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china. the deal was struck in beijing after 4 days of secret talks. it follows 7 years of all, still letty, since the saudi kingdom broke off official relations and a joint communique, both countries pledge to reopen their embassies within the next 2 months. alhashan passmore to rob and beijing, the secretary of iran, the supreme national security council. and his counterparts from saudi arabia met over the past few days. and they agreed on exchanging ambassadors between to had on andrea. this is a breakthrough, and this is big news in this region because on one side it's going to help this escalate, deescalate the tension and the other. it's kind of result of the 2 years of meetings between delegations from iran and so that it yeah. there was a mediation before and in, but that that didn't really go a lot forward. and they want to small understandings for right now, there is

a big agreement. the 2 countries are going back to 2 exchange ambassadors that have diplomatic size. and also they will put in action the 2001 security fact between them. that means no, no, no, none of them is going to interfere in any other countries interests. and they will try to have good relations, how this is going to be reflected on the region. many say this is going to have yes, the escalate, as we said in the beginning. but the important thing here is the chinese roll this region. i've been known for years to be under the u. s. influence. this is the 1st time that china is playing such at all. and this means that the chinese are having more leverage in the middle east. iraq and saudi arabia have long, had an adversarial history. let's take a quick look at some of that recent events now in 2011 out of spring sol, protest movements against the status quo in several countries in the middle east.

saudi arabia accused iran of inciting protests in barton against the royal family are all denied the accusation as the civil war in you haven't began in 2015. saudi arabia backs that internationally recognized government and talk to the to t rebel stronghold. iran was why be accused of backing the who these militarily, it's that it provided political support. in 2016 saudi arabia executed a prominent she leader who supported the center against the kingdom. there was a pro in iran where protest as bird parts of the saudi embassy. and in 2019 saudi arabia, state for an oil company was hit by a who the drove attack. 5000000 barrels a day of crude production was effected close to half of the kingdoms output. iran denied any involvement. well, i'm joined by the senior political analyst mob boshra. this is a very interesting story that happened really under a veil of secrecy. but restoring relations doesn't always mean that you could have

become friends straight away. how do you read the situation right now? i think this certainly the beginning of something very serious and interesting, i think because there's a bit of background to it as well. i mean, this didn't happen out of out of the blue. there was a process that as couple of years. and there is a vested interest for both countries, for both regimes. i would say to improve relations because they're confliction reflected badly on the region. but they also reflect badly on iran and saudi arabia. i think one is hard to find what benefit exactly did they drove from the conflict because they certainly were drained financially and otherwise and they had to buy arms and they had to get engage in proxy conflicts on war fairs in the region like in yemen. and they had to carry, regardless whether they took it morally or not,

the burden of countries being destroyed like yemen, like syria, paralyzing lebanon. but allies in iraq are to some degree. so they're all and i'm not talking here individual individually as one counter with other, but their conflict has certainly reflected badly under region and reflected badly or themselves. so there is a good reason why they would want to build on the relationship and improve it because it will do good for both of them even though they still have or they still harbor doubt an difference in the logical and otherwise between directives and real year he said, what have they benefited? and you mentioned that for capitals, beirut, damascus, baghdad, and center. and yet with each of those countries, there are also various 3rd parties involved in those conflicts which these 2 countries have to navigate. you know, we got russia involved in various scenarios,

you've got the u. s. involved still, and turkey as well. so mean they have to deal with more than just a relationship between re at and a to run. absolutely. but again, let's go, let's look at the history of this because history is important than this, sir. and in this sense, when countries in the region agree amongst themselves and within countries of the region, sort of build on some sort of initiatives regarding 3rd parties. as a leopard on syria and others, the global powers tend to but out global powers have greater role in the region when they exploit the decisions among regional bowers among regional states. but when the regional powers and regional states don't allow their divisions to be exploited by foreign powers, whether they are europeans russians or make our chinese, then you will see that they are always able to impose or move forward in whatever

planning they have. in a sense, you could say in our sort of um, theoretical way that geography is always more important than strategy than geo politics. geography is more and more than geopolitics. the presence of sodium been ill and in the region would always be more influential, more effective than some foreign power to oceans away. let's, we'll cut foreign piles because that particular case was in china, very influential under the radar. managed to get these 2 very conflicting sides at the table to talk it's, it's a diplomatic master stroke. absolutely. i think the winner globally are out of this need a certain to china now it could boast up of not only of influence but of constructive influence. and origin, and i'm sure a lot of people are bitter and angry in washington even though they would say we welcome but approach one, the region and d thornton so on, so forth. but again,

seats. so china wouldn't be able to do much if you're on did not approach china earlier on and tried to build bridges with china in order to confront the united states to it. so your area wouldn't have her order a china wouldn't have that much influence. and so their area, if the so the government, the, so the leadership did not invite but as, and she to saudi arabia and hold a summit, a golf summit, a saudi summit, and unheard of summit were the chinese leader. so in fact, it was iran and saudi arabia that initiated bringing china to the ford within the region. and they made it their way to china because china has leverage. and hence, china would have been a great mediator between riyadh and the han, but it was lower than the iran that had vested interest in bringing china in. interesting, a dynamics that's unfolding in the middle of shore. get to know more about the

intricacies as the days unfold for the moment. barbara shower are political, senior political on this. thank you. thank of it to go. is there chair, professor of the suture university josefina from beijing? good. have you? it was mr. gow on the program. if cordial relations continue to these 2 countries, this is, as we just said here, a huge diplomatic success for china in the middle east. this congratulate this historical are up for us mam, between iran and saudi arabia. this is truly master romantic stroke. however, mr. wong e, the head of the c p. c. foreign affairs committee emphasized that as a matter of fact, this is a victory for peace. i think it is truly very accurate description. chandler does not want to address the spotlight for itself. i think we congratulate both the kingdom of saudi arabia as well as iran, for demonstrating vision, courage, wisdom,

and resourcefulness in reaching, rob, push, mom and a very critical moment in history. it whenever chinese food is truly what china need to do. because china, for all these decades, has been a good friend of iran on the one hand and a good friend of some the area. and we treasure our relations with saudi arabia on the one hand, but also with iran. on the other hand, you may know for many years i've been an advisor to saudi or ankle. i know for sure between tar wrong and agree out. there were deeply rooted animosity against each other. each time when china reached out to saudi arabia, the expectation was that china were distance itself away from tehran. each time when china reached out to her arm, iran's expectation let john i should distance itself away from saudi arabia.

channel refused to do that channel. want to reach out to both iraq on the one hand as saudi arabia, on the other hand, but overall, just to get where you jump in here. and if you are important countries in that region. indeed, mr. guy, let me just jump in there because obviously the reaching out to china is also you could say reversed as well in the sense that both saudi arabia's relationship. you might say, with the western, especially the united states has changed over the last 10 to 15 years. a whole range of issues from a political dissidents to the relationship in either syria or, or lebanon, or even iraq and afghanistan, and iran position as well, militarily, or in this region has also been problematic. is it a friend of russia? it's not a friend of the west and he you because of all of the, the nuclear sanctions and the nuclear problems it has on its own doorstep. why did china believe a,

you say china's insistent on trying to get these sides to talk to whit? why was the time right now? why did china feel that they could succeed now when they haven't been able to succeed in the past 10 to 15 years? well 1st of all, as i emphasized a china tree to both saudi arabia and iran as very important populace, they each have a very important history civilization and influence in that particular part of the world and throughout the world. and china treat both saudi arabia and iran in their own capacity as an equal, china always refuses to impose its will on any other country, either on saudi arabia, on the one hand or era on the other hand, would fully respect these 2 countries separately. and we just do want to see that they become normal in their relations rather than adopt antagonistic relations against each other. therefore,

china wants to play this good offices as an intermediary as a go between between these 2 countries. and china emphasized the importance of good relations with each other, rather than animosity or confrontation against each other. i think in the world of to day, this message of peace is especially important. and we believe that if countries like saudi arabia, on the one hand, that you are on the other hand, can really dedicate themselves to pursuing peace. they will be the biggest, the, with us. and charlotte will be a winner along with them. and this is truly a good example why in the world of today, where you'll see a major choice that you wore versus piece saudi arabia and iran are reaching out towards each other. and they want to normalize their relations wrapper, small as we called it. and this is not only is good for these 2 great countries, but also since a good example for many other countries,

which may have conflict with each other. and they will realize i hold that piece is the only right way going forward. follow. okay, mr. guy. unfortunately, we will have to leave it, but i think we said we got the message from china. good. have you read this on the programming and thinking now the u. k. will pay for the $577000000.00 over the next 3 years method to cut the number of asylum seekers crossing needless channel. in small boats. the british and french leaders have been meeting in paris as the u. k . government pushes the controversial new crackdown on legal crossings. the 2 leaders hail if somebody turns a new start in anglo british. i'm a french relations announcing a new detention center in northern from and you command center, bringing our enforcement teams together in one place for the 1st time, and an extra $500.00 new offices patrolling french beaches all underpinned by more drone and other surveillance technologies that will help ramp up the interception right. and the legislation, the u. k, is introduced this week,

supports it. because it's designed to break the business model of the criminal gangs and remove the poll factors, bringing them to the channel coast. now we will always comply with our international treaty obligations, but i am convinced that within them that we can do what is necessary to solve the shared problem and stop the both in a city gaskin with this, what we've decided is height and coordination on our activities and new initiatives we compel each other and we must act together in a fully shared framework. but also to be able to do this with all the europeans who are concerned with the transit and crossing latasha. butler has more from paris. when it comes to cross channel migration, it is long been a source of great tension between britain and france. britain is always felt that france doesn't do enough to stop people crossing at the english channel on small boats and arriving illegally in the u. k. france has long felt that britain should

do more to help it if he really wants to try and reduce the number of asylum seekers that are leaving a french shore or war. he thought a day was emmanuel mackerel. and richie soon acc, at least looking as if they had come to some form of agreement over how to move forward. we have britain pledging $577000000.00 a to francis for the next 3 years to help a bolster security operations on the north and french k. so you had a very, she soon act talking about things like another did a detention center that will be run by our british and french. oh, offices police officers, more of patrolling police offices on the beaches of northern france. the very fact that the summit was taken place the significant in itself because there hasn't been a franco british summit for 5 years because relations between london and paris athene extremely strain deficits gregson have dispute say the things like fishing

rights cove, it and the ox submarine contract, but this what we saw here today between mac on seen that was all about resetting those ties, reviving past alliances and relations that police in germany say a gunman who killed 6 idols and an unborn baby or to jehovah witnesses hall was a former member of their own community, they say that he shot himself dead as please enter the building in the northern city of hamburg showed a whole report move our footage records. a gunman, firing many rooms inside a building where a weekly bible study meeting a pitcher hoses witnesses, was taking place outside a stream of police vehicles and ambulances were quickly on the scene. armed police stores the building, finding dead bodies, and many injured and escorting survivors to safety. had bird police of confirmed the gunman was among the dead,

shooting himself on an upper floor as police entered below. they described him as philip f, a 35 year old german citizen, and former member of the job is witnesses who left the community on bad terms 18 months ago, possibly suffering from mental ill health. the motive remains unclear, but terrorism has been ruled out. i've often validus, he appeared to be unmarried. i lived and worked in humbugs, in 2014. philip philip f. had a gun license for school purposes and was in legal possession of a weapon type of heckler and cockpit 30, which was the weapon found next to the perpetrator. o. overnight eye witnesses described a frenzied scene. yeah, no, it's been unwilling to you me. i'm a resident up here and i heard loud gunshots, so i went to the window to get an idea of the situation. then i saw that a man was shooting out of the window with the fire people being carried out and they will probably 25 shots at least that i heard. and after the police got there,

there was no gun fire for a long time. but then after 5 minutes or so, there was a single shot as forensic work continued. police said the gunman had fired 9 magazines of ammunition during the rampage. the coincidental presence at the time of highly trained armed offices near that jehovah witness building. they said that saved many lives, joe, to hull al jazeera while still had here on al jazeera, a rebel attack kills 44 people in the increasingly volatile democratic republic of congo. and the long lost art of stop motion animation will get a peek behind the curtain of the making of the latest oscar nominated fashion of pinocchio: the stories after the break. ah,

it's still raining in blazing into it and it's i'm laser in particular, but the rain isn't as heavy wouldn't guarantee the forecast continues at trend though, and the still flooding on the grounds. you topic up. it's just not very helpful. the same is true and sumatra, and this part of bornea and sil away c looks rather dry. and now for the philippines admittedly, and of course the rainy season is coming slowly to an end. as should winter be for east asians, that attempt has been knocked back again because from the yellow river north was we were about 15 degrees above average. the last couple of days was coming down this weekend and that's a developing cold front. so you might even see snow in north korea and this northeast and pol sharon easton siberia. where is the rain, which is really the main thing on this from the system, works his way in towards japan, which is got a rather warm feel to at 20 degrees in tokyo. behind it, suns back out in china, attempts is where they should be. claudia sat at the yangtze down towards the pearl river valley that breaks of lightest rain. i think they might still see one or 2

showers up in the foothills of the himalayas. generally speaking, it's not particularly wet yet. we look at pre monsoon heat, still in india, more in the west of the east. the attempt is aren't extraordinarily high. 37 or so for example, in one bye and 36 in karachi. ah . that too often of canister is portrayed through the prism of war, but there were many of canister thanks to the brave individuals who risk their lives to protect it from destruction. an extraordinary film, archived spanish for decades, reveals the forgotten truths of the countries modern history. the forbidden real part to the communist revolution on a just ego. oh,

the me watching over there lisa hill, robin, the reminder of our top stories, saudi arabia and iran have it out so that resuming diplomatic ties, the deal was struck in beijing. the 2 countries released a joint communicate with china on the agreement. the kingdom break off times with iran in 2016, the united kingdom will pay france $577000000.00 over the next 3 years. and an effort to cut the number of asylum seekers crossing the english channel in small boats. the petition, french leaders have been meeting in paris calling. it's a new start and diplomatic relations. and the government has killed 6 adults under and bold baby in an attack on the jehovah witnesses hole in the germans that he hadn't back. please say he was

a full member of the religious community. george's parliament has dropped the bill. that protested fed would silence the media da position the bill with a 4th media organizations on the ga who received more than 20 percent of something from abroad to register as foreign agents. tens of thousands, the pretenses were out of the streets for 3 days. they had was the bill was a move towards russia and away from the west better. smith has more from tbilisi. there's a lot relief here outside parliament. the popular protest seems to forced georgia government to back down and kill this bill. the ruling party, georgia. dream said it would conditionally withdraw the bill. it supported without any reservation, but it accused what it called the radical opposition of spreading lies about the bill. how many people here sense the hum of russia? the bill was called an agent of foreign influence. bill was

a very similar sort of law was passed in russia and it was used to crack down on opposition groups and human rights watch says that here in georgia organizations and jose would have faith owners reporting requirements and inspection that includes electron monitoring groups, corruption, monitoring group independent media, anyone who got source more than 20 percent of their funding from overseas, the government, but simply that this law was necessary to route out foreign agents and spies the kremlin when i physically about this law that that they had no influence. i'm not involved in this. lauren, georgia. at least 44 people are being killed in the tank and east in democratic republic of congo. the military sense, a village at north keyvi province was targeted by fighters. believe to be from uganda, the armed group, the legions to isolate the bulk of web, has the story. the people of the village of me, candy berry, the bodies of thousands of children,

women and men killed in an attack by an armed group. it's not the 1st time they've had to do this. general mother, even though it was evening, around 7 o'clock, i heard noises and children starting to flee suddenly, the rebels were attacking in the direction of our health center that was shouting. the children shouted, the adf rebels are here. the army says the adf, allied democratic forces is responsible. it's widely blamed for killing thousands of civilians in its hillary province over the last decade for wave women. as you see in the country, it's always the same adf, which always has bad intentions towards the congo lease. so they showed up here in the village of mc condi, the last many of our brothers. 2 years ago the government declared a state of siege here a form of martial law had said it would enable a crackdown on the armed groups that the attacks had only become more frequent and more bloody in their bus. here 3 or 4 days don't go by without us recording death.

the results of barbarity from adf terrorism. that is why once again, we repeat, we need considerable military force to come, that can contribute to the restoration of peace. the adf originally came from neighboring u. gander in the 1990s, the armies of those few canada and congo have pledged to deceit them. the rights groups say the military operations haven't helped and the violence against civilians is growing west. malcolm web al jazeera mills, chris lita has ordered the military to intensify drills for what he calls a real wall. came john good made the demand, the over sold a lot of missiles alongside his daughter, the u. s. and south crew preparing for large scale joint military drills. next week . fifty's former leader franka by america has been released on bail. he pleaded not guilty to a charge that he abused his power as prime minister in december,

he will say 10 selection of holding the position to 16 years of this week. he resides in parliament and protest after a temporary suspension for insulting the president. the sets of the new oscar nominated version of pinocchio, or at the center of a brand new exhibition in new york, the museum of madness, display shows visitors the painstaking process of stop motion animation. gabriel alexander went for look. ah, we shall call. yeah. tina mexican director, guillermo del toro st. pinocchio is the latest adaptation of the classic children's story of a wooden boy whose nose grows when he lies in new york's museum of modern art, is giving visitors the chance to see the care and craft behind making the movie in an exhibition fittingly called crafting pinocchio unlike most modern animations,

pinocchio was made not with computer generated graphics, but with traditional stop animation techniques, a painstaking process in which the movie is literally made frame by frame. there are a full scale stand emission sets from the film just as i appeared. this is the largest one. this is the fastest re education camp we've installed, like one of the studio cameras. and it's taking one still image at a time between each till image the enemy is would move all the puppets and then take one photograph. and when you run altogether, you've got a of the see, up to 40 animators worked simultaneously on pinocchio often at home during the pandemic. the scenes that last just a few seconds, sometimes took months to make life such a wonderfully. although the results are stunning.

you may have no dream. i controlled that movie is set in fascist italy in the 19 thirty's and visitors can also see the designers attention to detail in recreating scenes from that era. as well as some of the monsters as fantasy mixes with reality. here modell toros, pinocchio is nominated for the best animated feature film oscar. it's already one that category in the golden globes. but this exhibition here at the moma is about a lot more than just recognizing the director shall ends with a board with all the collaborators, photographs, everyone who worked on this film. i think when people leave and see the face of the people to created what they've just experienced, it'll be inspiring for them. an exhibition that's as much about those who made the art as the art itself, gabriel's condo, i'll just.