saad hariri said he was finally going home.eirut in the coming days and will take part in our independence day celebrations. i will make my position known on all subjects after talking to our president. president macron wants france to have greater global influence. old colonial ties to lebanon no doubt played a role in his invitation to saad hariri but he is also stepping into a delicate situation between iran and saudi arabia, two regional powers with conflicting ties to lebanon. saad hariri had been in saudi arabia for two weeks since announcing his surprise resignation, accusing iran and its ally hezbollah of threatening stability in lebanon and saying he feared for his life. the invitation from mr macron to saad hariri and his family offered a way out of the impasse but not a solution. this was a important meeting but no solution because the solution is among the lebanese, not in france. france can play a role in the middle east between iran and saudi arabia and also, perhaps, between the lebanese but i think the main issu

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

the former prime minister of lebanon saad hariri has spoken publicly for the first time since his surpriseight days ago, and has told a lebanese television station that he would be returning home from saudi arabia within days. mr hariri has denied he is being held against his will. he added he was aware he had not resigned in the usual way, but he wanted to give the country what he described as "a positive shock" to alert it to the dangers it faces. iran and its lebanese ally, the militant group hezbollah, accuse saudi arabia of holding mr hariri hostage. translation: i am free here translation: lam free here in translation: i am free here in the saudi kingdom. ifi translation: i am free here in the saudi kingdom. if i wanted to leave, i could leave tomorrow. but as you know, i have a family. don't i have a right to protect them? earlier, runners in the beirut marathon showed their support for saad hariri. carine torbey has been speaking to runners in beirut. as one of the most severe political crises in lebanon enters its second week, following the curious resignation of prime minister sa

further hamper humanitarian efforts it all follows the resignation of lebanon's prime minister saad hariri on saturday that happened during a visit to the saudi capital riyadh he blamed iran and hizbollah the serving strife in the region let's take you live now to work lebanon's capital beirut where we start here in t.n. some strong rhetoric then from saudi arabia's foreign minister. what's been the reaction there to that. you're absolutely right a.j. and a very dramatic escalation in rhetoric coming from saudi arabia this time from tom who is the gulf minister in saudi arabia should be said he's a very well known figure here in lebanon the household name if you will and really since the start of this crisis he's come out and they have said made a fairly dramatic statements but this is perhaps the most extreme as you rightly point out sensually saying that lebanon is acting as if it was a country that has declared war on saudi arabia blaming that that missile strike near the saudi airport on forces within lebanon which essentially means has his poll of course one of the most dominant. mili

coming to you live from berlin love and prime minister resigns and takes a parting shot at iran saad hariri is moved took the middle east by surprise it talked about the evils that iran spreads in the region we'll take you to beirut for the latest also coming up a tweet lands an american journalist behind bars in zimbabwe she's been charged with insulting president robert mugabe for calling him a selfish and sick man on twitter. and us president donald trump's us all for japan the first stop on a five nation tour of asia but it's north korea's looming nuclear threat that's expected to top the agenda. welcome the show my name sarah harman thanks for joining me. the prime minister of lebanon has resigned unexpectedly taking a parting shot at a wrong as the left saad hariri accused iran and its allies in lebanon of spreading chaos strife and destruction throughout the middle east were also suggested political enemies for targeting him for assassination iran has rejected his accusations calling them unfounded. the lebanese prime minister saad hariri his resignation came as a shock to the countr

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 you shou

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vu news live from berlin lebanon's prime minister resides and fires a broadside add to the iran saad hariri is moved to the middle east by surprise when he talks about the evil that iran spreads in the region will get the latest from the roots also coming up u.s. president donald trump sets off for japan the first stop on a five nation asian tour but it's north korea's looming nuclear threat that's expected to top his agenda. welcome to the program i am at herman and it's good to have you with us the prime minister of lebanon has resigned and expectedly taking a shot at iran as he went saad hariri accused and its allies in lebanon of spreading chaos strife and destruction throughout the middle east i would be also suggested political enemies were targeting him for assassination iran rejects those accusations calling them unfounded. the lebanese prime minister saad hariri his resignation came as a shock to the country in the television address from saudi arabia the lebanese leader blamed iran and its lebanese proxy group hezbollah for what he called its meddling in the region well read and l

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 the mysterious hariri affair is another example of the saudi crown prince exerting his influ

this country so we have to be careful and question really how long will this unity last meanwhile saad hariri himself the last pictures that we've seen of him we believe to be. when he was in abu dhabi. and as you pointed out we've heard nothing more from mr hariri. now. we haven't heard from him since like you mentioned the last time we saw him was on television the pictures from abu dhabi meeting and meeting the rulers there there is a lot of speculation in lebanon and a belief really on a conviction head that he is being held against his will the president of the pug republic really holding contacts with arab western officials asking european nations the to interfere to try to find out what has happened to the prime minister and likely also mention his own political party believes that he is being held against his will they want him to return right now the president of the republic is not accepting his resignation for them that government is still in power it hasn't collapsed they want him to come and explain the circumstances behind his resignation they're not appointing a new prime minis

the return of prime minister saad hariri head of the future movement is necessary in order to restore the internal and external balance of lebanon with full respect to liberties that just a mistake in accordance to the constitution and to the thai if accord and with respect to the arab and international legitimacy we confirm our support for prime minister saad hariri and for all the decisions he makes under any circumstances say to her has the latest from beirut. the political party of saddle how do you say that it is necessary that the prime minister immediately returns to lebanon saying that this is of course necessary to restore stability in the country the political party in that statement stopping short of actually saying that they believe that the prime minister is detained that he is being held against his will in fact we called how do these office to ask them whether or not they believed this was the case and the response we got was we have no information so the political party saying he must return immediately there is throughout the day we have what we understand that even t

the plot think it's thickens in the recent middle east drama as lebanese prime minister saad hariri says he will not return and says he's skinny will return to hit by mid week today he was in paris for talks with french president emanuel not just two weeks after suddenly announcing his resignation in saudi arabia. i'm biased waiter thank you for joining us. tens of thousands of demonstrators have been rallying in the zimbabwe capital hard out to demand the resignation of president robert mugabe the protest is backed by the veterans of zimbabwe's independence war and influential group who have traditionally supported the president in the past and now even mugabe's own zanu p.f. party has joined the calls for him to step down mugabe is said to be asking for more time to leave the presidency but many zimbabweans have had enough. people power in the center of. mcgarvie must go very these demonstrations chant it's more like a street party but one with a political message the people of zimbabwe have had enough of that ailing neda. finally and out to be excited. independence day it's the first

the country has been on edge since saturday after the sudden resignation of the prime minister saad hariri while on a visit to saudi arabia hariri claims his life is under threat from his coalition partner the iranian backed group hezbollah and his office says he's still in the saudi capital and denies reports that he's being held there against his will in now that you should look at any the return of prime minister saad hariri head of the future movement is necessary in order to restore the internal and external balance of lebanon with full respect to liberties legitimacy in accordance to the constitution and to the thai if accord and with respect to the arab and international legitimacy we confirm our support for prime minister saad hariri and for all the decisions he makes under any circumstances the whistleblower group global leaks has released what appears to be a plan by the united arab emirates to destabilize cattles economy and eventually jeopardize its hosting of the twenty twenty two football world cup the plan was found in hacked e-mails belonging to the amorality ambassador to

resigned the cues in iran of sowing strife in the arab world and saying he fears his life is in danger saad hariri made the statement in the saudi capital riyadh he compared the current political climate to that prior to the assassination of his father the late prime minister rafik hariri iran's foreign ministry has responded by saying the reason resignation will create tension in the region and is based on found that accusations from israel saudi arabia and the u.s. . are hereby announce my resignation as prime minister from the lebanese government knowing that the will of the lebanese is stronger and that immigration is that fight and will overcome any attempts to impose any over them from powers either inside or outside of our country long live the people of lebanon. syria and its allies have launched a military assault to push i saw out of the last strip of land that it controls and syria russian jets are pounding the city of our book amal on the syria iraq border and that they resort countryside the syrian army's elite forces iran backed shia militia and hezbollah fighters are leading the ope

but on now the country has been on the edge since the sudden resignation of prime minister saad hariri while on a visit to saudi arabia hariri claims his life is under threat from his coalition partner the iranian backed group hezbollah a recent political party is demanding he returns to beirut five days after he announced in riyadh that he was stepping down well hariri is office says he's still in the saudi capital and denies reports that he's being held there against his will in now that you should look at any the return of prime minister saad hariri head of the future movement is necessary in order to restore the internal and external balance of lebanon with full respect to liberties legitimacy in accordance to the constitution and to the tire if accord and with respect to the arab and international legitimacy we confirm our support for prime minister saad hariri and for all the decisions he makes under any circumstances. and as owner called all reports now from beirut politicians there are worried about her earrings well being . the political party of saddle how do you say that it

the return of prime minister saad hariri head of the future movement is necessary in order to restore the internal and external balance of lebanon with full respect to lebanon's legitimacy in accordance to the constitution and to the thai if accord and with respect to the arab and international legitimacy we confirm our support for prime minister hariri and for all the decisions he makes under any circumstances. as arizona hold us and this updates from beirut. the political party of saddle how do you say that it is necessary that the the prime minister immediately returns to lebanon saying that this is of course necessary to restore stability in the country the political party in that statement stopping short of actually saying that they believe that the prime minister is detained that he is being held against his will in fact we called how do these office to ask them whether or not they believed this was the case and the response we got was we have no information so the political party saying he must return immediately there is throughout the day we have what we understand even the p

the former lebanese prime minister, saad hariri, has left saudi arabia for france, where he'll meet president using twitter, mr hariri said it was a lie to say that he had been held by the saudi authorities against his will. saudi arabia is recalling its ambassador to germany, objecting to comments by berlin on the hariri crisis. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet reports. saad hariri's departure from france marx and new chapter in extra ordinary political crisis which continues to be a source of intense speculation as well is condemnation. lebanese politicians have accused saudi arabia of holding their prime minister hostage. although saad hariri insists he came to riyadh two weeks ago over his own free will. he has repeatedly said he fled for his own safety and accuses lebanon's hezbollah movement of fuelling regional instability. it is widely understood that this is about the rivalry between saudi arabia and iran. mr hariri's resignation led to concern that lebanon could become another playing field in a proxy war which feels tension in many countries gci’oss which feels ten

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saad hariri left the elysee palace with his family today, having tasted french diplomatic power.gerry adams, the leader of the irish republican party, sinn fein, says he plans to stand down next year, after 3a years at the forefront of republican politics. gerry adams was seen as the political voice of the ira at the height of the conflict in northern ireland. he made the announcement at his party's conference in dublin. from there, chris buckler sent this report. tonight, sinn fein paid tribute to one of the men who built the party. martin mcguinness was a key figure in its divisive leadership. martin was a proud member of the ira. but that was a generation ago. and sinn fein‘s otherfigure, who has been party president for 3.5 decades, announced this evening he would stand down next year. i have complete confidence in the leaders we elected this weekend and the next generation of leaders, and i want to thank everyone who has welcomed me into their homes and communities and made me part of countless campaigns. gerry adams was the leader of sinn fein. but the party was seen primar

prime minister saad hariri as lebanese leaders continue to demand that he returns home now this is just the third time that mr hariri has been seen since he unexpectedly announced his resignation in the saudi capital that was eight days ago he hasn't spoken publicly either since then and now there are suggestions that he could be being held against his will now places a started to spring up in beirut in show support for the absent leader his shock resignation has placed lebanon at the center of a power struggle between eleven and iranian backed hezbollah group and saudi arabia but the lebanese president michel own hopes sunday's marathon in beirut will help demonstrate unity and solidarity with saad hariri then a hoarder has more now from beirut. the beirut marathon a yearly sporting event that aims to bring people together and it really takes on a whole new meaning this year because of the uncertainty in the country the political vacuum following the sudden resignation of the prime minister saad of how do you see over a week ago his faith really is open to question and the people are u

genie: adam, in the interview, saad hariri said he w would retn to lebanon in days. do people really believe that could happen? convinced be enenough to the lebanese that their former prime minister is acting freely and not under the pressure of saudi arabia? well, you heard some of his response in the clip you played earlier on, but amongst the things he said, yes, absolutely, he is free, he could leave tomorrow if you wanted to, he is staying in his own residence. he stressed the security concern, the threat on his lab, and do not forget that his father was assassinated in 2005. these are real concerns.. he also emphasized t the strengh of his relationsnship with the saudi i leadershipip, saying hes considerered as a son by the e g of saudi arabia and the young crown prince r respects him. but this is in stark contrast to what a lot of people have e been sayingng, not leasast of all hezbollah, and those in their political bloc,c, who, if you like, have accused t the saudi's of holdiding haririi agagainst s willll. even peoplee in n his own accout have been question

correspondent and elizabeth metate who's been following the story for us the lebanese prime minister saad hariri who had traveled there for talks with mental mccrone and elizabeth just what is mccrone hoping to achieve by inviting hariri to paris to parents. well he's hoping to achieve two things at the same time one is to. reaffirm the importance of france as a major dramatic thought in the middle east and the other one is to offer saudi arabia a way out. easy way out of the problem they've got with not exactly retaining . and then letting him make his statement about resigning the premiership. it's obvious that this misfire because in lebanon you have the strange alliance of both hezbollah and the christian prime minister president of showing who both said they want at the prime minister and in fact was saying we want lebanese sovereignty to be respected by saudi and they could not a saudi the saudis could not keep forever. in riyadh and it's. better for all concerned if harry comes to paris france as a country that has had centuries old ties to lebanon and that can be a sort of an exit of thi

saad al—hariri has recently been visiting and we have hearing a lot of his meetings in riyadh becausen the way saad al—hariri has been compromising with hezbollah in lebanon. his meetings have not been a very players in. this happened in riyadh for two reasons. 0ne, apparently he's not coming back to lebanon. he will be prime minister of a caretaking government from riyadh and the second reason for security concerns because they have been assassination attempts in the past few days on him. these all happened also right after iranian... his highest consultant, when he came to lebanon yesterday when he met with saad al—hariri, immediately after this meeting he was asked to go to riyadh. the meeting was a very, very bad and a statement indicated that iran does control lebanon and has the highest upper hand in lebanon. saudi arabia has not been happy with these developments in lebanon but they have not been paying attention because of everything that has been happening in the region but now they have to do something about it. after this meeting, they called him in and asked him to resign.

returning to this story that is breaking now lebanese prime minister saad hariri has resigned saying a few key things in his statement that he senses a plot to target his life also planning has we do now have on the phone our correspondent. who is live for us in southern lebanon making phone calls gathering more information on this and what do we know. don't tell you you're in lebanon with the allies. but not going to. bed with only being in the job since december of last year still hasn't even begun the cold war for a year yet and here he is responding. quite clearly that he was blaming hezbollah for his words creating a different reality in the middle east he also pointed the finger at iran for its own will we can be iraq. and also as you rightly pointed out he has credible the years that life was that bridge the risk of a just escalation but since you have to remember that saddam is a procedure very particular area for a well known leader here and that the money was fascinated in two thousand and five the babe ruths. turns surgery has words own life certainly very well be connecte

political crisis calling for stability in the country and declaring support for the prime minister saad hariri howry resigned suddenly while on a visit to riyadh earlier this month blaming interference from iran and its lebanese ally hezbollah on friday hezbollah's leader accused saudi arabia of detaining hariri and not allowing him to return home saying holder reports. citizens of saudi arabia and its gulf allies visiting or living in lebanon are leaving it's not the first time gulf countries tell their citizens it is not safe to say lebanon has long been entangled in the saudi power struggle across the region but the latest warning heightened tensions after the resignation of lebanon's prime minister saad howdy but alongside the tensions there are growing signs of lebanese unity in what many see as saudi interference in their country saturday his resignation was sudden raising concerns about the circumstances behind that decision there is also concern about how to use freedom of movement he may have been seen since he made the announcement in riyadh but the prime minister hasn't made it. any

definitely been one that has consolidated iran's position in the region in lebanon prime minister saad hariri resigned citing an assassination plot hariri accused iran and lebanon based iranian backed militia has paula of sowing strife irrate was in riyadh when he resigned the saudis say they didn't force him lebanese politicians accused the saudis of holding her every hostage and destabilizing that country. iraq after its invasion of kuwait and nine hundred ninety relations with saudi arabia never recovered while iran has helped the government in baghdad fight eisel but here at least the saudis of trying to improve diplomatic relations in fabry the saudi foreign minister visited baghdad for the first time in twenty seven years and iraqi prime minister has been to re up twice in the past four months the line is the iranians no control or influence in four or capitals in in baghdad damascus beirut and most recently in center the yemeni capital again you can exaggerate these things and iran does things deftly and quite intelligent but the overall effect is the sense that it is encroaching on ar

lebanon's absent prime minister has tweeted that you return home from saudi arabia in the coming days saad hariri also called for calm and said his family would remain earlier hariri met with the head of lebanon's maronite church in riyadh patriotic show raw is the first lebanese official to visit the kingdom since hariri unexpectedly announced his resignation more than a week ago. meanwhile lebanon's far minister said saad hariri is freedom will only be proven once he returned to beirut and if saudi arabia has an issue with iran it shouldn't punish lebanon if. they. if they have problems with iran let them have these problems solved with iran iran is not lebanon lebanon is not syria lebanon is not iran we have an independent foreign policy where the rest of lebanon comes first. a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb outside a camp used by security forces in southern yemen at least six people were killed and several others were injured in the attack. the u.s. attorney general has been defending himself against allegations he misled congress over contacts between the russians and members of donald

lebanon's president is finally saying what many have been suggesting for days the prime minister saad hariri streatham is being restricted in saudi arabia michel owns office has issued a statement saying hariri is living in quote mysterious circumstances and is facing restrictions over his residency and even contact with his family in the next hour on eleven east t.v. station hariri is expected to make his public comments since his shock resignation last saturday on the streets of beirut people are uniting behind him as in a holder for ford's. an adult sporting event a being to bring people closer together unity is needed this year's beirut marathon comes at a time of increased assert. and a political vacuum lebanon's prime minister suddenly announced his resignation from the saudi capital more than a week ago since then there has been concern about saddam how deedes well being lebanese leaders believe he was forced to step down and is detained in saudi arabia saudi leaders say he's free to go but fear for his safety if he returns to lebanon lebanese across the political divide are demanding

alone down in jordan this is our live from doha also coming up the lebanese prime minister saad hariri returns to beirut more than two weeks after his shock resignation while in saudi arabia. a verdict to do with the war crimes trial of bosnian leader. use of genocide against muslim civilians. and dramatic video of the rescue of a north korean soldier who was shot while escaping across the border into the south . zimbabwe's president robert mugabe has stepped down after thirty seven years in power is spock scenes of jubilation across the country at large crowds filling the streets and celebration. sent this report. jubilation on the streets of harare across the country that robert mugabe rule for thirty seven years while to liberation as maybe even days. news demagogy was stepping down came as both houses of parliament sat in an extraordinary session to debase the president's impeachment to speak at the speed of the session and told m.p.'s that he'd received a letter. mugabe wrote that he was resigning with the media's effect voluntarily in order to facilitate a smooth transfer of powe

saad hariri, who announced that he was quitting as lebanese prime minister earlier this month, says hiscision, mr hariri said he would return home within days to formally submit his resignation. now on bbc news, it's time for britain's city of culture.

the lebanese prime minister saad hariri his resignation came as a shock to the country in the television address from saudi arabia the lebanese leader plame dhahran and its lebanese proxy group hezbollah for what he called its meddling in the region well read and leave iran i would like to say three iran and its followers that they will be losers and their intervention ensure that. our nation will wake up as it did in the past and their hands in the region will be cut off. and you had to let the. henry's late father refugee could also be prime minister of lebanon he was assassinated in an explosion in two thousand and five which several has been a members of being tried in the absence in the hague saad hariri said he to now feared for his life the prime minister's resignation has shown up late divided opinion. harvey has decided to steer lebanon away from danger it's a hard step taken at a difficult time. i support the resignation of the government and country are frozen and the country is collapsing and the government's targets have not been met. every decision to quit leaves lebanon fa

a week after lebanese prime minister saad hariri surprise resignation in riyadh the us joined school for him to return home. hello welcome to out of their life and that is also coming out russia in the united states have stressed the support of u.n. efforts to end the fighting in syria and maintain the country's sovereignty. they almost lost canada but eleven pacific rim countries agree on the basis of a free trade deal. breaking records china's online shopping spree shows no sign of slowing down. though it's been exactly a week since the surprise resignation of the lebanese prime minister saad hariri which triggered a political crisis in lebanon ever since then there's been much speculation about the so. consensus of his announcement in riyadh the french president emmanuel mccrone has spoken to lebanon's president michel aoun about the prime minister's resignation the us has joined calls for him to go back home and the un too is calling for stability and eleven and warning that regional powers against using the country for their proxy conflicts now the lebanese president has reitera

and our intake of this is on his ear a live from london also coming up lebanese prime minister saad hariri is invited to france is expected to arrive in the coming days with his family. warnings among attrition was killing an average of one hundred thirty yemeni children a day before saudi arabia blockaded the country's course. and scientists say glass years in the french alps and heating up so fast they threaten to wipe out popular tourist resorts. and those involved was military is confined president robert mugabe to his home after taking control of the country soldiers are patrolling the capital harare and heavy gunfire and explosions were heard earlier but the military denies it's a coup the takeover follows a bit a better battle over who will succeed the ninety three year old president which split the ruling as o.p.'s party into two main factions the look cost group supports sacked vice president emerson in and out while the younger g forty group backs mugabe's unpopular wife grace a long time go beyond it ally magog has strong support among the armed forces it was his second last wee

hello i'm suit us on this is al jazeera live from london also coming up lebanon's prime minister saad hariri meets the french president. in paris and co firms he will return to lebanon on wednesday fairing for the future survivors of august's deadly landslide in sierra leone are left homeless once again and the reverse slim fortunes for central asia snow leopard we travel to style in search of the elusive they kept. first visit bobwhite where euphoric scene is that just days ago would have been unheard of on now playing out on the streets of the capital harare tens of file. as of people have rallied to demand the resignation of president robert mugabe the rallies took place with the blessing of the military which on wednesday in place the country's ninety three year old leader on the house arrest but they were actually called by the influential war veterans association. ruling. is live for us in harare. we are also hearing reports that parties called a meeting for sunday and there is a suggestion that they are going to force the president to step down is that what you're hearing. that's. mee

tunnel movements and thought the saudi government but the first headline is the resignation of saad hariri not incidents happening inside the government of saudi arabia so we believe that this is coordinated now he also said that iran's government has information to suggest that hardline political groups are taking over saudi affairs but he took the opportunity to reach out to the saudi government a lot and we believe if there is cooperation between saudi arabia and iran it is beneficial for the rage and it could bring calm to the region but they rely on america they rely on israel they think that with american weapons they can be a power in the region this is a wrong theory the government before the revolution in iran the shah's regime with totally saving america but americans abandoned him during the islamic revolution so instead of relying on american powers and foreign powers pay attention to the countries of the bridge and finally hussein he said that attacks by yemen's hooty fighters on targets inside saudi arabia are in evitable he said that hundreds of yemenis are dying every day i

great for lebanese prime minister saad hariri to return home as the french president makes a surprise visit to saudi arabia. hello welcome to al-jazeera life and. that is also coming up. we are not going to let the united states be taken advantage of anymore. i am always going to put america first. tough talk from president trump to the apec leaders' meeting in vietnam. protests continue in australia as new pictures emerged showing the squalid state of a decommissioned refugee camp a man a silent. and find out about the plight of an indigenous group in hong kong battling powerful property developers. but first the lebanese president michel aoun has told saudi arabia's envoy in lebanon that prime minister saad hariri must return to the country now president has reported express concern over the circumstances of mr kerry's resignation calling them on acceptable now this is the latest in escalating tension between saudi arabia and iran that's fueling a political crisis in lebanon the french president meanwhile emmanuel that mccrone has made a surprise visit to riyadh he held talks with t

to lebanon where the prime minister has unexpectedly resigned taking a shot at iran as he went saad hariri accuse tehran and its allies in lebanon of spreading chaos strife and destruction throughout the middle east every re also suggested political enemies were targeting him for assassination iran has rejected his accusations calling them unfounded the lebanese prime minister saad hariri his resignation came as a shock to the country in the television address from saudi arabia the lebanese leader plame dhahran and its lebanese proxy group hezbollah for what he called its meddling in the region. leave iran i would like to say trayvon and its followers that they will be losers in their intervention in terrible terrorist our nation will wake up as it did in the past and their hands in the region will be cut off. every reason i thought the referee could also be dry minister of lebanon he was assassinated in an explosion in two thousand and five which several members of being tried in the absence in the hague saad hariri said he to do now feared for his life the prime minister's resignation ha

saudi arabia's foreign minister has denied reports that a lebanese prime minister saad hariri is being held in riyadh against his will and a larger bear insistent hariri was free to leave the kingdom when he pleases but reiterated his calls for hezbollah to disarm and iran to stop what he called its aggressive activities in the region kerry has accepted an offer of french president in one year to visit paris and a hotter as well from beirut. it was a confusing picture for nearly two weeks the fate of saddle had he was open to question many in lebanon including the president michel aoun accused saudi arabia of forcing the prime minister to resign as well as holding him and his family hostage accusations rejected by saudi officials. the french government weighed in in what some are calling a face saving deal the french president. invited had and his family to visit paris his foreign minister who held talks in riyadh confirmed that the invitation was accepted the crisis began when had he announced his sudden resignation earlier this month it was seen as a saudi move against iran's ally in

latest from our correspondent in harare also coming up the plot thickens as lebanese prime minister saad hariri says he'll return to bay bridge by mid week this comes after he held talks with french president a monologue front in paris two weeks after announcing his shock resignation from saudi arabia and the fate of german chancellor angela merkel hangs in the balance as a new deadline for coalition talks edges closer if the parties fail to agree by then germany could face fresh elections. welcome to the program i'm marrying evanston it's good to have you with us. tens of thousands of demonstrators have been rallying in the zimbabwean capital harare to demand the resignation of president robert mugabe the protesters backed by the veterans of them bombay's independence war who have traditionally supported him in the past even mugabe's own zanu p.f. party has joined calls for him to step down gabi is said to be asking for more time to leave the presidency many zimbabweans have had enough. people power in the center of. mcgarvie must go very these demonstrations chant it's more like a street part