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doesn't that in beirut thank you so much. now to some of the other stories making news around the world. protesters on both sides of libya's conflict have taken to the straight ahead of the peace talks but then on sunday opponents of the internationally recognized government have also blockaded several key oil production facilities frightening country's main source of income. democrats in the u.s. congress have officially taken their impeachment case to the senate in advance of the trial of president donald trump that documents say the republican president abused his power and must be removed trumps impeachment trial begins choose to end his legal team offered a fiery response saying the process is unconstitutional. thousands have gathered in events around the u.s. to support quality and women's rights the 4th annual women's much in los angeles was one of hundreds across the country on saturday the very 1st words on donald trump's inauguration day in january of 2017. mexican security forces have closed the border crossing wit
doesn't that in beirut thank you so much. now to some of the other stories making news around the world. protesters on both sides of libya's conflict have taken to the straight ahead of the peace talks but then on sunday opponents of the internationally recognized government have also blockaded several key oil production facilities frightening country's main source of income. democrats in the u.s. congress have officially taken their impeachment case to the senate in advance of the trial of...
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also on the show fugitive former news on chief carlos golan may have fled japan for lebanon to beirut authorities tough questions for him to they told him not to leave the country. and a robot that strips you down and dresses you want a reporter gets a virtual make over at c.b.s. in las vegas the world the biggest consumers. this is the the way of business i'm so now the law in berlin welcome china has finally confirmed that its chief trade negotiator will travel to washington next week to sign the so-called phase one trade deal that's the one aimed at bringing an eventual and to the nearly 2 year long trade war between the world's top 2 economies for what comes after that u.s. president donald trump a signaled a possible lengthy wait before that's made clear and we'll start right away because she agrees to it'll take a little time i think i might want to wait to finish it till after the election because by doing that i think we can actually make a little bit better deal maybe a lot better deal we're joined by our man on wall street to discuss this further now if champ gets his way th
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majority of him that instead of calming them protests flared up again on the streets of the capital beirut and around the country. demonstrate to say they wanted a government of independent experts who be able to deal with the country's financial crisis and not ministers selected through horse trading by political parties. and we want a government of experts the politicians should not have brought their advisors and have them on this is stablished minton these leaders do not represent us this government doesn't reflect us we want a government that's ours. protest is a demanding swift progress which may prove difficult for the new government with hezbollah does ignited a terrorist group by the us its key role in picking lebanon's ministers who make it harder for the country to win the foreign support it so vitally needs. when our correspondent bustle every day is in beirut and i also have challenges hats be tackled by evidence new prime minister and his cabinet. he made it clear in his speech after the formation of his government from the presidential palace that the main challenges main ob
majority of him that instead of calming them protests flared up again on the streets of the capital beirut and around the country. demonstrate to say they wanted a government of independent experts who be able to deal with the country's financial crisis and not ministers selected through horse trading by political parties. and we want a government of experts the politicians should not have brought their advisors and have them on this is stablished minton these leaders do not represent us this...
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and correspondent basle entity is in beirut he joins me now basil welcome the prime minister is calling this cabinet a kind of rescue team what challenges has it got to tackle. he made it clear that in his speech after the formation of his government from people is a question of us that the main challenges main obstacles that his cabinet was priest of the economy and financial crisis even the new i know find this minister i got you wasn't he said in several meetings several interviews it was some local t.v. channels that the main target of his ministry now is focusing on the financial and economic crisis. to talk about foreign. aid as one he said that you come in a must to restore the confidence of the culture was in state of collapse according to the. finance this was we know that the financial yari do go ahead. oh i'm saying that it's obvious that the financial economy crisis are the main challenges of the protesters of course that mean that the calling for a complete overhaul of government so how do you think they're going to view this new cabinet even if in the. rest of the proteste
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it's not just here in beirut. it's across the country it's been happening. there were protests in tripoli and police were using rubber bullets to disperse protesters. many people out on the streets again. is only: all of this exacerbated by the fact that the country is still struggling to form a new government. >> i'm so sorry. could you repeat that? it's very loud. is sayingmichel aoun there obstacles when it comes to a foreign government. i imagine that is only exacerbating people's anger. >> absolutely. it's not the president who will be forming the new government. it''s the new prime minister nominated by t the parliament jt before christmas. we've reached nearly a month since he was nominated. he said it would take four to six weeks maximum to form his new cabinet. we had v very odd scenes earlier today when the president was making a traditional speech on television. there saying 2020 is the year when lebanon will meet its s with everyone working together to create a country. and there were some apocalyptic scenes of people on the streets. very little
it's not just here in beirut. it's across the country it's been happening. there were protests in tripoli and police were using rubber bullets to disperse protesters. many people out on the streets again. is only: all of this exacerbated by the fact that the country is still struggling to form a new government. >> i'm so sorry. could you repeat that? it's very loud. is sayingmichel aoun there obstacles when it comes to a foreign government. i imagine that is only exacerbating people's...
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chairman of nissan is having to get used to his new home in beirut where prosecutors have told him that he cannot leave the country lebanon's financial crisis also means that he will only have limited access to his personal fortune to go inside japan where he was being held on various fraud charges beirut's justice palace this is where carlos ghosn was questioned by prosecutors for nearly 2 hours . his lawyer says go on trust the lebanese justice system. that is there were 2 sessions one related to the interpol request and another one related to visiting israel will be a communique shortly that this is a group of lebanese lawyers has filed a formal complaint against going accusing him of normalization with israel over a visit he made in 2008 lebanon deemed as your own enemy state gone doesn't have to fear going back to japan because lebanon has no extradition agreement with tokyo in japan his arrest triggered a heated debate about the country's justice system on wednesday go on a ledge that he was held in inhumane conditions and treated like a hostage he said he had no chance of a fair
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kemah was an expert on has an a director at the center for american strategic studies in beirut also in london chris doyle director of the council for error british understanding welcome to all of you so as we just mentioned it was actually last year when the british government said that it no longer thought it was possible to distinguish between the political and military wings of hezbollah so if this an if that announcement was made almost a year ago why are they doing this now all well it seems to be that the treasury's saying it's part of their annual review of people on lists associated with terrorism and financial issues and i think that may well be true but i think also it is in response to some of the geo political movements in the last few weeks what we do know of course is that prime minister johnson has been trying to play it both sides supporting europe on the j.c. p. issue but at the same time trying to give support to president trump on his more hawkish approach to iran and so i think this is a welcome move by the americans which i think will help the u.s. ukase. image
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week after his dramatic escape from japanese justice the former chairman of nisson told journalists in beirut that allegations of financial misconduct against him were untrue and that he should never have been imprisoned he called his treatment a travesty against his human rights cues prosecutors of trying to force a confession threatening to go after his family to let's listen in here's what he had to say earlier i was presumed guilty before the eyes of the world and subject to a system whose only objective is to course confessions security please without regard to the truth. i have come to learn that my unimaginable ordeal over the past 14 months is the result of a handful of unscrupulous vindictive individuals at nissan. and walk ins law firm with over the tokyo prosecutor office let's go straight to buy. a really from a by route studio is standing by will you watch that press conference what impression did you get from callers going that. in fact i'm at the press syndicate where the press conference taking place right next to me on my left the press conference taking place right now so it
week after his dramatic escape from japanese justice the former chairman of nisson told journalists in beirut that allegations of financial misconduct against him were untrue and that he should never have been imprisoned he called his treatment a travesty against his human rights cues prosecutors of trying to force a confession threatening to go after his family to let's listen in here's what he had to say earlier i was presumed guilty before the eyes of the world and subject to a system whose...
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from the studio in beirut on this developing story thank you very much purcell thank you. turning to our other top story oil prices briefly spiked in response to iran's retaliatory attack to you on u.s. forces in iraq they settled later in the morning but remained up from tuesday's levels the price of gold the swiss franc and the japanese yen also rose on the news as investors soar safehaven made the growing tension in the middle east boards of the attacks and speculation about possible u.s. responses also send says across asia down into the trading this president will trump is expected to give a statement about the attacks later on wednesday. the escalating conflict between iran and the u.s. also has all producing nations worried theoretically iran could put a dent in the region's exports by closing the strait of hormuz for example 20 percent of the world's oil supply is being shipped through that waterway because it's unclear how far the 2 sides could go uncertainty is widespread. the united arab emirates is keen to assuage fia's oil supplies said the country's energy mi
from the studio in beirut on this developing story thank you very much purcell thank you. turning to our other top story oil prices briefly spiked in response to iran's retaliatory attack to you on u.s. forces in iraq they settled later in the morning but remained up from tuesday's levels the price of gold the swiss franc and the japanese yen also rose on the news as investors soar safehaven made the growing tension in the middle east boards of the attacks and speculation about possible u.s....
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al-jazeera also coming up on the program lebanese protest as attempt to storm a government headquarters in beirut but a push back by take gas and water cannon. the president did absolutely nothing wrong. donald trump's lawyers defend their boss at the u.s. president's historic impeachment trial and rescued from the rubble the hunt for some 5 years in eastern turkey after a deadly $6.00 magnitude earthquake. welcome to the program our top story president xi jinping is saying china is facing a grave situation as the world's most populous country scrambles to contain a deadly new virus at least 41 people have died after contract in the new strain of corona virus it can cause flu like symptoms and in extreme cases need to shortness of breath and pneumonia more than 1300 people have been infected on the chinese mainland and some hospitals are becoming overwhelmed around $50000000.00 people are effectively in lockdown now off to china cost of transport links to the city of han the epicenter of the outbreak and also surrounding cities but the virus has already crossed borders 38 cases have been reported
al-jazeera also coming up on the program lebanese protest as attempt to storm a government headquarters in beirut but a push back by take gas and water cannon. the president did absolutely nothing wrong. donald trump's lawyers defend their boss at the u.s. president's historic impeachment trial and rescued from the rubble the hunt for some 5 years in eastern turkey after a deadly $6.00 magnitude earthquake. welcome to the program our top story president xi jinping is saying china is facing a...
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the story of a british italian man experiencing life close up in a palestinian refugee camp in beirut it's. coming face to face with the daily lives of its residents some of whom have lived there for 70 years but he's been there a few jomo sold his life it's not been on the show 7 days in beirut. an al-jazeera. welcome back you're watching al-jazeera i'm peter dhabi these are the top stories u.s. president donald trump says iran appears to be standing down but still promised to impose further economic sanctions on tehran he was speaking several hours after iran launched more than a dozen missiles at air bases in iraq which host u.s. forces. last to be heard in baghdad on wednesday night 3 rockets reportedly felt inside the heavily fortified green zone which houses government buildings and foreign missions starting a fire according to iraqi police sources. a ukrainian passenger aircraft has crashed moments after takeoff all 176 people on board were killed the crash isn't being linked tensions across the region. returning to the situation in iran and iraq president trump has asked nato
the story of a british italian man experiencing life close up in a palestinian refugee camp in beirut it's. coming face to face with the daily lives of its residents some of whom have lived there for 70 years but he's been there a few jomo sold his life it's not been on the show 7 days in beirut. an al-jazeera. welcome back you're watching al-jazeera i'm peter dhabi these are the top stories u.s. president donald trump says iran appears to be standing down but still promised to impose further...
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lina sinjab reports from beirut. it is getting violent in beirut. four days, angry protesters have taken to the streets, blocking roads and attacking banks and central beirut. with political deadlock and no government in place, the banks continue to limit cash withdrawals for clients, allowing them in some cases just $50 a week, a reality that has left many furious on the street. and now, this is the scene. stones versus tear gas and water cannon. people are angry about the government‘s perceived incompetence and their political elite. despite brief lower limb protests over the holiday period, it seems things have gotten worse. security forces have been detaining many protesters which, in turn, has pushed more people onto the street. and the politicians are not moving. hassan has been appointed as a prime minister from has been appointed as a prime ministerfrom the former has been appointed as a prime minister from the former government but many see him as incapable of forming a technocrat element that would appease the demands of the people. with
lina sinjab reports from beirut. it is getting violent in beirut. four days, angry protesters have taken to the streets, blocking roads and attacking banks and central beirut. with political deadlock and no government in place, the banks continue to limit cash withdrawals for clients, allowing them in some cases just $50 a week, a reality that has left many furious on the street. and now, this is the scene. stones versus tear gas and water cannon. people are angry about the government‘s...
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yousef gamal el-din in beirut, thank you. up next, samsung is up despite a broader market slump after posting better than expected profit in the fourth quarter. we will break down those results next. this is bloomberg. ♪ is 1:47 in the afternoon in tokyo. you are looking at live pictures of a foggy imperial palace. checking in on the japanese yen, treating at 108.35 against the dollar. we are seeing a little bit of a bid, but of course we have had negative data from japan earlier this morning. japanese wages out of the country disappointing yet again with cash or earnings flipping a fifth of a percentage from the year earlier. that means tightness from the labor market is not translating into higher salaries and inflation. let's check in on the india markets now. good to see you this morning. as always, good to see you and good afternoon to you. i don't have a chart today because i think it's important to look at what the markets are doing compared to what they were doing at the start. it was down about 150 points one point
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live for us in beirut. patrick armstrong is still with us. to pick up about what yousef was saying, is this something you see solidifying after we hear from carlos ghosn as the story develops? we are short automakers as a whole. it's an industry that is oversupplied and very low returns on capital. the average age of people's autos gets longer and longer. you don't see the turnover that you had. most profit comes from financing. , new capital expenditures that will be needed to get up to speed on those types of things. we think it is a very low return industry. looks cheap on earnings. patrick armstrong stays with us. don't miss our interview with the opec secretary-general. that is next. the go anywhere. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> the world cannot afford 100 daughter oil. that's -- the world cannot i spoke to the secretary-general of opec. his matches was wary clear. there is a preparedness to respond, excess supply. oh yes, there's a matter of compliance. it's going quite well. confident that the leaders, our leaders in particular in this re
live for us in beirut. patrick armstrong is still with us. to pick up about what yousef was saying, is this something you see solidifying after we hear from carlos ghosn as the story develops? we are short automakers as a whole. it's an industry that is oversupplied and very low returns on capital. the average age of people's autos gets longer and longer. you don't see the turnover that you had. most profit comes from financing. , new capital expenditures that will be needed to get up to speed...
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well like you mentioned carlos going to arrive in beirut just over a week ago there is little details on how he made his way to 11 on an escape or a chip pan and skipped bail he refused to disclose that information during his 1st press conference his 1st public appearance on wednesday this morning the state prosecutor summoned him in for questioning after 11 on received a red notice from the interpol a non-binding notice. that requires lebannon to summon go go on and question him for the charges that he's facing he is facing charges of financial misconduct and he was awaiting trial so now the state prosecutor is issued this travel ban and it is now asking is now asking the japanese authorities to send over the file the file of the investigations and in light of that the prosecutor will study this file and determine whether or not to go on is eligible to face trial according to lebanese law so there is a likelihood that golden dawn will be tried in lebanon and this is something that he wanted something that he repeatedly stressed during his press conference on wednesday that he does no
well like you mentioned carlos going to arrive in beirut just over a week ago there is little details on how he made his way to 11 on an escape or a chip pan and skipped bail he refused to disclose that information during his 1st press conference his 1st public appearance on wednesday this morning the state prosecutor summoned him in for questioning after 11 on received a red notice from the interpol a non-binding notice. that requires lebannon to summon go go on and question him for the...
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security forces in the lebanese capital beirut 5 tear gas of protesters who were trying to stop lawmakers from entering parliament has approved a new budget and to corruption demonstrations last year brought down the government but the protestors a just as angry at the new government which they accused of keeping the same elites in power the reporter you brought him travel to beirut where she spoke with one young protester who is fed up with politics as usual. for the show has been protesting on the streets of lebanon since october 17th. for her this is personal. in the room in my home. this is part of the way i remember the year in my school and university because i couldn't because it's so expensive this is part of the why i remember really being . the people of turning on the heat and when i was in my family this is right through the way. she's not the only one failing economy white spread unemployment and in adequate public services have taken their toll on lebanese from all walks of life. and others doing career politicians for lebanon's problems. some of them has been there ever sin
security forces in the lebanese capital beirut 5 tear gas of protesters who were trying to stop lawmakers from entering parliament has approved a new budget and to corruption demonstrations last year brought down the government but the protestors a just as angry at the new government which they accused of keeping the same elites in power the reporter you brought him travel to beirut where she spoke with one young protester who is fed up with politics as usual. for the show has been protesting...
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thank you very much for that update from beirut. let me not being accurate some of the stories making news around the violent protests have also returned to the streets of the iraqi capital baghdad as anti-government demonstrations pick up a nude scene dozens of wounded in clashes with security forces over the weekend protest as a demanding political reforms and to corruption. bolivia's formally the evil but out as is announce his leftist bosses candidate for president he said his former economy minister say got the korda will drawn in elections on the 3rd of may resign. short allegations and is currently living in exile in. china says it will introduce a ban on plastic banks in major cities in single use stores and restaurants by the end of the authorities are trying to control plastic pollution and to cuts the amount of waste in landfills by 2025. authorities in the us bracing for a massive pro-gun rally on monday the governor has even called state of emergency amid fears of violence by far right extremists it's an annual gatherin
thank you very much for that update from beirut. let me not being accurate some of the stories making news around the violent protests have also returned to the streets of the iraqi capital baghdad as anti-government demonstrations pick up a nude scene dozens of wounded in clashes with security forces over the weekend protest as a demanding political reforms and to corruption. bolivia's formally the evil but out as is announce his leftist bosses candidate for president he said his former...
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john simpson, bbc news, beirut. the new president of the european commission says it will be "impossible" to reach a comprehensive — post—brexit — trade deal with the uk by the end of this year. speaking just before a meeting with the prime minister — ursula von der leyen — said if the deadline was not extended — certain areas of the talks would need to be prioritised. borisjohnson has insisted a comprehensive deal is possible in the timeframe. there have been further problems at the foreign currency trader travelex. it has emerged that a number of high street banks have stopped customers ordering foreign currency. ba rclays barclays rbs and lloyds have all stock—taking orders. hackers gained access to their computer systems on tuesday and are still holding the company to ransom, demanding a multi—million pound payment. the number of people killed in the uk fell in 2019 for the first time in five years. that's according to figures compiled by the bbc during the last year. there were 650 murders and m
john simpson, bbc news, beirut. the new president of the european commission says it will be "impossible" to reach a comprehensive — post—brexit — trade deal with the uk by the end of this year. speaking just before a meeting with the prime minister — ursula von der leyen — said if the deadline was not extended — certain areas of the talks would need to be prioritised. borisjohnson has insisted a comprehensive deal is possible in the timeframe. there have been further...
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rami corey is a professor of john as a matter merican university and he joins us now on skype from beirut good to speak to you again mr hariri on al-jazeera so has india calling this a technocrat government but the protest has really just don't seem to be buying it . that's right it is a government that has some really a few very impressive experts and technocrats who are widely respected even by people in the protest movement there but it has mostly people who are appointed by political groups the political elite the the oligarchic sectarian political elite that has run the country for many many decades and that's why the protestors are displeased but the real issue now is that there will be a mechanism to measure whether the cabinet the government and the parliament can actually move on some of the critical reforms that have to be achieved to address issues of electricity the value of the leader jobs things of that nature these are really critical sometimes existential issues for a lot of people on this 2nd critical thing to be revealed as well the international donor community private
rami corey is a professor of john as a matter merican university and he joins us now on skype from beirut good to speak to you again mr hariri on al-jazeera so has india calling this a technocrat government but the protest has really just don't seem to be buying it . that's right it is a government that has some really a few very impressive experts and technocrats who are widely respected even by people in the protest movement there but it has mostly people who are appointed by political groups...
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john simpson, bbc news, beirut. the new president of the european commission says it will be impossible to reach a comprehensive post—brexit trade deal with the uk by the end of this year. speaking just before a meeting with the prime minister, ursula von der leyen, said, if the deadline was not extended certain areas of the talks would need to be prioritised. borisjohnson has insisted a comprehensive deal is possible in the timeframe. sir keir starmer has won the backing of the uk's largest trade union to become the next labour leader. unison, said mr starmer was best placed to unite the party and regain public trust. the shadow brexit secretary has also become the first mp to secure enough nominations from mps and meps to get on the ballot paper. the labour mp barry gardiner has confirmed to the bbc that he is considering running for the labour leadership, and will make a final decision in the next 2a hours. earlier, reports said that the unite union boss len mcluskey urged him to run, mr gardiner has refuted th
john simpson, bbc news, beirut. the new president of the european commission says it will be impossible to reach a comprehensive post—brexit trade deal with the uk by the end of this year. speaking just before a meeting with the prime minister, ursula von der leyen, said, if the deadline was not extended certain areas of the talks would need to be prioritised. borisjohnson has insisted a comprehensive deal is possible in the timeframe. sir keir starmer has won the backing of the uk's largest...
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of public unrest but lebanon does now have a new government the 1st cabinet meeting has been held in beirut and president michel all told the session the government must address the deteriorating economic situation and regain the confidence of the people while the announcement ended months of political deadlock it hasn't appeased some protesters and for more on this will bring in santa whether he's joining us from beirut because we understand we do expect some protesters to come out a little later on clearly they're trying to keep up the pressure on the new government so you know. what yes act. this is people who support the sectarian and nationwide protest movement believe that this government is similar to the previous one it's not going to change anything it's not going to make any difference and they won't be able to tackle the dire economic and financial conditions in the country the prime minister himself has found to have is under no illusion that this is going to be a very difficult task he described the situation is desperate he says lebanon is facing catastrophe he needs a support
of public unrest but lebanon does now have a new government the 1st cabinet meeting has been held in beirut and president michel all told the session the government must address the deteriorating economic situation and regain the confidence of the people while the announcement ended months of political deadlock it hasn't appeased some protesters and for more on this will bring in santa whether he's joining us from beirut because we understand we do expect some protesters to come out a little...
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facing a will face the government ok thank you very much that was there in beirut. you're watching news still to come the devastating impact of the australian bush fires. animals including kangaroos have been killed or injured. simple gesture that's certain to be. dozens of heads of state are due in jerusalem tomorrow to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the auschwitz death camp a resurgence of anti-semitism with will be high on the agenda with attacks happening across the globe including in new york city home to the largest jewish community in the world outside of israel there the number of anti semitic incidents some of them horrific have been on the rise our correspondent reports. i think this is a tense time for the city jews of crown heights a neighborhood in. brooklyn. new community has become the target of an increased number of attacks in recent months. now there's more police on the streets protecting synagogues and other jewish institutions. to soon and his friends and students even the jewish religious. anti semitism is always been an issue i
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he maintained he's innocent of the charges of financial misconduct against him so in a hunter is in beirut with more. it's his 1st public appearance since he jumped bail and escaped from japan the former nissan and renault chief carlos gone arrived in the lebanese capital beirut over a week ago his case has brought international attention many were waiting for the businessman to disclose details of how he reached his country of origin but gone who is facing trial in japan on financial misconduct charges used the news conference to reiterate his innocence it is important for me to emphasize that i'm not the above the law and i will come to you for the truth to come out and have my name been indicated and my reputation restored i did not escape justice. and justice. has secured political persecution gone who was detained a number of times in japan was under strict house arrest when he fled he says he did so because he didn't believe he would get a fair trial japan's judicial system has been criticized by human rights groups gone who holds lebanese brazilian and french passports says conditio
he maintained he's innocent of the charges of financial misconduct against him so in a hunter is in beirut with more. it's his 1st public appearance since he jumped bail and escaped from japan the former nissan and renault chief carlos gone arrived in the lebanese capital beirut over a week ago his case has brought international attention many were waiting for the businessman to disclose details of how he reached his country of origin but gone who is facing trial in japan on financial...
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meanwhile in beirut lebanon is hezbollah is about to hold a funeral ceremony of its own to mourn both custom sort of mani and iraqi militia to auburn mahdi army hondas who was killed alongside him let's go live now to zain a hoarder who's standing by in beirut for us there is a net so what's it being planned in terms of the hispano position. well as you can see behind me has supporters have gathered started to gather as ceremonies are expected to start any time soon to commemorate qassam so like many. people here call their commander they call him a hero has a law we are in it's a stronghold beirut's southern suburbs the images of really the symbol the public face the architect behind iran's influence across the region qassam so many is is really everywhere in the streets of beirut southern suburbs were expected to hear from hezbollah secretary general has done a lot he's going to address the crowd here already released this statement on friday just a few hours after cost and so many was killed he said and he called for a vengeance and he said that quote resistance fighters worldwide
meanwhile in beirut lebanon is hezbollah is about to hold a funeral ceremony of its own to mourn both custom sort of mani and iraqi militia to auburn mahdi army hondas who was killed alongside him let's go live now to zain a hoarder who's standing by in beirut for us there is a net so what's it being planned in terms of the hispano position. well as you can see behind me has supporters have gathered started to gather as ceremonies are expected to start any time soon to commemorate qassam so...
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where he maintained he is innocent or charges of financial misconduct against him and hunter is in beirut more. it's his 1st public appearance since he jumped bail and escaped from japan the former nissan and renault chief carlos gone arrived in the lebanese capital beirut over a week ago his case has brought international attention many were waiting for the businessman to disclose details of how he reached his country of origin but gone who is facing trial in japan on financial misconduct charges used the news conference to reiterate his innocence it is important for me to emphasize that i'm not the above the law i welcome the opportunity for the troops to come out and indicate that my reputation restored. not escape justice. justice. political persecution gone who was detained a number of times in japan was under strict house arrest when he fled he says he did so because he didn't believe he would get a fair trial japan's judicial system has been criticized by human rights groups gone who holds lebanese brazilian and french passports says conditions during his detention were harsh and h
where he maintained he is innocent or charges of financial misconduct against him and hunter is in beirut more. it's his 1st public appearance since he jumped bail and escaped from japan the former nissan and renault chief carlos gone arrived in the lebanese capital beirut over a week ago his case has brought international attention many were waiting for the businessman to disclose details of how he reached his country of origin but gone who is facing trial in japan on financial misconduct...
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when clashes between anti-government protesters and police have erupted in lebanon's capital beirut needing more than 150 people injured now a growing financial crisis and the government's failure to build a new cabinet have sparked renewed anger after more than 3 months of protests. discontent has lit the fuse in beirut protests health politics and the latest of a series of demonstrations against government incompetence and corruption now the army has been called in to restore calm after police struggle to take control despite deploying tear gas and water cannons but protests aren't the only thing forcing the authorities to act a deepening economic crisis is also putting pressure on politicians to form a new government. knows 45 to 50 percent of its value. would be u.s. dollars. people can't with their old from any foreign currency more than between $1200.00 only for a week and this is what made all these most of the money yet and. that's what we witnessed the in the last couple of days these. protests began in october last year but have revived in recent days as indecision over establishi
when clashes between anti-government protesters and police have erupted in lebanon's capital beirut needing more than 150 people injured now a growing financial crisis and the government's failure to build a new cabinet have sparked renewed anger after more than 3 months of protests. discontent has lit the fuse in beirut protests health politics and the latest of a series of demonstrations against government incompetence and corruption now the army has been called in to restore calm after...
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to appease the anger on the streets for more on this let's speak to them who joins us now live from beirut sanna i believe you are standing where more protests are planned for this afternoon the president is saying the government must restore trust but that seems to be a very tall order indeed. well yes there are many lebanese who do not have faith in the new government they say that it is a reflection of the previous government yes there may be some specialists appointed but these specialists were named by the established political powers who still hold power in this country for over 3 months people have been taking to the streets demanding change or a new leadership people who are not corrupt they believe those who have been in power are responsible for mismanagement and corruption and really responsible for lebanon's near economic collapse the finance minister the newly appointed finance minister even said knowledge that the state is close to collapse and near bankruptcy but it's not just the support of the people or the confidence of the lebanese people this government needs it needs t
to appease the anger on the streets for more on this let's speak to them who joins us now live from beirut sanna i believe you are standing where more protests are planned for this afternoon the president is saying the government must restore trust but that seems to be a very tall order indeed. well yes there are many lebanese who do not have faith in the new government they say that it is a reflection of the previous government yes there may be some specialists appointed but these specialists...
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months of political deadlock but it hasn't appeased some protestors zana harder is joining us from beirut and we're hearing that more protests are planned for this afternoon so people clearly want to keep up the pressure on this new government. yes there are many lebanese who are not satisfied with this new government they say that it really resembles a reflects the previous government yes some of them are perhaps but they were appointed by political parties the established political parties are still in control of power in this country behind us is the government palace we are expecting people to start gathering converging on central beirut in the coming hours to vent their anger people really are frustrated they feel that they have not been heard but it's not just that officials realize that they have a daunting task ahead in the words of the new prime minister lebanon faces a catastrophe they need to come up with an economic and financial plan to resolve the worst crisis really in decades and won't be able to resolve this crisis without foreign support something both the president and
months of political deadlock but it hasn't appeased some protestors zana harder is joining us from beirut and we're hearing that more protests are planned for this afternoon so people clearly want to keep up the pressure on this new government. yes there are many lebanese who are not satisfied with this new government they say that it really resembles a reflects the previous government yes some of them are perhaps but they were appointed by political parties the established political parties...
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john simpson, bbc news, beirut. the new president of the european commission says it will be "impossible" to reach a comprehensive post—brexit trade deal with the uk by the end of this year. speaking just before a meeting with the prime minister — ursula von der leyen said if the deadline was not extended, certain areas of the talks would need to be prioritised. borisjohnson has insisted a comprehensive deal is possible in the timeframe. in australia, temperatures are expected to soar again later this week as australia's bushfire crisis continues. at least 25 people have died since september and almost 2,000 homes have been destroyed. the eastern and southern sides of the country have been the worst affected — and many animals have also been killed in the fires. clive myrie is in the town of mogo in new south wales. yes, preparations are well under way, sadly, again for more intense bushfires because temperatures are likely to rise across the south—east of australia to a0 degrees tomorrow. people in towns no
john simpson, bbc news, beirut. the new president of the european commission says it will be "impossible" to reach a comprehensive post—brexit trade deal with the uk by the end of this year. speaking just before a meeting with the prime minister — ursula von der leyen said if the deadline was not extended, certain areas of the talks would need to be prioritised. borisjohnson has insisted a comprehensive deal is possible in the timeframe. in australia, temperatures are expected to...
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those are all good sisterhood that's why the us was corrupt government was to look up we're also in beirut where protests rejecting lebanon's new government descended into quiet sense street battles. thank you for joining us u.n. human rights experts are calling for an investigation into new allegations that saudi arabia's crown prince was involved in hacking the phone of amazon and washington post boss jeff bezos relations between the waltz richest man and saudi arabia soured after the murder of journalist. he was a regular contributor to the washington post's nickel again. 15 months after the murder of saudi journalists. in the kingdom's consulate in istanbul the fallout continues jeff bezos the boss of the world's largest online shop amazon also owns the washington post the newspaper khashoggi wrote for he's now at the center of a hacking probe un human rights experts including agnes kalmadi who investigated crucial g.'s murder say they've looked at forensic analysis that points to dart of being stolen from basal says phone in 20 itin that happened after bay's also received whatsapp mes
those are all good sisterhood that's why the us was corrupt government was to look up we're also in beirut where protests rejecting lebanon's new government descended into quiet sense street battles. thank you for joining us u.n. human rights experts are calling for an investigation into new allegations that saudi arabia's crown prince was involved in hacking the phone of amazon and washington post boss jeff bezos relations between the waltz richest man and saudi arabia soured after the murder...
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cnn's nick paton walsh live from beirut. nick, in effort to provide some perspective for all of this, it is important that we explore the intelligence that -- that has been released or at least talked about as to what this imminent attack might have been on u.s. assets donald trump and his close advisors say was the reason for this attack at baghdad airport on friday. any further information at this point? >> any certain amount in terms of what they're willing to divulge. that will, of course, bel t the increasing problem for the u.s. moving forward. they have committed one of the most far-reaching acts possibly in the middle east over the past ten years or so. and they said they've done it based on intelligence. they're not willing, for reasons they say, to do it how it was gathered. and their sources and methods to fully share. what they will say is that they were concerned about imminent threats directed by qasem soleimani himself in iraq, syria, and lebanon against military and diplomatic personnel. now, there are milita
cnn's nick paton walsh live from beirut. nick, in effort to provide some perspective for all of this, it is important that we explore the intelligence that -- that has been released or at least talked about as to what this imminent attack might have been on u.s. assets donald trump and his close advisors say was the reason for this attack at baghdad airport on friday. any further information at this point? >> any certain amount in terms of what they're willing to divulge. that will, of...
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nick paton walsh in beirut. thanks for the analysis. >>> much more ahead on the strikes by iran targeting u.s. troops. plus, just moments after the strikes, a ukrainian boeing jet airliner goes down in tehran. richard quest has what we know next. uhh, excuse me, is there a problem here? you're in a no parking zone. oh, i... i didn't know. you didn't see the sign? that... that wasn't there when i was here earlier. (whimper) really? you know, in italy, they let you park anywhere. have a good day, sir. with geico, the savings keep on going. just like this sequel. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. (glass shattering) (frustrated yell) (car horn blast) (yelp) hey. ♪hey. you must be steven's phone. now you can take control of your home wifi and get a notification the instant someone new joins your network... only with xfinity xfi. download the xfi app today. i don't use some waxy cover up. i use herpecín l, it penetrates deep to treat. it soothes moisturizes and creates a spf 30 barrier to prot
nick paton walsh in beirut. thanks for the analysis. >>> much more ahead on the strikes by iran targeting u.s. troops. plus, just moments after the strikes, a ukrainian boeing jet airliner goes down in tehran. richard quest has what we know next. uhh, excuse me, is there a problem here? you're in a no parking zone. oh, i... i didn't know. you didn't see the sign? that... that wasn't there when i was here earlier. (whimper) really? you know, in italy, they let you park anywhere. have a...
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carine torbey, bbc, beirut. stay with us on bbc news — still to come: making water out of thin air — why these so called hydro panels could be revolutionary. donald trump is now the 45th president of the united states. he was sworn in before several hundred thousand people on the steps of capitol hill in washington. it's going to be only america first. america first. demonstrators waiting for mike gatting and his rebel cricket team were attacked with tear gas and set up on by police dogs. anti—apartheid campaigners say they will carry on the protests throughout the tour. they called him ‘the butcher of lyon'. klaus altmann is being held on a fraud charge in bolivia. the west germans want to extradite him for crimes committed in wartime france. there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie. millions came to bathe as close as possible to this spot. a tide of humanity that is believed by officials to have broken all records. donald trump is now the 45th president of the united states. you're watching the bri
carine torbey, bbc, beirut. stay with us on bbc news — still to come: making water out of thin air — why these so called hydro panels could be revolutionary. donald trump is now the 45th president of the united states. he was sworn in before several hundred thousand people on the steps of capitol hill in washington. it's going to be only america first. america first. demonstrators waiting for mike gatting and his rebel cricket team were attacked with tear gas and set up on by police dogs....
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london also coming up on the program the protests his attempt to storm the government's headquarters in beirut but that machine back quite tear gas and water cannon. in iraq at least 5 demonstrates is there a shot dead as security forces moved in on protest sites. the president did absolutely nothing wrong and donald trump's lawyers defend their boss at the u.s. president's historic impeachment trial. our top story this hour president xi jinping saying china is facing a grave situation as the world's most populous country scrambles to contain a deadly new virus at least $41.00 people have died off to contract in the new strain of corona virus it can cause flu like symptoms and in extreme cases it's a shortness of breath and pneumonia more than 1300 people have been infected on the chinese mainland with hospitals struggling to deal with the outbreak around $50000000.00 people overall are affectively living in quarantine off the transport links with suspended to and from the city of one han which is the epicenter of the outbreak but also there are measures in place in surrounding cities but the
london also coming up on the program the protests his attempt to storm the government's headquarters in beirut but that machine back quite tear gas and water cannon. in iraq at least 5 demonstrates is there a shot dead as security forces moved in on protest sites. the president did absolutely nothing wrong and donald trump's lawyers defend their boss at the u.s. president's historic impeachment trial. our top story this hour president xi jinping saying china is facing a grave situation as the...
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times business section, pictures of carlos ghosn gesturing during his one—hour press conference in beirut. the former renault—nissan chief vowed to clear his name and explained his reasons for fleeing from his upcoming trial injapan where he was accused of financial misconduct. and finally in the independent, employees at greggs will receive bonuses of £300 each after the launch of vegan sausage rolls helped boost the uk bakery chain's sales. the company will pay out a £7 million windfall to 25,000 staff at the end of this month after a "phenomenal year" thatincluded the highly publicised launch of the new plant—based snack. so let's begin withjonathan charles who's managing director of communications, european bank for reconstruction and development. let's start with golf news. what really staggered me about this, it was almost a choreography, it was like a ballet, and someone told me a few days ago that what was going on, there were a lot back channel conversations taking place below the radar between the united states and iraq saying that if you are proportionate in your response
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tired of waiting for the government to fix the ongoing economic crisis they held a report saw from beirut. rage in the streets of the capital in what might be a new phase in an uprising against lebanon's leadership that is now in its worst months fears confrontations between anti-riot police and anti-establishment protesters. sure and downtown beirut into a war zone this is the epicenter of i protest movement that until a few days ago was relatively peaceful running battles began when demonstrate this we want the political class they blame for mismanagement and corruption to leave power tried to storm parliament building security forces responded with tear gas i feel like the message protesters to back off and that make out when it and i think that the message of everybody here is that the more return 11 ons economy has been in turmoil for mons a proposal to tax what's up polls which should be a free service triggered the protests in mid october unemployment was rising on the lebanese a local currency the lira was losing value riyadh in an economy can grow i says everybody's going to get
tired of waiting for the government to fix the ongoing economic crisis they held a report saw from beirut. rage in the streets of the capital in what might be a new phase in an uprising against lebanon's leadership that is now in its worst months fears confrontations between anti-riot police and anti-establishment protesters. sure and downtown beirut into a war zone this is the epicenter of i protest movement that until a few days ago was relatively peaceful running battles began when...
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protest the same due to riots and street battles in the capital beirut where the people have rejected the new government. al jazeera has live coverage mistreats neapolitan was shots have been heard and tear gas follow. ups that grab this is al jazeera live from doha also coming out saudi arabia faces new allegations that it hacked into the phone of the washington post on a jeff bezos world health organization considers whether to clear a global emergency over the corona virus that's already killed 17 people in china donald trump announces plans to add more countries to the u.s. travel bans and heads home to his impeachment trial. scenes of chaos anger and fighting erupted in central lebanon barely a day after a new government formed the cabinet met earlier for the 1st time saying it would work to end months of political and economic crisis a protest quickly spiraled into these scenes you see here people throwing rocks at police 5 back with tear gas shots of also being hood anti-government protest inside the new cabinet is nothing but a rubber stamp for the tide political system by acc
protest the same due to riots and street battles in the capital beirut where the people have rejected the new government. al jazeera has live coverage mistreats neapolitan was shots have been heard and tear gas follow. ups that grab this is al jazeera live from doha also coming out saudi arabia faces new allegations that it hacked into the phone of the washington post on a jeff bezos world health organization considers whether to clear a global emergency over the corona virus that's already...
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forces 3 days ago set in motion the current train of events will get the view from both washington and beirut in just a moment but we begin our coverage in baghdad where the last few hours have seen extraordinary scenes in the iraqi capital osama bin javid is in the iraqi capital for is an important vote in the iraqi parliament which has voted again to expel foreign troops from iraq tell us about the reactions and what happens now. hopefully the emergency session of parliament expectedly came with a resoundingly support for a resolution asking for the iraqi government to and its requests for assistance from u.s. forces essentially signaling that it wants the end of u.s. presence in iraq which was said earlier by the iraqi prime minister now that this is this decision has been taken by the parliament it is a non-binding agreement and the government does have the option to ignore it but it was a session with also showed you the divisions that are within iraq about the presence of foreign troops about the sense of trust for iraqi forces as well as those which are backed by iran a member number o
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an emergency meeting with top security officials after a weekend of violent protests in the capital beirut largely peaceful demonstrations broke out 3 months ago with people demanding an overhaul of the political system and a solution to the country's economic crisis but in recent days the undressed has intensified . i it's being called the most violent weekend since lebanon's mass protests began in october the demonstrators threw stones and projectiles at police officers fired water cannon rubber bullets and tear gas in response. to sunday's clashes brought the total of protesters injured to some $500.00 this weekend. 2 the one that and violence only breeds violence at the end of the day off to unleash months the protesters just want to prove they exist i don't blame them not to there's a horse race right now what on earth i made my time is almost important demands are independence of the tradition an independent government of competent people accountability early elections and returning looted money we get out was. anger at corruption and economic mismanagement have long fueled the prote
an emergency meeting with top security officials after a weekend of violent protests in the capital beirut largely peaceful demonstrations broke out 3 months ago with people demanding an overhaul of the political system and a solution to the country's economic crisis but in recent days the undressed has intensified . i it's being called the most violent weekend since lebanon's mass protests began in october the demonstrators threw stones and projectiles at police officers fired water cannon...
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in beirut, nick peyton welsh with the look at the potential response from iran. what will they were planning as far as the u.s. was concerned and what could be next. oren liebermann along the israel/lebanon border. and matthew chance is in moscow, where russia believes it has certain release is called the killing a short sighting. let's begin in the iraqi capital where soleimani has been killed and thousands have been killed these streets. it's been an interesting morning. certainly, these are supporters of soleimani and those who were killed in the u.s. strikes as we've been pointing out, not a character who was revered by people across the country. what's the likely fallout, though, from what we saw friday and indeed as we consider these images in baghdad today. >> reporter: well, you know, becky, not as you mentioned, earlier, not everyone here is a supporter of qassim soleimani, so many here were opposed his influence, his country's influence when it comes to the iraqi political scene and the affairs. at the same time there was so much anger here with how thi
in beirut, nick peyton welsh with the look at the potential response from iran. what will they were planning as far as the u.s. was concerned and what could be next. oren liebermann along the israel/lebanon border. and matthew chance is in moscow, where russia believes it has certain release is called the killing a short sighting. let's begin in the iraqi capital where soleimani has been killed and thousands have been killed these streets. it's been an interesting morning. certainly, these are...
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been on the streets for months for more on this let's speak as a marketer who joins us now live from beirut then i believe we're expecting even more demonstrations today where you are standing. there are there are calls for more demonstrations the hours are lebanon's new government meets for the 1st time a committee will be formed to formulate and draft what is known here as a ministerial statement the government's action plan and its policies which they will present to parliament during the vote of confidence now the government is expected to receive that vote of confidence. because they were appointed by the ruling alliance which controls the legislature but it doesn't have the legitimacy in the in the streets there is a certain segment of the population in lebanon which believes that this government is not going to change much it doesn't meet the aspirations of the people as the prime minister has said he tried to address the nation tried to defend his cabinet but people were not convinced but most importantly this government is going to have to come up with an economic plan to save the
been on the streets for months for more on this let's speak as a marketer who joins us now live from beirut then i believe we're expecting even more demonstrations today where you are standing. there are there are calls for more demonstrations the hours are lebanon's new government meets for the 1st time a committee will be formed to formulate and draft what is known here as a ministerial statement the government's action plan and its policies which they will present to parliament during the...
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we can return out to lina sinjab in beirut. we will pick up the thread we we re beirut. we will pick up the thread we were talking about a moment ago injusta we were talking about a moment ago injust a few we were talking about a moment ago in just a few seconds. first of all, on that plane crash, obviously there is speculation, given what is going on in the region at the moment about whether there could be any motive, any terrorist motive behind that crash, but so far it doesn't seem any one is indicating that is the case. yes, that is indeed both the iranian officials and the korean embassy, the ukrainian embassy have said that this has to do with an engine problem rather than any terrorist attacks. that story is com pletely terrorist attacks. that story is completely different from another front that iran is facing now with the us and with the big loss of their top commander, general qasem soleimani, who was buried earlier this morning before the attacks, the missile attack launched from iran on us bases in iraq, on two basis. to pick up on what you are saying when we
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may not be enough to appease the anger on the streets let's get an update from she's joining us from beirut and people will be watching to see if the government meets their demands and how it will tackle the huge economic challenges facing the country so what are we expecting to come out of that 1st cabinet meeting. well it just ended a short while ago like you mentioned a lot of challenges this country is passing through the worst economic crisis in decades and i'm quoting to the finance minister the state is near collapse the country is facing near bankruptcy so people are really concerned on whether or not this government can save the country the president told the ministers during the meeting that they really have to reassure the lebanese people about their future and that they need to work to resolve the economic crisis and more importantly regain the trust of the international community and state institutions because if this government is going to succeed it is going to need the help of international investors international donors and so the role of the international community is goin
may not be enough to appease the anger on the streets let's get an update from she's joining us from beirut and people will be watching to see if the government meets their demands and how it will tackle the huge economic challenges facing the country so what are we expecting to come out of that 1st cabinet meeting. well it just ended a short while ago like you mentioned a lot of challenges this country is passing through the worst economic crisis in decades and i'm quoting to the finance...