Im stephen sackur. When the Aljazeera News Network was launched in qatar in 1996, it had a seismic impact on the media landscape in the middle east. Here was an arab broadcaster refusing to play by local rules. It was ambitious, punchy and provocative in its coverage of the region and the world. Two decades on, maybe its time for payback. Saudi arabia and its closest allies recently demanded qatar close the network down. My guest is mostefa souag, director general of aljazeera. Do his channel have a future . Mostefa souag, welcome to hardtalk. Good day, stephen. We have to start with the threat of closure that appeared to be hanging over aljazeera just a few short days ago. The threat of course which came from saudi arabia and its allies, which demanded the closing of the Aljazeera Network as a condition for lifting an economic blockade on qatar. Be clear with me. Is there still a risk you may have to shut down . Well, first of all i would like to say that aljazeera has created a new m
Im stephen sackur. When the Aljazeera News Network was launched in qatar in 1996, it had a seismic impact on the media landscape in the middle east. Here was an arab broadcaster refusing to play by local rules. It was ambitious, punchy and provocative in its coverage of the region and the world. Two decades on, maybe its time for payback. Saudi arabia and its closest allies recently demanded qatar close the network down. My guest is mostefa souag, director general of aljazeera. Do his channel have a future . Mostefa souag, welcome to hardtalk. Good day, stephen. We have to start with the threat of closure that appeared to be hanging over aljazeera just a few short days ago. The threat of course which came from saudi arabia and its allies, which demanded the closing of the Aljazeera Network as a condition for lifting an economic blockade on qatar. Be clear with me. Is there still a risk you may have to shut down . Well, first of all i would like to say that aljazeera has created a new m
Im stephen sackur. When the Aljazeera News Network was launched in qatar in 1996, it had a seismic impact on the media landscape in the middle east. Here was an arab broadcaster refusing to play by local rules. It was ambitious, punchy and provocative in its coverage of the region and the world. Two decades on, maybe its time for payback. Saudi arabia and its closest allies recently demanded qatar close the network down. My guest is mostefa souag, director general of aljazeera. Do his channel have a future . Mostefa souag, welcome to hardtalk. Good day, stephen. We have to start with the threat of closure that appeared to be hanging over aljazeera just a few short days ago. The threat of course which came from saudi arabia and its allies, which demanded the closing of the Aljazeera Network as a condition for lifting an economic blockade on qatar. Be clear with me. Is there still a risk you may have to shut down . Well, first of all i would like to say that aljazeera has created a new m
Adding that russia had been either complicit or incompetent by failing to secure the Chemical Weapons of its syrian ally. A romanian woman injured in the Westminster Terror Attack two weeks ago has died. Andrea cristea had been visiting london with her boyfriend. Good morning. Welcome to the programme. We are live until iiam this morning. We will be looking throughout the show at the implications of that Missile Strike by america on a base in syria. Its the first time america has intervened directly in the conflict. Do get in touch. Texts will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Thats our main news, that the us has carried out a Missile Strike on a Syrian Air Base in response to a Chemical Attack that killed dozens of civilians. 59 Cruise Missiles we re of civilians. 59 Cruise Missiles were fired from the mediterranean. They hit the base from where the attack was launched. Here is david willis. It was a decisive response from an administration that has often seemed disorganised an
Ofa we dont see this as the beginning of a new campaign. Well be live throughout the day in beirut, moscow and washington with the latest reaction to the unfolding events. The other news. A Romanian Tourist who fell into the river thames during the Westminster Bridge terror attack has died. A sharp rise in the number of accident and Emergency Departments turning away ambulances in england. Good morning, its friday the 7th of april. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Russia has strongly condemned us Missile Strikes on a syrian airbase, describing them as an act of aggression against a sovereign state. It has provoked anger from russia. 59 tomahawk Cruise Missiles were fired from two American Navy warships in the mediterranean. Their target the shayrat Airbase Which donald trump said was the airfield used to launch what he described as a horrible Chemical Attack on innocent civilians earlier this week. Six people are said to have died in the air strikes and the base is described as almost com