Occasions over the past several years and told gyptian that we dont have anything we dont have any money we cant support you were a poor country sisi repeatedly says we are very poor at the same time how modality is alleging that sisi has gone out and spent millions of dollars on president ial palaces and a private home for for his wife and children and so these are quite significant allegations that rubs a lot of egyptians you know the the wrong way especially given the acute poverty ok thank you very much Mohamed El Masry thanks for your insights on whats going on in egypt now u. S. Democrats are appealing for any witnesses to Donald Trumps phone call with the ukrainian president followed him is that lenski to come forward trump is being accused of trying to persuade the ukrainian leader to investigate his rival joe biden the allegations at the center of an impeachment inquiry by House Democrats well lets go now to our correspondent in. Shinton d. C. Mike hanna mike can i start by as
The Foreign Relations committee of the United States senate will come to order. The chair would note we have a full house today and an enthusiastic audience im sure. Wed ask you to be respectful. Remind everyone that holding up signs or making verbal outbursts during the proceedings is disruptive. And appropriate action will be taken. If needed well suspend briefly to restore order. This morning we have a hearing on a matter that is really of a pressing National Security importance. That is the relationship of the United States and for that matter the world with iran. This hearing is intended to do three things. Number one, we will consider the facts behind the maximum Pressure Campaign against iran. Well examine the elements of irans necessary behavioral changes. And thirdly, assess irans willingness to behave as a responsible member of the International Community. Irans pursuit of regional domination following the 1979 revolution transformed the fabric of the middle east. The Iranian
Mahmoud abbas has threatened to terminate all signed agreements with israel if it onyx as a key part of the west bank that comes after israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced plans for more illegal settlements in the occupied west bank speaking at the Un General Assembly about the International Community to help end what he called Israeli Aggression and palestine a Us Democratic senator has accused the trumpet ministration of supporting egyptian president of a fossil species regime chris murphy has also called on the government in cairo to allow demonstrations to take place now egyptian Rights Groups say that Security Forces have now arrested nearly 2000 people since antigovernment protests began last week and more protests are planned for friday. President trump has been you know an absolute disaster for global democracy causes he is empowered autocrats all over the world of the top of that list is president also you see the congress is going to be watching what happens is
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