runs through northern greece could change all that a project will transport natural gas from the caspian sea to western europe it's all part of an e.u. policy to move away from dependence on russia john psaropoulos reports. on a remote mountainside in northern greece the final pieces of the trans adriatic pipeline of tap put in place this five billion dollar project is part of a three and a half thousand kilometer long pipeline that will bring natural gas from the caspian sea to europe it's the so-called southern corridor due to start flowing in just over a year and it turns greece into an energy transit country for the first time it's greece in. over europe and the south this year it connects us in the southeast european market with a main european market through this import on the diversified. both in southeast europe but also in in the european market and. europe produces only a third of the gas it consumes and buys another third from russia its own reserves a dwindling and it is trying to reduce dependence on russia this pipeline is the european union's first major attempt to diversify i

that runs through northern greece could change the project will transport natural gas from the caspian sea to western europe spots of an e.u. policy to move away from dependence on russia reports. on a remote mountainside in northern greece the final pieces of the trans adriatic pipeline of tap are put in place this five billion dollar project is part of a three and a half thousand kilometer long pipeline that will bring natural gas from the caspian sea to europe it's the so-called southern corridor or do you just start flowing in just over a year and it turns greece into an energy transit country for the first time what's grace in. of europe and the south is you know it connects the southeast european like it with a main you know pan might get through it and it is important that the it diversified then to mix both in southeast europe but also in in the european like atlanta and the us europe produces only a third of the gas it consumes and buys another third from russia its own reserves a dwindling and it is trying to reduce dependence on russia this pipeline is the european union's first

pipeline has been completed across the north the craze that will transport natural gas from the caspian sea to western europe it's part of an e.u. policy to move away from dependence on russian gas johnson reports. on a remote mountainside in northern greece the final pieces of the trans adriatic pipeline tap put in place this five billion dollar project is part of a three and a half thousand kilometer long pipeline that will bring natural gas from the caspian sea to europe it's the so-called southern corridor or do you just start flowing in just over a year and it turns greece into an energy transit country for the first time what's greece in. over europe and over south this you know if this is the southeast european market with a main european might get through this imports and diversify then that to me both in southeast europe but also in in the european like it into europe produces only a third of the gas it consumes and buys another third from russia its own reserves a dwindling and it is trying to reduce dependence on russia this pipeline is the european union's first major attempt to

so more showers seem likely and they could be vicious and they could also be around the southern caspian sea coast you just missed it with our multis down to two degrees now and has been stirring for a couple of days and will be for a couple more let's just sas into raby in peninsula where the weather is generally quiet at this time of the year and it is except for the remains a cycling loop done is already cold wet and windy weather in short which means all have been so flash floods in eastern yemen certainly iran our man and you'll see the forecasts present rep of the empty quarter isn't going to bother many people but because we've got the moisture injected i think you could see some significant thunderstorms maybe in the mountains around oman possibly further north through u.a.e. or even qatar in the next two or three days. and i had three jobs and now i only have one but i'm still providing for my family. and the first time hours admitted to hospital that i didn't show any signs of m.s. . well all that but at about my opinion i might have become very positive and start thinking about th

a few weeks ago, iran along with other states, find the convention on the legal status of the caspian sea. which will strengthen good neighborliness and bring prosperity and progress for all of the coastal -- coastal states. we also desire the same relations with our southern neighbors in the persian gulf we believe in the formation of the mechanism for the persian gulf region with the present participation of all regional countries. the security of the persian gulf and the strait of our most has always been important for us. just as we defended the security. during the war we aspire to have a and have not sought nor do we seek war with any country. we do not need an empire. we are an empire in terms of civilization and culture and not through political domination. we will remain a meticulous guardian of a world free from violence. the republic of iran is the same nation who understood this before anyone else and bravely persisted aggression. we fought against the vast party before kuwait was occupied by you. the islamic republic of iran is the same state on the forefront of caliban terro

so more showers seem likely and they could be vicious and they could also be around the southern caspian sea coast you just missed it with our multis down to two degrees now and has been stirring for a couple of days and will be for a couple more this just south into rabia peninsula where the weather is generally quiet at this time of the year and it is except for the remains a cyclon loop on it's already cold wet and windy weather in short which means always been some flash floods in eastern yemen certainly around amman and you'll see the forecast present right up into the empty quarter isn't going to bother many people but because we've got the moisture injected i think you could see some significant thunderstorms maybe in the mountains around oman possibly further north through u.a.e. or even qatar in the next two or three days. one simple mistake could be frankel. fishing as a deep sea diver carries immense risk to the lives of those willing to take the chance but for former north korean soldiers the opportunity for a prosperous new life in the south with his family was in even became a

of turkey and on into syria central parts generally settled now that cloud push its way across sea caspian of course more in parts of iraq over towards afghanistan to push through was to go on into wednesday but he makes way for the next system actually was showers coming in here with the possibility of some localized flooding something to watch out for the flooding rains that we've had recently and have eased now still are a rumble of thunder rather at the moment stay but come tuesday thirty six celsius in the sunshine summer temperatures are going into what is stable notice and still a possibility of seeing some wetter weather into central and western parts of saudi arabia down towards the red sea gulf of aden as we go on through the next day also possibly see some rain see winds to mozambique over the next day i also want to show winds just feeding some cloud in here was a chance of seeing some drizzly downpours coming through with some wetter weather sunshine and showers there for some lively showers by midweek. the weather sponsored by cats are at least. when they're online for humani

part of a three and a half thousand kilometer long pipeline that will bring natural gas from the caspian sea to europe it's the so-called southern corridor all due to start flowing in just over a year and it turns greece into an energy transit country for the first time what's grace in the u.s. strategic mop and to mop over europe and the southeast you know it connects the southeast european like it with a main you know pan might get through it and it is important but. then to me both in southeast europe but also in in the utopian like into europe produces only a third of the gas it consumes and buys another third from russia its own reserves a dwindling and it is trying to reduce dependence on russia this pipeline is the european union's first major attempt to diversify its supply away from russian gas it's acquired urgency after two thousand and nine when the russian state gas company gazprom stopped supplies to europe through ukraine for two weeks the shortages caused factory shutdowns and severe hardship in southeast europe. new gas discoveries in the eastern mediterranean could make gre

eastern mediterranean and then just its way across parts of iraq and eventually up towards the caspian sea we'll see a few more areas of cloud here as we head through friday and saturday so there's always the risk of seeing want to see more showers in fact on saturday they could head a little bit further towards the south so some of us in the southern parts of iran could see one or two showers here in doha new major changes for us we're looking at a top temperature of around thirty seven degrees but look at this just to the south of oman already the rain over so it looks like the wet weather has reached us but the actual storm itself will probably move its way towards the west and work its way across the eastern parts of yemen but it won't reach there for a good few days yet so that coastline will see some heavy rain between now and then down towards the southern parts of africa we've just got a few showers in the eastern parts of madagascar probably one or two in the west as well but further west for many looks fine and dry for many of us here harare i would around thirty one degrees so t

as they work their way in for the eastern part of the mediterranean and then work up towards the caspian sea want to see shop showers in with that cloud as well and they'll be a few war as we head through the day on thursday towards the east and it's largely dry weather force here but the temperature is easing a bit now marty now it's up to par to just of eighteen degrees i mean further towards the south and here in doha the temperature is just slipping away a little bit now so thirty seven or thirty six will be the took temperature over the next few days this blob of cloud though is all storm is making its way towards the south coast of oman maybe across into the southeastern parts of yemen the track is still very uncertain but it does look like the wet weather will start in the southern parts of a man as we head through the day on thursday into friday so that's when we'll start to see the outer fringes of that rain i mean further towards the south and we've also got a few showers in the eastern parts of madagascar one to two of those are likely to be rather lively but towards the west ther

eastern mediterranean and then just its way across parts of iraq and eventually what's up towards the caspian sea will see a few more areas of cloud here as we head through friday and saturday so there's always the risk of seeing want to see more showers in fact on saturday they could head a little bit further towards the south so some of us in the southern parts of iran could see one or two showers here in doha no major changes for us we're looking at a top temperature of around thirty seven degrees but look at this just to the south of oman already the rain over salalah so looks like the wet weather has reached us but the actual storm itself will probably move its way towards the west and work its way across the eastern parts of yemen but it won't reach there for a good few days yet so that coastline will see some heavy rain between now and then down towards the southern parts of africa we've just got a few showers in the eastern parts of madagascar probably one or two in the west as well but further west for many looks fine and dry for many of us here harare i would around thirty one degrees s

dangerous stuff that a whole lot has been moving eastwards and having lost a lot of wards of the caspian sea does little to develop now until something else happens like it comes up against high ground that's going to be the case come monday we're in northern afghanistan tajikistan and beyond rain or snow more likely will become a bit more obvious to the west part of the occasional shower west inside of iran and maybe on the rocky plain we just see a legacy of cloud and not much more that's only coming down but not that quickly the wind isn't really present from any direction so humidity is not learn it's not horace morris where it should be in dire hard for example at thirty seven degrees into an upper darby but look at this cloud creeping crusts arabian sea it's an incoming probably developing star so we've got to watch this because we're turning it to tuesday but could develop into quite heavy rain for the i'm on the coast. the consequence of war. ventures and russian rules he served in the marine corps for one thousand eight hundred ninety five that just doesn't go away he's been living

cloud and rain that wet weather sliding its way further eastward grassi pushing over towards the caspian sea so there will be some cloud perhaps some rain easing into northern parts of iran over the next day or so bright skies come back in this we go on into choose day those bright skies extend down towards the gulf where again it's been rather active recently because we've been talking on and off about flooding that we're seeing here in cots you can see showers still in the forecast as we go on through monday said not quite out of the mix just yet you might guess on monday afternoon nothing not as bad as it has been over the last day or two having said that bright skies come back in as we go on into tuesday five dry and sunny but that temps in nudging up getting up to thirty six degrees celsius fair amount of cloud there across saudi arabia pushing down towards the red sea way see that they were here you could catch one or two showers chosen showers just around the mozambique channel pushing up into mozambique but for much of southern africa it does look dry look further west because the so

east and looking rather disturbed once again clouding right making its way across iraq towards the caspian sea another area of damp weather also making its way through that eastern side of the mediterranean cyprus could see some showers some showers there possibility spilling out. and on into syria central posture many settled now push its way across the caspian and cost more in parts of iraq over towards afghanistan to push through was to go on into wednesday but he makes way for the next system actually was showers coming in here with the possibility of some localized somebody to watch out for the flooding rains that we've had recently in have eased now still a rumble of thunder rather at the moment stay but come tuesday thirty six celsius in the sunshine some of the temperatures are going into what is stable notice and cloud still a possibility of seeing some wetter weather into central and western parts of saudi arabia down towards the red sea gulf of aden as we go on through the next day. possibly see some rain see winds to mozambique over the next day i also want to show winds just feedi

has a flash flooding just north of toronto as the slopes go down to the caspian sea took at least seven lives and you can see you still see the system there with currently i hoping welcome rain and snow developing in parts of afghanistan tajikistan even that's fading away and we're going to still left in maybe southern and again around this part of around not quite as heavy as they were a couple days ago but they're nevertheless for a day and then it goes quiet again to the west as a bit more cloud around the showers potentially falling in turkey or a bit of rain and rather more cloud visible in the skies syria or iraq but no more than cloud i suspect and it's quite to the south of that until you get this very obvious arc here which is or associated with developing soccer in the arabian sea of the north indian ocean it's likely to head towards much earlier cousin did in march this year and that will happen in the next couple days we get to wednesday will certainly feel the effects not exactly sure go after that but there be wind and rain along this coast whatever else happens south of i

hello the flash flooding just north of tehran as the slopes go down to the caspian sea took at least seven lives and you can see you still see the system there with currently i hoping welcome rain and snow developing in parts of afghanistan tajikistan even that's fading away and we're going to want to still left in maybe southern and again around this part of iran not quite as heavy as they were a couple days ago but they're nevertheless for a day and then it goes quiet again to the west as a bit more cloud around the showers potentially falling in turkey or a bit of rain and rather more cloud visible in the skies syria or iraq but no more than cloud i suspect and it's quite to the south of that until you get this very obvious arc here which is or associated with developing cycler in the arabian sea of an old indian ocean it's likely to head towards much earlier cousin did in march this year and that will happen in next couple days we get to wednesday with certainly feel the effects not exactly sure go after that but there be wind and rain along this coast whatever else happens south

days i think for saturday stretching its way down through parts of iran and it will be around the caspian sea and towards the northern parts of the gulf where we see the wettest of the weather here in fact this system here looks particularly no state that will then sink its way southwards breaking up a bit as it does say but still for some of us around the arabian peninsula there's going to be some fairly lifea showers as we head through the day on sunday so a bit closer then here is that very wet weather just to the southwest in parts of iran but since its way southwards and then it's line here as we head through sunday so doha is likely to see more thunderstorms and perhaps we'll see some in riyadh as well meanwhile towards the southern parts of africa largely fine and dry for many of us here on ten and a revise getting away with a warm day about twenty seven degrees and further west they should also be plenty of warm sunshine to enjoy as well cape town should get away with a nice day twenty eight. survival for haiti's poorest depends on illegal charcoal production. but for park rangers swo

again we're crossing of our we are seeing some showers here across the southern portions of the caspian sea notice the clouds pushing across that region as well as for baquba down here towards the southern coastline we are seeing some heavy rain showers and that will also be affecting possibly the northern area just to the north of tehran of the next few days so let's take a look at your map as we go towards sunday as well we are getting a little bit better but temperatures are cooling off as that system starts to bring some air in from the north there down here towards quite city will finally below forty degrees were defective see about thirty nine degrees as your high there on sunday as you make a way down here across the gulf well not looking too bad for most areas we are seeing some of course that storm system out here in the arabian sea we'll be watching very carefully over the next five to seven days as it makes its way towards the northwest but till then we are looking quite nice across parts of oman miska attempt a few of thirty three maybe seeing about thirty two clouds starting to

again we're crossing of our we are seeing some showers here across the southern portions of the caspian sea notice the clouds pushing across that region as well as for baquba down here towards the southern coastline we are seeing some heavy rain showers and that will also be affecting possibly the northern area just to the north of tehran of the next few days so let's take a look at your map as we go towards sunday as well we are getting a little bit better but temperatures are cooling off as that system starts to bring some air in from the north there down here towards quite city will finally below forty degrees were defective see about thirty nine degrees as your high there on sunday as you make a way down here across the gulf well not looking too bad for most areas we are seeing some of course that storm system out here in the arabian sea we'll be watching that very carefully over the next five to seven days as it makes its way towards the northwest but till then we are looking quite nice across parts of oman miska attempt a few of thirty three maybe sing about thirty two clouds starting

think for saturday will be stretching its way down through parts of iran and it will be around the caspian sea and towards the northern parts of the gulf where we see the wettest of the weather here in fact this system here looks particularly no f.t. that will then sink its way southwards breaking up a bit as it does say but still for some of us around the arabian peninsula there's going to be some fairly lifea showers as we head through the day on sunday so a bit closer then here is that very wet weather just to the southwest in parts of iran but since its way southwards and then it's line here as we head through sunday so i don't need to see more thunderstorms and perhaps we'll see some in riyadh as well meanwhile towards the southern parts of africa largely fine and dry for many of us here on ten and a revote getting away with a warm day about twenty seven degrees and further west there should also be plenty of warm sunshine to enjoy as well cape town should get away with a nice day twenty eight. on counting the cost the killing of. focus the spotlight on saudi arabia now my child is the ki

dangerous stuff that a whole lot has been moving eastwards and having lost a lot of war to the caspian sea there's little to develop now until something else happens like he comes up against high ground that's going to be the case come monday where in northern afghanistan tajikistan and beyond rain or snow more likely will become a bit more obvious to the west part of the occasional shot western side of iran and maybe on the rocky plain we just see a legacy of cloud of not much more that seems to slowly coming down but not that quickly the wind isn't really present from any direction so humidity is not learned it's not hard it's more that's where it should be in dire hot for example of thirty seven degrees into an upper darby but look at this cloud creeping crusts arabian sea it's an incoming probably developing star so we've got to watch this because we're turning it to tuesday but could develop into quite heavy rain for the i'm on the coast. responding to e.u. criticism hunger in foreign minister defends his government's tough policy on refugees you have three thousand five hundred fifty

as they work their way in for the eastern part of the mediterranean and then work up towards the caspian sea want to see shop showers in with that cloud as well and they'll be a few war as we head through the day on thursday towards the east and it's largely dry weather force here but the temperature is easing a bit now marty now it's up to par to just of eighteen degrees i mean further towards the south and here in doha the temperature is just slipping away a little bit now so thirty seven or thirty six will be the took temperature over the next few days this blob of cloud though is all storm is making its way towards the south coast of oman maybe across into the southeastern parts of yemen the track is still very uncertain but it does look like the wet weather will start in the southern parts of a man as we head through the day on thursday into friday so that's when we'll start to see the outer fringes of that rain i mean further towards the south and we've also got a few showers in the eastern parts of madagascar one of two of those are likely to be rather lively but towards the west ther

cloud and rain that wet weather sliding its way further eastward grassi pushing over towards the caspian sea so there will be some cloud perhaps some rain easing into northern parts of iran over the next day or so bright the skies come back in this we go on into choose day those bright skies extend down towards the gulf where again it's been rather active recently because we've been talking on and off for about flooding that we're seeing here in cots you can see showers still in the forecast as we go on through monday said not quite out of the mix just yet you might get on monday afternoon nothing like as bad as it has been over the last day or two having said that bright skies come back in as we go into tuesday five dry and sunny but that temps in nudging up getting up to thirty six degrees celsius fair amount of cloud there across saudi arabia pushing down towards the red sea way see that they were here you could catch one or two showers chosen showers just around the mozambique channel pushing up into mozambique but for much of southern africa it does look dry look further west because th

middle east looking rather disturbed once again clad in white making its way across iraq towards the caspian sea now the area of damp weather also making its way through that eastern side of the mediterranean cyprus could see some showers some showers there possibility spilling out of turkey and on into syria central parts germany settled now that cloud will push its way across the caspian east and cause more in parts of iraq over towards afghanistan to push through was to go on into wednesday but he makes way for the next system actually was showers coming in here with the possibility of some localized flooding something to watch out for the flooding rains that we've had recently and have eased now still a rumble of thunder rather at the moment but come tuesday thirty six celsius in the sunshine summer temperatures are going into what is stable notice and still a possibility of seeing some wetter weather into central and western parts of saudi arabia down towards the red sea gulf of aden as we go on through the next day also possibly see some rain say way into mozambique over the next day i als

eastern mediterranean and then just its way across parts of iraq and eventually up towards the caspian sea we'll see a few more areas of cloud here as we head through friday and saturday so there's always the risk of seeing one or two more showers in fact on saturday they could head a little bit further towards the south so some of us in the southern parts of iran could see one or two showers here in doha no major changes for us we're looking at a top temperature of around thirty seven degrees but look at this just to the south of oman already the rain over so it looks like the wet weather has reached us but the actual storm itself will probably move its way towards the west and work its way across the eastern parts of yemen but it won't reach there for a good few days yet so that coastline will see some heavy rain between now and then down towards the southern parts of africa we've just got a few showers in the eastern parts of madagascar probably one or two in the west as well but further west from it looks fine and dry for many of us here harare would around thirty one degrees so the so

rain to watch out for there was we had through the day on saturday the first ones there around the caspian sea heavy downpours hey could be some flooding and also for the southern parts of iran as well quite close to kuwait system really does look pretty nasty i won't be surprised if we hear reports from flooding from that one either that system is them working its way steadily southwards and i think here in doha we'll see increasing amounts of cloud during the day on sunday and quite a few thunderstorms as well. the weather sponsored by cats and nice. u.s. citizens obstructed from saving their families as the crisis in yemen worsens some have fled the horror of war only to be entangled in bureaucratic limbo with their lives and dreams of a future court on call. phone lines explores the old two wheel effects of trump's immigration policies. between war and the ban on a new jersey. welcome back you're watching al-jazeera news our live from our headquarters here in doha these are the headlines the turkish president mr says police more evidence in the murder of journalist jamal. will be released

think for saturday will be stretching its way down through parts of iran and it will be around the caspian sea and towards the northern parts of the gulf where we see the wettest of the weather here in fact this system here looks particularly know if that will then think its way southwards breaking up a bit as it does say but still for some of us around the arabian peninsula there's going to be some fairly lifea showers as we head through the day on sunday so a bit closer then here is that very wet weather just to the southwest in parts of iran but since its way southwards and then it's line here as we head through sunday so doha is likely to see more thunderstorms and perhaps we'll see some in riyadh as well meanwhile towards the southern parts of africa largely fine and dry for many of us here on ten and a revokes getting away with a warm day about twenty seven degrees and further west they should also be plenty of warm sunshine to enjoy as well cape town should get away with a nice day twenty eight. the waiver sponsored by qatar and greece. getting to the heart of the matter the three big c

clearly as they work their way in for the east impose the mediterranean and then work up towards the caspian sea want to see shop showers in with that cloud as well and they'll be a few war as we head through the day on thursday towards the east and it's largely dry weather force here but the temperature is easing a bit now marty now it's up to par to just of eighteen degrees i mean further towards the south and here in doha the temperature is just slipping away a little bit now so thirty seven or thirty six will be the top temperature over the next few days this blob of cloud though is all storm is making its way towards the south coast of oman maybe across into the southeastern parts of yemen the track is still very uncertain but it does look like the wet weather will start in the southern parts of a man as we head through the day on thursday into friday so that's when we'll start to see the outer fringes of that rain i mean further towards the south and we've also got a few showers in the eastern parts of madagascar one of two of those are likely to be rather lively but towards the west there

sea. from cool brisk noise and fuel. to the warm tranquil waters of southeast asia. however the last day and a half assertions in tremendously big thunderstorms develop and move through the southern caspian catching well iran just north of toronto this is where the mountains go down to the sea so a significant risk of flash floods here ninety seven millimeters that's the rainfall collects in twenty four hours that seems reasonable nearly three hundred that seems rather unreasonable if it's true that really is dangerous stuff now the whole lot has been moving eastwards and having lost a lot of wards the caspian sea does little to develop now until something else happens like it comes up against high ground and that's going to be the case come monday where in northern afghanistan tajikistan and beyond rain or snow more likely will become a bit more obvious to the west part of occasional showers western side of iran and maybe on the rocky plain we just see a legacy of cloud and not much more that seems to slowly coming down but not that quickly the wind isn't really present from any direction so humid it's not learn it's not hard it's more or less where it should be in dire hard for example

we're here across the levant we are seeing some showers here across the southern portions of the caspian sea notice the clouds pushing across that region as well as for baquba down here towards the southern coastline we are seeing some heavy rain showers and that will also be affecting possibly the northern area just to the north of tehran of the next few days so let's take a look at your map as we go towards sunday as well we are getting a little bit better but temperatures are cooling off as that system starts to bring some air in from the north there down here towards quite city will finally below forty degrees were defective see about thirty nine degrees as your high there on sunday as you make a way down here across the gulf well not looking too bad for most areas we are seeing some of course that storm system out here in the arabian sea will be watching very carefully over the next five to seven days as it makes its way towards the northwest but till then we are looking quite nice across parts of oman miska attempt a few of thirty three maybe seeing about thirty two clouds starting to

of cloud and rain that weather sliding its way further eastward grassy pushing over towards the caspian sea so there will be some cloud perhaps some rain easing into northern parts of iran over the next day or so brought the skies come back in as we go on into choose day those bright skies extend down towards the gulf where again it's been rather active recently because we've been talking on and off for about flooding that we're seeing here in cots you can see showers still in the forecast as we go on through monday said doha not quite out of the mix just yet you might get on monday afternoon nothing not as bad as it has been over the last day or two having said that but skies come back in as we go into tuesday five dry and sunny but at the temps enlarging up getting up to thirty six degrees celsius fair amount of cloud there across saudi arabia pushing down towards the red sea way see that they were you could catch one of two showers chosen showers just around the mozambique channel pushing up into mozambique but for much of southern africa it does look largely dry look further west becaus

is via the baltic sea it's expected to become operational next year or to discuss this further we're now joined by a firestorm fell for political analysts that big incentive for caspian region studies at the free university of berlin so that for joining us so much on r.t. today this american liquefied gas it's said to be considerably more expensive than some of its rivals. do you think there are perhaps some other motives here for germany to open this port other than purely rational economic monetary ones. thank you so much for inviting me i think it is on one hand concession to the demands of president trump which he raced during the nato summit this year and during other occasions but on the other hand there is also you know. decision to extend the energy infrastructure it is not only the project which was discussed today or yesterday. in the federal state of but also the company the russian carbon overtake turbulent last stock but at the end as you already mentioned the. us is much more expensive twenty percent more expensive than the pipeline gas coming from russia. the distributor side and pretty much assured that the russian gas will not only you know being you