inflicted upon lebanon by saudi arabia appears to receded at least for now is this a sign of things to come as the saudi royal family changes so to saudi arabia and the region is it time to buckle up and brace for impact. across talking saudi arabia and the region i'm joined by my guest. and washington he's a saudi commentator in beirut we have charmaine now one the she is a journalist as well as a middle east geo political analyst and in toronto we cross the mohammad marandi he is an associate professor at the university of toronto are across the uk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much appreciate jamal let me go to you first in washington as we saw this situation play out in lebanon and i don't think it's done yet we'll see what the next move is here but looking at what's going on in saudi arabia critics can make the claim that the the lebanon episode was to deflect from what was going on in saudi arabia and vice versa i mean how are they connected or they're just very different things happening at the same time go ahead in washington no. two

changes have been taken in the kingdom of saudi arabia and some political analysts. hundreds if not thousands of articles and interviews conducted about the significance of these defense -- even some with long-term implications thereof regional implications for the kingdom countries that have extensive interest in this special relationship all the lead has been a couple of weeks with that level analysis and reporting were questions raised the and answered during this period of the need to read these here that would keep this year until next friday but just for the purpose in the sake of the of a discussion so some of those questions raised starting in early november included the following letter about the of roundup that we witnessed is a really the anti-corruption campaign? is he be paid recklessly or a genuine a genuine revolution was a the domestic implications with this crackdown we have witnessed over the 12 for 13 days in the back specifically of the government's process in general with several of the of rabil family and particularly of the religious establishments are they ma

intensifying with this man saudi arabia's ambassador young crown prince mohammed bin sound man confronting the other big power in the region that is of course in the two countries are already locked in a proxy conflict that's impacting lebanon and is devastatingly yemen but now the fear is that the two strands of islam they represent sunni and shia could be drawn into a greater conflagration so our question on quadriga this week is middle east tensions a new war and to discuss that question i'm joined here in the studio by. brooky senior editor with deutsche of well as far as the service he say's military support for saudi arabia is just as wrong as abandoning the iran nuclear deal also with us is freelance journalist an expert on saudi. rapier pacer. who believes there won't be a whole war between saudi arabia and iran and a warm welcome also goes to show the result as from t w two why she's both a producer and an analyst shani can bring us the israeli perspective on things and she says in its ongoing struggle against iran it's not saudi arabia that israel is looking to. russi

contact is intensifying with saudi arabia's ambitious young ground p prince, mohammeded bin salalman, confrog iran. the two countries arare l locd n a prproxy conflict impacting lebanon and devastating yemen. now the fear is that the two strands of islam they represent could be drawn into a greater conflagration. our question on "quadriga" this week, middle east tensions, a new war? to discuss that, i'm joined in the studio by jamsheed faroughi, senior editor with dutch avella welle's farsi service. also with us is freelance journalist peter boehm, who believes that won't be a hot war between saudi arabia and iran. a warm welcome also to shani rozanes, a producer and analyst. shani can bring us the israeli perspective on things. she says it is not saudi arabia that israel is looking too, but russia. faroughi, i would like to begin with you. the tensions between iran and saudi arabia go back a long way. why is this cold war now heating up? jamsheed: there is a kind of explanation for that. i should also say, it is not a kind of cold war, what we are seeing at the moment, because cold

saudi arabia represents a revolution of sorts. king salman and his son, crown prince mohammed, have launched a purge of princes and ministers and potential rivals, which is part of a grand plan to entrench their power and transform the country. my guest is saudi journalist, commentator, and current political exile, jamal khashoggi. is the saudi drama about raw power or real reform 7 jamal khashoggi, in washington, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. well, it's a pleasure. you have been calling for a long time now for reform in the kingdom of saudi arabia. we now see a man at the top who appears determined to deliver on reform. are you delighted with what you are seeing in the saudi capital? i might sound throughout with the show with conflicting messages. yes, i am for reform. but i'm also worried for one—man rule. we arabs have suffered a great deal with one—man rule. one—man rule is always problematic, always ends with disaster, whether in germany, or in iraq, or in saudi arabia. saudi arabia wasn't a democracy, but it used to be ruled by consensus, not between us,

- [narrator] saudi arabia is a nation in transition. with increasing signs that the status quo it has enjoyed for decades is beginning to fray. as aging rulers give way to a new generation, the political, social, and economic status quo is beginning to shift. with an ambitious young prince, will saudi arabia be able to weather the push for reform? once known for having a special relationship with the us, many question whether the alliance between an ultra-conservative islamic monarchy and the secular democratic republic is coming under new strains. saudi arabia, next on great decisions. (enthusiastic music) - [announcer] great decisions is produced by the foreign policy association in association with thomson reuters. funding for great decisions is provided by pricewaterhousecoopers, llp. (soft arabian music) - [narrator] saudi arabia and the us are at odds culturally and ideologically yet for decades, they have been said to enjoy a special relationship based on shared interests. - on 1945, when the late king abdulaziz, the founder of modern saudi arabia met with the late presiden

the kingdom of saudi arabia that attracted the attention of media and political analysts all over the world, as a matter of fact, and as all of you know, there has been hundreds and hundreds, if not thousands of articles and interviews conducted, written, about the significance of these events in terms of immediate mid term, long-term implications, domestic implications, regional implications and national implications for the kingdom and for those, of course, like the united states, countries that have extensive interests and special relationship with the kingdom. although it's been a couple of weeks of hyperactivity at that level and analysis and reporting frankly more questions have been raised than answered during this period. i don't need to read you the titles of some of all of these questions because that will keep us here until next friday, but i will raise a couple of these questions just for the purpose and for the sake of the discussion today to kind of tend to frame, if you will, the conversation today. some of the questions raised, starting early november when these steps

lebanon this must be made clear. the lebanese prime minister is held in saudi arabia banned from returning to lebanon. what else. saudi attempts. to topple the prime minister. but to remove him from the leadership of the movement future movement this movement are in difference with us they are our political opponent however what we are seeing now requires us to stand together saudi arabia as tempting to impose and you leave the ship on the movement even without the knowledge of the members of the future movement. what else. and i tend. to dictate and impose annual prime ministers to be dictated to the president to the parliament and to all the lebanese people. saudi arabia would dictate i want this person to be appointed as prime minister otherwise and threats will follow. the former saudi arabia believes. falsely believe that he can dictate. the new prime minister and his functions i don't know what else. but. provoking. lebanese among themselves their entire rhetoric. and articulated by saudi arabia is aiming at bravo catering the lebanese to start firing. and. saudi arabia is

this time on al-jazeera . saudi arabia ratchets up its rhetoric against iran accusing it of direct military aggression through yemen. hello i'm certain this is al jazeera live from london also coming up i really believe that it makes sense for north korea to come to the table and to make a deal u.s. president on trying to strike some moderate tone on what is perhaps the most delicate stump of his asia tour. a t.v. station is targeted by gunmen in kabul it's just the latest in a string of attacks across afghanistan. where in harare where zimbabwe's president robert mugabe has fired his deputy clearing the way for his wife to succeed him. saudi arabia has fired another warning shot at iran accusing it of direct military aggression through hoofy rebels in yemen crown prince mohammed bin solomon was referring to the missile fired at me out from yemen on saturday saudi arabia pointing a finger terror around for supplying the weapons to iran for its part has dismissed the accusation as quote contrary to reality meanwhile what appears to be the saudi orchestrated resignation of lebanon's

missiles into saudi arabia from yemen. and shout hey this is al jazeera live doha so coming up. catalunya alstad leadership puts the emphasis back on autonomy rather than an dependence from spain. it's double the pleasure or perhaps pain for a twitter user as the company expands its character count plus. six songs this is just being locked inside this tin can behind me and they weren't becoming out for seventeen days on reach islands in moscow russia keep watching to find out what all this has to do with deep space travel. united states is calling on the un to act against iran over the firing of rockets from yemen and to saudi arabia on saturday a below. missiles launched towards riyadh's international airport from territory held by iran backed with the rebels in yemen a saudi led military alliance has been fighting since march two thousand and fifteen saudi arabia which is a u.s. ally accuses tehran of supplying the weapon used on saturday it was intercepted before reaching its target u.s. ambassador to the u.n. nikki haley says she has encouraged the united nations and international par

-jazeera and five story is coming up next. there are reports saudi arabia is demanding money from senior officials recently arrested crown prince mohammed bin solomon says it's an anti corruption operation but many say it's a way for him to increase his power so how far will he go this is inside story. we're . we're. i know that and welcome to the program i'm laura cairo he's stoking huge tension in an already volatile region saudi arabia's thirty two year old crown prince mohammed bin solomon has made a number of controversial decisions that many believe could forever change the kingdom and the entire region the developments in saudi arabia and what they mean for the rest of the world has been the focus of a conference in london on saturday that's where former diplomats and middle east analysts have been meeting to discuss the crisis and saudi arabia's future may have been solomon or n.b.s. as he's known was appointed saudi arabia's as a throne just six months ago but in that short period he's amassed a lot of power earlier this month he ordered the arrest of around two hundred princes

including saudi arabia to let it decide its own fate tens of thousands of people have throngs of bar ways capital harare demanding the president step down crowds have been streaming towards robert mugabe's official residence urged on by the influential war veterans association the protests were called by the war veterans under guard old rulings are new p.f. party it's a dramatic fall from grace for the embattled leader who's been in power for thirty seven years doctors in syria's eastern ghouta say many residents could die if they're not immediately evacuated four hundred thousand syrians living in the damascus suburb have been besieged by government forces for the past four years the area sided with opposition fighters so that's meant that food aid and medical supplies have not been getting in now to being completely sealed off since august the rafa border crossing from gaza into egypt has reopened but only temporarily rafter is meant to open indefinitely later as part of a palestinian reconciliation deal brokered by egypt under the deal the palestinian authority is handling the crossing

mohamad been so money is on a path to reform saudi arabia but what risks is the crown prince running and kenny meet the many challenges he faces both at home and in the region this is inside story. with. with. their welcome to the program i'm jane dothan the erased in saudi arabia have spurred days of speculation and analysis there was the element of surprise the detentions took place on saturday night and without warning the elements of power most of those arrested men of influence and an element of uncertainty is this about purging corruption or consolidating power the man behind it all drawn prince mohammed bin salma on has been a figure of controversy for months now he's regarded as a progressive leader touting social and economic reforms but critics say m.b.a.'s as he's known is also a power hungry over the course of two years he went from being third in line to the throne to first so what are those arrests all about the detained individual spy on a range of sectors in saudi society eleven princes and several ministers were taken into custody on saturday night beside a government sa

one a million yemenis are at risk every new cholera outbreak because a saudi arabia's blockade of the country the group says the cities of hard data and tires have run out of clean water because of a lack of fuel the country has already seen nine hundred thousand cholera cases in the past six months. those are the headlines but stay with us. up front is coming up next i'll be back in about twenty. from escalating the conflict in yemen to rounding up and detaining his fellow princes saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin solomon has been called both ambitious and reckless in this up from special we'll ask a prominent u.s. congressman why he thinks the american government should stop supporting the saudi led bombing of yemen and in the arena we'll debate whether the crown prince is bent on a war with iran. congressman cantor thanks for joining me up front on monday night the u.s. congress voted for the first time to condemn u.s. involvement in the saudi led war in yemen by three hundred sixty six to thirty on a resolution you co-sponsored but what actual difference will that non-b

in yemen to rounding up and detaining his fellow princes saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin has been called both ambitious and reckless in this up from special we'll ask a prominent u.s. congressman why he thinks the american government should stop supporting the saudi led bombing of yemen and in the arena we'll debate whether the crown prince is bent on a war with iran. congressman cantor thanks for joining me up front on monday night the u.s. congress voted for the first time to condemn u.s. involvement in the saudi led war in yemen by three hundred sixty six to thirty on a resolution you co-sponsored but what actual difference will that non-binding congressional vote. for the people of yemen who are dying right now both under a blockade imposed by a saudi led coalition and on the u.s. made bombs that the saudis are dropping on the what difference will that make well i was very pleased that chairman royce during the debate said that this resolution will put pressure on the saudis to provide humanitarian access and it's a sense of the house resolution so you're right it's n

in saudi arabia. hello i'm adrian from again this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up in saudi arabia a missile attack shows that much of the kingdom is now within the range of yemen's the rebels. iran accuses saudi arabia the u.s. and israel of stoking tension in the region after the sudden resignation of the lebanese prime minister saad hariri. and we'll take you to just run of the hometown of the sect cattle and leader push to mount where politics took a backseat for tradition. there's been a major shake up in the top ranks of saudi arabia's government and ruling family between saturday night and sunday morning eleven saudi princes for sitting cabinet ministers and dozens of foreign ministers were detained the government describes all this is the work of a new anti corruption committee which itself was only formed on saturday night among those being held prince. he's best known as a billionaire investor controlling major stakes in twitter twenty first century fox and citi group but most significant internal move involves prince met had been adalah who was removed from

. and anticorruption crackdown by saudi arabia's crown prince resulted in the arrest of 200 government leaders on charges of misusing or embezzling $100 billion of assets. middle east analysts discuss what this means for the saudi government at an event in washington, d.c.. this is an hour and a half. mr. jahshan: -- evening, i: good would like to welcome all of you to this special briefing focusing on the shakeup in the riyadh regional and international implications. over the past 13 days since the november,ifth of some serious and very significant changes and steps have been taken in the kingdom of saudi arabia that attracted andattention of media political analysts all over the world, as a matter of fact. know, there have been hundreds and hundreds, if not thousands, of articles and interviews conducted, written about the significance of these immediate,erms of midterm, long-term implications, domestic implications, regional implications, international implications, for the kingdom and for those like the united states -- countries that have interests and special relations

the united nations have condemned saudi arabia's blockade of yemen ass catastrophic and it along with international aid groups is calling on ria to lift its feel prices in yemen have increased more than sixty percent while cooking gas prices have doubled after saudi arabia cut all aid access to the country the u.n. humanitarian affairs spokesman says it's essential that access for aid be restored immediately donald trump has struck a more conciliatory note towards north korea during a visit to seoul u.s. president is on the second stop of his tour of asia and has met with south korea's president in trump said he's still open to negotiations with pyongyang i says it carried out an attack on a t.v. station in kabul which killed two people and injured at least twenty others gunmen stormed the station after an explosion in the capital kabul. outfit catalan president carlos reached him on pro independence parties to unite ahead of a midnight deadline to register for next month's election which the moment speaking to catalonia radio from brussels weighs in f.l. facts post exile there's

motion picture s of world war ii films. thanksgiving day on the c-span networks. >> saudi arabia has a new leader, and the crown prince has arrest and detention of over -- the panel includes a journalist that has been banned by the prince from tweeting and making saudi media appearances. >> good morning ladies and gentlemen, i am the executive director. i would like to welcome all of you to this special briefing. it is focusing on the shakeup in riyadh regional and international applications. sincehe past 12, 13 days, the fourth or fifth of november, some serious and very significant changes and steps have been taken in the kingdom of saudi arabia that attracted the attention of media and political analysts all over the world, as a matter of fact, and as all of you know, there have been hundreds and hundreds if not thousands of articles and interviews conducted, written about the significance of these immediate,erms of midterm, long-term implications, domestic and locations, regional implications, international implications. and for the kingdom united states. countries that have

we look. at this time on just. saudi arabia accuses iran of military aggression by supplying who faced with a missile fired from yemen on saturday. and i'm so touched on this is al jazeera live from london also coming up i really believe that it makes sense for north korea to come to the table and to make a deal and maybe time to talk after all u.s. president donald trump strikes a softer child on the korean like. a t.v. station is targeted by gunmen in kabul it's just the latest in a string of attacks across afghanistan. and catalonia is ousted leader calls on pro independence politics to unite in next month's election supporters and opponents rally in brussels. saudi arabia has fired another warning shot at iran accusing it of direct military aggression through who's the rebels in yemen crown prince mohammed bin salma was referring to the. riyadh from yemen on saturday saudi arabia pointing the finger for supplying the weapon tara for its parts has dismissed the accusation as quote contrary to reality meanwhile what appears to be the saudi orchestrated resignation of lebanon's

urging international action to hold iran accountable after saudi arabia accused iran of direct military aggression over who see rebel missile strike is on the crown prince says iran supplied the weapon fired from yemen towards riyadh on saturday meanwhile to iran has told the u.n. security council that the threat of force made against it contravenes the u.n. charter the saudis are also facing accusations of orchestrating the resignation of the lebanese prime minister saying holder reports from beirut. it has been three days since lebanese prime minister sato had announced his shock resignation he made his statement in saudi arabia and hasn't returned home since instead he traveled to a saudi ally in the iranian camp for talks on an escalating political crisis back home but the crisis extends beyond lebanon's borders saudi arabia has made clear it wants to curb iranian influence not just here but across the region riyadh is accusing iran of what it called direct military aggression by providing hutu rebels in yemen with rockets used to target the kingdom saudi officials have also said th

become an environmental activist uninspired. voice for the plot to. al-jazeera. saudi arabia says its defense system has intercepted a long range ballistic missile fired from yemen. and though i'm watching al jazeera live from london also coming up deepening uncertainty in lebanon after the prime minister resigns during a trip to saudi arabia criticizing iran and saying he fears for his life. sucked collis bootable and i'll be reporting on why he drove his political leadership there in mourning. and more than a thousand people rally against the australian government's treatment of refugees mannus island. we begin with breaking news this hour from saudi arabia with the defense system with the defense ministry saying that it intercepted a missile at the airport which is thirty five kilometers northeast of riyadh hoofy rebels have also claim to a find a long range ballistic missile that traveled five hundred kilometers over the border with saudi arabia a spokesman for the rebels told al jazeera that they launched a missile towards riyadh late on saturday so following that story but also

so shouldn't both. like saudi arabia claim it's making reforms considering its talk recy religious to talk or see and it's reaching out to the west saying it's reforming and it wants to reorder the middle east i mean. that's destabilizing in itself because we don't know what the outcomes are at home and we certainly know what the outcomes are abroad ok go ahead in beirut. the saudis are in a very precarious situation i mean you know if you're going to take an aggressive stance in your neighborhood or at home one of the things you have to do is make sure you have cover so if you're going to move forward with an aggressive foreign policy you have to make sure you have stability and cohesion and at home. mohamed bin some on the crown prince or we often call him m.b.'s is in a dangerous position for himself because at home he's he's taken on the purging of the religious establishment and the royal family and even the business of stablish meant at the same time as he has rockets and mortars coming in from yemen a war that he initiated. and neighboring states and many conflicts around hi

arabia and kuwait order their citizens out of lebanon need it lee after the resignation of the saudi backed lebanese prime minister. our broadcasting live director our studios in moscow this is our international sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us now wiki leaks claims the cia has created a computer program that impersonates the software of a russian anti-virus company casper elaborate he has commentary. we now have a new batch of documents from wiki leaks that give insight into how the cia operates on a daily basis collecting information now one of the revelations in the new batch of documents shows that the cia has a program for imitating kaspersky laboratory a well known russian software company conspiracy laboratory has been at the center of some scandal recently we had u.s. authorities essentially barring any government agency from using their products saying that they present a risk to homeland security a recent report from the wall street journal accused kaspersky laboratory of essentially stealing government information and secrets with its malware software from th

news live from berlin a brewing conflict in the middle east saudi arabia's new crown prince is on a mission to boost the oil kingdom's prominence but could upset in the delicate balance of power pushed the entire region into conflict also coming up. under pressure the european union upped the ante on london over leaving the block the e.u. is giving britain two weeks to agree unsettling its exit bill announcing that crucial trade talks won't kick off until it delivers. and an embrace in memory of the victims of world war one the presidents of germany and france open a new memorial site serving as a shared place of remembrance and reconciliation. but also coming up on the show brazil pays tribute to its greatest ever formula one driver the chief minutes of airtime set up are being given the musical treatment in a new theatre production over twenty years after his death he still remains a source of inspiration. i'm michelle henery welcome. in the middle east tensions between saudi arabia and iran are on the rise the power struggle between the two arch rivals has now spilled over into l

trump ministration appears to be on board. across talking saudi arabia i'm joined by my guest martin jay in beirut he is a freelance broadcast journalist also in beirut we have. he is a political analyst and in washington we have joe marker on he is a policy analyst at the arab center washington d.c. all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want i always appreciate martin let me go to you first in beirut there are so many elements of what's going on with this story domestically in saudi arabia and of course across the region particularly in lebanon which of course always includes iran. if you could for our audience because it's not getting a lot of air time because of domestic politics in the u.s. and the u.k. how would you sum up what's actually going on in saudi arabia and in the region go ahead martin. well the both there's a link with between both of them i mean saudi arabia is basically getting ready for a new king to take the throne and this one had been some of the new crown prince who has been installed in the position by isr

or. on why his children remained in saudi arabia and their questioning on whether or not saddam had he is a political hostage of saudi arabia now we heard say he's going to return to beirut he's going to clarify his position he's going to hold discussions with the president michel and now what are the scenarios is he going to insist on resigning and just ending his political career or is he going to insist on resigning and remain the prime minister of a caretaker government until parliamentary elections next year or is he going to try to find some sort of a compromise with the president then would run his resignation or withdraw his resignation on condition that hezbollah will not be a part of the new government which we know is a saudi arabian demand so really there are many scenarios a still uncertain times but confirming that he will be attending those independence day celebrations on wednesday we'll hear arrive before that to hold talks with we still do not know but people here are still concerned because this political crisis is not over if he insists on resigning then the poli

the proxy war between two of the biggest powers in the middle east to iran and saudi arabia has escalated directly affecting other countries in the region. thanks of thousands took to the streets of barcelona angry at madrid's crackdown on former captain leaders behind the region's independence declaration. a highly anticipated formal meeting between donald trump and vladimir putin failed to transpire with a padded chant on the sidelines of the apec summit and agreed to cooperate on syria . the us justice department demands that r.t. america register as a foreign agent by monday but channels bank accounts could be frozen if it doesn't comply. with. a warm welcome you're watching r.t. international broadcasting to you live from the russian capital. but your political rivalry between two of the middle east's main powers saudi arabia and iran has been the subject destabilizing other regional players yemen and lebanon. and the latest development strikes targeted the defense ministry in the yemeni capital it was march twenty fifth that saudi arabia launched its incursion into yemen b

east iran and saudi arabia has escalated directly affecting other countries in the region. thank almost a million people have taken to the streets of barcelona outraged at madrid's crackdown on form of have to learn leaders who were behind the region's independence declaration. a highly anticipated formal meeting between donald trump and vladimir putin fails to materialize though the pad did chart on the fine lines of the apec summit and agreed to cooperate on syria. the u.s. justice department demands r.t. america registers as registered as a foreign agent by monday if found to comply the channels bank accounts could be frozen. a very warm welcome you are watching the weekly here on r.t. international the day's headlines and a breakdown of the stories that shape the week and the caring. but geopolitical rivalry between two of the middle east's main powers saudi arabia and iran has been destabilizing other regional players yemen and lebanon. and the latest development saudi led as strikes targeted the defense ministry in the yemeni capital it was back in march twenty fifteen this saudi

biggest powers in the middle east to ron and saudi arabia has escalated directly affecting other countries in the region. i. hundreds of thousands of taking to the streets of barcelona outraged that madrid crackdown on former castle and leaders who were behind the region's independence declaration. highly anticipated formal meeting between donald trump and value putin fails to materialize. on the sidelines of the apec summit likely to cooperate on syria. also this hour the u.s. justice department demands that r.t. american register as a foreign agent by monday if it fails to comply with channels bank accounts could be frozen. and other welcome sort of international law from moscow just gone three am here in the russian capital on daniel hawkins rather you are welcome to the program now the geopolitical rivalry between two of the middle east main powers saudi arabia and iran has been destabilizing other regional players yemen and lebanon. with the latest development strikes targeted the defense ministry in the yemeni capital it was back in march twenty fifteen that saudi arabia fi

brewing conflict in the mideast saudi arabia's new crown prince is on a mission to boost the oil kingdom's prominence but could upsetting the delicate balance of follow pushed the entire region into conflict also coming out. standing shoulder to shoulder on the conflict in syria u.s. president donald trump and russian president vladimir putin reaffirmed their common commitment to ending the war and defeating the islamic state. no place to call home we need a family of kurdish refugees who have spent the past two years stranded in serbia failing in all their attempts so far to reach western europe. welcome to the program in the middle east tensions between saudi arabia and iran are on the rise the palestra go between the two rivals has now spilled over into lebanon whose prime minister saad how do you see unexpectedly resigned while on a visit to saudi arabia now lebanon's powerful has been the chief is accusing saudi arabia of detaining hariri and now the un and us are warning riyadh not to use the country as an arena for proxy conflict. kuwaiti citizens heading out of lebanon th

intercepted over saudi arabia's capital plus that the road to the top is a steady march poverty some women and children. tensions with north korea top the agenda as donald trump lands in japan to begin his twelve day asian tour also. we'll take you to hear on the home town of sac capital and lead that call is put him on where politics took a backseat to tradition. we begin with two major stories out of the kingdom of saudi arabia at least eleven princes and dozens of former ministers have been arrested on corruption charges two ministers and the head of the navy have been removed from their positions and the saudi military has shot down a long range ballistic missile over riad fired from yemen who the rebels say they are behind the missile attack maybe on a honda has more. it's not the first time who the rebels have fired long range missiles across the border at saudi arabia but this missile appears to have travelled the furthest hundreds of kilometers deep into saudi heartland and only taken down close to king khalid international airport on the outskirts of the capital riyadh. the offici

london you're watching al-jazeera was so coming up saudi arabia blames iran for a missile da getting riyadh saying it could be considered an act of war. donald trump wraps up his trip to japan and heads to south korea the nuclear threat from north korea likely to take center stage. and germany the host of the u.n. climate change conference comes under fire over its own environmental promises. peace in the u.s. state of texas a sunday's shooting at a church was the result of a domestic dispute the gunman devon patrick kelly had sent threatening text messages to his mother in law in recent days at least twenty six people including children were killed in the attack a man who confronted and chased the gunman told reporters he was driving near the church in southern springs when he saw the shooter i did what i thought i needed to do which is. that there's a shooting. and i just did the right thing. well a vigil has been held for those killed in sunday's shooting dozens of people held candles at a gathering across the street from the first baptist church in southern springs heidi joe cast