has to be on the agenda 3 summits in saudi arabia and leaders in the gulf cooperation council and the arab league gathering in mecca later on thursday let's bring in marwan bashara is al-jazeera senior political analyst and joins us live now from london marwan let's talk 1st about qatar's involvement in these saudi conferences how significant is it that the qatari prime minister's been invited and what role is qatar like it's a play. you know it's significant this is the 2nd time they have been invited to accept at this time. and clearly there is something positive in there but of course it remains to be seen after tomorrow night if there are by that the relations about it that are all meetings going on on the sidelines and the bloc of the country has decided to take some positive steps towards cutter because after all they are the ones will manufacture the crisis and for the life of me 2 years later i still can't figure out why would be why would someone take such a short sighted step against apartheid not our knowledge i it within the gulf region when all of these crises are escalat

cooperation council the g.c.c. and arab league are gathering in mecca they'll be focusing on regional security which also includes the situation in yemen and the recent attacks on saudi vessels under simmons reports the 1st of 3 major gatherings of leaders one objective to find a way of reducing tension in the middle east it's difficult at a time when divisions within the region run deep made worse by the battle of rhetoric between the united states and iran the host for these talks saudi arabia has made its position clear. we emphasize the need to exert more if it's to combat the subversive activities of extremist terrorist groups they must be addressed with all strength and firmness. a reference there to damage to 4 vessels including 2 saudi oil tankers off the coast of the united arab emirates earlier this month and drone attacks on saudi oil installations 2 days later the saudis had accused iran of ordering the drone attack which was claimed by new things in yemen in the run up to these talks by foreign ministe

cooperation council of the arab league a gathering in mecca later on thursday the aim is to focus on regional security as tension between the the united states iran and the u.s. is gulf allies escalates on wednesday regional foreign ministers met as the saudis called on muslim nations to confront iran with what they called force and firmness it's been a particularly tense month in the region with the u.s. deploying troops and warships to the gulf of zeros andrew symonds reports the 1st of 3 major gatherings of leaders one objective to find a way of reducing tension in the middle east it's difficult at a time when divisions within the region run deep made worse by the battle of rhetoric between the united states and iran the hosts for these talks saudi arabia made its position clear. we emphasize the need to exert more if it's to combat the subversive activities of extremist terrorist groups they must be addressed with all strength and firmness. a reference there to damage to 4 vessels including 2 saudi oil tankers off the coast of the united arab emirates earlier this month and drone

cooperation council and the arab league largely backed saudi arabia's condemnation of iran but iraq said it didn't agree with the group's final statement if you should when you have a love. in the midst of this tense time and rapidly changing developments in a regional and international environment full of tension extracts we are watching before our eyes the escalation of a regional and international crisis which can turn and turn war they're willing to offer us all if the crisis is not managed well then we will be faced with the danger of a regional and international confrontation which will bring tragedy to our countries . because as prime minister attended the talks in the 1st high level meetings in saudi arabia bahrain the u.a.e. and egypt imposed the blockade saudis foreign minister says there may be a solution to the gulf crisis. service of her the lease of your deed qatar participated in previous summits so it is not new it is true this time they were represented by the prime minister of the saudi stance like the other countries is that we are looking for a solution for the c

leaders the kingdom is hosting a series of high level meetings of the gulf cooperation council and the arab league it comes of escalating tension between iran and the united states and its gulf allies. the iranian regime interfered in our internal affairs and developed ballistic and nucular weapons it affects navigation in international oil this is a naked aggression against our stability and international security. well among those attending the meeting in mecca is cancerous prime minister this is the 1st high level meeting between qatari leaders and nations who imposed a blockade on the country nearly 2 years ago leaders are now moving in ca wise are missing off the arab league those talks are also focusing on the situation in yemen and recent attacks on society vassals well riyadh and washington accuse iran of the attacks earlier this month and the u.s. has deployed additional troops to the gulf. well maran bashar is al jazeera senior political analyst he joins us now live from london marwan sightseer rapier is clearly hoping to put on a united front faced with the threats of iran h

cooperation council and the arab league due to hold talks shortly in mecca. u.s. president donald trump says sanctions against iran a working and could force it to the negotiating table this as an iranian member of parliament says washington has been using mediators to send messages to tell ron's government and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has held talks with senior white house adviser jared cushion a in jerusalem just hours after parliament voted to dissolve and an unprecedented 2nd election was called. or in other stories we're following thousands of activists have gathered in the brazilian city of rio de janeiro to protest against education reforms it's the 2nd rally that this month of a president gyre paulson or his decision to freeze spending on public schools and education the government says the cuts are necessary measures to tackle an ongoing financial crisis well live now to daniel who is in sao paolo for us tell us more about why this issue is stirred up such strong emotions that. will marry many of the protesters who feel that this is

going to be on the agenda 3 summits in saudi arabia leaders from the gulf cooperation council and the arab league gathering in mecca later on today. in sudan one person was killed when rapid support forces opened fire on an area where protesters have gathered in the capital khartoum it comes as activists groups to clear the 2 day strike a success protest groups are now threatening more civil disobedience to try to force the military council power to the civilian. cartoon. what way hearing is that a crowd of protesters gathered not where the sit in is actually taking place but one of the roads leading into the city streets and then there was some sort of scuffle between the rapid security forces and the protesters the are asef i we think it's the are simply are hearing conflicting reports it may well have been the sudanese army shooting into the crowd we heard the 6 people that were injured one of those was a young man in his twenty's he's now succumbed to his injuries and is in hospital and has passed away now this comes as a similar incident took place on wednesday between the are sa

cooperation council an arab league gathering in mecca the focus is on regional security as tensions between iran the united states and its gulf allies escalate on wednesday regional foreign ministers met in jeddah the saudis called on the muslim nations to confront iran with what they called force and fungus is and it's been particularly tense in the region with the u.s. deploying troops and warships to the gulf. simmons now reports the 1st of 3 major gatherings of leaders one objective to find a way of reducing tension in the middle east it's difficult at a time when divisions within the region run deep made worse by the battle of rhetoric between the united states and iran the host for these talks saudi arabia made its position clear. we emphasize the need to exert more if it's to combat the subversive activities of extremist terrorist groups they must be addressed with extreme and firmness. a reference there to damage to 4 vessels including 2 saudi all tankers off the coast of the united arab emirates earlier this month and drone attacks on saudi oil installations 2 days later th

cooperation council and arab league largely back saudi arabia's condemnation of iran but iraq said it didn't agree with the group's final statement iran is also high on the agenda its meeting in berlin between the u.s. secretary of state and the german chancellor of germany is part of the 2015 nuclear agreement that the u.s. pulled out of last year. so dan smith 3 says the protest in the capital is a danger to the country demonstrators have been staging a sit in outside the military headquarters for weeks they want the generals to hand over power to a civilian administration councils also ordered the closure of algeciras office in ca to without giving any reason. denounce the closure of its bureau in khartoum saying the network sees this as an attack on media freedom professional journalism and the basic tenets of the rights of people to know and understand the reality of what's happening and so that the network deplores the decision and assures its audiences and sudan and globally that it will continue its coverage of sudan despite this political interference by the sudanese authorit

cooperation council it's a paper organization now it never was for middle but now it's almost nothing because of this bitter fight within the ranks of its own members this is not a way to assure security in the gulf and it's not a way to present iran with a solid front from as it were the other side of the ocean whether this could be a 1st step towards repro small is unclear but the immediate effect of cattle is involvement here could result in a broader debate over relations with iran andrew simmons al-jazeera. let's tell you a little more about the arab league it was formed in 1905 just before the end of world war 2 it has $22.00 members including palestine which it considers an independent state bus divisions between arab league nations mean that some countries are not represented at league events over the years the arab league has has had limited success it failed to have much influence during the 2003 u.s. invasion of iraq but was more successful during the arab spring it supported u.s. action against gadhafi forces in libya and suspended syria's membership the latest summit call

cooperation council and the arab league are meeting in saudi arabia to discuss recent tensions got as prime minister attended the talks in the 1st high level meeting since the 2017 blockade the saudi foreign minister says there may be a solution to the crisis. comes back to what he calls the right path so the tree council has declared the protests in the capital a danger to the country if ordered the army to close out this is office without giving a reason. more now on our top story the summits in saudi arabia president mahmoud bass's called an arab states to support the palestinian cause he's once again rejected u.s. president donald trump's peace plan. we call for an end to days israeli occupation of palestine under stablish ment of a palestinian independent state on the borders of 1987 with east jerusalem as its capital i would like to also reaffirm our absolute stance against american attempts to undermine international law with what is called the deal of the century to abolish the principle of a 2 state solution. israeli police say they've killed a palestinian man after he attack

cooperation council and the arab league are gathering in mecca they'll be focusing on regional security including the situation in yemen and the recent attacks on saudi vessels regional form and says have already met as the saudis called the muslim nations to confront iran with what they called force and firmness well it's been a particularly tense month in the region with the u.s. deploying troops on the warships to the gulf under simmons has more the 1st of 3 major gatherings of leaders one objective to find a way of reducing tension in the middle east it's difficult at a time when divisions within the region run deep made worse by the battle of rhetoric between the united states and iran the host for these talks saudi arabia has made its position clear. we emphasize the need to exert more if it's to combat the subversive activities of extremist terrorist groups they must be addressed with all strength and firmness. a reference there to damage to 4 vessels including 2 saudi oil tankers off the coast of the united arab emirates earlier this month and drone attacks on saudi oil installa

cooperation council and arab league gathering in mecca place on thursday. police in hungary a forced a criminal investigation after a tourist boat sank on the river danube it was carrying south korean tourists 7 people died but 7 others were rescuers these are live pictures of search teams looking for the 19 people who are still missing heavy rain and strong currents have been hampering rescue efforts al-jazeera shallot ballasts reports. it's a populist stritch of the danube river in the heart of border paste a tourist spots the move made was still carrying more than 30 south korean turrets and it was involved in a collision with a cruise ship receiving search for survivors the terrorists were wearing life jackets and water temperatures well below 15 degrees celsius police said after a month of heavy rain high water levels in a fast current complicated rescue if it's. one of the most we found some people with serious injuries in a critical condition there were some who got lightly injured and some needed to be resuscitated. police have now released video of

cooperation council and the arab league largely back saudi's condemnation of iran but iraq rejected the final statements as prime minister was there in the 1st high level meeting with blockading nations in nearly 2 years. reports a rare cordial moment between qatar and saudi arabia. qatar the prime minister said of the lebanon. 30 greeted by saudi king solomon bin abdulaziz in mecca the kingdom is hosting emergency meetings of the gulf cooperation council they organize a show of these lama conference and the arab league to counter what they say is iran's growing influence. but the saudis who are eager to show they have wider backing face a daunting task and the blockade imposed or sister $1017.00 the thai prime minister is seen here shaking hands with the king of bahrain another blockade in country and then the kuwaiti amir steps in trying to bring the saudi king and qatar the prime minister to engage in further talks that might ease tension and bring harmony to a d.c. in disarray king said man made it clear in his opening speech that he sees iran as the biggest threat to stability

that is a threat to regional and global security the gulf cooperation council and the arab league largely backed saudi arabia's condemnation of iran but iraq said it didn't agree with the group's final statement. you have. in the midst of this tense time and rapidly changing developments in a regional and international environment full of tension edge threats we are watching before our eyes the escalation of a regional and international crisis which can turn anti-war if they're willing to offer us all if the crisis is not managed well then we will be faced with the danger of a regional and international confrontation which will bring tragedy to our countries . cutter's prime minister attended the talks it was the 1st high level meeting since saudi arabia bahrain the u.a.e. and egypt imposed a blockade saudi arabia's foreign minister indicated his country's position hasn't changed. the qatar participated in previous summits so it is not new it is true this time they were represented by the prime minister of the saudi stance like the other countries is that we are looking for a solution for

cooperation council the organization of the islamic conference and the arab league to counter what they say is iran's growing influence but the saudis who are eager to show they have wider backing face a daunting task and doing the blockade imposed or sister $1017.00. prime minister is seen here shaking hands with the king of bahrain another blockade in country and then the kuwaiti amir steps in trying to bring the saudi king and qatar the prime minister to engage in further talks that might ease tension and bring harmony to a d.c. in disarray king solomon made it clear in his opening speech that he sees iran as the biggest threat to stability in the region. the iranian regime interfered in our internal affairs and develop ballistic and nucular weapons it affects navigation in international oil this is a naked aggression against our stability and international security. but for the saudis to build a coalition against iran they need to and the impasse created by the to see a crisis the diplomatic spat started with saudi arabia bahrain the u.a.e. and egypt sever ties with qatar imposed a

cooperation council their organization of these lama conference and the arab league to counter what they say is iran's growing influence. but the saudis who are eager to show they have wider backing face a daunting task and of the blockade imposed or qatar sr 1017 the thai prime minister is seen here shaking hands with the king of bahrain another blockade in country and then the kuwaiti amir steps in trying to bring the saudi king and qatar the prime minister to engage in further talks that might ease tension and bring harmony to a d.c. in disarray king said man made it clear in his opening speech that he sees iran as the biggest threat to stability in the region but the iranian regime interfered in our internal affairs and develop ballistic and nucular weapons it affects navigation in international oil this is a naked aggression against our stability and international security. but for the saudis to build a coalition against iran they need to and the impasse created by the g.c.c. crisis the diplomatic spat started with saudi arabia bahrain the u.a.e. and egypt sever ties with qatar

cooperation council and. the arab league know this comes during a time of escalating tensions between iran and the united states and its goal follows. the iranian regime interfered in our internal affairs and develop ballistic and nucular weapons it affects navigation in international oil this is a naked aggression against our stability and international security. well among those attending the meeting in mecca is qatar's prime minister says the 1st high level meeting between qatari leaders with nations who and pulls impose that blockade on the country nearly 2 years ago the talks in mecca are also focusing on the situation in yemen and recent attacks on sides events. riyadh's and washington accuse iran of the attacks earlier this month and the u.s. has deployed additional troops and warships to the gulf along with and stay saudi arabia's foreign minister cold on muslim nations to confront iran with what they call force and firmness. well ashleigh has covered this story extensively for us and he joins me now

the gulf cooperation council will operate effectively after this it's not operating effectively now and i think in the future not only qatar but other countries in the g.c.c. not part of the blockade and smaller countries like kuwait and oman will also take a lesson from the blockade and that is some degree of distrust towards the larger neighbors more powerful more militarily ambitious neighbors particularly saudi arabia and the u.a.e. so.

cooperation council iran has been calling for more political talks with the g.c.c. saying that it's up to us to come together talk about the differences solve those differences and move forward they have been warning against any attempt to further isolate iran or any attempt to push for a military confrontation and i think today we are likely to see further strained relations with the saudis in particular and iran so it's not likely at all that we will see this in gauge it in the g.c.c. and iran. that's not likely to come towards the time being. what is what is all this is that the saudis are consolidating the diplomatic push with the support of the getting for more countries i've been hearing from arab leaders saying the exactly the same thing that we support your behavior which could be an indication that we are likely going to see more strained relations between the 2 countries that's a key players in the region and the more tension and this is going to further create many many concerns and worries among the people in the region other time where there were calls

cooperation council it's a paper organization now it never was for middle but now it's almost nothing because of this bitter fight within the ranks of its own members this is not a way to assure security in the gulf and it's not a way to present iran with a solid front from as it were the other side of the ocean whether this could be a 1st step towards repro small is unclear but the immediate effect of cattle is involvement here could result in a broader debate over relations with iran andrew simmons al-jazeera. now major rescue operations underway in the hungary in capital after a sightseeing boat capsized on the river danube killing at least 7 people 19 others are still missing the boat was carrying more than 30 south korean tourists in but the past when it reportedly collided with another tourist vessel heavy rain and strong currents have been hampering rescue efforts. still to come here on al jazeera. striking out against austerity argentinians put more pressure on the government of the president noted c.e.o. mark. also had gripped by drought the daily struggle to survive pakistan

cooperation council they organize a show of the islamic conference and the arab league to counter what they say is iran's growing influence but the saudis who are eager to show they have wider backing face a daunting task and of the blockade imposed on sr 1017 the thai prime minister is seen here shaking hands with the king of bahrain another blockade in country and then the kuwaiti emea steps in trying to bring the saudi king and qatar to prime minister to engage in further talks that might ease tension and bring harmony to a d.c. in disarray king said man made it clear in his opening speech that he sees iran as the biggest threat to stability in the region. the iranian regime interfered in our internal affairs and developed ballistic and nucular weapons it affects navigation in international oil this is a naked aggression against our stability and international security. but for the saudis to build a coalition against iran they need to and the impasse created by the to see a crisis the diplomatic spat started with saudi arabia bahrain the u.a.e. and egypt sever ties with qatar impose

leaders the kingdom is hosting a series of high level meetings of the gulf cooperation council and the arab league there it comes during a time of escalating tension between iran and the gulf states and its allies. well among those attending the meeting in mecca is qatar as prime minister is the 1st highlevel meeting between the qatari leaders with nations he imposed a blockade on the country nearly 2 years ago leaders also held a wider meeting of the arab league those talks also focus on rights of palestinians the situation in yemen and recent attacks on oil tankers off the u.a.e. both riyadh and washington accuse a run of the attacks earlier this month and the u.s. has deployed additional troops and warships to the gulf. looking someone has told the arab league it's time to take action against iran. not taking a decisive and repellent stance against iran would lead to continuing abuse in the region so to reveal will always stretch its hand to cooperate and help other countries in the region to develop and reach peace in the area including the iranian people we have to exert effort to

cooperation council the organization of the islamic conference and the arab league to counter what they say is iran's growing influence but the saudis who are eager to show they have wider backing face a daunting task and the blockade imposed says to 1017 the thai prime minister is seen here shaking hands with the king of bahrain another blockade in country and then the kuwaiti amir steps in trying to bring the saudi king and qatar the prime minister to engage in further talks that might ease tension and bring harmony to a d.c. in disarray king said man made it clear in his opening speech that he sees iran as the biggest threat to stability in the region. the iranian regime interfered in our internal affairs and developed polycystic and nucular weapons it affects navigation in international oil this is a naked aggression against our stability and international security. but for the sardi's to build a coalition against iran they need to end the impasse created by the d.c. acquire the diplomatic spat started with saudi arabia bahrain the u.a.e. and egypt sever ties with qatar imposed a la

just hours after the gulf cooperation council and the arab league summits conclude, some of the leaders will meet again in mecca to discuss the latest conflicts in muslim—majority countries. 16—year—old greta thunberg, the swedish school girl who started a global movement of student strikes calling for action to combat climate change, is leading a march in vienna today. and over in the us, the california democratic party state convention starts in san francisco. the three—day meet is by far the largest gathering of democrats from around the state. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello — i'm gavin ramjaun — and this is your friday sport briefing. the cricket world cup is underway — and what a way to cement your status as favourites. england — who are the tournament hosts, crushed south africa in their opening game at the oval in london. they won by1011 runs. the moment of the match? this spectacular catch by all—rounder ben stokes! it's so good we have show it again. stokes, their top scorer with 89 runs, also contributed two wickets. jof

cooperation council there tonight is a show of these lima conference and the arab league to counter what they say is iran's growing influence. but the saudis who are eager to show they have wider backing face a daunting task and the blockade imposed says to 1017 the thai prime minister is seen here shaking hands with the king of bahrain another blockade in country and then the kuwaiti amir steps in trying to bring the saudi king and qatar the prime minister to engage in further talks that might ease tension and bring harmony to a d.c. in disarray king said man made it clear in his opening speech that he sees iran as the biggest threat to stability in the region. the iranian regime interfered in our internal affairs and developed polycystic and nucular weapons it affects navigation in international oil this is a naked aggression against our stability and international security. but for the saudis to build a coalition against iran they need to and the impasse created by the to see quite the diplomatic spat started with saudi arabia bahrain the u.a.e. and egypt sever ties with qatar im

it says the gulf cooperation council considers the damage a "serious escalation" of regional tensions. those other papers. —— are the. amar kanim spent thirty years believing he was an orphan after a napalm attack in iraq. he suffered serious injuries and was brought to the uk in 1992 by the former mp emma nicholson. but a bbc investigation has discovered amar‘s mother is still alive. 0ur correspondentjon kay travelled with amar back to iraq to see the family reunion. amar kanim is heading back to iraq, to be reunited with his mother. 30 years ago, he left the country as an orphan and came to live in britain. everyone believed his family had been killed in a napalm attack. this is the first time he's returned. extremely exciting, you know, i can't wait. it is a big day and i don't know if i'm going to sleep tonight. amar is waiting. zahra is on her way, with her husband and youngest son. it was 1991 when amar was found alone, burned and close to death. his rescuers and doctors thought his family had all perished. but bbc news has confirmed that amar‘s mother survived the bombi

cooperation council and the arab league of largely back saudis condemnation of to run but iraq rejected the final statement iraq carter's prime minister was also their 1st high level meeting with blockading nations in nearly 2 years under simmons reports. this is the 1st high level contact between cattle in saudi arabia for nearly 2 years the qatari prime minister shaikh abdullah bin nasa being funny and saudi king salamander bin abdel-aziz the saudis are trying to show they have wider backing in their efforts to counter what they say is iran's growing influence the qatari prime minister here briefly shaking hands with the king of bahrain kuwait zimmy or trying to encourage some dialogue as he has done since 2017 he's been attempting to mediate in the dispute between cats and the blockading countries of saudi arabia bahrain the united arab emirates and egypt. what the saudis want to do is to try to project a united front to the iranian regime interfered in our internal affairs and develop ballistic and nucular weapons it affects navigation in international oil this is a naked aggression

across the middle east leaders from the gulf cooperation council of the arab league a gathering in mecca later on thursday the aim is to focus on regional security as tension between iran the united states and its gulf allies escalates on wednesday regional foreign ministers met as the saudis called a muslim nations to confront iran with what they called force and firmness it's been a particularly tense month in the region with the u.s. deploying troops and warships to the gulf was there as anderson's reports. the 1st of 3 major gatherings of leaders one objective to find a way of reducing tension in the middle east it's difficult at a time when divisions within the region run deep made worse but the battle of rhetoric between the united states and iran the host for these talks saudi arabia has made its position clear. we emphasize the need to exert more efforts to combat the subversive activities of extremist terrorist groups they must be addressed with all strength and firmness. a reference there to damage to 4 vessels including 2 saudi all tankers off the coast of the united arab emir

cooperation council and the arab league have largely backed saudi arabia's condemnation of tehran but iraq rejected the final statement after simmons reports this is the 1st high level contact between cattle and saudi arabia for nearly 2 years the qatari prime minister sheikh abdullah bin nasa been funny and saudi king salamander bin abdel-aziz the saudis are trying to show they have wider backing in their effort to counter what they say is iran's growing influence the qatari prime minister here briefly shaking hands with the king of bahrain kuwait see me are trying to encourage some dialogue as he has done since 2017 he's been attempting to mediate a dispute between cats and the blockading countries of saudi arabia bahrain the united arab emirates and egypt. what the saudis want to do is to try to project a united front. the iranian regime interfered in our internal affairs and develop ballistic and nucular weapons it affects navigation in international oil this is a naked aggression against our stability and international security. but iraq objected to a communique attacking iran is

cooperation council there tonight is a show of these lima conference and the arab league to counter what they say is iran's growing influence. but the saudis who are eager to show they have wider backing face a daunting task and the blockade imposed says to 1017 the thai prime minister is seen here shaking hands with the king of bahrain another blockade in country and then the emir steps in trying to bring the saudi king and qatar to prime minister to engage in further talks that might ease tension and bring harmony to a d.c. in disarray king said man made it clear in his opening speech that he sees iran as the biggest threat to stability in the region. the iranian regime interfered in our internal affairs and developed holistic and nucular weapons it affects navigation in international oil this is a naked aggression against our stability and international security. but for the saudis to build a coalition against iran they need to and the impasse created by the to see quite the diplomatic spat started with saudi arabia bahrain the u.a.e. and egypt sever ties with qatar imposed a lan

cooperation council it's a paper organization now it never was for middle but now it's almost nothing because of this bitter fight within the ranks of its own members this is not a way to assure security in the gulf and it's not a way to present iran with a solid front from as it were the other side of the ocean whether this could be a 1st step towards repro small is unclear but the immediate effect of cattle is involvement here could result in a broader debate over relations with iran andrew simmons al-jazeera. a major rescue operation is underway in the hungary and capital after a sightseeing boat capsized in the danube killing at least 7 people 19 others are still missing the boat was carrying more than 30 south korean tourists and for the past when it reportedly collided with another tourist bus a heavy rain and strong currents have been hampering the rescue efforts. still to come for you here on al-jazeera as the syrian government intensifies its bombardment of rebel held town calls at the u.n. for a cease fire. also ahead ethnic serbs protesting the cost of a after the police ar

cooperation council for the last couple of years and how important would you say the the u.s. ally. ice in the gulf are. washington right now because we are seeing these tensions being ramped up from the u.s. putting an awful lot of pressure on the iranians just how reliances the u.s. on the support or is america prepared at to go it's alone when it comes to dealing with iran i think that 1st the united states is split on this particular subject the president keeps talking about an early conversation with the iranians i don't think he takes the statement of the supreme leader last week that talks with the united states are not on that seems to be pretty well ratified across the iranian spectrum even if there are audience who at one point or another thought it might be useful to see whether in fact they could lead anywhere there are 2 reasons for i think iranian concern one is that the united states is pulls out of the nuclear agreement and the 2nd is that the united states as a negotiating proposition has not been able to put forward in a similar relationship with the north ko

ships as alarming and called for an investigation egypt in bahrain the gulf cooperation council general and the arab league have all denounced the act of sabotage sweetness reopen the rape investigation and julia sanjian is seeking his extradition from the u.k. wiki leaks founder was arrested last month at the ecuadorian embassy in london where he spent 7 years after jumping bail he denies the swedish rape allegations for 9 years ago the u.s. also wants to extradite a song over wiki leaks release at thousands of classified documents. i have today taken the decision to reopen the preliminary investigation if the uranium going out and he came off to review in the preliminary investigation in its current state my assessment is that there is still probable cause to suspect that mr sounds committed great. britain has more from london. the reason why mary and ny the prosecutor back then decided to hold the case against julian 2017 was because she saw no prospect of being able to continue pursuing the case here at the time was still holed up in the ecuadorian embassy and did not appear keen at

cooperation council issued a statement condemning the attack georgia fan was a fellow with gulf state analytics he says the incident raises the stakes in an already tense region. as the white house is intensifying its so-called a maximum pressure campaign on the islamic republic officials in tehran are also considering what options they have to put pressure on iran as adversaries for a long time people have speculated about as soon ario whereby eat running as close the strait of hormuz located right next to this incident and this is certainly something that raises the stakes for all players internationally given how much oil transits this artery separating the arabian peninsula from iran but i think there's no doubt that you're going to see. many voices not only in sort of media but also in social media trying to spin this episode to further their own narratives in their own interests during this very sensitive period of time more than a dozen you anything to aid groups have suspended their operations in syria's rebel control in the province several hospitals and buildings. longing to

cooperation council the g.c.c. and arab league will gather in saudi arabia for a series of high level meetings comes amid soaring tensions between iran and the united states and its gulf allies israel will hold a 2nd election this year after prime minister benjamin netanyahu failed to form a coalition government netanyahu is insisting that the political situation will not interfere with a u.s. peace plan palestine and israel. and iran's foreign minister mohammed job and zarif has criticized the yet to be unveiled u.s. plan calling it shameful senior white house advisor john would push this plan is likely to be on the agenda at 3 summits in saudi arabia let's bring back my own bashar is al-jazeera a senior political analyst who joins us now live from london let's talk 1st about qatar's involvement in the saudi conferences how significant is it that the qatari prime minister has been invited and what role is cats are likely to play in these meetings. of course it remains to be seen that's the short answer because we

cooperation council it's a paper organisation now it never wise for middle but now it's almost nothing because of this bitter fight within the ranks of its own members this is not a way to assure security in the gulf and it's not a way to present iran with a solid front from as it were the other side of the ocean ok lawrence wilkerson i'm afraid to go have to leave it there but thank you very much for joining us from richmond virginia. as serbia is blaming nato and the european union for a surge in tensions in kosovo after a police raid sparked anger among minority ethnic serbs she says operation in a serb dominated area of course of all sport fury in belgrade where the government's picked troops on full alert meanwhile hundreds of ethnic serbs have held a protest in kosovo as capital. natascha is there are in statue of kenya's are in north metro feeds are is a symbol of serbian pride in this predominantly ethnic serbs municipality in north and kosovo people are angry over what they call intimidation by prishtina kosovo's police of logs an anti smuggling operation in the area the major

the gulf cooperation council will operate effectively after this is not operating effectively now and i think in the future not only cuts are but other countries in the g.c.c. not part of the blockade and smaller countries like kuwait and oman will also take a lesson from the blockade and that is some degree of distrust towards the larger neighbors more powerful more militarily ambitious neighbors particularly saudi arabia and the u.a.e. so i think it's had an irreparable damage with regards to the arab gulf states and you say that that some pot because of the trump ministrations what you call in that sense that you ation with saudi arabia i want to ask about eliot engel comments about the united arab emirates and its role in conflicts and the rage and what do you think was behind this because we haven't heard much criticism off the emirates from the u.s. government. well we haven't heard much criticism from the u.s. administration and you're right we haven't heard much from the government generally but if you look at what people have been writing in washington d.c. what the policy ex

cooperation council it's a paper organization now it never was for middle ball but now it's almost nothing because of this bitter fight within the ranks of its own members this is not a way to assure security in the gulf and it's not a way to present iran with a solid front from as it were the other side of the ocean whether this could be a 1st step towards repro small is unclear but the immediate effect of cattle is involvement here could result in a broader debate over relations with iran andrew simmons al-jazeera. a major rescue operation is underway in hungary capital after a sightseeing boat capsized on the danube river killing at least 7 people state media say at least 20 others are missing it was carrying more than 30 south korean tourists in budapest and it reportedly co-exists with another tourist bessel heavy rain and strong currents are hampering rescue efforts. serbia is blaming nato and the european union for a surge and tensions in kosovo after a police raid sparked anger among minority ethnic serbs chooses operationally serb dominated area of course of all sparked fury in be

cooperation council it's a paper organization now it never was for middle but now it's almost nothing because of this bitter fight within the ranks of its own members this is not a way to assure security in the gulf and it's not a way to present iran with those solid front from as it were the other side of the ocean whether this could be a 1st step towards repro small is unclear but the immediate effect of cattle is involvement here could result in a broader debate over relations with iran andrew symonds. delegates from more than 15 asia pacific countries are in bangkok for a un meeting on statelessness are expected to pledge action ahead of a global gathering in geneva and october at the un refugee agency estimates there are at least 10000000 stateless people worldwide and a 3rd of them are children when the state was for many reasons in many cases it's because of ethnic and religious discrimination that's the case with a muslim from me and maher then describes them as the most persecuted minority in the world scott haidar has more from bangkok. well so far today on the agenda really

cooperation council of the arab league that's in saudi arabia to discuss recent tensions. prime minister attended those talks of the 1st high level meeting since the 2070 blockade on his nation began the saudi foreign minister says that maybe a solution to the crisis if quote comes back to the white path. and saddam's military council is to plot a protest of the capital khartoum a danger to. the country the army has ordered al jazeera as office to close without giving a reason. the u.s. secretary of state is a bird living his 1st official visit with germany's chancellor mike pompei at aguilar merkel are expected to discuss the wising tension between the u.s. and iran germany is part of the 2015 nuclear agreements that the u.s. pulled out of last here european leaders of sense out of a framework for trade with iran to avoid u.s. sanctions that's called lived out of berlin. dominic came can tell us more so what's the point of bike pompei as visits dominic. viewers might recall that this is a meeting that was supposed to take place much earlier this month but was abruptly can

cooperation council of the arab league a gathering in mecca late on thursday the aim is to focus on regional security as tension between the the united states iran and the u.s. is gulf allies escalates on wednesday regional foreign ministers met as the saudis called on muslim nations to confront iran with what they called force and firmness it's been a particularly tense month in.

. >>> the gulf cooperation council has condemned the targeting of four commercial ships near the united arab emirates. the alleged sabotage operations as they're called happened in the port city of fujairah. there is no word yet on who is responsible and so far as we know no one is hurt. the united states has warned that iran could be targeting vessels in that area, but iran's foreign ministry is calling the incident "alarming and regrettable". >>> at least six people were killed sunday when gunmen attacked a catholic church. state media report a priest is among the dead and the church and other buildings were set on fire. the west african nation has seen a spike in extremist violence by militants linked to al qaeda and isis. >>> the u.s. president donald trump says the u.s. is "right where we want to be with china." the stalled trade talks have investors nervous, jittery about possible retaliation from china. dow futures point to a down day on wall street. asia markets also closing down. >> for more perspective on this, simon baptist joins us now from singapore. he is the chief economi

cooperation council have started enhanced security patrols around the persian gulf. >> all this comes a day after iran's foreign minister also said his nation does not want war in the region. >>> now, while the president threatens iran, the white house is also rolling out a new peace plan for israelis and palestinians. it focuses on the economy, and it's being led in part by mr. trump's son-in-law jared kushner. >> a meeting is planned for bahrain next month. it's called the peace to prosperity workshop. finance ministers and business leaders will discuss that initiative. it aims to make places like gaza and the west bank "as investable as possible." it's not clear where the israelis stand on all of this. but we do have a pretty good idea from the palestinian authority. >> yeah, cnn's nic robertson has more now from abu dhabi. >> reporter: the initial reaction coming from the palestinian authority president's spokesman seems to be negative. he calls this current plan, this economic workshop idea, a futile idea he says an economic plan without a political horizon will lead nowhere the

that is signal with the iranians that the relationship with the gulf cooperation council allies is strong. iran is essentially isolated in persian gulf. we're simply doing a show of force as deterrence to deter further malfeasance on their part. melissa: a lot on the other side of the aisle questioning that that last thing you said, that it is a show of force for deterrent sake. they say there is provocation. there seems to be no plan an that really, you know, we're turning up the temperature on our way to war. how woo would you respond to th? >> i try to stay away as political analysis as much as possible but inevitably the real conversation the failure here is the failure by obama administration, in a sense they engaged iranian regime on the false premise there are moderates within the iranian regime they could negotiate. there are no moderates in the iranian regime. there are moderates out there. they are completely isolated from the government and isolated from the economy. the hard-liners are in control, always will be in control. this is hardly messaging prelude to war. this is real

cooperation council and the arab league largely backed saudi arabia's condemnation of iran but iraq said that it didn't agree with the group's final statement same reports from tehran. well we've heard a lot of strong condemnation of the conversations that were had in saudi arabia yesterday iran's foreign ministry spokesman abbas mousavi began friday morning by issuing a statement in which he said he expressed regret that saudi arabia was using the opportunity to host the organization of islamic cooperation and muslim leaders as a platform to push for its divisive policies he said that iran rejects and condemns the statements that were said in saudi arabia between arab leaders yesterday that condemned iran for interfering in its neighbors affairs saudi arabia's military campaign in yemen was also discussed at the summit the saudis defended their position claiming that they reserve the right to defend themselves from foreign attacks riyadh says that iran has been providing support huth the rebels and ickes ation that tehran denies i don't know what. we are not involved in yemen if we

cooperation council and the arab league have denounced the quote act of sabotage still more about all of this without levi zs the rector of the iran project that the international crisis group and he joins us via skype from washington d.c. thank you for joining us here on al-jazeera perhaps quite a bit of a confusing picture that is emerging what do you make of it. look it's too soon to judge whether iranians had any involvement with the accidents and the u.a.e. and the gulf but the reality is that if you look at the context washington has significantly escalated tensions in a region that was already experiencing an enormous amount of turmoil and so it's not unusual for this to come out to surface in other places and this could very well be the beginning of an escalator it's very spiral given the amount of friction between iran and the u.s. and their respective allies in the region and the number of non-state actors who might take this isn't zone of their own not necessarily in coordination with their sponsors is so i guess saying how easy will easily asked a confusing picture can the

cooperation council it's a paper organization now it never was for middle but now it's almost nothing because of this bitter fight within the ranks of its own members this is not a way to assure security in the gulf and it's not a way to present iran with a solid front from as it were the other side of the ocean whether this could be a 1st step towards repro small is unclear but the immediate effect of cattle is involvement here could result in a broader debate over relations with iran andrew simmons. at least 6 people have been killed in a bomb attack in the afghan capital kabul a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a military training center it's one of the main centers for recruits no group has claimed responsibility yet. protest leaders in sudan have declared their 2 day strike a success people across the nation stopped working on tuesday and wednesday protest groups are now threatening a civil disobedience campaign to try to force the military council to hand power to civilians. delegates from more than 15 asia pacific countries are in bangkok for a un meeting on statelessness

we heard last week that king salman had invited all members of the gulf cooperation council including qatar, but then today the qataris are saying they are not invited. so i think we need to wait and see who comes from qatar tomorrow to the holy city of mecca, islam's holiest site. will it be the emir of qatar, who hasn't spoken to king salman for more than two years? will it be a lower ranking diplomat? or will there be anyone at all? all of this, of course, comes at a time when king salman has called notjust one but two summits, first of the gulf rulers, then of leaders across the arab world. then there is the third summit on friday, which was already scheduled, of the global islamic organisation, the islamic organisation of cooperation. they are trying to forge a united front to send a clear message to iran that they don't want a war but they will respond forcefully if they feel their interests are threatened. and of course the same messages coming from iran. to syria, where at least 15 civilians are reported to have been killed in bombings by government forces. conflict is escalat

cooperation council it's a paper organization now it never was for middle but now it's almost nothing because of this bitter fight within the ranks of its own members this is not a way to assure security in the gulf and it's not a way to present iran with a solid front as it were the other side of the ocean. still to come on al-jazeera as the syrian government intensifies its bombardment of rebel held times calls up the united nations for a cease fire. and we report from buenos aires on the rates a strike against austerity measures in argentina. the web and sponsored by qatar and ways. hello we've got more wet weather rolling across southern parts of china still a fair amount of clout there into the south china sea so we've got some live longer spells of rain still hugging the south coast here around the gulf of tonkin hi nancy heavy rain rain starting to pull away from hong kong for a time 27 celsius here will see it very close by as we go on into friday winds coming in from the south or the temperatures will not jump to 3 degrees in the process but lots of wet weather showing up on