north korea; it's not a norm for almost any other country in the world. >> pelley: do you think mohammed bin salmanrs you? >> saad aljabri: he fears my information. >> pelley: saad told us his information includes a 2014 meeting between prince mohammed, on the left, and the then-head of intelligence, mohammed bin nayef. it was three years before the coup. saad claims the young prince boasted to nayef that he could kill the sitting king, abdullah, to clear the throne for his own father. >> saad aljabri: and he told him, i want to assassinate king abdullah. i get a poison ring from russia. it's enough for me just to shake hand with him, and he will be done. >> pelley: a poison ring from russia? >> saad aljabri: that what he say. whether he's just bragging, or? but he said that, and we took it seriously. >> pelley: by "we," saad means saudi intelligence took it seriously. the alleged threat, he says, was handled within the royal family. saad told us he watched the meeting on a video recording. does this video recording still exist? >> saad aljabri: yes. i know where it is now. i know there are two cop

but the u.s. has not imposed sanctions on crown prince mohammed bin salman.e a piece for the washington post just last month. the headline was "biden and other leaders absolved mbs of jamal khashoggi's murder. that should alarm us all." president biden campaigned on human rights and claims that it remai a central feature of his foreign policy. in jamal's case, is it your feing that that was a false promise? >> yes, of course. unfortunately, it is a huge, huge disappointment for me. he promised that he has to hold accountable as a person in the election day, before the election. and he become president right now, and he did not do anything, real things to change what happened. he is a presid in the united states, and he has a chance right now to change his political decision through saudi arabia and to get justice for all of us. >> last week, biden's national security adviser, jake sullivan, was in saudi arabia, meeting with the crown prince to discuss the yemen conflict. so respond to those who appear to be saying that keepi the relationship with saudi arabia

saudcrown prince mohammed bin salman made the announcement at the country's first-ever green initiativeference ahead of the u.n. climate change summit in scotland later this month. the effort wld more than double the kingdom's current annual target for carbon reduction. bin salman also said saudi arabia would join a u.s.-led effort to reduce methane emissions by 30% this decade. there were few details released on how t country plans to cut emissions. saudi arabia supplies 10% of the world's oil. u.s. military officials announced a senior al qaeda leader was killed in a drone strike in syria yesterday. the strike came two days after drones and rockets struck a u.s. military outpost in southern syria. no u.s troops were injured or killed in the attack. in a written statement late yesterday, an army spokesperson said the strike killed abdul hamid al-matar and said, "the removal of this al qaeda senior leader will disrupt the terrorist organization's ability to further plot and carry out global attacks threatening u.s. citizens, our partners, and innocent civilians." for more national and i

crown prince mohammed bin salman says his country would tackle climate change while at the same timeanalyst alanjohnston told me more about this new pledge. all this coming out in major climate conference as you said crown prince mohammed bin solomon himself delivering the line that is grabbing the attention the world biggest oil exporter committing itself to net zero by 2060. but there was more the crown prince said that his country would sign up to in effort to slashed by 30% its emissions of methane gas by 2030 within nine years, the europeans and the americans very keen to see that. they'll be very pleased to hear about his commitment. at the same time the salaries announcing bill begin the planting of welliver for hundred million trees. they plan to plant billions eventually in their carbon capture effort. the crown prince saying that his country would meet the challenge of climate change but also work towards stabilising the oil market. the saudi saying that fossil fuels, oil must remain part of the global mix of energy for quite some time to come as we manage that transition t

young population that is looking to benefit from the social liberalisation that was granted by mohammed bin salmanstic dynamic here to the sports—washing of the media—washing that is taking place, and the soft power projection is very much tied to domestic drivers of reform in the kingdom. and of course it has broader regional and international implications as well. areeb, let me bring you in because the football was mentioned, that has been the big story this past week, the saudi led consortium buying into newcastle football club. areeb ullah, you're from the middle eastern eye. in all the excitable coverage about these new owners in football, there's actually been much less about something we have obviously noticed on the media show, because we're a media show, which is, in the end this is a media story in a sense. tell us what are bein and beoth and how that all plays into this. so bein sports is the qatari—backed sports broadcaster got the commercial rights to air premier league games and sporting events from around the world for the middle east and also a lot of the global south, for example,

crown prince mohammed bin salman said his country would tackle climate change while ensuring oil marketsll, the crown prince made the pledge ahead of the climate summit cop26 — which starts in a week's time in glasgow. and the environmental activist greta thunberg has also been speaking ahead of the summit — she has called for honesty from the world leaders about where they are failing to stop climate change. one of the messages that we have is — be honest about where you are, how you have been failing, how you are still failing us, and how they spend their time. instead of trying to find solutions, real solutions, that would actually lead somewhere, that would lead to a substantial change, fundamental change, they seem to spend their time trying to come up with loopholes to find excuses for them. the headlines on bbc news... a leading teaching union calls for tougher action against covid in england's schools, saying staff are "on their knees". a fresh push for people to get their boosterjabs. it comes amid fears over rising coronavirus cases in england. the chancellor's promising to spe

former top intelligence officials has described the country's de—facto ruler, crown prince mohammed bin salmanrince suggested he could assassinate the country's former king abdullah. here's our security correspondent, frank gardner. two men at war with each other. on the left, saudi arabia's all—powerful crown prince, mohammad bin salman. on the right, doctor saad al—jabri, the former saudi number two in intelligence will stop he fled to canada after the crown prince seized power four years ago. he said he was targeted by a hit squad. i he said he was targeted by a hit su uad. . he said he was targeted by a hit suuad. . ., ., ., squad. i am here to sound the alarm about a psychopath _ squad. i am here to sound the alarm about a psychopath killer _ squad. i am here to sound the alarm about a psychopath killer in - squad. i am here to sound the alarm about a psychopath killer in the - about a psychopath killer in the middle east, with infinite resources. a psychopath with no empathy, doesn't feel emotion, never learn from his experience. and we have witnessed atrocities and crimes committed by t

the fund is chaired by saudi crown prince, mohammed bin salman who according to u.s. intelligence agencies approved the operation this is jamal khashoggi was killed. they say it passed the test and the league assured they won't control the team. patrick joins me from cnn. patrick, look, good morning to you. i was looking at the papers this morning. pretty much all over the newspapers, yes, with the condemnation, but also from the fans. clearly ecstatic and clearly prepared to ignore the criticism. >> reporter: isa, yeah. i think you said it absolutely spot on. good morning to you as well. this is a story that's dominating on the global football scene. it really is something we are all staking stock of still, resonating, as they say, all around the world. that controversial saudi arabian backed take over, let's put it into context. one of the historic names in football, but the team languishing second from bottom in the premier league, having a really bad time on the field of play. look, this has been a long-running saga. it looked like it was going to be going through

former top intelligence officials has described the country's de—facto ruler, crown prince mohammed bin salmanh. we can speak now to our security correspondent frank gardner. iam i am interested in your thoughts about how credible this man is. he is a controversial figure. about how credible this man is. he is a controversialfigure. he about how credible this man is. he is a controversial figure. he was at the top of the saudi intelligence, the top of the saudi intelligence, the architect of saudi arabia's counterterrorism strategy that helped defeat al-qaeda and it was the cia's main point of contact in saudi arabia —— he was. as a part of that he tipped off britain and the us about the printer ink toner cartridge bombs in 2010 when al-qaeda smuggled these bombs on board inside ink tonerfor printers, on to cargo planes come above one of them were stopped in dubai and one of them got to the east midlands, bound for chicago, he tipped them off as a serial numbers because they had agents inside ik two al-anda, informants. the saudi government says he is a fraudster who has embezzled money, which

former top intelligence officials has described the country's de—facto ruler, crown prince mohammed bin salman—jabri, the former saudi number two in intelligence. he fled to canada after the crown prince seized powerfour years ago. he says he was targeted by a hit squad. i am here to sound the alarm about a psychopath killer in the middle east, with infinite resources. a psychopath with no empathy, doesn't feel emotion, never learned from his experience. and we have witnessed atrocities and crimes committed by this killer. the saudi embassy in washington has dismissed the claims saying saad al—jabri stole millions of dollars from the government, which he denies. in saudi arabia, two of dr saad's children have been seized from their homes when they were still teenagers. they're now in prison, accused of financial crimes, which the family denies. it says the crown prince has also gone after dr saad's son—in—law. the first night he was kidnapped, he received more than 100 lashes, he was tortured. he was beaten on his back, on his legs. he was being told that he was being detained and tortured as

ranking saudi intelligence official has accused the country's de facto ruler, crown prince mohammed bin salmanern intelligence services. but he fled the country in 2017 and has been accused of corruption by the kingdom. here he is talking about the crown prince in a wide ranging interview with the american news network cbs. i am here to sound the alarm about a psychopath killer in the middle east with infinite resources who poses a threat to his people, to the americans and to the planet. a psychopath with no empathy, doesn't feel emotion, never learns from his experience and we have witnessed atrocities and crimes committed by this killer. so let's take you through some of the claims that were made throughout the interview. saad aljabri claimed that he received a warning from within the intelligence community that he was going to be assassinated. this was when journalist jamal khashoggi had disappeared — before it was revealed that he'd in fact been murdered. jamal khashoggi was the washington postjournalist who was murdered inside the saudi embassy in turkey. here's saad aljabri talking abou

young population that is looking to benefit from the social liberalisation that was granted by mohammed bin salmanin because the football was mentioned, that has been the big story this past week, the saudi led consortium buying newcastle football club. you are from the middle eastern magazine, and all the exciting coverage, it has been less about something we have noticed on this show which is, in the end, this is a media story, in a sense. tell us what this is.— us what this is. the sports broadcaster _ us what this is. the sports broadcaster got _ us what this is. the sports broadcaster got the i us what this is. the sports i broadcaster got the commercial rights to their premier league games and sporting events from around the world for the middle east and also a lot of the global south, for example, indonesia is a big market for sports. and what happened was in 2017 when there was a blockade imposed on qatar, what also happened, and this was imposed by saudi arabia, i might add, that sports company was banned inside saudi arabia but a few weeks later what you saw emerging was a new website th

public displays of gifts, but i don't know what happens when jared kushner goes over to see mohammed bin salmanprobably a lot we don't know here. >> mike, speak to that. what do we still not know? and you know, to ben's point, were there suitcases of jewels given to the trumps that we don't know about? did they get different kinds of gifts? were they fur people and the saudis knew that? explain who gets what. >> well, the problem, as we write about in the story, is that the trump administration did not follow a lot of the rules, laws, and procedures around gifts, and these are things that are designed to ensure that there's not a perception of impropriety, that things look like they're done above board, and the problem that's sort of the heart of this is the fact that the trump administration never properly filed these gifts and disclosed who got them, how much they were worth, and what was done with them. so, because of that, i cannot answer your question about the depth and breadth of the gifts that they received, because they didn't follow the rules. they didn't follow the basics of governme

visiting the saudi consulate in istanbul, with the alleged involvement of the saudi crown prince, mohamed bin salmanadministration, ed bowlby really bad message _ administration, ed bowlby really bad message to the world —— it will be a really— message to the world —— it will be a really bad _ message to the world —— it will be a really bad message to the world and difficult _ really bad message to the world and difficult to _ really bad message to the world and difficult to receive justice. the premier league said they "have now received legally binding assurances that the kingdom of saudi arabia will not control newcastle united football club. all parties are pleased to have concluded this process which gives certainty and clarity to newcastle united football club and their fans." you can read more on the bbc sport website. lewis hamilton's prospects of winning this weekend's turkish grand prix have taken a setback. the championship leader will have a 10—place grid penalty for a new engine in his mercedes. he was fastest in first practice in istanbul this morning. we're just over a day away, now f

former top intelligence officials has described the country's de—facto ruler, crown prince mohammed bin salmandren have been seized from their homes when they were still teenagers. they're now in prison, accused of financial crimes, which the family denies. it says the crown prince has also gone after dr saad's son—in—law. the first night he was kidnapped, he received more than 100 lashes, he was tortured. he was beaten on his back, on his legs. he was being told that he was being detained and tortured as a proxy for his father—in—law, meaning my dad. they even asked him a question — "who do think we should arrest and torture so dr saad can come back to the kingdom?" back in 2010, dr saad al—jabri tipped off western intelligence about an al-qaeda bomb plot. explosives had been smuggled inside printer ink toner cartridges on planes bound for chicago. the cia says his help saved lives. now dr saad wants the us government to pressure the saudis to release his children. i have to speak out. i am appealing to the american people and to the american administration to help me to release those childre

of the funds will come from the public investment fund — the crown prince of saudi arabia, mohammed bin salmanick on and, i you know, become the club that we should be. - we've grew up with a newcastle that isn't used to competing, so when i hear stories from my dad from the past, of the late '90s, being so close to winning the league, it's that slight chance that we could be back to that. and who do you want — who do you want them to buy? a striker of some sort, i'm not bothered. as long as he's good, that's the main thing. well, the takeover marks the end of a long wait for those newcastle fans. it had initially been agreed in april 2020, but that was blocked by the premier league over concerns about the links to the saudi state. however, this time, in a statement the league said there was a legally binding assurance, that the kingdom of saudi arabia wouldn't control newcastle united football club. i'm obviously aware of those comments that have been made over the course _ comments that have been made over the course of today and that is something we take, you know, very seriously— something