. tour so far that would lyse doucet is in jerusalem. we tour so far that would lyse doucet is injerusalem. we also live in washington for the latest on reports that michael flynn will refuse to give evidence to the us senate added investigate the trump rocher allegation, and leaked documents are showing us how facebook decides what we can and cannot publish. donald trump is continuing his first foreign tour as us president. he spent the weekend in saudi arabia where he met king salman and gave a speech to leaders from muslim nations. he said the world needs to do more to tackle islamist extremism. earlier today he arrived in israel. prime minister benjamin netanyahu told him, "welcome my good friend". mr trump visited the western wall which isjudaism's holiest site. he's the first sitting us president to do so. he also visited the church of the holy sepulchre which is one of christianity‘s holiest sites. a short time ago, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu spoke alongside mr trump. i also look forward to working closely with you

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our chief international correspondent lyse doucet there in saudi arabia.g president trump's trip lyse and our north america editor jon sopel will be providing coverage at every stop so make sure to join us next week for that. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. american planes operating over syria have attacked a convoy carrying pro—government militia. a statement from the coalition says the militia were moving towards a—tanf airbase, near the border with iraq — where western special forces train rebel groups fighting the extremist group, the so—called islamic state. voting opens injust a voting opens in just a few hours now in the iran presidential election with the current leader seeking a second term. he negotiate a landmark nuclear deal with western world leaders in 2015. if no—one wins more than 50% of votes cast there will be a run—off next week. the japanese cabinet is expected to approve the bill on friday which will allow emperor akihito to abdicate. it will be the first time abdicate. it will be the first time a japane

our chief international correspondent lyse doucet there in saudi arabia.uring president trump's trip lyse and our north america editor jon sopel will be providing coverage at every stop so make sure to join us next week for that. the brazilian president, michel temer, has angrily rejected calls for him to resign over allegations that he approved the payment of bribes as part of a huge corruption scandal. in a brief television address, mr temer said he had nothing to fear from an investigation which has been authorised by the supreme court. julia carneiro reports from brasilia. president michel temer was emphatic in the presidential palace are saying that he would not quit. this is following building pressure for him to resign after a scandal broke here in the capital. investigators have allegedly obtained audio of a conversation where he is heard encouraging bribes to be paid to a key witness to keep him silent on corruption. this is obstruction ofjustice so it is a serious allegation and, already, there have been several impeachment requests filed in cong

that was lyse doucet there.y international for their take on the president's visit a little later in the bulletin. let's go to iran, now. their newly re—elected president, hassan rouhani, says his country will seek greater international engagement, and work towards a freer society. but the american secretary of state, rex tillerson, said the only way iran could change its relationship with the world, would be by ending its support for what he called "destabilising forces" in the region. here's our diplomatic correspondent paul adams. in the end, it wasn't even close. the pragmatic hassan rouhani winning comfortably. for reform—minded middle—class voters, this was a significant victory. they came out in huge numbers, determined not to let hardliners take back the presidency. iranians know their president is not a natural reformer, but they are weary of conflict and, in the cities at least, eagerfor change. mr rouhani seemed to represent their best hope. today, he thanked them, and addressed the international comm

we can go live to riyadh, lyse doucet is the bbc‘s chief international correspondent and she joins us you are quite dark, we can just see you. getting a warmer welcome than barack obama. this is the anti—obama visit, it is no secret that relations between the saudi kingdom and the united states southward during president obama's term, one of the leading ministers from one of the gulf arabic states said, if president obama was about change, sympathising with the arab spring, then donald trump represents stability. he will arrive here on saturday morning for the mother of all welcoming committees, not just the senior royal rulers of this kingdom, but senior members, the leaders of the persian gulf arab spring 's, and, 37 presidents, kings, prime ministers, from the arabic islamic world. riyadh is making this a one—stop trip that president trump can engage with the entire muslim world, right here in riyadh. the king, the custodian of the holiest sites in islam, mecca and medina. donald trump is less reliant on saudi oil, resume really will be looking to clinch big arms deals, what do we

jane: lyse doucet talking to the saudi foreign minister in riyadh .oday, millions of iranians lined up to vote in iran for a key election which sees the country at a political crossroads. the relatively moderate incumbent, hassan rouhani, wants to normalize ties with the west , is facing a strong challenge from a hardliner, who is close to the supreme leader ayatollah, -- results are due tomorrow. jeremy bowen has this assessment of how the vote could affect iran's future. jeremy: people are encouraged to vote in iran because it gives the system legitimacy, but candidates have to be approved by the unelected guardian council. it is looking like a close race between the main candidates, and at this polling station they are supporting hassan rouhani, the current president. >> i want social justice, social freedoms, political development, and good relations with all countries in the world. >> we will stand in these cues es for as long as it is needed in order not to go backwards, for the shutter of the war not to hang over people's heads. jeremy: iranian

shortly we'll be speaking to the bbc‘s chief international correspondent lyse doucet, live from riyadh minutes. new rules for cigarette packaging come into force this weekend. all packs must be greenish—brown, withjust a small space for the brand name and include a graphic warning of the dangers of smoking. the measures, aimed at discouraging young people from taking up the habit, also include a ban on selling packs of ten. tom burridge reports. persuading young people not to smoke. that's what the government hopes these new rules will do. from today, all cigarette packets have to be a standard green design, similar to this. health warnings must cover two thirds of the front and back of the packets. and you can no longer buy packets of ten. there will also be restrictions on e—cigarettes and on rolling tobacco too. public health campaigners say the number of people smoking in britain continues to fall and this is another positive step. it's too early to say how many will avoid taking up, but even if it's just a few percent that will have a big benefit in 20 or 30 years‘ time. but the t

lyse doucet is in riyadh, and has been discussing the events.of the language we will hear from saudi arabia and jerusalem, very strong condemnation of iran and what these countries see as its aggressive actions across the region, destabilising actions. co—incidentally, iran has re—elected its reformist president, hassan rouhani. in the middle east this weekend, two very important event which will shape the future of iran in this region. let us look at these relationships. we are joined from washington by the executive director of the arabia foundation, welcome. thank you. and an iranian expert, welcome to you. thank you. you are sitting in washington, why do you think saudi arabia has claimed this prize of being the first stop on president trump's first foreign visit? what was it about this relationship? it shows the centrality of the relationship, the enormous importance that saudi arabia has for american interests in the middle east. the need to work closely with saudi arabia to fight terrorism, and to deter iran. i think the gentleman around

that was the saudi foreign minister adel al—jubeir talking to lyse doucet in riyadh. resident trump's visit — and you can keep right up to date by following lyse on twitter. vher handle is @bbclysedoucet — as you can see, she's already been giving the view in pictures from riyadh. the self—proclaimed libyan national army says an attack on a southern airbase on thursday, claimed at least one—hundred—and—forty lives. this included civilians and was more than twice the number originally reported. the l—n—a forces support an administration based in tobruk. the internationally—backed libyan government in tripoli has denied ordering the attack which breached a ceasefire. ajudge in minnesota has ruled that six brothers and sisters of the popstar prince are the heirs to his estate. one of his siblings was seen here after his death last year, the six will take shares in his 300,000,000-dollar six will take shares in his 300,000,000—dollar fortune. two more astronauts have been inducted into nasa's hall of fame at a ceremony at the kennedy space centre in florida. they are micha

the bbc‘s chief international correspondent, lyse doucet is in riyadh.man al—ansari, a political analyst who says this visit is of unprecedented strategic importance to saudi arabia. you are following this trip with great interest. a lot of talk about shared interest and economic co—operation, is that what young saudi arabians want to see? exactly. despite the san storm we are experiencing at the moment, there is a huge positive vibe in the kingdom. the people in the government, you can tell everybody is content with the fact that the us administration chose saudi arabia to be their first foreign visit. that has unprecedented strategic importance, not only to the region, but to overall global security. because we really need the united states to be backin really need the united states to be back in the game. we need them to be helping their partners to combat terrorism and to confront the challenges we are facing. we are facing a lot of challenges. the iranian backed militias are all over the place. they are targeting nudges middle eastern nations, but a

worth hundreds of billions let's go live now to riyadh and our chief international correspondent lyse doucetjoin us today in the middle of a sandstorm in saudi arabia, you can see the winds are blowing across our rooftop position here here in riyadh. it's coming to the end of donald trump's first day on his first foreign visit, and in his first foreign visit, and in his first comment about the visit to the media here, he described the visit as tremendous. and in almost the same breath, he explained why. jobs, jobs, jobs. $350 billion worth of deals between us companies and saudi arabia, including a record arms deal. this is from our north american correspondent will stop. with the mercury touching 100 fahrenheit, donald trump probably found the blast of desert air refreshing compared to the political hothouse he's left behind in washington. he's hoping this first foreign trip will provide some respite from mounting problems at home, and what a welcome his hosts laid on for him. the 81—year—old king came to greet him, red carpet for as far as the eye could see, he was even given saudi arabia'

first stop, saudi arabia, and the bbc‘s chief international correspondent lyse doucet is already in riyadhsaudis are feeling very pleased that president trump has chosen riyadh to be the first stop on his very first foreign visit. when we met the saudi foreign minister today he used words like milestone and landmark. he even told me it was a diplomatic coup that the president would be stopping here first. and notjust stopping to meet the leaders of the saudi kingdom. this will be the mother of all welcomes because president trump will also meet all of the leaders of the gulf arab states and the saudis have invited all the members of an arab islamic summit. so they are proudly saying that 37 kings, presidents and prime ministers will all be here in saudi arabia, emphasising the importance the saudi arabia is playing. and right from the very start when president trump came to power in the white house they were among his biggest supporters. making light of the controversy over the travel ban, the muslim ban, saying very much that they believe that president donald trump they is a leader they

0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet is in the saudi capital, riyadh, where donald trumpis first stop of president trump on his first foreign visit is notjust a meeting with the rulers of the saudi kingdom, as significant as that is, there's not one but three summit is taking place. the second is with gulf arab leaders and then with saudi arabia's neighbours and leaders from across the arab and islamic world. saudi arabians are hailing this as the first visit of its kind in history. this is a land of superlatives now, that there will be some 55 kings, presidents, prime minister is and world leaders be some 55 kings, presidents, prime ministers and world leaders who will be coming here to riyadh. they are already in the city under tight security to meet the american president and if that isn't the welcome of all welcomes, it tells you exactly what they're hoping to achieve. there will be a lot of talk about new alliances to fight against extremist groups, including so—called islamic state, and of course the saudi kingdom's main ambition is to get stronger action from its a

lyse doucet reporting from riyadh.s bring you up to date with some other stories making the news. china is reported to have killed or imprisoned at least 18 cia spies, in what's been described as one of the worst breaches of us security in decades. the new york times says the deaths happened during a two—year period from 2010. the agency declined to comment on the report. several hundred people, most of them men, have marched in south africa's capital, pretoria, protesting about the levels of violence against women and children. one of the organisers said it was time for men to take collective responsibility for the beatings, sexual attacks, and killings of women in the country. a search and rescue operation is continuing after a ferry caught fire off the east java province in western indonesia. at least five people have been killed and 199 passengers rescued so far. the ferry was heading for balikpapan. dozens of the schoolgirls who were kidnapped from the nigerian town of chibok, three years ago, have been reunited w

the bbc‘s chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, is in riyadh.to salman al—ansari, a political analyst who says this visit is of unprecedented strategic importance to saudi arabia. a lot of talk about shared interests, economic co—operation, is that what young saudis want to see? definitely, we are here in saudi arabia despite this sandstorm we are witnessing, there is a huge positive vibe in the kingdom. the people and government, you can tell that everyone is content with the fact that the us administration chosen saudi arabia to be the first foreign visit for them. that in itself has an unprecedented strategic importance, not only to the region but the overall global security. we really need the united states to be back to the game, we need them to be basically helping its partners to combat terrorism and confront the challenges we are facing. we're facing a lot of challenges. the iranian backed militias are all over the place, they are targeting not only the middle east nations but also american interests, pure american interests. so it's ver

the leaders of more than a0 muslim nations this afternoon. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse douceteded to stand united in the fight against religious extremism. it is important, and this is something the united states can‘t do, that the islamic countries stand together against the use of their religion as an excuse for barbarism. and that is what saudi leaders are saying here in riyadh, and that‘s important because it is something we westerners... do you think they are doing enough? was that your message when ye used to come to saudi arabia as the secretary of defence, it‘s got to start at home? it's one of the messages, yes, that they have to use their moral authority to stand against religious extremism. that‘s something americans can‘t do. we can help them militarily but we can‘t help them militarily but we can‘t help them militarily but we can‘t help them make that political and moral argument on behalf of islam. yes it involves saudi arabia but thatis yes it involves saudi arabia but that is only one place. this religious extremism, we just head east, pakistan, southeast asia,

moments, before placing a hand written note between the cracks. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucetm for us. i was watching that before we came on airand it i was watching that before we came on air and it was said, common enemies turning into partners. so he is buying into this idea. definitely. i have just come from riyadh and there is a lot of talk now about some arab states including saudi arabia and the united arab emirates are, as one minister said to bringing down 70 years of hatred and beginning the normalisation of relations with israel. there is a door document where they are talking about business permits and tourism visas. they are trying to get a new relationship with israel because they want to work with them and other strategic goals. as far as saudi arabia is concerned it is widely known but not much talked of that there are contacts between the two countries, there have been some senior saudis who have visited israel and vice versa. they have been talking behind—the—scenes and both agree errani is the main enemy. now they have president trump in the white house of r

my colleague lyse doucet is in riyadh.tinues to unfold, beginning with the most royal welcome this morning, actually, at the international airport in riyadh. president trump's first stop on his five stop foreign visit, his first everforeign visit five stop foreign visit, his first ever foreign visit as a president who was known not to like troubling. they are doing everything possible to make him feel at home. after the welcome at the airport they have had traditional rituals including a coffee ceremony and some conversation between the most senior saudi rulers, including king salman, and president trump. reuters news agency reported one of the conversations was overheard, with king salman expressing regret. he said syria was such an advanced country in the region, he said we goes to get professors from black and talked about how the country had been destroyed. the us and saudi arabia have been instrumental in arming the opposition to take on president assad. lots of deals being signed, to the tune of brilliance of dollars

let's get now on president trump's visit to saudi arabia. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucets in riyadh. ‘s we are starting to get some idea of what he is likely to see in this speech. we have been getting leaks and now we're getting excerpts from what he is expected to deliver, phrases like this is a battle between good and evil, phrases that he is expecting, that it is the islamic worlds themselves, islamic states which need to take action because they suffer the most. we understand that this will not be a very direct speech but he will not lecture. certainly not his saudi arabian hosts or any of the leaders who have come to meet him. he is having meetings now discussing some of the issues on the agenda, most of all the fight against extremism. he is not the first american leader to raise what is a sensitive topic. saudi arabia is the birthplace of islam. the country has often been accused of being part of the problem and not the solution, with their very strict interpretation of islam. the rulers here have been trying to do something about it, earlier today i spoke down wi

our correspondent lyse doucet is in jerusalem. the president has some grand ambitions.e has in mind? very brave of president trump and overwhelming optimism that suddenly he can make what he has called the ultimate deal, the very elusive peace between israelis and palestinians. to talk about as soon as his feet touched the tarmac in tel aviv. expectations are very high for those on all sides. and beyond this region. they would like to see a cornerstone for peace and stability in this region. i spoke to some of president trump's advisers andi some of president trump's advisers and i was told there looking at about ten or 12 different areas in what has been a long and the legal process. the white house did ask the israelis to bring about some confidence building measures. the cabinet approved measures to ease some of the pressure on the crossing the palestinians have to go through to leave the occupied west bank and come into israel. small steps. there have to be a lot of big steps before they get to the point where there is a genuine peace process, much less a peace deal

my colleague lyse doucet is in riyadh. to riyadh, the first day of president donald trump's first foreign visit is slowly evolving. he'll be soon going to a lavish dinner here, the guests of his saudi hosts who have given him a royal welcome. starting with the red carpet this morning at the international airport here in riyadh. and a day when he received many honours and signed many deals, a senior saudi official has said that already some deals worth a record $300 billion have been signed. in everything from engineering and technology, in the oil and gas sector, as well as an arms deal totalling 110 billion us dollars. that's a record sum in us saudi relations. there's much talk here of turning page. in other words, about a new partnership between the saudi kingdom and the united states with efforts from the strained religion should president 0bama, focused on a nuclear —— relationship with president 0bama, focused on a nuclear deal with iran, the archrival of saudi arabia. we will discuss these crucial relationships and

our chief international correspondent lyse doucet is injerusalem.jerusalem. he seems to pour cold water on a two state solution to the crisis but he seems to have come back from that. is the reality of complexity of life in the middle east dawning on him? that is certainly what we are see an. as you mentioned, he was the president who came into office vowing he would be the president that would move that embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. he would be the man who would be the best friend of israel, and the israelis, certainly the right—wing israelis, certainly the right—wing israelis started to believe with every month that passes there is a red mission sinking in that mr trump is now talking to other people. it was noticeable that after he met the king of georgia he rolled back on his view on settlement building. he said it might not be a good idea to build more. and we understand he will not announce a move of the embassy during this visit. indeed the white house even asked the israelis to bring in some confidence building measures, in a difficult

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clearer sense of how this white house believes a future deal could take shape. 0ur correspondent lyse douceten you are running for president and what you deliver when you are president well, they are much more nuanced, aren't they? as president trump famously said, 0bamacare, the president trump famously said, 0bamaca re, the affordable president trump famously said, 0bamacare, the affordable care act, was small, located than he thought. he will soon find out the art of the deal when it comes to peacemaking between israelis and palestinians is even more complicated. you have to acknowledge his overwhelming optimism to come right in and start talking about peace from the get go, right on the tarmac when he arrived on the first direct flight from riyadh to tel aviv and start talking about the peace process and the unsha keable bond between about the peace process and the unshakeable bond between israel and the united states of america. he is talking about it. the peace process has been moribund for a few years. he will have to do quite a bit to a contract. we are seeing the president and the f