described their condemnation as baseless and said that saudi arabia was dividing the entire region the leaders attended emergency summits in mecca saudi arabia's king solomon called for arab states to confront iran iraq however refused to sign a separate communique urging action on turn around warning that aggressive rhetoric could make the situation worse the palestinian plight was also on the agenda with president mahmoud abbas calling on the leaders to reject president donald trump's proposed peace deal with israel. we called for an end to days rail yoku patient of palestine under stablish ment of a palestinian independent state on the borders of 1987 with east jerusalem as its capital i would like to also reaffirm our absolute stance against american attempts to undermine international law with what is called the deal of the century to abolish the principle of a 2 state solution and as prime minister attended the talks it was the 1st high level meeting since the $27.00 team blockade of his nation began under simmons reports. this is the 1st high level contact between cattle in saudi arabia for nearly 2 years the qatari prime

arab leaders are meeting in mecca saudi arabia as part of an emergency summit saudi king solomon ratcheted up the rhetoric again.

also at the summit in mecca saudi arabia defended its position on the war in yemen the saudis say they reserve the right to defend themselves from foreign attacks the kingdom says that iran has been providing support to the hooty is iran insists it is not operating in yemen russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov has addressed the issue surrounding iran he said that some gulf countries may be considering to iran's initiative for a norm aggression treaty years most of. i am aware that certain gulf states not all of them are ready to consider the initiative we are prepared to contribute to the process. of the afghan taliban says that it was behind the car bombing targeting a military convoy in kabul 4 people were killed in the attack 7 others were wounded including 4 u.s. service this. hungary's prime minister viktor orban says that he wants a thorough investigation into a boat accident on the danube on wednesday at least 20 people are still missing feared drowned at least 7 others are confirmed dead rescuers are still searching the river for survivors police have detained the captain of

arab leaders are meeting in mecca saudi arabia as part of an emergency summit saudi king solomon ratcheted up the rhetoric.

on al-jazeera we're bringing you special coverage of these summits which are being held in mecca in saudi arabia i've just been hearing there from martin bashar in london been listening to the opening statements sort of the. arab leaders who are gathered in mecca thank you very much for giving us. an overview of this of course as we've been saying there's been several summits taking place a rather. has been following the other rivals the other story of the evening the says of course the leaders of the g.c.c. who have been gathered in saudi arabia again and how should we have been hearing certainly similar things for both of these summits which have been coming which have been held similar taney asli we've been hearing this desire that there are threats coming from threats coming from iran we need to stand together that certainly the line that the saudi arabian king was taking was it not give us a sense of what's been happening at the southers summit which will be held in parallel by the way we heard the final no communique we do of the. the the summit condemns the attacks targeting the vessels.

stories that we're following for you heads of governments from the arab league has gathered in mecca and saudi arabiafor what they're calling an emergency summit on iran the meeting was opened by king solomon of saudi arabia which is iran's regional rival he called on the international community to confront iran and stop what he described as its threatening policies. hundreds of sudanese protesters have marched on saddam's military headquarters in costume of the protest leaders issued a late night cool to demonstrate saddam's military says the protest camp outside the defense ministry is a threat to state stability and has ordered the closure of al-jazeera t.v. offices in costume. a 19 year old palestinian man has been shot dead by police after stabbing and wounding 2 israelis in east jerusalem old stacy the area has been the scene of numerous stabbings in recent years security has been stepped up across jerusalem during the muslim holy fasting month of ramadan. now the woman who is perhaps the most famous d.j. in warsaw maybe even in all of poland she began when she was 55 and now d.j. is ac and she

news coming to us here at al-jazeera cattles prime minister is to attend a security summit in mecca in saudi arabia this weekend show. me is joining diplomats from saudi arabia the u.a.e. bahrain and other countries starting on thursday the summits expected to focus on regional security issues amid soaring tensions between iran and the u.s. it's expected to be the 1st high level meetings with blockading nations since the embargo was imposed on cats are just 2 years ago analysts say the invitation suggests the saudi led blockading countries may be backing down from their accusations against. now she's the 1st mexican ballerina to win the world's top ballet award and now a list of cardio cabrera hopes to win over young mexicans facing an unstable future al-jazeera is money rapping i reports now from mexico city. she is currently regarded as the world's number one ballerina was. a mexican ballet dancer and lisa was awarded the 2900 people in want in advance for her performance in romeo and juliet financial the model for the berlin opera feeling that was during a recent visit to mexico city real said s

coming on set with us here we've been hearing certainly from these 2 meetings being held in mecca in saudi arabia significant pressure being placed on iran and that pressure really has been not with this this communique from the g.c.c. thank you for having me actually what we are seeing you know is there are many conflicts in the region right you know we have war in yemen we don't need more wars . is trying to be. blain get their wisdom roll with the oman blasts kuwait to have the peace in the region and that's why their image of cutter appointed the highest person in the government prime minister should have the love of nasr to attend this summit and to work with our partners at a bar to notice to make sure that there is no this collision no more wars and the region because it doesn't share the nations of the over there just to see the nations of the gulf the people of the go the doesn't say to anyone so qatar showed its good will to help and to play a good role to down play this game which doesn't even set of their american or western interest because this is the region where 40 percent of them

al-jazeera with some special coverage of the meetings taking place in saudi arabia feel we're bringing you live pictures now from mecca in saudi arabia where the leaders of the various countries who've gathered for this summit have just arrived. with me now to discuss there was a rival's it was quite remarkable the pictures that we've just been watching all the different heads of the nation states participating in the g.c.c. and arab summit have been a rifle and they're gathering nigh for the family photo but interestingly the one of the last to arrive was the foreign the prime minister rather of qatar qatar of course under a blockade by many of these countries just talk us through your impressions of that meeting because it was rather striking wasn't it we've seen some remarkable moments the handshake between the prime minister. along with the saudi king. abdullah says and we saw the emir of kuwait. reintroducing the promise of qatar once again to the king of saudi arabia in attempt to continue what he has started 2 years ago which is mediating and to the political impasse that has crippled the g.c.c. but when you lo

the americathis been hunted out phony has received an invitation from saudi arabia's king sound man to attend 2 summits in mecca the meetings will focus on the effects of of drone strikes on oil installations in saudi arabia cattle remains under a land sea and air blockade after saudi arabia led for arab nations to impose a trade and travel in baghdad in june 27th. one of sudan's main opposition groups is rejected cool's from other protest leaders to organize a general strike on tuesday and wednesday it's the latest sign of divisions between opposition groups who are trying to force the military to give civilians full control of the country imran khan has more now from caught in. the national i'm a party have made that announcement asking people not to take part in the nationwide strikes of the people here listening from the ones that we've been speaking to certainly notes they are wanting to take part in the strike the national mall party seems to have misread the mood of the country the game seems to have changed they know the party that they once were it's the sudanese professionals association that are now

tehran describe their condemnation is baseless and said saudi arabia was dividing the entire region the leaders attended emergency summits in mecca saudi king solomon call for arab states to confront iran iraq with is to sign a separate communique urging action on tehran warning aggressive rhetoric could make the situation worse the palestinian plight was also on the agenda with president mahmoud abbas calling on leaders to reject president proposed peace deal with israel. we called for an end 2 days of. this time under stop. me an independent state on the borders of $967.00 with east jerusalem as its capital i would like to also reaffirm our absolute stance against american attempts to undermine international law with what is called the deal of the century to abolish the principle of a 2 state solution and got our prime minister attended the talks it was the 1st high level meeting since the 2017 blockade on this nation andrew symonds reports. this is the 1st high level contact between cattle in saudi arabia for nearly 2 years the qatari prime minister shaikh abdullah bin nasa being funny and saudi king salamander bin abdel-aziz

her own described their condemnation as baseless and said saudi arabia was dividing the region the leaders attended emergency summits in mecca where saudi king salmon man called for arab states to confront iran iraq refused to sign of a separate communique urging action on tehran warning aggressive rhetoric could make the situation worse for palestinian plight was also on the agenda with president mahmoud abbas calling on leaders to reject president doll transfer opposed peace deal with israel and. we call for an end to days rail yoku patient of palestine under stablish ment of a palestinian independent state on the borders of 1967 with east jerusalem as its capital i would like to also reaffirm our absolute stance against american attempts to undermine international law with what is called the deal of the century to abolish the principle of a 2 state solution and carter's prime minister attended the talks it was the 1st high level meeting since the 2017 blockade on his nation address simmons' reports. this is the 1st high level contact between cattle in saudi arabia for nearly 2 years the qatari prime minister shaikh abdull

arab and muslim leaders are gathering in saudi arabia for a summit in the city of mecca. f the islamic corporation will hold meetings as tensions rise between saudi arabia and iran. the saudi's accuse iran of arming who the rebels in yemen and attacking oil tankers and a pipeline. iranian officials are in attendance, but the countries -- not the country's foreign minister. jp morgan has agreed to the biggest of the first settlement in an anti-dad via's case -- biased case. they will pay million to a male employee who says their policy was biased against fathers. he unsuccessfully applied to a 16 week leave being the primary caregiver of a new board -- newborn. global news 24 hours a day on air and @tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm ed ludlow. this is bloomberg. shery: let's get back to hong kong and get a check of the markets. with ouret's check in market appetite for bonds. gains.tes today resuming put the 10 year yield on course for a month of decline. markets seeing a chance for a in -- a november meeti

saudi arabia. qatar the prime minister said of the lebanon. 30 greeted by saudi king solomon bin abdulaziz in mecca the kingdom is hosting emergency meetings of the gulf cooperation council they organize a show of these lama conference and the arab league to counter what they say is iran's growing influence. but the saudis who are eager to show they have wider backing face a daunting task and the blockade imposed or sister $1017.00 the thai prime minister is seen here shaking hands with the king of bahrain another blockade in country and then the kuwaiti amir steps in trying to bring the saudi king and qatar the prime minister to engage in further talks that might ease tension and bring harmony to a d.c. in disarray king said man made it clear in his opening speech that he sees iran as the biggest threat to stability in the region. the iranian regime interfered in our internal affairs and develop ballistic and nucular weapons it affects navigation in international oil this is a naked aggression against our stability and international security. but for the saudis to build a coalition against iran th

heads of government from the arab league have gathered in mecca they're calling an emergency summit on iran saudi arabia's king film on open the meeting asking the international community to confront iran and. its threat on the seas and interfere . during high level talks japan and russia have accused one another of dangerous military buildup on several islands that lie between the 2 countries the disputed dates back to the 2nd. leaders of both nations will hold a summit in japan. police in hungary have detained the captain of a cruise ship that collided with a sites in boat in budapest a wednesday night the 2 a boat sank into the danube river within seconds 33 south korean tourists aboard so far 7 people have been confirmed dead 21 missing. the walls of budapest sized korean embassy bear witness to a city's sorrow one of the missing so far from home is a 6 year old girl who was traveling with her parents and grandparents the tragedy has shaken locals and tourists alike is that they are used. by their very. high water levels and strong cover and are hampering efforts to recover victims experts say it coul

a phony has received an invitation from saudi arabia's king solomon to attend 2 summits in mecca the meetings will focus on the effects of drone strikes on oil installations in the region castle remains under a land sea and air blockade after saudi arabia led 3 other arab nations in imposing a trade and travel embargo in june 2017. so i had for you on the program a red card for the referee the so explaining this strange and in the chinese stupidity. every war makes a devastating impact on. earth rights explore some of the efforts to recover what was lost from the syrian scientists safeguarding one of our most valuable resources these are important samples that we have to make sure they are surviving to the refugees striving to co-exist with nature ok so what's going on there simulating what happens when an elephant life after conflict on al-jazeera. kidnappings and murders in crimea since russia's forced onyx ation of the black sea and in china. they don't understand why he was kidnapped. schools of crimea into tons have been arrested. and killed most believed by russian security forc

scare on described their condemnation as baseless and said saudi arabia was dividing the entire region the leaders attended emergency summits in mecca where saudi king solomon called for arab states to confront iran iraq. refused to sign a separate communique urging action on tehran warning aggressive rhetoric could make the situation worse the palestinian plight was also on the agenda with president mahmoud abbas calling on the leaders to reject president donald trump as proposed peace deal with israel. we called for an end today's israeli occupation of palestine under stablish meant to abolish the an independent state on the borders of 1967 with east jerusalem as its capital i would like to also reaffirm our absolute stance against american attempts to undermine international law with what is called the deal of the century to abolish the principle of a 2 state solution and prime minister attended the talks it was the 1st high level meeting since the 2017 blockade on his nation anderson as reports. this is the 1st high level contact between cattle in saudi arabia for nearly 2 years the qatari prime minister shaikh abdullah bin nasa

saudi arabia the u.a.e. and other countries in the city of mecca. the top stories this hour up next the strain. i am from the ok and i'm really good we are in the stream today all u.s. iran relations heading towards a minute she conflict escalating tensions are stoking fears of war as always we'd love to hear your thoughts so similar comments in your questions to us via twitter or in our live you tube channel. jeffery story a university of amsterdam and you are in the street. this month for us in iran relations took a sharp turn when the u.s. sent an aircraft carrier and missiles to the region it was meant to counter specify potential iranian attack on u.s. interests both nations have since engaged in back and forth rhetoric that some say is headed towards conflict u.s. national security advisor john bolton said wednesday that an attack on all the time because they were united arab emirates this month was almost certainly carried out by iran iran's foreign ministry called bolton's claim ludicrous so here to talk about the u.s. iran relationship is. a commentator and consultant editor with the i

has to be on the agenda 3 summits in saudi arabia and leaders in the gulf cooperation council and the arab league gathering in mecca later on thursday let's bring in marwan bashara is al-jazeera senior political analyst and joins us live now from london marwan let's talk 1st about qatar's involvement in these saudi conferences how significant is it that the qatari prime minister's been invited and what role is qatar like it's a play. you know it's significant this is the 2nd time they have been invited to accept at this time. and clearly there is something positive in there but of course it remains to be seen after tomorrow night if there are by that the relations about it that are all meetings going on on the sidelines and the bloc of the country has decided to take some positive steps towards cutter because after all they are the ones will manufacture the crisis and for the life of me 2 years later i still can't figure out why would be why would someone take such a short sighted step against apartheid not our knowledge i it within the gulf region when all of these crises are escalating in the region be that as it

saudi arabia the u.a.e. bahrain and other countries in mecca summits expected to focus on regional security issues including tensions between iran and the u.s. the invitation to catalyze leaders suggest the blockading countries may be softening their stance against. well catalans gulf neighbors cut diplomatic ties and impose their economic blockade 2 years ago next week the blockade in countries include saudi arabia the united arab emirates rein egypt and others they accused qatar of supporting terrorism in the region and made a series of demands to end the crisis qatar's leaders have always strongly denied the accusations let's bring in marwan bashar is al-jazeera senior political analyst and joins us live now from london model and so we have these 3 big meetings in 3 days in saudi arabia involving the oh i see the g.c.c. and the arab league what are they trying to achieve what we expect from it well look there are no i mean there are world is living.

wholeheartedly my brother, the custodian of the holy , also theng salman king of saudi arabia, for his invitation to hold this summit in holy meccahank him for his hospitality and good organization, and asking god be and that this will come with benefit to all our countries. dear majesties, excellencies, is highnesses, this summit held today during unprecedented threats that threaten the arab national security, particularly the strategic united arab emirates. emphasize thato one of the main pillars of arab is one integral part of egyptian security, and therefore lf facesat that the gu will require us all to stand together to face it with wisdom and decisiveness. needed fors is arene to know that arabs not willing to give up their security and not accept any attack on their rights. to have themportant wisdom to contain any attention. the arabs have always been a people of peace and stability. opportunityke this to explain to you the egyptian perception to deal with the situation and deal with these , and theith wisdom threats that threaten arab security in general. i could say my perception in four main points. the attacks the oil

heads of government from the arab league have gathered in mecca of what they're calling an emergency summit on iran saudi arabia's king philmont open the meeting asking the international community to confront iran and stop what he says are its threatening policies and regional interference. during high level talks japan and russia have accused one another of dangerous military buildup on several islands that lie between the 2 countries the dispute over the islands dates back to the 2nd world war later this month leaders of both nations will hold a summit in japan. for the 2nd time this month thousands of university students in brazil are skipping classes to protest cuts in higher education spending earlier this month president. announced the government would freeze 30 percent of discretionary spending for public universities in the 2nd half of this year. police in hungary have detained the captain of a cruise ship that collided with a sightseeing boat in but the wednesday night the tour boat sank in the danube river within seconds 33 south korean tourists one board so far 7 people have been confirmed dead 21 othe

saudi arabia for a trio of summits. they're meeting in the muslim holy—city of mecca. e agenda is rising tensions with iran. the saudis say iran is responsible for attacking oil tankers in the strait of hormuz earlier this month. you can see damage on one of the ships here. the saudis say it fits a pattern of behaviour. here's their foreign minister speaking to the bbc. we have made it very clear that we do not want war and escalation vaasa made very clear that we cannot tolerate continued iranian aggression in the region. the road is made that position known, a large number of countries have condemned these actions, iran is subject to sanctions. iran denies it had anything to do with the attacks. but the americans have been stepping up the pressure on iran, sending more troops to the region and selling arms to the saudis. this was the us state department on wednesday. our maximum pressure campaign is designed to deny the regime, they world's designed to deny the regime, they worlds for most state—sponsored terror, they need to disrupt foreign policy. now saudi arabia w

diplomats from saudi arabia, the uae, kuwait and other countries will gather in mecca.10 civilians have been killed in the latest wave of attacks and airstrikes in northwest syria. government and russian forces launched the attacks wednesday. the syrian civil defense department tried to rescue the carpet bombing effort. still ahead on the program, the quickest way to hospital in kenya. how many in rural areas now rely on two wheels for help. ♪ winter blastof a across southeast australia, the coldest may day in melbourne since 2012. snow over the australian ups, only a levy in celsius for melbourne, not much better in hobart. warmer temperatures in the west, 24 in perth thursday, more clouds coming in friday to tamp down temperatures a little. temperatures will edge up to victoria, 13 degrees by friday, and 18 in cindy, 19 brisbane. the wet weather is running toward new zealand, increasingly cloudy skies coming through, wet and windy weather piling onto south island initially and gradually making its way across north island friday. temperatures around 17 in auckland, a h

going to be on the agenda 3 summits in saudi arabia leaders from the gulf cooperation council and the arab league gathering in mecca later on today. in sudan one person was killed when rapid support forces opened fire on an area where protesters have gathered in the capital khartoum it comes as activists groups to clear the 2 day strike a success protest groups are now threatening more civil disobedience to try to force the military council power to the civilian. cartoon. what way hearing is that a crowd of protesters gathered not where the sit in is actually taking place but one of the roads leading into the city streets and then there was some sort of scuffle between the rapid security forces and the protesters the are asef i we think it's the are simply are hearing conflicting reports it may well have been the sudanese army shooting into the crowd we heard the 6 people that were injured one of those was a young man in his twenty's he's now succumbed to his injuries and is in hospital and has passed away now this comes as a similar incident took place on wednesday between the are safe and the army where a pregnan

finger at tehran tonight saudi arabia is hosting an emergency summit o on the issuse he's our brian has the full details. a series of summits kicking off at mid nineteen a very busy mecca. topping the agenda for the arab and muslim leaders tensions with the wrong. saudi arabia is seeking to rally support against its rival after recent attacks on oil installations in the region were blamed on a wrong by the usus. an earlyy a gathering in jeddah saudi arabia said iranian interference must be dealt with. though it doesn't want war. to a kid in my message currently act. threataten the glolobal economy. and posose a danger to regional and international security. they must be dealt with with strength and firmness in what has. tehran has denied involvement in the attacks as tensions rise with washingtoton off to the wet left the multinational nucuclear deal witith iran w we imposesed sanctions and boosted its military presence in the gulf. another concern f for the summis the rift between qatar and other gulf states. the joint defense agreement between them was formed almost forty years ago but it's been fractured by disputes in twenty seventeen a saudi led political and econ

saudi arabia the u.a.e. and other countries in mecca i had about 4 ministers from the organization of islamic combination apparently missing in jeddah. at least 10 civilians have been killed in the latest wave of attacks and air strikes in northwest syria government and russian forces someone still talks on wednesday. syria civil defense volunteers the white house that's trying to rescue people from the rubble but the constant bombing ended that efforts. still has on the program the quickest way to hospital in kenya how many in rural areas now rely on 2 wheels for medical help. she's one of the world's top. mexico's top dancer brings her country struggles center stage. we've had something of a wintry blast across the southeast of australia belden having its coldest may day since 2012 you see that rattling of shallow cloud which is that it's way through some snow over the australian alps and 11 celsius for melbourne so really struggling to get into double figures not too much pressure for hope some website which was a west beginning to 24 here for perth. type code was going into friday but still not too bad one more

this gray inland might hit a thunderstorm more likely on the western side of saudi arabia but look at the temperatures now meccas at 40 to doha as of $45.00 that's going to be a dry heat $45.00 and he would isn't bearable but the mecca are not so sure that cloud around it could be very unpleasant couple of days. al jazeera while goes on a roller coaster journey in the wrong and discoveries how funny how a refugee community self belief and identity. i'd like to prove to the world. cup. i will be able to prove myself to my accounts from friends and myself. able to recycle chop afghan united on al-jazeera. welcome back you with al-jazeera my name's peter told me these are your top stories so far gulf nations have called on iran to respect international law and to stop interfering in other country's internal affairs and suffer a series of emergency summit held in saudi arabia as prime minister has become the most senior country official to visit the kingdom since the start of the saudi led blockade of qatar 2 years ago. sudan's transitional military council says a protest camp in the capital khartoum is posing a thr

what can you tell us about this emergency summit in saudi arabia >> hi, dom in just a few hours saudi arabia is set to host this emergency summit in mecca to discuss these rying tensions with iran this comes after the saudi foreign minister said iran's support nor houthi rebels was enough to destabilize the area this comes also after the u.s. national security adviser john bolton increased the temperature in the region yesterday directly blaming iran for a series of sabotage attacks on ships belonging to saudi arabia off the coast of the united arab emirates bolton said in a statement at a news briefing late yesterday that there is no doubt in anybody's mind in washington who is responsible for this but stopped short of providing evidence for his claim iran's deputy foreign minister also reacted in the last 24 hours to that comment. he described it as ludicrous and that iran is ready to come to the table and talk, but also says iran is ready to respond if necessary. president trump has said in the past that he does not want war or regime change with iran he would like to see a cushing of iran's nuclear ambitions. whether or not the summ

and saudi arabia has called for 2 emergency. and arab leaders in mecca to discuss escalating tensions in the gulf. and yemen survivors of the u.s. coalition air strike so they have no idea why their neighborhood in the capital was attacked at least 6 people were killed and dozens wounded the coalition says it's investigating the possibility of an accidental airstrike. reports. the sounds of coalition. precision strikes on the military positions in the capital sanaa but these pictures of damaged homes tell another story residents of iraq cross say there is no justification for the destruction of their neighborhood. at 8 in the morning i heard an almighty explosion god knows what kind of rocket it was we don't know why we were. sleeping in our. taxi driver he was injured in the attack he's come straight from hospital to see what's left of his home. i did fedex. i went to look for my children the stairs were full of shrapnel and blood they got us out and took us to hospital my 3 taxis are damaged we have nothing more than taxis we don't have rockets we're j

saudi arabia. qatar prime minister share how the lebanon. greeted by saudi king selman binoculars sees in mecca the kingdom is hosting emergency meetings of the gulf cooperation council the organization of the islamic conference and the arab league to counter what they say is iran's growing influence but the saudis who are eager to show they have wider backing face a daunting task and the blockade imposed says to 1017 the thai prime minister is seen here shaking hands with the king of bahrain another blockade in country and then the kuwaiti amir steps in trying to bring the saudi king and qatar the prime minister to engage in further talks that might ease tension and bring harmony to a d.c. in disarray king said man made it clear in his opening speech that he sees iran as the biggest threat to stability in the region. the iranian regime interfered in our internal affairs and developed polycystic and nucular weapons it affects navigation in international oil this is a naked aggression against our stability and international security. but for the sardi's to build a coalition against iran they nee

saudi arabia's military campaign in yemen was one of the issues discussed at the arab summit in mecca the saudis to fended the position that claiming that they reserve the right to defend themselves from foreign attacks riyadh says that iran has been providing support to the who these accusations which teheran denies. we are not involved in yemen if we were there now they who would be in riyadh yemen is completely surrounded by the americans and the coalition including some europeans europeans and zionists so when yemen is surrounded we cannot get there. and themselves now handle it based on chronic principles we should help as much as we can and we do but they themselves have now produced their capabilities as in gaza they themselves do it iranians of force across the country to mark could stay demonstrations being held across the region in a show of support for palestinians iran is not the day since the start of its 979 islamic revolution it comes just weeks before the white house presents its long awaited peace plan in bahrain. mexico's president wants talks with washington after d

mecca. on may 30th to discuss the situation in the region. saudi arabia does not want war in the region and is not seeking it and will do its best to have beat it but at the same time if the other party chooses war then we will respond with all strength and determination and will defend itself and its interests the kingdom hopes others to be wise and the iranian regime and its agents to stay away from recklessness and stupid acts and spare the region instability in saudi arabia ask the international community to take responsibility to stop that regime from destabilizing the world while the u.s. has deployed an aircraft carrier and bombers to the gulf over what it says are threats from iran for commercial ships were sabotaged off the coast of the u.a.e. last week although it's not known who was responsible and an oil installation west of the saudi capital was attacked by yemen's who the rebels how to paint has more from washington. there are reports out of saudi arabia that the saudi crown prince mohammed bin solomon had a phone call with the u.s. secretar

push this plan is likely to be on the agenda 3 summits in saudi arabia leaders from the gulf cooperation council of the arab league gathering in mecca they said on thursday qatar's prime minister is expected to attend the 1st high level meeting since a blockade against his nation. budget alan sorry is a professor of political sociology at castle university he says it's important for the qatari prime minister to be part of the discussions on regional tensions. 1st of all we have a proper invitation that came through the right channels from the king himself a like other invitations in the past that were done in a not so respectful manner and this apparently you know led by the government to take a decision to send such a high. but also we have to remember that. this invitation this is a special summit on a very special case which is. in the gulf and especially what happened then for jr and saudi arabia. saudi arabia was not under any obligation to contact them directly through the invitation but they did and therefore that they decided that it should be part of this summit on the high level i think one of the main reasons for what i'v

saudi arabia the u.a.e. bihari and other countries in mecca the summit said specter to focus on regional security issues including tensions between iran and the us invitation to catalyze leaders suggest the blockade in countries may be softening their stance against. neighbors can't diplomatic ties and impose their economic blockade two years ago next week the blockade in countries include saudi arabia the united arab emirates bahrain egypt and others they accuse qatar of supporting terrorism in the region and made a series of demands to end the crisis qatar's leaders have always strongly denied the accusations were bashar a is al jazeera senior political analyst and joins us live now from london so just talk to us about cats are and what qatar's involvement is in these in these three meetings in saudi arabia marwan. well look very cvs invitation once and twice and this time they decided to attend it's an important beginning it's an important step towards perhaps some sort of reconciliation of sort but certainly it's important because there is a gulf summit and qatar is an important member of that regional counci

saudi arabia the u.a.e. bahrain and other countries in mecca it will be the 1st time level meeting since custer's neighbors imposed a blockade 2 years ago. well separately foreign ministers of the organization of islamic cooperation on meeting in the society city of sheds at the moments in his opening remarks the saudi foreign minister condemning the attack on the oil tankers last month it britain been. also said the drone strikes on sight the state oil company aramco earlier this month were terrorist attacks yemen's who see rebels said they were behind them while they're locked in a battle in yemen with they say the m.r.c. coalition that is fighting alongside yemen's governments well lawrence focus it is a retired colonel who serves as chief of staff for the u.s. secretary of state colin powell joins us now live from richmond virginia and if we could 1st focus on the fact that prime minister will be attending these meetings do you think this could be a sign of reproach moments in qatar and saudi arabia the other blockading countries . i would certainly hope so but i don't expect that because there is a real divid

saudi arabia. qatar prime minister shareholder. greeted by saudi king salmond binoculars he's in mecca that the kingdom is hosting emergency meetings of the gulf cooperation council their organization of these lama conference and the arab league to counter what they say is iran's growing influence. but the saudis who are eager to show they have wider backing face a daunting task and of the blockade imposed or qatar sr 1017 the thai prime minister is seen here shaking hands with the king of bahrain another blockade in country and then the kuwaiti amir steps in trying to bring the saudi king and qatar the prime minister to engage in further talks that might ease tension and bring harmony to a d.c. in disarray king said man made it clear in his opening speech that he sees iran as the biggest threat to stability in the region but the iranian regime interfered in our internal affairs and develop ballistic and nucular weapons it affects navigation in international oil this is a naked aggression against our stability and international security. but for the saudis to build a coalition against iran they need to and the impasse created by th

saudi arabia the u.a.e. all rain and other countries in mecca. ahead about 4 ministers from the organization of islamic cooperation a currently missing in jeddah. ok ass's gulf neighbors cut diplomatic ties on impose the economic blockade 2 years ago next week the main book 18 countries all saudi arabia the united arab emirates and egypt they accused cata of supporting terrorism in the region and made a series of demands to end the crisis as leaders have always strongly denies the accusations. we can bring in now al-jazeera senior political analyst marwan bashar is samoan how significant is it that the cattery pm is going to be attending this event it's pretty significant after 2 years of paralysis clearly the blockage the country led by saudi arabia have run out of ammunition become too i did lock the sanctions and the blockade are not working and hence. extending a hand of some sort for the time being it's just all of this is just the beginning of something perhaps a 1st step an important step whether there will be bilateral meetings on the sid

ok some pictures now indeed from saudi arabia incredible really heavy rains causing flooding near the city of. in mecca province just look at the kingdom's meteorologists been warning all. in recent days it's clear from media reports whether anyone has been injured but local residents are being told to take all necessary safety precautions. or i thought is our lot for no you're watching or to international i'll be back in just a more global update this 1 . what is. magic and the new type of digital currency the centralized digital scarcity chancellor. second. bank that's called the genesis blog for reason calling the civil disobedience a source of optimism because i can control my own financial death any it's just a new way of coming to consensus is a game changer in the human history of this. discovering the new world this paradigm shifting technology that transforms economics and finance in a heartbeat the apollo 11 landing. to the max and stacey. $102040.00 you know bloody revolution to the demonstrations going from being relatively peaceful political protests to be creasing the violent revolution i

coarseness plan is likely to be on the agenda 3 summits in saudi arabia leaders from the gulf cooperation council and arab league gathering in mecca place on thursday. police in hungary a forced a criminal investigation after a tourist boat sank on the river danube it was carrying south korean tourists 7 people died but 7 others were rescuers these are live pictures of search teams looking for the 19 people who are still missing heavy rain and strong currents have been hampering rescue efforts al-jazeera shallot ballasts reports. it's a populist stritch of the danube river in the heart of border paste a tourist spots the move made was still carrying more than 30 south korean turrets and it was involved in a collision with a cruise ship receiving search for survivors the terrorists were wearing life jackets and water temperatures well below 15 degrees celsius police said after a month of heavy rain high water levels in a fast current complicated rescue if it's. one of the most we found some people with serious injuries in a critical condition there were some who got lightly injured and some needed to be resuscitated. police have no

saudi arabia has called for 2 emergency summit and arab leaders in mecca on may 30th to discuss escalating tensions in the gulf state media says king said mom wants to discuss recent aggressions and their consequences the u.s. has deployed an aircraft carrier and bombers to the region over alleged threats from iran for commercial ships were sabotaged off the coast of the u.a.e. last week and an oil intimation west of the saudi capital was attacked by the rebels while in the yemen survivors all the saw the u.a.e. coalition air strike say they have no idea why their neighborhood in the capital was attacked at least 6 people were killed and wounded the coalition says it's investigating the possibility of an accidental airstrike reports. the sound coalition. precision strikes on the military positions in the capital sanaa but these pictures of damaged homes tell another story residents of iraq say there is no justification for the destruction of their neighborhood. in the morning i heard an explosion god knows what kind of rocket it was we don't know why we were bombed the. taxi driver. was in

saudi arabia has called for 2 emergency summit involving gulf and arab leaders in mecca on may 30th discuss escalating tensions in the gulf state media says king sal mom wants to discuss recent aggressions and their consequences the u.s. has deployed an aircraft carrier and bombers to the region over alleged threats from iran for commercial ships were sabotaged off the coast of the u.a.e. last week and or the installation west of the saudi capital was attacked by yemen's with the rebels. the u.n. is warning of a major shabana terror and crisis in somalia which is again in the grip of drought somalis are leaving the rural areas in their tens of thousands to get food aid in the capital mogadishu and the failure of what are called long rains which usually sweep east africa between march and may has caused crop failures across the region somalia was pushed the brunt of widespread famine during a severe drought just 2 years ago. we were just 2 years on from the 2017 drought which had a famine warning to it we were able to avoid famine through working with partners governments civil society the d

government from the arab league have gathered in mecca what they're calling an emergency summit on iran the meeting was opened by king philmont of saudi arabia iran's rival here as the international community to confront iran and stop what he described as a threat in policies interference. during high level talks and russia have accused one another dangerous on 7 islands that live between the 2 countries the dispute over the islands dates back to the 2nd world war later this month leaders of both nations will hold a summit in japan. south korea's foreign. says arrived in capital with uppish following the sinking of a tourist boat with carp korean tourists on board can quantify our visit to the spot where the vessel sank into the danube river after a larger cruise boat crashed into it on bernstein i police have detained the captain of the largest ship so far 7 south koreans have been confirmed dead 21 people are still missing. the walls of budapest size korean embassy bear witness to a city's sorrow one of the missing so far from home is a 6 year old girl who was traveling with her parents and grandparents the tragedy has shaken locals and to

government from the arab league have gathered in mecca for what they're calling an emergency summit on that meeting was opened by king solomon of saudi arabia rahm's regional arrival. he asked the international community to confront iran and stop what he described as its threatening policies and interference. 1000 year old palestinian man has been shot dead by police after stabbing and wounding 2 israelis in east jerusalem old city that area has been the scene of numerous stabbings in the past few years security has been stepped up across true islam during the muslim holy fasting month of ramadan. a dutch birdwatcher who has been held by islamic state like nortons of the philippines since 2012 has been killed the netherlands government has confirmed that you all mourn died during a gun battle between his captors and the philippine smoldering. is to south korea now it says it will not be giving up hope in the desperate search for survivors after a fatal boat accident in hungary killed at least 7 south korean citizens foreign minister tang joan chua arrived in budapest today to pay her respects the victims and to get an update on the search a

so kingdom of saudi arabia are our greatest thanks and appreciation for the invitation to hold at this emergency summit in mecca that is in a time that it at a time when the arab. countries are in need is most pressing need to have a stability and security dear exodus is measured. highnesses this summit is held today when our. arab nation is facing many. challenges that require us to work together and increase coordination between us and order to unite the arab together and to consolidate the common and the joint arab work together to face the dangers of surrounding area in the. kingdom of jordan we stress our stance and standing by our brothers arabs to. to preserve their security and safety and there are clear refusal of any interference in the interference of any internal affairs of system arab countries or threat of their sovereignty is all or . security in any shape or form the latest of which was what the united arab emirates and the saudi arabia was subjected to. the attacks that are. rejected and would emphasize that the security of the arab countries for us in jordan is a main to the stability and safe

series of high level meetings gets underway in saudi arabia later on thursday leaders from the gulf cooperation council and the arab league are gathering in mecca they'll be focusing on regional security including the situation in yemen and the recent attacks on saudi vessels regional form and says have already met as the saudis called the muslim nations to confront iran with what they called force and firmness well it's been a particularly tense month in the region with the u.s. deploying troops on the warships to the gulf under simmons has more the 1st of 3 major gatherings of leaders one objective to find a way of reducing tension in the middle east it's difficult at a time when divisions within the region run deep made worse by the battle of rhetoric between the united states and iran the host for these talks saudi arabia has made its position clear. we emphasize the need to exert more if it's to combat the subversive activities of extremist terrorist groups they must be addressed with all strength and firmness. a reference there to damage to 4 vessels including 2 saudi oil tankers off the coast of the united arab emirates earlier this mont