A director for the institute for gulf affairs he says the announcement of the new measures was expected. Government column in saudi arabia has been under a lot of stress that that is why the government would draw 23000000000. 00 from the reserves in march this is the largest withdrawal from from the reserves ever in the history of the country so and then moodys obviously dont grade it saudi just a few weeks ago so were looking at continuous bad in 0. Problems facing the economy and hurdles and hits not only corona has blocked or stopped ramadan you have but one and a half 1000000 people coming to america and medina during ramadan but also had been cancelled in addition obviously to the oil prices being decimated by saudi arabia itself and its policy i dont think the project will ever start that a little long completed because they cannot make realities have changed massively the oil prices about going to go back to where they were a year ago for a long time and that means that there ar
T. W. Will be the Jewish Service of morning prayer shanghai looks in warsaws main synagogue led to proudly by the chief rabbi of poland. The fact that theres a noise behind me because the people who have prayed are now having breakfast together is a sign. That there is jewish life and. A resurgence of jewish life in poland for many a highly Unexpected Development earlier. This was the country that nazi germany chose as the epicenter of a systematic genocide in which 6000000 jews died across europe we dont talk a lot about auschwitz as a. Christmas this person has that as a gift a great gift. We desperately need the rabbi. Thats. Not fundraising. I choose i said it before that. Might try to have a Catholic Bishop is among the various public figures attending this Interfaith Service in warsaw. The host michel she trick chief rabbi of poland the answer of a everyone. That was an interfaith prayer wishing that anti semitism will finally disappear. Change doesnt happen overnight. It takes t
Plus 75 years ago today world war 2 ended in europe with germanys Unconditional Surrender well look at how the country is marking the occasion under the shadow of the crown of my. Fellow and terry martin good to have you with us in france people have endured one of europes toughest lockdowns for nearly 2 months that will begin to change next week the number of coronavirus cases is rising less sharply in france than in previous days and some businesses will be allowed to reopen as another countrys authorities and friends are under pressure to get the economy moving again. Marianne in a mask frances look down with stricter than most now the government has presented its plan for a gradual lifting of frances social commercial and industrial quarantine. Weve entered a new states in our fight against a pandemic and its good news for france and the french people. Businesses are set to reopen on monday 42 percent of french employees are on reduced hours or if not work to tools since the 17th o
Triggers the sharpest fall in german exports in 13 years. And violent men are using coronavirus curfews to step up 3rd tax against their wives and children now one group in lebanon is stepping up its campaign to help the victims. Hello im terry martin welcome to the Program Countries across europe are marking 75 years since the end of world war 2 may 8th 1945 is when allied forces accepted nazi germanys Unconditional Surrender because of the coronavirus pandemic many commemoration events have been scaled back or moved online in berlin people have been paying their respects at one of the citys soviet war. Morial site city has declared a one all Public Holiday in honor of the anniversary later in the day german leaders will take part in a small commemoration event at germanys main morial for the victims of war and dictatorship. And when young is covering the anniversary for us simon how is this day being remembered in germany what area the 8th of may is referred to in germany at 2 as the
2nd world war we just heard as we said a german president 5 other steinmeyer speaking and in a little bit well look at how the day has been marked in france and in the u. K. But 1st heres a look back at the events that led to the deceit of nazi germany. The allied landings in normandy began on the night of june the 5th 1944 the strategy was to trap the German Forces by opening up a 2nd front to the west for the allies there was a terrible price to pay. In january 1045 the soviet red army liberated auschwitz concentration camp most of the prisoners had already been deported by the s. S. More than a 1000000 mostly jewish inmates were murdered in the camp. By february soviet troops were engaged in house to house fighting cross train on the river in poland was the bridgehead for the assault on berlin. Early that month allied commanders met in yeltsin on the Crimean Peninsula stallin roosevelt and churchill sat down to decide how germany would be carved up and the future shape of europe. In