triable and family connections they worry about more uncertainty and instability if the gulf cooperation council disintegrates. there's no indication the gulf disputes may be solved anytime soon u.s. diplomats are concerned by the impasse the war and the failure to settle the dispute may hamper efforts to quiet iceland groups are related to al qaida as well as counter iran's influence in the middle east. to a fifty and a un investigation into the blockade is found the g.c.c. crisis is negatively impacting the people of catarrh the national human rights committee said in doha says the report shows the blockade is illegal. that this report shows without a doubt that these procedures undertaking by the blockading countries are not mere diplomatic severing of relations they are not just an economic boycott these are unilateral abusive arbitrary measures that are impacting citizens and ex-pats in qatar. egypt's former prime minister ahmed shafik has ruled himself out of the running for the upcoming presidential election shafiq said in november that he intended to run the data they share but he's now

of tribal and family connections they worry about more uncertainty and instability if the gulf cooperation council disintegrates. there's no indication the gulf dispute may be solved any time soon u.s. diplomats are concerned by the impasse the war and the failure to settle the dispute but of course the five eyes and groups are related to al qaeda as well as counter iran's influence in the middle east. to aid city. president emanuel mackarness vowed to move europe's partnership with china into the twenty first century in his first state visit the world's most populous country back on that chinese president xi jinping in beijing after starting his trip in the ancient capital of shan he wants china and the e.u. to work together to share the benefits of increased trade and find ways to meet the challenge of global warming. you know a lot of. it's up to europe in asia to france and china to define and come up with the rules of a game where we could all win or lose i have come here to tell china that i'm determined to move the euro china partnership into the twenty first century so that it fits in this

. - air gulf states got together and formed the gulf cooperation council. in large part, because of the concern about the iranian islamic revolution and the potential of exporting their revolution to their countries. (tranquil guitar music) - [narrator] the house of saud has ruled saudi arabia since before the birth of the modern nation in 1932. the royal family now has an estimated 15,000 members. - saudi arabia is basically named after the house of saud which basically you can call it a tribe or a clan. so now, they built a modern state based on very traditional concept of governance. - loyalty, of course, begins with the tribe because it is the expanded form of a family. - your job is to be part of this tribe, to work hard, because you carry the last name, that is so crucial in our arab culture. your last name means a lot. - we americans are as yet ill at ease with tribes. we see them as backward, we see them as illiberal, we see them as unprogressive. they are anything but what the stereotype is. they are in many ways the social glue that certainly hold

day summit in co wades the emir of kuwait has addressed the parliamentary meeting of the gulf cooperation council. says they are they has been some progress in the ongoing dispute but didn't say what saudi arabia the u.a.e. egypt and bahrain cut diplomatic ties with qatar in june the emir called on all members of the g.c.c. to band together to face international challenges. france's president emmanuel mccall has endorsed beijing's belled and bold initiative in his first visit to china as president michel called for europe and china to work together on president xi signature project that aims to build a modern day silk road but he said the projects benefits must be shared problem bride has more from beijing. president macron has begun his visit in the ancient city of scheana home of the terra cotta warriors but also more symbolically it's one of the departure points for the ancient silk road the trade route connecting china with the west and macron is keen to play up the historic nature of the franco chinese relationship and in a wide ranging speech he went into the details of how france can conti

today's summit in coates the emir of kuwait has addressed a parliamentary meeting of the gulf cooperation council shakes. says he has been some progress in the ongoing dispute but didn't say what. egypt and bahrain cut diplomatic ties with qatar in june the emir of kuwait has called on all members of the g.c.c. to band together to face international challenges. here in qatar the national human rights committee is holding a news conference giving an update on the impact of the bill. kate these are live pictures of that conference and was closely monitoring what's being said will update you with any major announcement from that conference when they come through . in other world news is france's president emmanuel mccall has endorsed ballot and bold initiatives in his first visit to china as president called for europe and china to work together on president xi jinping signature projects that aims to build a modern day silk road but he said the project's benefits must be said robert bright has more from beijing. president has begun his day visit in the ancient city of scheana home of the terra cotta

triable and family connections they worry about more uncertainty and instability if the gulf cooperation council disintegrates. there's no indication the gulf this may be solved any time soon u.s. diplomats are concerned by the impasse the war and the failure to settle the dispute may hamper efforts to fight iceland groups often ated to al-qaeda as well as counter iran's influence in the middle east. to aid city. many nigerians returning home after being trapped in libya still hoping of one day reaching europe migrants escaping economic hardship have often found themselves being exploited by people traffickers after arriving in libya thousands are now returning home. but interest has been traveling with them and sent the sex to report. these first time nigerian migrants heading home from this holding facility in tripoli are worried that the plane will leave without them. the only thing on their mind now is to get to me that when you people leave here they're taking us back to that prison and i don't want to continue we should help us by only. but many others here have been through this routine b

being discussed thirty two day summit in coate addressing the parliamentary meeting of the gulf cooperation council the emir of kuwait nations to settle their differences or face many challenges in the future she. says he has been some progress to settle the dispute but didn't say what exactly surgery via the u.a.e. egypt and bahrain cut diplomatic ties with qatar in june i know virgilio who do not imagine. what we have in common is we will never be affected by a dispute we see. as a temporary however long it takes every one of us understands the deteriorating circumstances around us which represent a challenge to us all we understand the problems facing our g.c.c. and these problems require more meetings and consultations on all levels we will never be able to face these challenges individually meanwhile a u.n. investigation into the blockade has found the g.c.c. crisis is negatively impacting the people of kata the national human rights committee in doha says the report shows the brocade is illegal. that this report shows without a doubt that these procedures undertaking by the blockading countri

of tribal and family connections they worry about more uncertainty and instability if the gulf cooperation council disintegrates. there's no indication the gulf disputes may be solved anytime soon u.s. diplomats are concerned by the impasse the war and the failure to settle the dispute may hamper the fight i sent on the groups often. as well as counter iran's influence in the middle east. to a. one tennis star takes a head to head a few years first grand slam joel have that story and much more. the latest news as it breaks the government of mali still market has pushed to have a series of laws that it says will make argentina's economy more competitive with detailed coverage in two thousand and sixteen when the government steps up the doesn't ruffle the cost of college or jumped by sixty percent the clues disappear at least for you from around the world the military and the establishment in the capital bangkok know that it's very difficult for them to win support in parts of thailand like this. education with a difference in the interpretation of his law is absolutely different from mine as a musl

been discussed at a two day summit in kuwait addressing the parliamentary meeting of the gulf cooperation council the emir of kuwait urged nations to settle their differences or face many challenges in the future shakes. said there had been some progress to settle the dispute but he didn't explain exactly what saudi arabia egypt and bahrain cuts diplomatic ties with catherine. meanwhile the u.n. human rights of its investigation into the g.c.c. diplomatic crisis has found a blockade of cattle is negatively impacting the people it says measures taken by the four arab countries against discriminatory casseroles human rights committee says the findings are proof the blockade is illegal the body of a crew member has been recovered aboard the iranian oil tanker which collided with a cargo ship in the east china sea the other thirty one members are still unaccounted for there if it is also an environmental disaster right al jazeera investigations the oligarchs is next. i. the president on the run the absurdity of corruption was amazing. billions stolen al-jazeera is investigative unit has obtained a ca

rare face to face gathering of diplomats from the gulf cooperation council other d.c.'s face saving show of unity failed to make a breakthrough in its worst political crises for decades it started seven months ago when saudi arabia the u.a.e. behind and egypt cut off diplomatic ties with qatar and impose an air sea and land blockade the qatari government deny accusations of supporting extremism the emir of kuwait who has led mediation efforts to heal the rift is warning of the long term impact. realities around us are deteriorating which poses a huge challenge for us we need to show a united starts we must meeting cooperate because we won't be able to tackle the problems we face individually despite the arguments kuwait managed to host the annual d.c.c. summit last month but leaders of the blockade in countries refuse to go saudi arabia and its allies say qatar must meet a list of demands including shutting down the al-jazeera media network closing a turkish military base and downgrading ties with iran qatar's leaders with jacked their demands as an acceptable infringem

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the little known shape became a central figure during the gulf cooperation council crisis when he was first received by king solomon but of that as he's of saudi arabia media affiliated with saudi arabia and the u.a.e. portrayed him as the had of the opposition to the qatari government but soon the shade was nowhere to be seen except for tweets attributed to him the recent statements of the shed more light on the g.c.c. crisis that started in june when sandy arabia the u.a.e. and egypt cut off diplomatic ties and imposed a sea land and embargo on qatar the post from shekau the lebanon early support qatar stands for the west is public ated and politically motivated has zero agents president abdel fattah el-sisi has announced he will run for a second term the elections are set to take place in march since he rose to power in twenty fourteen after leading the military in ousting his predecessor report. the announcement was widely expected now egyptian president opposite data sisi has made it official anaesthetic a lot about info to collect you might of been today as a to members of the s

the little known shape became a central figure during the gulf cooperation council or g.c.c. crisis when he was first received by king solomon but of that as he's of saudi arabia media affiliated with saudi arabia and the u.a.e. portrayed him as the had of the opposition to the qatari government but soon the shade was nowhere to be seen except for tweets attributed to him the recent statements of the shed more light on the g.c.c. crisis that started in june when sandy arabia the u.a.e. and egypt cut off diplomatic ties and imposed a sea land and embargo on qatar the post from shekau the lebanon early support qatar stands the other west catered and politically motivated has. egypt's president abdel fattah el-sisi has announced he is running for a second term in march elections he swept to power after leading the military coup to oust his predecessor and twenty thirteen a year later he won the election with ninety seven percent of the vote former army chief some annan says he also run. lots more so it's coming on al-jazeera including . palestinians face going hungry after the u

affected the way middle eastern investors react oil prices making shares in the six nation gulf cooperation councilost negatively correlated with 2014 according to our index of the region's major indices. 3% last yearling after crude prices recovered to the highest level. the cheapest level relative to their emerging-market peers since 2010. the worst yearly performance in almost a decade. reason we arebig seeing a decline in european exporters today. best run since november 14. highest level since january 2013 last year. when the since 2003 european single currency rose by 14%. we will talk to richard jones about the euro in a few seconds time. vonnie: we are seeing continued weakness for the u.s. dollar. index up 91 91 right now. giving a boost to other currencies which you will see in a moment. we are back at 54 basis points. still pretty linear for that yield curve. group -- global macro movers. the only one in the red is the u.s. dollar index. every other currency is seeing a little bit of a benefit from the dollar weakness. golde commodities complex above 1300 dollars an ounce. coffee, platin

terrorism and extremism president trump also reiterated his support for a strong united gulf cooperation council that's focused on countering regional threats israeli soldiers who shot dead a palestinian man during clashes in the occupied west bank the twenty four year old was killed near the city of kut here in person in protest as threw rocks at troops who responded with live fire tensions in the region have risen since president trump recognized jerusalem as israel's capital last december an israeli military court has extended the detention of a palestinian teen filmed last month slapping israeli soldiers the video of sixteen year old a head to me went viral sparking outrage in israel and leading her to be hailed as a hero in palestine or of course it has more from west jerusalem. well the judge the military court it off a military prison just inside the occupied west bank has ruled that i had to many will spend at least an extra two days in israeli custody she's been in custody for a month so far since her arrest on december the fifteenth on wednesday she will discover whether she will be re

the decision on qatar, which has basically destabilized the gulf cooperation council. many other actions he's taken have not been very good in terms of u.s. interests in the region or really even the stability of the region itself. this is concerning to me. we will wait and see what trump is going to do about the iran nuclear deal. he has some important decisions to make in the upcoming days about whether to continue to waive nuclear-related sanctions. if he doesn't, the united states is out of the nuclear deal. we know what's been going on in iran. >> that will have a huge impact on the way things are playing out inside iran with the protests. thank you all. thank you for your time. >> thanks so much. >>> still awe head, where equal pay for men and women is officially the law. plus immigration, infrastructure and the war on oip yoeds. is their agenda too ambitious for a midterm year? what about the democrats? our panel will discuss chances of taking over congress for 2018. stay with us. spending time with the grandkids... ♪ music >> tech: ...every minute counts. and y

administration really deeply engage on a variety of middle east issues whether it be tensions within gulf cooperation council partners or how to engage more seriously on issues such as yemen or countries in north africa egypt libya they're still sort of getting their plan together i think the tom administration continues to get its plan together how do you think power and influence in the middle east region is going to develop and change as the trumpet ministration works towards finding some sort of policy. well your question is a good one because the world and the middle east don't sit still while the americans think and what we have seen over the past year is first the russians have consolidated their military presence in syria they now have two bases there they used to just have one day so small they built the syllabi on the syrian coast and they have a very active air force and military intelligence complex in northwestern syria. in addition iran has continued to consolidate its presence in countries like lebanon we've seen hizbollah in lebanon and solidify its position there the iranians solidify their

being discussed at a two day summit in kuwait addressing the parliamentary meeting of the gulf cooperation council the emir of kuwait urged nations to settle their differences or face challenges in the future shakes. said there has been some progress to settle the dispute but he didn't say exactly what saudi arabia the u.a.e. egypt and bahrain cut diplomatic ties with katter in june. what we have in common is we will never be affected by dispute we see it as a temporary power of a long it takes every one of us understands the deteriorating circumstances around us which represent a challenge to us all understand the problems facing our g.c.c. and these problems require more meetings and consultations on all levels we will never be able to face these challenges individually and a un human rights office investigation into the blockade is found the g.c.c. crisis is negatively impacting the people of the region the national human rights committee of cattle received the un report and says it's proof the blockade is illegal. this report shows without a doubt that these procedures undertaking by the block

the little known shape became a central figure during the gulf cooperation council crisis when he was first received by king solomon but of that as he's of saudi arabia media affiliated with saudi arabia and the u.a.e. portrayed him as the had of the opposition to the qatari government but soon the shay has nowhere to be seen except for tweets attributed to him the recent statements of the shed more light on the g.c.c. crisis that started in june when saadi arabia the u.a.e. and egypt cut off diplomatic ties and imposed a sea land and embargo on qatar the post from shekau the lebanon early support qatar stands the other west catered and politically motivated has. turkey is mobilizing thousands of free syrian army rebels on its border with syria they were ferried in a convoy of buses as part of a military operation against syrian kurdish fighters known as the wiping of gene in the town of our fleet in turkey classifies them as a terrorist organization and could have fears the establishment of a kurdish commodore along its border the army has intensified shelling on nothing in recent da

the little known shape became a central figure during the gulf cooperation council or g.c.c. crisis when he was first received by king solomon but of that as he's of saudi arabia media affiliated with saudi arabia and the u.a.e. portrayed him as the head of the opposition to the qatari government but soon the shade was nowhere to be seen except for tweets attributed to him the recent statements of the shape shed more light on the g.c.c. crisis that started in june when sandy arabia the u.a.e. and egypt cut off diplomatic ties and he opposed a sea land and embargo on qatar the post from shekau the lebanon early support qatar stands for the west catered and politically motivated as. well lodges here a senior political analyst now in the shadows says the case of shaikh of dollar is part of a wider pattern of how the gulf is being destabilized but clearly this is a symptom of the larger crisis and clearly it's part of a pattern. once we understand that we see why while this is just an ordeal recording it actually reflects something that's quite dramatic in the gulf region a regio

the little known she became a central figure during the gulf cooperation council or g.c.c. crisis when he was first received by king solomon bit of that as ease of saudi arabia media affiliated with saudi arabia and the u.a.e. portrayed him as the head of the opposition to the qatari government but soon the shade was nowhere to be seen except for tweets attributed to him the recent statements of the shape shed more light on the g.c.c. crisis that started in june when saadi arabia the u.a.e. and egypt cut off diplomatic ties and imposed a sea land and embargo on qatar the post from shekau the lebanon early support qatar stands for the west is public ated and politically motivated has zero. egyptian president abdel fattah sisi has in the last hour announced he will run for a second term in the much election he came to power in two thousand and fourteen after leading the military announcing former president morsi after mass protests against his rule mama jump jim reports. the announcement was widely expected now egyptian president has sisi has made it official. analysts are ha

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the little known she became a central figure during the gulf cooperation council or g.c.c. crisis when he was first received by king solomon bit of that as ease of saudi arabia media affiliated with saudi arabia and the u.a.e. portrayed him as the had of the opposition to the qatari government but soon the shade was nowhere to be seen except for tweets attributed to him the recent statements of the show shed more light on the g.c.c. crisis that started in june when sandy arabia the u.a.e. and egypt cut off diplomatic ties and imposed a sea land and embargo on qatar the post from share how the lebanon early support qatar stands for the west is public ated and politically motivated has zero. turkey's fired artillery into kurdish controlled northwest syria the cross border bombardment of the three comes days after days of threats by president reagan tayyip erdogan against the syrian kurdish fighters known as the why p.j. fears the establishment of a kurdish corridor along its border and has been deploying troops and tanks there in preparation for a ground assault stephanie dec

pushing for distance of course another stevie stabilizing move for the gulf cooperation council as it brings the conflict closer to a monster border with the potential spillover should refugees from that region move to wards oman and indeed this seems to be playing into the hussein's hands if there is any fine infighting going on amongst the other side the challenging signs does that mean in the end that we're looking at a real likelihood that there will be a split in yemen if the who things still are monitoring to hold much of the air of the north that the u.a.e. seems to be pushing for war it looks like is going to happen. i think probably if these trends continue what you'll see is that you'll see a. self eastern yemen under u.s. control and support and then the saudis will fight. in the northwestern part of the country and from that point of view i think that you will see a consolidation of resources by december audience in the southeastern part of the country and the saudis and their partners in the north western part of the country where the who these are present that's probably