Amin salam in beirut, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, thank you, stephen. Always a pleasure. Well, its great to have you back on the show and if i may, i want to start with some words you said just one week after october 7 that is, after the hamas Attack On Southern Israel and at the very beginning of israels massive military response. You said at that point, we do not want to be here in lebanon a Bargaining Chip in a larger geopolitical game. Isnt that precisely what your country has become . Stephen, youve known me for always my honesty and transparency and we reached a point in lebanon where everything is very clear and theres nothing to hide. And saying the truth and sharing the truth, admitting what is at fault, is the best strategy to follow. So, yes, i was very clear in what i said at that point of time, particularly because lebanon is a small state in this region, has been paying a very, very high price for conflicts around lebanon and in the region for at least the past 75 yea
Calamity . Amin salam, in beirut. Welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, thank you, stephen. Always a pleasure. Always a pleasure. Well, its ureat to always a pleasure. Well, its great to have always a pleasure. Well, its great to have you always a pleasure. Well, its great to have you back always a pleasure. Well, its great to have you back on i always a pleasure. Well, itsl great to have you back on the show and if i may, i want to start with some words you said just one week after october 7 thatis, just one week after october 7 that is, after the hamas Attack On Southern Israel and at the very beginning of israels massive military response, you said at that point we do not want to be here in lebanon a Bargaining Chip in a larger geopolitical game. Isnt that precisely what your country has become . , ,. , precisely what your country has become . , ~. , become . Stephen, youve known me for always become . Stephen, youve known me for always my become . Stephen, youve known me for always my
Hello im Adrian Finnegan this is the news out live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes. A day of rage around the world after Donald Trumps decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital in. The u. K. And the European Union reach a deal allowing briggss talks to proceed to the next stage. To breathe the smoke the latest warning in Southern California where some wildfires could burn for another two weeks. Hummus our top story in sport today christiane arnaldo given the award as the worlds best footballer for fifth time. Palestinians are protesting in the occupied territories and what theyre calling a day of rage other protests are taking place across the world. Theyre angry at u. S. President Donald Trumps recognition of jerusalem as israels capital this was the scene in bethlehem where Israeli Soldiers fired tear gas and rubber bullets at the testers. In occupied East Jerusalem Israeli Soldiers arrested several pounds Palestinian Protesters at least ninety five people were
Youre watching the news hour live from our headquarters in doha im dead you navigate that coming up in the next sixty minutes protests in kenya as the Supreme Court fails to rule on a case that would have delayed thursdays president ial election. Iraqs Kurdish Regional government offers to freeze the results of its a session a referendum. With a promise of common prosperity chinese president xi jinping remains at the helm of the worlds second largest economy. With the latest sports news including the most expensive player in baseball Clayton Kushal pitches and to victory in game one of the world series. Hello we begin in kenya thats where the. President ial election will go ahead on thursday despite an Eleventh Hour legal challenge so that bid failed because the Supreme Court said that there werent enough judges to hear the case opposition activists want to the vote the phone saying it wont be credible it sparked protests in western kenya take a look that is the stronghold of the oppos
Hello and welcome to the aljazeera news hour live from my headquarters and me as a prawn im coming out the next sixty minutes one week after the lebanese Prime Minister the surprise resignation from riyadh the u. S. Joint calls for him to return home. The United States and russia agree to move forward to find an end to the fighting in syria. They almost lost canada levon pacific when countries agree on the basis of a free trade deal. With all the base voters take full advantage of a replayed world cup qualifier against south africa theyre on the way to russia bet on other stories later in the program. Its been awake from the sudden resignation of promise to solve the trade in a political crisis and lebanon since then theres been an increase speculation over the circumstances leading up to his announcement and beyond that u. S. Has joined calls for him to return home the u. N. To is calling for stability in lebanon one of the Regional Policy against using the country for proxy conflicts