left aljazeera on their own.. not the ones where we asked them to go and then they went outside and claimed they resigned. so aktham suliman resigned for a very simple reason — he is 100% with the assad regime and he couldn't swallow the fact that we were reporting from the field about the revolution, about the resistance, about the opposition, et cetera. this is what he couldn't take. well, hang on... i don't have any information, i don't have a sure information, but i assume that he was actually forced by the government to do so. well, you can't. .. you can't besmirch his reputation on air like that without frankly giving him the right of reply. we don't know what his right of reply would say to that, but i can tell you that it sounds very odd that you stay on the one hand he was a journalist of high reputation,whom you chose to employ as one of your most senior correspondents, and then when he comes out with a statement that he is deeply unhappy with your reporting you say he is unacceptably partisan. you can'

there is something that is called before aljazeera and since aljazeera.at that this —— these countries are targeting aljazeera is of course... any threat is a serious threat for us, but qatar has said clearly that aljazeera is not for negotiation. we don't feel any threat whatsoever in this respect. the only thing that we are sorry for is that we don't have the chance to be in the field in these countries because reporting from the field is what we do best. however, we will continue reporting about these countries and about all other countries whenever there is an issue of relevance to our audience. it is very unlikely you will get out your presence in saudi arabia, for example, when the information minister that describes you as a defamation tool of manufactured news. you've become an instrument, he says, in the hands of al qaeda, daesh, so—called islamic state, and hezbollah. it doesn't sound like the saudis will want you back any time soon. maybe not, but the information minister just days soon. maybe not, but the information ministerjust days before t

television production vehicles idle outside the offices of aljazeera.y, these may not be its offices for much longer. but first, they'll have to jump through a few legal hoops. translation: i'm going to ask the government press office to revoke the press cards of aljazeera reporters in israel. second, i've talked to the cable and satellite companies, which have agreed on their part to consider blacking out aljazeera broadcasts. i've also talked to the minister of domestic security, asking him to act on his authority to close their offices in israel. explosions official pressure on aljazeera increased a month ago after violence broke out injerusalem. two israeli policemen and their three attackers were shot dead and the incident sparked days of clashes between police and protesters. israel's prime minister, benjamin neta nyahu, accused aljazeera of stoking the violence. but in comments earlier this year, a company executive said the channel is often criticised forjust doing itsjob. i think all those accusations are a bit of a red herring, in the end it's

television production vehicles idle outside the offices of aljazeera.e its offices for much longer. but first, they'll have to jump through a few legal hoops. translation: i'm going to ask the government press office to revoke the press cards of aljazeera reporters in israel. second, i've talked to the cable and satellite companies, which have agreed on their part to consider blacking out aljazeera broadcasts. i've also talked to the minister of domestic security, asking him to act on his authority to close their offices in israel. israeli government pressure on aljazeera has been mounting since clashes broke out injerusalem a month ago. two members of the israeli security forces and their three attackers were shot dead, and the incident sparked days of clashes between police and protesters. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, singled out aljazeera for blame, accusing it of stoking the violence. that was denied by the channel. they said the channel is often criticised for just doing they said the channel is often criticised forjust doing its jo

israel plans to ban journalists from aljazeera and close its offices in jerusalem, after accusing the broadcaster of incitement. china urges north korea to stop its nuclear missile tests, after the un security council votes for tough new sanctions. and stopping the slaughter. the british army shows gamekeepers how to track and stop elephant poachers in west africa. in venezuela, president nicolas maduro congratulated the army for successfully stopping a pre—dawn assault on an army base. two people died in the assault, and now a search is under way for ten men who escaped with weapons. the president is calling for tough sentences for the suspects seized during the operation. earlier, a video posted on social media showed uniformed men saying they were rising against a murderous tyranny. greg dawson reports. venezuela has grown used to rebellion, but this time it was different. a small group of men in military uniform openly defying their president. translation: this is not a coup. this is a civic and military action to restore constitutional order, and save the country from total destr

the israeli communications minister has said he plans to revoke the press credentials of aljazeera'slists and pull its broadcasts from local channels. aljazeera says its correspondents were barred from the news conference where the announcement was made. a man is being held by police in paris after he tried to force his way into the eiffel tower brandishing a knife. he was quickly overpowered and arrested. police evacuated the area after the incident around midnight on saturday. police say they are treating the incident as a counter—terrorism case. two chinese tourists have been arrested for making hitler salutes outside the german parliament on sunday. germany has strict laws on hate speech and symbols linked to hitler and the nazis. police say the pair could face up to three years in jail. america'sjustin gatlin has been crowned 100 metre champion at the world athletics championships. gatlin, who has served two suspensions for doping related offences was booed by some in the crowd. he defeated usain bolt in the jamaican‘s last ever individual race yesterday. an indian boxer who bea

israel is seeking to close aljazeera's offices in the country and revoke its journalists‘ media credentialsthe israeli communications minister said both its arabic and english—language channels would be taken off air. the veteran war crimes prosecutor carla del ponte is leaving the united nations investigation into syria. she accused the enquiry of making herjob syria. she accused the enquiry of making her job impossible syria. she accused the enquiry of making herjob impossible and said she was doing nothing. now it is time for world business report. battling to boost prices. opec meets to check who is sticking to the rules on production cuts, as the price of oil continues to flag. and the business of birth. we take a look at the cost of delivery around the world, starting in turkey, which has the highest rate of c—sections in the world. welcome to world business report, i'm sally bundock. also in the programme: financial markets start the week on a high in asia. and south korean courts are holding their closing arguments in the trial of samsung's jay y lee. for most of us, a lower oil pri

qatar is now under blockade and aljazeera is now launching but it is really deadly serious.ckade and aljazeera is now launching a huge war against saudi arabia and the united arab emirates and a huge war against saudi arabia and the united arab emirates and egypt also. whether they succeed are not, we don't know, but the outcome is a mess. this part of the world is to be the most stable part. it is very wealthy, very rich. the people are the same attitudes, the same background, but for the first time there is an earthquake hitting the whole area and where it will last we don't know. i will give you one example. if you tweet sympathising with qatar, if you are in saudi arabia or the united arab emirates you could be imprisoned for ten or 15 years, with a huge fine, maybe a quarter of a million, maybe a million. things are really developing to the worst. short of actually developing a government in exile, or preparing a government to takeover, there are other things these four countries can do which they have not done yet. for example, imposing formal sanctions and going furth

the qatari news network aljazeera is to be barred from israel.b kara, says he'll revoke its press credentials, close itsjerusalem bureau and stop broadcasts in israel. he's accusing aljazeera of supporting terrorism and inciting violence against israel. a government—backed investigation in myanmar has rejected allegations that its military committed atrocities during a crackdown on rohingya muslims last year. it accused the united nations of making exaggerated claims. the un had argued that violence in rakhine state likely included crimes against humanity. let's take a closer look at claims and counter—claims surrounding the fighting. for more on this i spoke to myint swe from the bbc‘s burmese service. he explained the findings of the government's report. today the government commission, which has enquired into this problem, theyjust have a total refusal of what the un has found out. last february, the un said to us, they could be ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity, so they said there is no evidence to support that, so they refused tot

israel is seeking to close aljazeera's offices in the country and revoke its journalists‘ media credentialsthe israeli communications minister alleged that the channel supported terrorism, and said both its arabic and english—language channels would be taken off air in the country. china has urged north korea to suspend its nuclear and missile programmes, after the un approved new sanctions. the measures aim to deprive pyongyang of more than $1 billion a year in export earnings. china says that sanctions are needed, but has been urging more talks. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to a special edition of hardtalk. i am stephen sackur and today i am joined by an audience here at the bbc radio theatre to celebrate 20 years of hardtalk interviews. who better to have on our birthday than sir ian mckellen? whether you think of him as richard iii or gandalf, he has won hearts and accolades around the world. not just for decades of work on screen but his passion of public campaigning, particularly on the issue of gay rights. please give a warm welcome to ian mckellen. that was quite a welcome. ia

israel is seeking to close aljazeera's offices in the country and revoke its journalists‘ media credentialsthe israeli communications minister alleged that the channel supported terrorism, and said both its arabic and english—language channels would be taken off air in the country. china has urged north korea to suspend its nuclear and missile programmes, after the un approved new sanctions. the measures aim to deprive pyongyang of more than $1 billion a year in export earnings. one man has died and two others are still missing after their boat sank off the sussex coast. a fourth man was rescued early this morning, found clinging to a life buoy by passing fishermen. the coastguard has now suspended its search, as simon jones reports. searching for the missing men who were on a night fishing trip. their boat went down in seconds, with no time to make an emergency call. the alarm was raised when another boat spotted a man in the water, a 45—year—old from romania, who lives in london. anybody that spends that length of time, you know, numerous hours, potentially, in the sea, without any protec

israel is seeking to close aljazeera's offices in the country and revoke its journalists‘ media credentialsthe israeli communications minister alleged that the channel supported terrorism and said both its arabic and english—language channels would be taken off air in the country. china has urged north korea to suspend its nuclear and missile programmes after the un approved new sanctions. the measures aim to deprive pyongyang of more than $1 billion a year in export earnings. china says that sanctions are needed but has been urging more talks. now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill. this week, we're discussing ireland's growing fears about the brexit negotiations. what should the world do about venezuela and north korea? and is the duke of edinburgh setting the tone for us all by not retiring until the age of 96? my guests, not quite 96, any of us. brian o'connell, the irish writer and broadcaster. the algerian journalist, nabila ramdani, and michael goldfarb. a very warm welcome to all of you. so the brexit negotiations are on h

israel plans to ban journalists from aljazeera and close its offices in jerusalem, after accusing the council votes for tough new sanctions. and stopping the slaughter. the british army shows gamekeepers how to track and stop elephant poachers in west africa.