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Qatar: Arab and Muslim leaders meet

They meet for a two day summit in show of solidarity with Qatar, after Israel's attack.

Arab and Muslim leaders meet for an Arab-Islamic summit in show of solidarity with Qatar, after Israel's attack last week on the Qatari capital, Doha. The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, is currently in Israel. Mr Rubio told reporters that President Trump was not happy with the Israeli strike on Doha. We go live to our reporter in Doha.

We report from Afghanistan where following aid cuts to the country we look at the impact this has had on maternal mortality in the north-eastern province of Badakhshan.

And in the Democratic Republic of Congo 15 people have died from Ebola. We speak to the World Health Organisation about the situation in the country.

Presenters: Rob Young and Catherine Byaruhanga.

(Photo: Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, attends the preparatory ministerial meeting for emergency Arab-Islamic summit in Doha, Qatar. Credit: Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs via Reuters)

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  • Mon 15 Sep 202505:06GMT