Mugabe has been confined to his home but the army says its not a coup reports from harare. Parts of harare im now on lockdown so it is an homage. To government offices parliament and the courts people say they are cautiously waiting to see what happens next many are relief so far there has been little violence i can see. Moving as usual no more business. Moving out on freely. The countrys war veterans say they have had enough of president Robert Mugabe many helped keep him in palestinian force we. Should have been recalled from a zero as the president insisted. He said on wednesday the president Robert Mugabe and his wife are safe in their private residence south africas. It is jacob zuma said he was concerned about the situation in a phone call with zuma mugabe confirmed he was fine we would like to call for calm and restraint. Particularly to the Defense Force and also to two forces and i have also. Conducted the president. Whom i had. Time to talk to and he is fine but can find in h
Arabia and the u. A. E. In ordering its citizens to leave lebanon is part of an escalating crisis that began with the shock resignation of the lebanese Prime Minister saad hariri. Still in the saudi capital and denies hes being held against his will or ease political policy is now demanding he return to beirut five days after he now. Wall in riyadh. Now that used to. The return of Prime Minister saad hariri head of the future movement is necessary in order to restore the internal and external balance of lebanon with full respect to lebanons the gitting mysie in accordance to the constitution and to the thai if accord and with respect to the arab and International Legitimacy we confirm our support for Prime Minister saad hariri and for all the decisions he makes under any circumstances. There is a new honda has the latest from beirut. The Political Party of saddle how do you say that it is necessary that the the Prime Minister immediately returns to lebanon saying that this is of course
And has expressed concern of the circumstances of her to his resignation all of them on acceptable it is the latest in the escalating tension between saudi arabia and iran thats fueling a political crisis and lebanon saying a ha there has the latest from beirut. Babylon is Holding Contacts with the arab and western diplomats seeking information about the fate of the resigned Prime Ministers had a heavy duty lebanons president even meeting the fare of the Saudi Embassy in beirut the saudi diplomat did not make any statement but sources close to the president say that the president is concerned he is worried about the how did he believe how d. D. Is under house arrest in in saudi arabia and its not just the president the speaker of parliament as well they have both said that his resignation the Prime Ministers resignation will not be accepted until he returns to lebanon and its not just how do these little opponents who are expressing concern his own Political Party have suggested and im
A huge earthquake near the border more than six thousand were injured in the magnitude seven point three quake it caused widespread damage in both countries with tens of thousands forced to flee their homes imran khan reports now from baghdad. First responders quickly deal with the wounded in western iran a seven point three magnitude earthquake bringing schools of the injured through hospital doors. I fell from the balcony it was so far. Pieces of glass fell on me and hurt my hand. You rivals from remote towns swell the hospital to capacity the injured continue in ever increasing number as more people are found in the rubble the death toll rises to the earthquake was centered on the iraq iran border near the iraqi town of halabja striking at nine eighteen p. M. Local time the u. S. Geological survey immediately issued an orange alert saying deaths and damage should be expected then came the first reports of fatalities on the iranian side of the border in the town of conservation in pe
Spending a second day without shelter after a powerful earthquake struck near the iraqi border rescue workers have been digging through the rubble pulling out bodies four hundred thirty people have died and seven thousand are injured about seventy thousand people have been displaced after their homes collapse in the mine a two seven point three quake irans president has on rouhani has traveled to care month shop province touring the worst affected areas months away but gary is the director of International Operations for the Iran Red Crescent Society she says her teams have reached most of the affected areas and the priority is now sheltering people from the cult. The focus now on the actually emergency sheltering and food. But the and the solution of the food but the point is that because the white areas reaching to the people it takes a little bit time so we are actually doing our best to accelerate this procedure and to send the items to all of the people we receive the items from o