college thank you very much indeed for joining us let's go to muscat 1st and sultan qaboos is seems to have been universally loved. and respected abroad. i absolutely he was adored by his people despite their hardship that to a country. meant true because of their water type situation in the region on the price of oil but never to this because of his carry case mattie personality and the . father of the nation he was extreme be. respected by the people. for a cause because if you look at the time that he took over as as such done there was nothing in the country there was on her to. say we're going to call a school. nothing more than that and now you can find that many universities to thousands of students and also in terms of infrastructure of the country to build the modern country this is why do people don't seem to space him he created then you are mom right and they brought further afield 70 in the gulf region i mean there was a huge amount of respect for the man who many didn't seem to really know he was pretty enigmatic because he didn't really attend meetings but nonetheless hi

oman has declared three days of national mourning following the death of sultan qaboos bin said al saidin the gulf, was 79 years old. he had ruled oman since 1970, when he deposed his father in a bloodless coup, with the help of the former colonial power, britain. bill hayton reports. when sultan qaboos pushed his father from the throne in 1970, oman was desperately poor. there were just two schools and two paved roads in the entire country. with british political and military support, he started a national development programme, saw off communist back rebellion and steered the country through turbulent times. the islamic revolution in iran, the iran—iraq war and two gulf wars. as the leader of a small but strategically vital country, he courted friends on all sides while trying to remain independent. compared to most of his fellow golf leaders, qaboos followed a relatively liberal path, granting rights to women and creating a consultative assembly. but the sultan remained an absolute ruler. he was also the country's prime minister, finance minister and foreign minister. there were elec

his predecessors approach as a regional peace maker he took power just hours after his cousin sultan qaboos died at the age of $79.00 couples is credited with transforming a man from a small underdeveloped country into a modern states. and taiwan's for independence president is celebrating a landslide election victory to tie in when says it's a sign that taiwan won't bow to intimidation from beijing but those are the headlines inside story is next. counting the cost why the u.s. spends billions of dollars a month telling women 3 bases across the world plus the reshaping of the meat industry as africans one for china's pork industry on the for instance a tax that could escalate. counting the cost on alt 0. the arab world's longest serving leader has died. of a man is credited with modernizing his country and in a volatile region prioritizing diplomacy as a division so will that policy continue under the new moniker this is inside story . welcome to the program i'm often dennis amman is mourning the death of a man who transformed the nation sultan qaboos bin sayit was 79 and had been ill for

been inside outside iran is now in 3 days of mourning after the death of sultan qaboos the region's longest ruling monnet died after a long illness at the age of $79.00. taiwan's a pro independence president has won the 2nd term in a rebuke to china's campaign to reunify with the island nation so when says her landslide victory shows that taiwan's people are committed to defending fit democracy. all right up to date with that line here and odds are coming up next we have story. the arab world's longest serving leader has died. this of a man is credited with modernizing his country and in a volatile region prioritizing diplomacy as a division so will that policy continue under the new moniker this is inside story . welcome to the program i'm often dennis among these mourning the death of a man who transformed the nation sultan qaboos bin sayit was 79 and had been ill for some time over the course of 50 years he turned to pull country in the arabian peninsula into a modern state which stayed to diplomatically neutral in a region divided by conflict amman and several of its neighbors h

well the process of choosing sultan qaboos his successor is already underway with a man's powerful defense counsel convening right now council members will be called on if the sultan's family members concentrate on a successor within 3 days in advance of and defense council members and other senior government officials will open a sealed envelope in which the sultan qaboos himself secretly wrote down his choice and that person will then be enthroned for a man who's played a largely neutral role and acted as a mediator in the region mohamad chatah is standing by for us in the yemeni capital sana'a 1st let's go to a big who is live for us this hour here on the news in tehran asset the iranian authorities whatever political hue they were they always found a friend in oman. absolutely let me just tell you about some of the history between the 2 countries in the 1970 s. when the sultanate of all miners facing the rebellion in the south of the country iran was under the leadership of the shah of the time but they sent 4000 soldiers over to help the sultan out jury rebellion and iran lost around

from qatar university now looking at the legacy of sultan couple cellmate leader of hamas our sultan qaboos was also very involved in trying to end the war in yemen that speak to our correspondent in sana'a tom some of it how is sultan couples being remembered in yemen. yes he will always be remembered as a person who was. taken over as a no 2 to bring peace to yemen especially then now we have heard the. top negotiator of the host these have expressed has expressed his condolences to the. royal family of saeed and also to the omani people in. in the knowledge them and through the forces that have been exerted by time couples inside especially to bring to negotiating table the warring sides in yemen and closing the whole of these and the internationally recognized government and this also. he will always be remembered for for for the also for for how he peacefully resolve resolve the settlement on the disagreements between yemen and oman over the borders between the both countries with the former regime. also to be rumor remembered for how he with his policy of friends who are all and also

bin taric outside the cousin of the late sultan qaboos who was former culture minister and his now taking the oath of allegiance as oman sultan this was the soaring in ceremony earlier in muscat. was widely credited with modernizing oman and mediating between rivals in a very volatile region rob matheson looks back at his life and legacy. was an only son born in 1942 a life of royal privilege to a father he would overthrow 30 years later soltan kobus was educated in oman and then at a private school in the u.k. before graduating from sandhurst military academy and serving in the british army for several months on his return to abandon 1966 his determination to modernize his country is said to have been ignored by his father. 4 years later backed by the british sort and sees the throne he was immediately plunged into his 1st crisis an uprising by communists and go far in the south of a man who wanted independence it took a further 6 years before the fighting ended with the man being supported by forces from britain jordan and iran. a man's links with iran as well as its foreign policy of m

see with the transition a john you the armand sultan qaboos been side outside die is at the age of 79 amman's defense counsel has met to discuss who could take over could be said no children and didn't publicly name a successor hell of and i missed on the a teo and this is al-jazeera live from doha are also coming up the u.s. hits a wrong with north sanctions one of the commandos targeted has brushed them off as symbolic and very seeing begins fair elections that are expected to keep taiwan's pro independents lead a in power much to the annoyance of chaya now the middle east's longest drilling monarch armand sultan qaboos been side outside has died aged 793 days of mourning have been declared on the process has begun to choose who will take over could be you said no children and never public you name just successor he's credited with modernizing the gulf country and mediation between rivals in a volatile region rob matheson looks back at as life bin saeed al saeed was an only son born in 1942 a life of royal privilege and to a father he would overthrow 30 years later what he did basic

declared after the death of sultan car boosts these live pictures of the funeral procession for sultan qaboos the long standing ruler of oman who's died at the age of 79 his cousin. been taricco side has been named as his successor his already taken the oath of allegiance as oman sultan. scribal says funeral will sought from by. royal palace to the grand mosque in muscat and then he'll need to be buried in the royal cemetery in bushehr made oman's flog will be flown at half mast for a period of 40 days. couples credited with modernizing the golf country and mediating between rival zinn a very volatile region his matheson now looking back on the life and legacy of salt couples. it was an only son born in 1942 a life of royal privilege and to a father he would overthrow 30 years later sort of go boss was educated in oman and then at a private school in the u.k. before graduating from sandhurst military academy and serving in the british army for several months on his return to a man in 1966 his determination to modernize his country is said to have been ignored by his father. 4 years later back

on to other world news and oman has declared 3 days of mourning after the death of its leader sultan qaboos bin side outside the region's long as ruling monarch died after a long illness said the age of 79 his cover cousin hyphen been taric outside has been softening as its successor promising to continue the foreign policy which has made the gulf countries such an important regional mediator and a few moments matheson will look back on life and legacy but 1st sat iraq reports on a dramatic day of transition in amman. a year 200. in. the announcements of salt on kabul says death came on state t.v. . the man who ruled amman for 50 years had been unwell for a number of years 3 days of national mourning and now underway in amman and a number of regional countries. his funeral has already been held in the capital muscat. and just hours after the announcement of his death his family had already chosen his successor. haitham been taught at a site sultan kabul says cousin in true monny form his swearing in is the new sultan was a smooth and quick transition site has already served as culture minis

let's get more on the breaking news coming to us out of the death of sultan qaboos for inside al sayed he's ruled since 1970 but he had suffered illness over recent years rob matheson looks back at his life. it was an only son born in 1942 a life of royal privilege and to a father he would overthrow 30 years later what he did basically is modernizing the country opening the country to outsiders and thirdly looking at the domestic politics and try to move on to state formation where building is institutions and related elements sort unco bourse was educated in oman and then at a private school in the u.k. before graduating from sandhurst military academy and serving in the british army for several months on his return to a man in 1966 his determination to modernize his country is said to have been ignored by his father. 4 years later backed by the british sultan qaboos seize the throne he was immediately plunged into his 1st crisis an uprising by communists in though far in the south of a man who wanted independence it took a further 6 years before the fighting ended with the man being

mediating complex disputes in a weekend riven with turmoil and now his successor has vowed to carry on sultan qaboos his legacy as peacemaker. reports from muscat. oman to new sultan hate them been particle sorry that was sworn in a few hours after the longest ruling monarch in the region and the founding father of modern day oman. salt on hate them made it clear in his 1st speech to the public that he will follow in the footsteps of the late sultan see if. we remain guided by the late sultans wisdom going forward we will preserve and embark on the achievements he made this is what we are adamant to do to follow in his footsteps with respect to international relations we will follow in the same course set out by the late sultan we will embrace foreign policies based on peaceful coexistence without any. your ference in domestic affairs of other states the succession ceremony was swift and smooth dispelling any concerns about uncertainty or instability in one of the oldest dynasties in the gulf region the new celt and will have several roles he is the prime minister controls the government the armed f

i maryanne demasi in london you know with al jazeera also coming up on the program a man barry sultan qaboos the peacemaking leader who transformed his nation into a modern bastion of stability. a landslide victory for taiwan's probably dependents a president who's won a 2nd term in office and already delivered a sharp warning to china also. nicholas hawken going to be so in the words law enforcement agency described as africa's 1st norco states join us next as we follow an anti north cortico prediction inside the capital of the international airports. in a stunning admission of guilt iran says its military mistakenly shot down a ukrainian passenger jet last week killing all a 176 people on board it was the same night iran launched missiles at a rocky bases housing u.s. troops as tensions flared of the assassination of iranian general hossam salim money ukraine has demanded a full apology and compensation along with canada many of the passengers were canadian and the prime minister justin trudeau has called for a thorough investigation it's also by reports now from the iranian capital. the f

on to other world news and 3 days of mourning have begun in oman after the death of its leader sultan qaboos spain side outside the middle east as long as ruling warnock died after a long illness these are live pictures right now from his you know recession in muscat. oman. been credited with modernizing the gulf country and mediating between rivals in a very volatile region rob matheson looks back at his life. saeed al saeed was an only son born in 1942 a life of royal privilege and to a father he would overthrow 30 years later sultan co boss was educated in oman and then at a private school in the u.k. before graduating from sandhurst military academy and serving in the british army for several months on his return to a man in 1966 his determination to modernize his country is said to have been ignored by his father. 4 years later backed by the british sultan qaboos seize the throne he was immediately plunged into his 1st crisis an uprising by communists in though far in the south of a man who wanted independence it took a further 6 years before the fighting ended with the man being suppor

his predecessor's approach as a regional peace maker he took power just hours after his cousin sultan qaboos died after a long illness at the age of $79.00 so tom caboose is credited with transforming a man from a small underdeveloped country into a modern state let's speak to 70 deco's in muscat for a suit on qaboos stephanie was. of course a crucial mediator broker between many countries in this region and beyond tell us for us about some of the dignitaries paying their respects. well we've had iran foreign minister here we've had kuwait mirror he's on his way actually we've had cutters emir the tunisian president in his 1st official visit as president by saeed we've had the ugandan president we've also had a king of uganda 5 kings and kingdoms within the borders of uganda the king of turow here along with the president paying their respects just gives an indication of the reach of this man but of course significantly you're going to see opposing sides coming in and out of this country over the next couple of days because that is the role that sultan qaboos and this country has played over

oman has declared three days of national mourning following the death of sultan qaboos bin said al said he had ruled oman since 1970, when he deposed his father in a bloodless coup, with the help of the former colonial power, britain. bill hayton reports. when he pushed his father, a man was desperately poor. he started a national development programme, sort ofa national development programme, sort of a communist back rebellion and steer the country to —— through turbulent times. the islamic revolution in iran, the iran—iraq warand to revolution in iran, the iran—iraq war and to two gulf wars. he courted both sides while trying to remain independent. he followed a relatively liberal path, granting rights to women and creating a consultative assembly. the sultan remained an absolute ruler. he was also the country's prime minister, finance minister and foreign minister. there were elections last year the human rights groups complained about restrictions on freedom of speech and assembly. they we re freedom of speech and assembly. they were large—scale freedom of speech and assembly. they

that i'm a saudi tayo and this is al jazeera live from dot com also coming up among sultan qaboos inside outside dies at the age of 79. a man's defense council has met to discuss who could take over. all countries had no children. had no children and didn't publicly name a successor and voting is also under way for elections that are expected to keep taiwan's pro independence leader in power much to the annoyance of china now and our top story iran has admitted its military shot down a ukrainian passenger jet by accident killing all 176 people on board the plane crashed shortly after takeoff from tehran on wednesday after iran fired missiles targeting u.s. forces based in iraq western countries have been piling pressure on iran which is spent days denying that it was responsible for that crash well let's go live now to assad bag who's in terror on for us as a this is an admission as we're reporting comes off the days of denial so what's precipitated this now. well lou we've just heard from the general staff who's. reported on state media that he said that the armed forces defense system

of the entire world and also between photos done which is really what highlights the role that sultan qaboos played that he played his team play that this country continues to play in negotiating in mediating in trying to this seek peace between what are very sensitive sides and certainly times right now and this of course is a message that the new sultan has said that he will continue the path also very importantly of neutrality this is a country that hasn't taken sides when it comes to conflict particularly the g.c.c. blockade when it comes to this situation with iran oman speaks to all sides so this is the situation right now it's the 1st day of the new sultanate is certainly a new era for this country to the philippines now where all sides out of manila's international airport have been suspended as of ok no spews launch clouds of small can they talk of ok now in the new song region is about 3 hours south of the capital is feeling ash one kilometer into the sky much of it falling on nearby communities authorities have ordered the evacuation of 8000 people they say a big eruption could co

hello again i missed us here today and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up amman sultan qaboos inside outside dies at the age of 79 without public key naming his successor. the un security council when news the syrian aid operation but scale that to avoid a russian veto. and very thing begins for elections that are expected to keep taiwan's pro independence leader in power months to the annoyance of china. now iran has admitted its military shot down a ukrainian passenger jet by accident killing all 176 people on board the plane crashed shortly after takeoff from tehran on wednesday after iran fired missiles targeting u.s. forces based in iraq western countries have been piling pressure on iran which it spent days denying that it was responsible for the crash while iran's foreign minister job and zarif tweeted this a sad day preliminary conclusions of internal investigation by armed forces human error at time of crisis caused by u.s. adventurism lead to disaster our profound regrets apologies and condolences to our people to the families of all victims and to other affected nat

been inside outside iran is now in 3 days of mourning after the death of sultan qaboos the region's longest ruling monnet died after a long illness at the age of $79.00. taiwan's a pro independence president has won the 2nd term in a rebuke to china's campaign to reunify with the island nation so when says her landslide victory shows that taiwan's people are committed to defending fit democracy. all right up to date with headlines here and odds are coming up next we have story. the arab world's longest serving leader has died. this of a mom is credited with modernizing his country and in a volatile region prioritizing diplomacy as a division so will that policy continue under the new moniker this is inside story . welcome to the program i'm often dennis among these mourning the death of a man who transformed the nation sultan qaboos bin sayit was 79 and had been ill for some time over the course of 50 years he turned to poll country on the arabian peninsula into a modern state which stayed to diplomatically neutral in a region divided by conflict.

but it doesn't will the experience and the character and the respect that sultan qaboos did so i think one to watch certainly incredibly extraordinary new times ahead here and i people will be curious to see how it's all going to unfold. for us from moscow. for the political instability off to paul but rejected a new cabinet proposed. the president has 10 days to choose a new prime minister the governing and harder party was forced to do months of negotiations with other bodies. to win enough seats to form a majority of the elections. taiwan's presidential or fro independence president signed when his declared victory in the self-governing auburn's general and presidential elections sighing winds declaration time shortly after the opposition candidate conceded defeat the election has been seen as a choice between moving closer to china or continuing to resist beijing's push for reunification. the results of this election carry an added significance because they have shown that when our sovereignty and democracy are threatened the people will shout our determination even more loudly bac

way they did that sends 2 messages one to the people here yes we're extremely concerned remember sultan qaboos rule for 50 years and he ruled pretty much on his own so this was a message that this was the will of the sultan who of course is widely loved here among his people and the experts alike that this was his wish that this was the right man for the job sultan haitham is western educated educated oxford in cambridge he's a man of less of a military experience more of a cultural one he's the current minister of culture he's been involved in the vision of him on 2040 so forward thinking but of course you know he is not sultan qaboos who has been in charge here for 50 years so i think there is a consensus that that was a very important thing to do was politically and one had to send a very quick message because of the situation as we know is so sensitive between the united states between iran that oman remained on track as being the negotiator is being the peacemaker and that they had someone in charge and ready to continue the vision of sultan qaboos forward in this is also something as you

good choice that it is time to move forward people have been expecting this it is not unexpected sultan qaboos had been sick for a very long time he made a statement publicly in 2014 never really saying what it was he had people believe that he had a certain illness and then particularly the last couple of weeks when he cut short the trip to belgium abruptly they had expected him to stay for much longer people really starting to talk about perhaps his days were at its head and so the mood is somber it hasn't stopped raining since we've arrived a very unusual weather for to rain so heavily it was buried this morning people will be paying their condolences over the next couple of days it is 3 days of mourning shops are closed schools are closed the country's come to a standstill really flags are flying hot stuff and yes i think people now going to be. questioning these are different days ahead and they are going to be questioning how things are going to move forward because of course there are challenges ahead for the new sultan yeah and on the note of these challenges what are they. well if you

sultan qaboos died on friday at the age of 79 after a long struggle with illness.ence ceremony today as part of three days of offical mourning. as we've been hearing, he will be joined by prince charles. the defence secretary ben wallace and the chief of the defence staff will also be there. the british ambassador to iran has denied taking part in protests in tehran following his arrest last night. in a tweet, rob macaire said he detained for half an hour after attending a vigil to pay his respects to the four british nationals who were killed in the ukrainian passenger plane that was shoot down by the iranian military on wednesday. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, has said iran was in breach of international law and has called on tehran to descalate tensions in the region. simonjones reports. protests in tehran against the government. for three days, iran had denied it shot down a ukrainian passenger plane. then, in an extraordinary turnaround, the military finally admitted it had made a disastrous mistake. britain's ambassador to tehran had joined what starte

been side outside a man is now in 3 days of mourning after the death of sultan qaboos the region's longest ruling monarch died after a long illness at the age of $79.00 robert a bell of the multiverse next prime minister after being elected as the new leader of the governing labor party to replace joseph muscat who announced his resignation last month over his connection to people accused of killing an anti corruption journalist in 2017 well those are the headlines join me for more news here after counting the cost stay with us. we understand the differences and similarities of cultures across the land. see how does that bring you the needs and contrasts that matter to. al-jazeera. hello i'm daryn jordan this is counting the cost on al-jazeera your weekly look at the world of business and economics this week. we are now the number one producer of oil and natural gas anywhere in the world. we are independent and we do not need middle east oil president trump wants u.s. troops out of the middle east we take a look at the trillions spent on the wars and the billions and then taming u.

sultan qaboos was the longest serving ruler in the gulf.being released back into the wild. the male tortoise, diego, is believed to have fathered around 800 baby tortoise after he was recruited onto a captive breeding programme in the galapagos islands. the park service believes he was taken from the galapagos 80 years ago by a scientific expedition. diego is currently in quarantine before his return in march. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with mel coles. todayis today is a taste of what we can expect through the coming week, wet and windy conditions dominating the story, and through this afternoon the strongest of the winds will be along this band of rain, heavy pulses for cumbria and snowdonia, and ahead it will be slightly dry but there is cloud around and behind it the winds will ease down and it will brighten up in scotland, but starting to feel a bit fresher. temperatures widely in double figures elsewhere, very mild for the time of year. as we head into the evening the band of rain continues towards the south and east takin

hold his predecessors approaches regional peacemaking he spoke after being named successor to sultan qaboos bin site outside amman is now in 3 days of mourning after the death of sultan could lose the region's longest ruling monarch died after a long illness at the age of $79.00 and taiwan's a pro independence president has won a 2nd term in a rebuke to china's campaign to reunify with the island nation so in when says her landslide victory shows that taiwan's people are committed to defending that democracy or you have to take the headlines here and i just got more coming up after europe for pretty colony life. 2 2 2 2 2 in part one we saw how the richest country so if you were up or extracting the resources of smaller players for countries like greece and romania in what could be described as a colonial when. it's quite interesting to look back at the 1st globalization the 8090 s. the late 19th century. where you got a very similar picture of british french german. companies. investing around the world in. some time with the same kind of state christine was just as a starting out. just as

of the entire world and also between photos done which is really what highlights the role that sultan qaboos played that he played his team play that this country continues to play in negotiating in mediating in trying to seek peace between what are very sensitive sides and certainly times right now in this course is a message that the new sultan has said that he will continue the path also very importantly of neutrality this is a country that hasn't taken sides when it comes to conflict particularly the g.c.c. blockade when it comes to this situation with iran oman speaks to all sides so this is the situation right now it's the 1st day of the new sultanate is certainly a new era for this country and stiff as you saw it is going to be consistent see what it comes to foreign policy in a bug's role in the region but there are also domestic issues that need to be dealt with as well there are any indications it might be a chinese in approach to what are the challenges ability facing the new leader. i think it's very important to note that this accession was seamless and it was quick and that thi

been side outside amman is now in 3 days of mourning after the death of sultan qaboos the region's longest ruling monarch died after a long illness at the age of $79.00 robert abella will be multiples next prime minister after being elected as the new leader of the governing labor party they replaced joseph muscat who announced his resignation last month over his connection to people accused of killing an anti-corruption journalist in 2017 well those are the headlines join me for more news here after counting the cost stay with us. we understand the differences and similarities of cultures across the world. so no matter. how does iraq. and current affairs that matter to you. al-jazeera. hello i'm daryn jordan this is counting the cost on al-jazeera your weekly look at the world of business and economics this week. we are now the number one producer of oil and natural gas anywhere in the world. we are independent and we do not the . middle east oil president trump wants us troops out of the middle east we take a look at the trillions spent on wars and the billions of men tainting us

the 79 year old died after a long illness he'd been credited with modernizing the gulf country sultan qaboos cousin has been sworn in as a man's new leader. had pledged to maintain the lights 0 tolerance policies of peace and noninterference. see if. we remain guided by the late sultans wisdom going forward we will preserve and embark on the achievements he made this is what we are adamant to do to follow in his footsteps with respect to international relations we will follow in the same course set out by the late sultan we will embrace foreign policies based on peaceful coexistence without any interference in domestic affairs of other states we will continue as we always did during the lifetime of sultan qaboos iraq's caretaker prime minister is in the kurdish regional capital build to discuss the withdrawal of foreign troops. is holding talks with members of the regional government at the presidential palace iraq's parliament held a non-binding vote to expel all foreign forces after the assassination of iranian military commander of the money in baghdad last week. but counting is underway

for a period of 40 days and a man's world family will have 72 hours to decide who will replace sultan qaboos spin side our side now under money law if they fail to agree the position goes to a person whose name was written in 2 sealed letters by the late sultan but individual will be revealed by muskets royal court before taking the throne this process is in place because couples as we mentioned have no children and never publicly named a successor joining us on the phone now is much of the director of the gulf studies center cats are university much of how will you remember him. accomplished was. obvious the longest ruler. in the gulf however he is the. basic shapes. contemporary history and basically putting together the idea of the state. of politics in a very complicated your politics he's the person he basically developed his country put it under. him of. taking care of and also. belly. country. it's one of the sources who was in his early form and c.v. is when he came back to the region from a successful military career in europe what was it that he'd experienced that made him. change

his predecessors approach as a regional peace maker it took power just hours after his cousin sultan qaboos died after a long illness at the age of $79.00 caboose is credited with transforming a man from a small underdeveloped country into a modern state stephanie decker is in muscat oman scap at all and she says world leaders have been arriving to pay their respects you're going to see opposing sides coming in and out of this country over the next couple of days because that is the role that sultan qaboos and this country has played over the last couple of decades that of a mediator that of a peace maker that of a country that does not want to take sides so i think that is certainly significant the sultan did not want a lavish funeral with heads of state and this is why you're seeing these people coming in and out certainly the succession also was very swift so it's also the 1st child's for world dignitaries to meet the new sultan and of course you know these are significant times for a month huge changes here but the crack if there will be will only start to show over time whether that's

the program i'm often dennis among these mourning the death of a man who transformed the nation sultan qaboos bin sayit was 79 and had been ill for some time over the course of 50 years he turned to poll country on the arabian peninsula into a modern state which stayed to diplomatically neutral in a region divided by conflict.

the death has been announced of sultan qaboos bin said al said of oman — the longest serving ruler inf. the sultan, who was 79, had ruled since 1970 when he deposed his father in a bloodless coup. three days of national mourning have been declared. now on bbc news — africa eye: my bloody country. jamal osman, a somali journalist, searches for answers to the cycle of violence that has ripped his country apart for the last three decades. this programme countains disturbing images. —— this programme contains disturbing images. this was meant to be a safe haven. a place where children could grow up in peace, away from somalia's civil war. a place where people could live their lives. but what happened here injuly shattered that illusion. explosion. gunfire. 26 dead, 56 injured. lives changed forever. my name is jamal osman. i am a somali journalist who for years has been searching for answers to the end of a cycle of violence which has ripped my country apart for three decades. in kismayo, i thought i had found answers. a place which was secure. a place which was peaceful. a place which of

the death has been announced of sultan qaboos bin said al said of oman, the longest serving ruler in . the sultan, who was 79, had ruled since 1970 — when he deposed his father in a bloodless coup. three days of national mourning have been declared. the government has given another slice of cash to help the redevelopment of redcar‘s former steelworks. the blast furnace closed in 2015 after its thai operator, ssi, went bust. three thousand jobs were lost. friday's announcement promises a boost of £71m. ian reeve reports. cold for more than four years — but life could soon be slowly seeping back into redcar‘s steelworks site. the government today stocked up £71 million for the area. it rings the total invested here to more than £200 million. an investment we are told for the future. there is an exciting plan to make this a hub for clea n exciting plan to make this a hub for clean energy, for manufacturing and technology, the business plan will be unveiled later this year, but there is potential for thousands of newjobs to be created here which is vital for the area. today's money is nee

that i'm assaulted tayo and this is al jazeera live from also coming up among sultan qaboos inside outside dies at the age of 79. a man's defense counsel has met to discuss who could take over. congress had no children.

oman state tv is reporting that the sultan qaboos bin said al said has died. ltan acceded to the throne in 1970 following a successful coup against his father — a coup that was supported by the british. the us state department has described the british government's request for the extradition of amme sacoolas as highly innapropriate. mrs sacoolas, who's the wife of an american diploma was driving a car involved in a fatal accident in the uk. 19—year—old motorcyclist harry dunn died in the collision outside an raf base in august. she returned to the us after the crash claiming diplomatic immunity. an 11—year—old student has opened fire in a school in northern mexico, killing a teacher and injuring at least six other people before shooting himself dead. the incident happened at a private school in the city of torreon. it was not immediately clear what his motives were. in australia, there's been a welcome reprieve for those fighting bushfires as the weekend began with milder conditions on the country's east coast. it comes after an arduous night for firefighters

oman state tv is reporting that the sultan qaboos bin said al said has died. and had been ill for some time. the sultan acceded to the throne in 1970 following a successful coup against his father — a coup that was supported by the british. there's been a welcome reprieve for firefighters when a mild weekend began on australia's east coast. after an arduous night for firefighters tackling an increase in blazes thanks to sudden strong winds. here in the uk, it looks like the devolved government in northern ireland could soon be up and running again. a deal aimed at restoring power—sharing has been agreed by the main political parties sinn fein and the democratic unionists. the assembly was suspended three years ago when the parties clashed over a scandal involving a green energy scheme. emma vardy reports. after three years of resistance, the final steps to an agreement. faces from northern ireland's past here to witness a new future. i believe that power—sharing can work. that requires everyone to step up. sinn fein‘s commitment is to do all in our power to mak

modernize his country is said to have been ignored by his father. 4 years later backed by the british sultan qaboos seize the throne he was immediately plunged into his 1st crisis an uprising by communists in though far in the south of a man who wanted independence it took a further 6 years before the fighting ended with the man being supported by forces from britain jordan and iran. are man's links with iran as well as its foreign policy of maintaining good relations with other neighboring countries have made it one of the main negotiators in the gulf that flexible foreign policy has been controversial in october 28th sort on caboose met israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu in the omani capital muscat the meeting dismayed critics who said arab states should not be hosting israeli leaders until peace was established between israel and the palestinians a man's foreign minister said his country was simply facilitating efforts towards negotiations so it had rarely been seen in public since he went through lengthy medical treatment in germany in 2015 he was unmarried and had neither children nor s

just briefly the geopolitical situation when it comes to the situation between us and iran it was sultan qaboos and his team that were instrumental in trying to bring people to the table so i think very interesting times here and i think we're going to have to wait and see you know how the new sultan is going to deal with all of these challenges and. joining us live there from moscow. independence president signing when victory in the soft governing of a general and presidential elections trying when. the russian tanks show of the off to the opposition counted it conceded defeat the election has been seen as a choice between moving closer to china will continuing to resist late. for reunification it's called hodler is live outside the democratic progressive party's headquarters in time this wasn't a surprise call the opinion polls were telling us this is going this was going to happen give us a sense of what's happening there around you right now. right now there's a press conference going on the big screen behind me and we're outside hundreds thousands have gathered out here supporters of sign

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and i'm on sultan who is seen as a neutral voice in the middle east has died at the age of 79 sultan qaboos took power 50 years ago and has been credited with modernizing the nation while maintaining peace with its neighbors his cousin haitham been a site has been named as his successor after a family council that's it for myself and the team here in london rewind is coming up next looking back at the cholera epidemic in haiti a decade ago. counting the cost while the u.s. spends billions. in the tree bases across the world plus the reshaping of the meat industry has offered them swine flu. on the 1st text that could escalate. the pulse on al-jazeera. and well come again to rewind today we rewind to 2013 when after the earthquake of 2010 a cholera epidemic hit haiti and killed thousands the outbreak was the worst in recent history and as a. team found out the source of the outbreak was surprising to many including it seems to those initially responsible later we'll find out if there is hope for haiti to reddick a cholera once and for all as it has been for the world's wealthiest countries b

interference in domestic affairs of other states we will continue as we always did during the lifetime of sultan qaboos and a vote counting is underway in taiwan spread and parliamentary elections the election is seen as a choice between moving closer to china or continuing to resist space push for. suggests president wayne hall is pro independence is likely to win a 2nd term with about 56 percent of the votes you're upset with the headlines on al-jazeera coming up next here it's talk to al-jazeera to stay with this. the latest news as it breaks this push by season is far from over but it's caused so much devastation across a stray. detail coverage campaigners say for the hundreds of children and teenagers of sleeping on the streets of paris and feel this journalism senators are preparing for a briefing on the u.s. military strike and whatever response it may bring. see. the middle east peace process is a term that's been used by world leaders time and time again it refers to efforts made by the international community to end the israeli palestinian conflict. one of the most significant events of the p

hello again i missed us here today and this is al jazeera live from also coming up amman sultan qaboos inside outside dies at the age of 79 without public emailing success at. the u.n. security council where news a syrian aid operation but scale that back to avoid a russian veto.

smooth for the new leader to inherit a country so stable and that is a large part of the late sultan qaboos his legacy at the grand mosque in oman's capital people shared memories often speaking of less as a rule or more like family who want to be a country from nothing. like what you see. used to in the last. prioritize diplomacy over division religious coexistence inside the country political noninterference outside neutrality as a way of keeping the peace. in. peace in the region. we hope. the success is meant. to continue in the same. emphasize the. existence of the people of. his reign was a time of change spanning 5 decades but there's been little pomp and circumstance since his death the transition to a new leader in a dynasty that has ruled the country for 14 generations marked by the same quiet dignity that was known for during his lifetime maginot you will one day you will. a less fool or work for oman's foreign ministry implementing cup looses gentle approach to in. national affairs well remember. he cared about his people and he prioritized having people's respect and he applied