it is being brought forward by the spanish government senior leaders have arrived in the gaza strip as part of efforts to mend ties with rival palestinian factions hamas the palestinian authority's prime minister rami laws leading the delegation it's his first visit to the strip since two thousand and fifteen a un investigation has revealed that the government broke an international embargo on trading weapons with north korea north korean ship flying a cambodian flag was intercepted by u.s. intelligence agencies near egypt hidden deep inside the vessel or thirty thousand rocket propelled grenades. so it's had bombers have attacked a police station in the syrian capital damascus at least eleven people were killed in those blasts syrian state television says that civilians and police officers are among the dead a monitoring group the syrian observatory for human rights says a car bomb went off near the police station before two suicide bombers also blew themselves up and there had been

a previous attack at that station. so the headline news continues on al-jazeera after talk to al jazeera keep it here morta. on counting the cost of the world's fastest growing startup created a new labor market but can that business model clear the regulation roadblocks ahead plus the fact as a play as oil prices enter a bull market counting the cost at this time on i just did a. little. going to do what you will rule. thanks to the migration crisis in europe hungary's profile is higher than other but it's controversial and e.u. court says budapest is wrongly denying asylum to mike fleeman war and deprivation the government of prime minister viktor orban is defined calls the ruling

a joke and says the e.u. will pay for its security council with serbia orbán is also accused of cracking down on political activists and free speech he's even trying to close a university started by the hunt gary an american billionaire george soros a man considered a threat by budapest so is hungary willing to play by the e.u. has rules and embrace its values or is its chosen path the way of the future peter c.r.t. hungary's horn minister talks to al-jazeera. peter foreign minister of hungary thanks so much for joining us here thanks for being with azure thank you obviously migration is the big issue that everyone thinks of when we talk about your country hungary this was your reaction to the european court of justice ruling on immigration quotas back on september sixth and i'm

quoting this decision jeopardizes the security and future of all of europe. politics has raped european law and values do you regret using the word rape well. that doesn't sound that bad. reluctance on them but you know to go to the substance i really consider these decisions a political one because if you have a look at the do european procedure of decisions and the european law you can see that the decision about the o.b. got to requote as ever made in a way which while weighted the europe in the regulations because the highest body let's do it this way the number one decision making body of the european union is the european council which consists of you know the heads of state and government and heads of state of government and the government made the decision that they introduce a quota system on

a voluntary basis and afterwards the council of the ministers of interior and justice which are definitely on the lower shelf in the structure than the european council they changed his decision and decided in favor of an obligate three quota system so that's definitely a while a show on of european regulations number one number two. that we have some very important treaties in the european union shango dublin and these treaties cannot be modified by a decision of a ministerial council these treaties can only be modified food the procedures of the parliaments of the member states of the european union the consensus all around the twenty eight members and such kind of a decision introducing going to get three quota is basically the modification the amendment of the dublin treaty and because it takes away partly the right of the single member states to make their decisions on their own whom they let and thought

of territory of their countries or whom they do not like now other two thirds of the obviously hungry would want to go back and change this and try to deal with the numbers. but given that the people who support the mandatory quotas have won what can hungary say in order to get them to revisit this idea of a mandatory quota and then following on that in the interim what's the harm in letting in thirteen hundred people a year we're talking about a entrees you hear of nearly ten million million people yeah so we have a principle position here you know over think of that. regarding the migration crisis we have to bring help the very thing is needed. so we have to help those people whose rights were violated either very day leave or very close to where they live because that helps them to return to their homes as soon as possible as soon

as conflict or military conflict or wars are over but serious going on and yet seventy years too long time too long and so our position is that we should not encourage more people to try to take the life hazard life risk and and come to europe but we should help them to stay as close to their homes as possible that's why our initiative was has always been too far to give financial aid more to turkey jordan jordan lebanon the kurdish region of iraq because these entities have been taken care of many refugees and help them to be able to continue to do so because if the conflicts are over these people can return this is a number one number two you know about the bobby got to report the system and about those ones who praise it and who says that it's a good decision because you asked me how we can commit you know the thing is that if you have a look at the whole system you see that the decision has been made more than two years ago and it will expire on the twenty six of september which are very serious and very soon and the completion is only twenty five percent meaning that those

ones who are now very loud about the about the exclusivity of the obligatory quota system as a solution those countries who are very loudly criticizing us not to take illegal migrants those have completed this decision up to twenty five percent so this is hypocrisy this is hypocrisy so what do you do in the interim when you have the u.n. high commissioner for refugees political grounding saying that hungary regardless of what the e.c.g. has decided isn't living up to its treaty obligations as a member of the world body is does he have a fair criticism here i met him as he was in budapest because you know i prefer dial. and i prefer those dialogues which. are coming first and then statements after sometimes we face that bureaucrats are hiring off

the shores of international organizations first made a statement and then come to us on the ask come to us and ask i don't think that's the right way to do it and mr grundy when he was here i assured him that hungary has always. has always who filled all the obligations we have on the international level when the migrants came to hungary we have offered them the supply which the treatment which is written in the international contracts bought and the regulations bought those people were not ready to go to refugee camps those people occupy public areas those people block the highways those people are killed by the railway stations and you know i don't think that there would be a fair expectations to expectation towards any country to to give the supply to the illegal migrants very just want to have it on open on public areas they've refused to cooperate with the local authorities they've refused to go to the the refugee

camps and they have while eighty two very important european regulations at one time schengen regulation because there was only the border coming from a peaceful country peaceful country by the way because if you put this in a principle basis why should the allow anyone to while later our border from serbia to hungary there's no war in serbia no one no was life is in danger in serbia so i think that these are very important principle questions not to not to forget about the fact that we as a government have a very important obligation and responsibility we have to ensure and guarantee security for the country and for the people i held it there jen any security threat from people i mean it's one thing to say yes there are people camping out in trains . ancient or on sidewalks we have that problem here in the united states but is there an actual security problem or is this more a case of we don't have the social system set up to be able to accommodate

people as they're trying to transit to a third country no no i mean once again the supply it was there but there are rules you have to comply with if you come to another country right i mean of the the rule of international rule is that you've got your supply of the record you can't you have to do it you have to go there and get your supplies number one number two if you have a look at the the recent developments in iraq like security wise put into consideration the last two years you'll see many terrorist attacks happened which was another famine phenomenon before i remember a couple decades ago one or two decades ago as we were watching news on television you know from the middle east. we found that this square never happen in iraq and now this is part of everyday life so security situation has never been that but in europe than currently in modern history and threat of terror has never been that serious as it is currently and this is a direct consequence of the fact that one and a half million illegal migrants very allowed to come to europe without any kind of

control regulation or check and they decide on say that those one and a half millions are terrorists of course i don't say that what i say that done such a big illegal massive influx of people gave the opportunity for terrorist organizations you know to send their fighters that terrorists to come to come to europe and there's another problem which was never dealt with because there was kind of a book about which it was not pretty that's a agree to speak about and this is the the the issue of perilous societies in some european countries so the former integration schemes about which we fought that they are the best in the world just simply didn't work out so in the ration was not successful in the upcoming in the in the last couple of years or one or two decades so why not. why something new why not try a new way to integrate people in hungary itself has had sunni arab sunni muslims i should say in their history going back more than

a thousand years people from all across ottoman empire and from points east have come through hungry and shared their history and culture why not find a new way to welcome people to help them settle that's what they want to do or help them get to another country that's what they want to do you know if you go to another country i think it's a it's an expectation with a good reason that you that you respect the laws and regulations right right you don't behave aggressively you don't while a to border you don't attack police you don't throw stones and and a piece of concrete and bottles on the glass on the on policemen who are there to to protect you to do border and to ensure and guarantee security so you know. such kind of a illegal migration is according to our understanding a bad phenomena we just simply don't like it and don't support it i mean if you if someone would like to come to hungary everyone is welcome to come to hungary but

but respecting the laws the way you get get there the way you act there the gray you behave there respect laws and regulations unfortunately i cannot say this about those four hundred thousand who enter the territory of hungary in two thousand and fifteen and they're left to austrian and german well obviously the migrant issue is one that isn't just for hungary yeah it's where all of europe whether or not they're a you member split it has created tension within the e.u. there's been criticism from germany there's been criticism from france as you know of the way hungry has responded and it's gotten to a bigger question of whether hungary shares the values is that a fair criticism no you know i think it's very unfair. are you finally unfair because there's an issue where we don't agree that's not really think illegal migration is is a security threat to europe others say that the illegal migration is acceptable we

don't think it's acceptable but but that should not give the reason to anyone to question do european. did not question whether hungary respects european values or not because we have been then there's of the european union the view of the members of the european union very strong member and we share the european regulations and share the european values of course but but you know blackmailing others accusing others putting pressure on others that's not the european behavior our emmanuelle must fall and i will merkel trying to blackmail the hungaroring government i didn't put it on a on a personal basis what i said there was many blackmailing against those countries which didn't want to take part in the o.b. get three quarter system by the european commission for example so if i if you want me to to put. to give you examples of blackmailing like blackmailing is when when the european commission or commission they're suppressed in hungary or any

other century drop in country to take away the european financial resources because we don't agree with the migratory policy of brussels well michael mccall has said exactly that but that has nothing to do with each other i mean i mean the european financial resources are based on contracts and three that you know when hungary joined european union and others remember joined european union he opened up our markets so many french german italian british whatever bajan companies came to our market so that eighty thousand for yet made a lot of profit and have been making other probably the since ever sees that around eighty percent of the european financial resources are taken advantage by these companies you know so we should be fair and correct and balanced and should not hide one part of the of the truth and just you know put another part on the light so. mixing or combining or confusing the issues of european

resources and our position on migration is just simply a black meeting has the prime minister mr or been told president must call to cut it out has he said the same thing to chancellor merkel. well there was one meeting between the countries and france and as far as i know there was a let's say we did discussion and debate and the german government the german chancellor herself are pretty much of a air of our position so it's open we never hide our position so we are a fair you know we tell everyone what fink because we can't afford is it of is it a worry though that they may if as you suggest have already violated policies what is there a fear that they might actually go to the very economic sharing that makes up the e.u. and possibly hurt investment in hungary an economy you know we have

a very open economy. export over g.d.p. ratio is around ninety percent we have eight thousand six hundred euros f.b.i. stock per capita in the country which shows that we are pretty much dependent on external factors but germany is the number one investor in the country we have six thousand german companies in hungary active they employ free hundred thousand people and live with more than one quarter of all f.b.i. stock has come from germany german companies are investing continuously new ones are coming and by the us is a number two investor but not a member of the european union member but the german industry and the hunger an economy is very tightly linked to each other and i can if you allow me i would like to give you a and interesting data everyone speaks about the german french corporation and economy corporations when it comes to the future of europe how you regained

competitiveness and so on and so forth but you know there are four central european countries which is called the group poland czech republic slovakia hungary the trade of all you between germany and these four central european countries is fifty five. higher than the three volume between germany and france so that shows that the economy corp is extremely tight between central europe and germany because central europe is basically a backyard for the german industry which is then the backbone of the of the entire broken economy does the vision for then benefit because of brock's that assuming that the u.k. does leave the e.u. no i have to tell you that you regret the decision of the british very much although we are respected because we are not british and it's only the british will come make a decision about their own future but i regretted that decision very much because that causes because huge economic loss we break into programming to hear from the u.s. president donald trump on las vegas let's listen in said miss shock and

grief. last night a gunman opened fire on a large crowd at a country music concert in las vegas nevada he brutally murdered more than fifty people and wounded hundreds more it was an act of pure evil the f.b.i. and the department of homeland security are working closely with local authorities to assist with the investigation and they will provide updates as to the investigation and how it develops i want to thank the las vegas metropolitan police department and all of the first responders for their courageous efforts and for helping to save the lives of so many the speed

with which they acted is miraculous and prevented further loss of life. to have found the shooter so quickly after the first shots were fired. it's something for which we will always be thankful and grateful it shows what true professionalism is all about hundreds of our fellow citizens are now mourning the sudden loss of a loved one a parent a child a brother or sister we cannot fathom their pain we cannot imagine their loss to the families of the victims we are praying for you and we are here for you and we ask god to help see you through this very dark period scripture teaches us the lord is close to the broken

hearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit we seek comfort in those words for we know that god lives in the hearts of those who grieve to the wounded who are now recovering in hospitals we are praying for your full and speedy recovery and pledge to you our support from this day forward in memory of the fallen i have directed that our great flag be flown at half staff. i will be visiting las vegas on wednesday to meet with law enforcement first responders and the families of the victims in moments of tragedy and. america comes together as one and it always has we call upon the bonds that unite us our faith our family and our shared values we call

upon the bonds of citizenship the ties of community and the comfort of our common humanity. our unity cannot be shattered by evil our bonds cannot be broken by violence and though we feel such great anger at the senseless murder of our fellow citizens it is our love that defines us today and always will forever in time such is these i know we are searching for some kind of meaning in the chaos some kind of light in the darkness the answers do not come easy but we can take solace knowing that even the darkest space can be brightened by a single light and even the most terrible despair can be eliminated by a single ray of hope. maloney and i are praying for every american

who has been hurt wounded or lost the ones they love so dearly in this terrible terrible attack we pray for the entire nation to find unity and peace and we pray for the day when evil is banished and the innocent are safe from hatred and from fear may god bless the souls of the lives that are lost may god give us the grace of healing and may god provide the grieving families with the strength to carry on thank you god bless america thank you. you're watching a news grade on. that was the u.s. president donald trump making his remarks he was speaking at the white house in response to the mass shooting attack that happened in las vegas what he said is

that the mass shooting was an act of pure evil and he also praised the first responders for their response to that attack kimberly how could joining us from washington d.c. we did hear from trump earlier on in the tweet can really this was a few hours ago now he's come out and spoken what are we to make of what he just said well certainly the president trying to help americans make sense of what many didn't realize was happening until they woke up this morning here in the united states unfathomable grief and just the sheer scale of what is now being called the deadliest mass shooting in u.s. history so certainly the president trying to as presidents often do in these times put together some sort of message of unity and prayer and support i think it's important to note there are a couple of things not only is the president saying that the flag will be flown at

half staff here in the united states for some time but also to that he intends to meet and try and provide some sort of comfort with those who have been affected not only to talk to the families but also praise the first responders who were able to as the president pointed out find out very quickly in las vegas which is no easy task where those gunshots were raining out from the fact that it was on a thirty second floor above a large crowd of people that were attending a concert let's take a look in this report at what has happened up to this point. this was the final night of a festival in las vegas when gunfire silenced the music. witnesses say they were in absolute panic and condominium.

and they were ricocheting everywhere we were so it was they were firing from somewhere high and they were unloading clip after clip after clip after clip and i was absolutely terrified and there were so many rumors going around about what was going on. police found the shooter sixty four year old stephen paddick on the thirty second floor of the mandalay bay hotel they say patrick had killed himself you located numerous firearms within the room that he occupied and like i stated earlier it's going to be of long and tedious investigation obviously this is a tragic incident and one that we have never experienced in this valley. investigators were quick to tell the public that rumors of multiple shooters at several locations were false this is now the deadliest mass shooting attack in u.s. history. on al-jazeera the former president barack obama has also tweeted saying

michelle and i are praying for the victims in las vegas our thoughts are with their families and everyone enduring another senseless tragedy just wondering whether there have been any other responses from u.s. officials and what the reaction in washington at least has been where you are. right there's been the reactions are pouring in particularly from members of congress so it's hard to get to the mall but some of the key ones coming out of the house of representatives the conservative speaker paul ryan saying that these evil tragedy horrifies us all we are united in our morning and in our shock nancy pelosi the top democrat of the house of representatives and we will never allow fear and violence to break our spirits think a lot of americans like members of congress like the former president like the current president trying to understand why this occurred certainly right now there is a team of investigators at the local level the state level the federal level the f.b.i. as well as the department of homeland security trying to piece together what is

what is a massive crime scene the shooter we now know was on the thirty second floor of a hotel and there were thousands of people attending the concert below we know from sheriff reports that there were at least ten rifles found in the room the shooter killing himself when police reached that room but trying to understand what those motivations are now we did get a statement from the acting secretary of homeland security elaine do with reports in fact that there is no information in her words to indicate a specific credible threat with regard to public venues but having said all of this we do know from that statement by the homeland security acting secretary that the united states is stepping up security and other public spaces across the country as a precaution but at this time there is no according to her statement a conclusive evidence that there was a specific threat still trying to understand what motivated the sixty four year old gunman to first fire on the crowd below a.