A day the Prime Minister is due to speak to the nation. And an indian Jewelry Company polls an ad that caused outrage because it showed interfaith marriage. So the aljazeera undercover investigation which has led to cyprus suspending its controversial citizenship for Investment Program the attorney general has also announced a probe into possible criminal offenses following the revelations goes back to august when al jazeera Investigative Unit released the cyprus papers which revealed some serious flaws in the citizen by Investment Program it exposed high ranking officials expressing a willingness to help convicted criminals get citizenship lets get more from our Investigative ReporterDavid Harrison whos in nicosia. Weve had 3 announcements one the abolition of the Investment Program under which people could buy passports if they paid a certain amount of money in which our investigation revealed evidence of that was being abused the 2nd one was the president of the pall of dmitris salute is who was one of the people implicated in the scheme in our investigation hes announced hes stepping down until an investigation launched by the government is complete hell step down from next week and the 3rd a month and so on the 3rd announcement is that Christakis Giovanni an m. P. You dont position m. P. On the owner of the giovanni Property Group who was also exposed in our. Documentary is someone whos willing to help a criminal by a passport hes resigned as an m. P. And resigned all his party rolls what they say they said it was the current scheme is being abolished now that of course doesnt mean that there may be it may not be reborn in another form that we have to see wait and see what we do know is that they do have some previous that in the cypriot government of weakening and tweaking tweaking tweaking the scheme it stronger toughening up the regulations only to soften them later so that is really one for the future obviously well be watching very closely as will the cypriot people who have been venting their fury on social media at the corruption that were exposed. Right lets move on guns abortion money in politics all of those topics featured on day 2 of the confirmation hearing for u. S. Supreme Court Nominee amy county barrett republican and Democratic Senators each have 30 minutes to ask her about the subjects that are touch points to Many Americans particular as we approach as a president ial election on november 3rd ongoing at the moment theres a macone barrett who was questioned by Dianne Feinstein the most senior democrat on the Senate Judiciary committee she asked about the issue of abortion. Its a contentious issue which is a no one reason why it would be comforting to you to have an answer but i cant express views on cases or precommit to approaching a case any particular way well that makes it difficult for me and i think for other women also on this committee because this is a very important case and it affects a lot of people millions and millions of women and you could be a very important vote. To alan fisher reporting from capitol hill today she is playing it absolutely straight down the line and becoming the beret isnt she obviously prepared for what she knows that going to be controversial issues. What is interesting is that the democrats are trying to paint her as someone given her past writings and things that shes ruled on in the past as a conservative ideologues to a degree not sticking many times when theyve asked her what would you decide about this what would your view be on the she simply said id have to wait to see the case and then to decide things on the law the one time that there was almost a crack in the is when dick durbin whos a democratic senator from illinois was questioning the Affordable Healthcare Act thats important because the week after the election the Affordable Health care act will be before the Supreme Court and it will deal with the preexisting conditions she said look because of things ive written about past decisions from the Supreme Court that may have been hostile you think im hostile to the Affordable Healthcare Act thats not something you can assume because i will listen to the case and i will apply the law but on the whole time and time again weve heard from equally about it that its look i need to wait to see what the facts are i will decide in the law im not prepared to give this statement and that is covered a wide range of issues you see things that portable come before the court new dont in the next couple of years when youre talking about Campaign Finance youre talking about abortion there are a number of cases that are going to state courts that are almost inevitably going to end up at the Supreme Court and youre also talking in the Affordable Health care act at the moment it looks as if shes doing a very solid job what is also interesting is that dick durbin called the road on the fact that she continued to see a need to study the law only to wait for the case he said that that was a political talking point that she was doing simply to get through the hearing something that might lead republicans said was not. Not a fitting thing for the senator to see is probably the best way to paraphrase it allan whats the timeline here for this hearing and then potential. We go with theyre on a break at the moment im just going for lunch has been sitting there since 9 oclock answering questions 30 minutes for that then we come back and theyll be more senators who still have to ask questions among them. Of course the senator from california best known these days as joe bidens Vice President ial running mate she has been pretty forensic in judiciary hearings in the past so i think many people are waiting to see how she will pick apart in the komi divide it equally but it or at least try to do that that will go on until all the senators have had 30 minutes then they will break for today so were talking about roughly 11 hours of hearings on tuesday on wednesday the senators will come back theyll get another round of questions this time for 20 minutes at a time and then we will hear statements in support of him about it from a number of people who have known her for a long time and believe that she can do the job as a Supreme Court justice and then on thursday at the committee will decide whether or not her confirmation should go forward to the full senate now thats done by a vote in the room and thats important because the rules of the senate say there has to be a majority of people in the room to pass a nomination on to the fool senate so. There has been talk that some republican senators would be able to make it they need a majority at some level so theres talk to there has been talk too that the Democratic Senators will show up but we are told from the republican side that all d 12 are expected to be in the room casting their vote which will mean that inequality but it emerges from committee and her nomination will go to the full senate for confirmation sometime before november the 3rd probably or own october the 22nd of their boats ok thank you alan fischer on capitol hill. E. U. Countries are coordinating Coronavirus Travel restrictions agreeing not to restrict people from travelling between socalled green states this is countries being assigned a traffic light color based on their latest testing numbers up until now countries have been making their own rules which has created a complicated patchwork of regulations across the continents the netherlands is an interesting case imposing new coronavirus instructions after a record daily increase in cases in the 7400. 00 new infections were announced on tuesday the netherlands now has one of the highest per capita infection rates worldwide the nation has until now largely avoided district nationwide lockdowns imposed in neighboring countries earlier this year said fasten as this update for us from amsterdam alarming numbers here and then adolescents nearly 50000 in a weeks time thats double the number of the previous week broadness happened thousands just today and this means that this reality is only very slowly taking in the sinking in here in the netherlands so people have been reluctant to follow the rules and also the government has been accused of being far too lenient inconsistent and clear the measures were all very voluntarily the government called it an intelligence lockdown basically urging the people just to take responsibility themselves for keeping his distance and following the rules and that obviously didnt happen and also didnt work so now in the last couple of weeks its especially hospitals doctors who are ringing alarm bells saying theyre running out of capacity theyre struggling and adams has a very limited number of i. C. U. Thats around 1400 and with this rapid increase of patients that number is going to be reached very quickly. Russia is again reporting a record high in new corona virus infections in the 14000 were reported in the latest tally following the previous record set on sunday russia has the worlds 4th highest number of infections as well as nearly 23000 deaths. Iran is also imposing strict new measures because of the high number of fatalities there at least 254 of them in the past 24 hours which is one of irans highest daily totals since the pandemic began and not all iranians are respecting the rules of a small from tehran. This is batman hospital its one of the 118 hospitals here in the capital which has been turned exclusively into a facility which deals with covert 1000 patients there are over 500000 people in iran who have been infected so far and over 29000 people have died 4500 people are currently in Critical Condition across 31 provinces which have all been declared red zones by the Health Ministry now in the capital tehran which is one of the hardest hit provinces the Health Officials have said that as of last friday the hospitals will no longer be receiving any nonemergency patients and that they will set up field hospitals if the cases of patients continue to increase as they have of the past few weeks meanwhile ordinary iranians who are living under crippling economic sanctions imposed by the United States are desperately trying to make ends meet in very difficult circumstances plus the months before the show the impact on businesses in peoples incomes but Big Companies are under a lot of pressure and so are employees also considering the current inflation and daily increase in prices of everything our dinner table is consistently shrinking the situation is very bad and corona is making it worse find him up with almost all to have a i used to work in a travel agency but i lost my job in april ive been sitting at home with no income its been difficult but although doing this feller income has been cut by half and our expenses have gone up by a loss we already had many problems with corona its become even more when seller is reducing costs go up naturally buying power goes down god knows how it lead. On saturday president has and ronnie finally announced new guidelines masks are now mandatory across the capitol at all times people will be fined a small amount if they are caught without one but not everyone is abiding by the rules Health Officials have asked of us each thats the paramilitary volunteer force of the revolutionary guards to help enforce the new rules but as officials announced a 2nd week of closures here in the capital its becoming increasingly difficult to expect people to say home when they receive no Financial Assistance from the government. In the news ahead how young people on Crowdfunding Campaigns are feeling a new Political Movement this is in kurdistan. And im nicholas hauled off the coast of senegal find out next how migrant news abodes like dreams to make it to the European Union crossing not the mediterranean seems to go should. It has been cold enough in northern china to see the 1st bit of snow of the season on that frontal system there and in contrast in the sciences to warm enough for a Tropical Storm to be blow this is not the 1st of course and well see another one yet thats affecting the far south of china and theres a Gale Force Warning up for hong kong between the 2 large area still quite warm cloud is positive right there will not and there are still a few showers to come of what is certain ground in the eastern side of honshu so most of the action is in the South China Sea thats the current name storm interacting with hard on say was throw off strong winds and rain for Southern China is heading towards vietnam already very flooded places a bit further north in the main flooded area which is roughly speaking through here down towards cambodia but will do nothing to improve things and then theres something developing in the central philippines that might well follow suit currently not named to focus to follow in a similar direction before that for you. This costs 30 west at the moment all without her into these with the exception probably of java and all places to the east there have been some heavy showers in jakarta recently deep in this week for the most part its quite dry. But. We want return. With updates on the best of algeciras documentary. Fools gold his millions and millions of dollars of peoples money jewish being taken in for their whole lives for my money im just down a drain and 1. 00 day an aljazeera. Group. Here but al jazeera these are the top stories this hour cyprus is suspending a citizenship for Investment Program following an undercover investigation by aljazeera that exposed high ranking officials expressing a willingness to aid convicted criminals to obtain the new citizenship. U. S. Supreme Court Nominee i mean tony barack has sidestepped some controversial issues such as abortion during the 2nd day of her confirmation hearing but she said she would put aside her catholic beliefs while ruling as a Supreme Court judge in the netherlands will be imposing new coronavirus restrictions after a record daily increase in cases only 7400. 00 new infections are announced on tuesday it now has one of the highest per capita infection rates worldwide. Hundreds of boats carrying more than a 1000 refugees and migrants have landed in the Canary Islands over the past week the red cross says the Spanish Islands havent seen numbers like that since 2006 most of the people making that journey are coming from west africa as nicholas hark reports from dakar. My job is not ready to give up his dream playing football in europe he believes he can succeed where his uncles have failed 10 years after they went missing trying to make it to spains Canary Islands by boat job is getting ready for the journey. To see if you leave filled with worries and apprehension you want make it you need to take risks you need to be brave. Im a man im willing to risk my life whatever the outcome for me europe is decent. It is a feeling shared by these young men just arrived in spains Canary Islands they come from guinea senegal or algeria not flee war but political and economic instability now in the hands of spanish Border Guards who will decide on their fate while agreements between the e. U. And countries such as libya tunisia and morocco mean there are less migrants crossing the mediterranean the Spanish Interior Ministry says they are facing an unprecedented surge of african Asylum Seekers coming through the Atlantic Ocean with a 530 percent increase in arrivals this year alone. Its a weeklong journey from the shores of west africa to the Canary Islands in Southern Spain and its like. This is where the drinks sometimes they run out of. They come back to shore and it is dangerous drink which human traffickers that we spoke to did not want to be filmed say shortage of. Jobs is packing his bags some clothing his football boots and a prayer before leaving leeds the blessing of the elders traveling to europe costs thousands of dollars a small fortune for these families. Mothers sell their land even their jewelry with the support of fathers and from one day to another we see young men leave in the pursuit of happiness. He has taken this journey before and failed. Faced with the shame of returning home empty handed hes convinced this time he will succeed. And ahead is the prospect of a new life. Nicholas hawke aljazeera car. The u. S. State departments condemning what it calls turkeys calculated provocation in sending a survey ship into disputed waters in the mediterranean territorial tension is high between turkey and greece over oil and Gas Exploration the United States is turkeys latest move is a deliberate tactic to undermine any efforts to find a diplomatic solution the king of malaysia has become involved in the battle for political power Opposition LeaderAnwar Ibrahim met the monarch for talks about replacing the Prime Minister at the scene he took charge in march but only has a tiny majority in parliament and was says he has the support of enough m. P. s to take over florence the reports from kuala lumpur. 3 weeks after he 1st said he had the support of the majority in Parliament MalaysianOpposition Leader i know i brought him finally got to meet the king who was carrying what he says is proof he has a convincing majority to form a new government i would appeal to. Listens to exercise. Patience wisdom. And. The king to death and decide based on. The. Question is i guess the response from the palace came quickly shortly after our noise News Conference the palace issued a statement that seemed to contradict on was assertion that he provided evidence of majority support in parliament the statement said and i want told the king how many members of Parliament Support him but did not provide their names it went on to say the king also known as the agong has advised on want to abide by and respect the constitutional process for the risk is that his credibility is under threat in order for it to reach the numbers that hes claiming of over 120 this is the perceptions are that this involves some members of i know we used to lead malaysia before 2018 for decades but particularly from the party are the individuals who have charges against the Prime Minister yassin appears at least for now to have held on to his job i mean to. Annoy is following lead ins own strategy in february he led a group of m. P. s out of the governing coalition to join forces with politicians he had defeated in a general election in 2018 they include former Prime Minister najib razak whos been convicted of corruption and one has fought for years to unseat a governing alliance that been in power for more than 60 years he was still in prison for sort of majoring the 2 1018. 00 election on what he says were politically motivated charges but there was an understanding between him and that then Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad that anwar would be made Prime Minister after 2 years that never happened it honors attempt on tuesday to convince the king of his right to govern fails he could still propose a motion of no confidence against the Prime Minister when Parliament Reconvenes next month florence italy aljazeera kuala lumpur. China has vowed to respond if the United States goes ahead with planned arms sales to taiwan the u. S. Has been encouraging taiwan to modernize its military to resist any threats from china the latest arms sale includes rocket launchers missiles and advanced sensors for fighter jets china regards taiwan as a breakaway province and has not ruled out using force to retake the island the main Opposition Leader in belarus is threatening to call for a nationwide strike if president Alexander Lukashenko doesnt resign to go to sky is also demanding an end to the violent crackdown on protesters and the release of Political Prisoners all within 2 weeks because his reelection in august to extend his 26 year old floridian were authoritarian rule has provoked protests ever since against what is widely seen as a rigged result but armenia and azerbaijan are accusing each other of violating a cease fire that came into force on saturday the Syrian Ministry of defense as their soldiers have been attacked by amin forces along the line of contact manias says azerbaijan has launched its words a massive attack along the entire length of the front line both sides are accusing each other of killing civilians in this flare up over the disputed new going to cutback region which began last month. Well the u. N. Says it considers president jean pic of the illegitimate leader of kyrgyzstan hes vowed to resign following days of protests against the results of this months parliamentary election which many say once again are rigged young people have joined calls for reforms to the entire political system chance traffic reports from bishkek. Just coffee cafe is a popular hangout for students and intellectuals in the cuticles capital bishkek. We meet i had a elmas because she took part in the protests after the october the 4th parliamentary election that one politician cooled the dirtiest in kyrgyzstans history. Our 1st demand was for a rerun of the election thats all we wanted we had huge hopes on the 1st day of protests its so sad how that day ended i feel like i was used. Thousands of people protested in the main square before Security Forces moved in tear gas and stun grenades hundreds of people were injured and one person was killed the next morning protests this it taking control of this building where palm and convenes they freed Political Prisoners from jail later on the Central Election Commission declared the results of the poll nolen void and said the must be a rerun later a man who only days before would be serving a living year jail term for kidnapping was made the countrys Prime Minister in a parliamentary session that many say was unconstitutional and makes a mockery of the rule of law the streets until the calm in the old some sunshine but theres a growing fear that kyrgyzstans french will democracy which people have worked hard to build into revolutions since independence of the breakup of the soviet union is under threat. Every aspect of our life depends on politicians and the decisions that politicians make i think its the duty of every young adequate person to participate in Political Movements and express their civil rights its very important for this post soviet generation to realise that politics defines our quality of life. Not far from the cafe members of the recently established reform party are discussing strategy for the promised rerun of the plan the entry poll reforms set up with money raised in an internet Crowdfunding Campaign 3 months ago Party Candidates got around 35000. 00 votes in the election which would not have been enough for a seat in parliament and they say the established politicians have been corrupted by local criminal networks and or intimidated by a russia under Vladimir Putin who fears Democratic Change in the post soviet states it is you know the whole television and kristen is most are terrified by Russian Television and people are brainwashed by youth if we. Explain their feelings of people. In one word i have had up. So they dont want to see all the faces they dont want to see an old old co or 2 leaders young cute is hope the promised rerun of the election happens and hes clean. But they fear the dirty tricks of being played in a strategic game again John Strafford aljazeera. Popular indian Jewelry Company has withdrawn an assertive advertisement showcasing an interfaith marriage after a right wing backlash on social media. The ad comes from punishing jewelers that showed a pregnant hindu woman receiving gifts from her muslim inlaws the Brands Campaign was called the beauty of oneness but opponents say it promotes quote love jihad that is a term used by some hindu groups who accuse muslim men of converting you with your marriage. We spoke about this a writer who also produced a documentary for aljazeera called in search of indias soul he told us anti muslim sentiments are filled by some politicians. So i myself have been the victim of this kind of backlash and it basically means hours and hours of trolling and all of the of internet vandalizing and i look on the pressure thats really really very hard to stand up to and its very courtenay today its not these are not individuals responding this is almost a state machinery using this used to be almost like a cliche of the old and i mean this was what hollywood tells and it was what advertising does and it was something that was seen as just absolutely an unassailable cliche about racial religious comedy and its a testament to how much india has changed then something as unobjectionable and frankly banal as this could become like a lightning rod for all this anger and its because the atmosphere has really been poisoned i mean you know good it was the chief minister of a large estate has been leading this kind of Delusional Campaign against love jihad apparently and by numbers muslim men are coming to steal away the women and of course this hearken back to some of the sort of historical pain or the sort of historical tension of the atomic invasions in india and of muslim invaders coming and stealing most in the women so its like how much is a very deep activist take no and of course its been repulsed but for this modern politics something that al jazeera dot com as well plenty for you there including the full aljazeera investigation you know page on the sun for spain. 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