Beirut plus a tweet plans an american journalist behind bars in zimbabwe shes charged with insulting president Robert Mugabe for calling him a selfish and sick man on twitter. Find us president all trumps us all for japan the first song on a five nation asian tour but its north koreas looming Nuclear Threat thats expected to top the agenda. Welcome to the show im sara harman its good to have you with us. The Prime Minister of lebanon has resigned unexpectedly taking a shot at iran as he went saad hariri accused terror on and its allies in lebanon of spreading chaos strife and destruction throughout the middle east hariri also suggests that political enemies for targeting him for assassination iran rejected his accusations calling them unfounded. The lebanese Prime Minister saad hariri his resignation came as a shock to the country in a television address from saudi arabia the lebanese leader Plame Dhahran and its lebanese proxy Group Hezbollah for what he called its meddling in the region well read and leave iran i would like to say three iran and its followers that they will be losers and their intervention in share of the terrorism of our nation will wake up as it did in the past and their hands in the region will be cut off. And you had elected. To reraise late father refugee could also be Prime Minister of lebanon he was assassinated in an explosion in two thousand and five which several has been a members of being tried in the absence in the Hague Saad Hariri said he to do now feared for his life the Prime Ministers resignation has shown a play divided opinion. Harvey has decided to steer lebanon away from danger its a hard step taken at a difficult time. I support the resignation of the government and country are frozen and the country is collapsing and the governments targets have not been met. Every decision to quit leaves lebanon facing uncertainty not least the question of who could replace him. For more im joined now by ben to shallower in beirut shes the middle east rector with a high risk both foundation i think tank the region and thanks for being with us hariri says his life was in danger here are his claims seen as credible in lebanon. Well you know this nation is always full of brewer descend so we cannot really know what actually has happened about according to a bia they have spoken to security permits or actually come purpose but to just lie what we can also know for sure is that currently there is a lot of pressure on lebanon pressure coming from damascus to normalize relations with syria and there were discussions last week here on the with eleven and should be the first arab country to reappoint and investor to damascus so we definitely know as Prime Minister has been in a difficult position and there are many divisions in lebanon along political and also along religious lines what is hariri represent and where the country go from here. Where that it is with a future movement which is the main representative in terms of parties at the same light it may burst up lebanon and so of course that the vision in this country has become extreme over the past years the division between this alliance and shias especially when it comes to what should happen inside syria what should happen with syria and one of the main problems of course lebanon is pacing his resignation puts and danger the elections that are planned for next year or next year we were planning to have a parliamentary elections here and of course this makes it all very difficult and makes it all very difficult not only for lebanon but also for the region how do you say herreras resignation impacting the broader region iran has already come out with criticism. Obviously so because you heard how much he reached out to them and accused iran of meddling into the curse of lebanon we see a divide between saudi arabia and iran in the beaching and there are eleven and somehow the microcosmos of this confrontation so we definitely can see if there is if theyre there it divided through the deepening of that the bite. Thats going to shell are joining us from beirut thank you. Saudi arabia say television the kingdoms air defense has intercepted and destroyed a Ballistic Missile north of the capital city riyadh whos the rebels in yemen claim they fired the missile thats based on reports from the controlled media yemen has been torn apart by a war between a saudi led alliance and who think rebels but youre backed by iran. And american journalists is behind bars in zimbabwe after allegedly insulting president Robert Mugabe on twitter Martha Odonovan works in the capital harare for an online satirical news channel her arrest comes a week after the government appointed a cyber minister whos tasked with policing social media my throat donovan allegedly called Robert Mccarthy a selfish and sick man on twitter that could have serious consequences the twenty five year old u. S. Citizen is accused of subversion that could mean up to twenty years in jail. For his face into allegations the count. Is undermining the forty two or insulting the office of the president and the second judge is that of attempting to give up the role. And question all means. Which. Deny. At ninety three Robert Mugabe is the worlds oldest head of state and widely seen as one of its most authoritarian odonovan works for harare based macomber t. V. As zimbabwe channel which describes itself as a cutting edge producer of political satire and comedy have you seen the latest member winick back in the summer im a gambler took part in global media for a minute on their Mission Statement using satire as a weapon. We thought that these were the phenomenon was imported from western countries. Gambas founded condemns the charges is an attack on free speech this is not just against against everyone. Wants to use the internet its a space for Free Expression to be free as well as denying both charges or donovans lawyers say shall apply for bail at the high court on monday. Earlier i spoke with g. W. Is privilege of a neary in harare i asked him whether this tweet is about it really about a tweet rather or if there is Something Else going on here. It may not be just about it tweet because. If it is a tweet if you look at the treats that shes alleged to have tweeted did not do originate from. Actually the treated it tweet tweeted by one country to the one that shes now being accused of wanting to treat our continent to god. It would be unusual or maybe this state is trying to get their organization not gumma since they have been producing. You know political such and quantity that porks if the state where his her the head of my gown but t. V. Marthas boss saying this is a clear attack on free speech what can you tell us about the state of free speech in zimbabwe. Freedom of expression and free speech in zimbabwe. Is continued and limited by the existing laws more so with. Mr leach was recently introduced to Cyber Security ministry we separate im going to introduce you nice latest kind of the reshuffle you find right now these they will be targets you know and containing all freedom of speech and you speak one social media and one line because that was this piece that zimbabweans with freely expressing themselves about what is happening in their country and the kind of leadership that is in the country are privileged thanks for bringing us up to date on the situation in zimbabwe. A look now at some other news thats making the rounds in the world a leader of one of catalan is biggest sessions probably says it wont participate in Upcoming Elections unless jailed members are afraid from prison meanwhile across the country in the city of bilbao thousands of people talk to the streets there protesting madrids crackdown on separatist leaders. More than two thousand migrants have been rescued from the Mediterranean Sea in recent days thats according to the United NationsMigration Agency agency also said thirty four people had drowned in the past four days trying to make their crossing tear up. Thousands of protesters converged on the german city of bomb calling for more action to stop Global Warming this says the city prepares to kick off the u. N. Climate change conference on monday representatives from one hundred ninety five countries are gathering to chart the way ahead for the paris accord. The us president on trump has departed the state of hawaii for an extended visit to asia we reboarded air force one after he paid his respects at a pearl harbor memorial trump five nation trip will be the longest trip to asia by a u. S. President in more than a quarter of a century. But first hes going to japan where hes expected to hold talks with the japanese Prime Minister shinzo ave from japan hell then head to south korea or north korea will top the agenda for be looking for consensus on ways to stop that countrys Nuclear Program when hes in seoul then its on to china where trump will be holding talks with president xi jinping after china its off to vietnam there are still attend the Asia Pacific Economic cooperation or apec conference and then theres another summit on the agenda this time over in the philippines when trump gets there will be attending the association of Southeast Asian nations conference this trip promises to be a diplomatic balancing act for a president who seeking to both make America Great again and also looking to reassure asian allies of continued u. S. Support. Rich in symbolism the site of the japanese attack on u. S. Soil more than seventy years ago is the starting line for donald trump diplomatic Obstacle Course across asia. As he paid his respects at powell harbor the suspect sort of conflict with north korea may not have been far from his thoughts. In tokyo japans Prime Minister quoting a death trump doll to revive enjoying japanese hospitality ahead of our fathers arrival the white house has been laying out its strategy on north korea. In assessing the degree to which were successful in galvanizing other nations to ensure that that the leadership there concludes that it has to denuclearize we need some time for that to work some locals though are opera hence of. Eyes are going on but i do wonder if things will be ok. Like what will happen to the world. I wonder about trumps response to north korea and things like that for you there are things that scare me. Hes becoming friendly with Prime Minister. I dont know if thats right or not. And so mike in the United States divides opinion. But. Its one thing if we were to imagine a war i believe south korea would have an advantage however since the consequences of war would be detrimental to all of us i hope president trying to solve the Korean Peninsula issues through peace talks. From the president ial palace menu c. N. N. Has called for dialogue with their northern neighbors trump however professor tough are told. Hell take that message to beijing hoping china delivers a little tensions over chinas ambitions in the size china sea and trade will also dominant discussions with president xi. All before we go a rather explosive story from southern germany an eighty one year old pensioner there were called police after spotting what he thought look like an unexploded bomb for World War Two sitting right in his garden but when the officers arrived at the actual. I found was this zucchini weighing five kilos quarterly for all involved Police Suspect that someone may have thrown that jumbo sized vegetable into the mans garden causing the confusion thats going to do it for us here on d. W. But dont forget you can always get news when youre on the go with our app that will give you access to the latest news from around the world and do be sure to sign up with push notifications so you dont miss any of our breaking news you can even use that to send us your photos and videos just download the out of google play or the app store. Thanks for watching well see you very soon. Your children