Some breaking news this hour five boats believed to belong to the Iranian Revolutionary guards have approached a British Oil Tanker in the gulf, asking it to stop in iranian waters but reportedly withdrew after a british frigate trained its guns on them and warned them over radio. The incident happened in the strait of hormuz that strategically very important stretch of water between the persian gulf and the gulf of oman, bordered by iran and the united arab emirates. Peter bowes is watching the situation from the us. As we understand it this tanker, this British Heritage tanker was passing through the area, it was just about to cross the strait of hormuz, when it was, at least there was an attempt to intercept it by these five iranian boats who were ordering it to change its direction but the boat, the british warship that was escorting the tanker, then trained its guns on the iranian boats and ordered them to back off, and they heeded that order, they did indeed back off, no shots we
The internet and agencies has also been intensified. The Inspection Organization also wrote a letter to the ministry of roads and urban development about the violations of the Airline Companies from the sale of tickets outside the official network overcapacity. The chartered plane or the forced sale of the blade along with the accommodation should be avoided. Four airport projects in mashhad were officially put into operation with the presence of the minister of roads and urban development, the final internal development, the opening of three communication bridges for the transfer of passengers and the operation of the new navigation assistance system of mashhad airport are among these projects, as well as the operation of the new system helping the safe landing of flights in the conditions of fog, dust and rain became possible today. Of course, it has been working for some time, but today it is symbolic it has been put into operation and the agenda of our Airports Company is to equip
Viktor yanukovych, fled to russia. The un says since the conflict began more than 10,000 people have died in the donetsk and luhansk regions. Andrew plant has the story. In the war torn east of ukrainian, carried on three plain buses, hundreds of prisoners are heading home, some after years in captivity. More than 300 people, in one of the biggest prisoner swaps since the ukrainian conflict began, the first such swap since september last year, arriving with their belongings, shivering in temperatures close to freezing, but glad to be finally free. Translation i am very happy that i am going back to ukraine, and i thank everyone for the work that has been done to be able to see my loved ones again. Translation i want to believe that people are tired of all of this and must find the strength to engage in a dialogue, because without dialogue, we will be in a deadlock with no way out. The prisoner transports arrived in the early hours in the donetsk region, in easter ukraine, at the mayors
And welcome to aljazeera on live from a headquarters and a man of the problem also ahead. Spain gives scotlands political leaders an ultimatum to declare their intentions on independence by next week. Canadas Prime Minister visits washington in a bid to save a longstanding trade deal and the u. N. Accuses of torture of raping and killing off. And back on state. The two major palestinian groups have reached a deal on governing gaza hamas and fatah have been meeting in cairo to discuss the implementation of the deal signed six years ago ok topics in the negotiations and closed at a point of both groups person now and the future of hamas as powerful military were well lets get more on this now with our correspondent ari force that hes joining us on the phone from west jerusalem any more information yet harry on the steel. So saw. A Statement Given to alexa t. V. By thomas with a cool head and here he just said that the two sides had reached a deal with these folks in cairo with kind how.
And welcome to aljazeera life my headquarters in doha with me and of the parana also ahead. Protests in kenya with a deepening Political Uncertainty after Opposition Leader violent agenda withdraws from the repeat president ial election. Political leaders an ultimatum to declare their intentions on and dependence by next week. Why more than one hundred former professional ice hockey players are preparing to sue their league for negligence. The two major Palestinian Groups have reached a deal on governing gaza hamas and fatah have been meeting in cairo to discuss the implementation of the deal signed six years ago. Key topics in the negotiations included employment of both groups personnel and the future of hamas as powerful military wing lets bring in our correspondent how to force it now hes joining us on the followed from west jerusalem we are waiting for more information i know harry but what will palestinians be hoping for from the steel. Exactly. Has very few words from one side o