gulf leaders are meeting in saudi arabia for the 40th session of the gulf cooperation council the 6 nation regional bloc a struggle for unity since 2017 when saudi arabia the u.a.e. behind in egypt severed ties with qatar and imposed a blockade. reports on whether the summit i'd offer a new beginning. for the 1st time in years there are signs that a diplomatic dispute that has paralyzed the gulf region may be easing that's according to statements made by the qatari foreign minister ahmed abdullah fani during a conference in rome on friday we have moved from a stalemate to some progress where there are some talks. that took place between us and. specifically and saudi and we hope these talks will need. to our progress where we can see an end. to 4 of the core of the crisis and. this is the last time gulf leaders put on a show of unity that was in riyadh in may 2017 a few weeks later saudi arabia u.a.e. behala and egypt cut diplomatic ties with qatar accusing it of funding extremism and building closer ties with iran qatar has repeatedly denied the charges and rejected a list of 13 demands b

diplomatic crisis now he greeted saudi arabia's king sound man after arriving at the 40th gulf cooperation council in the saudi capital riyadh saudi arabia the u.a.e. bahrain and egypt cut diplomatic and economic ties with qatar back in 2017 they accuse the country of supporting terrorism a charge that doha has repeatedly denied and well those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after inside story do stay with us. everything grid a whole year's a political deadlock since the threats of referendum i mean they are still utterly divided will the general election on december the 12th result anything that can only boris johnson get the rx it done and where does the you take go from here follow the lead take general election on al-jazeera. what does it take to become an indian citizen the government says a proposed new law offers a home for those fleeing religious persecution but opponents say it excludes one group of muslims and undermines the country's secular identity what will it mean for the constitution and india's future this is inside story. i. hello and welcome see the progr

the capital despite divisions within the gulf cooperation council the group quarter greater military and financial corporation while the diplomatic blockade of cover was also a major issue at the summit which they cut the way prime minister attended in saudi arabia the u.a.e. behind in egypt cut diplomatic and economic ties with catherine 2017 accusing the country of supporting terrorism which though has repeatedly denied and the g.c.c. secretary general said there are ongoing diplomatic efforts to end the crisis north this is. as you may have noticed since the crisis began we've been moving in 2 axis the 1st is the crisis itself and the core of the problem his royal highness the emir of kuwait has been mediating between all concerned parties and this was at the highest level as you have seen all of this state leaders have been hailing the air force exerted by his royal highness the emir of qatar and this mediation is still ongoing but the other axes involved the concerns raised by that was getting countries to separate the day to day cooperation between the respective member states

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of which have turned out well it is stuck with a garrison along with others from the go gulf cooperation counciln bahrain. where under arrest continues and shows no sign of abating. it is it has become. really battered by syria which has been a transformative situation in the middle east brought the russians back in as the major foreign player for example. saudi arabia has relationships with turkey have been badly damaged. by this it has. seen fit to divide itself from qatar. and conduct a blockade which again shows no sign of going away and rich essentially divides the gulf cooperation council irreparably and finally of course it is a gauged in a war in yemen with no clear objective that is feasible and no more terminations strategy. saudi aramco said failure to launch and to young leaders stumble from one crisis to another are directly linked there is an urgency to rush into things but also a lack of experience. that is really like planning for the growth of a nation. not the. and the growth of the nation takes a lot more planning. you see they've pulled back. because they recognize that this

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let's not talk about iran's relations with saudi arabia and the gulf cooperation council can. i months foreign minister yourself you know are we in a to visit to say our mission. is excellent in the law we has been foreign minister of amman for over 30 years now throughout this time relations between iran and amman have been developing consistently our countries enjoy a long history of friendly relations as to saudi arabia and other countries in the region as if they wish to build their relations with iran within the framework of international law and we welcome that if saudi arabia wishes to build friendly relations we will reciprocate we would advise saudi arabia to pay attention to the lessons as there are precedents from states in the region take into account well the subtle issues we're dealing with iran if saudi arabia decides to pursue an aggressive policy towards iran and its allies this will backfire however we would like to emphasize that friendly relations is our priority as long as saudi arabia or friends are crossing the line however should saudi arabia prefer it'

let's not talk about iran's relations with saudi arabia and the gulf cooperation council.by months foreign minister yourself may not always have been a to visit to serve our mission it. is excellent in the law we has been foreign minister for over 30 years now throughout this time relations between iran and amman have been developing consistently our countries enjoy a long history of friendly relations as to saudi arabia and other countries in the region as if they wish to build their relations with iran within the framework of international law and we welcome that if saudi arabia wishes to build a friendly relations we will reciprocate we would advice saudi arabia to pay attention to the lessons as there are precedents from states in the region taken to count the subtle issues we're dealing with iran if saudi arabia decides to pursue an aggressive policy towards iran and this will backfire however i would like to emphasize that friendly relations is our priority as long as saudi arabia or friends are crossing the line however should saudi arabia prefer it's going to seen

the saudi foreign minister and also the outgoing secretary general of the gulf cooperation council giving a news conference there in riyadh at the end of the 40th g.c.c. summit they called for unity in the g.c.c. said that the g.c.c. despite a small differences remain solid united and one coherent body they did admit that there were some differences in that mediation in the crisis between qatar and the countries blockading it are still ongoing let's bring in myron bashar who's our senior political analyst who's also been or watching the summit there in riyadh where the us has one of the journalists there at that news conference noted the summit is ending rather quickly it seems like the meetings were shorter than expected how do we see that is that a sign of success or not what tried to project. an image of success on the fact that it was short but seriously 40 minutes a 40 minute summit when the region is facing so many huge challenges wars strategic shows with iran divisions from within and so on so forth but. the 2nd general of the g.c. said well you know the fact that it was short is

bit over to us now to talk about iran's relations with saudi arabia and the gulf cooperation council condemned. by months foreign minister use of cannot always been a to visit to serve our mission it. is excellent in the law we has been foreign minister of amman for over 30 years now if you drop this time relations between iran and amman have been developing consistently our countries enjoy a long history of friendly relations as to saudi arabia and other countries in the region as if they wish to build their relations with iran within the framework of international law and we welcome that if saudi arabia wishes to build friendly relations we will reciprocate we would advice saudi arabia to pay attention to the lessons as there are precedents from states in the region taken to account but just subtle issues while dealing with iran if saudi arabia decides to pursue an aggressive policy towards iran and this will backfire however i would like to emphasize that friendly relations is our priority as long as saudi arabia or friends are crossing the line however should saudi arabia prefer

government protests people angry over corruption and sectarianism foreign ministers from the gulf cooperation council arriving in riyadh ahead of a summit on tuesday they're expected to discuss relations between carter and other arab nations blockading it the 6 nation regional bloc has struggled since 2017 when saudi arabia the u.a.e. bahrain and egypt severed ties with cattle. first the headlines the news continues after up front stay with us. they've been bringing the whole thing is a political deadlock since the brics that referendum believe they still have to defy the will the general election on december the 12th is all anything can boris johnson get the rx it done and where does the u.k. go from here follow the u.k. general election on al-jazeera. from kashmir to buttress star to religious minorities is pakistan willing to take responsibility for its human rights abuses i lost a human rights minister in imran khan's government. here in missouri thank you for joining me on up front you're the human rights minister in a government that is perhaps the world's number one critic of indian government

carter's prime minister has attended a meeting of the gulf cooperation council but there was no official mention of the ongoing blockade the leaders meeting in the saudi capital riyadh agreed the need for greater military and financial corporation and increased efforts to confront iran and secure regional energy supplies saudi arabia the u.a.e. bahrain and egypt cut diplomatic and economic ties with carter in 2 of the 17 the council secretary general said there are ongoing diplomatic efforts to end the crisis. but just as iraq is standing firm in their demands for political change with gatherings in central baghdad continuing despite a particularly bloody weekend of demonstrations in while the deadline for the country's parliament to nominate a new prime minister is looming it's not a fault in reports. on the 2nd anniversary of isis defeat in iraq people took to brag about streets not to celebrate victory but to fight another battle this time against their own government armed with banners and flags they demanded justice and reforms and we want to i saw which is a happy thing but now we

prime minister has attended a meeting of the gulf cooperation council but there was no official mention of the ongoing blockade the leaders meeting in the saudi capital riyadh agreed the need for greater military and financial corporation and increased efforts to confront iran and secure regional energy supplies saudi arabia the u.a.e. bahrain and egypt cut diplomatic and economic ties with in 2017 the council's sector general said there on going diplomatic efforts to end the crisis. as you may have noticed see the crisis began we've been moving into axis the 1st is the crisis itself and the core of the problem his royal highness the emir of kuwait has been mediating between all concerned parties and this was at the highest level as you have seen all of the state leaders have been hailing the air force exerted by his royal highness. the emir of qatar and this mediation is still ongoing the other axes involved the concerns raised by the blockading countries to separate the g.c.c. day to day cooperation between the respective member states this should be set aside and i mean defense cultu

diplomatic crisis now he greeted saudi arabia's king sound man after arriving at the 40th gulf cooperation council and the saudi capital riyadh saudi arabia the u.a.e. bahrain and egypt cut diplomatic and economic ties with cut up back in 2017 they accuse the country of supporting terrorism a charge that doha has repeatedly denied well those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera the inside story to stay with us that we've read or use a political deadlock since the brits that referendum and we are you are still utterly devoted will the general election in december the growth is all everything the only boris johnson get the exit where does the date go through here follow the general election or don't you. what does it take to become an indian citizen the government says a proposed new law offers a home for those fleeing religious persecution but opponents say it excludes one group of muslims and undermines the country's secular identity what will it mean for the constitution and india's future this is inside story. hello and welcome see the program on how the more he'd seen a propo

have made a show of unity at a summit in the saudi capital despite lingering divisions the gulf cooperation council called for closer military and financial ties but the ongoing blockade of catarrh loomed large over the meeting saudi arabia the u.a.e. bahrain a non g.c.c. country egypt cut diplomatic and economic ties with catherine 2017 they accuse its government of supporting terrorism which it denies north. as you may have noticed since the crisis began we've been moving in 2 axis and the 1st is the crisis itself and the core of the problem his royal highness the emir of kuwait has been mediating between all concerned parties and this was at the highest level as you have seen all of the state leaders have been hailing the air force exerted by his royal highness the emir of qatar and this mediation is still ongoing that the other axes involved the concerns raised by developing countries to separate the day to day cooperation between the respective member states this should be set aside and i mean defense cultural and economic cooperation which should be separated from the crisis itself. now franc

it has split the gulf cooperation council. the alliance of arab gulf states with saudi arabia and other states seeking to isolate qatar. the recent attacks on oil tankers raise questions about whether the saudi-iranian governments will seek to de-escalate their rivalry and the implications of this development for the u.s. campaign of maximum pressure on the iranian economy through sanctions. as in the past -- if we are using the past as a guide -- rather than an apolitical security partnership, conflicts over regional power, the place of oil in the global economy, and domestic politics in both countries will shape or determine the contours of the u.s.-saudi relationship and u.s. policy going forward. i will conclude my remarks there and look forward to your questions. [applause]y much. >> you have your cards. if you have questions, we will take questions through the cards rather than the hand raising. i wanted to also do a question about opec. opec seems to dominate a lot of people's minds. you see people talking about the opec

arms sale to members of the gulf cooperation council 6 nations that neighbor iran i phone could be ina homicide case what i call bomber i see when i asked him what i mean why has become a commodity for several reasons one is because you need somebody to buy the stuff you bring us another u.s. arms deal with saudi arabia is in the pipeline the biggest in history this deal unless a pos is the type close to lob sales already $57000000000.00. saw that it does this enormous. so there is a recycling. but it was also a business in another sense it is a business that he uses war to get its hands established this is george orwell's 1904 hours always going to be in battle and guess who's making out really well of course of the weapons dealers and the people in bali. while the ultimate manifestation of the national security state is that it not only seeks a perpetual state of war it will even go to all aeons to create that perpetual state of war i'm always reminded of a book at it long time ago called them is a map. and that book has a beautiful sentence. i am an invisible man not because they g

of unity at a summit in the saudi capital despite divisions within the regional bloc the gulf cooperation council call for closer military and financial ties but looming over the meeting was the blockade of qatar saudi arabia the u.a.e. bahrain any egypt diplomatic and economic ties the qatar in 2017 accused of supporting terrorism which doha denies the secretary general said there are ongoing efforts to end the crisis north says. as you may have noticed since the crisis began we've been moving in 2 axes and the 1st is the crisis itself and the core of the problem his royal highness the emir of kuwait has been mediating between all concerned parties and this was at the highest level as you have seen all of this state leaders have been hailing the air force exerted by his royal highness the emir of qatar and this mediation was still ongoing but the other axes involved the concerns raised by developing countries to separate the day to day cooperation between the respective member states this should be set aside and i mean defense cultural and economic cooperation which should be separated from the

our gulf leaders are meeting in saudi arabia for the 40th session of the gulf cooperation council the 6 nation regional bloc a struggle to unite since 2017 when saudi arabia the u.a.e. bahrain and egypt imposed a blockade on qatar reports on whether this summit might offer a new beginning. for the 1st time in years there are signs that a diplomatic dispute that has paralyzed the gulf region may be easing that's according to statements made by a qatari foreign minister said. any during a conference in rome on friday we have moved from a stalemate to some progress where there are some talks. that took place between us and. specifically and saudi and we hope that this these talks would need. to are progress where we can see an end. to 4 of the core of the crisis. this is the last time gulf leaders put on a show of unity that was in riyadh in may 2017 a few weeks later saudi arabia u.a.e. behind an egypt cut diplomatic ties with qatar accusing it of funding extremism and building closer ties with iran qatar has repeatedly denied the charges and rejected a list of 13 demands by the blockad

region's diplomatic crisis he greeted saudi arabia's king salmon after arriving at the 40th gulf cooperation council in the saudi capital riyadh saudi arabia the u.a.e. bahrain any diplomatic and economic ties with qatar and 2017 they accuse the country of supporting terrorism in a charge which still has repeatedly tonight let's bring in our senior political analyst bashara for more on this marwan what are your expectations of this summit can there be some sort of a consolation after this well we've already heard the final communique and it sounds like they've reached a number of understanding we don't have any clear sign about any specific of the gulf crisis for say with cutter but certainly there's a lot of seems to be there's a lot of goodwill out there talking about all sorts of unions and and unifications are a number of issues and the united on military financial and other affairs there's of course always the topic of how to manage some of this issues the fact that there was what looked like a warm reception for the 1st time in the last 2 or 3 years for the prime minister of qatar in an area t

have made a show of unity at a summit in saudi capital despite the divisions within the gulf cooperation council the group called for greater military and financial cooperation the diplomatic blockade of qatar was also a major issue at the summit which they cut the reply minister attended saudi arabia the u.a.e. behind in egypt cut diplomatic and economic ties with catherine 2017 accusing the country of supporting terrorism which there has repeatedly denied the g.c.c. secretary general said there are ongoing diplomatic efforts to end the crisis no this is one of them as you may have noticed since the crisis began we've been moving in 2 axis and the 1st is the crisis itself and the core of the problem his royal highness the emir of kuwait has been mediating between all concerned parties and this was at the highest level as you have seen all of this state leaders have been hailing the air force exerted by his royal highness the emir of qatar and this mediation is still ongoing but the other axes involved the concerns raised by that was leading the country to separate the day to day cooperation bet

of a breakthrough in the region's diplomatic crisis is leading doha's delegation to the gulf cooperation council summit in the saudi capital riyadh and speak to magid alan sorry who's a professor of political sociology at qatar university he's live here in doha thank you so much for being with us there is there is hope that they could be some sort of consolation at this 40th summit between qatar in the country's blockading it judging from the 1st pictures that have a marriage and the prime minister being welcomed by the king what would you say the mood is like i would say 1st of all that this is similar to the summit which took place during the during this year meaning that the prime minister was the head of that that he did a geisha and he was received by the king king salamon the invite came directly from king solomon through the secretary general of the g.c.c. so portico i there is nothing different between this summit and the summit it's different than last year's g.c.c. so it went but that was it up with the by the state minister for foreign affairs however i think it's quite some choice to

uavs buildup of military force is aimed at iran and building up of the uavs wait in the gulf cooperation council. and my experience the uae has a saying consort of dark look at saudi arabia own potential of the saudis have been chipping awayay at the border for generations. so i think a very large portion of that is p part of the jockeyg for power between the gulf states. >> u.s. particularly about the military balance and how the buildup of gulf states changes that. the short answer is very little. these are fundamentally weak states. who are very aware of the weakness, although the sound is got a little carried away. but the uae has made a real effort to expand the quality of its military to some extent i think has succeeded and shown a certain ability for power projection effectively. the saudi militaryt has shown very poorly. it went into yemen and it has really done badly. it reminded me when he went into something my father said to me years ago when the russians went, the soviets went into afghanistan that every country is entitled to the vietnam of its choice. [laughing] i think the saudi