the russian president has been in the saudi capital riyadh this monday on his 1st visit to the gulf states in over a decade but amid putin held talks with king film on the crown prince signing off a raft of cooperation agreements it was that. just have a look at this massive wooden door behind me the decorations on it the shiny marble and the number of security guards behind my shoulder there you have it we'll tell you that we're inside the wall palace of the saudi king the venue for the 1st visit of the russian president in more than a decade to this country however when mr putin just arrived the whole event began with a bit of an embarrassment for the orchestra that was welcoming him was would like however when president putin stepped inside the wall palace it was clear that the saudi side tried to do their best to make sure that mr putin feels like he's at home here and the wall residence and that was reflected through the things that the 2 leaders said to each other once they sat down in the so-called blue hall this visit would be very productive and they will continue this cooperation

official behind that report told t w riyadh's claim that it was a rogue operation doesn't hold water. if it was conducted and done by state official. it pretty lined upon state and state resources that came in to. a private check with diplomatic clearance. the murder global condemnation the u.s. and many european nations slap sanctions on some saudi officials but washington was reluctant to take things further than in danger weapons sales to riyadh $450000000000.00 worth of things ordered from a very rich country saudi arabia. 600000 jobs maybe more of them. really very hurtful to this country of which we're not going to use now one year on from jamal khashoggi is death it's almost as if nothing happened relations between saudi arabia and its western allies have largely normalized. we have some football now and in the champions league byron munich produced a phenomenal performance to beat last season's runners up tottenham 72 in london tottenham took the lead early but it didn't last long biron firing back well to do it lee dominate the 2nd half of sums stunning tax striker. netted 2

the other seal down gifts for exchanged in riyadh there's vladimir putin sticks to bolster russia's ties with saudi arabia. video obtained by artie's abruptly agency shows the syrian army entering our house by car province in northeast syria earlier kurdish officials that they had struck an agreement with damascus to deploy government troops to the area. i. passed the routes between police and protesters across the lunar airports over the jailing of 9 catalan step put its leaders on for addition charge of. a child gender clinic in the u.k. is sued over the alleged use of under researched experimental treatments we hear from a psycho on the list who was there. for you. this is. all she wished. to. and i welcome you watching ask international with minichiello. the russian president has been in the saudi capital riyadh this monday on his 1st visit to the gulf state in over a decade but the mere person held talks with king cellmark and the crown prince signing off on a raft of cooperation agreements but it is also exchanged gifts with the russian leader presenting his counterparts with a rar

(riders screaminhappily)y) this fun zone had open inside a riyadh mall. along with all the rides and shops is a b multiplex movie theater shg all the latest features.an cinemas were bned for decades. but now mbs's planas to open 350 theaters across the kingdom. (riders screaming happily) what people weren't seeing at the time was the behind-the-scenes effort to control how much freedom would be allowed. ♪ >> the changes in the kingdom were going to unleash severalra different pressures. first, you were going to haveou thnds of religious police who would sa "i oppose this."poe you would inevitably also have thousands ofther sdis,ho would say, "i want far more than you're wling to give." i think the saudis made a decision that they need to mehow, somehow manage that. (indistinct conversation) >> smith: in saudi arabia, two thirds of the country is under 30, with the largest population ofwitter users in the middle ea. >> saudi was a twitter country you know, they expressed themselves on twitter. they used to call it the saudiss congre. and twitter was fair

deals are sealed and gets exchanged in riyadh as lattimer putin seeks to bolster russia's ties with saudi arabia. video obtained by r.t.s. roughly agency it shows the syrian army entering the top prominence in northeast syria earlier british officials said they struck and agreement with damascus to deploy government troops to the area. and the child gender clinic in the u.k. is sued over the alleged use of under researched experimental treatment we hear from a psychoanalyst who works there. something about the soon to be. cool post pushed. a very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at our teacher in moscow in joining us this hour. the russian president has been in the saudi capital riyadh this monday on his 1st visit to the gulf state in over a decade a lot of reporting held talks with king solomon and the crown prince signing off on a raft of cooperation agreements leaders also exchanged gifts with the russian leader presenting his counterparts with a rare arctic falcon and receiving a painting in return. reports. just have a look at this massive wooden door behind me the dec

but just outside of riyadh, saudi leaders and some of theird frare gathered for a lebration. (laughter)bi featured iurelectric-car race, intended to showcase the kinds of reforms uerwahere. (whistles blowing, horns honking) i have managed to get into the royal boxe' thadel al-jubeir, saudi arabia's foreign minister at the time; mohamm al-sheikh, a former world bank lawyer and now a minister of state; multibillionaire prince al-waleed bin talal, ang the world's richest men. and over there is norman roule, a former senior c.i.a. officialr he's talking to the world's largest private collector of rembrandts, thomas kaplan.of an course there's distinguished royalty-- the powerful mohammed bin zayed, crown prce of abu dhu i; princess reema, now saudi arabia's ambassador to the u.s.; his royal highness prince khalid birsalman, now deputy minis of defense; and, his big brother, the crown prince p himself, mohammed bin salman. h >>e i will do that, but if i do that i would be... >>>>mith: i came here to w understa he is and where he is taking saudi arabia. i especily wanted to speak t

to riyadh on tuesday as. i said as war well this is an attempt to open up some sort of talks in mediation between the iran and riyadh tensions have been high since september the 14th after that attack on saudi aramco facilities in saudi arabia that the yemeni hutu rebels came responsibility for but saudi arabia blamed iran iran has rejected those allegations but iran can deduct knowledge that they work tense at mediation when he was attending the united nations general assembly in new york but before he departed for new york he did make a stopover in riyadh to talk with and meet the crown prince mohammed bin. monitor follow up the pakistani foreign minister move gray she met with his counterpart give odds a reef several times now imran khan has very much put himself forward as a statesman but he has had a close relationship with saudi arabia last year he attended an investment conference insider a get a time where many world leaders were boycotted over the murder of journalists. at the site the consulate in i

is an aggressive push a person who has very close ties with mohammad been someone above him in riyadh was a tiny cured wiser to the crown prince the plot starts on september 28th at the saudi consulate after a surprise visit of how shocked this is a phone conversation from within the building now made abdullah al mazin e saudi intelligence chief in turkey is questioned by him a trip in riyadh and replies yes we were all shocked there's nothing official but we know he's on the wanted list he tells of a trip how shockey is due back on october the 2nd in the evening mohammed al otay be the saudi consul in turkey phones because a need telling him there's an urgent briefing in riyadh they told me they need an official working in protocol but the issue is top secret nobody should know. zany is the one who heads to riyadh returning in october the 1st he's seen here arriving at ataturk airport in his damn. fall out of shot are 2 assistants the main team arrive the next day in the early hours onto private jets who travels directing all movements checking in and out of hotels then laying in wai

the russian president has been in the saudi capital riyadh this monday on his 1st visit to the gulf state in over a decade of them appear to held talks with king sell mom on the crown prince signing off on a raft of cooperation agreements the leaders also exchanged gifts with the russian leader presenting his counterparts with a red vulcan receiving a painting in return it was their 1st. just have a look at this massive wooden door behind me the decorations on it the shiny marble and the number of security guards behind my shoulder there you have it we'll tell you that we're inside the wall palace of the saudi king the venue for the 1st visit of the russian president in more than a decade to this country however when mr putin just arrived the whole event began with a bit of an embarrassment for the orchestra that was welcoming him was would like however when president putin stepped inside the wall palace it was clear that the saudi side tried to do their best to make sure that mr putin feels like he's at home here and the wall residence and that was reflected through the things that the 2

top story this hour the russian president has has been in the saudi capital riyadh this monday on his 1st visit to the gulf state in over a decade now the putin held talks with king solomon and the crown prince signed off on a raft of cooperation agreements the leaders also exchanged gifts with the russian leader presenting his counterparts with a rare falcon and receiving a painting in return it is there for us. just have a look at those massive wooden door behind me the decorations on it the shiny marble and the number of security guards behind my shoulder there you have it will tell you that we're inside the wall powers of the saudi king the venue for the 1st visit of the russian president in more than a decade to this country however when mr poole. just arrived the whole event began with a bit of an embarrassment for the orchestra that was welcoming him was would lead however when president putin stepped inside the wall palace it was clear that the saudi side tried to do their best to make sure that mr putin feels like he's at home here and the wall residence and that was reflecte

certain conditions on the part of of riyadh they must also be prepared to take a stand something they did not do in osaka. 29000 in my view was instrumental ised by the us president to attribute legitimacy. to the crown prince in a context where there were vast number of critique that instrumentalities ition of the g 20 should not be tolerated by the other members of the g 20 they should take a stand and they must take a stand where over the next g. 20 meeting take place so there are number of things that we can ask for there are number of things that we can do and that we can ask of our elected leaders that they do you mentioned the saudi crown prince who in recent media interviews has said that he takes in these are his words full responsibility. what do you make of that oh a look i you know i have 2 reactions to that statement one is positive i welcome it easer claim of responsibility or the need to be clay it. could have done that much earlier publicly at least. to me it is an implicit recognition of the state responsibility for the killing something i demanded in june when i rele

next year, the g20 will be held in riyadh. symbolically, it's extremely wrong. it's sending the wrong message to saudi arabia. violating the prohibition against torture. violating the prohibition against enforced disappearance, and then have a meeting all friendly in riyadh. the saudi government finally admitted jamal khashoggi was killed inside the consulate but claimed it was a rogue operation. 11 people are currently on trial in riyadh, including mutreb, who led the team in istanbul and the doctor. but not al-qahtani, the alleged mastermind back in saudi. he's sometimes described as being under house arrest but i'm told that he continues to use his phones, consult with former colleagues. for all i know, he continues to talk to mohammad bin salman himself. given the personal relationship between mr al-qahtani and the crown prince, i think it is a logical inference to suggest that mr al-qahtani is probably protected by the crown prince. the saudi government declined to be interviewed by panorama but told us it, "condemns the abhorrent killing of jamal khashoggi

kinds of government officials and the wealthiest entrepreneurs from both countries this is how much riyadh and moscow want to do business with each other but they're also up for sorting out the issues that are troubling the middle east nowadays just a little earlier i walked along the streets of riyadh and looked into the main things on the agenda of the leaders of saudi arabia and russia this monday. saudi arabia and russia is a remarkable example of how 2 countries could be great partners or friends and foes at the same time everything that riyadh gets itself involved in and the middle east be it about iran or syria gets full support from washington and you do realize that and all these cases russia is on the different side of the barricade. but when the russian leader in the saudi crown prince get along so well in person by the way they are the authors of probably the most famous high profile high 5 in the world the chances that the dialogue could work will always be very high. i have very good relations with both the king and the crown prince we have been making good headway practicall

official behind that report told t w riyadh's claim that it was a rogue operation doesn't hold water. if it was conducted and done by state official. it create live upon state and state resources the team that came into. a private shed with diplomatic clearance. the murder global condemnation the u.s. and many european nations slap sanctions on some saudi officials but washington was reluctant to take things further than in danger weapons sales to riyadh $450000000000.00 worth of things ordered from a very rich country saudi arabia. 600000 jobs maybe more than the. really very hurtful to this country if we said we're not going to sell it to use now one year on from jamal khashoggi is death it's almost as if nothing happened relations between saudi arabia and its western allies have largely normalized. our european countries including germany france and britain have been struggling with what to do with citizens or join the circle of islamic state in syria they're often reluctant to allow former fighters to return because of a security threat by powers but in april cause of otoh back 11

official behind that report told t w riyadh's claim that it was a rogue operation doesn't hold water if it was conducted and on by state official who said. it created live upon state and state resources the team that came into. a private shed with diplomatic clearance. the murder global condemnation the u.s. and many european nations slap sanctions on some saudi officials but washington was reluctant to take things further than in danger weapons sales to riyadh $450000000000.00 worth of things ordered from a very rich country saudi arabia. 600000 jobs maybe more of them. really very hurtful to this country of which we're not going to use now one year on from jamal khashoggi is death it's almost as if nothing happened relations between saudi arabia and its western allies have largely normalized. well friends and rights activists are holding a memorial in istanbul outside the saudi consulate that's the place where to mock killed and our correspondent yulia han is there for us can you tell us what's been happening where you are. while there is a memorial service for mr the show just a l

official behind that report told t w riyadh's claim that it was a rogue operation doesn't hold water. or as a conductor than done by state official. to create live upon state and state resources the team that came into. a private shed with diplomatic clearance. the murder global condemnation the u.s. and many european nations slapped sanctions on some saudi officials but washington was reluctant to take things further than endanger weapons sales to riyadh. $450000000000.00 worth of things ordered from a very rich country saudi arabia. 600000 jobs maybe more than the. very very hurtful to this country of which we're not going to use now one year on from jamal khashoggi is death it's almost as if nothing happened relations between saudi arabia and its western allies have largely normalized. well friends and rights activists are holding a memorial in istanbul outside the saudi consulate the place where it was killed and correspondent. there for us good to see you give us an idea of what is happening where you are. well the memorial service for jamal is about to start actually it's schedu

official behind that report told the w riyadh's claim that it was a rogue operation doesn't hold water. or is a conductor than done by state officials say it used it create live upon state and state resources that came into. a private shed with diplomatic clearance. the murder global condemnation the u.s. and many european nations slapped sanctions on some saudi officials but washington was reluctant to take things further than in danger weapons sales to riyadh $450000000000.00 worth of things ordered from a very rich country saudi arabia. 600000 jobs maybe more of them. really very hurtful to this country of which we're not going to use now one year on from jamal khashoggi is death it's almost as if nothing happened relations between saudi arabia and its western allies have largely normalized. football my now it was a very big night for byron munich in the champions league with a thumping 72 win away against. well to say about that from tom you know he's from didn't talk about mazing performance last night but by an absolutely amazing performance and astonishing school on because tott

official behind that report told riyadh's claim that it was a rogue operation doesn't hold water if it was conducted and on by state official it's used it create light upon state and state resources team that came into. a private shed with diplomatic clearance. the murder global condemnation the u.s. and many european nations slap sanctions on some saudi officials but washington was reluctant to take things further than in danger weapons sales to riyadh $450000000000.00 worth of things ordered from a very rich country saudi arabia. 600000 jobs maybe more of them. really very hurtful to this country of which we're not going to use now one year on from jamal khashoggi is death it's almost as if nothing happened relations between saudi arabia and its western allies have largely normalized. and let's get more on the story with andrew gardner he's a senior researcher at amnesty international in turkey and he joins us from istanbul where there's been a commemoration for jamal khashoggi today and you thank you for joining us here on d.w. we just heard from the u.n. investigator agnes column o

riyadh's claim that it was a rogue operation doesn't hold water. it was a conductor than done by state officials say it used it pretty light upon state means and state resources the team that came into town boy used a private chat with diplomatic clearance. global condemnation the u.s. and many european nations slapped sanctions on some saudi officials but washington was reluctant to take things further we got in danger weapons sales to riyadh $450000000000.00 worth of things ordered from a very rich country saudi arabia. 600000 jobs maybe more than the. very very hurtful to this country if we said we're not going to sell or to use now one year on from jamal khashoggi is death it's almost as if nothing happened relations between saudi arabia and its western allies have largely normalized. well friends and rights activists are holding a memorial in istanbul outside the saudi consulate that's the place where jamal khashoggi killed and our correspondent yulia han is there for us can you tell us what's been happening where you are. while there is a mem

official behind that report told t w riyadh's claim that it was a rogue operation doesn't hold water if it was conducted and on by state official. it create lined upon state and state resources the team that came in to be found was a private chat with diplomatic clearance. the murder global condemnation the u.s. and many european nations slap sanctions on some saudi officials but washington was reluctant to take things further than in danger weapons sales to riyadh. $450000000000.00 worth of things ordered from a very rich country. 600000 jobs maybe more than the. very very hurtful to this country if we were not going to sell it to use now one year on from jamal khashoggi is death it's almost as if nothing happened relations between saudi arabia and its western allies have largely normalized. and we have more on that unresolved a murder website dot com we have some football now on the champion's league produced a phenomenal performance to be premier league side tottenham 72 in london tottenham took the lead early but it didn't last long byron firing back went on to completely dominat

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is demanding answers from riyadh the crown prince monley does. it is meaningful that this was broadcast close to the october 2nd date it sounds to me like it was something that was said to weaken or listen public pressure secondly if that is not the case and it was carried out under the crown prince's responsibility then we would have the right to ask him about the details then why was jamal killed and why has the public not been informed about the death until now i am talking about the details for instance we don't know where the body is his funeral prayers have not been performed there is no b.-real if he carries full responsibility then i believe we should be able to ask these questions in that case mohammed bin some months should give an answer. from we go to andrew simmons our correspondent who's outside the public prosecutor's office in istanbul we've also got. he's outside the consulate itself the saudi consulate in. jamal of course this is where the crime took place many people in many groups now determined that this crime will not be for

great partners or friends and foes at the same time everything that riyadh gets itself involved in and the middle east be it about iran yemen or syria gets full support from washington and you do realize that and all these cases russia is on the different side of the barricade. but when the russian leader in the saudi crown prince get along so well in person by the way they are the authors of probably the most famous high profile high 5 in the world the chances that the dialogue could work will always be very high. by natural time as between saudi arabia and russia have. areas we consider russia to friend. ties were established ivan years ago in 1926. was the 1st foreign country to recognize the young kingdom we value your efforts to boost our ties surely we do have to bear in mind that the 2 countries are the world's largest oil producers are they competitors you know in this case opec plus partners so all kinds of oil and gas and issues related to the energy sector are on the agenda especially after the drone attack from last month on one of saudi arabia's most important oil refineri

the program has been in the saudi capital riyadh this week on his 1st visit to the gulf state over a decade the president held talks with king solomon of the crown prince they signed a long list of deals 20 agreements worth over $2000000000.00 was signed in such as such as aerospace health technology but also some gifts handed out with the russian leader presenting his hosts with a rare bird of prey while receiving a painting in return well into trying to break down the current state of relations between the 2 countries. saudi arabia and russia is a remarkable example of how 2 countries could be great partners or friends and foes at the same time everything that riyadh gets itself involved in and the middle east be it about iran or syria gets full support from washington and you do realize that and all these cases russia is on the different side of the barricade. but when the russian leader in the saudi crown prince get along so well in person by the way they are the authors of probably the most famous high profile high 5 in the world the chances that the dialogue could work will alw

the program rather putin has been in the saudi capital riyadh this week on his 1st visit to the gulf state in over a decade the president held talks with the crown prince and they signed a long list of deals 20 agreements worth over $2000000000.00 was signed in sectors such as aerospace culture health and advanced technology there are also some gifts handed out with the russian leader presenting his hosts with a rare bird of prey while receiving a painting in return if a trunk or breaks down the current state of relations between the 2 countries. saudi arabia and russia is a remarkable example of how 2 countries could be great partners or friends and foes at the same time everything that riyadh gets himself involved in and the middle east be it about iran yemen or syria gets full support from washington and you do realize that and all these cases russia is on the different side of the barricade. but when the russian leader in the saudi crown prince get along so well in person by the way they are the authors of probably the most famous high profile high 5 in the world the chances that

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in the saudi capital riyadh this week on his 1st visit to the gulf state in over a decade the president held talks with king solomon and the crown prince and they signed a long list of deals 20 agreements with over $2000000000.00 was signed in. space. and advanced technology there were also some gifts handed out with the russian they to presenting. the receiving a painting in return and it breaks down the current state of relations between the 2 countries. saudi arabia and russia is a remarkable example of how 2 countries could be great partners or friends and foes at the same time everything that riyadh gets itself involved in and the middle east be it about iran yemen or syria gets full support from washington and you do realize that and all these cases russia is on the different side of the barricade. but when the russian leader in the saudi crown prince get along so well in person by the way they are the authors of probably the most famous high profile high 5 in the world the chances that the dialogue could work well always be very high. my natural time is between saudi arabia and r

dozens of people called for the resignation of the bank's governor riyadh selami. this is the central box at the location where the corruption was thinking for years and this is the headquarters. that we're hearing with leaving in the press for information about the hundreds of millions of dollars that have been taken away from the. calls for the people it's very natural and it shows that the inside is alive it shows that there are youth who have escalations for the life what about the government. and the protests against corruption poverty mismanagement have paralyzed the country banks schools and many businesses are closed but so far there's no sign of the government giving any ground to the protesters. u.s. sanctions against iran means some rain ians can't get their hands on vital medicines as according to a report by human rights watch despite a tricky situation many iranian companies continue to do business with other countries it means they need to be very creative. this construction site is located an hour's drive from the arabian capital tehran it will one

and no one has told pakistan to do this he said that he wants to facilitate talks between iran and riyadh their own is a neighbor of. toys with iran go along way back. so the ruby. has been one of our closest friends saudi arabia is hopeless when we have needed when we have been in need and so the reason for this trip that we do not want a conflict between saudi arabia iran we recognize that it's a complex issue we recognize that. but we feel. but this can be resolved through dialogue president rouhani was speaking alongside iran khan and he said that iran while comes talks with regional countries but is a country thought that they could so instability in the region without a response they were terribly mistaken. i don't know if we discussed recent developments related to the middle east region particularly to the persian gulf and the sea of oman as we believe they are very critical regions for the gulf and the whole region we also emphasized on the strengthening of stability and more peace in the regions. tensions have behind the region since the attack on the saudi aramco oil facilities

since being in the saudi capital riyadh this week on his 1st visit to the gulf state for more than a decade the president talks with king solomon and the crown prince and they signed a long list of deals 20 agreements in fact with over $2000000000.00 was signed in sectors including aerospace culture and advanced technology there are also some gifts handed out the russian leader presenting his hosts with a rare. and receiving a painting and. breaks down the current state of relations between the 2 countries . saudi arabia and russia is a remarkable example of how 2 countries could be great partners or friends and foes at the same time everything that riyadh gets itself involved in and the middle east be it about iran yemen or syria gets full support from washington and you do realize that in all these cases russia is on the different side. the barricade. but when the russian leader and the saudi crown prince get along so well in person by the way they are the authors of probably the most famous high profile high 5 in the world the chances that the dialogue could work will always be ve

have a walk around the city of riyadh and here's my report about all the things that were supposed to be discussed by the. from russia and from saudi arabia obviously they are the host site here. saudi arabia and russia is a remarkable example of how 2 countries could be great partners or friends and foes at the same time everything that riyadh gets itself involved in and the middle east be it about iran yemen or syria gets full support from washington and you do realize that and all these cases russia is on the different side of the barricade. but when the russian leader in the saudi crown prince get along so well in person by the way they are the authors of probably the most famous high profile high 5 in the world the chances that the dialogue could work well always be very high. i have very good relations with both the king and the crown prince we have been making good headway practically in all fields use them surely we do have to bear in mind that the 2 countries are the world's largest oil producers are they competitors you know in this case most likely opec plus partners to all

is helping saudi arabia but riyadh will be paying for the deployment reports from washington. for the 2nd time in a month the u.s. is sending troops to saudi arabia to help protect that country from iranian attacks in response to continue threats in the region i've ordered the deployment to the kingdom of saudi arabia of 2 additional fighter squadrons and supporting personnel along with additional patriot and fat air and missile defense batteries taken together with other deployments i've extended or authorized for the last month this involves about $3000.00 united states forces a few 100 u.s. troops went to saudi arabia in mid september after iranian drones and cruise missiles destroyed part of the updike income heis oil facility washington also impose sanctions on iran central bank and its sovereign wealth fund and this is on top of our oil sanctions and our financial institutions sanctions but this latest deployment is much larger because the trumpet ministration says the threat from terre haute has worsened we are accumulating risk of a regional war and i've been saying th

president putin has just landed in the capital riyadh on his way to meet the king and crown prince mohammed bin. the. expected to discuss economic cooperation. and iran. of course following this closely throughout the day. well we can expect that. saudi arabia and russia is a remarkable example of how 2 countries could be great partners or friends and foes at the same time everything that gets itself involved in and the middle east be it about iran or syria gets full support from washington and you do realize that and all these cases russia is on the different side of the barricade. but when the russian leader in the saudi crown prince get along so well in person by the way they are the authors of probably the most famous high profile high 5 in the world the chances that the dialogue could work well always be very high. i have very good relations with the king and. we have been making good headway practically and. surely we do have to bear in mind that the 2 countries are the world's largest oil producers are their competitors you know in this case most likely opec. plus partners too so all

in a saudi capital riyadh this week on his 1st visit to the gulf state in over a decade the president held talks with king solomon and the crown prince they disowned long list of deals 20 agreements worth over $22000000000.00 was signed in sectors such as aerospace culture health and advanced technology there are also some gifts handed out with the russian leader presenting his hosts with a rare bird of prey while receiving a painting in return. breaks down the current state of relations between the 2 countries. saudi arabia and russia is a real. markable example of how 2 countries could be great partners or friends and foes at the same time everything that riyadh gets itself involved in and the middle east be it about iran yemen or syria gets full support from washington and you do realize that and all these cases russia is on the different side of the barricade. but when the russian leader in the saudi crown prince get along so well in person by the way they are the authors of probably the most famous high profile high 5 in the world the chances that the dialogue could work will alw

lot of your putin has been in the saudi capital riyadh this week on his 1st visit to the gulf state in over a decade the president held talks with king solomon of the crown prince signed a long list of deals 20 agreements worth over 20 over $2000000000.00 was signed in sectors such as aerospace culture health and advanced technology but also some gifts handed out with the russian leader presenting his hosts with a rare bird of prey or receiving a painting in return. breaks down the current state of relations between the 2 countries. saudi arabia and russia is a remarkable example of how 2 countries could be great partners or friends and foes at the same time everything that riyadh gets itself involved in and the middle east be it about iran yemen or syria gets full support from washington and you do realize that and all these cases russia is on the different side of the barricade. but when the russian leader in the saudi crown prince get along so well in person by the way they are the authors of probably the most famous high profile high 5 in the world the chances that the dialogue cou

with him of putin's been in the saudi capital riyadh this week on his 1st visit to the gulf state in over a decade the president held talks with king solomon the crown prince and they signed a long list of deals 20 agreements in fact with over $2000000000.00 signed in sectors such as a respects culture health and advanced technology there are also some gifts handed out with the russian leader presenting you with this bread birds. and receiving painting in return and to trying to break down the current state of relations between the countries. saudi arabia and russia is a remarkable example of how 2 countries could be great partners or friends and foes at the same time everything that riyadh gets itself involved in and the middle east be it about iran yemen or syria gets full support from washington and you do realize that and all these cases russia is on the different side of the barricade. but when the russian leader in the saudi crown prince get along so well in person by the way they are the authors of probably the most famous high profile high 5 in the world the chances that the

but i mean a person has been in the saudi capital riyadh this week on his 1st visit to the gulf states and over a decade the president held talks with king solomon on the crown prince and they signed a long list of deals 20 agreements worth over $2000000000.00 was signed in sectors such as aerospace culture health and advanced technology there are also some gifts handed out with the russian media presenting his hosts with a red bird of prey while receiving a painting in return into trying to break down the current state of relations between those who countries. saudi arabia and russia is a remarkable example of how 2 countries could be great partners or friends and foes at the same time everything that riyadh gets itself involved in and the middle east be it about iran yemen or syria gets full support from washington and you do realize that and all these cases russia is on the different side of the barricade. but when the russian leader in the saudi crown prince get along so well in person by the way they are the authors of probably the most famous high profile high 5 in the world the

riyadh's claim that it was a rogue operation doesn't hold water. it was conducted and on by state officials say it used it pretty lined upon state means and state resources the team that came into istanbul used a private chat with diplomatic clearance. the murder global condemnation the u.s. and many european nations slapped sanctions on some saudi officials but washington was reluctant to take things further than in danger weapons sales to react to the $450000000000.00 worth of things ordered from a very rich country saudi arabia. 600000 jobs maybe more than the. very very hurtful to this country if we said we're not going to sell it to use now one year on from jamal khashoggi is death it's almost as if nothing happened relations between saudi arabia and its western allies have largely normalized. and let's get more on the story with andrew gardner he's a senior researcher at and this day international in turkey and he joins us from istanbul where there's been a commemoration for jamal khashoggi today and you thank you for joining us here on d.w.

official behind that report told the w riyadh's claim that it was a rogue operation doesn't hold water. it was a conductor than done by state officials say it used it create a law and upon state and state resources the teen that came into town ball used a private chat we have diplomatic clearance. to global condemnation the u.s. and many european nations slapped sanctions on some saudi officials but washington was reluctant to take things further than in danger weapons sales to react to the $450000000000.00 worth of things ordered from a very rich country saudi arabia. 600000 jobs maybe more than. would be very hurtful to this country if we said we're not going to sell it. now one year on from jamal khashoggi is death it's almost as if nothing happened relations between saudi arabia and its western allies have largely normalized. let's talk more about this now with the director of amnesty international belgium. thanks so much for joining us this morning to talk about this as we just heard there the united nations on just a gator oddness telemark says there's clear evidence of a state o

to private jets from riyadh landed an hour apart on the private runway. h. said s k one landed at 3 30 am carrying the head of the assassination team. trip and 8 other men including 2 of the key players. the team checked into 2 hotels near the saudi called. surveillance cameras in both hotels showed the men leaving at 940 and 10 50 am and cameras at the consulate monitored their arrival there. is no say leaked all the recordings that 2 planes came from so they are via. airport of other 2 and 15 men. checked in a hotel in istanbul and before. arrived to consummate they entered the. car we did feel that even though that you cannot see inside the fact that our team arrived in turkey the circumstances of what they actually did the timing is concerned and also the composition of those people in terms of their forensic expertise that ranking one at least is alleged to be a very senior ranking intelligence officer and the fact that it's also claimed that at least 7 of that team are extremely close in terms of the security in a circle of the crown prince himself all

public not been informed about the death until now jamal khashoggi his fiance demands answers from riyadh one year after the journalist was murdered inside the saudi consulate in istanbul. and stonewalled trump says the impeachment inquiry against him is an attempted coup as the secretary of state has warned against blocking access to witnesses. protesters in hong kong have come out in support of the teenager shot by police during violent demonstrations on choose day the 18 year old is said to be in a stable condition in hospital after being hit in the chest at close range police say it was an act of self-defense as agent brown reports the increase in violence as divided opinion in the semi autonomous city. the violence was intense and lasted until early wednesday morning affecting areas across hong kong leaving some neighborhoods eerily quiet but few cities in the world clean up as quickly as hong kong in a street would have been a battleground until just a few hours earlier they were wiping away graffiti before getting back to work. food vendor soon supports the protest movement but wor

we are at the future investments initiative in riyadh. this is kirill a. dmitriev, ceo, russian direct investment fund. welcome to bloomberg. good to see the world is the killing of the isis leader. russia, why do you doubt the americans have killed him? kirill: i am an expert on the economy, but i can't say if this really did happen, it is an example of russian-u.s. cooperation that can lead to better terrorism fighting and other things. there is a lot of information exchange leading up to this event, and we will see if it really happened. continue and the u.s. to work together, great things will happen. manus: the u.s. politically in the region is going home. does that create bigger opportunities for putting more capital to work in the region? kirill: i think the u.s. remains a strategic partner for the saudi's, but russia is definitely increasing its presence in the region. partnerships and are doing a lot of investments. relationsvement of between russia and saudi arabia of howeat example geopolitical progress can be made. we have about $3 billion inve

major that month tens of top executives and media pulled out of a prominent investment summit in riyadh but reportedly still center lower level representation saudi arabia has billions of dollars of investment in military deals with other countries especially the united states 3000000000 dollars 533000000 dollars 525000000 dollars that's peanuts for you here are interested this is a meeting between the 2 men at the white house earlier in the year saudi arabia and the u.s. have been close allies for decades and donald trump made it clear soon after the killing that the $1000000000.00 deals would not be affected in terms of the order of 110 $1000000000.00 think of that $110000000000.00 or they're going to do is give it to other countries and i think that would be very foolish for our country but there are other things we can do that will be very severe. initially the crown prince mohammed bin sandman got a bit of the cold shoulder at the g. 20 standing here on the far right during the traditional family photo. an awkward moment captured turkey's president one passing the crown prince with

say is demanding answers from riyadh and the current crown prince monley the. it is meaningful that this was brought close close to the october 2nd date it sounds to me like it was something that was said to weaken or listen public pressure secondly if that is not the case and it was carried out under the crown prince's responsibility then we would have the right to ask him about the details then why was jamal killed and why has the public not been informed about the death until now i am talking about the details for instance we don't know where the body is his funeral prayers have not been performed there is no b.-real if he carries full responsibility then i believe we should be able to ask these questions in that case mohamed bin so munch should give an answer. stephanie decker now looks back on how a global of car for justice for jamal khashoggi s murder has gone on answered. i am concerned about it i don't like hearing about it the u.s. president reacts to the news a prominent saudi journalist jamal khashoggi has been killed and dismembered inside the saud

say is demanding answers from riyadh and the crown prince. it is meaningful that this was broadcast close to the october 2nd date it sounds to me like it was something that was said to weaken or listen public pressure secondly if that is not the case and it was carried out under the crown prince's responsibility then we would have the right to ask him about the details then why was to mark killed and why has the public not been informed about the death until now i am talking about the details for instance we don't know where the body is his funeral prayers have not been performed there is no b.-real if he carries full responsibility then i believe we should be able to ask these questions in that case mohammed bin some months should give an answer. sent shock waves throughout u.s. politics and put a spotlight on washington and riyadh close relationship mike hanna reports from washington d.c. . a gathering on capitol hill to remember. the event arranged by the project on middle east to mark received the same organization that hosted the journal

system there are other things that we should ask we should for instance demand that the next g. 20 in riyadh and. does not take place there that i know the g 20 members are volunteers to host. the meeting failing that i think the member states that will participate to the g 20 must do that by demanding certain conditions on the part of of riyadh and they must also be prepared to take a stand something they did not do in osaka. 29000 in my view was instrumental ised by the u.s. president to attribute legitimacy. to the crown prince in a context where there were vast number of critique that instrumentalities ition of the g. 20 should not be tolerated by the other members of the g. 20 they should take a stand and they must take a stand where over the next g. 20 meeting take place so there are number of things that we can ask for there are number of things that we can do and that we can ask of our elected leaders that they do you mentioned the saudi crown prince who in recent media interviews has said that he takes and these are his words full responsibility. what do you make of that oa look i y

his 2nd official visit since becoming prime minister he'll be here in an effort to mediate between riyadh into iran to try to bring down tensions in the region but with this attack iran is likely to have its diplomatic defenses up once again and if there was any hope for a breakthrough during his visit it is now less likely to happen so lots of developments coming out of the middle east let's analyze them with catherine shock them an analyst with the advocacy group at next century foundation she joins us now via skype glad i'm thank you for joining us here on al-jazeera let's focus specifically on our top story and that is the u.s. sending thousands of additional troops to saudi arabia what do you make of that. well i think it's a clear indication that washington is very determined to protect its own geopolitical interests in saudi arabia and we have to remember that the request for the troops being sent to saudi arabia with made by crown prince mohammed bin saddam so that's the key here you indication that he feels uneasy in regards to his position in saudi arabia and the dangers that so

well this is an attempt to open up some sort of talks in mediation between the iran and riyadh tensions have been high since september the 14th after that attack on saudi aramco facilities in saudi arabia that the yemeni hutu rebels came to responsibility for but saudi arabia blamed iran iran have rejected those allegations but iran kind did acknowledge that there were tense at mediation when he was attending the united nations general assembly in new york but before he departed for new york he did make a stopover in riyadh to talk with and meet the crown prince mohammed bin son been son monitor follow up the pakistani foreign minister sharma move gray she met with his counterpart jihad zarif several times now imran khan has very much put himself forward as a statesman but he has had a close relationship with saudi arabia last year he attended an investment conference in saudi arabia to time where many world leaders were boycotting it over the murder of journalists. at the site the consulate in istanbul but at the time iran concept buxton was desperate for loans and he secured a $600000

that military hardware would also be sent to bolster the kingdom's defenses following an assault on riyadh's oil facilities last month. and the u.s. and china have struck a partial trade deal which could potentially end the dispute between the world's 2 biggest economies donald trump says the preliminary agreement covers intellectual property and national services and large agricultural purchases. are now in japan's capital bottled water instant noodles and other necessities are being stockpiled that super typhoon haiyan this closes in weather forecasters say it threatens to batter its capital with the heaviest rain and winds in 60 years to rugby world cup matches and concerts have been cancelled flights and train services are being disrupted and evacuation warnings issued for flood prone low lying areas wednesday as more now from tokyo. the streets of tokyo very quiet in anticipation of this storm arriving what we're seeing now in the capital is some fairly steady rain falling which is of course only expected to get worse through the course of saturday into the evening when the typhoon is e