this is new news live from berlin drone attacks for saudi arabia it's true the oil production by. the attack set ablaze the world's largest oil processing facility rebels from yemen have claimed responsibility but the u.s. blames ferranti. tunisians are voting today in a presidential election with 2 dozen candidates to choose from the country called snap elections after the 1st democratically elected president since the arab spring in office.

next peiser thanks for joining us saudi arabia has temporarily halted oil production at 2 facilities after they were attacked by a good many rebels iran backed fighters say they used 10 drones in the strike saudi arabian oil production has been cut by about a half one of the targets was the giant oil processing plant in kc located east of the capital riyadh blazes also broke out in the country's 2nd largest oil field including the fires have been brought under control and there were no injuries reported. has been following the story for us only tell me the saudis have cut production by about a half they say what does this mean for saudi arabia. and for the world as

a saudi arabia is losing 6000000 barrels of crude oil a day to put that into context the world consumes more than 100000000 barrels so that is a large chunk saudi arabia is the biggest oil exporter in the world and we'll have to wait and see when the markets open on monday but this is likely to send ripples through the world economy. they say saudi arabia saying they will try to relieve some of that loss by using emergency emergency stocks of oil. itself oil and gas is the major part of their economy more than 50 percent of their g.d.p. 70 percent goes to export and this makes saudi arabia vulnerable and now we know that they're there diversifying or they have reforms to diversify their economy away from oil any disruption to oil production. is that puts the puts their

economy in jeopardy and that's likely why these oil facilities were targets. more about who did this to who the rebels say they've done it however the american secretary of state says he thinks iran is behind it that's right so he says that there is no evidence that the drones came from yemen he puts the blame squarely on iran and now he called it an unprecedented attack on the world's energy supply even though the u.s. has presented no evidence for this. these attacks are likely to ramp up tensions between the u.s. and iran they have of course not been very good since president don't call the u.s. out of iran nuclear deal last year now as for the few things they say that this strike was in retaliation for for attacks and then we know that they have the capability of the un's. yes they have drones that can they can reach 1500.

that would cover most of. they have been using in combat since the beginning of this war it started out as small and fairly crude drones but now they have they have more professional drones that look very much like the ones that produce produces but iran of course say they are not supplying the huth east with any weapons all right detail because only a soccer thanks for that insight. we turn it now to tunisia or people are voting today in snap presidential elections ballot boxes and security personnel are being transported across the country ahead of the vote it was scheduled for november but brought forward after the death of the president. 2 dozen candidates are taking part in tomorrow's including representatives from the

moderate islamist party the big field of candidates is leaving some voters feeling uninspired but the election itself is seen as a victory. these people may not look excited. but they were witnessing something that had never before happened in tunisia. off for that matter in most parts of the arab world to hear the. candidates in the country's presidential election were taking part in a televised debate. and events seen as a milestone on the road to democracy. well a hazard at how well it's something that makes you happy and we can feel we've done something for democracy there's freedom of expression we have the right to choose but it was just a step that tunisia is often called the arab spring only success story but despite the progress made since the overthrow of the dictator has enough added in ben ali

2011 the country is facing a raft of challenges chief among them the economy. and goes a ruptured on many occasions over unemployment and poverty riots in the central city of kasserine flared after a journalist committed suicide to protest against the lack of opportunity. his case recalled the death of the street vendor mohamed boy is easy now mortar lies in a mirror and his hometown who is easiest decision to set himself on fire to protest against economic conditions and repression was the spark that set off revolutions across the region in 2011. was the only country to undergo a lasting transformation but many here are frustrated with the slow pace of change and the weather being an amendment which we have to vote to get our country back on its feet we need things to get better at the beginning it was a disappointment and now the expectations of the population and the promises are

important. but there are also reasons to optimism campaigning was peaceful the election will also be the 1st time since the end of the dictator. palin of past from one tree and family and that should lead it to the next a sign that democracy has staying power. and now it is some of the other stories making news around the world skirmishes broke out at a shopping mall in hong kong between supporters of beijing and pro-democracy protesters hundreds of pro jeep beijing demonstrators waving red flags saying the chinese national anthem and slogans but rivals quickly gathered and the 2 sides heckled each other before trading blows. the afghan government says it will not consider making a peace deal with the taliban until after this month's elections a presidential spokesman said nothing would impede the vote on the 28th of

september the insurgent group has warned afghans not to vote and threatened to target polling stations. the white house says camps have been the son of the late al qaeda leader osama has been killed in a u.s. counterterrorism operation carried out between the border of afghanistan and pakistan. 2 years ago the u.s. state department designated him a global terrorist after he called for attacks in western capitals. the state funeral for zimbabwe's former president robert mugabe took place today several african heads of state travelled to the capital harare to honor the controversial strongman in a sports stadium which was 2 thirds empty not all zimbabweans are mourning his passing however our correspondent reports. give us time to grieve seeing the supporters of robert mugabe in the national stage. they're celebrating the life of the president as nearby

a helicopter lands carrying his casket. is this. is a hero he's an icon of zimbabwe and he's the only praised in africa is to stand against tony blair who is the real president is what the qualities of leadership is that he will present with influence in total all over the world gaba fought for the independence of his country and against western imperialism but during mugabe's 37 years in office zimbabwe was flanked into an economic crisis that has yet to recover from. hardly any of the a.t.m. since zimbabwe i walk in there is no stable currency hardly any jobs constant power cuts and every 4th zimbabwean has left the country also this is part of the legacy of robert mugabe and his party zanu p.f. that has been running the country since independence under the new president

emerson in one god benefited from the coup against the opposition remains under pressure even so some of mugabe's onetime opponents among the mourners have suffered quite a number of pain. to me. and 64 times by him it appears now live without a member my mother and my father. hazing i was diligent in good being destroyed shooting that period of. high remember my house then said medicine should bend down but you must be able to corner those people who are in agreement to see that despite nothing here and under this with this with mugabe support its many african states in their battles for independence that's why leaders from across africa have taken part in the state funeral in iraq it's a painful moment for many but also

a chance for isn't about with to focus on the future. at least 6 people have. in heavy storms in southeastern spain since wednesday evening the storms hit the mainland after passing over the bally ark islands in the mediterranean sea on wednesday dumping record rainfall and causing widespread destruction all over the southeast of the country. a family cut off by floodwaters the father lowering an infant to the waiting hands of emergency services workers. these children had to be carried to safety as the waters slowly begin to recede by saturday some 3 and a half 1000 people had been evacuated from towns across southern spain some of the heaviest rainfall ever recorded has pounded the region since wednesday rivers have burst their banks leaving cities like l.a. county under water flash floods swept away cars and swamped homes and fields in the

regions of. and eastern and alysia. it started raining at 4 in the morning and caused a flood here cars were floating it was incredible hail fell with this size it was incredible i've never seen so much water. some people have lost everything. here the marks on the inside of an apartment showed just how high the floodwaters came and now the cleanup begins. acting spanish prime minister pedro sanchez inspected the devastation from the air and met with residents affected by flash floods he said he would do everything to ensure the region could return to normal as soon as possible. the government of

spain will help we'll try to help people rebuild and recover emotionally as well as materially from the damages that have been caused by this storm. but the low pressure system which brought these storms is still active and several areas in the center and south of spain are still on high alert for dangerous weather. times now here's a novel way you could beat the traffic jams when hailing a taxi imagine if your cab could take to the skies that's the plan for what's being touted as the flying taxi of the future this. copter flew above stuttgart for around 4 minutes on saturday it was its 1st flight above the european city center without any passengers on board a pilot steered the aircraft from the ground but researchers behind the project hope it will soon be able to fly without

a human at the controls. of the top stories we're following for you. drone attacks for saudi arabia to slash its crude oil production by a half the attack set ablaze the world's largest oil processing facility rebels from yemen have claimed responsibility but the u.s. is blaming iran. polls open later today in the 1st round of tunisia's presidential election sunday's vote is unlikely to produce. and out right winner the top 2 candidates will face each other in a runoff round next month. the bundesliga show follows after the break with 2 big clashes from match day 4 find out how dortmund got on against leverkusen and see how champions buyers munich fared when they travelled to leaders are believed likes and all that and a lot more than just a couple of minutes. you're watching news live from

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