My undercover journey: Exposing the doctors exploiting patients like me - BBC World Service

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Visually impaired journalist Ramadan Younes goes undercover to expose the doctors charging up to 20 thousand dollars for bogus and potentially dangerous treatments for an incurable genetic eye condition. Click here to subscribe to our channel ?? https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Ramadan is one of the millions of people around the world with retinitis pigmentosa, which can lead to blindness. For BBC News Arabic, he confronts the clinics in the US, Russia and the Middle East promising to treat the untreatable. Having got the evidence can he get the authorities to take action? Check out more documentaries here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4fADt3h_U2SOWErIq-xtXPD ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: BBC Website ?? https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Instagram ?? https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldser... Twitter ?? https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook ?? https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice Thanks for watching and for following us! #BBCWorldService #WorldService

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Neom: Can Saudi Arabia afford the futuristic eco-city? - The Global Story podcast, BBC World Service

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,Neom, Saudi Arabia's ambitious city of the future, promises a car-free, carbon-free space open to all. At the heart of the plans are two skyscrapers as tall as the Empire State building, carved into the desert in a straight line for more than 100 miles. But can this dream ever become a reality? Click here to subscribe to our channel ?? https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Katya Adler is joined by BBC Verify's Merlyn Thomas, who has been investigating allegations that Saudi security forces were permitted to use lethal force while clearing inhabitants from the vast building site, and BBC Middle East Business Correspondent, Sameer Hashmi, who tells us that Saudi Arabia is banking on Neom to help future proof its economy, but that they might struggle to cover the rising costs of the project. 00:07 Introduction 01:19 What is Neom? 02:22 What does Neom tell us about Saudi Arabia? 03:39 Difficulties investigating Neom 05:07 How important is Neom to Saudi Arabia? 06:12 Locals displaced to build Neom 07:27 Death of local protestor 09:28 Green credentials of Neom 11:14 Accusations of greenwashing 12:20 Saudi Arabia's plans for oil and renewables 13:22 The cost of Neom 14:06 "Double the annual government budget" 15:51 Questions about the design of The Line 16:28 Will Neom and The Line become reality? 17:27 Can Saudi Arabia achieve their commercial aims with Neom? Watch more episodes of The Global Story here ?? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4dvK8UQS79GwGLDl94Z3gkt You can listen to more episodes of The Global Story here. Making sense of the news with our experts around the world. Insights you can trust, Monday to Friday, from the BBC ?? https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xtvsd/episodes/downloads ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram ?? https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter ?? https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook ?? https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website ?? https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #saudiarabia

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Queer Egypt Under Attack - BBC World Service Documentaries

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,Warning: This film deals with adult themes and contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. BBC News investigation reveals how violent criminal gangs are finding, abusing and extorting people from the LGBTQ community they meet online in Egypt. Click here to subscribe to our channel ?? https://bbc.in/3VyyriM And with extraordinary access to police transcripts, the BBC shows how police are using the same dating and social apps to find and arrest people, creating a hostile environment where Egyptian LGBTQ people have nowhere to hide. Using innovative masking technology to hide the identities of the people he meets, Ahmed Shihab El-Din navigates the complex online and real-life world of two people who identify as queer and have been repeatedly targeted by a gang with violent viral video humiliations and police arrests. Forced to choose between sex work and asylum, Jamal chooses to stay and Laila chooses to go. Viewers in the UK can watch the documentary here: https://bbc.in/3Ds2DnL 00:00 – Intro 01:27 – Abuse evidence 2:10 – Being Queer in Egypt 4:12 – Gangs that target the LGBTQ community 10:42 – Laila’s story as a trans person 16:37 – Police hunt LGBTQ people on dating apps and social media 21:50 – Laith’s story 26:30 – Grindr and WhosHere 27:39 – Yahia: The gay gang member 33:49 – Laila gets good news 35:11 – Attempts to meet Yahia 37:50 – Farewell Egypt 39:19 – Official responses to our investigations 41:03 – Trying to confront Yahia 44:08 – Laila seeks asylum in Sweden 46:15 Conclusion BBC News Arabic’s award winning investigative journalism team produces fearless and engrossing films, exposing issues in the Arab world that no one else is able or willing to. The award winning team aims to represent ordinary people and speak truth to power. You can watch more documentaries here ?? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4eYcZz_B4hdku76NOJjrJwl More documentaries from the BBC World Service here ?? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4fADt3h_U2SOWErIq-xtXPD ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: BBC Website ?? https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Instagram ?? https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldser... Twitter ?? https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook ?? https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice Thanks for watching and for following us! #BBCWorldService #BBCDocumentaries #QueerEgypt

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