in a few minutes, we will be speaking to bbc arabic.ficant stories relating to the islamic state group, one from raqqa, one from mosul. a senior british police officer has announced that 13 terror attacks have been stopped over 14 years. it was also said that over the same period, more than 500 life counterterror investigations at any time. the home secretary amber rudd was in parliament to answer questions but reminded the public she can also —— they can also help prevent attacks by reporting information. they can also help prevent attacks by reporting informationlj they can also help prevent attacks by reporting information. i will happilyjoin him by reporting information. i will happily join him in by reporting information. i will happilyjoin him in commending the announcements made by mark rowley and the work done in general by counterterrorist officers. it is essential that we need to work closely with the diesel that everybody plays a part in countering this vile crime. the top story, president trump has signed a new executive ord

my colleague basheer al zaidi from bbc arabic was born and raised in mosul. ed to the eastern section of the city to find out how his friends and old neighbourhood are coping after life under so—called islamic state. it is quite different. it is quite different, to be honest. there are no houses. this is my primary school. i couldn't sleep last night, really. i was just thinking of these moments. hello. hello. aww. this is overwhelming. it is really overwhelming to see kids that are smiling. it is the end of the school day for the girls. and the boys. it isa day for the girls. and the boys. it is a special moment for the kids because normal life is back for them again. a kind of quietness. it is new for them. a new life. some emotional scenes for a basheer al zaidi, a reporter who revisited his childhood home in mosul. roger federer is into the semi finals of the miami event after a thrilling tie—break win against tomas berdych. it looked plain—sailing for the 18 time grand slam champion when he won the first set easily before his opponent turned the tables an

that is on bbc arabic. the airport serving nigeria's capital city is closed from today.ut it needs runway repairs, so for six weeks flights will diverted to a tiny airport in kaduna. that is on bbc halsa. this girl has become the youngest person ever to qualify for the national spelling bee. five—year—old edith got through with some rather difficult words. firefighters in guatemala say that at least 19 people have died in a blaze at a children's care home. the home was about 25 kilometres south—east of the capital, guatemala city, near a town called sanjose pinula, you can see it on the map there. about 25 others were injured in the fire. will grant is following the story from cuba. it is just it isjust one it is just one of those awful stories that periodically appear from central america, as you said in your introduction it was at a children's home. we believe at least 19 people have died, probably nine of them children, according to one volunteer firefighter on the scene. images of desperate family members turning up to find out information about their loved ones, and

here's edgard jallad from bbc arabic.oks like in general terms, but if you look at where each party is coming from, it reflects the complexity of the war. as you mentioned, this town is the theatre of operations reflecting this complexity. there is an interest from the turkish to take this town. you have also the kurdish forces, known as the euphrates shield, they are trying to get this town. the united states is trying to buffer between them and refocus the operation towards raqqa were the main so—called enemy is. this is why they are trying to send this strong message now by deploying additional fog is in recalibrating the targets. how do we understand the situation in iraq at the moment? the situation in raqqa, it is believed so many fighters are still there. they are very well prepared for this battle. but we do not know exactly if the so—called islamic state will fight the final battle in raqqa or in any other place. there are saying today, it could be sending missing a strong role for the american so far in the past

month, judges cleared him of any involvement in the death of protesters during the arab spring in 2011. stay with us on bbcsite abandoned by islamic state. we return to palmyra to see the extent of the damage they left behind. let there be no more war or bloodshed between arabs and israelis. so proud of both of you. with great regret the committee have decided that south africa be excluded from the 1970 competition. streaking across the sky, the white hot wreckage from the space station drew garth ‘s from onlookers in fiji. -- drew garth ‘s from onlookers in fiji. —— gasps. this is bbc news. the latest headlines— donald trump has withdrawn his healthcare deal after it became clear he did not have enough support from his own party to wina enough support from his own party to win a vote in congress. british police have appealed to the public to help uncover the motivation of the man who killed four people in the man who killed four people in the attack on wednesday. let's stay with our top story now. i am joined 110w with our top story now. i am joined now from just outside boston. this man isa now from just

team of guests today — on what will be my last dateline london before i leave the bbc — are abdel bari atwan, who is an arabnalist. thomas kielinger of die welt. janet daley of the sunday telegraph. jef mcallister, who is an american writer and commentator. donald trump — the self—described great deal—maker, whose ghost written biography was the art of the deal — has failed to convince even republicans in congress that he knows what he is doing on health care. in what polls say is the most unpopular presidency ever at this stage, can he convince americans he knows what he is doing on anything else? how much trouble is he in? he starts in trouble because he is unpopular. it was an election which hillary clinton won by 3 million popular votes. he did come in saying health care was easy, republicans i brought with me can do this because we have been saying for seven years that we can do health care better, quickly. it turns out their ideas cannot even pass their own caucus. they were unworkable. he is not a deal—maker. he thought he could do his fairy dust thing. it didn't work. he disappoints his base. it mak

team of guests today — on what will be my last dateline london before i leave the bbc — are abdel bari atwan, who is an arab who is an american commentator. donald trump — the self—described great deal—maker, whose ghost written biography was the art of the deal — has failed to convince even republicans in congress that he knows what he is doing on health care. in what polls say is the most unpopular presidency ever at this stage, can he convince americans he knows what he is doing on anything else? how much trouble is he in? he starts in trouble because he is unpopular. it was an election which hillary clinton won by 3 million popular votes. he said health care was easy, republicans can do this because we have been saying for seven years that we can do health care better, quickly. it turns out their ideas cannot even pass their own caucus. they were unworkable. he is not a deal—maker. he thought he could do his fairy tale thing. he disappoints his fairy tale thing. he disappoints his base. it makes him look and competent. it is a mess. does it give him a chance to pivot? it is interesting. in many ways he

bbc world news america. a new play by one of the leading contemporary arab playmakers have its premiere at the kennedy centershington. it is a story about migrants, refugees, war and oil. the author, whose usual troop of actors come from the original residential trouble than is using an all-american cast. i caught up with him in final rehearsals. >> ♪ >> it is a play on a desolate border, arabic and performed by an all-american cast. is set on ation border stage in the middle east , first seemich gulf to be far away. when we appropriate the american actors -- >> ♪ hello mama >> this around the borders and a resonance take on that is very contemporary in today's america. two colliding worlds. performed in the style of american gospel. >> ♪ >> what is the relevance of our -- arab political theater in the u.s.? , it do think in these times has crucibles of dissent and is crucibles of -- as crucibles of truth, i do believe it is relevant today and certain amount of fear. asy fear to be perceived taking a position against the current administration and that is palatable. >> into another darker world. intended toa

. —— it's the arab monarch's first visit to the country for 47 years. how times change! that's all from me now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: policing in england and wales is in a potentially perilous state, with some forces putting the public at risk, according to the police watchdog, the inspectorate of constabulary. business now. off toa off to a snappy start — social media company snap inc surges on the sharemarket debut. and as the chinese super league prepares to kickoff, we explain why it has become football's latest financial superpower. welcome to asia business report. many of you would have heard of it, snapchat, an app popular among teenagers and well known for the quirky video features as well. now it is the tech listing of the year. shares of the company behind the app went 44% up when they listed, in the largest share sale from a tech company since china's alibaba three years ago. earlier, i spoke with dave lee. it has gone very well. they could have sold the shares several times over if they wa nted shares several times over if they wanted to. they began the day at $17.

bbc world news america. a new play by one of the world's leading contemporary arabic makers is having a world premiere at thents, statelessness, war, refugees, and oil. the author, whose usual troupe of actors come from actors that are part of the presidential travel ban, is using american actors this time. i spoke with sulayman al bassam. . it isa it is a play set on a desolate border, the theme is arabic but performed by an all—american cast. when we appropriate the american idiom through the company of american actors... it is not so far away. these themes around migrant workers and borders and identity, and power, power relations, take on and power, power relations, take on a resonance that is very contemporary in today's america. 0nstage, two colliding worlds, this, fighter, —— this is performed in the style of american gospel. so what is the relevance of arabic political theatre in today's america?” the relevance of arabic political theatre in today's america? i have a great relationship with blacks...|j think that the theatre, in these times has crucibles of dissent, and as crucibles of truth. —— and

but while this year, more arab leaders turned up to talk, this was another summit that ended without big breakthroughs. yolande knell, bbcple have died in south—western texas after a head—on collision between a pickup truck and a van. three others have also been injured. police say the van was carrying 14 senior members of a local church returning from a three—day retreat. a millionaire architect from columbia has been sentenced to over 51 years in prison for the kidnap, rape, and murder, of a seven—year old indigenous girl. the child's death last december sparked protests and candle—lit vigils in the capital, bogota. 38—year—old rafael uribe noguera confessed in january. two former aides to chris christie, the republican governor of newjersey, have been sent to prison for their role in a political revenge plot dubbed "bridge—gate." bill baroni and bridget kelly were given terms of two years and 18 months respectively, for their role in closing traffic lanes on a busy new york bridge. the scandal derailed mr christie's presidential ambitions. in washington, the politicalfocus remains on the investigations into russian in

it's the arab monarchs first visit to the country for 47 years. how times change! that's all from me now stay with bbc

. —— it's the arab monarch's first visit to the country for 47 years. how times change! that's all from me now. stay with bbc potentially perilous state, with some forces putting the public at risk, according to the police watchdog,

it's the arab monarchs first visit to the country for 47 years. how times change! that's all from me now stay with bbcorld news. now on bbc news, time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. for years, the israeli—palestinian conflict has been stuck, condemned to repeat itself year in, year out. but now, something has changed. the two protagonists remain deaf to each other‘s demands, but there is a new us president, who seems to care little for washington's long established quest for a two state solution. so what does that mean? well, my guess is husam zomlot, adviser to the palestinian authority leader mahmoud abbas. does the trump era signal the end for the palestinian dream of statehood 7 husam zomlot in ramallah, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, stephen, thank you for having me. mr zomlot, you are relatively young for a senior figure in the palestinian authority. most of your adult life you have lived with the oslo peace process. are you prepared to acknowledge today that for all intents and purposes, that notion of an oslo peace process is dead? first of all, thank you for the compl

stay with us on bbc news, still to come: can roger federer make it a miami masters hat—trick? let there be no more wars or bloodshed between arabsyou. with great regret the committee have decided that south africa be excluded from the 1970 competition. streaking across the sky, the white hot wreckage from mir drew gasps from onlookers in fiji. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: cyclone debbie has made landfall in the australian state of queensland, buffeting resort towns and islands with winds of up to 270 km/h. after yea rs of battle against syria's government forces, rebels begin to leave the city of homs. let's get more on our top story, and our correspondent hywel griffith is in ayr, a town in lockdown as people there prepare for whatever cyclone debbie throws at them. this is the centre of ayr, one of the towns that's preparing to be hit very hard by cyclone debbie when she hits. as you can tell, it's pretty much on lockdown. all the shops are close, sandbags lining every door. they are expecting torrential rain to fall here for several hours, and that brings the risk of flooding. people here know that, while the

bbc that the eu will not seek to punish britain during brexit negotiations. hosni mubarak has been freed after yea rs hosni mubarak has been freed after years in detention following his overthrow in the arabvolution in his country. a warning that bad behaviour in english schools is not being dealt with properly and pupils performance is being negatively affected. good morning. we're live at westminster, where it seems life is returning back to normal as the roads have opened for the first time since wednesday's terror attack here. in the past few hours, we have had more information from the metropolitan police who are investigating the attack. they are appealing for anyone with information on khalid masood, previously known as adrian russell ajao. they say they've made two further significant arrests in the west midlands and north—west england. a total of nine people are in custody. one woman has been released on bail. the fourth victim has been named as 75—year—old leslie rhodes, from streatham in south london — one of three people killed by a car on westminster bridge. scotland yard are now appealing for information from anyone who knew the attacker, khalid masood, whose birth name was

bbc news. still to come... the backlash over united's leggings ban — is the airline's dress code sexist? let there be no more war or bloodshed between arabsh of you. with great regret the committee have decided that south africa be excluded from the 1970 competition. let there be no more war or bloodshed between streaking across the sky, the white hot wreckage from mir drew gasps from onlookers in fiji. this is bbc news. i'm lebo diseko. the latest headlines: russia's main opposition leader has been arrested along with hundreds of supporters as anti—corru ption protests swept the country. mosul‘s civilian population is continuing to pay a high price as iraqi forces step up the fight against so called islamic state. returning to our top story about the protests in russia and the subsequent arrests. gennady rudkevich is assistant professor in international relations at georgia college in the united states. he told me what he made of the size of the protest and its purpose.. well, these are the largest protests in russia since the 2012 protests for the legislative elections there at that time. and it is particularly unusual to have protests

bbc news. still to come: the backlash over united's leggings ban — is the airline's dress code sexist? let there be no more war or bloodshed between arabsof you. with great regret the committee have decided that south africa be excluded from the 1970 competition. streaking across the sky, the white hot wreckage from mir drew gasps from onlookers in fiji. this is bbc news. i'm lebo diseko. the latest headlines. russia's main opposition leader has been arrested — along with hundreds of supporters — as anti—corru ption protests swept the country. mosul‘s civilian population is continuing to pay a high price as iraqi forces step up the fight against so—called islamic state. more now on events in russia: kenneth roth is the executive clinic at the united states have condemned the arrest of hundreds of protesters. attlee ‘s 900 people are thought to been arrested across the country. kenneth ross is the executive director of human rights watch. he tells me why president putin would be worried about the protests. i would be terrified where i him because to see this kind of outpouring of protest, despite the kremlin‘s are the dominance of televi

bbc news, still to come: the backlash over united's leggings ban. is the airline's dress code sexist? let there be no more war or bloodshed between arabsyou. with great regret the committee have decided that south africa be excluded from the 1970 competition. streaking across the sky, the white hot wreckage from mir drew gasps from onlookers in fiji. this is bbc world news, i'm ben bland. the latest headlines: the us has condemned the arrests of hundreds of protesters in russia, and called for their release. it follows mass anti—corruption rallies across the country. the australian government's four—year inquiry into child sexual abuse allegations in the country is starting its final public hearing in sydney. more than 1200 witnesses have given evidence over the last four years, including many former child migrants sent to australia from britain in the 1950s and 60s in the hope of a better life. the commission has received information from more than 4000 institutions and held 7000 private sessions by the time it com pletes private sessions by the time it completes its work. after the hearing, the recommendations are due in december. 0u

bbc news, still to come: should leggings get a pass? the twitter storm over spandex something else here. let there be no more war or bloodshed between arabsh of you. with great regret the committee have decided that south africa be excluded from the 1970 competition. streaking across the sky, the white hot wreckage from mir drew gasps from onlookers in fiji. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: russia's main opposition leader has been arrested, along with hundreds of supporters, as anti—corru ption protests swept the country. mosul‘s civilian population is continuing to pay a high price as iraqi forces step up the fight against so—called islamic state. gennady rudkevich is assistant professor in international relations at georgia college, and joins me now. thank you forjoining us. just give us some thank you forjoining us. just give us some idea how unusual this type of protest is in russia, and particularly for them to be so widespread. well, these are the largest protests in russia since the 2012 protest for the legislative elections there at that time, and it is particularly unusual to have protests outside of moscow and st petersbu

stay with us on bbc news — still to come: what next for donald trump after healthcare becomes the first big failure of his administration? let there be no more war or bloodshed between arabsd of both of you. with great regret the committee have decided that south africa be excluded from the 1970 competition. streaking across the sky, the white hot wreckage from mir drew gasps from onlookers in fiji. this is bbc news. i'm lebo diseko. the latest headlines: the pentagon has acknowledged that aircraft from the us—led coalition hit a district in the iraqi city of mosul where many civilians were killed. the new leader of hong kong will be selected shortly in a vote dismissed as a sham by pro—democracy activists. president donald trump put on a brave face on saturday after accepting that he failed in his election promise to overhaul president obama's health reforms. he tweeted that obamacare would collapse and vowed to put together a ‘great‘ replacement. republicans withdrew their health—care bill shortly before a vote in congress after it became clear they didn't have enough votes to get it through. mr trump says he's learned a lot during the process. he blames the minority de

bbc news. a vote on the new healthcare plan of donald trump postponed as there are not yet enough republicans to support it. let there be no more wars or bloodshed between arabsh great regret, the committee have decided that south africa be excluded from the 1970 competition. streaking across the sky, the white hot wreckage from mir drew gasps from onlookers on fiji. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the perpetrator of wednesday's attack outside the houses of parliament in london has been identified as a 52—year—old british man, who converted to islam and changed his name to khalid masood. two of those who died have been named, one was a local school worker, the other was an american tourist celebrating his wedding anniversary in london. the tussle over how donald trump plans to fulfil his election promise to repeal and replace 0bamacare is becoming ever more bitter — and that's just within the president's own party. the vote has been delayed until friday — mr trump now threatening just to walk away from the issue if those republicans who are unhappy don't fall into line. but it's also become clear that his replacement for the affordable care act will s

bbc news. still to come: find out who this schmoke who landed on the taxiway was. a clue, he is a hollywood legend. let there be no more war or bloodshed between arabs and israelis.tee have decided that south africa be excluded from the 1970 competition. streaking across the sky, the white hot wreckage from mir drew gasps from onlookers in fiji. this is bbc news. on the verdun sector. 0ur this is bbc news. on the verdun sector. our main story: —— i'm lebo diseko. donald trump has withdrawn his healthcare bill, after it became clear he didn't have enough support from his own party to win a vote in congress. all right. let's stay with that story. jay wolfson joins me on skype from tampa in florida. he's a professor of public health and medicine at the university of south florida. thank you forjoining us. you would have thought that the republicans, this was the day that they had been waiting for. why was it so hard for them to agree to donald trump's plan? your previous speaker said republicans themselves were very divided about this. some wanted more, some wanted less. and when it got down to the bottom line, many of them began to hearfrom got down to the bottom l

bbc news. still to come: a vote on president trump's new healthcare plan is postponed. there aren't enough republicans ready to support it. let there be no more war or bloodshed between arabsret, the committee have decided that south africa be excluded from the 1970 competition. streaking across the sky, the white hot wreckage from mir drew gasps from onlookers on fiji. this is bbc news. i'm kasia madera. the latest headlines: the perpetrator of wednesday's attack outside the houses of parliament in london has been identified as a 52—year—old british man, who converted to islam and changed his name to khalid masood. two of those who died have been named, one was a local school worker and the other was an american tourist celebrating his wedding anniversary in london. the tussle over how donald trump plans to get rid of obamacare is becoming ever more bitter as both the republicans and democrats prepare to debate what happens next. the planned vote has been delayed until friday. president trump has been rallying support among republicans, but there are still some members of his own party who are wary of backing his replacement for the affordable care act, to use the full ti

bbc news — still to come... banging the drum for the social democrats in a regional poll that could point to chancellor angela merkel‘s general election chances. let there be no more war or bloodshed between arabst the committee have decided that south africa be excluded from the 1970 competition. streaking across the sky, the white hot wreckage from mir drew gasps from onlookers in fiji. this is bbc news. i'm lebo diseko. the latest headlines. the new leader of hong kong will be selected shortly in a vote dismissed as a sham by pro—democracy activists. the pentagon has acknowledged that aircraft from the us—led coalition hit a district in the iraqi city of mosul where many civilians were killed. voters in the german state of saarland go to the polls today, in a regional election that's widely seen as an indication of angela merkel‘s chances of staying on as chancellor. with six months to go before the german general election, her conservatives are polling neck and neck with the social democrats after the former european parliament president martin schulz announced he would stand against mrs merkel. jenny hill reports. not a vote cast yet but already they are on a victory march. the social demo

bbc. still to come on the programme: we go on patrol with india's anti—romeo squads as they crack down on the men who harrass women. let there be no more war or bloodshed between arabsgret the committee have decided that south africa be excluded from the 1970 competition. streaking across the sky, the white hot wreckage from mir drew gasps from onlookers in fiji. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm lebo diseko in london. our top stories: people living in low—lying parts of north—eastern australia are in lockdown as cyclone debbie sweeps across queensland. around 30,000 people have been told to leave their homes before the arrival of cyclone debbie. the family of one the victims killed in the westminster terror attack speak for the first time about feeling the love of so many people. we brought you the latest from raqqa in syria a short while ago. in iraq, government forces are intensifying their efforts to drive so—called islamic state out of western mosul. but thousands fleeing the city say civilians are being killed because the assault is too indiscriminate. our middle east editorjeremy bowen reports from western mosul. this is the iraqi s

bbc news. still to come. as the fighting intensifies, syrian rebels begin to leave the city of homs, after a four—year battle against government forces. let there be no more wars or bloodshed between arabsud of both of you. with great regret the committee have decided that south africa be excluded from the 1970 competition. streaking across the sky, the white hot wreckage from mir drew gasps from onlookers in fiji. this is bbc news. i'm reged ahmad. the latest headlines: people living in low—lying parts of north—eastern australia are in lockdown — as cyclone debbie sweeps across northern queensland. government forces in iraq are intensifying their efforts to drive so—called islamic state out of western mosul. the campaign is raising further concerns about civilian casualties. amnesty international are getting reports of civilian casualties after they were told not to leave mosul. thank you forjoining us, donatella. first of all, the us and iraqi government will argue that care has been taken to avoid civilian casualties. what are you hearing? been taken to avoid civilian casualties. what are you hearing ?|j have just returned from iraq and specifically mosul last week. what i found on t

bbc news — still to come: we visit roma where the leaders of the european union nations gathered to celebrate the 60th birthday... with one exception. let there be no more war or bloodshed between arabse committee have decided that south africa be excluded from the 1970 competition. streaking across the sky, the white hot wreckage from mir drew gasps from onlookers in fiji. this is bbc news. i'm lebo diseko. the latest headlines: donald trump has withdrawn his healthcare bill, after it became clear he didn't have enough support from his own party to win a vote in congress. president trump has been forced to abandon his plan to replace obamacare with his own health scheme, after failing to get enough support in congress to pass the bill. i asked jay wolfson — a professor of health and medicine at the university of south florida — why it was so difficult to get republicans to vote for the bill. the republicans themselves a very divided about this. some wanted more, some wanted less. when it came to the bottom line, many of them began to hear from their own constituents, and governors are states that were affected, even if they voted with the president, because too many people were goin

bbc news. still to come... we visit rome where the leaders of the european union nations gather to celebrate its 60th anniversary. with one exception. let there be no more war or bloodshed between arabsret the committee have decided that south africa be excluded from the 1970 competition. streaking across the sky, the white hot wreckage from mir drew gasps from onlookers in fiji. this is bbc news. i'm lebo diseko. the latest headlines: donald trump has withdrawn his healthcare bill, after it became clear he didn't have enough support from his own party to win a vote in congress. british police have appealed for the public to help uncover the motivation of the man who killed four people in wednesday's attack in westminster. the russian president, vladimir putin, has met the french far—right presidential hopeful marine le pen in moscow. president putin denied trying to influence the french election next month, but says he reserves the right to communicate with all political forces. ms le pen said that if elected she would do what she could to get eu sanctions against russia lifted. greg dawson reports. a rare but symbolic show of hospitality by vladimir putin. it is not often the russi

bbc world news. still to come: as the battle continues to rages across western mosul, concern grows for thousands of civilians caught up in the fighting. let there be no more war or bloodshed between arabs. with great regret, the committee have decided that south africa be excluded from the 1970 competition. bismillah ir—rahman ir—rahim. streaking across the sky, the white hot wreckage from mir drew gasps from onlookers on fiji. this is bbc world news. i'm kasia madera. the latest headlines — the man who carried out wednesday's deadly attack in westminster has been identified as khalid masood, who was british born and known to the police. as the investigation continues, police have announced the death of a fourth victim, a 75—year—old man. the un estimates that 400,000 iraqi civilians are trapped in the old city of mosul as government forces try to capture it from islamic state militants. it says people are being forced to endure siege—like conditions. the city is split between is and iraqi army forces. our middle east editorjeremy bowen and cameraman nick milard have been to the edge of the old city and sent this report. gunfire. the rule of the jihadists who call themselves islamic st