But thats raising some concern among activists. Power is gradually being restored in syria after a major gas pipeline explosion left large parts of the country without electricity for fascism now managed to put out the blaze on the arab gas pipeline just northeast of the capital damascus this was the scene a few hours ago there are no details yet on what may have caused the explosion but the oil minister is suggesting it could be an act of terror was an 100 joins us now via skype from beirut just bring us up to speed on the latest. The information that we have has been provided by the Syrian State News Agency as well as Syrian Government officials. What they have reported is that a large explosion on a pipeline in the early hours of the morning was the total blackout in many areas in and around the capital damascus there was a large fire we saw that on videos that were uploaded on social media but since then firefighters and Civil Defense teams have managed to put out the flames the sy
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With no chance of being freed a white supremacist who killed 51 muslim worship is in new zealand is sentenced. To 24 hours ago turkey warned greece not to test its patients and now we know what that means turkeys announced it will hold live firing exercises in the Eastern Mediterranean next week the latest escalation in a maritime dispute with greece over control of potential gas and oil reserves both countries have already been holding military drills near a patch of sea they both claim in addition the turkish government is extending the work of its vessel the one conducting Seismic Surveys of the area greece is also ratified a maritime agreement with egypt which turkey opposes so lots of escalations there. Making life difficult for germanys top diplomat whos calling for an end to the exercises the e. U. Tries to pull greece and turkey back from confrontation i am asked spoke at a meeting of e. U. Foreign ministers in berlin. We will see how things develop at the end of this month whe
Defy the president and join protesters as calls grow for even bigger demonstrations of the weekend. And flying high once again Hong Kongs International Airport has resumed transit flights from Mainland China. Welcome to the program a u. S. Bid to extend that indefinite arms embargo the rather its failed at the United Nations Security Council just one other country back to washington of the resolution that means unless further action is taken iran will be able to purchase conventional weapons from mid october kristen salumi has more for you at headquarters in new york. It was a quick an unceremonious and to the United States efforts to extend the iranian arms embargo that is part of the war being if thats. What you favor do whats against 11 f. Abstentions that draft resolution has not been a doctor every failed to obtain that required number and a statement u. S. Secretary of state mike pompei o called it an inexcusable failure saying quote the Security Council paved the way for the wor