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this is counting the cost on al-jazeera your weekly look at the world of business and economics this week the g.c.c. the gulf cooperation council the arab world s only trading bloc isn t living up to its name and how pressing the pause button on economic cooperation is affecting this oil rich region also this week plastic economy it s profitable business but the true cost to our planet and health is staggering and it is quite literally washing up on our doorstep and it s been twenty five years since the world s first text message was sent and that is something to talk about given the way the humble s.m.s. has evolved into an entire messaging industry. so when you re six months into a diplomatic crisis that splinted an entire geographical region an annual meeting of leaders from that region takes on extra significance but when the gulf cooperation council summit ended abruptly this week so too did any hopes of a breakthrough in the blocks biggest crisis in decades the me ....
a welcome i m peter w. watching all to see are live from our headquarters here in doha also coming up a bleak christmas in parts of the philippines as the country struggles with the aftermath of two tropical storms in quick succession. in peru a presidential pardon sparks charges of a corrupt political deal. a leading opponent of the russian president wants to run against him in next year s presidential elections will find out why his name may never get onto the ballot. our top story the head of the roman catholic church has used his christmas eve message to highlight the plight of refugees and migrants around the world speaking during midnight mass at st peter s basilica in rome pope francis compared refugees to mary and joseph recounting the bible story of how they had to travel from nazareth to bethlehem but done no place to stay the pope stressed that faith demanded that foreigners be welcomed everywhere. would you say pay my dear she has a phone so many other foots ....
a bleak christmas in parts of the philippines as the country struggles with the aftermath of two tropical storms in quick succession. watching al-jazeera live from our headquarters here in doha also coming up pope francis is the faithful to turn the power of fear into the power of charity as he draws attention to the plight of refugees. in peru a presidential pardon sparks charges of a corrupt political deal. and is part of our special day of coverage of the holy land we look at jerusalem and why the city lies at the heart of three faiths. after leaving a trail of devastation across the southern philippines tropical storm tembin is heading towards vietnam thousands of flood low lying areas where the capital city has closed schools. made landfall in the philippines on friday causing flash flooding and landslides and it killed more than two hundred people in reports. this scale of the destruction caused by tropical storm tembin is becoming clear as rescue workers reach re ....
to crack down on radical groups. thirty two crew members are missing after an oil tanker collided with a cargo ship in the east china sea. optimism in germany chancellor angela merkel says she s confident of finding common ground during coalition tilt but the social democrats plus. so the point is that entire treasury was rocked. the billions of dollars still to have been stolen by the deposed president of ukraine victoriana cuz it an al-jazeera investigation reveals a secret plot by the powerful rich to profit from the proceeds. but first dozens of religious and political groups who are facing government pressure in pakistan are holding a demonstration in pressure our seeking see. pulled for palestine and the cash miss separatists movement that led by jamaat ud dawa that s the group headed by the two thousand and eight attack suspect hafiz saeed for his son has recently blocked donations to groups named in the u.n. security council sanctions list can go live now to a c ....
hello i m maryam namazie in london you re watching al-jazeera also coming up. clashes break out in the occupied west bank between israeli forces and supporters of jailed palestinian teenager. we report from account for it s an account for the internally displaced in syria as government jets continue to hit opposition targets . and this international take giants descend on the vegas strip we check out what s on offer at the consumer electronics show. welcome to the program our top story al-jazeera has been given access to an unpublished u.n. report that quote a cold the extent of human rights violations and documents possible war crimes in yemen the findings presented to the security council a sharply critical of saudi led coalition as strikes which of cause the majority of civilian deaths in the war the report also bolsters accusations by the us that iranian weapons have been supplied to who the rebels which breaks a u.n. embargo the united arab emirates is accused of r ....