necessary to rebuild unity in their ranks are united jews is essential to the rest of the middle eastern alliance which we hope will include the g.c.c. egypt and jordan a qatar foreign minister shared mohamed have been obdurate modest then he says the relationship with the us remains strong and then they left leaving a bit and then we have had a bilateral meeting with the secretary of state and we have discussed all the issues of interest for our countries regional issues starting with the gulf cooperation council and the peace process in the middle east as well as the re conciliation in afghanistan as well as other issues such as syria and counterterrorism we are looking forward to the outputs of this meeting to be the foundations for a strong future face between the two countries the us president has denied accusations he conceal details of his meetings with russians leader vladimir putin the washington post reports donald trump took back the notes made by his interpreter after a meeting in hamburg and twenty seventeen syrian army is preparing for an attack by turkish forces on the kurdish rebe

necessary to rebuild unity in their ranks are united you see is essential to the sets of the middle eastern alliance which we hope will include the g.c.c. egypt and jordan as president has apparently threatened to devastate turkey's economy if it forces attack forces attempt to attack kurdish fighters in syria this is what he said on twitter starting the long overdue pullout from syria while hitting the a little remaining isis territorial caliphate hard and for many directions will attack again from existing nearby base if that reforms will devastate turkey economically if they hit kurds create twenty mile safe cell went on to say that the kurds should not provoke turkey this tweets follow the mobilization of the syrian army around the kurdish held city of man be government forces were invited by the kurdish by p.t. after the u.s. announced its withdrawal turkey is threatening an offensive infuse the group as a danger to rest southern border place in sudan a fire tear gas to disperse hundreds of anti-government protesters in khartoum demonstrations began three weeks ago over rising living costs huma

originally is to help resolve the dispute with qatar and also to introduce the concept of that middle eastern alliance what does his resignation mean for these two issues certainly we know three things one is that the the goal of course is not getting resolved to the mesa i think the middle east or the chick. alliance is not getting off the ground. probably the second because of the first we get assurances from the state department that if anything is going to go according to plan meaning they're going to continue their efforts but there's nothing necessarily on the horizon we also know that he quit after both his boss is secretary of state tillerson and secretary of state's mattis that engaged in the first place have quit the from administration so i think that bit of a result of that as well i think the question is the timing the timing is that he quit right when secretary pump is in the gulf region that of course needs to give us some pows why would he quit just when one pale is in the region here let's say there is some and then at the speculation right one is that he feels like he's not in the lo

cooperation and taking actions necessary to rebuild unity in their ranks united is essential to the middle eastern alliance which we hope will include the g.c.c. egypt and jordan. as far as the g.c.c. crisis is concerned the u.s. relationship bumpier said that these are great. times. minister. thani said that this is an opportunity for both parties to further expand what he described as solid alliance between the two countries. blend alert living in we have had a bilateral meeting with the secretary of state and we've discussed all the issues of interest for our country's regional issues starting with the gulf cooperation council in the peace process in the middle east as well as the reconsideration in afghanistan as well as other issues such as syria and counterterrorism we are looking forward to the outputs of this meeting to be the foundations for a strong future face between the two countries. is going to fly to san diego bravia to meet with leaders there was a quite a significant development yesterday with a surprise visit by the. journal article and there are many bits of foreign affairs use of but i

actions necessary to rebuild unity in their ranks are united you see is essential to the middle eastern alliance which we hope will include the g.c.c. egypt and jordan and all the headlines and influential group of sixteen african nations is calling for a recount in the democratic republic of congo's presidential election the southern african development community or sadec was one of the organizations monitoring last month's disputed votes it's also recommended a government of national unity to promote peace opposition to modify you know is challenging the result in court of his rival felix dishy katie was declared the winner. and the mayor of the polish city of god is in a serious condition in hospital after being stabbed it's a problem here event. that she was on stage at a charity fundraiser when he was stabbed in front of thousands of people the attacker is being questioned by police after being arrested at the scene polish television says he shouted that he'd been put in prison by a previous government which was led by the mayor as former posse. the headlines coming up next three friends sn

is essential to the middle eastern alliance which we hope will include the g.c.c. egypt and jordan and then they left leaving a bit and then we have had a bilateral meeting with the secretary of state and we have discussed all the issues of interest for our countries regional issues starting with the gulf cooperation council and the peace process in the middle east as well as the re conciliation in afghanistan as well as other issues such as syria and counterterrorism we are looking forward to the outputs of this meeting to be the foundations for a strong future a face between the church countries as someone who bought a house lawn is now. the gulf dispute was on top of the agenda with the u.s. secretary of state expressing concerns about the crisis dragging on but he didn't further elaborate on what the americans are trying to offer to put an end to the crisis what we know so far is that the g.c.c. secretary general of the thief is the only along with the midst of foreign affairs use of another we made a surprise visit to doha on saturday we don't know whether thi

actions necessary to rebuild unity in their ranks a united jews is essential to the sets of the middle eastern alliance which we hope will include the g.c.c. egypt and jordan. the leader of venezuela's opposition has been released after being briefly detained this appears to be the moment when the head of venezuela's opposition that congress was taken by offices on a busy highway on sunday disputes the legitimacy of the president nicolas maduro who was sworn in last week for a second term on friday said he is prepared to assume the country's presidency on an interim basis and call for elections. an influential group of sixteen african nations is calling for a recount in the democratic republic of congo's presidential election the southern african development community or side of course one of the organizations monitoring last month's disputed vote it's also recommended a government of national unity to promote peace opposition leader modify you new is challenging the result in court after his rival felix tissue katie was declared the winner and zimbabwe's more than doubled the price of fuel overnight a

necessary to rebuild unity in their ranks are united you see is essential to the sense of the middle eastern alliance which we hope will include the g.c.c. egypt and jordan zimbabwe has more than doubled the price of fuel overnight but the move has failed to ease the nationwide petrol and diesel shortage drivers have been queuing outside petrol stations in some cases for several days the fuel shortages began in october in a nation that suffered a severe economic downturn in recent years the leader of venezuela's opposition has been briefly detained. challenge the legitimacy of nicolas maduro who was sworn in for a second term as president on says day those are the headlines join me for more news here after rewind. counting the cost blame it on brakes it should be of dollars worth of assets shifted out of the u.k. change is in the aviation plus and creepy the latest gadgets connected to the internet show it last vegas counting the cost on al-jazeera. hello and welcome again to rewind. back in two thousand and six when we launched al-jazeera english we set out to make the kind of documentaries other ch

necessary to rebuild unity in their ranks a united jews is essential to the sense of the middle eastern alliance which we hope will include the g.c.c. egypt and jordan and all the headlines and bob why has more than doubled the price of fuel of the night as the country struggles with its was petrol shortage in a decade drivers have been killing outside petrol stations in some cases for several days the shortages began in october in a nation that suffered a severe economic downturn in recent is the government says cheap fuel has course the issue a crackdown on fuel fast by mexico's new president is leading to buckle next supports more than seven million barrels of imported field awaiting to be offloaded from ships president andres manuel lopez obrador is trying to cut theft of fuel from pipelines by switching distribution from pipelines to trucks but it's led to major shortages at the pumps. meanwhile the leader of venezuela's opposition has led a rally in the coastal town of cut up despite being intercepted and briefly detained on his way to the event this is said to be the moment when quite a h

pressures on them to end the crisis for a good number of reasons amongst them but they've got the middle eastern alliance also for it but as you and i were talking just earlier i think secretary pompei you in particular. as a cia director when this crisis broke. i mean he definitely and i was just looking at him discussing with the hamburg bin zayed and to model what the problem had been so man he probably looks them in the eye and says i was a director of the cia i know you have many facts of this crisis i know how you the fuse the misinformation into the cutting from. what we call the. information agency and news agency news agency as it were and we know how you plan to contain and do this and that gets caught or he was the director of the cia so i'm sure he'd be looking him in the eyes and say look guys let's end this thing you need to climb down the tree you need if not apologize definitely left the bar go so we can get on with business so we're talking about the gulf crisis they've been talking about today trade will be discussed arms deals will be discussed you would think jamal khashoggi will be d

take actions necessary to rebuild unity in their ranks a united jews is essential to the middle eastern alliance which we hope will include the g.c.c. egypt and jordan well. as more now on what was discussed the gulf dispute was on top of the agenda with the u.s. secretary of state by expressing concerns about the crisis dragging all but he didn't further elaborate on what the americans are trying to offer to put an end to the quiet is what we know so far is that the g.c.c. secretary general belief is again along with the obama missile fired off as you said but i know we made a surprise visit to doha on saturday we don't know whether this is part of a new push by the g.c.c. to try to narrow differences among qatar on one hand saudi arabia bahrain the u.a.e. and egyptian on the other hand but the americans remain quite concerned they are trying to build a new regional allies against what they consider to be a growing iranian influence in the region they know that chances to talk of that issue in particular along with other issues like instability in syria iraq the war against isis war in yemen th

necessary to rebuild unity in their ranks are united you see is essential to the sense of the middle eastern alliance which we hope will include the g.c.c. egypt and jordan place in sudan have fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of anti-government protesters in khartoum are calling for president omar al bashir to step down international rights groups say at least forty people have been killed since the unrest began three weeks ago over rising living costs but the government says the number of casualties is twenty four sim bob why has more than double the price of fuel overnight but the move has failed to ease a nationwide shortage drivers have been queuing outside petrol stations in some cases for several days the fuel shortage began in october in a nation that suffered a severe economic downturn in recent years the leader of venezuela's opposition has been released after being briefly detained take a look here this is believed to be the moment that won quite oh was taken by officers on a busy highway on sunday as arrest comes a day after the u.s. said it would back him as the country's leader presid

as well as elsewhere and we know that the trumpet ministration is working to establish the middle eastern alliance what's known as me in part to counter iran does not worry iran at all and the leaders of the country. no because in iraq there was an elected government be americans try to impose a different prime minister a different speaker of parliament and a different president and the iraqi parliamentarians rejected that in syria the americans waged a dirty war and they failed in yemen and you know these were these are crimes against humanity that the americans just like what they did in nicaragua night in the one nine hundred eighty s. and their support for the contras and in numerable war crimes that were carried out in latin america by americans and then in yemen we starvation of the people of the people of yemen really wanted the soul of the american dictatorship in power they would have collapsed the resistance a category mr marandi has announced there like i said does all this pressure worry iranian leaders know because the united states is becoming increasingly weaken the region the unite

necessary to rebuild unity in their ranks a united jews is essential to the source of the middle eastern alliance which we hope will include the g.c.c. egypt and jordan the us president has denied accusations he hid details of his meetings with russia's leader vladimir putin the washington post is reporting donald trump took back the notes made by his interpreter after a meeting in hamburg and twenty seventeen syrian army is preparing for an attack by kurdish forces on the kurdish rebel stronghold of man beach syria's government has deployed soldiers artillery and tanks to the suburbs of the city as u.s. forces get ready to leave the name change deal between greece and macedonia is in danger of not being ratified by greece that's after the greek defense minister resigned in protest in the right wing party of cameron also is quitting the coalition government prime minister alexis tsipras needs a parliamentary majority to ratify neighboring macedonia's change of its name to the republic of north macedonia the regional african bloc sadek is calling for a recount in the democratic republic of congo's

necessary to rebuild unity in their ranks are united jews is essential to the sense of the middle eastern alliance which we hope will include the g.c.c. egypt and jordan will enter all the headlines and bob weighs more than double the price of fuel of the night as the country struggles with its was petrol shortage in a decade drivers have been queuing outside petrol stations in some cases for several days the shortages began in october but the government says cheap fuel has caused the issue a crackdown on feel that by mexico's new president is leading to bottleneck supports or than seven million barrels of imported field are waiting to be offloaded from ships present over doors trying to cut festive fuel from pipelines by switching distribution from pipelines to trucks but it's led to major shortages at the pumps and the leader of venezuela's opposition has led a rally in the coastal town of kut a buy into despite being intercepted and briefly detained on his way to the event this is said to be the moment one head of venezuela's opposition like congress was taken by officers on a busy highway he d

don't forget israel we need to normalize relations with israel in order to create this new middle eastern alliance under the and the sponsorship of the united states against iraq what about what he said about syria because he said this is that president trump has made the decision to bring our troops home from syria we always do and now is the time but this isn't a change off misson is he trying to convince the leaders of the region ally their fears about the u.s. pulling out of syria absolutely because his trip like that of john bolton before him to the region is meant to be in part for damage control that much came from where the damage came from president trump speaking to president of the one and saying right after that look we're pulling out of syria for three days six days too much three months and then his lieutenants bolton pompei another saying mr president we cannot do that we have commitments to the kurds we have the commitment against isis isis not defeated we have commitment all our ally israel the israelis are upset we simply cannot leave the region syria. turkey so it was a switch o

sept of the middle eastern teaching alliance and start a conversation with leaders in the region that is happening and well underway thanks to his efforts for now it falls to secretary of state mike peo to discuss the blockade and a possible military alliance during his first major trip to the middle east however top priority and that of the white house is the isolation of iran at any cost that means anthony zinni his work could end up being neglected for the foreseeable future. al jazeera washington. kim jong un and chinese president xi jinping are expected to discuss a second summit for the united states on day two the north korean leaders visit to beijing can arrive in china on tuesday his fourth trip to the country in the past year south korean media of a poll attorney just met for about an hour as it comes just days after warning he may take another path if the u.s. doesn't ease sanctions and pressure to denuclearize the korean peninsula. has more from beijing. now this is kim jong un's fourth visit to beijing in the space of less than a year which is remarkable because in his ca

concept of the middle eastern teaching alliance and start a conversation with leaders in the region that is happening and well underway thanks to his efforts for now it falls to secretary of state mike pompei o to discuss the blockade and a possible military alliance during his first major trip to the middle east however pompei is top priority and that of the white house is the isolation of iran at any cost that means anthony zinni his work could end up being neglected for the foreseeable future rosalyn jordan al-jazeera washington kim jong un and chinese president xi jinping are expected to discuss a second summit with the united states on day two of the north korean leader's visit to beijing kim arrived in china on tuesday his fourth trip to the country in the past year south korea media reports the two leaders met for about an hour kim's visit comes just days after warning he may take another path if the u.s. doesn't ease sanctions and pressure to denuclearize the korean peninsula can go live to katrina you who is in beijing for us and katrina four times kim has gone to beijing in the

concept of the middle eastern teaching alliance and start a conversation with leaders in the region that is happening and well underway thanks to his efforts for now it falls to secretary of state mike peo to discuss the blockade and a possible military alliance during his first major trip to the middle east however pompei is top priority and that of the white house is the isolation of iran at any cost that means anthony zinni his work could end up being neglected for the foreseeable future rosalyn jordan al-jazeera washington human rights watch says venezuelan intelligence has detained and tortured military personnel accused of plotting against the government this report says detainees described being strangled deprived of food and electrocuted concessional pressure is building on present this month henri to step down he's due to be sworn in on thursday for a second six year term us in several ways no power is considered majority government illegitimate. prue's attorney general has resigned over claims of meddling in their corruption and construction right. says his decision was aimed a

concept of the middle eastern teaching alliance and start a conversation with leaders in the region that is happening and well underway thanks to his efforts for now it falls to secretary of state mike pompei o to discuss the blockade and a possible military alliance during his first major trip to the middle east however pompei is top priority and that of the white house is the isolation of iran at any cost that means anthony zinni his work could end up being neglected for the foreseeable future rosalyn jordan al-jazeera washington that's korean leader kim jong un is in china for his fourth visit in the last year the trip came at the invitation of the chinese president xi jinping south korea hopes the regime will help efforts for peace as the vehicle pollen reports now from hong kong. kim jong un his wife and senior officials boarding his customary armored train to beijing this video was released by the north korean state news agency in beijing news outlets were announcing the visit of the north korean leader an unusual move for both sides which usually keep their meeting shrouded in sec

concept of the middle eastern teaching alliance and start a conversation with leaders in the region that is happening and well underway thanks to his efforts for now it falls to secretary of state mike pompei o to discuss the blockade and a possible military alliance during his first major trip to the middle east however pompei is top priority and that of the white house is the isolation of iran at any cost that means anthony zinni is work could end up being neglected for the foreseeable future rosalyn jordan al-jazeera washington that's korean leader kim jong un is in china for his fourth visit in the last year the trip came at the invitation of the chinese president xi jinping south korea hopes the regime will help efforts for peace as the vehicle pollen reports now from hong kong. kim jong un his wife and senior officials boarding his customary armored train to beijing this video was released by the north korean state news agency in beijing news outlets were announcing the visit of the north korean leader an unusual move for both sides which usually keep their meeting shrouded in secr

been saying to middle eastern countries i think the message was clear that americans will stay in syria there will be sort of a changing of the strategy and they wanted to work with alliance like the kurds and like. kurds and the ground turkey and the israelis and i think that the message is conveyed already about them bill i think the major important issue. how much this message is a credible and how much when bill was able to convince the parties of this message because the confusion created by the. trump decision actually is deep and serious i think this requires a lot of effort on the decision and particular. state to convince the party i think this will be a tough job to do in your mind has that decision and those divisions done a huge amount of damage u.s. credibility in the region is there a step still a level of trust of course there is is there.

middle eastern and african counterparts. we need to strengthen nato and other alliances so we can rely on our partners to support us in responding to real emergencies around the world. we need to expand our cybersecurity, nonproliferation, international broadcasting, other public diplomacy, internet freedom programs, military education and training, maritime security, law enforcement, other international assistance programs. instead because of the president's obsession with this wall across the desert, these and other state department programs are stuck in neutral. the people who implement them are at home and our security is diminished. we need to act like a super power at the united nations and nato and many other regional organizations with decisions that may directly affect our interests and our security. but none of this is possible during a government shutdown. a shutdown that with each passing day erodes our democracy, weakens our global leadership and threatens our security. and we all know, republicans and democrats alike in this body know this, the american people know this, the world knows this, the president needs to