harry reid interview raised another question is he resigning at all. harry reid hinted at retracting the resignation of his governing coalition partners like hezbollah avoid participating in regional conflicts. to football though and on monday night italy and sweden face off in the second leg of their world cup playoffs take a slender lead to milan after winning the first leg one nil on friday now if they can hold on to their advantage though cause quite the upset by knocking out one of football's powerhouse. back the clock to the two thousand and six world cup final in berlin and it was happy days for italy lifted the world cup trophy for the fourth time. fast forward eleven years and it's a different story italy having been the side that one struck fear in their opponents hearts a mediocre qualifying campaign and a poor performance in the first leg defeat to sweden sees italy on the brink of missing their first world cup since one thousand nine hundred fifty eight. where team we are italy where a team that has to play football and if we qualify it wi

against his will and forcing him to step down following harry reid's closer ties with the program raney and hezbollah militia which the saudis distrust i mean he's free to move hariri came to paris with his family france once lebanon's colonial ruler is now a mediator. president michael has proven himself to be a loyal friend and this i'll never forget. france has again demonstrated its important role in the world and the region and its commitment to lebanon and its stability. this stability will be put to the test and the coming days if every week keeps his word back in beirut in time for independence day celebrations on wednesday for more on this we're going to journalist elizabeth in a paris and others a bit so how did he has confirmed he is going back to lebanon has his visit to france changed the situation at all. well his visit to for all terrorists also brought to an end to the extremely difficult situation that had been created by the saudis its new secret the horary is his late father an insult have been clients of the saudis the saudis break up be that assad how are you

against his will and forcing him to step down following harry reid's closer ties with the program raney and hezbollah militia which the saudis distrust showing he's free to move hariri came to paris with his family france once lebanon's colonial ruler is now a mediator. president michel has proven himself to be a loyal friend and this i'll never forget. france has again demonstrated its important role in the world and the region and its commitment to lebanon and its stability. this stability will be put to the test and the coming days if every we keep his word could be back in beirut in time for independence day celebrations on wednesday to sports now where saturday's bundesliga action saw byron munich battling their fellow bavarians out spurred after a shaky start to the season biron have looked unstoppable since you took over as coach opponents have had a solid campaign but the last time they faced biron they were slaughtered six nil. robert levin dusky was sporting a fresh new haircut his boy and welcomed out spoke to munich and the starstruck who was involved as the host took

against his will and forcing him to step down following harry reid's closer ties with the program raney and hezbollah militia which the saudis distrust showing he's free to move hariri came to paris with his family france once lebanon's colonial ruler is now a mediator. president michael has proven himself to be a loyal friend and this i'll never forget france has again demonstrated its important role in the world and the region and its commitment to lebanon and its stability. this stability will be put to the test and the coming days if every week keeps his word back in beirut in time for independence day celebrations on wednesday. and the controversy surrounding south hariri has now led to a diplomatic spat between saudi arabia and germany riyadh says it's recalling its ambassador to berlin over comments by german foreign minister gabriele on thursday gabriele described the saudi foreign policy in lebanon as quote political adventurism and implied that her read it was being forcibly held in saudi arabia riyadh calls gabriel's remarks outrageous and unjustified here in berlin las

harry reid interview raised another question is he resigning at all. harry reid hinted at retracting the resignation of his governing coalition partners like hezbollah avoid participating in regional conflicts. well two years ago today coordinated islamist attacks left one hundred thirty people dead in the french capital paris on the streets and cafes at a concert hall francis today remembering those who lost their lives one survivor of the bottle massacre tells you how the bloody attacks radically changed his life. whenever christopher modahl walks past this place the memories come flooding back what happened here on nov thirteenth two thousand and fifteen changed his life forever ever since that day the battle plan has taken on a new meaning for him. to get. i'm very strongly attached to this place because it's in a good way. it's as if the better class had a soul and protected me so. i like coming here because it's reassuring. and makes me think and remember what happened like this you know what's on the so there . is stuff barricaded himself into a

then when harry reid retired he was asked about this by cnn and he said well, he didn't win, did he?onna brazile getting the debate questions to hillary ahead of time? i mean, come on. democrats cut corners, shockingly -- >> sean: shocking. >> for a second, pretend that it's just the one party involved. there's plenty of this to go around. the republicans are the principal engineers of the gerrymandering, the reading these districts so they get a maximized the impact of the staple. there's plenty of sleaze to go around. what is interesting is this is one of the giants of the homestyle democratic urban machine. philly is rotten. since 2000, 30 plus democrats have been indicted, jailed, the other congressman is in jail now. this is a house of cards. >> sean: larry? >> going to the floor of the senate as harry reid did as leader of the senate and saying the word of the street is mitt romney hasn't paid taxes knowing full well it wasn't true, that's on a whole other level. stealing the debate questions and giving them to hillary ahead of time and therefore shafting bernie sanders, that's

well lebanon's politics is a complex minefield of rival regional and sectarian interests harry reid's resignation threatens to inflame tensions between the country sunni and shia muslims well the country's government is finally balance the president must be a maronite christian the prime minister a sunni muslim and the speaker of parliament a shia muslim the country is broadly split between two political camps a u.s. and saudi backed alliance and the pro syrian coalition differences between the two on how to run the country led to the collapse of the government in two thousand and five two thousand and eleven and two thousand and thirteen last year lebanon's parliament swore in a new cabinet dominated by hezbollah and its allies in a major victory for the shia iran backed group side harry reid is lebanon's most influential sunni politician and the saudi ally who is a fierce critic of iran and hezbollah the killing of his father a feat by a massive car bomb back in two thousand and five was blamed on members of hezbollah so how is that the news going down in the region will we have cor

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says harry reid's resignation is a wake up call for the international community to iran's aggression same bus rob he has the reaction now from to iran. hours after the resignation of lebanese prime minister saad hariri in which he criticized iran for its involvement in his country and in the region iran's foreign ministry spokesman back home cost me rejected those allegations and said that the sudden resignation by the lebanese prime minister was both regretful and came as a surprise to teheran accost me also commented on the optics of the resignation saying the fact that hariri resigned outside of the country in a hasty manner in saudi arabia were all signs that he was surrounded by parties that did not have lebanon's best interests at the tops of their agendas nor the best interests of the region the wider middle east at the tops of their agendas he pointed a finger at iran's usual suspects united states saudi arabia and israel and he said that these countries have come together in designed this situation to create a destabilizing events not only in l

arabia they were aired on state television showing him meeting in kingsland man at riyadh airport harry reid's whereabouts have been shrouded in mystery in recent days there are suggestions he's under house arrest. well he's made no public remarks since his shock resignation in the saudi capital last saturday he said he feared assassination and accused of ran along with hezbollah of sowing strife in the arab world his political party the future movement says it's waiting for him to return to lebanon but it's also denounced attacks against the saudi kingdom and warned iran about interfering with arab nations the lebanese president michel and wants saudi arabia to clarify exactly why harry reid hasn't gone back to beirut he's told foreign ambassadors that hariri has been kidnapped french president about all my cry has echoed similar concerns he said in a call with arms out today that lebanese political leaders should enjoy freedom of movement he's going to receive lebanon's foreign minister in paris on tuesday. cynical has the latest from beirut. springing up across the lebanese capital beirut e

foreign minister has met saad hariri in saudi arabia and says he's accepted an offer to visit paris harry reid hasn't been back to lebanon since announcing his resignation from riyadh twelve days ago the u.n. says at least one million children in yemen are at risk of contracting diphtheria because urgently needed vaccines are being blocked from entering the country the heads of three u.n. agencies have pleaded with a saudi led coalition to lift its blockade on the country fully they say there's also the risk of a renewed flare up in the cholera outbreak there is the headline stu's stay with us around there at my junior's ears next hour more news for you straight after that mean time to get a website out of your local. him . and that is me i was his and dog. that was there. must have been. none of that. none of that is as it is cmon have that had you. known as little if their how that turns them into. donna slim and i would welcome it. if ai let him or not you get have. he had and. that was a little you know a lot of what they should have like. a cut on. the deck you know no matter what this sh

harry reid interview raised another question is he resigning at all. harry reid hinted at retracting the resignation of his governing coalition partners like hezbollah avoid participating in regional conflicts. well staying in the region israel is conducting the largest air force maneuvers in its history the training exercise includes seventy aircraft and about one thousand personnel from eight countries including germany for the first time as well as playing a strategic role in israeli defense the german presence is of course highly symbolic . german and israeli warplanes operating side by side in the jewish state a first for the two countries from an air base in israel's negev desert it's a historic moment taking place more than seventy years after the holocaust blue flag is a bi annual air force exercise and this year's is the largest israel has ever held for air base commander colonel itamar the sight of german and israeli pilots working together is deeply moving for security reasons we're not allowed to reveal his face or full name. i think that t

president met with the saudi envoy on friday local media reportage that the president demanded harry reid's return riyadh says hariri is free to move as he wishes to claim that front supported on friday but there is no doubts that the conflict is escalating the united nations has sounded the alarm this is a matter of great concern to us and what we want is for peace to be preserved in lebanon. it is essential that no new conflict erupts in the region it could have devastating consequences about this saudi iran rivalry is also playing out in war ravaged yemen a missile was launched from that against saudi arabia last week the united states is now i said that the missile was a rainy and. in the proxy war yemen is suffering badly now there are fears lebanon could become the next battle cry and. third u.s. president donald trump and his russian counterpart vladimir putin has reaffirmed their commitment to ending the war in syria in a joint statement the two leaders said there could be no military solution to the conflict but said the so-called islamic state must be defeated the announcement was

accepted an invitation to travel from saudi arabia to paris president i know i'm a call had invited to harry reid to stay for of the new days but his exact arrival date has not yet been announced lebannon had accused saudi arabia of holding hari hostage following his shock resignation earlier this month saudi arabia has denied the allegations and says hariri is free to travel to paris at any time. now to some other stories making headlines around the world russia has vetoed a u.n. security council resolution to extend the probe of chemical weapons attacks in syria the mandate for the inquiry expired at midnight on thursday the un has blamed the assad regime for using the nerve gas sarin in attacks in the past in the us the republican controlled house of representatives has passed a broad package of tax cuts with a vote of two hundred twenty seven to two hundred five the proposed overhaul of the tax system as a major policy goal of the trump administration it will need to pass the u.s. senate before it can be implemented and in barcelona thousands of people have protested against the police for de

well harry reid belongs to this only group of eleven and thereby they have been supported by saudi arabia and you have. a lot of the other excited about being supported by iran and this has driven anyway between the political factions here particularly in light of the syria conflict is the is siding with the upset regime that is there who really have this other opposed to it and so are their respective international factors and this it definitely is it's almost strain on the small country as lebanon is and it is constantly an issue to negotiate a compromise between the two of them. all right but to shelter in beirut thank you very much for joining us thank you we can move on now to some other stories making news around the world the german foreign minister's it mark gabriele has held talks with his turkish counterpart have the german shoulders the meeting took place during a previously unannounced visit to turkey relations between the two countries have been under strain since turkish authorities detained more than ten german citizens on terror charges. depose cattle on president bush to

president met with the saudi envoy on friday local media reported that the president demanded harry reid's return riyadh says hariri is free to move as he wishes a claim that front supported on friday but there is no doubts that the complaint is escalating the united nations has sounded the alarm this is a matter of great concern to us and what we want is for peace to be preserved in lebanon. it is essential that no new conflict erupts in the region is going to have devastating consequences for the saudi iran riflery is also playing out in war ravaged yemen a missile was launched from that against saudi arabia last week the united states is now i said that the missile was a rainy and. in the proxy war yemen is suffering badly now there are fears levanon could become the next battle cry and. well to talk more about this i'm joined in the studio by not that i thought us from our arabic service thank you for joining us also another one of the biggest questions right now is where is how did he is it possible that he really has been detained by saudi arabia this is the one million torah questio

accepted an invitation to travel from saudi arabia to paris president manuel mccall had invited harry reid to stay for a few days but his exact arrival date has not yet been announced levanon had accused saudi arabia of holding horary hostage following his shock resignation earlier this month saudi arabia's denied the allegations says i really is free to travel to paris at any time. now an anonymous buyer spent a record samana work by the renaissance painter leonardo da vinci it is an astounding price for a painting once thought to be by one of his students variously the work had changed hands for just a few thousand dollars but at christie's in new york it was a very different story. ladies and gentlemen we move to dick cheney the subject of modern day the masterpiece probably not of christ the savior previous in the collections of three kings of england savior of the world poor traits of jesus christ one of fewer than twenty paintings known to exist by their own a son's master ninety minute looking for ninety five in house christie said the presale estimates at one hundred million dollar

in riyadh harry reid said he's free to travel he wishes he denounced his resignation in saudi arabia last saturday saying he feared there was a plot to kill but every hinted in his latest remarks that he moist rescind his resignation if the partners in his governing coalition respect certain conditions. if we would like to withdraw the resignation then we must keep lebanon out of regional conflicts we should pull out of regional intervention in this because lebanon cannot endure such things. spanish prime minister mariano rajoy is on his first visit to catalonia since dismissing it succession as the government is offering a stark choice kits are persists and next month's elections or there will be drastic consequences he arrived in the region just hours after hundreds of thousands of pro independence demonstrators took to the streets of barcelona guessing them all sides will be an uphill battle. it's a difficult yet inevitable trip the hoeing his conservative popular party is struggling in the polls less than six weeks before the regional election in catalonia that he called using pr

president met with the saudi envoy on friday local media reportage that the president demanded harry reid's return riyadh says hariri is free to move as he wishes to claim that front supported on friday but there is no doubts that the complaint is escalating the united nations has sounded the alarm this is a matter of great concern to us and what we want is for peace to be preserved. in lebanon. it is essential that no new conflicts erupt in the region it's going to have devastating consequences about this saudi around michael carey is also playing out in war ravaged yemen a missile was launched from that against saudi arabia last week the united states is now i said that the missile was a rainy and. in the proxy war yemen is suffering badly now there are fears lebanon could become the next battle cry and. here's a look now at some of the other stories that are making news around the world right now. germany and france have opened their first joint museum dedicated to the first world war german president francois just fine meyer and french president and manuel mccaughan attended the opening

saturday i really appeared on state television with the saudi king the lebanese government believes harry reid is being held against his will his surprise resignation has plunged lebanon into a political crisis and made it the new focus of the long running power struggle between saudi arabia and iran. a european slot for soccer's world cup is at stake when switzerland face off against north an island in the second leg of their play off on sunday evening the favored swiss won the first leg in belfast thanks to a controversial penalty in northern ireland that its fans were left demoralized after referee mistake gave switzerland a slender lead in the first leg in belfast on thursday night. coach michael o'neill said his side were very emotional after the game but should use that to their advantage in basel on sunday. what happened in the game. as we have to move ation from but it's gone now in terms of whereas in the players' minds and the focus is on trying to get the result that obviously could take us three. captain stephen davis sees the bright side and is determined to turn thursday's defeat

president met with the saudi envoy on friday local media reported that the president demanded harry reid's return riyadh says hariri is free to move as he wishes a claim that front supported on friday but there is no doubts that the complaint is escalating the united nations has sounded the alarm this is a matter of great concern to us and what we want is for peace to be preserved in lebanon. it is essential that no new conflict erupts in the region it's good to have devastating consequences for the saudi iran riflery is also playing out in war ravaged yemen a missile was launched from there against saudi arabia last week the united states is now said that the missile was a rainy and. in the proxy war yemen is suffering badly now there are fears levanon to. become the next battle cry and. the european union is stepping up pressure on britain over brags that use chief brooks at negotiating michel barnier has given london a two week all to made him to make clear how much it will pay when it leaves the bloc he says that needs to be agreed before talks can start on trade differences also remai

his father the late prime minister rafiq hariri iran's foreign ministry has responded by saying harry reid's resignation will create tensions in the region and is based on founded accusations from israel saudi arabia and the u.s. . i hereby announce my resignation as prime minister from the lebanese government knowing that the will of the lebanese are stronger and that immigration is and will overcome any attempts to impose any over them from powers either inside or outside of our country. the people of lebanon. an american woman accused of insulting zimbabwe's president robert mugabe on twitter has appeared in court in harare. donovan who works in the gamma t.v. is charged with attempting to overthrow the government shall remain in custody over the weekend she was detained in a dawn raid on her home in the capital is the first arrest since the ministry of cyber security was created last month if found guilty she faces up to twenty years in prison. today with our top stories that set for myself in the team here in london more news coming out from doha in twenty five minutes stay with us. if

. >> let's go back to your predecessor's leader, harry reid.amage to the institution especially when he packed the d.c. circuit. is there a chance after a year and after some equity and after some circuit appointments that leader mcconnell and leader schumer can sit down and put hum at this du pty dumpty back together again before it started to go to hell? >> i think probably not. circuit court and supreme court are hugely important. i think there's a good chance that this will continue to be treated as an important matter. as a lawyer and a student of history, you recall that there have been various points in our history in which supreme court nominees were just waived through. >> yeah. >> but this is a period of senatorial assertiveness and i think you could anticipate it being practiced on both sides, but the democrats, i'm sure, regret their decision to lower the threshold in 2013 to 51. that's what makes it possible for my 52 republicans to confirm all of these judges. and so they are reaping what they sowed and we are continuing to make c

it was harry reid who set it up.ck schumer is taking a line out of harry reid play book and obstruct everything they are doing. he admitted that the tax coated was complicated -- code was complicated. he also said that anyone who votes for it will regret it. i don't think that's true. the republicans will enjoy a political win if they get this through. they're going to praise -- their constituent will praise them for giving people a tax cut. a middle class which democrats claim to be standing up for. flight the high road he took. he thought there will be political retribution. >> i watched chuck schumer stand up there and talk about how as he refuses to cooperate he's talking about republican who refuse to cooperate. as they danced around who's not meeting with whom, is there isn't one working american out there who cares about who's fault it is that they're not meeting. they're just thinking, i'm at work today while you clowns are standing up talking about why you will not work together and not meet with each other.

harry reid voted for it. they all voted for it. now they're playing nothing but politics. it's sickening. >> neil: do you see the bipartisan support? >> no. what i tried to do is with a number of democrats that i've talked to is talking about switching a carbon tax for a personal income tax or the corporate tax. they're just not willing to go that way. they want to be obstructionists all the way in the hopes of regaining the senate and the house and also the presidency. then what are they going to do? they're going to ruin the country again if they do their nonsense. did you see how much they spent in 2008 and 2011? in that period. it was crazy, neil. now the republicans are in and they should just get rid of this stuff and lower rates and go home. you and i would be happy. >> neil: you should hear what they say about you. >> oh, no. >> neil: thanks, art. the svengali behind the biggest tax cuts of all time. rob portman, a member of the finance committee. they'll release their details presumably thursday. they're the -- senator portman, when your plan is released thursday,

prime minister saad hariri in capital is the first lebanese official to visit the kingdom since harry reid and expectedly announced his resignation from riyadh more than a week ago you're up to date with the headlines on al-jazeera coming up next it's a digital dissident stay with us. though was the war the person in the n.s.a. who did what he absolutely should have done. being a patriot doesn't need you know obedience to authority. putting aside your obligations to your people to your country for the benefit of your government because the office is a pig which is no. question it's a videos very concretely very strange accurate documentation how the u.s. is our own records shows that it was involved in one way or another in the deaths of more than a hundred twenty thousand people in iraq in afghanistan between two thousand and four and two thousand and ten. and the u.s. government's response is maybe hypothetically as a result of this release of this material some afghan family or u.s. soldier. could face risks. we will likely. face is the cost. and human lives on tomorrow's battlefield or

surprise resignation of lebanese prime minister saad hariri on saturday and an announcement from harry reid's office back in the saudi capital after a quick trip to the united arab emirates and deny suggestions he's been held against his will but his future movement party says his resignation from riyadh raises many questions it's demanding that he returns to beirut. the return of prime minister saad hariri head of the future movement is necessary in order to restore the internal and external balance of lebanon respect the liberties legitimacy in accordance to the constitution and to the thai if accord and with respect to the arab and international legitimacy we confirm our support for prime minister hariri and for all the decisions he makes under any circumstances they know how the latest from beirut. the political party of saddle how do you say that it is necessary that the prime minister immediately returns to lebanon saying that this is of course necessary to restore stability in the country the political party in that statement stopping short of actually saying that they believe that the

the surprise resignation of prime minister saad hariri on saturday was imposed by saudi arabia harry reid announced he was stepping down from riyadh criticizing iran and saying he feared for his life but not question whether he had actually written the statement himself saying a hunter has the latest from beirut yet again lebanon is on the brink its prime minister has resigned a country not immune to political crises and its people know all too well what instability can bring. we've lived through the civil war and we know a small incident can play or up a situation if it's not resolved and there are no mature minds the country will fall apart and that is what we're free will happen. so how did how did these announcement came as a shock from the saudi capital riyadh he cited concerns for his life and blamed iran and its lebanese ally hezbollah for meddling in arab affairs many interpreted the move as a declaration by saudi arabia of all out war against hezbollah but the group accused the saudi government of declaring war against lebanon and then listed the resignation was saudi this isn't

reasons for resigning meanwhile lebanon's foreign minister has said harry reid's freedom will only be proven once he returns to beirut and of saudi arabia has an issue with iran it shouldn't punish lebanon. if there are any problems they can be it is solved if they have problems with iran let them have these problems solved with iran iran is not lebanon lebanon is not syria lebanon is not iran we have an independent foreign policy where the end terrorist of lebanon comes first well some news from yemen where a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb outside a cam used by security forces in the southern part of the country at least six people were killed several others were injured in the attack which happened in the four city of aden i still has prime responsibility for the attack yemeni officials say the saudi led coalition meanwhile has bombed the airport in the capital sanaa which is controlled by the who see rebels who fees say the runway and ground navigation tower were damaged but the united nations is saying most of the airport is intact and can receive aid shipments if saudi arabi

resignation there two weeks ago lebanon had claimed riyadh was keeping hariri against his will but harry reid denies that he's expected to meet with french president emanuel mccraw in paris in a couple of hours. germany's foreign minister has caused controversy by implying that saudi arabia was holding him hostage as a result of riyadh has recalled its ambassador to germany and hariri himself tweeted to say that i am held up in saudi arabia and not allowed to leave the country is a lie a man on the way to the airport mr gabriele. now some of the other stories making news around the world u.s. president donald trump says he's delaying a policy that would allow elephant hunters to bring their trophies back from africa the twitter announcement comes just a day after the u.s. and now it's it was lifting a ban imposed by the obama administration the reversal was met with outrage by animal rights groups the military and argentina has stepped up a search for one of its submarines the vessel went missing more than two days ago it was nearly four hundred kilometers off the argentinian coast in stormy

while back in lebanon many from different political factions of united in calling for his return harry reid says he will on wednesday to attend independence day ceremonies in beirut but his promises have not stopped lebanese shia and sunni politicians alike including the president from accusing saudi arabia of forcing harry reid's resignation they say it's a saudi attempt to isolate hezbollah the shia movement and political party who really is coalition government in the hopes of curbing iran's influence in the region saad hariri arrived in paris with his wife but left two of his children back in saudi arabia he thanked president mccall for his support and confirmed he would be returning home so. with regards to the political situation i will be in beirut in the next few days to take part in the celebration of our independence and i'll express opinions on all subjects once i've made president. so we'll be speaking to zena harder in beirut in just a moment but first tonight was in paris for us natasha the french president has stressed that he is not offering political asylum to saad hariri w

conflict in the region would have devastating consequences a german official says there is no evidence harry reid is being detained and it assumes he chooses where he goes a government spokesman has also said germany shares sound your abs concerns about iran's interference in yemen and its support for syrian president bashar assad and the lebanese hezbollah the u.s. was criticized for lacking any kind of strategy it took secretary of state rex tillerson sixty. to issue a statement on the crisis to listen encourage her to return to levanon expressing concern about how the crisis might affect the stability of the countries front government and the white house finally issued a statement on the crisis on saturday one week after her resignation now on the same day i mean resigned saudi arabia's government you'll recall ordered the arrest of dozens of ministers and princes in an anti-corruption crackdown well two days later the us president donald trump tweeted his support for that decision with no mention however of hariri he said i have great confidence in king solomon and the crown prince of saudi a

has accepted an offer to visit paris self to meeting the french foreign minister in saudi arabia harry reid hasn't been back to lebanon since announcing his resignation from riyadh twelve days ago. and the u.n. says at least a million children in yemen are at risk of contracting diptheria because they needed vaccines are being blocked from entering the country the heads of three u.n. agencies have pleaded with the saudi led coalition to lift its blockade on the country they say there's also the risk of a renewed flare up in cholera which saw more than nine hundred thousand cases in the past six months on monday saudi arabia said it would reopen some yemeni ports and airports the u.n. wants the blockade to be lifted completely. we'll have much more news for you in twenty five minutes time on be back with a roundup of all the day's top stories but that's after the stream which starts now . i am ok during the strain. on al-jazeera today with teaming up with our colleagues at witness to showcase their new film the snake charmer the documentary chance a journey of one of bollywood's biggest star

president met with the saudi envoy on friday local media reported that the president demanded harry reid's return riyadh says hariri is free to move as he wishes a claim that front supported on friday but there is no doubt that the conflict is escalating the united nations has sounded the alarm this is a matter of great concern to us and what we want is for peace to be preserved in lebanon. it is essential that no new conflict erupts in the region it could have devastating consequences for the saudi iran rivalry is also playing out in war ravaged yemen a missile was launched from that against saudi arabia last week the united states is now said that the missile was a rainy and. in the proxy war yemen is suffering badly now there are fears lebanon. could become the next battle cry. about tobias a scholar who studies the region and is the head of the center for applied research and partnership with the orient he joins us now from darmstadt not a welcome when you look at the situation in lebanon do you see a war in the making. not really i really did see an escalation in the political climate

president met with the saudi envoy on friday local media reported that the president demanded harry reid's return riyadh says hariri is free to move as he wishes a claim that front supported on friday but there is no doubts that the complaint is escalating the united nations has sounded the alarm this is a matter of great concern to us and what we want is for peace to be preserved in lebanon. it is essential that no new conflict erupts in the region is going to have devastating consequences for the saudi iran rivalry is also playing out in war ravaged yemen a missile was launched from that against saudi arabia last week the united states is now said that the missile was a rainy and. in the proxy war yemen is suffering badly now there are fears levanon. could become the next battle cry. about tobias a scholar who studies the region and is the head of the center for applied research in partnership with the orient he joins us now from darmstadt not a welcome when you look at the situation in lebanon do you see a war in the making. not really i really see an escalation in the political climate

minister's wife and eldest son the turmoil in lebanon is thought to have been on the agenda with harry reid's visit to france who by many as the first step out of the crisis. has more from paris. lebanese prime minister's visit to france is another twist in a quite bizarre story of his resignation that he announced earlier this month in a televised address while in saudi arabia the country mr hariri holds second nationality or he then explained that the major reason behind this decision is that temps by iran saudi arabia's long term. rival in the region to meddle into the lebanese internal as well as regional affairs and ate immediately sparked speculation that mr hariri was held in saudi arabia against his will and that he was forced to resign and that was the opinion that was shared by many politicians including in lebanon including the country's president who said he cannot accept this resignation unless mr hariri comes back to the root and discusses this situation with mr president personally after that mr hariri to take that he's a free man he dismissed all these speculations and he said

yemen it's lost in syria it's made a bit of a full of itself in qatar and it placed so much hope to harry reid sue negotiate some sort of contingent token gift from hezbollah and iran to give it some to redeem some self-respect and dignity and that hasn't happened so when those rockets were fired from yemen into the red capital a major fuse blew if you like in the new government forming the new kingdom the new king which we expect to be take office in next few weeks have been some months that enough was enough and he put his foot down he couldn't possibly have expected the result which is played out there the irony is quite so extraordinary in the mr hariri in lebanon has gained so much support in the last eleven days even from his opponents that actually places this whole story into a completely new dimension now now become if he comes back to lebanon and most people suspect he will next few days he would have a lot more leverage on his side to negotiate. it's a deal with hezbollah b.s. quite an extraordinary story thanks for shedding some light to all must first be roots based journalist mar

unexpectedly announced his resignation more than a week ago after the meeting he said he supported harry reid's regions for resigning eleven his foreign minister said saad hariri is freedom will only be proven once he returns to beirut and if saudi arabia has an issue with iran it shouldn't punish lebanon if the. problems they can be resolved if they have problems with iran let them have these problems solved with iran iran is not lebanon lebanon is not syria lebanon is not iran we have an independent foreign policy where the end terrorist of lebanon comes first. a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb outside a camp used by security forces in southern yemen at least six people were killed several others injured in the attack which happened in the port city of aden i sill has claimed responsibility for the attack meanwhile yemeni officials say the saudi led coalition has bombed the airport in the capital sana'a which is controlled by the hoofy rebels say the runway and ground navigation tower damaged but the u.n. says most of the airport is intact and can receive aid shipments when saudi arabia l

lebanese official to visit the kingdom since harry we resigned after the meeting he said he supported harry reid's reasons for resigning let's bring in dana holder from beirut dana let's start with this tweet from mary in which he says he will return soon to beirut any more details about when this will be. well really the picture is not any clearer saying that he will return to lebanon in the coming days without giving a specific date and also saying that my family is here in saudi arabia it's their second home and this is the real fear especially the foreign ministers brought under seal himself said that if he does not return with his family then we will consider his family in one way or another hostage is that the saudi arabian authorities will be using them as some sort of pressure card on assad on how to do so so i don't how do you say he's coming in the next few days not giving a specific date there has been a lot of concern really on the prime minister's wellbeing and his whereabouts and whether or not really he have the freedom of movement a lot of questions in lebanon just two days ago he