speaking from saudi arabia, which backs him, saad al—hariri fired this warning to iran.nt to say to iran and its followers, that they are losing in their interference in the affairs of the arab world. our nation will rise up, as it has done in the past and cut off the hands that wickedly extend into it. iran and saudi arabia are fighting a proxy war across the middle east. in lebanon, tehran backs hezbollah, which commands strong support. but its opponents say it operates as a state within a state. and its armed wing was accused of killing saad al—hariri's father, rafic, more than a decade ago by a massive truck bomb. it traumatised the nation, but ultimately reshaped the middle east. now some are asking whether his son's resignation will do the same. this announcement has left people here stunned and created enormous uncertainty. lebanon has been spared the violence seen elsewhere. but now many lebanese fear their country could be a casualty in the wider regional struggle. for more on the situation i was joined a short time ago by hanin ghaddar, she's an expert on leban

lebanese prime minister saad al—hariri resigns, saying that he fears for his life the white house downplays major report by us government scientists which is at odds with the president's stance on global warming. only half of fixed speed cameras in the uk are actually switched on, according to new data. also in the next hour, one farmer's huge romantic gesture. murray graham created a vast message in a field for his wife, as a way of apologising for being "grumpy". and in sportsday at 6.30pm, sportsday will bring you news of some upsets in the fa cup, including an incredible result for boreham wood against blackpool. the shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell has called on all the main political parties to agree a new independent system to tackle sexual harassment at westminster. mr mcdonnell said the recent claims of misconduct by mps were distressing, and undermined public confidence in the political system. last night, the conservative mp charlie elphicke was suspended by his party, following what they called "serious allegations" which were referred to the police. mr elphicke said he'd done no

lebanese prime minister saad al—hariri resigns, saying that he fears for his life.he white house downplays a major report by us government scientists which is at odds with the president's stance on global warming. only half of fixed speed cameras in the uk are actually switched on, according to new data. also in the next hour: the threat to wildlife posed by helium balloons and sky lanterns. they're released on special occasions, but campaigners say they‘ re killing animals on land and sea. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. labour's shadow chancellor john mcdonnell has called on all the main political parties to agree a new independent system to tackle sexual harassment at westminster. mr mcdonnell said the recent allegations of misconduct by mps — were distressing and undermined public confidence in the political system. last night, the conservative mp, charlie elphicke, was suspended by his party. the tories said "serious allegations" had been referred to the police. mr elphicke said he'd done nothing wrong. emma vardy reports. claims of harassment and abuse

lebanese prime minister saad al—hariri resigns, saying that he fears for his life. report which goes against the trump administration's view on climate change. the study, compiled by us government scientists said it was "extremely likely", with 95 to 100% certainty, that global warming is man—made, mostly from carbon dioxide through the burning of coal, oil and natural gas. doctor rachel licker is a senior climate scientist at the union of concerned scientists. shejoins us live from washington, dc. give us a sense of the key findings in what i think is an upwards of 500 pages report. you are right, it is very lengthy. this report confirms things we already knew about climate change, that it is increasing, that we will see increase in temperatures. and new report, more information on how it is to be dealt with. we are struggling to hear you a little bit but we will keep going, given the significance of some of those findings, what do you make of the fact that the trump administration are distancing themselves from these findings, not really a great surprise, is it? n

lebanese prime minister saad al—hariri resigns, saying that he fears for his life.he white house downplays a major report by us government scientists which is at odds with the president's stance on global warming. only half of fixed speed cameras in the uk are actually switched on, according to new data. also in the next hour, one farmer's huge romantic gesture. murray graham created a vast message in a field for his wife as a way of apologising for being "grumpy". and in a shock result boreham wood beat blackpool in the first round of the fa cup. good evening and welcome to bbc news. tonight, there's been another resignation over allegations about a politician's private life. the scottish childcare minister, the snp's mark mcdonald, has apologised unreservedly to anyone he has upset or who has found his behaviour inappropriate. last night, the conservative mp charlie elphicke was suspended by his party, following what they called "serious allegations" which were referred to the police. mr elphicke said he'd done nothing wrong. meanwhile today the shadow chancellorj

iran says the resignation of lebanese prime minister saad al—hariri will create tension in the region—hariri voiced fears of being assassinated saying the current situation was similar to that when his father rafik was killed in 2005. he also criticised iran and the hezbollah militant group which wields considerable power in lebanon. 0ur correspondent martin patience is in beirut. people here are absolutely stunned, stunned by the resignation, stunned by the fact that the lebanese prime minister resigned not in lebanon, but in saudi arabia. this has injected a great deal of uncertainty into a fragile political scene in lebanon. you have to take the broad picture. this is notjust about lebanon but the whole region. there are two regional powers that are fighting a proxy war in several countries in the middle east. one is saudi arabia, which backs al—hariri, and the other is iran, which backs hezbollah, a major player in lebanon. this is a country which has largely not been hit by the violence that has convulsed this region in recent years. many people are fearful that the kind of viole

will be dealt with as a government that has declared war against riyadh lebanon's prime minister saad al holy be blamed iran and hizbollah for destabilizing the region hariri who resigned while in riyadh on saturday has now arrived in abu dhabi for talks from the honda who's in beirut. some analysts are even saying that these statements by saudi officials a number of saudi officials are unprecedented and they're analyzing this as a declaration of war against eleven on telling lebanon lebanese leaders need to choose between peace or terror in other words telling them not to cooperate or deal with hezbollah now hezbollah of course is a party that has an armed wing its arms has always been a source of contention in lebanon its forces are fighting alongside the syrian president bashar al assad but hezbollah is also a political party it has members in government it has members in parliament it has allies it has supporters here so telling lebanese leaders to choose between a terror and. so people are concerned and some statements are even. saying there are those who will stop hezbollah and mak

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that's saad al hariri, who resigned suddenly as prime minister from saudi arabia more than a week ago. sunday evening hariri spoke up on lebanese television for the first time in eight days, explaining his resignation was intended as a wake-up call for the people of lebanon to the dangers facing them from iran and others. and he promised to return soon. there were plenty of reminders of the 47-year-old leader left out of the running. may halil organized the first marathon in 2003. >> the prime minister has been a great supporter to the beirut marathon. a sportsman himself, young, very dynamic. and not having him here today definitely we all feel very sad. >> reporter: his absence from the race and from politics has left a gaping void and sparked intense concern lebanon could be sucked into a proxy war between saudi arabia and iran. the lebanese have long been accustomed to outside involvement in their internal affairs. but that doesn't make it any more acceptable. hariri's fate is unknown, and that makes us angry, says veteran runner katya rashad. we completely reject any interference

the prime minister of lebanon, saad—al—hariri, has resigned saying in a live television broadcast thatlife. mr hariri's father, who was also prime minister, was assassinated in 2005. a report by 13 us federal agencies has concluded that humans are the dominant cause of the global warming. the white house has downplayed the conclusions. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are nigel nelson, political editor at the sunday mirror and sunday people, and political commentator, jo phillips. tomorrow's front pages, starting with: the sunday express says a crackdown on the subsidised drinking culture in parliament is to be launched, in the wake of the westminster sex scandal. the sunday telegraph says theresa may's aides sat on allegations against senior conservatives. the observer reports claims about sir michael fallon, who suddenly resigned from cabinet last week. the paper alleges that a female journalist told number 10 that he had tried to kiss her, in 2003, after a lunch. the mail on sunday leads on allegations involving the tor

former lebanese prime minister saad al—hariri has tweeted, saying he is now on the way to the airporthis month. it was claimed he was being held against his rule but this is a lie. it is believed he is travelling to paris after the french government said he was welcomed out. now on bbc news it's time for newsnight with kirsty wark. it's been a choppy couple of weeks for the government. but can philip hammond put them back on an even keel and save his own skin too? the chancellor's got a big job of work to do with next week's budget. so, is he preparing something specialfor that battered red box? new details are emerging about philip hammond's budget tonight. i've been speaking to one of his closest political friends, who reveals the chancellor is planning a modest loosening of the taps. but another tory has a warning for him on housing: if we do not do something about this over the next three to four years, before the next election, then we will be writing ourselves out of the electoral script. the budget could see budging on universal credit too. tonight we go to newcastle to see fir

it comes just days after the resignation of the lebanese prime minister saad al—hariri in the saudi capitalanon is increasingly becoming a pawn in a wider regional confrontation between the major sunni power saudi arabia, and shia—dominated iran. the un secretary general has warned of ‘devastating consequences‘ if the tensions increase. from beirut, our middle east correspondent martin patience reports. for a region in turmoil, beirut served as a sanctuary from the violence. but now it finds itself at the centre of the growing struggle between saudi arabia and iran. in a move that has stunned lebanon, the prime minister resigned suddenly last weekend. not at home, but in saudi arabia. he lashed out at iran, accusing it of destabilising the entire region. today, iran‘s proxy in lebanon shot back. the leader of hezbollah claimed riyadh was holding the prime minister hostage. in a bid to diffuse the crisis, the french president emmanuel macron stopped briefly in the kingdom. he met the saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman, who is pursuing a tough line against iran. many in lebanon on share h

the prime minister of lebanon, saad—al—hariri, has resigned saying in a live television broadcast thats for his life. mr hariri's father, who was also prime minister, was assassinated in 2005. a report by 13 us federal agencies has concluded that humans are the dominant cause of the global warming. the white house has downplayed the conclusions. on meet the author, our guest is one of our most celebrated writers. william boyd will be talking about his new collection of short stories. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are nigel nelson, political editor at the sunday people, and political commentator jo phillips. i have to say, we have been treading ina i have to say, we have been treading in a minefield slightly, because as expected, lots of allegations and rumours and it's a lot about westminster. nigel, kick us off with the sunday telegraph. may's aids sacked on allegations of tory sleaze. an allegation... not an allegation... we use this word all the time. but gavin barlow, now theresa may's chief of staff, used to be in the

lebanese prime minister saad al—hariri resigns, saying that he fears for his life.

al-sisi. for more, i spoke a brief time ago to lyse doucet, who is in the saudi capital, riyadh. saad hariri said he will make his position known after he meets the lebanese president this week. is it possible that he could rescind the decision to resign made where you are in saudi arabia? lyse: this is one of the big middle east mysteries right now, why did saad hariri suddenly leave beirut, why did he resign, why is he making this journey from riyadh to france to cairo and then to lebanon on wednesday, national independence day in lebanon? he has said he will make everything clear about his situation once he arrives home, and he has hinted that he will withdraw the resignation he made on november 4, saying that he feared for his life and accusing hezbollah and its ally iran up fostering instability across the region. there is the strange consequence of this that saad hariri has become more popular since this happened, so maybe he feels that, actually, i would like to stick around and compete in those elections in my country. big question marks and not many answers yet. laura: and is

. >> thompson: turning to the middle east, lebanese prime minister, saad al-hariri, said in an interview today from saudi arabia he will return home "very soon." this comes after a surprise and mysterious move eight days ago, when hariri announced his resignation from the saudi capital of riyadh. hariri had led a coalition government with "hezbollah," which is backed by iran-- saudi arabia's rival across the region. for more on lebanon's political turmoil, i'm joined via skype from the lebanese capital of beirut, by "newshour weekend" special correspondent jane ferguson. >>> jane, if we can first just rewind back. what has the response in lebanon been over this past week to hariri's surprise resignation? >> from the start megan it was one of absolute shock and that shock came from all divided factions of politics or religious leanings in this country. nobody expected this not only saad hariri's followers. it was considered to be a routine trip by the prime minister much lebron no, ma'am to discuss affairs there. then he shows up not only on tv, saying he was resigning and since then what

the prime minister of lebanon, saad—al—hariri, has resigned saying in a live television broadcast thatars for his life. mr hariri's father, who was also prime minister, was assassinated in 2005. a report by 13 us federal agencies has concluded that humans are the dominant cause of the global warming. the white house has downplayed the conclusions. now on bbc news, it's time for inside out. hello. we're going in search of investors' missing money. can we have a chat? we've come to ask where the money is. at the time i thought it was a good return. i did trust that company. could you leave ? could you get the bleep out?! this is no different to handing your life savings over to a man in the pub and hoping that he'll give it back to you again one day. leave the camera! also coming up, the online love rats breaking hearts and busting bank accounts. it's like a part of your world disappears and i also felt quite ashamed that i could have been so silly. and learning the ropes. my attempt to become the uk tree climbing champion. pressure! seven minutes remaining. first, they've been left thou

the prime minister of lebanon, saad al—hariri, has left saudi arabia, where he was been staying for thed announced his resignation on the fourth of november during a visit to the kingdom, saying he did not feel safe in lebanon. that had led to claims he was being held against his will. but he has denied that, and just two hours ago, he tweeted: a tv station with links to his family has announced that he is now flying to france. let's go to the united states — where after days of relative silence about a series of sexual misconduct scandals, donald trump has now spoken out. but while he could have offered his thoughts on several individuals, he chose to target a senator from the opposition democratic party — al franken. it comes after a journalist, lee—ann tweeden, put this photo onto social media, dating from 2006, which appears to show mr franken groping her while she was asleep. he has issued a statement apologising for his actions. cue mr trump on twitter: and he then added thatjust last week, mr franken was lecturing people about sexual harrassment and respect for women. now, it's w

embattled lebanese prime minister saad al-hariri surfaced in paris today and said he plans to return to lebanon next week. hariri met today with french president emmanuel macron and later told reporters he would clarify his position about his resignation when he gets back to beirut in time for lebanon's independence day. two weeks ago, hariri shocked the middle east by announcing his departure during a trip to saudi arabia. as lebanon's former colonial ruler, france has been trying to mediate the ensuing crisis of stability. the palestinian authority vowed today to cut all communications with the trump administration if the u.s. moves ahead with a plan to close a palestinian diplomatic mission in washington. the palestinian foreign minister says their leadership will not accept any "extortion" by the u.s. to enter viable peace talks with israel in the next 90 days. the potential mission closure follows a state department finding that the palestinian authority breached u.s. law by pursuing charges against israel in the international criminal court. the allegations stem from israeli se

al-jazeera. new calls for saad hariri to return to lebanon as the prime minister prepares to make his first public comments since his resignation. all of them she went on this is sound is a live from london also coming up. i want to be able because i think it's very important you get along with russia conflicting messages from trump on whether russia interfered in the u.s. presidential election. thousands of civilians flee aleppo was rebel fighters face heavy bombardment from syrian government forces. and how this. could become this the boat being built in kenya entirely out of plastic waste. their warm welcome to the program and interview with saad hariri is to air in the next few hours an opportunity for the lebanese prime minister to make his first public comments since his abrupt resignation in saudi arabia eight days ago sided t.v. has aired pictures of hariri the third time he's been publicly seen since his resignation his interview later as they did to air at nineteen thirty g.m.t. on future t.v. that's a network owned by the prime minister now amid suggestions he's being held against his w

the prime minister of lebanon, saad—al—hariri, has resigned saying in a live television broadcast thatfears for his life. mr hariri's father, who was also prime minister, was assassinated in 2005. and only half of the fixed speed cameras in the uk are actually switched on, according to data obtained by a freedom of information request. road safety campaigners have described the situation as "co now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week, we're talking emojis with weather stations, xbox, and andy serkis. if it feels like the weather is getting weirder, well, that's because it is. in many parts of the world, meteorological records seem to be tumbling virtually year after year. and as gets more erratic and extreme, the need for accurate forecasts becomes vital. this is the bbc‘s weather centre at new broadcasting house. this is where they take their best guess at what the next few days will look like. we kind of take it for granted, these days, but as you would expect, there's an awful lot of numbercrunching that goes on, which is what ben is doing right now. hi, ben. you might recog

saad al hariri in riyadh on saturdays and one hundred joins us live now from beirut and cena we heard cayley saying that. resignation had nothing to do with internal politics or internal affairs in lebanon and that it was all positive the regional rival rivalry playing out and dictated him basically by riyadh. yes so hassan nasrallah saying that this was a saudi decision and the prime minister was actually forced to resign he's even questioning whether the prime minister can return to lebanon saying he's supposed to return on thursday let's see if he does then we can understand the situation more so hezbollah expressing shock saying that there is no there was no indication that the prime minister intended to resign and that there was cooperation in the country and there was what he called acceptable partnership so him blaming really the saudi government for the predicament in lebanon. zaina how might this impact the country because. often we do see a fragile political situation in lebanon at the best of times what might happen now that there is this yet more vacuum well there is a pol

the lebanese prime minister saad—al—hariri has resigned, saying in a live television broadcast that hee. in his address he also heavily criticised iran, saying the country was sowing fear and destruction in several countries, including in lebanon. mr hariri's father, a former prime minister, was assassinated in 2005 and he says he feels there are current plots to target his life too. 0nly around half of fixed speed cameras in the uk are actually switched on, according to figures obtained through a freedom of information request to police forces around the country. and at least four police forces don't have any fixed speed cameras at all. alan clayton reports. for motorists caught out by them, they infuriate and bring a hefty fine. safety campaigners argue speed cameras are lifesavers. new research suggests only around half of the luminous boxes throughout the uk are operational. the press association sent a freedom of information request to all of the 45 forces asking how many fixed speed cameras they had and how many were active. the 36 which responded had a total of 2,838 cameras, of

the lebanese prime minister saad al hurra is making his way to pay. to me the french president. really has been in saudi arabia since his shock resignation almost two weeks ago the lebanese president says he really and his family were being detained by the saudis something riyadh did i say hold a has more from by rate. so i don't have to be and his family will be in paris late friday and the how do you they will be meeting the french president at midday on saturday this really follows the french mediation efforts that really struck a deal that saw that allowed in one way or another a way out of the diplomatic turmoil over the prime minister's fate many in lebanon including the president believes that the sound of heavy duty was being held hostage in saudi arabia an accusation the saudi authorities deny and accusation as well the prime minister the resign prime minister himself denied and then you tweet he said that. he was in saudi arabia to hold consultations on the future of lebanon and any other reports are just mere rumors so the diplomatic turmoil surrounding the prime mini

lebanon's president won't take any steps regarding prime minister saad al hate israel resignation until he returns from saudi arabia and he announced that he was leaving his position on saturday while on a visit to riyadh saudi king salmon met on monday iran and its ally the lebanon based shia group hezbollah or are accusing saudi arabia of being behind the move let's take you live now to beirut in tears tire biz there so the big question is when is the prime minister likely to return from saudi arabia and what are these moves that the president was alluding to that he'll take upon his return. yeah it's pretty safe to say that the political climate here in lebanon is that fever pitch on the streets as you can see are very calm the political classes here are certainly chattering and it is with an awful lot of concern about the situation that has been created after the shock resignation from the prime minister of saad hariri in the last hour and a half there was a security cabinet meeting at the presidential palace chaired by the president michel really needs to be said as a close ally of

hezbollah‘s leader, hassan nasrallah, claims saad al—hariri is being held under house arrest by saudibanon. richard galpin reports. last week, the lebanese prime minister, seen here wearing a dark suit, travelled to saudi arabia. in a shock announcement, he said he was resigning. he claimed his life was in danger in lebanon, presumably a hint he felt threatened by the powerful shia military and political organisation hezbollah, which is backed by iran. today, the hezbollah leader responded. he accused saudi arabia of deliberately detaining the lebanese prime minister, and forcing him to resign. this, he said, amounted to a declaration of war on lebanon. it's the recent defeat of so—called islamic state in syria and iraq which is behind this crisis. iran and hezbollah played a key role in these battles. now they wield significant influence in all these areas, much to the frustration of saudi arabia. supporters of hezbollah in lebanon feel they are very much the target of saudi arabia's anger. translation: the americans, saudis and israelis are all trying to present hezbollah for maximi

lebanese prime minister saad al-hariri resigned unexpectedly saturday, citing iran's growing power in the middle east and saying he feared being assassinated like his father, the former leader rafiq hariri. , the move stunned observers and cast the lebanese politics into disarray. hariri made the announcement in a televised speech from saudi arabia that aired on the saudi-funded al arabiya network, prompting speculation that hariri was forced out by the saudi royal family. this is hassan nasrallah, head of the powerful hezbollah militia and political party. this information gives us a clear conclusion that the resignation was a saudi decision, dictated to prime minister hariri. it was in his decision. -- it wasn't his decision. amy: in vietnam, at least 49 people are dead after the most powerful typhoon to strike the country in nearly two decades made landfall saturday, bringing damaging winds and flooding. the storm follows flooding blamed for another 80 deaths last month. the floods came as a comprehensive new study by the u.s. government finds global average temperatures have incre

lebanon remains in a state of crisis more than a week after its prime minister saad al-hariri unexpectedly resigned while on a trip to saudi arabia. lebanon's president michelel aon and others have accused d saudi arabia of kidnapping hariri. and forcing him to resign against his will. on sunday, hariri gave his first televised interview since arriving in saudi arabia. on friday, hezbollah leader sayyed hassan nasrallah condemned saudi's interference in lebanese politics. in news from africa, the u.s. has carried out at least three drone strikes in somalia since saturday in an intensification of the u.s. campaign against the militant group al-shabab. some 400 u.s. troops are also now operating in somalia, quadruple the number from when donald trump took office. in alabama, republican senate candidate roy moore is facing increasing calls to drop out of the closely watched race after at least four women accused him of making sexual advances on them while they were teenagers. on saturday, moore defended himself. but several of roy moore's former colleagues have publicly acknowledged it was co

lebanese prime minister saad al hariri is holding off on resigning for now. surprising.comes weeks after he broadcast his surprise resignation from saudi arabia in protest of what he called iranian meddling in lebanon. for more, part of a much bigger story you know i've been talking to you about. why not to bring in one of the, the best experts on this. romney corey, senior public policy fellow and journalism professor at the american university of beirut. joining me now. treat to have you in person. >> thank you. >> the perspective i want to put this in is that the middle east we all know is a powder keg. it is an unstable region. and saudi arabia and iran are big forces there, and now we have this new saudi arabian crown prince who seems to be in the words of al sufan high on the show the other day seems to be working with president trump. jared kushner seems to have given him license to do some things, some think are good and some think destabilizing an already voltime region? >> three things happening simultaneously. lebanese politics, always complex. the saudi situa

the lebanese politician saad al—hariri, who resigned as prime minister while in saudi arabia, says hee next two days. mr hariri stunned lebanon when he stepped down in riyadh. many believed the saudis might be manipulating and detaining him as they try to re—shape lebanese politics. here in london, the house of commons has begun eight marathon days of debate on the eu withdrawal bill — a crucial piece of legislation that will end the supremacy of eu law in the uk after brexit. nearly 500 amendments have been put forward to the delayed bill, just a handful of those will be selected for votes. if 20 tory mp's were to rebel, the prime minister would be defeated, which some say is a possibility. 0ne contentious amendment put forward by the government would enshrine the brexit date and time in law, at 23:00 gmt on 29th march, 2019. labourand a number of tory mp's are demanding the government withdraws it. vicki young is in westminster for us now. vicki, any chance of that amendment being withdrawn? i think there is a possibility of the government being defeated on this, but confusingly, al

al-jazeera. now been his prime minister saad hariri gives his first interview from saudi arabia since his short resignation and says he will return to his country soon. hello i'm maryam namazie and london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up. what he believes is what he believes. conflicting messages from trump on putin and whether russia interfered in the u.s. presidential election. thousands of civilians flee aleppo as rebel fighters face heavy bombardment from syrian government forces. lebanon's prime minister saad hariri has spoken out publicly for the first time since his shock resignation eight days ago he says that he is free in saudi arabia quashing rumors that he was being held there against his will carry also pledged to return to his country very soon. i don't hold her here in the kingdom of saudi arabia are i'm free i have complete freedom but i want to look after my family as well i don't want to see my children have the same fate like what happened to us i'm not talking about months i'm talking about weeks i'm only talking about and i'll go back to lebanon. for more on this i'm joined by

time now for a reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera lebanon's prime minister saad hariri has resigned accusing iran of sowing strife in the arab world and saying he fears his life isn't being made the surprise announcement in the saudi capital riyadh a military assault to push i saw out of the last strip of land under its control in syria is underway russian jets are pounding the city of al gore come out on the syria iraq border and that there is or through to the site and the pows catalan leader cadmus wisdom on all political parties in favor of catalonia session in spain to form a coalition for the region's election in the sense. that almost every country in the world rich or poor is affected by mt new tradition in all of its forms that's the stark finding of this year's global nutrition report it says there's a big burden on the one hundred forty countries that it studied one hundred fifty five million children under five are stunted meaning that they are short for their age africa is the only continent with the numbers seem to be rising because of the growing population fifty two

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good here in doha the top stories on al jazeera lebanon's prime minister saad hariri will leave saudi arabia after except accepting an offer by france's president emmanuel macron to visit paris the confirmation comes as the french foreign minister is expected to meet harry reid during a visit to saudi arabia on wednesday lebanon's president bashar said nothing justified the apparent attention of hariri by saudi arabia hariri announced his resignation from riyadh two weeks ago lebanon's president accused saudi arabia of holding her hostage. a south african delegation has arrived in zimbabwe to try to mediate a way out of the political crisis there speaking to members of the army president mugabe's family and his party he seized power wednesday and placed mugabe under house arrest he was angered by the second of the vice president last week to reports from. the. exit path. that he and. if he decides to step down is also speculation that. by former vice president. and. other political parties in cambodia riot police have blocked the streets around the supreme court in the capital phnom p

and breaking news to bring you here on al-jazeera the lebanese prime minister saad hariri has resigned this happening in the last few minutes there was a statement that was televised on state t.v. and live and on it were he blamed hezbollah for destabilizing the region that is all we know right now as you can imagine we are making phone calls gathering as much as we can but the lebanese prime minister saad hariri turning his resignation stepping down keep it here on al-jazeera as we gather more information to bring to you on that in the meantime speaking of hezbollah and iran iran has for the first time displaced displayed rather a ballistic missile is part of events to mark the thirty eighth anniversary of the u.s. embassy hostage crisis this a ballistic missile stood among the thousands who gathered outside a former u.s. embassy in tehran a crowd also burned at the chase and photos of u.s. president donald trump tension is high between iran and the u.s. after president trump refused to recertify the nuclear deal with western powers same as robbie has more from tehran. this event cele

al-jazeera at this time. saudi arabia or does its citizens to leave lebanon as the mystery grows over the whereabouts of lebanese prime minister saad hariri. and this is al jazeera live from london also coming up aid agencies warned the saudi led coalition that cutting off yemen could bring millions closer to starvation and death syria's army says i so has withdrawn from its last town in syria retreating to the desert plus i have great respect for you. president trump changes his children praising china talks in beijing despite his campaign rhetoric . and zimbabwe renames harare international airport after the president as tensions grow in response to. the by. saudi arabia has told all its citizens to leave lebanon and me just lately or the camas five days off of the surprise resignation of lebanese prime minister saad hariri and an announcement from riyadh qarase office says he's back in the saudi capital after a quick trip to the united arab emirates and deny suggestions he's been held against his will his future movement party says his resignation from riyadh raises many questions it's demanding that he returns to beirut. that y