the united arab emirates ministry of tolerance -- what does it do? but we're kicking things off in northern iraq, where millions of refugees have fled the terror of i.s. people who belong to religious minorities fall victim to discrimination in many parts of the world. the christian organization that issues the world watch list says around 200 million members of the faith are persecuted globally. in egyptpt, for inststance, mes of the c coptic orthododox miny are e regularly subjbjected to viviolent attacks. churches are burned, and copts are often murdered. and christians are not the only targets. in myanmar, the government is accused of persecuting the rohingya, a muslim minority. in northern iraq in 2014, terror organization islamic state seized control of areas inhabited by yazidis, a religious community. the group's holiest site is located in the lalisch valley. the peacock is an important symbol to yazidis. it represents the angel melek taus, who for them acts as an intermediary between god and the faithful. yazidism has about a million adheren

two were saudi arabia and the united arab emirates. charlie: the other was pakistan. javad sharif: well, that's a neighbor. as a neighbor, they have a problem. but for saudi arabia and united arab emirates, staying for behind the actual scene because iran is a neighbor, pakistan is a neighbor, some of the other countries in the former soviet union our neighbors, but saudi arabia and united arab emirates are not even close. but they support it. they recognize the government. the money -- and it's clear. ask any intelligence person. ,he money that went to isis most of it came from these countries. -- more importantly charlie: not from the government, per se. javad sharif: well, that is to be investigated. i not here to accuse anybody. we have been accused by a lot of people of a lot of things, and i don't know if it's good to accuse people. what i'm saying is the ideology came from saudi arabia. all of these people along to the ideology -- belong to the ideology that is promoted officially by saudi arabia, and it is spread throughout the world to people who are engaged i

we talk to michael morell, former deputy director of the cia and the ambassador from the united arab emirates to the united states. >> we are ready to sit down tomorrow and negotiate the 13 demands. if the qataris are willing to say that they are ready to negotiate. so far they haven't been able to d a solution has to be a diplomatic solution. but the willingness to find a solution lies not in rhiyad, certainly not in washton, it lines in. >> north korea's accelerating nuclear prospects and conflict in the middle east and gulf states when we continue. funding for charlie rose is provided by the following: >> and by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia news and information services worldwide. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: we begin this evening with north korea. american intelligence agencies now estimate that north korea will be i believe to launch a reliable nuclear capable interkonl miss thail could reach the united states in one year t had been previously thought that pyongyang was roughly four years from fully d

would your work, could it be put on in your country of heritage, the united arab emirates, or saudi, y ability for you to do this in the arab world itself? my song cycle, called songs from ibin havesh, based on his same—sex love poetry. they have been done in the united arab emirates. i have another song with baritones and male singers in the west who have identified and seen this. and it has been done over there. and they are not only done, they are taught and memorised by people over there. i will ask you before we end about something very current and relevant for you being in the uk. you put on a performance ata in the uk. you put on a performance at a big manchester arts festival, a musical performance. you are doing it only weeks after a man of libyan origin, a young man, a militant, appearing to be loyal in his own way to so—called islamic state, he put a bomb inside an ariana grande concert, killing women and children. do you believe your music and your message about the bridge building and the cultural cross—fertilisation that can happen through music, do you think about, righ

charlie: take of the united arab emirates, what participation has your country had in the syrian civilyousef: we were there in the beginning. led by a air sortee female fighter pilot. charlie: you were involved, right? yousef: in the beginning. we have more assets in yemen and we are trying to reach a political deal in yemen. charlie: what does that represent? yousef: very important. it represents a reconciliation between the various factions in yemen. that needs to be between them. charlie: both saudi arabia and the emirates always seem to speak together and the iranians are on a separate side. my question is, is that what we are going to see throughout the middle east, a desperate fight on the part of iran and whoever its allies are, and saudi arabia the , emirates, and other arab states, for influence? >> i think we are already seeing it. charlie: could it get hotter? could it lead to a hotter war, which is a fear the middle east will go up in flames, because of this. unless somebody, president obama, correct me if i am wrong -- president obama was with -- in disagreement the emirat

this all began when individuals in the united arab emirates decided to launch a cyber attack against qatar news agency. during this attack, a fabricated statement was released. this fabricated statement was broadcasted on saudi and em rat news outlets, even after qatar's statement declaring the news false. it is also crucial to note the media was blocked in these countries hours before the cyber attack, ensuring that people could not access the truth. this carefully orchestrated cyber attack was used to justify their illegal and inhuman blockade against the people of qatar. one of the main questions i have been asked since the beginning of this crisis is why. why have they taken such extreme measures to silence qatar? unfortunately, the countries have never revealed the true intentions behind these actions. they have never shed any of their concerns with us, nor given us a chance to address any problems they may have. three weeks after enforcing their unwarranted blockade and only after pressure from the united states and the international community, they submit their list of so-call

foreign ministers of bahrain, egypt, the united arab emirates and saudi arabia are meeting today amid diplomatic standoff with the gulf nation of qatar. the saudi-led coalition has issued 13 demands on qatar including ththe closing of the l g0 tv channel. other demands on qatar include ending its support for the muslim brotherhood, downgrading diplomatic ties with iran and closing a turkish military base in qatar. the diplomatic standoff began soon after president trump met saudi king salman in riyadh. we'll have more on the diplomatic crisis in the gulf later in the broadcast. in a rock, u.s. b backed desk in backed in iraq, u.s. iraqi forces are continuing to fight isis in a few remaining neighborhoods of mosul. iraqi military officials say they expect to seize control of the entire city of mosul by the end of the week. the fighting has forced hundreds of thousands to flee the city, while u.s. led airstrikes backing the ground offensive have reportedly killed hundreds of civilians. in lebanon, two separate fires tore through syrian refugee camps in recent days, killing at least one

to qatar, the united arab emirates cut the crisis ofing .atar airways the government has set up a specialmittee to pursue compensation claims against those countries. generalar's attorney says his company will be seeking payments for damages both home and abroad. receiveommittee will all claims. courts, ordistrict other parts of the world. >> time now for a check on the markets. supportsrong job helping to boost markets worldwide. at more take a look headlines. make coscoer would the third-largest city -- third-largest shipping company. philip morris has been ordered to play -- pay the assad government millions of dollars. top volkswagen executives were warned a month before investors -- a fallout could cost $18.5 billion. finally for business -- the u.s. is looking to crack down. it is a trend that has turned into a major problem for organized tourists operators. have and tour's operators paid out claims, but it overwhelming number of claims has led some hotels to higher private detectives to debunk phony sickness claims. justice saystry of it will be limited and face upnt claims could t

i have just read a statement from the united arab emirates, one of the two mean neighbours of qatar.ers. —— two main neighbours. restraint was their policy, and he could not resist saying that qatar was good to miss the bus, almost in a flippant way. —— was going to miss the bus. they admitted today they may have been two hourly, because theyjust got the response from qatar. —— they may have been too early. other mediators, like the united states and britain, they are friends, if you like, they will try to urge both sides in this crisis to find a way forward , sides in this crisis to find a way forward, because they have common enemies, possible the threat posed by so—called islamic state. it is good to take a very long time. could it just good to take a very long time. could itjust simmerfor good to take a very long time. could itjust simmer for more years? a stalemate in which qatar does not given? qatar is one of the richest nations per capita, but there is a lot at stake. the foreign minister told us today they are shipping costs are told us today they are shipping costs a re now

in the united arab emirates.hies is complicated and sometimes are good but sections of an extended ruling families behind closed doors, with pledges of allegiance from tribes and religious leaders. toy have tried institutionalize the process by appointing a counselor family members to advise the sessions. other monarchies include brunei. royal family's can be a source of stability. the middle east holds about half of the world's oil reserve. eae joineda and the in the collation -- in a coalition with the united states. protests were triggered and to a lesser extent in oman. the leaders recognize the need to modernize. even so, concerns about the region security have helped the traditional monarch stay in place. you can read more about the middle east in our quick takes on ni quick on the bloomberg. mark: let's get to africa, the rand is plunging against the dollar. the african party propose the central bank should be fully stayed. where are we in this process? how close are we to the central bank being state-owne

sponsoring al qaeda, was only recognized by three dates -- two of them were saudi arabia and the united arab emirates>> what about pakistan? >> that is a neighbor. as a neighbor they have a problem. but for saudi arabia and the united arab emirates, staying far behind and far away from the actual scene because iran is a neighbor and pakistan is a neighbor and other countries in the former soviet union our neighbors, -- they are not even close but they support it. they recognize the government. the money, ask any intelligence person, the money that went to isis to al-nusra, most of it from -- came from these countries. >> that not from the government, per se? >> that is to be investigated. i'm not here to accuse anybody, we have been accused by a lot of people for a lot of things and i do not know whether it is good to accuse people. what i am saying is that the ideology came from saudi arabia. these people belong to the wahabiphy -- salafi and ideology and it is being spread across the world. everybody who engages in an act of terror, in one way or other has been affected by -- within islam, there ha

s in the united arab emirates, who would come to market now?well, they would not come now, but a lot of investment bankers are working hard now to prepare them. these things take about six month in preparation. a lot of things are happening. if you big league that, then in 2017-2018, markets should be better, and you should be preparing yourself now. yousef: coming up next on "the best of bloomberg markets: middle east," with qatari stocks taking a hit from the regional crisis, is it the right time to buy in? this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ yousef: this is the "the best of bloomberg markets: middle east"" qatari shocks were shaken and stirred over the week. tensions raged on. we spoke to ahmed. we asked if it is a good time to invest in qatari equities. >> is it actually time to invest in qatar? since we don't know how is this risk going to end. they are still taking time. if you look at the market yesterday, locals have been trying to support it, but foreigners have been completely away from the market. it is very difficult to say qatar is looking attr

all of those stories still to come but we start our show with the sad news that united arab emiratesathlete abdullah hayayei has died following a training ground incident on tuesday evening in london. the 36—year—old thrower in the f34 class was preparing for the world para athletics championships which open on friday in the english capital. our paralympic sports reporter, nick hope, has more details. emergency services were called shortly after 5pm local time for a seriously injured man. ambulances we re seriously injured man. ambulances were all in attendance. 20 minutes later, 20 past five, the athlete was pronounced dead at the scene. it was released in a statement after 11pm after his family was informed. an investigation is under way. further details will be revealed. at the moment, it will be wednesday when a joint arrests conference is held. —— press c0 nfe re nce . sir philip craven, president of the international paralympic committee, has released a statement which says this. "we are all truly devastated by this tragic news and the passing of abdullah. the thoughts, prayers

for the rigs to come online even further, and that is what the minister of energy from the united arab emiratespecifically. look, the rigs are starting to flatten, and it is part of a widerfurther, and that is what e minister indication that is the rebalancing starting to take effect. at least, that is one view. >> coming up, and bell -- ed bell joins us on where oil prices are heading and how it could affect the region's economy. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ yousef: you're watching "bloomberg markets: middle east ." i am in st. petersburg. >> and i'm in dubai. joining us is the commodities analyst for in nbd. see yousef is in a balmy st. petersburg. i think it is about 12 degrees there. actually revised you are 2018 -- we will get that any minute. what are you expecting to hear from st. petersburg? >> this is really to determine the level of compliance of the cuts by non-opec partners. data shows the complaints have been strong at the start of the deal but it has wind -- it asserted wind down. this is kind of a commentary meeting as far as opec does. it is not necessarily one that determines policy,

the para athlete from the united arab emirates who was killed while training at newham leisure centre him. the incident was witnessed by some of his team—mates. coaches and athletes from other competing nations... while the uae team have decided to stay and compete in the championships in his honour... the british and irish lions have arrived back in the uk after their dramatic drawn series in new zealand. after six gruelling weeks on the other side of the world, the squad touched down at heathrow airport this afternoon following a 2k hour flight. they were led off the plane by captain sam warburton, with the trophy that the lion's share with the all blacks. 0bviously, would have much rather have the win. the response from back home pretty positive. coming out of the talks, not many people thought we had much of a chance really. to come home with a draw surprise a few people. did not supply is dirty mac mecca surprise our players, we believed we could ever test series win. not too bad. —— did not surprise our players. rory mcilroy insists he's still in positive mood ahead of the scott

theme of cyber attacks — the washington post reports that us intelligence officials claim the united arab emirates qatari news and social media sites to try to spread fake news. france marked the 75th anniversary of the vel d'hiv raids, the mass deportation of around thirteen thousand frenchjews in 1942. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu made a visit to commemorate the day. and we end on two moments of historic significance that you must have been hiding in a cave to miss this weekend: the independent has this image of roger federer as he won the men's singles at wimbledon for the eight time making him the oldest champion at 35. and dr who is a woman. so let's begin. we will talk to all of the papers. with me is michaela bergman, chief counsellor for social issues

is the united arab emirates ambassador to the united states since 2008 here it he has been called thet influential ambassador in washington. and we have acting director of the cia we are deeply grateful. let me begin with you. what is the problem with the qataris? what are they doing that it so offends you? a first, is this philosophical or diplomatic disagreement. saudi, what kind of middle east they want to see 10 years from now, it will be fundamentally opposed to what qatar wants to see now. what we want to see is more secular, stable, prosperous, empowered, strong government. what we have seen qatar do for the last 10 to 15 years, support groups like the muslim other islamist militias in syria and libya, the exact opposite direction we think our area needs to go. our disagreement is what the future looks like and that is not something we have been able to square with the qataris for a long time. charlie: what do they want? >> i think they want more groups like the hamas, the taliban, i do not think it is a quince event. you have the taliban embassy, you have groups going on every

the united states intelligence community has proven that united arab emirates is behind this hack this hack which led to this -- imposed the blockade, illegal blockade of my country >> sorry to interrupt you. has the u.s. government shared that information with you? has your government seen the evidence behind that >> my government trusts that the united states intelligence community has -- >> they formally said -- the u.s. formally said to qatar that the uae was involved in this or is this all you're seeing in the "washington post" reporting? >> we're seeing the exchanging with the intelligence community over there as you mentioned, the community has proven that the united arab emirates is behind this information. >> one of the things that the qatari government has been saying for the last few weeks is that the ultimate aim here is to limit qatar's sovereignty. we've seen a reduction in demands. why do you think saudi arabia, the uae, egypt and bahrain want to limit qatari sovereignty? >> it's a matter of power in the region but my country is alwahas all sd coming to the table of nego

all of those stories still to come but we start our show with the sad news that united arab emirates following a training ground incident on tuesday evening in london.

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the investigation is just now gettin the capital of the united arab emirates became the first city to become exempt from the first ban on laptop computers. they said they welcomed the decision by u.s. homeland security department. national airport already has a customs enforcement screening center that allows them to clear screening. now way 7 on your side consumer alert about the big holiday sale coming up for online shoppers. we are talking deals better than black friday, apparently. amazon prime day and other big promotions are about to start. we have the scoop on scoring hefty discounts. reporter: on this holiday weekend, shoppers are searching for sales. >> there is always a great sale. reporter: experts say look for deep discounts on the shoes, swimwear, and outdoor items. still a week away, amazon prime day, some say bigger than black friday. starting at 9 p.m. july 10, continuing 30 hours. the online retail giant discounting hundreds of thousands of items and offering lightning deals up to every five minutes. >> i don't have to get out of the house. reporter: amazon is already

individualsan when in the united arab emirates decided to launch a cyber attack against qatar news agencies. a fabricated statement was after giving" to his highness. the fabricated statement was broadcast on news outlets even after the retraction and statement declaring the news false. it is also crucial to note that the media was blocked in these countries hours before but the .yber attack making sure people could not access the truth. it was used to justify their illegal and in human blockade against the people of qatar. the main questions i've been asked since the beginning of this crisis is why. such extreme taken measures to silence qatar? the countries have never revealed the true intentions behind these actions. they have never chaired any of their concerns with us. nor given us a chance to address any problems they may have. three weeks after enforcing their unwanted blockade and only after pressure from the united states to be blockading countries submit to a list of so-called demands. they were not reasonable and actionable as the united states as hoped. instead these demands wou

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saudi arabia, egypt, and united arab emirates accuse guitarist sponsoring terrorist groups and cozying iran. they want an economic blockade to pressure the government. the other gulf nations depend on those supplies. for the sanctions are flattened if qatatar does nomemeet its neigighbor's demands by wednesdy mornining. with itsts gas to fall b back ot is unlikely to cave in. christoph: here in germany the federal law enforcement agency has purchased a so-called panama papers as part of its investigatation into tax evasion that has been officially confirmed. a treasure trove of data helped shed a light on the shell compmpanies and tax havens to superrich to avoid chang -- paying their share of taxes. it looks like it could have real work -- real-world consequences for those implicated. a directive was passed requiring multinational corporations to file tax returns and financial data separately in each country where they operate. multinationals up until now have disclosed in only one report. it is aimed -- the european commission says eu countries lose between 50 billion euros and 70 bi

bound flights from turkey, egypt, morocco, jordan, united arab emirates and other countries.dditional security had been added, but only temporarily. talks, result of these they agreed to lift the ban. they commission's technical personnel for making security checks only for today. these people are now in his temple and as of today, the lap top band has been lifted. turkish airlines are the only flight to fly directly from his temple to the u.s.. it is same for the middle east largest headline -- largest airlines flight from dubai. the restrictions have contributed to a slump in demand. in may, the airline cut lights 25 u.s. cities. it's rolledop band back across the middle east, airports and airlines worldwide are bracing for a new way of flight restrictions. the u.s. department of homeland security says in -- says screening is due to affect 300 house and passengers traveling on 100 80 airlines from almost 300 airports around the world. kate: the major european markets close slightly higher despite the geopolitical tensions limning in the middle east. banking and financial se

reporter: saudi arabia, the united arab emirates, egypt, and bahrain have severed all land, air, andea links with qatar, issuing a 13-point list of demands. toy gave qatar 10 days comply, including cutting diplomatic ties with iran and shutting down the al jazeera news network. qatar has rejected the demands, claiming they were so extreme they were never meant to be accepted. laura: there's been a major advance by u.s.-backed forces trying to retake the syrian said raqqa fromn city of the islamic state group. they have reached the walls of the old city, setting them on course to reach the city center. thousands are thought to be left in the city. it was once declared the capital of the isis caliphate. reporter: advancing towards central raqqa, these troops are closing in on the islamic state group, five punching through sections of the wall surrounding the old city -- by punching through sections of the wall surrounding the old city, finally able to gain ground. the wall was first constructed in the eighth century. it surrounds the old city on three sides. 25 meter sections were targ

saudi arabia, the united air it -- united arab emirates, isolated guitar after accusing it of supportingerrorist groups. more floododsn southern china after reports of at least 15 killlled over the last few days. hundreds of thousands more had to be evacuated their homes. the semi-rainy season often brings heavy rain to the region bringing floods which kill dozens each year. 18 people have been killed in a bus crash in the southern german state of bavaria. the tour bus caught fire shortly after colliding with a truck on the highway. authorities say another 30 people were injureded, some seriouously. reporter: a steelel frame -- all that was left after the fiery crash. aroundnd 7:00 a.m. o on monday,e coach collided with a truck on the freeway near bavaria and burst into flames. chancellor angela merkel offered her condolences to the families of the victims. >> we know that there are a large number of victims and also many injured. in this hour, our thoughts are with the families of the victims. and of course we wish all of those injured a speedy recovery. reporter: police say there were

. >> airline passengers from the united arab emirates who are flying to the u.s. can bring their laptops with them. the homeland security lifted the ban. officials exempted passengers flying from abu dhabi, the uae capital. >>> patterns were sent running on the runway at denver international when a plane engine caught fire. it landed from aspen when flames were coming from the engine. passengers got off the plane safely. firefighters doused the fire. >>> promoter behind the failed festival in the bahamas faces charges. billy mcfar land faces charges of taking over a million dollars. the failed concert left hundreds of people stranded there. >>> a war memorial in indiana is gaining national attention for a spelling error. the memorial will be dedicated on veteran's day. >>> phillies face the pirates aaron nolan will be on the mound. mikhail franco had a a run. phillies win 7-1. >>> philadelphia union dominated new england revolution at home yesterday. the union win 3-nill and move three points behind the last playoff spot. >> marine experts airlifted a sea turtle w

a little more detail about the place of birth, united arab emirates about the attacker from the policewest. a mixture of sunshine and showers for scotland and northern ireland tomorrow. england and east anglia may well be dry with sunshine, the best day of the weekends. this rain does not move from the south coast. moving north through the day, spoiling the cricket in the afternoon. temperatures similar to the past few days. this rain, through the late afternoon and evening, will become widespread through england and wales, heavy bursts of rain and gusting winds. sunshine and showers on sunday. hail and thunder sweeping through much of the country. this is bbc news. the headlines at eight. charlie gard, the baby at the centre of a high court battle over his care, has died. a family spokesperson tells the bbc "our beautiful "little boy has gone. "we are so proud of you, charlie." the government orders an independent review of building regulations and fire safety, after 82 tower blocks are found to have failed a new fire test in the wake of the grenfell tower tragedy. the chancellor says

saudi arabia, egypt, the united arab emirates, yemen and bahrain says qatar must stop funding for extremist. scaling back ties with iran and closing al jazeera. and if it doesn't do that, a range of sanctions will remain in place. we can guess qatar's response. its foreign minister has already said... the qataris took their answer to kuwait. hanan razek from bbc arabic explains why. kuwait was playing the middle man. the countries were asked last night to extend the ultimatum for a8 hours, which they approved. now the other ones who received the response from qatar and they will handed other —— hand it over to the other four countries. the response, which we still don't know, will be the main focus of the meeting of the foreign ministers of the four countries on wednesday in cairo. so it is quite significant. some people perceive it as a way of opening up for negotiations and the beginning ofa for negotiations and the beginning of a solution. have these countries indicated that they are willing to negotiate? the thing is that those countries insist on the 13 demands, which intel things like

the united arab emirates says it has nothing to do with a hacking attack.peration to make the ruler of qatar appeared to praise iran. -- ruler of qatar appeared to praise iran. —— appear. the united nations says the number of civilian casualties in afghanistan has reached a record high in the first half of 2017. in a new report, the un said more than 1,600 people were killed from january to the end ofjune, an increase of 2% on the same period last year. the majority of the victims died in attacks by the taliban and the islamic state group. an australian woman has been shot dead by a us police officer responding to an emergency call in minneapolis. justine damond, who was living with her american fiance, had reported a noise near their home when it happened. 0fficials reported a noise near their home when it happened. officials said the officers' body cameras were not turned on at the time of the shooting. relatives are demanding to know why. philippines president rodrigo duterte has offered autonomy to the muslim minority on the island of mindanao. the offe

his forces have gained ground with the backing of egypt and the united arab emirates. france sees him as the main bulwark against the jihadist threat in libya, and has provided intelligence support to him. however, he backs a government in the east and does not recognize the u.n.-backed government in the capital, tripoli. that leader lays out a new political roadmap for the country, including the scheduling of presidential and parliamentary elections in march next year. say he lacks consolidated support within libya. his government of national accord has been struggling to assert its accord since it began work in tripoli in march last year. the men last met in may in abu dhabi, with no result. catherine: this meeting is due to get going in a couple of hours here in paris. we will bring you the latest updates as we get them. atlantic, one grilling down and another to go for trump's son-in-law, jared kushner. he told the senate intelligence committee on monday he played no part in alleged attempts by russia to meddle in the election last year. today, he will face investi

arab neighbours. in his first public address since the crisis erupted, the emir said any solution must respect qatar's sovereignty. saudi arabia, the unitedbahrain and egypt cut ties with qatar injune over its alleged support for terrorism and ties with iran. the russian president vladimir putin has said he's undecided on whether to run for re—election next year. speaking during a question—and—answer session with school children, he promised not to change the constitution to allow him to keep on running indefinitely. when asked what the three most important values in life were, putin said "life itself, love and freedom." the us military says its planes have accidentally bombed a unit of afghan security personnel in helmand province, killing several of them. afghan forces, backed by us air strikes, have been battling to dislodge taliban militants from the district of gereshk. it's described the deaths as "unfortunate" and pledged to investigate the incident. the cholera epidemic which is sweeping the war ravaged country of yemen is now believed to be the largest ever recorded in a single year. injust three months since the outbreak started

the doj says the company received artifacts from a united arab emirates based supplier.items were smuggled into the u.s. >> rob kardashian's social media melt down against black chyna may have broken california's revenge porn laws. he posted intimate photos of black chyna and accused her of taking drugs and cheating on him. the lawyers believe if she sues she could receive millions of dollars in damages. >> wizards forward otto porter could be putting on a nets jersey. he's agreed to a four year, 106 million-dollar contract with the brooklyn nets. the wizards have until saturday night to match that. >> serena williams named by espn magazine to have the best body among women athletes. the magazine polled 146 of the world's top athletes and williams earned 43 percent of the votes for females while lebron james earned 30 percent of the vote for men. >> i love the >> i know. >> it's always fascinating to me. and finally a sand sculpture making a political statement. this sand sculpture mocking new jersey governor chris christie popped up on the jersey shore just days after h

go back six weeks — saudi arabia, the united arab emirates, bahrain and egypt released 13 demands.uded — stop funding to the muslim brotherhood and close aljazeera, which is funded by qatar. qatar refused those two, and the other 11. now the group has come back with six new broad principles. these include a commitment to fighting terrorism and a demand to cease interfering with other countries‘ internal affairs. on these principles they said there would be "no compromise". but then they said much the same before. no answer yet from qatar. i spoke to the bbc‘s arab affairs analyst, sebastian usher, to find out where this leaves the crisis. ina sense, in a sense, we are almost back to square in a sense, we are almost back to square one, where in a sense, we are almost back to square one, where they started before this list of very specific demands was presented. there was a deadline of ten days for that. the qataris rejected it out of hand, saying it was an attack on their sovereignty. these six core principles that the four countries now say they are united around is not going to be