This is counting the cost on aljazeera your weekly look at the world of business and economics this week the g. C. C. The Gulf Cooperation Council the arab worlds only trading bloc isnt living up to its name and how pressing the pause button on Economic Cooperation is affecting this Oil Rich Region also this week Plastic Economy its profitable business but the true cost to our planet and health is staggering and it is quite literally washing up on our doorstep and its been twenty five years since the worlds first text message was sent and that is something to talk about given the way the humble s. M. S. Has evolved into an entire messaging industry. So when youre six months into a diplomatic crisis that splinted an entire geographical region an annual meeting of leaders from that region takes on extra significance but when the Gulf Cooperation Council summit ended abruptly this week so too did any hopes of a breakthrough in the blocks biggest crisis in decades the meeting in kuwait cit
Bank talks fail. Samis a dam the sal just live from down so coming up the anger refuses to die down more protests across the world against the u. S. President s recognition of jerusalem as israels capital. In spain a long hard slog we started off with not pain the latest vindicated at last an investigation in australia finds institutions failed to protect tens of thousands of victims. And the un takes a firsthand look at extreme poverty in the United States. Of us no end in sight for millions of syrians who suffered years of turmoil after the latest round of geneva talks failed to bring about any hope of face all sides are blaming each other for the lack of progress this leaves many syrians continuing to live either under siege or in camps sound enjoyed reports from the camp in Northern Syria syrian children made homeless in their own country struggle to understand why they have to live in tents of the six and a half million displaced syrians almost three million are boys and girls. Mo
This is al jazeera. Live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes more protests across the world against president recognition of jerusalem as israels capital. Zimbabwes ruling party meets to chart out the countrys future off the president with. Victims of syrias war and future another round of un talks fail. To end celibacy for Catholic Priests and change rules on confessionals for the sexual abuse of thousands of children in australia. So from palestine to pakistan to japan protests are underway against the u. S. President s decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel that have. Already been rallies in tokyo and this one in kuala lumpur where hundreds more through the streets outrage over donald trump decision to move the u. S. Embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem has not died since the announcement last week it was wide widely condemned with islamic leaders instead declaring jerusalem as a copy of palestine we go to our correspondents keeping an eye on the situation
Germanys political crisis be in sight the social democrats agreed to begin talks on forming a possible government with chancellor merkels conservatives. Plus the us scraps Net Neutrality the government says it is cutting red tape but some users fear that if web traffic is no longer treated equally their access to information will suffer. And the german teenager reunited with her parents after running away to join Islamic State now im awaiting trial in iraq. Im sunni so much gonna thank you for joining Us European Union leaders have made the decision britain has been waiting for you Council President on all says break the talks have made enough progress to move to the second phase of negotiations that you sides will now focus on their future relationship and the issue of trade but e. U. Leaders are already warning the next face is likely to be even tougher than the first. This is what relief looks like on the faces of european Council President and Commission President ial include the E
Incite the social democrats agreed to begin talks on forming a possible government with chancellor merkels conservatives. Palestinians clashed with Israeli Forces amid more anger over the u. S. Decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital for palestinians were killed and dozens wounded. Plus the german teenager who married and Islamic State fighter shes just been reunited with her parents after running away to join the militant group but she is still facing trial in iraq. Im sumi so much going to thank you for joining Us European Union leaders have made the decision britain has been waiting for e. U. Council president donald tusk says bragg the talks have made enough progress to move to the second phase of negotiations that you sides will now focus on their future relationship and the issue of trade but even leaders are already warning the next phase is likely to be even tougher than the first. This is what relief looks like on the faces of European Council president and Commissi