caspian for tourists and we are also looking into new infrastructures hotels and so on around to caspian. countries could come up with a promising program in this area we believe that caspian states should also pay priority attention to the preservation of the environment and resources. the framework. agreement on the preservation of naturism as in the caspian is very important. as well as the project. on transit border. activity like this document has a strict environmental. for the development of infrastructure and that is going to benefit the caspian sea in general. i think that the previous summit of caspian. sea took a very important decision on preserving sturgeon stocks. and russia is prepared to even extend that moratorium. so we believe that a joint program to combat poaching is absolutely essential security in the region of course is very important in this is what underpins many of. it has an influence this region on afghanistan the middle east and so on and so forth so this really affects the. basic interests of our states. and we have to pull together in the effort to combat

resources that the caspian sea has for. the second point i think which is important is that iran has joint ventures that both talk of the sun and john with regard to. energy related industries and pipelines and different types of activities and iran's expertise in these areas given the fact that iran has been in business for many decades now much longer than the two other countries is going to benefit iran as about i think the third point is the relationship that you're seeing between iran and russia. as you describe then of the day interest in this statement for some years there or not but now the interest that. iran. the issue of the nuclear actually made after the u.s. sanctions and after the fact that the europeans are not really going to be able to do much with regard to them if it actually meant is looking towards iran is looking towards not russia and these other countries are for and i'm sorry for it i'm sorry interrupt you but let me let me let me just for it sorry to interrupt you but let me just pick up another p

resources that the caspian sea has for. the second point i think which is important is that iran has joint ventures that both. john with regard to. energy related in the. pipelines and different types of activities and iran's expertise in these areas given the fact that iran has been in business for many decades now much longer than the two other countries is going to benefit iran as about i think the third point is the relationship that we're seeing between iran and russia. as you describe at the end of the day interested in the sacrement for some years they were not but now their interests. after the issue of the nuclear actually made after the u.s. sanctions and after the fact that the europeans are not really going to be able to do much with regard to them if it actually meant is looking towards. looking towards not russia and these other countries are for and i'm sorry for it i'm sorry interrupt you but let me let me let me just for it sorry to interrupt you but let me just pick up another point because after the agree

resources that the caspian sea has for. the second point i think which is important is that iran has joint ventures that both talk of the sun and john with regard to. energy related in the. pipelines and different types of activities and iran's expertise in these areas given the fact that iran has been in business for many decades now much longer than the two other countries is going to benefit iran as about i think the third point is the relationship that you're seeing between iran and russia. as you describe at the end of the day interested in the sacrement for some years they were not but now their interest. after the issue of the nuclear actually made after the u.s. sanctions and after the fact that the europeans are not really going to be able to do much with regard to them if it actually meant is looking towards you know is looking towards not russia and these other countries are for and i'm sorry for it i'm sorry interrupt you but let me let me let me just for it sorry to interrupt you but let me just pick up another

the caspian sea the leaders of russia kazakhstan iran turkmenistan and azerbaijan which border the caspian sea are meeting in the cousin port city of act how they've signed a convention on the legal status of the sea but so far no details on what they decided have been released it's all over now much of the caspian sea country can claim as their. russian president vladimir putin said an agreement was crucial to regional security and beyond. bizarre brussels to the un security is very important and this is what underpins our agreement which is this region has an influence on afghanistan on the middle east so this really affects the basic interests states and we need to pull together to combat the threat of terrorism and trans boundary criminality. iran's president said support from the caspian sea countries for the iran nuclear deal was a good sign for an agreement on sharing the areas natural resources here for isn't as bad a drum borne of honor the five countries efforts to support the iran nuclear deal is a good step towards expanding regional cooperation and the betterment of relations

leaders from five countries bordering the caspian sea gathered by a shore to settle a two decade old dispute. logs the whole round this is ours their life coming up in the next thirty minutes tight security in mali as the polls open for sunday's presidential runoff. in a rush of unity thousands protest in tel aviv against israel's controversial nation state law. and nobel and booker prize winning author vs knightfall dies at the age of eighty five we look back at his life and his legacy. up to the program after twenty two years of negotiations an agreement looks like it's about to be reached to settle a territorial dispute over the caspian sea now the leaders of russia kazakhstan iran turkmenistan and azerbaijan which border the caspian sea are meeting in the catholic port city of act now they're expected to sign an agreement on the legal status of the caspian sea and how it will be divided up now the caspian sea is landlocked which raises the question whether it is indeed a sea or a lake five countries share its coastline and that's led to the dispute over which the country lays cla

sea the leaders of russia kazakhstan and iran turkmenistan and azerbaijan which border the caspian are meeting in the port city of tal they've signed the convention on the legal status of the sea but so far no details on what they decided had been released it's all about how much of the caspian sea each country can claim as there is well the russian president vladimir putin said agreement was crucial to regional security and beyond. bizarre persisted a un security is very important and this is what underpins our agreements and this region has an influence on afghanistan on the middle east so this really affects the basic interests states and we need to pull together to combat the threat of terrorism and trans boundary criminality iran's president said support from the caspian sea countries for the iran nuclear deal was a good sign for an agreement on sharing the area's natural resources here for example as about a drum borne vonage the five countries efforts to support the iran nuclear deal is a good step towards expanding regional cooperation and the betterment of relations between us

sea the leaders of russia kazakhstan iran turkmenistan and azerbaijan which border the caspian have met in the cars at port city of a towel on the convention on the legal status of the sea but so far we've yet to hear exactly how that will work it's all about how much of the caspian each country can claim as their as the russian president vladimir putin said an agreement was crucial to regional security and beyond. bizarre brussels to the un security is very important and this is what underpins our agreements in this region has an influence on afghanistan on the middle east so this really affects the basic interests states and we need to pull together to combat the threat of terrorism and trans boundary criminality you know iran's president said support from the caspian sea countries for the iran nuclear deal was a good sign for an agreement on sharing the areas natural resources here for isn't as bad a drum borne of honor the five countries efforts to support the iran nuclear deal is a good step towards expanding regional cooperation and the betterment of relations between us the n

russia iran kazakstan turkmenistan and as advised on will open the way for the exploration of the caspian is vast gas and oil resources were a challenge for them with the signature of five leaders more than two decades of troubled waters could be receding into history the disputes over the legal status of the caspian sea has been churning since the collapse of the soviet union. in kazakstan four of the u.s.s.r. successes states and iran took a big step towards resolving it is that peace be how fast the security and stability on the caspian sea are determined by the convention which we have signed naturally it opens a wide perspective for the type cooperation of the caspian states for solving economic and transport issues these questions will improve the living standards of our peoples have cheney and that in some admonish we have shown in this convention that we stick to the principles of fairness although we did not determine the borderlines we mark that the countries with the coast of particular significance should take a special position that includes iran. the dispute has centered on

resources that the caspian sea has for you. the second point i think which is important is that iran has joint ventures that both talk of the sun and john with regard to. energy related industries and pipelines and different types of activities and iran's expertise in these areas given the fact that iran has been in business for many decades now much longer than the two other countries is going to benefit iran as about i think the third point is the relationship that you're seeing between iran and russia. as you describe at the end of the day interested in the sacrement for some years there or not but now their interests. after the issue of the nuclear after the u.s. sanctions and after the fact that the europeans are not really going to be able to do much with regard to them if it actually meant is looking towards. looking towards not russia and these other countries are for and i'm sorry for it i'm sorry interrupt you but let me let me let me just for it sorry to interrupt you but let me just pick up another point because aft

government estimates caspian gas could boost global production by twenty seven percent over the coming decade but it's not just about energy. which it which to security is very important and this is what underpins our agreement this region has an influence on afghanistan on the middle east this really affects the basic interests of our states and we need to pull together to combat the threat of terrorism and transponder criminality this summer it's also makes the caspian sea a lock out zone these leaders don't want anyone else meddling in their waters no country that doesn't share the shoreline will be allowed a military presence there rory chalons al-jazeera moscow the turkish lira has plunged to another record low on concerns over rising inflation and u.s. tariffs it fell to seven point two four against the dollar in early monday trading in the asia pacific region there was lost about forty percent of its value so far this year turkey's finance minister says he will start carrying out a new economic plan to invest the concerns on monday. in syria dozens of people have been killed in

government estimates caspian gas could boost global production by twenty seven percent over the coming decade but it's not just about energy. which it which to security is very important and this is what underpins our agreement this region has an influence on afghanistan on the middle east this really affects the basic interests of our states and we need to pull together to combat the threat of terrorism and transparent criminality this summer it's also makes the caspian sea a lockout zone these leaders don't want anyone else meddling in their water is no country that doesn't share the shoreline will be allowed a military presence there rory chalons al-jazeera moscow. the turkish lira has plunged to another record low amid concerns of the rising inflation and newly imposed u.s. tariffs the lira fell to seven point four against the dollar in early monday morning trading in the asia pacific that there has lost about forty percent of its value the cea. to his finance minister says he will start implementing a new economic plan to invest concerns from monday. while turkey has blamed the fr

government estimates caspian gas could boost global production by twenty seven percent over the coming decade but it's not just about energy. which it which to security is very important and this is what underpins our agreement this region has an influence on afghanistan on the middle east this really affects the basic interests of our states and we need to pull together to combat the threat of terrorism and trans boundary criminality these summits also makes the caspian sea a lockout zone these leaders don't want anyone else meddling in their waters no country that doesn't share the shoreline will be allowed a military presence there rory chalons al-jazeera moscow. dozens of activists and residents have held a vigil in the u.s. city of charlottesville to mark the one year anniversary of the death of a woman killed during a white supremacist rally the thirty two year old was part of a counter demonstration and died after a car was driven into protest as a rally against racial hatred will also be held in charlottesville on sunday and gallacher has more now from charlottesville well we'v

government estimates caspian gas could boost global production by twenty seven percent over the coming decade but it's not just about energy. which it which to security is very important and this is what underpins our agreement this region has an influence on afghanistan on the middle east this really affects the basic interest of our states and we need to pull together to combat the threat of terrorism and trans boundary criminality this summer it's also makes the caspian sea a lock out zone these leaders don't want anyone else meddling in their waters no country that doesn't share the shoreline will be allowed a military presence there rory chalons al-jazeera moscow and. prepared to bury their children killed. by an airstrike. conservative u.k. politician boris johnson faces calls to step down over comments he made about us. hello and welcome back let's start by looking at weather conditions across australia and that this area five precious a largely fine picture for the bulk of the country but we have got a cold front pushing in towards western australia so twenty one for perth on m

one thing they've also decided in this summit the fifth of these caspian sea summits he's that the the area is basically going to be a kind of lock out zone exclusive to the countries that share its shoreline no other power is going to be allowed to have any military presence there so they don't want any any other people mess and messing in these waters essentially so the united states europe nato china whatever they're all out of it this is just belonging to the countries that surround it ok rory thank you. well some of the thousands of saudi arabian students order to return from canada appear to be pushing back the kingdom wants them home as its diplomatic dispute with canada simmers along fintan monica has this reports. saudi students in canada or caught up in a diplomatic conflict they've been ordered by their government to leave the country in the middle of their studies it blows count as call for jailed human rights activists in saudi to be released the universities say transferring so many students will be a logistical nightmare and could leave many with nowhere to go if there i

government estimates caspian gas could boost global production by twenty seven percent over the coming decade but it's not just about energy. which it which to security is very important and this is what underpins our agreement this region has an influence on afghanistan on the middle east this really affects the basic interests of our states and we need to pull together to combat the threat of terrorism and transparent criminality this summer it's also makes the caspian sea a lockout zone these leaders don't want anyone else meddling in their water is no country that doesn't share the shoreline will be allowed a military presence there rory chalons al-jazeera moscow. the turkish lira has plunged to another record low amid concerns of a rising inflation and nearly imposed u.s. tariffs the lira fell to seven point two four against the dollar early monday morning trading in the asia pacific the layer has lost about forty percent of its value this year turkey's finance minister says he'll start implementing a new economic plan to invest it concerns problem on day what turkey has blamed th

government estimates caspian gas could boost global production by twenty seven percent over the coming decade but it's not just about energy. which it which to security is very important and this is what underpins our agreement this region has an influence on afghanistan on the middle east this really affects the basic interests of our states and we need to pull together to combat the threat of terrorism and transparent criminality this summer it's also makes the caspian sea a lockout zone these leaders don't want anyone else meddling in their water is no country that doesn't share the shoreline will be allowed a military presence there rory chalons al-jazeera moscow. the turkish lira has plans to another record low amid concerns of a rising inflation and newly imposed u.s. tariffs the lira fell to seven point two four against the dollar early monday morning trading in the asia pacific the turkish lira has lost about forty percent of its value this year turkey's finance minister says he'll start implementing a new economic plan to ease investor concerns on monday what turkey has blamed

government estimates caspian gas could boost global production by twenty seven percent over the coming decade but it's not just about energy. which it which to security is very important and this is what underpins our agreement this region has an influence on afghanistan on the middle east this really affects the basic interests of our states and we need to pull together to combat the threat of terrorism and trans boundary criminality these summits also makes the caspian sea a lockout zone these leaders don't want anyone else meddling on their water has no country that doesn't share the shoreline will be allowed a military presence there rory chalons al-jazeera moscow. still to come on al-jazeera yemeni families prepare to bury the children killed after the school bus was hit by an airstrike. three two one zero a name lift off and that's the launch of the fosters not made object in the history of the probe unlocking the scientific secrets that's fun. hello and welcome to international weather forecast certainly across western parts of europe we've seen some changes in the weather takin

across the levant and western parts of asia and for the most part is looking fine so the side of the caspian sea just a chance of one of two showers otherwise we've got a brisk when they're picking up so i think it could be some dust around through iraq down towards q eight and down through the gulf region we've lost the showers to the caucasus on the eastern side of the mediterranean is all looking draw and find plenty of sunshine expected here temperatures for beirut there it's thirty degrees celsius so down into the arabian peninsula on the western side temperatures into the low forty's i mean on the eastern side the wind is picking up a bit so the humidity is dropping and i think certainly through monday fine conditions in doha with a high of forty three degrees so move on into choosing not a great deal of change here but i think there's quite a high risk of some showers and thunderstorms in fact down through the mountains of saudi arabia just extending into yemen and that little shower symbol there gives an indication of potential for some isolated but still pretty potent storms let's h

sea and how it'll be divided up now the caspian sea is landlocked which raises the question whether it's indeed a sea or a lake five countries share its coastline and that's led to the dispute over which country lays claim over the caspian and how much if an agreement is reached to legally designate the caspian lake it would be divided up equally between the five nations so twenty percent each if it remains a sea the territory would be split between those countries according to how much coastline they share iran would therefore receive the smallest claim that's been the major sticking point in negotiations because the caspian lies above one of the world's largest collections of oil and gas some forty eight billion barrels of oil alone. that's the history rory challenge going to try to fathom and unlock all of this for us from moscow twenty years to agree the status rory of the sort of body of water a lake or at sea and of course is that mere definition that really matters so much that it. yeah of course and whether this is considered a lake or considered a sea matters differently to

now a deal to settle the legal status of the caspian sea has been reached after more than two decades of debate this agreement is due to be signed in kazakhstan on sunday the caspian is the world's largest body of water and it's a rich in oil and gas kazakhstan azerbaijan iran russia and turkmenistan all of caspian shores a key point of the disagreement was whether the caspian was a sea or a lake which would inform how its wealth could be distributed international treaties govern seas where have no global laws and there's also a lot at stake the seabed holds trillions of dollars worth of hydrocarbons which amounts to about fifty billion barrels of oil and nearly nine trillion cubic meters of natural gas. for more on this i'm joined by and the board who is an associate fellow in the russia and eurasia program at chatham house thank you very much for coming in to speak to us so they've been debating this for two decades what's finally happened to make them come together and actually have some sort of an agreement this takes a ha it's been two decades in the making in more than fifty one

government estimates caspian gas could boost global production by twenty seven percent over the coming decade but it's not just about energy. which it which to security is very important and this is what underpins our agreement this region has an influence on afghanistan on the middle east this really affects the basic interests of our states and we need to pull together to combat the threat of terrorism and transponder criminality these summits also makes the caspian sea a lockout zone these leaders don't want anyone else meddling in their water is no country that doesn't share the shoreline will be allowed a military presence there will reach allan's al-jazeera moscow. the turkish lira has plunged to a new record low of seven point two four to the dollar in early asia pacific trading and lesser worry over the state of the economy and deteriorating ties with the united states are continuing to drag down the currency the euro has lost about forty percent of its value this year while turkey's president says the u.s. gave turkey a deadline to release a pastor being tried by a turkish cou

two years of talks an agreement has been signed which could settle a territorial dispute over the caspian sea the leaders of russia kazakhstan iran turkmenistan and azerbaijan which border the caspian are meeting in the port city of a towel they've signed the convention on the legal status of the sea but so far no details on what they decided have been released it's it's all about how much of the caspian sea each country can claim as theirs well the russian president vladimir putin said an agreement was crucial to regional security and beyond. bizarre persisted a u.n. security is very important and this is what underpins our agreements in this region has an influence on afghanistan on the middle east so this really affects the basic interests states and we need to pull together to combat the threat of terrorism and trans boundary criminality meanwhile iran's president said support from the caspian sea countries for the iran nuclear deal was a good sign for an agreement on sharing the air as natural resources here for isn't as bad a drum borne vonage the five countries efforts to support t

sea the leaders of russia kazakhstan iran when a stand in azerbaijan which border the caspian met in the fourth city of act now they have signed a convention on the legal status of the sea paving the way for more energy exploration and pipeline projects but touted divide the area between the countries which has been the biggest cause of dispute needs further agreement. dozens of activists and residents have gathered in the u.s. city of charlottesville to protest against racism a year off to a white supremacist rally turned deadly there last year white supremacists and counter protesters clashed in the city streets before a car was driven into the crowd killing a thirty two year old woman this year the city is holding a rally against racial hatred meanwhile over in washington d.c. hundreds there are expected to gather for what's being dubbed a white civil rights rally. a polling station worker has been killed in an attack by an armed group in northern mali this is people vote in a presidential runoff likely to return the incumbent abram because it's a power the first round of voting i

caspian deal of five nation agreement sets terms on how its vast oil and gas resources will be shared. hello and welcome to international weather forecast certainly across western parts of europe we've seen some changes in the weather taking place as a slow pressure system swings on through giving problems for the cricket lord's showers following on behind here in the course of monday but there's heavy rain pushing into the low countries down through france and into the alps so pretty warm across the iberian peninsula temperatures in the mid thirty's as we move on through to choose day quite so conditions coming in are still pretty warm for london at twenty six degrees but that low pressure center then pushing into the baltic some really heavy rain here likely in temperatures struggling in stockholm or the few days ago we had temperatures in the high twenty's now struggling to reach twenty degrees celsius southeastern parts of europe are looking fine though temperatures expected to be into the thirty's on the other side of the mediterranean the weather is looking fine plenty of sunshi

sea iran says additional agreements will be needed in a territorial dispute over the sea the caspian lies above one of the world's largest collections of oil and gas reserves. mullins have been voting in the runoff presidential election president ibrahim karkare won the first round with forty one percent of the vote but opposition candidates the money as he said them afford the first from vote was marred by violence as mali struggles against armed groups. and israel's palestinian the minority has led a mass protest in tel aviv against the controversial nation state law it officially affirms israel's jewish character the critics believe it turns it on jewish minorities into second class citizens thousands turned out to show their anger in the veil which was passed last month. a prominent saudi arabian scholar has been arrested in the latest crackdown on dissent obama is extremely popular on social media with more than six million followers on twitter he was detained on chews day in mecca it's a foreign tear what the charges are against him but other clerics have been arrested for bein

also on the grid carving up the caspian after twenty two years a resolution. into a dispute that questioned whether it was even a seed but iran and russia and three nations surrounding the caspian still have work to do to divide up massive oil and gas deposits plus a nasa spacecraft blasts off it walk it towards the sun for our closest look yet it will get within six million kilometers which might not sound all that close but it will allow scientists to explore the sun in a way we never thought possible we'll ask a former astronaut. now closer diplomatic dispute saudi students and i just to demand they be kept out of the standoff with canada i'm so high on it send us your thoughts and questions throughout the show and the hash tag is a janie's great. you're with a news group or a live on air restraining online through you tube facebook life and that al-jazeera dot com as well exactly one year ago today the u.s. was shocked by a hate fueled crime that took place in charlottesville virginia it cost the young woman her life it compounded fears of a rising tide of

near the lake normalcy a five nation agreement sets terms on how the caspian's of resources will be shared . a tense run off in mali the opposition alleges ballot stuffing in favor of president. taking ballet to the masses a graceful treat for motorists stuck in traffic in the mexican capital. it is the first anniversary of the violent protests in charlottesville that brought long running racial tensions in the u.s. out in the open far right groups and counter protesters have been holding separate rallies outside the white house thousands of anti fascist demonstrators and members of the group black lives matter have turned out to oppose what was dubbed a white civil rights rally mohamed el baradei see reports. escorted by police through the streets of washington d.c. so-called right protesters marched all the way to the white house carrying the rally here to the day when the right protest in charlottesville left one person dead after being denied a permit to rally in trouble to build this year they marched in washington to make a statement about what they see as a need to safeguard the rig

hundred forty five mile five point two billion dollars pipeline could carry natural gas from the caspian sea to italy but the pipeline has been controversial like many pipeline seem to be all over the world five star leaders in italy have pledged to oppose the measure but now some say that their earning power in italy that some are thinking they're backing off from that position all this comes at the same time we spoke about this on the last broadcast that there's a landmark deal related to the five nations bordering the caspian sea the largest landlock body of water in the world the deal was struck on sunday regarding the legal status of the body of water which borders russia iran and three other nations the agreed. it's anticipated to reduce regional tensions and could quicken the development of profitable oil and natural gas projects as the caspian is estimated to hold some forty eight billion barrels of oil and two hundred ninety two trillion cubic feet of natural gas and here to talk about all of that in about pipeline safety and the high end unfortunate number of spills is the dire

us again it's always a treat to have you yet love to be here ok so first of all it's hit on this caspian deal this has been two decades in the making and as they say there is oil in them their waters and so it was a big deal what do you think it means for energy i think it's definitely going to expedite the ability for more direct foreign investment to get in there and it's going to make it easier to get that oil and natural gas out when you've got that framework for a deal you've got more certainty for those western oil companies that are invested in some of those cars and i was a bridge on field so i think it just means it's that the oil and natural gases is going to get quicker to market and i guess it all depends on how much it takes to the cost of extracting that stuff but there's lots of it so it's probably worth a while and how about this. pipeline going to italy like all pipelines it seems that like most pipelines it seems to pretty be pretty controversial and what's that all about well i think what it is that shows kind of a split between some of the grassroots activists that he

covering both europe and asia nations bordering the caspian sea have signed a historic agreement after more than two decades of talks russia iran. turkmenistan and the countries surrounding the world's largest body of law unlock water reached a diplomatic breakthrough on trade security and environmental issues while they were putin called the summit a milestone event adding that the accord limits military presence in the caspian sea only to certain agreed upon areas close to the shore the end of the summit the leaders release the baby sturgeon into the water mark of friendship and solid aren't. lots of stories for but trumps wall as seen from both sides next in our documentary you're watching r.t. international. when lawmakers manufactured him sentenced him to public wells. when the room in closest project themselves. with the famous merry go round lives only the one percent. nor middle of the room sick. the real news is really. serious.

government estimates caspian gas could boost global production by twenty seven percent over the coming decade but it's not just about energy. which it which to security is very important and this is what underpins our agreement this region has an influence on afghanistan on the middle east this really affects the basic interests of our states and we need to pull together to combat the threat of terrorism and transponder criminality this summer it's also makes the caspian sea a lock out zone these leaders don't want anyone else meddling in their waters no country that doesn't share the shoreline will be allowed a military presence there will reach allan's al-jazeera moscow a polling station worker has been killed in an attack by an armed group in northern mali this is people vote in a presidential runoff like each returning commented brand boubacar cater to power the first round of voting in july was marred by violence with three election workers killed and voting materials destroyed opposition leaders somalis to say the one nearly eighteen percent in the first round alleges voting frau

stretching across europe asia nations bordering the caspian sea have signed a historic agreement after more than two decades of talks russia iran kazakstan turkmenistan the five countries surrounding the world's largest body of water reached a diplomatic breakthrough on trade security and environmental issues like the mirror putin called the summit a milestone if it the accord limits military presence in the caspian sea only to certain agreed upon is close to the shore of the end of the summit the leaders released baby sturgeon into the water as a mark of friendship solid dorrit. all right more of the week's top news stories with me in just over thirty minutes hope to see you then but do you stay tonight for some great art program right ahead. this is. the church secret indeed just like priests accused of sexually abusing children can get away with it quite literally i like to call this a do graphic solution so what the bishop needs to do then he finds out that the priest says is a perpetrator is simply moves him to a different spot where the previous standard is not the highest ranks

the nation's bordering the caspian sea have signed an historic agreement after more than two decades of talks russia by john iran kazakhstan and turkmenistan reached a breakthrough on where to draw territorial lines the caspian sea bed is rich in oil and gas or. they also agreed to prevent outside countries from having a military presence in the caspian at the end of the summit the leaders released baby sturgeon into the water as a mark of friendship and solidarity. and it doesn't for me more weekly coming up at the top the hour stay with us. a.j. is national camera. roughly once the show and some will leave for them. to. shoot your own cool videos and so on with the roughly string of apps. down more on string i don't roughly don't t.v. join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm showbusiness i'll see that. previously on the great american folk image so much has changed since that first. i noticed a longer funnel imam link and a blanket futurama go oh i think they're dumb guns in their wake up and i looked

be thirty five towards the west still a fair amount of clouds here between the black sea and the caspian sea and they could be a few more showers as we head through monday and into tuesday little bit further towards the south it's hot in baghdad as you'd expect at forty two degrees at the moment and pretty hot here in doha fortunately at the moment though the winds are coming down from the northwest so the air is quite dry it's not humid and that's the way it's going to stay for monday and tuesday to the south coast of oman little bit more cloud there building as we head through tuesday and that will again be giving us some drizzle down towards the southern parts of africa and here there's plenty of fine weather to be found but there is a bit more cloud just in the southwest that's been giving us a fair amount of rain and there's another batch edging its way towards us so it will be warm under that cloud a maximum temperature just of thirteen degrees around some of the coast is likely to give us some drizzle further inland of course it is warm as you'd expect force invent top will be twe

head through saturday and sunday you see them they stretch from the black sea across towards the caspian sea and some of them have been rather heavy more of them are expected as we head through sunday away from there it's largely fine and dry with beirut up at thirty degrees and it's rather hot in baghdad put it around forty three it's hotter in kuwait the air here is a bit dry so forty seven degrees will be our maximum here in doha we've also got dry air at the moment it's not too sure of it so our temperatures will be comfortably above forty for the south more cloud over here over parts of a man and into yemen and that could be squeezing out one or two showers particularly along the south coast of oman a round. if we head down towards the southern parts of africa we're seeing more cloud now in the southeastern parts that's just taken off to give us a few outbreaks of rain particularly in the durban area eventually as we head through saturday and into sunday that begins to break up and for many of us it will be a dry air and warmer one so for jo'burg we'll get to around seventy nine for

across the mountain west and parts of asia and for the most part is looking fine so the side of the caspian sea just a chance of wanted to showers otherwise we've got a brisk when they're picking up something it could be some dust around through iraq down towards kuwait and down through the gulf region we've lost the showers to the caucasus on the eastern side of the mediterranean is all looking draw and find plenty of sunshine expected here temperatures for beirut there it's thirty degrees celsius so down into the arabian peninsula on the western side temperatures into the low forty's i mean more on the eastern side the wind is picking up a bit so the humidity is dropping and i think certainly through monday fine conditions in doha with a high of forty three degrees so move on in to choose they not a great deal of change here but i think there's quite a high risk of some showers and thunderstorms in fact down through the mountains of saudi arabia just extending into yemen and that little shower symbol there gives an indication of potential for some isolated but still pretty potent storms l

sea the leaders of russia kazakhstan iran turkmenistan and azerbaijan which ordered the caspian sea met in the kazakh port city of act how they signed a convention on the legal status of the sea paving the way for more energy exploration and fight crime projects how to divide the area between the countries which has been the biggest cause of the dispute will require additional agreements . tamale now if people are voting in a presidential runoff likely to return the incumbent abraham boubacar catered to power despite criticism over his handling of security and corruption the first round of voting in july was marred by violence with three election workers killed in voting materials destroyed opposition leaders somalia's to say who won nearly eighteen percent in the first round alleges voting fraud some six thousand additional troops have been deployed mohamed vall has more the government is not taking any chances according to their own statements and ultimately said that they are you kreis the number of security personnel from their thousand to thirty six thousand and they have been

>> yeah, i mean, well one pipeline from the caspian would be good. if you add in our ability to bring in lng from the united states which we're already doing some now, but we can do a lot more. maria: are there any other potential additional alternates say from africa to europe? i understand the big picture what you're trying to do and we see the pipeline transfer on this map but any other alternatives that you feel you would need? >> well those are two big ones that are both reliable and both could be done in a short amount of time. there are other potential opportunities but they become more complicated because as you know north africa is a complicated place not all that safe, so it's a little more challenging. i would like to just reiterate though that this propaganda arm and how they're blocking the italians from essentially using propaganda the italians themselves are stopping them from this pipeline it's very similar to the reports that we've seen out of the united states that people forget this, everybody is worried about russia gate and what

sea the leaders of russia kazakhstan iran turkmenistan and azerbaijan which border the caspian sea are meeting in the kazakh port city of act how they're expected to sign an agreement on the legal status of the caspian sea and how it will be divided up. to begin voting in the presidential election runoff president. won the first round with forty one percent of the vote but opposition candidate somalia sisi accuses him of fraud. israel's palestinian minority leader mass protest in tel aviv against the controversial nation state law it officially affirms israel's jewish character but critics believe it turns jewish minorities into second class citizens thousands turned out to show their anger at the bill which was passed last month. and he faces protesters have marched through the streets of charlottesville a year after the violence that killed one person this time the demonstration is peaceful amid a heavy police presence last year president trump refused to speak out against the white supremacists but on saturday he tweeted he condemns all forms of racism well more rallies are expected

covering both europe and asia nations bordering the caspian sea have signed a historic agreement after more than two decades of talks russia azerbaijan iran kazakhstan and turkmenistan the five countries surrounding the world's largest body of landlocked water have reached a diplomatic breakthrough on trade security and environmental issues president putin called the summit a milestone event adding that the accord limits military presence in the caspian sea to zones close to the shore at the end of the summit the leaders released baby sturgeon into the water as a mark of friendship and solidarity. that's a recap of just some of the stories that shaped this past week and that's all for me as well but if you're not my colleague you know neil will be here at the top the hour. when lawmakers manufactured them sentenced to public wealth. when the ruling classes protect themselves. with the famous merry go round. the one percent. we can all middle of the roots to. the real news is really. just financial survival get. customers go buy your stuff. then else well reduce some lower. that's under

iran can extend as a by john and turkmenistan have signed an agreement on the legal status of the caspian sea it means they can now share the body of water and its oil and gas resources. counting is underway in mali after the presidential runoff vote president. is pitted against opposition leader so male a c.c. . our hospitals in have run out of vital drugs for treating cancer patients israel's land air and sea blockade has delayed medical supplies from reaching the coastal strip before but the u.n. says international funding cuts and the rift between palestinian groups have made the situation worse than ever char strafford reports from gaza one. hundred was diagnosed with breast cancer five months ago. has come to this gaza hospital for the seven to eight potentially life saving chemotherapy sessions but the drugs she needs have run out and they aren't available in any of the hospitals in gaza either. the treatment for this kind of disease cannot be delayed i blame anyone who is in any way responsible for this i've pain in my neck my shoulders i have trouble breathing my sons have to hel

i've talked about it offline that they would try and do broker for an odd couple of decades of the caspian sea agreement and it's these five different nations including iran we were speaking about and russia speaking out about and it's more you know the caspian is a large body of water it doesn't have any export or import so you might say what's the big deal well there's oil there how much oil and how big a deal is this. it's a big deal if these five countries can stick to this agreement as we were talking earlier this is been what decades in the making and it's a minor miracle that it's happening right now so the numbers great point what are the numbers fifty billion they're saying fifty billion barrels of crude and over three hundred billion cubic inches of cubic feet of natural gas so it's a large pool and i think this kind of find is a possible needle mover now how difficult it is to be able to get is the question right that's always the question once we find this how quickly is it going to be able to get to market how expensive is it going to be what is the quality going to be those a

how the caspian sea has been sporting a few showers in the last twenty four hours or so i want to have been reports is pretty big if you believe the state is is in excess of sixty minimize around the cost of two is azerbaijan i'm not entirely convinced from that but it's certainly a place to generate because showers and you've got more rain to come members who took biased on and beyond. both potentially went on sunday adults in tehran will be but just to north maybe coming out says something caucasus well from western side to the black sea could be wet that's the wet area everything else of course is dry usually dusty and quite hot was to go forty five or so in baghdad drop me a little bit maybe all monday shasta visible around the sudden caspian nothing back through the levant that the wind directions always being critical always is critical sometimes it's dusty sometimes it's because it runs to answer the gulf it's going back to the dusty direction the next couple of days there is to life he's fairly regular in abu dhabi and of course it's a lot of his to real life blowing otherwise

and turkmenistan have signed an agreement on the legal status of the caspian sea that means they can now share the body of water and its oil and gas resources and vote counting is underway in mali's presidential runoff election the choosing between current president of the home. and opposition leader . now u.s. president donald trump's decision to re-impose sanctions on iran is expected to have an impact on its neighbor of rock a fifteen hundred kilometer border with iran with goods as people crossing daily and going to reports from the border district. in iraq. each day trucks slowly wind around treacherous roads in the. goods from iran to iraq says the u.s. announced it was reimposing sanctions against iran rumors and uncertainty are also traveling back and forth across the border iranian bus driver. is worried soon the border will close and his job of six years will disappear. really i don't know because you can expect anything here the politicians have made any agreements if they make an agreement it should be for the sake of the people of iran is iraq's. second largest trading p