About violence and the police. This is Al Jazeera America live from new york city i am Randall Pinkston. Saudi Arabias King Salman is at the white house right now. He and president obama are discussing the fight against isil and defense spending. But at the top of their agenda is the iran nuclear deal. This week president obama shored up enough congressional support to insure the agreement stays intact. Now he needs to address how the deal with iran may affect the u. S. Saudi alliance, Mike Viqueira is in washington live. We know saudi arabia wasnt happy about the deal with iran. So how have see seen this deal already impact u. S. Saudi relationship . Reporter there is no question there is sensitives, anxiety on part of the saudi arabians. No question about it. President obama last year making a special trip to saudi arabia after visiting europe to sit with king salmans predecessor and talk things out. A lot of con stern nation on the part of the saudis not only with regards to the ong
In the year. And undergrounds libraries, one mans mission to bring more books to people in south africa. Hello, i have all of your sport including the latest from the u. S. Open where top need Novak Djokovic is in third round action shortly. Also ahead germany is about to kickoff a crucial eury 2016 qualifier against poland, well have details that was coming up think up. Hungarys parliament has passed a series of laws that could see refugees and migrants jailed end it would make it a criminal offense to cross or damage the fence hundred gar is a building along its board with serbia actual the maximum sentence would be three years in prison. Refugees in sound hungary have broke be down barriers and clashed are riot police, hungary has closed its border with serbia there after several sevel hundred people broke out of a nearby camp. Hungarys Prime Minister says he was prefired throws the countrys board we are croatia should large numbers of refugees start coming from there. Thousands of
Film festival. The prestigious golden lion has been awarded to a firsttime venezuela director Israeli Police fought with palestinians at the alaqsa mosque compound in jerusalem. Police say they entered the courtyard to arrest Young Palestinian stone throwers. The palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas condemned what he said was an attack against worshippers at the holy sight. The confrontation coming hours before the start of the year. The alaqsa compound is inside the city, known as the noble sanctuary. For many, its the third holiest site in islam after mecca and medina, and the sacred site in judaism. Israel captured the site in 1967 and annexed it in a move that has never been internationally recognised. Nicky is a spokesman for Israeli Police, and says that officers had no choice but to intervene. Well, you can see for yourself in the footage that fire works were fired from withinside the alaqsa mosque, one of the holy sights, fired from within site at the police officers. Thats our
Lets look at live pictures now of pope francis at st. Patricks cathedral in new york city. The pope will lead an Evening Prayer Service there and give remarks in spanish. We will continue to monitor the service and bring you complete coverage rear view the popes historic visit in just a moment. But first, taj is a struck on the one of the holiest days in is lament. Over 700 people crushed to death in saudi arabia in a stampede during the annual hajj. Hundreds more were injured. Saudi Arabias King Salman has promised a swift investigation in to one of the deadliest accidents during the hajj in two decades. Omar al saleh reports now from mean a. Reporter a second tragedy within weeks, saudi Authorities Say a sudden surge among the huge crowd of pilgrims led to a deadly stampede. Hundreds of people died, many more were injured. Translator we were coming back and on the way back i met my husband, the pilgrims began pushing each other and pushed people to the ground. I was about to die. Rep
Well look ahead to all of wednesdays matches a little later in the program. The u. S. Defense secretary has called on gulf countries to do more to fight the Islamic State in iraq and the levant. Speaking at a hearing, ash carter said that sunni arab nations in particular should be offering more. Turkey must do more to control its often porous border. Saudi arabia and the gulf states join the air portion of the campaign in the early days. Only the air part. But it has sense been reoccupied by the conflict in yemen both in the air and on the ground. And just this past week i personally reached out to my counterparts in 40 countries around the world, in the coalition and asked them to contribute more, and many cases contribute to much more enhancing the fight against else. Leaders of the council are meeting in riyadh with syria high up on the agenda. Saudi Arabias King Salman said that they remain committed to finding a solution in syria. The International Community has a joint responsibi