on a. play an important role protecting you. breaking news in the past hour the u.s. president donald trump says sudan and israel have agreed to normalize relations palestinian officials call it a new stab in the back. not only to do it but it's peace so that's official. public and on come out santa maria here in doha with that breaking news and the rest of the day's news. what they have accomplished here today took a great deal of courage libya's warring sides sign

a cease fire deal in geneva the biggest step yet towards peace there after nearly a decade of war. i appealed to all stakeholders and regional actors to respect the provisions of the ceasefire agreement and ensured its implementation we don't delay . foreign ministers from the media and azerbaijan meet separately with u.s. secretary of state might. try to defuse tensions over not going to cut about. in the past our u.s. president donald trump has announced that israel and sudan have agreed to normalize relations sudan becomes the 3rd to arab nation this year to do such a deal earlier donald trump also told congress he was removing sudan from the list of state sponsors of terrorism removal from bat list has been a top priority for sudan's transitional government as it tries to revive

a struggling economy. in sudan they wanted to do a deal and that was in particular nice because they essentially better war with israel for. a long time i don't know if it was fighting i don't know that but probably there's been a little bit but certainly it's been for many years you've been officially at war with sudan and now it's not only the deal was signed but it's peace so that's official and that's nice yeah we have at least 5 that want to come in. this is how we do it at al-jazeera correspondents right across the world to morgan in khartoum sudan harry for sit in west jerusalem need it ibra him in ramallah in the occupied west bank stand by all 3 of you i'm standing with alan fischer in washington d.c. listening to donald trump there i'm not sure he quite got it right he seemed to be saying that they were in a state of war or had been fighting perhaps not demonstrating the greatest knowledge over the situation but it's another one that he can chalk up after the

hurricane. and certainly might pompeo said that even what he wanted since he was part of the administration he of course was the very 1st cia director and this is all being coordinated 1st of all you have the sudanese government saying that it's going to give $335000000.00 to the united states that will help compensate victims from the east african embassy bombings in the 1990 s. the attack on the u.s.s. cole and also the murder of a u.s. aid worker so that money goes into an account and then donald trump says that he wants to remove this state sponsor of terrorism designation on sudan now that it's got to go to congress and there's a $45.00 day consultation period a joint resolution can actually block that would have to go in the house and the senate but what is interesting is if it goes through then of course that means that a lot of sanctions that are in place on sudan can be removed deal can be taken away that can start to trade more freely that would then allow israel to set up normal

relations with sudan normal trading links with sudan because then it wouldn't face any sanctions because the u.s. had designated sudan a state sponsor of terrorism so you can see it's just a process along the way donald trump has decided to approach the middle east in a different way from his previous s. there's no grand plan no big deal that brings in the palestinians the israelis and perhaps even the gulf countries instead he's gone for small bites and he's got recognition from israel from the united arab emirates. bahrain and no sudan he says that are 5 other countries ready to do a deal ideally he'd like to see saudi arabia do a deal and do one soon but that doesn't seem to be happening before the end of the year at the earliest ok thank you for now alan fischer at the white house we move to the capital of sudan and have a morgan our correspondent there so donald trump very much talking up what he's able to achieve for israel and has now done 3 times in a row for sudan i guess it's more about this removal from the list of state

sponsors of terrorism. yes indeed that's quite a significant move for sudan because its economy is in need of the country being lifted out of that list of u.s. the u.s. list of state sponsors of terror that's because no foreign country or no company was able to trade with sudan due to being on that list come on and it's also affected how sudan's economy internally is being managed sedan doesn't have hard currency but it needs to import many of the basic commodities that people use in their everyday lives so this was quite a significant step it's something that we've seen the prime minister of the lamb talk tweeting of the u.s. president donald trump for when he 1st tweeted on monday evening so damn time that he will be lifting sudan of the u.s. list of state sponsors of terror $1355000000.00 compensation to the victims of the u.s. embassies that were bombed in 1989 that's something that the sudanese prime minister abdullah welcomed and said that it means that sudan's economy and its political

transition will improve we've seen the prime minister once again thank the u.s. president when he said that he is notifying congress to lift sudan off the u.s. list of state sponsors of terror we have not however heard from any sort of these officials as of yet on the normalization of ties between sudan and israel the administration has been very quiet about this even though we all knew that there was an israeli sudanese joint meeting here on wednesday when israel israeli plane flew in we also know that from the joint statement there will be trade in our cultural deals between the 2 countries but that's because the prime minister has repeatedly stated his worried about how many parties here in this country will take the idea of normalization let's not forget that people the government itself is a transitional government but it's also made up of correlations of various political parties with various leanings and various ideologies so it's very hard to see how some parties will respond with the weight interests to get responses from

individual parties as well both within the. government and outside of the government but so far the country has been very quiet in terms of normalizing relations with israel but they did welcome the idea of listing of lifting sudan of the u.s. list of state sponsors of terrorism yeah as everything all the. should say all the talk coming from washington and to a lesser degree israel. thank you speaking of israel in west jerusalem for us harry. we heard president netanyahu on the phone there to president trump a little bit earlier wouldn't be drawn on anything to do with with joe biden could have struck a deal and i guess that some political smarts that he doesn't know who people who he will be dealing with going forward. that's right yes he paid another fulsome tributes to donald trump thanking him again for all of the things that he done for israel and talked about how he would be viewed by history history recording those

who do things but no he wouldn't play ball in terms of criticizing the man that donald trump referred to as sleepy joe and saying that he wouldn't have been able to done it and he obviously like all of us is awaiting the results of the november 3rd election in the united states there has been a statement here in israel as well and prime minister netanyahu has given a video statement in which he calls this another major breakthrough and signaling a new era of peace it's worth having a look though at the text of the joint statement that was released after that white house phone call it's a bit different from the one that came out after the u.a.e. normalisation in august it doesn't talk as he was just referring to it doesn't talk about full diplomatic relations it doesn't talk about embassies appearing in both countries it talks rather about a fairly limited start at least economic and trade talks beginning with agriculture

so that speaks to some of the complexity in sudan about having these sorts of relationships with israel as far as you know is concerned in that phone call he's very keen to talk about the practical implications of these normalization deals talking about how it will lower the cost of living for israelis he's obviously talking about the symbolism of all this saying that the $3.00 knows that had been uttered in 1967 the arab league summit in khartoum no peace with israel no recognition and no talks with israel had been replaced by 3 yeses but he also wants to try to emphasize to the israeli public that there are practical improvements in their daily life that could stem from these agreements because netanyahu just like donald trump is suffering. in the polls suffering through mismanagement of the covert crisis and that source to see more credit although there is broad support for these moves from the israeli public the poll numbers haven't really shifted

upward so you want to try and make the most of these movements are a force that's in west jerusalem with that day thank you and now we head not too far away ramallah in the occupied west bank near the ibrahim the palestinians don't if there's been official reaction needed but they must be wondering who is going to abandon the next. and that's what they said when the u.a.e. and by train fares started announcing that they are not realizing that asians with israel they said that this is going only to be opening the door for so many countries to normalize relations with israel specifically that the arab league that plays where this through the nose would bore no to peace no to recognition or negotiation with it with israel has nothing else had been replaced with the 3 yeses and 4 post in eons they tried to get some sort of ira's aleutian for the arab league it is not adopted drafters allusion to condemn normalization which means

that they are losing a lot of support in the region and specially under the arrow they feel that he's the israeli ambassador from tel aviv to jerusalem he is given full support to netanyahu and they can only wonder what trumpet's administration is going to be doing to try and encourage more countries to normalize relations with israel we've spoken to a couple of political analysts who believe that bostonians backs are against the wall right now they are at a very difficult economic situation they've looked a lot of the regional support and they can only hope that widen would win the 2nd term of american elections or would would would win the presidential elections and not have trump in the office for a 2nd term thank you need it abraham and ramallah the occupied west bank rounding out the same correspondence on this breaking news our guest this hour is cameron

hudson senior fellow at the atlantic council but also former chief of staff in the office of the u.s. special envoy to sudan at the u.s. state department joining us from washington thank you for your time you can give us i'm sure some good insight here are some ideas about how this deal will have happened. and when i say deal on talking more about the removal of the state sponsor of removal from the vista state sponsors of terrorism because that is a very significant move to sudan. absolutely and it's been a long time in coming frankly obviously since the transitional government came into office last september 1 of their 1st priorities was was remaking sudan's relationship with the international community and you know key to doing that is being removed from the state sponsor of terrorism list prime minister humbucker went to the u.n. general assembly in new york last year and boldly declaim claim that he would have the country removed it's been a long year the economy has suffered greatly over the past year there's been no

real democracy dividend for all of the protesters who overthrew president bashir so for them this is i think a long time in coming and comes really in the nick of time with the hope that it's going to bring in new trade new investment new cash flow into the country to to bolster the economy what about thing normalizing of relations with israel would argue that maybe it's not really that significant for the people of sudan as of keep pointing out is not like israel and sudan were hostile to each other all were at war anything. well there was a state of belligerence between israel and sudan which prevented a great many things from happening so it was only 6 years ago that israeli fighter jets were bombing targets inside sudan that there were guns and human traffickers moving people and weapons from sudan up the north red sea into the gaza strip so there was a state of belligerence there were 20000 or more now sudanese refugees in israel

that israel can't return to sudan because it's illegal for sudanese to travel to israel right now so those restrictions will presumably go away and there will be a much more mature conversation not just on hard security issues and immigration issues but also on trade development and investment issues that israel seems to be prepared to to make big moves in right now on the u.s. side of things what's that getting out of this there was a a deal as far as removal from that list of state sponsors of terror that it would get payments from sudan of a pos terrorism events absolutely so washington's largest stipulation in removing sudan from the terrorism list again from the beginning has been that that sudan settle the legal judgments against it in u.s. courts for the terrorist attacks of the u.s.s. cole and the us embassy bombings these are now more than 20 years old and have been

hanging over sudan for for that for that long so the $335000000.00 goes to pay the american and african victims of those of those attacks that's really what washington primarily gets out of the deal or around removing sudan from the terrorism the us cameron hudson from the atlantic council thank you for your time today we do appreciate it. we'll speak to our senior political analyst now and a shower in a moment before we do just a quick check of twitter which is how we know donald trump likes to communicate he's posted to screenshots there of the deal and he says a huge oil u.g. might say when today for the united states and for peace in the world sudan has agreed to a piece of normalization agreement with israel with the united arab emirates and behind that 3 arab countries to have done so in only a matter of weeks more will followed ma one. senior political analyst as i said he says a huge win for the united states and for peace in the world that's a bit of

a stretch isn't it. well i mean it's like everything else that don't trump. is a stretch in there but he says if you want me to get not the fact checker not have a long night well i guess more to the point what you were saying before that this is this is for israel with the united states says that the win for them it's actually for israel absolutely absolutely absolutely 'd and then isn't it to talk about peace in the world at this point in time and when the region is really is on the brink this is really stretching it but be that as it may what is clear that is at least trying to boast about something that he didn't more stable and you secular state and his you know there are. some who know we're able to. bring what you said on your he by having you know others who will accept it under such american pressure to realize or to have sort of 'd peace with israel because

every one of the steps of the arab world is so divided the region is is basically falling apart and arab regimes are obsessing about their standing about and you want to understand that since they are not going to get interest to one another since they are not united in the arab world each and every one of those regimes is looking for mercy looking for a way out of whatever they are doing because of saddam it's being one to terrorists . and washington is the only one that is actually able to help him to break out of regional or solution or international isolation the most it was washington in isolation the french and washington is and remains a little bit about the question is and i mentioned before whether washington is actually working on behalf of the united states or is it working on the back room mr clinton in this instance and this timing and the way that has been done and the

people who've done it notably my bail was a great you know believe or as an evangelical scientist in protecting supporting and doing everything possible about what is right at this age is being done on the 500 on premise that the now rather than anything gritty that has to with what piece. donald trump talks about up to 5 other arab nations wanting to sign up the deals now again the usual caveats i mean donald trump says the health care deals coming donald trump says a vaccine is coming he says a lot of things be that as it may what other countries do you think he could be talking about. you know it is possible right i mean if he stays president i am no longer sure that he will be president after january 20th with them to a new one but be that as it me the possibility of the prevention of at them a domino effect if he stays in power is lost is that so whether it is all man

whether the moral and whatever other weak part of the chain in the arab world you know it is possible that under american pressure that they will acquiesce and do not rise and as i said with quite a different sort in their to reserve because of washington in this instance because they wouldn't want help either they want help as a regime to stay in power or they want help to break out of isolation or they want up against their neighbors because we are on the stand that the region is succubi that everyone is standing up against it what else you know that the dems of the regimes really want to do or what we have today is a day of i'm going to quote it quote unquote a victory for the government a bit of a victory for the trauma presidency but i'm not really sure what this is going to mean much for their political future not that i want to jump in but in terms of the

palestinian this is yet another big blow to the palestinians to the fullest you need to shift and i think that's why the seat of the bush not just was right for it by this the palestinian youth that shit is going to have to do what it took them the moment ago which is change strategy understanding what the reality is there will be a small this is what i want to ask you about the palestinians they will be feeling numb use the wood abandoned with those talking to so knitted they're saying they feel like they've been stabbed in the back again when you talk about changing tack how do you change tack when your allies the people who supported you for decades are falling around here. well because you know at the end of the day it was my without bouts that alice and you press that have that job or that b.l.o. who set the 1st example it was my one about us who was all unfocused in humans bit by the stadiums and sits by the stadiums bets in the american basket but sitting on

leadership for the egyptian leadership by saying that 99 percent of the cards are in washington's happens and this many or maybe not true or maybe true to a large extent but the idea that you simply put all your bets bets in washington's basket and give up on the need good strategy to continue to sort of defy your presence or will in the aggregate to continue to connect to a civil society in the arab world to continue to grow that with the other it's with other businesses to get it to connect with the international business is an international meets to western civil society meaning to just book the road in the perspective and promote the palestinian cause instead of a lot of basically i'm worried about us and the policy that should have incarcerated themselves and. place bets on washington and they ended up with and what happens when you end up with don't stop for 40 years when the evangelical

zionists i'm other scientists in control ringback of foreign policy in washington what are you going to end up with the cruel israeli american pulse and that's what i see today that exults of washington working on behalf of the now government thank you for all of that moment ashara a senior political analyst on the deal struck today between israel sudan and effectively the united states as well. busy day of news before any of that happened a deal another deal praised as historic but perceived by many with caution we're talking about libya's warring sides who have agreed to what the united nations is calling a permanent ceasefire as was signed in geneva after nearly a decade of conflict triggered by the downfall of libya's long time they don't want about feet of support from $100.00. after 5 days of un hosted talks

a historic breakthrough libya's warring factions signing a national cease fire today is a good day for the libyan people. at 11 15 am this morning here in the u.n. headquarters in geneva the 2 libyan delegations to the 5 plus 5 joint military commission talks signed a complete countrywide and permanent cease fire agreement with immediate effect. under the terms all foreign fighters are required to leave libya within 3 months and a new joint police force will start patrolling disputed areas. for libya which has been wracked by conflict for nearly 10 years these past 14 months has only seen the fighting worsen while the east of the country is in the hands of powerful word khalifa haftar and the tobruk based house of representatives the west is controlled by the un backed government of national accord led by prime minister. they remain

in tripoli the country's capital have to who is supported by russia egypt and the united arab emirates launched an offensive on tripoli in april 2019 but was pushed back early this year as pro g.m.a. forces received support from turkey the u. when which is accused foreign parties of breaching an arms embargo urged them to stop interfering in libya. and while repeated attempts for a u.n. brokered ceasefire failed in the past this round has seen both sides agree to reopen land and air routes across frontlines still many questions remain unanswered then asked to be. arrangements on the ground as to how it's going to be monitored it will be done independent a mood of optimism may now exist but the coming weeks and months are likely to reveal whether this is a lasting peace. and. more on this story now with a diplomatic effort the james bays he's at the united nations in new york. they're

pushing the positive side they know that cease fires in the middle east are always very fragile very shaky things and they're particularly concerned about the international dimension about international countries meddling in the affairs of libya that's been the long concern of the u.n. just go back to the beginning of the year they have that conference to bring all the players together put them all on the same page and many you attended were not on the same page they were supporting one side or the other that then led to the resignation of the un's top person on libya gas son salaam and you saw that this agreement was done by his then deputy has been acting ever since the beginning of the year stephanie williams and to show you how divided the international community still is after many months of wrangling they still haven't found a new envoy ahead of what are supposed to be the key talks coming up in tunis the secretary general current candidate he wants to appoint is

a guy called nicholai in london off he's the un's man in jerusalem previously was in iraq but right now 2 african countries are in south africa plus an instant and great indians are blocking that appointment i asked the secretary general if he was frustrated let's be clear this is not the 1st diet that an envoy is blocked in so good the council so i don't see that we should the outline or we should. focus on the present difficulties because there were other difficulties but he seeding them and they hope that everything will be overcome in the near future the secretary general seemed somewhat irritated when he was also asked about comments of from president. which in which he questioned who'd exactly signed on behalf of the libyans the secretary general read out the list of the signatories and said they were the accredited representatives of the 2 sides and made it quite clear that it wasn't up to members of the international community to comment on this he wanted a libyan solution to the problems in libya. u.s.

embassy in ankara says it's received credible information about potential attacks and kidnappings targeting americans in turkey it says those at risk include its consulate general in istanbul the embassy also says other foreign nationals in the city might be at risk temporarily suspended all services at its diplomatic missions in turkey and told citizens to exercise caution in places frequented by lawrence as a foreign minister is meeting the u.s. secretary of state might bump a 0 in washington part of an effort to reach a diplomatic solution to the conflict in the going to cut a bus. will also hold a separate meeting with the armenian foreign minister on friday there has been fighting in that region for more than 3 weeks now to wolf in washington the trouble ministration is is taking more action with these meetings we've had statements from now where he's asked for a cease fire he's asked for international actors not to be involved meaning turkey

not to be supplying weapons to to the competence and we've had these meetings now 1st the the as every foreign minister for an hour now the the armenian foreign minister for an hour however we don't hearing much about any sort of plan it was very noticeable that the as very foreign minister going in these areas our sources going and said this isn't really about a cease fire this is just about getting a long term solution so we're going to care about where is the armenian sources were saying no we're going to be pushing for sanctions on turkey trying to stop turkey from supplying azerbaijan with weapons might pump a river has been making a statement saying we need to cease fire we need far not just to stop supplying weapons to the competence he came out with this statement which would raise some eyebrows we were hopeful the armenians will be able to defend against what the azerbaijanis are doing which is particularly interesting because it sort of goes against the traditional geopolitical interests of the us. a coronavirus update for

you spain's prime minister says his nation may actually have $3000000.00 cases 3 times higher than the official total european governments are reimposing lockdowns and restrictions to contain rapidly rising infections russia and poland of all seen a record single day rise in the number of infections on friday french scientists in 1000 is spreading faster now than at the peak of the 1st wave back in march more on the situation in europe with our correspondent andrew symonds pederast sanchez the spanish prime minister gave this shock announcement a few hours back now that $3000000.00 figure he refers to as a real time figure after new research which hasn't been fully detailed yet into the infection rate and this is 3 times the figure that the official figures they've been using so far now in spain they're stopping short of

a national lockdown it's quite controversial they have made a number of measures like the rest of europe but this is a country structured by its regions and there are complaints from the leaders of those regions that the national policy doesn't add up to a really a coordinated one at this stage now in france you have the starkest warning yet of the infection rise being potentially not potentially in fact that's the wrong word is going to be as bad if not worse than late march early april when the pandemic was at its peak france has made new measures to try and contain the virus its curfew policy has been extended to affect 2 thirds 2 thirds of a 1000000 of the popular 2 thirds of the population i should say terms of what they're doing.