matt was no stranger to the united arab emirates. was going out to interview. it is bizarre and perverse and a miscarriage of justice that this has befallen him. professor clive jones of justice that this has befallen him. professor clivejones of durham university. well, there's been lots of coverage of this in the uk papers this morning. in the uae, gulf news, an english language newspaper based in dubai, also covers the case on its front page, which we can see here. but the paper makes no mention of the outrage in britain. it says prosecutors took action after receiving a report from an emirati citizen who claimed the academic had been asking for sensitive information. more now on the brexit deal, where one of the major sticking points seems to be the future of gibraltar, the british overseas territory which spain has long laid claim to. spain has said it will not agree to the deal unless changes are made to the wording over gibraltar. while spain cannot explicitly veto the deal on sunday, when european leaders meet for a summit, t

the united arab emirates issues a presidential pardon with immediate effect forjailed british academic matthew hedges. in full consideration of the historic relationship and close ties between the united arab emirates and the united kingdom, his highness has decided to include mr matthew hedges among the 785 prisoners released. theresa may begins the big sell of her brexit deal, warning of division and uncertainty if mps oppose it. the prime minister has secured the deal — a very good deal for the united kingdom. it is now the job for all of us in the cabinet to make the case. but an uphill struggle awaits — the dup, dozens of tory backbenchers and all opposition parties say they won't support it. i do not accept this is the best deal, it is a bad deal and i am not alone. you would say, "you are the opposition, you would say that." but look what is happening! mps from all parties are saying this is not a good deal. tensions escalate in waters off the crimean peninsula as russia seizes three ukrainian ships. these pictures appear to show a russian ship ramming a ukrainian naval vessel d

concern for a 31—year—old british academicjailed for life on charges of spying in the united arab emiratesnald trump faces criticism after he rules out punishing saudi arabia for the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi. and sir david attenborough is to take up the so—called "people's seat" at next month's united nations climate change conference. both britain and the eu say progress has been made in brexit talks today between the uk prime minister theresa may and european commission president, jean claude juncker. mrs may says she'll meet mrjuncker again for more negotiations on saturday, ahead of a planned eu summit on brexit the next day. the british and eu sides have been trying to finalise what's being called the political declaration, effectively an broad outline of what the uk's future relationship with the european union will be after brexit, in areas ranging from aviation to trade. so this is what the prime minister has had to say in the last hour about how the talks went. we've had a very good meeting this evening. we've made further progress, and as a result, we've given suf

your booty danniella tartar the wife of a british academic who was jailed for spying in the united arab emirates has released the first picture of her husband since his return to the u.k. matthew hedges landed in london after flying in from dubai he was sentenced to life imprisonment last week before being pardoned on monday hedges was arrested in may while researching a ph d. on the u.s.a.'s security strategy has more. given the six month solve solitary confinement we understand that matthew hedges enjoyed while he was in the united arab emirates and then the bewildering speed with which he went from being sentenced to life in prison and last weeks are now setting foot back in london a free man it's not surprising that the family decided to make his return to the u.k. a very low key affair he landed at terminal five at london's heathrow airport and avoided the waiting media there instead the family have issued statements on the behalf of both matthew and his wife danielle and i can read snippets of them to you matthew statement is as follows i have not seen or read much of what's been written o

the united arab emirates says it wants to find an amicable solution to the case of british academic matthew hedges, who was convicted of spying and sentenced to life imprisonment. the government is set to fail in its target of installing smart energy meters in every home by 2020, says the public spending watchdog. shoppers hitting the black friday sales are being urged to check that the deals are worthwhile. and coming up in our morning briefing at 9:30am, just watch this. the record breaking efforts of one gymnast from leeds. and in sport, england's women are through to the final of the world t20 after a dominant eight—wicket win over india. they face australia on sunday. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9am. the prime minister will today try to sell her brexit deal directly to the public as eu diplomats meet in brussels to finalise details of the agreement and address the 11th—hour objections raised by spain about gibraltar. the prime minister will answer questions about the deal in a special programme here on the bbc news channel and 5 live at 12:30pm. but a new threat to the

abu dhabi sorry in dubai the united arab emirates have issued a statement saying that matthew had just was treated fairly they say that they're keen to protect the strategic relationship with britain they say that he was treated according to the constitution and he was provided with translators so it's not true that he wasn't aware of what he was signing so a dip a flurry of activity on both sides that's right and we have seen throughout this the u.a.e. sticking to its position they are now saying that matthew had his has not been treated unfairly what is the likelihood of him being released any time soon in light of this that's a really tough question because the amount of pressure that there is on the u.a.e. at the moment is immense and it has escalated now to become a serious diplomatic crisis there are important strategic links between the two countries militarily and intelligence wise it's clearly embarrassing for the u.a.e. to have the amount of attention that it's having at the moment on its legal system and don't forget this is a country where dissent of even what would be rega

matthew hedges' wife, daniela, returned from the united arab emirates early this morning.iringly about her husband's six—month ordeal. his innocence is evident, and every evidence against him is completely fabricated and he was put through so much pain for six months that absolutely nothing that he said or did could be used against him. the uae says mr hedges is a british spy, convicted after due process. britain says there's not a shred of evidence. a message relayed in no uncertain terms when the foreign secretary met the uae‘s ambassador this morning. the foreign ministry of the united arab emirates says that contrary to media reports, matthew hedges has been treated fairly, according to the constitution of the uae. we are proud, it says, to have a system ofjustice that gives everyone the right to a fair trial. mr hedges' wife had herfirst meeting with jeremy hunt this afternoon. she is still haunted by what she saw in court just yesterday. seeing him shaking in court after being handed a life sentence and then being made to leave was beyond heartbreaking. we didn't eve

the authorities in the united arab emirates still accuse matthew hedges of spying.ssman, but he was 100% a full—time secret service operative. but his wife has always maintained his innocence. she's campaigned for months to secure his release. in my heart i know what matt is, he's a phd researcher. his colleagues know it and his family know it, and hundreds of academics round the world know it, and that's all that matters. the most important thing really is that now we'll have him back home safely and he'll be able to finish his thesis. matthew hedges knows the uae well — he worked there for several years before starting his phd on aspects of the country's security policy. the government here doesn't think that should have landed him injail. we've made it very clear for a number of months now, that we see no basis in these allegations. they have reflected on that, they have taken the action they can, which means that matthew hedges is going to be reunited with his family. the uae remains convinced that matthew hedges was indeed a spy. he was certainly researching so

british research student matthew hedges is sentenced to life in prison in the united arab emirates —victed of spying, charges he denies. deeply disappointed and concerned at today's verdict and i realise how difficult and distressing this is both for matthew hedges and also for his family. as theresa may heads to brussels for more talks — she warns critics that if they block her agreement, the result could be a no—deal brexit. nearly 500 jobs are to go at bombardier in belfast. the shocking rise in teenage gambling — a study says it's a problem for 50,000 children in the uk. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with hugh. and there's been an interesting survey released in football. hello, good afternoon, simon. we will be talking about a wide ranging report out in football today. the vast majority of football fans, 27,000 surveyed, say they want fifa to consider previous racist abuse when they award countries international tournaments. we will have more at around 2:30pm. i drove through snow this morning, then. yes, little in places, not an awful lot, not a lot more to come in

he's calling on the government to take action against the united arab emirates. is a friend of matthew hedges. he's also ceo of the washington based company gulf state analytics, which mr hedges has worked with. how do you react to this jail sentence for life? you know, it is incredibly disappointing, very shocking. i think this decision from the court at the uae was rather outrageous but we are remaining optimistic about the appeal, some good results, and we are hoping that matthew will be sent back to the united kingdom where he can finally returned to his life of freedom. his our experience has been a grave injustice. matthew hedges is an innocent man and we are just trying to remain optimistic about what comes next, even though it is certainly a difficult situation. ben bradshaw, as matthew hedges‘s mp, how do you react to the fact that jeremy hunt has seemingly called in the uae ambassador to his office in the uae ambassador to his office in the last hour and it has been described as a frank conversation? what would you like to see come out of that? that is

learned that the british academic matthew hedges has been released from detention after the united arab emirates gave him a presidential pardon. in consideration of the historical relationship and close ties between the united arab emirates and the united kingdom, his highness has decided to include mr matthew hedges among the 785 prisoners released. theresa may is meeting cabinet ministers as she begins a campaign to sell her brexit deal — warning of division and uncertainty if mps oppose it. the prime minister's secured the deal, a very good deal for the united kingdom, and it's now the job of all of us in the cabinet to make the case. but an uphill struggle awaits her — as the democratic unionist party, dozens of tory backbenchers and all opposition parties say they won't vote for it in parliament we do not accept that this is the best deal, it is a bad deal. and i'm not... you would say, "well, you're the opposition," you would say that. but look what's happening. mps from all parties are saying, this is not a good deal. i'm ben brown, reporting live from westminster or the prime minister wi

life in prison for the briton accused of spying in the united arab emirates.'m babita sharma in london. also in the programme: we hearfrom the niece of the internationally acclaimed photographer shaihdul alam, who's been freed from jail in bangladesh. david attenborough shows off the people's chair, which will take pride of place at as world leaders gather next week for a climate change conference. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 4am in the morning in riyadh, where saudi arabia's foreign minister has told the bbc that criticism of the leadership was a red line that would not be tolerated. adel bin ahmed al—jubeir defended the crown prince against claims of being behind the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. it follows reports the cia had concluded the prince would have had to order the killing. the bbc‘s chief international correspondent lyse doucet has been speaking exclusively to the saudi arabian foreign minister. an unshakeable bond, but the us co

a british academic who was jailed on spying charges in the united arab emirates, is out of detention confusion about matthew hedges‘s position following that announcement of his pardon earlier this morning. we were not sure if he had been released from jail yet or when it would come. we are now being told he has been released from prison, according to a family spokesperson, and he is on his way to the uae embassy. he will potentially be reunited with his wife as early as later today or tomorrow. here‘s how the uae government made the announcement of the pardon earlier this morning. all countries react strongly to the act of spying, as they should. we reserve the right to protect our country from any external threat. the sentence that we handed down to mr hedges is fair considering the crime he committed. having said that, in a world of mounting threats, we recognise just how important it is for like—minded countries to work with rather than against one another. this belief in working together was embedded by our founding father, sheikh zayed bin sultan al nahyan, may god rest his sou

a british life sentence for spying in the united arab emirates as for. government leaders in london all protests his innocence is it all misunderstanding or evidence of a launch a problem of academic freedom emirates this story. oh they're welcome to the program. matthew hedges has spent the last seven months in prison in the u.a.e. now he faces the prospect of staying there for the university graduate student who was given a life sentence on wednesday for spying say he made a full confession his family says the document he saw it was an arabic and he didn't understand it government leaders in abu dhabi say they're considering a request from his wife for clemency like the u.k. the u.a.e. is a country with an independent judiciary the government does not dictate. to the court matthew hale was not convicted after a five minute short trial some have reported over the course of one month three judges evaluated compelling evidence in three hearings. their conclusion after a proper process. this was an extremely serious case we live in a dangerous neighborhood

the british student who was sentenced to life in prison for spying in the united arab emirates is being freeze matthew had just received a presidential pardon as part of the u.s. national day celebrations and the russian navy has reopened the shipping channel in the black sea where ukrainian sailors were shot and taken prisoner the u.n. security council has call an emergency meeting over what ukraine is calling an act of aggression off the coast of crimea. now the mexican government is promising to step up security at border crossings with the united states after hundreds of asylum seekers tried to enter the u.s. . mexican police say they violently any legally rushed the border on sunday u.s. border agents responded by firing tear gas mexico says it will deport those involved in the attempted crossing thousands of central americans have made their way through mexico hoping to seek asylum in the united states ross in jordan has more from washington. after about six hours on sunday the u.s. customs and border patrol opened the international crossing at sana c throw in california that's th

the government is now urgently seeking talks with the united arab emirates.ill look like, after brexit. tens of thousands of children are now classed as problem gamblers — a steep rise in numbers as more and more under 16s turn to betting.

the government is now urgently seeking talks with the united arab emirates.tonight: a 6—year—old sexually assaulted by boys at school — her parents win compensation from the local authority. all smiles in brussels, as the prime minister arrives to discuss what our relationship with the european union will look like, after brexit. tens of thousands of children are now classed as problem gamblers — a steep rise in numbers as more and more under 165 turn to betting. and david attenborough shows off the people's chair which will take pride of place as world leaders gather next week for a climate change conference. they aren't working in a vacuum, they are dealing with real people's futures and the people are watching them and want action. the republic of ireland start the hunt for a new manager as martin o'neill steps down after five years in charge. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a british student has been sentenced to life in prison in the united arab emirates for spying. 31—year—old matthew hedges — who was studying at durham university — was

in the united arab emirates to begin his first trip abroad since. the saudi official news agency says it's part of a tour of a number of brother lee arab countries pakistan's prime minister has ordered an inquiry into an attack at the chinese consulate in karachi that killed two police officers a separatist group called the liberation army has claimed responsibility and in the northwest of the country children are among thirty five people killed by an explosion in a crowded market dozens were injured in or exotic districts and no one has claimed responsibility for that attack. there's also been a blast in neighboring afghanistan where at least ten people have been killed that attack happened in the city of khost at least twenty others were wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a military base a former militia leader in the central african republic has appeared before the international criminal court in the hague. also known as rambo faces war crimes charges he was a senior leader within the mostly christian and. the united arab emirat

learned that the british academic matthew hedges has been released from detention after the united arab emirates arab emirates and the united kingdom, his highness has decided to include mr matthew hedges among the 785 prisoners released. theresa may is meeting cabinet ministers as she begins a campaign to sell her brexit deal — warning of division and uncertainty if mps oppose it. the prime minister's secured the deal, a very good deal for the united kingdom, and it's now the job of all of us in the cabinet to make the case. but an uphill struggle awaits her —

in a robust response from the united arab emirates... the minister also said...ely to send a chill through the british expat community and those who visit the country for work holidays. several other british people have fallen foul of the law in recent yea rs, fallen foul of the law in recent years, such as david haigh, who spent almost two years in prison for fraud before being acquitted. his experience in prison, terrifying. the phones were pretty much from broken all the time. you are not allow to see your lawyers. there we re allow to see your lawyers. there were meetings, torches, abuse, you could hear people from other cells being raped. horror, basically. and now matthew hedges is starting his long prison sentence. he and his wife pinning their hopes on the possibility of an appeal on the action the foreign office is now taking. and in about 30 minutes' time, we'll be speaking to richard ratcliffe — the husband of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who's injail in iran and how his experience is similar to the wife of matthew hedges. france has imposed travel bans

the british student matthew hedges has been sentenced to life in prison in the united arab emirates fortained his innocence, had been researching the country's foreign and internal security policies when he was detained by the authorities in may. joanna gosling has been speaking to cinzia bianco, a friend of matthew hedges for her reaction to today's verdict. we are all shocked. in fact, what this verdict says is that there is no boundary, there is no academic safety for researchers in the uae, and it's quite astonishing, because the uae has tried to build its profile internationally, including by inviting prestigious international universities, who are currently operating there. what does this say for coming in, how does it feature into the verdict today? when he was released on bail, did you take that as a good sign? yes, of course, it was a good sign. but it was also clear that it was due to the pressure that the uae authorities had received, including by the international media and the press. so as long as the case was kept secret, so to speak, or confidential, he received treatment

a british research student is sentenced to life in prison accused of spying in the united arab emirates, charges he denies. matthew hedges has been held in solitary confinement for six months since his arrest as he tried leave the country after a research trip. we are all shocked because in fact what this verdict says is that there is no boundaries, there is no safety for academic research in the uae. the foreign secretary has warned of repercussions over the sentence. also this lunchtime.... as theresa may heads to brussels for more talks she warns critics that a no—deal brexit could result if they block the plan. the shocking rise in teenage gambling — a study says it's a problem for 50,000 children in the uk. and how whales change their song over time and develop unique new tunes. and in sport: there are eight changes to scotland's team for the meeting with argentina this weekend but the biggest is postional as finn russell moves from fly—half to inside centre. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a phd student from durham university has been sentenced to life in prison

matthew hedges' wife, daniela, returned from the united arab emirates early this morning.month ordeal. his innocence is evident, and every evidence against him is completely fabricated and he was put through so much pain for six months that absolutely nothing that he said or did could be used against him. the uae says mr hedges is a british spy, convicted after due process. britain says there's not a shred of evidence. a message relayed in no uncertain terms when the foreign secretary met the uae‘s ambassador this morning. the foreign ministry of the united arab emirates says that contrary to media reports, matthew hedges has been treated fairly, according to the constitution of the uae. we are proud, it says, to have a system ofjustice that gives everyone the right to a fair trial. mr hedges' wife had herfirst meeting with jeremy hunt this afternoon. she is still haunted by what she saw in court just yesterday. seeing him shaking in court after being handed a life sentence and then being made to leave was beyond heartbreaking. we didn't even get to say goodbye. i really a

i traveled for my country, united arab emirates. i call it the jewel of the world. on my way to washington, d.c. almost 15 days. almost 15 days ago when the news was completely consumed by the disappearance of saudi national jamal khashoggi. i was shocked that while the dispute was still under investigation, the international media analysts and washington lawmakers acted as prosecutor, judges and jury. fingers were being pointed at the crown prince. major international companies pulled out of saudi arabia investment conference based on unproven allegation. it was a big mistake. they were the loser, 100%. those who turned their backs gifted to russia, china and also. the truth about the murder is out. the criminal will be tried and will receive a fitting punishment. i am astonished that american lawmakers and media still call to impose sanctions against saudi arabia. willing to damage a trusted seven decade-long relation. this is madness. let me remind you that saudi arabia is a leader for dialogue for peace. in partnership with my country, united arab emirates, the

proved that way a quick recap matthew edges was arrested in may of this year he had been in the united arab emirates for his ph d. thesis involving the u.s.a.'s internal and foreign security policies in the wake of the arab spring of twenty eleven a sensitive subject no doubt but as part of his defense his court appointed lawyers offered the notes from his studies to the court to say look there's nothing confidential or secret in here have a read of them and they will show that he has not contravene any spying laws and so even more of a shock when the decision came down today a life sentence now he has thirty days to appeal but the future looks much more uncertain than it did just a few hours ago. still ahead on al jazeera syrian prisoners in jails take a stand against the executions of political detainees and for years until the twenty twenty two feet a wildcat kicks off in qatar we take a look at the progress made for football it's showpiece. once again we go yet more stormy weather coming into the middle east a lot of cloud rolling out of that east the side of the mediterranean making its way int

proved that way a quick recap matthew edges was arrested in may of this year he had been in the united arab emirates for his ph d. thesis involving the u.s.a.'s internal and foreign security policies in the wake of the arab spring of twenty eleven a sensitive subject no doubt but as part of his defense his court appointed lawyer offered the notes from his studies to the court to say look there's nothing confidential or secret in here have a read of them and they will show that he has not contravene any spying laws and so even more of a shock when the decision came down today a life sentence now he has thirty days to appeal but the future looks much more uncertain than it did just a few hours ago and i've been speaking to him in his research in the middle east and north africa division at human rights watch and she says hedges did not get a fair trial. his trial was marred with such due process violations that there's no way it could have been. seen as as a fair trial and we know that this is going to be a huge blow to the u.a.e. reputation we know that it invests considerable time and money into pre

a british life sentence for spying in the united arab emirates as for. government leaders in london all protests his innocence is it all a major misunderstanding or evidence of a launch a problem of academic freedom emirates this story. oh they're welcome to the program. matthew hedges has spent the last seven months in prison in the u.a.e. now he faces the prospect of staying there for the university graduate student who was given a life sentence on wednesday for spine say he made a full confession his family says the document was an arabic and he didn't understand it the government leaders in abu dhabi say they're considering a request from his wife for clemency like the u.k. the u.a.e. is a country with an independent judiciary the government does not dictate. to the court matthew hale was not convicted after a five minute short trial some have reported over the course of one month three judges evaluated compelling evidence and three hearings. their conclusion after a proper process. this was an extremely serious case we live in a dangerous neighborho

the previous three stops and been seven months two or egypt behind and the united arab emirates cairo is viewed by many as a military dictatorship while minima and double bobby are also criticized by human rights groups for cracking down on freedoms and not long public protests in tunisia may not be the only bad publicity for the crown prince on tuesday human rights watch announced it had filed a submission with a federal prosecutor in argentina where he's expected to attend the g. twenty summit in a couple of days the submission requests that the court's investigate been summoned for war crimes and his role in the murder treaty signed by such a claim can indeed be pursued just as the crown prince is trying to prove that he isn't isolated internationally his critics are doing everything they can to ensure he's got two accounts even if it's only in the court of public opinion. i just want to. help and the war in yemen and prevent a massive fan and save tens of thousands of civilian lives that a message from five major aid organizations to the united states calling on the department of

the united arab emirates. maybe the world should be the world. every country should bear responsibility for the. same time. against iran. so it's been a busy week for your stories here on r.t. international let's run through the. weekly. has been hit by a week of angry demonstrations. in fuel prices led by people wearing bright yellow around eighty thousand protesters. nationwide with violence flaring up. throughout the week. throughout the country including. in the. as you can see behind me. around hundred yellow vests these are going to blockade roads and roundabouts like this this is one of the main you. trees that would go from blue on all the way to paris and what they're saying is that president might call a said what's the things he said he's going to come into power he's going to make reforms he's going to change the french economy for the better but the people here say there is noone magic formula and so for corn hasn't brought in a magic formula it's not about politics we're all equal and we're all here against the french government is

doing clemency and in consideration of the historical relationship and close ties between the united arab emirates and they are that kingdom his highness has decided to include mr matthew wages among the seven hundred eighty five presidents released. britain's foreign secretary welcomed had just released but said his conviction shouldn't have happened in the first place. the truth is that we should never got to hear and we are deeply perplexed as to how it happened but we also want to recognize that the crown prince of united arab emirates crown prince mohammed bin and the foreign minister abdullah bin so you'd have been working very very hard to try and resolve the situation they do recognize the importance of the strategic relationship between the u.k. and the u.a.e. they have reflected on that importance in the decision that they have made today. has the latest from london. this outcome has all the hallmarks of a hard negotiated diplomatic compromise over this the news of matthew hedges pardon came in an early morning news conference in the u.a.e. and during that news conference some clips were

finally promises to intervene in the case of a british academic jailed for life by the united arab emirates on charges of spying . maybe the world should be held accountable because the world is a vicious bush says every country should bear responsibility for the journalist at . the same time stressing the importance. against iran. and action packed week for worldwide headlines here on international let's run through them now on the sunday weekly program. has been hit by a week of angry demonstrations against a hike in fuel prices led by people wearing bright yellow vests around eighty thousand protesters vented their anger on saturday nationwide with the. flaring up in paris. water cannon and fire has created scenes of chaos throughout the week. traveling across the country including to paris where she got caught up in the coming. weeks as you can see behind me there are a group of around a hundred yellow vests wearers these are going to blockade roads around about slike this is one of the main arteries that would go from blue on all the way to paris and what they're saying is that preside

life by the united arab emirates. united nations agreement on migration. nationalists. us president. proudly stated that he is. also ahead on the program here. as there are no. european museums losing collections of disputed treasures as countries. and. it is friday november twenty third just off to. a new team here running up your top stories welcome to. the wife. who was jailed for life by a united arab emirates court on spying charges has. finally intervening in the case five months over requests to the government and says that london's an auction was caused by a fear of upsetting its trading partner. i was under the impression that they were putting their interests with the u.a.e. a bar of british citizens. right feel free to him in a hearing without a lawyer matthew hedges who was sentenced to life in prison on wednesday accused of spying for the u.k. he has already spent five months in solitary confinement he is a doctoral student who went to the u.a.e. to research the impact of a twenty year levon arab spring uprisings on the country's foreign policy as are all p

elsewhere, the united arab emirates considers a pardon for the british academic matthew hedges — jailed life for spying. everyone can request a pardon from our president. mr hedges‘ family have made a request for clemency and the government is studying that request. police introduce a new tactic to cut the number of moped robberies: knocking the offenders off their bikes. coming up on afternoon live all the sport with hugh... and a good day forfans of england cricket. both women and men. yes indeed. jonny bairstow was back having been left out of the second test and he was at his best, with a beautifully composed century in the third test against sri lanka, while earlier england's women moved to the verge of becoming double world champions. more at half past. we look forward to that. and all the weekend weather, howard looking?” think the best advice is hang onto your thick coat, it will stay chilly and we will need our umbrellas as well in the south. more details coming up in half an hour. hello, this is afternoon live — i'm rebecca jones. the prime minister has called for the british

matthew hedges' wife, daniela, returned from the united arab emirates early this morning.out her husband's six—month ordeal. evidence against him is completely fabricated and he was put through so much pain for six months that absolutely nothing that he said or didn't could be used against him. the uae says mr hedges is a british spy, convicted after due process. britain says there's not a shred of evidence — an argument bluntly put to the uae ambassador by the foreign secretary this morning. but this afternoon in the uae, an apparent change of tone. a statement described by the foreign office as an olive branch. but the final line hinted at conciliation. at the foreign office, mr hedges' wife had herfirst meeting with jeremy hunt, still haunted by yesterday's court hearing, but less critical of the government's efforts. seeing him shaken in court after being handed a life sentence and then being made to leave was beyond heartbreaking. we didn't even get to say goodbye. i really appreciate the foreign secretary taking the time to meet me at this crucial point in matt's lif

jailed for life by the united arab emirates on spying charges. maybe the world should be held accountable because the world is a vicious bush says that every country should bear responsibility for the killing of saudi journalist. at the very same time stressing the importance of riyadh's stance against iran. rounding up the top stories of the day and all of the week this is the weekly on r.t. international very well. has been hit by a week of angry demonstrations against a hike in fuel prices led by people wearing bright yellow vests around eighty thousand protesters vented their anger on saturday nationwide. with violence flaring up in the heart of paris tear gas water cannon and fires created scenes of chaos throughout the week. has been traveling all over the country including particularly to the capital where she got caught up right there in the commotion. it is as you can see behind me there are a group of around a hundred a year low vest where is these are the these are going to blockade roads a roundabout it's like this this is one of the

promises to intervene in the case of a british academic jailed for life by the united arab emirates spying charges. maybe the world should be only as the world is with. every country should bear responsibility for the motor of saudi. at the same time stressing the importance of riyadh against iran. with the top stories of the day the week welcome to the weekly. has been hit by a week. demonstrations against a hike in fuel prices people wearing. yellow vests around eighty thousand protesters vented their anger on saturday nationwide with violence flaring up in the capital. and fires created scenes of. throughout the week traveling across the country including to paris where she did get caught up in the commotion. as you can see behind me there are a group of around a hundred yellow vests these are going to blockade roads around abouts like this this is one of the main arteries that would go on all the way to paris and what they're saying is that the president might call has said lots of things he said he's going to come into power he's going to make reforms he's going to change the french e

is one of the biggest supporters of the saudi coalition and the united arab emirates they're supporting them with the military support them supporting them with a diplomatic scare and what we're saying in this joint letter that we sent to that u.s. government is that now is enough when it completely desperate the more we wait every single minute our work day week we wait means that more simply in shipment lossless and we're saying enough now is the time for the u.s. to use the power they have to end this brutal brutal manmade hell really that we're seeing in yemen today the conflict in yemen i'm sure it be fair to say this is a mosaic of proxy conflicts if you will people outside of that country but in the middle east region around the the arabian gulf region if the united states doesn't listen to you out of those other countries which of those countries do you think is more likely to listen to you and to really do something because this this ugly war goes on without end. you're quite right and i mean and i see we've been present in yemen since two thousand and twelve and certainly from

promises to deal with the case of a british academic jailed for life by the united arab emirates. challenging. the british museum has agreed to give back a collection of bronzes to nigeria but only. here we look at how museums are a threat of losing collections as the number. treasures keeps on growing. mid-morning here in moscow on this friday welcome to the program when oxy insanity . has suggested that the world should perhaps be held accountable for the murder of journalist. he also insisted that despite media reports to the contrary u.s. intelligence had not officially concluded the saudi crown prince had ordered the killing. the u.s. president was asked by reporters on thursday who should be held responsible. that. maybe the world should be held accountable because there were close world is a very very vicious place now until this happened there are a lot of people saying a lot of good things about the crown prince so he strongly denies it he vehemently denies that but of the statement indicates a change in trump's rhetoric regarding behind the case when the news about the m

a british student has been sentenced to life in prison in the united arab emirates for spying for the university student matthew hedges was there researching the country's foreign and internal security policies when he was detained in dubai by the authorities in may. his wife says her husband is innocent and called for the uk government to take a stand. 0ur correspondent paul adams has this report. matthew hedges, pictured here with his wife daniela, before his arrest at dubai airport in early may. six and a half months later, the british academic faces life imprisonment in the country he was studying and knows well. daniela says she's in complete shock. "i don't know what to do," she says. "matthew is innocent. this has been the worst six months of my life, let alone for matt, who was shaking when he heard the verdict." daniela says matthew is entirely innocent. simply no question, she insists, that he was spying for britain. here, the government seems outraged. the uae is supposed to be a friend and ally of britain's. we have given them repeated assurances about matthew. and, you kn

the united arab emirates says it's determined to protect its relationship with the u.k. a day off to sentencing a british student to life in prison for spying the u.a.e. denied at that thirty one year old matthew hedges has been treated unfairly and system he'd been given access to a translator had just found the accuses the gulf states of fabricating evidence and making him sign a confession his wife has met with the u.k.'s foreign secretary jeremy hunt in london. see him shaping force after being handed a life sentence and then being made to leave was beyond heartbreaking we didn't even got to say goodbye. i really appreciate the foreign secretary taking the time to meet me at this crucial country mine and maps why he has assured me that he and his team are doing everything in their power to get my map free and return him home to me. this is not a party i can win alone and i think the foreign office and the british probably were now standing up for one of their seven. al-jazeera as paul brennan has more from london. a pretty intense series of diplomatic to and froze during the cour

dangerous conduct of the ukrainian authorities a british student accused of spying in the united arab emirates has been granted a pardon and is on his way home that's according to our voices photographer matthew had just was researching his ph d. when he was arrested in may last week he was sentenced to life imprisonment a surprise verdict which threatened to create a serious diplomatic rift between the u.a.e. and the u.k. paul brennan has the story seven months after his arrest matthew hedges is going home his wife daniella surprised and delighted by the news it's overwhelming. of course the latest about it but also it's the kind of thing that no one ever prepares you for. no one ever prepared me. to face this situation let alone celebrate so. i couldn't answer it with certainty i can't say i'm happy to happened back in the plan for matthew's return a winter barbecue. we had it postponed from the spring so hopefully we'll just get to catch up on some flea and have our winter barbecue at the announcement of the presidential pardon came at an early morning news conference in the u.a.e. capital

wouldn't have been allowed to take place in cairo essentially ruled by the military or in the united arab emirates and the train which are seen to be all socrates the fact that sunnis just still has that freedom shows that's my mackinson man's doesn't enjoy the popularity it was the arab world which he claims to enjoy but also the tunisians we spoke to say that not only are they up. because of this half the nation all cultural cue but also because of the war in yemen because of the crackdown they say you is responsible for domestic. human rights activists in saudi arabia they say it was their responsibility because of the freedom they enjoy internees yeah it should be the voice of those who are unable to hold similar protests cairo. other countries in the arab world all right jamal shah live for us in tunis jamal thank you a crown prince is also expected to travel to argentina for the g twenty summit human rights watch has filed a submission with the courts a miniseries calling for him to be held accountable for suspected war crimes by saudi forces in yemen sarah leah whitson who is the organizati

the united arab emirates. u.s. president. he is. also ahead for you on the program. all of us here a very warm welcome. and we start with breaking news continued live pictures now from the pakistani city of karachi policemen have been killed off the gunman stormed the chinese. police also reportedly claim to have eliminated three people who were involved in the attack. of the consulate and. the building a bomb explosion was also reported. responsibility yet as we show you live pictures from just outside the chinese consulate in karachi and we'll keep you updated on this developing story. who was jailed for life by united arab emirates caught on spying charges has thanked the. intervening a song. five months of appealing to the government daniela says that london's an auction was caused by a fear of upsetting its trading partner. i was under the impression that they were putting their interests with a ball of british citizens. right for free to them in a hearing without a lawyer matthew hedges was sentenced to life in prison on wednesday accused of spying for the u.k.

promises to deal with the case of a pretty jailed for life by the united arab emirates spying. the british museum has agreed to give. to nigeria but only. on the program we look at how museums are at threat of losing elections as the number. keeps on growing. top stories for this friday live. crew welcome to the. house suggested that the world should perhaps be held accountable for the motor. he also insisted that despite media reports to the contrary u.s. intelligence had not officially concluded the saudi crown prince had ordered the killing of the us president was asked by reporters on thursday who should be held responsible. maybe the world should be only honorable cause the world is a vicious bush world is a very very vicious place the statement indicates a change in trumps rhetoric regarding the case when the news about the missing journalist post broke a trump a valid a harsh response even threatening to sanction saudi arabia and while the us did sanction several saudi nationals so far that's been washington's only punitive measure trump claims he does not want to risk t

finally steps in to help the british academic jailed for life by the united arab emirates on spying charges. to come in the british museum has agreed to give back a collection of braun statues to nigeria but only. good afternoon welcome is just gone three pm here in moscow are you watching r.t. international. i don't trump has suggested that the whole world should be held accountable for the murder of the journalist. he also told reporters that u.s. intelligence had not officially concluded that the saudi crown prince had ordered the killing. maybe the world should be held accountable because the world is a vicious blows world it's a very very vicious blows or the statement indicates a change of trumps rhetoric regarding the case when the news about the missing journalist first broke did a harsh response and even threatened to sanction saudi arabia and while the us did sanction several saudi nationals so far that has been washington's only punitive measure from claims he does not want to risk thousands of jobs because of the case they are vehemently denying. we have hundreds of thousands of