe has also been launched into gross marine intoxication . then mark's former immigration minister in guest stolberg has been sentenced to 60 days in prison. a court found that she illegally ordered th

the national security advisor from the united arab emirates has made a red trip to iran. it's the highest level meeting since relations with downgraded 5 years ago. after the storming of the saudi embassy in tehran, countries have opposing views on several regional issues, including the conflict in yemen. but recently they've been hinting at wanting to open a new chapter to overcome their differences and to restore economic ties. the russian president is in india as tensions rise with western countries about the crisis in ukraine blood be put in has been a new delhi for a day of talks top of the agenda. the delivery of the russian made s $400.00 miss l defense system. the russian and indian foreign ministers held a meeting ahead of the summit circuit laboratory could criticize the u. s. for undermining defense cooperation between russia and india. where you, with this on the bubble, do live it states to undermine this corporation. and through making g a, b, that miracle notice before will there miracle vision of how this region should be should be developed. and though in

and as soon to make an official visit to the united arab emirates, he's missing crown prince. mohammed's been science to discuss deepening ties and economic and regional issues. the you a ye established for how magic ties with israel last year? people in the northern ethiopian tone of lowly belo say to grind rebels, we captured the region just 2 weeks after government forces to control the t gray people's liberation front says it's launched several canter offenses. it's targeting the road, linking sheena and loudly, bella in the m horror, region communications have been cut in the conflict. so, and that's made it hard to verify reports from natalie bella, which is home to a u. n. world heritage sites. there are no reports of fighting palestinians returning to renewable energy sources and a bit to get around tight is really restrictions. palestinians don't have access or control over the majority of lands in the occupied west bank. some are trying to install solar panels on rooftops to overcome this challenge is abraham reports. this is the largest power plant in the occupied bank. it has

the stand out i seize hosts cutter, take on the united arab emirates at what is expected to be a full capacity obeyed stadium. cutter one all 3 group games and they've beaten the u. e in the previous 2 meetings, including a for now, when in the semi finals of the 2019 asian camp in abu dhabi, a tournament that went on to when to be crowned asian champions. it's a different game, different competition in a different scenario, so it's very different shawl. everything wanted to go when it to show on the field. i made sure they will try to play the game with their style, with their philosophy, with their objective to win. and we're gonna try to do the same shaw. the bust doesn't means anything to us. it just that tomorrow we need to show that he withers out of to, to be in the next room. the united arab emirates when they 1st 2 games of the arab cat, but were beaten by groupie when as soon as ya in the last match there coast, by the experience. desmond bird fun more vague. who says that cut all the favorites heading in. so the game, especially with home advantage for me replaying care aga

the north africans finished top of group b by beating the united arab emirates, one no safe it in just edy with the only goal of the game on monday, syria be to nicea in the previous round but missed the chance to join them. in the knockouts they lost to one to mauritania, conceding the winner in the foot, minute of at a time. so it's the, you a, you who go through in 2nd place in group b, syria and mauritania. bosco home because a lot of will be completed later on tuesday with the group c and d to be decided in group fema rocco, already through saudi arabia. jordan and palestine can also join them in the course of egypt and syria have already qualified, so their match is really need to decide who top group di. let's get live now through joanna roscoe who's not too far away at stadium 97 full for the jordan v palestine game. so there's a lot riding on this game with 3 teams going for one called a final sport. who needs to do what? yeah. well these, as you mentioned that georgia in saudi arabia and palestine all have a chance to qualify into the court to finals from group see, some of t

a historic handshake as the leaders of israel and the united arab emirates meet for the 1st time and in sport where say this or not letting go of their hopes of spoiling max verse happens party following his maiden formula, one world title ah u. s. defense department officials are expected to conclude that no american military personnel will face punishment for a drone strike, which killed at 10 african civilians. a review and to the incident in august found that there was no misconduct or negligence, but breakdowns in communication. 7 children were among those killed in what was planned as a strike on, on i saw operative, the associated press news agency says the defense secretary will approve those findings and decide no service. personnel were personally accountable by the decision is yet to be formally announced, skidmore, now from michaela who is live for us in washington, d. c. of course, it was a very upsetting development and it was already an incredibly upsetting situation in afghanistan anyway, so they acknowledged that a mistake was made, but found that no one was actually

it's a very unique venue from a 100 was like when it was the united arab emirates taking on sarah in that beautiful stadium and very unique as you say, you know, these 2 teams know each other quite well. you a beat syria to one and they've been playing and woke up qualifies in september where they drew 11. so we're, we're expecting quite a tight game. but really the star of the show was that stadium of because it's made to be fully de mountable. it's the 1st fif, a world cup, stating that it can be entirely taken apart. often next year's tournament. now it's called 974, which is an unusual name. it's because the international dialing code for categories, 974, but it also contains 974 shipping containers. and some of them much he been changed to contain other things other than a just to look pretty. so for example, some, the shipping containers have toilets in them, others have concessions, sans wanted to look around and it also has the referees changing room in one of the, of the shipping containers. and that's really part of the legacy and the sustainability of this tournament. so w

the united arab emirates 5 now in the quarter finals. it's the 2nd time they're into the semi's regional tournaments in 2021. having reached the last 4 of north and central america's gold cup, as guest cats are also the reigning asian champions. let's go live now to andy richardson, who's at the algae new stadium for the 1st quarter final on saturday. that's egypt against jordan and andy, egypt would normally be big favorites against jordan. is that the case today, though? well, job really been the big beneficiaries of the fact that a lot of countries haven't been able to send the full squats over to this event due to the fact that it's running parallel with the number of domestic leagues elsewhere in the world. so they got to surprise when against saudi arabia also feet, palestine in the great stages. and really this is there one big chance to make a big impression and it's ornaments of these well cup stadiums they're out of contention to actually qualify for next year as finals. as for age, it's like a lot of the other power houses or

been, it has now become the 1st is ready, prime minister to make an official visit to the united arab emirates. he's missing crime. prince mom had been said to discuss deepening ties and economic and regional issues to the establish formal diplomatic ties with israel last year. you are right up to speed with all the top stories. the news continues here on out to see or after witness. after witness, i'll have the news for you 60 minutes using comment. see that? ah ah ah ah ah ah. ah, uncle march of i mean you had it a chick. i old the most of those is coming. i didn't go. so scopus did not just in alco numbers to be done by the call. john nash up will be not our me again, after going on just took a call just a moment, violent on a call from friendship, just mac on the door. show me a bunch of me when i give dish copied in the me who bought tire mom year term deep. son mooney. and none of them it did show. would you been married dish or sick or not? not much. she lives in dish cycle board mom. yeah. for place. sure. oh good, good you for. so i'm clear on shepherd was did the ministers for school

a senior official from the united arab emirates as visited iran. the 1st such trip since relations were downgraded 5 years ago. the you are ease, national security advisor. and his iranian counterpart talked about overcoming differences and increasing economic ties. those are the headlines we're back in half an hour right now. and i just either it's africa direct ah ah i i got a month lateral. died in the morning with a good yeah. well now you know, what about when you go will be a well, i'm gonna give them is i know, but i get them. i'm gonna allow you out of the lab and begin good, good. and good. done. and have you been a while? yeah. you had yeah. well no you wanna do that as i get a got a bill in my id like you. ready a with yeah, ended up on why you want to get like, i don't want to get rid of it. go eat now that way about a month ago. yeah. well, i mean, i'm a new mother. i get that money if you know what i get out of the one that way. yeah . i get. i've got to live with. what did i get? i'm gonna write about a boy. i'm gotten with me a good

but also, very important figure right across the hall of the united arab emirates.ship. it was only 15 months old in terms of a normalization with israel and the emirates. and in terms of food security, possibly even discussing a free trade agreement and at the end of the day, the israelis offered an invitation to visit. and it has been accepted. what was interesting is what was not mentioned. there was no mention in the wrapups of either palestinian question or more pressing issue of iran, wolf. >> i suspect they talked about it privately. didn't make mention of it in the public statement. thank you very much. and to the viewers, thanks very much for watching. i am wolf blitzer in the situation room. and our out front starts right now. >>> good evening, out front tonight we are standing by for a viewing vote. any minute members of the january 6th select committee are spec to recommend that the full house find donald trump's former chief of staff mark meadows, in contempt of congress for defying a subpoena. we will bring you that vote live. it is expected to start a

natalie bennett has not become the 1st is ready prime minister to make an official visit to the united arab emirates. he's meeting the crime prince mohammed bins. i had to discuss deepening ties on economic and regional issues. you are established, formal diplomatic ties with israel last year. those are your headlines. the news continues after witness. i'll have another quick summary for you. at half past the hour we'll see that i me ah oh. ready ready ready ready ringback ready surely surely. ready ready ready ready ready ready ready ready ready danny jeanine junior. ringback ready ah bean gruesome and your gore show me the chinese. ah, we do. i owe for the same oh so i don't know if you that one more thing. anybody to go buy super meager. you whom board said above the shooter go for is in it and the so gosh b go going my mean additional capacity if i am a resentful for your roof, that is something that she can, he's described in shame for jim athena. my resume, publish, got all you all you were in the far. mr. country will bull football a here through. gotcha. but i saw live for gone a matter wher

then dubbed little sparta, the united arab emirates took a muscular approach to foreign policy.ing nato in afghanistan. making war in yemen. backing rebels in libya. it didn't work. criticized by human rights groups in the u.n., the emirate is out of yemen and out of punching its way to recognition. it is a move from war to jaw. >> so he said that began in 2018 in our final days of presence in yemen, that said that was -- that was influenced by the whole covid ordeal. i think from that reset, we realized that the challenges of the next decade are not necessarily the same challenges of the past decade. >> reporter: the emirates' shift is from taking sides to bringing opposing sides together. >> we are going to be an influencer in the region, but our influence is going to be through different tools, through this sort of diplomatic navigation, through keeping this balance between all these different relationships that we have. >> reporter: that's already meant snubbing u.s. appeals for more sanctions on iran, controversial outreach to syria's dictator bashar al assad and warming re

israel's prime minister has become the first israeli leader to visit the united arab emirates. after the coup -- the two countries established diplomatic ties last year. they talked about strengthening economic tiesnd their stance around iran's nuclear program. in hong kong, media mogul jimmy lyons has been jailed for attending a vigil to commemorate the 1989 tiananmen square killings in defiance of a ban. in a letter, he told the court he was proud to be punished for remembering the victims of injustice. he has been sentenced to 13 months in jail. president biden will go to kentucky on wednesday to see the impact of a string of tornadoes that killed at least 74 people over the weekend and 30 people in other states. the tornadoes cause catastrophic damage. an amazon warehouse in illinois collapsed. the age of those who died in kentucky range from five months to 86 years. the search for survivors continues tonight. we have this report from kentucky. people would normally be back at work, but instead it's the third day of rebuilding their lives. the's doctor would be seeing patie

a, despite reports, abu dhabi, once out, the wall street journal reported the united arab emirates wants to cancel the purchase of f $35.00 and drones because it's security requirements front is reducing its military presence in northern molly as the government accuses of abandonment. the french flag was lowered at a ceremony in tune, but to the last of 3 french bases in this region. and nasa has confirmed its pack a solar probe which is opening the sun has touched it for the 1st time. the pro dipped into the upper atmosphere also called the corona. those are the headlines. i'm emily anglin. the news continues. he on al jazeera, after our 0 world, ah, with oh, oh, oh, oh, really for a student american musical, maestro simone shaheen is based on america's east coast. from there he shares his expertise in arab, oh, oh, fun, simon. does india? mm hm. also certain pattern. oh certainly can she id search it? my shanta mike, i found a yeah. nea. i cathy, andy, she, while the he did, has sharla know he had any, a handicap, look and she left him my food, messiah murphy, she lost a job, and they

hours extra time effectively with the crown prince who is the most powerful figure here in the united arab emirates the israelis. perhaps a little less important for the emirates but both parties aware this was an historic moment. >> how did iran respond to the meeting of these two leaders? >> predictably, with very aggressive condemnation saying that it was, in a sense, disgusting that the israelis should be entertained blaming the israelis for the instability that has dogged the middle east for the last seven years. very predictable statement coming from the iranians with regard to israel. less predictable really with the attitude toward the emirates because it's the emirates who are out of step with israel and the united states in wanting to reach rapprochement with tehran by reaching out diplomatically, having some trade begin to boost, rejecting recent american suggestions of tightening sanctions against tehran in order to get the iranians back on track with -- or at least suspending their nuclear program, getting them back to the nuclear agreement that the trump administration tore up, jake.

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in the united arab emirates, they tried to stand out by eating in the record books.attempted a world record fireworks display. a number were launched from drones, which are airborne. for the second record, for th highest altitude drone firework display. the performance was planned to last for 12 minutes involving some 15,000 fireworks. here in the u.k., the prime minister has urged people to take a covid test before going to any celebrations. but with restrictions varying between different nations of the u.k., it is feared revelers from scotland and wales will cross into england to celebrate. our correspondent reports in cumbria, just eight miles from the border with scotland. >> new year's eve in the border city. the castle was once used to keep the scots out. now it welcomes them as they arrive in the center. earlier today, many scots made the trip south. >> nothing to do in the south of scotland, so this is the nearest place for something to do. >> because that is what new year's is all about. >> and they were ready to celebrate. the new year's eve party at the ho

natalie bennett met the united arab emirates mohammed bins. a id after a deal to establish diplomatic relations was brokerage last year. under that then you as president donald trump, bennett says he's optimistic about the newly established friendship. after discussing regional issues, those are the top stories that stay with us al jazeera correspondent is coming up. next. i'll have another news update for you in just under half an hour. i'll see you then. bye bye. ah ah. ours is up and the number of people living sounds now exceeds those living outside. when this milestone was reached in 2009 few people notice across the globe, cities are growing upwards and outwards at unprecedented speed. fundamentally changing the way we live and why this could be a golden age of architecture, or time of unrestrained commercial speculation. how our well will look for generations to come is being decided daily and te, few of us are engaging with the debate in this supercharged world of instant communication, instant message, and instagram. we're too busy lo

a senior official from the united arab emirates has visited iran. first, such trips since relations with downgraded 5 years ago, the u. a. e national security advisor and is radian count to discuss the overcoming differences and increasing economic ties. bose, i a headlines. the news continues here, announces era off the inside story, so they stay with us. ah is a military solution in west africa the only way out on the groups that continue to wage war despite years of french military operations? has their mission failed, and hope and stability be achieved? this is in fine story. ah. hello and welcome to the program. i'm how am i hitting? there's anger against france in west africa and what protests to say is the flawed relationship between french armed forces and their african allies. 2 people were killed and others injured in the shower last month when protested. tried to block a military supply convoy of more than a 100 vehicles on its way to molly french. anthony, jerry and forces used force to break free from the hundreds of protest. hers proce

united arab emirates is cutting its workweek for government employees to being five days to four andore in line with western schedules. the uae currently has a friday to saturday weekend. >>> new york is facing a cream cheese shortage. that is part of a supply chain problem. dai are dairy suppliers saying many or thes they've placed have come up short. there is a bagel store near me and they have really long lines and the best schmear >> we have to stock up i just want cream cheese for christmas if anyone wants any ideas. >>> ahead, new details on the pfizer vaccine and its effectiveness on the variant want to save on your home internet? xfinity is proud to support the emergency broadband benefit program. for a limited time, you may be eligible to qualify for a credit of up to $50 a month toward your internet service through this program. that's right! you could qualify for a credit of up to $50 a month toward your internet service and equipment. for even more value, switch to xfinity mobile, and you could pay as little as $15 a month for wireless. click, call, or visit a store to le

. >> sreenivasan: israeli prime minister naftali bennett began a one day visit to the united arab emiratess the first visit to the u.a.e. by an israeli prime minister while in office. the two nations normalized their relations for the first time last year in a deal brokered by the former trump administration. during his visit, bennett will meet with the crown prince of abu dhabi, the de facto ruler of the emirates. the visit comes as talks have stalled between international negotiators and iran over its nuclear program. both israel and the u.a.e. see iran as a regional threat. israel has been pushing its allies in the negotiations to pursue a harder line with the islamic republic. the world health organization announced new findings today on how the covid-19 pandemic has affected global inequality. in a statement, the organization said two complementary studies it published show more than half a billion people worldwide are being pushed into extreme poverty due to healthcare expenses. they also found the pandemic is likely to halt two decades worth of global progress toward universal healt

the reconciliation between outside backers of libyan factions, especially turkey, and the united arab emirates. and they are the strongest military supporters of the factions, of the rival, fractions in libya, and they will not give a consent to fighting. and actually can this positive international atmosphere is, is, is the only good factor that libya can count on, right? all right, that was cloudy. cassini from the international crisis group. many thanks indeed. thank you. well, holiday travel plans are being disrupted around the world amid a surgeon cove at 19 cases, driven by the army crumb variant more than 2000 flights had been cancelled globally citing the impact of army kron on both employees and passengers. it's the 2nd year running, where the pandemic has overshadowed the festive season. ah, another cove at christmas and another difficult choice. as emma crohn continues to spread millions round, the world must now decide between cancelling the travel plans or taking the risk. for some in the us, the choice was made for them when several major usa loans canceled christmas e flights of

natalie bennett says, become the 1st israeli prime minister to make an official visits the united arab emirates for you a year stablished formal diplomatic tines with israel last year. and those are the headlines. stay with us on al jazeera, she'll be unscripted, is up next. thirty's have always been in motion. they have to be to evolve and adapt of all the sad cities, all the greatest work of art, shooting times in a huge city. you try and get this sense of how the world around you behave in a way you cannot see with the naked eye. you can feel the hairs on the back of your next on the when you reach the top of that building. and i'm a great view. metropolis on al jazeera ah, i cannot easily accept sums. it is now political because really means society. i need choice of being not political is as political choice. my name is iowa away. i'm mom, artist, and activist. i'm rider. i'm documentary maker, but 1st i'm human being. the poetic act has such power to drive millions of people to certain kind of conclusions about the state to be that we occupied. i'm a nice, a poor. i'm an artist. my art is

first we go to ethiopia, where the leader of the tegra region is blaming turkey. iran and the united arab emirates for fueling the countries crisis by providing military and financial support to the government. the country has been fighting a civil war for more than a year. now. forces from the to dr. region have been battling government troops and a conflict that is drawn in neighboring eritrea as well. both sides are accused of committing atrocities and have taken and retaken territory with no cease fire. insight. meanwhile, tens of thousands of civilians have died and millions have lost their homes. corresponded maria gert nicholas grew traveled to the amara region to meet some of the people who have been affected. this is all that is left of i you. but hans house to it. it was demolished by artillery fire when the tube in army and to grant forces clashed in the area yet above amazon. here. this is where the table was a whole. it's all broken now. we'll look at it. it was a nice house. it was beautiful young pointer given a bath. she hid in a forest for 9 days. well to gran rebels, occupied her

protect civilians. french president and not crawl has sealed a $16000000000.00 deal with the united arab emirates. the agreement for 80 rafael jets was signed. as michael held talks with abby's crime, prince, the french defense ministry says it, it is the biggest order it's ever received for the aircraft. micro will then go on to visit cafe before heading to saudi arabia. ukraine's defense minister says russia is putting a large scale escalation along the shed. border. the kremlin has repeated need dismissed suggestions. it's preparing for an attack. rush also denies supporting separatists in ukraine's east. those were the headlines on back with more knees in the nissan in half. now we return to algebra correspondent ah, this is the road that links the 2 largest towns in kenya. ne province gary son, would you holton simple of both the lack of development and lack of interest shown by successive governments. i don't agree this point for structures protected woodyear from much of the recent violence that was engulf goodies. in 1984, however, this area had developed a reputation for insecurity. the

we saw that in the course of final, when over the united arab emirates, to teams that are normally pretty evenly matched historically with a notable golfing class between the 2 countries. in fact, game with cats all waiting 5 nail sanchez saying that even if they lose tonight, won't derail all the hard work that his team has been doing over the last 3 or 4 years. but they will be desperate to be involved in the final is coming up on the 18th, and that is what is torment is all about the him and his play is getting used to playing in these relatively new world cup stadiums and getting used to playing in front of an expectant home crowd. and some control service ticket is ahead of the game. what can you tell us about that? i mean it wouldn't be a tournaments unless some fans are complaining about not been able to get our hands on a ticket. i live out syria fan saying that things are going to be too many cattle funds . i mean, the stadium tonight is a couple of issues here to semi final. so a lot of the think it's pretty. so before we knew which countries were involved them rules. so the alp

naftali bennett has arrived in the united arab emirates on the first—ever official visit by an israeliter the two countries established diplomatic ties last year. mr bennett is due to meet the crown prince of abu dhabi, sheikh mohammed bin zayed on monday. they're expected to discuss ways of boosting cooperation and strengthening economic and commercial ties. the chinese e—commerce giant, alibaba, has sacked a woman who accused her boss and a client of sexually assaulting her. the dismissal letter said she'd spread falsehoods and damaged the compa ny�*s reputation. the woman went public with her allegations because she said alibaba had failed to take action. one of mexico's most revered singers, vicente fernandez, has died at the age of 81, afterfour months in hospital, following a fall at his ranch. he was known as the king of mexico's traditional ranchera music and had a successful career spanning more than five decades. his songs became an essential part of mexican culture. the south african president cyril ramaphosa has tested positive for covid—19, though his symptoms are said to

morgan and other internationals are switching to a monday through friday work week in the united arab emirates, starting with the new year. that's as the country itself is aligning its official work with global markets and moving away from the traditional sunni muslim schedule of a sunday through thursday work week toilet paper. is that to become more expensive? swedish company, s a t, one of the world's biggest producers of consumer tissue. says that it's preparing to hi gets prices on paper hygiene products up to 20 percent. in reaction of storing costs of raw materials and energy or turkey is courting african countries as an alternative partner to europe or china. and with a measure of success. for the 3rd time, this past weekend, a partnership summit brought african leaders to estimable to explore possible opportunities. tice between turkey and many african countries are already close. and if the turkish foreign minister gets his way, those ties will be even closer still, was a rim. his intimacy be looked at cal camera, we would like to walk together on the path for development and welfare

to be able to allow for people to avert any sorts of suffering as senior official from the united arab emirates has visited iran. the 1st such trips since relations with downgraded 5 years ago. the u i. e national security advisor and is rainy and counterpart discussed, overcoming differences and increasing economic ties. the 2 countries have hinted at wanting to open a new chapter in relations. they've had opposing views on several regional issues including the war in yemen. japan's prime minister a signal, the major change in defense policy, which includes developing the capability to strike an enemy base for me because she does announcement is being seen as a response to an increasingly assertive china and unpredictable north korea up to now military police is being constrained by japan's passive is constitution since defeat in the 2nd world war. so let me know, you know, what i feel in order to protect people's lives in livelihood will examine all our options, including our capability to attack, so called enemy bases, and strengthen our defense posture fundamentally, with a sense of urgency

of the federal government and drones provided by china, by 30, by iran, facilitated by the united arab emirates. this is really hits the grand supply line, meant that they had to give up on those offensive ambition. especially for the to grind force is confirmed. they've withdrawn saying we left north show a culture and death is part of our plan. there was no organized unit to liberate these towns and the residents know it, and abby's generals know it. things are going according to our plan. the rest is just circus. security forces in the sydney's capital cartoon. her fine tig ass at protest is who angry at a move by the prime minister to sign a deal with a military demonstration, say abdallah hm. doc betrayed them by agreeing to a government domination by generals uber. morgan reports from cutting it started with a few 100 people in different parts of the dance capital cartoon. but soon the numbers throughout 2000 protesters returning back to the 3 to voice their condemnation of a deal find between the army leader general at them put their hyper hahn and prime minister of the latin duke. last

alex or brian al jazeera, the united arab emirates is cutting its working wait 24 and a half days and moving its weekend to saturday and sunday authority. say this shift is aimed at improving the nation's competitiveness. the new work wake will come into effect in the beginning of next year. the u. a has traditionally observed friday and saturday, as it's weekend, like most countries in the middle, a strategy or is the latest country to announce its officials will not attend the winter olympics in beijing joining the us, china has condemned washington's move to diplomatically boy caught the 2022 games. it's accused america of the trying principles of the games and has warned of repercussions. katrina year reports from by jean touches on the field on tonya, china's winter olympic uniforms already and thousands for the vent stars have been hired, but there will be few guests attending with the games opens engaging in february, the united states has announced a diplomatic bully caught sight and concerns about john as human rights record. only american athletes and not officials will be p