Faces its western drought decades. Now we begin in saudi arabia where Security Forces have reportedly detained 2 senior members of the royal family they are off form a crown Prince Mohammed bin nayef and prince ahmed been otherwise a south south thats the younger brother of the saudi king according to the wall street journal theyve been arrested over accusations of processing against king solomon and crown Prince Mohammed bin sama reports suggest theyre facing Treason Charges and could face life imprisonment or the Death Penalty both could have rivaled crown Prince Mohammed bin for the throne when dies saudi guards have also arrested one of mohammed bin nayef brothers aljazeera Senior Correspondent alex planes just what these detentions mean for the kingdom and their impact on saudi politics. In terms of his significance its huge because were talking about true of the most senior members of the saudi royal family and true that up until now have not been seen as supporters of crown prince may have been someone in the direction that hes been taking the country both domestically and in terms of Foreign Policy whats printed it is very difficult to ascertain needless to say because saudis are very close culture in terms of back of transparency and no Media Freedom there but also whats peculiar about it is that these are 2 figures who have theyve been under house arrest they havent been able to move freely for a very long time so the idea that maybe they were trying to hatch some sort of coup is very farfetched and difficult to see considering the restraints they were under already more likely than not whats a lot of analysts are talking about is that the current king solomon is somebody who has been reportedly suffered from dementia for many years hes unwell his health is very frail so is this a sign that he has either passed or is about to and therefore the crown prince needs to ensure that there are no obstacles in his way in terms of succession so now may have been some man was able to get the us true digits long term. If the person hes arrested and supports him and his god unconditional support from this Current Us Administration hes managed to sideline the religious institution either by coopting them onto his side or by arresting many of them including people like some others but the royal courts the royal family he has failed to exert his total control over even after he managed to do things like rounding a lot of senior members of the world family in the ritz carlton that famous case in the end of 2007 there were still those figures like the only other child of the founding King Abdul Aziz that is a human being somebody who didnt support him as well as his cousin and the nephew of the current King Mohammed bin i well i spoke to rami corey hes a senior Public Policy fellow at the American University of beirut he says theres an ongoing effort to stamp out dissent within saudi arabia. I think this is a sign more of the nervousness of the crown prince and the people around him who also do rabia because they probably expect that the king will either abdicate or pass away soon and they expect there might be some kind of challenge to the succession even though he is the crown prince but the most the critical thing about this i believe is that this is the the final affirmative confirmation the seal. Taking over the mantle of the arab autocrats that used to be held by people like Saddam Hussein and the mum of that duffy hafez less this very tough military man who ruled the country with an iron fist and that mantle has now passed on to. Him and said hes not worried about people trying to make a cool he doesnt want any independent voices that dont agree with him and its noteworthy that i am a been abdulaziz womans of 3 people on the council of royal members in saudi arabia that decides the succession he was one of 3 who didnt vote for him had been summoned to become the crown prince you know how many people in saudi arabia are not happy with the crown princes policies i think thats the big question and nobody knows because so few rabia today is like the soviet union in 1960 you cant tell whats going on either in Public Opinion or in the corridors of power because its very closed now south korea is imposing restrictions on the sale of mosques and has carried out raids on companies stockpiling them as it tries to combat the coronavirus they have already been long queues outside store was a mosque stocks are running low south korea has now more than 7000 confirmed cases thats the highest number outside china has also banned the entry of travelers from neighboring japan well lets speak to rob mcbride our correspondent who is in south Koreas Capital seoul robyn weve been saying thats clearly a lot of fear on the streets that how are people dealing with this new rationing system when it comes to mosques. I think people here a grudgingly accepting that there has to be a rationing system simply because everybody is wearing a mask to go on the streets and its very rare now to see anybody not wearing a mask of course advice differs about the usefulness of face masks and just whether you do need to wear them and when but certainly if youre if youre choosing to wear disposable face mask ideally you should be disposing of them every day but if everybody in korea did that there arent enough face masks to go around so the government has had to put in place and this rationing system basically it means that you everybody here has an id card and depending on what the last couple of digits are on your id card number you get a particular day of the week when you can go to a pharmacy and that is your pretty much your one visit for the week and you can pick up your to face masks for the week that is the ration and the government here is putting out advice on how to. Make those 2 face masks last for a week but its also taking other measures it has now completely banned any exports of face masks basically any face masks that are made here in south korea stay in south korea it is also been cracking down on any companies any warehouses that have been stockpiling and has been of quite a few cases of People Holding mass the presumably with the hope of cornering the market and making a big profit later on those those holdings have been seized and they have been distributed through pharmacies so basically everybody can get their face masks and rob clearly panic spreading around the region but there have also been rising diplomatic tensions hows that all playing out. Thats right i mean everybody is still reeling from this announcement friday by japan that its going to impose a 2 week quarantine on people arriving from south korea and also from china south korea has retaliated it was expected that it would retaliate but its actually stopped short of imposing a quarantine measures of its of its own a tit for tat exactly the same as the japanese have done what its done is gone and suspended a visa waiver scheme for example i think there is genuinely a fear here that although south korea would like to give give back to japan exactly what it has received there is an acceptance that its going to hurt more economically to give you an idea last year a full 50 percent of the visitors to japan came from by the south korea or china so this is going to hurt very hard and people are still wondering exactly why shinzo are be the Prime Minister of japan took this measure theres a suspicion here in south korea that its a politics is line behind it i think from japans point of view they are increasingly worried about 2020 was going to be that big year they were going to stage the summer olympics they still want to go ahead with that and also hoshi jim painting of china in a very important summit now thats been delayed and if things continue to get worse then it may be canceled altogether so i think there is a real concern in japan that if they dont do something now they simply wont be able to deal with the kind of outbreak the scale of outbreaks that theyve seen and the 2 neighboring countries of south korea and china that on the ground for us in self thanks very much rob. Well the coronaVirus Outbreak has hit chinas exports and imports hard causing severe disruption to manufacturing wild wide customers data shows exports shrunk by about 17 percent in january and february compared to the same period last year imports into china also fell by 4 percent analysts predict the situation could only get worse in the coming months ill give you the pollen is in hong kong for us with more on how the virus is impacting chinas economy. Chinese exports for february january and february fell nearly 20 percent now i just want to point out this is the 1st time were getting a clearer picture of the impact of coronavirus these numbers usually come out every month but because of the shutdown they did not put up these numbers in january so this is going to be a huge concern for the Chinese Government factories have shut down and people can go to work time has been in a massive lockdown as you know people have been stopped from going to work most of industry in china came to a complete halt in china is known as the factory of the world now chinas economy though is not fully export through life which is good news for the Chinese Government all the while its a large number but 20 percent of chinas g. D. P. Relies on exports it will take a huge hit it is a huge blow for the chinese economy and the Chinese Government at this point and the Palestinian GovernmentOfficials Say 15 american tourists have been quarantined in a hotel in bethlehem coronavirus fear is the precautionary measure comes after a state of emergency was declared there on thursday and abraham has more from the occupied west bank. The claim had its best tourist season on record last year now all reservations are being canceled. Many people believe the city to be where jesus was born and it draws tourists from around the world but just weeks before easter several posting in workers at the hotel have tested positive for the corona virus and the Israeli Military has shut bethlehem off stopping people coming in or out aljazeera reach some of those stuck inside can you tell us a bit more about the situation in bethlehem where you want to be im asked. Im going to be given a. Study. Palestines mentors to traction is the church of the nativity believed by many to be the birthplace of jesus its also been closed off by the Palestinian Tourism Ministry come on to my pocket you can see better on the consent to happen and yesterday the church was sterilized and cleaned so that when people come back after 14 days everything will be safe were taking precautions for the health of the people so of course they shouldnt be any panic the main reason were doing this is because the bar spreads fast so we need to protect the people and keep them safe and the Palestinian Authority has also shut down the occupied west bank for a month in an attempt to contain the spread of the virus schools and public spaces and also been closed conferences and other Public Events counselled and peoples movements between city limited to only those that are strictly necessary in the city of jericho people protested against the government decision to treat all infected patients in a center there they blocked roads and called on the government to keep people who are ill where they already are this void officials telling them to stay calling some people are stocking up on food water and cleaning supplies out of fear that this shutdown will go on for some time some say theyre starting to panic is a very male disease or the occupied west bank well still ahead on aljazeera. People are dying every every minute every day we speak to a woman running a hospital in war torn syria featured in an oscar nominated documentary. A new generation of thai protesters well tell you about the backlash following the baton on an Opposition Party. Of indonesia ive had a couple of drive days but sunny that a plenty of seasonal rains in the 4 cars are very active and as you can see now the heaviest rains as we go through sunday will be across the south so much a failure but again java seeing where you some of the heavy amounts of rain fairly well scattered throughout much of central and eastern areas of the as well as where well see some heaviest falls of rain wanted to much of the philippines but actually monday is generally a drive day and not bad into southern areas of thailand across into vietnam 38. 00 celsius in bangkok so a very warm day on monday and then the scottish isles continuing through much of the march and again heaviest still across those central Western Areas of java meanwhile across into australia we have finally where you seen the end of what was asked to across much will stray in the still want to like the 3 sunny sunday coastal areas of queensland maybe a few shot just popping up into New South Wales but this you can see here. Thats one of the remnants of s. To mix it with another system the moisture of course has been gathering across the tasman sea so that will bring some rain as we go through sunday and monday again some pretty strong winds as well but. 27 rain in brisbane with a high of 23. On charging the cost why the nurses say fed rate cut just isnt good enough to save the Global Economy from the impact of the fast spreading coronavirus scientists race to find a vaccine to stop the epidemic plus the environmental damage of drilling for oil in the republic of congo counting the cost of aljazeera. Holding the powerful to account as we examine the u. S. Is wrong in the world on aljazeera. The arab. Hello again im just. A reminder of our top stories this hour 2 senior members of the royal family have been reportedly detained in saudi arabia they all form a crown Prince Mohammed bin nayef and prince out men been the devices out south thats the younger brother of the saudi king. The south korean government has limited the sales of mosques to 2 person a week its an attempt to replenish stocks that have been running low to use a clinic by the total number of corona virus infections there now stands at more than 7000. 00. And the current Virus Outbreak has hit chinas exports and imports hard causing severe disruption to manufacturing while why customs data shows exports trunk by more than 17 percent in january and february compared to the same period last year. Now turkeys defense minister says the ceasefire is Holding Around to provence in Northern Syria the agreement brokered by turkey and russia has ended as strikes for the 1st time in months there have been reports of some fighting in southern parts of the province between Syrian Government forces and a section of the opposition. Well the 1st syrian woman to run an underground hospital in rebel controlled areas is urging the International Community to stop the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in dr ramani by law worked in the once besieged enclave of eastern quarter for 3 years and she until she and her staff were forced to evacuate how work is the subject of an oscar nominated documentary sat down with her in paris. Towering documentary the cave pediatrician dr. Oz she runs an underground hospital in east ghouta but the enclave fell to the Syrian Regime in 28. Did you kate. Exhausted and at times terrified staff battle to save lives as russian backed Syrian Forces relentlessly area i was after it all for us well after you know being in and and we were in a hospital its our gift of bombing we saved some lives we helped and thats make us inquirers us to continue but a lot of the children we couldnt help them a lot of them died because of being a lot of them died in the chemical attack at the time in 28 to the head of the United Nations called Eastern Ghouta under the bombing hell on earth i think it was like that it was very dangerous places securing this everywhere and its officially in 20th team before we forced to leave in the last month they started to bomb every 2nd they did install their own doctor money also faced another challenge she battled prejudice for men believed a woman should be in charge of running a hospital. How did that feel there you are saving lives and then you have men say a womans place is in the home its really frustrating its make me very angry but i insist to stay and to insist to sex it also because i was a brawl there that woman can do. Like the men already better than them in. The cave was nominated for an oscar through the spotlight on dr armani shes using it to campaign for an end to the humanitarian crisis in the northwestern syrian province of it lip intensified bombing at the area by syrian and Russian Forces in recent weeks has killed hundreds of people and left millions in desperate need not optimistic and i think a lot of syrian are not optimistic we need International Community to do pressure on them to stop killing people and you know all the situation now and its catastrophe situation people. Every minute every day off to paris talk to amani who visit other european capitals to governments and people not to ignore the millions of syrian civilians particularly children trapped in what seems like an endless war. All just 0 powers. Now the lebanese government is meeting to decide whether or not to default on 1200000000. 00 wor