and for perawa this marks the start of a long and bright journey. al jazeera, new delhi. >> you can get the main headlines on aljazeera.com. imperfect alliance. america and saudi arabia may share military but not always alliance. i'll look at the differences >>> the middle east is on fire. united states policy in the region is coming undone in places like iraq, syria and yemen, we are seeing civil wars, power vacuums, i.s.i.l., al qaeda, and interference from individual players like russia, iran and saudi arabia. the saudis, of course, are america's allies in the region, with u.s. coordination, saudi arabia is funnelling weapons to rebels in syria while dropping bombs on rebels in yemen. the u.s.-saudi arabia alliance is about shared agendas, combatting iran's growing influence and securing the flow of oil, but not unshared values. saudi arabia is a conservative islamic state ruled by a monarchy. since taking the thrown in january. saudi agencies pressed on with arrests tryings and execution. ali was 17 when arrested during an anti-government demons

and for perawa this marks the start of a long and bright journey.jazeera, new delhi. >> you can get the main headlines on aljazeera.com. imperfect alliance. america and saudi arabia may share military but not always alliance. i'll look at the differences >>> the middle east is on fire. united states policy in the region is coming undone in places like iraq, syria and yemen, we are seeing civil wars,