. >> meet the women driving change in saudi arabia. now jumping behind the wheel for the first time in history. the fight for freedoms in the kingdom that are still being denied. >>> and freak on a leash? the not so pretty pooches mugging it up in the world's ugliest dog competition. so which of these messy mutts took home the title? but first here are the "nightline" 5. >>> and number 1 is coming >>> good evening. and we begin here tonight with the newly released and extremely raw and emotional interview with roseanne barr. it was record just days after she was fired from her hit abc sitcom after she sent out a racist tweet. tonight we sit down with the man who conducted the interview. does he think roseanne's apology is sincere? >> i should have known better. i should have not done it. and i caused a lot of pain, and i know that. and that's the worst feeling in the world. >> reporter: all it took to upend roseanne barr's career was this single racist tweet about the former obama white house adviser valerie jarrett. it read in part, "

and about what's going on in saudi arabia. right now the kingdom is trying to modernize but it has come at the cost of a crackdown last year academics religious leaders and activists were detained while riyadh's ritz carlton hotel became a prison for some assad's wealthiest mean the saudi crown prince mohammed bin solomon promoting a more modern kingdom globally well neutering challenges at home challenge palace al jazeera saudi arabia kuwait and the u.a.e. have pledged two and a half billion dollars in financial aid to jordan it comes after an earlier pledge of twenty three million dollars by the european union federica marini the e.u.'s foreign minister said the e.u. would continue investing in an ally in what she called the most heated and difficult area of the world the u.n. says a quarter of a million people are in extreme danger saudi led coalition forces prepared to take the yemeni port city of had data coalition planes and ships are attacking who three targets and u.a.e. led troops are just ten kilometers to the south

saudi arabia maybe affluent but poverty exists here to. some or all rich she'd is a project manager with an aid organization called. today she and a social worker of visiting a family that the project supports. is in her late forty's and lives with her two daughters and two nieces and. for the interview they're all wearing veils in general the less privileged women in saudi arabia are the more likely they are to abide by convention is. something. that. can be. shaped her is a single mother. without help she would be penniless the father of her children abandoned her she says. my husband said it's enough you're a burden. i already had one daughter and i was pregnant with my second he didn't even know that. i mean that he told me i needed to take responsibility for myself and my daughter and i'm in too much. into. shape her and her family are now supported financially by the on the after foundation it found them an apartment gives them money and clothes and helps pay for the children's schooling single mothers in saudi arabia often have to r

saudi arabia said he have uruguay next.don't care how bad saudi arabia were, let's hear from some of their fans now. amazing, impressive, full of energy. cheers. is very important to win and have a good start at the tournament. the russian team has not won the past eight games so we played did as good as saudi arabia maybe what we wa nt good as saudi arabia maybe what we want so hopefully now we will be out of the group, it's a good part to get some confidence. we will not win world cup but quarterfinal, we can go to quarterfinal i think. let's get a quick update from the england camp now. away from today's action england forward marcus rashford is expected to take a full part in england training tomorrow after missing yesterday's opening session and working separately from the main group today. he suffered a knock to the knee during a practise match at st george's park on monday. the england squad have been carrying on in their relaxed mood. chelsea defender gary cahill taking on charlie sale of the daily mail in a darts m

the women in saudi arabia veiled invisible oppressed. all other day. with the woman he reach maybe a level that many women into many firsts in the world did not reach. unfortunately the media and we are lacking in this by that we. are searching themselves they're working and they're visible. pyke say i'm sure. a lot of the progress that's underway is taking place out of sight but some changes are more evident. again that's why. i will be taking the license a saudi license and feel like a citizen and feel i am part of this country and part of its development progressive. a citizen. for the time being a grinch still has a driver until saudi arabia's driving ban on women is lifted in june. today she's headed to juba a unesco world heritage site in the north of the country. medea is wearing trances normally an absolute no no for women in public but it's her work where. almost online media is a professional photographer and she's recording the ancient petroglyphs carved onto the rock face. some of the images of people animals and gods are thousands of years

when saudi arabia the u.a.e. bahrain and egypt cut all diplomatic ties with cattle and house the gulf nation of supporting terrorism a claim doha strongly denies and this year demands including cutting ties with iran and shutting down zero cattle is refusing to give in to those simone's the country's foreign minister has spoken to al-jazeera he discussed the recent reported threats of military action against off from riyadh calling them unjustified. do you believe that qatar could face an attack from saudi arabia first for just that let us make it very clear that the purchase of any military equipment is a sovereign decision which no country has. anything to do with so there is no legitimacy believe this behind this letter and threatening its violating the international law by writing all the international norms and. most importantly its violating. g.c.c. charter which is the countries of the g.c.c. should not launch an any attack against each other so we believe that this letter has no any legal basis to justify

saudi arabia kuwait and the u.a.e.have pledged two and a half billion dollars sent financial aid to jordan comes after an earlier play out of twenty three million by the european union rick i'm over renie the e.u. is foreign policy chief said brussels would continue investing in an ally in what she called the most heated and difficult area of the world jordan a seen a wave of protest against a proposed tax hike. we are here to support a company to share our own experience if needed and if useful. to provide advise if asked for but most of all to go around to you know to try to go out and see that the good steps that are taken are financially and economically supported we are here not as a just of as a gesture of of charity if you allow me the expression but as an investment. protesters in ramallah are demanding the palestinian authority lift sanctions against gaza saying they hurt both israelis and palestinians who want palestinian president mahmoud abbas to end salary cuts for officials demonstrators are also demandin

this is got nothing to do with the thought that this war has been visited upon this people by saudi arabia and its allies but particularly of course what's missing from the western media coverage is that this war this assault on this country as you point out one of the poorest countries on earth and facing terrible predicament for its people that this assault on this country is enabled totally by britain america and france particular britain and america in supplying the weapons that are being used against the yemeni people and of course study after study from independent organizations from monitoring groups human rights groups as well as the u.n. itself have shown repeatedly that there has been almost no care taken to prevent civilian casualties we're talking about the humanitarian situation that is largely been caused by the blockade that is in place that is preventing medicines and food surviving as we speak even fighting going on of course the assault has been launched on the major held port by the saudis and. again with british and american and french not only material covered by provi

of a country becoming liberal can a country like saudi arabia liberalized so. wolf unless it has a genuine liberal leadership because what sammy seems to be saying is that people are prepared to protest as and when they want to to get more liberal rights and yet they are gifted to them and taken away by people who are completely illiberal. yeah i think i mean not just for saudi arabia i think we need a time and i think change is becoming very still i mean in that region but surely it would come i mean now i really believe that of course now i mean there is no there isn't any genuine. really will political will in saudi arabia so to speak about really liberating women and or saw granting women their rights as for example male guardian ship system is their women and they can't to travel abroad because they have to have the permission of that many guardian either their fathers their brothers their husbands what a bit of that i to do even study abroad they have to be accompanied by a male guardian so yes that odd am still we are living in a very harsh situations as

is underway in russia the fans in moscow were hoping for a win in the opening match against saudi arabia knowing that this would be their team's best chance to pick up points and get out of the group they were treated to a goal fests. couldn't have hoped for better start than this eurekas in ski backing the first goal of the tournament after just twelve minutes. and on the stroke of hop time was to substitute danny's cherish have putting a beaming grin on coach church's shelves face. russia might be the tournament's lowest ranked team but they certainly didn't look like it. does you've made it three i the best of the bunch came in the ninety first minute kerry chef second and early contender for goal of the tournament saudi arabia might have been something of a soft opponent but the spall tough ali was pure inspiration. for the guests elation for the hosts. even then there was more a free kick in the dying seconds completing the russian rout delight for one certain discerning spectator saudi arabia's hopes meanwhile dashed already. i look at my now and this spectacular win for russia we

saudi arabia and bahrain egypt and u.a.e. say their severing diplomatic relations with qatar not a single shot was fired a full blown war of words was engaged. to store the other the most c.e.o. of magic ties or flight accusations and counter-accusations this claim this encounter claims were made by all sides the media served as the main battleground. early on monday the fifth of june two thousand and seventeen bufferin state television read a statement from its government in them look at the. earth a little mercy and the ability to have all the knowledge up only. a short time later saudi arabia followed suit. up our lala cutted the message out well for the model let it. be as so they are we don't let the u.a.e. and egypt announce they tune we're cutting ties with qatar. the code. ordinated move by the four countries has caused the greatest rift in years between some of the most powerful arab states the larger country this particular saudi arabia followed by. the holy see dependent foreign policy as a threat to their narrativ

power taps you documentary tells the story of a courageous woman challenging the patriarchy in saudi arabia. but first up perhaps the most anticipated film of the summer the latest hollywood gender flip movie is out ocean's i as a heist movie with a difference all the crooks are women the all star cast is a veritable who's who of hollywood a list actresses. want to cast cate blanchett helena bonham carter sound and. brianna. you all you want to get it you're always. on time and money yes that's exactly right for. america. the plan is to steal the most valuable necklace in the world valued at around two hundred fifty million dollars the plan is ingenious the thieves are stunning and formidable and the story is well maybe not the point the gender flipped sequel in the famous ocean's series sixteen point five million dollars from each of your bank accounts weeks from now that's a lot of the film follows the format of its predecessors very closely but steven soderbergh's trilogy exhibited a lot of testosterone. for george clooney alias danny ocean it was always more about how the thing is stole

change is under way in saudi arabia. with the first music concerts and the first fashion week. it's all part of a modernisation drive led by the crown prince, mohammad bin salman. but while some restrictions are easing, saudi women are still not free to travel, marry, divorce, or even leave prison without the permission of a male relative. and those who demand too much change are still being punished. 0nly last month, more than a dozen prominent women's activists were arrested for demanding greater rights. donna larson, bbc news. joining me now is najah al—0taibi, a senior analyst at the arabia foundation, which is a washington—based think tank focusing on the middle east. and you are saudi woman, so as a saudi woman, what are your feelings on this change? this is great, it is fantastic, and a great step for saudi arabia to prove that it is committed to improving women's rights. the ban on women driving, it has always been the reason why saudi arabia has an image deficit everywhere. it has undermined every step that the

the relationship with saudi arabia particularly it's not just saudi arabia involved here is one of course other gulf states as well all of which have very lucrative. commercial contacts with britain and the united states and indeed france and there has been certainly of the last few years a tendency for particularly united kingdom that anything that is saudi arabia supports pretty much britain and america are going to support also we have to remember just really how important this relationship particularly saudi arabia is if we think about trump we think about. other government ministers united states and united kingdom their first port of ports of call when they've been put into office isn't their allies in europe or the states often it's usually going off to see two players both of whom are vitally important to british and particular interests one of those is israel and the other one always saudi arabia and so really i think this war is becoming increasingly and embarrassment not just war but the blockade in everything else that goes with it is becoming embarrassment to western leaders

i think what we have to understand is that the whole code allowing women to drive in saudi arabia was mainly a p.r. move it was not designed by mohammed bin so meant to be a sweeping revolution revolutionizing the saudi system however the problem in saudi arabia now is that because they've allowed the women to drive for mohammed bin so man suddenly the activists are asking for more they're asking for too much too quick to change something that mohamed disseminate is not prepared to do and something that he perhaps cannot do because the pace of change if it is too quick it and if invites a revolt it invites protests domestically from the ridge authorities and even from the common people from the common population because we have to be aware of one thing in terms of how these reforms are being received and how liberalisation is being received it's being seen as a copy paste version of europe in that those advocates of liberalization are seeking to establish almost another acquires a european state in saudi arabia i say this because the european version of liberalization emerged in the a

today that is the main entry point for food and aid to the war torn country but saudi arabia alleges the who see have been using the port to bring in arms from iran. with the militias exploded the port of. the war and increased the suffering of the many people. by using the port for smuggling weapons and iranian ballistic missiles into yemen. tehran has repeatedly denied the charge and civilians in her data now have to bear the brunt of the stone meet. with. people are suffering under these conditions we cannot buy anything for our children and we cannot sustain ourselves financially. i have a household of eleven people our situation is dire and only god knows when this will change and the. u.n. officials see their continuing negotiations to keep civilian supply lines open despite the assault and are adding restraint from all sides in the conflict. the twenty eighteen world cup has kicked off in moscow in the tournament opening match host nation russia's storm to a five nil victory over saudi arabia russia's yuri it in the bag the tournament first goal after twelve minutes to put the

position which has an almost only a sewer of a country becoming liberal can a country like saudi arabia liberalized so. wolf unless it has a genuine liberal leadership because what sammy seems to be saying is that people are prepared to protest as and when they want to to get more liberal rights and yet they are gifted to them and taken away by people who are completely illiberal. yeah i think i mean not just for saudi arabia i think we need a time and i think change is becoming very still i mean in that region but surely it would come i mean now i really believe that of course now i mean that isn't there is that any genuine. really will political will in saudi arabia so to speak about really liberating women and or saw granting women their rights as for example male guardian ship system is their women and they can't to travel abroad because they have to have the permission of that many guardian either their fathers their brothers their husbands whatever that i. do even study abroad they have to be accompanied by a male guardian so yes that odd am still we are living in a very harsh sit

russia saudi arabia huge pressure for russia. the world cup at home. the world is watching them and this is the big chance to qualify used to be the first soldier rubeus that in spite of some talent years and i used to use a team from a different reality and russia has to win and. thank. you. you're watching our special coverage of the you know well cup they were knocked say it's one nil to russia the moment against saudi arabia the league sneakiest just down the road from here twenty minutes. vacate the latest looking good for the moment will be but when you see the top of it. i think it's trying to imagine i say things just to be controversial you would not withstand the level of attacks of police harassment oh detention of having my post of social services being called on my children my family being i'm stretch of coming to jihad these plot to behead me in nov twenty seventh i don't believe you would withstand those levels of people trying to trying to silence you if you didn't believe what you said. they put themselves on the line. they did accept

so it's very important for saudi arabia.n a long time for women to get this change, many years. yet, almost a century ago. this has been a public opinion issue for a century. it's never too late, it's the start. crown prince mohammad bin salman started this, and it's a step forward for more rights for women. you say it's the first set, but there are lots of things women still can't do. just outlined some of the things women can't do in saudi arabia. i agree with you, there is a list of demands after driving. women can now drive, but they can't travel without a male guardian. they can't divorce, they need the protection from domestic abuse. they can't leave a prison without a male guardian. these are very important things. for women educated abroad like myself, i would like to see women in leadership positions, women who can influence decision—making. i think saudi arabia has also started this, but very slowly. a few months ago we had a princess that was the first saudi woman to head a sports federation. we would like to see

a year ago four countries saudi arabia u.a.e. behind and egypt sever ties with qatar and impose their forward blockade it's game after qatar state news agency was packed and fake news posted on it. own investigation has found the group behind the hacking work from a saudi government minister and his phones and computers were connected to the saudi communications company in a separate development size eurabia threatening military action against acquires washing weapons those reports in two of the biggest newspapers in france the figo and le monde they say the saudi crown prince has written to the presidents of friends and the united states of america and the u.k.'s prime minister warning his ready to retaliate if other acquires the s four hundred anti-aircraft defense systems but the threat of military action against their house is not you located in countries were reportedly planning it of the beginning of the crisis one year ago. as we mentioned the crisis began to unfold with qatar news agency was hacked on the twentieth of may

countries led by saudi arabia. among the issues of contention jordan's failure to participate in the saudi led war in yemen disagreement over the classification of the muslim brotherhood movement as a terrorist organization the final status of jerusalem and jordan's less than full severing of ties with qatar. in an awkward position while trying to maintain its sovereignty because of the disagreements jordan's gulf labors stop their money supply a three point six billion g.c.c. assistance program to jordan expired last year a serious blow for the economy which relies heavily on regional and international eight weeks of popular artist across the kingdom seem to have been a wake up call in gulf capitals it's not clear if the aid comes with strings but the gulf donors appear to realize that if they lead jordan slide into chaos there is no telling what impact it will have on their own stability. let's take a look at jordan's economic challenges its national debt is almost forty billion dollars that's ninety five percent

i just don't think saudi arabia are up to it. that second goal they conceded where to defenders tried to slide tackle after one player, both missed, and that player was all a row -- all alone in the box. i want sarah: to talk about the highest level of professional football. we have three games coming up. what is ahead of? matt: three quite interesting games. there are two other teams in group a. they will be squaring off, uruguay and egypt. a draw at the very least would be good. we have kind of an interesting game where it is hard to judge. it's iriran versus morocco, a vy defensive minded team against a team that loves to have the ball, and finally, the big one, portugal versus spain. that is going to be interesting because of what happened with spain. they fired their coach after he took a job at real madrid, and they brought in fernando hiero. he didn't get promoted. he left the club. they are facing off against portugal, coached by fernando santos. this could be a tougher match for them than expected. sarah: we expect you t

saudi arabia saudi arabia egypt is better than saudi and you know why is better than egypt so calm enjoy the moment relax and feel that that happiness and the pride that definitely challenges him and. i was not convinced that all the way that russia was defending. a team like saudi arabia should have zero chances against you and there was one big chance and then for sure the chances could have ended up in the go and i think that's something that he really needs to work on in the days that before the next thing i get plenty of positives to one of the injuries a chatty chef dennis chit chat to share i understand that you spot it is talent didn't you when you were at real madrid as a manager you can just tell us about how i just play in this is first match in real madrid who was not father myself who was in the in what we call the custodian the second real madrid team and in some in some cup match i brought into the first team i gave him his is that woods was he was a good kid he was he was fast he was confident he comes like peter was saying from half. ballplayer background if he's there e

saudi arabia appointed a new crown. since mohammed bin salomon and the kingdom tried to sell an image of change but for its subjects freedom of speech and expression continue to be repressed. behind closed doors in abu dhabi have forged partnerships with television to strengthen their position and gain favor from the u.s. . the military campaign by saudi arabia and the u.a.e. in yemen is taking its toll financially and is criticized globally for the humanitarian catastrophe it has created. ignoring the calls for the blockade to end there has been no softening of the position from the blockading nations this is an irrational erratic crisis it started for no reason in my opinion is going to end like this the longer it continues the more damage it will do to everybody it seems that they have chosen their own country because qatar has built its all resilience show that it cannot and will not be bullied. by their neighbors with neither side willing to back down the future of the g.c.c. is at stake it will never be the same t

saudi arabia appointed a new crown. mohamed bin salomon and the kingdom tried to sell an image of change but for its subjects freedom of speech and expression continue to be repressed. behind closed doors and have forged partnerships with televisa to strengthen their position and gain favor from the u.s. . the military campaign by saudi arabia and the u.a.e. in yemen is taking its toll financially and is criticized globally for the humanitarian catastrophe it has created. ignoring the calls for the blockade to end there has been no softening of the position from the blockading nations this is an irrational erratic crisis it started for no reason in my opinion is going to end like this the longer it continues the more damage it will do to everybody it seems that they have chosen their own country because qatar has built its all resilience and showed that it cannot and will not be bullied. by their neighbors with neither side willing to back down the future of the g.c.c. is at stake it will never be the same the sense of

saudi arabia saudi arabia egypt is better than saudi and you know why is better than egypt so. enjoy the moment relax and feel that you have happiness and that right there definitely challenges him and. i was not convinced at all by the way that russia was defending. a team like saudi arabia should have zero chances against you and there was one big chance and then for sure the chance could have ended up in the pool and i think that's something that he really needs to work on in the days that before the next thing i could have a pension if positive say one of them carries a machete shift and childish if i understand that you spot it is talent didn't you when you were real madrid as a manager you can just tell us about how i just play in this is first match in real madrid who was not father myself who was in the in what we call the custodian the second real madrid team and even. in some match i brought into the first team i gave him his is that which was he was good t.v. was it was fast it was often becomes like it was seeing. for. promise to use that as a football player so as

of spreading instability and supporting terrorism claims doha strongly denies on june fifth saudi arabia causes causes only land border causing a run on the supermarkets and forcing alternative suppliers to be found excess to the say is restricted as well to bypass the blockade has had to ship directly through ports and i mom and air routes will also close to pushing to make major detours kasuri families with relatives in other countries and vice versa are torn apart at this point calls for dialogue and that's taken up by the emir of kuwait weeks later the four countries released a list of demands they include wanting to scale back its diplomatic ties with iran and close a turkish military base here they pressured to cut all ties with what they call terrorist organizations including the muslim brotherhood and they called for the shutting down of the al-jazeera news channel as well as other media outlets funded by the qatari government. right so that's how we got to this point but a year on the diplomatic stalemate continues carter and its people are still under a blockade but what has ch

this game but he will be hoping to get their first ever world cup when the seven to ten day saudi arabia has won a game since usa ninety four may qualify out of the group stage. plenty of eyes on egyptian forward most who's out on the page despite reports suggesting he's ready to quit international football but i guess he has the story. mo is truly a superstar there is a reason they call him egypt's fourth pyramid he inspired men these adored by millions. and rams and good dear of the president of chechnya is one of them chechnya is a place where sport physical fitness take pride of place no surprise then that got a hero's welcome on re citizenship dinners and a photo op that set the media on fire cnn's anonymous sources or in this case one source quickly reported that mo is considering quitting the egyptian team over it all we all know how reliable those sources have been in recent times but yet it is still an attention grabbing enough to be cited by much of the western media so who do you believe is move considering quitting well how about the gyptian team itself who we contacted direc

saudi arabia and bahrain egypt and u.a.e. say their severing diplomatic relations with qatar riyadh a single shot was fired a full blown war of words was engaged. to store the other the most c.e.o. of magic ties or flight accusations and counter-accusations this claim this encounter claims were made by all sides the media served as the main battleground. early on monday the fifth of june two thousand and seventeen behind state television read a statement from its government in them look at the. little mercy and the ability of her father nala. a short time later saudi arabia followed suit. up our lala cutted the message out well for the model let it. be a so they you know we don't let the u.a.e. and egypt announce they tune we're cutting ties with qatar. the code. ordinated move by the four countries has caused the greatest rift in years between some of the most powerful arab states the largest country is. followed by what it's. see defendant foreign policy as a threat to their narrative to their consensus there were. only one

saudi arabia and bahrain egypt and u.a.e. say their severing diplomatic relations with qatar riyadh a single shot was fired a full blown war of words was engaged. to store the other the most c.e.o. of magic ties or flight accusation this encounter accusation this claim this encounter claims were made by all sides the media served as the main battleground. early on monday the fifth of june two thousand and seventeen behind state television read a statement from its government in them look at the. little mercy and the ability of the higher father not only. a short time later saudi arabia followed suit. up our lala gutted the message out well for the model let it. be as so they are we don't let the u.a.e. and egypt announce they tune we're cutting ties with qatar. the code. ordinated move by the four countries has caused the greatest rift in years between some of the most powerful arab states the larger country this particular saudi arabia followed by what it's. see dependent foreign policy as a threat to their narrative to thei

saudi arabia bahrain egypt and the u.a.e. say their severing diplomatic relations with qatar. have taken this step. with great pain no one has give them the right to look at my country no one is giving them their voice to separate families and displaced people. nations came together and spoke to me about confronting. they are trying to intimidate a small country which has the closest relationship with the united states. this is the long awaited list the list of demands include cutting ties with a muslim brotherhood the closure of the odyssey our media network. the damage to do one a little puddle and a shot of john and i look up at the fish in a duck that. our children feel is a red line. we don't accept anybody interfering in our sovereignty. it's just past nine pm here in doha the sun is down people around enjoying ramadan celebrations having broken their faults to a little over two hours ago but it was one year ago the celebrations had been unexpectedly interrupted in a way no one could quite believe was suddenly under blockade by land sea and air and its relationship with

today that is the main entry point for food and aids to the war torn country but saudi arabia an edge is the who have been using the port to bring in arms from iran. it with the militias exploded the port of. the war and increased the suffering of the yemeni people by using the port for smuggling weapons and iranian ballistic missiles into yemen. tehran has repeatedly denied the charge and civilians in now have to bear the brunt of the still meet. people are suffering under these conditions we cannot buy anything for our children and we cannot sustain ourselves financially . i have a household of eleven people our situation is dire and only god knows when this will change and. u.n. officials see their continuing negotiations to keep civilian supply lines open despite the assault and restraint from all sides in the conflict. harrowing situation there we'd like to leave you there now on a lighter note and kenya has for generations written its history and song at a small shop in nairobi is a man who most collectors know as jimi he sells secondhand vinyl records and kenya's history books

and saudi arabia and a large influx of refugees from the surrounding conflicts have added to the crisis . king abdullah met with reporters promising reforms in saying the country must meet its challenges challenges the middle class hope they won't have to pay for a medal but d.c. al jazeera still ahead on al-jazeera the arab world we were all yelling brandon get out because some people didn't believe what was happening the bleak picture emerging from a volcanic eruption that's killed at least sixty five people in guatemala. and around downtown revisit a part of italy that symbolizes its deep seated social problems. hello there it's looking very very wet in vietnam at the moment it's all thanks to a tropical depression that's gradually running its way northward but it's intensified the showers all the way across the eastern coast and it is very wet currently am plenty more wet weather still to come so for vietnam and for the west through cambodia and into thailand it's looking pretty gray and at times pretty wet during the day on wednesday and we're also going to see the rain begin to pi

make about his comments the his response to the threats in inverted commas that been made by saudi arabia and also the plans to potentially buy into this missile system i think for the time being the catheter for mrs careful choosing his words because there is no official confirmation from the french government that the saudi king did write that letter for what we know this far these are press reports not available on that reported about that so i think first and foremost the others would probably need official confirmation that the soldier in the saudi arabia threatened to attack them if they buy defensive missile system and the operating word here is defensive the missile system so i think in so many ways it is a bit shocking for a country that want to buy a sophisticated missile system but that this country is with then a defense collective called the g.c.c. the gulf cooperation council and that normally each and every one of those countries will probably be reinforced in terms of its security when another country gets stronger not weaker so there is a bit of that now. difficile would

the relationship with saudi arabia particularly it's not just saudi arabia involved here is one of course other gulf states as well all of which have very lucrative. commercial contacts with britain and the united states and indeed france and there has been certainly of the last few years a tendency for particularly united kingdom that anything that is saudi arabia supports pretty much britain and america are going to support also we have to remember just really how important this relationship particularly saudi arabia is if we think about trump we think about. other government ministers united states and united kingdom their first port of ports of call when they've been put into office isn't their allies in europe or the states often it's usually going off to see two players both of whom are vitally important to british and particular interests one of those is israel and the other one always saudi arabia and so really i think this war is becoming increasingly and embarrass meant not just war but the blockade and everything else that goes with it is becoming embarrassment to western leade

football is a big deal in saudi arabia.he last two additions, which were a great disappointment. the team has lost all its games. saudi fans are very tough and they are looking for achievements. they are looking for results. they want to see a performance at least that resembles the team in 1994, which produced a golden generation of saudi arabian players. thank you for talking to us and enjoy the world cup. saudi arabia feature in the first match against russia and with uruguay and egypt also in their group, they will be fighting not to be completely overwhelmed but perhaps most importantly, their football team is proving a vehicle for progress off the pitch. there are calls this evening for an urgent review into football's concussion protocols — after liverpool goalkeeper lorius karius was diagnosed with concussion, 5 days after the champions league final. he made two crucial mistakes during the match — conceding two goals after a collision with real madrid captain sergio ramos. doctors in the us assessed him while he was

stumble it's a year since mohamed been summoned became crown prince and the fact a ruler of saudi arabia to admire is he's a reformer and much needed modernize a bit critics warn he's stifling dissent consider dating power and moving hastily without considering the consequences of his actions. as a story this was one of the most defining moments in saudi arabia in recent times the king sacks his nephew and crown prince mohammed bin nayef and appoints his son mohammed bin sandman to the throne what happened nursed included a series of dramatic decisions by the young prince who wasted no time consolidating his grip on power mohamed a man jailed senior members of the royal family businessman and government officials on corruption charges. but the sweeping campaign over the last spread to outspoken reformers clerics and human rights activists. and holds many portfolios as defense minister he is the man in charge of the military campaign in yemen the war has claimed the lives of thousands of civilians and caused one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. when it happened originally i

how do you think about the future for women in saudi arabia. it's to increase the future will be good it will be more equal between men and women going to and women will be able to develop more than men. oh i says they've started to do some really good things for women within me in this up. who listen to some music you like. or a strange feel like you don't know yet listening to music in public that's also new in saudi arabia it's only when the camera is off that these women dared to tell me that their level of freedom still depends on their male chaperons. another nation undergoing economic reforms is morocco a country. waged between two continents africa and europe it's not pleasing both but as a key crossing point morocco is crucial in controlling the stream of migrants from other parts of africa trying to reach europe to start a better life some escaping political unrest war economic downturns for moroccans finding a job at home can also be a struggle even with skills which is where occupational training can play a pot. in general it's real

is underway in russia the fans in moscow are hoping for a win in the opening match against saudi arabia knowing that this would be their team's best chance to pick up points and get out of the group and they really deliver on this one they were treated to a goal fest. russia couldn't have hoped for better start than this yuri gets in ski backing the first goal of the tournament after just twelve minutes. and on the stroke of half time it was to substitute dennis cherish have putting beaming grin on coach churches shelves face. russia might be the tournament's lowest ranked team but they certainly didn't look like it. does you've made it three i the best of the bunch came in the ninety first minute carry chef's second and early contender for goal of the tournament saudi arabia might have been something of a soft opponent but the spall tough for lee was pure inspiration. for the guests elation for the hundreds. even then there was more a free kick in the dying seconds completing the russian rout delight for one certain discerning spectator saudi arabia's hopes meanwhile dashed already. i