In california blazes across a busy highway, plus i am Andrew Thomas in alice springs. Here, they are racing camels but away from the track. Australias government has been killing wild camels in huge numbers. It has been controversial. I will be explaining why. Lets begin with breaking news out of awed e arabia. The enter Ministry Says it arrested 431 people suspected of belonging to groups linked to isil. The arrests were made over the past few weeks and include people from across the middle east in africa. The newsreel said it prevented six suicide bombings aimed at mosques and security forces. We will bring you more details as we gather them. Just to re this though ministry in saudi arabia saying 431 people have been arrested after a crackdown on people linked to groups connected to isil, groups which were planning six suicide bomb attacks, we are told across the kingdom. In his first speech since the hust o nuclear deal was signed with world powers irans Supreme Leader accused washi
Center of dispute in the philippines. Saudi arabia has arrested more than 400 people it says have links to the Islamic State of iraq. They are accused of plotting suicide attacks. Reporter with raids and seizures of guns, money and computers, Saudi Arabias Interior Ministry says its dealt a massive blow to isil. Saudi Security Forces arrested 431 people. They say they are tied on the armed group. Translator within the past few weeks we have put an end to isil in saudi arabia, a group that threatens our society. Reporter the suspects are from across the middle east and africa. They are believed to have been involved in the bombings of mosques in which at least 33 people were killed. Security forces say they have also foiled six other attacks being planned against saudi targets. Translator isil is trying to create a rift in the kingdom. They want to create chaos which includes the citizens from saudi arabia and other countries. Reporter saudi arabia is hoping they have squashed the abili
Surfing champion mick fanning has terrifying moments during a competition final. In yemen a residential area of aden has been shelled by houthi fighters. The latest casualty count is 48 dead, 180 wounded. The attacks come 48 hours after yemens government in exile declared aden liberated from the Houthi Rebels. Earlier i spoke to the Deputy Editor of a. L. M. Newspaper. He says the houthis face defeat in the area. As one rebel fighter put it, when the houthis sense defeat, they started opening artillery and rockets on the residential area. That is the north of aden and it is densely built and heavily populated primarily with refugees from other areas of aden who fled during the past two months, so we have now confirmed around 48 dead and 182 injured. Out of the 48 dead, at least 10 children are fatalities. This area have seen some clashes before, because its at the entry point which aden, but now it seems that the fighting has intensified in the past 48 hours and it is poised to escalat
From obtaining a Nuclear Weapon america and iran two old enemies in the middle east just shook hands. Over the next hour ill take you on a journey through the streets of tehran to show you a side of americas old nemesis that you may never have seen before. Its a trip where ill meet men and women of all stripe from shopkeepers, bunchers Vice President s baristas and the nations youth. Its a rare insiders look at a time in iran when things are changing. I was therein when the negotiators put the final touches on what has become an historical deal on iran and six nations led by the United States. Tehran agreed to open the door to inspectors giving them access to sites, that iran used to threaten neighbours and the world. In return, u. S. And the u. N. Agreed to lift sanctions that crippled irans economy. After 20 months of bargain ag the deal is done. Whether or not you support it theres a deal agreed upon. The iranian streak is alive with talk of what is to come. To make sense of it i ha
Some are hoping it signals a new direction in the history of hostility. It will not happen overnight. The nuclear deal is done now the u. S. Has to sort out who it is dealing with. We have problems. For starters Human Rights Watch saw no significant improvements in human rights in the first full year that president Hassan Rouhani has been in office. Since hes been in office iran executed 1500 people. Many for nonviolent crimes, the country has more than 900 political prisoners. In 2009 my al jazeera colleague Roxana Saberi spent four months in prison whilst working for another company. Accused of being a spy and subjected to severe hardships she did get out. Many in prison with her were not happy. In 2003 i had a chance to work as a journalist in my fathers native land iran. Many women feel their voices were not heard. People asked where are you from. I thought should i say america. I was in my home when at 9 oclock in the morning, four many came to my home. Iranian american reporter R