the conquest was swift in less than a century the arabs had occupied the mediterranean southern. border was taking shape separating the muslim world from the land. in libya and the desert region the arabs imposed the same conditions they had established in. agreement to organize the 1st deportations from africa to the middle east tire convoys of captives made their way towards the world's new center back dad. the illustrated my come on manuscripts short tales taken from arabic literature show how these 1st african slaves intermingled with muslim society. after 2 centuries of military conquest the demand for slaves evolved in the 9th century the embassy dynasty embarked on a monumental project to transform the swamps around basra into lush. instead of soldiers baghdad now needed workers to cultivate the iraqi soil to do so the empire brought in thousands of slaves. on some sides there were between 505000 workers. and there was considerable turnover because in such conditions their working life barely went beyond 10 to 15 years. it required a lot of hard labor to remove the salt in

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they bartered salt fabric jewelry and mediterranean dates in return for ivory copper slaves and most importantly gold. this sunday i taught reorganize trade tried to build up enter. regional relations in order to protect his empires interests. so organizing regional and to regional trade was one of his greatest accomplishments as a result and may even have provided the foundations for the mali empire fall into is quite good enough for the bottom up to the point. of. timbuktu's importance stemmed from its geographical location. on the banks of the niger river its port became a center for transferring luggage and goods to and from the north. this natural crossroads occupied a strategic position in the transparent trade. the mali empire which the baggers traded with enjoyed abundant wealth thanks to the bamboo and bray mines it possessed the world's largest gold reserves more than half of the precious metal circulating in the mediterranean originated from these deposits. throughout the history of. trade between north and south for the. slaves were. there. and gold was always in the soft

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also want to ankara to expect sanctions if it restarts controversial gas exploration in the eastern mediterranean . and crisis what crisis many startups thrive during. lockdown thanks to clever business ideas and generous investors. very welcome to do business on want to go jones of berlin good to have you with us and it looks like china is yet again a step ahead airfares there are recovering fast with ticket prices up 11 percent for trips booked for the labor day holiday in early may it's quite a turnaround considering last year china was the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic with vast parts of the country in strict lockdown the chinese air travel market is the largest in the world followed by the united states where ticket prices are up from last summer but still 20 percent lower than before the pandemic kids in europe the summer travel season is threatened by a current 3rd wave of code 19 with many experts expecting record no ticket prices once airlines return to full service let's bring in chelsea delaney of the frankfurt stock exchange for war certainly european airlines they must be loo

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drowned off the coast of libya after a boat carrying more than 100 migrants capsized elsewhere in the mediterranean 360 refugees migrants have been rescued the syrian military saying it said defenses has responded to an israeli strike near damascus state media says miss elsworth fired from the occupied golan heights but most were intercepted in the vicinity of the capital and 47 pro-democracy activists in hong kong have been charged under a controversial security law imposed by beijing they are accused of participating in an official election primary protest leaders of coal for demonstrations outside the court on monday so those are the headlines the news continues here now to syria of the inside story stage and that's the watching live from. abandoned drifting and in danger the plight of a group over a hangar at sea risks becoming a metaphor for the entire crisis so those responsible to take the man of the consequences of the dispute this is inside story. hello and welcome to the show i'm sam is a than nearly 2 and a half 1000 refugees have risked their lives last year by taking dangerous boat jou

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this [an e sea to the mediterranean. this large vessel — sea to the mediterranean. this large vessel is _ sea to the mediterranean. t'i 3 large vessel is blocking the suez canal. satellite images show the 400 metres long ever given stock, bringing navigation to a standstill. tug boats and traders were dispatched to the area but nothing has worked so far. the huge size of the ship and the heavy cargo on board are complicating rescue efforts. it's not clear exactly why the ship has run aground. 0fficial statements say it went off course due to bad weather. the suspension of navigation through the suez canal has created an atmosphere of uncertainty. no one knows when things can go back to normal. this incident has created congestion. dozens of ships are waiting to resume their journeys. a trafficjam of vessels is mounting up and some shipping companies are already preparing to re—route ships around the cape of good hope. 0il around the cape of good hope. oil prices already rose as the result of this impasse. amid fears of extensive delays. the concern is the longer t

the portuguese were the only ones to supply products from the mediterranean to king of funds. for the 1st time they had established a monopoly on an african territory people have to give up even those in the yosh easy when the more chickies arrived in a hierarchical society where the nobles ensured ate more and better than the others dressed more elegantly than the others and consumed luxury items these all the people do use it it will be readable to do so when the portuguese arrived with all these new items how should i put it all the congo aristocracy went completely crazy it's not the should they became infatuated with all of us you can sense that the customs and behavior were changing and they did indeed change. the drawings of the 1st missionaries who arrived in congo illustrate this new bartering system. but gold fever encouraged the portuguese to continue their conquest. they learned that the a kind people's gold mines were in elmina for the invaders the only way to get their hands on the precious was to offer the icons what they needed most slaves to descend into the m

history word of the mercantile power of the mali empire traveled back to the europeans through the mediterranean the council an atlas from 1375 is the 1st representation of the known world in its entirety it shows the seas the rivers and the deserts of africa. we see a camel written by a barber and another one being driven on by a black man following him on foot. in the east near the nile and the red sea is the sultan of cairo at the bottom of the parchment sits. holding all of the gold in the world in his hands. so that. miss outlets brings us back to the great african empires of the medieval era we tend to forget the riches that were produced back then in africa so the council on atlas maps this commercial power of which i had also become known to the europeans shifts it to fall the new is always up. ringback ringback ringback ringback ringback ringback towards the end of the middle ages 6 great slave trade routes crossed the sub-saharan african desert all the way up to the mediterranean each was connected to a major port algiers tunis tripoli cairo all were departure points for shipments to t

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but it's also the headquarters for what the uso in italy calls its fly-away clubs, serving the mediterranean. say an element of the sixth fleet is scheduled toe tie up for a few days in barcelona where there's no personal nenlt uso. a group of people will set up a van or booth set up dock side to furnish refreshments, a welcoming smile and information for local customs and attractions or it may be, if the number of sailors involves warrants it, that a local restaurant will rented and a temporary uso club set up for as long as the fleet is in port. either way, the flyaway club operations working out of naples provide a welcome nor men on duty in the mediterranean wherever they drop anchor. winding up our uso sampler in europe, we jump to frankfurt, germany. the club here is newly opened and furnished and serves as a major off duty headquarters for army people stationed in germany. we're not going inside. everything you think is there is there. i said earl yer that the uso story is a lot more than just the story of uso shows. people who go out to deliver entertainment, a breath of home and per

in the early 15th century human trafficking was common throughout the mediterranean in portugal but also in the south of france spain italy and sicily most of the slaves came from the balkans in southeastern europe traded via the ports of cyprus constantinople and. back then africans constituted a minority within the slave trade. in list that these proportions would soon be inverted the 1st african captives deported to portugal would be followed by countless thousands more. on the street of the negroes well one of a few alleys that are the only reminders of when this neighborhood the biodome know campbell included a ghetto reserved for africa. ans. 1453 the holy war between christendom and islam resulted in the latter's victory. constantinople the last remnant of the byzantine empire fell into the hands of the ottoman empire the christian side of the mediterranean was now separated from lands further east with the movement of slaves from the balkans also blocked for christian europe the conquest of the atlantic was now vital. christendom to ash had reached a all made up and the whole are

an old ship on a new mission in the future it will save refugees from drowning in the mediterranean. sea rescue organization c i bought the old traitor in september last year and transported to a shipyard in northern germany today 6 months later around 50 volunteers are working hard to bring the newly christened c.i. for up to scratch. captain christophe cruz will steer the ship in his eyes the freighter is ideal for sea rescue. it was originally built on the roof supplier the seas are rock solid wood. and make good workhorses for n.g.o.s we want to interview for a lot of forms over it's 2 but we may be approaching one difficulty on the water and should be but still might pose a danger for these people absolutely to be able to do for the ship very precisely because what's not needed on deck is disposed of the 55 metre long ship can accommodate several 100 people and every ounce of space on board is crucial this area will be turned into a hospital ward with an operating table and 2 folding beds so that those on board who need it can receive 1st aid also crucial is this installation th

this canal, connecting the red sea and the mediterranean, was originally built 150 years ago. it's still crucial for modern trade. the ever given ran aground at 5:40am on tuesday morning. it's one of 52 ships a day that travel through this passage of water. they carry 12% of global trade, worth over £2 billion per day. there is no easy alternative route, so this disruption could be costly. the suez canal is blocked for, what, the third time in its history. how damaging could that be to global trade? when we think about exports from china, they will take about 10% longer, in terms of shipping time, to arrive at their destination. and when we think about the importance of chinese products for the production of goods all over the world, we have to be worried that this will still have major consequences. they're hoping tug boats, diggers and the tide will refloat the ship. tonight, a side channel has been reopened to divert some traffic, but it could take weeks to deal with the consequences of this disruption. however mighty the forces of globalisation, we're all vulnerable to th

is more dangerous than the mediterranean more than $200.00 are believed to have died or gone missing at sea just last year more than a 3rd of them were children the un agency our says international maritime rules are clear about nations having a duty to rescue those in trouble regardless of nationality or legal status that's where the $951.00 refugee convention comes in for those of ratified the treaty it lays out their obligations towards refugees this includes not sending them back to the place where they face danger or denying them safe shelter after the 2017 crackdown by me in mass military against the ring of minority more than 740000 have fled to bangladesh many live in crowded camps with dire humanitarian conditions the bangladeshi government has recently relocated thousands of the refugees to remote island rights groups have raised concerns about the location though and the risk of flooding bangladesh has repeatedly demanded the repatriation of the ring to me in mar but after the recent military coup and we are afraid to go back. let's bring our gas into the show now we have

the world to shift it is why it's a problem the 193 kilometer canal cuts through egypt linking the mediterranean and red sees it means there's a route for goods from southeast asia to the markets of europe that takes around 3 weeks if it's blocked for a long time the only other route is around the cape of good hope thousands of kilometers and at least a week longer trial stratford has been latest. 400 metres long and weighing 200000 tonnes stuck in what's often described as the most important shipping lane in the world a maritime accident with global implications the ever given container ship became wedged across the suez canal and choose day when high winds blew her off course about 12 percent of global trade passes through the 193 kilometer long canal which connects the red sea with the mediterranean providing the shortest link between asia and europe the vessel carrying around 20000 containers is registered in problem are operated by the taiwanese transport company evergreen marine it was sailing from china to the port city of rotterdam in the netherlands when it got stuck the japanese owner

this canal, connecting the red sea and the mediterranean, was originally built 150 years ago. it's still crucial for modern trade. the ever given ran aground at 5:40am on tuesday morning. it's one of 52 ships a day that travel through this passage of water. they carry 12% of global trade, worth over £2 billion per day. there is no easy alternative routes, so this disruption could be costly. the suez canal is blocked for, what, the third time in its history. how damaging could that be to global trade? when we think about exports from china, they will take about 10% longer, in terms of shipping time, to arrive at their destination. and when we think about the importance of chinese products for the production of goods all over the world, we have to be worried that this will still have major consequences. they're hoping tug boats, diggers and the tide will refloat this ship, but it could take weeks to deal with the consequences. tonight, a side channel has been reopened to divert some traffic. but it could take weeks to deal with the consequence of this disruption. however mighty

the world to shift it here's why it's a problem the 193 kilometer canal cuts through egypt and human mediterranean and red sees it means there's a route for goods from southeast asia to the markets of europe the takes around 3 weeks if it's built for a long time the only other brooches around the cape of good hope thousands of kilometers and at least a week longer. has been a shift. 400 metres long and weighing 200000 tons stuck in what's often described as the most important shipping lane in the world a maritime accident with global implications the ever given container ship became wedged across the suez canal and choose day when high winds blew her off course about 12 percent of global trade passes through the 193 kilometer long canal which connects the red sea with the mediterranean providing the shortest link between asia and europe the vessel carrying around $20000.00 containers is registered in panama are operated by the taiwanese transport company evergreen marine it was sailing from china to the port city of rotterdam in the netherlands when it got stuck the japanese owner has apologized b

some of said the under man route where the $81.00 ranger had been stranded is more dangerous than the mediterranean more than $200.00 are believed to have died or gone missing at sea just last year more than a 3rd of them were children the un agency are says international maritime rules are clear about nations having a duty to rescue those in trouble regardless of nationality or legal status that's where the $951.00 refugee convention comes in for those who have ratified the treaty it lays out their obligations towards refugees this includes not sending them back to the place where they face danger or denying them safe shelter after the 2017 crackdown by me in mass military against the ring of minority more than 740000 have fled to bangladesh many live in crowded camps with dire humanitarian conditions the bangladeshi government has recently relocated thousands of the refugees to remote island rights groups have raised concerns about the location though and the risk of flooding bangladesh has repeatedly demanded the repatriation of the ring to me in mar but after the recent military coup and we are

here is why it is a problem, the 193 canal links the mediterranean and red seas. it means the route of goods takes around three weeks, and the only other route is around the cape of good hope and a week longer. >> 400 meters long, and weighing 200,000 tons, often described as the most important shipping lane in the world, a maritime accident with global implications. evergreen container ship became wedged within the high winds blew her off course. about 12% of global trade passes through the canal which connects the red sea with the mediterranean, providing the shortest link between asia and europe. the vessel carrying around 20,000 containers is registered in panama and operated by a taiwanese maritime company. it was sailing when it got stuck. the japanese e -- >> at present, the traffic along the suez canal has been disrupted, and local authorities are working, but there is no specific time for it to be resolved. >> it shows the backlog of at least 150 vessels stuck at the northern entrance of the canal and in the middle and an area called the bitter lakes, and

the ship was in a convoy headi north from the red sea to the mediterranean. it's point of origin was a port in china, had made a couple of stops in malaysia on the way to europe. its destination is rotterdam. as it came into the canal, there were massive winds. captains are quite experienced in steering the ships. one of the ways they do this is by staring into the wind. in this instance, it didn't quite work out. from what it seems like, that massive gust of wind resulted in the ship spinning a little bit, and that resulted in hydrodynamic problems below the ship. the ship and getting up diagonally wedged, getting wedged in the east side of the canal, and it's stern was on the west side of the canal. it essentially cut off all movement across the canal on tuesday. since then there has been a lot of effort to refloated. part of the problem is it has lodged on the side of the canal. the canal, the edges are not quite as deep as the center is. it is being wedged from the front and the back into the side of the canal, which means directors have to dig around it

the portuguese were the only ones to supply products from the mediterranean to king of funds. for the 1st time they had established a monopoly on an african territory people to give up even those in society yosh easy the more chickies arrived in a hierarchical society where the nobles ensured ate more and better than the others dressed more elegantly than the others and consumed luxury items these all the people didn't accept it don't go live to do so when the portuguese arrived with all these new items how should i put it on the congo aristocracy went completely crazy it's not the should they became infatuated with all of us you can sense that the customs and behavior were changing and they did indeed change. the drawings of the 1st missionaries who arrived in congo illustrate this new bartering system. but the old fever encouraged the portuguese to continue their conquest. they learned that the a kind people as gold mines were in elmina for the invaders the only way to get their hands on the precious war was to offer the icons what they needed most slaves to descend into the

the ship was in a convoy heading north from the red sea to the mediterranean. it's point of origin was a port in china, had made a couple of stops in malaysia on the way to europe. its destination is rotterdam. as it came into the canal, there were massive winds. captains are quite experienced in steering the ships. one of the ways they do this is by staring into the wind. in this instance, it didn't quite work out. from what it seems like, that massive gust of wind resulted in the ship spinning a little bit, and that resulted in hydrodynamic problems below the ship. the ship and getting up diagonally wedged, getting wedged in the east side of the canal, and it's stern was on the west side of the canal. it essentially cut off all movement across the canal on tuesday. since then there has been a lot of effort to refloated. part of the problem is it has lodged on the side of the canal. the canal, the edges are not quite as deep as the center is. it is being wedged from the front and the back into the side of the canal, which means directors have to dig around it

and in the eastern mediterranean where the british had once been so influential, but their power was shrinking and the united states feared the soviets would seek to fill what they perceived as a power gap or vacuum, okay. so what were the russians up to? what were they doing? was there a plan was there a blueprint were they following a very carefully thought out scheme? it depended in 1946 on who you asked. but it was george cannon's long telegram of february 1946, which you have been reading and will read continue continually read and reread as write your short essays on it. that seemed to offer. an explanation at a time when american policy was looking for an explanation of soviet behavior. it was written while canon as you know a second in command of the embassy in moscow it was at a time when american official policy was still to cooperate with the soviets and the telegram made the argument that the soviet union was fundamentally, not a normal. with normal ambitions that it was abnormal. canon said the soviet leaders were. driven by and this i love this phrase a neurotic view of

serving the mediterranean. as from naples 18 will go out and serve the guys in bell bottom pants when they come ashore. they could be set up doc side to furnish refreshments, a welcoming smile, and information on local customs and attractions. or maybe if the number of sailors involved warrants it, a local restaurant will be rented, and a u.s. oh club set up, will be set up for as long as the fleet is import. either way the fly away club operations, will provide a welcome for men on duty in the mediterranean, wherever they drop anchor. winding up our u.s. owes in europe, is in frankfurt germany. the club here is newly-opened and services a major off-duty headquarters, for army people stationed in germany. but we will not go inside, everything you think is there, is there. i said earlier that the uso story is a lot more than just a story of uso shows. but people who go out and deliver some entertainment, a breath of home, and personal interest of somebody who cared enough to make the trip. this is still an impor

12% of global trade passes through the 193 kilometer long canal which connects the red sea with the mediterranean, providing the shortest length between asia and europe. the vessel, carrying 20,000 containers, is registered in panama and operated by taiwanese transport companies. it was sailing from china to the port city of rotterdam in the netherlands when it got stuck. the japanese owner has apologized but says the situation is extremely difficult. >> the traffic along the suez canal has been disrupted due to the incident and local authorities are working on resolving the issue. there's no time for it to be resolved. reporter: this image shows the backlog of at least 150 vessels stuck in the northern entrance of the canal. in the middle, an area called the bitter lakes. at the southern entrance, at suez. the vast majority of oil thrgh the gulf is transported to oil along the canal. we'll prices rose sharply on thursday. industry experts are warning of a flood of insurance claims covering the vast amount of cargo being held up. addition officials say at least eight tugboats are trying to dislod

but it's also the headquarters for what the uso in italy calls its fly-away clubs, serving the mediterranean. say an element of the sixth fleet is scheduled toe tie up for a few days in barcelona ti for a few days in barcelona where there's no permanent uso. a group of people will set up a van or booth dockside to furnish refreshments, a welcoming smile and information for local customs and attractions or it may be, if the number of sailors involves warrants it, that a local restaurant or what have you will rent it and a temporary uso club set up for as long as the fleet is in port. either way, the flyaway club operations working out of naples provide a welcome nor men on duty in the mediterranean wherever they drop anchor. winding up our uso sampler in europe, we jump to frankfurt, germany. the club here is newly opened and furnished and serves as a major off duty headquarters for army people stationed in germany. we're not going inside. everything you think is there is there. i said earlier the uso story is a lot more than just the story of uso shows. people who go out to deliver entertain

but it's also the headquarters for what the uso in italy calls its fly-away clubs, serving the mediterranean. say an element of the sixth fleet is scheduled toe tie up for a few days in barcelona where there's no permanent uso. a group of people will set up a van or booth dockside to furnish refreshments, a welcoming smile and information for local customs and attractions or it may be, if the number of sailors involves warrants it, that a local restaurant will rented and a temporary uso club set up for as long as the fleet is in port. either way, the flyaway club operations working out of naples provide a welcome nor men on duty in the mediterranean wherever they drop anchor. winding up our uso sampler in europe, we jump to frankfurt, germany. lining up our uso, we jump to frankfurt, germany. the club here is newly opened and furnished and serves as a major offduty headquarters for army people stationed in germany. we're not going inside. everything you think is there is there. i said earlier that the uso story is a lot more than just the story of uso shows. people who go out to deliver ente

forward if quote current deescalation sustained ties nosedive last year over gas exploration in the mediterranean. it was back in 2016 that e.u. leaders 1st promised turkey closer trade ties in return for its welcoming of syrians fleeing civil war but almost immediately afterwards the process stalled brussels became concerned about the deterioration of political freedoms in turkey following a failed military coup and ankara's exploration of disputed oil and gas reserves in the eastern mediterranean near the flashpoint of cyprus and good brussels. but now after an improvement in relations a new modernized customs union between turkey and the u. is back on the table. the 2 have had a limited customs union since 1995 now their major trading partners with exports totaling almost $70000000000.00 euros in each direction in 2019. the expanded agreement would give turkey and its 18000000 consumers access to the single market i may just step for a country that spent 2 decades in the queue to join the bloc but ankara's recent behavior still has some european diplomats ill at ease not least the sacking of c

>> mediterranean. >> oh, i meant caribbean, i'm sorry. >> what do you intend to do, mr. president, about the draft registration law that was passed during president carter's administration? and in view of your opposition , the law that was passed under president carter's ministration, and in view of your opposition to it in your campaign, how is that consistent with your avowed intention to strengthen our national defenses? >> well, to answer the last part first, i just didn't feel that the advanced registration on all the evidence that we could get would materially speed up the process if an emergency required the draft. it did create a bureaucracy, it cost certainly some unrest and dissatisfaction. and we were told that they would only be a matter of several days if we had to call updraft, that we could do that several days earlier with the registration that we could then if there was no registration at all. because this is something that we should look at further down, i have only been here nine days, most of those nine days have been spent in cabinet meetings on the

you said mediterranean. >> oh, i'm sorry. >> what do you intend to do about the draft administration? -- to answer the last part, first i just did not feel that the advanced registration and all the evidence that we could get would materially speed up the process if an emergency required the draft. it did create a bureaucracy. it cost certainly some unrest, and dissent that -- dissatisfaction. and we were told it would only be a matter of days, if we had to call up a draft, that we could do that several days earlier with the registration and if there was no registration, at all. that is something that we would look at further down. i have only been here nine days, and most of these nineties have been spent in cabinet meetings on the economy, getting ready to send our package up to the hill. and so i will tell you that we will be dealing with that and make a decision on that, what to do with it down the road someplace. >> speaking of your economic package, can you give us effect of these for the cuts and specifying whether you prefer one effective date for business, and another for per

temporarily behind it gets a little warmer now where that cold air before it reached the waters the mediterranean is set up for the last load of storms or persistent rain or snow on the high ground and that will keep going as you can see we're now into monday and you've still got that northerly breeze against the wall which was used to what the snow for you of the campaigns you know out and beyond that but burdens warmed up a bit to 8 degrees and paris is about 10 degrees now we just sadness because most of the actions in the mediterranean anyway it spills over into the north of africa that we see any proper weather and they are a spot as might see some of what is now early spring snow was raining going to in algeria is quite a stormy system here but we're dragging dust out of the sahara through egypt and will be nasty for a couple of days. most hardcore. after egypt's revolution their passion turned into something much bigger . on al-jazeera world. the with the the. problem bag watching al-jazeera live from london our top stories now millions have gone back under lockdown across europe as the ca

the us fleet is now split between the mediterranean and persian gulf and cannot communicate with each other. again, it is these domino. as a captain we look at certainty. we can plan our course and departures and time and even plant the weather now be certain of our arrival. the word of the day now is uncertain to it. we are uncertain to it. we are uncertain what is in these containers, what will be delayed, how long it will take. whether we will be routes around africa or wait until monday and hopefully the next high tide hope that they can pull this off on monday, or will they wait the full week or turnaround now? these are questions nobody really can answer. captainjohn captain john conrad speaking captainjohn conrad speaking to me earlier. scientists in brazil have published new research suggesting octopuses might dream. it's believed the aquatic creatures experience different types of sleep — one of them similar to the rapid eye movement — or rem sleep that humans undergo when they dream. the bbc�*s tim allman reports. eight legs, three hearts, one impossible dream. marshma

quite unsettled in the mediterranean too. but this summary really tells you the story. look at these weather icons, for example in cardiff, cloudy, cloudy, cloudy, and temperatures around 11—13 . so very little change on the horizon. that will be cloudy then! a reminder of our top story. the health secretary has insisted all adults in the uk will get their first covid jab by the end ofjuly despite a delay in some deliveries. that's it from the news that one team for today. let's take you to our news teams where ever you are. goodbye. good afternoon. i'm chetan pathak with your latest sports news. we'll start with the six nations — lock adam beard is back in the side for wales�*s bid to complete a six nations grand slam on saturday when they face france in paris. he was rested for last weekend's win over italy, after starting in their three previous victories. he'll partner captain alun wynjones in the second row. that's coach wayne pivac�*s only change to the line—up. just one change for england too, for their match against ireland in dublin — elliot daly wi

♪ >>> so we are coming down on a train obviously, we are going to sicily, the biggest island in the mediterranean. because there is no bridge. they take the train and put it on a ferry. oh, we are getting on it. oh, that's exciting. you can see the tracks with the other carts where they'll go. i love trains. i love the idea of a train going on a boat. we slould a h should have a hor of the car. i am stanley tucci, i am fascinated by italy. sicily is a mythical land of contrasts, buyer and water. dry and fertile and refine and rough. how did one of the poorest regions in europe -- create the richest of cuisines? get ready. >> this is delicious. >> i am going to take a bath in it. every mouthful here is an eruption of flavors. >> oh my god they're so good. oh my god! ♪ before i arrive in sicily, there is one delicious food ritual that i have to experience. it is a tradition to eat these while you are on the boat past the statue of the madonna. the story goes that the arabs dropped these in sicily, hand rolled rice with meat filling and breaded and fried. the taste i am toll is d is thee of home f

able just to turn around and take another course as long as it and expensive as it is to go from the mediterranean around africa and vice versa the suez canal thora he says around $20000.00 ships pass through the canal last year on egypt billions of dollars in total fee revenue the ever given is $1.00 of the largest container ships in the world but for every hour and every day it remains stuck on a reef and stationary there are concerns about the financial fallout and impact on global trade chance not that al-jazeera. european union leaders are discussing pandemic strategies amid the pressure of a coded 19 vaccine shortages and a potential 3rd wave they are considering curbing vaccine exports as member states are struggling to find ways to stop the spread of the virus before that more vaccines arrive this comes as several countries like belgian italy and poland have gone back into lockdown let's talk to natasha in paris tell us i guess more about this meeting and what they are trying to achieve. we are discussing vaccine they're talking about the vaccine rollout in the european union which has bee

able just to turn around and take another course as long as it's an expensive as it is to go from the mediterranean around africa and vice versa the suez canal authority says around $20000.00 ships pass through the canal last year earning egypt billions of dollars in total fee revenue the ever given is $1.00 of the largest container ships in the world but for every hour and every day it remains stock and stationary there are concerns about the financial fallout and impact on global trade foot which is arrow let's take a look at why the suez shutdown is creating more than a few ripples in the business world about 30 percent of global container ship traffic sails through the waterway an assessment by lloyd's list shows $9600000000.00 worth of daily marine traffic is being blocked the canal is a big earner for egypt's economy contributing more than 5 and a half 1000000000 dollars last year. all right let's bring in our guests from oxford guy platen secretary-general of the international chamber of shipping here in doha with mustardy an egypt analyst and associate professor of media and cultural studie

able just to turn around and take another course as long as it and expensive as it is to go from the mediterranean around africa and vice versa the suez canal thorax he says around $20000.00 ships pass through the canal last year egypt billions of dollars in total fee revenue the ever given is $1.00 of the largest container ships in the world but for every hour and every day it remains stuck and stationary there are concerns about the financial fallout and impact on global trade chance not that al-jazeera. still to come on ounces 0 we'll take you to remove its point of mexico where people say they won't get the covert 1000 vaccination find out why pass israel is facing a non their election with no end in sight to the political deadlock. however there was say some rather nasty storms are rolling across the deep south of the u.s. this massive cloud now in the process of pulling out of the way we'll see some wetter weather sliding across the appalachians through the mid atlantic states right up the eastern seaboard east and parts of canada could see some localized flooding just around the canadian ma

storm. 12 percent of global trade passes through the suez canal in egypt between the red sea and the mediterranean goods passing between europe and asia without having to round africa the ever given this mishap has temporarily closed a route that's used by 50 ships every day with the canal blocked more than 300 vessels are now waiting in maritime traffic jams that either and more than a dozen ships have live animals on board and his tank is q oil prices are rising the blockage another blow to global trade already disrupted by cave in 19 well this you know $89000000000.00 a day actually is quite small relative to the overall global economy obviously there are there are ripple effects and we're already seeing. it remains unclear when the ever given will be refloated the salvage firm hired to extract it says it could be free within days but some maritime experts are skeptical. it's going to take a month or perhaps longer they need to lighten the ship which is to remove various things the hurston earliest ones and i'm surprised this hadn't begun before is to remove the bunker fuel the oil used by the

go up and down in spring now there's quite a wind blowing out as you can see the eastern side of the mediterranean going down through egypt into sudan and that's picking up the sand for chad. sponsored by qatar airways talked to al jazeera. can you tell me whether the government you represent is now illegitimate and we listen we did not sell the fence material any country the 3 year old conflict in yemen we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter on al-jazeera. right i think i will all of latin america for most of my career but no healthy is alike and it's my job to shed light on how and why. i. got your resume with me so robin a reminder of our top stories at least 14 people been injured in a suicide bomb attack on a cathedral in indonesia it was carried out in the city of macassar as the congregation was gathering for the 1st day of the easter week military chiefs from the u.s. and then a good dozen other countries of issued a red joint statement denouncing miramar security forces saying they should protect citizens not to harm them that's after at least 114 people we

>> mediterranean. >> oh, i meant caribbean, i'm sorry. >> what do you intend to do, mr. president, about the draft registration law that was passed during president carter's administration? and in view of your opposition to it and the campaign, how is that consistent with your intention to strengthen our national defenses? >> well, to answer the last part first, i just didn't feel that the advance registration on all the evidence we could get would materially speed up the process if an emergency required the draft. it did create a bureaucracy. it caused, certainly, some unrest and dissatisfaction. and we were told that it would only be a matter of several days, if we had to call up in a draft, that we could do that several days earlier with the registration than we would be able if there was no registration at all. we -- this is one that's something to be looked at, further down. i have only been here nine days, and most of these nine days have been spent in cabinet meetings on the economy. getting ready to send our package up to the hill. and so, i -- i just have to tel