one of the stumbling blocks to peace in lebanon. is to avoid lebanese community. getting drawn into the rivalry of regional power such as saudi arabia and iran. are you confident the lebanese people can stay apart from these regional rivalries. kidney and then you can or why dean and never mind certainly they can keep away from this but what's happening in syria is exceptional because syria is a neighboring country and there was an incursion by the terrorists around our builders. we were obliged to act militarily the lebanese army and even hezbollah were involved have a lot of blood continued to oust them away from the borders and they took a region called golan mono which is on the lebanese border then hezbollah helps syria overcome the threats and dangers are there. and mr president the sectarian difficulties across the middle east are not confined to sunni and shia divisions in the muslim community in many countries christian communities have been persecuted in serbia and also in iraq how confident are you of the position of leba

in terms of lebanon as a relatively small country. that is a huge number of refugees to have in your communities what assistance do you receive from the international community to help sustain that position and what more assistance would lebanon like to see. men. who say you know new year. lebanon has not received any international assistance in there except minor assistance for schools going to cause the number of students exceeds our capacity to take in syrian students here as for the other assistance when it is given to the refugees themselves. last week in italy you said definitively the lead in your opinion as president of lebanon the immediate crisis was over how confident are you of that position. that i am confident because there is no disagreements among the lebanese about settling this crisis and i don't think that those who created this crisis will repeat it again and that if you do. and who do you believe was responsible for instigating the crisis which are hard to be addressed by you and other pows. some say that it was t

are playing lebanon in a destabilizing manner so this was all about saying that we can't have lebanon destabilized in this way because in that sense it is going to destabilize the whole region and that is good for nobody that's why we saw saad hariri his side by side with the french president and the representatives from the u.n. the world bank you'll also be talking to foreign ministers from several countries and the u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson and the message here is that lebanon needs to be stronger it needs to stand alone and that is so different he must be respected by all parties also both men referring to u.n. resolution one seven zero one what was that august august the twelfth august thirteenth two thousand and six because they kind of refreshing what's gone before highlighting that for the region for the rest of the world but also i mean basically saying that mr hariri seems to be refreshed and reinvigorated as well in part i guess because of this obviously very warm relationship between the two men. well there's no down to that saad hariri is benefiting from this

is threatened now to bomb lebanon back into the stone age to eliminate the country of lebanon well you know let's talk about lebanon for just a moment the issue lebanon is not israel as you well know israel has no presence in lebanon israel even had a self declared security zone just to stop rocket attacks they even withdrew from that the problem the problem lebanon is a problem with the rest of the middle east it's called iran iran is an expansionist extremist a violent nation which is a bigger threat to even other arab sunni nations like saudi arabia united arab emirates egypt all of whom oppose iran iran funds because of allah who control lebanon the problem with lebanon is that hezbollah has hundreds of thousands of rockets aimed at israel to annihilate israel they regularly threaten israel with annihilation and hezbollah and as i said on the lebanon iranian it's an iranian terror proxy army funded by iran and one of the recently about iran boris johnson the british foreign secretary was there recently and people in london here are talking about increasing the closer ties to attack

the international community is concerned about stability in lebanon and in fact it was the u.s. and french intervention that allowed the political crisis in lebanon to end it started of course with the sudden resignation of assad he made that announcement while in saudi arabia it was definitely part of the saudi. rivalry in the region what we heard them say and officials before them they kept on stressing on the association policy so-called disassociation policy where this country is supposed to stay out of regional conflicts this is definitely in reference to hezbollah hezbollah being a political party in lebanon but also has an armed wing it has fighters in syria it has to trainers in iraq so this is really it has been in reference to hezbollah trying to put more pressure telling hezbollah you cannot you know have this regional reach and you cannot interfere beyond a lebanon's borders now how do you be telling these world leaders that we've reached a consensus in lebanon all parties have renewed their commitment to this policy but what are the guarantees there are none at the

of lebanon's shadowy men.lliam buckley. he's the embassy's contact man for the rival christian and muslim factions. he is the third american to be kidnapped in beirut in six weeks. >> and it kept happening. it was not all at one go. they were taken many months apart but kept adding up and adding up. it consumed the reagan presidency. >> every day, almost every day he'd ask his national security teams, intelligence briefers, any news on the hostages. is anything happening? is there something we can do? >> there's a chink in reagan's armor. he was soft-hearted and felt a sense of obligation that he had to do something to get them out. directv has been rated number one in customer satisfaction over cable for 17 years running. but some people still like cable. just like some people like pre-shaken sodas. having their seat kicked on an airplane. being rammed by a shopping cart. sitting in gum. and walking into a glass door. but for everyone else, there's directv. for #1 rated customer satisfaction over cable, switc

because in lebanon they're denied a lot of rights because lebanon believes if they give them rights they will settle here they feel that if they don't give them these rights that in one way or another they will return. back home it's not only that of course there's internal lebanese politics and it involved but like i mentioned so many palestinians have left they've lost hope we've asked people they said fine we never thought that the right to return which is enshrined in un resolutions un resolution one thousand four will ever be implemented but jerusalem tourism they thought that there was an international consensus and this will not happen and now that it has happened people really have lost a lot of hope and now they feel the only way forward is to call for some sort of a struggle. you can see behind me they are trying to storm to get through the break through the barricades but of course security forces preventing them from doing so very briefly zenit is this a difficult situation for the lebanese authorities to handle properly to handle delicate. well it's a few hundred protes

is threatened now to bomb lebanon back into the stone age to eliminate the country of lebanon well you know let's talk about lebanon for just a moment the issue lebanon is not israel as you well know israel has no presence in lebanon israel even had a self declared security zone just to stop rocket attacks even withdrew from that the problem the problem lebanon is a problem with the rest of the middle east it's called iran iran is an expansionist extremist a violent nation which is a bigger threat to even other arab sunni nations like saudi arabia united arab emirates egypt all of whom oppose iran iran funds who control lebanon the problem with lebanon is that because the law has hundreds of thousands of rockets aimed at israel to annihilate israel they regularly threaten israel with annihilation and hezbollah and as i said on the lebanese iranian it's an iranian terror proxy army funded by iran and one of the recently about iran boris johnson the british foreign secretary was there recently and people in london here are talking about increasingly closer ties to teheran and of course t

of lebanon's shadowy men.lliam buckley. he's the embassy's contact man for the rival christian and muslim factions. he is the third american to be kidnapped in beirut in six weeks. >> and it kept happening. it was not all at one go. they were taken many months apart but kept adding up and adding up. it consumed the reagan presidency. >> every day, almost every day he'd ask his national security teams, intelligence briefers, any news on the hostages. is anything happening? is there something we can do? >> there's a chink in reagan's armor. he was soft-hearted and felt a sense of obligation that he had to do something to get them out. i am totally blind. and non-24 can make me show up too early... or too late. or make me feel like i'm not really "there." talk to your doctor, and call 844-234-2424. mopping robotthe from irobot. its precision jet spray and vibrating cleaning head loosen and scrub stains. all while navigating kitchens, bathrooms and those hard to reach places. you and braava jet from irobot. better

the involvement of lebanese armed groups in the ongoing clashes cannot continue without exposing lebanon and all of its component parts to correct for all damage today's meeting must make manifest the determination of the international community . to ensure that the policy of disassociation of regional conflicts be. fully implemented by all concerned throughout the country that is the commitment of the lebanese government it was decided on by all of the components of the gap that hezbollah included noninterference and read in the conflicts of the region and then on sovereignty. and its unity and territorial integrity in a due noble principles which must be upheld by all first and foremost by the regional powers their disputes have already caused turmoil in the life and destiny of too many peoples let alone cannot be the subject nor the stake nor player in those conflicts and i trust that the initiatives concerning the status of jerusalem. must which must be the subject of discussion between israeli and palestinians and i trust that will not add further instability in the region following

protects lebanon's relationship with his peers. if examined her former look let here the lebanese government. and when it's have the school components and maybe has committed to distance itsel. all conflicts always nervou. and internal affairs of arab states. the key cabinet me. two weeks after his return to lebanon and just over a month off his visa resisignation announcemement made in saudi arabia. . and the. the statement said shockwaves through lebanon and beyond speaeaking from ree as havig failed against eons hezbollah movements on its back that iran the meddling in lebanese a fast. he said he was very for his life. the next day has with a leader has a nasralla denied harry restrain accusing saudi arabia of schools in that he's crenulated collects. lebanon'n's domestic politil crisis stick regional dimensions. then france e and that the frei. president himalayan microfluidic saudi arabia and extended an invitation to the lebanese primee minister. paul harry resisted he was free to leave reeta lebanon's president hardened his

to the stone age as what you see to be the hezbollah threat coming from lebanon.n germany. when germany bombed london, you bombed dresden back to the stone age. if lebanon shoots tens of thousands of missiles on my mother's home or where i live, definitely we will retaliate. i think anyone would common sense would do that and we do it it strong. hopefully we won't reach that because lebanon realises that it's not worth their while. i want to be clear. we are not looking for any conflict, we are happy as things the way they are. we are not owing to initiate any conflict. you said not so long ago, my approach is to hold iran itself more and more accountable for its actions. so what are we to expect in the coming weeks, months? are we to expect a direct military confrontation between israel and iran? no, that is not necessary. what i am saying is that we have a big bully in the region called iran. it's sending tentacles all around us, in gaza through hamas, in lebanon through hezbollah and in syria through its proxies. you know, khamenei is very tough, he is willing

and he trumped decision in protest but they did know you know the authorities in lebanon must have known the u.s. embassy knew because mr mattis in the run up to this in washington they said puts in extra security because we think u.s. embassies might become a focal point not a target but a focal point of localized anger. be a failure of the embassy that if you are right this morning if that isn't the stay away from programs like this one this is not the first person that there's going to be able to be seen. in public opinion that you keep camp across the country we play refugee camp because that's what they're know now but people no longer live and have been seven years in the first wave of public opinion were forced to leave what is now is and they think people are neighborhood people have really lost a lot of hope so well and kind of when you have you have an easy leader in the different lebanese who have been the president the prime minister they've all been down on that there's been saying that the danger is that going to cost more and that the that the in the reid plan but on that

and giving lebanon, this fragile country. —— keeping lebanon.? yes, destruction but at least syria is now stable. the real unstable thing is lebanon and israel and palestine where things have got worse. is lebanon and israel and palestine where things have got worsem is lebanon and israel and palestine where things have got worse. it is not only syria which is stable now. relatively stable. it is the whole region. iraq is stable again. syria and iraq are coming back. also the stability of syria is good for immigration because many people, many syrian people will go back because syria is a rich country and the people of syria are hard—working. the people of syria are hard-working. it is devastated at the moment, the infrastructure is devastated, but the point is that there will be those who want to return. they will be reconstruction in syria and iraq. this will attract a lot of capital, a lot of skilled people. it will attract a lot of immigrants. yemen, in egypt, in lebanon, it is very piecemeal. a chequered situation. we are talking about syri

becky dykes fell in love with lebanon.but she was deeply committed to her work, helping the country cope with the influx of refugees from syria. there was a final night out before she returned home for christmas — a colleague's leaving do at this bar here in gemmayzeh. at around midnight, she called a taxi, an uber, to take her home. she was never seen alive again. she was driven out of beirut. her body was found by a highway the next day. she had been strangled and sexually assaulted. a 35—year—old lebanese man is in police custody. the suspect is believed to be an uber driver. he has worked for the company for a short period of time. here in beirut, uber is generally seen as a safe way of getting about, especially by women on their own. the company responded in a statement, saying that it was horrified by this senseless act of violence, and that it is fully cooperating with the police investigation. lebanon's dark days lie mostly in its past. in these neighbourhoods, there is now a relaxed approach to personal safety. th

is reporting that the number of syrian refugees in lebanon has now dropped below one million in what do you put that drop down to where we regularly revise our figures to make sure that people are there and that we know where they are and that we know what their main needs are so in the last distributions we found out that the number of refugees in lebanon is just under a million the reasons for this that some of them might have gone to other countries in the region over there were filled and some of them have indeed returned to syria how many this is of course little internal you can you give us a figure of the countries how can you give us a figure of those who have returned to syria to have. we don't have precise figures because people who return to syria do not register with us some of them go for short periods to syria to see how the situation nice to see if it's safe to go back so it's difficult to have a precise figure but we estimate that several thousand have returned and stayed in syria during two thousand and seventeen conditions in syria of course are not yet conducive to

its support for lebanon's sovereignty. appended saying that that must not be a external interference and the a domestic lebanese affairs and so that ends the participants announced no fewer than three different conferences. one to held a lebanese infrastructure and investstment as sececond conference to help the lebanese police and army. and thirdly i called friends at to help lebanon deal with its refugee issue and for all the participants here those three are very important outlawing supposed to in order to achieve. that hope for independence and sovereignty of lebanon free from outside interference. bowes articles institutionalize those almond george in there. analyzing about summit here in paris. now's the latest song what is it the deadliest single attack on a un peacekeeping mission in recent memory at least fourteen peacekeepers have been killed in more than fifty others injured. in eastern congo us holding over eleven attack on that base attack which reportedly lost. i was. this old is being blames all one the regi

dark days of lebanon on are in its past. this neighbourhood and it is normally quite safe. i think we are deeply saddened that one of our friends was left by herself and did not come back. at the british embassy, staff are heartbroken. the ambassador took to social media and said that the entire embassy was shocked. it was a tragic loss. embassy staff are now providing consular assistance to the family of one of their own. she had not been in love and an for long but she had already made a big difference. herfriends say she had already made a big difference. her friends say that is how they wish to remember her, someone how they wish to remember her, someone who cared, a bright star beginning her career. and a woman who had helped improve the lives of the most vulnerable here in lebanon on. it hasjust the most vulnerable here in lebanon on. it has just gone the most vulnerable here in lebanon on. it hasjust gone half the most vulnerable here in lebanon on. it has just gone half past three and it is time for the travel show.

when salt riri announced his resignation back in november really threw lebanon into political turmoil and it exposed the fact that the tensions between saudi arabia are really being also played out in lebanon with a destabilizing effect and a model my course says that must be stabilized in order. to stabilize the region and it's in everybody's interest those were his words now start to reread is here we will meet foreign ministers from several countries you'll meet us secretary of state in brixton as soon as well as a representative from the un and the world bank and say we're look at ways to call still never known as institutions to strengthen its economy and its military the message we are expecting here at the end is that lebanon must stand alone and that is sovereignty must be protected a former president of argentina who's being accused of treason and says she is the victim of political persecution cristina kirchner has been indicted for covering up alleged iranian involvement in a bomb attack twenty three years ago eighty five people died in the bombing of a jewish center in bue

think what he said what the prime minister of lebanon said was that he had problems was. and the hezbollah being part of the lebanese political equation is dominant but it has bunch bigger military power down friends i don't think as far as i've been able to follow that hezbollah has a role in wanting to dominate the whole of lebanon the booty very unwise. but they've come to be that in the perception of saudi arabia they want a much bigger role. than they want them to have and this is old interlink iran saudi arabia that has been given a corridor yes. but if you're saying that hezbollah being part large part of the lebanese political establishment equation is the problem that we see how we are being back being prime minister should we assume that the problem is gone it's dealt with well the problem or did issue of hezbollah being very very powerful militarily as long as they don't threaten the government of lebanon there is nothing nothing that bad is the saudis allowed to locate iran in cold war as well as qatar going to cave eighteen or move to iran scam pushed by saud

the issue in paris lebanon's prime minister saad hariri the is there he withdrew his resignation on tuesday a month after he made the surprise announcement to step down while he was in saudi arabia. i decided to withdraw my resignation and now the government needs to focus on maintaining the best possible relations with the arab countries and the international community in full respect of the u.n. security council resolution namely resolution seventeen zero one which has ensured the stability of our borders for the past eleven years. in paris. where the french president said that the aim of this meeting is really about supporting and strengthening when saudi arabia announced his resignation back in november really threw into political turmoil and it exposed the fact that the tensions between sorry. are really being also played out in stabilizing effect and says that must be stabilized in order to stabilize the region and it's in everybody's interest those were his words not sought careering is here if you will meet foreign ministers from several countries you will meet u.s. secretar

he's hosting a meeting on the issue in paris lebanon's prime minister saad hariri is there he withdrew his resignation on tuesday a month after making a surprise announcement that he would do so in saudi arabia let's go live to paris . so what is this meeting aimed at doing that session. of the french president in his opening remarks that this is all about supporting and strengthening lebanon when solid hariri gave his resignation in riyadh back in november really through lebanon into political turmoil and he also exposed the fact that the tensions between saudia arabia and iran are really being played out in lebanon and disrupting the political scene now back to something that the french president said must stop now saad hariri is here and he will speak with foreign ministers from several countries he will speak with the u.s. secretary of state's rights to listen as well as representatives from the united nations and the world bank and the idea really will be the message at the end we are told is the sovereignty must be respected by all sides all right so the idea to stabilize support

have returned to syria we know that most syrian refugees in lebanon the vast majority want to return to syria when conditions become safe for them to return in safety and dignity. a lot of refugees have expressed when the situation calms down even more and becomes more stable in syria a lot of the development support that is going to other countries in the region will also be directed to syria in order for the international community just have poured in the rebuilding of this country which would also help or support refugees who are returning. after losing ground in syria and iraq islamic state terrorists seem to be ramping up their activities in afghanistan the group now says it was behind multiple suicide blasts in the afghan capital kabul earlier this thursday which killed at least forty one people and injured eighty four local journalist a muslim shows that reports toll is rising from four to forty around it before in jordan in the dark and today i can call board moments ago the president going to sports person around. the spokespersons bill press conference i'm told about the ri

lebanon's prime minister, saad hariri, is back in paris. a bid to shore up beirut's political stability. fierce wildfires prompt major evacuations in the u.s. state of california. 200,000 people forced to flee their homes. ♪ ♪ molly: we do start with the latest movement in the brexit negotiations. it was a long night for british prime minister theresa may, after back and forth phone calls with irish and e.u. leaders. she took a last-minute flight to brussels to announce that the deadlock has been broken. says enoughmission progress has been made to move on to phase two. >> i believe we have now made .he breakthrough with this as in any negotiation, both sides have to listen to each position,ust their and show a willingness to compromise. this was a difficult negotiation for the european union, as well as for the united kingdom. sufficient progress has now been made on the terms of the divorce. molly: jean-claude juncker, president of the e.u. commission, speaking on the so-called divorce. what exactly are the terms? citizens rights, a major

embassy in beirut lebanon seventy almost four hundred fifty thousand palestinian refugees. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says palestinians ought to get to grips with the reality that jerusalem is israel's capital in order for all to move towards peace the sooner the problem students come to grips with this reality the sooner we will move towards peace and this is why i think president trumps announcement was so historic and so important for peace on the quest for peace there is a serious effort underway now by the united states and all i can say as i said related to president and mccall i think if you'll pardon the expression you should give peace a chance. venezuela's president nicolas maduro has banned the country's main opposition parties and taking part in next year's presidential election comes after three of the four main parties boycotted sunday's vote claiming the electoral system is biased has more from caracas anybody from the government anyone who supports the government will say that the election results the results still coming in from the municipa

because lebanon u.s. president gul chump is accusing china of violating u.n. sanctions against north korea by continuing to sell oil to pyongyang in the last hour trumper treated caught red handed very disappointed that china is allowing oil to go into north korea it will never be a friendly solution to the north korea problem if this continues to happen while our white house correspondent kimberly halkett joins us now live from washington to pick this apart completely was just last week i believe that the u.n. security council voted to really squeeze those a few import sanctions against north korea china voted in favor of that it was a unanimous in animists vote john are saying actually they don't believe what chumpy say. right china is denying the accusations that the president made on twitter you have to sometimes decipher why and what has prompted donald trump to go to twitter and often this is when he feels that an issue isn't being covered adequately in his view in the media he will tweet knowing that then in turn we will take a look and see what he's ta

refugee agency has confirmed the number of syrian refugees in lebanon has dropped below a million for the first time it since twenty fourteen more than five million people fled the syrian war with many finding refuge in the neighboring lebanon the country has taken in the majority of syria's refugees along with turkey and jordan the recent drop in my quick numbers in lebanon comes after significant victories in the fight against islamic state. lisa abu khalid from the un refugee agency says the vast majority of syrians living in lebanon dream of returning home one of the situation is stable it's a first time in since april two thousand and fourteen that the number drops below one million interest thousand and seventeen un h.c.r. estimates that a few thousands of syrian refugees from lebanon have returned to syria we know that most syrian refugees in lebanon the vast majority want to return to syria when conditions become safe for them to return in safety and dignity. lot of refugees have expressed that when the situation calms down even more and becomes more stable in syria a lot of t

lebanon's prime minister, saad hariri, has revokeked his resignation after a consensus bill witith rival parties. we cross to our correspondent in beirut. chloe, hello to you. talk us through what we know about him deciding to revoke his resignation. prime minister saad hahariri withdrew his resignatin just now. ae anannouncement came out of cabinet meeting earlier this morning. it was partly expected. to put some e context into this, when he announced his resignation a month ago from saudi arabia, prime minister saad hariri accused hezbollah of interfering heavily in lebanese politics. he was pointing to the fact that the shia militia's involvement in the regional conflict in syria, but also in yemen and iraq, was very detrimental to lebanon's policy of neutrality. and he came back to lebanon two the prime minister was asked by the president of the republic to consider his resignation. for the last two weeks, he has been in a negotiating process to try to find a new consensus. the prime minister says his will is to remain in power. we do not know exactly what this means. we do not have

becky dykes fell in love with lebanon.d here full—time, but she was deeply committed to her work, helping the country cope with the influx of refugees from syria. there was a final night out before she returned home for christmas — a colleague's leaving do here at this bar in gemmayzeh. at around midnight, she called a taxi, an uber, to take her home. she was never seen alive again. she was driven out of beirut. her body was found by a highway the next day. she'd been strangled and sexually assaulted. a 35—year—old lebanese man is in police custody. the suspect is believed to be an uber driver. he's worked for the company for a short period of time. here in beirut, uber‘s generally seen as a safe way of getting about, especially by women on their own. the company responded in a statement, saying that it was horrified by this senseless act of violence and that it's fully cooperating with the police investigation. lebanon's dark days lie mostly in its past. in these neighbourhoods, there's now a relaxed approach to personal

have returned to syria we know that most syrian refugees in lebanon the vast majority want to return to syria when conditions become safe for them to return in safety and dignity. a lot of refugees have expressed when the situation calms down even more and becomes more stable in syria a lot of the development support that is going to other countries in the region will also be directed back to syria in order for the international community just have poured in the rebuilding of this country which would also help or supports refugees were returning. japan is building up its military says to counter the threat from north korea the country has decided to convert a warship into an aircraft carrier this will be capable of hosting f. thirty five jets which the country recently bought from the u.s. this will be the first such vessel owned by japan since world war two well earlier this month the japanese defense ministry and now it was considering acquiring missiles capable of striking north korea the missiles will have a range of five hundred kilometers or japan has also launched a study to d

after escaping the long war in that country why syrians sheltering in lebanon are living in refugee camps so in a holder of ports from one of these camps in the bekaa valley. tells her grandchild that they will return to syria one day but she doesn't know when that will happen four year old i was born in a refugee camp in lebanon the family is from the city of birth which was reduced to rubble in the war. we can't go back to syria our home has been destroyed our fields are littered with mines we want to return but how can we survive there. surviving in lebanon is not any easier the united nations says many refugees are more vulnerable than ever more are falling deeper into poverty many depend on aid to survive and most are in debt their numbers have not increased in years lebanon has tightened its borders and made it harder for syrians to enter the country in two thousand and fourteen the number of refugees surpassed one million a year later the number increased by two hundred thousand by the end of last year that number dropped by around one hundred ninety thousand and now the numb

lisa abu khaled from the un refugee agency says the vast majority of syrians living in lebanon dream of returning home it's the first time in since april two thousand and fourteen that the number drops below one million interest thousand and seventeen un h.c.r. estimates that the few thousands of syrian refugees from lebanon have returned to syria we know that most syrian refugees in lebanon the vast majority want to return to syria when conditions become safe for them to return in safety and dignity. of refugees and express when the situation calms down even more and becomes more stable in syria a lot of the development support that is going to other countries in the region will also be directed back to syria in order for the international community to support in the rebuilding of this country which would also help or support refugees who are returning. now to leeds england in syria and iraq islamic state terrorist seem to be ramping up their activities in afghanistan the group now says it was behind a multiple suicide blast in the afghan capital kabul this thursday which killed at

bed of lebanon's hezbollah is calling for mass demonstrations on monday against u.s. president donald trump's recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital on sunday protests were held outside the u.s. embassy in beirut meanwhile the anger in occupied palestinian territories continues to grow more than a hundred fifty people injured in clashes with israeli forces the palestinian leadership decision to snub vice president mike pence during his visit to the region has been described by the white house as unfortunate and binyamin netanyahu has reiterated trumps decision as merely the reality on the ground he's ready prime minister has met the french president in paris and on your macros to end construction of settlements which are illegal under international law what they know how to has more now on the protests outside the u.s. embassy in beirut. seventy security forces using the water cannon and tear gas to disperse the crowds several hundred people gathered outside the u.s. embassy in beirut to protest the u.s. decision to have ignited israel is the capital of zero thr

violent confrontations in the occupied palestinian territory in recent days and now in neighboring lebanon security forces used tear gas and water cannon to disperse the protesters outside the u.s. embassy in beirut. on the second day of demonstrations there lebanon is home to almost four hundred fifty thousand palestinian refugees was at that protest of the demonstrators trying to reach the embassy but with. lebanese security forces using logic cannon and tear gas to disperse the crowd several hundred people gathered outside the u.s. embassy in beirut. it to protest the u.s. decision to have ignited a scrum is the capital of zero three to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel the palestinian of a newsgroup several hundred protesters stairs trying to reach the u.s. embassy compound but security forces have cordoned off the road preventing people from approaching further people being pushed back from the smell of the teargas people are angry there's defiance oh they're chanting they're chanting words against arab leaders saying that they haven't done enough to to confront the u.s. de

and that's a good thing as play goes on lebanon scores again and again it's a proud moment for people who remember a country's troubled history of political differences religious differences if any would put everything at the door and we just focus on playing hockey we just want to carry things out and progress over unit the team has won all the games it's played in canada so far but at an international tournament in abu dhabi last month lebanon lost tough matches to germany and bella reuss among other. that's one reason they're looking to canadian born players on us university teams like carlisle mir who adds muscle and speed to an already fleet footed attack he's delighted to take some time to play for his ancestral land it's a pride for me but i think when i see my that is reaction of me playing for his country that's the best gift i can give me that. lebanon's been completely dominant in this match but this is a young team that knows where it needs to improve as it carries the hopes and dreams of a community and the country on a childers. just zero montreal. let's take you through

and lebanon's prime minister officially withdraws his shock resignation. from long flowing arlin winds to an enchanting desert breeze. hello there we've got a developing system that's making its way across turkey at the moment the satellite picture is showing that area of cloud here and as it works its way eastwards it's giving not only heavy rain but also a lot of snow and that snow is giving quite a few problems and will gradually sweep its way eastwards there as we head head into thursday so more snow is expected to be working its way into parts of iraq and iran there during the day for the south it will be rain and even for q a that's going to be the chance of seeing one or two rub a lively thunderstorms here in doha no major change for us over the next few days but still twenty five degrees will be out temperature and it looks like they'll be a fair amount of cloud over the next few days as well that could just squeeze out one or two showers but i think most likely is late on thursday as this system makes its way across us as we head down towards the

the head of lebanon's hezbollah is calling for mass demonstrations on monday against u.s. president donald trump's recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital on sunday protests were held outside the u.s. embassy in beirut meanwhile the anger in occupied palestinian territories continues to grow more than one hundred fifty people were injured in clashes with israeli forces the palestinian leadership decision to snub u.s. vice president mike pence during his trip to the region has been described by the white house as unfortunate and benjamin netanyahu has reiterated trump's decision as merely the reality on the ground israeli prime minister has met the french president in paris emanuel macros urge him to end the construction of settlements which are illegal under international law. and people across three confident show their solidarity with the palestinians shot at bullets as more and that. they were . across the border from israel over the u.s. decision to move its embassy to jerusalem nearly half a million palestinian refugees move here and on sunday they were convinced

ahead of lebanon's hezbollah calling for mass demonstrations on monday against u.s. president recognition i'm sure as long as israel's capital on sunday protests. were held outside the u.s. embassy in beirut meanwhile the anger and occupied palestinian territories that continues to grow more than one hundred fifty people were injured in confrontations with israeli forces the white house is calling the palestinian leaderships decision to snub ifa vice president mike pence during his visit to the region as unfortunate and israel's prime minister has met with french president mel macron in paris who called on israel to end construction of settlements which are illegal under international law but israel's prime minister insists trump's decision was merely a recognition of reality santa has more now on the protests outside the u.s. embassy in beirut. lebanese security forces are using water cannon and tear gas to disperse the crowds several hundred people gathered outside the u.s. embassy in beirut to protest the u.s. decision i do recognize that israel is the capital to

quit his post very abruptly while a saudi arabia some say he was kidnapped they saudis claim that lebanon declared war on them then how do you returned is now prime minister again really bizarre turn of the van statten clip visits to paris cypress egypt what's going on here is this all connected to the iran saudi standoff was think what he said what the prime minister of lebanon said was that he had problems and the hezbollah being part of the lebanese political equation is dominant but it has to bunch bigger military power done friends the lab and the lebanese army i don't. thing as far as i've been able to follow that hezbollah has a role in wanting to dominate the whole of lebanon the beauty is very unwise but that can be that in the perception of saudi arabia they want a much bigger role. than they want them to have and this is old interlink iran saudi arabia that has been given a corridor yes. but if you're saying that hezbollah being part a large part of the lebanese political establishment equation is the problem that we see her area being back being prime minister should we assume

also ahead on the program piles and piles of trash in lebanon the government is being criticized for lack of action want to look for solution the gobby just health concerns that country. welcome back as we take a look at the weather across the levant and western parts of asia you can see some snow towards all marty there but otherwise it's looking generally fine temperature not too bad for a couple there at twelve degrees some of the temperatures for terra bite that place and there are twenty degrees and sunshine all looking good around the eastern side of the mediterranean quite a woman in favorites in lebanon heading on into sunday not much change fine conditions expected to continue same really goes across much of the robin pinch a little bit cool there for reactors and make some of just twenty two degrees still pretty warm in mecca what a brit sprays blowing down through the gulf now so cooling it slightly in doha a maximum of twenty seven degrees abu dhabi there twenty eight let's head across into southern portions of africa it's a largely fine picture here too you see in the sa

namazie and london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up stop interfering in the politics of lebanon france's president makes a plea to foreign powers as he hosts the meeting in paris. rex it breaks through the u.k. e.u. work into the night to reach an agreement that paves the way for the issue of trade . it's been a day of rage in palestine where thousands are rallying against the u.s. president donald trump's recognition of jerusalem as the capital of israel but the protests have been mocked by by violence across the occupied palestinian territories. at least one person has been killed and hundreds injured in violence with israeli troops and them in solidarity rallies taking place across the world as well in a number of cities in karate in cairo istanbul london and berlin so widespread protests these pictures showing demonstrators gathering outside u.s. embassies in the muslim majority countries of malaysia and in the indonesia as well so seeing protests everywhere and also in all the developments the u.n. security council holding an emergency meeting to discuss trans declaration t

in lebanon security forces have fired tear gas and water canot protesters near the u.s. and the scene birth beirut is the latest outburst of anger at donald trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital. you're up to date now on the deadly news thanks for watching. when i'm traveling to be comfortable. but i also want to stay up to date on the latest news and events. and d.-w. makes that part of trial one easy that's because it's available and thousands of hotels resorts and cruise ships worldwide. are have you found a domain sign on the subject that shoes d.w. in your room you can read a great price go to d.w. dot com travel quiz. it is stormy weather for dortmund coach pedro boss the flying start is now well in the past in fact they wanted to match day fifteen when he was in their last seven league games but boss turn things around on saturday and save his job or would he be washed away with the rain let's find out on the board as they go. don't want to dash back into the european places at home to better braman but their guests were aiming to spoil the a

will feed thought it was eleven years old when his family fled palestine to lebanon. ever since he has lived the life of a refugee in a country that hasn't been welcoming. still remembers the day he left his home in what is now israel. i still remember when these really earth strikes targeted our village we were sent into exile leaving everything we owned behind i remember every detail even the trees the streets the farms as if it was yesterday. so to bury two of his children here for her was killed during the civil war in the one nine hundred eighty s. and died during the lebanese israeli war eleven years a. though palestinians were not only involved in caught up in lebanon's own conflicts they have been denied many basic right to prevent their resettlement here long term. as a palestinian i have seen nothing but humiliation displacement oppression and deprivation for sixty nine years we lived unbearable bitter moments away from our beloved palestine we will die for the sake of palestine. the first wave of palestinian refugees arrived in one nine hundred forty eight

thousands of protesters have rallies in lebanon against u.s. president donald trump's recognition of jerusalem as the capital of israel mass demonstrations were called by hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah follows violent confrontations on sunday between protesters and security forces near the u.s. embassy. at that. if it's hot we are all in this war we have all experienced this our brothers in gaza any demonstrations no matter how big or small only give more resistance or make us feel that we are not alone the american israeli resolution which is supported by some arab countries the aim of it to clear the palestinian cause that's the danger that the palestinian people face we should confront it the nation as a whole should confront this dangerous american project and try to impose a solution for the palestinian people. c.n.n. has more now from beirut. trucks decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel in one way or the other is serving hezbollah's interests because hezbollah really has long championed the palestinian cause as its o