path they're going to create more opposition who are better relationships between washington and riyadh particular lead in terms of arms sales and what have you which is the core of the bilateral relationship is beginning to suffer as a result of behavior not seen as democratic or as welcome here in the united states rami khouri what do you think is going on behind the scenes between. the white house and saudi arabia is it is it business as usual is the white house continuing to the to pursue that the policy that the. came in with president trump's arrival at the white house so do you think that now that the white house is under pressure on them to change tack on saudi arabia. and the u.s. the white house is under some pressure as he leaves said i think correctly the pressure is there but it's not enough to bring about a significant change at the trump doesn't listen much to public opinion he feels he can carry out bilateral relations using executive orders and the defense policy measures and things of that nature it's a transactional process for a trump it's not a ideological process s

embassy in riyadh describing him as someone who responded around the clock to threats against u.s. interests in the kingdom it goes on to add the department of state is concerned by the alleged activities that led to bree's exile in canada the state department is calling for the immediate release of children saying in the letter that it had repeatedly requested the saudi arabian government to clarify the status and nature of the algebra children's detentions well for more on this let's speak to mike hanna he's in washington so that is the letter from the state department do we know if they are prepared to take any further action over this. well at this stage it's not clear this letter was in response to a letter that was sent by patrick leahy and 3 other senators to the white house asking for the matter of our job raise children to be addressed now the children now aged 20 and 21 are being held in riyadh according to our job as human bait to lure him out of hiding but now the senators have got a response from the state department and interesting in that state department letter that

mike this is presumably not going to help relations between washington and riyadh. certainly not 10 congress has been pleading for a period of time now to get the release of a doctor children who are being held in riyadh as i mentioned in that particular report now the situation here has developed some want because a number of senators wrote a letter asking for this to happen and there has now been a response from the state department which says in a letter to senator patrick leahy who actually wrote the original letter that gifts sort of firey is a valued ally of the united states he was according to the court papers the point person for counterterrorism activities between the united states and saudi arabia up until 2015 shortly before he left to riyadh and took refuge in canada but this letter from the state department is very strong it says it has repeatedly approach saudi arabia about the fate of his children saying that it's for saudi arabia to persecute members of his family is absolutely unacceptable it adds to in the letter that saudi arabia has been accused

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around signed the country they are very loud we're hearing from saudi arabia the foreign ministry in riyadh affirming the kingdom's full support for lebanon we also heard from israel today immediately after this explosion saying that israel had nothing to do with this explosion so it seems like the voices from else side the country just as loud as what are coming from inside the country right now absolutely. i've also seen a lot of tweets from major presidents from major european or western countries we've seen bars johnson tweeting in support we've seen emmanuel mccall tweeting for support also. shot from the european council he also tweeted in support many arab countries offered humanitarian support but the question the main urgent question is who is to be held responsible for the tap and what have you heard anything from you were back in. concerning the origin the cause of this your welcome is that they had heard that maybe there were chemical in addition to the explosions or fireworks that were being stored makes it sound like maybe negligence you said the port authority could possibly

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andchildren, now aged 20 21, are being held in riyadh according to al-jabri as human bait to lure him of hiding. now, the senators have got a response from the state department. interesting in that letter that they have already made repeated approaches to saudi arabia as to the status of these children being held by the saudi authorities. that is a very strong step forward. al-jabri has argued very strongly that he had to leave saudi arabia because he was worried about the succession to theman he was working for, former crown prince, who was usurped by the current crown prince, mohammed bin salman. in his court papers, al-jabri says he was concerned for his own safety about this transition of power, and that is why he went into exile. the crown prince send him a number of text, asking him to return. according to those papers, he began to threaten him and send, according to the papers, a hit squad to assassinate him in canada. that was turned away at the canadian border by alert border guards. but one must stress that the state department letter confirms that al-jabri was a valued inte

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the daily newspaper, the veteran diplomat -- a veteran diplomat is favored by paris, washington and riyadh, e sponsor of the has bola movement appear to be on board with scenario, which would see him head up a neutral government. the 66-year-old was lebanon's bassador to the united nations were a decade before serving as a judge on the you in backed court -- the e.u. when back court. given the complexity of the situationn lebanon before the explosion, even before covid, what is your feeling? is it likely that e different groups will fall in line, behind salaam? hello. it is still a bit unclear. some opinion are that the international forces are behind this, however, there ar other media reports that they are suggesti hezbollah is more inined towards the former it is still not clear which side is known for sure in lebanonhat streets is this particular choice of all choices, this one, will rely heavily on external forces. we are talking about france, >> the former prime ministernd involved.oesn't want to be of course, mr. sraaam is a vediplomat. when you see the streets, protesters want some

is a relative of one of the hundreds of wealthy saudi's detained in 2017 the ritz-carlton hotel in riyadh charge until they paid for their release. there is also a broker for saudi foreign investment deals. although well-connected, the passport provides a potential refuge should the political tide turn. the government insists they carried out the necessary checks and did not break any rules. the interior ministry has investigated the information and all the names brought up have been looked into. when they applied for the visas, they were 100% entitled to it. no criminality reported in their countries. we investigated and there were no complaints from other sources or interpol. this is deliberate deception by al jazeera. in the fifth part of the cyprus papers, we have an exclusive interview with the eu commissioner of justice on the floors in the -- that is narrator: on this episode of "earth focus," climate change is forcing traditional dairy producers to look for more sustainable methods. in central california, farmers have found wayays to reduce and evenen reue methane gas, while in ea

riyadh has been a key presence among arab countries that are hostile toward israel.2018, saudi arabia started allowing air india to fly over its territory to tel-aviv. reuters says israel viewed the move as a positive sign. >>> economic analysts are expecting the japanese economy to grow during the current quarter despite a record contraction in the previous period. but some are not sure whether the expansion will be sustained. japan's cabinet office announced on monday that gdp shrank nearly 30% annualized in real terms in the april through june period compared with the previous quarter. the figure was the worst since comparable data became available in 1980. for the july to september period, many private research firms are forecasting positive growth, saying the economy has recovered since a state of emergency was lifted in may. some are even citing annualized growth of more than 10%. but one analyst says that despite the optimism, growth for the current quarter could be relatively small. >> translator: if the current quarter continues to be sluggish from autumn on

of the family run square or both riyadh tomorrow is an institution around a quarter of all the bundles and then is with those here these days they only repair the vessel. after their father died 2 years ago the pair of senses took over running the business now in its cysts generation. in the future they hope to share their knowledge with tourists. with color and we can review the tours in venice i think the right way is the culture because venice not only from a square react a bridge or there's a lot of knowledge are in venice so we love to work here we love to learn and also we love to welcome people who want to know this work. is one of them she supports building an initiative by local residents businesspeople and artisans to maintain the existing infrastructure and promote another kind of tourism. benefit is not a theatre is something you have to come here and to live in so you will have an experience of a different kind of life where you know everyone you talk with everyone and everything time you have a global cultural down. louisiana's to primarily about meeting people based in v

deserves to be have this this kind of a base and you mentioned some reputational damage there for riyadh i mean this is a lawsuit found in the u.s. what's a significant reduction we potentially see some pascall fall out here and the relationship between riyadh and washington d.c. . you know this is this is this is really serious you know you report the from washington just mentioned that maybe a job or you know things but the but since he has connections who are american intelligence services he probably has a better chance here in the united states but honestly i mean you know what he has a better chance no matter what the united states because they might have states government and specific person b. and they congress repeat demanding a lot of change and so diplomacy at the words that people the words that yemen and the words dissidents so he does this is as far as i'm concerned this is a very smart move started to do this and one shouldn't because specific it is a political. support so to speak to a case of the sort well let me ask you about how this might be being viewed in saudi arab

really did nothing to rein in hezbollah then during a state visit to the saudi capital riyadh in november 2017 he suddenly announced his resignation in a statement that completely contradicted his previous political line. and any law out of the. i am stepping down because i cannot accept disappointing the lebanese people. over the last few years and decades hezbollah with its arsenal has repeatedly presented us with a fait accompli has been that is sad enough. but then it claims that these weapons are for the resistance when in fact they are being used against our brothers in syria and yemen even against lebanese. or you know many years. i didn't know any. so this day it remains unclear whether hariri was forced to step down but it took the intervention of french president emanuel before horary was able to leave saudi arabia once back in lebanon be rescinded his resignation these political machinations only serve to boost has been lost position a few months later the group had a strong showing in elections and a government led by hariri as ball law had 2 cabinet posts for the 1st time. lo

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there but would take additional steps and technology to enrich it enough for a nuclear power plant riyadh denies building or facility near this location but says mineral extraction is a part of its economic diversification those are your top stories up next it's inside story we'll have the latest from beirut on the other side of that program in about 30 minutes so you that. it's a family that has been of the heart of power in sri lanka for years now that aim to strengthen the voters go to polls so how crucial is the election this time and why . this is inside story. hello welcome to the program. 2 brothers who have long shaped sri lanka's politics they're known for their bowling and the 26 year war against time as separatists now seeking to extend their family's rule over the island nation president party aims to win a 2 thirds majority in wednesday's parliamentary election. he needed to amend the constitution and restore presidential powers curves and the changes to legislature and into 1015 the prime minister mahinda wants to be reelected many fear fractures within the opposition could

own people on the mainland why is it torturing them in prisons and locking up a 1000000 weakest in riyadh so-called reeducation camps why is it doing that i must also you took i must ask your not to confuse and fills the issues but keep talking about making allegations about the mainland which have nothing to do a one country 2 systems i ask you to come back to the situation in hong kong how one country 2 systems really operate and don't allow your biased talk color your you know your reports on the hong kong that's totally unfair to hong kong people i think strong objection to that regina it's been good to have your own comfort zone thank you very much. my. on august 9th 45. in a tomahawk. missile in 2nd. still suffering a terrible consequences to this day. some historians have argued that the bombing was a necessary. u.s. drop the 2nd bomb now just sunk. in 15 minutes on d w. a new era has become. the fire during dealing. with me. now i'm just. places are still the same. flames that consume forests going to entire residential areas from. rising temperatures water shortages lens clearanc

other major train he said it's ok good i just want to get a clarification on that i had to do the riyadh let's go to george galloway george i imagine you are disagree with with what mr should leaders have to say. well that was the world as viewed through the looking glass where words mean exactly what you decide mean and in many cases those statements were of the precise opposite of the truth it's not china others call warships in the south american sea it's america that's got warships in the south china sea it's not china those nuclear armed planes off the coast of china it's the other way around the belligerence is all on the other side the un has just been a start but we both agree on this that there is nothing remarkable about what 2 australian prime ministers have said because trade wars cyber wars propaganda wars cooled wars oftentimes pave the way to war if the war breaks out then of course we're in if you'll forgive the pun completely uncharted waters will it be a conventional war with a escalate to short range nuclear missiles will it escalate to our continental ballistic missil

own people on the mainland why is it torturing them in prisons and locking up a 1000000 wiggers in riyadh so-called reeducation camps why is it doing that i must also include i must also you not to confuse and feels the issues but keep talking about making elevations about the mainland which have nothing to do it one country 2 systems i also you'll come back to the situation and hong kong how one country 2 systems really operate and don't allow your bias to color your you know your reports on hong kong that's totally unfair to hong kong people i take strong objection to that regina it's been good to have your own comfort zone thank you very much. i urge. you to eat. thank you enough. to eat. what's going on here oh no house of your very own from a printer. computer games that are healing. my dog needs electricity. shift explains delivers facts and shows what the future holds. yet living in the digital world shift. in 15 minutes on d w. the 77 percent as we talk about the issues that. come on the streets of nairobi. how has killed a 19 transformed the city's night. happens to all those 7 m

may of twenty seventeen to riyadh and address. is greenen coalition that would be all the arab and muslim countries a lot is thehe majority of them. and the project of creating those channels of that piece to defuse tensions between some arab countries and israel that projoject was supposesed to stat in twenty seventeen after. nearly odd- summit unfortununately for the trump administration knows so much pressure on the inside for other reasons. it was delayedd and i'm sure that. the president wanted to see it happen before the election sure. back to the app. you mentioned in your on has ball condemning. what has been said of the sea for. the lebanese side moving down to the strip hamas has that come out now set the day of think this is treason ought not gonna go on. and a similar voice come from ramallah as well if the office of my up. and the issue. of is. talking a the support about the future of palestinian territory but the palestinians not invited to take part even talk about it. is thihis anotherer week's budgeting. another

better as i don't hold to look i should go riyadh but actually i think that we'll be ready to negotiate with western countries much easier for a human will be to negotiate. to negotiate with the opposition developers in opposition. to a certain extent i think he needs to discuss with. person in europe are demanding everyone else the election how likely to think that is and i rerun of the election i think it's likely. or it's difficult to decide substring because it's a question of dorothy a look i should go pretend he won't be election and i actually difficult to know exactly what happened but if you if you decide to make a new election then he said an official who recalled nation that he was lying and he cannot do so new elections for example the moment i think it's not as a. solution will be some compromise the government some national unity government so until a dog but the problem is that the opposition has no political program except. they would all want to have a new question go but we don't know what is their political program what is their economy good program worth is their soc

is your media a reflection of riyadh. in a world transformed. what will make you feel safe from. tyson nation community. are you going the right way or are you being led. by. what is true what is. in the world corrupted you need to descend. to join us in the depths. or remain in the shallows. during this year we talk about all those crazy problems out there and then during the summer we deal with solutions that's right so lucian's and today we're going to be talking with the nose of coin floor. u.k. . thanks choosing out c. for your news update today next and france reportedly wants britain to pay 30000000 pounds to help stem the flow of migrants crossing the english channel requests not going well in westminster though which accuses from sin turn of trying hard enough shall do been ski reports from paris on the growing spat. well the clash over migrants between the u.k. and france seems to be escalating and that comes as there has been in recent arrivals from france to the u.k. which has put the 2 countries that owns the number of illegal smuggled crossings is appalling and unac

own people on the mainland why is it torturing them in prisons and locking up a 1000000 weakest in riyadh so-called reeducation camps why is it doing that i must answer you took i must ask you not to confuse and fills the issues but keep talking about making allegations about a name that was have nothing to do it one country 2 systems i ask you to come back to the situation in hong kong how one country 2 systems really operate and don't allow your bias to color your you know your reports of hong kong that's totally unfair to hong kong people i take strong objection to that regina ip it's been good to have your own coverage zone thank you very much. the commitment. to. the be cutting through the noise. floor i come from people are known for being tough but fair new york and a lot of people tell it like it it was above the call of the concrete jungle of a melting pot of a city that never sleeps it's this energy that makes it feel like cold but amid the hustle it's important to listen and pay attention because it's not just the loudest voices who need to be heard we all have a story this is

own people on the mainland why is it torturing them in prisons and locking up a 1000000 weakest in riyadh so-called reeducation camps why is it doing that i must answer you to i must ask you not to confuse and fills the issues but keep talking about making allegations about a name that would have nothing to do it one country 2 systems i ask you to come back to the situation in hong kong how one country 2 systems really operate and don't allow your biased talk color your you know your i reports of hong kong as totally unfair to hong kong people i take strong objection to that regina it has been good to have your own comfort zone thank you very much. it was my. my. my. thang. this woman is defying the regime. but one must move has been searching for her husband and son for years both might be victims of syria's secret service know there's a ray of hope the suspected henchmen of us on our own trial in germany. some goods from the world. leaders are limits on g.w. . the digital age guru of the power online digital mega corporations are sucking customers into their wallet making money buying c

a relative of one of the hundreds of wealthy saudis detained in 2017 at the ritz carlton hotel in riyadh without charge until they paid for their release there's also a broker of the saudi foreign investment deals although still well connected a cypriot passport provides a potential refuge should the political tide. deborah davis al-jazeera london. so that was our story here is what cyprus is interior minister has to say about it . nobody hears they're going to win but obvious to me they have not or the interior ministry has investigated all the information al jazeera has given to the public and all the names brought up by the investigation have been looked into and when they applied for the visas there were 100 percent entitled to it was no criminal record in their home countries and where there were living we investigated and there were no complaints against them from any other sources or interpol this is deliberate distortion and deception of the elements by al-jazeera. and on thursday we will add the 5th and final report on the cyprus papers after this week of revelations about the s

economics or security in the middle east so there are parallels of fear here if you will between riyadh and tehran when it comes to building a nuclear facility take the stuff out of the ground minet locally build a nuclear facility and then perhaps pivot towards using it for some of the purpose way down the line. there is a great degree to which the saudis at this early step when i can i am for size they are many years away from being able to enrich uranium but borrowing the script of the islamic republic of iran does not inspire confidence in the rest of the world the right way for the saudis to do this would be to 1st conclude an agreement on the additional protocol and a special form of inspection that 150 other countries that accepted to do that with the international atomic energy agency to say that while it made mine its own uranium it will rely on the international market for enriched uranium and if it does that it can have a powerful nuclear cooperation agreement with the united states that's the right way to go 'd about building a nuclear power program rather than relying on th

like politicize ation of the relationship between the trumpet ministration and the powers that be in riyadh yes i believe that's true but remember we have an election in november and their relationship could be dramatically altered if mr biden wins the election. i think the consensus in washington is the only true friend if you want to call it that since mr trump pretty doesn't have friends he's narcissistic and does things for himself but the only advocate for saudi arabia in all of washington is president trump and his son in law and shared question are there no members of congress that champion saudi arabia there are no other members of the administration in fact the intelligence community is outraged at what happened to mr algebra because he was an informant an intelligent asset for him but mr trump has given little weight to the intelligence communities actually derided it from time to time but because the lawsuit is protracted the november elections loom very large in its ultimate outcome and is there another facts of this which makes it inherently different to what happened in terms

chemicals were stored in the warehouse for years without proper safety precautions journalists such as riyadh could basically who have been physically attacked over the years for investigating corruption at beirut port have documents that show years of in action and negligence failed to dispose of the explosive chemicals on my person experience while you. say because they didn't see any danger and they only. want $1500000.00 these are appointed by mafias elected via democratic process the state is weak and its institutions are controlled by political parties who have been in power for decades the case is now in the hands of the judiciary to determine where the ammonium nitrate came from who shipped it and who was responsible for handling and securing it police have sealed off the area around warehouse 12 investigators are at the site of the blast which has come to symbolize the decades of corruption and mismanagement plaguing the country's institutions the caretaker prime minister has . who resigned under public pressure following the explosion didn't mince his words when he said corruption i

patrick leahy along with 3 others asking about what had happened to the children of out of 3 there in riyadh being held by the saudi authorities the response coming in that letter from the state department a very strong statements made making very clear that he was a valued ally of the united states now outside. worked for the poor crown prince of muhammad bin nayef as its intelligence advisor so he worked very closely with u.s. country intelligence in terms of joint operations between the united states and saudi arabia in fact left saudi arabia because he feared that the present crown prince would take over from hamad bin nayef which was indeed what happened but since then he's been in exile in canada the state department making very clear in that letter that should there be any accusations of wrongdoing against him by the saudi. authorities then they've got to proceed in a formal legal matter according to the rule of the law now one must notice well that the saudis approached interpol for an arrest warrant and they refused to give one saying that the saudis motivation was political rather

media there reporting that interpol rejected a request from riyadh to extradite al job rain 2017 describing it as politically motivated mike hanna reports from washington. crown prince mohammed bin solomon has been painted in the white house but now in papers before a washington d.c. court he's alleged to have ordered death squads to torture and assassinate opponents the case has been brought by a former saudi intelligence officer saad our japery who alleges the crown prince sent a team called the tigers squad to canada to kill him the court papers say the men were denied entry by suspicious canadian border guards. this detailed flow chart submitted to the court identifies key members of the assassination squad and others involved including what are described as forensic technicians skilled in criminal evidence removal and their image of the hit squad that is believed to have murdered and dismembered journalist jamal khashoggi in istanbul in 2018 i know that there are women. all over the world in germany and france and be noticing character. really basic run away from sort of because there.