on his first foreign trip as us president, donald trump has called on muslim countries to take responsibility for tackling extremism. during a speech in riyadh, attended by dozens of arab leaders, he insisted the fight against extremism wasn t a war between different faiths but a battle between good and evil. the president also used strong language against iran, saudi arabia s biggest rival. our north america editor, jon sopel, was there. the president has been on a deep immersion into middle east politics today, and a charm offensive, meeting a host of arab and gulf leaders from across the region. and one central geopolitical subject, the fight against islamist extremism, and how to make good on his pledge to destroy so called islamic state. but after the trenchant and, some would say islamophobic, language of the trump election campaign, the president chose a much more moderate tone today. we are not here to lecture. we are not here to tell other people how to live, what
debt crisis in greece is back in focus. we ll tell you all you need to know. and we ll be getting the inside track on one man s effort to make musical millions. it might look like a kids toy, but with some of the biggest names in music want to get their hands on it, we meet the man behind the lightblock pad. so today we want to know, what was your first musical instrument? did you learn at school? let us know. just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. welcome to business live. violin. it was good, bad and ugly! we begin with us president donald trump who is about to leave saudi arabia on his way to israel. that s his next stop on his foreign tour. over the weekend in riyadh he signed agreements worth hundreds of billions of dollars between saudi and american firms. the deals are said to be worth more than $350 billion over the next ten years and build on america s decades long alliance with the world s largest oil producer. now saudi arabia is trying to diversify its economy away from
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and a half year peak largely due to higher prices for fuel and food and the fall in the pound. an inquest into the deaths of 30 britons who were shot dead at a hotel in tunisia in 2015 hears that security in the resort was criticised six months earlier. the libyan man who claims that british agents took part in his kidnap in 2004 is given permission to take legal action. and, alun wynjones becomes the new wales captain for the six nations, replacing sam warburton after six years in charge. good evening and welcome to bbc news. britain will be leaving the eu single market. that was the clear cut message from theresa may as she set out her red lines for the brexit negotiations that are now just weeks away. her core demands are that: britain must be able to control the number of people who come here from the eu. british courts must have the final say in interpreting british laws. and parliament will get the chance to vote on whatever deal is negotiated. the prime minister is aim
have changed. the situation has changed with the new owners coming in and actually we have one or two things coming our way. it s the start of another week of preparation for the home nations as they look ahead to the second round of fixtures in the six nations this weekend. wales top the table on points difference at the moment but ahead of a crucial match against england, captain alun wynjones has been preparing a little differently. he s been pulling pints of ale wyn, which is being served in pubs around wales in his honour. his side have a tight turnaround to prepare for that england game on saturday they have some injury concerns and only six days to recover. we could make a big fuss and say it s going to make the difference but that would be an excuse. as domestic teams and regions we do that quite often, short turnarounds with more games. it s something you have to deal with. it is an added intensity, physicality at international level but we experience it in the sea