and can end in the kurdistan region capital airfield. in baghdad the iraqi commission of media and communications ordered to kurdish satellite channels route t.v. and kurdistan twenty four off the air accusing the networks of inciting violence and undermining peace and security the turkish authorities are similarly inclined on corrupt has ordered the country's main satellite provider turks out to take the channels down over allegations that the stations promoted kurdish independence for me and martial signs of losing patience with journalists working for foreign news outlets on the row hinge a refugee story recently arresting two reporters working for turkey's state owned broadcaster t.r.t. lao han mang from singapore and mocked choi lin from malaysia as well as their birthdays colleagues on nane so and locked in were arrested for breaching import laws by bringing a drone into the country without a license an offense punishable by three years in prison relations between me and maher and turkey have soured with turkey's president regift t

we talked to our family in kurdistan, near sulaymaniyah, and to friends in erbil, the capital of kurdistan say that even the citadel of erbil, the unesco world heritage site, has been damaged too. they are all quite shocked. and it's a humanitarian crisis but also a cultural crisis in the region. they are all quite shocked, yeah. and we are hearing that many, many people are injured. i think in the kurdish parts of iran, more people have died than in the kurdistan region of iraq. i also spoke to rafael abreu, who is with the us geological survey, a short while ago for an update. basically, i've been looking at the report of the casualties. it is how we look at the impact on casualties of the event. it looks like there are 140 people killed in this event. it looks like we also have over 1500 people injured, which is very much in line with the impact we would expect from an earthquake of this magnitude. this part of the middle east is prone to earthquakes. is this an especially large one? not especially. there have definitely been earthquakes of this magnitude. there was one in 2010 that bee

we talked to our family in kurdistan, near sulaymaniyah, and friends need kurdistan and they said thattadel of their bill, the unesco world heritage site, has been damaged too. —— erbil. they are all quite shocked. we are hearing that many, quite shocked. we are hearing that any quite shocked. we are hearing that many, many people are injured. i think in the kurdish parts of a run, more people have died than in the kurdistan region of iraq. and the situation is getting worse, due to the cold weather —— iran. situation is getting worse, due to the cold weather -- iran. we will leave it there, will we appreciate you speaking to us. you can find more on the search and rescue efforts on bbc news by going to our website — that's bbc.com/news. you can also download the bbc news app. president trump is now in the philippines to attend the asean summit. that is the association of southeast asian nations. he's meeting the controversial leader rodrigo duterte, whose drug war has claimed thousands of lives. earlier, leaders gathered for a gala dinner in manila and signed a number of trade agreeme

very severe for some time so this is the first time that people here with the situation here and kurdistan region of iraq at least four to five were killed but in general so many rounds in iran the damage was much higher so they say iran two hundred fifty one of them total maybe killed what do we know about the rescue operations is help getting through to the people who need it. while most of the rescue operations are organized locally are there also are you see and some turkish aid organizations that came to the rescue but most of this one was fine of locals and most of the damage was at the iraq and iran border where the earthquake started so there is damage is the biggest and also the local governor. from is now calling for is that they should be sort of down because there are some fears the local. ok what about the political divisions where you are between the kurdish iraqi authorities a rainy authorities well that prevent help from getting throw law until now there are some complaints not back that that's not so and eight because most of the comments are iraqi border on the kurdish co

independence independence for kurdistan. raises difficult problems for the united states because it ha. equity swing bank bed and wince. ankara and. because it would help putin to justify some of the stunning crimea in done by us in moldova in georgia. . the currents don't live in a universe by themselves and instead of paying attention to those who. telling them. that this move would not go over well they decided to ignore that. and to proceed anyway and the consequences have been devastating for their prospective. then yes i thank you very much in days. now the lebanese prime minister saad hariri says he intends to return to his country was in two days harry made comments fights which set. speculation mounts that he is being held against his will in saudi arabia. it's been ten days since lebanon's prime minister resigned unexpectedly from saudi arabia. and many lebanese still believe he's being held against his will in riyadh's. hoping to dispel the rumors hariri now insists he'll return home. treating. did all i am well a

now iraq central bank has ordered private banks to close their branches in the kurdistan region within a week if they don't they will face penalties the economy there has taken a hit after the secession referendum and as stephanie dekel reports now from darkhawk while a cease fire is now in place the uncertainty continues to affect the region. the fresh air and serenity of these mountains usually attract kinds of visitors not just kurds but tourists from baghdad and elsewhere in iraq the bustling mountain resorts which would still be busy at this time of year are empty this ancient cave turned cafe used to be packed with customers and not anymore. after the referendum iraqi forces and shia militias attacked the peshmerga forces from that time business has been very bad because now iraqi forces are standing against the peshmerga all the borders the carriage he has with the rock and all the connecting roads have been cut. business travelers are also staying away it's been noticeable in every city we've traveled through hotels are virtually empty imagine khalid used to run sixty to sevent

and can and in the kurdistan region capital airfield. in baghdad the iraqi commission of media and communications order to kurdish satellite channels ruda t.v. and kurdistan twenty four off the air accusing the networks of inciting violence and. mining peace and security the turkish authorities are similarly inclined has ordered the country's main satellite provider turk sat to take the channels down over allegations that the stations promoted kurdish independence me and martial signs of losing patience with journalists working for foreign news outlets on the row hinge or refugee story recently arresting two reporters working for turkey's state owned broadcaster t.r.t. lao han mang from singapore and mocked choi lin from malaysia as well as their birthdays colleagues on nane so and locked in were arrested for breaching import laws by bringing a drone into the country without a license an offense punishable by three years in prison relations between me and maher and turkey have soured with turkey's president regift a type error to want to

from turkey for example he doesn't take the land right kurdistan is saif there when people see media reports they're frightened every day we see different reports about issues with the border crossings i don't think businessmen will take the risk. dirk's general director for tourism says visitor numbers are down eighty percent and investment in the region is also shrinking due to the current situation. after military action and the decisions made by the iraqi prime minister about twenty five hotels motels and restaurants had to close their doors in less than a month in the whole province because they were not able to make ends meet this is all due to baghdad's actions it's not a good move from them. people here have lost faith in those they consider to be their allies especially the united states they say they simply take yes on a legally non-binding piece of paper but the message the referendum on secession sent means the kurds of northern iraq now feel abandoned and completely isolated and they say the consequences for them appear far from over. now the aviation media and technolog

people we speak to say the hundred year old dream of an independent kurdistan which suddenly seemed so close has been broken but they also firmly believe that it can be fixed stephanie decker al jazeera. the new politicians are warning cambodia could face aid and trade sanctions if it doesn't improve its human rights is the strongest threat of action since the arrest of opposition. in september and tuesday cambodia's top court rules must remain in prison while he awaits trial for treason the government's intensified its crackdown against political opponents independent media and human rights groups in recent months. the united nations is warning that the paris climate change deal is in jeopardy if countries don't act to cap rising global temperatures its environment program says more must be done to meet greenhouse gas emission targets its latest report criticizes the construction of coal power plants in developing countries it's been released ahead of a climate meeting in germany next week which aims to inject new momentum into the paris accord. they got report we are launching today

since two thousand and three since the invasion of the united states has been part of the iraqi kurdistan because they managed to maintain more or less a stable economy which was developing they had all of their frontiers and their part of the this is then and now in demand to have if you weeks one by one controlling dave using. these privileges the original referendum the session this referendum was supposed to draw a line or it was supposed to be the beginnings of the process of drawing a line under this abrasive relationship between the kurdish region and the central government in baghdad would i be right in assuming here that it's actually cause more problems than given us solutions. this was probably the biggest gamble that mr barrett's only ever took in his political career and he's already paying a. price and i would say. this sign is all or also he's paying a big price for data political calculation because not only people respond could not be independent or even get close to it what do also using a lot of privileges that they had you know until very recently obviously the iraq go

he raises a particular point in relation to iraq as to the kurdistan region. can i say to him that we've always been clear of the government that any political process should be agreed with the government of iraq. we want the political reconciliation. and we've been urging all parties to promote calm, to pursue dialogue and take this issue forward through dialogue. >> an hour ago the government published this report, the patronizing disposition of -- it's a report of which the prime minister has herself commissioned to ensure that the pain and suffering of the hills bo ro family is not repeated. mr. speaker, given what we've heard in this session and given the events surrounding the grenfell tower disaster, i think that i worry that the pain and suffering of the families is already being repeated. so can the prime minister commit her to supporting both -- for all public officials and as this court requires an end to public bodies spending limitless providing themselves with representation which -- available for families. >> this house appreciates, i have to be

he raises a particular point in relation to iraq and to the kurdistan region. can i say to them we have always been clear that any political process towards independence should be agreed with the government of iraq? we want to see political reconciliation in iraq and we've been urging all parties to promote calm, to pursue dialogue and to take this issue forward through dialogue. >> an hour ago the government publish this report, the patronizing disposition of unaccountable power. it's the report right reference james jones which the prime minister herself as commission to ensure the pain-and-suffering of the family is not repeated. but mr. speaker, given what we've heard in this session and given the events surrounding the tower disaster, i think, i worry that the suffering is already being repeated. so can the prime minister commit her government to sporting both a duty of hand or for all public officials and as this report requires, and ended to public bodies spending limitless funds confronting himself with representation which surpasses that available to f

the kurds are in a corner you know in so-called iraqi kurdistan they had a referendum on independence that led to a ninety percent plus verdict in favor of independence by those voting over baghdad the central government in iraq reacted very negatively to this and it does not seem as if kurdistan will be moving towards independence likewise president reacted very badly to this referendum as well and once again washington also did not support this referendum so with this latest news coming out of this phone call today it seems as if the kurds are really over a barrel right born author and historian thanks for being with us here on our to international as always it's a pleasure to have you with us and interesting to hear your thoughts. all right that does it for me this hour be back with more news in about thirty three minutes you are watching international stay with us. they call me a useful idiot i mean useful idiot you called me a useful idiot a useful idiot useful idiots go expressing my opinions on t.v. there are thousands of us doing it behind his record is the same strategy we at

now to vladimir that building burg a journalist who joins us from air below the capital city of kurdistan region in northern iraq what can you tell us about the dimension of the quake's damage where you are. i haven't heard about there are a few years as i've been base here for some time so this is the first time that people you know what the situation here and kurdistan region of iraq at least forty five were killed but in general so many around you around them it was much higher so they're sitting around two hundred want to maybe you know what do we know about the rescue operations is help getting through to the people who need it. well most of the rescue operations are organized locally they're also i heard you see and some turkish aid organizations came to the rescue but most of this almost final cools and most of the damage was iraq and iran border where the earthquake started so that of damage is the biggest and also the local governor. on is not on or at least they should be sort of down because there are some fears that oh. ok what about the political divisions where you are betwe

operation is for us to put our apologies well but to deal with the dissolved this kind well the kurdistan region has. seen on economic crisis and also very crisis because of the war against isis so they have called international aid organizations to help out with this crisis because they don't have the financial capital to deal with this situation at the moment but as you said i mean there has been some international aid coming in and you said this situation with the dam was pretty critical at the moment what can you tell us about that well basically the local mayor of the town of dubroca on the place that was most affected in the carriage by this situation has called for international one of course we have seen the same situation will slow down in the past that there were worries about. very close to them so that's why they are worried by the local authority and enough support coming in from baghdad about to me given the recent tensions between the kurdish reason region and the rest of iraq well the first concrete example no help with which is surprising because the truth are against the

so now with the kurdistan region so now what we're looking at is in is that oil prices could spike if this goes out of control saudi arabia needs oil at one hundred dollars a barrel for their economy to break even so they're way down the issuing bonds as well as we know right so now if we see that happening this could end up also doing great damage to the equity markets and in the united states people what seventy eight percent of the people according to studies are living paycheck to paycheck what's going to happen with the christmas holiday and oil prices going up all right let's talk about gas prices what we see retail aaa says gas prices jumped six cents last week thirty one cents over last year last week in california twelve cent gas tax increase in california average prices illinois indiana michigan ohio cover a spectrum from two sixty two to seventy two going into the holidays what do you have to say about this again if this breaks out into a war and they are talking war talk they're saying that countries are declaring war and you are hearing president trump also supporting the

to be his legacy will that referendum and in and the idea of an independent kurdistan on really lead to his downfall he didn't you know he didn't admit defeat he didn't apologize that many people you speak to will say that in a way of settling down refusing to extend his term in a way except responsibility so now moving forward you know you have the prime minister who is his nephew net shavon brazil any sort of in charge together with parliament and the judiciary it was interesting we were talking to one political commentator was saying yes it's important for the kurds to get their house in order but what is more important right now in the short term is to have a unified strong delegation all encompassing of kurds who go to baghdad and he made a very interesting point he said you know we've the kurds have learned a very strong lesson when it came to that referendum one jug of free a sacred and you do not mess with that to never rely on america and three certainly baghdad has a lot more to offer than ankara and tehran but i guess at the moment those sort of political negotiations and

from turkey for example he doesn't take the land right kurdistan is saif there when people see media reports they're frightened every day we see different reports about issues with the border crossings i don't think businessmen will take the risk. dirk's general director for tourism says visitor numbers are down eighty percent and investment in the region is also shrinking due to the current situation. after military action and the decisions made by the iraqi prime minister about twenty five hotels motels and restaurant owners had to close their doors in less than a month the whole province because they were not able to make ends meet this is all due to baghdad's actions it's not a good move from the. people here have lost faith in those they consider to be their allies especially the united states they say they simply take yes on illegally non-binding piece of paper but the message the referendum on secession sent means the kurds of northern iraq now feel abandoned and completely isolated and they say the consequences for them appear far from over stephanie decker al-jazeera in the

when it comes to iraq, it was mostly in the kurdistan region in northern iraq. and we understand from authority there's that it is the town of dar darbandikhan. more than 100 are in a state of severe shock. so the concern also in that part of the country, cyril, as we understand there is a dam, the di dur band can dam. they're working to assess the damage there is no leaks so far. but they're asking people in that area of northern iraq to evacuate. that's around 1,500, 2,000 people. >> and jomana karadsheh reporting live from aman, jordan. thank you very much. and we're going get more on this. let's bring in now ivan cabrera. he joins us from the cnn weather center. he is monitoring developments and has been talking to us throughout the morning. how bad was this? >> we don't know. this is the thing. we're in the period now, a very uncomfortable one that we wait two to three days to assess how much damage occurred and how many lives were lost. just thinking back of the earthquake that was upwards of 30 to 40,000 people that lost their live there's. we're hoping w

and two hundred injured in the province in neighboring iraq four people have died in the northern kurdistan region. and the u.s. president has insisted he backs the u.s. intelligence community's view that russia meddled in last year's election was widely criticized on saturday when he said he believed who has always denied allegations of interference. on other stories we're watching the syrian province of aleppo is again on the heavy bombardment by government warplanes targeting rebel fighters the air raids have forced thousands of civilians to flee the area and set up makeshift camps in the countryside of aid has more from gaza on the border between syria and turkey. the war in syria is far from over. the army and air force of president bashar al assad and his allies continue to attack opposition positions in the southern countryside of billable province forces are advancing to secure an important supply route a highway that connects damascus to a city. which is why there are fighting to retain control of small towns villages. days of fighting has displaced thousands. we don't have any she

is kurdistan second largest city. after nightfall to drivers stock up on supplies. they bought expensive chinese mandarins from a local trader and hope to sell them for a small profit in neighboring tajikistan. the truck is loaded with cases full of the fruit. of. the drivers wrap the mandarins in a blanket to protect them from the cold. they top off their load with a few sheets of plywood in. the loading completed they head off into the night. as i was hearing you sure are you sure are you sure. is the driver and mechanic who won the senior of the two a companies. they pray for a safe journey ahead but don't us albert j. take up. with a child other than that of course their leisure. was brought in but that's over the . pressure of that down the. outside it's minus twenty degrees and not much warmer inside where the heating is not working. and i went there the function of hamas. all together that. god did not. like the man did not fall off. on. the whole. a daybreak. arrived in a small town. oh yeah that it was a good good good bit of. their. own home. back on the r

we discussed the latest developments that took place in the province of kurdistan and here we commend the move taken by the iraqi government engaging in dialogue with the government of kurdistan and we also. lead them on their blessed efforts to prevent iraq from slipping into and five and we urge them to engage in an all inclusive dialogue to include the components of the rocky fabric including those of kurdistan and we hope that their efforts will be culminated with success and see iraq once again as i mentioned restoring its stature as a prominent player on the international arena once again welcome my brother your excellence in. the minister and with help that this visit will act as a springboard for better bilateral relations. in the name of god almighty the merciful my thanks and gratitude to my brother and fellow foreign minister of qatar mohammad. thank you very much for the generous and for taishan work and i hope that this move will be a crossroads and the. bilateral relations in a manner. that will have very positive political economical and security. developments and also

there are questions about the kurdistan referendum. i asked the central bank governor about that. we have been met. discussion was more on the 2018 budget. agreed on the re, and we have the there is some questions being raised by them about kurdistan and about some other details. i think we are very close to agree on that. baghdadht that back to for the government and parliament to review based on what we had agreed on. that is in line with the imf program. part theymportant usually focus on is to reduce our deficit, especially the non-oil balance. we have worked a lot on that because that can give an impression of how much we have reduced our expenditures and how much we have raised in domestic revenue. that they are happy with that, but we and for them, we expect to do it much on that. if you are narrowing the deficit and have the right signals from the imf, when would you expect to receive the next installment of the imf loan? >> the imf board meeting will be in january, so we expect that in january. it was planned to be in december, but they have postponed their meetings until

protest stop the protests after activists refused to take down banners showing the leader of the kurdistan workers party to pick a k. germany as well as the european union and turkey have named p k k a terror organization. and thousands of protesters have converged on the city of boston for calling for more action to halt global warming this as the city prepares to kick off the un climate change conference on monday representatives from one hundred ninety five countries are gathering there and expected to chart the way ahead for the paris accord. all right a bit of football now is going just like a match day levon continued on saturday hamburg they reserve returned to winning ways after their drugged full run of form their opponents stripped out a man sent off early that paved the way for hamburg to seal a three one win aaron hunt philip cost it and young feet are all scored it was hamburg first victories in match day two and shaka extended their unbeaten run to five matches they got a one nil whenever fribourg caligiuri deflected a strike and it was a nuff two and shall go all three point

authorities stopped a protest after activists refused to take down banners showing the leaders of the kurdistan workers' party or p k k germany and the european union and turkey have named the p.k. k. a terror organization. and thousands of protesters converged on the city a bomb calling for more action to halt global warming this is a city prepares to kick off to you one climate change conference on monday representatives from one hundred ninety five countries gathering there are expected to chart the way ahead for the paris accord. get up to date now on the weekend sports news where born to sligo match day eleven continued on saturday hamburg returned to their winning ways after a dreadful run of form opponents should gart had a man sent off early paving the way for hamburg to sail a three one win we saw goals from aaron hunt the cost and young fight it was their first match excuse me their first victory since the match day two. shocker meanwhile extent of their unbeaten run to five matches out for a one nil win over freiburg daniel calgary's deflected strike was not to hand shuffle all three

demonstrations from proceeding because they refused to take down banners showing the leader of the kurdistan workers' party p k k the state courts have earlier banned showing the image of the p.k. leader abdul or john during the protest germany as well as the european union and turkey have named the p.k. k. as a terror organization. well climate experts and activists are gathering in the city of boston here in germany for the un climate change conference that will try the way ahead for the paris accord cup twenty three is what it's called it doesn't start until monday we already activists are making their views clear twenty three thousand delegates scientists and activists are expected at the conference president donald trump announcer earlier this year he was pulling the u.s. out of the paris accord and must it can get a better deal but hopes are high that progress can be made without the united states. on to football where but just like a match to eleven continued on saturday hamburg they returned to winning ways after a dreadful run of form their opponents stuttgart had a man sent off ear

side and cora washington's regional and nato ally on the other and cars sworn enemy the rebellious kurdistan workers party fight against the dash terrorist organisation should not be left with another terror organization we want to believe that our allies would choose to stand beside us and not on the side of terrorist organizations well the choice is obvious and the us lists the p.k. k. as a terrorist group we support turkey in the first fight against hair and terror groups like isis and the p.k. k. . over in iraq the kurdish peshmerga were crucial when the us fight against the islamic state washington put up money and provided all the weapons they needed but with most of the fighting over so is america's benevolence iraqi kurds are losing the oil wells they fought out of terrorist control and the reserves are now going back under government control the us ability and baghdad. the kurdish push for independence has also received the cold shoulder with secretary thorsten stating that the referendum and its results lack legitimacy and the u.s. supports a united iraq the disappointment is very

our talk about another political aspect that actually some are fast oil prices iraqi kurdistan referendum for instance and the standoff because between the kurds and the right. government in turn what happens is that quite a bit of iraq you'll get hit the market. do you expect this uncertainty because that's also keeping prices higher and is it fair to say that in a way it's a good thing for a park. or subtly towards iraq a signal is not only a founder member of. this organization is a very strong member of. what. especially in these circumstances is of good to all of us in the organization. nor to the government of iraq. with the international goodwill but it has been able to all. those the situation hopefully. for the stability. in that. iraq iraq is not only important to orbit but it's also key to this to be true of the region. whether it is on energy or on geopolitics. we remain confident that the government working with. international partners. would continue to contain the situation. and also continue with the muslim walk over the course struction. in iraq it's also interesting to s

weapons to attack kurdistan, peshmerga, u.s. allies, and strategy is not clear. >> i agree with you. u.s. military has whitewashed the roles of shia militia inside iraq. these are militias -- they are under an umbrella called the popular mobilization forces. its operations leader is an individual who is listed as a specially designated global terrorist by the u.s. government. in his designation, he is listed as an advisor. the popular mobilization forces today is -- reports directly to he prime minister of iraq. it is institutionalized as an official arm of the iraqi military, but again, only reports to the prime minister. the u.s. military, state department has whitewashed this issue. their position has been that they are part of the official government. ne of these organizations is listed as a foreign terrorist organization. all of the key groups in the popular mobilization forces, all of the largest militias, the most influential, powerful that have been at the forefront of the iraqi offenses in every major city in iraq are a

scores are dead and hundreds injured in iraqi kurdistan and the west here in iran. homes and hospitals reduced to rubble. patients were removed for safety. the epicenter was between border districts. less than 400 kilometers away in the capital -- some residents rusush out of thr homes in a panic. >> suddenly, the glasses dropped off the table.e. that w was very strarange. , we had to runid out of the house. the building is such an old one. of iraq, in the north dozens of accurate the shopping mall. tremors could be felt as far away as turkey. in iranian media says at least 14 provinces have been impacted. several faultlines and is prone to earthquakes. the most recent major tragedy left over 300 dead in the northwest of the country in 2012. former leavening prime minister saad hariri has spoken out for the first time since his shock resignation a week ago. he gave that interview to a from riyadh.hannel rumors have been swirling over whether it was his choice to resign, but also whether he was free to come home. myd hariri: i am free of movements in saudi arabia. i

side and cora washington's regional and nato ally on the other on cars sworn enemy the rebellious kurdistan workers party fight against the dash terrorist organisation should not be left with another terror organization we want to believe that our allies would choose to stand beside us and not on the side of terrorist organizations well the choice is obvious and the us lists the p.k. k. as a terrorist group we support turkey the us a b. d. and baghdad. the kurdish push for independence has also received the cold shoulder with secretary tillerson stating that the referendum and its results lacked legitimacy and the u.s. supports a united iraq the point is very good although we have a long and negative experience with america wrong size the sand talking to our body so they have a strong. position against. encouraged by the iraqi government. source strongly. in a position that they think they can even cancel or even. start us off for there is a man called the start. off to neighboring syria where the kurdish y p g also got everything they needed from the u.s. in their fight against eisel money

our talk about another political aspect that actually some are fast oil prices iraqi kurdistan referendum for instance and the standoff because between the kurds and the raw. government in turn what happens is that quite a bit of iraq you all didn't hit the market. do you expect this uncertain to last because that's also keeping the oil prices higher and is it fair to say that in a way. iraq signal is not only a founder member of. this organization is a very strong member. especially in the circumstances of. all of us in the organization. nor to the government of iraq. with the international goodwill but it has been able to all. those the situation hopefully would restore for the stability. in that. iraq iraq is not only important to orbit but it's also key to this to be true of the region. whether it is on energy or on geopolitics. we remain confident that the government working with. international partners. would continue to contain the situation through dialogue. and also continue with the must of walked over to call struction. in iraq it's also interesting to see how during this stabi

respond to that as well putting the ball again in the court of the k r g kurdistan regional government saying that they need to clarify their position on that ruling of the supreme court basically saying to them you need to make it clear whether you are says c. they were basically saying that you should not be sitting present course we know that that is the prerequisite of baghdad to a novel the results of that referendum after say it was a non-league. the binding referendum of course but just the message that it sent ninety three percent of three million kurds in this region voting yes to independence an independent kurdistan schools this massive backlash and certainly this is why we are at the point that we are now and what is the kurdish regional government saying about the supreme court ruling and stephanie. i haven't responded to exactly that point but i think it's significant that we did hear from the prime minister today that trayvon birdsall any the first time he made a public address since the president the former president now decided on november the first that is of course h

saw disappeared they were dropped like hot potatoes the same situation in the air in this city in kurdistan will be repeated i believe. egypt is hunting for the militants behind what officials say was the country's deadliest ever terror attack at least three hundred five people including twenty seven children were killed on friday at a mosque in the north sinai region over one hundred others were injured as yet no group has claimed responsibility but authorities say the attackers were seen carrying on this little mix tape like it's believed between twenty five and thirty mosques gunmen were involved in what's said to have been a twenty minute tuc in response egyptian warplanes have been conducting strikes on suspected terrorists positions. apart from the scale of abject brutality of the assault many were also shocked by the choice of target it's said to be the first time worshippers have been attacked inside a mosque in egypt it's the country's cup the christians as well as security forces who usually brought the brunt of such violence but it does appear to follow a broader trend in the mid

from turkey for example he doesn't take the land road kurdistan is saif but when people see media reports they're frightened every day we see different reports about issues with the border crossings i don't think businessmen will take the risk. to herc's general director for tourism says visitor numbers are down eighty percent and investment in the region is also shrinking due to the current situation. after military action and the decisions made by the iraqi prime minister about twenty five hotels motels and restaurants had to close their doors in less than a month the province because they were not able to make ends meet this is all due to baghdad's actions it's not a good move from their. people here have lost faith in those they consider to be their allies especially the united states they say they simply take yes on illegally non-binding piece of paper but the message the referendum on secession sent means the kurds of northern iraq now feel abandoned and completely isolated and they say the consequences for them appear far from over stephanie decker al-jazeera into her province. a s

under threat but caught on camera rests no leopard seen in the mountains of kurdistan. welcome to the new we start with the lebanese prime minister saad hariri who's arrived in paris two weeks after suddenly announcing his resignation in the saudi capital harare landed in the french capital early on saturday morning with his wife but two of his children remain in saudi arabia hariri has told the lebanese president he'll be back in the country on wednesday he resigned in riyadh on november the fourth saying he feared for his life and blaming iran for stoking tension in the region and his two week stay in the saudi kingdom prompted suggestions that he was under house arrest we have correspondents both in lebanon and france soon we'll hear from the center harder in beirut but first let's go to natasha butler in paris and tasha francoise the former colonial power power so it is a perplexing question to ask how they can ward or even could help in this situation . well there's no doubt france has led mediation attempts in this crisis and it has to be say it will be interestin