A director for the institute for gulf affairs he says the announcement of the new measures was expected. Government column in saudi arabia has been under a lot of stress that that is why the government would draw 23000000000. 00 from the reserves in march this is the largest withdrawal from from the reserves ever in the history of the country so and then moodys obviously dont grade it saudi just a few weeks ago so were looking at continuous bad in 0. Problems facing the economy and hurdles and hits not only corona has blocked or stopped ramadan you have but one and a half 1000000 people coming to america and medina during ramadan but also had been cancelled in addition obviously to the oil prices being decimated by saudi arabia itself and its policy i dont think the project will ever start that a little long completed because they cannot make realities have changed massively the oil prices about going to go back to where they were a year ago for a long time and that means that there ar
Imposes strict measures in light of the plant and. We begin in iran where there are fears that dozens of people could be dead after a naval ship was mistakenly hit by a missile during an exercise is confirmed the accident killed one sailor state t. V. Says several others were injured it happened when a support vessel got too close to a target during Iranian Naval exercises in the jasc region of southern iran lets speak straightaway to zain but ravi whose life for us in tehran and the details very sketchy at this point in time what more information if you managed to gather. Thats exactly right and it was a lot we knew it was a lot and dont know get into it now cation of this incident was in the gulf of oman just at the mouth of the point in the area where it opens into the important strategic strait of hormuz this has been a flashpoint for incidents in the past so its a very sensitive area and a lot of the information coming out from this incident from that location its coming out very
Gradually reopens. Dealing with more waste from people stuck at home we look at extra safety precautions for rescues collectives. They get out there they get the job done over and or. Not actually going for them in the light of this make sure you take care of. The u. S. President s handling of the Coronavirus Crisis is under even greater scrutiny after accusations he sought quick fixes by rushing unproven drugs to patients and as the death toll passes 70000 down trump says hes considering winding down the task force set up to respond to the pandemic mike hanna has the latest from washington no facemask for the president while visiting an Aerospace Company repurposed to produce masks. This in defiance of his administrations guidelines that masks should be worn in public at all times the president confirmed reports that he was considering shutting down the Coronavirus Task force that has been responsible for the federal response to the pandemic as far as the task force my pension the tas
Im lazy rounds up undocumented migrants again in an effort to contain the pandemic. So to some of the countries hardest hit by the current of us pandemic are now lifting many of the toughest restrictions people in rafah in france can return to shops and schools and hairdressers ending and 8 week lockdown there is a number of critically ill people begins to fall other European Countries are following suit churches and mosques in spain schools in the netherlands and shops in belgium and germany shanghai is disneyland has opened its doors its the latest step in chinas easing of restrictions cinemas museums and other recreational venues will follow over the next few weeks on thursday new zealand will scale back its rules allowing the reopening of cafe cinema halls and miles as well as travel within the country but the Prime Minister like many leaders. As warned that the easing of restrictions does not mean that the threat is over. No 2. For more of what france is up to and natasha the curb
Killed as a warship hits a vessel from its own fleet. A powerful politician and a top aide to the democratic republic of congos president goes on trial in a corruption case. Abused and overworked on a diet of fish baits the allegations from indonesian fishermen that have prompted a joint investigation with china. U. K. Government has released a report to detail in how it plans to lead the country out of the pandemic changes this week include removing limits on outdoor exercise and encouraging certain sectors to go back to work the senate gago reports the still confusion about Prime Minister barak johnsons latest guidance. In it for the long haul and an easing of the lockdown that is conditional on progress in fighting the virus as the Prime Minister set out the new measures for england it was clear that there would be little that would be returning to normal sectors that are allowed to be should indeed be open subject subject to social distancing with a cabbie at this pandemic was goin