this is the dublin years live from berlin the government in belarus moved to quell nationwide protests officials apologize and order the release of thousands of people detained during a violent police crackdown on demonstrations in the wake of the country's disputed presidential election also coming up 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 annexations in the west bank. and rising tensions in the

mediterranean sea turkey and goes regional rival greece with its oil and gas exploration can contest in the waters. i'm told me a lot of good to have you with us thousands of people in belarus have been out in the streets in a 5th night of protest following sunday's disputed presidential election and police attacks on citizens they rallied in the capital minsk on thursday night as the interior minister apologized for injuries inflicted on demonstrators during the week and many of those arrested are now being released from prison in an apparent concession from the government close to 7000 people were detained in the crackdown but for those whose loved ones are missing the tomo has shot of their trust in the system. this is the sound. people power.

night in minsk venting fury at what they see as a stolen election at the weekend giving president alexander lukashenko a 6th term in office. the violent civil authorities against initial protests only solidified opposition to the regime. an american citizen in belarus told detail by you how state agents broke into her flat and took away have bellaver soon boyfriend to me early hours of thursday where there is 7 men who were massed i mean. it was just. i think i briefly saw one of them having i think you 47 or some sort of. automatic rifle and. then i saw another guy on the.

sorry moves he still has to let me see him once. you know it really was you know i don't think he did anything else to him but i could see that they his nose i think they had broken with no arms there was blood on his face. and. the full force of the war and you. say and have a lawyer and. been allowing sauce to see her. so i don't think it's i don't know you know i don't know. there are also i can't really say definitively but i think from lender standings she's supposed to be able to see him and be present with him. and so we're kind of waiting and that's really all we can do is play them when. she's not alone thousands of others across the country awaiting to whiting and organizing and even picketing detention centers

where people are being held. many of those already freed show the injuries inflicted by offices. these pictures the spreading around the world and more will come. people in the streets a piling the pressure on the government as it seems to believe legitimacy. you know as much of a diplomatic deal between israel and the united arab emirates as receiving a cautious welcome by many but not all players in middle east politics as part of the u.s. brokered agreement israel must hold a must put on hold its plans to annex any further sections of the palestinian west bank the u.a.e. says that stipulation keeps a lot of the possibility of a 2 state solution is calling the deal a win for diplomacy in the volatile region. i 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 is that a. 'd phone call with the united states to stop being an exceed suspending. him 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 the our world in the last 26 years. but netanyahu specified that his an accession plans have not been outright cancelled kreder 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 which they 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 it's retraction of. the as a around the world of the agreement is being hailed as a historic achievement the palestinians see themselves pushed to the sidelines. correspondent and your grandma is following the story for us from jerusalem and she described palestinian. reactions to the deal well 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 in 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 it without addressing the underlying core issues of this conflict as laid down in the hour a peach and if it initiative 20 years ago from washington bureau chief in a spall you know what's been the reaction to the deal in the u.s. . well the presidential candidate from the democrats told

biden praised the steel he said that if he would be elected 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 the economic situation. doesn't 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 though that he is talking about peace in the middle east since the very moment he started to come pain 2016 to become president so it matters to him but will it really help that's kind of doggerel 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 time to take a quick look at some of the 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 pause like prohibiting gatherings and declaring curfews protesters and rights groups fear it could lead to a crackdown on civil liberties or. protesters in bulgaria have march 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 well there is seen more than a month of protests people accuse the prime minister and chief prosecutor of corruption and they're demanding their resignations. is a look now at some of the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic. germany has recorded more than 1440 new corona virus cases for the 2nd day in a row is the highest level of new infections in 3 months new zealand's research and corona virus outbreak has spread beyond all cloned us despite police imposing roadblocks to stop people leaving the country's biggest city and south korea has

reported one of its biggest jumps in infections in months the korean center for disease control reported 103 new cases on friday one of the biggest headaches facing e.u. foreign ministers of the virtual meeting this friday will be the growing conflict between greece and turkey tensions have been rising ever since turkey launched oil and gas exploration work in a disputed area of the mediterranean 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 their route trieste in the eastern mediterranean sea drilling vessel is carrying out to seismic survey to look for oil and gas reserves but these disputed root is. 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 wool ships to protect what it says is part of its continental shelf. in the show of support for greece france on thursday took part in a joint training exercise with the greek navy of crete. there bill richardson really ran a school in response to turkey's deployment of its fleet we've also deployed our own putting our armed forces on alert i'm confident they do 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 what then 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 early 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. football now and in champions league quarter final action lights it has stunned 3 experts and beaten highly favored

athletico madrid $2.00 to $1.00 to advance to the semifinals getting the winning goal at a study in lisbon portugal was substitute striker tyler adams just a few minutes before the end of the game now this is only the 4th year lights it has played in european competition and it's the 1st time the team has advanced this far. this is news live from berlin here's a reminder of our top story at this hour. authorities in belarus have started releasing people detained in 5 days of protests spock's by the reelection of president elect somebody looking shanteau close to $7000.00 plus rest of. his running meter benjamin netanyahu says his country and the united arab emirates have agreed and historic diplomatic deal under the terms of a u.s. brokered plan for you if you will recognize israel and israel halt its plans to annex cost of the palestinian west but. you're watching d.v.d.'s coming to you

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