Dear British Broadcasting Corporation,

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide me with
copies and answers of the following:

1) According to the BBC Somali Service Edition on Wednesday, 18th of April 2018, the BBC Arabic Service, had a televised interview with the UAE state minister of Foreign affairs Anwar Mohammed Gargash,as stated by the Somali service on their translated version of that interview, which was published on the BBC Somali Service (http://www.bbc.com/somali/war-43809997), the UAE state minister of foreign affairs Anwar Gargash told in that interview, that the UAE government had agreed with the former Somalia government led by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud about the Berbera DP World deal, that has created a political turmoil in Somaliland, can you please confirm if the minister has indicated/stated or mentioned that in the interview

2) I need the BBC Arabic to release through this website, for the original arabic version of that interview which they had with the UAE state minister of Foreign Affairs Anwar Mohammed Gargash

3) I need the date, time and exact location which was conducted by that interview.

I understand that under the Act I am entitled to a response within 20 working days of your receipt of this request. Some parts of the request may be easier to answer than others. Should this be the case, I request that you release information as soon as possible. If my request is denied in whole or in part, I ask that you justify all deletions by reference to specific exemptions of the act. I will also expect you to release all non-exempt material. I reserve the right to appeal your decision to withhold any information or to charge excessive
fees.

I would prefer to receive the information electronically through this website whatdotheyknow.com.

If you require any clarification, I expect you to contact me under your
section 16 duty to provide advice and assistance if you find any aspect of this FOI request problematic.

Please acknowledge receipt of this request, and I look forward to receiving the information in the near future

Yours faithfully,

Oscar Taha

Yours faithfully,

Mohammed Hassan