Aagreement between the u. S. And germany it could be the latest result of Edward Snowdens revelations about mass surveillance by the nsa. Today, the man who oversees intelligence in Angela Merkels government says washington offered this deal to try to allay german peoples fears that their text and phone calls are being spied spied on by foreign agency. He appeared for the second time in front of a lawmakers committee. It has been dominating the headlines just six weeks before National Elections in germany. Now the government is hoping this new pledge will neutralize the issue. The governments chief of staff was grilled for six hours on the nation on the nature of german collaborators with foreign intelligence agencies. He has been assured that neither the u. S. Or britain rope protection laws. According to the nsa and British Intelligence agencies, german laws have been observed. The rights of our citizens in germany are being safeguarded. He says the nsa and British Intelligence agenc
Aagreement between the u. S. And germany it could be the latest result of Edward Snowdens revelations about mass surveillance by the nsa. Today, the man who oversees intelligence in Angela Merkels government says washington offered this deal to try to allay german peoples fears that their text and phone calls are being spied spied on by foreign agency. He appeared for the second time in front of a lawmakers committee. It has been dominating the headlines just six weeks before National Elections in germany. Now the government is hoping this new pledge will neutralize the issue. The governments chief of staff was grilled for six hours on the nation on the nature of german collaborators with foreign intelligence agencies. He has been assured that neither the u. S. Or britain rope protection laws. According to the nsa and British Intelligence agencies, german laws have been observed. The rights of our citizens in germany are being safeguarded. He says the nsa and British Intelligence agenc
Its one of the wildcards ahead of the septembers elections in germany a row over a failed project to develop Surveillance Drones that wasted hundreds of millions of euros. Today, the man at the center of it all had to appear before a Parliamentary Committee to explain himself, but he stuck to his guns and said he will not resign over the matter. The opposition says he knew more about problems at an earlier state than he is letting on, and they say that should cost him his job. The stakes are high because he is a close ally of chancellor merkel, and she is standing by him. He has denied the accusations against him. He says he knew about problems regarding the euro hop drums, but his aides told him they were not insurmountable. When that group wrong, he put an end to the project. I think it is important to note that at the time i took Office Around 85 of the total sum had already been paid or had to be paid under the terms of the contract. When i was first informed of the problems in ear
In iran, the son Hassan Rouhani vows to get sanctions lifted. He was endorsed by ayatollah ali khameini on saturday. He says he wants to improve laws for average iranians. Rouhani has not said what he would offer to get sanctions over the disputed Nuclear Program lifted. In a transfer of power, irans spiritual leader has bestowed the president ial mandate to rouhani. The new president is regarded as a moderate and pragmatist. As he took office, rouhani pledged to moderation and vowed to avoid the abyss of extremism and save irans economy. That has raised hopes of the new leader will be able to turn things around. As a citizen, i hope rouhani will create jobs and pave the way for more Foreign Investment in iran. The iranian media has been the mahmoude end of ahmadinejad era. Mahmoud ahmadinejads presidency is now over. But it is ayatollah ali khameini , the hardline cleric will continue to have the final say on Foreign Policy and the countrys Nuclear Program. To cairo, where efforts con
Wheels bad. Why cyclists are taking over london. Thank you for joining us. Irans new president has been sworn in at the official ceremony and he called for dialogue to improve irans international relations. At home, he said he would work to improve the lives of ordinary citizens and reduce government interference. He took his first steps in parliament as irans new president , sworn in before politicians and foreign dignitaries. In his speech, he promised to sue a path of moderation. Pivotal and central is wisdom and rationality. Moderation and balance. Balancing idealism and realism. His language appears to mark a critchley or separation from the policy of his out assessor, mahmoud ahmadinejad. A message to the world and to the iranian public. Should be trusted and we should speak to them honestly. The government should reduce the economic and cultural intervention on their lives. Rex but he will have to work under rusher from moderates and hardliners and will have to find a way of app