al-jazeera. hello again the headlines on al-jazeera saudi arabia has reduced the sentences of people involved in the murder of journalists in turkey last year 5 of them were given the death penalty for the killing but that has been cut to 20 years in jail the others have been given sentences of between 7 to 10 years. a prominent protest leader is missing in bell the rue softer incidents in the center of the capital minsk there are reports maria cullen escobar was taken away in a van by an identified people bernard smith as monitoring developments from neighboring with wayne. it's clear that being a member of the opposition a high profile position. it's now an occupational hazard that you risk detention or spending john time in jail as a top of the opposition leaders and also lead us we could be serious he's a waiting us foreign minister he sat that the outgoing leadership as he described it the shank is government should nucleus limon 18 the opposition one by one and he says that methods like those of the stalinist secret police nearly 300 rohingya refugees have been rescued from a beach in indo

al-jazeera. in the. back years a reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera saudi arabia has reduced the sentences of 8 people involved in the murder of journalist jean turkey last year 5 of them were sentenced to death for the killing but that's now been cut to 20 years in jail . in opposition leader is missing after being snatched off the street by mass the men in the center of minsk maria was one of 3 women who joined forces to challenge alexander the schenkel in last month's disputed elections and a german hospital treating kremlin critic says his condition has improved a lot and doctors to take him out of any cobra german experts say tests show that he was poisoned with the nerve agent. economists estimate the latin america is at risk of losing up to 45000000 jobs due to the ongoing global pandemic ecuador has been one of the hardest hit economies in the region with more than a 1000000 people in need of work and 5000000 other is fighting to keep unstable jobs that's a staggering 85 percent of the country's workers as are latin american editor lucien human now reports. 3 years ago dorrans have been strugg

welcome back here's a reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera saudi arabia has reduced the sentences of 8 people involved in the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi in turkey last year 5 of them were sentenced to death for the killing but that's. 20 years in jail ability to see an opposition leader is missing after being snatched off the streets by mass the men in the center of minsk. was one of 3 women who joined forces to challenge alexander lukashenko in last month's disputed elections and the german hospital treating kremlin critic alexina balogna says his condition has improved allowing doctors to take him out of his induced coma german experts say tests show that he was poisoned the by the nerve agent of the chalk. spain has become the 1st western european country to pass half a 1000000 coronavirus cases spain saw a daily. increase of more than $2400.00 cases this fight stringent measures on face masks and social distancing being enforced in recent weeks during its 1st wave spain enforced one of the continent's strictest lock downs but now the country is taking a regional appr

al-jazeera. the roof you're. the world. hello again i'm a stone's you tie in doha with the headlines here on al-jazeera saudi arabia is facing more criticism for overturning the death sentences of members who are part of a hit squad who killed journalist jamal khashoggi 8 people have been handed jail terms of between 7 and 20 as the journalist was strangled and dismembered in istanbul and 2018 the u. is condemning the disappearance of better russian opposition figure maria kolesnikov on witnesses say she was taken away in a van by masked men in minsk she's one of 3 women who challenge the alexander lukashenko is disputed election last month britain's foreign minister has summoned the russian ambassador to the u.k. over the poisoning of russian opposition leader and next in a valley in a valley has been brought out of a medically induced coma now and doctors in berlin where he's been treated say he has been responsive german experts say he was poisoned with one of the nub agent a family not the chalk. donald trump's former personal lawyer michael cohen is alleging in a new book that the president made disparaging remarks abou

al-jazeera. the. the. hello i'm barbara sarah in london these are the top stories on al-jazeera saudi arabia has reduced the sentences of 8 people involved in the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi at its consulate in istanbul in 2018 last year 5 of them were sentenced to death for the killing but that is now being cut to 20 years in jail the others have been given sentences of between 7 and 10 years saudi arabia refused all calls for the men to go on trial in turkey abella who see an opposition leader is missing after being snatched off the street by a massed men and taken away in a van in the center of the capital minsk maria kolesnikov a has played a prominent role in the weeks of demonstrations the man being the president's resignation she's one of 3 women who joined forces before last month's disputed presidential elections to challenge alexander lukashenko and she was the only one left in the roofs of the berlin hospital treating kremlin critic alexina valley say his condition has improved allowing doctors to take him out of an induced coma he was flown to germany last month after falling ill on a d

. ♪ barbara: welcome back here's a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. saudi arabiaeduced the sentences of eight people involved in the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi in turkey. last year, five of them were sentenced to death for the killing, but that has now been cut to 20 years in jail. belarusian opposition leader is missing after being snatched off the streets by masked men in the center of missed -- of minsk. she was one of three women who join forces to challenge alexander lukashenko and last month's disputed election. in a german hospital treating alexey navalny said his condition has improved, allowing doctors to take him out of an induced, peer german experts say tests show he was poison with the nerve agent nova chart. economists estimate latin america is at risk of losing up to 45 million jobs due to the ongoing global pandemic. ecuador has been one of the hardest hit economies in the region, with more than a million people in need of work, and 5 million others fighting to keep unstable jobs. that's a staggering 85% of the country's workers, as our l

al-jazeera. understand the differences and similarities of cultures across the world no matter when. using current affairs that matter to you. hello i'm barbara starr in london these are the top stories on al-jazeera saudi arabia has overturned the death sentences of 5 people convicted of the murder of the journalist. they've been given 20 years in prison instead fiance called the sentencing a farce while a un investigator branded it a parody of justice alexia bryant reports the saudi hit squad accused of killing journalist jamal khashoggi was caught on camera landing in turkey and entering the kingdom's consulate in istanbul that's where a prominent and well connected critic of saudi crown prince.

al-jazeera. ready. hello there i'm a stand here tender how with the headlines for you here on al-jazeera saudi arabia is facing more criticism for overturning the death sentences for members of the hit squad who killed journalist. 8 people have been handed jail terms of between 7 and 20 years alexia brian has the story the saudi hit squad accused of killing journalist jamal khashoggi was caught on camera landing in turkey and interim the kingdom's consulate in istanbul that's where a prominent and well connected critic of saudi crown prince mohammed bin soman was interrogated killed him.

al-jazeera. live. but the back is a reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera saudi arabia has reduced the sentences of 8 people involved in the murder of journalists of ashaji in turkey baster 5 of them were sentenced to death for the killing but that's now 8 been cut to 20 years in jail. say an opposition leader is missing after being snatched off the streets by mass the men in the center of its mariya call this think of that was one of 3 women who joined forces to challenge alexander lukashenko. in last month's disputed elections and the german hospital treating kremlin critic alexina balogna says his condition has improved allowing doctors to take him out of an induced coma german experts say he was poisoned with a nerve agent novacek. the main suspect in the new year's eve attack on a turkish nightclub in the early hours of 2017 has been sentenced to life in prison a bullet here musharraf of on national was handed the equivalent of 40 life sentences without parole 39 people were killed and dozens were injured when he opened fire at the rain a club in istanbul russia pov initially said that he acte

be delicately chosen to protect lives and the country's battered economy needs barca al-jazeera london. saudi arabia will allow muslim worshippers to start performing they are made up pilgrimage for next month it's part of the gradual lifting of code $1000.00 restrictions but only $6000.00 people will be allowed per day to visit the holy cities of mecca and medina for now there are only open to saudi citizens and residents foreigners will be permitted from november there are can be undertaken at any time of year antigovernment protesters in egypt have been back on the streets for a 3rd night. these are pictures from just north of cairo there defying a police crackdown that seen at least 200 people arrested since sunday 140000 homes are now known to have been damaged or destroyed in sudan's floods huge amounts of farmland are also under water and victims admit it's unlikely the government can help them to recover ever morgan reports from the river nile states . this is what's left of a highly out the last home in sudan's or now state he says his farm used to extend from here to the banks of the nile

perpetuity this is our planet's new normal as humanity enters the age of fire robert oulds al-jazeera portland oregon saudi arabia will allow muslim wash post to stop before before me i should say pilgrimage from next month as part of its gradual nifty of covert $1000.00 with regions but only $6000.00 people kind of visit the holy city of mecca each day that number will increase in middleton for now only saudi citizens and residents will be allowed for and this will be will be start will be met in starting in november. well followers of the sikh religion have the death of their founder in pakistan is the 1st year of commemoration since a visa free travel corridor was opened between india and pakistan to allow pilgrims to reach the holy site of dava so hip and cost but indian sikhs were not there in the charlotte but us explain. this calmly of sikhs in southern pakistan is on its way to one of their holy assignments debussy he. is where they found none expand the last years of his life and this is the anniversary of his death. the pilgrimage their own is seen trees olmert that the road is near a 4.6 kilometer ther

al-jazeera. award winning documentaries from around the world. on al-jazeera 2 planes came from saudi arabia and 15 man checking out hotel mr your money missing for 5 days it is possible to fully clean the premises all forensic evidence but what you then leave is evidence that you have for the claimed mystery wanted to give an example of the stuff that speaking about the role in a before even the saudi government give up with just a general murder in a saudi consulate on al jazeera. this is al-jazeera. welcome i'm peter w. watching the news hour live from a world headquarters here in doha coming up in the next 60 minutes. on median and as a bit johnny forces fight over the disputed territory of not going to cut about for a 2nd day both sides are reporting casualties. the state news still shake news may have saved. donald trump tries to dismiss reports that he.

al-jazeera why do so damn. iran this is al jazeera and these are the headlines saudi arabia is facing more criticism for overturning the death sentences of members of the hit squad who killed journalist jamal khashoggi 8 people have been handed jail terms of being between 7 and 20. the e.u. is condemning the disappearance of belorussian opposition figure maria kolesnik over witnesses say she was taken away in a van by masked men in she's one of 3 women who challenge alexander lucas shank is disputed election last month britain's foreign minister has summoned the russian ambassador to the u.k. over the poisoning of opposition leader alexina valley and valley has been brought out of a medically induced coma and doctors in berlin where he's been treated say he's been responsive the u.s. presidential campaign has officially kicked off and president donald trump is trailing his democratic rival joe biden in the polls trump is campaigning on law and order while biden is challenging trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic. former pastor lawyer michael cohen is alleging in a new book that the president made disparagin

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hello again the headlines on the al-jazeera news hour saudi arabia has reduced the sentences of 8 peoplenvolved in the murder of journalists in turkey last year 5 of them were given the death penalty for the killing but that has been cut to 20 years in jail. a prominent protest leader is missing in delarue so after an incident in the center of the capital minsk there are reports maria call in a school of i was taken away in a van by an identify people. and military leaders who carried out a coup in mali have one week to pick a transitional president and prime minister the 15 nation regional bloc ecowas is pressuring the military leaders to hand over power to civilian rule. the u.k. prime minister is warning that britain may choose to leave the e.u. without a trade deal if an agreement isn't reached by october 15th an 8th round of talks to try and save the deal is scheduled on tuesday the day in baba reports. he won an election promising to get bricks done i'm telling the british public he had an oven ready do you now could he be driving a coach and horses through the divorce agreement si

al-jazeera. you are not in saudi arabia you are in the united states of america it is a democracy. under fire from both sides of the political divide as u.s. president donald trump costs further doubt on the prospects of an honest election. or watching out as iran life from a headquarters and. also coming up growing anger in the u.s. city of louisville a professor is defy a curfew for a 2nd night over the decision not to charge officers for the shooting of a black woman. is that because there's. the u.n. secretary general warns the global coronavirus crisis is out of control as the global death toll approaches 1000000. and uniting in the face of diplomatic deals by israel rival groups fatah and hamas won the 1st palestinian elections for 14 years. hello donald trump's refusal to commit to a peaceful transition of power if he loses the november election is stirring more reaction from both sides of the political divide while the democrats have head out of the president's senior republicans have been distancing themselves from trump's remarks and promised an orderly transition of powe

still ahead here on al-jazeera why the king of saudi arabia the fact the coalition forces come on. yemen. and how they get u.k. businesses back on track being encouraged to return to the office but millions just want to. but. how the so an influx of more sure shows another one coming through amman yemen southwest saudi throughout the arabian peninsula says an increase feeding a few minutes in for example about 4 and the potential for thunderstorms over western side of saudi where there are mountains to her refuse to showing up in salalah and there's not much of a preview providing breeze beyond that in fact anything that more of an off shore breeze and some places look at jerusalem's temperature 39 jordan says it is something of a heat wave going on in the levant or at least this parliament at the moment big masses of showers are certainly of interest to meteorologists and those who don't like hurricanes because this is what they do they form they just slowly west woods and go off to the cape verde islands they do it regularly this time of the year but over land of course they prod

al-jazeera but by. a mockery of justice saudi arabia's priscilla's for reducing the sentences of those convicted of murdering to the case is now closed so will we ever find out the truth about the journalist this is inside story. hello welcome to the program on iran come on saudi arabia is facing international criticism off the closing the trial of those who murdered the journalist jamal khashoggi a court overturned 5 death sentences reducing them to 28 prison terms instead of 3 others were jailed for between 7 and 10 years now the courts didn't name the people it convicted but those behind the so-called hit squad escaped punishment as did crown prince mohammed bin so man who is widely believed to have ordered the killing . fields the united nations and rights groups have condemned the secret trial which began last december will bring in i guess in a moment but 1st this report by alexey o'brien. the saudi hit squad accused of killing journalist jamal khashoggi was caught on camera landing in turkey and entering the kingdom's consulate in istanbul that's where a prominent and well connected critic of saudi cr

al-jazeera. every. group. welcome back ever come out of our top stories here on al-jazeera are you an expert on extrajudicial killings as addressed the u.s. congress and condemn saudi arabia for the killing of the journalist. unless kalamata only house intelligence committee the murder demonstrates recklessness. protesting refugees have been demanding permission to leave the greek island of less boss and go to the mainland thousands of spent another night without shelter after fires destroyed europe. largest refugee camp this week. and bahrain has agreed to normalize ties with israel it's the 2nd called state to do so a lot of the u.s.a.'s decision last month honest enough already has condemned the move as a normalization of illegal occupation. but he was jackson is the executive director of the arab santana washington d.c. we asked him what the motivation was for gulf states to normalize ties with israel allegedly they claimed they ordered her doing it to kind of break out of the constraints the past 70 plus years where they got up israeli conflict according to them and their development in the region so they seem to think that resignation from the arab israeli conflict

al-jazeera but by. a mockery of justice saudi arabia is criticised for reducing the sentences of those convicted of murdering to the case is now closed so will we ever find out the truth about the journalist this is inside story. hello welcome to the program on iran saudi arabia is facing international criticism of the close in the trial of those who murdered the journalist jamal khashoggi a court overturned 5 death sentences reducing them to 28 prison terms instead of 3 .

al-jazeera the inside story to stay with us. what's behind the latest things in saudi arabia's role family the couple into the saudi led war in yemen and his son were accused of corruption and dismissed the poll being cleared for the crown prince to be called a this isn't a story. hello welcome to the program. many role family members in saudi arabia have been sacked or detained ever since mohamed bin so many was appointed to crown prince 3 years ago to princes all the latest to be purged.

go with al jazeera these are all top stories the king of saudi arabia is calling for a comprehensive solution on iran king solomon made a record of address the united nations general assembly he also called for disarming hezbollah and lebanon and expressed support for u.s. efforts to start talks between israel and the palestinians the head of the european commission. has called on the e.u. member states to share responsibility of refugees brock's new plan hopes to ease pressure on mediterranean nations which handle a disproportionate number of arrivals this package reflects of fear and reasonable balance between responsibility and solidarity among member states we all share the benefits we all share the burden this package also reflects a very pragmatic and realistic approach. we know that we have to build trust among member states and citizens' confidence that we can manage this as a union the russian opposition has called for an immediate campaign of civil disobedience that's after president alexander lukashenko was sworn in in the capital minsk has been under mounting pressure to

community seems powerless to stop it robin for a steelworker al-jazeera tbilisi. 2 years after his murder in istanbul one of saudi arabia's journalist. dreams has come true human rights watchdog group focused on the arab world launched in washington d.c. on shoes day the new nonprofit will focus on promoting democracy and supporting political exiles across the region. was at the launch event in washington. as we approach the 2nd anniversary of the brutal murder of journalist shoji at the hands of saudi arabian officials his colleagues his friends their launch in an effort that he was working on before he was murdered it's called dawn start that stands for democracy in the arab world now they say eventually they hope to cover the entire arab world but for now they're just going to focus on what they see as wrong doing in saudi arabia egypt the united arab emirates they have to have a platform to dissidents to expose what they say is wrongdoing in those countries and also to put pressure on american officials they say that this is in fact the legacy of jamal khashoggi and that they are trying to honor it as they approach th

al-jazeera after inside story do stay with us. what's behind the latest things in saudi arabia's role family the commander of the saudi led war in yemen and his son are accused of corruption and dismissed the pulping cleared for the crown prince to become king this isn't so story. hello and welcome to the program. many role family members in saudi arabia have been sacked or detained ever since mohamed bin so many was appointed to crown prince 3 years ago 2 princes are the latest to be purged. had been turkey the commander of the saudi led war in yemen and bin turkey son is no longer deputy governor of a region in the northwest of the kingdom both are under investigation for alleged suspicious transactions and the defense ministry critics say mohammed bin solomon's anticorruption campaign is really an excuse for the 35 year old crown prince to remove anyone blocking his path to becoming king. 3 senior roles were arrested in march including the king's younger brother prince our maid bin abdul aziz and the former crown prince mohammed bin nayef a few days later police investigating bribery and exploiting public office arrested at least 3

al-jazeera. be the hero the world needs. washing. the air the in. the air. you are not in saudi arabia you are in the united states of america it is a democracy rebukes from democrats and distancing from republicans but us president downtown busier with using to commit to peaceful transfer of power if he loses an event very large. player watching al-jazeera live from doha with me fully back also ahead more protests planned in the u.s. city of louisville over the decision not to charge police officers responsible for the death of a blog.

al-jazeera lesbos. time for a short break here now jazeera when we come back a call for the u.s. congress to take action against saudi arabia the night of the german national assumption stay with us. again the prevailing breeze is very light so weather around the gulf states is fairly humid it's 40 degrees and sticky in their house an example the still a light breeze coming to us a lot of the hoof is still more or less in time and this here this grayness is some cloud gets the potential for thunderstorms and the mass of the west and saudi but they'll be a rarity typically there is still quite well when it's warmer than maybe it should be at this time of the year for example in the levant or in iraq and down towards q 8 if you took the example of amman in jordan which broke a record low or go we're still above average though not by much 34 to 35 degrees and that's because there's no on shore breeze down here as it is slowly a cool feature. even though the monsoon rains a slow you start to die and i we've still got a flow of breeze going up the coast of kenya and somalia and this is becoming increasingly most recently you if

al jazeera. be the hero the world needs. washing. the in. the air. you were not in saudi arabia you are in the united states of america it is a democracy rebukes from democrats and distancing from republicans but us president donald trump is still refusing to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the november election. play watching al-jazeera live from doha with me fully back to full also ahead more protests planned in the u.s. city of louisville over the decision not to charge police officers responsible for the death of a black woman crimes in the u.k. and mounts a record number of new coronavirus cases the un secretary general says the global pandemic response lacks corporation and unity and they've survived for nearly 3000 years but now unprecedented rain is threatening some of sudan's most iconic structures. we begin in the u.s. and the raging controversy over donald trump's refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the november election while the democrats have her out of the president's senior republicans have been distancing themselves f

al-jazeera the u.s. house intelligence committee is holding a hearing to assess security ties between washington and saudi arabia are expected to cover a range of issues including the lost his pensacola naval air station attack which was carried out by a saudi national and the murder of the childless jamal ashaji let's go live now to capitol hill now to serious how does your castro is following this hearing what more we like to hear on these topics in particular heidi. right now you're hearing the chair of the house intelligence committee adam schiff with his opening remarks but you really just need to look at the witness list to give you an idea about the topics that they'll focus on agnes calabar the special repertoire to investigate. killings for the u.n. she is one of the witnesses of course she is the best a gator who famously concluded that there is credible evidence that the state of saudi arabia orchestrated the killing of washington post journal dissident journalist jamal khashoggi and she spoke with a.j. or without his ear earlier in the week upon the conclusion of the trial in saudi arabia that had 8

al-jazeera why do so damn. so this is 0 these are the top stories and 1st saudi arabia is facing criticism for overturning the death sentences for members of the hit squad to kill journalist you work so g 8 people have been handed jail terms of between 7 and 20 years. to australia reporters in china have been rushed home amid safety concerns after a diplomatic standoff they sought refuge in australian compounds before their departure was negotiated comes off of the arrest of another strain in journalist last month i decided. why do you. believe that is to stand. in. the country with genuine rule of law. this is a whirlwind of assault on a. lot of people are going to be. the mandela foundation is called donald trump arrogant and uninformed remarks he made about black world leaders a new book by trump's former lawyer michael cohen says the president described mandela as a poor leader who ruined south africa tony is serving a 3 year sentence for lying to congress and financial offense. wildfires have burned almost 810000 hectares in california this year which is the most ever in the u.s. state 15000 firefighters are b

al-jazeera. the. hello again i'm the stars here take into account let's remind you of our top stories here the salah saudi arabia is facing more criticism for overturning the death sentences for members of the hit squad who killed journalist. 8 people have been handed jail terms between 7 and 20 is. the e.u. is condemning the disappearance of better russian opposition figures maria kolesnik over witnesses say she was taken away in a van by masked men in minsk she's one of 3 women who challenge alexander lucas shank is disputed election last month. and labor day is the traditional kickoff for the u.s. presidential campaign and president on trump is trailing his democratic rival joe biden in the polls trump is campaigning on law and order while biden is challenging trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic. nearly 300 rangar refugees have been rescued from the beach in indonesia after drifting it safe to 6 months at least fasc people died on that journey from bangladesh those who survived have been moved to a temporary shelter but it's still not clear if they will be allowed to stay in indonesia just to washing

he met king hamad bin khalifa before flying to saudi arabia for talks with crown prince mohammed bin salmon well he then flew to cata and spoke to al-jazeera krisna sat down with out there and spoke about ending the palestinian israeli conflict discussions right now were between israel and the broader middle eastern countries and then israel was willing to put an offer on the table to the palestinians and that offer was for a state and then that offer also was for for a map and so hopefully at some point the palestinians will want to respond to engage and when they do i do think there's a very bright and hopeful opportunity ahead for them and one of the other things we did is we went through and we put together a big economic plan which is a $50000000000.00 plan that will double the g.d.p. double people's incomes give them a 1000000 new jobs and give them hope and so right now they have a structure where there's not the right governance in place for people to want to be investing there and that's why the jobs have been held back for the palestinian people so there is an offer now on the table for the palestinians and hopefully when they're

the top stories up next here on al-jazeera is inside story kemal has another news out from 13 also you from 7 tomorrow but. what's behind the latest things in saudi arabia's role family the commander of the saudi led war in yemen and his son are accused of corruption and dismissed the poll being cleared for the crown prince to become king this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program. many role family members in saudi arabia have been sacked or detained ever since mohamed bin so many was appointed to crown prince 3 years ago to princes are the latest to be purged.

al-jazeera the white house the u.n. experts on extra judicial killings has addressed the u.s. congress and condemned saudi arabia for the killing of journalist jamal khashoggi agnus kalam odds that the murder demonstrates a recklessness and demands a u.s. response she spoke to the house intelligence committee which has been assessing security ties between washington and riyadh protesting refugees have been demanding permission to leave the greek island of less balls and go to the mainland thousands of spent another night without shelter to find destroyed europe's largest refugee camp earlier this week. humanitarian aid is finally being delivered to hundreds of thousands of people devastated by the worst flooding in sudan's history at least 100 people have been killed the governor of oregon says dozens of people have been reported missing as wildfires burn across the u.s. state half a 1000000 people have been ordered to leave their homes. afghan government and taliban negotiators are in cutoff a long delayed peace talks which is due to begin in the coming hours it's more than 6 months since the u.s. brokered a de

saudi arabia the u.a.e. basra and egypt all severed ties with qatar the differences are largely to do with regional geopolitics but one of their major gripes was with qatar's funding of al-jazeera and how the network covers the region in fact they even demanded that the entire network be shut down which clearly didn't happen but it's been widely documented that the u.a.e. has been aggressively lobbying in washington for us members of congress to force others are artists based in the us to register under fire why agent placers being targeted is unclear ok nick so this looks like a story that we develop a bit so we keep our eye on it one of the fundamentals of journalism is objectivity to be able to take an unsentimental approach to never get too close to a story but there are times in places where journalistic detachment is a luxury what's it like to report on a crisis when you're living right in the middle of it that's the situation facing journalists today in lebanon just over a month ago an explosion of nearly $3000.00 tons of ammonium nitrate stored at beirut's port shocked the world and devastated the entire city the stories and images that have come out of beirut since the

al-jazeera foreign. there is plenty more ahead for you this news hour including why the king of saudi arabia have sacked the coalition forces commander leading the war in yemen. coronavirus and its long term damage we look at gender equality cheering this time down. and tell us well number one novak djokovic resisted his 1st round match in front of empty stands at the u.s. open piece of world cup he's. now isolated leader in turkey is under arrest and was caught in the southern city of of a donna by security forces they say he was receiving orders from iraq and syria to launch an attack in turkey and i'm still not public attack killed 39 people 3 years ago and a bomb attack in istanbul killed 12 people and 2016 now the king of saudi arabia has sacks the commander of coalition forces at war in yemen and a royal decree prince for husband turkey and his son are being investigated for suspicious financial transactions at the defense ministry they are the latest members of the royal family to be detained as part of what's being called an anti corruption campaign by crown prince mohammed bin salma well simon

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