In the cemetery in cairo rather than his hometown as his family requested journalists were kept away from the Burial Service a day after he collapsed and died in court aged 67 u. S. Secretary of state mike pompei o has stopped saudi arabia from being added to a list of countries that recruit child soldiers it goes against the state Department Recommendation based on user force and Rights Groups assessments they say the kingdom hired sudanese children to fight for the u. S. Backed coalition in yemen as always there is lots more on our website dot com and the news continues here on aljazeera after the listening post. Sri lanka is Easter Sunday bombings reverberated around the womb with religious and ethnic tension rising one a one investigates it is the new front line in sri lanka. 0. Or. Less im not sure. I quite like this. Here and think such a house. And or. Story. Hello im richard disappeared and youre at the listening post here are some of the media stories that were covering this w
Will by iranian oil and so on and so forth then i think that would put pressure on the throne administration to act because for the time being while sanctions are there but the escalation is going on the strategy is not really working. But particularly on the part of china we have seen in an unwillingness to. Really follow up their words with with any solid action i mean with that possibly change if. Because obviously now they know that withdrawal from the nuclear deal what happens if iran starts ramping up the reining in enrichment beyond the terms agreed in that way on top of these incidents happening in the gulf look i think china would have rather there was no trade tensions with washington and there is no iranian crisis because china since the 1980 s. Had been building up its economy and its military in order to become a world superpower and clearly the biggest challenge and the biggest threats to Global Security for the next many many years to come would be china versus the Unite
This especially diet it is just it is just very symbolic of the way the previous city game has dealt with his massacre for in the south called the fun so its not about transition to democracy or elections its about Human Dignity and human rights and we will be continuing to watch this story very closely but for now we do appreciate your analysis walid. Joining us thats it needs Affairs Analyst analyst. Well now to another story were watching closely the World Food Program has suspended some operations in yemen after failing to agree with the rebels on how to distribute Food Supplies the decision is likely to affect around 850000 people in the hoofy controlled capital sanaa urgently need help it has mall. This panic buying in saunas old city after the u. N. World food program said it would stop distributing food aid before the war this market was a bustling focal point for vendors who sold fruits vegetables and exotic spices but 4 years of a saudi u. A. E. Led war and diversion in aid s
Approval for the naming of this yet to be built settlement trump heights its clear that there are 2 audiences in play here one is President Trump himself its a way of thanking him for what was an intervention just a few days ahead of the last election when he recognized israels claim on the Golan Heights and as well as that theres obviously his own base here in israel that hes trying to court as he tries to shore up as much of a vote as he can and hopes to get his government formed a 2nd time around and as well as that the issue with Zahra Netanyahu today throws into relief that the corruption issues for netanyahu while his wife theyre over with this plea deal being cemented they arent over by any stretch for him hes been trying to organize some kind of immunity legislation there were attempts to try to ensure that the courts couldnt overturn any such immunity were it granted all of that has been thrown into doubt by this 2nd election being called there only a couple of weeks between t
Resolve on full display. The president demonstrating real leadership by calling off air strikes against iran. U. S. Military was ready to retaliate against iran for shooting down an unmanned u. S. Drone but when the president was informed, there would be casualties, he called off the attack. The president in no hurry to strike back against iran as sanctions he has placed on the rogue nation are crippling the iranian economy. And the president knows he has the upper hand. For more on the president s decisive action, which under correspondent, kevin corke. Good to be with you, david. The president said on twitter 150 people dying simply not proportionate to the downing of an unmanned surveillance drone. Which of course begs to question, was a satrap from the very outset by the iranians which is to say with a simply trying to spark an attack by the u. S. In order to build support inside their country for rapidly failing regime . Or were they simply you know, theyve had enough. If you like