is created real tension in the relationship and i think, it is the cause of some disorientation in riyadh because it's happening very quickly. (soft music) - [narrator] both saudi arabia and the us realized that their special relationship is in transition. analysts say both powers agree on the key points of promoting regional stability and containing iran but washington has openly criticized riyadh for focusing too much on beating regional rivals and too little on combating extremists. - on virtually every major issue in the region, the us and riyadh have been on different sides so the united states wanted to see the spread of democracy in the arab spring and saudi arabia was the leader of the regional coalition to prevent any kind of democratic change and you saw that most clearly in 2013 when saudi arabia sponsored and then supported the coup in egypt. on the iranian nuclear deal, the united states viewed this as a top priority, wanted to bring it about, the saudis were against it. on syria, the united states, for the most part, wanted to deescalate and saudi arabia wanted to escalate a

the heart of saudi arabia paschi capital, riyadh. turned to the u.s..had fairman says a patch of wheat data does not change his view of two rate hikes. he spoke about uncertainty in the economy. take a listen. >> we need to a knowledge there usual. uncertainty than that is because many policies are actually undecided. when they are undecided, it is uncertainty. growth fort, 2.3% the u.s. this year, assumes tax cuts have a positive effect, and the fed normalization is reasonably gradual. tracy: the federal reserve is wayne the potential for u.s. economic growth and whether it could be derailed when it comes to the trump administration. that is something david lipton picked up on. >> everyone is optimistic. everyone sees growth momentum is picking up. the question is whether the uncertainty -- tracy: we know u.s. monetary policy piece of key importance to those here. valueurrencies have the paid to the dollar. whether it gets derailed by a trump policy announcement is of interest. what are you looking at? absolutely. we have seen a remarkable cut recovery

tuesday, she will visit riyadh.es for first quarter deliveries as they start model three production in july. track.e on shares are up almost 30% of things to anticipation about the model three. news 24 hours a day powered by morton than 2600 journalists and analysts. this is bloomberg. >> we are seeing markets across asia gaining ground. the only one in the red is the and six 200 in australia. tech stocks and energy stocks. let's get the details of what is happening from julia. what is going on? >> here are generally seen some positive traction coming through on what is a busy week for investors. having a look at some of the movers, some positivity from indonesian markets. thailand also looking strong, as well as india. new zealand up one third of 1%. we have seen some positivity coming through in japan today following the survey showing that we are seeing confidence in japan's largest manufacturers. commodities, some weakness coming through in oil. i want to show you what the chart looks like. you are seeing a retr

in the second half, riyadh mahrez thought he got a penalty, but the referee disagreed.clearly, we would like to have won bya clearly, we would like to have won by a bigger margin, but we were facing a team who know what they want, who knows how to play, and who won't change their ways. it was exactly as we expected. i am happy with the job that we did, and with the result. we know the tie is still way open. we knew that would be the case. umm, i think it is way open. we knew that would be the case. umm, ithink it is one way open. we knew that would be the case. umm, i think it is one of those major decisions in the game. it isa those major decisions in the game. it is a definite foul. it is inside the box. that is the first disappointment. in terms of the other, of course, i am aware of it. i have not seen anything. shakespeare knows that leicester will have to find a goal, at least one, in the second leg. but in his words, leicester, in terms of their effort, they were exceptional. bbc news, madrid. elsewhere, monaco won 3—2 at borussia dortmund. teenage sensation, kyl

while in riyadh, mattis also called north korea's recent failed missile test reckless. the guardian is reporting the u.s. military is considering plans to shoot down future north korean missile tests, and that mattis has briefed congress on the possible escalation. meanwhile, in somalia, the united nations says 25,000 people have become sick with cholera, as a severe drought forces people to drink water infected with the deadly bacteria. the u.n. is warning somalia is on the brink of widespread famine. in 2011, more than 250,000 people died during severe famine in somalia. in syria, residents say an airstrike killed at least 30 civilians, including women and children, in the syrian province deir al-zor on monday. reuters reports the airstrike was believed to be launched by the u.s.-led coalition. isis controls most of the province. u.s. air force colonel john dorrian said the coalition had carried out strikes around the town where multiple homes were reportedly destroyed, but he said he could not "confirm the veracity of allegations of civilian casualties." the journali

if you see that they're in a nations center in riyadh, what they are expecting to achieve has serious overtones. is ae muslim world there big divide between shia muslim a shia muslim and a sharia muslim. this is also another conflict. the shia side is led by iran. accomplices are syria and iraq and hezbollah as well as lebanon. the leaderi side happens to be saudia arabia. i am seeing this force be a combination of shia and sunni. there is this terrorism and that region and the -- in islam. if it is a combination of sunni states going into iraq, syria it isve this conflict going to be dangerous. then and ex parte chief of has been taken into consideration. if i was there i would want to see who is under me, what is my staff, and by capable of achieving this task, will i bring victory? if i cannot do those, i would never have accepted. pakistan happens to be after iran, the only country that has the second most population. we have a domestic internal sense of our own. can always be affected. you need to balance out these regiments before going into this kind of situation. to hisit -- l

if you see that they're in a nations center in riyadh, what they are expecting to achieve has serious overtones. in the muslim world there is a big divide between a shia muslim and a sharia muslim. this is also another conflict. the shia side is led by iran. their accomplices are syria and iraq and hezbollah as well as lebanon. on the sunni side the leader happens to be saudia arabia. i am seeing this force be created of a combination of shia and sunni. there is this terrorism and that region and the -- in islam. if it is a combination of sunni states going into iraq, syria and have this conflict it is going to be dangerous. then and ex parte chief of pakistan has been taken into consideration. if i was there i would want to see who is under me, what is my staff, and by capable of achieving this task, will i bring victory? if i cannot do those, i would never have accepted. pakistan happens to be after iran, the only country that has the second most population. we have a domestic internal sense of our own. therefore that can always be affected. you need to balance out these regiments b

the saudi energy minister, khaled al—falih, made the announcement today in riyadh.y 130 projects to be implemented in the next seven years to add close to ten gigawatts of electric energy, produced from renewable sources, to the kingdom's electricity supply. so, the percentage of renewable energy by 2023 will represent 10% of the total electricity in the kingdom. the latest movie in the fast and furious franchise has grossed an estimated $532 million dollars since friday. that's an international record, making it the make it the highest grossing opening weekend in history. it's made less money in the us than other fast and furious films. but that was more than compensated by the $190 million it made in china. samir, what is this film doing so right? the entire franchise is doing something quite successful given that we have seen eight films in the franchise already. part of the success of this film is because it is just not very complicated. people sometimesjust want is just not very complicated. people sometimes just want to go to the cinema and be entertained and

it is the cause of some disorientation in riyadh because it's happening very quickly. - [narrator] cheap oil reduces incentives to invest in increased efficiency and alternative technology while boosting the consumption of oil and gas. - [bordoff] we're driving more, and we're using more oil, and we're buying bigger cars 'cause we have short memories and forget gasoline prices might go up again. and that makes the economics of buying a hybrid or electric vehicle or an alternative worse. - [moniz] we are, with low oil prices, bluntly; we are more challenged in terms of getting cost competitiveness of advanced biofuels and clearly there's an impact in terms of the electric vehicle penetration. we're making great progress; and battery costs for example for vehicles have come down 60, 70 percent in the last five or six years. but there's no doubt that the low oil prices and low fuel prices impact that. - [browner] we don't have a system in the united states where we really price in the externalities of burning fossil fuels into the price that we sell the fossil fuels at. we sort of deal with

not too far behind that in riyadh as well.cal depression. it is drifting towards the philippines. and we'll see a few showers in seoul. in hong kong it should be fine and dry. some heavy downpours in bangkok and down towards kuala lumpur and singapore. some heavy rain in some parts of south america, particularly the further north you go. very wet in parts of ecuador and colombia and the north of peru. back in europe, it looks pretty good for good friday across much of the iberian peninsula and the south of france and into italy as well. further north in europe, we have some cloud and rain. back on our shores, there will be a fair bit of cloud and breeze and rain edging southwards. tonight at ten: president assad says claims his forces launched a chemical attack on a rebel town are completely fabricated. he said syria doesn t possess chemical weapons and the west made up the story — so america could justify the missile strike on his country. the west — mainly the united states — is hand in glove with the terrorists. they fabric

yousef: you have just taken on a new equity partner in riyadh.l blessed to have such a great partner on board. we are going to recruit more and expand our operations and continue to serve our clients, focusing on m&a. are sticking around because we want to get through a few things. still to come, our exclusive the st. louis fed president who says the fed doesn't need to hike rates higher. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ david: you are watching bloomberg. yousef: i'm yousef gamal el-din in dubai. boeing said to be delivering two iran within the next month. ordered 15, the first of which is due to be delivered next year under a sensitive deal announced in december. boeing declined to comment. a pharmaceutical company is looking to sell. teva's planpart of to reduce debt. the dubai gold and commodities exchange has become the first international user of cold futures. -- gold futures. they launched a benchmark in april last are so that china could control more pricing. david: that is a very interesting story oil. back to the jobs report. there is some doubt o

she has been speaking tojohn pienaar in riyadh.about our interests, and to raise difficult issues when it is necessary. ellie price is at westminster for us. the prime minister not polling any punches? absolutely not. prime ministers always get asked these questions whenever they go to countries linked with humanitarian crises. she wasn‘t pulling punches. she is therefore trade talks. she linked trade talks in the post—brexit world with security. she pointed out that since the relationship with saudi arabia, that britain‘s relationship has meant it has saved lives. certainly taking on that question and keen to show that britain wants a strong role in the world post—brexit. britain wants a strong role in the world post-brexit. mps have been talking about the possible cost of a deal or no deal in brexit? that's right. a select committee reports suggest the government needs to do more to work out what it would cost if there was no deal reached at the end of the negotiations. the government suggestion that no deal is better than a bad

we were live in riyadh for the reaction. john: it is a bold move, but also a smart move.mic policy takes into account politics and consumers are going to be happy. saudis areat 65% of in the public sector, 3.5 million who will benefit from these additional benefits. that will translate into higher gdp growth, especially for the economy. i expect 0.5% percentage points benefiting because of these extra payments. yousef: the question is what this does to the macroeconomic growth figures. we put it on a chart to get a better perspective and a sense of where the economic growth was and where it is today and we crossed it with a reference for crude oil, you can see the downside pressure and the imf revising the forecast downward. i look at what is being said with the moody outlook. so where does the economy go and how quickly can the policy change have an impact? john: in terms of the economy, it is an adjustment year and i think it was a little bit too harsh for society to digest. so they stepped a little bit back. but this is inbuilt of terms. in 2016, they saved about 80 bi

president obama was elected riyadh and republicans held the senate minority. at that time, even though many of us didn't like the idea of using the filibuster, on judicial nominees. we also recognize that we couldn't have two sets of rules. one for republican presidents and one for democrat presidents. >> our party defeated to nominees for the lower courts by filibuster. denying a soldier to three of president obama's nominees to the dc circuit court of appeals. but the other side didn't appreciate being subjected to the rules that they first established area started using in 2003. to filibuster judges. so at that point. 2013, they decided to change the rules of the united states senate by the way, they changed, they changed the rules by breaking the rules. and i say that because the rules of the senate say it takes two thirds vote to change the rules of the senate. >> but they changed it by majority vote. now, at that time as we all know , majority leader reid changed the rules for nominations. and lower court nominees. the to say that my colleagues and i wer

john pienaar, bbc news, riyadh.ave been killed and many more injured in a suspected chemical attack in syria. still to come: researchers in manchester have found a new way of turning sea water into drinking water. coming up in sportsday on bbc news in the next 15 minutes: the latest on the ice hockey row that could see a very second rate tournament at the winter olympics next year. millions of people will be affected by new changes coming into force this week, on taxes and benefits. the measures include child benefit being limited to two children, a freeze on some working tax credits and a rise in the living wage. our home editor, mark easton, has been to blackburn to assess the impact of the changes. blackburn is going to be more affected by this week's welfare tax and wage changes than almost anywhere else in the country. more than half the town's children live inle low income, working households receiving tax credits, help being progressively cut in real terms. child benefits frozen for the next three years and p

egypt and saudi arabia seems to have been sealed with president riyadh's visited including that conflictn syria. they talked on the sidelines of the arab league summit in jordan in march. iran's deputy oil minister says it deal should be signed within one month. a news agency carried the comments about-face to of the deal. the group ended waiting for develops in washington to take shape. the trump administration flight a review of you on policy. india is set to overtake germany as the fourth largest economy in five years. growth will see india rising from its current position over taking the u.k. and germany. the u.s., china, japan, india, and germany will be the largest economies in that order. the u.k. is expected to drop out this year. news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts. this is bloomberg. tries to climb , --of several problems be ofe here to drum to egyptian tourism. we have put all of this into perspective right here. as you can see, there is some green shoots in december. on the top panel, you have got your visitors. you are still far away from w

months in the back rooms of intelligence agencies in tel aviv, doha, ankara, washington, london, riyadh, and paris. these same capitals have sought over the past years to provide their terrorist elements in syria, notably al-nusra front, with toxic chemicals for them to use and then to put the blame on the syrian government. that was the case on the 19th of march, 2013, on the 21st of august, 2013, and on the 21st of april, 2014, on the 16th of march, 2015, and on the 16th of march 2016. i will not go into the detail of more than 90 letters addressed to this council since the beginning of the crisis. these letters detail the possession by armed groups -- but armed terrorist groups -- of chemical elements to be used against civilians and to put the blame on the syrian government, indemonize this government the eyes of the council members and the eyes of public opinion, and then to justify any internal interference in the internal affairs of syria. some of these letters even detailed the smuggling of sarin from libya through turkey on a civilian airplane by using a syrian citizen. two lea

red crescent society for the humanitarian effort in mosul.ound tomorrow, he will be traveling to riyadh, again meetings with saudi officials on ways to intensify the counter-isis efforts. reporter: the iragi said they expect the mosul operation to be completed by the middle of may. is that something you agree with? mark: it is not for me to get into battlefield assessments. i would only say come and we said this from the get go, that it was going to be a hard, difficult effort. that effort is ongoing and we are confident we will liberate the city, but the iragi forces have shown tremendous fortitude, tremendous perseverance, courage , sacrifice, and also care in and not putting sabeans it too great of a risk. affairs is inic your bureau? mark: it is a different entity. reporter: can you take this question then? it has come to some people's attention that there is an article which is being promoted on at least the embassy -- the u.s. embassy and london as well as share america. this article is a feature about mar-a-lago, and i'm wondering if this whole thing and the appearance of this ar

radical islamist terror on the agenda for defense secretary james mattis on his way to riyadh, saudi arabia, his first stop on what will be a 6 day trip, includes egypt, i israel, qatar, djibouti. joining me now. veteran of 10 presidential campaigns, republican strategist ed rollins, michael goodwin am we start with vice president pence, saying don't test the resolve of the united states military and president trump. >> look, around the globe, in particular north korea it is front forward. this administration is determined trerse the obama pattern of either leading from behind or not leading at all. i think this is an aggressive posture. we've seen it in syria and in afghanistan with that moab bomb,. i think that north korea say different problem. >> it is. >> and also a there more dangerous, we know he is not a rational character. we are not sure what incentives or threats he would respond to. so far nobody has figured him out. lou: president trump saying that the north must behave, kim jong-un must behave. how do you think that message will be received. >> the same way received sin

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participating in a business summit with the saudis this week and secretary mattis also dropping down in riyadhso looking at how the administration is, you know, looking to revitalize their ties at saudi arabia over a time of still continuing debate over whether or not the trump administration does, in fact, want to continue with this agreement. >> at the same time rex tillerson, jeremy, criticizing iran for its support of assad. but silent on the subject of russia and their support for assad. the whole question of russia, which is also wrapped up, of course, in the investigation into the russian hacking, what do we know now about how that all got started? >> we know a couple things. first of all we now have seen reporting that the fbi has had a foreign intelligence surveillance act warrant up on carter page, the trump foreign policy adviser who traveled to moscow and then advised the trump campaign. second we have seen reporting that fbi and justice department based their application to the fisa court in part on two things, one carter paige's travel to moscow while he was a campaign adviser an

. >> he's in riyadh, saudi arabia today.ave to look that it was the pentagon, the white house that all seemed to suggest that the ship was going in the direction toward the sea of japan, "steaming" was language that some people used. there were reports that the russians and the chinese had dispatched spy ships to shadow the carl vinson's strike group when actually it was thousands of miles away at the time. the defense secretary tried to clear that up today. here's what he said. >> the vinson, as i have said on the record, was operating up and down the western pacific. we said we're shifting here, instead of continuing one direction as she pulled out of singapore, she will continue part of her cruise down in that region, but she was on her way up to korea. >> so now it's perfectly clear. the one thing that people have not been able to tell us, why this was initially portrayed as being so urgent and imminent. that is, the movement of the u.s.s. carl vinson, when it was apparently neither imminent or urgent at all. >> shepard:

sources say riyadh is likely to support more action to drain the gluts further but it depends on the other producers including iraq and iran. opec pledged to reduce output by 1.2 billion barrels a day, with saudi arabia making the bulk of the cuts. the cartel is scheduled to meet in be in a next month. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. >> haven buying all the rage in asia. volatility picking up, treasury yields slipping below 2.2%. the japanese stocks are syncing with tokyo leading the drop in asia, chinese stocks falling after the ppi. losses down 1/10 of 1% after this morning's resilience. southeast asian equities are leading the pack when it comes to gainers in the region. korean stocks are steady up 1/10 of 1% after a six-day selloff. we have the korean won leading the gains in the asian forex. a falling the most against the dollar among their g10 peers. let's look at movers today. shares slumping to a five-year low. telecom plans its own mobile network, down 6.8% for now. sharp writing for

there has been an attraction to the isis caliphate, both because of the geography that commanded riyadh the specific places, the lot shone mentioned by isis as being prophesied and i think it's the greatest country, the place where these apocalyptic showdowns will happen so it matters a lot that happened there in syria rather than starting out in there. >> and the capos of isis having to admit that at this point we are reduced to elements in obscure islands in southeast asia or in, muslim areas of libya or yemen, i think that will severely erode the attraction . i hope a lot of people who are perhaps incensed about what they thought about going to rock up would not even consider instead moving off to some other horror or animosity. >> you all in the islamic state, islam by its strength has been a constant strength for the methodology that can bring the dream to life. the savior of one methodology, of one group confers into the next one and in a sense we thought that the enemy that we were confronting before 9/11 was, had the johnny family only to waive contact and cover the transformati

in an exclusive interview with bloomberg's riyadh how mod the , turkish prime minister accused that youountry "like a student," dampening his interest in joining the bloc. >> are you interested in continuing to push for membership or are you changing your mind? do you want to go a different path? what is your ideal solution? >> we invite the european union to honesty on the issue of membership, first of all. they shall determine their vision for the future first. will they continue to walk with turkey or not? they need to put this forth very clearly. we shall see their decision and then we can determine our own path. there are elections in some members of the e.u. right now and therefore the rhetoric is very different. we will see if those different types of rhetoric will continue after the elections or not. it is clear what some members of the e.u. did before the referendum. therefore, the e.u. should determine the future vision for itself before things can proceed on a healthy path. it should put forward the kind of path it wants to walk on with turkey or won't. this nation needs to f

directly home after a total knee replacement actually had lower risk of complications and are being riyadhhe hospital. another found that patients who went to facility for care after hip replacement had a higher risk of wound complications. respiratory problems and hospital readmission. worried about recovering at home if you live alone. researchers compared the results of those who rehabbed alone they found no difference in recovery rates. if you're heading into new or hip replacement talk to your doctor about your you need a rehab facility or whether home might be the right option for you. >> don't forget you can catch dr. oz every afternoon at 1:00 o'clock right here on fox 29. >>> new research shows that babies are far less likely to get whooping cough if their mom was vaccinated while pregnant. researchers sudden studied near 150,000 infants between 2006 and 2015. babies whose mothers got the booster had a 91% lower risk of developing whooping cough during the first two months of life and it's critical because infants have no defense against the disease at that point. >>> that yearly

glasnost in riyadh. to have aing hard-working weekend.y're going to the polls and there is a referendum on sunday. it could give erdogan the power that he desperately wants. how busy are you going to be and what is this referendum really about? >> as you said it will be a very busy weekend. eligible tourks are vote and they will decide whether they are going to say yes and give executive power to the office of president erdogan and eliminating the role of the prime minister. the president said it is important to change the constitution from a parliamentary system to a presidential one because it will help decision-making become much more efficient rather than the two headed government we have now. his critics are arguing that its is a power grab and lacks the necessary checks and balances leading to authoritarian rule. matt: i have been conducting a very informal poll of dual citizens in berlin, there are a lot of turkish-german dual citizens. they seem to be overwhelmingly on the aside. what results are pollsters in istanbul forecasting?

riyadh is likely to support action to drain the glut further. it could affect iraq and iran.nt to reduce output by 1.2 billion barrels a day. the cartel is set to meet in vienna next month. turning to the central bank, shifting focus to borrowing costs for mid and low cost funds. now worthd a surge $600 billion, which is more than any output of the malaysian do and other economies combined. of that, $466 billion are due this year. growing, that it is about to change for china's under pressure developers. a surge in property markets means they are noticing the first drop in leverage since the financial crisis. initially, they expected more positive ratings for chinese homebuyers this year. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. shery: we are counting down to some of the major markets open in the asian pacific. we have our editor here in sydney. what are we looking out for today? >> good morning. we are probably looking more at china, where we will get pbi and cpi numbers. the economy depends

. >>> defense secretary jim mattis meeting with king solomon in riyadh calling the desert kingdom a pillarwork for the region. the u.s. military is providing support for a saudi led coalition fighting the houthi rebels. >>> and former new england patriots star aaron hernandez committed suicide in his jail cell earlier this morning. he was discovered hanging by a bed sheet. it comes on a day the new england patriots will visit the white house to celebrate their super bowl win. >>> you're up to date. that's the news update this hour. carl, back downtown to you. >> all right, sue, thank you very much. >>> the white house reportedly considering an elimination of local and state tax deductions as a way to help pay for tax cuts. the president discussed the time line of the much anticipated tax reform plan yesterday. listen. >> we have the concept of the plan. we're going to be announcing it very soon. but health care, we have to get the health care taken care of. and as soon as health care takes care of, we are going to march very closely. you're going to watch. >> all right. weighing in on the

that was of course the prime minister of turkey speaking to our very own riyadh hammadi.re stephen barrett -- stephen barrow and peter dixon. i do not know if we should look at it from an e.u. point of view or if this is a domestic story for investors. steven: the sentiment expressed by the prime minister, you could say almost welcome to the e.u. because if he thinks the e.u. is h withvery teacher-isg turkey, you would probably find similar criticisms among countries in the past to join the e.u. that is probably just how it is and that will not change. i suspect investors are well aware of that and are not particularly concerned. not necessarily implying that turkey will wait. francine: peter? peter: i think the problem is this blurred relationship with the e.u. and turkey. the turks want clarity. francine: with the pound? peter: and they are not going to get it because there are certain nations within the e.u. do not want turkey is a member. turkey is moving further and further away but as he said, i do not think investors care much and they except that turkey will not b

saudi arabia and egypt putting disagreements aside as president sisi visits riyadh

attack had thought through for many months in the back rooms of intelligence agencies in tel amman,riyadh, i' washington, london, and paris. they were sought to provide a terrorist evidence in syria with toxic chemicals for them to use and to put the blame on the syrian government. that was the case on march 19, 2015. april 21 on august 21, 2013, and in april 2014, on march 16, 2015, and in march 2016. i will not go into the detail of more than 90 letters addressed to this counsel since the beginning of the crisis. these letters detail the possession by armed terrorist groups of chemical elements to be used against civilians and to put the blame on the syrian government. to demonize this government in the eyes of the council members and the eyes of public opinion, and then to justify any internal interference in syria. some of these letters even detailed the smuggling of sarin from libya through turkey on civilian airplanes by using a syrian citizen. two liters of sarin gas were smuggled to syria. we have given you the names, the dates, the incidence, the events, and even the itinerary. o

attacks on rebel forces in yemen, but speaking to our chief political correspondent john pienaar in riyadhontinuing with that. yes, we will raise the humanitarian issue. it is important we recognise the threat there is in terms of people's lives, and we will be supporting that through the aid and support we give. do you expect a frosty reception when you raise issues of human rights? the important thing for the united kingdom when we meet people and we want to raise issues of human rights, and that may be in a number of countries, is if we have a relationship with them, we can do that. rather than standing on the sidelines sniping, it is important to engage, to talk to people, to talk about our interests, and to raise difficult issues when it is necessary. we can talk now to be chair of contemporary middle eastern studies at the london school of economics. thank you forjoining us. theresa may says those who focus on the human rights issues should not carp on the sidelines and should look at britain's strategic national interests. how do you see it? it's very simple. theresa may views inter

istanbul turkey, riyadh and saudi arabia. morocco. dubai and united arab emirates.s based upon the current threat picture. now we have a better picture. the white house and u.s. intelligence agencies now believe isis is capable of building a laptop bomb that can bring down an airliner when it cannot be detected by present screening machines in place at most airports. there is even a concern that isis may have tested the devices on the kind of screening machines used at most airports. this information gleaned not from any one piece of evidence but rather from a culmination of intercepted communications. when the ban was initially announced, dhs referenced a specific attack in february much 2016 where a laptop blew a hole in the fuselage of a somali jetliner. the suspected was killed but liner did make a successful landing. why are cell phones not included. one expert told time imagine zone this is a world in which size matters. it's the same with liquids. that's why small containers are permitted but larger ones not. why not ban the electronic devices from planes ent

. >> good evening ladies and riyadh i hadre in meetings with the king and deputy crown prince. meetings could not have gone better, they were frank, candid, honest, highly productive in terms of outcomes to include how we were going to work together with one of our best counterterrorism partners against the enemy. what was really obvious to me today was the regional leadership role of the saudis and how they are helping across theregion from assisting refugees who are being thrown , supporting jordan and taking care of refugees. the energy supplies and other support they are giving to egypt as a work through some really tough financial times, but it is very clear saudi arabia is stepping up to its regional leadership role out here right now at a key time in terms of trying to restore stability in this key region in the world. let me take a question. yesterday you talked about deepening and broadening your relationship here. at the top of the meeting earlier you talked about helping to reinforce saudi resistance to iran's mischief. on whatelaborate more form that could take now