Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. President biden has reportedly paused arms sales to saudi arabia as his administration reviews relations with his long time strategic ally. Not long ago, candidate biden described the kingdom as a pariah, but is there any prospect of external or internal pressure challenging the authority of saudi arabias De Facto Leader, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman . Well, my guest is exiled saudi opposition activist, madawi al rasheed. What next for saudi arabia reform, repression or maybe both . Madawi al rasheed, welcome to hardtalk. Hello. You have become one of the highest profile saudi critics of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. I just wonder how you felt a couple of weeks ago when we saw the crown prince so warmly welcomed at the World Economic forum, the online davos event, where he was selling saudi arabia as an Investment Opportunity for the entire world. What did you make of that . Well, its a familiar image and a familiar trick. Saudi arabia ha
Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. President biden has reportedly paused arms sales to saudi arabia as his administration reviews relations with his long time strategic ally. Not long ago, candidate biden described the kingdom as a pariah, but is there any prospect of external or internal pressure challenging the authority of saudi arabias De Facto Leader, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman . Well, my guest is exiled saudi opposition activist, madawi al rasheed. What next for saudi arabia reform, repression or maybe both . Madawi al rasheed, welcome to hardtalk. Hello. You have become one of the highest profile saudi critics of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. I just wonder how you felt a couple of weeks ago when we saw the crown prince so warmly welcomed at the World Economic forum, the online davos event, where he was selling saudi arabia as an Investment Opportunity for the entire world. What did you make of that . Well, its a familiar image and a fami
Into ecological meltdown. Hello and welcome to bbc news. Tyson fury has knocked out Deontay Wilder to retain his title as wbc heavy weight champion of the world. Fury knocked out wilder in the 11th round of the Trilogy Fight in las vegas. Fury has now extended his undefeated professional record to 32 fights. Well, ade adedoyin was watching the fight and can tell us more. How was it to be there . It was a brilliant fight, how was it to be there . It was a brilliant fight, this will how was it to be there . It was a brilliant fight, this will go how was it to be there . It was a brilliant fight, this will go down | brilliant fight, this will go down as one of the great nights in heavyweight boxing history. And the rivalry between Deontay Wilder and tyson fury will go down as one of the greatest as well. There have been some great likes of muhammad ali and joe fraser, but as far as Deontay Wilder and tyson fury, every bout has been better than the last. There is so much build up because o
French government tells the uk to keep to its side of the deal to police the channel. Taiwans president uses the islands national day to issue a strong response to a speech by chinas leader who warned the two would have to unify. And scientists warn the loss of biodiversity risks tipping the world into ecological meltdown. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. The uk business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng says keeping the Energy Price Cap is non negotiable despite calls for suppliers for it to be scrapped. Soaring gas prices have caused a number of uk suppliers to collapse, because the cap means they are unable to pass the extra costs onto domestic customers. Megan paterson reports. The cost of switching on is mounting up. The business secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, says the governments priority is protecting customers, and describes the price cap as a non negotiable safety net, shielding people from worrying Price Increases over christmas. It comes after suppliers
In the 11th round in las vegas. And scientists warn that the loss of biodiversity risks tipping risks tipping the world into ecological meltdown. And coming up 75 years after the Nuremberg Military Tribunals convicted some of the most senior nazis of war crimes and crimes against humanity, hardtalk repeats its 2017 interview with the last surviving prosecutor from the trials. Good afternoon. The Business Secretary says rising gas prices have created a critical situation for Many Industries but hes defended the governments handling of the Energy Crisis. Kwasi kwarteng said he is continuing to hold talks with Energy Suppliers and the treasury about possible support. However the treasury denies any talks have taken place. Our Business Correspondent Katie Prescott has the latest. Not least for the owner, is making coffee gets more expensive. I not least for the owner, is making coffee gets more expensive. I mainly wor that coffee gets more expensive. I mainly worry that the coffee gets mor