Were burned alive many people died as the tried to jump from the high speed burning train most of them were pogroms heading to a religious gathering they routinely carry all essential items including gas cylinders and bedding for their religious meeting which lasts for days initial reports suggest that someone tried to make breakfast on an open gas flame one investigator told aljazeera that the speed of the train fanned the flames small mattresses and belongings of the pilgrims acted as fuel in the fire quickly spread to other witnesses say it was caused by a short circuit the Prime Minister has ordered an investigation and the minister in charge admits there was a failure here. This is a security lapse and these people were successful in carrying the stores in cylinder in the coaches we dont have scanners in small station but we have scanners at all the 7 Railway Divisional headquarters which are great that this happened. Its been a difficult task to identify people because many booki
Good morning and thank you all for joining us. Also our livestream audience. Im Atlantic Council president and ceo fred kempe. Thanks for joining us both here in the room and virtually for our conversation. If you want to use social media, use aciraq, aciraq. You know its an important event when the ambassador is here, when key members of our board are here and its always such a pleasure to have our International Advisory board member mijid jafar here. Thank you, Crescent Petroleum for this, for iraqi Global Energy center. Miji dichlt has been a person ive been stealing ideas from for a long time. He happens to be one of the best thinkers and actors both in the Business World and analyst of the region. And its always a pleasure to have him here as well. Todays event was organized by Iraq Initiative and global initiative. Our Iraq Initiative is led by abbas kadhim, who will be our moderator. Its been a game changer having abbas working with us. Hes one of those rare individuals who unde
Missing at least the end of englands world cup quarterfinal. And i apologize to the house for that and i wish i could watch it myself. I know the honorable member for cardiff west has postponed his 60th birthday party, if not his 60th birthday, to be here. So mr. Speaker, the house has gone to a great deal of trouble to assemble here on a saturday for the first time in a generation and i do hope it is assembling for the purposes of a meaningful vote, that we will be allowed to have a meaningful vote. With permission, mr. Speaker, i shall make a statement on the new agreement with our european friends. The house needs no reminding that this is the second deal and the fourth vote three and a half years after the nation voted for brexit, and during those years , friendships have been strained, families divided and the attention of this house con consumed by a single issue that has at times felt incapable of resolution. But i hope, mr. Speaker, that this is the moment where we can finally
Here and when key members of our board are here and its always such a pleasure to have our International Advisory board member jafar here. Thank you for Crescent Petroleum support for this, for the Iraq Initiative, Global Energy center. Ive been stealing ideas from a long period of time, he happens to be one of the best thinkers and actors as an analyst in the region and also a pleasure to have him here as well. Todays event was organized by the councils Iraq Initiative and Global Energy center. Our Iraq Initiative is led by dr. And abbas working with us. Hes one of the rare individuals who understands the workings of the country hes covering, iraq, so intimately and also the workings of washington which in many respects is more difficult to follow. The discussion is timely. Iraq is facing its most challenging since isis, with protests in the country and citizens demanding reform and news just yesterday that ahmadi will resign. Despite the future, iraq has carried out elections and a p
Here is some of this mornings debate in the british house of commons starting with Prime Minister johnson and labour leader jeremy corbyn. Order. Statement. The prime mr. Speaker, i want to begin by echoing what youve just said. My gratitude to all members to have house for assembling on a saturday for the first time in 7 years. And indeed to all the house of commons for making this meeting possible. Breaking into weekend where families want to be together and missing at least the end of englands world cup quarterfinal. And i apologize to the house for that and i wish i could watch it myself. West has postponed his 60th birthday party, if not his 60th birthday, to be here. So mr. Speaker, the house has gone to a great deal of trouble to assembly here on a saturday for the first time in a it is on and i do hope blowing for the purposes of a meaningful vote, that we will be allowed to have a meaningful ote. With permission, mr. Speaker, i shall make a statement on the new agreement. This