biala gassed. port city managed by frau von. this is deja news live from berlin a historic agreement in the middle east the united arab emirates says it will recognize israel and establish diplomatic relations in return israel is agreeing to suspend any further annexation in the west bank. in belarus peaceful protest against a violent crackdown in the wake of sunday's disputed presidential election brings

a rare apology from the government and promised to free thousands of detainees. and rising tensions in the mediterranean sea turkey and goes regional rival greece with its oil and gas exploration bid in contested waters. i'm told me a lot of well it's good to have you with us the announcement of a diplomatic deal between israel and the united arab emirates is receiving a cautious welcome by many but not all players in middle east politics as part of the u.s. brokered agreement is rolle must put on hold its plans to annex any further sections of the palestinian west bank the u.a.e. says that stipulation keeps alive the possibility of a 2 state solution is calling the deal a win for diplomacy in the volatile. region. by historic agreement

the united arab emirates and israel 2 countries that never had any diplomatic relations until thursday's deal. and idea was very clear that israel would commit a. phone call with the united states do stopping and exceed suspending. at the same time we will be able to also announce that we will begin what will what i would call a normal relationship with israel in various various areas israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu greeted the deal as a huge step towards peace in the region well today we are sure in a new era of peace between israel and the our world this is the greatest advancements toward peace between israel and be our world in the last 26 years. but

next on yahoo specified that has an accession plans have not been outright canceled credit or only put on a temporary hold. the agreement brokered by u.s. president donald trump over months of discussions is seen as an unprecedented reshaping of the political order in the middle east it comes as a diplomatic win for trump just as the election campaign in the u.s. starts to heat up by uniting 2 of america's closest and most capable partners in the region something would say could not be done this deal is a significant step towards building a more peaceful secure and prosperous middle east. but not everyone is satisfied with the agreement the palestinian leadership dubbed the deal a betrayal and demand that its retraction. as around the world to be agreement is being hailed as a historic achievement the palestinians see themselves pushed to the sidelines.

correspondent tanya crammer is following the story for us from jerusalem and she described in reactions to the deal what it's a very certainly very difficult news for them we had one and us ravi describing palestinian politician describing this decision by the u.s. . to reward israel actually for its ongoing occupation how mass this group in gaza has described it as a step in the back of the palestinian people now the palestinian president mahmoud abbas has called for an emergency meeting i think for the palestinians in general it's very difficult to understand that an arab country will actually recognize israel without addressing the underlying core issues of this conflict as laid down in the arab peace initiative 20 years ago let's hear now from washington bureau chief in s. paul you know what's been the reaction to the deal in the u.s.

. well the presidential candidate from the democrats biden praised the steel he said that if you would be elected to the next president he would build on the support of but honestly this was one of the rare reactions here in this country only like a little bit more than 80 days ahead of election lives the united states are very very occupied with the coronavirus and the economic situation but doesn't it bother anyone that the palestinians have rejected this deal out of hand. very honest no. it's rarely spoken about palestine and what matters maybe is the impact on the iran this might interest some people but to answer your question straight. you mentioned joe biden speaking about this deal

but what about donald trump how useful is this announcement to his chances of reelection. well this indeed is his 1st major international success he wanted to bring peace to north and south korea this didn't work out as we know and you have to say some of us might remember that he is talking about peace in the middle east since the very moment you start to come pain 2016 to become president so it matters to him by going to really help that's kind of dull double because again this country is so occupied with its own problems i doubt is that it will play a big role in the election campaign ok in this ball in washington we'll leave it there thank you. let's take a quick look at some other stories making news around the world lebanon's

parliament has approved a 2 week state of emergency for beirut in its 1st meeting following last week's catastrophic explosion it grants the military broad pas like prohibiting gatherings and declaring curfews protesters and rights groups fear it could lead to a crackdown on civil liberties. in bulgaria have marched on the german embassy in the capital sofia calling on germany to use its presidency of the e.u. council to take action against the bulgarian government has seen more than a month of protests people there accuse the prime minister and chief prosecutor of corruption and demanding their resignations. too but there was now and a rare public apology from the government for a violent crackdown on demonstrators in the wake of sunday's disputed presidential election thousands of people again to to the streets of the capital minsk on thursday. test few days but now the government says the protesters will be released

. may 5th the night of protests there appears to me no letup in the people's push for change. thursday crowds of people took to the streets of the bella racine capital to denounce a police crackdown on demonstrations over sunday's disputed election many women wore white and carried flowers condemnation of the extension of president alexander lukashenko 26 year old rule is gathering momentum across. the e.u. and the us have both said the elections were neither free nor fair russia on the other hand says foreign interference is to blame for the protests. i want fair elections i want to see a free belarus with laws that are the same for the government and the people. like we've been coming out since monday but it was very scary van and today we're crying

because we believe we've won. the. relatives and friends of demonstrators arrested in this week's protests have been demanding their loved ones be released from detention centers like this one in minsk. images of the injuries freed protesters claim to have sustained at the hands of police have caused shock and consternation. of workers at a state owned factory join the protests to. president goes grip on power looks increasingly shaky. one of the biggest headaches facing e.u. foreign ministers at their virtual meeting this friday will be the growing conflicts between greece and turkey tensions have been rising ever since turkey launched oil and gas exploration work in a disputed area of the mediterranean and france has called for each new sanctions

against turkey and on thursday held military training exercises with greek forces off the island of crete turkish naval warships a school the a retreat in the eastern mediterranean sea drilling vessel is carrying out its seismic survey to look for oil and gas reserves but these are disputed waters. turkey says it plans to issue gas exploration and drilling licenses between the greek island of crete and cypress its nato ally greece very mentally opposes this plan and to send wolf ships to protect what it says is part of its continental shelf. in this show of support for greece france on thursday took part in a joint training exercise with the greek navy of crete. there bill that's according to venice but in response to turkey's deployment of its fleet we've also deployed

our own putting our armed forces on alert i'm confident that all greeks have the same absolute trust in the capabilities of our armed forces as i do when faced with provocation we maintain the strength that stems from our level headedness. turkey's president andrew on has vowed to defend ankara's interests in the region but he's also called for calm the work that is the truth to me all the parts to a solution in the eastern mediterranean is via dialogue and negotiation if we act with common sense and reason we can find a win win solution that meets everyone's interests we're not chasing any unnecessary adventures all seeking tensions. tensions though have existed between these 2 regional rivals for centuries more than 4 decades after they fought a war over the island of cyprus the dispute has never been fully resolved.

and conflict flared again earlier this year when turkey opened its border allowing fountains of migrants in to greece. this ship is now at the center of the latest drama over territory andrews says both sides know just how much is at stake if this dispute is not resolved quickly. for months germany was seen as the poster child of efforts to deal with the corona crisis but not health minister yet spawn has described a continuing increase in new corona virus infections as a worrying and germans to be very alert and he's one in his warning comes as germany's robert cock institute for public health report of the highest number of new cases for more than 3 months. temperatures on the only thing rising jarring germany's heat wave the robert koch institute for public health reported 1445 new

cases on thursday the highest number since may 1st. and it's i want to say on behalf of the government the development of these numbers is worrying and they should laureus we don't have a single big outbreak but many small and medium sized outbreaks across the country . many cases have been traced back to holiday makers returning from vacation as well as family gatherings and parties at 34 the average age among positive cases is also younger than in previous months. that means that infections are prevalent above all the moment younger people thank goodness that means you are serious cases that said there's still a risk because at some point you visit your parents grandparents maybe there are people among your friends with chronic illnesses underlying illness or. there are people that work in health care in hospitals and other areas. testing meanwhile is

on the up but the process isn't always going to plan the southern state of bavaria announced wednesday that 44000 results of tests taken by holaday makers returning to germany by road still had to be relayed among them 1900 positive cases the delay was due to the manual input of handwritten data the consequences on the region a still unknown. champions league quarter final action and leipzig stunned the experts and beat highly favored atletico madrid 221 to advance to the semifinals getting the winning goal at a study or dilution in lisbon portugal was substitute striker tyler adams just a few minutes before the end of the game this is only the 4th year leipsic has played in european competition and is the 1st time the team has advanced this far. you're watching the news coming to you from berlin go full on our web site www dot

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