Hello from doha when im come out santa maria this is the news from aljazeera air and seaports they are still closed and yemen despite the saudis promised in that. Also ahead russia says it plans to scale back its military forces in syria as several sets of talks on the countrys future move ahead. Zimbabwes stock market has lost six billion dollars in a week so can a new president rescue the ailing economy and police in Papua New Guinea right a controversial strain in Detention Camp in south also they are moving refugees. So the u. N. Is saying saudi arabia has not followed through on its promise to lift a two week blockade of yemens Main International airport and a major seaport and it is putting millions at risk of stop. Nation and disease but Saudi Led Coalition fighting in yemen had announced it would reopen but some airport and the port of her day there by thursday to allow in much needed aid the red cross is saying five cities are now without clean water as a result of the blockad
A Senate Hearing on thursday the president has committed as a matter of strategy that we will not leave syria were going to stay for several reasons stabilization and assistance in the vital north and northeast protection of our allies the Syrian Democratic forces but for other reasons as well including countering iran. But those offer up a lot of question doesnt it lets try and answer some of them and go live to middle east expert as ziad elise a visceral highs and a good to have you on the program the u. S. Claimed it was in syria to fight i say lots what we heard all along no its going to kuntar iran was not part of the plan all along do you think. I do believe that this is part and parcel of a concerted effort and straining to keep shifting the goalposts they claimed they were in syria to actually fight and eradicate eisel when in reality when they actually sat on the fence in iraq and they stood ideally by why while actually allowing us to expand and to reach the actually the bord
A historic handshake between north and south korea but the u. S. Is keeping its distance prices averted the u. S. Government is open for business off to another shutdown most americans probably slept through and egypt launches a massive military operation that she says is targeting terrorists in sinai. And im tatiana phantasm doha with all of the sport will have more from enclitic the court of arbitration for sport rejected the last minute appeals of forty seven russian athletes and coaches who were bidding to be allowed to compete and more later. The Winter Olympics have officially opened in the south korean city of young chang with a spectacular fireworks display thousands turned out in freezing temperatures to attend the one that hes hoped will bring helped bring about a diplomatic for of relations between north and south korea for now it looks like the ice has been broken with whats being described as an historic handshake between south koreas leader in and kenya jiang the sister o
Defends a former white house aide the qs of Domestic Violence angry protests so far as far to suspend its Election Campaign in colombia. And the space x. Rockets ahead fears in russia that their legacy could be under threat. And im tatiana doha with all the sports will have more from pyongyang including the court of arbitration for sport for jack to the last minute appeals of forty seven russian athletes and coaches who were waiting to be allowed to compete and more later in the program. A very warm welcome to the news hour the u. S. Vice president mike pence turned a call childer to the sister of the north Korean Leader as the Winter Olympics got underway in pyongyang chang but as Nuclear Tensions simmered south koreas leader did break the diplomatic ice shaking hands with kim jong thats a good name reports now from south korea. A step towards reconciliation for the First Time Since the korean war more than half a century ago a member of north koreas ruling family is welcomed in the s
Korea for the Winter Olympics. And people streaming the Opening Ceremony of pyongyang twenty eighteen years one hour away early of the cold war but ration for school to rejected the last minute appeals of forty seven russian athletes who were bidding to be allowed to compete. Also as we go to a u. S. Politicians there are still debating into the early hours as they struggle to end a second shutdown and three weeks. Hospitals was on alert for casualties as egypt launches a major operation against armed groups in the Sinai Peninsula. And a memo months ago to journalists a jailed after uncovering what the government didnt bomb the world to see. So a show of togetherness between north and south korea is happening with just an hours ago before the ceremony Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympics the sister of north koreas leader has become the first member of her family to step foot in south korea since the two countries went to war in nineteen fifty. Is part of the north korean delegations