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on a promise to stop all muslims coming to the united states, has ended the last day of his visit to saudi arabia with a speech in front of 50 muslim leaders. he used the occasion to tell them to take the lead in combating islamist terrorism, rather than wait for american power to do it for them. and he went out of his way to blame iran, saudi arabia s biggest rival, for causing instability in the region. he accused it of fuelling sectarian conflict. you join us in riyadh, where what is called the riyadh summit is continuing. president donald trump came to the saudi kingdom, his first stop on his first foreign visit, to reset relations with the most important partner of the united states in the middle east, and today it was a speech to recalibrate the battle against forces of extremism and ideology. he made it absolutely clear the battle had to start here in the muslim world. he said that 95% of the victims of extremism are muslims. he said, america will stand by you, ....
and whether some anti inflammatory drugs might help certain patients. good evening and welcome to bbc news. president trump has told the leaders of more than a0 muslim nations, they mustjoin forces to defeat religious extremism. he also said arab leaders had a responsibility to tackle violence in their own countries. speaking in saudi arabia, on the second day of his tour of the middle east and europe, he said extremists must find no sanctuary, and he accused iran of representing the tip of the spear of terrorism, helping to fuel sectarian conflict. this report from our north america editor jon sopel, who is travelling with the president. 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 a ....
midnight in london and 2am in saudi arabia, where president trump has urged muslim leaders to drive out terrorism from their countries. speaking at a summit in riyadh, he described it as a battle between good and evil. the president also used strong language against iran, saudi arabia s biggest rival, accusing it of fuelling sectarian conflict and terror. the bbc‘sjon 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 to do, how to be or how to worship. instead, we a ....
when president muhamadu buhari won the nigerian presidency two years ago it seemed like africa s most populous nation had turned a corner. a first ever peaceful democratic transition bought a promise of cleaner, better governance and major economic reform. how s it going? well, my guest today is emmanuel ibe kachikwu, minister of state for petroleum resources. can oil dependent nigeria transform itself into a modern, trading economy? emmanuel ibe kachikwu, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, stephen. i guess the lesson of the last two years or so, with president muhamadu buhari in power, is that nigeria remains dangerously overreliant upon oil. well, yes. clearly over reliant. i don t know if it s dangerously. look at the positive sides of oil, in terms of what it has done to the country over the years. when the price slumps, it s dangerous. oh yes. we would love to see, obviously, a lot more diversification, a lot of effort is going into that, emphasis on agriculture, tour ....
1am in london and 3am in saudi arabia, where president trump 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 liv ....