Podcasts about United Arab Emirates

A translator and spy turned international arms dealer, Viktor Bout is to be part of a proposed prisoner swap between the US and Russia for the return of Americans Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan.Griner was found guilty on drug smuggling charges by a Russian court, and convicted to 9 years in a penal colony after 1 milligram of cannabis oil, prescribed by her American doctor, was found in her vaping pen in her luggage in Moscow. The charges are obviously a political play by Putin in response to Ukraine sanctions. If you like our content, please become a patron to get our extra premium episodes every month, as well as our public episodes ad-free. 1 Trevor Reed, a former marine who was also imprisoned in Russia after allegedly attacking a policeman, another Kremlin fabricated story, was recently released in a successful prisoner swap and he said that Brittney Griner will experience "serious threats" to her health if she is sent to a labor camp. Moscow asked for a second Russian to be added to the mix for this proposed swap, an FSB agent, Vadim Krasikov, a Russian spy / murderer, who was convicted in Germany for carrying out a killing on behalf of Russia, an act the judges called “state terrorism.” It is hard to separate fact from fiction in Bout's resume. He's believed to have been born in 1967 in then-Soviet Tajikistan. He studied as a linguist at  Moscow-based Soviet Military Institute for Foreign Languages, a training school for officers, diplomats, and in many cases, spies. He learned Portuguese and he then started his career with the Red Army as a translator in Angola. 2 When the Soviet Union broke up, arms were scattered across the 15 new nations created by the dissolution, especially Bulgaria. These countries had neither the money to pay an army nor the infrastructure to keep the weapons they'd inherited. Viktor saw an opportunity. He assembled a fleet of ex-Soviet cargo planes, massive Antonov and Ilyushin aircraft, and began shipping arms and other goods all over the world. He set up a freight charter in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates and soon became the inspiration for Lord of War, an exceptional movie featuring Eamonn Walker, Nicholas Cage, Jared Leto and Ethan Hawke. Bout kept company with African warlords and dictators such as Jean-Pierre Bemba, Masavenya and Jonas Savimbi. After 9/11, the US needed scapegoats and Bout fit the bill. By entrapment, he was captured in Bangkok, Thailand and extradited to the US where he was convicted of aiding terrorists. The judge's opinion coincides with ours: “Until DEA went after Bout, he had not committed a crime chargeable in an American court in all his years as an arms dealer. And but for the DEA approach made through this determined sting operation, there is no reason to believe that Bout would have ever committed the charges brought against him.” 3, 4 Merchant of Death DubiMiter – 9.5 1. Mike Eckel. Merchant Of Death. Lord Of War. The McDonald's Of Arms Trafficking: Who Is Viktor Bout?. Radio Free Europe. August 2022. ⇤2. The Notorious Mr. Bout. Market Road Films. January 2014. ⇤3. Benjamin Weiser and Colin Moynihan. Conduit to Arms Sting, a Star Witness Apologizes for His Crimes. New York Times. May 2012. ⇤4. United States of America v. Viktor Bout. International Crimes Database. February 2012. ⇤

On this episode of Rightly Dividing, we show you the entire panoply of the One World Religion of Chrislam that be the global church of the end times. The Tribulation Saints will not be part of it, they will be the outcasts who refuse the Mark of the Beast, and remain locked outside the economic and financial system. In your King James Bible, you will see three important things to keep in mind as we study this part of prophecy. The first thing is that the Antichrist is half Jew and Muslim, the second thing is that Revelation 17 and 18 show you the Roman Catholic Church and the Vatican, respectively. And that shows you that, thirdly, the One World Religion is a tripartite creation, composed of Judaism, Islam and Roman Catholicism. Look around you right now, is there anywhere in the world you see those three things coming together? That's a trick question, don't answer it, and please join us for this live NTEB 'Rightly Dividing' King James Bible Study happening at 9PM EST tonight. The other day we brought you a stunning exclusive on the amazing amount of progress so far on the Abrahamic Family House being built in Abu Dhabi. As most of your know, this will be the headquarters for the One World Religion being put together by Pope Francis in Rome and Mohamed bin Zayed in the United Arab Emirates. Funny thing, when you look into your Bible for the end times, the two main characters are someone called the Assyrian, and a place called Mystery Babylon.

EMERGENCY SUPPORT REQUEST: Sew Hope Community Sewing Room, a Black woman led nonprofit sewing studio was recently damaged by severe flooding: 16 inches of water saturated the newly opened venue. Please donate to the Go Fund Me or directly to the project.  CashApp$SewHopeSTL If financial support is not possible, Sew Hope is accepting donations of machines and fabric. About the episode:Lisa Woolfork is an associate professor of African American Literature and Culture. Her teaching and research explore Black women writers, the fiction of Black identity, trauma theory, and American slavery. She is the convener and founder of Black Women Stitch, the sewing group where Black Lives Matter. She is also the host/producer of Stitch Please, a weekly audio podcast that centers on Black women, girls, and femmes in sewing. In the summer of 2017, she became a founding member of Black Lives Matter Charlottesville. She is active in a variety of university and community initiatives, including the College Fellows Program to reshape the undergraduate general education curriculum.Angela FranklinWith a BA in Art from Xavier University in Cincinnati and her MFA from Bradley University, Angela Franklin-Faye has exhibited her works both throughout the US and internationally.She has lived abroad since 1997 and, since 2007, has divided her time between Senegal and the United Arab Emirates. This international experience has resulted in a body of work that has encouraged her to chronicle the experiences of people from the diaspora worldwide. Her works are presently featured in the national exhibition of Contemporary African Art for the 13th DAK'Art Biennale, along with the Dialogue in Black and White Exhibition at the Charleston City Gallery.  In addition, Paris Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, The Art Hub-Abu Dhabi, The Renwick Gallery - Smithsonian Institution, Ohio Craft Museum, and Musee Boribana - Dakar are just a few spaces that featured her work. Works by Franklin-Faye are in the corporate collections of Atlanta Life Insurance Company, The NationsBank, Arco Chemical, and Household Finance. In 2013, she earned a second Master's Degree in Online Education and Leadership Management and credits this with having an even greater impact on her artwork. She is the owner of Chez Alpha Books - a bookstore and academic resource center in Dakar, Senegal.Insights from this episode:Angela's beginning of her sewing journeyAngela's adaptability to the fashion and fabric worldHow she has been able to thrive as an artist based on her geographyInsights into her study of art at Xavier UniversityInsights into slavery and black history in regards to Ohio/Kentucky borderInsights into the stained glass initiativeQuotes from the show:“I made a rule that if I am going to be here, let me find a fabric that is found here, let me not rely on African fabric in the Pacific Island, or if I am in the Middle East, let me rely on the fabric that I find there” -Angela Franklin in “Stitch Please”“It's really incredible because what that [adaptability] allows you to do is to both grow as an artist and to be connected to the community in which you are living” -Lisa Woolfork in “Stitch Please”“I used to enamel a lot, do a lot of couple enameling and glass fusing, and my whole passion right now is to go back to it” -Angela Franklin in “Stitch Please”“When I do this series of work, I said to everyone that it's not about the trauma of slavery, it's about the contributions that they made, economically because they would build the prairie” -Angela Franklin in “Stitch Please”“Slavery is not black people's shame. Black people should not be ashamed of having been enslaved. The shame is in white people. The shame is in those folks who could compromise so much of their own beliefs to enact the greatest crime against humanity” -Lisa Woolfork in “Stitch Please”“The stain glass initiative seeks to acknowledge and perpetuate the diversity of experience and reflection that is needed to envision a better common good” -Angela Franklin in “Stitch Please”Stay Connected:Lisa WoolforkInstagram: Lisa WoolforkTwitter: Lisa WoolforkAngela FranklinInstagram: Angela Franklin Facebook: Angela Franklin 

( Pre-recorded on 8/8/22)Hiiiiieee Guys & Gals.. how are thou? Did u miss m3? So yes, I am Really not supposed to be back yet but yesterday I recorded this episode because there was recent information regarding the Armaud Arbury Case that I wanted to share with you since I covered the story here two years ago. Also, There are some highlights mentioned in Breyonna Taylor's case as well. I briefly give a synopsis on some highlights in entertainment ranging from Beyoncé latest album Renaissance, to Pete Davidson and Kim Kardashian split and everything in between. Thank u to the latest countries who have tuned in to ur girl! I appreciate everyone for spreading my voice across the

3:31 - Richard's one big thing is a new agreement between IBM and Saudi Arabia's IT authority that will upskill 100,000 young Saudis in the digital sector. The MoU to implement eight initiatives seeks to “bolster the Kingdom's position as a hub of technology and innovation in the Middle East and North Africa region,” according to SPA.9:32 - Lucien's one big thing is a look at the latest data coming out on the Saudi economy in 2022, which is one of the fastest-growing globally. Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Statistics (GAStat) said that Saudi Arabia's economy expanded 11.8% in the second quarter of this year, year-on-year, maintaining the fastest pace of growth since 2011. High oil prices and output have powered that growth. But beyond oil, Saudi Arabia is seeing positive signs in the non-oil economy as well, which is key for the Kingdom Vision 2030 economic and social reforms. Non-oil GDP gained 5.4% while the oil economy grew 23.1% compared to last year, according to preliminary estimates.Separately, Standard and Poors (S&P) released its headline seasonally adjusted S&P Global Saudi Arabia Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for the whole economy this week. Though the trend for July was down from June, falling to 56.3 in July from 57.0 in June, it remained well above the neutral 50.0 mark that separates growth from contraction.17:31 - The 966 speaks with Faisal Durrani, Partner and Head of Middle East Research at Knight Frank, the London-based global real estate consultancy. Knight Frank just released two reports on Saudi Arabia's commercial and residential real estate sectors, providing unique insights into one of the world's fastest growing real estate markets. Faisal joins The 966 from Dubai to discuss the reports and much more. 1:04 - Yallah! 6 top storylines to get you up to date heading into the weekend. US to extend visa validity for Saudis to 10 years starting Aug. 1Last month, the US announced it would be extending visit visas for Saudi nationals from five to 10 years. The announcement came a day after US President Joe Biden arrived in Saudi Arabia for a two-day official visit as part of his first Middle East tour as president, during which he met King Salman, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and other senior Saudi officials. Saudis hail Vision 2030 women's workforce figuresSaudi women now comprise 33.6 percent of the Saudi workforce as of March 2022, according to the General Authority for Statistics. That figure is up from 17.4 percent just five years ago. The unemployment rate of women was the lowest in 20 years as of the first quarter of 2022, falling to 20.2 percent from 22.5 percent during the fourth quarter of 2021. Biden Approves Arms Sales to Saudi, UAEThe Biden administration on Tuesday approved and notified Congress of possible multibillion-dollar weapons sales to both Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The notice of the approval comes just weeks after President Joe Biden met with the leaders of each nation in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, as he sought to improve relations between the US and the Saudis. Tiger Woods turns down as much as $800 million for LIV GolfTiger Woods turned down an offer that Greg Norman says was "somewhere in that neighborhood" of $700 million to $800 million to take part in the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series.During an appearance on Fox News with Tucker Carlson that aired Monday night, Norman confirmed what he told the Washington Post in a story two months ago. Norman told the Post in June the offer was "mind-blowingly enormous; we're talking about high nine digits." Saudi Arabia Eyes Hosting of 2026 Women's Asian CupSaudi Arabia has joined Australia, Jordan and Uzbekistan as nations who have expressed interest in hosting the 2026 Women's Asian Cup, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said on Monday as reported in Reuters.NEOM's Oxagon announces annual Kingdom-wide Hackathon NEOM's Oxagon, home to advanced and clean industries with industrial innovation at its core, today launched the first edition of its Hackathon, in partnership with Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Education, powered by Blossom Accelerator.The three-day sprint is set to take place from October 6 to 8 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and is designed to foster a collaborative and inclusive innovation eco-system across the Kingdom's burgeoning startup community, a statement said.

Oil prices have slipped below 100 dollars a barrel in the past couple of days. Weighing on crude price is the US Energy Information Administration's weekly inventory report, which suggested an unexpected increase in US crude oil stocks and drop in gasoline demand, despite ongoing summer driving season in the US.  While global central banks, especially the US Federal Reserve, has hiked rates to tame inflation and kill demand, OPEC+ has decided to raise its oil output goal by 100,000 barrels per day starting September. The increase is equivalent to 0.1 per cent of global demand.  It follows weeks of speculation that Biden's trip to the Middle East and Washington's clearance of missile defence system sales to Riyadh and the United Arab Emirates will bring more oil to the world market. Notably, the increase of 100,000 bpd will be one of the smallest since OPEC quotas were introduced in 1982. Ravindra Rao of Kotak Securities, for instance, expects prices to slip further in the immediate short-term. “Crude has hit fresh lows which indicates weaker sentiment. However, supply concerns may keep a floor to price close to $90/bbl level,” says Ravindra Rao, VP & Head of Commodity Research, Kotak Securities Brent prices have been volatile thus far in 2022, as the oil market reacted to the geopolitical developments amid recession fears.  Paul Hickin, Director of S&P Global Commodity Insights expects the Brent oil to climb and remain in a range of 100 - 120 dollars a barrel in the medium-term. Speaking to Business Standard, Hickin said, OPEC+ decision is a symbolic nod to the US. Spare capacity is at historic lows. Weak demand amid recession fears in the US and Europe. Russian supply has not come off as expected. Oil likely to stay over $100/barrel.  On Friday, all eyes will be on the outcome of the Reserve Bank of India's meeting on interest rates. Analysts expect the Indian central bank to hike repo rate between 35 - 50 basis points. That apart, stock specific action will continue amid the ongoing result season.

Adam & Derek talk character building in London, the importance of traveling abroad and how to build your own brand with world renowned pastry chef, Paul Haward. Paul is chef owner of PH by Design Consulting based out of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 

Can Two-Brain Business help gyms outside the U.S. and Canada? Yes!Two-Brain is the largest gym mentorship company in the world and has helped over 2,000 gyms all over the globe. We have  clients in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand, France, Ireland, the U.K., Chile, Brazil, United Arab Emirates, Taiwan, Japan and many other countries. Two-Brain also has multilingual mentors in a host of different countries. The main thing Chris Cooper has learned by helping business owners around the world: Some things translate and others don't. For example, rent rates might be different in Copenhagen and Sydney. But the concept of getting  maximum return on investment for your space is universal. So mentors always start with sound universal principles and then tailor exact business-building tactics to each unique gym.  In today's episode, Chris discusses how Two-Brain analyzes data to determine universal best practices a mentor can use to help individual gym owners all over the world, regardless of their currencies, customs or local situations. Listen to find out how Two-Brain can help you build your fitness business—wherever you are.LinksTwo-Brain Map: current mentorship clients0:33 - Whirlwind Two-Brain international tour2:24 - COVID adaptations worldwide3:06 - Creating systems with a global perspective3:37 - The Two-Brain Map5:07 - Mentors from around the world6:14 - All gyms worldwide: similarities and differences8:52 - Testing new systems in global markets

The United States issued fresh sanctions on Iran, this time targeting Chinese and other companies it said were used by one of Iran‘s largest petrochemical brokers to facilitate the sale of tens of millions of dollars worth of Iranian petroleum and petrochemical products from Iran to East Asia. The US Treasury Department says the Iranian Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industry Commercial Co allegedly exploited the designated businesses to sell Iranian oil and petrochemical goods to East Asia. The Treasury says the US slapped sanctions on businesses from Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates and Singapore.

As we see an increasing number of culturally diverse patients in our practices, there is no doubt of the importance of cultural competency in medicine. Specific circumstances and miscommunications have been well documented. But how can we develop an eye to see where a patient’s values and worldview may differ from our own? We will review an approach to cultural competency highlighted by medical missions case studies.

On this special edition of SPORTS GOOFS presented by Mr. Tortilla: The Goofs take a hard look at every MLB manager in 2022 to see if they are sexy beasts of the diamond.Try the Famous 1-Carb Tortilla in Multigrain or Pico de Gallo!Listen to us on Podhero!Support the Goofs on Patreon.Sports Goofs' Social Media: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Discord | TikTokFrancisco's Social Media: Twitter | YouTubeAndrew's Social Media: Twitter | TwitchCharles' Social Media: TwitterGoof States of America (40.5): California, Virginia, Florida, Washington, New Jersey, Oregon, Ohio, Texas, New York, Illinois, Arizona, Michigan, Indiana, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Georgia, Montana, Delaware, Alabama, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Kentucky, Rhode Island, Utah, Kansas, Maryland, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Iowa, Colorado, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Missouri, Idaho, New Mexico, Hawaii, District of Columbia, OklahomaGoof World Order (57): USA, India, Canada, Ireland, Vietnam, Nepal, Singapore, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Israel, Finland, Pakistan, Brazil, Malaysia, Thailand, Egypt, Croatia, Norway, Puerto Rico, Belize, Oman, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, South Africa, Algeria, Australia, Bangladesh, Switzerland, Iran, Iraq, Sri Lanka, Morocco, Portugal, Nicaragua, Bahrain, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Bulgaria, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, China, Seychelles, Sweden, Spain, Serbia, Indonesia, Poland, Qatar, Lebanon, Czech Republic, South Korea, Russia, Taiwan, Tunisia#MLB #NBA #NHL #NFL #NCAA #WWE #AEW Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this mini edition of SPORTS GOOFS presented by Mr. Tortilla: Francisco examines whether CC Sabathia has done enough to please the baseball writers and get him into the Hall of Fame.Try the Famous 1-Carb Tortilla in Multigrain or Pico de Gallo!Listen to us on Podhero!Support the Goofs on Patreon.Sports Goofs' Social Media: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Discord | TikTokFrancisco's Social Media: Twitter | YouTubeAndrew's Social Media: Twitter | TwitchCharles' Social Media: TwitterGoof States of America (40.5): California, Virginia, Florida, Washington, New Jersey, Oregon, Ohio, Texas, New York, Illinois, Arizona, Michigan, Indiana, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Georgia, Montana, Delaware, Alabama, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Kentucky, Rhode Island, Utah, Kansas, Maryland, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Iowa, Colorado, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Missouri, Idaho, New Mexico, Hawaii, District of Columbia, OklahomaGoof World Order (57): USA, India, Canada, Ireland, Vietnam, Nepal, Singapore, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Israel, Finland, Pakistan, Brazil, Malaysia, Thailand, Egypt, Croatia, Norway, Puerto Rico, Belize, Oman, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, South Africa, Algeria, Australia, Bangladesh, Switzerland, Iran, Iraq, Sri Lanka, Morocco, Portugal, Nicaragua, Bahrain, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Bulgaria, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, China, Seychelles, Sweden, Spain, Serbia, Indonesia, Poland, Qatar, Lebanon, Czech Republic, South Korea, Russia, Taiwan, Tunisia#MLB #NBA #NHL #NFL #NCAA #WWE #AEW Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

South Korea plans to join the club: countries that have sent missions to the Moon. KPLO — Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter — is scheduled to launch as early as next month. If it succeeds, it'll make South Korea only the seventh nation or group of nations to reach the Moon. The all-time leader in successful Moon missions is the United States, with the Soviet Union not far behind. In fact, they had a monopoly on the Moon until late in the last century. But in the last 25 years they've been joined by China, Japan, India, and Europe. And the club soon could get even bigger. The United Arab Emirates plans to launch a mission this fall. And Mexico, Australia, Turkey, the UK, and others plan to send craft to the Moon, too. KPLO is designed mainly as a test flight. It'll build the technology — in space and on the ground — for more-ambitious missions in the future. The craft will do some science. It'll orbit the Moon from pole to pole, at an altitude of about 60 miles. From there, it'll map the surface to help find good spots for future landers and rovers. And its instruments will look for lunar resources. The list includes frozen water, uranium, silicon, and helium-3, which we'll talk about tomorrow. Those resources might someday be put to use by South Korea — potentially the next member of the “we've-been-to-the-Moon” club.  Script by Damond Benningfield Support McDonald Observatory

NPA head Shamila Batohi says the extradition process for Atul and Rajesh Gupta from the United Arab Emirates could take several months.

We will address the challenges and advantages of being single on the mission field.