you're watching old where the turkmenistan president bowing gurly a better diet is speaking now before that was obviously the russian president vladimir putin these leaders all gathered in the caspian sea resort of act in kazakhstan why they're there let's tell you what the caspian sea is landlocked and that raises a question as to whether it is indeed a sea or a lake now these five countries share is cosigned russia iran kazakstan azerbaijan and turkmenistan and that's led to a dispute over which country lays claim to the caspian and how much of it if agreement was reached to legally designate the caspian lake it would see it divided up equally between the five nations so each one would get twenty percent if it remains to see the territory would be split between those countries according to how much coastline they share and iran would therefore receive the smallest share that's because the major sticking point in the negotiations and because the caspian lies above one of the world's largest collections of oil and gas some forty eight billion barrels of oil alone that's what's at stake

after twenty two years of negotiations the leaders of russia iran kazakhstan azerbaijan and turkmenistan have signed an agreement on the legal status of the caspian sea this means that the five countries can move ahead with sharing out the resource rich inland body of water which is the largest in the world ari chalons has the details from moscow. with the signature of five leaders more than two decades of troubled waters could be receding into history the disputes over the legal status of the caspian sea has been churning since the collapse of the soviet union. in kazakstan four of the u.s.s.r. successes states and iran took a big step towards resolving it is that because we have passed the security and stability on the caspian sea are determined by the convention which we have signed naturally it opens a wide perspective for the tight cooperation of the caspian states for solving economic and transport issues these questions will improve the living standards of our peoples have cheney and that he has some admonish and we have shown in this convention that we stick to the principles of

the caspian sea the leaders of russia kazakhstan iran turkmenistan and azerbaijan which border the caspian sea are meeting in the cousin port city of act how they've signed a convention on the legal status of the sea but so far no details on what they decided have been released it's all over now much of the caspian sea country can claim as their. russian president vladimir putin said an agreement was crucial to regional security and beyond. bizarre brussels to the un security is very important and this is what underpins our agreement which is this region has an influence on afghanistan on the middle east so this really affects the basic interests states and we need to pull together to combat the threat of terrorism and trans boundary criminality. iran's president said support from the caspian sea countries for the iran nuclear deal was a good sign for an agreement on sharing the areas natural resources here for isn't as bad a drum borne of honor the five countries efforts to support the iran nuclear deal is a good step towards expanding regional cooperation and the betterment of relations

after twenty two years of negotiations the leaders of russia iran kazakhstan azerbaijan and turkmenistan have scientific we meant on the legal status of the caspian sea it means the five countries can now move ahead with sharing out the resource rich in land body of water which is the largest in the world or a challenge has this report from moscow. with the signature of five leaders more than two decades of troubled waters could be receding into history the disputes over the legal status of the caspian sea has been churning since the collapse of the soviet union. in kazakstan four of the u.s.s.r. successes states and iran took a big step towards resolving it is that because you have passed the security and stability on the caspian sea are determined by the convention which we have signed naturally it opens a wide perspective for the type cooperation of the caspian states for solving economic and transport issues these questions will improve the living standards of our peoples have cheney and that he has some admonish and we have shown in this convention that we stick to the principles of

one thousand twenty one in one nine hundred forty three former soviet states as there by john turkmenistan and kazakhstan consider it a sea and that the seabed should be divided based on the coastline tehran had insisted the caspian be split into five equal parts were jointly develop all its resources none of its neighbors agreed let's bring in our panel joining us in moscow stanislav princeton an analyst at the russia and eurasia program at chatham house in tehran for it is out a professor of world studies at the university of tehran and in london will it give or again a country risk analyst at the firm i.h.s. market welcome to you all sound as well let me start with you the dispute over the caspian sea has been going on for decades what is the political calculus that led to this why is this happening now. i think it was enough time to finally agree the key principles and the mission even for cooperation in the region and especially in circumstances when the nuclear diri iran in the year is under question after the withdrawal of the united states from these of from this agreement it was e

russia had previously objected to a natural gas pipeline being built across the caspian between turkmenistan and azerbaijan this would have allowed turkmen gas to bypass russia on its way to europe can we expect that this would potentially build be built now would russia allow it. well i'll go back to your previous question whether we have a definite. resolution of the past is that this and i will start from there by saying no and the fact that the uranium side also mentioned that there has to be fed to negotiations about critical issues such as delimitation of the seabed also goes back to your question about pipelines there's also an article in the convention about the environmental concerns which again creased is the same loophole if any literal state is concerned about the environmentally implications of pipeline let me just stop you when you talk about some of the environmental concerns you're talking about the concerns about the sturgeon you're talking about the oil pollution what else might you be talking about. well exactly stage and a fishing business is quite important not least bec

surface will largely be open for joint use whereas the floor will be divided between russia iran turkmenistan azerbaijan and kazakstan though the exact size of each country's lot is still to be agreed. at stake cost several trillion dollars worth of oil gas and pipelines for years the full economic potential of this has been blocked by the lack of a settlement the u.s. government estimates caspian gas could boost global production by twenty seven percent over the coming decade but it's not just about energy. which it which to security is very important and this is what underpins our agreement this region has an influence on afghanistan on the middle east this really affects the basic interests of our states and we need to pull together to combat the threat of terrorism and transponder criminality of this summit also makes the caspian sea a lockout zone these leaders don't want anyone else meddling in their waters no country that doesn't share the shoreline will be allowed a military presence there rory chalons al-jazeera moscow. before one thousand nine hundred one the caspian sea was conside

surface will largely be open for joint use whereas the floor will be divided between russia iran turkmenistan azerbaijan and kazakstan though the exact size of each country's lot is still to be agreed at stake are several trillion dollars worth of oil gas and pipelines for years the full economic potential of this has been blocked by the lack of a settlement the us government estimates caspian gas could boost global production by twenty seven percent over the coming decade but it's not just about energy. which it which to security is very important and this is what underpins our agreement this region has an influence on afghanistan on the middle east this really affects the basic interests of our states and we need to pull together to combat the threat of terrorism and transponder criminality this summer it's also makes the caspian sea a lockout zone these leaders don't want anyone else meddling in their waters no country that doesn't share the shoreline will be allowed a military presence there rory chalons al-jazeera moscow the turkish lira has promised to another record low on concerns ove

russia had previously objected to a natural gas pipeline being built across the caspian between turkmenistan and azerbaijan this would have allowed turkmen gas to bypass russia on its way to europe can we expect that this would potentially build be built now would russia allow it. well i'll go back to your previous question whether we have a definite. resolution of the past is that this and i will start from there by saying no and the fact that the uranium side also mentioned that there has to be fed to negotiations about critical issues such as delimitation of seabeds also goes back to your question about pipelines there's also an article in the convention about the environmental concerns which again creased this the same loophole if any literal state is concerned about the environmental implications of pipeline let me just stop you when you talk about some of the environmental concerns you're talking about the concerns about the sturgeon you're talking about the oil pollution what else might you be talking about. well exactly stage and a fishing business is quite important not least becaus

finally decided on how to divide its vast resources the agreement between russia iran kazakstan turkmenistan and azerbaijan but open the way for export or exploration of the caspian fast gas and oil resources or challenge reports. with the signature of five leaders more than two decades of troubled waters could be receding into history disputes over the legal status of the caspian sea has been churning since the collapse of the soviet union. in kazakstan four of the u.s.s.r. successes states and iran took a big step towards resolving it is that you have passed the security and stability on the caspian sea are determined by the convention which we have signed naturally it opens a wide perspective for the tight cooperation of the caspian states for solving economic and transport issues these questions will improve the living standards of our peoples how many and that means some admonish and we have shown in this convention that we stick to the principles of fairness although we did not determine the borderlines we mark that the countries with the coast of particular significance should take a

the leaders of russia iran can extend as a by john and turkmenistan have signed an agreement on the legal status of the caspian sea it means they can now share the body of water and its oil and gas resources. counting is underway in mali after the presidential runoff vote president. is pitted against opposition leader so male a c.c. . our hospitals in have run out of vital drugs for treating cancer patients israel's land air and sea blockade has delayed medical supplies from reaching the coastal strip before but the u.n. says international funding cuts and the rift between palestinian groups have made the situation worse than ever char strafford reports from gaza one. hundred was diagnosed with breast cancer five months ago. has come to this gaza hospital for the seven to eight potentially life saving chemotherapy sessions but the drugs she needs have run out and they aren't available in any of the hospitals in gaza either. the treatment for this kind of disease cannot be delayed i blame anyone who is in any way responsible for this i've pain in my neck my shoulders i have trouble breathi

surface will largely be open for joint use whereas the floor will be divided between russia iran turkmenistan azerbaijan and kazakstan though the exact size of each country's lot is still to be agreed. at stake are several trillion dollars worth of oil gas and pipelines for years the full economic potential of this has been blocked by the lack of a settlement the u.s. government estimates caspian gas could boost global production by twenty seven percent over the coming decade but it's not just about energy. which it which to security is very important and this is what underpins our agreement this region has an influence on afghanistan on the middle east this really affects the basic interests of our states and we need to pull together to combat the threat of terrorism and transponder criminality this summer it's also makes the caspian sea a lock out zone these leaders don't want anyone else meddling in their waters no country that doesn't share the shoreline will be allowed a military presence there rory chalons al-jazeera moscow the turkish lira has plunged to another record low on concerns

settle the territorial dispute over the caspian sea well the leaders of russia kazakhstan iran turkmenistan and azerbaijan which border the caspian have met in the port city of tire well they've signed a convention on the legal status. the sea but so far we're yet to hear exactly how bad the work it's all about how much of the caspian each country can claim as there is what russian president vladimir putin said an agreement was crucial to regional security and beyond. bizarre person is to un security is very important and this is what underpins our agreements in this region has an influence on afghanistan on the middle east so this really affects the basic interests states and we need to pull together to combat the threat of terrorism and trans boundary criminality and iran's president said support from the caspian sea countries for the iran nuclear deal was a good sign for an agreement on sharing the area's natural resources here for example as about a drum borne vonage the five countries efforts to support the iran nuclear deal is a good step towards expanding regional cooperation and the

after twenty two years of negotiations the leaders of russia iran kazakhstan azerbaijan and turkmenistan have signed agreements on the legal status of the caspian sea this means that the five countries can move ahead with sharing out the resource rich inland body of water which is the largest in the world already chalons has this report from moscow . with the signature of five leaders more than two decades of troubled waters could be receding into history the disputes over the legal status of the caspian sea has been churning since the collapse of the soviet union. in kazakstan four of the u.s.s.r. successes states and iran took a big step towards resolving it is that peace is not for us the security and stability on the caspian sea are determined by the convention which we have signed naturally it opens a wide perspective for the tight cooperation of the caspian states for solving economic and transport issues these questions will improve the living standards of our peoples have cheney and that he has some admonish and we have shown in this convention that we stick to the principles of

could settle a territorial dispute over the caspian sea the leaders of russia kazakhstan iran turkmenistan and azerbaijan which border the caspian sea are meeting in the present port city of act now they've signed a convention on the legal status of the sea but so far no details on what they decided have been released it's all over how much of the caspian sea each country can claim as their. russian president vladimir putin said an agreement was crucial to regional security and beyond. bizarre busses to the un security is very important and this is what underpins our agreements in this region has an influence on afghanistan on the middle east so this really affects the basic interests states and we need to pull together to combat the threat of terrorism and trans boundary criminality millions have started voting in a runoff presidential election present it brahim boubacar katter won the first round with forty one percent of the vote but opposition candidate somalia seasick uses him of fraud. three attackers thought to be behind a bombing in jordan have been killed in a police raid security

and turkmenistan have signed an agreement on the legal status of the caspian sea that means they can now share the body of water and its oil and gas resources and vote counting is underway in mali's presidential runoff election the choosing between current president of the home. and opposition leader . now u.s. president donald trump's decision to re-impose sanctions on iran is expected to have an impact on its neighbor of rock a fifteen hundred kilometer border with iran with goods as people crossing daily and going to reports from the border district. in iraq. each day trucks slowly wind around treacherous roads in the. goods from iran to iraq says the u.s. announced it was reimposing sanctions against iran rumors and uncertainty are also traveling back and forth across the border iranian bus driver. is worried soon the border will close and his job of six years will disappear. really i don't know because you can expect anything here the politicians have made any agreements if they make an agreement it should be for the sake of the people of iran is iraq's. second largest trading p

leaders of russia iran kazakstan azerbaijan and turkmenistan of signed an agreement on the legal status of the caspian sea it means they can now share the body of water and its oil and gas resources. accounting is under way in mali after the presidential runoff votes president bush is pitted against opposition leader so my. many people are missing and survivors remain homeless one year after a mudslide on the outskirts of sierra leone's capital the worst natural disaster in the nation's history killed more than eleven hundred people how many drinks reports from. seventeen year old mark to cut is returning to why i have family who used to be for the first time since last year's disaster but it means of our father and mother four sisters two brothers and a brother in law who are still trapped on that this must have rock. like hundreds of other victims rescue workers one able to retrieve their bodies. i cry anytime i remember them live less file when they were around right now i must work for someone who pays me not with money but with food to eat and. when i would use it or spoke to matte

turkmenistan and the countries surrounding the world's largest body of law unlock water reached a diplomatic breakthrough on trade security and environmental issues while they were putin called the summit a milestone event adding that the accord limits military presence in the caspian sea only to certain agreed upon areas close to the shore the end of the summit the leaders release the baby sturgeon into the water mark of friendship and solid aren't. lots of stories for but trumps wall as seen from both sides next in our documentary you're watching r.t. international. when lawmakers manufactured him sentenced him to public wells. when the room in closest project themselves. with the famous merry go round lives only the one percent. nor middle of the room sick. the real news is really. serious.

sea have signed a historic agreement after more than two decades of talks russia iran kazakstan turkmenistan the five countries surrounding the world's largest body of water reached a diplomatic breakthrough on trade security and environmental issues like the mirror putin called the summit a milestone if it the accord limits military presence in the caspian sea only to certain agreed upon is close to the shore of the end of the summit the leaders released baby sturgeon into the water as a mark of friendship solid dorrit. all right more of the week's top news stories with me in just over thirty minutes hope to see you then but do you stay tonight for some great art program right ahead. this is. the church secret indeed just like priests accused of sexually abusing children can get away with it quite literally i like to call this a do graphic solution so what the bishop needs to do then he finds out that the priest says is a perpetrator is simply moves him to a different spot where the previous standard is not the highest ranks of the catholic church conceal the accused priests from the police

the leaders of russia iran kazakhstan and turkmenistan have signed an agreement on the legal status of the caspian sea that means they can now share the body of water and its oil and gas resources and counting is underway in mali after the presidential runoff president. is president opposition leader. let's get more on our top story now of race relations in the u.s. the first anniversary of that violence and charlottesville we're joined by mary frances berry professor of history at the university of pennsylvania and she's joining us live from washington d.c. very good to have you with us on al-jazeera so what did you make of today's events and the fact that as we mentioned the white supremacists was so greatly outnumbered by the anti-racism protesters. well i think it was a great day it was but there was a great day because it showed you didn't have to have the violence that took place in charlottesville that if the police will do their job you can hear lots and lots of anti-racist people come out to express their point of view and you can have the few little people showed up who are n

the building of a trans caspian pipeline through turkmenistan into europe has really been opposed meanly by russia and iran for all of these years sensibly on environmental grounds that it would be in danger the caspian sea need biosphere but those arguments appear specious given that russia of course has built pipelines across the black sea to turkey and across the gulf of finland. and so really they were masking economic concerns about took minutes from becoming a competitor in terms of its gas markets to europe and now really quite simply securities concerns have trumped any concerns that russia's had about the building of the trans cost in pipeline so does this look like a done deal or are there any other sticking points that could hinder progress with this what is this step what does this basically allow these countries to do one of sikkim point could be environmental education in principle oh this is unlikely because the convention allows for a majority vote rather than any sort of veto clause and this would allow projects to go forward such as in particular the trans caspian pipel

it has taken twenty two years but it's looking like russia iran john turkmenistan and cousin don are close to settling their differences over the caspian sea their leaders signed a convention in port city in because a court city of act how it establishes rules for declaring each country's territorial waters and fishing zones but the issue of carving up the resorts rich seabed will be negotiated later nonetheless the russian president vladimir putin says the agreements a good start and will be crucial to regional security and beyond. species is up us this to the u.n. security is very important and this is what underpins our agreements which is this region has an influence on afghanistan on the middle east so this really affects the basic interests states and we need to pull together to combat the threat of terrorism and trans boundary criminality while iran's leader hailed steps towards sharing the caspian's natural resources adding it was a good sign of their support of the iran nuclear deal but he falls into as bad a jumble involved in the five countries efforts to support the iran

the conventions signed by russia by john kazakhstan and turkmenistan ends decades of dispute over the world largest enclosed body of water and its huge oil and gas reserves. dividing of the seabed additional agreements. in the west african nation of voting is underway in the second round of presidential elections incumbent ibrahim. seen here on the left is expected to win security is tight the first round of voting was overshadowed by violence at polling stations the celebrated british author vs nightfall has died at the age of eighty five was born in trinidad in one thousand nine hundred eighty two to parents of indian origin dozens of books many of which dealt with colonialism and its legacy and most prestigious awards including the nobel prize. sports news now the curtain raiser for germany's top flight football season takes place today this year's super cup is a rematch of last season's german cup final between league champions by and munich against cup winners from for france that have seen some major departures over the summer including coach nico call that to their super cup op

landmark deal on its legal status the convention signed by russia run by a german kazakhstan and turkmenistan decades of dispute over the world's largest enclosed body of water and its huge oil and gas reserves iran says dividing up the seabed will require additional agreements. jordanian security forces have pulled the bodies of three suspected militia militants from the rubble of their collapsed hideout following a deadly shootout for soldiers were also killed in this same as opened fire set off explosions late on saturday the clash west of the capital amman is one of the deadliest in recent years. voters in mali went to the polls on sunday in a presidential runoff by reports of violence security sources say an election official was shot and killed by jihadists in the north of the country incumbent. cast his vote in the capital bamako and he's up against a once more we lost twenty thirteen claims the west african state has become even more secure and the case has extremist killed three polling station workers and seized voting materials in the first round of the election last month. so let'

landmark deal on its legal status the convention signed by russia iran azerbaijan kazakhstan and turkmenistan ends decades of dispute over the walls of largest enclosed body of water and its huge oil and gas reserves. dividing up the seabed would require additional agreements. both have closed in mali in west africa in the second round of presidential elections incumbent. is expected to win security was tight after violence overshadowed the first round of voting. the celebrated british also serbia sniper all has died at the age of eighty five ball was born in trinidad in one thousand nine hundred to two parents of indian origin you know dozens of books many of which dealt with colonialism and its legacy and won many of the pictures most prestigious awards including the nobel prize. and also has launched a groundbreaking mission to unlock the secrets of ahsan after twenty four due to a late technical problem in the pocket solar probe finally lifted off from cape canaveral in florida this spacecraft is named after physicist eugene paca who predicted the existence of the solar wind sixty years a

al of the big shop tensions returned to the caucasus you can see the white cloud here and also turkmenistan the far north of iran if you're really lucky they probably weren't the other one to shasta potentially around the caspian but i think iran is going to go towards tashkent and be on the amati to find decent rain is still there in the far north of pakistan little less so in the south but again wouldn't share if you're lucky otherwise the picture is a dry one still a dusty we're on in iraq still about about thirty one mark on the coast of the woods no i'm sure breeze of the east and met now recently the breeze is come out of iraq has brought more humidity with it to cut out the u.a.e. that's like to go back to the dusty size a dusty in eastern side of saudi temperatures rise as a result forty for the full cost which is rather hot the mecca the potential for shyness is still there in yemen and of course the saudi if you still blowing in salalah big shots from tropical africa up in the south a useful addition around the eastern cape there's a lot of cloud recently some decent rain and the

of anti racism protesters and other news the leaders of russia iran kazakhstan azerbaijan and turkmenistan have signed an agreement on the legal status of the caspian sea the deal open the way for exploration of its oil and gas resources polls have closed in mali's presidential runoff and vote counting is underway what is the choosing between president cater and opposition leader so major sisi. at least thirty nine people have been killed in an explosion at a weapons in sylvia's province the cause of the blast is unclear but opposition activists suspect a rebel arms death was detonated the syrian government and its allies have been preparing for an offensive to recapture the last remaining opposition on clay. the turkish lira has plunged to another record low but concerns over rising inflation and newly imposed u.s. tariffs there fell to seven point two four against the dollar in early monday morning trading in the asia pacific then the euro lost about forty percent of its value this year turkey's finance minister says he'll start implementing a new economic plan to invest it concerns from

historic agreement after more than two decades of talks russia azerbaijan iran council stand and turkmenistan the five countries surrounding the world's largest ball. water have reached the diplomatic breakthrough on trade security and environmental issues. call the summit just a little bit odd enough that you have cord limits military presence in the caspian sea only to certain areas close to the shore of the end of the summit leaders released baby sturgeon into the water as a mark of friendship so what. is your stories this hour i'll be back in a few minutes time with more from the week that was your tuned into twenty four seven r.t. international. both. of us. last time we chased. each one of them carrying twenty philos of drugs. first offense. for that they just stopped working for us. is the free will remain the monocle man day and boy they have this is the this is for me. it's me. i don't see it for no don't. make or. break. for now we're. right. one else seems wrong why don't we all just don't hold. any little babies yet to stamp out these things comes to educate and in gains from it e

an historic agreement after more than two decades of talks russia by john iran kazakhstan and turkmenistan reached a breakthrough on where to draw territorial lines the caspian sea bed is rich in oil and gas or. they also agreed to prevent outside countries from having a military presence in the caspian at the end of the summit the leaders released baby sturgeon into the water as a mark of friendship and solidarity. and it doesn't for me more weekly coming up at the top the hour stay with us. a.j. is national camera. roughly once the show and some will leave for them. to. shoot your own cool videos and so on with the roughly string of apps. down more on string i don't roughly don't t.v. join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm showbusiness i'll see that. previously on the great american folk image so much has changed since that first. i noticed a longer funnel imam link and a blanket futurama go oh i think they're dumb guns in their wake up and i looked him in the head with a. loaf of bread you know. everybod

russia iran kazakstan azerbaijan and turkmenistan have signed an agreement on the legal status of the caspian sea it means they can share out the results rich in the end body of water the largest in the world. a polling station official has been killed in an attack by an on group in northern mali this is mali and vote in a presidential runoff likely to return the incumbent to bramble because to power. a more than one hundred people are demonstrating against racism in the u.s. city of charlottesville a year after a white supremacist rally turned deadly. when other stories we're following the israeli prime minister has reacted angrily to a mass protest in tel aviv against the nation state law tens of thousands of people took part in the protests led by israel's palestinian minority laura fishley affirms israel's jewish character but critics believe it tuns non jewish minorities into second class citizens who took particular aim at the presence of palestinian flags among crowds. why don't more of their lives are so full of billy bush and we saw the palestine liberation organization flags

could settle a territorial dispute over the caspian sea the leaders of russia kazakhstan iran turkmenistan and azerbaijan which border the caspian are meeting in the port city of a towel they've signed the convention on the legal status of the sea but so far no details on what they decided have been released it's it's all about how much of the caspian sea each country can claim as theirs well the russian president vladimir putin said an agreement was crucial to regional security and beyond. bizarre persisted a u.n. security is very important and this is what underpins our agreements in this region has an influence on afghanistan on the middle east so this really affects the basic interests states and we need to pull together to combat the threat of terrorism and trans boundary criminality meanwhile iran's president said support from the caspian sea countries for the iran nuclear deal was a good sign for an agreement on sharing the air as natural resources here for isn't as bad a drum borne vonage the five countries efforts to support the iran nuclear deal is a good step towards expanding r

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surface will largely be open for joint use whereas the floor will be divided between russia iran turkmenistan azerbaijan and kazakstan though the exact size of each country's lot is still to be agreed. at stake are several trillion dollars worth of oil gas and pipelines for years the full economic potential of this has been blocked by the lack of a settlement the u.s. government estimates caspian gas could boost global production by twenty seven percent over the coming decade but it's not just about energy. which it which to security is very important and this is what underpins our agreement this region has an influence on afghanistan on the middle east this really affects the basic interests of our states and we need to pull together to combat the threat of terrorism and transparent criminality this summer it's also makes the caspian sea a lockout zone these leaders don't want anyone else meddling in their water is no country that doesn't share the shoreline will be allowed a military presence there rory chalons al-jazeera moscow. the turkish lira has plunged to another record low amid conce

historic agreement after more than two decades of talks russia azerbaijan iran kazakhstan and turkmenistan the five countries surrounding the world's largest body of landlocked water have reached a diplomatic breakthrough on trade security and environmental issues president putin called the summit a milestone event adding that the accord limits military presence in the caspian sea to zones close to the shore at the end of the summit the leaders released baby sturgeon into the water as a mark of friendship and solidarity. that's a recap of just some of the stories that shaped this past week and that's all for me as well but if you're not my colleague you know neil will be here at the top the hour. when lawmakers manufactured them sentenced to public wealth. when the ruling classes protect themselves. with the famous merry go round. the one percent. we can all middle of the roots to. the real news is really. just financial survival get. customers go buy your stuff. then else well reduce some lower. that's undercutting but what's good for markets it's not good for the global economy. you know

claimed by the east turkestan islamic party, that was formed by uighurs who had fled china for turkmenistan chinese government can say the same thing 15 times. that is not the chinese government, that is american a nalyst. government, that is american analyst. the source of this information is the chinese government because tip or etim, all of it was enlisted on the terrorist list at the behest of the chinese government. they said that the east tu rkesta n government. they said that the east turkestan islamic movement, which uses the name etim as you know, all of these groups are overlapping, is the most militant of the uighur separatist groups. that is years ago. so they have reformed? china is one of the countries —— one of the countries that has most effectively utilised 9/11 to their benefit is the chinese government, perhaps the most effectively utilised as the chinese government. 15 years later, the british government listed both organisations, or if it is one organisation, as a terrorist organisation. they were quoted by reuters as saying that they were trying to create an independen

which will settle a territorial dispute over the caspian sea the leaders of russia kazakhstan iran turkmenistan and azerbaijan which border the caspian have met in the cars at port city of a towel on the convention on the legal status of the sea but so far we've yet to hear exactly how that will work it's all about how much of the caspian each country can claim as their as the russian president vladimir putin said an agreement was crucial to regional security and beyond. bizarre brussels to the un security is very important and this is what underpins our agreements in this region has an influence on afghanistan on the middle east so this really affects the basic interests states and we need to pull together to combat the threat of terrorism and trans boundary criminality you know iran's president said support from the caspian sea countries for the iran nuclear deal was a good sign for an agreement on sharing the areas natural resources here for isn't as bad a drum borne of honor the five countries efforts to support the iran nuclear deal is a good step towards expanding regional cooperation and

to settle a territorial dispute over the caspian sea now the leaders of russia kazakhstan iran turkmenistan and azerbaijan which border the caspian sea are meeting in the catholic port city of act now they're expected to sign an agreement on the legal status of the caspian sea and how it will be divided up now the caspian sea is landlocked which raises the question whether it is indeed a sea or a lake five countries share its coastline and that's led to the dispute over which the country lays claim over to the caspian and how much of it if an agreement is reached to legally designate because spain and lake it would be divided up equally between the five nations so twenty percent each. if it remains to see the territory would be split between those countries according to how much coastline they share their fault would receive the smallest. that's been the major sticking point in negotiations because the caspian lies above one of the world's largest collections of oil and gas some forty eight billion barrels of oil alone really challenge is following the story from moscow. well is it a lake o

could settle a territorial dispute over the caspian sea the leaders of russia kazakhstan iran turkmenistan and azerbaijan which ordered the caspian sea met in the kazakh port city of act how they signed a convention on the legal status of the sea paving the way for more energy exploration and fight crime projects how to divide the area between the countries which has been the biggest cause of the dispute will require additional agreements . tamale now if people are voting in a presidential runoff likely to return the incumbent abraham boubacar catered to power despite criticism over his handling of security and corruption the first round of voting in july was marred by violence with three election workers killed in voting materials destroyed opposition leaders somalia's to say who won nearly eighteen percent in the first round alleges voting fraud some six thousand additional troops have been deployed mohamed vall has more the government is not taking any chances according to their own statements and ultimately said that they are you kreis the number of security personnel from their thousa

al-jazeera after twenty two years of talks the leaders of russia iran azerbaijan kazakhstan and turkmenistan have sung the convention on the legal status around in the caspian sea iran says additional agreements will be needed in the chariot territorial dispute over the sea the caspian lies about one of the world's largest collections of oil and gas reserves. have started voting in a runoff presidential election president ibrahim cato first round forty one percent vote but opposition candidates and maybe a c.c. accuses him of for the first vote was marred by violence as mali struggles against armed groups. and israel's palestinian minority as a mass protest in tel aviv against the controversial nation state law that officially affirms israel's jewish character but critics believe it turns non jewish minorities into second class citizens thousands turned out to show their anger at the bill which was passed last month. now three attackers thought to be behind a bombing in jordan have been killed in a police raid security forces stormed this building in salt with several suspects were hiding th

allen the big shop attentions returned to the caucasus you can see the white cloud here and also turkmenistan the far north of iran if you're really lucky they probably you weren't the other one to shasta potentially around the caspian but i think iran is going to go towards tashkent beyond alamosa to find decent rain is still there in the far north of pakistan little less so in the south but again wouldn't. if you're lucky otherwise the picture is a dry one still a dusty run in iraq still around about thirty one mark on the coast of the with no i'm sure breeze of the east and met now recently the reasons come out of iraq has brought a bit more humidity with it to cut out the u.a.e. that's like to go back to the dusty size a dusty in eastern side of saudi temperatures rise as a result forty for the full cost which is rather hot in mecca the potential for showers is still there in yemen and of course the saudi if you still blowing in salalah big shots from tropical africa but in the south a useful addition around the eastern cape there's been a lot of cloud recently some decent rain and the sy

outnumbered by thousands of anti racism protesters the leaders of russia iran kazakhstan azerbaijan and turkmenistan have signed an agreement on the legal status of the caspian sea that means they can now share the body of water and its oil and gas resources and counting is underway in mali after the presidential runoff president. is pitted against opposition leader. now a chinese state run newspaper says increased security and region has helped stop what it calls a great tragedy it's the first chinese reaction to a u.n. panel which said it received a credible reports that a million ethnic we are being held in secret internment camps have been reported be forced into political indoctrination camps. editorials in the chinese newspaper. say criticism about human rights record and shouldn't gag is aimed at creating trouble and destroying stability. in the european union has all saudi arabia for more details about the arrests of female human rights activists and what charges they face saudi arabia has detained several women's rights activists in recent months some of them have campaigned for the right t

the leaders of russia iran kazakhstan azerbaijan and turkmenistan signed to the grievance on the legal status of the caspian sea it means that they can share the resource rich in the body of water. an explosion in northern syria has killed at least thirty six people the cost of the blast is unclear but opposition activists suspect arms depot was detonated. now one of now says most ambitious space missions has blasted off. the parkers solar probe will fly into the atmosphere that's closer than any previous satellite the probe will travel at speeds of seven hundred thousand kilometers an hour and brave temperatures of more than eight thousand degrees the numbers are staggering the probe will travel one hundred ninety kilometers per second for the next seven years that'll make it the fastest moving manmade object in history it will get as close as six million kilometers from the sun the previous record was forty three million kilometers and it will have to endure temperatures of a thousand three hundred degrees celsius well for more on this i'm joined via skype by dr c. alex young from na

reached to settle a territorial dispute over the caspian sea the leaders of russia kazakhstan iran turkmenistan and azerbaijan which border the caspian sea are meeting in the kazakh port city of act how they're expected to sign an agreement on the legal status of the caspian sea and how it will be divided up. to begin voting in the presidential election runoff president. won the first round with forty one percent of the vote but opposition candidate somalia sisi accuses him of fraud. israel's palestinian minority leader mass protest in tel aviv against the controversial nation state law it officially affirms israel's jewish character but critics believe it turns jewish minorities into second class citizens thousands turned out to show their anger at the bill which was passed last month. and he faces protesters have marched through the streets of charlottesville a year after the violence that killed one person this time the demonstration is peaceful amid a heavy police presence last year president trump refused to speak out against the white supremacists but on saturday he tweeted he condemns al

surface will largely be open for joint use whereas the floor will be divided between russia iran turkmenistan azerbaijan and kazakstan though the exact size of each country's lot is still to be agreed. at stake are several trillion dollars worth of oil gas and pipelines for years the full economic potential of this has been blocked by the lack of a settlement the u.s. government estimates caspian gas could boost global production by twenty seven percent over the coming decade but it's not just about energy. which it which to security is very important and this is what underpins our agreement this region has an influence on afghanistan on the middle east this really affects the basic interests of our states and we need to pull together to combat the threat of terrorism and trans boundary criminality of this summit also makes the caspian sea a lockout zone these leaders don't want anyone else meddling in their waters no country that doesn't share the shoreline will be allowed a military presence there rory chalons al-jazeera moscow. in syria dozens of people have been killed in an explosion at

reached to settle a territorial dispute over the caspian sea the leaders of russia kazakstan iran turkmenistan and the by a child which will border the caspian sea are meeting in the port of act how they're expected to sign an agreement on the legal status of the caspian sea and how it'll be divided up now the caspian sea is landlocked which raises the question whether it's indeed a sea or a lake five countries share its coastline and that's led to the dispute over which country lays claim over the caspian and how much if an agreement is reached to legally designate the caspian lake it would be divided up equally between the five nations so twenty percent each if it remains a sea the territory would be split between those countries according to how much coastline they share iran would therefore receive the smallest claim that's been the major sticking point in negotiations because the caspian lies above one of the world's largest collections of oil and gas some forty eight billion barrels of oil alone. that's the history rory challenge going to try to fathom and unlock all of this for us from

al-jazeera after twenty two years of talks the leaders of russia iran azerbaijan kazakhstan and turkmenistan have signed the convention on the legal status around in the caspian sea iran though says additional agreements will be needed in a territorial dispute over the sea the caspian lies above one of the world's biggest collections of oil and gas reserves while iran's president said support from the caspian sea countries for the iran nuclear deal was a good sign for an agreement on sharing the areas national resources for isn't as bad a drum borne of the five countries efforts to support the iran nuclear deal is a good step towards expanding regional cooperation and the betterment of relations between us the natural resources of the caspian sea belong to the five countries bordering it so to prevent any dispute in the areas we have not negotiated we must avoid any unilateral exploration of the natural resources in this area people in mali have started voting in a runoff presidential election the president abraham boubacar kato won the first round with forty one percent of the vote but oppo