in 2004 cyprus held a referendum on a u.n. sponsored reunification plan 65 percent of turkish cypriots voted for it many of them believed that it would set the stage for e.u. membership but 76 percent of greek cypriots voted against it for a wide variety of reasons. a rest a string deedes has committed himself to the reunification process. he says the politicians the done nothing to help find a solution in fact he claims they don't even want to find a solution because they have build their careers on keeping the 2 sides apart during gayeties makes a personal appeal to the residents of cyprus forget that political nonsense forget nationalism just meet people for coffee i say just go over there and say hey let's have a coffee let's talk the media say that we're supposed to kill each other don't do that go over to the other side and talk to people even if you think that they're morons even if you don't like them just talk to people just say hi. aristos of them stages public protests to call attention to the continuing division in

with few exceptions turks live in the north of cyprus greeks live in the south. the 1st border crossings opened in 2003 but this little exchange. we traveled along the demilitarized zone known as the green line and many people whose lives have been affected by 45 years of political division what are the prospects for review night in cyprus. our journey begins in the southern part of the island the republic of cyprus and e.u. member state since 2004 our 1st stop is the village of carter pyrgos this is christophe's he's 30 years old and opened a convenience store here a while back new businesses over here. you get to. many of the local residents have moved away. the left in the business is only good 2 months of a year during the summer holidays when we get tourists. that's the only time you see new people around here otherwise the place is pretty deserted the mood in the village is always the same we feel sort of isolated. around 700 people live in card gas in the 1970 s. the population was about 4000 but when cyprus was divided in 1974 the border was drawn directl

the checkpoint should stay closed until the cyprus problem is resolved. people shouldn't be allowed to travel from one side to the other at all or prada. many cypriots would disagree with those sentiments on the day that the new local border crossing opened hundreds traveled north for the 1st time in decades some drive past the houses where they used to live. and they got i'm overwhelmed we asked him what he was he asked. i i i. the opening of the crossing was a big step forward for. us as he tries to bring greek cypriots closer together. seriously do you see any violence here today people are hugging each other and that's just what we want. to be a one of the i the u.n. secretary general is trying to get negotiations on reunification stosh again many of the cypriots we met on this journey hope that he will succeed at a time when populous are questioning the need for a united europe the people here are demanding it. was. was. was. because india. how can a country's economy grow and harmony its people violent when there are do hers look at the bigger pictu

occupation of northern cyprus is normal for cyprus to want to define its own natural resources or to do conducive to. the e.u. also suspended negotiations over an aviation deal and canceled several. senior political meetings experts estimate the seabed off cyprus holds more than 200000000000 cubic meters of natural gas deposits turkey insist its exploration of the area is legal. is the next dispute is also highly political japan coping exports to south korea that have bottle for making chips and semiconductors the likes of samsung now scrambling to find new supplies is could seriously disrupt global supply chains both leaders of japan and south korea a busy playing to their own supporters it's images like these that form the backdrop to the trade dispute between the 2 asian powerhouses hundreds of thousands of koreans were forced to work for japanese companies when japan ruled the korean peninsula more than 70 years ago. last year says korean courts order to a number of japanese companies to compensate the aging victims but firms like nippon steel and mitsubishi said the matter was s

of northern cyprus it's normal for cyprus to want to define its own natural resources or to be conducive to. the e.u. also suspended negotiations over an aviation deal and cancelled several senior political meetings experts estimate the seabed off cyprus holds more than 200000000000 cubic meters of natural gas deposits turkey insist it's exploration of the area is legal. is the next dispute is also highly political japan coping exports to south korea that of bottle for making chips and semiconductors the likes of samsung now scrambling to find new supplies is could seriously disrupt global supply chain both leaders of japan and south korea a busy playing to their own supporters it's images like these the form the backdrop to the trade dispute between the 2 asian powerhouses. hundreds of thousands of koreans were forced to work for japanese companies when japan ruled the korean peninsula more than 70 years ago. last year says korean courts order the number of japanese companies to compensate the aging victims but firms like nippon steel and mitsubishi all said the matter was settled under

enclosed see the mediterranean ever since trillions of cubic meters of natural gas were found off cyprus a dispute over ownership has been bubbling away between cyprus turkey and greece they all claim drilling rights spat is worth billions of euros geologists say the deposit could hold as much as 3 and a half trillion cubic meters of fossil fuels a windfall for energy industries here in europe the area off the south west coast is especially contentious the european union says only cyprus has the right to drill there but turkey is also state the claim sending several ships to hunt for gas the e.u. has responded with sanctions which calls worthless. a warm welcome for turkey's top diplomat he's in north macedonia on a state visit. but the e.u.'s recent decision to slap turkey was sanctions over on korea's ongoing gas conflict with cyprus cast a long shadow over the meeting and the turkish foreign minister said his government would respond. why do. we have 3 ships there or that god willing we will send a 4th ship to the eastern mediterranean as soon as possible. the presence of the turkish

cyprus to want to define its own natural resources or to be conducive to. during their meeting the ministers agree to impose punitive measures on turkey i think lou the suspension of negotiations over an aviation deal the cancellation is senior political meetings and the reduction of funds earmarked for turkey as a prospective e.u. member experts estimate the seabed off cyprus holds more than 200000000000 cubic meters of natural gas deposits turkey insists its exploration of the area is legal the foreign ministry has also won for tanny action by the e.u. he's due. to backfire. over latin america argentina's defects order should get a boost what about its manufacturers this store a trade deal between the e.u. and south american countries which includes brazil paraguay and europe way as open questions about who stands to benefit from free trade and who could suffer. whatever lawler and his family run a cattle farm in the town of suny pacho 130 kilometers west of point of scientists they count more than 2000 cattle most of their beef is exported but they also

the greek the cyprus side for ignoring the turkish cyprus too while taking the decisions to explore energy in india exclusive economic zones and excluding the turkish side brit side from its benefits and turkey also now accuses the european union of for being by us just because cyprus is the greek siberian side is a member of the e.u. and turkey says whatever measures have been taken by the e.u. turkey will continue being the size of about its political position in that is the mediterranean sea so actually the choir of between the 2 sides they back to $900.00 so into 4 after a group inspired coup in their island took you back to turkey cyprus and since their trick is since then turkey is the gunter of the turkish cyprus side. the turkish cyprus have proclaimed independence which is owner recognized by turkey so this is actually what makes turkey's seems weak right now but took its foreign minister says turkey is determined and decisive and it will continue its oil and gas gas rich exploration industry mediterranean like the other players as well aren't some cause over there in istanbul som

cyprus to want to define its own natural resources or to be conducive to . during their meeting the ministers agree to impose punitive measures on turkey i think lou the suspension of negotiations over an aviation deal the cancellation is senior political meetings and the reduction of funds earmarked for turkey as a prospective e.u. member experts estimate the seabed off cyprus holds more than 200000000000 cubic meters of natural gas deposits turkey insists its exploration of the area is legal the foreign ministry has also warned the tourney action by the e.u. is doomed to backfire. facebook is preparing to make the case for its plan to digital currency when it appears in front of us lawmakers later today the social media giant is hoping to persuade the senate banking committee that it takes concerns of a potential misuse seriously the company says the digital money known as a need will enable people without bank accounts to manage their money big names including must account of these and have already promised their backing. but there's been no shortage of c

and greek in greek speaking cyprus and. the turkish speaking cyprus open to north proclaims independence which is recognized by only turkey and this is why there are overlapping claims on the continental shelf borders or exclusive economic zone borders the waters of is the mediterranean between the greek side and turkey turkey says' it is free to explore and drill energy resources in the eastern mediterranean like any other country that has caused by the sea and the greek side accused to a key for do if or for doing this in greek waters and which they find illegitimate but turkey says it has the right and they are also defending the rights of the turkish cyprus because. of that the greeks operates are doing this explorations and drilling independent from the turkish side present they feel to defend themselves there are 2 turkish ships in the eastern mediterranean right now one of them is fatah which sailed dolphin and began drilling in the western side of the cyprus island in early 2019 it is drilling right now and the 2nd

member states including cyprus the greek cyprus because turkey doesn't recognize greek cyprus. as a state so that seems to be the case then there are financial sanctions that there are planned to be imposed on turkey seems to be not very heavy for turkey but turkey always has a card which is the refugee crisis turkey is keeps using this card against the e.u. but let me say that the turkish sokrates proposed a plan to join to establish a joint committee with the greek cyprus through the u.n. envoy sent today the greek side with the others are discussing this we'll be hearing from them to sort of thank you. iran's foreign minister zarif says the door is open to negotiations if president donald trump lift sanctions on tehran serif has told us media he does not believe they'll be a military confrontation with washington i do not believe the president front wants war but i believe there are people around him who wouldn't mind and do you think they have a sense where you worry that they have more sway than the i think president trump has been on the record that they are trying but i

is exploring our own it's on continental shelf and where turkish and greek cyprus have equal rights and the northern part of the island which is which turkey cause northern. nor the republic of turkey side it is on the record lies by turkey so turkey also say is this is my continental shelf i am also defending the rights of the turkish cyprus on the island and they accuse the greek side it for doing the explorations and drilling without the permission of the turkish cyprus and plus turkish republic because. the if the continental shelf areas and exclusive economic zone areas are overlapping according to turkey that's why that's why there are 2 turkish ships and it's the mediterranean right now one of them which is called 40 has been off sail and has been drilling since early 2019 and the 2nd ship was as sailed off in the late june last month and it is preparing for dragging its counting down right now for for oil and gas drilling in the eastern mediterranean and took a says it will not back down despite all those threats coming from the western allies united states and the quake sit

cyprus. is you know this is an energy supply that could reduce their dependence on russia so it's really about security to a certain extent as well as the economics that obviously there is a huge dispute about to the actual drilling rights who is allowed to drill there turkey says we go ahead now they face sanctions is it worth it. well her i think the turkish foreign minister has actually rebuffed a lot of the sanctions that have been not really worth they're not that damaging to them and therefore they will continue to drill in those regions i mean what the turkish is are saying is that they are looking after the interests of the turkish cypriots who feel as if they will get a fair share in any any deal the new funds have been set up they're asking for negotiations with the greek side the greek side or the e.u. side say you know this is their exclusive right so you know the tensions are going to keep brewing but unfortunately turkey if its current environment is you know is picking fights w

turkey says it will keep drilling for oil and gas around cyprus despite e.u. and u.s. condemnation and u.s. state department says turkey is being provocative by sending 2 ships to explore off the coast of this politically divided island it says energy resources should be shared equally between turkey which controls the northern part of cyprus and the greek cypriot administration in the south said i'm concerned who has more now from istanbul. the discovery of oil and gas industry mediterranean has been a reason of conflict and tension between cyprus and turkey for a while that goes back to an ethnic conflict conflict in in 1974 which split the island between turkey speaking cyprus and greek greek speaking cypionate sent. the turkish speaking cyprus up and the north proclaims independence which is recognized by only turkey and this is why there are overlapping claims on the continental shelf borders or exclusive economic zone borders on the waters of it's the mediterranean between the greek side and turkey turkey says' it is free to explore and drill energy resources in

turkey says european union sanctions won't stop it from drilling for oil and gas off the coast of cyprus e.u. foreign ministers have suspended talks with turkey over an air transport agreement and called for the european investment bank to review lending to the country he's going to over the northern part of cyprus is not internationally recognized greek cypriots control the south of the mediterranean island so i'm costello joins us live now from istanbul turkey says it won't stop the drilling despite the prospect of e.u. sanctions just bring us up to date with what's been happening. well there are an turkey's foreign minister just had a joint press conference with their new country part and he just stated like our now record that turkey already has 3 ships in the eastern mediterranean 2 of them are drilling ships one of them is a suspect and research ship and he stated that turkey is planning to send a 4th ship to isn't meant to rain so it shows that turkey is determined then decisive about its position with regard to eastern mediterranean also turkey's foreign minister to wish all of t

stablish men's my ties to israel and cyprus were obviously the u.k. has tremendous security political and economic interests cyprus seem to be. the point in which alexander downer stuff on help or to buy a cell would and many of these operatives would intersect and when obviously donald trump was elected president after i had been probed by the u.k. for months they asked me to pass along 3 some a's letter of congratulations to president elect trump which i did so clearly the british were keeping tabs not only on me i assume but others and that's what's being called into question but i'm not sure what the russians actually did because i never met a russian official yet certainly a lot of foreign governments involved in this go through 2 of those names you just mentioned 1st of all stephan how because you say that he has connections to him a 6. so richard did he actually send in the british election the last british election that jeremy cool been the leader of the labor party should not be trusted as a leader of the labor body and was criticised being a

the united states works with cyprus to stop weapons of mass u.s. tion and in 2015 joined cyprus as members of the proliferation security initiative in co-hosting a work shop focusing on inspecting and identifying proliferation material. despite the partnership between our two countries, the united states has had an arms embargo in place since 1997. this policy was to prevent turkey to use weapons and provide for reunification talks. however, more than three years since the embargo was implemented, turkey has more than 0,000 troops occupying. reunification talks have not produced intended results and the you is unable to maintain a relationship with a key partner. turkey continues to u.s. backed military might to continually harassing vessels. and turkey but significant amount exxonmobil and the interests of key allies in greece, israel all of whom are key partners. . . russia seeks to undermine u.s. interest in the region. we need to enact policies that strengthen our relationship with cyprus and counteract dangerous threats in the region in the ea

is urging turkey to stop drilling operations off the coast of cyprus the warning comes after i'm cross sent a 2nd ship to drill for oil and gas on monday cyprus is divided between an internationally recognized republic and a turkish controlled part in the north which is considered occupied territory huge gas reserves were recently discovered of the supply of coast. china is demanding that the united states in may that may cancel a potential $2200000000.00 sale to taiwan china considers taiwan to be a breakaway province when he reports now from beijing. taiwan's military is built on equipment from the united states its main supply of arms announcements from washington of sales are always met by an angry response from china and this was no difference it's a crude interference in china's internal affairs and a harms china's servant and a security interest china is strong least dissensions far and thoroughly opposed to this and has already made a stern representations to the u.s. side and. china regards taiwan as a breakaway province that it will one day retake that threat is why taipei fe

so what the block takes action against turkey for what it calls illegal drilling off the coast of cyprus i'm crow stands to 5. south korean tech firms in a scramble as their supply education starts cutting them off the street could disrupt the global supply of microchips and with the space race back on a german firm stands to profit big time from countries and companies lofty ambitions to lift off. let's do business who's in charge when it comes to drilling in the world's largest enclosed see the mediterranean ever since trillions of cubic meters of natural gas were found off cyprus a dispute over ownership has been bubbling away between cyprus turkey and greece they all claim drilling rights the spat is worth billions of euros geologists say the deposit could hold as much as 3 and a half trillion cubic meters of fossil fuels a windfall for energy industries here in europe the area off the south west coast is especially contentious the european union says only cyprus has the right to drill there but turkey is also state the claim sending several ships to hunt for gas the e.u. has respond

enclosed see the mediterranean ever since trillions of cubic meters of natural gas were found off cyprus the dispute over ownership has been bubbling away between cyprus turkey and greece they all claim drilling rights the spat is worth billions of euros geologists say the deposit could hold as much as 3 and a half trillion cubic meters of fossil fuels a windfall for energy industries here in europe the area off the south west coast is especially contentious the european union says only cyprus has the right to drill there but turkey is also state the claim sending several ships to hunt for gas the e.u. has responded with sanctions which calls worthless. a warm welcome for turkey's top diplomat he's in north macedonia on a state visit. but the e.u.'s recent decision to slap turkey.

is mainly politically motivated as a result of a pressure by greece and the greek cyprus this is what uncorrupt believes and the measures the measures that are mentioned will not be taken seriously turkey criticised the e.u. for giving political recommendations to central banks and investment banks and foreign minister cho schultz said that this is what the e.u. has always been against then why are they doing this now also tricky believes that it has the upper hand in its relations with the e.u. due to a reference a deal signed a couple of years ago for the syrian refugees turkey already holds 3500000 syrian refugees and it has the power to stop this in illegal refrigerate influx to e.u. that's why a turkish minister said that turkey will continue on its presence in this and mediterranean currently it has turkey has 3 ships once this weekend to address ships and they said mediterranean and will be sending a 4th one. as soon as possible and the force ship is as is expected to be a suspect one yet another detailed description of the continuing war in yemen has been published and it make

still ahead on al-jazeera sanctions against turkey for drilling off the coast of cyprus plus why one of india's largest cities is run out of water. by the heavy rain that's continue for central and eastern parts of china fam out of cloud down towards the southwest but the main thrust of that wetter weather he's up towards shanghai you can see the darkest shading on a chart here is where we are now looking at latest spell of flooding rains to the south of that we have dry weather across the south but things will become a little more wise but this week i wanted to thursday that things a little further south is but for many southern fringes it will be dry for the time being you can see our next system that's pushing its way in across the philippines this case was unlikely locally known as storm falcon brings some very wet and windy weather into the philippines at the moment may develop into a tropical storm over the next couple of days flooding a problem too of course into the far north and the northeast of india into bangladesh me and ma plenty of cloud still showing up here western gh

cyprus is booming and the 2013 financial crisis seems all but forgotten. the island's real estate market is thriving with rows of expensive high rise condos going up in the port city of limits saw. many russians are buying them today they make up a better 4th of the city's total population. and a growing number of them have a cypriot e.u. passport. business consultant irene is settled and is one of those who makes it happen all the need to do is invest 2000000 euros in a look 3 property. all die hard hysterical calls. to roll. poorly. and to give some examples. it's very simple quiet the bus part don't have to live here permanently the. possibility to travel with no. 154 countries involved. the fact cyprus issues gold and passports to wealthy russians and arabs has been severely criticized by the e.u. but the island's finance minister who oversees this investment scheme says so far only 500 people have acquired one and these ones may be main fact be dogs which are offered after. the. in depth scrutiny and the background checks that are any suggestions for

be challenged in the republican controlled senate turkey is vowing to continue drilling for gasol cyprus despite european union sanctions this summer to e.u. leaders agreed to suspend talks over an air transport agreements and called for financial constraints on turkey so far on has ignored c.-u. demands to stop what the block calls illegal drilling in turkey backs the breakaway northern part of cyprus while greek cypriots control the sight of european foreign ministers have called for dialogue which in the e.u. the u.s. and iran in a bid to save the 2050 nuclear deal leaders held talks in brussels as they try to salvage the agreements which the e.u. foreign policy chief insists is still alive and former south african president jacob zuma is expected back at a state commission hearing on government corruption in the coming hours on monday he told the inquiry that he's the target of a conspiracy similar is forced from office last year of overseeing the looting of state funds he denies any wrongdoing during his 9 years as president for that's up to date the news continues here in al-jazeer

the united states is calling on turkey to stop drilling for oil and gas around cyprus. the state department says the turks are being provocative by sending 2 ships to explore off the coast of the politically divided island the u.s. says energy resources should be equally shared between turkey which controls the northern part of cyprus and the great secret administration in the south this president has ramped up his twitter attacks on the british ambassador as well as outgoing prime minister theresa may on tuesday trump called may's handling of bricks it foolish and said the british envoy kim derek is a very stupid guy but the case foreign secretary a setback calling trump's comments disrespectful alan fischer reports. president friends it was a high profile jennifer qatar's amir she brought together political and business leaders as well as washington's top diplomats press missing the uki ambassador disinvited by the white house after the publication of leaked memos sharply critical of president donald trump a career diplomat has been the u.k.'s man in washington says 2

this is every day life on cyprus divided since 1974. a demilitarized zone runs across the entire island there are empty towns and abandoned villages. with few exceptions turks live in the north of cyprus.

a 2nd ship to drill for oil and gas on monday cyprus is divided between an internationally recognized republic and a turkish controlled part in the north which is considered occupied territory. but those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after marco polo a very modern journey that's a water bottle. and let's take a look at china. again rounding up my was rough stuff is easy china overtaking us the overriding factor in the medicare bill live with it rather that it will. hear it on. the air. and one thing and when. you. know where. and when. to. draw or why else would a. professor shout is on the trail of the 13th century explorer marco polo.

with few exceptions turks live in the north of cyprus.

turkey says it will keep drilling for oil and gas around cyprus despite an u.s. condemnation the state department says turkey is being provocative by sending 2 ships to explore off the coast of the politically divided island it says energy resources should be shared equally between turkey which controls the northern part of cyprus and the great cypriot administration in the south. at least 24 people have been killed in some of the worst fighting a pup on new guinea for years it happened in the remote province of hella police say the killings could be retaliation for an earlier attack hi tech companies in south korea are being warned they face an unprecedented emergency because of japan's ban on exports of crucial chemicals south koreans protested at japan's embassy in seoul a south korea's president warned business leaders to expect a prolonged trade dispute japan is blaming what it calls security concerns for restricting exports of semiconductor components some japanese are questioning the effectiveness of the south sanctions on north korea get more on the break

suspended aviation deal cyprus called on the block to take action against the gas drilling. turkish president breccia tie a bad one says serious interest rate cuts are on the cards he recently fired his central bank chief for failing to follow his orders and lower rates turkey is in recession and faces double digit inflation. sales at french can make a p.s.a. drops 13 percent in the 1st half of the year it attributes that a client to its decision to pull out of iran to avoid being hit by u.s. sanctions but also china's sales have dropped dramatically. and amazon employees in germany have gone on strike demanding higher wages coincides with the company's so-called prime day a 2 day global discount shopping spree in say amazon can only offer lower prices by not paying enough to its workers. only half all nigerians have access to electricity it gets even worse in rural areas getting financing for power projects is expensive that's proper to bring your whole energy companies to seek more affordable loans further afield in countries like germany. to gleam in solar panels are obvi

a 2nd ship to drill for oil and gas on monday cyprus is divided between an internationally recognized republic and a turkish controlled part in the north which is considered occupied territory huge gas was recently discovered off the supreme coast internet connections are being restored in sudan following a court ruling military council cut internet connections more than a month ago saying the blackout was needed to protect a transition deal reached with the opposition but protest leaders say the military was trying to hide evidence of its violent break up of a sit in outside military headquarters that killed more than 100 people. russian president vladimir putin says he does not support imposing sanctions on georgia he made the statement in a television address after russia's parliament recommended the sanctions. in response to weeks of mass protests in georgia against russian influence and its government well those were the headlines the news continues on our jazeera after the cure revisited stage of the subject. we understand the differences and the similarities of cultures across

can cyprus ever be reunified. a journey along the border encountering hopes and prejudices it soon becomes clear that the decade long division has driven the greek and turkish populations farther apart and yet there are still those on both sides who refuse to accept this life on the border. next to. blah blah. blah. blah blah. blah. blah. blah. blah. blah blah blah blah blah. blah blah blah blah blah. blah. stand for a. lawyer. and language courses. video. any time any. w's. barricades in the middle of the city border posts un peacekeepers on patrol this is every day life on cyprus divided since 1974. a demilitarized zone runs across the entire island there are empty towns and abandoned villages. with few exceptions turks live in the north of cyber.

he says european union sanctions won't stop it from drilling for oil and gas off the coast of cyprus e.u. foreign ministers have suspended talks with turkey over an air transport agreement and called for the european investment bank to view turkish lending turkish control of the northern part of cyprus is not internationally recognized greek cypriots control the south of the mediterranean island. iran's foreign minister says the door is open to negotiations if president lift sanctions on japan's a reef doesn't think they'll be a military confrontation they use foreign policy chief says the 2050 nuclear deal is still alive european foreign ministers meeting brussels call for dialogue between the u.s. and iran to save it from collapse those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after the cure revisited statement that's what i found. thank. you thank you and the different. al-jazeera. for some trick of nature these stem cells and white swan are on. which this whole procedure is a bad. joke like a bank but it's more sophisticated listening to what it is out by a born am