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☆ Israel weapons makers leave stands empty at Dubai Airshow
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Alexander Cornwell | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

DUBAI, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The exhibition stands of Israeli weapons makers Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems were empty at the start of the opening day of the weeklong Dubai Airshow on Monday, amid the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. It was not immediately clear why there were no staff at either exhibition stand, which were located close to the pavilion of United Arab Emirates state arms maker EDGE. IAI and EDGE signed joint development programmes at the last Dubai Airshow in 2021. The IAI exhibition stand was blocked off with red rope. The UAE became the most prominent Arab nation to establish diplomatic ties with Israel in 30 years under the U.S.-brokered Abraham Accords in 2020.

Persons: Rafael, Gaza –, Abraham, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Mohamed, Alexander Cornwell, Christopher Cushing Organizations: Israel Aerospace Industries, IAI, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, United Arab, EDGE, Palestinian Hamas, UAE, Israel, Elbit Systems, Reuters, The, U.S, Abraham Accords, Arab League, of Islamic Cooperation, Thomson Locations: DUBAI, Dubai, Israel, Gaza, United Arab Emirates, Palestinian, Israeli, UAE, Arab, U.S, The UAE

Visitors stand in front of the plane Boeing 777X during the Dubai Airshow, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 14, 2021. Turkish Airlines (THY) (THYAO.IS) burst onto the show's agenda on Saturday with word from state-run Anadolu news agency that it was in talks to buy up to 355 Airbus jets. It has said it is in discussions for as many as 600 planes overall, split between Airbus and Boeing. However, speculation of a large Dubai order for narrowbody jets from the region's newest player, Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Air, as early as Dubai is premature, other sources said. Emirates is the world's largest user of wide-body jets, including Airbus A380 superjumbos and current-generation Boeing 777s.

Persons: Rula, jockeying, ForwardKeys, there's, Daniel Silke, Tim Hepher, Alexander Cornwell, Pesha, Hugh Lawson, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: Boeing, Dubai Airshow, United Arab Emirates, REUTERS, Rights, Turkish Airlines, Hosts Emirates, Emirates, Airbus, Royce, Industry, Anadolu, Cape, Consultancy, rearm, Russia, Thomson Locations: Dubai, United Arab, Rights DUBAI, Emirates, Gaza, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, India, Gulf, Saudi, Riyadh, Israel, Cape Town, United States, rearm Ukraine

☆ Emirates and flyDubai place Dubai Airshow jet orders
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A Boeing 777-9, a variant of the 777X, performs a flying display at the 54th International Paris Airshow at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France, June 20, 2023. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsDUBAI, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Dubai's Emirates placed an order for 90 more Boeing (BA.N) 777X jets at the opening of the Dubai Airshow on Monday, including both variants of the future long-haul jet. The world's largest international carrier also added five more Boeing 787s to an existing order, saying the total package of new widebody jets was worth over $50 billion at list prices. The 777X order includes 55 of the 400-seat 777-9 variant and 35 of the smaller 777-8, he told a news conference. Sister airline flyDubai also weighed in at the start of the biennial event with an order for 30 Boeing 787-9 in its first order for wide-body jets.

Persons: Benoit Tessier, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, flyDubai, Alexander Cornwell, Tim Hepher Organizations: Boeing, Paris, REUTERS, Rights, Dubai's Emirates, Emirates, Thomson Locations: Le Bourget, Paris, France, Rights DUBAI, Dubai

Visitors stand in front of the plane Boeing 777X during the Dubai Airshow, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 14, 2021. Emirates is the world's largest user of wide-body jets, including Airbus A380 superjumbos and current-generation Boeing 777s. Turkish Airlines (THY) (THYAO.IS) burst onto the show's agenda on Saturday with word from state-run Anadolu news agency that it was in talks to buy up to 355 Airbus jets. Following more talks, industry sources said the airline could announce at least part of the deal on Monday. However, speculation of a large Dubai order for narrowbody jets from the region's newest player, Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Air, as early as Dubai is premature, other sources said.

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☆ Exclusive: UAE plans to maintain ties with Israel despite Gaza outcry, sources say
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Alexander Cornwell | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

Abu Dhabi became the most prominent Arab nation to establish diplomatic ties with Israel in 30 years under the U.S.-brokered Abraham Accords in 2020. "The indiscriminate damage visited upon the people of Gaza in pursuit of Israel's security risks extinguishing that hope," she said. Israel and the UAE have developed close economic and security ties in the three years since normalisation, including defence cooperation. None of four sources ruled out that the UAE could downgrade or sever its ties if the crisis escalated. While criticising Israel's conduct of the war, Abu Dhabi has also condemned Hamas for its attack.

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☆ UAE warns against risk of regional spillover from Gaza war
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Alexander Cornwell | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Israeli soldiers drive in military vehicles by Israel's border with Gaza in southern Israel, October 10, 2023. "The risk of regional spillover and further escalation is real, as well as the risk that extremist groups will take advantage of the situation to advance ideologies that will keep us locked in cycles of violence." The UAE supported Egypt's current leader, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, when he toppled President Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood in 2013. The UAE has said it planned to treat 1,000 Palestinian children from Gaza, but did not clarify how they would leave the besieged enclave. The latest war in the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict began when Hamas militants broke through the border on Oct. 7 and went on a rampage.

Persons: Ronen, Abraham, ABU, Al Kaabi, Abdel Fattah al, Mohamed Mursi, Kaabi, Alexander Cornwell, Maha El, Raju Gopalakrishnan, Jason Neely Organizations: REUTERS, UAE, Abraham Accords, United, Emirates, Brotherhood, Hamas, U.S . Fifth, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel, East, UAE, ABU DHABI, Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Manama, Gulf

U.S. President Joe Biden holds an event about American retirement economics in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., October 31, 2023. The White House said it had no updates on Biden's travel plans. “President Biden has led and delivered on the most ambitious climate agenda in history, both at home and abroad. Such a deal would be a feather in the Democratic president's cap ahead of a 2024 presidential election where many liberal and younger voters rank climate change as a top issue. Asked if she would attend COP28, a spokesperson for Harris said "we don't have any travel to announce."

Persons: Joe Biden, Leah Millis, “, Biden, ”, Abdel Fattah al, Jordan's King Abdullah II, Emmanuel Macron, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Harris, Trevor Hunnicutt, Jeff Mason, Alexander Cornwell, Valerie Volcovici, Heather Timmons, Stephen Coates Organizations: White, REUTERS, WASHINGTON, United Nations, Conference, Republican, Democratic, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, ABU DHABI, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Gaza, Jordan, Paris, U.S, Egypt

☆ Norway Believes Israel May Have Not Fully Respected International Law
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Oct. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

By Alexander CornwellABU DHABI (Reuters) - Norway believes Israel may have broken international law in its bombardment of Gaza that has levelled neighbourhoods and killed thousands of Palestinians, its foreign minister said on Tuesday. Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide told Reuters in an interview that while Oslo supports Israel's right to self-defence, humanitarian law must be adhered to. Israel started its offensive after Hamas attacks on southern Israel on Oct.7 which authorities there say killed 1,400 people. He said that satellite images that showed entire areas bombed, homes of thousands of people destroyed and medical facilities attacked as being "clearly problematic" from an international humanitarian law perspective. "This is not only important from a legal perspective, it's also important because there will come a time where we have to look for political solutions," Barth Eide said.

Persons: Alexander Cornwell ABU DHABI, Espen Barth Eide, Israel, Barth Eide, it's, Alexander Cornwell, Angus MacSwan Organizations: Reuters, United, United Arab Emirates, Palestinian Liberation Organization, PLO, Oslo Accords, Israel Locations: Norway, Israel, Gaza, Oslo, United Arab, Israel's, Abu Dhabi, Iran

A decade later, Trump's failed Bills bid is one of the business moves under scrutiny in the trial of a lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James. In offering to buy the Bills, Trump cited his net worth as $8 billion in an initial offer letter but never provided his financial statements. Throughout the sale process, Cohen insisted Trump was serious about his bid and his commitment to keeping the Bills in Buffalo. “There’s nobody more serious than Donald Trump,” Cohen said in an interview with The Associated Press in 2014. Trump told the AP in 2016 that had he been able to buy the Bills, it’s unlikely that he would've run for president.

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☆ ‘The Secret Life of John Le Carré’ Review: Operations in the Field
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Dominic Green | Adam Sisman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

The author David Cornwell (whose pen name was John le Carré) shark-fishing near his home in Cornwall, England, August 1974. Photo: Ben Martin/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty ImagesWhen John le Carré contemplated writing an autobiography, he hired two detectives to investigate his life. Grab a Copy The Secret Life of John le Carre By Adam Sisman Harper 208 pages We may earn a commission when you buy products through the links on our site. Buy Book Amazon Barnes & Noble Books a Million Bookshop“The Secret Life of John le Carré” is the last word, an enlightening appendix to Mr. Sisman’s “John le Carré: The Biography” (2015). Though le Carré was “apparently open” in their interviews, Mr. Sisman “quickly learned not to rely on anything he said.” Le Carré, whose real name was David Cornwell, was “a performer,” a method novelist.

Persons: David Cornwell, John le, Ben Martin, John le Carré, “, ”, Adam Sisman, John le Carre, Adam Sisman Harper, Barnes, Sisman’s, Mr, Sisman, Sisman “, ” Le Carré Organizations: Noble Locations: Cornwall, England

Akbar Al Baker, QR Group CEO during the FIFA Legends Event on Dec 11, 2022. He has retired as CEO of Qatar Airways, a source familiar with the matter said on Oct 23, 2023. Qatar Airways could not immediately be reached for comment. Airbus and Qatar Airways settled at the end of January, averting a rare and potentially damaging UK court trial in the jet sector. It was not immediately clear whether Al Baker was retiring from other posts, which include serving as the chief executive of Hamad International Airport and of Qatar Duty Free.

Persons: Akbar Al Baker, Paul Childs, Al Baker, Gulf Badr Mohammed Al Meer, Badr Mohammed Al Meer, Al Baker's, Saad Sherida Al, Kaabi, Alex Macheras, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamid Al Thani, Maha El Dahan, Andrew Mills, Alexander Cornwell, Tim Hepher, Bernadette Baum, Mark Potter, Sharon Singleton Organizations: QR, FIFA, Qatar Airways, REUTERS, DOHA, Reuters, Hamad International Airport, Dubai's, Turkish Airlines, U.S, Airbus, Boeing, Qatar, Qatar Duty Free, Thomson Locations: Gulf, Qatar’s, Dubai's Emirates, East, Berlin, Qatar

☆ ‘The Pigeon Tunnel’ Review: Decoding John le Carré
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( John Anderson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

David Cornwell, aka writer John le Carré Photo: Apple TV+If someone were going to tell you their life story, the ideal someone would be one of the world’s great storytellers—John le Carré, for instance, the celebrated spy novelist, literary archivist of the Cold War, spinner of tales of diaphanous morality. And what better conduit than Errol Morris , a filmmaker fascinated by people who delude themselves, or defend the indefensible, or become pawns in a system that eventually devours them—just like those in a Le Carré novel?

Persons: David Cornwell, John le Carré, — John le Carré, Errol Morris Organizations: Apple

NEW YORK (AP) — Errol Morris has just sat down with a reporter when his wife calls. The film, which opens Friday in select theaters and on Apple TV+, is based on le Carré's 2016 memoir of the same name. AP: The central, mysterious metaphor of le Carré's, “The Pigeon Tunnel" — a tunnel that funnels pigeons to shotgun-wielding men — looms throughout the film. Morris: I’ve often compared the writing to a Kafka parable, except John le Carré wrote it. I say to (le Carré) at some point: “History is chaos.” And he agrees, “History is chaos.”

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[1/4] A view shows smoke in the Gaza Strip as seen from Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel October 18, 2023. Israeli officials have said that they don't have a clear idea for what a post-war future might look like, though. Trips to Israel by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin this past week had stressed the need to focus on the post-war plan for Gaza, the source added. Israel's coming offensive is set to be much bigger than past Gaza operations that Israeli officials had previously referred to as "mowing the grass", degrading Hamas's military capabilities but not eliminating it. "Whatever worst-case scenario you have, it will be worse," a second regional source said about the potential for the conflict to spread beyond Gaza.

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But when Israel called up its reservists and declared war this week, the response was swift and overwhelming. Most reservists were already in Israel at the time of the call-up - the largest such compulsory mobilisation since the 1973 Yom Kippur War. But many were out of the country, for a variety of reasons, and dropped everything to rush back. "I cannot sit here and study medicine while I know that my friends are fighting and my family needs protection. A former captain in the Israeli army, he immediately acknowledged the call-up, but didn't tell his children what he was doing.

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Most foreign airlines have suspended or curtailed services, leaving passengers uncertain how to leave or reach the country and consular services struggling to keep up with demand for assistance, with priority given to those with missing relatives. Israel's parliamentary finance committee said late on Tuesday it would debate authorising state guarantees for providing war risk insurance for Israeli airlines. British Airways said it would suspend flights to Tel Aviv after diverting a flight from London back to Britain shortly before it was due to reach Tel Aviv, citing security concerns. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Washington remains in talks with U.S. airlines about flights to Israel. Passengers have complained of mounting costs especially for leaving Israel, but airlines deny driving up prices.

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The surprise Hamas attack has dealt a blow to U.S. efforts to broker a landmark normalization deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia and complicated Washington's approach toward Iran, Hamas' longtime benefactor. “Quite simply, all efforts at normalization are on hold for the foreseeable future,” said Jon Alterman, head of the Middle East program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, contradicting the official U.S. government line. Khaled Elgindy, a former Palestinian negotiations adviser, accused the Biden administration of leading an Israeli-Saudi normalization process that mostly bypassed the Palestinians and their hopes of ending Israeli occupation. “That sort of neglect is part of why we're seeing what we're seeing,” said Elgindy, now at the Middle East Institute. The immediate challenge is preventing the war from spiraling into a broader conflict, administration officials say, especially preventing the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah from opening a second front on Israel's northern border.

Persons: Joe Biden, Elizabeth Frantz, Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Antony Blinken, Israel, ”, Jon Alterman, John Kirby, “, ” Jonathan Panikoff, government’s, Khaled Elgindy, Elgindy, Panikoff, –, Netanyahu, Jake Sullivan, Biden’s, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Matt Spetalnick, Humeyra Pamuk, Simon Lewis, David Brunnstrom, Steve Holland, Alexander Cornwell, Parisa, Aziz El Yaakoubi, Heather Timmons, Howard Goller Organizations: Hamas, White, REUTERS, Rights, U.S, Center for Strategic, International, White House National Security Council, Middle East Institute, Saudi, The Atlantic, Hezbollah, West Bank, Reuters, Atlantic Council, Thomson Locations: Israel, Washington , U.S, Saudi, Gaza, Ukraine, U.S, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Hamas, Tehran, Israeli, Riyadh, Washington, Lebanese, IRAN, Dubai

☆ Errol Morris Did Not Like This Q&A About His le Carré Film
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( David Marchese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

Talk Errol Morris Did Not Like This Q&A About His le Carré FilmJohn le Carré’s spy novels traffic in the philosophical, emotional and practical ambiguities complicating concepts like truth, deceit and self-awareness. “The reason that I made ‘The Pigeon Tunnel,’” he said about le Carré, “is that he is interested in philosophical questions. I say to le Carré that for him the world divides into two groups: string-pullers and dupes. Mark Lipson, via Fourth Floor ProductionsWhat does John le Carré say about your position as an interviewer at the beginning of the film? I have a question about this idea that le Carré has: that the world divides into string-pullers and dupes.

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☆ COP28 president says oil companies support 2050 net-zero goal
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Maha El Dahan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Jaber, who is also head of United Arab Emirates oil giant ADNOC, has this year urged the energy industry to join the fight against climate change. He was a controversial pick to lead COP28, which begins next month, because his country is an OPEC member and a major oil exporter. "We need a system-wide holistic transformation of entire economies - economies that currently run on the equivalent of 250 million barrels of oil, gas, and coal every single day," Jaber said at an oil and gas conference in Abu Dhabi. The COP28 summit is scheduled to take place in Dubai between Nov. 30 and Dec. 12. Major oil and gas company chiefs held meetings with heavy industry bosses on Sunday in the UAE to discuss a decarbonization commitment ahead of COP28.

Persons: Sultan Al Jaber, ABU, Sultan al, Jaber, it's, Maha El Dahan, Yousef Saba, Alexander Cornwell, Nadine Awadalla, Louise Heavens, Bernadette Baum Organizations: Africa Climate Summit, United Nations, United, United Arab Emirates, Thomson Locations: UAE, Africa, Nairobi, Kenya, ABU DHABI, United Arab, OPEC, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, COP28

☆ Saudi Arabia forecasts slower growth, budget deficit this year
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

CAIRO, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has lowered its growth forecast and expects to post a budget deficit this year rather than an earlier projected surplus, a preliminary budget statement showed on Saturday. The document projected a budget deficit of 2% of GDP, compared with an earlier projection for a 0.4% surplus. Total revenue is now expected to be 1.180 trillion riyals ($314.64 billion) and government spending is forecast to be 1.262 trillion riyals. An earlier projection put revenue this year at 1.130 trillion riyals and spending at 1.114 trillion riyals. Saudi Arabia has sharply cut its oil production for what the world’s largest oil exporter says is meant to stabilise the oil market.

Persons: Enas Alashray, Hatem Maher, Alexander Cornwell, Leslie Adler Organizations: Real, Thomson Locations: CAIRO, Saudi Arabia, Saudi

☆ Isolated Morocco earthquake survivors feel forgotten by state as they await help
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Alexander Cornwell | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"We Amazigh feel like foreigners in our country. We feel isolated. The government has said it is doing everything it can to help all earthquake victims. But in the Amazigh villages there was little sign of help from the authorities materialising or of life returning to normal anytime soon. [1/9]People affected by a deadly earthquake stand on a house, in the rural village of Azermoun, Morocco September 14, 2023.

Persons: Hannah McKay, Mohamed Zidane, Zidane, Mohamed Oufkir, Ibrahim Meghashi's, Estelle Shirbon, Andrew Heavens Organizations: Bank, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Marrakech AZERMOUN, Morocco, Amazigh, Azermoun, Marrakech, Morocco's, Aoufour, Anzelfi, Tagsdirt

☆ 'This Is Betrayal': Moroccan Who Lost Parents in Earthquake Angry Over Government Response
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

"We waited for help," he told Reuters at the scene. Morocco's military is spearheading the rescue efforts and army personnel and emergency workers have been present in Talat N'Yaaqoub for days. Most people in Talat N'Yaaqoub felt as if the authorities were rejecting them, he said. When the earthquake struck, Rbaki was in Marrakech, the historic city 72 km (45 miles) away from the epicentre of the tremor. It took him 12 hours to travel around 100 km from there to Talat N’Yaaqoub.

Persons: Alexander Cornwell TALAT N'YAAQOUB, Jamal Rbaki, Talat N'Yaaqoub, Rbaki, should've, Talat N’Yaaqoub, Alexander Cornwell, Mark Heinrich, Alex Richardson Organizations: Reuters Locations: Morocco, Morocco's, Marrakech

☆ Moroccan man finds childhood home destroyed by quake
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Alexander Cornwell | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Hannah McKay Acquire Licensing RightsTINMEL, Morocco, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Said Hartattouch was at work in Marrakech when the 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck. "Man, it is something that I cannot explain,” Hartattouch said, who is among many across the High Atlas Mountains who have lost their loved ones and their homes. With nowhere to go, the villagers have slept out in the open since the earthquake struck on Friday. “The problem for Atlas Mountains is that it is big,” he said. “It’s not possible to help everyone.”Reporting by Alexander Cornwell; Editing by Stephen CoatesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ 'This is betrayal': Moroccan who lost parents in earthquake angry over government response
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Alexander Cornwell | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Jamal Rbaki, 36, who lost both his parents in the earthquake, stands amongst the rubble of where their house once stood, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Talat N'Yaaqoub, in Morocco September 12, 2023. Morocco's military is spearheading the rescue efforts and army personnel and emergency workers have been present in Talat N'Yaaqoub for days. Most people in Talat N'Yaaqoub felt as if the authorities were rejecting them, he said. When the earthquake struck, Rbaki was in Marrakech, the historic city 72 km (45 miles) away from the epicentre of the tremor. It took him 12 hours to travel around 100 km from there to Talat N’Yaaqoub.

Persons: Jamal Rbaki, Talat N'Yaaqoub, Hannah McKay, TALAT N'YAAQOUB, Rbaki, should've, Talat N’Yaaqoub, Alexander Cornwell, Mark Heinrich, Alex Richardson Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Talat, Morocco, Morocco's, Marrakech

TALAT N'YAAQOUB, Morocco, Sept 11 (Reuters) - About to return to school, seven-year-old Suleiman Aytnasr had been carried to his bedroom to ensure a good night's rest after he had fallen asleep in the living room. But Brahim was unable to reach Suleiman. "We thank God that our other sons are still alive." "There is a lot of suffering but we thank God for everything," he said. On Monday, the Moroccan army briefly visited Brahim's hamlet, surveying the damage as helicopters flew over.

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