A bit more. Come out since last month weve been unable to get a hold of. Me or trying to erase totally disconnected contact and its really like it was before the blackout. For the morning to my name is kevin over here with a wednesday morning 30 minute will be from r. T. International and 1st the fate of israels Prime Minister this morning hanging in the balance with exit polls suggesting is neck and neck with his nearest rival after ripping parliamentary elections but even with his religious and right wing allies doesnt seek to secure a majority government is the headline and that also goes for his main rival benny gantz 2 goes down off our correspondent in the studio with me to break this down a bit yeah its not the morning that. Netanyahu hoped to wake up to the rest of israel as well votes on his last 10 you. Is in office leading the country isnt it yeah absolutely and i wonder how well he slept at night speaking of the morning after because this whole election has been largely vie
Hello, and welcome to bbc news. Us secretary of state mike pompeo says iran is to blame for drone strikes on two saudi Oil Facilities. Calling it an unprecedented attack on the Worlds Energy supply, he believes theres no evidence the attacks came from yemen, even though Yemens Houthi rebels claimed responsibility. The attacks have caused huge fires, one at the Worlds Largest Oil Processing facility, which may have an impact on the global market. Reports say as much as half of saudi arabias output could be disrupted. Our World Affairs correspondent paul adams, reports. Audacious attacks on the heart of saudi arabias economy. The abqaiq Oil Processing plant one of the Worlds Largest engulfed in flames, attacked by drones. The kingdoms second largest oilfield, khurais, also hit. The smoke visible from space, caught by a nasa satellite. Yemens Houthi Rebels are celebrating. Translation this Mission Comes as part of our legitimate and natural right to react to the crimes of the aggression a
Audacious attacks on the heart of saudi arabias economy. The Abqaiq Oil Processing Plant one of the Worlds Largest engulfed in flames, attacked by drones. The kingdoms second largest oilfield, khurais, also hit. The smoke visible from space, caught by a nasa satellite. Yemens Houthi Rebels are celebrating. Translation this Mission Comes as part of our legitimate and natural right to react to the crimes of the aggression and its continuous blockade on our country for the past five years. Aramco, owned by the saudi state, is one of the Worlds Biggest Oil companies. Khurais produces around 1 of the worlds oil. And abqaiq is capable of processing 7 of global supply. Some reports say half the kingdoms Oil Production will be affected. This could Impact Oil Prices in the coming days. In recent months, houthis have carried out a series of strikes on saudi arabias Oil Facilities, using missiles and drones, but the latest attacks are among their most destructive. This is embarrassing for saudi a
Says iran is to blame for drone strikes on two saudi Oil Facilities. Calling it an unprecedented attack on the Worlds Energy supply, he believes theres no evidence the attacks came from yemen, even though Yemens Houthi rebels claimed responsibility. The attacks have caused huge fires, one at the Worlds Largest Oil Processing facility, which may have an impact on the Global Market. Reports say as much as half of saudi arabias output could be disrupted. Our World Affairs correspondent paul adams, reports. Audacious attacks on the heart of saudi arabias economy. The abqaiq Oil Processing plant one of the Worlds Largest engulfed in flames, attacked by drones. The kingdoms second largest oilfield, khurais, also hit. The smoke visible from space, caught by a nasa satellite. Yemens Houthi Rebels are celebrating. Translation this Mission Comes as part of our legitimate and natural right to react to the crimes of the aggression and its continuous blockade on our country for the past five years.
Thank you all so much for coming out tonight. I know the rain and the traffic have gotten in the way a bit but its lovely to have all of you here. I Melissa Muscatine one of the coowners of politics and prose. Along with my husband brad grant was out of town and not here but wishes he were. I just want to say welcome to our union market store. I think some of you know this is our third politics and prose outpost, second outpost, third store. Its our newest store. We really love being here. We are glad to share this space with all of you. I also just want to say that because it is september 11 i thought we might take a few moments just to pause silently to remember that tragedy of almost 2 decades ago. [silence] thank you. It is such a pleasure for me to host Stanley Greenberg tonight. We all know hes rudeness book with times of phenomenal title, depending on your opinion, r. I. P. G. O. P. In case you start flipping to the actual text make sure you stop on the dedication page because h