is the e.u.'s defense secretary saying that there's been a serious fire amount by the other side let us call on all parties to seize their hostilities under tom to the hawks. reporting there from the still ahead on al-jazeera protests spring the island of reunion to a standstill why it's more than just about rising fuel prices. winter is finally creeping in it's creeping south a real cult has been in mongolia but now it's spreading to vladivostok it's getting into was a far north of japan the massive cloud might on its back in turkey in some snow into new orleans far into the higher ground in the terms of the down further south in sendai an eight and took you fourteen in your notice sleeker of white here that

is no that's going to the high ground of home shoot by day the max is subzero but it also is getting colder in beijing the wind is like a cold he's going to suffer from this not much difference come saturday except the tension of snow on the high ground in north korea. when to should be coming after all it's quiet in central and southern china no sun is out this of course so not a persistent fog why they don't like colton who is sixteen in. shanghai rising to twenty about the same enjoying the twenty six in hong kong all the low humidity or the breeze is taking the rain so it is further south in fact we can connect with a tropical cited still developing for the coast of vietnam they produce a lot of rain as it went through the philippines it's now producing a fair amount of rain taking most of the energy out the atmosphere so showers for the size pretty well scattered.

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of saudi journalists from aha shoji to be tried in turkey both the european union and turkey according to those responsible for is set to be held accountable i made growing calls for an independent international investigation in yemen fighting continues in the port city of who dated despite u.s. defense secretary james mattis saying the saudi u.a.e. coalition as sees its offensive the u.n. special envoy to yemen has met with the rebel leaders in the capital sanaa griffith is expected to travel to hood a day later the port city is crucial for food and aid supplies. returning now to our top story and the latest developments in the murder investigation of saudi journalist who was killed inside the saudi consulate in istanbul on october second a columnist for the turkish daily who says the cia has evidence linking the saudi crown prince directly to the matter of the journalist as bring in mohammed sher khan we now who is a senior fellow with the al-jazeera studies center and

a professor of conflict resolution at george mason university thank you very much for being with us what do you make of this latest development we're hearing out of turkey the cia in their report in fox have information directly linking mohammed bin salman to the order to murder jamal and that perhaps the u.s. president may have chosen to ignore this and standing with the saudi leadership. in the last forty eight hours the men. nourishment of the crisis shifted into a three way tennis game between washington and the current president has maintained his sense of denial he is basically all right in all the. presented before him by the cia and by other sources so if he is going this way to marks in my eyes the pursuit of providing a political core up and trying to make time he is betting on the next two

months between now and january when congress will resume its sessions not to have any earthquake or shake in development now what we witness from this columnist in the turkish newspaper saying that mr trump should look at something that is no clear cut evidence that links the been summoned to the assassination of hush therefore i think this is the most pragmatist really coming from. and by the way the entire crisis has been managed by leaks the drip drip drip you know this is like and not abort so what do you make of that precisely who was camp is the ball and right now turkey says it wants an international independent investigation because it didn't get what it wanted from the americans where does it turn to now to have that investigation started i think that this spider to be huge

disparity between what trump has proposed in terms of ignoring the facts and maximizing the financial reward for the united states because of the saudi money versus the how the turks have insisted on having a full story coming from all of the wind their own investigation by having those fifteen or maybe eighteen suspects in a car or istanbul i think that this. brings us to aim for why they're called for an investigation to be done by international but that's not likely to happen anytime soon because now i think the last card that hasn't been played boat turks is to invite in team of investigators as a last resort and they think un secretary general good to us has indicated that he's willing to consider a turkish call in this respect so it's

a matter of time i think that this is another push by the turks for trump to reconsider his position otherwise they will go and play the entire as many many people will tell you that position is not likely to change president trumps position on turkey is not likely to change because of the business ties he has with saudi arabia his position on the ship i should say so the turks now turning to the europeans absolute can they get strong action can they get what they hoped for from the europeans i think the presence of e.u. officials more green if we do need to do a stand in to turkish prime minister basically. a minister calling the same demand we need a clear transparent and accountable investigation into what happened to mr washington this is i think another dimension of how the turks can play it in

a three way game that disallowed is for the american signal and european third therefore i think the more pressure we get from europe the less the resistance from it will be verbalized and therefore he was trying to maximize the time and the proper ality of what can be avoided not to have mr hamad been summoned and the spotlight it's a matter of time and i think this is. very transformative conflicts depend on this dynamics that no one can control by himself m.b.'s knew that i did where for a minute or so they would be. near the uncle so it's some other off balance it's a balance of power by different strategies working together and working against each other thank you very much for your thoughts manisha for joining us here on earth thank you very much let's turn to other world news now in the european

council president donald tusk says a future relationship deal with britain after a break sit has been agreed in principle british prime minister to resign man has been in brussels to finalize negotiations and is expected to make a statement on backseat to parliament in the coming hours the e.u. is scheduled to vote on the draft deal on sunday. the wife of a british citizen handed a life sentence by a court in the u.a.e. for spying says the british government has put its relationship with its ally ahead of his welfare the family of matthew had just says there are contradictions between the official statement from the u.a.e. prosecutor general and what actually happened they also accuse the gulf state of presenting fabricated evidence britain's foreign secretary has warned of serious diplomatic consequences for the united arab emirates the news about matthew hedges is absolutely devastating the author also with matthew and his wife daniela and his family today. and we are incredibly disappointed that the usa should do this

we see no foundation in the charges that have been laid against him we've raised the issue repeatedly i raised it last week with crown prince mohammed himself and yet despite that we have today's news there will be serious diplomatic consequences for a country that says that it is a friend and ally of the united kingdom but right now our thoughts with matthew and his family and we want to do everything we can to get him home as soon as possible . protests against soaring fuel prices in the french territory of reunion have shut down much of the island the government canceled all flights and close schools and suspended public transport demonstrations on the indian ocean island are about much more than the cost of filling up the tank mariana hunt has more on. the island of reunion more commonly associated with beautiful beaches and some say it's

paralyzed for days by violence police and protesters have been injured and more than one hundred people arrested but five days on the discontent at rising fuel prices shows little sign of waning proteus desire refusing to take down the road blocks. to more general so the more we block but we do it calmly very peacefully and we try not to block the population too much. mess protests in france that began on saturday quickly spread to the french overseas territory the source of the anger is the spike in fuel prices by as much as twenty three percent in the past year but for many protesters this is about much more than fuel they're angry at the rising cost of living and poor public services officials introduced a curfew in some parts of reunion to dampen nights of violence french president emanuel mccrum says he'll deploy the military to restore order. we are many

initiatives that we've undertaken in our union in the economic sector and local housing policies but on the matter of public order i say to our ask the government to be inflexible because the scenes we have seen in reunion and elsewhere an acceptable. protest is in reunion have donned the yellow vests worn by demonstrators in france in a show of defiance and solidarity they want the government to drop a planned tx increase in fuel and say they'll maintain their roadblocks and protests even if it brings the french territory to a standstill maidana hond al-jazeera. more than half a million civil servants are taking part in a nationwide strike in tunisia after the government and labor unions failed to reach an agreement over pay to nations want the government to honor last month's agreement to raise public wages at a time when inflation is at a record high the country's under immense pressure from international lenders to

freeze wages as part of reforms and reducing the budget deficit. a strike has shut down most of haiti where protests have continued for a fourth day people want the president to resign and are demanding investigations into a two billion dollars corruption scandal at least ten people are reported to have been killed in the violence as. reports. with anger reaching a boiling point thousands. the patients of heated the opposition's call for a general strike closing schools and businesses across the country for a third day with petrol station shot fuel is in short supply police are trying to contain the protests. but we need to take control of the situation in the country in the coming days it is not only the departments in the west that have problems in the north has problems the south has problems too haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world corruption is rife so these protesters are asking what

happened to two billion dollars given to the haitian government by venice weyler as part of what's known as the pet pro could he be a discount or program it was designated for the social spending in infrastructure projects but those projects were either never started or remain on the finished. we are asking where the petro karoubi money is the people are asking the government what happened we want all those in the government involved in corruption to be arrested until then the country will remain paralyzed parliamentary report released last year allege that leading politicians in a business run by the president were among those to benefit the demonstrators demand to know why no one has been prosecuted monson international old it as well as with form of haiti's justice system there german people about. people get shot people get killed but we're determined that the president should resign but we want rest the people are fed up with corruption things must change will remain in

the street the tension increased with the scheduled television address to the nation by presidential when we say fail to happen his office blamed technical difficulties for his opponents accused him of hiding me more with the anti corruption movement growing both on social media and on the streets your throat is in haiti or under increasing pressure to respond. al-jazeera. hundreds of protesters have been fighting with police in venezuela's capital caracas demonstrators who are marking the fifth anniversary of a student uprising against the dictatorship more than sixty years ago. now the number of migrants and refugees arriving in europe is at its lowest in the past five years a tough european stance has prevented many from entering but those stuck in limbo in bosnia have revealed stories of brutality by croatian border police david tate's i went to the border town of be hard to find out more forces through. the

bosnian border city of be heard she's on the front line of europe's latest refugee crisis the residents are no strangers to warfare and his affects the fighting in the civil war here in the one nine hundred ninety s. displaced two million people they were demanding their government take action to provide the refugees with humane living conditions that same night we found a group of afghan teenagers huddled around an electric fire at the main station they told me in graphic detail how croat border guards had kicked them and beaten them with truncheons who thought they were with their mobile phones were smashed and they were forced back into the river that runs along the border line one of them had his head held under the water so. the line between bosnia and croatia is the european union's longest and most fun rable external border fear is being used

to defend it the refugees call it the game but it's a brutal game trying to find the weakest point in a border that stretches for more than nine hundred kilometers with croatia we found with local help this crossing point you can simply walk through but you don't know how far you're going to get or what's going to happen to you the injuries being suffered by the refugees act as a clear warning to others when they return to their makeshift camps aid workers estimate there are now five thousand of them stuck in the limbo of bosnia there are shelters for only a few hundred they've come from syria somalia pakistan and iraq most of them said they were trying to reach germany. medics working here are angry at the sheer number of victims they have had to treat they showed me photographs of their wounds many they said were deliberately inflicted charities are providing what help they can a warm shower once a week blankets a new clothing to survive the subzero temperatures they say the european union has

turned its back on their suffering. up paying for it to be done they just want it done silence they just don't want to play city human traffickers are opening up smuggling routes for those who can afford to pay. refugees storm border post last month they have no money left they too were beaten back. in the camps another group of refugees prepared to go out on the game again others are bringing back firewood to survive the winter david chaytor al-jazeera on the bosnian border with croatia. well again i'm fully back to where the headlines on al-jazeera ankara has called for the suspects. matter to be tried in turkey both the european union enter

calling for those responsible for his death to be held accountable and made growing calls for an independent international investigation. for some reason some countries of displayed a tendency to cover it up because of individual interests this is a matter which still carries many questions that have not been it's important the answers are provided the premeditated murder one that cannot be condoned cannot be accepted by anyone has to be investigated fully and facts must be revealed and the matter of the older whoever the mood it was ordered by is something that needs to come to life. in yemen fighting is continuing in the poor c.f.o. data despite u.s. defense secretary jim mad as saying the saudi u.a.e. equation sees its offensive meanwhile the un special envoy to yemen has met with the rebel leaders in the capital sanaa mon griffith is expected to shovel to her day delay to the port city is crucial for food and aid supplies. the wife of

a british citizen handed a life sentence for spying by a court in the u.a.e. says the british government has put its relationship with it ahead of his welfare the family of matthew hedges says they are contradictions between the official statement from the u.a.e. prosecutor general and what actually happened they also accuse the gulf state of presenting fabricated evidence the european council president donald tusk says a future relationship deal with britain after breaks it has been agreed in principle british prime minister theresa may has been in brussels to finalize negotiations then he's expected to make a statement on breaks it to parliament in the coming hours hundreds of protesters have been fighting with police in venezuela's capital caracas demonstrators were marking the anniversary of a student uprising against the dictatorship more than sixty years ago but they've also been calling for better university conditions across the country which i have

to tell you rated because of the economic crisis those are the headlines on al-jazeera inside story starts now. maybe he did and maybe he didn't trump's take on the saudi crown prince's role in jamal khashoggi said he was present signals no sanctions on too many billions of dollars of business at risk america first or just islam this is inside story.

standing with saudi arabia the title of donald trump statement says it all the u.s. president admits mohamed bin selman may have known about the plan to murder john this jamal khashoggi the cia says the crown prince actually ordered it but trump's contradicted his intelligence agency saying that's not a definitive determination and in any case he says it would be foolish to take action against riyadh that would threaten lucrative weapons deals he says and push up the price of oil very simple said it's america fast but it might not be that simple all eyes are now on the u.s. congress to see what it will do and will join our guests in just a moment after this report from she ever tansey and washington. i here by the way you. are the white house thanksgiving tradition of the president pardoning a turkey took on a grim significance this year a short time earlier donald trump made it clear he was giving the saudi crown

prince a pass in the killing of saudi journalist jamal khashoggi in an eight paragraph statement filled with the rhetorical flourishes the exclamation marks and slogans characteristic of the president's tweets don't trump made his argument king solomon and crown prince mohammed bin simon vigorously denying any knowledge of the planning and execution of the murder of mr khashoggi our intelligence agencies continue to assess all information but it could very well be that the crown prince had knowledge of this tragic events maybe he did and maybe he didn't our relationship is with the kingdom of saudi arabia donald trump went on they have been a great ally in our very important fight against iran the united states intends to remain a steadfast partner of saudi arabia to ensure the interests of our country israel and all other partners in the region very simply it is called america first basically he was saying that our relationship as saudi arabia solve porn really

doesn't matter later in the day mr trump was asked about his staunch support for the saudis we're not going to give up hundreds of billions of dollars in orders and let russia china and everybody else have a it's all about for me very simple it's america first after talks with my comp a.o. in washington the turkish foreign minister also discussed the complexity of his nation's relations with saudi arabia making it clear that i'm going to don't want to sabotage those links but he added this we know well that the team who came to istanbul did not come because they wanted to but they came at the request of somebody we know though that this person is not the king there was a withering response from the washington post who wrote four hundred list rights groups president trump is correct in saying the world is a very dangerous place the washington post said in a statement his surrender to the state. ordered murder will only make it moral so an innocent man brutally slain deserves better as does the cause of truth justice and human rights in this failure of leadership from president trump it now falls to congress to stand up for america's true values and lasting interests the committee

to protect journalists tweeted this if you boil the white house statement down to its essence president trump has just asserted that if you do enough business with the u.s. you are free to murder journalists that's an appalling message to send to saudi arabia and the world but it seems the trumpet ministration has made a decision not to be concerned by the ridicule and disbelief that has greeted its arguments and ultimate position on the khashoggi killing shihab rattansi al jazeera washington. ok let's bring in our guests and joining us here and doha mohamed el masry associate professor of journalism at the doha institute for graduate studies and washington d.c. . middle east analyst and columnist and in london since you have bianco senior analyst and researcher at gulf state and that is my warm welcome to all of you. first of all your reaction what do you make of donald trump statement which very

clearly has come directly from the president himself. well what we're seeing is that the president trump is consistent in his trump in rhetoric and he promotes the america first agenda his rhetoric should be understood with and the context of the . american mode at the moment and the american mode whether it is in the media or in the foreign policy establishment or with india congress as that business as usual between the united states and saudi arabia cannot continue and and this path that we have been on the house for the past two years will not no longer be tolerated so president trump was essentially trying to provide rhetorical support for salvaging what is left of the u.s. saudi relationship because the congress is now moving forward with imposing sanctions on to saudi government including potentially on prince mohammed himself but do you think it strange that doesn't fully absolve muhammad bin solomon of

involvement in this matter when he says it could very well be that the crown prince had knowledge of this tragic event that he's still very much sitting on the fence isn't he. i think that he is the liberally seeking to be ambiguous about it because on one hand his intelligence services namely to cia has concluded that this murder was ordered by the highest levels of the saudi government on the other hand the entire us foreign policy establishment understands that the eighty year old strategic alliance wit saudi arabia must continue even though saudi arabia has now committed to screw some murder so what president trump asus and chile trying to do is to balance these two things with his trump ian style and his classic rhetoric which is off putting to a lot of people obviously but it's silva just what is left of the us saudi relationship why do you think obama would have reacted any differently do you think

trump is essentially taking the same line that any american president would when it comes to saudi arabia. well it's an interesting question the u.s. has a long history that predates donald trump and barack obama of sort of sidelining human rights issues human rights concerns for larger american strategic interests at times the u.s. government has ignored human rights violations and at other times the united states government has carried out human rights atrocities of their own all in the name of strategic interests i think the difference here is that president obama was was refined he was polished and he was he was very subtle all the while sort of paying to human rights rhetoric and principles whereas donald trump is obviously very unrefined he's not very polished he's very sort of explicit and aggressive in his

tone and that is what i think many you know people including many americans and people inside the u.s. congress find sort of if offensive and unbecoming of the office of the presidency right we'll get back to what the u.s. mint will do in just a moment for us will since i want to bring you in at this point and just get an idea perhaps from you as to how the saudi crown prince is feeling about this statement from donald trump because as i said it doesn't absolve him of involvement in this murder but of course that keeps business as usual policy alive and well absolutely for mohamed bin some monomania that's one of the best outcomes also bull because of course president trump could not a completely in this regard to the conclusions of the cia so he chose to do something different which is throw in some plausible deniability maybe he did maybe

he did and basically i don't care that much whether he did it even though he may it may have been responsible we will continue doing business as usual so i think that's a very that's a very welcome statement from mohammed his home mom. and so you think that he's going to be feeling quite happy at the moment with the reaction that we've seen so far from washington yes absolutely i think that that's the best of you could have up to four of course again it couldn't the president trump could not completely disregard all the information and the cia's assessment but it is same time is plausible deniability is everything that mohammed bin some money needed to sort of put into question even the assessment of the cia ok. donald trump left the door open for congress to make the next move the washington post says that it now falls to congress to stand up for what it calls america's true values so are we now going

to see congress taking for action. we have already seen death the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee bob corker a republican from tennessee and his counterpart from the democratic party bob menendez have now requested that. the senate should pass legislation that would. would require require president trump to come forth on whether or not mom had been summoned was responsible for ordering desex accused and so that's the first step the second step that is coming in that because this cia assessment will be used as the lunch pin if you will for for the congress to determine who is responsible for disk killing. this this will help lawmakers provide a sanctions regime on the saudi leadership and potentially on the prince of self

all of that could. could essentially cripple the saudi economy us it will be illegal for american businesses to invest in the saudi economy so that's one aspect the second aspect is that what we have seen from the russia investigation after russia interfered in the u.s. presidential elections is that even though president trump provided the rhetorical coverage for his relationship with putin president putin of russia the u.s. legislation and sanctions imposed has essentially crippled the u.s. russia relationship and i think that we can move in a similar direction now wit the u.s. saudi relationship so this extraordinary serious and therefore i think that despite all the rhetorical furious coming from president trump the relationship could only get worse from the from just point on ok but how far though do you think

these moves by congress are going to go how what is actually going to be achieved if we look at the investigation. and into someone's culpability and how would that work and then we look at sanctions on the saudi leadership and donald trump's already made it very clear that the arms sales are a red line that will not be crossed today we will not lose any of the money coming from saudi arabia from that so what room has congress actually got to move ahead congress can and can apply pressure i think we should also remember that pressure from congress influenced president trump already to impose sanctions on seventeen members of the saudi royal the saudi government they were mid-level officials and already in jail for the most part assume that they were sort of.