president donald trump s special envoy tweeting, in the last few days, we have seen our regional partners, oman, bahrain and the uae make statements or gestures. a more stable region leads to a stronger and more prosperous region. it is good for all. the warming relations are driven by mutual struggle against iran. netanyahu has been, perhaps, the most vocal critic of the iran nuclear deal, lauding president donald trump s withdrawal from the accord. netanyahu has quietly had the backing of the gulf arab states. the growing relations have come not because of an israeli-palestinian peace process but despite the lack of one. the palestinians aren t happy about the change in relations with israel but haven t been able to stop them. the big question here is are the relations between israel and saudi arabia, the biggest, the most powerful, the most influential gulf state. there have certainly been reports of trade deals for israeli tech but neither side has confirmed there are behind the ta
certainly not the only sign of tectonic changes here in the middle east. israel s national anthem playing for the first time in abu dhabi as israeli athletes won gold at an international judo tournament. last year, israeli athletes had to complete under a generic flag. now the country s culture minister moved to tears. it s just one sign of warming relations between israel and the gulf arab states. on friday, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu made an unannounced visit to oman for the first time in more than 20 years. afterwards, oman s foreign minister saying israel should be treated like a state. netanyahu called the trip historic. translator: this visit comes against the background of diplomatic efforts that have been promoting in recent years vis-a-vis the arab countries. there will be more. reporter: israel s communications minister is now in dubai for a conference and the country s transportation minister is preparing for his own trip to oman next week.
all i need access, tools, connections. high-speed connections. is the world ready for me? through internet essentials, comcast has connected more than six-million low-income people to low-cost, high-speed internet at home. i m trying to do some homework here. so they re ready for anything. new this morning and another sign of warming relations. the two koreas agree to remove weapons from the border village. we have paula hancocks live in seoul. what does this mean, paula? reporter: christine, this is really a symbolic move. this part of the dmz is where north and south korean soldiers have been facing off for decades. wheth where we have seen pockets of violence breakout in the past. this is part of the pyongyang
more information coming out today, about these recordings, and what may have been the source of these recordings. pressure from the washington post, pressure from the white house as well, pressure from members of congress, to get the saudis to at least give more of an explanation. and today, we saw saudi arabia say we will participate with turkey in some sort of joint investigation. so we will have to see what the saudis say. they may come up with a preposterous excuse. they may try and blame another government. they might try to blame a rogue agent. i think what you just heard from the president is him saying, let s hear what the saudis have to say, and maybe he will accept that, whatever offer they have, and use that as an excuse to resume negotiations. but i think now, the ball has been put firmly in the saudis court to come up with a better answer. some of what you were just saying, richard, suggests warming relations potentially from the united states and turkey, and this als
grabbed, trying to help people out i guess is what they were doing. that s all i saw. then obviously the police arrived and i m standing here watching this. not cool. not cool at all. again, we know that one woman is dead. 13 others wounded. this is a story we ll continue to follow this shooting rampage that took place in toronto, canada. growing signs now that warming relations between the united states and north korea, well, may be cooling off. more than a month after the singapore summit with kim jong un president trump says that things are going well, but according to a u.s. official, in private mr. trump is frustrated, angry at the pace of denuclearization talks. following this story, our alexandra field is live in seoul, south korea. there was a point that according to our will ripley s reporting a bright spot here, north korea determined to continue with the talks. that at least must be resonating well in the region.