saudi arabia offered political support and billions of dollars, and when the kingdom needed help, sisinavy vessels and troops, but differences then emerged. egypt saw a cracking down on armed groups as its main priority. president sisi kept ties with the houthi rebels in yes, ma'am mohamed bin nayef, and strengthened cooperation with russia, both seen by riyadh as a problem in the region. egypt's rivalry with saudi arabia over leadership in the arab world goes back to the middle of the previous century. in the past riyadh has relied on his oil empire to maintain influence, but that has changed. there are clear signs of a new road, one that has traditionally been assumed by egypt. king salman's visit may not resolve the differences, but it shows the two nations still see a need for consultation and perhaps solidarity. >> i think that he believes the importance of egypt, and if saudi arabia will continue to go with this policy to use military force and not shy about it, he needs egypt on board. >> reporter: the visit also comes a few weeks ahead of one scheduled by u.s. president barack

president sisi kept ties with the houthi rebelling in yemen, and strengthened cooperation with russiaadh as a anti-sunni action in the region. it also took a conciliatory stance towards bashar al-assad. egypt's rivalry with saudi arabia overleadership in the arab world goes back to the middle of the previous century. in the past riyadh relied on its vast oil wealth to achieve influence. saudi arabia's campaign in yemen is a sign of a new road. i canning salman's visit may not resolve the differences, but it's clear the two nations still see a need for consultation and perhaps solidarity. >> i think he believes in the importance of egypt and if saudi arabia will continue to go in this policy, you know, to use military force and not shy about it, he needs egypt on board. >> reporter: the visit also comes a few weeks ahead of one scheduled by barack obama to riyadh. obama has been critical of what he sees as sunni nations fag meantation and inefficiency to address extremism. by visiting egypt king salman is likely trying to show the u.s. that sunnis are united. >>> let's stay with that s

. >> you mentioned more see and sisi. lot of people outside of saudi arabia, outside of this region always wand he were why is it a state like saudi arabia would back a military government that overthrew a muslim brotherhood government. >> saudi arabia knows this region very well. saudi arabia always looks what is the national effect of saudi arabia. if saudi arabia found out that the military government in egypt and actually now with president sisi is not any more military, et cetera a continuation of those who stabilized egypt before. i think this is the best formula. we saw in the past year that sisi took control of egypt. how much egypt has been stable, how much egypt has been forthcoming in the international community. it needs time. whatever damage has been done, sisi needs the time. >> okay. >> a stable power. one of the packages saudi arabia is going to help sisi with is -- >> we will leave it there. i wish we had more time to talk about the issues. there are a lot of them. thank you for speaking to us joining us

saudi arabia and other gulf nations have provided president sisi with important support since he came to power in 2013 but this package from saudi arabia to egypt dwarves all previous agreements. mohammed val, al jazeera. >> syrian observatory for human rights reports that a local government negotiated an agreement. i.s.i.l. said it killed four workers for being druds. >> the syrian government has freed an american freelance photographer who was an deducted in the country. kevin patrick doors. he has been transferred to moscow and handed over to the u.s. embassy. hilary mann leveritt says this play mark a turning point between the u.s. and russia. >> it is a striking element in the u.s. russian relationship. the u.s. russian relationship has been deteriorating for past few years whether it's because of ukraine or syria. they have been on the opposite on serious international issues. in fact, u.s. has been sanctioning russia for the last few years. this marks a new chapter, an unusual striking development and shows really the depth of work that both be secretary of state kerry and russ

despite that many ejections except the autocratic regime, they feared if al-sisi was toppled the country could descend into chaos. is this evidence that western democratic principles simply don't it in the arab world? >> why did the arab spring fail to produce a democratic summer? is islam somehow not fertile soil for those democrat ink -- democratic seeds that were planned there? >> on one end you had islamic party who is said they did politics in the name of islam. in fact, it was a power play. and they didn't want to share. they were in the tradition of dictatorship like the dictator who is had been forced to leave. so in most of the countries people who did not agree to them, they thought the only other alternative was the other sight. we have come to the old polarization with this sem lar lead which has established a dictatorship before and is establishing a dictatorship before. here in yemen, same thing and iraq, the situation is different but it's also along the lines of power play in the end. and religion is being used for this. >> the done country -- the one country that's being

sisi has been provided with important support since he came to power in 2012, but this package dwarfs all agreements >>> people are returning to palmyra in syria which was until recently under i.s.i.l. control. it was captured by government forces last month after intense fighting with the i.s.i.l. which took over the area in may last year. a russian army team has been working to remove land mines planted all over the historic site. i.s.i.l. says it has released factory workers. local elders in the areas near damascus negotiated the agreement. the group says, in effect, around 170 workers have been freed as others have managed to escape. the workers were taken after an i.s.i.l. offensive on monday. there are reports that saudi arabia is ready to halt its military campaign in yemen. under a u.n. brokered agreement a ceasefire is due to begin there this sunday. an army spokesman said saudi arabia will commit to the truce if houthi fighters lay down their arms and pull out of areas they currently control. a previous ceasefire collapsed in december but talks later this month are aimed at

i have agreed with my brother, his excellency al sisi to connecting both countries in order to support the cooperation between the two countries. this is an historic moment where routes between africa and asia will be established in our countries, increasing the trade exchange between the two continents in an unprecedented way and will help both countries to increase their exports to the international world, so the international community. this will be also for the benefit of the two people and for the benefit of the two countries. this will create a lot of jobs for the young generations of the two countries and of the whole region. today, we are living a new islamic and arab reality where co listens are important. we have had this coalition in order to prevent anyone to intervene in our internal affairs, and we need to keep stability in the region. also, we have our islamic military coalition that includes 37 countries order to face terrorism and to put an end to terrorism. we have sent a message to the world saying that our might is only represented and clear through our cooperation

this has been reinforced by a series of anonymous e-mails that egyptian authorities, al-sisi wereneralponsible. >> this has spiked tensions between egypt and italy. italy accuses egypt of stonewalling for the last couple of months. they threatened to pull their ambassador out of egypt. the e-mails would fast-track -- italianatic route authorities point the finger at the egyptian chief of police, abi.ral shal he may be sacrificed in order for egypt to restore diplomatic relations with italy. convicted ofs been murder found a new career as a murder expert. >> he was convicted and later acquitted. he was the former boyfriend of sun is knox -- the reporting this. acquitted -- he spent four years behind bars and was widely believed to have played a part in the murder. his experience as a former jailbird has come in handy for his new career as a murder expert on an italian tv show called the mystery of the week where he lends his so-called expertise to real-life murder cases. >> thank you for watching "france 24." for a closer look, you can check out france24.com. coming up in the next half

egypt's president sisi said the bridge will be named after the saudi king. police in el salvador have raided the office of the panama law firm at the center of the data leak known as the panama papers. police seized items from the office. venezuela is taking emergency measures to reduce electricity skrumgs. workers are being forced to take an extra day off next week. >> reporter: the weekend is getting an early stage for venezuelans. the government has declared that fridays are a nonworking but paid holiday for most public sector employees. the decision is part of an effort to curb power consumption, but it's also cutting back on small business. for this man a motorcycle taxi whose clients are mainly taxi servants, the measure has meant less work. >> translation: i made half of what i usually make and this measure won't work because people still use energy by staying home. >> reporter: it is also having a demoralising effect on a population battling the world's highest inflation and shortages of all kinds. this building houses several ministries. these corri

al-sisi is in hot water , showinging over gratitude. tell us more. flo: it is an interesting story getting a lot of coverage in the region in general. a lebanese paper comes back on the story. islands haveea been handed over to saudi arabia as a show of gratitude for the kingdom's financial aid. it is strategically important because of their location, very important to access ports in israel and jordan. they have always been taught essentially is islands were injured 10, and it is to be protected, especially from israel. here you have a president handing them over to saudi arabia almost behind their backs. a lot of them took to social media to show their outrage. hashtage using the egypt has been sold to saudi arabia. in france we have a lot of reaction coming into last night's televised appearance by president francois hollande. flo: the president final -- the president defiantly defended his track record over the past four years, saying things are getting better in france. but not everyone believes him. he is getting quite a bashing. the show he ap

he will discuss economic and military cooperation with sisi. saudi arabia is due to sign a deal in relation to egypt's petroleum needs. for the next two months venezuelans will begin their weekends on fridays. it is to curb energy consumption. >> reporter: it is hard to imagine that curbing one's grooming habits might help to solve venezuela's dire electricity problem. >> translation: this is a problem that has been going on for 10 years and for which adequate measures were never taken. >> reporter: recent announcements show that it might be the case. on wednesday the government cut short the working week for the next 60 days. the president asked women to stop drying their hair. >> translation: the use of hair dryers only for special occasions and p only half the time. do you think, women, that this is possible? >> reporter: this reservoir in eastern venezuela provides 65% of the country's electricity. it is now only three metres away from the 240 metre level that would force it to shut down operations before turbines are damaged. unless it rai

the president sisi will the king of saudi arabia will discuss military cooperation. saudi arabia is expected to sign a deal to finance egypt's patrol yum needs for the next five years. italian andy egyptian prosecutors have met in roam to discuss the torture and murder of a student in cairo. he disappeared on january 25. his body was found in a ditch nine days later. >> reporter: it's a meeting that has been closely watched by italian public opinion. egypt's general prosecutor and a senior police official arrive in roam for talks. they could expect some tough questions from italian officials on egypt's investigation into the killing of this man. the 28-year-old postgraduate student disappeared in cairo. his mutilated body was found on the outskirts of cairo. among italian officials there has been scepticism as to how well the crime was being investigated. they were initially saying that he had been killed in a car accident. it has been a highly emotive issue here. the public anger is putting pressure on the government. some suggest that the egyptian government has be

stephen: it is worth over 37 billion euros in debt and it's not being helped by plunging on sisi prices. the company's board is an acting a new plane on friday, including a decision to proceed with a new plant in the u.k.. they will have to sign off on any new plan. he said the hinkley point project with go ahead. profitable business idea and a fun ones -- the world's smallest nightclub. stephen: it is quite a good read for something not useful anymore. a company called kelly disco converted three phone boxes into tiny nightclubs complete with disco balls, lights, and a small smoke machine. the current record is nine people managing to fit inside a phone box. i do not know if there is much room for dancing though. [laughter] genie: that actually looks kind of fun. thank you for that. that is a look at business news. now time for the press review. we are here on the set with a look at the papers. a lot of reaction to that u.s. primary in new york state. are calling it a happy homecoming for both donald trump and heller clinton. >> trump wins big in new york. that is what "yesterday" is s

saudi arabia and other gulf nations have provided precedent sisi with support since he came into power, but this package from saudi arabia to egypt dwarfs all previous agreements >>> the syrian government has freed an american freelance photographer who was abducted in 2012. he was released with the help of russian and czech negotiators who represented interests in syria. he has been transferred to moscow and handed over to the u.s. embassy. a former white house official says it might mark a turning point in relations between the u.s. and russia >> it is really a striking element in the u.s. russian relationship. the u.s. russian relationship has been deteriorating for the past several years, whether it's over ukraine or over syria. the u.s. and russian have been on the opposite sides of critically important international issues and have not been cooperating. in fact, the u.s. has been sanking russian over and over again for the past two years. so this really marks potentially a new chapter in u.s. russian cooperation in the middle east and, particularly, in syria. it is an unusual str

is the question of egypt, relations with turkey and egypt on a wicket and didn't realize president sisind i think that will be the message the saudi king will come with is they have to hand really united in this fight against terrorism and the turkish and egyptian relations must improve. >> so this is a thorn if you like in their relationship they hope will be carried on at the meeting of the organization of islamic cooperation. >> it's quite significant really that the saudi king has really come to ankara just on the eve of the summit just to show they are a sort of joint power force going in the summit and was clear really how grateful maybe is too strong of a word but pleased that president erdogan is pleased to see the saudi come here and even went to the airport to greet him yesterday with protocol to meet him on the protocol and very much to say an lavish arrival here and the king is said to stay in a 450 square meter room with bomb concrete and bulletproof windows. >> live in ankara, thank you. russia says one of its attack helicopters crashed in syria, according to defense minis

vaesh and our gulf nations have provided president sisi with support since he came into power. this package from vaesh to egypt dwarfs all previous agreements >>> it larks y has recalled its ambassador from egypt. rome is not satisfied with how the egyptian authorities are investigating the murder of an italian student. you will remember the body of the student was found in cairo in february showing signs of tortu torture. >> reporter: it was supposed to resolve tensions over the murder of the student, but after two days of meetings, egyptian delegation had little to offer italian prosecutors. nowity lee says it is recalling its ambassador for consultations. on social media the prime minister said italy will not stop until the truth was uncovered. egypt's response, they had no idea why the ambassador was being recalled. his body was discovered in a ditch in the outstirts of cairo on february 3. nine days after he went missing. his body bore signs of torture. his mother said that he was only able to recognise him by the tip of his nose. human rights groups have said that egyptia

sharyl: graham and bono met with egyptian president abdel el sisi in cairo. senator graham he's taken the : fight to isil. he's been a good ally to israel. i think he's somebody we can work with. i think he's got the right attitude about radical islam. sharyl: but graham admits selling the plan at home will be a challenge. senator graham we are in debt. : our foreign policy's in freefall. we're going to be spending money to defend the nation through our military and through our foreign assistance. i'm trying to come up with a strategy that would spend it wisely and create partners that we can rely upon. can i sell it in the current environment? i don't know. but i do know this. that when the next attack comes, and if something doesn't change, it's going to come. we need to be ready to engage fully and effectively. sharyl: the plight of hundreds of thousands of refugees, and their impact as they flee continues to be one of the biggest stories of our time. the story and coverage of it has -- have produced many dramatic and compelling images. these are some from

. >> reporter: for now, prince's sisis appoint someone to oversee the estate while things are sorted out. prince's reps have not commented on today's court filing. joe fryer, nbc news, minnesota. >>> nearly seven months after the cargo ship el faro was lost in a hurricane at sea, the ntsb said they found the ship's data recorder 15,000 feet below the surface. 33 people were onboard that ship. as tom costello reports, investigators hope this discovery can fill in critical blanks about a risky voyage. a risky voyage. >> reporter: there on the ocean floor, el faro's missing data recorder. sitting amid the wreckage 41 miles northeast of the bahamas. el faro was sailing from jacksonville to san juan, puerto rico, in a tropical storm when it suddenly lost power. dead in the water as the tropical storm turned into hurricane joaquin. >> el faro had lost propulsion, had taken on water, and was listing at 15 degrees. days of searching, teams found debris floating on the surface, but none of the 33 crew members survived. meanwhile, in jacksonville last october, outraged that the crew ever left

saudi arabia and gulf nations have provided president sisi with support since he came to pour in 2013. this package from saudi arabia to egypt dwarfs all previous agreements. mohammed vall, al jazeera. >> to libya where there has been gunfire close to the heart attacks of the new government. >> quality education and then, in return, to have my last and then my country. >> thousands of other young people were eager to continue their studies and not as lucky as mohammed. the sponsorship programs are limited. only a small fraction of students get the highly competitive scholarships to study abroad. there are a lot of opportunities locally for the rest but their reality: many young people end up stuck in the camp with no chances for a higher education or even a decent job. in one of the camps, mohammed yousef mohammed teaches the skills he acquired when he came here in 2005. they have all completed high school but he, himself, a former teacher is frustrated he can't give his children more opportunities. the main problem is kenya government travel reinstructions, especially for students wh

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. >> when you talk about those internal problems, are the raids totally convince that had sisi will be there in a year or two? could that explain why they've gone from a situation of just literally pumping money into the egyptian economy to setting up and wanting to be financially maintaining things that will be lasting longer than just money in the bank? >> i think the saudis are starting to develop the relationship with egypt and to whatever extent as i as i remains president, it hopes that that relationship will outlive his personal presidency. at the same time, i don't think that they're necessarily planning for his departure or anything of that nature. it's simply a matter of them trying to create a more sustainable structure for their connection and influence in egypt. >> timothy, thank you very much. >>> ethiopians are enduring their worst crisis in nearly 10 years. half a million children need help for acute politician. there are challenges getting food to the worst-affected areas. we have a report from the worst-affected areas. >> this railway was built with a $2.3 billion chi

sisi believes that a political solution is needed that would include bashar al-assad which the saudis are against. can they bridge differences and could these differences could last, on could make the partnership last? >> i think that the important question is to what extent are these issues important to each government. certainly it sees itself in direct conflict with them in the region. that's a major foreign policy. egypt is not concerned about the iranian government as its influence doesn't stretch quite as far over. issue issue is with respect to syria, government has not been as forceful the fall of bashar al-assad and not supportive of the gulf position. however it is not going to get in their way either. insist not playing a major role in the conflict on either side >>> thank you for joining us. plenty more ahead, including chasing a fifth term. will he extend his 26 year rule. plus poland marks a 6th anniversary of the plane crash that killed its president and dozens of senior officials. seeing if a boxing career can be ended on a high >>> syria's prime minister says the army

he and sisi will be discuss economic and military cooperation. saudi arabia is expected to sign a 20 million dollar feel to finance egypt's petroleum needs for the next five years. while that is happening, officials in egypt have given italian police a 2,000 page report on their investigation into the torture and the death of an italian student in cairo. he disappeared on january 25 and his body was found in a ditch nine days later. what is the latest right now? >> reporter: this is the second day of these meetings that they're having and it's expected to only take part until early this afternoon. going back to that dossier which you mentioned, despite the fact that it has 2,000 pages and contains testimonies from some 200 witnesses, the italian prosecution is reported as saying there is still vital information missing and that information is the one that has been requested from his telephone, mobile phone. that is something which the italians had requested for the egyptians to deliver two weeks ago. that deadline came and went and still nothing.

the 2013 crew in egypt's when turkey fell out and did not recognize the legitimacy of president al sisithe relationship pushed forward and soared over the last few years. that relationship it seems now with the foreign minister here in the country a symbolic measure, really of him turning up himself. they've been taught that an assistant on the civil servant level was going to hand that presidency over, but maybe the saudi arabia monarch visiting cairo before he came here that eased that tension between them. as i say, i think the discussions will include that relationship with egypt. one other point i suppose would be iran. saudi arabia very concerned about what it sees at expansionism and iran's involvement in the conflicts in syria and iraq and across in syria and yemen. and very much, i think we can see that the saudis are listening to turkey, possibly turkey playing a sort of go between role between iraq and saudi arabia, so diplomacy going on on all those levels and will continue at the summit in istanbul. >> sue, thanks very much. >> plenty more ahead on the news hour for you, in

author of several nonfiction books including rescuing da vinci, the monuments men, allied heroes, not sisi, the greatest treasure hunt in history as well as saving italy, the race to rescue and nations treasure from the nazis. is coproducer of a documentary film, the founder president of monuments men foundation for the preservation of our. most famously academy award winner george clooney directed and starred in some based on his book the monument's been which was released on fedora seven, 4014. raised in dallas, texas, they graduate from st. mark's school of texas and southern methodist university. he's been awarded the texas note of arts award, the president's, the president called a source award, hope for cement award presented by the dallas museum, in 2014 was presented with the records of achievement award from the foundation for the national archives which recognizes an individual whose work has fostered a broader national awareness on the history and identity of the united states the use of original records but he serves as trustee of the national world war ii museum in new orleans

but i noticed that president sisi was very, very concerned about the economy, as he should be because it's on the slide. and i thought, well, you know, is there a way that we can make, you know, trade agreements and things like that conditional on reform and human rights and things like that that would help him turn his country back from a precipice which we need him to do. >> excuse me. one thing we're not talking about is writing a check and walking away. >> to. >> we're talking about if you do "a" you can get a better deal trade-wise and "a" will counter extremism. if you do "b" you can get loans at a lower rate. that's the whole concept. i want the panel to see if you agree with this, that we're not just throwing money at a problem, we're trying to get better outcomes using some resources. is that the whole theory of the case here? >> yeah, i think it is. it's leverage. and i really think, you know, you can't underestimate the trade piece, can't underestimate the concessional loans piece and the effect of tackling corruption because as people have to reform to get those concession

and then president al sisi came in. obviously, we're concerned about any political system has to have a counter weight and whether or not there's a sufficient all allowance for legitimate political dissent. but that said, right now, the only way to support egypt's maturation as a country with civil society, with the support the president, we should have bright star reinstituted, perhaps not with tank battles but with counterterrorism type training, that sort of thing. but i think that when a president comes out two years in a row at alazar university calling for revolution in rhetoric in order to reduce the amount of negatives about the muslim religion, i think it's time for us to support him and take our own side in this. i'm a strong believer that egypt is a critical nation in terms of the future for stability in the middle east. >> thank you. right here on the aisle. >> there's an echo up here, you know. >> general mattis, i'm colonel moragi. i had the pleasure to serve under you as a command sergeant. and i want to

he spoke at a joint news conference with egyptian president el sisi on the second day of his visit. >ian troops retook palmyra from militants. >>> you're up to date. that's the news update this hour. back to you. >> thank you so much. >>> gold prices, gold is closing right now. so what we have here, this is really a reflection of the intraday chart of what is going on in the equities market. uptick in the price of gold starting at 10:00. that's when the gains on the s&p 500 started to dissipate. gold at 1243.90 an ounce, up by half a percent. taking a look at the rest of the metals complex, we have a green day across the board with silver one of the biggest gainers right now, up by 1.4% with platinum, copper and palladium up just fractionally. let's get to the bond market, check in with rick santelli at the cme. >> if you look at intraday of 10s, we're down a couple of basis points. we had weak inventories in sales data on the wholesale side for february. taking away from gdp, now only .1. .1%. one week of 10s shows we're down half a dozen basis points on the week. maybe more importan

host: let's go to sisi next in baltimore. caller: thank you for c-span.f i could have a few minutes, maybe two. i have been wondering for years what exactly is the military budget? we don't even know what that budget is. andtalking about corruption wasteful spending. a lot of it has got to be -- we are funding not only our armies but everybody else's armies around the world. toebody is always trying make a new discussion. this military budget is ridiculous. we don't even know how much money and they won't tell us what the budget is. i think we should have a lot more money and we are trying to work for peace and not always trying to find out about who we can support with these weapons? thank you very much. you do a wonderful job. host: we appreciate you adding your voice to the conversation. this is a look at "time and quote magazine. -- this is a look at "time" magazine. 42,990 $8.12, that is how much we go in debt. write on international business that time magazine is wrong, you should not ever worry about your share of the u.s. national debt terry kuan