you actually read. or listen to mike pumpin statement on thursday after the attack on the oil tankers he tried to link the entire instability in the middle east. to iran pointing not just to the attack on the oil tankers but to you know attacks in iraq attacks in afghanistan that the taliban have laid claim for the situation in yemen so that's the narrative coming out of washington d.c. supported by its regional allies that iran is the number one threat to instability in the region if only it could be contained or rolled back the middle east would be a wonderful place but i don't think anyone who seriously understands the problems in the middle east today would buy that narrative ok when it comes to buying that narrative nuance what you're saying for us because if one was to extract if you will iranian proxy involvement in those those various jigsaw components that you're breaking for us they would still be a loss of conflict in yemen and they would still be would they be still going on

what's going on in real time as we speak right now across the border from yemen into saudi arabia. well you know the situation in yemen has its own internal sources of of conflict and tension you know if you run hypothetically wouldn't exist there would still be a problem within yemen with respect to the who these there demands for recognition representation and distribution of resources so you know all of these you know problems that we're talking about you know they do as i said have various degrees of iranian involvement but the narrative of the pump alun in saudi arabia is that it's all about iran and you know saudi arabia the emirates and more broadly israel have no role to play in regional destabilization i think that's simply you know not accurate ok specifically on what's happening with shipping in the gulf of oman

straits of hormuz area if the u.n. secretary general mistook a terrorist gets the report that he wants that will not because it can't by definition show that that will not provide conclusive evidence as to who was behind that given that as a starting point if somebody else wants to quote frame iran and put iran in the crosshairs of guilt who might that person be or which country might we be talking about. well i think you know there's a number of countries that are really. you know egging the united states on begging them to sort of launch a war with iran number one the israelis have been you know behind this for a very long time the saudis the emma rocky's so you know there there is a small possibility that there might be involvement in some sort of sabotage or you know trigger event here in the gulf to start a war but i think you know these recent attacks the evidence that we have up until

now points to iranian government involvement there's a lot of evidence to suggest that iran has played a role you know in these attacks but you know as as you hinted in as i just stated you know there are other countries here that you know have been waiting for this opportunity to try and start a broader regional war with the united states will lead the charge against the islamic republic of iran possibly hoping to initiate some sort of regime change or rollback of iran's regional position. there in canada thank you very much thanks. an airstrike targeting homes in the southeast of tripoli has injured 6 people women and children among the wounded in the late sis of the wall of attempts to seize control of the libyan capital head as mall. once again i have tears fighter jets target civilian areas in tripoli and again in the neighborhood that's in the southern eastern part of tripoli these houses were damaged by the

explosion caused by the airstrike launched by i have to this fighter jets the neighbors here say that they are in a state of panic they're very angry and they're wondering why the international community is not doing enough to stop the military aggression on civilians in that house there is a clear damage in that house and the owner of that house says that 6 members 6 of his family members were wanted by explosions including get 2 women and a child. in a sidearm and little suddenly we were in shock and speechless the windows shattered and became dark it was a nightmare and we didn't realize what was happening and we should we go to. these cars here. these are civilian cars would also damage it by the explosion and meanwhile it is

a cardiology hospital nearby which was also partly damage it by the explosion and the government of national called this accusing have to this forces of committing war crimes by targeting civilian areas. at least 10 people have been killed in the latest air strikes in syria the syrian observatory for human rights says government airstrikes hit residential neighborhoods in the province of dozens of others were injured syria and russia have increased their bombardment of the region since april forcing thousands of people from their homes. last most ill to come for you here on the news hour including fruit loops riot police screen to screen venezuelans trying to cross over plus. the philippines president demands answers as to why several fishermen were left stranded at sea you want to chinese vessel rammed their boat and then fled. in sport and other women from australia moves them to the top of the standings of the cricket world cup.

hong kong's controversial extradition bill is off the table for now but for the protesters who force the government to back down the fight isn't yet over now later on sunday they'll take to the streets once again calling for the proposal to be scrapped entirely the bill would allow criminal suspects to be sent to the mainland the protesters also want the resignation of the hong kong leader kerry lam still wants the bill to be passed sometime in the future the protesters also want her to apologize for the violence during protests earlier in the week the police fired rubber bullets on some demonstrators as force had become necessary rob mcbride reports now from on kong after insisting for weeks that she wouldn't and couldn't back down hong kong's leader carry lamb came out to say she was doing just that. i

now announce that the government has decided to suspend a legislative amendment exercise the government's attempt to push the legislation through hong kong's parliament the legislative council has led to the biggest street protests this city has seen in decades and violence between a minority of protesters and police who on wednesday used tear gas and rubber coated bullets to disperse a largely peaceful occupation of the streets. the 80 also injuries very minor caring and generally minor injuries we have seen may be replaced by very serious injuries. to my police colleagues and to ordinary citizens where they are very few years protesters are just ordinary students joining the protests i don't want any of that injuries to happen critics argue the change in the law could be used to extradite opponents of beijing to the mainland where they could face summary trial

in china's courts why look there you know. 7 was that lamb insists the change in the law is needed her opponents are angry that the initiative is only suspended and not withdrawn altogether some say you know you go are very lamb says she will stop stabbing and she's refused to take out the knife and we know if she pushes the knife further she will pierce the heart of the hong kong people. they accuse lamb of being a puppet of the central government in beijing but china insists that hong kong matters are a purely chinese internal affair and not for outsiders to interfere in and lamb has its full support. pro-democracy groups have called for her to quit especially because she has sided with the police whom they accuse of using excessive force to disperse crowds they have called for even more people to protest on sunday.

than will be hoping the suspension of the controversial bill will reduce the level of anger and numbers of protesters we were dot the most sincere and humble attitude will just sap criticisms and make improvements so that we can continue to connect with the people of hong kong but many here believe kerry lamb is only backing down now because she's afraid of more violence and they say if a 1000000 people in the streets can't change her mind they have little faith in the consultation process she's now promising mcbride al-jazeera hong kong. holder is a senior fellow at the university of nottingham research institute china's attempts at moving away from colonial laws this time backfired certainly i think what has happened over the past decade or so is that the chinese coast party has really played

a long game they knew that they couldn't change the system overnight and so they have engaged in what would have what i would call like selective decolonization so they changed the education system tried to push back the mostly christian groups that were running the curriculum they've also crippled in a way the legislative council which is the parliament of hong kong but. perhaps the unintended consequence of this process of the colonization is that the political institutions really don't work anymore and they don't produce leadership and so for example very lamb she used to be a civil servant she was elected by the probating establishment so she was never stress tested in an election she never had to argue her case and that leads to these kind of big errors in judgment that have these rather drastic consequences sudan's former president omar al bashir could be brought before a court as early as next week the chief prosecutor says bashir will be referred for

trial unless you files an appeal the next few days the former leader is facing charges of corruption he was deposed by the military in april of 2 weeks of protests against his government. the deputy head of sudan's military council denies reports that the transitional council is not willing to sit down and talk to the opposition leaders pushing for a civilian run government. anak an engram but at the hockey club in doubt it was you know one anyone who tells you their weekend it transitional military council are refusing to negotiate is line we are the ones who want to resume to talks but b.'s on your conditions. we get our power from you and you only there's no other one we can count on but q let me say it again we're not rejecting the resumption of negotiations is the other side. hundreds a sudanese pantry it's a protest in london calling for sudan's ruling council to step aside the demanding governments including saudi arabia and their support of the leadership the $100.00

were reportedly killed in a khartoum city and was dispersed planting baba reports. well this is the 1st stage of a protest has brought hundreds of sudanese nationals onto the streets of london hey we're outside the united arab emirates embassy that's one of the governments but the protesters accuse of propping up the military rulers in the hard to lose a lot of anger but there's also a lot of solidarity being expressed there you know fear coming out of that all run because they feel you know has any chance they fear of them killed by some high praise. here at reagan i think that it was in the last day of them that if you're a young saudi arabia are donating to $3000000000.00 still there are military counsel on who john caught on to the show he undoubtedly show us on these are the people now standing against the will of the people. who during the

protests we got the newspaper to prosecutor in sudan had announced former president bush who was just on trial cases were to go deeper into games dozens of other former government officials say which of the talking throughout the people here what they made about. that right here that this. same problem doesn't seem to have what you want somebody to side that is funny. that's what's always this is like the never do anything the officiator now. see if you're any serious like serious action they're going to get a seat. but after passing by the egyptian embassy the protest as of now ended up outside the embassy of saudi arabia another country that they calling on to stop supporting those in power in a courtroom while back home there's a crackdown on protests these people see it as their responsibility to carry on

what they're calling their revolution. says it was behind 2 attacks that have killed at least 11 people and injured 25 others in the somali capital a car bomb 1st exploded close to the presidential palace in mogadishu causing most of the fatalities another car bomb near a checkpoint leading to the airport killed the driver and his accomplice. and at least 6 kenyan police officers have been killed after a roadside bomb hit the vehicle in what geo county near the kenyan border with somalia 6 other officers a missing gunfire was reported during the attack no group has claimed responsibility however al-shabaab has carried out several assaults in the area and kidnapped 3 reserve policemen in the northeast of kenya on friday. dozens of rescued migrants are stranded at sea the german humanitarian ship sea watch picked up the migrants off the coast of libya only to be denied access to italian ports

now as part of a crackdown on migrants which gave its of these interior minister the power to prevent ships from docking. peru has moved riot police to guard its northern border to stop an influx of migrants from berners whaler only venezuelans who hold a passport and humanitarian visa can enter the country the new requirements came into effect on saturday a military official says around 10000 banners whalen's entered peru on friday rushing to get in before the new rules were implemented. still to come here on the news hour for you the battle for land we take a look at the conflict between herders and farmers in the northwest of nigeria. and later on why there are concerns about the changing landscape of mexico city's cultural neighborhoods and in the sports news the title favorites hit back at the critics ahead of their latest game at the women's football world cup.

how are you may have heard that the great lakes are quite high in their water level given the amount of snow we had on right we've had recently and this spinning top here meant that the wind has also been blowing across those those lakes so one of the top for example in rochester new york there's been water being blowed if you like over land but in a whole lot further south the more usual where this line of green here which is within the zone of 30 reasons i suggest yet again big showers or persistent rain where both are likely to fall when i think about a big shout from virginia down towards texas is line a great he will be the ones that we should watch during monday there are a few other showers further west up in the higher ground but back on the pacific coast tempers return to near normal san francisco at about 21 degrees in the

caribbean as you know has been full of cloud recently was frequent showers the clouds thinning to some degree in the lesser antilles the green here up in cuba iran the bahamas still suggests frequent showers probably sundry and over mexico to the yucatan not so many showers on sunday but further south in the pacific coast is more likely to be a good feed there's a dad who is guatemala and el salvador big showers are still quite likely. as governments fail to cut emissions scientists are proposing drastic measures to save the planet. people in power ways technological endeavors to counter humanity's pollutants against the risks of further meddling with the environment to ever feel like this is playing god it's actually quite unsettling and quite frankly makes me

quite anxious. klein attackers on al-jazeera.

welcome if you're just joining us you're watching al-jazeera news arpita dalby here in london 30 minutes past the hour these are your top stories yemen if you are able see if it to saudi airports person them out of service but saudi state media reporting that air defense systems brought down a fee missile headed for the airport close to the border with yemen all this comes after saudis targeting $3.00 positions in sana'a. saudi arabia's crown prince house for the 1st time blamed iran to the explosions on 2 tankers in the gulf of oman on thursday iran's dismissed accusations that it was involved. one of the story protesters in hong kong will return to the streets later they want the complete withdrawal of the controversial extradition bill. competition for farmland is leading to ethnic violence and some with west african countries including mali and nigeria hundreds are killed every year as felony herdsman and farmers fight over land and water the nomadic herders want grazing for their cattle and farmers look

to protect their crops severe drought has made it worse last week my. with guns and machetes left at least $100.00 doggoned farmers and their families dead in bali and a $164.00 lani herders were killed in march religious have also been attacked across the border in mali armed groups linked to al qaeda and i saw are exploiting the tribal tensions in the region and interests as mourner from the northwest of nigeria the population of a full day or full unease estimated 40 to 45000000 people there mostly found in the west african nations of nigeria mali booking a fossil on the rest but they also found in central african countries and this was done a 3rd of them no money people move from one country to another across international borders in such a posture and water for their animals. and says he lost everything when cattle destroyed describes a few days ago he says his family could go hungry this year if you can't get

a loan to replant and time is running out for the farmer who depends on the rains to grow food for now he tends to this feeling. they came by tonight. everything is gone i don't know where to go and what to do it happens every time around here sometimes violence erupts and people get hurt he blames this fall any cattle herders for the damage to his 2 farms the full and the on their part say they're the most exploited and neglected community despite their contributions to the economy of the region. life as opposed to release is getting harder. does admit it is a result grazing areas. practically taken of almost every inch of that. a would such competition. they blame the government for doing nothing while their

posture land was being usurped. as a sahara desert moves farther inland edible land in nigeria's average north is shrinking as a result much of the centuries old access routes taken by the herders has been turned into farmland their movement is usually restricted and most often results in deadly clashes with the farmers this is what remains of a q let me tell you why cattle ruled on both sides farms over the past 30 years nigeria has seen a rapid growth in population with a corresponding increase in the demand for food so competition for land between farmers and cattle herders has intensified and led to violent confrontations over the past 3 years more than 2000 people have been killed across the country 2017 was one of the deadly as years in the farmers' curtis conflict with about 1000 people killed tension between the 2 ethnic groups is at the hurt of the lawlessness

currently sweeping north west nigeria hundreds have been killed this year hundreds will kidnap for ransom and over $30000.00 people displaced some governments have introduced desperate measures including the death penalty to try to stop the violence because this is risible when the police and the money among. the. this is. we just kinda person can take you into the hands of. the monster it is acceptable. to do that. and to do it cos. the following is produced most of the beef martin and most conceived in nigeria for centuries that lived in dependant lives of the farmers but the past 30 years of tested that harmony with deadly consequences the proliferation of weapons in the region especially from the conflict in libya makes it difficult for forty's and the countries affected by bit

from a harder clashes to control the situation. health officials in the democratic republic of congo have suspended vaccination campaigns for measles and other diseases in the northeast the area is struggling with an outbreak of the a bowl of virus there have been 5 cases in the city of bunia close to the border with uganda health services say they will prioritize the abode of unseen until it's around a catered meals that's the level of the health officials have just informed does bother me those vaccination cancelation in this region because of cases what about the situation as the number of cases of this epidemic is growing even here in this camp kids are suffering and dying from measles we need more medical support now a british iranian mother detained in iran has begun a new hunger strike. garvey ratcliffe was jailed for 5 years and 2016 after being

convicted of spying which she denies has been to stage in the 24 hour vigil outside the iranian embassy in london and says he'll also fast in solidarity with doesn't mean the u.k. is foreign minister as renewed calls for her release. our thoughts today are with nazanin i met her husband richard this morning this is an incredibly brave family their daughter was 5 years old last week now since being in prison for more than half her daughter's life and we are thinking of them and our message to iran is what ever the disagreements you may have with the united kingdom there is an innocent woman at the heart of this she just wants to get back together with her daughter gabriela to reunite that family please show that you have humanity show that you have a heart let nazanin come home the philippines president roderigo deter team is demanding an investigation into the sinking of a boat so after it was rammed by

a chinese fishing vessel 22 filipino fishermen were rescued by a vietnamese rasul after what is the latest incident in the dispute over the south china sea. reports from the home of the fisherman in in the central philippines. for many years this boat has provided a livelihood for more than 20 filipino families but not anymore. this is all that is left of it it was wrecked in the reback of philippine maritime territory in the spratly group of islands in the south china sea the fishermen say they'd anchored overnight and were asleep when a chinese vessel rammed the rear of their boat. according to them the chinese vessel turned flashed its lights and sped away leaving them clinging to wreckage on the open sea. some of us got on the small boat

and. were bird grateful fisherman. or we would go. through a sketch of the chinese vessel he says it was 3 times bigger than their own boat in 2016 the philippine government won a landmark case against china at the international tribunals in the hague china's so-called 9 dash territorial claim has been declared invalid the philippines president of 3 go to terror to considers china his government's closest ally and is refusing to implement the court ruling the chinese foreign ministry says what happened at the reed bank was a maritime accident and according to its embassy in manila a group of filipino boats prevented the chinese vessel from helping the fisherman boat owner. says he feels devastated.

that the boat. being treated. as if. it took 4 days at sea $22.00 traumatized fisherman to tractors and a determined community for a damaged fishing vessel to be returned to where it 1st came from and fishermen here tell us they will rebuild this boat and they will have out to sea again. the philippine foreign ministry says it's filed a diplomatic protest against china but filipino fishermen say they've been reporting harris meant at sea for years and that's not enough. they say what they want is the philippine government to act with dignity and defend the country's sovereignty jamelle dog and al-jazeera occidental mentor or central philippines. new prime minister is promising to strengthen ties with the e.u.

and to end corruption took over after a caretaker government resigned on friday ending a power struggle triggered by an inconclusive election result in her 1st speech after a meeting of a new cabinet to go after the only god leader of one of the main opposition parties has now left the country she's accused him of corruption. the heads of the mafia group that usurped power and terrorized the citizens of moldova for years have left the country we want to assure you that justice will be done and we are working to achieve it all of those responsible will be brought back to moldova and held accountable for everything that they did. and a little further to the west another leader promising to tackle corruption has taken office in slovakia couple tova was sworn in as the country's 1st female president the political novice one of those in march a campaign for the largely ceremonial office centered around the murder of an investigative journalist last year which led to an uproar and its cover to cover

sides of the murder as one of the reason she decided to run for the presidency. most of us know most critically quixote under the constitution people are free and equal dignity and did a right nobody should have their rights compromised noise everyone powerful enough to stand above the law but many feel that this is not quite the reality in our country the feeling of injustice has grown and has demonstrated itself it calls for change. a man who brazil's president. at an election rally last year has been acquitted to the judge ruled that the accused is mentally ill and shouldn't be jailed he'll be moved to a mental health facility within the prison indefinitely attacker was badly beaten by both sinatra supporters after the stabbing multiple sabra says he will appeal against the decision. rising property values are changing the cultural landscape of the mexican capital now each year thousands of people are pushed out by an ever

increasing cost of living but in the city's historic center $1.00 community is fighting back. reports from mexico city. mexico's capital is one of the most expensive cities in latin america at least when it comes to the cost of building a house with little public housing investments those rising costs are displacing many of the city's longstanding residents as old buildings give way to fancy apartments. perhaps no case is more emblematic of the fight against gentrification than located in the heart of mexico city's historic center the building housing the cafe was recently bought out steele says the new owners want to close his restaurant and he picked the residents who live upstairs. we don't want travel to suffer the same fate as other businesses cafes restaurants and bars that carry the tradition of downtown mexico city but have been lost to gentrification. reports that the cafe could be

shut down has brought the community together in support of preserving the iconic building a landmark of downtown mexico city. across town artists. are talking about the lack of legal resources available to low income residents this was the inspiration for creating center. this is mexico city's patron saint of resisting gentrification. why not have a saints that can intercede on behalf of all the hopeless cases in mexico the lore and the authorities not going to help so why not pray to a saint. activism against gentrification in the mexican capital is on the rise. urban planners like to say this is because the city has yet to strike a balance between private investment and affordable housing difficult but the thought of gentrification is just another part of the economic process but it can

be mitigated and it can be reduced in order to avoid the massive exit of the population experts say it's the booming economy that's behind this wave of displacement in many of mexico city's so-called up and coming neighborhoods every year however this amounts to an estimated 2000 of the city's residents being evicted from their homes. residents of the davie building have managed to avoid eviction while a lawsuit against the building's new owners is pending the outcome of this case could set the tone for the future of mexico's most historic neighborhood when we ended up in. mexico city still to come for you here on the al-jazeera news. the big reasons why. you don't have to count the cash you don't have to reconcile the cash is a new trend in the u.s. some stores are no longer except in cash if you don't have a debit or a credit card. and in sports hockey stanley cup meets and louis for the 1st time in his.