official is blaming iran for explosions on 4 ships off the u.a.e. coast early on sunday officials from the united arab emirates confirm that the commercial cargo ships were subjected to what they called acts of sabotage near the port of gera the incident happens 140 kilometers south of the straits of hormuz or into thirds of all oil traded by sea passes through there well rosalyn jordan has more now from washington d.c. . a centcom official is confirming to al-jazeera that at the request of the united arab emirates the u.s. military is helping in their investigation now the associated press is reporting that apparently all 4 of these of vessels 2 saudi ships one amorality ship and one norwegian ship were all a hit with explosives and have a hole in the water line of their vessels about 5 to 10 feet wide and that of sensibly means that they're no longer seen worthy and they've had to go into port so that they can try to be repaired the question is whether or not this is in fact the work of the iranian government or of proxies for the iranian government no

sabotage and significantly damaged saudi arabia says 2 of its oil tankers were attacked off the coast of the u.a.e. riyadh also called on the international community to protect maritime navigation the incidents happened off the coast of for j.-a the emir 8 denied reports of explosions at its port on sunday but the amorality government later said 4 commercial ships flagged under several nationalities had been hit or though there were no injuries or deaths the attack was condemned by several countries including iran foreign ministry spokesman say that he has called for an investigation saying the incidents in the city of amman are alarming and regrettable such incidents will have a negative impact on the security of shipping and maritime transport in the region regional states should be alert about the conspiracies orchestrated by ill wishes to undermine the stability and security in the region. iran has recently threatened to block oil flows through the key shipping route of the strait of hormuz in response to u.s. sanctions the strait links all producers in the middle east including saudi arabia a

foreign minister links what he calls extremists in the white house to attacks on ships off the u.a.e. coast. social rank or remain under curfew amid sectarian tensions over last month's easter sunday attacks. software developed in israel is blamed for a lack of the messaging service potentially affecting 1000000000 users worldwide. protesters in sudan say shots have been fired near the city an outside the military headquarters in the capital khartoum demonstrators are reinforcing barricades on the roads despite a warning from the military council the military is denying its security forces have used live fire against demonstrators in khartoum at least 5 protesters and a soldier were killed during the violence on monday night the military blames what it calls infiltrators for the protesters reject that have a morgan has more from call to. i doctors in this makeshift clinic tried to save the life of a young man one of the dozens of protests his injured by who they say were members of a military unit known as the rapid support force has. said. they fired bullets at us and on protesters as we t

says initial assessments suggest that iran may have been involved in attacks on 4 ships of the u.a.e. coast early on sunday officials from the united arab emirates confirmed that the commercial cargo ships were subjected to what they called acts of sabotage near the port of genera the incident happened a 140 kilometers south of the strait of hormuz through which about a 3rd of all oiled traded through those through earlier on monday a member of iran's national security commission said that whoever is behind the explosions is trying to instigate a war by stunted tesh fear from a quarter of them han what happened at the port of fujairah is still vague and unclear but it seems that there are some in the region who want to drag trump into a war and we are dealing with some issues with very high historical responsibility i think to talk about explosions in for jerry's just a hasty scenario and suffers many shortcomings whoever stands behind this is pushing for a failed plan. in jordan joins us live now from washington d.c. so ross tell us a bit more about what the pentagon's been saying about th

sabotaged and significantly damaged saudi arabia says 2 of its oil tankers were attacked off the coast of the u.a.e. riyadh also called on the international community to protect maritime navigation the incidents happened off the coast of for j.-a the emir 8 denied reports of explosions at its 4th on sunday but the amorality government.

foreign minister links what he calls extremists in the whitehouse twice attacks on ships off the u.a.e. coast. sri lanka orders a nationwide curfew for a 2nd night as it tries to contain religious tensions. software developed at israel blamed for the hacking for whatsapp messaging service intentionally affecting 1000000000 users. in sports since returning to action for the 1st time since his win at the masters woods targeting a 2nd major win in the year at the p.g.a. championship. protesters in sudan say shots being fired near the city an outside the military headquarters in the capital khartoum demonstrators are reinforcing barricades on the roads despite a warning from the military council lot to do so the military is denying it security forces used live fire against demonstrators in the city at least 5 protesters and a soldier were killed during the violence on monday night the military blames what it calls infiltrators but the protesters reject that hit morgan has the latest from car too. all right let's go instead to mohammed and he joins us live from the capital khartoum so what's the s

along the gulf off the ships are attacked off the u.a.e. coast does it mean for global oil supplies can anyone secure shipping lines in the false region this is inside story. hello and welcome to the show i'm sam he's a than sabotaged and significantly damaged saudi arabia says 2 of its oil tankers were attacked off the coast of the u.a.e. but all the also cold.

tehran contradicting their own actions the us blames iran for sabotaging for oil tankers off the u.a.e. coast earlier this month to iran denies that and has accused the americans of trying to start a war the us president of trump says that sanctions against iran are working and could force to iran to the negotiating table. is becoming a very weakened they can yes. i think a very weak if they had a red one to make a deal. of as a result of us rather reports now from tehran. mr foley. is a senior member of parliament and the chairman of the national security and foreign policy commission of the iranian parliament he's the same man who tweeted about 2 weeks ago that iran and the united states needed a table somewhere in the region to sit down and discuss how to deescalate ongoing tensions not just over economic sanctions but that was around the same time that we saw the u.s. military buildup gaining steam here in this part of the middle east he had suggested that iraq or qatar could serve as that place since then japan and pakistan have also said that they'd be willing to mediate tensions betwee

blames iran for sabotaging for oil tankers of the u.a.e. coast early this month terror denies this is accuse americans of trying to start a war where u.s. president donald trump says sanctions against iran are working and could force terror on to the negotiating table. china is becoming a very weakened they just. become a very weak and they and a red want to make a deal. with iran's us one of the issues that will likely be on the table as a series of high level meetings gets underway in saudi arabia later on thursday leaders from the gulf cooperation council the g.c.c. and arab league are gathering in mecca they'll be focusing on regional security which also includes the situation in yemen and the recent attacks on saudi vessels under simmons reports the 1st of 3 major gatherings of leaders one objective to find a way of reducing tension in the middle east it's difficult at a time when divisions within the region run deep made worse by the battle of rhetoric between the united states and iran the host for these talks saudi arabia has made its pos

blames iran for sabotaging for oil tankers off the u.a.e. coast earlier this month as iran denies it as accused the americans of trying to start a war let's go live now to the iranian capital and 0 samus ravi is there what are we to make of these comments and. will adrian mr fall a 100 p. shape is a member of parliament a senior one at that he's the chairman of the national security and foreign policy commission of parliament and he was the one who tweeted 2 weeks ago saying that iran should have a negotiating table somewhere in the middle east suggesting perhaps one of the allied arab neighbors iraq or qatar as a place where the united states and iran can talk about how to deescalate ongoing current tensions between the 2 countries not just economic sanctions but also the military buildup in the region and on the face of it his comments today would seem to suggest that there might be contradicting standing iranian policy coming from the supreme leader coming from the presidency coming from the foreign ministry but we have to point out that he did

official is blaming iran for explosions on 4 ships off the u.a.e. coast early on sunday officials from the united arab emirates confirmed that the commercial cargo ships were subjected to what they called acts of sabotage near the port of gera. european union has told the u.s. secretary of state that it fully supports the international nuclear deal with iran and cold on the u.s. to show maximum restraint might compel you held talks with the u. foreign ministers during an unexpected stopover in brussels. a u.s. media report see the attorney general william barr has appointed a top prosecutor to look into the origins of the russian inquiry by vote but miller the probe will determine if intelligence gathering related to donald trump's 2016 presidential campaign was lawful and appropriate bart told congress last month he believes spying was carried out against the trump campaign a california jury has awarded more than $2000000000.00 to a couple who claim to products made by the chemical company monsanto calls their counselor that's a contract it known hodgkin

official is blaming iran for explosions on 4 ships off the u.a.e. coast early on sunday officials from the united arab emirates confirm that the commercial cargo ships were subjected to what they called acts of sabotage near the ports gera. the european union has told the u.s. secretary of state that it fully supports the international nuclear deal with iran and cold on the u.s. to show maximum restraint held talks with e.u. foreign ministers sharing an unexpected stopover in brussels stock markets in the u.s. schools stand sharply as the trade war between the world's 2 largest economies continues to escalate beijing retaliated against new u.s. sanctions on monday with fresh cheese over its own on american imports and sweden has reopens a rape investigation against julian assange and is seeking his extradition from the u.k. the because he's fines or was arrested last month that the ecuadorian embassy in london where he spent 7 years after jumping bail. well those are the headlines news continues here on al-jazeera after witness. on counting the cost from

recent escalation in the region he referred to attacks on a saudi pipeline and cargo ships off the u.a.e. coast earlier this month but said the extra deployment of u.s. forces does not suggest an imminent war with iran the attack on the ships and the pipeline was coordinated and directed by the iranian government. that we had picked up strong intelligence that they had given the militia basically more running room and direction and that attacks against american interests in personnel were eminent the decision to send the abraham lincoln to the region was to try to deter attacks against american personnel not to invade or start a war and i hope it works i hope the iranians understand that we will hold them liable for any attack on an american inside iraq or anywhere else. live out of washington out as soon as my can is there for a so mike what's been the reaction to that briefing in congress. but i'd read members of congress had been demanding some form of briefing in weeks said had been great concern about what many appear to believe was a lack of clear strategy by the trumpet ministration so c

foreign minister links what he calls the extremists in the white house to attacks on ships off the u.a.e. coast. sure langkow orders a nationwide curfew for a 2nd night as it tries to contain religious tensions. software developed in israel blamed for a hack of the whatsapp messaging service potentially affecting one and a half 1000000000 users. now talks have restarted in sudan between the ruling transitional military council and the opposition top of the agenda is the overnight violence in which at least 5 protesters and a soldier were killed protesters in sudan say shots were also fired near the sit in outside the military headquarters in the capital demonstrators are reinforcing barricades on the roads despite a warning from the military council not to do so the army denies security forces used live fire against demonstrators in the city blaming what it calls infiltrators protesters reject the claim that morgan has the latest from khartoum to. doctors and. this makeshift clinic tried to save the life of a young man in one of the dozens of protests his injured by who they say were members of

blames iran for sabotaging for the time because of the u.a.e. coast earlier this month to iran denies this and is accuse the americans of trying to start a war where u.s. president donald trump says sanctions against iran are working and could force tehran to the negotiating table. china is becoming very weak and they just said already i think a very weak if they either read what the radio or. what's also to come in on the news hour including another death in sudan but activists insist it will not direct their country's political transition. the plight of stateless people asian officials made to devise a plan to help millions across the world. and its border scare for the women's world number one at the french open title is still to come. but search and rescue workers in budapest say they're losing hope of finding any more survivors after a tourist boat sank on the danube for more let's cross to my european broadcast center mari. high down that's right 7 south korean terrorists have now been confirmed dead another $21.00 people are still missing that

ambassador to the united nations has denied his country was involved in the attack on 4 ships off the u.a.e. coast on monday. china has reported slower than expected economic growth in april that was a period before higher u.s. trade tariffs took effect across slowed to 5.4 percent last month that's a drop from an 8.5 percent growth rate in march. more than 60 people have been arrested after a wave of attacks against me. the police chief is warns that officers will respond with maximum force to what he called why it's in morgues that have killed one person tensions have been high since the easter sunday bombing which killed at least 250 people. the headlines the news continues here in al-jazeera after inside story i mean this was different whether someone telling someone this very red it doesn't matter we think it's how you approach a vigil and that's what it is a certain way of doing it you can't just. inject a story in the eye out. violence and death since your daughter's protesters demand the ruling military council step down and agreement to hand over power to civilians has reportedly been rea

terror on contradicting their own actions the us blames iran for sabotaging for oil tankers of the u.a.e. coast earlier this month to iran denies that and has accused the americans of trying to start a war let's go live now to teheran of zeros and us ravi is there what are we to make of these comments aine. well adrian mr foley. is a senior member of parliament and the chairman of the national security and foreign policy commission of the iranian parliament he's the same man who tweeted about 2 weeks ago that iran and the united states needed a table somewhere in the region to sit down and discuss how to deescalate ongoing tensions not just over economic sanctions but that was around the same time that we saw the u.s. military buildup gaining steam here in this part of the middle east he had suggested that iraq or qatar could serve as that place since then japan and pakistan have also said that they'd be willing to mediate tensions between to iran and washington and mr followed his comments today give us a sense of what those 3rd parties might actually be talking about let me read you a part of

u.a.e. easy eastern coast the yes' government says 4 commercial ships were subject to sabotage early on sunday and says this happened close to the port of fujairah authorities say there were no casualties there's been no independent confirmation of the incident georgia o'keeffe hero is a fellow with gulf state analytics and he says the incident raises the stakes in an already tense region. as the white house is intensifying its so-called the maximum pressure campaign on the islamic republic officials in tehran are also considering what options they have to put pressure on iran as adversaries for a long time and people have speculated about as soon ario whereby he ronnie and his close the strait of hormuz located right next to this incident and this is certainly something that raises the stakes for all players internationally given how much oil transits this artery separating the arabian peninsula from iran but i think there's no doubt that you're going to see. many voices not only in formal media but also in social media trying to spin this episode to further their own narratives in their own

official says iran may have been involved in explosions on 4 ships off the u.a.e. coast early on sunday but provided no evidence officials from the united arab emirates confirm that the commercial cargo ships were subjected to what they called acts of somebody you know the ports of gera the incidents happens 140 kilometers south of the strait of hormuz or into thirds of the world's oil tankers pass through there. the european union has told the u.s. secretary of state that it fully supports the international nuclear deal with iran and called on the u.s. to show maximum restraint prepare held talks with the e.u. foreign ministers junior unexpected stop over in brussels the blocks foreign policy chief expressed concern that u.s. strategy towards tehran carries grave risks last week iran announced it was scaling back some commitments under the 2050 nuclear deal. stock markets in the u.s. calls to sharply dying now as the trade war between the world's 2 largest economies continues to escalate beijing retaliated against new u.s. tariffs on monday by imposing new g.t.s. of its

blames iran for sabotaging for oil tankers off the u.a.e. coast early this month claims which to iran denies. trump says sanctions against iran are working though and could force the country to the negotiating table. there is becoming very weak and they just says arad. a very weak if they either read what the budget deal or. and rescue crews in budapest say they are losing hope of finding any more survivors after terrorist boat sank on the danube river late on wednesday 7 south korean terrorists have been confirmed dead and another 21 people are missing including 2 hungary and crewmembers those the top stories this hour more news coming up later on i'll see that about half an hour's time after the stream which is coming up next. welcome to the stream entertains africa news special we look at botswana's decision to once again allow the hunting of elephants them with discuss what the detention of 2 prominent broke a says about freedom of expression and will attain here if any occasion and i'm really could be laos and your thoughts on those stories v

blames iran for sabotaging for oil tankers off the u.a.e. coast earlier this month to her and denies this and has accused the americans of trying to start a war. because there is consensus among executive officials that negotiating with the united states is absolutely not advised not just negotiating with the current government the obama administration was not fundamentally different from the current government it had a different appearance but the same nature we won't be deceived by u.s. tricks. well samus ravi has more now from tehran. pca is a senior m.p. and the chairman of the national security and foreign policy commission of iranian parliament he's the same man the tweeted 2 weeks ago that iran of the united states need a table somewhere in the region to sit down and discuss ways of deescalating the tension over ongoing u.s. economic sanctions against iran as well as the recent u.s. military buildup in the region he suggested countries like iraq and qatar that both enjoy a good relationship with the united states as well as iran since then

around links what he calls extremists in the white house where a tax on ships off the coast of the u.a.e. . software developed in israel blamed for a hike of the water messaging service intentionally affecting one of the half 1000000000 users worldwide. in sports like the woods is returning to action for the 1st time since his win at the masters a 2nd major win of the year at the p.g.a. championship. now protesters in sudan say shots have been fired near the city and outside the military headquarters in the capital khartoum demonstrators are reinforcing barricades on the roads despite a warning from the military council the military is denying its security forces have used live fire against demonstrators in khartoum at least 5 protesters in the soldier was killed during the violence on monday night in the. blames what it calls for traces of protesters reject that morgan has more from call to. i doctors in this makeshift clinic tried to save the life of a young man in one of the dozens of protests he's injured by who they say were members of a military unit known as the rapid support forc

saudi arabia says 2 of its oil tankers suffered significant damage in attacks off the east coast of the u.a.e. the government says 4 commercial ships were subject to sabotage near the port of fujairah early on sunday. in other world news sweden has reopened a rape investigation against julian assange jan is seeking his extradition from the u.k. that we know was arrested last month at the ecuadorian embassy in london where he spent 7 years after jumping bail he denies a swedish rape allegations from 9 years ago the u.s. also wants to extradite assange over wiki leaks release of thousands of classified documents. i have today taken the decision to reopen the preliminary investigation into the you know going out and heat after reviewing the preliminary investigation in its current state my assessment is that there is still probable cause to suspect that mr sounds committed rape. al-jazeera spall brennan has more from london now. the reason why mary and neither the prosecutor back then decided to halt the case against julian 2017 was because she saw no prospect of being able to continue pursuing

almost to the region over alleged threats from a wrong for commercial ships to sabotage off the coast of the u.a.e. last week and then all installation west of the saudi capital was attacked by yemen's rebels. have been moved to saudi arabia does not want war in the region and is not seeking it and will do its best to evade it but at the same time if the other party chooses war then we will respond with all strength and determination and will defend itself and its interests the kingdom hopes others to be wise and the iranian regime and its ija nsa to stay away from recklessness and stupid acts and spare the region instability in saudi arabia ask the international community to take responsibility to stop that regime from destabilizing the world. austria's chancellor has called for a snap election after his deputy was forced to resign heinz christie and saw her from the far right freedom party stepped down because of the emergence of a video which showed him promising state contracts in return for campaign financing the german chancellor angela merkel who's referred to the austrian scandal was campa

alarming saudi arabia says 2 of its oil tankers suffer significant damage in attacks off the east coast of the u.a.e. the government says 4 commercial ships were subject to sabotage near the port of early on sunday a shipping company has confirmed a no wage and registered tanker weskits by an object it says as a hole in the hall but the ship isn't in any danger of sinking. swedens she frost accuser has reopened a rape case against julian assange and is seeking his extradition and we found out was arrested last month at the ecuadorian embassy in london after 7 years in diplomatic sanctuary he denies this we this rape allegations some 9 years ago the united states also wants to extradite a son shot to leaky leaks released thousands of secret documents u.s. reson donald trump has repeated his claim that american consumers will not pay for tabs on chinese imports and says china will be hurt very badly if it doesn't make a trade deal with the united states china is promising to retaliate out to the u.s. raise tariffs on 200000000000 dollars worth of its goods but so far it hasn't said what the action wil

national security advisor says oil tankers damaged up the coast of the u.a.e. were almost certainly attack using iranian naval minds and i jury as president against a 2nd term look at the challenges muhammadu buhari faces. chinese tech giant wall way has stepped up its legal fight against u.s. sanctions a company filed a motion in court to have a ban on its business deemed unconstitutional u.s. federal agencies and contractors are barred from using weiwei equipment for national security reasons chief legal officer says the u.s. is targeting the chinese tech giant for political gain we believe that u.s. politicians are use in cyber security it's an excuse to gain kompany the support for actions they doubt these signed to achieve those goals these actions would do nothing to make matter works most cool they provide a false sense of security and these direct attention from the real challenges we face adrian brown has more from always headquarters sentients in china. well it's hard to think of any company in the world that could survive the sort of assaulted while

u.a.e. easy eastern coast the a morality government says for commercial ships were subject to sabotage close to the ports or for gyra early on sunday so far there's been no independent confirmation of the incidents joining us now here on the search is my one cabal and he's the head of policy analysis of the arab center for research and policy studies here in doha marwan thanks for coming in thank you what does this say about the fragility of the mood music across this region just now it's says a lot in fact. because such an incident and this to this tension between the united states and iran a choice that anything can happen any time at this particular region but let me 1st of all see why this incident is really important and its importance actually is . the arrived from the importance of the board which airport is the united arab emirates mean all the shipment ports in other areas for the past few years actually has been trying to morph it's always shipment from inside the home. to the open sea so the established by applying from the capture an oil field in abu dhabi to who juggle like 350

the finger at iran saying that it has taken a key role in the attacks off the tankers on the coast of the u.a.e. it appears that what we're seeing here is the national security adviser if we've seen many times in the past adrian kind of making broad based assumptions because in those comments that he made when he spoke at the u.n. he said there's no reason for iran to breach the deal unless it were seeking atomic weapons what he's referring to is that 2015 aronne nuclear agreement of course that the united states pulled out of more than a year ago it was one that was sought to sort of limit iran's nuclear program so for much for many weeks now what we've been seeing is this escalation from the united states whether it be through the maximum pressure campaign edition of those tough financial sanctions whether be declaring the i or g. c. the iran revolutionary guard corps as a terrorist organization all of these steps. in order to try and what the united states says this is get runs leaders to to sit down potentially even with the president and to talk about a new agreement but that is not sort o

week ago for oil tankers 2 of them saudi were targeted in an alleged act of sabotage off the coast of the u.a.e. iran has denied involvement in the attack. on wednesday the u.s. ordered its non-essential stop in the u.s. embassy in iraq citing threats of iranian backed groups but that same day president trump also told his officials he did not want war with iran what edia iran and its regional arabia there was even as the u.s. builds up its military presence in the gulf the leader of iran's revolutionary guard says his country is not pursuing conflict the saudi foreign ministry issued its them in a statement but added the kingdom would respond of iran chooses war king solomon has called for to emergency summit said well than golf an arab league is later this month just cost the escalating tensions let's get more on all of this we're joined by cost point and patty and he's live for us in the u.s. capital on a confrontational tweet from the president patty just days after as we mentioned he's repeating he doesn't want war. you know very confrontational and the big question is what was he reacting

its national security adviser says oil tankers damn much stop the coast of the u.a.e. we're almost certainly attack using iranian naval mom. and i jury as president begins a 2nd term with the challenges muhammadu buhari faces. chinese tech giant weiwei has stepped up its legal fight against u.s. sanctions the companies filed a motion in court to have bans on its business deemed unconstitutional u.s. federal agencies and contractors are barred from using weiwei equipment for national security reasons while ways chief legal officer says the u.s. is targeting the chinese tech giant for political gain we believe that us. are you a seen side was so good it's an excuse to gain company the support for actions they doubt the sign to achieve those goals these actions would do.

and bombers to the region over alleged threats from iran for commercial ships to sabotage the coast of the u.a.e. last week that you were in as one of the major humanitarian crisis in somalia which is again in the grip of drought the failure of so-called long rains which usually sweeping east africa between march and may has caused crop failures and the democratic republic of congo the world health organization says it will move about in the transit center. to avoid attacks by rebel groups health workers have also been targeted by local communities venezuela's opposition leader. to be deceived by the government's offer of talks. supporters after a meeting between the opposition and president government ended in norway without a breakthrough says he's trying to build a peaceful agenda to resolve the political crisis. well those are the headlines on the al-jazeera do stay with us inside story is coming up next thank you very much for watching. the north koreans facing another famine 10000000 are hungry because of the worst drought in 4 decades could the suffering force the north to abandon its bee

foreign minister links what he calls extremists in the white house to attacks on ships off the coast of the u.a.e. . a 2nd night of nationwide curfew is judy come into force intra lanka as police try to curb religious tension. that software developed in its run is blamed for a pack of the what's out messaging service potentially affecting one of the half 1000000000 users worldwide. and as for tiger woods is returning to action for the 1st time since is when at the masters woods targeting a 2nd major win of the year at the p.g.a. championship. so the incident opposition demanding an investigation into monday night's violence that killed at least 5 protesters holding a press conference right now in khartoum let's listen and. a new order put him in a clear on his way. and we let the population know how these negotiations are proceeding. yesterday we had an agreement. yeah i do hope that we will go in that direction you. see the military council all honest. and faithful bottom out in this process so what killer. are which is a little taste there of sudan's opposition demanding an investigation into m

bombers to the region over alleged threats from iran for commercial ships was sabotaged off the coast of the u.a.e. just last week and. west of the saudi capital was attacked by yemen. saudi arabia does not want war in the region and is not seeking it and will do its best to evade it but at the same time if the other party chooses war then we will respond with all strength and determination and will defend itself and its interests the kingdom hopes others to be wise and the iranian regime and its each instance to stay away from recklessness and stupid acts and spare the region instability in saudi arabia ask the international community to take responsibility to stop that regime from destabilizing the world. from the u.s. now here's our correspondent. we haven't got just yet so we're move on to the next story which is austria's chance in the sebastian cook's has called a snap election after his deputy was filmed apparently doing deals with an unknown russian woman a hidden camera saying has brought down the right wing government just days before the european parliament elections in which far right

bombers to the region over alleged threats from iran for commercial ships the sabotage off the coast of the u.a.e. last week and or the installation west of the saudi capital was attacked by yemen's hoofy rebels austria's chancellor has called for a snap election after his deputy was forced to resign heinz christians from the far right freedom party stepped down and on the cover that he overcharged her promising state contracts in return for campaign help german chancellor angela merkel has referred to the scandal on the campaign trail for the european parliament elections speaking in croatia. to stand up to what she described as politicians for sale or facing a rise of the right at home nickel also warned of the threat posed by hardline nationalists. our common values mean we are all proud of our native countries but at the same time we want to build up europe petri a tism in the european union are not in opposition to each other nationalism is the enemy of the european project and this is what we have to make clear in these final days before the european election defying all the predictions ast

bombers to the region over alleged threats from iran for commercial ships was sabotaged off the coast of the u.a.e. last week and an oil installation west of the saudi capital was attacked by yemen's rebels. saudi arabia does not want war in the region and is not seeking it and will do its bit. to evade it but at the same time if the other party chooses war then we will respond with all strength and determination and will defend itself and its interests the kingdom hopes others to be wise and the iranian regime and its agents to stay away from recklessness and stupid acts and spare the region instability saudi arabia ask the international community to take responsibility to stop that regime from destabilizing the world let's get more on this. is joining us live from washington d.c. so the saudi. minister patty that just the latest in the standoff between the ally the u.s. and iran to say they don't want war in the region. exactly and we're hearing the same sort of sentiments from u.s. president donald trump the question is are his top aides listening we are hearing reports out of saudi arabia that

bombers to the region over alleged threats from iran for commercial ships were sabotaged off the coast of the u.a.e. last week and or the installation west of the saudi capital was attacked by yemen's with the rebels. the u.n. is warning of a major shabana terror and crisis in somalia which is again in the grip of drought somalis are leaving the rural areas in their tens of thousands to get food aid in the capital mogadishu and the failure of what are called long rains which usually sweep east africa between march and may has caused crop failures across the region somalia was pushed the brunt of widespread famine during a severe drought just 2 years ago. we were just 2 years on from the 2017 drought which had a famine warning to it we were able to avoid famine through working with partners governments civil society the diaspora private sector it really was a collective effort to the democratic republic of congo now where the world health organization says it will move a ball or transit centers from the town of them both to avoid attacks by rebel groups health workers have also been targeted by loca

carrier to the region over alleged threats from iran for commercial ships was sabotaged off the coast of the u.a.e. last week and an oil installation west of the saudi capital was attacked by yemen's hoofy rebels. through the republican move saudi arabia does not want war in the region and is not seeking it and will do its best to have beat it but at the same time if the other party chooses war then we will respond with all strength and determination and will defend itself and its interests the kingdom hopes others to be wise and the iranian regime and. each instance of stay away from recklessness and stupid acts and spirit the region instability in saudi arabia asks the international community to take responsibility to stop that regime from destabilizing the world more now from our correspondent in washington patsy culhane . there are reports out of saudi arabia that the saudi crown prince mohammed bin solomon had a phone call with the u.s. secretary of state mike pompei o from this side the state department will not confirm that a call happened much less what was discussed but we do know we do k

the gulf over what it says are threats from iran for commercial ships were sabotaged off the coast of the u.a.e. last week although it's not known who was responsible and an oil installation west of the saudi capital was attacked by yemen's who the rebels how to paint has more from washington. there are reports out of saudi arabia that the saudi crown prince mohammed bin solomon had a phone call with the u.s. secretary of state mike pompei o from this side the state department will not confirm that a call happened much less what was discussed but we do know we do know the pompei has been making the rounds trying to gauge support for increased tensions on iran and getting pretty much tepid response from everybody so we don't know what they discussed but we do know in the past the discussions that have really proven pivotal in the relationship are those now between the secretary of state and saudi officials but between the president's son in law and senior adviser jared kirshner and mohamed bin sol none so waiting to see if there are any reports about what they're discussing this is a president w

now what do we know then about this alleged sabotage of the tankers on the coast of the u.a.e. and the the oil part the saudi oil pipeline what's going on there at the moment we know less about the subject of the ships it was announced by the emir ati's and the saudis that there had been sabotage on the ships themselves the no one norwegian shipping company said that one of its tankers had been damaged by an object to be in the hold even though the damage was minor. the next day which many analysts say is not. an coincidental is that you had an attack on a pipeline far inside saudi territory now this shows a real jump in who feed drone capabilities it was attacked by a drone traveling very slowly evading a sophisticated air defense system that managed to attack a pipeline in the same latitude as riyadh hundreds of kilometers inside the country this is something that has never been attempted before and they succeeded and this shows a real jump in what the who things are capable of how we should talk to us thanks very much and you can read a lot more about alex's thoughts on this

bombers to the region over alleged threats from iran for commercial ships were sabotaged off the coast of the u.a.e. last week and an oil intimation west of the saudi capital was attacked by the rebels while in the yemen survivors all the saw the u.a.e. coalition air strike say they have no idea why their neighborhood in the capital was attacked at least 6 people were killed and wounded the coalition says it's investigating the possibility of an accidental airstrike reports. the sound coalition. precision strikes on the military positions in the capital sanaa but these pictures of damaged homes tell another story residents of iraq say there is no justification for the destruction of their neighborhood. in the morning i heard an explosion god knows what kind of rocket it was we don't know why we were bombed the. taxi driver. was injured in the attack. straight from hospital to see what's left of his time. that i did for. i went to look for my children the stairs were full of shrapnel and blood they got us out and took us to hospital my 3 taxis are damaged we have nothing more than taxis we don't hav

bowman's to the region over alleged threats from iran for commercial ships or sabotage off the coast of the u.a.e. last week and an oil installation west of the saudi capital was attacked by yemen's who the rebels. have moved to saudi arabia does not want war in the region. and is not seeking it and will do its best to have beat it but at the same time if the other party chooses war then we will respond with all strength and determination and will defend itself and its interests the kingdom hopes others to be wise and the iranian regime and its each in such a stay away from recklessness and stupid acts and spirit the region instability in saudi arabia asks the international community to take responsibility to stop that regime from destabilizing the world more now from our correspondent in washington patsy culhane there are reports out of saudi arabia that the saudi crown prince mohammed bin solomon had a phone call with the u.s. secretary of state mike pompei o from this side the state department will not confirm that a call happened much less what was discussed but we do know we do know the pomp

now what do we know then about this alleged sabotage of the tankers on the coast of the u.a.e. and the the oil part the saudi oil pipeline what's going on there at the moment we know less about the subject of the ships it was announced by the emir ati's and the saudis that there had been sabotage on the ships themselves the no one norwegian shipping company said that one of its tankers had been damaged by an object to be in the hold even though the damage was minor. the next day which many analysts say is not. an coincidental is that you had an attack on a pipeline far inside saudi territory now this shows a real jump in truth the drone capabilities it was attacked by a drone traveling very slowly evading a sophisticated air defense system that managed to attack a pipeline in the same latitude as riyadh hundreds of kilometers inside the country this is something that has never been attempted before and they succeeded and this shows a real jump in what the who these are capable of how we should talk to us thanks very much and you can read a lot more about alex's thoughts on this