as to whether that is indeed the case jordan but it definitely is something that we've heard to to skitt to to sideline cry critique around the region. and we also know that there's been a long standing feud between prince times and king abdullah but could could these development speak be a signal off why did discontent end in jordanian society i think it's very reflective of the moment in jordan perhaps i mean jordan is a country with very few resources and you know the cove in 1010 demick has had this country quite hard especially with some very harsh winter and some of the harshest in the region actually and so you know there is economic discontent of course the country is also you know host to something like $1300000.00 syrian refugees so it is reflective perhaps that economic situation but we have to we have to wait and see if it's reflective of a bigger feud between the king and the former home prince. abraham from the. news team thank you. an israeli court is calling its 1st witnesses today as the corruption trial of prime minister benjamin netanyahu resumes netanyahu has appeared

secretary of state flies into kabul to reassure afghan leaders they still have america's support a stroop skitt ready to leave. car bomb goes off in a busy baghdad market killing at least one and injuring many. a major 2nd wave of covert 19 infections accelerates in india where hospital beds and oxygen supply is a foreign shores. the u.s. has announced new sanctions against russia for what the white house says is the kremlin's election interference and cyber attacks the measures include wider restrictions on u.s. banks trading in russian debts and the expulsion of 10 diplomats in brussels nato announced that it supports any u.s. actions to contain russia's destabilizing activities russia's foreign ministry says that a response to the sanctions is inevitable but it's some of the u.s. ambassador in moscow more now from russia shortly but 1st here's our state department correspondent was in jordan in washington. this is of course with the expulsion of 10 diplomats assigned to the embassy here in washington that certainly if you want to get the headlines but this is also a matter of the bite at min