trade with asia is passing through the red sea and through the suez canal and through the ball number straight of the southern end of the sea this is always been a key consideration perhaps the key consideration for everyone that this trade is not disrupted by what is going on in the various conflicts around the area mr. this comes at a very critical moment for the region we've seen the media in egypt very critical of the deal between turkey and sudan is that is this something which is likely to further strain relations between turkey and one hand the u.a.e. and saudi arabia on the other hand. it is very strategic and what. the very critical chalk for the hole. and it should be secure and free passage for of trade cetera. having said that. presence is important for so many country in the work to be there and that it is and that the area. the who theory i think the yemeni crisis reflect that and that in the. terrorism also important factor. concerning that matter on that area so we see the. booth he now. prices with the missile thing hitting some of the ship and vessels on that area it

the red sea has long been one of the well the most important trading routes it's a vital link between asia africa the middle east and into europe everything from oil to food and naval vessels pass through it and countries including saudi arabia sudan yemen and egypt all border it but in recent years several states have been increasing their presence in the red sea the latest is turkey president. recently traveled to sudan to sign deals worth six hundred fifteen million dollars with so that he is leader. this effectively gives turkey a unique foothold in this increasingly important and competitive waterway. part of the deal will see turkey rebuild the sudanese port city on so wack an island on the red sea it was once controlled by the ottoman empire but has been abandoned over the past century turkey plans to build a dock there which will be used not only by civilian vessels but also its military the turkish president says the point of all this is to develop tourism and create a transit point for pilgrims crossing the red sea to mecca so dan says the deal with turkey does not harm the

brace to the red sea china israel u.a.e. the us are just a few of the countries building already have bases in the region now turkey is the latest to that group so why the growing interest in the red sea this is inside story.

reporter: laura plummer had been going on holiday to egypt's red sea resorts for several years.to her supporters, she has been let down by the country she loved. >> this woman does not deserve to be incarcerated in an egyptian prison, and to be honest with you, as much as i respect the customs of egypt and the laws and the judiciary and everything else, this will put people off traveling on holiday to egypt in the future, and i think egyptian authorities need to be mindful of that. reporter: the egyptian legal system is complex. laura plummer will appeal against the three-year sentence , a jail term her family says is shocking and unjust. sharanjit: let's take a look at the other stories making the news today. the u.s. has placed sanctions on 2 north korean officials because of the country's nuclear program. the u.s. treasury says both men were key leaders of the north korean ballistic missile program. the un security council imposed new sanctions on north korea on friday in response to ballistic missile tests. north korea said the move was an act of war. a heavy snowstorm in ru

laura plummer had been travelling to the red sea resort of hurghada to visit omar in october when shets, a painkiller which is legal on prescription in britain, but banned in egypt. she said the tablets were for her partner, who suffers from severe back pain, but she was arrested and has been held since then in a communal cell with up to 25 women. herfamily at home in hull have described today's sentence as horrendous. she's just a normal girl who works in hull. she just sells clothes, she comes home, she watches telly and she goes to bed. she doesn't drink, she doesn't smoke, she doesn't do anything. she lives to go to egypt. she loves egypt. she loves the egyptian people. she's in love with omar. we cannot believe this has happened to her. we are absolutely devastated. laura plummer had been going on holiday to egypt's red sea resort for several years, but for her supporters, she has been let down by the country she loved. this woman doesn't deserve to be incarcerated in an egyptian prison and, to be honest with you, as much as i respect the customs of egypt and the laws and thejudi

civilians including eight children the second killed fourteen people from the same family in the red sea province of hard data. a teenage palestinian girl recently found slapping israeli soldiers in her village is about to pen israeli military court had to mean he was detained understand the nineteenth in a raid on her home and he is now is how he forces his outside the off of prison how does what's likely to happen in court today. where the question is whether her detention and out of her mother and her sister will be extended or whether she will be freed obviously her legal team is arguing that she should be freed there is we have to wait and find out exactly what happens in this case which starts in less than an hour if it starts on time as you say this was a video which quickly went viral here both in terms of palestinians who were celebrating her actions and out of her sister all of this captured on video by their mother. as the slapped and challenged these israeli soldiers near the village of not be sally. as it's also really gripped the israeli society as well have been debating t

civilians including eight children the second killed fourteen people from the same family in the red sea province have had died or altogether saudi led airstrikes have killed one hundred nine civilians in the past ten days according to the un's humanitarian coordinator in yemen he accuses all sides in the war of showing complete disregard for human life children are increasingly being used both as targets and weapons of war according to reports by unicef it says the suffering of children in conflict zones has reached shocking levels the report says children have become front line targets and are often used as human shields rape and and slave meant have become standard tactics an increasing number are being recruited to fight in west africa the armed group walk around use an estimated one hundred thirty five child suicide bombers in twenty seventeen the conflict in yemen has been one of the worst for children this year with funny families and killed or injured unicef also says there is widespread and blatant disregard for international laws designed to protect young people had a huckster

maritime border agreement between egypt and saudi arabia over an ongoing sovereignty dispute in the red sea the agreement formally gives egypt sovereignty over the islands of her labor and both of which john also claims he was president will stay in power until april that's two months longer than expected. in february after elections for a new national assembly but that it's been pushed back by two months because of the destruction caused by hurricane in sept. those are your headlines and back with more news here on al-jazeera of the stream. we're living through a technological revolution but all the machines taking a piece of machinery goes wrong is there a train of litigation to which we can bring a legal system to bear oxford university professor of machine learning stephen roberts talks to all disease at this time.

civilians including eight children the second killed fourteen people from the same family in the red sea province of data a teenage palestinian girl recently film slapping israeli soldiers who were on her family property is set to appear in an israeli military court i had to me was protesting the u.s. declaration that recognizing jerusalem as israel's capital she was then detained when police raided her home a few days later the video went viral and she's been seen as a symbol of the palestinian resistance how the force it has more from outside the military court. well this is a case that has gripped both palestinian and israeli society since it came to light earlier this month the case of i had to meet me and her sister challenging israeli soldiers near there near their village of. head slapping one of those soldiers in the face and that video going viral it is of course being celebrated by many palestinian to see it as an act of resistance it has been criticized by many israelis who have also been pondering and debating the actions of the soldiers involved but for head and her sister n

swim this the red sea. fly a helicopter. i want a yacht. i want to see the great wall of china.e opposite way. i want to write a book. i want to meet chris mart frn cold play ♪ you made me laugh you made me cry ♪ i'm obsessed with twitter. i like it. you can clear stuff up. it's like a rumor patrol, at i have this think called tachycardia. your body can't keep up with what your heart is doing. you can't keep up with it. everyone is already like, miley is sick? miley, your career? no. the more people doubt me, the more intense i am and competitive i get. i really like proving people wrong. >> somewhat the craziest rumor? >> i'm either dead or pregnant. i'm here. ♪ i came in like a wrecking ball ♪ >> reporter: um, yeah, that happened. all naked riding on a wrecking ball. let's rewind to 2003, the beginning of it all. ♪ you know that it's the best of both worlds ♪ >> reporter: an 11-year-old miley auditioned to be the bff in hannah montana but got the lead role instead. >> what you see is what you get with me. >> reporter: in 2007, miley starts miley mania, a beatles-like frenzy. p

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i know you work during the red sea world sentencing are your people still wandering in the desert areas that you work something out though we all made it to israel in one place ah yes oh that's fantastic are you happy to be here would you prefer to be i want to be in florida what i would have found is that we enjoy the mountains but i'm from florida always in the form is one but a little bit slower really from what i hear this in a committed to many israel in florida often you can kind of get me going is that maybe part of that is why i've brings you here then my friend here in the north dakota correction south dakota as you know is that some of these rallies they the jewish jews are always good business and time release of business we're born we'll be mountains you will be able business born in your ranks oh you're an immigrant oh yes america is a land of opportunity and dreams are did you know that immigrants actually carved an immigrant and a son carved mt rushmore absolutely would you like america oh absolutely to be. listening to. this in the bookstore. you know one of the stuff go

i literally parted a red sea! ( applause ) what do you want me to do, huh?oing to send you a burning bush." "oh, i'm not really into bush." "goddammit!" and no matter how much roy moore might pray on it, there won't be a recount, because according to alabama law, jones' margin of victory was far too big. and you could tell there was no question, no question. how different the vibe was at doug jones' party versus roy moore's. and this is the real music playing at these events. ♪ teach me how to dougie teach me, teach me how to dougie teach me how to dougie ♪ ♪ now watch me whip ♪ now watch me ney-ney ♪ oh, god my father >> trevor: you can't blame people for like doug jones. roy moore is doing bible study, and doug jones is like, "now i'd like to do a reading from the book of shootts! shootts! shootts!" so with that, the story of alabama's senate race finally has come to an end, and the good guy won. wow. ( cheers and applause ) i won't lie-- i didn't think that could happen anymore. yeah. the only thing i will miss about roy moore going forward is all the cra

government troops and coalition forces have been advancing along the red sea coast recently.a. rocks, soil and even trees fell on the main service road, which is now blocked. people used the road to visit a church for christmas mass just 10 minutes before the rocks came down. luckily nobody was injured. up to 150 people are still cut off from the outside world and will be until at least wednesday. translation: as things are now, after the last flight of the helicopter, there is still the danger of another rock fall. during the morning, the situation is a dramatised again. we thought we could lift most of the roadblock but during the day, it turned out that there are still risks of rocks braking. apple are facing the prospect of a lawsuit in israel over the deliberate slowing of some older models of iphones. according to israeli media the claimants are arguing that apple breached its duty to customers by failing to disclose that installing updates to the iphone's operating system could slow their devices. the tech giant admitted to the practice last week but said they only did

was more to the conversation, saying there may be a military base, russia could build one on the red sea and cosying up to russia at a good time. we are looking forward for excellent relations with russia. why do we wa nt to relations with russia. why do we want to have bad relations with the us? we have had good relations with the us to get the sanctions lifted. this is a new chapter. you have still not the fact that sudan is on the list, the us list, of states that sponsor terrorism. many have said america would not remove saddam —— sudan unless they stopped this. the director of the cia last year declared publicly in international media that cia last year declared is one of the most countries supporting the us in counterterrorism and we do not support terrorism. when will you be removed from the list? we have a plan that will continue all year because it requires the decision of the president, the decision of congress, and then back to the president. it is a process. that is why we are discussing our relation with the us. at that time it was authorised. state secretaryjohn kerry... th

government troops and coalition forces have been advancing along the red sea coast recently.e days the new buzzword is up—cycling, transforming rubbish into objects of desire. a nonprofit workshop in austria, supported by the city government, is working with the long—term unemployed to make furniture, ornaments and jewellery out of old household appliances. bethany bell reports from the dismantling and recycling centre in vienna. it's beautiful, but it is actually all made from rubbish. the process starts here at this workshop. workers remove hazardous substances from old computers and appliances. the leftovers are sent either for recycling, or upstairs, to the trash design team. what we do is that we collect specific kinds of garbage — that means electric and electronic equipment. we make, design objects and jewellery, and we offer the old garbage an opportunity to get reused, or to get upcycled. they turn vinyl records into clocks, and dead keyboards into rings. the glass from washing machine doors become sandblasted bowls, complete with patterns. and it's notjust about tra

maritime border agreement between egypt and saudi arabia over an ongoing sovereignty dispute in the red sea agreement formally gives egypt sovereignty over the islands of her labor and charlotte in both of which john also claims cuba's president will stay in power until april that's two months longer than expected castro was due to step down in february after elections for a new national assembly but that but it's been pushed back by two months because of the destruction caused by hurricane in september. those are your headlines and back with more news here on al-jazeera after the stream. we're living through a technological revolution but all the machines taking over if the piece of machinery goes wrong is there a train of litigation through which we can bring a legal system to bear oxford university professor of machine learning steven stokes to all disease at this time. from the well why refugee crisis to the full of the long time zimbabwean leader robert mugabe alcoves from independent catalonia the steamy scenes tons of great show pitches from the new out online community and while we

laura plummer had been travelling to the red sea resort of hurghada to visit omar in october when shecase were 290 tramadol tablets, a painkiller which is legal on prescription in britain, but banned in egypt. she said the tablets were for her partner, who suffers from severe back pain, but she was arrested and has been held since then in a communal cell with up to 25 women. herfamily at home in hull have described today's sentence as horrendous. she's just a normal girl who works in hull. she just sells clothes, she comes home, she watches telly and she goes to bed. she doesn't drink, she doesn't smoke, she doesn't do anything. she lives to go to egypt. she loves egypt. she loves the egyptian people. she's in love with omar. we cannot believe this has happened to her. we are absolutely devastated. her supporters say she has been let down by the country she has loved. this woman doesn't deserve to be incarcerated in an egyptian prison and, to be honest with you, as much as i respect the customs of egypt and the laws and the judiciary and everything else, this will put people off trave

cool red sea resort in a sort of not hard to show you go to sleep i don't want to go to the cities in the michael are poisonous or do whatever the street. facing imo bhargava you have a lot of this.

conversation, saying there might be a military base, russia could build a military base on sudan's red seaf observers said, this sounds like a bit of a snub to washington and sudan cosying up to russia, at the very time that america has lifted the sanctions and you're looking forward to closer ties with washington? no, we don't tie our relations with any country or another one. we are looking for excellent relations with russia. why we are waiting to have excellent relations with... not a snub to washington then? not at all. that will never happen. otherwise we shouldn't have been to talk to the americans for more than two—and—a—half years in order to get the sanctions lifted and we started a new chapter for the second, on the second phase. but you've still got the fact that sudan is on the list of us, on the us list of states that sponsor terrorism. informed speculation in well regarded circles says that america would not remove sudan from this list until president bashir departs the scene? no, this is not true. 0h unless, if they don't want to co—operation on counter—terrorism. the direc

importing generally over ninety percent of its food and about seventy percent of that comes through the red sea ports of put a pencil leaf though and we've seen a couple ships arriving with commercial food. right now in addition to the we're food program ship we have four others one in so these and three others in who data . and that's are important but actually what we're really concerned most concerned about now is the fuel situation no ships have yet been granted clearance to come in with fuel and the fuel is critical for getting the food to where it needs to go not only from for the humanitarian agencies but also for the people who depend on the market also for water supply for. run generators and hospitals etc other news now gunmen have stormed a college in pakistan and killed at least nine people it happened in the northwestern city of push our all four attackers were also killed after two hours of fighting with the army and police the taliban faction in pakistan says it was behind the attack come all hide as well from islamabad. and or do get it out by that very good dollar bond they cla

four civilians including eight children a second killed fourteen people from the same family in the red sea province of data. a teenage palestinian girl recently film slapping israeli soldiers in her village is set to appear in israeli military court to mimi was detained in a police raid on her home on the nineteenth of december the video went viral and she's being seen as a symbol of the palestinian resistance for was involved when general who helped push out robert mugabe has been sworn in as vice president constantino un go will share the role with kember mahdi a long serving state security minister tired from the military last week. those are your headlines the more news continuing here on al-jazeera that's after inside story to stay with us. generous normal for the u.s. is cutting the united nations budget by more than a quarter of a billion dollars but why is washington squeezing the un and what are the long term implications of this caught this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program about two hundred eighty five million dollars that's the amount expected to be slashed from

importing generally over ninety percent of its food and about seventy percent of that comes through the red sea ports of put data and so the the whole and we've seen a couple of ships arriving with commercial food. right now in addition to the world food program ship we have four others one in thirty three others including the. and that's are very important but actually what we're really concerned most concerned about now is the fuel situation no ships have yet been granted clearance to come in with fuel and the fuel is critical for getting the really the food to where it needs to go not only from before the humanitarian agencies but also for the people who depend on the markets also for water supply for. to run generators at hospitals etc. syria of course also experiencing a humanitarian crisis the political talks which are happening in geneva trying to end the war seem to have had another deadlock the government delegation is threatening to walk out their concern is about the establishment of preconditions for the talks when they understood that everything was to be on the table. that we woul

the wind the gulf you'll notice is a breach just catching the edge of among suddenly forget for the red sea betweens nothing's a twenty three degrees in tire harbor day feels quite nice twenty five and i would be much the same on the western solid financial western society it's always seems to be hotter in mecca and it still is thirty three degrees. you are making great remarks whether on line the u.s. response to drug use and the drug trade over the last fifty years has been criminalized or if you join us on sat. in the morning and says i want to cover the world in darkness is a dialogue and that could be what leading to some of the confusion on line about people saying they don't actually know what's going on join the colobus conversation at this time on al-jazeera. they can you watch me how does the amount of our top stories saudi arabia says it has intercepted a ballistic missile targeting the capital riyadh the fighters in yemen say they fired its the target was the royal palace where a group of saudi leaders were meeting including king solomon and the crown prince the palestinian lead

when laura plummer came back in october, she came to meet her boyfriend in a resort at the red sea.ught around 290 tramadol tablets as well as naproxen for his back pain. she was arrested for carrying the tablets in her suitcase. she said she did not know the drug was banned in egypt. she did not know about that, and she had brought it for her boyfriend. however, the court found her guilty of bringing and smuggling drugs into the country, and therefore came the verdict of today. her lawyer told us yesterday that there were some lost in translation issues in the court. as she was asked by one of the judges about the accusation, and she pleaded guilty, but she said she didn't understand the question very well. we also understand that the lawyer is willing to appeal that verdict. laura plummer‘s mp, labour's karl turner, has been giving his reaction to the news. terribly disappointing to the family. the family are devastated. i have spoken to neville, laura's dad, already. i spoke with family members yesterday. they were optimistic this might be a happier result. but laura, most of all

the gulf you'll notice is a breach just catching the edge of among saucily but to get through the red sea for between is nothing so twenty three degrees entire harbor day feels quite nice twenty five and i would be much the same on the west and saw the potential western society it's always seems to be hotter in mecca and it still is thirty three degrees. this is a boon for point people right now and technology there is so much going to help people it's phenomenal thanks for calling i read this is there a what are you looking for today we get to the blind with their day to day tasks and give them more independence and freedom this feels like it's a little gift that sure is a tomato exploration process. we have outside knowledge available to know this story onal jazeera. welcome back our mind to the top stories here and i'll just saudi arabia says it has intercepted a ballistic missile toxic targeting its capital riyadh was the third such a time by the who faces since the beginning of november at least forty three people are dead and dozens more remain missing in the philippines following t

diplomats attending a counter terrorism summit in jordan king abdullah is hosting the event at the red sea resort of aqaba is part of an effort to help coordinate the fight against groups the focus of the meeting has been on west africa. venezuela's government says it is close to reaching agreement with the opposition the two sides have been holding talks about the economic and political crisis that has gripped the country for almost a year the meetings in the dominican republic are the first negotiations since antigovernment protests ended in july. apart from being difficult i should say that we are close to reaching an agreement we will return on december the fifteenth to seek to lay the foundations for a definite of political economic social and cultural agreement we are deeply satisfied we want to thank all those who made these process possible. camas return to honduras after days of violence following the disputed presidential election the electoral commission is yet to declare a winner with the president one orlando hernandez narrowly ahead of opposition kind of it. three people have

and oil spills in the red sea, and once they put in place made a marine protected area, put in place restrictions about the kinds of fishing and pollution that could go on around there, it came back within, you know, a decade. so they're -- in materials of the biology it is an incredible -- there's a lot to be hopeful for whether it will come to back to what it was is -- who knows. but it could become a very rich ecosystem given enough time the thing is that -- the amount the speed at which we're changing our planet is outpaces evolution and the resilience of many ecosystem so i don't know. i don't know if anyone can really answer that question. we need to start paying attention to it. how about that? >> definitely -- message first went to it in 1970 we have to factor the way and we still got statistic and this here a cruise ship went through and only ice that was seen it was in the atlantics -- [inaudible conversations] a big change happening there. [laughter] wing we have time for one more quick question. thank you for being here. i have a concern about the gee engineering aspect f