Tonight secretary of state john kerry is in saudi arabia trying to smooth over tensions. His 9day trip to the middle east began with a quick stop in egypt. Its the highest level visit there since the military removed president Mohamed Morsi in july. During kerrys 6hour stay he called for the violence to end and the country to move towards full democracy. We have the latest from washington. The first stop made on the trip to the middle east was not to saudi arabia, but instead to cairo egypt. Its the first and highest ranking visit by a u. S. Official since july 3rdrd. Thats the day that the military removed Mohamed Morsi from his post as president of egypt and placed him under arrest. The u. S. Has been quite anxious about what has been happening in egypt since, and it was john kerrys mission on sunday to deliver a message from the Obama Administration about what washington expects cairo to do in the weeks and months ahead. How can the United States reconcile working with the governmen
And ready, set, go. We are going to tell you about the secretary of state john kerry, who is in the middle east on damage control. Its the start of a 9day tour of the region, including stops in israel, jordan and saudi arabia. A goal will be to repair tensions with golf allies over syria, beginning when he visits riad. Tthe Washington Post says the are developing a gulf repatriation. The secretary of state is making an impromptu visit to egypt, the first since the ousting of president Mohamed Morsi. Now bringing in sue turton. Is kerrys visit a big deal to people in egypt . The egyptian people havent really noticed that the u. S. Secretary of state has landed in cairo. All the headlines at the moment in egypt are about the upcoming trial tomorrow, monday with the former president Mohamed Morsi. Very few people turned up to the press conference to hear what john kerry and the minister said about their meeting. Poddy language is interesting. Theyve had strained relations since the u. S.
Pakistans government demanded a meeting with the u. S. Amdas door in response to the drone attack that killed Hakimullah Mehsud, the leader of the Pakistani Taliban. They are accusing the u. S. Of interfering with peace talks. The efforts have been ambushed. It will it was not acquired from the front, it was an ambush. We see it as an ambush. The chief minister of the province is standing here with me. They have decided that god willing the assembly will pass a unanimous declaration not to allow native supply to nato supply to enter the province until the drone attacks are stopped. Rosa lined joins us. What are pakistani leaders accusing the government of. Theres two things the pakistani government is accusing the u. S. Of doing. One is violating authority, launching an attack on pakistan soil without islamabads permission. The other thing they are accused of doing is scuttling thats the pakistanis word, an effort to broker peace talks with the taliban. The pakistanis argue with the de
Kosovo polling station as tensions erupt over a crucial election. France condemns as revolting the murder of two french journalists in mali. A 20month rebel gone in the eastern democratic republic of congo, which made an existing refugee crisis worst could be closer to an end the the political leader to the m23 rebels declared a ceasefire. It seems that the call for a trues is so far truce is so far being ignored by his military wing. These are exclusive pictures rockets fired around m23 positions on congos border with rwanda. In the last week the rebels have been pushed out of a stripping of towns by congos army, bringing rwanda and uganda accused of supporting rebels and the conflict in a region rich in minerals. Malcolm webb has the latest. The Government Troops has been fighting with the m23 rebels on three hills close to the border with rwanda. If i hold up the microphone, you can maybe hear the sounds of rockets and bombs landing. The hill that you can see is one of the three hil
Welcome to al jazeera america. Former egyptian president Mohamed Morsi is at a Cairo Police Academy to face trial for inciting riots and murder. Mohamed morsi and his legal team arrived moments ago amid tight security. Supporters of Muslim Brotherhood are planning protests. Dominic kane brings us this report ahead of the trial. These are the first pictures of Mohamed Morsi to emerge since being deposed as president in july. Loked by an egyptian newspaper, they are thought to show him during a meeting with foreign dignitaries that month. He says he was ousted by the military in a move that was illegal. Translation its illegal. Im the president , according to the constitution of the country. Kout de tar means a strike against state institutions. All the basics of these institutions and the definition of an institution. The contrast with his inauguration is stark. It was a moment that seemed to suggest egypts transition from dictatorship to democracy, the arriving of a freely elected pres