also, on the oman side, oman is still investment grade by two rating agencies.n't think it will be downgraded on the cards for another few months at least, yet it trades in line with a lot of single tease. the evaluation is what attracts us to these markets. tracy: we are talking about buoyant capital markets being open to a lot of gcc issuers. who will be next to take advantage of that? >> there's a lot on the cards right now. what we are hearing in terms of the sovereign space, we hear that saudi might be pressing a deal. tracy: we have reported that have actually hired banks for a new issue. >> exactly. we think that is going to be the jumbo deal. every time they issue, they print a lot of paper. i think they will need a week to themselves. there is a lot of guys trying to get in ahead of this. tracy: they are holding the home market. the wholee hogging market. what about corporate issuance, because we keep saying that when the sovereigns come in, they will be creating a pricing curve off of which others can fight benchmark companies. the happened at the marg

by heat in oman of each and every day in iraq none of it our social workers there are especially concerned about the problems faced by the town's young people. say and that young people on the day are not employed and they don't have. anything to do in their lives they start them doing stupid things robustly out of his their own eyes a divided country for me as appears builder it's orse to say that we have still a big reason along ethnic lines for me the solution or improvement or situation would be that to be softer than all the x. or me or i'm seeing polluting religious extremism. took up enough of the amount of it and rough monitor which have founded a local organization that promotes peace their work is funded by donations and contributions from international groups. they offer young people a program that includes a range of activities local trips and workshops there are a mist to fight prejudice and combat the hatred that prevails between ethnic and religious groups. one through how can we create a stable peace in bosnia. was through oh i thought she mentioned something earlier . how

given -- oman in manual. the fishermen say there is not enough fish out there.the catch is meager, they just sell them at the beach to farmers. >> people sometimes take what we bring them back it up to dry them out in order to feed cows and sheep. they buy it up. guys he with refrigerators are doing the same thing. reporter: the old-school style of fishing attracts many tourists but its contribution to the economy is only 0.7%. a study by the world bank shows this means the country should in the future get more return from its fisheries. but with dwindling fish stocks, can it be a viable alternative to the oil reserves? christoph: back to you, brent. brent: the return of serena williams to big-time tennis has been derailed for the time being by her sister venus. six months after the birth of her daughter, serena met her big sister in the third round of the indian wells tournament in california. venus continued her top 10 form, taking care of business in two stets. it was their first matchup since the 2017 australian open. you're watching "dw news." after a short

we're on our way right now to go to oman. we will have one refueling. i thought it would be more than that. we must have a good tailwind. you have been to this so many times. i go out to do a lot of listening, a lot of answering questions, responding to what is on their mind, that certain thing. we are going to be visiting to partner nations out there that we have long relations with. a journalisti had tell me i used the word allies 124 times. only you people would have such a boring life that you count the number of times i use a word. i guess you have your computer do the counting. to second line of effort is build stronger harder ships and allies. two.is effort number it is a steady, consistent line of effort. to make anycritical stability in the region. as you know, the unity has been strained, to put it mildly. i am also wanting to hear what saysalt on size -- sultan can be done about that situation, as well as the situation on his border in yemen with the various factions and the civil war. he has for a long time endorsed trying to get the violenc

tracy: curious about oman and ba hrain.lems and a succession.k over >> we are a buyer. the spread compression in the gcc has lagged the rest of the world and especially the rest of the emerging markets. we do see there are certain talents sheet issues in oman and bahrain. we don't only look at the fundamentals. we also look at valuations. last time i was here we spoke about how bahrain is trading wider than a lot of african names. a lot of names rated the low bahrain. in oman, it is still investment-grade by two rating agencies. we don't think a downgrade is on the cards for another few months at least. it trades in line with a lot of single bs. tracy: we are talking about point capital markets. capital markets being open to a lot of issuers. who will be next to take advantage? >> there's a lot on the cards right now. but we are hearing is -- in terms of the sovereign's base, weaker saudi the pressing a deer. tracy: we have reported they have hired. >> i think that will be the jumbo deal. every time the issue, they print a

not even oman of h. and never lived in iraq none of it you want to work with teachers to develop a program and aimed at finding religious violence. these students include bosniaks serbs and croats in bosnia each ethnic group often has its own schools but as there are few serbs and croats in sun city most most of the kids go to the same school. the amount of each and ramadan of each one to find out whether the teachers have any experience with anti violence education programs. youth oriented earlier work with groups that try to prevent violence or problem of the theater. we don't have groups like that yet early water probably have you ever taken part in training courses aimed specifically at preventing violence. but even through. no i haven't been there i go to stockard same sport is a great way to keep kids minds of violence but we don't have enough soccer balls that we hope people get over their lack of equipment then and how about funding for the. case of cool on cable in the schools don't have the mon

the sultan of oman on the arabian peninsula is mainly known for its vast oil reserves but its economy also benefits from its fish in particular sardines they are popular at home and abroad and the fishing methods have hardly changed over the centuries but when dealing fish stocks now pose a threat to the sector. technical progress has been putting camels out of work here on the southern coast of oman nowadays the diarrhea used to help them haul in their sardine catch. but in spite of all that motor power worked on the beach and in the flat waters there is hard with not much to show for it. not. all this equipment is expensive and then there's the fuel i hope the government will support us somehow like with the nets the rope the machines or the boats we hope it will all work out god willing. but. for hundreds of hears the sardine fishers have used the same fishing method using two boats they go out to sea stretching a net around the entire school and then bring it to land. ninety nine percent of fishing in oman is manual the government forbade the use of trauma that's seven years ago b

we do see there are certain balance sheet issues both in oman and bahrain. we do not only look at the fundamentals. we look at evaluations. we spoke last time about how bahrain is trading wider than a lot of african names. a lot of names rated below bahrain. is still investment grade by two rating agencies and we do not think that a downgrade is on the cards for another few months at least. yet it trades in line with singles and evaluation is what attracts us to these markets. >> talking about boy and capital , who willpen to gcc be next to take advantage? >> a lot on the cards, we are hearing that, in terms of the sovereign space, saudi may be pricing a deal. >> we have reported they hired banks. >> that will be the jumbo deal. every time the issue, they printed a lot of paper. they will need a week to themselves, a lot of guys -- hogging the whole market. >> what about corporate issuance? we say that when the sovereign's come and they will create a pricing curve off of which others can price benchmark companies. it has happened at the margins but not a wav

even oman of rich and the looting was one of each one to work with teachers to develop a program aimed at fighting religious violence. the students include bosniaks serbs and croats in bosnia each ethnic group often has its own schools but as there are few serbs and croats in sunscreen most most of the kids go to the same school. amount of each in russia. none of it want to find out whether the teachers have any experience with anti violence education programs. your story a girl of your work with groups that try to prevent violence a little bit in theater. we don't have groups like that yet only want to throw a little bit or have you ever taken part in training courses aimed specifically at preventing violence. but i've been through enough you. know i haven't i coached a soccer team sport is a great way to keep kids minds of violence but we don't have enough soccer balls to do it we will. get over it you know a lot of equipment then and how about funding for the. place of who'll remove the schools don't have the money. bosnia is a poor country the authorities can only afford to spend m

but he oman of each and never looting iraq's economy which are social workers there are especially concerned about the problems faced by the town's young people. they have the young people around and they are not employed and they don't have. anything to do in their lives they thought of them doing stupid things well both fair and it's only the divided country for me it appears builder it's ors to say that we have still big daves are not alone today ethnic lines for me a solution or improvement or situation would be to be softer than all the xterm either i'm saying putting really generous rights to reason it. up of the amount of each and rahman of each have founded a local organization that promotes peace their work is funded by donations and contributions from international groups. they offer young people of program that includes a range of activities local trips and workshops there any missed a fight prejudice and combat the hatred that prevails between ethnic and religious groups start going through how can we create a stable peace in bosnia. was true but i thought she mentioned something

steve's idea is for a conservation area around the islands and the government of oman are consideringle no—take zone around the wreck. the no—go zone combined will mean the marine life will bounce back to where it was in about 5—10 years. this could be the lifeline needed, to protect notjust the whales but this whole incredible ecosystem. there is such a wealth of research to do over the next decade and even then we will not have found all of the species and all of the many many things that i am certain dwell in and around the waters of those islands. so, the amazing tale of the city of winchester now has a new chapter at the bottom of the sea. and i wonder, how many other stories are out there, waiting to be discovered? the birmingham flatpack festival will start soon and this year it will feature a series of events marking things that happened in the city 50 years ago. so we sent comedian tom price back in time, well, sort of, to find out more. '# if i only had time # only time #. it's no secret that we in the media love an anniversary, and they don't get much bigger than 50 years.

was now a sufferer it is one of the very few movie directors from the sultan of oman expression in the was the always have an idea that women in my country are pressed. i don't feel it's true. that it is sean is an actor from turkey who's had enough of playing cliche roles. mostly there like stereotypical roles for women. out of from the finkel of belgium tackle some tough subjects through animation. the problem is puppets are very fragile so if you have moved them ten times you have to fix them right. kate on my back of the united states produces films that make no compromises if i have an opportunity to hire women i well because i believe in advancing our careers and sort of point people up. but also because i just like what was. how do all these women survive and get ahead in an industry where men set a tone. we talked with another twenty eight hundred but in our talents the bell and film festivals platform for young filmmakers from around the world. ileana so so i was born in the united states the daughter of mexican immigrants. my mom started cleaning houses she was a maid you kno

your company at all didn't fall says we in oman to be on a softer you the hall is. doing is aside the so. awful i can. reproduce it don't. just. give us the whole supper related all the actual south and diskettes because in the discussion. in geneva the mood yani case hit the headlines. the freeport authorities quickly became concerned about bad publicity. so in june two thousand and sixteen they called an emergency press conference. all representatives of the main swiss media as were invited. was a. little. cameo started. on the floor with the president of the geneva freeport and his general secretary. both men seemed self-conscious rejecting all responsibility regarding the supposed owner of the painting david no money. made she said if you always do it the more exact. what i mean shows is that group of us to this little blue bird all over with all this love for you didn't see it and got to visit in the. us is. also got all slew of also where that was used as a notice there were that all. of us also. read up with it the dishes such as restore. the fish the moss yo

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this is video from a couple of years ago but it's a stunningly beautiful country, oman and matt and noah have been given a unique opportunity because an emirates prince has taken them out to this unique jump location >> whoa, a couple years old just by the cameras they're using. >> we get his pov, looking back and this camera shot as well. it's time to jump. back flips it, and then -- see that? that is so cool. for the first second and a half you just see complete blackness, until the camera ajusts and reveals oh, the floor! >> first second and a half my heart stopped. where is the exit sign? >> there is no exit sign. there's no stairs, no lift, escalator or anything like that. you essentially have to set up a huge rigging and winch system, attach yourself at the bottom, and then trust in that system, as you strap in, and it starts to lift you out of that hole. >> it lifts you out, you don't have to climb up. >> that would be a nightmare. you can see how the rigging works once we get to the top. they've got this point where it's going over the top. you can hear it really trying to get hi

that get to her she's too busy taking care of her mother sister and nephew in a small town south of oman there's not much work in the area the few available jobs are poorly paid. she's had other work but plumbing is more lucrative she earns the equivalent of twenty euros for every job. she has a few regular customers already including this hairdresser. the shower here is broken by now it's an easy repair for ayesha. but i'm going the figure still don't know i thought it was a strange idea at first that it was somehow a man's job but then i thought i'll just give it a go as a kind of hobby. the love that i thought it would be like any other training but it was really fun and it really is worth it it's all over if you go to. the salon owner is grateful for isis plumbing team but for a simple reason that has little to do with feminism. let know about my clients all women who wear headscarves in public men are not allowed in here that's why i prefer to hire her for jobs and she's lariam vicious or more. jordan is a beacon of stability in the region and in many ways it's more modern than some

i have just come back from a month spent in the deserts of oman.or the mission and monitoring the astronauts during each of their spacewalks. the raf is one of the only places to train people in aviation and space medicine. it's not your normal nhs medical specialty. this is a really exciting time to be involved, not only in the air force but in the aviation and space industry, as we develop new technologies and new ways of pushing human boundaries. three women with their eye on space. we have our eyes on the earth. here‘s ben rich. earlier there was a lot of cloud that cleared during the day. this was liverpool earlier. we keep a mix look to the weather over the next few days. clear skies overnight which will allow things to ten chile with the widespread frost. there could be icy stretches and freezing fog patches as well. more of a breeze in scotland and outbreaks of rain. not as cold in the south—west. during tomorrow the showers will spread northwards into the midlands, wales and northern ireland. some hills though. in between a decent slice of

everybody how strong armani people are al jazeera world meets the first female sailing crew in the gulf oman's sailing stars at this time on al-jazeera the scene for us where they're online what is american sign in yemen that peace is always possible but it never happens not because the situation is complicated but because no one cares or if you join us on set there are people that little choosing between buying medication and eating basis is a dialogue i want to get in one more comment because this is someone who's an activist and his close to the story join the global conversation at this time on al-jazeera. china's bottom of the ball or she has presidential term limits clearing the way for a siege and paying to roll. out of them are there a live from doha also coming up. police today in pro-democracy activists and hong.

everybody how strong armani people are al jazeera world meets the first female same crew in the gulf oman'ssailing stars at this time on al-jazeera. one of the really special things about working for al-jazeera is that even as a camera woman i get to have so much and put in contribution to a story i feel we cover this region better than anyone else would be what it is you know is that eternity vividly but the good because you have a lot of people that are divided on political issues we are we the people we live to tell the real stories does us men do is to do you work in depth journalism we don't feel inferior to the audience across the globe. to. the foreign ministry. march on al-jazeera. with all potential challengers out of the way egypt's president of the fatah el-sisi is poised for a second term in power. a series of short personal stories that highlight the human triumph against the odds as president comes in dominates the russian political scene and his reelection becomes more apparent we assess what direction russia might take. with media trends consummate changing listening post an

strong our money people are al-jazeera world meets the first all female sailing crew in the gulf oman's sailing stars at this time on al-jazeera. do most surrounded syrian government forces divide the rebels holding out in eastern guta. and turkish forces a closing in on africa and in northern syria it could say they'll form a human shield. hello i'm maryam namazie this is al jazeera live from london also coming up polls close in colombia's election but a government mishap is so distrust. that lead to full life teaching strengthens his position off to china's people's congress abolishes term limits for the president. and the national gallery party leader marine le pen proposes a new united front says far right party. two key offensives that could define the future of syria are reaching a critical stage in the south of the country syrian state media says government forces have surrounded the town of duma it's part of their attempt to overrun eastern guta a damascus suburb that still in rebel hands pro-government forces have managed to cut the rebel held area into to establish a chordal t

everybody how strong omani people are al-jazeera world meets the first female sailing crew in the gulf oman's sailing stars at this time on al-jazeera. welcome back a reminder of our top stories on al-jazeera kurdish fighters are reported to be modernizing civilians to form a human shield around the syrian city of a freeness turkish forces advance take a show of self surrounded a free man one they will enter soon turkey launch an offensive enough rain in january to clear the area off kurdish why peachey fight it's. china's ruling communist party has paved the way for xi jinping to remain in office indefinitely as voted to abolish term limits for the president and vice president leaders until now restricted to a maximum of two five year terms and colombia's civil registry says it's run out of ballots for the country's congressional elections prompting an outcry from voters it's the first time former fox rebels are able to run for office their political debut comes after signing a twenty sixteenth peace deal ending fifty two years of fighting with the colombian government. in chile a conservati

tehran's relations with riyadh he said in the persian gulf region we have good relationships with oman and even coate and qatar but iran is facing a serious problem in the region and that is saudi arabia we have made extensive efforts for normalizing relations and creating a suitable climate for talks with saudi arabia but unfortunately continuation of saudi arabia's illusions in the wake of the iran nuclear deal showed that the country lacks adequate preparedness for talks with iran to reach an understanding. the saudi crown prince also addressed the month long detention and subsequent release of hundreds of influential saudi figures at riyadh's ritz carlton hotel the campaign which was dubbed the corruption cracked by the government led to reports of physical abuse and confessions from those held against their will. be a full committee amount exceeds one hundred billion but the real objective was not this amount or any other amount to kill innocent so i don't buy the idea is not to get money but to punish the corrupt and send a clear signal that whoever engages in corrupt deals will

everybody how strong mommy people are al-jazeera world meets the first only female same crew in the guns oman's sailing stars at this time on al-jazeera. and again you're watching out as there has reminder of our top stories this hour the u.s. has backed britain's assessment that russia was like a responsible for the poisoning of a former spy and his daughter in southern england more than a week ago government says. attacked using a military grade nerve agent developed in russia moscow has denied any involvement . the united states is calling for an immediate cease fire in syria's rebel held eastern ghouta its ambassador to the u.n. says the u.s. will act salone if the international community doesn't more than a thousand people have died since the syrian government stepped up its offensive in eastern goods out last month. and the u.s. national security adviser says washington's optimistic about the planned meeting between donald trump the north korean leader kim jong il and south korean envoys are in japan russia updating them on progress in the talks with pyongyang. imus international has rele

everybody how strong omani people are al-jazeera world meets the first female sailing crew in the gulf oman's sailing stars at this time on al-jazeera. and again you're watching al-jazeera is a reminder of our top stories china's polman says votes to remove term limits for the president and vice president to change the constitution paves the way for seats in the paying tremaine and office beyond twenty twenty three it is until now restricted to a maximum of two five yet its. kurdish forces in syria have announced they're mobilizing a human shield resistance around a frame as tuchis and three syrian army troops approached the town bus loads of people of believed to be on the way to a free. and saying syrian government on russian gas trucks have killed forty people on sas then injured dozens more in rebel held eastern groups are women and children are amongst the latest victims of the offensive to take the last remaining rebel stronghold that syria's capital. how the founder of france's far right national front has lost his last remaining position losses daughter marine le pen has been re-elect

everybody how strong on money people are al jazeera world meets the first female sailing crew in the guns oman's sailing stars at this time on al-jazeera. the united states joins person in accusing russia of the poisoning of a former spy in the u.k. and says they'll be consequences. this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. the u.s. calls for an immediate cease fire in syria's east and threatens unilateral action if the international community doesn't act. here's congressional republicans say the investigation into collusion between the trunk campaign and russia is over democrats disagree. and at least fifty people are killed after a band of the plane crashes at them paul's katmandu all. the united states has backed britain's assessment that russia is likely behind the poisoning of a former russian spy and his daughter in the u.k. yes actually rex tillerson says those responsible must face serious consequences are involved it will trigger a response his chief has expressed great. the attack. remain in a critical condition in hospital or u.k. prime minister to resume said the military gra

everybody how strong armani people are al jazeera world meets the first all female same crew in the gulf oman's sailing stars at this time on al-jazeera. a shining city sprouting from the rubble of a devastating war. the chechen president going over to the kremlin. on the warrants and all constraint of the war. in the dark anyone who dares to remember. and intent tale of repression chechnya war without a trace at this time on al-jazeera. too early to be optimistic south korea's president acas the sentiment of world leaders about the summit with the north. and sam is a than this is al-jazeera live from doha also coming up.

there isry quickly, another market where it is ongoing and that is oman, which got downgraded on fridaydle eastern investors will be waking up to that. what will happen? fil -- what will happen? if fell 17% last year and it is down close to 5% in 2018. this is not good news for a market that is trading very low levels right now. people should pay attention to it. tracy: i'm sure they will be this sunday. bloomberg news: middle east. pe bringing us the latest. that is it for this edition of "bloomberg markets: middle east." technology" is next. ♪ retail. under pressure like never before. and it's connected technology that's moving companies forward fast. e-commerce. real time inventory. virtual changing rooms. that's why retailers rely on comcast business to deliver consistent network speed across multiple locations. every corporate office, warehouse and store near or far covered. leaving every competitor, threat and challenge outmaneuvered. comcast business outmaneuver. jonathan: from new york city, i am jonathan ferro with 30 minutes dedicated to fixed income. this is "bloomberg real y

jon, come oman! what was that? hey! come on! look at that! come on. that's a wednesday audience. you can't fake that! ( laughter ) welcome to "the late show,"" ladies and gentlemen. i'm your host, stephen colbert. ( cheers and applause ) thank you very much. you know, with d.c. running like a well-oiled grease fire, trump is taking some time away from the office. yesterday, he headed to california to look at the eight prototypes for his border wall, including, the classic, the pretend sky, ribbed for no one's pleasure, prison yard, and, of course, no fatties. ( laughter ) but, folks, folks, remember, these aren't just any walls! the eight finalists have been tested in a real-world border environment. so... outside? with land? i don't know. now, the winning wall has to be chosen based on factors like cost and environmental impact, so trump can't show any favoritism today. in fact, anything that seems to break from the rulebook could spawn tedious legal challenges by makers of prototypes that aren't chosen. so all trump has to do is exercise restraints. aaaand... i'm being told he

her husband was oman mateen. he killed 49 people at the pulse nightclub in orlando in 2016.tors say she helped him with the planning and lied to investigators. her defense attorneys say she's a victim here and mateen abused her and lied to her about his life and his plan to attack. charges against salman include providing material support to a terrorist organization and obstruction of justice. if convicted, she faces life in prison. matt finn is in our florida newsroom. still no verdict, right? >> no verdict, shep. a short while ago, we heard from the shooter's window. they said they didn't expect a verdict today but might get one tomorrow. the jury probably wants to get home in time for the easter weekend. the spokes american said the shooter's widow has been looked in a federal cell for 23 hours a day and away from her son and depressed. she's aged and afraid because the acquittal rate in federal court is so life. the wife of the shooter did not commit in any type of planning in the pulse nightclub shooting. >> the idea that she wanted to participate in an outrageous idea.

just something happened that over the last year thinking oman k.d.ange i wonder what it is. >> you keep getting tossed out of the games. another day another nba record for lebron james against the pelicans. breaking michael jordan's record. last niem lebron did not score at least 10 the points january of 2007. james harden second on the active player six games behind lebron and they won. nfl news a surprise from the raiders released marquette king one of the best in the league. the move will save the raiders almost $3 million but really came out of no where. king averaged 47 yards per pnt during his time with the silver and black. not having a trouble finding a job. maybe john gruden not a fan of the flam bosnia. but the raiders cut tight end clief wolford. sports brought to you by toyota. and eric is a student of history. loves history maybe more than the present. but no team in baseball history has started the season with two 1-0 victory was the same guy hitting the solo home run. joe panik. baseball history tonight. only two teams started 1-0. the

president's firing is the president of the united states for all intents and purposes doing a victory dance oman's professional grave. andrew mccabe fired, he tweeted late friday night. a great day for democracy. san sanctimonious james comey was his boss. shortly after that the president's lead personal attorney called for actor attorney general rod rosenstein to follow up on what we called the brilliant and courageous firing of mccabe. and with that the president was off to the races for the first time attacking mueller by name. saturday evening he tweeted the mueller probe should have never been started in that there was no collusion and no crime. it was based on fraudulent activities and a fake dossier. according to a fact check by "the washington post" 13 of these 17 members of mueller's team have previously registered as democrats while four had no affiliation or their affiliation cannot be found. robert mueller is a republican as is rosenstein and james comey. the biggest donor to democrats to the team attorney james quarrels also gave to republicans jason chaffetz and charles allen. in any

e uae has a long boarder with saudi arabia and another border with oman.are close to but politically at odds with another small rich country nearby called qatar. but united arab emirates stands out from where you can't look at from a map. they have lots of money, lots of influence and lots of ambition and for the purposes of the trump administration and scandals, it also happens to make lots of cameo appearances in meetings with people associated with donald trump that nobody reports at the time that people try to keep secret and that nobody can explain months later when they finally ultimately get exposed in the press. it happens over and over again from people representing the government of uae. first one of those was on december. the month after the presidential election, december 2016 at trump tower. the defector ruler, the crown prince turned up in new york and took a meeting at trump tower reportedly with mike flynn and steve bannon and jared kushner. now that meeting is not that weird for a foreign leader to meet with top officials of an incoming u.

we're on our way right now to go to oman. we will have one refueling. i thought it would be more than that. we must have a good tailwind. you have been to this so many times. i go out to do a lot of

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i have just come back from a month spent in the deserts of oman.g the risks and developing the medical capabilities for the mission and monitoring the astronauts during each of their spacewalks. the raf is one of the only places to train people in aviation and space medicine. it's not your normal nhs medical specialty. this is a really exciting time to be involved, not only in the air force but in the aviation and space industry, as we develop new technologies and new ways of pushing human boundaries. more news now on that investigation into the attempted murder of a former russian spy and his daughter in salisbury. our correspondence ben ando is here with the latest. yes, what we know now is the police have said they have found the highest concentration of the nerve agent that was used to attack sergei skripal and his daughter yulia three weeks ago around the front door of his home, suggesting that is where the poisoning took place. now, other areas that had been under investigation, the pizza restaurant at the shopping centre, the park bench wher

everybody how strong on money people are al-jazeera world meets the first female sailing crew in the gulf oman's sailing stars at this time on al-jazeera. al-jazeera. with every year. and one of the top stories here on our. syrian government forces are intensifying their bombardment of rebel held eastern go to sixty eight people have been killed in the latest strikes. saudi arabia's crown prince has begun a state visit to the u.k. critics accuse prime minister to resign may of turning a blind eye to the kingdom's human rights abuses. and the u.s. says canada mexico and not much countries may be exempt from planned import tariffs for security reasons as the donald trump's plan has sparked fears of a global trade war. polls have closed in sierra leone where voters have been choosing a new president the sixteen candidates need to win fifty five percent of the vote if not achieve that they'll be a second round and interests reports from pretoria. president announced. like three million other city leonean is choosing his successor i am happy i have worked at i am happy that's the real you know what's

it's anything but over there the crisis in the gulf has already eliminated three gulf partners kuwait oman and of course cutter and cut those bags basically come out a defacto winner out of this thing because it broke out of isolation and it's really you know normalizing its relationship with others of the world how is the crown prince a thirty two already a defense minister wants to be fighting iran when iran has already won against saudi arabia and places like syria like iraq a bit like yemen in various parts of the region and how would you fight in arnie's already isolating the likes of turkey i mean seriously why denies turkey dimon eyes ever do and call them as part of an a triangle of evil and what has turkey done against saudi arabia for them to be treated as a follow sunni you know almost enlightened villages like you know leadership in turkey to be called an evil act under sun was that the liberals in europe in the u.k. or the sense would want to criticize president of the arm for being a bit more authoritarian for not being kind to the press and so on so forth but for for a young

and talking about how difficult it is for them to be recognized within their profession women from oman. i think places like us belgium turkey a very very broad spectrum there so if ever there was an exciting time to be a woman it is definitely now and i guess that's obviously very good news for all of our daughters too isn't it. to this thank you very much for that pleasure. you know washing d.w. news coming to you live from london we have lots more coming up this not small international women's day coming up on our website at www dot com as well as after a short break i'll be back with you soon so do stay with the w.'s if you can. about korea. america. music. all of the classic comedies some like the top. control them. thanks to films dramas the little gate posts and comments can remind billy wilder as some like it hollywood's gold. nobody's birthday party funded. by a dortmund show good like say the biggest favor team sweep got all the best goals we've got to go to the bloodlessly go right here. good job is the whole of the football shared period everybody's. going to sleep on weeken

as a result of nato eastern expansion, they have set up areas in romania and oman.hey have plans to deploy such missiles in japan and south korea. ea-based also a s group of cruisers and destroyers deployed close to russia. without any integration, i can say that they are working on this project at full speed. how did russia respond to this challenge? here is what we did. after the united states withdrew from the abm treaty unilaterally, we have an working hard to create new promising weaponry systems. this enables us to make a big step forward, creating new strategic arms. the u.s. global missile-defense system is mainly against ballistic missiles. deterrent, just like with other nuclear powers. this is why russia has been developing very modestly pricewise, but effective systems to defeat missile-defense and all our icbm's are equipped with such systems. developed a new generation of missiles, namely the defense ministry works together with the defense companies in the space industry. they are testing a new missile system that uses a heavy icbm. new system will re

professor of international relations and security issues couples universities via skype from muscat in oman thank you very much for your time sir does it surprise you that after two weeks of nonstop bombing and shelling of eastern ghouta and a ground offensive that began a week ago syrian government forces have only managed to take we understand twenty four twenty five percent of eastern goto what does this suggest about the battle. i know my. initial stages all any fancy of. the program they have to identify exactly restrung day to. get more you can see the bombardment by russian. government forces. speedy access to mark a series by pro-government forces and consequent to the more disaster for the civilians so these days yes it's understandable that we've been seeing the. next few days reached. forward to the pressure of. this event you know more press that hearing of just nod from one of the rebel groups inside eastern ghouta shall islam that therefore to find their positions they have to confront the government now we know what the syrian government forces have been doing to try and reca

hrough our constant presence this is the gulf of aden into the arabian gulf and the gulf of oman as well. and through our very close partnership with our partners. we have three combined military task forces that are let out of our naval headquarters in bahrain that include a variety of different nations so when i look at the nations on our team and the nations aligned with him of the others entering in the area, i think our teams are very strong. i think this is a key way to maintain power influence and pursue our interests in the centcom maritime environment. >> the naval office of intelligence pointed out some challenges with potentially placing the minds that would put at risk commercial vessels, they are straight. give me your perspective on what the potential threat is. --see who this is operating give me your perspective on what we are doing in sweeping our operations there and countering the potentials. we know that that is strategically important. general votel: i would just point out that some of our partners like the emirates and saudi arabia -- one of the things we do is work

heavy water which was supposed to be shipped to patagonia or siberia is instead across the border in oman and is guarded by revolutionary guards. they were offered a lot of money and then these -- who were in abu dhabi not to take the waters. -- strikers commandos, what are you doing here. we came here to take the waters. you say to them, this is a desert. answer, wepposed to were misinformed. all of this is taking place. i believe that trump did something great during a campaign when he said if he gives up nuclear weapons i will receive them as an honored guest in the white house. in other words he split regime change from denuclearization. now what he can do is simple things. he cannot do a complex negotiation. he does not need to be briefed by experts. all he can do in the actual issting trump administration to say to kim jong-un, listen, if you give up nuclear weapons we don't care. we have got to do nothing against your regime and we will not stop the south koreans doing what they always do which is to give you money, shove money northward. every time you do something provocative, mu

they have talked about selling as much as 30% of its oman unit. tata steel gaining ground.out videocon, the merger was completed thursday. fortis jumping over to -- jumping over 2%. all of that taking place amidst declines across the region. 4/10 of 1% for the asia-pacific. ubs. pivot and look at the the ceo says he is worrying about trade tensions between the u.s. and china. speaking to bloomberg in beijing, ermotti says the effects on markets have been minimal but he fears it could bring serious consequences. >> they start to get concerned, for sure. for the time being, of course, modest,ers are respective of the impact. but we see the proliferation of the tensions on a bilateral escalating.tially one big group for growth, one big group for geopolitical reasons. weat this point in time, don't see financial markets being overly impacted by this protectionist wave, but i do think if it keeps going, this could be very disturbing. >> the market selloff on friday was pretty severe. why wasn't it priced in? this was flagged by the trump administration. >> at the day, it is alwa