president michel aoun and the speaker of the parliament betty was cool for. unity this comes against a backdrop of the political crisis that was triggered by the surprise resignation of. that while he was in saudi arabia i mean the message today was basically that lebanese tend united behind their leaders but the hours to come later are going to be very crucial for the country we expect things that how do you need to meet with president bush and that's where the president is going to have to renounce his resignation that's going to be good news for labor but how do we insist on stepping aside that could plunge the country into further instability and uncertainty i think all the political leaders now want to keep. the prime minister for the you know. this is a delicate moment for everyone and also for a country which is surrounded by. places like syria where violence continues and he also there's this message by everyone in lebanon that we should stay away from interfere went into political affairs of lebanon they say that this should respect the will of the l

interesting to see a while ago president michel aoun tweeting prime minister. saying to us they would have forced. the day to talk to each other at the presidential palace today but the lebanese leaders would like to showcase a moment of unity to the country united behind its leader to behave well to the promise that we're talking about a country with a divided along sectarian lines a mind that this political crisis that started with. his resignation what you see today is the coming together to say that they don't want to see it with countries interfering into their own. i think the coming hours. will talk to them how did it convince him to renounce his resignation. on top and that he. might face with its. then it is certain to. come back to you when those talks image they get on the way out of there from the lebanese capital. talks are taking place in the russian city of sochi to determine the outcome of the syrian war turkey which backs syrian rebel groups and president bashar al assad's allies iran and russia are there groups opposed to our side will gather

in the short in the short run michel aoun and the foreign minister the last months where accused of being very close to his bottle are allowing ministers lebanese ministers to go back to damascus which was not the opinion of sad. for example the free minister to meet counterpart walid moallem the syrian foreign minister in new york saw or probably will have to to to see if michel aoun will will get a more balanced position towards as both a law but as well i believe it and will remain strong and there are also as you know some complains about as bought a law in iraq in syria in yemen and yesterday we've heard president asunder and he is saying that the the victory against has been has been done in iraq in syria are . no one the battle with his allies the russians and iranians and is bottle are there was an agreement to last month at the early november between the american russians and jordanians not allowing as but allowed to go closer close to this israeli border south of syria so all of these elements probably are in mind of salary and we'll have to to see if as well are could

like hezbollah like the party of president michel aoun about how to move forward by insist that all the parties eleven or should stay away from interfering into the regional conflicts in the lead . i think this is going to be the toughest challenge facing prime is a. sudden how did he and the political leadership to try to come together set aside their differences and move forward but isn't there a potential around the corner here hashim for a massive contradiction because on the one hand if he says i will protect the stability of my country that's a wonderful idea on paper but that surely does not. with what we think the conversation might have been that existed or that took place between him and the saudis. when he went on t.v. and said ok i'm resigning. you're absolutely right peter i mean if you look just at the symbolic of the two events he made the announcement about his resignation but once his he was he came back to. handing that resignation in a way or another he's contradicted in saying that now that i'm back surrounded by the people i'm given second thoughts to that we have b

it's not clear of how to draw his resignation but lebanon's president michel aoun said he will wait for the prime minister to return to beirut to decide the next step with regards to the government french mediation may have ended the diplomatic turmoil over how to create but the crisis is far from over if insists on resigning it will be hard to find a candidate accepted by all sides to replace him and the ongoing rivalry between iran and saudi arabia could cause more instability here. lebanese from across the political divide had one message to saudi arabia we want our prime minister back it seems is now coming back but what happens next will test if the unity will be short lived so to her and beirut. now u.s. president donald trump has urged all members of the u.n. security council to back the renewal of the international inquiry into chemical attacks in syria he says it's critical to prevent president bashar assad from using the weapons ever again the fifteen nation council is due to vote shortly on rival u.s. and russian bids to an international inquiry i'm joined now by al-jazeera i

announcement in riyadh he was received as a prime minister and warmly greeted by the president michel aoun who publicly accused saudi arabia of forcing her to resign and preventing him from leaving the country the saudis said they feared for his life back home how did he did say he would clarify his political position once back in lebanon and it seems a compromise deal has been worked out how did he suspended his resignation to allow for further consultations. i presented today my resignation to president and he urged me to wait before offering it and to hold on to it for more dialogue about its reasons of political. groet and i like green. party represents one of two major alliances in lebanon on the pro saudi camp hundreds of his supporters gave him a hero's welcome outside his home many lebanese from across the political divide believed he was being used by saudi arabia as a pawn in their attempt to target iran and that him and his family were held as hostages there how did he has a national unity government that includes his political opponent the pro iranian has blocked the prime mini

it's not clear if his resignation but lebanon's president michel aoun said he will wait for the prime minister to return to beirut to decide the next step with regards to the government french have ended the diplomatic turmoil over fate but the crisis is far from over if it's on resigning it will be hard to find a candidate accepted by all sides to replace him and the ongoing rivalry between iran and saudi arabia could cause more instability here. lebanese from across the political divide had one message to saudi arabia we want our prime minister back it seems he is now coming back but what happens next will test if the unity will be short lived. beirut. israel says it's prepared to cooperate with saudi arabia to unite against iran israel's military chief says in an interview with an arabic online newspaper that it's ready to share intelligence information with saudi arabia he says they need to stand up to iran this comes as tension between tehran and riyadh increases just as a visiting scholar in the middle east program at carnegie mellon endowment for international peace. is likely

it's not clear how he will withdraw his resignation but lebanon's president michel aoun said he will wait for the prime minister to return to beirut to decide the next step with regards to the government french mediation may have ended the diplomatic turmoil over fate but the crisis is far from over if on resigning it will be hard to find a candidate accepted by all sides to replace him and the ongoing rivalry between iran and saudi arabia could cause more instability here. lebanese from across the political divide have one message to saudi arabia we want our prime minister back it seems how d.d. is now coming back but what happens next will test if the unity will be short lived so adequate or else his ego beirut. u.s. president donald trump is a step closer to his first major legislative victory after almost a year in office the house of representatives as paul says flagship tax reform bill but it still needs senate approval reports from washington d.c. . he campaigned on winning tax breaks for ordinary americans but after nearly ten months in office donald trump has yet to score le

it's not clear if his resignation but lebanon's president michel aoun said he will wait for the prime minister to return to beirut to decide the next step with regards to the government french. diplomatic turmoil over fate but the crisis is far from over if so on resigning it will be hard to find a candidate accepted by all sides to replace him and the ongoing rivalry between iran and saudi arabia could cause more instability here. lebanese from across the political divide have one message to saudi arabia we want our prime minister back it seems he is now coming back but what happens next will test if the unity will be short lived. beirut. i watching al-jazeera still to come the united nations warns that yemen's humanitarian crisis could be about to get even worse. and an agreement to phase out call for this is by the year twenty thirty is a point at the on climate talks. hell i imagine you've got over the shock now that twenty degree drop in temperature for adelaide in melbourne the circulating cold front and its low pressure area still there right on the edge you'll notice it's been

accepted an offer by the president of france emmanuel macron to visit paris lebanese president michel aoun tweeted that he hopes the country's political crisis is over pretty announced his resignation in riyadh nearly two weeks ago. the new york times is reporting that the u.s. is increasingly concerned with the actions of the saudi crown prince saying they could damage american interests but he calling reports from washington d.c. . a less than flattering article about the recent moves made by saudi crown prince mohammed bin solomon in the new york times the headline reads at thirty two he's begun a war and jailed his rivals what's next paints a picture a prince making rash moves and possibly destabilizing the region putting american interests at risk now oftentimes the way this works in washington because we've seen president come out with his tweets and his state. giving his full support to the moves that made as he's known here in the united states oftentimes though if the rest of the government wants to send a message they do it by speaking off the record or anonymous sources to the n

prime minister saad hariri which he announced on a surprise visit to riyadh the lebanese president michel aoun is calling on saudi arabia to car fire exactly why harry reid has yet to return to beirut following suggestions he's been detained and is under house arrest the saudis to fair in lebanon has denied this insisting hariri hasn't returned because of security concerns saying holder has the latest from beirut. posters are springing up across the lebanese capital beirut expressing support to. the resigned prime minister whose fate really is unknown uncertain times in lebanon the country finding itself at a crossroads for the past year this country enjoyed relative stability in a very turbulent region but things have changed and lebanon finds itself in the middle of the saudi iranian rivalry playing out across the region it's been like him for quite some time since two thousand and five i guess it's when he really thinks things are really assassination. and we have two poles like saudi arabia and iran and those who pose have people on the ground iran has tons of those economics and they're i

arabia of holding the prime minister saad hariri along with his family hostage it's the first time michel aoun has explicitly said he's being held in what he's calling an act of aggression every announced his surprise resignation in a televised statement from the saudi capital riyadh move threatens to plunge lebanon into a power contest between regional foes iran and saudi arabia. we're going to bring you much more on all of those stories at the top of next hour in about twenty five minutes time including analysis on what's happening in zimbabwe the situation in the capital harare coming up next it's witness stay with us. the fourth. in the since he left phyllis the blue nation now faca article from the. yeah you were too if i could you know like me it's we should look at gully. as the cancer that you're going to vote for. and i know from the basic science class bones they see them they found them and on the traffic and and being referenced and taught see. the mohawk meeting on the back and go mad men so we'll have your songs on his truck is. and old mates had two pipes on the rocking. thing t

president of france emmanuel macron has invited her to visit paris on wednesday lebanon's president michel aoun said that nothing justified the apparent detention of howdy by saudi arabia how he announced his resignation in riyadh nearly two weeks ago. this is an act of aggression against lebanon this is a violation of the vienna convention in the bill of rights this isn't a resignation this is an aggression on our independence sovereignty and our dignity the new york times is reporting that u.s. officials are increasingly concerned with the actions of the saudi crown prince saying that they could damage u.s. interests probably calling reports from washington. a less than flattering article about the recent moves made by saudi crown prince mohammed bin solomon in the new york times the headline reads at thirty two he's begun a war and jailed his rivals what's next paints a picture a prince making rash moves and possibly destabilizing the region putting american interests at risk now oftentimes the way this works in washington because we've seen president come out with his tweets and his stateme

prime minister saad hariri which he announced on a surprise visit to riyadh the lebanese president michel aoun is calling on saudi arabia to clarify exactly why hariri has yet to return to beirut following suggestions he's been detained on the house arrest the saudi sharon's death in lebanon has denied this insisting horary hasn't returned because of security concerns they know how to has the latest from beirut. springing up across the lebanese capital beirut expressing support to. the resigned prime minister whose fate really is unknown uncertain times in lebanon the country finding itself crossroads for the past year this country enjoyed relative stability in a very turbulent region but things have changed and lebanon finds itself in the middle of the saudi iranian rivalry playing out across the region it's been like him for quite some time since two thousand and five i guess that's when he really thinks things are really assassination. and we have two polls so there may be on the run and those two polls have people on the ground in iran has done this others economics and in the middle of al

is expected to meet her in the during a visit to saudi arabia on wednesday lebanon's president michel aoun said nothing is justified the apparent detention of hariri by saudi arabia already announced his resignation from riyadh nearly two weeks ago earlier lebanon's president accused saudi arabia of holding her hostage just go live to beirut al-jazeera said the hunter is there for a center of course accepting an invitation to visit france is one thing actually leaving riyadh is going to be another what what more do we know. well yes the french foreign minister reiterating what the french president said late yesterday that how did he and his family have accepted to go to paris to spend a few days in paris clearly france is mediating in this crisis lebanon reached out to paris for help for assistance many in lebanon including the president believe that the saddle how do you and his family are hostages in the kingdom so mark ron holding a lot of exchanges phone conversations with the saudi king as well as how d.d. so now france making it clear that how do you do you will go to paris this ther

it's not clear how to draw his resignation but lebanon's president michel aoun said he will wait for the prime minister to return to beirut to decide the next step with regards to the government french mediation may have ended the diplomatic turmoil over how to fate but the crisis is far from over if how to insists on resigning it will be hard to find a candidate accepted by all sides to replace him and the ongoing rivalry between iran and saudi arabia could cause more instability here. lebanese from across the political divide one message to saudi arabia we want our prime minister back it seems how duty is now coming back but what happens next will test if the unity will be short lived so to her and she's eager beirut. the u.n. says at least one million children in yemen are at risk of contracting to feria because urgently needed vaccines are being blocked from entering the country heads of three un agencies have pleaded with the sounded coalition to lift its blockade fully on the country they say there's also the risk of a renewed flare up of cholera which has infected some nine hu

has confirmed he'll return to beirut by wednesday and says he'll hold talks with the president michel aoun kerry made the statement in paris where he's met with the french president emmanuel macron has more now from paris in the latest twist in this political crisis saad hariri arrived at paris's look airport at dawn and headed to his apartment in the french capital it was the first time the lebanese prime minister had been seen in public since his sudden resignation in riyadh two weeks ago later he met the french president emmanuel markov at the elysee palace and said he would return to beirut. with regards to the political situation i will be in beirut in the next few days to take part in the celebration of our independence and all express opinions on all subjects once i've met president. hariri was joined by his wife and eldest son but his other two children were left behind in riyadh fueling speculation about why that was released the sources said only that it had been the hariri family's personal choice. macro invited to really he said not to offer exile but a listen act of friendship

while in saudi arabia how do these attending lebanon's independence day celebrations president michel aoun has refused to accept the prime minister's resignation believing it was done on the juris previously said harry was being detained by saudi authorities but has denied the accusations. is live for us in beirut so tell us about his presence there and what capacity in the shop in the parade and what does that tell us about his political status right now. you sunny. as the prime minister. i think that's capacity that is he's attending the right of the moderating the independence day along with president michel i will. speak at a mall about to be about it so the top leadership hope he's here today and told them this is a crucial moment they would like to showcase unity of this very delicate moment for the country. now that he's back in lebanon the take us through the political process that has to happen now because we do have this sort of conflicting situation where he's resigned the president hasn't accepted his resignation yet. what he did. exactly as president michel i will said that th

lebanese president michel aoun has warned arab states they must deal with his country wisely or risk pushing lebanon towards fire lebanon has been locked in a political crisis ever since prime minister's saad hariri suddenly quits as prime minister whilst in saudi arabia earlier this month three reese just been in cairo holding talks with the gyptian media until fattah el-sisi before making his way home will have joins me live now from beirut so a warning there then to arab states hash of why. indeed because the lebanese president michel aoun is concerned about the future of the country if the political crisis and also regional interference this explains why he said that arab neighbors should deal with lebanon with wisdom otherwise they would be pushing the country to words fire he also said that lebanon has stayed away from and in a conflict of therefore they were expecting countries to show receive prosody this comes against the backdrop of the surprise fourth of november resignation by a prime minister saddle how do you wish through the whole political system in lebanon into chaos

but first the lebanese president michel aoun has told saudi arabia's envoy in lebanon that prime minister saad hariri must return to the country now president has reported express concern over the circumstances of mr kerry's resignation calling them on acceptable now this is the latest in escalating tension between saudi arabia and iran that's fueling a political crisis in lebanon the french president meanwhile emmanuel that mccrone has made a surprise visit to riyadh he held talks with the crown prince mohammed bin sound man president confirmed that he has had informal contact with mr hariri who is also in the saudi capital. now mr harris political party the future movement is demanding the prime minister return to beirut immediately and it says it actually hasn't heard from him since saturday that you'll remember is when he resigned in a broadcast from riyadh saying that he feared for his life well it's been six days since that resignation and there are now growing fears that mr hariri is actually being held in riyadh against his will but the french foreign minister. says he doesn't bel

arabia of holding the prime minister saad hariri along with his family hostage it's the first time michel aoun has explicitly said he's being held in what he's calling an act of aggression every announced his surprise resignation in a televised statement from the saudi capital riyadh move threatens to plunge lebanon into a power contest between regional foes iran and saudi arabia we're going to bring you much more on all of those stories at the top of next hour in about twenty five minutes time including analysis on what's happening in zimbabwe the situation in the capital harare coming up next al-jazeera its witness stay with us.

it's not clear of how do you draw his resignation but lebanon's president michel aoun said he will wait for the prime minister to return to beirut to decide the next step with regards to the government french mediation may have ended the diplomatic turmoil over heidi's fate but the crisis is far from over if it's on resigning it will be hard to find a candidate accepted by all sides to replace him and the ongoing rivalry between iran and saudi arabia could cause more instability here. lebanese from across the political divide have one message to saudi arabia we want our prime minister back it seems how d.d. is now coming back but what happens next will test if the unity will be short lived . beirut. israel says it's prepared to cooperate and share intelligence information with saudi arabia to face what it calls iran's plans to control the middle east an hour and haim is the military correspondent for the tourists and post she says by saudi arabia and israel have similar regional goals there are various levels which i'm sure israel and and saudi arabia for their part would be a little bi

it's not clear if his resignation but lebanon's president michel aoun said he will wait for the prime minister to return to beirut to decide the next step with regard to the government french have ended the diplomatic turmoil over. but the crisis is far from over if it's on resigning it will be hard to find a candidate accepted by all sides to replace him and the ongoing rivalry between iran and saudi arabia could cause more instability here. lebanese from across the political divide had one message to saudi arabia we want our prime minister back it seems he is now coming back but what happens next will test if the unity will be short lived so out of. beirut al jazeera continues to demand the release of a journalist who's saying who's been an egyptian prison for almost eleven months now the same is accused of broadcasting false news to spread chaos which strongly deny he has repeatedly complained of mistreatment and jail he was arrested on december twentieth all this in his family. there remains of elephants illegally hunted in zimbabwe in zambia can now be imported into the u.s. as t

you're watching out a zero here's a quick reminder of our top stories lebanese president michel aoun a says that prime minister saad al hariri freedom is being restricted in riyadh in a statement on said hariri was living in mysterious circumstances saudi state t.v. showing pictures of king solomon meeting hariri it's the third time he's been seen in public since his abrupt resignation in saudi arabia eight days ago an interview with him is due to air in the next few hours. yes president donald trump has insisted he backs the u.s. intelligence community's view that russia meddled in last year's election trump was widely criticized on saturday when he said he believes putin who has always denied the allegations under gallagher has more basically don't trump is giving lots of fodder to his enemies of his critics here remember the backgrounds of all this is an ongoing investigation into possible collusion between the drug campaign and russia so it really didn't do himself any good backing up a lot of near putin over his own intelligence community but he seems to be determined to get a g

announcement in riyadh but the prime minister hasn't made any more statements lebanon's president michel aoun believes how he is under house arrest he told a saudi arabia the fear in beirut. that the circumstances of the resignation are an acceptable and how d.d. should return immediately. and how did his own political party made a similar to mt they didn't just suggest the prime minister is being held against his will but expressed concern that lebanon's son the community could be marginalized even further. from this and from charges and disappoint. as controlling their government and for controlling their destiny on the other hand today they are concerned about. how do you know. so this is why yesterday. to. how do you really should be a priority lebanon is a deeply divided country there is a pro saudi camp led by her which has long accused has been law of imposing iran's agenda here there is a pro iran camp led by hezbollah which has long resisted demands to disarm and to withdraw its troops fighting alongside the syrian government. but even has below has added its voice to demands for hea

lebanon's president is demanding an explanation from saudi arabia michel aoun wants to know what's preventing promised to solve her d.d. from returning to beirut it's been a week since her d.d. appeared on a cell these fashion channel and announced his resignation but it's not. being accepted not unless he delivers it on lebanese soil well the u.s. has joined calls for him to return home and the un too is calling for stability in lebanon one of the regional powers against using the country for proxy conflicts and lebanon to political parties and factions have asked for the return of the prime minister his own party says it hasn't heard from him since saturday even had a day's political adversary hezbollah refused to acknowledge his resignation. says saudi arabia for study to quit and accuse israel of holding her d.d. against his will saying the holder has the latest from beirut. faith is still open to question lebanon has been holding contacts with the western as well as arab diplomats to find out and seek information about you know the whereabouts the well being of their prime minister yes t

it's not clear if his resignation but lebanon's president michel aoun said he will wait for the prime minister to return to beirut to decide the next step with regards to the government french mediation may have ended the diplomatic turmoil over fate but the crisis is far from over if it's on resigning it will be hard to find a candidate accepted by all sides to replace him and the ongoing rivalry between iran and saudi arabia could cause more instability here. lebanese from across the political divide had one message to saudi arabia we want our prime minister back it seems he is now coming back but what happens next will test if the unity will be short lived so out of. beirut let's get more on our top story now the military takeover in zimbabwe and we get the latest from here in the chest in harare and harris those pictures the first pictures were released of mugabe having these various meetings do we have any more information about what was discussed during meetings. well that meeting has finished prison mcgarvey has returned back to his private residence people are watching this da

resignation during a trip to saudi arabia saad hariri says he'll also hold talks with the president michel aoun to address the political crisis he made a statement in paris where he met the french president emmanuel micron. politique with regards to the political situation i will be in beirut in the next few days to take part in the celebration of our independence and all express opinions on all subjects once of me president. now doctors in eastern ghouta in syria say the besieged area is now on the brink of a humanitarian disaster they say people will die if they are not immediately allowed to leave four hundred thousand syrians live in the damascus suburb which has been under attack by government forces for the past four years in that time only limited food aid and medical supplies of been allowed in camps for survivors of sierra leone's deadly mudslide in august to being shut down leaving many people homeless the government wants to move people to a thousand new homes that it's building but construction isn't complete yet many say they are yet to receive compensation and all the help that wa

three top leaders here the tending the commemoration of the independence day president michel aoun speaker of the parliament the prime minister . is going to be a crucial show. the unity at a critical moment for lebanon a country that has been divided along sectarian lines and also be set by this crisis since the summarized resignation. from riyadh on the fourth of november today the message is going to be one exactly one message a message of unity and hashem so all eyes now on saad hariri what's his next move likely to be. remains to be seen today after the end of the military parade and the celebration here he's going to move to his house downtown beirut where he's going to address his supporters that species going to be closely monitored by their liberties people waiting for any indication about which way the wind is going to blow in lebanon now it remains to be seen whether he is going to step aside if that happens then the president is going to start talks with a different political parties but i have to say that the general sentiment here in lebanon that people are very concerned abo

going on is a problem and the headlines on al-jazeera lebanese president michel aoun has told saudi arabia's on void that prime minister assad al-hadi must return to the country and has expressed concern of the circumstances of her to his resignation all of them on acceptable it is the latest in the escalating tension between saudi arabia and iran that's fueling a political crisis and lebanon saying a ha there has the latest from beirut. babylon is holding contacts with the arab and western diplomats seeking information about the fate of the resigned prime ministers had a heavy duty lebanon's president even meeting the fare of the saudi embassy in beirut the saudi diplomat did not make any statement but sources close to the president say that the president is concerned he is worried about the how did he believe how d.d. is under house arrest in in saudi arabia and it's not just the president the speaker of parliament as well they have both said that his resignation the prime minister's resignation will not be accepted until he returns to lebanon and it's not just how do these little opponent

it might be a while before that happens lebanon's president michel aoun has been meeting with representatives of the country's security agencies he is supposed to be holding parliamentary consultations to appoint a new prime minister but the constitutional process is now on hold. we have been told by the president that we won't take any decision before know what the circumstances of her leader's resignation from the prime minister himself. it will be hard to find a prime minister to replace her leaving according to lebanon's power sharing deal he must be a son a muslim and if internal stability is to be maintained he must be a consensual figure able to bring the rival parties together but this is not just a lebanese internal matter the saudi minister for gulf affairs ephemera upon says lebanon will no longer be the same after heady days resignation he says lebanese leaders have to choose between peace and terror in other words they have to move away from hezbollah a party that has allies members in government and parliament as well as an armed wing the risk of an open ended political crisis i

stage of this whole crisis being resolved and it's actually been welcomed by the lebanese president michel aoun who is a christian that he's in an alliance with the hezbollah party and so it seems like that attempt by saudi arabia to try to force the lebanese people into putting pressure on hezbollah seems have backfired and the people here in lebanon are expecting mr hariri to return to the country they say hopefully within the next few weeks coming up an animal rights activist in the u.s. is pushing for legal reform after he was jailed on a charge of terrorism that story and more on that for you in just a few moments. security of his side always security your own someone. attacking but they don't want to be killed. when the guy calls a woman who have decided it. is much more difficult to do it to do you know. who will be with. the. when his new with the president called into the independence referendum was of course sacked as the castle president he's now facing charges of sedition and rebellion spain's issued an international arrest warrant off he fled to belgium. when he spoke to r.t. must

it's not clear if his resignation but lebanon's president michel aoun said he will wait for the prime minister to return to beirut to decide the next step with regards to the government french mediation may have ended the diplomatic turmoil over fate but the crisis is far from over if it's on resigning it will be hard to find a candidate accepted by all sides to replace him and the ongoing rivalry between iran and saudi arabia could cause more instability here. lebanese from across the political divide had one message to saudi arabia we want our prime minister back it seems he is now coming back but what happens next will test if the unity will be short lived. beirut. israel says that it's prepared to cooperate with saudi arabia and face down what they say is iran's plan to control the middle east israel's military chief says in an interview with an arabic online newspaper that it's ready to share intelligence information with saudi arabia so they both need to stand up to iran this comes as tension between tehran and riyadh increases just a visiting scholar in the middle east program

president says nothing justifies the prime minister saeed hariri being detained in saudi arabia michel aoun says act of aggression hariri suddenly announced his resignation during a visit to the saudi capital last week he's promising to return home soon saudi leaders have said they fear for his safety if he does he's in a harder joins us live now from beirut zena what does this mean. well lebanon for sure is stepping up the pressure on saudi arabia strong language strong words from the president saying that this is an act of aggression saudi arabia has violated the conventions the president making it very very clear that he believes saddam had either resigned prime minister along with his family are being detained in saudi arabia they are being held in one way or another hostage is now lebanon has launched a diplomatic campaign to try to secure his release the president has said in recent days that he believes the saddle had it is under house arrest he is not speaking freely he's not moving freely and he sent the foreign minister to paris late yesterday where he met the french president the

the scene at beirut airport as gulf citizens left the country meanwhile lebanese prime president michel aoun has again called the hoodie to return home after he resigned in a broadcast from the saudi capital on saturday and expressed concern on. the circumstances of his resignation calling on acceptable now french president emanuel nakhon has waited into the crisis holding surprise talks with crown prince mohammed bin salomon and they are his concern from how do these political parties the future movement that he's being held against his will but the french foreign minister says he doesn't believe he is under house arrest. soon to the u. of i would have you should ask about whether his life's in danger we simply observe that he's resigned he went to abu dhabi the day president ron was passing through we think he's free in his movements and it's important he makes his own choices our only worry is the stability of lebanon and that a political solution can be put in place quickly. well straight to the lebanese capital now our correspondent zain a holder is joining us live from and the lebanese

have been able to achieve what really finally achieved which was this agreement with the president michel aoun to create the government that now has been there for some months and they started to make some progress on a new election a new election law a new tax system a new budget. or oil and gas exploration permits so there have been some significant signs that maybe lebanon was now moving ahead with a better governance system but those signs are very thin and what we've seen today is an indication that those signs maybe were an illusion and lebanon remains. delicately pushed between its erratic governance system at home and very turbulent powerful forces across the region including the united states which is pressuring using legislation against hezbollah again trying to fight iran by pressuring hezbollah but these have attempts have all failed in the past whenever has tried them so i think lebanon is for is in for a turbulent period politically but i don't think militarily if that's the case that of c.g. you touched on the fact on has blood its influence certainly in the south of the country

in saudi arabia early and november but then put it on hold last week at the request of president michel aoun. a former bosnian croat military leader. has committed suicide by drinking poison after his appeal at a u.n. war crimes court upon hearing that his twenty year prison sentence had been upheld probably that he was not a war criminal. us present donald trump has been condemned for sharing anti muslim videos posted by a far right british group he retorted three videos posted by j to friends of the deputy leader of the brushing first group one of the videos is said to show a group of muslims pushing a boy off a roof and another claim to show a muslim destroying a statue of the virgin mary those are the headlines on al-jazeera do stay with us define my disability is coming up next. no. well. you could apply a lot more would. push. further. give me the. overall. who thought. wow i mean that in my. just today. i'm. sad i'm a. shell of. that. how when i had. a solid lead to live it was my fears about the last alleviation. and lips. i had. i had not thought of and i had tam why must stop had i

and many of the political actors in this country the hezbollah political party even the president michel aoun not accepting that resignation because they say according to the lebanese constitution it needs to be made in person and sad to really hasn't returned to lebanon since he made that announcement leading to some speculation that he has perhaps not been returned against his own free will well over the last day or two we've seen an invitation being extended by the french president emmanuel macron the french leader and he has said that assad hariri is welcome to come and visit him there are many political analysts both inside lebanon and outside who say that that could be the first step to unraveling this political deadlock and seeing him return to the country and what other analysts say has been the failure of saudi arabia to try to divide the lebanese political establishment. well riyadh has long been a supporter of former prime minister hariri whereas the lebanese president is a known ally of hezbollah a political party with a military wing backed by iran for the goal science professor

satirical campaign, free saad hariri, that has become quite serious, the president of lebanon michelle aoun, who have considered his movements to be restricted 50 saudi -- by the saudis, being held there. >> do you say what he has said and what the interview is going to be? >> the swruf would have gripped the inflation. to have one prime minister of one somp state, potentially what people are saying, what the president is saying, being held by another sovereign state in the middle east, even by the standards of what's been going on in the middle east over the last few years, this is absolutely remarkable. in the interview he went to great lengths to discuss how much he loved lebanon and also that he would be returning. he promised that he would return. and that he would resign more formally. he acknowledged that his resignation was a shock. but what he said was that he wanted to give lebanon a good shock. to try to explain to the country or to show the lebanese people what danger they are in. and then he went on at great lengths to talk about iran's basically growing influence, that he sees

and he's meeting with the president michel aoun what might transpire in that first meeting he'll formally hand in his resignation because there was some uncertainty over that particularly when he gave that interview from riyadh a nearly a week ago now he seemed to indicate that perhaps there was room to maneuver and it might not happen his room for maneuver was directly linked to one condition which is that hezbollah should. it's basically stopped its activities in syria and this is not going to happen anytime soon there are no indications that hezbollah is willing to compromise on that front and therefore backtracks he will have no reason for backtracking a far as his public statement had indicated which would basically make him look like he has changed his mind and weakens his position so in some ways he has cornered himself into going ahead with the resignation now whether president powell will accept it or not is another story. and if he doesn't accept it if he doesn't accept it then of course prime minister how do you do you will remain in power whether he likes the term caught i mea