not once, did saudi arabia get mentioned. this is an opportunity to raise issues but we can still work withou tdress ncerns with your securitynterest and hours. -- ours. i do not think we benefit by having hezbollahn e saudi' border. especially when we have so many american citizens in saudi arabia and a lot of shared even if we are a net exporter of oil, that does not mean we don't have dependency on what the political price of oil is and what insurance rates, ships or tankers cannot go through the strait of hormuz, that is a problem for us. so to me, loud and clear to me, there is enough pressure and leverage that an opportunity has presented itself and we can either walk away or engage to try to make clear certain behaviors will no longer be ccepted. >> i will give a precise, it depends, answer. t depends on a number of factors, i think both tom and dana touched on. one is, there is again, a theory here in washington, in the u.s., that we no longer need energy supplies from the region, that somehow or other u.s. is energy n

the two governments, saudi arabia and the united states, broke. we supported the saudi decision to expel yemen workers to cut off assistance. when south yemen had tried to break off again and form another government in 1994, having merged north and south yemen in 1990, the u.s. and saudi arabia found themselves on different sides of the issue. the united states support ed th government in the north. ed saudis provided assistance to the south. supported the breakoff of the country and the resumption of separate north and south yemen governments. after a period of years, we came back again together. in 2011 and 2012, where the united states and saudi arabia worked very closely as part of a larger international coalition that included all of the five countries of the u.n. security council as well as the gcc and a number of the european governments to work on a political transition document that eventually was completed and became the gcc transition agreement. we worked together very closely after that on the implementation of that document from the ti

completelyething unacceptable to saudi arabia. the second is the presence of , supportingyemen the houthis. again, to carve my point, because sometimes you see arguments that, in fact, the iranian intervention, the irtc presence, are a response to the saudi intervention, i can say, even when i was still in sana'a in 2012, several years before the situation deteriorated, the iranians were already involved in providing weapons and sending personnel to the houthi to provide training to receive iran for notts in only military training but also proselytization in sheer religion -- shia religion. the second concern is this hezbollahf irtc and trainers and assistance in yemen . the third element of saudi concern is the nature of the government. saudi's one a government in sana'a but they can work with. it does not mean that they are opposed to a houthi presence in the government. they are not opposed to houthi participation in the government but as a political entity and not a paramilitary hezbollah-like entity. this war has dragged on fo

since then, many governments linked with saudi arabia at hav, or say let's move on. anuary at the economic demos saudig, -- davos meeting, arabia was "welcomed back" in the meeting, with the notion we can now move on. that killing is not going to disappear. my report came now, there will be more coming up afterwards. the idea of representative government, that if we hold on long enough it will go away, i doubt it is going to happen. with this particular issue, it is not going to happen. journalists are after it. actors are after it. the fiancee of mr. khashoggi is after it. she is not going to give up. it is not going to go away. that is the first thing. the second thing i want to highlight is in my opinion, the killing of mr. khashoggi and more violations by saudi arabia course forus, of the victims, but they highlight sharply the democratic deficit within our own countries. there is a huge gap between what the public is generally asking and what the elected representativess are -- representatives are ready to do on that particular country. there is a very big gap, w

in saudi arabia. ted, maybe i will let you start. ted: that is probably a more difficult question for you to answer. thehuman rights agenda, at international level, has always been very politicized. easily see itn through that lens in this particular case. i don't think that is a surprise. i think that does make the work of a special rapporteur more challenging, but not impossible. i think it's a matter of finding allies in the u.n. membership that will now take the case forward. if you think about the commission of inquiry on human rights in north korea, that broke new ground by bringing that case -- it was a mandate of the human rights council -- all the way to the security council. inn the chinese didn't step the way of making sure human rights was put on the agenda of the u.n. security council. as a matter of international security and peace. the president has been set. you have to ask yourself whether this is another case that, because of its scope and fee exceptional nature of it, it needs to be brought to a higher level in the

it should not be normalized for saudi arabia. whatever idiosyncrasies are tolerated in the past when it comes to that particular country, i think it is really up think, the electorate, electede that our representatives do stick to the script of global governance and minimum respect for human rights. we cannot tolerate that democratic deficit to become the norm. ted: i would love to jump in on this point. the issue of accountability, the opposite being impunity, is the heart of the matter here. i like how your afford -- your report reflecting on this. it is not just who ordered it, who did the act, but who was in the chain of command and who failed to act? that being one step. we can look at criminal accountability, but we have to look at diplomatic forms and financial forms of accountability to make sure this does not go unpunished, given what we know. i was wondering can you elaborate on what those measures could be and which ones you see as most feasible. dr. callamard: yes, i really think that that narrative around the killing

to saudi arabia. in 2 weeks said the twitter sphere into a frenzy. i'm a welcome to the program. african union mediators say opposition leaders and saddam's bowling generals have reached a power sharing agreement under the deal a joint military a civilian council will rule the country for the next spring yes the country's been shaken by protests since the ousting of longtime president obama. will opposition leaders say the new deal is a victory for them movement. celebrations in the capital hard to match as a political standoff deescalate in a gesture of peace sudan's ruling military freed more than $200.00 rebel fighters who are part of the country's opposition a step towards reconciliation one rebel leader praised their release. in the images that it shows clearly that the army and the armed forces are our partners and not our enemy. i mean i want your cooperation and understanding we will meet the demands of the sudanese people the status of that those demands our 1st civilian rule it's been the heart of the conflict which began after the military ousted long time leader omar

is actually in her busy additive of the human rights cases in saudi arabia those who killed jamal and the saudi consulate in istanbul are still treating the voices that have similar concerns. and those who have a similar discourse of. law so i mean the same mines that treated with with the with the productivity with girls some killing are still tortured and women humorous defenders feminists humorous offending the moderate muslims and the the economists in saudi arabia they those who. are in the art are treated in the prisoners in jail after you know one you have of to the murder of 2 months to your hard president trumps a. really hardcore flights billions of dollars worth of deals for the life of one person who wasn't even an american as you had sort of right and this is what it comes down to really you can talk about i mean you are somebody who and i want to get into a bit about your your own history and what you're looking to do now you can talk about human rights and you can aspire to have some countries are docked your campaign. some of your calls but in reality it's about money

the war began what started off as an international coalition of arab and muslim countries led by saudi arabia to restore the un backed government in yemen has turned into a coalition of true saudi and the u.a.e. bombing yemen and transforming it into the worst humanitarian catastrophe on earth according to the united nations 4 years ago there was almost daily briefings by the saudi led coalition troop numbers were given together with military targets but since human rights violations have emerged and accusations of war crimes have been leveled against the saudis and the emeritus information has been much less forthcoming. activists have filed court cases in the united kingdom petitioning the government to stop selling british weapons to the gulf countries targets in yemen particularly saudi arabia last month the u.k. supreme court ruled that on sales to saudi arabia were unlawful a decision the u.k. government is appealing. in the united states members of both the house and the senate are demanding that on sale stop true and that according to nobel prize recipient and rights activist through

relationship with saudi arabia congress not happy about the ongoing support of the white house when it comes to the kingdom's involvement in the murder of samantha shows she so congress has voted to block an $8100000000.00 saudi arms deal but we expect that donald trump will veto that when he gets to his office in the white house that would be his 3rd b.t.o. of his presidency and can when they are speaking there trump is still addressing his supporters that must be about an hour now thank you very much kimberly how could live for us. and still ahead and i just. a judge decides the fate of one of the world's most dangerous criminals the mexican drug kingpin el chapo. and are we heading to a crypto crisis we'll explain why fatah finance ministers across are worried about facebook's plans for a new currency. and the slight break in there's a heavy rains across will southern sections of china for the last year i was however this will rain the full cost and certainly a lot of rain here to the south across the philippines now we're all watching a new tropical storm is cool donna.

and saudi arabia. in addition, we had a hearing in foreign affairs committee where the trump administration official admitted that many of these arms would not even be ready for months if not years in order to be sold. so it is unacceptable that the administration is trying to bypass congress. what this amendment would do is simply say can you not declare a fake emergency to bypass congress to sell these arms. if you want to sell these arms to sad sawed and u.a.e. you have to -- saudi arabia and u.a.e. you have to do them through congress. i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. zeldin: i rise to claim time in opposition. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. zeldin: i rise in opposition to this amendment which would prohibit any funds from being used to process any arm sales or transfers to saudi arabia or the united arab emirates pursuant to an emergency certification made under the arms export

saudi arabia denies any involvement. tell us more about this.eporter: well, this comes in a court final from the the attorneys pursuing this claim. it has taken years for the victims and survivors to come to this position, the law had to be changed in congress allowing them to sue saudi arabia. president barack obama vetoed that bill, only to have it be overridden. now the lawyers are gathering evidence and they want to do talk about a bunch of different people in prison related to the 9/11 attacks. mohammed responded to his attorneys to these representatives who want to sue saudi arabia saying in a letter, that was filed in the southern district of new york, in the absence of a death sentence, much broader cooperation would be possible. he's choosing out to be deposed at the present time. trying to send a message to the criminal trial that he's willing to make a deal that could potentially help these thousands of people who want to sue saudi arabia. in one-time obey it is a criminal procedure and this is a civil procedure. it is not clear if hi

the alleged mastermind of the 911 attacks offers to cooperate in a lawsuit against saudi arabia if the u.s. drops seeking the death penalty against her. cell robin you're watching al-jazeera life more headquarters here in coming up in the next 30 minutes at least 57 inmates are killed in a prison riot between rival gangs in northern brazil. also more protests in sudan after security forces opened fire was a demonstration in north coast of and killing 5 people. commuter calles protesters block hong kong's train services part of an anti government campaign. welcome to the program the alleged mastermind of the september the 11th attacks in the u.s. says he may be willing to help the victims in the lawsuit against saudi arabia in return khalid sheikh mohammad wants the government not to seek the death penalty against him particle he reports. the survivors and victims of the september 11th attacks believe saudi arabia was behind it and they are suing to prove it now they might get help from an unlikely source suspected mastermind khalid shaikh muhammad in the lawsuit lawyers asked to speak

made weapons sold to saudi arabia by the united states that have been used by saudi arabia in its attack on yemen which is ongoing and has killed roughly 70000 people and it's important to note that in 28 teen on average roughly 100 civilians died every single week now when cooper was pressed further he did admit 7 that this has a lot to do with the bottom line and business this is a follow up after he was pressed we do not suspend our security relationship with a partner that carries so much weight for our interests and our equity in the region but you're saying that the u.s. conventional arms transfer policy can be sacrificed if we have an important relationship with a country no it should not be starker that's what you're doing because you're transferring weapons if you have knowledge that the folly to do national norms now on may 24th u.s. secretary of state mike pompei oh and vote an exemption under the emergency arms control act that basically pushed forward 8 point $1000000000.00 in arms sales to saudi arabia as well as jordan and the united arab emirates in response to the senate

official to fans the use of the margins of powers to sell position guided missiles to saudi arabia putting up part of the rule to at that sport human rights. the u.k. ambassador in washington resigns after furious about the top president over a leaked e-mail criticizing u.s. administration. free media both to protect society from the abuse of power. helps release the full potential of a nation. and a global conference for media freedom is underway in london r.t. and russian news agencies but nick from entry. live from the russian capital this is national with me south welcome to the program . and fast a u.s. federal judge has told washington must stop alleging that a russian pharmac used of election meddling was funded by the kremlin all face of range of potential sanctions the court found that such unsubstantiated claims against. the internet we such agency which are not included in the $20008.00 stat risk prejudicing a jury. reports the mueller report the us investigation the media everyone accuses russia of carrying out a sweeping systematic campaign meddling campaign in the us election

flee their home country after suffering beatings by family members do until all are sisters from saudi arabia and they're part of a growing number of saudi women trying to escape the ultraconservative kingdom's repressive male guardianship system our reporter yulia han met the 2 women in istanbul and heard how this system allows men to control virtually every aspect of a woman's life from birth to death. all that. i have seen so far like this and changing hotel rooms that you are hiding from their families we can't say where they are because they are afraid of being found. 22 persisted 21 her father took them to istanbul for a holiday they decided to run away to escape years of filings and repression they say. if they are so. pleased when they forced me to wear. when i was like. so i can say no of course if i say no they will beat me so hot they took the decision to escape us says when her father wanted to marry her off it was their last chance. my father told me i have friends of my. he have 2 wife and he want me to be the 3rd one. asking about his age he told me that he's one of the 50 they

congress votes to block billions of dollars worth of arms sales to saudi arabia. it has claimed hundreds of lives now and a bowl outbreak in the democratic republic of congo is declared an end to national emergency. turkey has taken off the at ford f. $35.00 fighter jet program but says the u.s. position is unfair. and a top turkish diplomat shot dead while dining in the capital of iraq's northern kurdish region. we begin with breaking news that the u.s. house of representatives has voted to block some sales of arms to saudi arabia now lawmakers have expressed concern for human rights abuses in the saudi led war against yemen and last month the measures passed the senate with the help of several republicans u.s. president don trump has repeatedly though promised to veto those resolutions for more on this we can now cross over to mike hanna in washington d.c. mike tell us more about that vote well it was 3 separate bills that were voted on back to back all of them dealing with weapons sales to saudi arabia and the united arab emirates these bills had already been p

rapper nicki minaj has cancelled a scheduled performance in saudi arabia next week. of women and the lgbt community. plans to perform at thejeddah festival sparked an outcry from critics of the country's human rights record. earlier i spoke with entertainment reporter kj matthews who has been following this story. the pressure started last week with the human rights foundation really taking to social media and reaching out to her people basically saying, please, do not play in saudi arabia because they have a horrible human rights record and they do not stand for the same things that you stand for. and i think she heard them loud and clear. she decided to cancel the concert that is still scheduled forjuly 18th in the saudi arabia, basically stating that she wants everyone to know that her support for women and for lesbians and gays and tra nsgender people comes before her making millions of dollars and she wants to let all of her fans know what she stands for, and she does not believe that saudi arabia's government stands for the same thing and so decided to pull out

the survivors and victims of the september 11th attacks believe saudi arabia was behind it and they are suing to prove it now they might get help from an unlikely source suspected mastermind khalid shaikh muhammad in the lawsuit lawyers asked to speak to muhammad and he made a surprising response seeming to offer to cooperate against saudi with a condition remove the possibility of a death sentence writing in the absence of a potential death sentence much broader cooperation would be possible the president who often sides with saudi could face pressure this time to make the deal that it could virtually bankrupt saudi arabia all their assets in the united states and elsewhere could be. seen so the incentive for mr trump as opposed to others to wave in is not very great but still it may be in the year 2020 that the united states population in general is not going to be sympathetic to mr trump running in seeking their vote if it looks like he's taking the side of saudi arabia over the victims of $911.00 and on the senate floor monday saudi arabia a source of extremism and bloodshed in the

past few years has been the end of the driving ban for women and i did that was very important saudi arabia has also moved towards encouraging higher education and more employment opportunities for women in those are all very good and important things but the most important aspects of the saudi male guardianship system by which usually a father husband or sometimes even a younger son. control critical decisions in women's lives those those major regulations remain in place so women in saudi arabia for example cannot get a passport cannot leave the country without the approval of their male guardian if . certain employee you know potential employers or private sector health care facilities demand delcarmen approval for employment or certain procedures the saudi state does nothing to to prevent that so women continue to face many many many areas where they are potentially victims of discrimination look being a woman in saudi arabia is kind of like it's like you're flipping a coin if you have a good male guardian who supports you who sees your guy who let you make your own decisions your life

what changes have you seen in saudi arabia?tchanges have you seen ashore the world that something like this will never happen again -- that assures the world that something like this will never happen again? prince al-faisal: that is a horrific crime, and all of saudi arabia, from the king, the crown prince down to the average citizen, have all condemned that crime. the people presumably responsible for it are under trial right now. our foreign minister has stated that foreign observers have been allowed to come into the courts to observe the proceedings, and it will take its course. justice is not something that can be done overnight. all of the rules and regulations that apply to murder cases in saudi arabia are being applied to these people. that is where justice is going to be served. vonnie: jared kushner, senior advisor and son-in-law to president trump, has a peace plan for the middle east right now that includes a payment to the palestinian economy. the saudi arabia support the plan as conceived by jared kushner? prince

organizing the september 11th attacks reportedly offers to help victims' families who are suing saudi arabia. up to 60 inmates are killed during a prison riots pursued by evil gangs in brazil plus. was . hong kong's protests go underground causing chaos on the city's subway. protests are getting back on the streets of sudan's towns and cities after 5 demonstrators were killed in north courts on states on monday security forces opened fire on students and activists as i have a morgan reports from neighboring ethiopia. that was why i was they came out of the classrooms in north kordofan state to complain about bread shortages and the rising cost of fuel and transport i thank you but minutes after the student protest started in the city of a moving security forces opened fire i. want to show. my brother died as a martyr and i will not cry over him because god willing he's in heaven for blood we want to accept anything else. funerals have been held for some of the several people killed some reportedly by sniper shots to the head of the central committee for sudan's doctors which is allied to the

central command general kenneth mckenzie to saudi arabia he met the saudi general in charge of the coalition fighting yemen's who the rebels they discussed the situation in the gulf and how to ensure safe passage for ships off the coast of yemen and iran let me just emphasize that we don't believe war with iran is inevitable and we don't seek war with iran. what we seek is to terrorism from destabilizing and malign activities across the region and we believe the recent adjustments that we've made to our force posture have had some effect toward that end i still acknowledge that attacks by iranian proxies are occurring against the kingdom of saudi arabia from yemen and that's a problem that needs to be addressed. well the united nations has called outside the arabia and the united arab emirates for failing to honor their aid pledges to yemen both countries promised to give $750000000.00 of humanitarian assistance at the u.n. a fundraiser in february but the u.n. aid chief says only a small proportion of the money has been handed over in the past 6 months saudi arabia has given just over $1200

organizing the september 11th attacks reportedly offers to help victims' families who are suing saudi arabia. up to 60 inmates are killed during a prison riots between rival gangs in brazil plus. 0000000 hong kong's protests go underground causing chaos on the city's subway. protesters are back on the streets across sudan after 5 demonstrators were killed on monday in response the heads of the military jones says quotes the killing of peaceful students is a crime that requires immediate accountability 4 of those who died were teenagers shot spy security forces trying to disperse of rally made up of mostly students and activists opposition groups though are demanding a food investigation. what happened in elevators the straw that will break the military council's back we need to know who committed the massacre in the military council has tourists from entering into court if they don't then leave this council and the professionals association and the coalition of freedom and change going to hell. let's cross live now to have a morgan in a capsule of neighboring ethiopia and have a quite a stro

inside saudi arabia because i must work. always according to the rules and i cannot express myself as one who is not muslim anymore ok thank you so much for sharing your story with us well in body and who fled saudi arabia after a time in prison you're now here in berlin thanks for joining us and are simply thank you. let's catch up on some other stories making news around the world spain's caretaker prime minister has failed to form a government paper sanchez was unable to persuade the far left will they must party to form a coalition with the socialist party and lost a no confidence vote in the trade today if lawmakers cannot break the deadlock in the next 2 months spain will hold another national election in november the 4th in 4 years. moscow's warning there will be immediate consequences after ukrainian forces seized a russian tanker in the black sea ukraine says the tanker was used to block its access to the sea of during a naval confrontation last november this latest incident could put a planned prisoner exchange in

support for saudi arabia. ok thanks for getting us up to speed on the reporting from new york kind of open thanks. x. the british ambassador to the united states you can direct has announced that he's stepping down after a series of highly critical comments he made about the trumpet ministration will take to the press in confidential cables and back to officials in london the diplomat to describe the white house as dysfunctional inept and chaotic. since the leak of official documents from this embassy there has been a great deal of speculation surrounding my position and that you ration of my remaining term as ambassador i want to put an end to that speculation the current situation is making it impossible for me to carry out my role as i would like britain's most senior diplomat has been forced to resign and that comes after donald trump the president of the united states that he no longer be able to deal with him he's e-mails to the united kingdom they in fact were leaked and they describe donald trump's adm

congress has passed see bills on saudi arabia condemning human rights abuses and seeking accountability for the murder of saudi journalist jamal khashoggi it's also criticized riyadh for detaining female human rights activists that has received an overwhelming $405.00 to $7.00 votes bonce despite a strong bipartisan backing the measures may be challenged in the republican dominated senates now is the time to make clear that reckless behavior whether the murder of an american resident or the kidnapping of the lebanese prime minister or the blockade of cutter carry a price that the men who rule saudi arabia need to take our interests and values into account rather than always counting on us to cover up for them gabriel amazones who has more from washington d.c. . this was the saudi arabia human rights and accountability bill and it sought to do just that as you mention seek accountability for the murder of washington post journalist jamal khashoggi overwhelmingly passed monday night house of representatives 405 lawmakers 4 it only 7 against it it has 3 key components number one the bill a

congress has passed 2 bills in saudi arabia condemning human rights abuses and seeking accountability for the murder of saudi journalist jamal khashoggi but the measures could be challenged in the republican controlled senate. not iranian foreign minister job. the doors are open to negotiations if president donald trump lift sanctions on tehran service told the us media he does not believe washington is preparing for war i do not believe the president probably wants war but i believe there are people around him who would like and do you think they have a service where you worry that they have more sway than the i think president trump has been on the record. that they are trying but i don't think they'll succeed because at the end of the day i think prudence will prevail people know that iran is a big proud country and we will not take a military attack likely well his comments come as he or peon foreign ministers called for dialogue between the u.s. and iran to try and save the 2015 nuclear deal the leaders held talks in brussels and then attempt to salvage the agreement which the e.

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line can be opened up. >> surely the government should think on this and stop sales of arms to saudi arabia. just last week the un special reporter said there is credible evidence the saudi crown prince and other high-level officials are personally responsible for the horrific murder of jamal khashoggi. does the prime minister accept that assessment? >> we do want to see account ability for this murder. i raised the death of jamal khashoggi with mohammed bin selman at the summit and the crown prince at the g 20 last year. i stressed the important of those responsible being held to account of due process being followed. we expect saudi arabia to take the action necessary to ensure such violations can't happen again. the right way to take this is through judicial process and we are closely following the continuing investigation and expect it to proceed in line with international standards. >> there is overwhelming evidence that war crimes have been committed in yemen by saudi arabian forces. a debate that flouts every human rights norms at home and abroad. if they believe they can kill with i

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the relationship with saudi arabia is important. but it is not so important that we have to lie for the saudis or allow them literally to get away with murder. no relationship and no individual is so important that we need to debase ourselves in that way. now is the time to send the essage, especially now, before gf he ascends to the saudi throne. reckless behavior, whether the murder of an american resident or kidnapping of the lebanese prime minister or blockade of qatar, carry a price. the men who rule saudi arabia depend far more on us than we depend on them. we need to take our interests and values in account rather than to cover up for them. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from south carolina. mr. wilson: i yield myself such time as i may consume. in closing, i would like to thank chairman engel and the foreign affairs committee membership for their bipartisan work to respond to the terrible justice to jamal khashoggi's murder. i urge members to support thi

the war began what started off as an international coalition of arab and muslim countries led by saudi arabia to restore the un backed government in yemen has turned into a coalition of true saudi and the u.a.e. bombing yemen and transforming it into the worst humanitarian catastrophe on earth according to the united nations 4 years ago there was almost daily briefings by the saudi led coalition troop numbers were given together with military targets but since human rights violations have emerged and accusations of war crimes have been leveled against the saudis and the immoralities information has been much less forthcoming. activists have filed court cases in the united kingdom petitioning the government to stop selling british weapons to the gulf countries targets in yemen particularly saudi arabia last month the u.k. supreme court ruled that on sales to saudi arabia were unlawful a decision the u.k. government is appealing. in the united states members of both the house and the senate are demanding that on sale stop true and that according to nobel prize recipients and rights activists wh

it's been 4 years now since saudi arabia started a war on yemeni hoofy rebels who react claims on tuesdaylaunched a drone attack on a saudi airport injuring 9 the alleged cross border strike comes amid a was an inhuman a tarion crisis in yemen with starvation becoming ever more widespread in the region to warn you there are some disturbing images and according to the u.n. sponsored world food program 20000000 yemenis are food insecure or and half of them are on the brink of famine but despite the appalling situation last month it partially suspended sending food to areas controlled by the who these. the decision was taken as a last resort after a lengthy negotiation stalled on an agreement to introduce controls to prevent the diversion of food away from some of the most vulnerable people in yemen the un's decision sparks outrage in yemen and accusations of corruption but he thinks allege the food program is being used to achieve political aims the world food program is no longer carrying out a humanitarian operation in yemen but it's sixty's have rather become purely political it is advan

ministration to change its policy both of these of either war on yemen and in particular towards saudi arabia americans have grown very disillusioned broadly speaking in congress the general public and the foreign policy establishment with the saudis and would like the war in yemen to come to a negotiated solution as soon as possible and as you know well increasingly dismay over how the pursuit the killing has been handled and dismay over the yemen war have conflated basically into one issue and it's also affecting all the iran stuff so everyone would like an improved posture from the saudis memorised visibly yemen and certainly that's why the yemenis announced not too long ago that they started the u.a.e. in us on too long ago that they would be changing their their posture in yemen. turkey has called the u.s. decision to suspend it from the f. $35.00 fighter jet program unfair and said it would harm relations between the 2 countries the u.s. says it made the move off to turkey began accepting delivery of russia's s 400 air defense system last week for months washington tried to convince ank

congress has passed 2 bills on saudi arabia condemning human rights abuses and seeking accountability for the murder of saudi journalists shoji it's also criticized riyadh for detaining female human rights activists because she received an overwhelming 405 to 7 votes but despite say strong bipartisan backing the measures may be challenging in the republican dominated senate. now is the time to make clear that reckless behavior whether the murder of an american resident were the kidnapping of the lebanese prime minister or the blockade of cutter carry a price but the men who rule saudi arabia need to take our interests and values into account rather than always counting on us to cover up for the. john jones is a former senate smash and security director and former senior congressional advisor he says in the launch a scheme of things the u.s. government is happy with saudi arabia right now this is basically a strike across the bow from the house of representatives to basically put them on record on where they stand in terms of u.s. saudi relations especially speaking and declaring their

an opec plus deal before the opec meeting brings leads our global report today as russia and saudi arabia announce an agreement to extend oil supply in cuts russian president vladimir putin and saudi crown prince mohammed bin solemn on meeting at the g. 20 summit in osaka japan announced their agreement to support an extension of previously agreed production pullbacks mr putin indicated that the length of the extension could be 6 or 9 months seeming to leave that important detail to be resolved at the meeting of organ in the organization of petroleum exporting countries which formally begins on monday in vienna opec member saudi arabia has effectively been steering opec policy in consultation with russia russia is not an opec member but is attending the meeting as part of the opec plus alliance or winds oil minister hinted at some of the growing tensions around the cartels de facto decision making methods mr big john zangana a warned of what he called the problem of unilateral a zation and more gravely said opec quote has lost its authority and is on the verge of collapse. oil prices are

for the defacto ruler of saudi arabia mohammed bin sandman the price he paid probably sacrificed the country's leadership of the oil cartel opec. and now the deal to extend production cuts until next year was struck on the sidelines of the g. 20 meeting in osaka and was rubber stamped in vienna that was despite initial objections from iran russia's president vladimir putin has always worked to promote and recapture the country's superpower status is pushing his influence in battlefields and capitals in the middle east and increasing the country's global reach into africa is engagement with opec continues to win new partners despite ongoing western sanctions and when m.b.a.'s approached putin in 2016 as oil prices sunk to $29.00 a barrel putin won a major concession for his sanctions hit economy n.b.s. offered to invest $10000000000.00 in the country and while the saudi economy needs oil prices around $80.00 a barrel to balance its budget russia only needs oil at $42.00 a barrel which is meant russia's a rainy day fund has accumulated to 100000000000 from past production agreements. w

the next 60 minutes the alleged 911 attacks mastermind offers to cooperate in a lawsuit against saudi arabia if the u.s. drops seeking the death penalty against him. at least 57 inmates are killed in a prison riots between rival gangs in northern brazil. more protests in sudan out to security forces opened fire at a demonstration in north quarter fun killing 5 people. and commuter chaos protesters block hong kong's train services as part of their anti government campaign. so the alleged mastermind of the september 11th attacks says he may be willing to help the victims in their lawsuit against saudi arabia and return khalid shaikh mohammad wants the u.s. government not to seek the death penalty against a the saudi government has been accused of supporting those behind the 2001 attacks which killed nearly 3000 people the attackers hijacked 4 planes and flew them into the world trade center the pentagon and a pennsylvania field saudi arabia denies any involvement from washington d.c. here is political hay and explaining the court proceedings so far. this offer of assistance 1st comes in this c