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To the news hour we start of the middle east where saadi arabia lebanon will now be dealt with as a government that has declared war against it its a Major Development amid escalating tension in the region between saudi arabia and iran the saudi minister for gulf of has made the comments to the saudi media the mere referred to the role of iran within lebanon he said the lebanon based iran backed Group Hezbollah has committed acts of aggression it follows the resignation of lebanese Prime Minister saad hariri on saturday in a televised address from riyadh hariri said iran and hezbollah were sowing strife in the region zillah called the reporter from beirut this wasnt just an opportunity to talk the meeting between the saudi king so man and saddle had e. D. Was as much an attempt to deny reports the lebanese Prime Minister had been detained by authorities in the saudi capital after he announced his resignation on saturday how did his political opponents have been suggesting how d. D. Was forced to step down and is under house arrest in riyadh how does this isnt a quick his Prime Minister brought down lebanons Coalition Government a government that included hezbollah how do you did blame hezbollah and its patron iran for meddling in arab affairs this plunged lebanon into a new political crisis and there are fears it may be at the forefront of the region or saudi iranian rivalry. In lebanon are divided into similar parties or do similar talks one is putting in and the other is process which means if. Things will be worth it means that can lead to confrontation between the two parties like what happened in two thousand and six two thousand and seven two thousand and eight and which can happen so thats why we should find a solution to keep or to save the decision. It might be a while before that happens lebanons president michel aoun has been meeting with representatives of the countrys security agencies he is supposed to be holding parliamentary consultations to appoint a new Prime Minister but the constitutional process is now on hold. We have been told by the president that we wont take any decision before know what the circumstances of how did his resignation from the Prime Minister himself it will be hard to find a Prime Minister to replace according to lebanons power sharing deal he must be a son a muslim and if internal stability is to be maintained he must be a consensual figure able to bring the rival parties together but this is not just a Lebanese Internal matter. The saudi minister for gulf affairs ephemera us upon says lebanon will no longer be the same after heady days resignation he says lebanese leaders have to choose between peace and terror in other words they have to move away from hezbollah a party that has allies members in government and parliament as well as an armed wing the risk of an open ended political crisis is real and with that lebanon risks again being a battleground for others wars senator al jazeera beirut. Or tomorrow is a policy analyst at the arab center in washington d. C. Joins me from my guitar view with us on the program just some lines coming out of the pentagon just before we start where the u. S. Is saying saudi arabia working together to battle extremists neutralize irans destabilizing influence in the middle east region thats from the pentagon it seems that saudi arabia is saying what it wants to say doing what it wants to do with the blessing of the u. S. I mean some somehow it is a me then say return and washington all the trouble to the for additional of saudi arabia and israel and theres a direct line between between the new saudi leadership and the close circle in the white house but this is coming get the expense between the division between the saudi leadership and the us establishment in general and we see there is a little bit of reservation in the pentagon and state department but now the priority is to deter iran and saudi arabia is trying to play that role basically on behalf on the of the or in coordination with the us is how do you rebuild that interim source so to interrupt because that is saudi arabia trying to garner support regionally for some sort of conflict and i emphasize the word some sort of conflict whether that be military or political. I mean i dont see the conflict theres a lot of rhetoric going around whether from washington or riyadh but thats not doesnt translate to realities on the ground in just yesterday you have a new ambassador in lebanon saudi ambassador new saudi ambassador in iraq their disengagement in iraq where theres a lot of iranian influence in lebanon that is thought it is a big yes but how you can translate it there is no sunni based ready to go to war. In syria the saudi troops is in retreat basically there is saudi theres american and russian understanding about the role of all the major player and there is so theres no indication that we are going to cough and theres a bigger story to change the force the hand the force and you relate to stop the influence of your own but there is no translation into the ground if thats the scenario than if hariri was the closest and the strongest ally saudi arabia had in lebanon doesnt his departure as Prime Minister only make it more difficult for saudi arabia to find another strong sunni ally in this country and to counter the socalled influence of hezbollah and iran. I mean the issue is hes been undermined by the by saudi policy in the last year since two thousand and fifteen his is. His capital is not as much to be used in lebanese politics hes been overruled by a lot of people on his right from his own party so he got weak and what happened now we get highly more because saudi arabia is basically saying were going to get. Out of the way and we are dealing directly with lebanon and we are trying to push for the policy so basically lets weaken him because hes not able to rally people around him and even in recent weeks that you had religion rather than live on the risky though didnt support the saudi push theres a lot of former much for the leaders of course to have you know not supporting all sorts of anybodies they know because the for now but its not anymore two thousand and five its not anymore the same divide. It weakens here really but it will perhaps directly weaken saudi arabia they still need a strong sunni ally somewhere along the line in the Political Landscape of lebanon to push their agenda and therefore leads me to my next question that is saudi opening to Many Political fronts in the wars in the conflicts that its got all its dealing with yemen its got a huge political dispute with cattle and it has an International Audience watching go on one side wondering what this royal kingdom is doing because it doesnt seem to be in control of anything at the moment and isnt garnering the International Support for its point of view at this present moment in time. You know just a quick reference to your thinking there is no saudi leaders strong one of the few for for how to use the big issue in anybodys politics to go back to your question yes i think that opening a lot of. Wars at the same time would diplomatic confrontation you have a young man you have got you have iran you have domestic politics so it might be a distraction from whats whats happening now with iran it might be a distraction for whats happening at home because they want to govern as the base to say theres a common enemy now meanwhile the structural changes going on in Saudi Society so this might be the game because there is no reason that trigger whats happening with iran or whats happening with house bill so that theres a call in your context related to domestic politics indeed we shall have to see what happens in the coming weeks in a moment jim across thank you very much for joining us. Now the United Nations says its concerned the blockade on yemen could further hamper humanitarian efforts saudi arabia has cut land sea and access after hutu rebels find a Ballistic Missile towards riyadh on saturday our diplomatic editor james bays has more. The humanitarian situation in yemen is one of the grey vista in the world its so bad a child under the age of five dies in the country every ten minutes from causes that should be preventable twenty Million People out of a population estimated at twenty seven million are in need of humanitarian assistance but it appears for now all International Aid is being cut saudi arabia has announced its completely blockading the country cutting all air sea and land links its reaction to a missile fired towards riyadh by the who these who control a large part of yemen including the capital sanaa to u. N. Flights into the country have already been blocked and were trying to see whether we can get our normal access restored and were hopeful that we will be able to continue our normal operations we once more. Underscore to all parties the need for regular humanitarian access to all parts of yemen that are in need when the u. N. Says its hopeful its aid can soon resume thats only based on the fact that the saudis current blockade is said to be temporary when you look at the words the u. N. Is using its clear theyre treading carefully the reality is that saudi arabia has been making restrictions on the aid medicine and food allowed into yemen for years after facing turmoil conflict and an ongoing cholera epidemic the conditions in yemen can only be described as dire and they look set to worsen even further jamesburg zira at the United Nations. Meanwhile hooty forces are warning saudi and the u. A. E. Airports are within firing range and could be targeted next. You know what. We call on all passengers an airline and not to be at anything you eat airport as they are legitimate military targets. And we shoulda no responsibility after such warning the continuation of the aggression against our forces us to search with strong and diverse ways to respond to such aggression and. Shares in several Saudi Arabian businesses have fallen in the wake of arrests and detentions of high profile figures one of the kingdoms Largest Travel Companies fell by ten percent following the arrest of its founder nasser been killed. He joins a growing list of princes and ministers caught up in the purge widely seen as a move to consolidate the power of crown Prince Mohammed bin sole man billionaire investor lead the bin talal is another one of the eleven detained on saturday hes a major shareholder in twitter twenty First Century fox and citi group perhaps the most prominent official removed was the head of the National Guard prince mint there been a delight hes the son of the late King Abdullah and was considered a contender for the throne jamaal a child has more. The streets of riyadh may still look the same but this week saudi arabia is significantly different than the one the world knew before the weekend responsible for a quarter of the Worlds Oil Production saudi arabia has always been an absolute monarchy but within its political system there was a degree of power sharing between different branches of the royal family businessmen and religious institutions in order to ensure stability and security in the early hours of sunday however all of that was destroyed a royal decree ordered the arrest of several ministers princes and multibillionaires it was seen as the latest step by crown Prince Mohammed bin solomon in his quest for absolute power is kind of indicate to us that. Its clear in the ground for him as. Being absent and he is not a dollar a thing any equal prince it can only relate to minor princes that came less than five months after the thirty two year old prince orchestrated a coup against his uncle muhammad bin nayef replacing him as heir apparent that move followed the much hailed riyadh summit with u. S. President donald trump notably those detained in this latest crackdown are being held at the same venue where trump was hosted among those arrested on sunday was prince and why leave a billionaire whos assets include shares in twitter fox news and apple one of his companys Kingdom Holdings has reported a ten percent loss in value since news broke of his arrest. Bin talaga is also the owner of rotunda media group one of the arab worlds most popular Media Outlets detained with him are the heads of other mass media corporations including n. B. C. Group and. All of them arrested by the same royal decree saudi arabias crown prince now has a large section of the entire our walls media at his disposal muhammad bin said a man has spent the past two years positioning himself as a visionary willing to transform saudi arabia into a modern and liberal state hes pushed for a review on the ban on women driving cars and has addressed several Economic Reforms in a bid to lure Foreign Investors but hes also spent millions of dollars on a devastating war in yemen that has achieved little aside from an outbreak of cholera and the deaths of thousands of people unemployment in saudi arabia remains high which is troubling considering the majority of saudis are under the age of thirty five and according to financial observers the kingdoms economy is in recession been sandmans policies may be bold and brave as his allies and supporters described them but those actions have also been criticized as the stabilizing and potentially very destructive. Well plenty more ahead here on the aljazeera news hour including donald trump wraps up his trip in japan and heads to south korea with the Nuclear Threat from north korea likely to take center stage also belgium frees catalonians deposed president nicolas bridgeable from Police Custody but tease the plan to leave the country and in sports well find out if the International Friendly could soon be a thing of the past. Police in the u. S. State of texas say sundays shooting at a church was the result of a domestic dispute in recent days the gunman Devin Patrick kelly had sent threatening Text Messages to his mother in law who was a member of the congregation at least twenty six people including children were killed in the attack castro reports. Inside the white steepled sanctuary of the First Baptist church of Sutherland Springs a scene of horror unfolded on sunday morning survivors described a young man wearing a skull mask and dressed for combat walked in and opened fire on men women and children the youngest victim killed was just a year and a half old why this tree why would you do this to people like that that are just praying there just were speak why would you attack them on something said on the sunday when their defenseless Police Say People had nowhere to flee more than two dozen are dead and another twenty injured the victims account for a start only ten percent of the small towns population leaving a gaping hole in the community ive cried so much i dont even have the need to hear the President Donald Trump speaking at a joint News Conference with the japanese Prime Minister said the massacre reflected a Mental Health problem at the highest level this was a very based on preliminary reports very deranged individual a lot of problems over a long period of time we have a lot of Mental Health problems in our country as do other countries but this isnt a guns situation from said in fact a gun in the hands of two men who chased the gunman from the church may have prevented further carnage i did what i thought i needed to do which is they said that theres a shooting i pursued and i just did what i thought was the right day the gunman identified as twenty six year old devon kelly crashed his car and was found dead inside next to a cache of Weapons Police say theyre narrowing in on a motive there was a domestic situation going on within this family. The suspects mother in law attended this church we know that he had made threatened with a threatening she had reset threatening text from him. Military Officials Say kelly received a bad conduct discharge from the air force three years ago after serving a year in jail for assaulting his then wife and child his parents in law were not present at sunday Service Today with rapid fire you see. The f. B. I. Continues to process the crime scene outside of the C