A Statement Today has on the question whether he had written the statement himself. From beirut. Yet again lebanon is on the brink its Prime Minister has resigned a country not immune to political crises and its people know all too well what instability can bring. Weve lived through the civil war and we know a small incident can player up a situation if its not resolved and there are no mature minds the country will fall apart and that is what were free will happen. So i did a how did his announcement came as a shock from the saudi capital riyadh he cited concerns for his life and blamed iran and its lebanese ally hezbollah for meddling in arab affairs many interpreted the move as a declaration by saudi arabia of all out war against hezbollah but the group accuse the saudi government of declaring war against lebanon. And then the resignation was saudi decision dictated on saddam and he was not willing to resign it is not his decision period and i think all the lebanese politicians and
During his trip through Asia Scott Heide of opponents from tokyo. During his two days in japan theres no question that President Trump and Prime Minister they have grown close as friends trump calling the relationship extraordinary calling trump a precious friend and they have also strengthen the alliance between the two nations to a level not seen before but its not just because they like each other after a summit meeting on monday they both underlined why they think that alliance is critical standing together against north korean aggression. Theres no point in dialogue for the sake of dialogue with north korea now is the time not for dialogue but for applying maximum pressure on north korea we completely agreed that for north korea to change its policy japan and the u. S. Must take leadership closely collaborating with the International Community so that we can enhance pressure on north korea through all possible means the era of strategic patience is over. Some people said that my r
Resignation of lebanons Prime Minister on saturday during a visit to saudi arabia. Beirut this wasnt just an opportunity to talk the meeting between the saudi king so man and saddam had eighty was as much an attempt to deny reports the lebanese Prime Minister had been detained by authorities in the saudi capital after he announced his resignation on saturday how did his political opponents have been suggesting how d. D. Was forced to step down and is under house arrest in riyadh how did his decision to quit as Prime Minister brought down lebanons Coalition Government a government that included hezbollah did blame hezbollah and its patron iran for meddling in arab affairs this plunged lebanon into a new political crisis and there are fears it may be at the forefront of the regional saudi iranian rivalry. And lebanon are divided into similar parties similar talks one is. And the other is this which means if things will be worth it means that can lead to confrontation between the two part
President donald trump has warned north korea its nuclear and missile programs are putting it in grave danger trump has wrapped up his visit to south korea with an address to its National Assembly he emphasized the role of the u. S. Military in the region pushed a message of peace through strength and slam north koreas leadership as a cruel dictatorship filing not to be intimidated today i hope i speak not only for our country. But for all civilized nations when i say to the north do not underestimate us and do not try this we will not allow American Cities to be a threat with destruction we will not be intimidated aljazeera is Tony Berkeley has more now from salt. The change in tone was a little bit of a surprise from President Trump when he addressed the south Korean Assembly on tuesday his tone was more measured more straight he wasnt actually antagonizing the regime as hes done in the past with fire and fury speeches and threats to totally destroy north korea this time he was hard
Killed at a local community college, colorado springs, colorado, three people killed. At a planned parenthood clinic in San Bernardino in an act of terrorism, 14 people killed. In orlando this past weekend, this saturday night, 49 innocent people murdered, killed. So i rise to ask senator murphy a question because there is a question on the hearts and minds of the majority of the people of our nation. Theyre asking the question, how long will this go on . Theyre asking the question how can we be a nation so mighty and great yet hold this distinction on the planet earth where these kind of mass killings go on at a rate, at a level nowhere el seen on the plan nowhere else seen on the planet earth. Its here in this country founded on the idea that we formed this government for our common defense, that we formed this government to ensure domestic tranquility, that we formed this government based on the idea that we can make for a safer, stronger, and more prosperous land. That question is