realities. across liking saudi arabia i'm joined by my guest. hussein insaan the he's a yemeni journalist in riyadh we have made it bram he is a us sodhi relations expert and in brighton we crossed to katherine chapter she is a senior analyst with bio on center all right cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate your command let me go to you first in riyadh how are you reacting to the rebuke from the u.s. senate was quite strong unanimous when it came to close shogi and the majority when it came to america's at least how the senate sees america's role your countries led war against yemen so what's the reaction there your reaction and if you just want to repeat the government's reaction that's all right as well go ahead and riyadh. well definitely peter as you know with the saudi arabia. news they actually denounce what the congress have done the congress itself you know too many people probably doesn't understand they always have these kinds of symbolic agreement of doing things but that doesn't mean that it's decisive becaus

. we're joined in a bipartisan group of members who have introduced the saudi arabia accountability in yemen act. we believe, at least many of us believe that what is going on on the floor today is incredibly important. in terms of what the u.s.'s role should be as it relates to any conflict in yemen. and extracting the united states from that role. senator murphy's been an integral part of this on the committee for some time. today's part of the fruition of his advocacy. but at the end of the day, we also believe that that won't end, number one, the war in yemen. that there are additional steps that have to be taken. that are meaningful. such as those called for under the legislation that would provide sanctions to anyone who stops humanitarian relief into yemen, that would have sanctions on those providing assistance to the houthis, that would suspend armed sales to saudi arabia, and that would global, tions, mandatory sanctions for human rights abuses, most particularly the death of jamal khashoggi, for whoever that might be. and i think we collectively, that is the crown prince

syria seven years of war has devastated much of the country donald trump says saudi arabia is ready to pay for reconstruction but who will get the money and how will it be spent this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm. serious seven year war has transformed ancient cities into ghost towns entire neighborhoods wiped from the map schools and hospitals reduced to rubble along with just about everything else as the war seems to be coming to an end reconstruction is required on a grand scale the u.n. estimates it will cost at least two hundred and fifty billion dollars donald trump's a saudi arabia has agreed to help he tweeted saudi arabia has now agreed to spin the necessary money needed to help rebuild syria instead of the united states see isn't it nice when immensely wealthy countries help rebuild their neighbors rather than a great country the us that is five thousand miles away thanks to saudi a now here's more from rob reynolds. president trump's tweet prompted more questions than answers he didn't specify how much money saudi arabia would offer to rebuild syria w

in which saudi arabia and turkey can still find themselves on roughly on the same side. at the same time, you just seen turkey into a new military cooperation agreement with kuwait. it raises a fear of a new turkish -- and the emergence of a camp that could stretch out to incorporate countries that most people couldn't imagine being a part of it. and i mentioned jordan and kuwait as possibilities. now, it may be fanciful, but when you see new military cooperation agreements, that tends to exacerbate fears. so what we end up with, then, is a really bipolar relationship. let me say, i want to end by endorsing ambassador's comment about there being no bottom in the middle east. things can get worse. that's for sure. and, you know, as usual it -- as edgar king said it's not the worst as long as we can say this is the worst. and i think that's exactly right. there's always the case. well, i would like to, first, take a few minutes to discuss it but -- about my moment. i think that's the reason saudi arabia -- i'm surprised about what he said in the speech. but he said so far in many area

bloody proxy war against saudi arabia in yemen then he further says on the other hand saudi arabia would gladly withdraw from yemen if the iranians would agree to leave this would immediately provide desperately needed humanitarian assistance additionally saudi arabia has agreed to spend billions of dollars in leading the fight against radical islamic terrorism and we could spend hours to selecting those few sentences here it seems to me that the reality is completely opposite of how president trump and mike palm pale john bolton are characterizing what's going on in yemen right now your reaction joshua. well it is and the u.n. resolution they passed on yemen is really requires the who these in the north to completely surrender and it is quite clear they're not going to do it and any effort to force them to surrender is going to require taking the data the pork and from which all of the grain goes and humanitarian assistance it would cause widespread famine from one end of yemen to the other right now that peace talks are going on to try to us to try to get some kind of agreement but tha

us senate strongly rebuke saudi arabia over the course shogi murder and calls for an end to the american involvement in the war on yemen is this a defining moment for this bilateral relationship will so-called values trump hard political realities. liking saudi arabia i'm joined by my guest hussein insaan the he's a yemeni journalist in riyadh we have made it bram he is a u.s. relations expert and in brighton we cross to catherine shocked she is a senior analyst with why on center all right cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want. and i always appreciate a comment let me go to you first in riyadh how are you reacting to the rebuke from the u.s. senate was quite strong unanimous when it came to close shogi and the majority when it came to america's at least how the senate sees america's role your countries led war against yemen so what's the reaction there your reaction and if you just want to repeat the government's reaction that's all right as well go ahead and riyadh. well definitely peter as you know with the saudi arabia. news they actually den

conference. the topic for today's program, saudi arabia and turkish rivalry in the middle east, is an issue which we feel gained quite a bit of prominence in the aftermath of the october 2 murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. as information about khashoggi's state emerged in the weeks following his death, a dynamic began to play out between saudi arabia and turkey, and this dynamic suggests a kind of a rivalry between the two countries for influence in the middle east. i think it's a dynamic that maybe has been underappreciated events events inow the region. so today we will have an opportunity to delve into that topic. before i turn to the program, i would like to say a few words about the middle east policy council. our organization was established in 1981. we are an ngo. our purpose is to grow dialogue and education concerning the u.s. and countries of the middle east. we have three flagship programs, money is this conference, our quarterly capitol hill conference. we hold these every three months on the capital, specifically because we are looking to engage with people, staffers and ot

saudi arabia condemns the us senate for accusing the crown prince of jamal khashoggi. hello welcome to our jazeera live from doha i'm martine that is also coming out. to dance president bashir becomes the first arab leader to go to syria since the conflict began in twenty in the. thousands of on hunger ariens protests against prime minister all bans labor reforms the slave class. and were in the air refugee camp by the million border find out next time this temporary shelter has become the fourth largest town in mauritania. saudi arabia has denounced a u.s. senate resolution which blames the crown prince for ordering the murder of john this jamal khashoggi in a statement released by the state news agency the kingdom's foreign ministry calls a resolution a blatant interference in its internal affairs and it warns that the senate's move could affect its relationship with. on thursday the republican controlled senate voted to hold mohammed bin sound man personally responsible for the saudi journalists murder and another a resolution also calls for an end to washington's military suppor

. well definitely peter as you know with the saudi arabia. news they actually denounce what the congress have done the congress itself you know too many people does doesn't understand they always have these kinds of symbolic agreement of doing things but that doesn't mean that it's decisive because it has to be run down to the to the house and then from the house the president have to sign off of it yes it is a problem yes it is symbolic but saudi arabia refuse anybody actually take the measures in order to interfere with their internal issues saudi arabia has played on a bigger role. regarding the were on the emend that saudi arabia the first country actually would like to stop the war in yemen if the whole parties come into the agreement and for the benefit of the legitimate yemeni government where actually the involvement in he's a saudi citizen top and in. saudi is soil and it's an internal matter that saudi arabia is really working day in and day out in order to basically get the interrogation right all those people whose politicizing the cush. incident actually saudi arabia rejects

out between saudi arabia and turkey. this dynamic suggests a kind of rivalry between the two countries for influence in the middle east. i think it is a dynamic that has been underappreciated by those who follow events in the region. today, we will have an opportunity to delve into the pic. program, irn to the would like to say a few words about the middle eastern policy council. our organization was established in 1981. we are an ngo and our purpose is to promote dialogue and education concerning the u.s. and the countries of the middle east. we have three flagship programs. conference, our quarterly capitol hill conference, as we hold these every three months. because we are looking to engage with people here, staffers and others, who are involved in u.s. policy issues. have our journal, you probably saw some copies on the table outside. we are very proud of our journalists, quite well-known. it can be found in 15,000 libraries around the world. we feel that is one of our most effective programs. our third main program is our educational outreach program, which basically is aimed at

how the killing of the journalist has strained relations between turkey and saudi arabia. this capitol hill event was hosted by the middle east policy council.>> well good morning, let me introduce myself i'm richard shamir, i'm the president and chairman of the board of the middle east policy council. i'm very pleased to welcome you on b half of the council to this, our 94th quarterly capitol hill conference. the topics for today's program, saudi arabian turkish rivalry in the middle east. is an issue which we feel has gained quite a bit of providence -- prominence of the october 2 murder of journalist jamaal -- in the weeks following his death a dynamic began to play out between saudi arabia and turkey and this suggest a kind of a rivalry between the two countries for influence in the middle east and i think it's a dynamic that has been underappreciated by those who follow events in the region and so today we will have an opportunity to delve into that topic. i would like to first say a few words about the middle east policy council. our organization was established in 1981. we are a

including the capital sanaa which they took in twenty fifteen the government backed by saudi arabia and the u.a.e. has set up a base in aden in the south. for years of conflict have left thousands dead and created what's been described as the worst humanitarian crisis in recent history with yemen's economy cripples more than fourteen million people many of them children facing starvation. it is a country at war as i've heard me say that this is a country of the break of catastrophe but this is not a country on the brink of catastrophe. this is a country that is in a catastrophe. the catastrophe that son follows is in full view of the whole world but one many say has been ignored the hope is the talks will result in a truce allowing food and aid to reach those who need it most. for more this morning let's bring in get our steinberg expert on the middle east from the german is a two for international and security affairs. good morning to you good oh these talks lead to a truce and a halt in the fighting. we don't know yet. up to mistake because one thing has changed since since two thousa

for the relationship between the u.s. and saudi arabia but also the relationship between capitol hill congress and the executives ability to wage war around the world we want to say in this so it's an incredibly important resolution the war powers resolution but it's unlikely to go any further this year however condemnation of mohamed bin salma may yet end up at the house of representatives next week and then may end up on the desk of president trump shepherd tansey in washington thank you. still ahead if you want to. call suppose parliament approves a plan to raise an army giving rise to fears of tension with the former enemy of the. day we've got yet more rain piling its way into parts of ticky for the challenge for us on saturday we can see some cloud there just nestling its way into the northwestern parts of techie and then pushing further rain as we had three sunday giving some of us some heavy rain particularly i think along the southern coastline plenty of cloud ahead of it as well and a few showers further towards the south too for the east largely fine and dry for many o

saudi arabia has issued an unusually strong rebuke of the united states senate rejecting its resolution that blames the crown prince for murder the journalist was. killed by what's been described as a saudi hit squad inside the kingdom's stumble consular office in october in a lengthy statement riyadh said the resolution interferes in its internal affairs and is based on unsubstantiated claims and allegations a second senate resolution and calls for an end to the u.s. military support for the saudi u.a.e. led war in yemen now the saudi foreign ministry statement hope that the senate actions will not be drawn into domestic political debates warning it could affect strategic relations let's get more on this for sure britain's our correspondent in washington d.c. the saudis are certainly upset at the senate vote last week and seem to be saying sort of relations might be affected by the decision it's going to be interesting to see what sort of comments and reaction come from where you are. right especially because it's precisely because some sentences want to affect strategic rel

to saudi arabia for the war in yemen. and in a separate resolution blamed the death of a journalist jamal khashoggi on the saudi crown prince. the vote on that resolution was unanimous. both measures would have to be approved by the house for them to go to the president but the house blocked the measure from getting a vote. here is part of the senate debate on the yemen bill. we begin with vermont senator bernie sanders who sponsored the bill with senator mike lee from utah. this is two and a half hours. >> mr. president, i come to the floor today to talk about one of the great humanitarian crises facing our planet and that is the horrific war in yemen. 2015, under the leadership of mohammad bin salman who was then the saudi andia and defense minister is now the crown prince, saudi arabia and the united arab emirates intervened in yemen's ongoing civil war. the saudi-uae intervention, yemen is now experiencing the worst humanitarian disaster in the world. nations, to the united yemen is at risk of the most severe famine in more than 100 years. peopleme 14 million facing starvation.

introduced a resolution that definitively blames the crown prince of saudi arabia for the murder of jamal khashoggi the measure which could be scheduled for a vote as soon as monday condemns kesho g.'s murder demands that the saudi arabian government negotiate an end to the war in yemen and an end to the political dispute with could talk and release saudi blogger rice by dolly and other political prisoners they have now linked old at least that realizing actions that m.d.'s says they starting with yemen passing by the fish orgy murder on took up on any other level it is the latest bipartisan rebuke of the saudi crown prince and president trump support for him we are with saudi arabia we're staying with saudi arabia no not look at the king of the same way senators erupted in anger on tuesday after a long awaited briefing from cia director gina haskell sort of hard to call this a cover up given the fact that everybody in that briefing last week knew that tom peo and madison were misleading us knew that there was no way this murder happened without the consent and direction of m.v.s. o

perfect storm starting with the attention in saudi arabia garnered by each of our murder and the international attention that created which caused an increased focus on saudi arabia and its role in its policies not just of us to cleave but abroad as well. that dovetailed with the resolutions that senators and congressmen have been pushing in the congress for actually a couple of years now but that heightened focus. along with the u.n. pronouncements of the imminent famine in the country some of the shocking reporting we saw coming out by western journalists who managed to get in and to document the levels of starvation and civilian destruction all of that happening at the same time created a newfound momentum a newfound backbone really for the u.s. congress to properly focus on these issues now you mentioned the congressional committee but there were there were already some practical steps that the united states has taken just recently it announced that it will no longer provide refueling assistance to the saudi aircraft each it's been doing for the past i think three years since

members who have introduced the saudi arabia accountability in yemen mac. we believe what is going on in the floor today is incredibly important in terms of what the u.s. role should be as it relates to any conflict in yemen and extracting the united states from that role and today's part of the fruition and the advoca advocacy. under the legislation would provide sanctions for anyone that stops humanitarian relief in the yemen that would have sanctions on those providing assistance. it would have sanctions in the global mandatory sanctions for human rights abuses most particularly for whomever that might be, and i think collectively that is the crown prince of saudi arabia. it's towards the resolution of the conflict and at the same time it sends a global message that just because you are our ally, you cannot kill with impunity and believe you can get away with it. that is a global message that we need to send and at the end of the day if we don't send that message, then i worry for moving ahead. with that i will stop there. >> i think the senate took an important step last week send

narrative from saudi arabia about precisely what happened to jamal khashoggi, from denials to outright expressions that he had left safe and sound to then saying he had been killed in an altercation, to then saying it was a strange yulationstrangula saying it was an overdose of a pain killer and a sedative and to admit that he was dismembered. how do you account for the impact and the reasons behind all this changing testimony? >> well, look, the saudi government has limited experience in crisis management. this was a complete disaster carried out by senior el mengem if the government who wanted to please the crown prince, thinking such a thing would please him. when it went wrong, there was an internal coverup. that led the government to make statements it's regretted very quickly, but you become a prisoner of your statements sometimes. crisis management and coverups are always very delicate and problematic. this certainly turned out to be the case. i think now the government has tried to be as transparent as can and has come out and admitted what has happened and has taken action aga

. generation eight. part two of a special to investigation on al-jazeera. ran out by saudi arabia condemns the us senate for accusing the crown prince of jamal khashoggi. hello again welcome to our jazeera life and. coming up sudan's president becomes the first arab leader to go to syria since the conflict began in twenty left. fears of deportation facing thousands of vietnamese who took refuge in the u.s. to escape the war four decades ago. and were in the refugee camp by the mullion border and find out next this temporary shelter has become the fourth largest town in mauritania. saudi arabia has denounced what it calls blatant interference by u.s. senators who are blaming the crown prince for ordering the murder of jamal khashoggi the republican controlled senate voted on thursday to hold mohammed bin sound man responsible for the killing of the saudi gen this is a second resolution calls for an end to u.s. military support for the saudi u.s. led war in yemen the saudi foreign ministry says the senate's decision could affect relations. and canada's prime minister is looking to cancel the

european country to officially question saudi arabia about whether it had passed weapons to a third party. to trigger this video showing who these receiving g three assault rifles that have been air dropped into yemen. saudi. with a special license from the german company. the company. different types of weapons appear in dozens of video. the company did not respond to questions but the german federal ministry. general. the federal ministry for economic affairs and energy has no valid evidence that military equipment exported from germany is being used in yemen exported military equipment may not be passed on to other countries without the consent of the federal government. the federal government. regarding noncompliance with the very seriously and initiate investigations into the matter in such a case. human rights groups say illicitly diverted weapons compose great risks once they leave the certified in jews or in the spirit of the risks that diversion brings particularly true on authorizing the use of such as armed groups that mortar very weak to quote control. in january twenty sixth

coming up in the next sixty minutes saudi arabia's foreign minister is sacked from the post by king solomon as the kingdom's international standing remains damaged over the murder of jamal khashoggi. hundreds of people seeking asylum in the u.s. are forced by officials to spend part of christmas in a parking lot and bus shelters in texas. clashes between the police and opposition supporters in the democratic republic of congo demonstrating over a delay in the presidential election. and stock markets on both sides of the atlantic have another volatile day with investors nervous over global political uncertainty. also where the sports news including italian football team are punished after a rival player is targeted with racial abuse. ok let's get going saudi arabia has a new foreign minister with long serving. dropped in a cabinet reshuffle by king solomon his demotion comes as the international backlash continues over the murder of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi by agents of the kingdom charlotte bellus has the story. delonte beer a former advisor to the late king of dollar a

broader crisis with respect to saudi arabia, that has grown worse and worse, especially in the last couple of months. i want to thank senator menendez for taking this seriously, especially since the death of jamal khashoggi, who was a resident of the united states ere, effectively under our protection, and i am hopeful we will get another big bipartisan vote when this comes up under final passage. i want to reiterate some of the reasons why i think this is incredibly. let me state right over as of uss, even for those who have been critics of saudi arabia, saudi arabia is a very orphaned ally for the united states, it is an important partner for stability in the region. engage ine to intelligence sharing with saudi arabia. they has helped us crackdown some very bad people. -- we haveelped us helped them crackdown some really bad people. is important to note something we take for granted in the region. detente that has existed between the gulf states and israel, something that did not used to be something that you could rely on. one of the most serious foreign-policy debates that this senate

the pocket of saudi arabia, but since i have such respect for them, i am going to assume they're being good soldiers and when they look at the analysis, they are being technical in their statement. they are not giving the assessment that i think the senate will have. i would really question somebody's judgment if they couldn'ting in out. it is there to be figured out. please let me finish. the reason they don't draw the conclusion that he is complicit is because the administration doesn't want to go down that road, not because there is no evidence to suggest he is complicit. >> you are working on a statement between now. >> i am going do two things. i'm going to try to get a sense of the senate resolution. mbs is one of the people responsible for the death of mr. jamal khashoggi. i have high confidence and overwhelming belief that that is the case. what do you do about it? saudi arabia is put on notice that business as usual has come to an end for me. i will not look at the kingdom the same way they used to look at it. i will not support arms sales until all responsible. i will n

policy with saudi arabia so we'll talk to kimberly how could in washington about that in just a moment let's start though with mohammed violinist in istanbul outside the saudi consulate and international investigation with the u.n. this would be a big win for turkey. that's right. turkey is reminding saudi arabia many times there is no day that goes by without turkish officials reminding saudi arabia that it's now time for some serious steps to be taken to give to infuse a new energy a new life in this investigation and to help come to a conclusion the foreign minister just awhile ago spoken i care about this and he said that now we are in talks with the u.n. about moving this file to international investigation and he said the reason why we did this is because all we are going to do this is because saudi arabia is not responding to our demands those four points that turkey has been insisting on one of them is to extradite suspects and the other one is to see who was behind the order to give who gave the order to keep them out. the whereabouts of the remains of. and who is the local co