saudi arabia isn't standing still. the argument is about the pace of change. >> narrator: before he died, king salman's brother had promised that women would be able to vote and stand in local elections. the new king had to decide whether to follow through on this promise and ease up on the many restrictions women face in their everyday life. women are banned from driving and are often prevented from traveling and going to the doctor's without a male guardian. activists have been sharing vids like this of public violence against women to raise awareness of this issue. saudi officials have said they don't condone such violence and take these incidents seriously. >> violence is a symptom of the position of women in a society because it reflects how people view the roles of women. this is a tribal society, and it's been kept this way. the philosophy of the government is to keep the control of the man or the power of the father, basically, so violence is used as a disciplinary way or a controlling way. >> narrator: there h

itself on the front lines of a regional power struggle, coming as it does less than two weeks after saudi arabia announced it was cutting 4 billion in aid to lebanon army and after the united emirates and kuwait and bahrain warned citizens traveling to lebanon and urged any citizens in lebanon to leave and the decision which is called a mistake is a regional division between saudi arabia and iran hezbollah's backer. much of the growing tension goes back to january when embassy was stormed by protesters and protester against saudi arabia's execution of the prominent shia cleric-nimit-nimit and accused them of punishing lebanon. >> translator: does saudi arabia have the right to sanction the lebanese army and

that if i continue, i'll be murdered. >> saudi arabia uncovered tells the reality on the ground in saudi arabia, particularly focusing on the network of activists, filming secretly and sharing clips of their life in saudi arabia, which includes public punishments. >> the execution is a install. >> police patrolling. >> the religious beliefs break up groups of young people playing music in public. >> harassing women. any kind of dissent is punished quite severely. posting clips online of property and jail sentences, and even sending tweets critical of the government can lead to five, ten years in prison, so finding people who are brave enough to risk their safety by filming for us is a challenge. >> saudi arabia is facing the biggest challenge it has ever faced. >> saudi arabia is a strategic partner, and saving americans lives as an ally in the fight against isis, it's a complicated relationship. >> he was charged with organizing protests by text message and participating in a terror cell. he was sentenced to death. >> certainly, the human rights abuses come into question. whether we sho

, but the saudis haven't been talking to sala. that has upset him a great deal. we have seen the u.n. envoy to yemen announcing on the 18th of april there will be peace talks between sala's political party, the gpc, the houthis and the hadi government in read which basically did -- in ryad. >> works as an umbrella in yemen. on what will sala is saying is we are going to ignore this government. we are going to ignore the president who has been pushed out and we want to talk directly with the saudis. he is also trying to create a position for himself and his faxes so there are divisions even between the howe hows and the sala guys. >> peter, we are going to have to leave you there. peter salsbury, thank you for joining us in new york thanks very much indeed for joining us. >>> the last 6th months have seen a wave of violence in israel and the occupied part of jerusalem as east jerusalem, more security measures have bren introduced at the damascus gate which has been a focus for much of the unrest. stefanie dekker is there. she is go

saudis.he saudis have always been duplicitous. they give the clintons money and other people money. they want to be our friends and then on the other hand now when any're fighting iranian-backed rebels in yemen, now they want our support. >> sure. >> so what do we do to demand that the saudis once and for all pick a side here? >> ready? saudi arabia before the oil crash and still making a fortune but not as much and making a billion dollars a day. so we defend saudi arabia. i have many friends from saudi arabia. very nice people. they buy my apartments. they rent my space. i have to -- i'm in a different position. i'm always like defending. same thing with china. i'm always knocking china. >> buy trump steaks, too? >> everything, okay? china, i mean, i have the biggest bank in the world is my tenant. i have the bank of america building in san francisco with a great partner. and we got that from china. so many different things. i don't have anything against the chinese even the saudis. but our

this decision by saudi arabia will affect us even more.pe things get better, but all we have is hope. >> reporter: saudi arabia has its regional allies told its citizens to leave lebanon, and warned against future travel, siting unspecified security concerns. and it declared hezbollah a terrorist group. the move was seen as saudi arabia for punishing lebanon, for allowing hezbollah to become so powerful across the country. it's not just the sharp decline in tourists that has leaders worried, they are also concerned that saudi arabia and its gulf allies would impose restrictions on lebanese workers in the region, including canceling their work permits. more than 300,000 workers live in gulf countries. it's a major portion of lebanons economy and foreign currency reserves. >> the one who can be hurt is the people who support saudi arabia, at least in lebanon. a large portion of the country, at least, the future movement and other organizations, they are big supporter of saudi arabia, and they actually -- they are the one who work in saudi ar

shia led iran and sunni led saudi arabia.it is pushing lebanon towards iran. it is unclear that iran is willing to step up its economic support to the government. whatever the case, the one thing most lebanese say they're sure of is that more uncertainty lies ahead >>> colombia's leader has cast doubt over a peace deal with rebels. the president said on wednesday that he is willing to extend peace talks. colombia has been negotiating since 2012 to put an end to 50 years of fighting. former brazilian president has been charged in a money laundering investigation. he was detained last week. prosecutors say there's strong evidence that illicit fund was used to finance his workers partner. they were in power for 13 years. they accuse him of receiving payments and favours from companies in exchange for the state-company petrobras. he denies all charges >>> the families of 28 missing miners in venezuela are demanding to know what happened to their loved ones. it is said that they were killed over a gold claim. they have protested i

so we defend saudi arabia. i have many friends from saudi arabia. very nice people.my apartments. they rent my space. i have to -- i'm in a different position. i'm always like defending. same thing with china. knocking chi in. >> buy trump steaks, too? >> everything, okay? china, i mean, i have the biggest bank in the world is my tenant. in san francisco the great partner. we got that from china. so many different things. i don't have anything against the chinese even the saudis. but our leaders are so stupid that we do this. now, here's the thing. so here's the thing. i really get angry at the leaders. not the only countries. taking advantage of people don't know what they're doing. saudi arabia making a billion dollars a day. we defend saudi arabia. they wouldn't be there. remember the first iraq war, right? >> kuwait? >> with kuwait. where the -- they came in and they were coming, the iraqis coming in and the saudis ran. i mean, i just remembered it and we had the marines in the background. we took care of it. i'll never forget that scene. here's the thing. not kn

they were protesting against saudi arabia's execution of the proposal shia cleric. in a tell advised address on tuesday, the leader accused of saudi government of punishing lebanon. >> translation: saudi arabia have the right to sanction lebanon, the lebanese army, states and people and the lebanese residing in saudi arabia and the gulf just because one particular posse took a certain position and raised its voice? >> reporter: the g.c.c. said they called hezbollah a terrorist organization because of hostile acts within the member states, as well as other countries in the region. analysts say the g.c.c. is determined to stop hezbollah >> i think that the gulf countries are determined not to allow hezbollah militia to determine the fate of not what goes on in lebanon but also because of the militia's involvement in syria, in iraq as well as in yemen. >> reporter: just days ago came more accusations from saudi arabia that hezbollah was aiding houthi rebels to plot and carry out attack in those countries. for the moment it's lebanon that could be most affected >>> nort

are meeting in saudi arabia. they're latest talks are going on at a time of tension between the block and lebanon. the g.c.c. has declared the lebanese based on group hezbollah, a terrorist organization and told their citizens not to travel to lebanon. the moves are having an economic impact. >> visitors visiting beirut, this is perhaps the most popular destination, the down town full of designer shops and cafes. most sit empty. ever since war erupted in neighboring syria, tourism has dropped. >> things here are just getting worse. this decision by saudi arabia will affect us even more, we hope things get better, but all we have is hope. >> saudi arabia and its regional allies told its citizens to leave lebanon and warned against future travel speaks filing security concerns. they declared hezbollah, lebanon's most powerful political and armed organization a terrorist group. saudi arabia is seen for pushing lebanon to allow iran to become so powerful across the down theory. >> it's not just the sharp decline in t

does saudi arabia have the right to sanction lebanese army, people, and the people residing in saudibia just because one particular party took a certain position and raised this voice. >> reporter: the g.c.c. however insists the block decided to formally designate hezbollah organization because of hostile acts within the member state as well as other countries in the region. they say the g.c.c. is determined to stop hezbollah >> i think that the gulf countries are determined not to allow hezbollah, a militia, to determine the fate not just of what goes on in lebanon, but also because of the militia's involvement in syria, in iraq as well as in yemen. >> reporter: just days ago came more accusations that hezbollah was aiding houthi rebels to plot and carry out attacks in both countries. it is leb i don't know that could be most-- leb i don't know that-- lebanon that could be most affected >>> danger oous chemicals have contaminated water here. tests were carried out. the area has seen some of the heaviest fighting in more years of civil war. global estimates show that fish are being c

saudi arabia tension with lebanon could also be on that agenda. our correspondent to join us telling us what is expected to come out of the meeting if anything at all is expected to come out. >> reporter: indeed. it is a bit too early to say whether any concrete measures will be agreed. it is, of course, a meeting of foreign ministries in riyadh. in saying that, as you rightly mentioned, they will be discussing issues like syria, libya and iraq which are major issues that the g.c.c. they will also be where i am here in lebanon. as we know over the past few weeks there has been a serious downturn in relation to particularly with saudi arabia and some of allies in the g.c.c. and lebanon. the source of that tension, if you will, really seems to stem from lebanon's failure to condemn the attack on several saudi diplomatic missions in iran after a popular shia cleric was put to death. it included billions of dlargs being cancelled, telling citizens to leave the country. there were issues of further measures taking place rather being issued that could h

we are supporting nations now, militarily, we are supporting nations like saudi arabia which was making during the good oil days which was a year ago, now they're making less but still a lot. $1 billion a day. we are supporting them, militarily and pay us a fraction, a fraction of what they should be paying us and of the cost. we are supporting japan. most people didn't know we're taking care of japan's military needs. excuse me, we're supporting germany. we're supporting south korea. i ordered thousands of television sets because i am in the real estate business, you know, in my other life, okay. >> it's been a u.s. policy for decades to prevent japan from getting weapons. south korea as well. >> can i be honest are you? maybe it's going to be time to change. pakistan has it, china has it. so many other countries -- >> some proliferation is okay? >> no, no, not some. i hate proliferation. i hate nuclear more than any. my professor was an uncle m.i.t. -- >> that's contradictory. >> how many countries have it? excuse me. one of the dumbest deals i've ever seen signed ever, ever, ever by

in hearsay people say the saudis control, in effect, continues, it feels as if the saudis are making territorial claims. they control an area and yet they don't control what goes on inside those areas. how does that happen? >> this is - security is a major problem. that has been shown in the southern parts of yemen whereas you said saudis and other parts. in my understanding, security or construction or fighting of i.s.i.s. in my view it is not appropriate for the saudi arabia or the government at this stage, and that the focus is to end the conflict with the houthis and then begin the reconstruction process. it's a matter of priority that it's the security concerns and the security devastation that happened in yemen is because of the houthi coup which is a similar situation, by the way, that we have in the area today, where we have to fight i.s.i.s. first or end the problem with the regime first. the position has been that in order to defeat i.s.i.s. or terrorism, you have to deal with the root causes of it, which is the al-assad regime in syria and the houthi coup in yemen. that's

what can saudi arabia do here?im to try to destroy the shale industry in theynited states, so cannot have a recovery because they won't rest until that is done, i assume. >> that is correct. we are looking at a minimum of day andbarrels a shale production this year. that's the minimum, but it could be maintained. they have achieved one part of the goal. for growth demand should not be underestimated. 1.2 million barrels demand and growth this year. by the end of the year, the inventories would be 50% of what they are today, so there would be substantial improvement. as we see, of course, the level of shale being produced in the united states fall, iran is perfectly capable of making up that shortfall in doing more than that. , why aren't you confident that this glut is going to be removed? >> the numbers are simple. they will onlyd add 500,000 barrels per day and they will wait until the end of the year or maybe next year to add the rest because they don't want to be seen to be responsible for the drop in the price

saudi arabia is putting order within the alliance. as we know in previous times, the kingdom of saudi arabia, along with bahrain, and the emirates have already designated hezbollah as a terrorist organization. now what we have is the addition of kuwait, qatar and especially the sultan of oman. >> an escalation indicating how lebanon, where hezbollah is based. finds itself on the front lines of a regional power struggle. coming as it does, less than two weeks after saudi arabia announced it was cutting 4 billion in aid. and a week after citizens were warned against travelling to lebanon, and urged citizens in lebanon to leave. a decision called a mistake, underscores the regional decision between saudi arabia and iran. much of the tension can be traced back to january, when the saudi arabia embassy was stormed by protesters, protesting against an execution of the prominent cleric. in a televised address, hezbollah's leader accused the saudi arabia government of punishing lebanon. >> the saudi arabia had the right to sanction lebanon. t

nimit-nimit and the leader accused the saudi government of punishing lebanon. >> translator: does saudihave the right to sanction lebanon and the lebanese army and state and lebanese people and the lebanese residing in saudi arabia and the gulf just because one particular party took a certain position and raised its voice. >> reporter: the gcc however insists the block decided to formally designate hezbollah a terrorist organization because the group and others in the region and say the gcc is determined to stop hezbollah. >> i think the gulf countries are pressure much determined not to allow hezbollah the militia not to determine just the fate of what goes on in lebanon but also because the militia's involvement in syria, iraq as well as in yemen. >> reporter: just days ago came more serious accusations from saudi arabia and yemen they were plotting against other countries and the sectarian divisions run deep and are most effective, al jazeera. >>> dangerous heavy metals used in oil production in south sudan polluted drinking water and a rights organization says 180,000 people are fac

know in previous times the kingdom of saudi arabia along with bahrain and the emirates have already designated hezbollah as a terrorist organization, now what we have is the addition of kuwait, qatar. >> reporter: escalation indicates lebanon where hezbollah is based finds itself on the front lines of a regional power struggle, coming as it does less than two weeks after saudi arabia announced it was cutting 4 billion in aid to lebanon army and after the united emirates and kuwait and bahrain warned citizens traveling to lebanon and urged any citizens in lebanon to leave and the decision which is called a mistake is a regional division between saudi arabia and iran hezbollah's backer. much of the growing tension goes back to january when embassy was stormed by protesters and protester against saudi arabia's execution of the prominent shia cleric-nimit-nimit and accused them of punishing lebanon. >> translator: does saudi arabia have the right to sanction the lebanese army and state and people and the lebanese residing in saudi arabia and the gulf just because one particular party to

saudi allegation that the arab league has stormed out of a meeting in cairo after the iraqi foreign minister, decision supported by saudi arabia and nearly all 22 members with just lebanon and iraq expressing reservations. last week the gulf corporation council had branded hezbollah a terror group. >> translator: the arab countries do not seek any escalation with iran but there are he key issues that need to be addressed. firstly, iran's clear interventions. the arab league received six documents on intervention. >> add to regional tension. >> the implication he are for lebanon very serious and for united states a problem.with regard to the uniteproblem.withd states, the saudis are their primary concern appears to be their confrontation with iran and iran's allies in the region. for us it is the clash with radical extremists like daesh. for the lebanese it is a very serious rob. lebanon can only function under the consensus of the religious groups in the country. they've done pretty well in the last couple of years, having the consensus of having the consensus of daesh and al qaeda

it shows there's a difference between saudi arabia and the u.s. in the region. the saudis primary concern appears to be confrontation with iran and their allies. for us it's against radical extremists like d.a.e.s.h. and others. they have done pretty well in the last couple of years at least having a consensus on how to confront the challenges of al-qaeda and d.a.e.s.h. ol their border and the-- on their border. by putting pressure on hezbollah you're putting pressure on the lebanese political system and driving a wedge between the various groups. the question is will lebanese pull together >>> the russian air strikes have been blamed for the deaths of several people across syria on friday. including 10 in aleppo. i.s.i.l. released a video of the aftermath. it has been two weeks since a truce has come into effect. i.s.i.l. and al-nusra is not part of that group. marches have been held across the country in at least 15 cities, including azaz where people were chanting slow gangs against the-- slogans against the government >>> a 10-year-old child has been killed

last month the saudi government cut billions of dollars in aid to lebanese security forces. gulf countries also warn their citizens to leave the country and the g.c.c. and arab league declared hezbollah a terrorist organization. it is the political group which is aligned with iran. the sharp downturn in ties has rattled the financial sector. so now if you're the 300,000 lebanese working in gulf countries could be sent home. >> they do represent between 7 and 8 billion dollars a year. we don't feel that the saudi position is hostile to the lebanese people, but it is also one of the consequence that lebanon had to absorb because of the syrian war. >> reporter: as part of efforts to diffuse tensions, the lebanese prime minister has said lebanon has wronged arab gulf countries and has promised to make amends. >> reporter: the g.c.c. is sfleeg frustrated with the rising influence of hezbollah. for years the gulf states have provided lebanon with military, diplomatic and economic support and although there are concerns that ties could worsen even further, many here are hoping that

after returning to saudi arabia, malik met farook on a dating website. farook went there to meet her in person in 2013. they were later married there and flew back to the united states together in july 2014. malik was admitted to the country on a fiancee visa. america's current visa waiver program can allow extremists to slip in undetected. many continue to exploit the fiancee visa for sham marriages or disappear after overstaying a visa. >> 30 countries in europe, fill out a form, get on an airplane and come to america for 90 days and makes us less safe. there's gaping holes in the program. >> clearly it's golden passport to the u.s. >> frank salifo is director. of the george washington center for cyber and homeland security. >> we are looking at ways to tighten up the visa waiver program. >> we do know that shortly before this incident took place there was a pledge of allegiance from her to al baghdadi and isis. the information that we have would indicate she had a lot of idealistic component coming the country. >> they lived in nearby redlands with th

a tourist attraction that somehow became a saudi target.t this not a chent -- ancient site we found new destruction. a house that stood call for -- tall for 1,400 years. "they attacked these plates," says this man. his brother in law was one of seven people buried beneath the rubble. hidden from view in the rugged terrain, the broader power struggle between saudi arabia and its great rival, iran. when the saudis began the bombing campaign, the stated aim was to restore the ousted president to power. that hasn't happened but 12 moves air strikes have had devastating consequences for the arab world's poorest country. with the death toll mounting there are plenty -- plenty of troubling questions about what happened. this ceramics factory employed 350 people before the war. it was empty when it was struck last september but we're told one man died nearby. here, says this man, one of the owners, are remnants found in the wreckage which prove that british cruise miss aisles were to blame. >> you can see that this is the name of 9 producer. -- the

that nation's saudi arabia. the oil-rich company will bake for up to $8 billion, that is the first time in a decade the kingdom has made a plea like this. more insight, a former opec chief economist, dr. sami, how bad must things be in saudi arabia has indeed billion dollar loan according to reuters. >> most opec countries are highly dependent on oil for and exchange, the government budget, expenditures. the persian gulf, saudi arabia, kuwait and others are in pretty good shape over a period of time, but saudi arabia looking for additional funds to supplement more avenue although they support the capacity because of price decline. they can probably sustain its because saudi arabia has debt capacity to raise 8 billion, the more concern is other opec countries that are for like venezuela, nigeria and others, they will have a more difficult situation. liz: i don't know who wants to lend to countries, not much of a turnaround, though we have oil up 3%. to this concept of a freeze. three weeks about this possibility,

hezbollah's leader accused the saudi government of punishing lebanon. >> translator: the saudi arabiav the right to sanction lebanon? the lebanese army? the lebanese people? and the lebanese residing in saudi arabia and the gulf just because one particular party took a certain position and raised its voice? >> reporter: the gcc, however, insists the block decided to formally designate hezbollah a terrorist organization because of what it calls hostile acts by the armed groups within its member states as well as other countries in the region. analysts say the gcc is determined to stop hezbollah. >> i think the gulf countries are pretty much determined not to allow hezbollah militia to determine the fate not just of what goes on in lebanon, but also because of the militia's involvement in syria, iraq, as well as in yemen. >> reporter: just days ago came more serious accusations that hezbollah was aiding houthi rebels to plot and carry out attacks in both countries. for the moment, though, it's lebanon that could be most affected. mohammed jamjoom, al jazeera. >>> there have been anti-go

is saudi arabia trying to get the price of oil up? >> it is hard to say.he words from the kingdom are, they are fairly and be a good -- ambiguous. there could be reasons they want to cooperate with russia that has nothing to do with oil. it could have to do with the unfolding of the plan to replace the president in syria. we do not know the degree to which do politics is more predominant than oil markets. alix: meaning that the saudis go to vladimir putin and help them out. >> you said that, i do not. but it could be. alix: when you look at the market share for the saudis, 24%, it is unbelievably low to where it used to be. how do they wind up keeping to fight for this? no one knows how it will play out. >> they are looking for demand growth. alix: they are hoping for a rescue? chinao not know if it is or these other countries, you add up the anomaly -- vietnam and the rest of south asia, and you get a production of more middle-class people and that is the market they are aiming for. there is growth and they will compete for growth. scarlet: shale has real

really inherently saudi arabia practices, from my understanding. am just, i was very confused as to how, if we're all talking about ideology and talking about wanting to stop the radicalization process. these type of sanctioned understandings where underneath , there could be that spread of extreme strict interpretations, how can we counter that and coalesce the different factions into doing something to progress that underground trend? if that makes sense? samar: yeah, i just start off by saying the strict interpretation on this issue economic background side is incorrect. the strict interpretation of islam focuses more on there being a balance and lessening inequality from the socioeconomic standpoint. so i don't think that that's -- from what i'm understanding, that's what you meant for how that branch is defined. i understand you're using the word as a philosophy that is extremely conservative and that's not representative of the majority of muslims in the muslim world. ok. [laughter] sure. and so it's a good question. it's a very good question

the saudi government was accused of punishing lebanon. >> translation: do saudi arabia have the right to sanction lebanon, the army, the lebanese states and people just because one particular party took a certain position and raised this voice. >> reporter: the g.c.c. however insists the block decided to formally designate hezbollah a terrorist organization because of what it calls hostile acts by the armed group within its member state, as well as other countries in the region. they say the g.c.c. is determined to stop hezbollah >> i think that the gulf countries are determined not to allow hezbollah to determine the fate not just of what goes on in lebanon, but also because of the militia's involvement in syria, in iraq, as well as in yemen. >> reporter: just days ago came the issue of them carrying out attacks. it is lebanon, a tiny country, that could be most affected >>> at least four people are reported to have died in nigeria. residents said there was a misunderstanding between two of the countries major tribes. there has been april surge in the number of children the lord's re

but the saudi arabia company found a part.to buy the desert land and they can pump up from the a quafur as they want. that might have lasted a hundred years if the local folks were using it for domestic farming, but this rate, the state acknowledged they don't know how long it will last. it is not only in arsz, but arizona. it is happening in california. last year i reported the central valley in california is two feet per year. literally california is sinking down because they're pumping up so much ground water that the land on top is going down. if you look at how much of the california crops are being exported, you can draw the connection there. this is happening all over, the aquifer in nebraska has been drained down for quite some time. this has risen to a national security problem. where the intelligence communities in the united states have actually begun drafting their response to how they're going to deal with something that has become a big concern in the middle east where countries like yemen have fallen into civil

north america is overproducing, saudi arabia is overproducing.e really wanted to focus on the demand. the demand situation is a big driver. part of this bear market is driven from china exporting its deflation over the past two years, mainly to the u.s., and hence, we have seen the pullback in all industrial metal prices and oil. clearly a demand issue. it is difficult for me to say we have seen the bottom of this market complete because we have saudi arabia and iran, the sunni and shia side of opec. the shia side is certainly pursuing nuclear arsenals. the sunni side does not like that. so you will not see any cooperation in the foreseeable future in opec as far as production. saudi arabia will continue to put up barrels of oil on the market and will continue to compete for market share with iran in asia. i know we have gotten some bullish headlines out of china today, but that is clearly a sign that something is still wrong in that part of the world. that when you have saudi arabia and he ran competing in a market , in a market that is in the d

in saudi arabia, there are 2 million pakistani's who make their home there. there is a robust defense and security relationship. with ran, the potential for the gas pipeline is huge and there's always room for pakistan to buy more simply because the energy needs of this country as the economy grows are going to continue to grow exponentially. >> thanks very much for joining us here on the news hour. >>> let's take you live to brussels. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry is just about to lay a wreath at the scene of one of the attacks a little earlier this week. he has stood shoulder to shoulder of course with the belgian prime minister. memories there of the people who lost their lives in be those very well coordinated bomb attacks on tuesday. belgium police of course arrested several people. one said six people in brussels as that investigation goes on. the investigation still on going in the district. in france, a suspect lieu was mating attack was arrested near paris. this time yesterday, we were talking about how abdeslam, the prime suspect in the par

. >> reporter: proceed party forces back bid the saudi arabia led arab coalition have opened a key route from aden >> hundreds of fighters who were troops allied with the houthis switched sides. this was the main reason why taiz was able to fall into the government hands. they're trying to finds answers of why this happened. supplies as well as food and heating oil may not be delivered. hospitals have struggled for months to take back taiz held by rebels since last march. it is held in areas taken back by houthis in july. government forces are said to be targeting basiss to the east of taiz. they're sending for reinforcements and intend to take back the areas they held. rob matheson al jazeera >>> our correspondent joins me here in the studio. he has covered yemen extensively. this is a city that has been under siege for over nine months. what has allowed this break through for the coalition. >> forces are desperate for a military gain, particularly in taipz for different reasons. they haven't been able to make any significant military gain in the past despite the massive air strikes. fo

it shows there's a difference of priorities between the saudi arabia and u.s. the problem seems to be the confrontation with iran and for us it's the struggle against radical extremists. therefore, our priorities are different and it leads to differences of opinion. for the lebanese it is a very serious problem because lebanon can only function on the consensus of the factions in the company. they've done pretty well in the last couple of years having a consensus on how to confront the challenges of al-qaeda and d.a.e.s.h. on their border and the army has functioned well. by putting pressure on hezbollah, you're putting pressure on the political system and driving a wedge between the various groups. will they hold together or put apart into competing factions more so >>> russian air strikes have been blamed for the death of several, including 10 in aleppo, on friday. there is a video showing the aftermath of the strikes when a bus in homs had been hit. i.s.i.l. and al-nusra are not part of the cease of hostilities. while the ceasefire is in place, demonstrators

and i would suggest that should be our path forward when it comes to the sale to the saudis. simple conditions could be applied to that resolution making sure that the munitions we're selling the saudis aren't used to target civilians inside yemen, committing the saudis to open up pathways of humanitarian relief and assistance, a promise that none of the funding from the united states to the partners in the coalition to fight the huthis will be used to directly aid extremist groups. that is probably the better path forward for this body to take. this is a very blunt instrument, a resolution of disapproval. i think it's important for some of us to be on record supporting it, to show that congress is getting back in the game when it comes to overseeing this fairly substantial increase in arms sales to our named partners in the middle east, but i think there's a better way forward. and i hope that senator paul and others as we start to go about doing due diligence on future sales will take a look at maybe a more meaningful contribution that this body can take rather than express

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he was there, and he asked for talks directly with the saudi government. blaming them for the suffering of yemen's people. it's been a year since the saudi-led coalition began airstrikes against houthi rebels in yemen. >> from this place we extend a happened of peace to direct charge to the saudi regime. we offer return to the security council. >> elsewhere in the country 25 people died in three suicide-bombings, fight necessary yemen linked to isil have claimed responsibility there for their work in the attacks which happened in the port city of aden. one car bomb went off near a military checkpoint. two others hit check points on a road lead to go a base used by the saudi-led coalition, which is still fighting houthi rebels. >>> the irish president has laid a wreath to mark 100 years since the easter rising in their country. it was an unsuccessful, but it led to the republic of ireland. we have this report. [ music ] >> it has been 100 years now, but the significance of the easter rising resonate here's in ireland to this day. this, the garden of remembr

they have been fighting a saudi-led coalition. bernie sanders defeated hillary clinton in the washington and alas ka state caucuses. he is also competing against her in hawaii. he is hoping to close in on her lead to clinch the democratic nomination. it takes 2383 delegates to win the democratic nomination. despite bernie sanders win in washington and alaska she still has a huge lead. bernie sanders is hoping his campaign will pick up momentum. the campaign these should keep him in the race tz said >> they're significant enough to allow him to claim some momentum going forward and most importantly to keep his campaign going. these were not just wins in washington state and alaska. they were enormous wins. he won over 70% of the vote in alaska winning large in washington state as well. it allows the bs campaign to continue to raise money, something they have done tremendously well. it allows him to say listen you should be at liberal delegates out there, they should give pause to others in the party who are still lining up behind h

aat this moment in time the problem is that for saudi arabia to really back out and leave the war, it really needs a big win and most people agree that that big win means taking the capital, either through negotiated process or by force. at this moment in time it seems neither the houthis nor their allikelies are willing to give it up and that leaves only one other option which is to take it by force >>> time for eye short break here. when we come back, a new law designed to protect women from abuse is under attack in pakistan. plus japan's newest bullet train makes its debut. >>> >>> welcome back. a quick reminder of the top stories here. 18 iraqi soldiers have been killed at an air base in anbar province. at least 10 i.s.i.l. suicide bombers attacked the base which is home to hundreds of military trainers. the man who may be the third bomber at the airport has been arrested. a suspect and two others have been charged with terror offences. former yemeni president has called for an end to the civil war and is speaking in the capital which is controlled by the houthi rebels. they have

in the end, i think hezbollah declared that he wanted to end the regime of saudi arabia and that is a statement declared as the saudis actually are trying to destroy hezbollah wherever they can have or they have their hands on it. >> tensions are high in eastern iraq where isil killed 40 people during a suicide attack at a shia funeral monday. militias reiterated to leave the town immediately. since january, they have been carrying out reprisal attacks on sunnies. five were killed and two kidnapped on monday. >>> the u.s. led anti isil coalition carried out 21 airstrikes on key positions in iraq and syria. 14 were in iraq, focusing on mosul and fallujah. on the ground, shia militias launched an operation to try to dislodge isil fighters in the western desert. >>> rebels attacked a city, five attackers died two after detonating suicide explosives. two civilians have been killed and 19 injured with that that number is expected to rise. no group that claimed responsibility for the blasts in afghanistan. >> according to an afghan government spokesman it took security forces 15 minutes to

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last month the saudi government canceled billions of dollars it gives.cc last month declared hezbollah a terrorist organization. the group is the largest political movement. >> translator: if lebanese exports are

part of talks between saudi arabia and the houthis.ian government forces have ousted i.s.i.l. from the and shen city of palmyra with russian military support, these are the first images inside the unesco world heritage site and the photos suggest the damage may not be as bad as had been feared. the ceasefire in syria may be generally holding apart from isolated areas of holding but the u.n. saying not enough aid is getting through. several towns and villages are still in effect, cutoff or are besieged. >> reporter: barrel bombs, this is one of syria's most devastated areas. it is 250,000 population have mostly moved away. just days before the truce started last month people who stayed behind have lived under this. and this. leaving behind the town in ruins and largely destroyed. >> translator: civilians took a break and violence has stopped and regime used everything, barrels, rockets, everything. >> reporter: nothing is spared and many mosques were hit or damaged. at this catholic church there is no easter mass this year. the worshipp

to reach an agreement with the saudis, but it is not clear how the state of the former president is going to be. the saudis have announced that they're happy to reach a form of agreement, a form of cease-fire with the houthies but not with former president ali abdullah saleh. >> still a lot of details need ton hammered out. the cessation is supposed to start on april 10th, two weeks from now. >> there is many things happening on the ground. you have these fronts in yemen that is a very intense front. and the houthi hadi forces are close to sanaa. there are very much open fronts across the country. i think it will still take time before the form of the cease-fire can be implemented on the ground. >> any cease-fire won't come a day too soon which already is the middle east, and has been ravaged in battles that no one seems to be winning. the timing is interesting. we're seeing there are talks in geneva over the war in syria. there are a lot of players behind the scenes in all this conflict in the middle east. do you think that meeting has anything to do with this announcement about ye

saudi arabia buying land in the american southwest and drilling wells.using the water for the crops. american farmers live under the restrictions. our next guest said the back lash on the saudis is unjustified. >> there it goes. oh, man, look at. that >> severe storms causing twister ares and flash floods and hail all over parts of the south. more in store for the region today. respiratory if you're going to make a statement... make sure it's an intelligent one. the all-new audi a4, with available virtual cockpit. whyto learn, right?e? so you can get a good job and you're not working for peanuts. well what if i told you that peanuts can work for you? while you guys are busy napping, peanuts are delivering 7 grams of protein and 6 essential nutrients right to your mouth. you ever see a peanut take a day off? no. peanuts don't even get casual khaki fridays. because peanuts take their job seriously. so unless you want a life of skimming wifi off the neighbors, you'll harness the hardworking power of the peanut. (cheering) technology moves faster than ever.

official says the group released nine saudi soldiers in exchange for 109 people who have been capturedsouthern yemen. the swap is part i've second round of talks between saudi arabia and the shia houthis. >>> syrian government forces say they are now in full control of the city of palmyra. it is an important victory for president bashar al-assad. assad's ally, russia, says it will help to remove land mines. president putin has offered the help of experts from moscow to restore the historic sites damaged by isil fighters. >>> the ceasefire in syria may be holding apart from isolated areas of fighting but the u.n. says not enough aid is getting through several towns and villages are still in effect cut off and we sieges. here is omar al saleh. >> reporter: the towns, one of syria's most devastated areas. it's 250,000 population have mostly moved away. just days before the truce started last month, people who stayed behind have lived under this. and this. leaving behind a town in ruins and largely destroyed. >> translator: civilians took a break, bombardment has stopped. the regime used e

>> there is a difference between the saudis and egypt. agree saudi has had a terrible history of the royal family funding islamists trying to buy the crocodile off so they eat them last. we need to stand up and exert real force over saudi arabia demand they behave as allies and not defunding those that are killing us. egypt is different. it is different. the president is much different. he has demonstrated a courage. i wrote a book last year, time for truth. i quote a speech that he gave the same university. it was january 1st a year ago. elsie see stood up and he called out radical islamic terrorists. he did that as a muslim leader. he is putting a bowunty on his head. he said as a muslim we have got to stop these radical islamic terrorists and the army is tracking them down. >> that is somebody you can work with. why is it egypt'segypt's alabaly president is stronger than hillary clinton or obama. >> we were talking about process. marco rubio told supporters in ohio to vote for john kasich to stop -- why are you laughing? >> i am laughi

and saudi arabia funneled -- i believeollars this money went to isis. , saudi what i believe wahabbiiso radical regime. i believe they are al qaeda and isis. host: is he right? itst: only in the sense that is true that the saudi arabia and united states and the other nations have been funneling weapons and equipment to some of our allies that we have been trying to foster within the syrian resistance organization. we did not send weapons directly to al qaeda and isis. the saudi's are not directly supporting them. x essentialand the threat to their system of government and to their way of life that isis poses. in thehave ever worked middle east, i have worked in the middle east 35 years. literally byzantine. you cannot stay there and not find someone someone who will give a friend a weapon system. they will capture a antitank weapon system. those things happen. weapons and money flow back and forth. for the most part, isis has managed to capture these weapons systems once they get them from the saudi's through direct attack against our allies. host: it is almost like the game of risk. t