arieh kovler, “oininu us not happen, either. arieh kovler, joining us from — not happen, either. arieh kovler, joining us from jerusalem, - not happen, either. arieh kovler, joining us from jerusalem, thank| not happen, either. arieh kovler, - joining us from jerusalem, thank you very much for sharing your thoughts on that story. we have plenty more on that story. we have plenty more on developments in the middle east on developments in the middle east on the bbc news website so you can take a look at the various coverage that we have there. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. this is the context on bbc news. to turkey now, where president erdogan's governing party has suffered its biggest defeat in local elections. the main opposition party, the chp, won in the six largest urban centres, including istanbul. mr erdogan has promised to respect the decision of the nation. before the election, he had said that this would be the last time he led his party into municipal elections. his term as president is due to end in 2028. for more on this, let's speak to galip da