hospitals and rebel areas in the last ten days saudi media says eleven princes have been detained in riyadh after staging a protest outside the royal palace there reportedly being held in a notorious high security prison in contrast with dozens of other high profile figures who were detained in a luxury hotel last year during an anti corruption drive saudi news website says the princes were protesting the kingdom's austerity nation's well do stay with us on how much more on top stories in the news outlets in about half an hour's time off the inside story which starts now. there's fury in the white house as a new book lays bad done altos first year in office the us president has slammed it calling the author a loser but what's on the ramifications of this book for the middle east on trump's presidency this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program and. there's so much demand for a new book on done all trump stores can't keep up with demand is published to release it early after the president's lawyers wotton to sue them and the former white house adviser steve bannon the book is brit

and then a rumor that in riyadh and which and that's what we're hopefully making many royals nervous that mohamed been sort of mine and i think doing that i think if he will do that is going to destruction the definitions of royal and limited to the king and his sons and his brothers only thousands more pro-government demonstrators to be running in iran in a show of strength after more than a week of anti-government protests government supporters marched in the streets waving iranian flags and chanting slogans against u.s. israel britain iran's government has blamed western nations for fame mentoring the unrest which is seen twenty two people killed and more than a fountain the rest of the last days iran has accused the u.s. of abusing his power as a permanent member of the u.n. security council called to the much as he meets on protests a russia has also accused washington of exploiting the protests to undermine the iran nuclear deal zain but ravi is interim and has the latest. iran's leaders are no doubt celebrating what they'll consider another victory against the united states on

has been released from detention in a riyadh hotel and says he'll be cleared of corruption charges. turkish security forces say they were arresting more and more refugees and migrants on the land border with northern greece the most popular route had been crossing the a.g.n. but a new way has now emerged that the new route takes refugees overland to to europe from istanbul in western turkey to villages near the border with greece from there the refugees have to cross the wide and dangerous river every else which is the international front here traffickers then leave them to walk for hours through forests on the greek side as lawrence lee reports now from western turkey thousands all willing to risk their lives doing it is jungle isn't well load is a gathering point for refugees yet there is all the evidence you need that a significant smuggling operation is based. in the central districts of people from all kinds of places. fast so there are a trail sri lanka pakistan. may be able to tell you much about their plans but they do spend a lot of time. all the refugees are tried the same

the richest man in the world saudi prince albert while lead ben tell is released from detention in riyadh and risking their lives to get into europe and al-jazeera special reports on the dangerous new people smuggling route from turkey as attracting thousands of migrants. stuff going to stand where a bomb attack in the capital has killed at least ninety five people and injured more than one hundred fifty albus the explosives were hidden in an ambulance allowing the bomber to get through security in the city's green zone the most heavily protected area in kabul the taliban says it carried out the attack and that it was targeting police but most of the dead are civilians from kabul jennifer glass reports. another day of carnage on the streets of kabul this time the bomb was in an ambulance the driver pretended to be taking someone to a nearby hospital but instead he detonated his device on a crowded street the taliban said it was targeting policemen having lunch but as so often happens here afghan civilians going about their daily lives are among the victims including people lined up outsid

s as he's known had assumed that position in june soon after trump's visit to riyadh wolf writes within weeks of the trip b.s. detaining one hundred been a quiet in the dead of night would force him to relinquish the crown prince title trump would tell friends that he and joe had engineered this with a man on top let's bring in our guests joining us on the set here in doha a professor of conflict resolution at george mason university in beirut senior public policy fellow and junk professor of journalism of the american university of beirut and in london in black visiting senior fellow at the london school of economics middle east center welcome to you or someone who would like to ask you this we will read the excerpts of the book this show us some of us a glimpse into the inner workings of the trump mrs in particular it comes to the middle east does the trump administration has a strategy. when it comes to the middle east well first let's at least listen a coalition to deceive is a well documented account of the dynamics of the trump's world as well as his approach to foreign policy now

s as he's known had assumed that position in june soon after trump's visit to riyadh while frights within weeks of the trip and b.s. detaining one hundred been a quiet in the dead of night would force him to relinquish the crown prince title trump would tell friends that he and joe had engineered this with a man on top let's bring in our guests joining us on the set here in doha a professor of conflict resolution at george mason university in beirut and i'm a senior public policy fellow and junk professor of journalism of the american university of beirut and in london in black visiting senior fellow at the london school of economics middle east center welcome to you or someone who would like to ask you this we we've read the excerpts of the book this show us some they offer us a glimpse into the inner workings of the trump administration particularly it comes to the middle east does the trump administration has a strategy. when it comes to the middle east well first let's just listen a coalition to deceive is a well documented account of the dynamics of the trump's world as well as his a

as he's known had assumed that position in june soon after trump's visit to riyadh wolf writes within weeks of the trip b s detaining one hundred been a quiet in the dead of night would force him to relinquish the crown prince title trump would tell friends that he and joe had engineered this with a man on top let's bring in our guests joining us on the set here in doha a professor of conflict resolution at george mason university in beirut is senior public policy fellow and junk professor of journalism of the american university of beirut and in london in black visiting senior fellow at the london school of economics middle east center welcome to you or someone would like to ask you this we will read the excerpts of the book this show us some they offer us a glimpse into the inner workings of the trump mrs in particular it comes to the middle east does the trump administration has a strategy. when it comes to the middle east well first let's at least listen a coalition to deceive is a well documented account of the dynamics of the trump's world as well as his approach to foreign poli

is al jazeera live from doha also coming up we'll get a first look inside the ritz carlton hotel in riyadh where saudi billionaire prince albert he'd been to allow others of being held he says he'll be cleared of corruption charges within days plus. an uncensored gene my former flan well i still respect or. don't want to hear that u.s. diplomat bill richardson calls me an ass lead up powerless and afraid of the bill a free hand. china's ban on ivory forces craftsman to find new ways to use their skills. against those stories in just a moment but first some breaking news out of afghanistan there's been an explosion in the capital kabul that happened close to the old interior ministry and several embassies these are the latest pictures from the area we understand that been several casualties it comes just a week after an attack on the intercontinental hotel in the city lived out of kabul and al-jazeera isabella shah who. what more can you tell us. they're doing it was nonstop here in kabul and the really big calm day a sunny day but. that the city was jolted with with a heavy explosion we co

the eleven saudi princes were arrested outside the royal palace in riyadh where they've been protesting about the kingdom's decision to make saudi royals to pay their water and utility bills as part of a wider austerity plan. the princes were transferred to the high security prison of a high yeah and i expected to go on trial the leg. oafish they were arrested because they were complete about the fact that there are scores of city school water and electricity for some reason you were denied all the reports. back there were presence of brits who was executed in october two thousand and sixteen and come to us who are you sure it's very conflicting at this point we don't know exactly what is going on saudi arabia has introduced a string of austerity measures to boost revenues and cut spending as the global slump in oil prices led to balloon ing budget deficits slapping a five percent sales tax on food clothes electronics water and electricity and raising fuel prices significantly ex patrick workers who also caught up in the price rises but careful not to complain and spend seven hundred si

a hot topic at the future investment initiative in riyadh. it is sought by every major exchange in the world including the new york stock exchange, i sat down with nyse president tom farley who wants that listing. >> see me in the halls at the new york stock exchange, everyone assumes my relationship is solely about the aramco ipo. i've known from the minister level to the company saudi aramco company many years along before the ipo was a notion. new york stock exchange is ownered by the largest energy exchange in the world, i'm one of the managers of that business. regarding the ipo, we'll compete for any ipo of a great global business, i can't say too much about saudi aramco in particular other than anyone you meet from the company and the ministry. i know you met several of them this week, they're professional, sophisticated, and no surprise, they're carrying out a very disciplined due diligence process to make the right decision for saudi arabia as a whole. maria: you think you're going to get the deal? >> i'm not going to comment in part

the kingdom of saudi arabia eleven princes are detained after a rare show of protest at a palace in riyadh. also surviving the war but will they survive the cold wet winter a plea for help from syria's internally displaced. doctors are good to have you with us protests against the greek orthodox patriarch of jerusalem of overshadowed all the docs christmas celebrations the alleged sale of church to israelis has sparked ted seems as well have a judge judy explains from bethlehem. the protests were unprecedented in a display of an. toward the greek orthodox patriarch of jerusalem demonstrators attacked the convoy of the office the third as it made its way to bethlehem's manger square in the occupied west bank behind all this recent news reports alleging the patriarch has been involved in property sales to foreign tax havens and those properties may end up in the hands of israeli businesses. protesters believe the allegations and say it will make it harder for palestinians to establish their own state but the live now to mount a clear and simple we want the patriarch to resign we want to refo

saudi media says that eleven princes of being detained in riyadh and are awaiting trial often staging a protest outside the roll palace at the princes are reportedly being held in a notorious high security prison and that is in contrast to dozens of other high profile figures who were detained in a luxury hotel last year during the ninety corruption drug there are conflicting reports about what spot the protests somewhat say it was about the removal of state subsidies of the say it was about the previous round of detentions. well this is the saudi king announces plans to give a monthly allowance to state employees military personnel and pensions to help offset the impact of economic reforms for the next year one point one eight million saudis employed by the government will get two hundred sixty seven dollars a month to help with rising living costs i want a quarter million pensioners will receive one hundred thirty three dollars a month and they'll be a bonus of more than one thousand three hundred dollars for military personnel currently involved in the country's ongoing war in yeme

one of the richest men in the world saudi prince our well lead been released from detention in riyadh and we'll tell you why thousands of albanians are accusing their government of links to organized crime. a bomb attack in afghanistan's capital has killed at least ninety five people and injured more than one hundred fifty others the explosives were hidden in an ambulance and that allowed the bomber to get through security in the city's green zone which is the most heavy. protected area in kabul the taliban says it carried out the attack and that it was targeting police but most of the dead are civilians from kabul jennifer glass reports. another day of carnage on the streets of kabul this time the bomb was in an ambulance the driver pretended to be taking someone to a nearby hospital but instead he detonated his device on a crowded street the taliban said it was targeting policemen having lunch but as so often happens here afghan civilians going about their daily lives are among the victims including people lined up outside the interior ministry as human resources department. i was i

of the richest man in the world saudi prince albert waleed bin tallow is released from detention in riyadh. and the group iranian politicians are promising to investigate reports of police brutality in the wake of the anti-government protests that started a month ago. about . and afghanistan's capital has killed at least ninety five people and injured more than one hundred fifty elbows the explosives were hidden in an ambulance allowing the bomb us a get through security in kabul green zone the most heavily protected area in the city the taliban says it carried out the itzhak and it was targets in place but most of the dead. from kabul jennifer glass reports. another day of carnage on the streets of kabul this time the bomb was in an ambulance the driver pretended to be taking someone to a nearby hospital but instead he detonated his device on a crowded street the taliban said it was targeting policemen having lunch but as so often happens here afghan civilians going about their daily lives are among the victims including people lined up outside the interior ministry's human resources depa

is created real tension in the relationship and i think, it is the cause of some disorientation in riyadh because it's happening very quickly. (soft music) - [narrator] both saudi arabia and the us realized that their special relationship is in transition. analysts say both powers agree on the key points of promoting regional stability and containing iran but washington has openly criticized riyadh for focusing too much on beating regional rivals and too little on combating extremists. - on virtually every major issue in the region, the us and riyadh have been on different sides so the united states wanted to see the spread of democracy in the arab spring and saudi arabia was the leader of the regional coalition to prevent any kind of democratic change and you saw that most clearly in 2013 when saudi arabia sponsored and then supported the coup in egypt. on the iranian nuclear deal, the united states viewed this as a top priority, wanted to bring it about, the saudis were against it. on syria, the united states, for the most part, wanted to deescalate and saudi arabia wanted to escalate a

eleven saudi princes were arrested outside the royal palace in riyadh where they'd been protesting about the kingdom's decision to make saudi royal to pay their water and utility bills as part of a wider austerity plan the princes were transferred to the high security prison of a high here and i expected to go on trial beloved usuals fisher they were arrested because they were leading factor there are scores of city school water electricity for some reason they were doing our other reports. back there were presidents off the brits who are sick sick you did you know you were two thousand and sixteen and come to us who are you sure it's very conflicting at this point we don't know exactly what is going on saudi arabia has introduced a string of austerity measures to boost revenues and cut spending as the global slump in oil prices led to ballooning budget deficits slapping

guest: we still have lands in the united states to riyadh what we bought into in december was about 40%, in the united kingdom. one of the largest solar -- in the in the you new york area. and india. so, i do not know how exactly this will change our direction. secretary of -- u.s. treasury rick perry steven mnuchin says -- a weaker dollar is good for us as it relates to trade in opportunities. >> he said a weak u.s. dollar is good for america. do you agree? guest: i think it all depends why. if you think about the dollar today, it has weakened and it has baffled some people. there are two likely scenarios out there. one is what we talked about at the of that, in terms of the surprisingly stronger europe, the stronger rest of the world has now moved central banks into a position where they can start to normalize and raise rates. like we saw in the u.s. in 2014, it was a pretty robust move in the dollar as the fed started that. if that is what it is about, some adjustment, that is fine. the other side of the potential is fear is that there and it is a precursor to a protectionism and pot

tel aviv in riyadh in his presidency in a very simplistic and i think dangerous way but how much is he being pushed by those two countries go ahead mahmoud. what i think there are two shifts of war taken into consideration in the position of the administration one trump was always critical of the obama administration policy toward syria he said that he was not effective and he was not kind of put help in the syrians and now we're looking at the situation where basically it is no clear sort all. in the midst of all this chaos shift number two is an overt and exaggerated over on counter terrorism in the international relations of the unite of the united states with the middle east and i think what we saw in the summit was too much investment in this. to the extent that now it has overshadowed the complexity of the whole syrian crisis and all the chaos and there's also another problem now i think. between eighteen among. trying to simply fall who to blame which country or british government is responsible for the escalation in syria and then i think the blame goes around starting from the

do you make any -- do you attribute any political implications to the arrest of al masri in riyadh last week? >> maybe i c-- i didn't have a chance to see the usip panel. but when it comes to saudi arabia, i think we have optimism mixed with pessimism, in a sense. meeting with leaders in saudi arabia and ordinary people, civil society leaders let's say, you come away with a sense of sincerity that there is a desire, for example, to transform the economy. there is a desire to engage in real social reform and some of the reforms we're seeing there. at the same time, it would be foolish to juunderestimate the scale of the challenges saudi arabia faces, this movement from an oil-dominated economy, which is heavily dominated by the public sector, to one which is private sector led and diversified is a transition that very few countries have ever made. i would be hard pressed to come up with an example of a country that's successfully done that. so that challenge is there. some of the people we met were realistic about that, i would say. i think doing that especially without any kind of polit

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of the richest man in the world saudi prince our waleed bin tell out is released from detention in riyadh. and i'm peter stone was in doha with the latest sports our top story denmark's caroline wozniacki has won her first ever grand slam title at the australian open she beats about one hundred in the final in melbourne. first to afghanistan where a bomb attack in the capital has killed at least ninety five people and injured more than one hundred fifty dollars the explosives were hidden in an ambulance allowing the bomber to get through security in the city's green zone the most heavily protected area in kabul the taliban says it carried out the attack and that it was targeting police but most of the dead are civilians from kabul jennifer glass reports. another day of carnage on the streets of kabul this time the bomb was in an ambulance the driver pretended to be taking someone to a nearby hospital but instead he detonated his device on a crowded street the taliban said it was targeting policemen having lunch but as so often happens here afghan civilians going about their daily lives ar

also new arrests in the kingdom of saudi arabia princes are detained in riyadh. and surviving the war but will they survive the cold winter a plea for help from syria's internally displaced. welcome to the new protests against the greek orthodox patriarch of jerusalem have overshadowed all the docs christmas celebrations the alleged sale of church land to israelis sparked tense scenes as mohammed june explains from bethlehem. the protests were unprecedented in a display of anger toward the greek orthodox patriarch of jerusalem demonstrators attacked the convoy of the office the third as it made its way to bethlehem's manger square in the occupied west bank behind all this recent news reports alleging the patriarch has been involved in property sales to foreign tax havens and those properties may end up in the hands of israeli businesses. protesters believe the allegations and say it will make it harder for palestinians to establish their own state but i live now to mount a clear and simple we want the patriarch to resign we want to reform the patriarchate and to

before his release he gave an interview to the reuters news agency inside the ritz carlton hotel in riyadh where he'd been held since november along with around two hundred other cities are some of the first images from inside the complex a saudi attorney general says that many have already been released after paying settlements of billions of dollars will defend study professor andreas krieg says that saudi arabia's government is using prince talal as an example to invest as. having someone like prince talal for example speak out publicly as he did yesterday shows that you know the saudis are trying to use him as somewhat the poster child of liberalism they're trying to appeal to investors overseas saying we realize that what we did and the way we did it with that courage last year we completely undermined the business confidence and investor confidence in saudi arabia because let's face it there is a country that says we want to fight corruption and we does just misappropriate or nationalize certain. certain privately owned acids and privately owned company companies and that obviously u

been released dozens of princes senior officials and top business plan work detained and confined in riyadh the ritz carlton hotel the saudi government launched the purchase early in november and have only been to law one of the kingdom's top international business that was released on saturday. the us has lifted its ban on refugees from eleven countries it deemed high risk but says tougher checks will still be enforced as president donald trump implemented the ban in october as part of his revised immigration policy applicants from the unnamed countries will still face tougher so-called risk based assessments to be accepted. trappin astray she decided not to impose new sanctions on russia that says measures taken in august are hurting russia's economy anough jobs government also released a list of one hundred fourteen russian politicians and businessmen who have allegedly gain wealth or power by association with president vladimir putin the list was required by law to punish russia for allegedly meddling in the two thousand and sixteen u.s. election f.b.i. deputy director andrew mccabe has

arrests in the kingdom of saudi arabia eleven princes are detained after a rare protest at a palace in riyadh. here. plus millions of all the docs christians celebrate christmas across the globe. good to have you with us on the news our protests against the greek orthodox patriarch of jerusalem have overshadowed all the doc's christmas celebrations property sales well what sparked the tense scenes as mohammed june explains from bethlehem. the protests were unprecedented in a display of anger toward the greek orthodox patriarch of jerusalem demonstrators attacked the convoy of the office the third as it made its way to bethlehem's manger square in the occupied west bank behind all this recent news reports alleging the patriarch has been involved in property sales to foreign tax havens and those properties may end up in the hands of israeli businesses. protesters believe the allegations and say it will make it harder for palestinians to establish their own state but the live now to mount a clear and simple we want the patriarch to resign we want to reform the patriarchate and to sign a legal co

. >>> 11 princes have been arrested for staging a protest at a palace in riyadh, reportedly upset that state payments for their water and electric bills were being cut off. cnn is following this story live from our bureau in istanbul, turkey. what more can you tell us about this round of arrests? >> well, george, the 11 princes apparently gathered outside of this palace in riyadh and were protesting against their subsidies to electricity and water bills being cut. as well as demanding compensation for the execution of one of their cousins, who was convicted of murder. authorities came out and said that their demands were unlawful, and asked them to leave. when the princes refused, at that point, authorities came in and arrested the princes saying that they were disrupting public order and security. this, of course, we cannot independently verify. this apparently took place on thursday. but the saudi arabia attorney general came out with a statement last night saying that this is what had taken place. and all of this, of course, is coming at an interesting time for saudi arabia. in nove

two thousand and fifteen it has been been backing the government of president hadi against the peace riyadh and its coalition partners stand accused of committing war crimes against the yemeni people its air strikes have crippled much of the country's infrastructure and the blockade has left around twenty million people in dire need of food and medical aid we discuss the crisis with representatives from human rights watch and the red cross. for as we know this didn't stand to reopen today that's temporarily. florimond slow but importantly or crucially the should be no thirty day window because that's what the coalition said i mean it has been emphasized repeatedly by the whole human rights and humanitarian community that the force of the day that needs to be opened to commercial and humanitarian goods full stop should be no condition or timeline to that i mean keeping such goods blocked and therefore endangering the lives of civilians including women and children. this is a violation of international humanitarian law you have to remember that yemen is a country that depends on imports ninet

temporarily reopened to keep order in yemen to allow in supplies of food and fuel the united nations says riyadh blockade its involvement in the war in yemen has helped create the world's most grave humanitarian crisis. that's tomorrow is the blockade isn't lifted we won't be able even to imagine its consequences humanitarian organizations have already warned of the worst catastrophe in the history of the yemeni people. that we don't know where to get livelihood we are on the brink of begging for food people die from starvation i have nothing else to say it's cheaper to die and it's better than living like this. for saudi arabia's intervention in yemen began twenty fifteen it's been backing the government of president the against it's nice riyadh and its coalition partners stand accused of committing war crimes against the yemeni people it's our strikes have crippled much of the country's infrastructure and the blockade has left iran twenty million people in dire need of food and medical aid we discussed the crisis with representatives from human rights watch on the red cross. or as we know that

content to stay in riyadh and be well fed and taking care of he presides over a corrupt government. since he supposedly was a jitter mutlu elected he has brought nothing he has contributed nothing to the country he's been a disappointment to everybody even to his closest supporters and advisers he should just step aside and frankly i don't think although on the surface this looks like a proxy war between saudi arabia and u.a. e. i think there is actually a connivance between the two the saudis have not really lifted a finger to help their protege mr hardee and i think they're probably in agreement with the us to let them saw some kind of a state. in the south that would be presided over by a puppet government led by isabeau the ok there's a really interesting point i want to get on to the saudi you're a alliance in just a moment just before we do that but i want to pick up on what nabila saying about how do you agree that he's essentially checked out that he's quite happy sitting there in riyadh to let the south sort itself out on its own or do you think he's going to come to the pr

tel aviv in riyadh in his presidency in a very simplistic and i think dangerous way but how much is he being pushed by those two countries go ahead mahmoud. what i think there are two shifts warthe taken into consideration in the position of the administration one trump was always critical of the obama administration policy towards syria he said that he was not effective and he was not kind of put help in the syrians and now we're looking at the situation with basically it is no clear you're sort of all in syria now in the midst of all this chaos shift number two is an overt and exaggerated over on counter terrorism in the international relations of the unite of the united states with the middle east and i think what we saw in the time it was too much investment in this counterterrorist to the extent that now it has overshadowed the complexity of the whole syrian crisis and all the chaos and there's also another problem now i think we are. waiting among ourselves is that we're trying to simply fall home to blame which country or the very government is responsible for the escalation in

power but despite their riches several saudi princes and businessmen were locked up in the capital riyadh for months albeit in a five star hotel they were arrested for alleged corruption and have been released over the past few days after giving into certain demands guitar guests and a moment but first on the hawks are reports on the latest high profile detainee to be free prince i will leave until all. just hours before billionaire saudi prince and waleed bin assad was released from the ritz carlton hotel in riyadh he conducted an interview with the reuters news agency from the suite where he'd been confined in town is one of saudi arabia's most prominent business men and one of the world's richest men but he'd been held for more than two months accused of corruption in the interview he described the entire situation as a misunderstanding no charges ok just some discussion between the government you know i mean but the rest assured that this is a clean operation that we have and we just in discussion with the government on the various measures that i can divulge right now because we are

means power despite their riches several saudi princes and businessmen were locked up in the capital riyadh for months albeit in a five star hotel they were arrested for alleged corruption and have been released over the past few days after giving in to certain demands guitar guests and a moment but first on the hawks are reports on the latest high profile detainee to be free prince a leap into law. just hours before billionaire saudi prince and waleed bin assad was released from the ritz carlton hotel in riyadh he conducted an interview with the reuters news agency from the suite where he'd been confined in town is one of saudi arabia's most prominent business men and one of the world's richest men but he's been held for more than two months accused of corruption in the interview he described the entire situation as a misunderstanding no charges ok just some discussion between the government you know i mean but the rest assured that this is. you know protection that we have and we're just in discussion with the government on the various matters and that i can't divulge right now because we

we will also hear your reaction and members -- comments from members of congress to riyadh this begins tuesday night, live on c-span. listen for free, on the c-span radio app riyad. next, georgetown university hears from lawmakers on civility. included representatives debbie dingell of michigan, john davey of maryland, and senator tim scott of north our lineup. this is about 15 minutes. >> thank you all for coming, we are delighted to have you with us. fromme is john carrr georgetown university. grateful to them for their help, the friends at the democracy department, who support our efforts at evil dialogue, at a time when it is more important than ever. we do large dialogues at the georgetown, and it would mention a couple of those at the end. i'do some convenient ones, probably the most important thing that we do, is reach out to young leaders here in washington. -- it is my experience, i am very old, as i am told by my children all the time -- my experience is that a lot of young leaders come to washington, many of them motivated to their faith. but they get pulled into the wars. t

power but despite their riches several saudi princes and businessmen were locked up in the capital riyadh for months albeit in a five star hotel they were arrested for alleged corruption and have been released over the past few days after giving into certain demands guitar guests and a moment but first on the hawks are reports on the latest high profile detainee to be free prince i will leave until all. just hours before billionaire saudi prince and waleed bin assad was released from the ritz carlton hotel in riyadh he conducted an interview with the reuters news agency from the suite where he'd been confined in town is one of saudi arabia's most prominent business men and one of the world's richest men but he's been held for more than two months accused of corruption in the interview he described the entire situation as a misunderstanding no charges ok just some discussion between the government you know i mean but the rest assured that this is. no protection that we have and we just in discussion with the government on the various measures and i can't divulge right now because we are go

a saudi billionaire prince to change in riyadh for more than two months on allegations of corruption is set free plus. i'm lauren free on the river of rocks if the land border between turkey and greece but it's all for the new frontline and the european union's attempts to keep refugees out. the taliban says it was behind a bomb attack in afghanistan's capital that killed at least ninety five people and injured more than one hundred fifty others the explosives were hidden in an ambulance that allowed the bomber to get through security in kabul's green zone the city's most heavily protected area jennifer glass reports. another day of carnage on the streets of kabul this time the bomb was in an ambulance the driver pretended to be taking someone to a nearby hospital but instead he detonated his device on a crowded street the taliban said it was targeting policemen having lunch but as so often happens here afghan civilians going about their daily lives are among the victims including people lined up outside the interior ministry's human resources department. i was in my office we heard

two thousand and fifteen it has been backing the government of president hadi against the hoodie's riyadh and its coalition partners stand accused of committing war crimes against the yemeni people its air strikes have crippled much of the country's infrastructure and the blockade has left around twenty million people in dire need of food and medical aid discuss the crisis with representatives from human rights watch and the red cross. for as we know this is instead to reopen today that's temporarily. florimond slow but importantly or crucially they should be no thirty day window because that's what the coalition said i mean it has been emphasized repeatedly by the whole human rights and humanitarian community that the port of today that needs to be opened to commercial and humanitarian goods full stop should be no condition or timeline to that i mean keep in such good blocks and therefore in danger in the lives of civilians including women and children this is a violation of international humanitarian law you have to remember that yemen is a country that depends on imports ninety percent

power but despite their riches several saudi princes and businessmen were locked up in the capital riyadh for months albeit in a five star hotel they were arrested for alleged corruption and have been released over the past few days after giving in to certain demands guitar guests and a moment but first on the hawks are reports on the latest high profile detainee to be free prince i will leave until all. just hours before billionaire saudi prince and waleed bin talal it was released from the ritz carlton hotel in riyadh he conducted an interview with the reuters news agency from the suite where he'd been confined in town is one of saudi arabia's most prominent business men and one of the world's richest men but he's been held for more than two months accused of corruption in the interview he described the entire situation as a misunderstanding no charges ok just some discussion between the government you know i mean but the rest assured that this is a clean operation that we have and we just in discussion with the government on the various measures and i can't divulge right now because we

tel aviv in riyadh in his presidency in a very simplistic and i think dangerous way but how much is he being pushed by those two countries go ahead mahmoud. what i think there are two shifts of war taken into consideration in the in the position of the administration one trump was always critical of the obama administration policy toward syria he said that he was not effective and he was not kind of put help in the syrians and now we're looking at the situation where basically it is no clear that all. in the midst of all this chaos shift number two is an overt and exaggerated over on counter terrorism in the international relations of the unite of the united states with the middle east and i think what we saw in the summit was too much investment in this car to the extent that now it has overshadowed the complexity of the whole syrian crisis and all the chaos and there's also another problem now i think. to eighteen among the trying to simply fall who to blame who which country in order to go home and is responsible for the escalation in syria and they think the blame goes around start

tel aviv in riyadh in his presidency in a very simplistic and i think dangerous way but how much is he being pushed by those two countries go ahead mahmoud. what i think there are two shifts of war taken into consideration in the in the position of the administration one trump was always critical of the obama administration policy toward syria he said that he was not effective and he was not kind of put help in the syrians and now we're looking at the situation where basically it is no clear sort all. in the midst of all this chaos shift number two is an overt and exaggerated over on counter terrorism in the international relations of the unite of the united states with the middle east and i think what we saw in the summit was too much investment in this car to the extent that now it has overshadowed the complexity of the whole city and prices and all the chaos and there's also another problem now i think. to eighteen among the trying to simply follow who to blame which country or the very government is responsible for the escalation in syria and they think the blame goes around starti

discuss a country's internal affairs saudi media reporting that eleven princes have been detained in riyadh and are being held in a notorious prison after staging a protest that follows the detention of dozens of other high profile figures last year including royal family members some of them are still being held in a five star hotel as part of what was described as an anti corruption drive the latest arrests are said to have taken place outside the royal palace. u.s. president donald trump has gone on a twitter tirade calling the author for a book heavily criticizing his first year in office a total loser but fire and fury is proving so popular booksellers are struggling to keep up with demand amazon is reporting a two to four week wait to get a copy. in the middle east.

tel aviv in riyadh in his presidency in a very simplistic and i think dangerous way but how much is he being pushed by those two countries go ahead mahmoud. what i think there are two shifts of war taken into consideration in the in the position of the administration one trump was always critical of the obama administration policy toward syria he said that he was not effective and he was not kind of put help in the syrians and now we're looking at the situation where basically it is no clear sort all. in the midst of all this chaos shift number two is an overt and exaggerated over on counter terrorism in the international relations of the unite of the united states with the middle east and i think what we saw in the summit was too much investment in this counterterrorist to the extent that now it has overshadowed the complexity of the whole syrian crisis and all the chaos and there's also another problem now i think. to eighteen among. trying to simply fall who to blame which country or british government is responsible for the escalation in syria and they think the blame goes around s

heart attacks and i haven't been able to afford to buy medicine for five months when i came back from riyadh i only had twenty dollars in my pocket. the construction company employed more than fifty thousand workers three thousand five hundred of them. and many of them spent . they have been holding protests hoping to receive their pay out eventually. we are demanding our rights but i'm not hopeful because this has become a political issue and not a humanitarian one. was established forty years ago by the father of lebanon's prime minister. the. saudi arabia before he was assassinated the preferential treatment the company enjoyed a few years ago. because of oil prices and reduced saudi government spending. and. government is believed to over the company billions of dollars government leaders. the company is indebted to. what happens. prime minister could affect his popularity months before the parliamentary election but the stakes are much higher. in honduras security is tight as protests continue ahead of the inauguration of president. the opposition's general strike they say the vote coun

feature just beginning to ease down temperatures only twenty degrees in doha and sixteen you notice in riyadh on the other side the clinches still pretty warm for mecca temperatures twenty and thirty degrees are sort of order and across the rest of the region we're looking generally quite fine now as we head across into southern portions of africa we've got some showers affecting eastern parts of south africa at the moment otherwise mostly sherry to see is where you'd expect it to be across parts of angola zambia through to zimbabwe mozambique and tanzania also some showers affecting the eastern side of madagascar the showers across south africa gradually move further towards the east during wednesday. and one of the main stories. syrian warplanes launch a fierce offensive on the rebel held province of idlib as russia talks to try to end the conflict. ranjit muslims who fled from nan ma being targeted by people smugglers in the refugee camps of bangladesh. eleven soldiers are killed in kabul in an attack on a miniature candidate i saw says it's to blame. at least four people have been killed

before his release he gave an interview to the reuters news agency inside the ritz carlton hotel in riyadh he'd been held there since november along with about two hundred dollars these are some of the first images from inside the lavish hotel saudi attorney general says many of already been released after paying settlements of billions of dollars. one director of policy analysis at the doha institute joins me live here in the studio good to have you with us so what do we know about. family sources saying he's been released does that mean he can travel does that mean he keeps his assets and his companies well we don't know much actually about the details of his release but i expect that he has given important part of his wealth to actually in exchange for his freedom i believe that because he said that ninety five percent of the problems with the saudi government has been solved so i still think that he cannot be toppling actually until we get to one hundred percent that was the implication that was what i understood actually from his reuters interview today talking about interview. why wo

he gave a government approved interview to the reuters news agency inside the ritz carlton hotel in riyadh where he's been held since november many others are being held there too these are some of the first images from inside the complex the saudi attorney general says many have already been released after paying settlements dismissed employees of the saudi construction company oj are demanding their salaries it's been almost two years since they were paid show which was forced to close last summer was owned by the family of lebanon's prime minister saddle how do you get all the reports from beirut the employees have now become political bargaining chips. or has lost almost everything he returned home to lebanon from saudi arabia after working for the construction company saudi oshie for twenty two years it was a good life now this attic is his home. his children are all he has left but since he was laid off last summer taking care of them is hard. are in an orphanage didn't just lose his job he is owed around sixty thousand dollars the company was in financial trouble before it closed do

the stories we're following closely saudi media is reporting that eleven princes of been detained in riyadh and are awaiting trial to staging a protest outside the royal palace a prince is said to be being held in a notorious high security prison that's in contrast with dozens of other high profile. because they were detained in a luxury hotel last year during an anti corruption drive there are conflicting reports about what sparked the protests with some outlets saying it was about the removal of state subsidies while others say it was about the previous round of detentions all this is the saudi king announces plans to give a monthly allowance to state employees military personnel and pension is to help offset the impacts of economic reforms for the next year one point one eight million saudis employed by the government will receive a payment of two hundred sixty seven dollars a month to help with the rising cost of living one point two million pensioners will also benefit by receiving one hundred thirty three dollars a month and military personnel involved in the country's nearly three ye

hours before billionaire saudi prince and waleed bin talib was released from the ritz carlton hotel in riyadh he conducted an interview with the reuters news agency from the suite where he'd been confined been tell is one of saudi arabia's most prominent business men and one of the world's richest men but he's been held for more than two months accused of corruption in the interview he described the entire situation as a misunderstanding there no charges ok just some discussions between the government you know i mean but the rest assured that this is. you know protection that we have and we're just in discussion with the government on the various matters and i can't divulge right now because we are going to discuss with them the mark perry and his likeness was just one of the many objects known as the prince gave a tour of where he'd been detained been teller's arrest in the van that was part of what the government called an anti corruption campaign ordered by crown prince mohammed bin solid money the government says one hundred twenty four billion dollars is expected to be seized for more th

saudi media reporting that eleven princess have been detained in riyadh and are being held in a tourist prison after staging a protest that follows the detention of dozens of other high profile figures last year including royal family members some of them are still being held in a five star hotel as part of what was described as an anti corruption drive the latest arrests are said to have taken place outside the royal palace conflicting reports about whether the protest about the withdrawal of state subsidies or the previous round of detentions. the united nations has condemned a recent series of death sentences in egypt with twenty people reports the executed there in the past two weeks the human rights office expressed concern that the use of military courts to try civilians was seriously concerned that in all of these cases due process and fair trial guarantees do not appear to be followed as military courts typically deny defendants rights accorded by civilian courts reports also indicated the prisoners who were executed may have been subjected to initial inforced disappearance and