the u.a.e. iran ship zite hospital in mogadishu and now close to the public stuff there say they received orders to stop operations in different the facility or for treatment mainly to poor on this place people in the somali capital medical workers also perform life saving surgery on those injured in mogadishu as frequent kabul talks i can fathom how they are this is basically a punishment for the people of somalia for simply defending their sovereignty if the u.a.e. had opened a hospital for humanitarian purposes they would not have closed it. residents of mogadishu have been reacting to the news of the powerful and humanitarian aid should never be politicized where the u.a.e. has done a shameful then pinafore malia somalia is a free country we might be weak today but we don't want that aids that comes with strings attached relations between mogadishu and up with that we have been frosty since june last year when mogadishu resist the pressure from the u.a.e. and so did a bia to cut ties with qat

the funds. on monday security forces in north somalia's puntland prevented another u.a.e. plane from leaving bosaso oil port after the military trainers refused two hundred of their luggage to be as such it really looks like a dispute that nobody can win somalia is a very. poor country you know i was going to read instruction based in eastern focus on rebuilding and developing internally not to be bogged down. in these kinds of disputes. and in the latest sign off on the breakdown in relations both countries of and in the military corp program that began in two thousand and fourteen in which the u.a.e. trained equipped and paid the son it is of hundreds of somali troops mohammed at all jazeera. ok let's take a closer look now at some of the foreign countries involved in somalia well the united arab emirates has been training somali soldiers since twenty fourteen as part of an effort by the african union to defeat al shabaab and eisel turkey has been one of the biggest investors in somalia also drawing attention to the humanitarian crisis there the president richard typer th

the u.a.e. has been supporting many years and despite the reports that there's been some kind of dispute after sasso report today we have conflicting reports saying that the usa is committed to supporting the ministration and will continue to provide assistance to the maritime police force and that's an important point to make that because the u.a.e. owned dubai ports world was bad and operating in somalia by the government yet it continues to operate the two ports of of berbera so what does this say about how weak perhaps the somali government is in implementing its own policies. well it says a great deal. the government has moved issue is still a provisional government based on the constitution it's incomplete. needs to focus on developing the federal architecture somalia and its writ really doesn't run very far outside of the capital itself and even in the capital it's hold is somewhat tenuous as we've seen with security incidents over the last last couple of weeks also political instability w

by the u.a.e. forces the killings focus attention on a new layer of complexity developing in yemen civil war the her things control this area in the north including the capital sana and are supported by iran they're fighting forces loyal to exiled president hadi whose power base is here in the self and includes aden al-qaeda controls these areas and black three years ago the saudi led coalition stepped in to back hetty's forces a coalition that includes the united arab emirates from that time the u.a.e. has concentrated on growing its influence in the south and large part by funding and training to yemeni groups each with different agendas and which appears to be at all those with the saudi led coalition. one of them is the shabani elite forces they're a mix of hardline groups census ation ists who want the south to break away from the rest of yemen completely something saudi arabia as opposed to another is the security belt forces in aden they've been openly fighting had these forces the very group

last month the u.a.e. shipping company dubai ports world was barred from doing business in somalia somali leaders condemn the u.a.e. agreement with european the breakaway and clip of somalia and to manage the portal barbara and two weeks ago somali police intercepted a plane chartered by u.a.e. diplomats almost ten million dollars in cash was confiscated while the intended purpose of the farms was investigated as tension continues to rise it seems my either side is willing to back down mohamed or to all jazeera english a somali. environmentalist and politicians are joining forces to try and save fragile rain forests and the sides in the asia pacific region a summit is underway in indonesia to build on the commitments made at the paris climate agreement on the agenda is the rapid rate of deforestation in papa new guinea where logging continues at a rapid pace as amrit almost reports now from the village of time. this machine should not be operating these logs should still be standing as trees most of this l

the u.a.e. has been supporting people and many years and despite the reports that there's been some kind of dispute apple sasso report today we have conflicting reports saying the u.s. is committed to supporting the administration and will continue to provide assistance to the maritime police force but it's all parties in iraq of started campaigning for parliamentary elections next month lady seven thousand candidates are competing for three hundred twenty nine seats that they face tough challenges following the three year war against isolette. reports. since they doubt the military announced the defeat of iceland december two thousand and seventeen many it out there have been displaced people abra tun to their homes in most parts of the contrary life is slowly returning to something up or to normality but the struggle to unite a country for generations divided along sectarian lines is far from over could the elections on may twelfth help some say mortal toll was opened the way i thought i have t

the u.a.e. iran ship zite hospital in mogadishu and now close to the public staff there say they received orders to stop operations in definit. we met the u.s. ambassador at his residence and we asked him about the hospital status and if it had been closed he told us that funding for the first stage of operating the hospital had run out and that they were forced to shut the hospital until second stage funding were available he said reopening the hospital could happen at any time without preconditions the facility offered treatment mainly to poor on this please people in the somali capital medical workers also performed lifesaving surgery on those injured in mogadishu as frequent car bomb attacks confirmed how they are this is basically a punishment for the people of somalia for simply defending their sovereignty if the u.a.e. had opened a hospital for humanitarian purposes they would not have close to the residents of mogadishu have been reacting to the news of the bill of the powerful and humani

they meant a truce the u.a.e. has been training and sustaining. relations between mogadishu and up with that we have been frosty since june last year when we're going to should resist the pressure from the u.a.e. as so that it took ties with qatar and joined the blockade the impost on qatar the disagreement between somalia and the u.a.e. sent us around two deals abu dhabi is building a must have military base in the strategic paul tunnel but it better in some of them which wants to break away for the u.a.e. better but it is conveniently close to yemen where it's part of the saudi led coalition fighting iranian backed rebels the divide based company d.p. world is also taking over the port in better better some relatively small pool to exports livestock to the middle east and imports food and other items all that set to change now as d.p. world says it's prepared to spend up to four hundred forty two million dollars to develop the port for somaliland the dubai ports deal is not only a financial windfall but also a vote of confidence that is a major p

senior somali military off source one or two of the u.a.e. base in mogadishu they say them plain mentoring a government order to disband any morality military training program i want to we have taken over everything at this base from now on the government will fund the training and equip the soldiers twenty. hours earlier you a military trainers how did they left the base with almost everything they could moving military hardware and other material to the port to be shipped back home that follows the u.a.e. suspending treatment a few days ago of the shia side hospital which had funded operated in mogadishu a sign at the gate reminds positions that the hospital remains closed security's tight staff were called in on saturday paid their final deal use and told not to return for the past three years this facility has offered free medical treatment to many the floor displaced yet in the village those of heart that should was disrupted by such a closure are now forced to seek help house where. most of them end up here the turkish run at dawn hospit

humanitarian aid should never be politicized where the u.a.e. has done a shameful. somalia is a free country we might be weak today but we don't want the aid that comes with strings attached relations between mogadishu and abu dhabi have been frosty since june last year when mogadishu resist the pressure from the u.a.e. and so did it to cut ties with qatar and join the block. in march somalia band u e's dubai ports world from doing business in the country of faith an album agreement the company had entered into with ethiopia and some other land for the management of better but up port in the breakaway and clear last week somalia intercepted a plane chartered by u.a.e. diplomats and confiscated almost ten million dollars in cash saying it would investigate the intended purpose of the funds. on monday security forces in north somalia's puntland prevented another u.a.e. plane from living out of the emirates the military trainers refused two hundred of their luggage to his such it really looks like a dispute that nobody can win so money here is a very. poor country you k

by the u.a.e. act. the killings focus attention on a new layer of complexity developing in yemen civil war the her things control this area in the north including the capital sana and are supported by iran they are fighting forces loyal to exiled president hadi whose power base is here in the self and includes aden al-qaeda controls these areas and. lek three years ago the saudi led coalition stepped in to back hetty's forces a coalition that includes the united arab emirates from that time the u.a.e. has concentrated on growing its influence in the south and large part by funding and training to yemeni groups each with different agendas and which appears to be at all those with the saudi led coalition one of them is the shabani elite forces there a mix of hardline groups since a session ists who want the south to break away from the rest of yemen completely something saudi arabia is opposed to another is the security belt forces in aden they've been openly fighting had these forces the very group the sa

the somali government has filed complaints against the u.a.e. regionally and internationally. last week the somali government seized almost ten million dollars in sealed bags from the u.a.e. royal jets at mogadishu international airport. the government was was making record confiscating cash reserves and or the u.s. embassy in little dish your average quarterly payments of troops. has been trading and sustaining. relations between mogadishu and up with that we have been frosty since june last year when we're going to should resist that pressure from the u.a.e. as so did it to cut ties with qatar and join the blockade the impost on qatar the disagreement between somalia and the u.a.e. centers around two deals abu dhabi is building a must have military base in the strategic paul tunnel but a better in some of them which wants to breakaway for the u.a.e. better but it is conveniently close to yemen where it's part of the saudi led coalition fighting iranian backed with it rebels the divide based company d.p. world is also taking over the port in but better some balance relatively

on monday security forces in north somalia's puntland prevented them of the u.a.e. plane from leaving port after the military trainers refused two hundred of their luggage to be as such it really looks like a dispute that nobody can win somalia is a very. poor country it's you know i was called reconstruction in need to focus on rebuilding and developing internally and not to be bogged down in these kinds of disputes. and in the latest sign of a fall the breakdown in relations both countries of and that the military call petition program that began in two thousand and fourteen in which the u.a.e. trained equipped and paid the son it is of hundreds of somali troops mohammed at all jazeera now the u.n. refugee agency says that salaam by the horrific conditions faced by newly arrived refugees in yemen the agency says refugees and asylum seekers face abuse physical and sexual violence and some of them are being kidnapped for ransom while others have been forced back into the scene well the u.n. special envoy in yemen has also warned about the humanitarian crisis in the c

quarterly payments troops the u.a.e. has been training and sustaining. relations between mogadishu and up with helping frosty since june last year when we're going to should resist the pressure from the u.a.e. and so that it took ties with qatar and joined the blockade imposed on qatar the disagreement between somalia and the u.a.e. centers around two deals abu dhabi is building a must have military base in the strategic paul tuttle in some of them which wants to break away for the u.a.e. barbara is conveniently close to yemen where it's part of the soda led coalition fighting iranian backed rebels the divide based company d.p. world is also taking over the port in but better some relatively small pool to export livestock to the middle east and imports food items all that said to change as d.p. world says it's prepared to spend up to four hundred forty two million dollars to develop the port for somaliland the dubai ports deal is not only a financial windfall but also a vote of confidence that is a major problem for somalia which view somaliland as its so

relations between somalia and the u.a.e. have been frosty since june last year but mogadishu refused to cut ties with cattle and the gulf diplomatic dispute but this hasn't stopped at a debate when investing in two regions in northern somalia the first is somaliland which declared independence from somalia nine hundred ninety one a move that has not been recognised internationally but in february the u.a.e. signed a thirty year deal to manage its bear report and last month it announced plans to set up a military base there in neighboring put land the u.a.e. secured another deal to develop and manage the bus also port abu dhabi's been training an anti-piracy coast guard for years but somalia's government has reacted strongly to what it calls infringement of its sovereignty and unity last month it passed a law banning a de by based company that runs the ports from operating in the country. without driving as a security consultant on the horn of africa and somalia specialist with a think tank sat he says there's a bigger backsto

u.a.e. agreement with the theo p. and the breakaway and clip of some island to manage the portal barbara and two weeks ago somali police intercepted a plane chartered by u.a.e. diplomats almost ten million dollars in cash was confiscated while the intended purpose of the funds was investigated as tension continues to rise it seems neither side is willing to back down mohamed atta al-jazeera english or somali. the syrian government has continued to bombard a suburb of the capital damascus to force myself isis they've agreed to leave the southern enclave but they are yet to surrender the area they occupy which includes the palestinian refugee camp is one of the last near the capital that hasn't fallen to pro-government forces in nicaragua the president daniel ortega has withdrawn the proposed pension reforms that sparked a wave of violent protests killing twenty six people among the dead was a journalist who was shot during the clashes is imran khan. on the fifth day of anti-government protests residents are trying to s

the u.a.e. iran ship zite hospital in mogadishu and now close to the public staff there say they received orders to stop operations in definit the facility or for treatment mainly to poor in this place people in the somali capital medical workers also perform life saving surgery on those injured in mogadishu as frequent car bomb attacks i can fathom how they are this is basically a punishment for the people of somalia for simply defending their sovereignty if the u.a.e. had opened a hospital for humanitarian purposes they would not have close to residents of mogadishu have been reacting to the news the libido of the humanitarian aid should never be politicized where the u.a.e. has done a shameful then pinafore malia somalia is a free country we might be weak today but we don't want the aid that comes with strings attached relations between mogadishu and up with that we have been frosty since june last year when mogadishu resist the pressure from the u.a.e. and so did abia to cut ties with qatar a

the u.a.e. iran ship zite hospital in mogadishu and now close to the public staff there say they received orders to stop operations in definit. we met the u.s. ambassador at his residence and we asked him about the hospital status and if it had been closed he told us that funding for the first stage of operating the hospital had run out and that they were forced to shut the hospital until second stage funding were available he said reopening the hospital could happen at any time without preconditions the facility offered treatment mainly to poor on this please people in the somali capital medical workers also performed lifesaving surgery on those injured in mogadishu as frequent car bomb attacks confirmed how they are this is basically a punishment for the people of somalia for simply defending their sovereignty if the u.a.e. had opened a hospital for humanitarian purposes they would not have close to the residents of mogadishu have been reacting to the news of the bill of the powerful if humanit

on monday security forces in somalia as puntland prevented them of the u.a.e. plane from living out of the in the military trainers refused two hundred of their luggage to be searched it really looks like nobody can win so much here is a very. poor country. i was called it reconstruction it needs to focus on rebuilding and developing internally and not to be bogged down in these kinds of disputes. and in the latest sign of a father breakdown in relations both countries of and of the military cooperation program that began in two thousand and fourteen in which the u.s. trained equipped and paid the sun it is of hundreds of somali troops mohammed at all jazeera and ellen tricity blackout has hit the entire island of puerto rico nearly seven months after hurricane maria devastated the u.s. territory officials predict it could take up to thirty six hours to restore power to the island where so week has been struggling with an unstable power grid since the cats equiv four storm hit in september last year it's still unclear what caused wednesday's massive i wanted but

last week the somali government seized almost ten million dollars in sealed bags from the u.a.e. royal jets at mogadishu international airport. the government was was made. confiscating cash reserves and or the u.s. embassy in little disher and reportedly payments troops the u.a.e. has been training and sustaining. relations between mogadishu and up with that we have been frosty since june last year when we're going to should resist that pressure from the u.a.e. and so that it took ties with qatar and joined the blockade they imposed on qatar the disagreement between somalia and the u.a.e. centers around two deals abu dhabi is building a must have military base in the strategic pull tunnel but it better in some of them which wants to breakaway for the u.a.e. better but it is conveniently close to yemen where it's part of the soda led coalition fighting iranian backed with that rebels the divide based company d.p. world is also taking over the port in but better some balance relatively small pool to exports livestock to the middle east that imports food and other items all that sai

last week the somali government seized almost ten million dollars in sealed bags from the u.a.e. royal jets at mogadishu international airport and the government was. confiscating cash for. disher and quarterly payments of troops. has been training and sustained. between mogadishu and up with that we have been frosty since june last year when we're going to should resist that pressure from the u.a.e. and so did it. ties with qatar and joined the blockade they imposed on qatar the disagreement between somebody and the u.a.e. sent us around two deals abu dhabi is building a must have ministry base in the strategic paul tunneled but it better in some of them which wants to break away for the u.a.e. better but it is conveniently close to yemen where it's part of the city led coalition fighting iranian backed both that rebels the divide based company d.p. world is also taking over the port in but better some relatively small pool to exports livestock to the middle east and imports food and other items all that set to change now as d.p. while say six prepared to spend up to four hundred

presidential election the new york times is reporting that georgia now there has connections to the u.a.e. and russia and may be able to link the two important strands of the inquiry together well investigators are asking whether wealthy russians illegally funneled cash donations directly or indirectly into donald trump's presidential campaign well novice tiles to the u.a.e. are well documented he's an advisor to its leader but the extent of his links to russia have not been previously disclosed but we're joined now by juan cole professor of history at the university of michigan and a distinguished visiting professor at the university was to call always a pleasure to speak with you on al-jazeera so i think it was just a few weeks ago that we first sort of heard about george another and that he was posh now off this investigation into russian meddling in the u.s. presidential election so what's what's new about the latest revelations then. murder had been known as a fixer for the united arab emirates close advisor of crown prince he. was looked at in that regard by the moeller team but it

yemen has ordered the arrest of a commander who is running a refugee camp in the u.a.e. base in the port city of aden the un refugee agency says it's alarmed by the horrific conditions there it says migrants and asylum seekers who fled african countries are being tortured and raped cuba's parliament has nominated the first presidential candidate outside the cast of family in nearly sixty years miguel diaz canel will succeed outgoing lead to rule castro who will remain the communist party leader the british queen has opened the commonwealth heads of government meeting in buckingham palace leaders from fifty three mainly former british colonies representing one third of the world's population of it's a first time in more than two decades the u.k. is hosting the event london is looking for new trade deals with the commonwealth nations as a prepares to leave the european union. those are the headlines faultlines is coming up next. you stand the differences. and the similarities of cultures across the. al-jazeera.

last month the u.a.e. shipping company dubai ports world was barred from doing business in somalia somali leaders condemned the u.a.e. agreement with your pm the breakaway and clip of some island to manage the portal. and two weeks ago somali police intercepted a plane chartered by u.a.e. diplomats almost ten million dollars in cash was confiscated while the intended purpose of the funds was investigated as tension continues to rise it seems neither side is willing to back down mohamed at all just what issues somali. now the absence of copyright law in south sudan leaves poets musicians and other artists with little control over the sale of their works in fact it's likely that others will make more money from their songs or literary work and as he the morgan reports that's forcing them to leave the country just to get published. it takes days sometimes weeks for one of south sudan's most popular musicians emanuel to write record and produce his songs yet despite his dedication he benefits very little from

stories you're interested in at number one and the u.a.e. connecting the dots of probe the latest there on the mall investigation with reportedly more links between george nader and russia george meta an ally of the u.a.e. also trending detect if my pain explodes you can ask the cia some controversial comments there from the philippines president read about them on al-jazeera dot com . facebook says millions more users may have had their personal data shared with voter profiling company cambridge analytic this all started with just two hundred seventy thousand people who use a personality quiz the app like many other third party apps collected data on the people who installed it along with data on all of their friends it was initially thought that fifty million people were impacted since most facebook users have a few hundred friends on average but facebook now says eighty seven million people may have had their data shared with cambridge analytics although it's denied this saying the figure is closer to thirty million cambridge analytical al

likud moving military hardware and other material to the port to be shipped back home that follows the u.a.e. suspending treatment a few days ago of the ship's side hospital which it funded and operated in mogadishu a sign of the gate reminds patients that the hospital remains closed security's tight staff or called in on saturday paid their final deal use and told not to retire for the past three years this facility has offered free medical treatment to many the poor and displaced here in mogadishu those of hard that it was disrupted by something close are now forced to seek help house where. most of them end up here the turkish run at dawn hospital staff say they've seen an increasing number of patients in the past week the somali ministry of health says it's keen to take over and we open the hospital earth our plan was to reopen the hospital immediately if them are already said they are out completely which leaves our people in limbo so they should quickly make up their minds relations between mogadishu and i would have been frosty since june last year when somali government leaders desis

since june last year when somali government leaders desist the pressure from the u.a.e. and so did it be to cut ties and join the brocade important qatar last month the u.a.e. shipping company dubai ports world was barred from doing business in somalia somali leaders condemn the u.a.e. agreement really if you appear in the bric a we. learned to manage the portal but a bit and two weeks ago somali police intercepted a plane chartered by u.a.e. diplomats almost ten million dollars in cash was confiscated while the intended purpose of the farms was investigated. continues to rise it seems my either side is willing to buck mohammad or to all just who wish to some money place in malaysia have released images of two men suspected of killing a palestinian hamas member and kuala lumpur on saturday two men on a motorcycle fired at least fourteen. an academic and engineer israel has rejected his family's accusation that its intelligence agency mossad was behind the murder at least ten people have been injured and more than one hundred detained on the greek island of lesbos after fi

somali security forces have blocked offices from transporting military equipment back to the u.a.e. and. unload military equipment from a private jet before taking off relations between the two countries have been strained since the u.a.e. announced plans to build a military base in somalia's breakaway territory of somaliland the funeral of the anti-apartheid activists winnie mandela has been held in south africa thousands of people gathered in her hometown of so western to pay tribute to the woman known as the mother of the nation she died nearly two weeks ago in johannesburg at the age of eighty one after unknown unless. right up to date those are the latest headlines the news continues in about thirty minutes but after inside story.

what is your assessment of the u.a.e. involvement and the torture of detainees and what action has the state department taken to address this issue? ambassador satterfield: senator in this session we're engage with the u.a.e. authorities on these obligation was respect to what may or may not have occurred and what steps need to be taken to provide a satisfactory level of assurance that there is no such practice going on. senator udall: thank you very much, mr. chairman. senator corker: thank you. senator menendez for follow-up question. senator menendez: ambassador satterfield, the countering american adversaries through angsts act directed the administration to mandatorily impose sanctions on iran for its violation of international arms embargo. in the past year, the u.n. panel of experts on yemen informed the security council of iran violating the arms embargo. as a result of the u.n. information, has the administration imposed any additional sanctions as required by catsa? ambassador satterfield: i will respond to your

recently that mr nodder wired money to elliott broida an american businessman who's also close to the u.a.e. . which broidery then used to give campaign donations to congressman as part of an anti cutter campaign on behalf of the u.a.e. so if he did that more recently earlier on was he somehow funneling money from only garc to the trump campaign and mr moeller has now stopped several russian oligarchs who came to the united states and interviewed them about the possibility of their having given money. still ahead on the bonus on the new year pay study reveals that when it comes to pay men and women are far from being quote. hollow way of saying some pretty heavy spring salusinszky central southern parts of china recently on a cloudy day and night system what's the weather there across central pa spacing over towards the eastern side of the country but if i can try and do is say no seventy five millimeters of fright in twenty four hours and that lot of wet weather continues in place as we go on through friday snow over the high ground and i just don't do it around fourteen degrees celsius ei

funneled cash donations directly or indirectly to donald trump's presidential campaign mother's ties to the u.a.e. are well documented is an advance at its leader bob the extent of his links to russia have not been previously disclosed let's get more on this knowledge on bob carr's bonded company how good she is live in washington d.c. so this investigation why doing further kimberly one of the latest revelations. right well according to the new york times reporting there is certainly some interest about george nader by robert mueller the special prosecutors you point out he is a lebanese american businessmen that you have mentioned correctly has apparently ties to russia that may date back to twenty twelve and is also a well known advisor to the united arab emirates now his links to russia had not been previously known until now and that seems to be what's causing a little bit of the attention that and the fact that he has had numerous white house meetings that have caught the attention of the special prosecutor but there are also other meetings that extended outside the white house that seem to

or the u.a.e. the saudi led the alongside them alongside the south but also and of course the hope is in the saudi like coalition but also there's the heavy government and you know while there is sort of renewed a bit cautious optimism with the new un special envoy martin griffiths i think as a viable mediator in this conflict i think that you know from from what i see there's there's a lot of. frustration among yemenis with this fixation on the heavy government as the so-called internationally recognized government. the legitimacy of the heavy government is quite weak in fact among among yemenis and so you know the there's an argument that you know the approach towards the peace process needs to pay more attention to the southern issue pay more attention to those areas of yemen there are relatively stable and also pay attention to the fact that it's not a homogenous country different actors operate or have you know different levels of power in different parts of the country and this is why it is ab

at the end of last year a call in jerusalem the capital of israel yemen is also on the table with the u.a.e. and saudi arabia heavily involved in the war and the humanitarian crisis there there will be mention of the war in syria but not the recent airstrikes several member states including iraq of call for quick solutions to the conflict there is no representative from syria at the meeting though syria has been suspended from the league since the war began and two thousand and eleven let's bring in our guests now joining us from gaza are abu sada crestor professor that is a political science at all ga university in gaza and sana came almost mari editor in chief and publisher of the yemen post gentlemen thank you very much for joining me so let's start with something that is technically not supposed to be on the agenda but that's actually my question the recent airstrikes in syria the leaders of the arab summit of already said that's not something that is going to be on their agenda or how does that strike you that something like that is not technically going to be discussed here what does

duma somali security forces have blocked amorality offices from transposing military equipment to the u.a.e. and. unloaded military equipment from the private jets before taking off relations between the two countries have been strained since the u.a.e. announced plans to build a minute base in somalia's breakaway territory of somaliland the funeral of the n.t. apostate activists winnie mandela has been held in south africa thousands of people gathered in her hometown. to pay tribute to the woman known as the mother of the nation she died nearly two weeks ago in johannesburg at the age of eighty one of her alone in this. right you have today those are the latest headlines the news continues in about thirty minutes but after inside story . the u.s. u.k. and france launch as strikes on syria the target suspected chemical weapon sites russia calls it an act of aggression and warns of consequences what does this mean for the war in syria and will the strike stop chemical attacks against civilians this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm fully back in what is the biggest milita

hook up with the robert mueller investigation with connections in the united arab emirates that the u.a.e. where he is advisor to the crown prince of dobby has helped arrange a meeting with a trump liaison and a russian official in the seychelles but what we're learning more is that he didn't just ten generally have connections with russia he has had a relationship with russia that goes back for many years he helped broker an arms deal between iraq and russia that later fell apart but he also knows key people in this investigation one of them is carol demetrius he's a russian state investment fund manager and so what we know now is that muller can ask him not just about these u.a.e. connections but also about his connections with russia and we have evidence in the new york times article to suggest that miller is following up miller apparently had his people stop an australian on to a producer who was traveling in washington at the airport about his ties with the u.a.e. and about nader and russia and we also know that he stopped in all of our kit in new york airport asked about trump and s