of their stance on the israel palestine conflict. this includes mcdonald s. the burger chain became a target after photos and videos on social media showing franchise stores in israel giving away thousands of free meals to the members of the israeli military. this resulted in calls to boycott the brand, from those angered by israe ls military response in gaza. owners in muslim majority countries such as kuwait, malaysia and pakistan put out statements distancing themselves. in a message on linkedin, mcdonald s ceo chris kempczinski wrote that the burger chain is experiencing a meaningful business impacted due to the war and associated misinformation. all of this in the middle east and beyond because of the war in gaza. he added, this is disheartening and ill founded, pointing that many of the restaurants are operated by local owners. he didn t elaborate on the scale of the impact, but mcdonald s has around 2,000 restaurants in the region. it isn t the only global bra
often unplanned boycotts because of their styles on the israel palestine conflict. this includes mcdonald s. the burger chamber came a target chain became a target after giving away thousands of free meals to the members of the israeli military. this resulted in boycotts of the brand. 0wners boycotts of the brand. owners and muslim majority countries such as kuwait and pakistan put out statements distancing themselves. in a message on linkedin, mcdonald s ceo wrote that the burger chain is experiencing a meaningful business impacted due to the war and associated misinformation. all of this in the middle east and beyond because of the war in gaza. he added, this is disheartening and ill founded, pointing that many of the restaurants are operated by local owners. he didn t elaborate on the scale of the impact, but mcdonald s has around 2000 restaurants in the region. it isn t the only global brand to face controversy over its response. others include starbucks, showing how
from new york, the bbc s michelle fleury reports. major western brands have found themselves hit by a grassroots often unplanned boycotts because of their stance on the israel palestine conflict. this includes mcdonald s. the burger chain came a target became a target after videos online showing them giving away thousands of free meals to the members of the israeli military. this resulted in boycotts of the brand. owners and muslim majority countries such as kuwait and pakistan put out statements distancing themselves. in a message on linkedin, mcdonald s ceo wrote that the burger chain is experiencing a meaningful business impacted due to the war and associated misinformation. all of this in the middle east and beyond because of the war in gaza. he added, this is disheartening and ill founded, pointing that many of the restaurants are operated by local owners. he didn t elaborate on the scale of the impact, but mcdonald s has around 2,000 restaurants in the region. it isn
but says she won t be letting it interfere with her climate activism. # there s a starman waiting in the sky. and the hand written lyrics to david bowie s 1972 hit starman go up for auction later this month. hello and welcome to the programme. china has warned it ll take counter measures unless the united states revokes a $1.1 billion arms deal with taiwan. it comes amid rising tensions between washington and beijing over the island. the deal includes anti ship missiles, air to air missiles and support for taiwan s surveillance radar programme. so, how will the spend be broken down? $1.1 billion has been promised by the us government. $355 million will be spent on harpoon air to sea missiles. $85 million is earmarked for sidewinder air to air missiles. $665 million is for a surveillance radar system. earlier, i spoke to our north america correspondent peter bowes for more details on the deal. well, we know that this is a very big package of measures. $1.1 billion, so it inc
in what is likely to be her last competative match. hello and welcome to the program. china has warned it ll take counter measures unless the united states revokes a $1.1 billion arms deal with taiwan. it comes amid rising tensions between washington and beijing over the island. the deal includes anti ship missiles, air to air missiles and support for taiwan s surveillance radar program. so how will the spend be broken down? $1.1 billion has been promised by the white house. $355 million will be spent on harpoon air to sea missiles. $85 million is earmarked for sidewinder air to air missiles. $665 million is for a surveillance radar system. earlier, i spoke to our north america correspondent peter bowes for more details on the deal. well, we know that this is a very big package of measures $1.1 billion so it includes anti ship missiles, it includes air to air missiles and that major investment in taiwan s surveillance radar system that s an early warning system for inco