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singapore. so there's a big ceremony under way in tehran to mark 35 years since the revolution. hassan rouhani has just in the last minute begun speaking. let's join. >> translation: our revolution was not reliant on any foreign power. no foreign country helped bring this revolution to victory. it was our nation whose religious motivation motivated them to stand against all

humiliatio humiliations. the pr revolutionary regime, deprived our people from the freedom to vote. the people's vote had no role in the running of the country. this was a huge humiliation of an historic nation such as the iranian nation. people in this revolution wanted to have their views be an influence in running the country. they wanted national sovereignty against the dictatorship regime. the other humiliation which our

nation was angry of was that inflicted by foreign powers. the big powers, the super powers, were interfering in the internal affairs of this country. the americans thought that the country of iran belongs to them. they interfered everywhere from cultural affairs in the running of the state-run radio and tv, even on security issues. u.s. experts were deployed to all our important military bases. our revolution was to reject all

these interferences, to reject colonialists. our revolution was to - was because our people did not want to accept humiliation. is it possible for this revolutionary nation to accept again such humiliation from foreign powers, especially from america, after 35 years. it seems like they have not come to know this glorious nation and our revolution. our revolution was designed to

execute the islamic ethics in the country. the previous regime. today we were happy that after 35 years, as every day passes by we comcloser to our lofty goals, the goals of the revolution. in the year that went by, our people - we are approaching the end of this year, but in the

beginning of it because of the measures taken by the dear leader, this nation created a huge ethic. the main message of the people in the presidential elections was that, firstly, we have to declare to the world these people are loyal to the islamic republic of iran: and that any change or any reform in the management of the country will take place within the islamic democracy that we have set, and

ultimately for our people the iggest importance of all is to recognise the goals of revolution. the other message that people gave in this year's presidential election was to tell the world we support a government that walks in the road of rationalism that is committed to moderation, and a government that wishes to find progress through the domestic resources, through our own ability and through -- >> so a speech by the iranian president hassan rouhani, for

the 35th anniversary of the iranian revolution. interesting to see the talk about a road of rationalism, a government committed to moderati moderation. hassan rouhani still being strong, with a slightly conciliatory tone that he has. >> yes, you are quite right. the president himself, a revolutionary, someone gaoled under the former government. speaking about the aims of the revolution, the goals of the revolution, and how iran can fulfil the goals. of course, they've been dependent, which iran did succeed, throwing out the united states and foreign interference in iran's domestic affairs. that was the most important point of the revolution. as we heard the president speaking about that, and the leader ayatollah khomeini, and

his message in bringing iran to that point in 1979. hassan rouhani is very strong when it comes to the independen independence, nationalism and keeping iran on track in relation to the revolutionary goals and regaining his place. iran is closer to the goals of the revolution than any time before, and if you look at the people around us, a lot of slogans against the united states and foreign interference, but very much in favour of irani's message. we keep the ideals of the revolution and stayed strong without continuing this, i suppose, anti-american scent, if you will. a softening of the approach from this new president. a couple of different messages from the president - strong on iranian independence and

regaping its place in the world and friendship. >> live in tehran at the 35th anniversary of the islamic revolution. >> translation: in the past six months, as enjoyed relative stability. our people, more than before, are seeking reconciliation, friendship and peace amongst themselves. our people want us to look forward to a future ridden with unity. stood in our universities, in our prayers, we see that there

is an atmosphere that is more conducive to peace and stability. research, science and technology is easier to achieve than it was before. everyone wishes for this country to progress. this administration is after the rule of law across the country. this administration will stand against any attempt to break the law. the fact that this administration had a difficult time in the first months of its

tenure to draw the country's budget, it attempted to not hand in the budget to the parliament, even with one day of delay. this administration believes that all branches of the government should be coordinated. the iranian president hassan rouhani dealing with domestic issues to the local audience in tehran. we have heard plenty about rain's take on the world stage. the president said "they, the west have not come to know the glorious nation and our revolution", speaking strongly about iran's place not just in the middle east, but the world.

also, the conciliatory more moderate tone that hassan rouhani takes. he said, "we are here to tell the world we support a government walking on the road of rationalism, is committed to modernization" it is something we have heard, appealing to the local audience, and saying to the west, "we are here to talk and participate with you", coverage throughout the day on the 35th anniversary of the islamic revolution in iran. >> after more than 60 years of mutual hostility, china and taiwan are sitting down for talks. china maintains that it is part of its territory and wants to bring it back understand its control. a large majority of the taiwanees support de facto independence. >> these talks are, indeed, seen as significant. not so much for what they will produce in real terms, but the

fact that they are taking place at all. the most significant meeting between taiwan and mainland china at this level. decades, in fact, in the middle of the last century. it comes amid the background. big developments have been made on the three links of transport, commerce and communication. businesses from taiwan have been investing heavily in mainland china and want access to mainland markets. visitors from mainland china has been visiting taiwan in their thousands on a direct flight between china and taiwan. there's a lot of developments on the economic and social sides. we haven't seen similar sides of developments. it's hoped that these talks will set about resolving that. >> it was three years ago today

that tahrir square in central cairo was the scene of jubilation when hosni mubarak announced his resignation. since then there has been political tushure lens with the election and then the overthrow of the muslim brotherhood. >> february the 11th, 2011 - egypt's long-serving leader hosni mubarak resigned. for the millions of protesters on the streets gipt, this was the end of -- egypt, this was the end of decades of democratic rule. a year later mohamed morsi of the muslim brotherhood became the first democratically-elected president. but his time in office was short lived. >> mohamed morsi was deposed by the army last july, following days of mass protest. the country is run by an interim government, but it's the army

under this man, field marshal abdul fatah al-sisi, which has the final say. to many, the growing power of the army and the police is a sign of the old regime. >> hosni mubarak's status quo was immoral and repressive. i think what egypt is witnessing at the moment is the worst oppressive periods in its history. >> hundreds of people have been killed in fighting between pro-mohamed morsi protesters and security forces since the military coup. public protests have been restricted. the muslim brotherhood has been declared a terrorist group. thousands of members have been put in gaol. the authorities hope presidential elections expected this year will stop the cycle of violence. >> this is a prominent politician who will run in the

2012 presidential elections. a critic says they won't take part in the bowls. every egyptian might end up being arrested, house attacked or facing false accusations. for the army, top leaders are determined to move forward. the candidate is likely to win the elections if he chooses to run. we are back with us here at george town university in doha. >> it's been three years since the revolution, and you said we have to mark it as a revolutionary moment. when the games have been pulled back, if not reversed. how many of a revolution was it in the end? >> it wasn't a true revolution.

there wasn't any reform to major area. all the main culprits behind the reasons people protested, the socio economic and reprotects that existed. they have gotten worse, if we look at the events of the last seven or eight months. this was a democratic process. it was a process which everyone at the time was happy with. other than a subdivision between army, state, muslim brotherhood and all of that. what went wrong there. the election is supposed to be when this changes. >> it happens within a climate in which there was a certain enforcement of the old political order. this means, for instance, that the judiciary, which was unchecked and representing the

hosni mubarak regime was trying to oversee the election process. and end up being in a position to up end the parliamentary elections in which the muslim brotherhood won a majority. once the parliament was seeded, it was overturned and you have the presidential election gs, and with those mohamed morsi was put in an unenviable position of having to face up to the military and fizz up to the judiciary single handedly without having the backing of the parliament or the street. >> we'll leave you there and talk about this later, third anniversary of the fall of hosni mubarak. thank you for that. i must begin my journey,

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>>..there was a short civil war. that ended when northern forces crushed the break away movement. this is how it will look. six regions, four in the north, two in the south and here you see senna the capital, but not affiliated to either region. we go to senna with some of the latest developments. >> not all the yemenees are happy with the redivision of the country, and a decision to turp it into a federal state. the hutus in the north and the socialist party issued statements rejecting the decision by the iranian president yesterday to that effect. the hutus in the north demanded more territory to be annex to their area. they have a long history of successionist. during the national discussion about the future of yemen, in the last few months, they have

demanded that the south be considered one entity, and not to, in the new federal system. that has been denied them. today marks the anniversary of a repricing that led to the ousting of the former president. more protests are expected. >> government due to receive peace talks in switzerland. lakhdar brahimi will meet both sides in the same room for the first time. he has sent an 8-page letter demanding a declaration that they tried to stop the violence inside syria. he asked them to discuss a new professional governing body. >> aid workers are removing civilians, allowing more than 800 to leave the city. >> 14 people have been killed on saturday. the government and the rebless are blaming each other. >> peace talks between greek and turkish cypriots are to resume.

it's been two years since the last attempt following the turkish inration of 1974. many believe economic uncertainty may bring about a solution. >> the turkish flag taunts greek cypriots in the capital. a reminder of war and subdivision. this woman is not intimidated. she's drafting joint business plans with turkish cypriots hopeful. >> the situation with the economy brings us to a dead end that the people in both communities feel that a solution will bring jobs. >> cross the divide turkish cypriot film-maker is ready for reunificati reunification. >> we feel claustrophobic. >> why is that? >> first of all, we all have to go to the army right after

university. it steals a year of our lives. steals a year of creativity. it's a year of our future. >> although a generation divides them, they share a vision of cypress. not everyone does. >> greek and turkish cypriots live and worked. they have done so for half a century, leaving many to believe that the status quo was irreversible. >> many people see cypress as the play thing of greater players. for this man it is not a great thing. he remembers intercommunal violence and believes the tushish invasion -- turkish invasion saved his life. >> for me there's no division, greeks or on this side living

happily, turks are on this side living happily. unification will not work. >> many believe the bankruptcy of the cypriot banking system means the island has to reunite. offshore deposits means both communities can exploit. joint interests could teach them to play the same music. >> singapore's hosting asia's biggest air show. the airbus stepping up a battle with boeing. it has an a350 on display. >> singapore has asia's largest air show, and there's a couple of reasons for that. asia pacific is the largest growth area, that's why there's tapes here. at the air show you have airlines, manufacturers represented because they are focused on the region that will

be the biggest market in the world in the next 20 years. the star of the show is the air bus a 350. it's undergoing flight testing. it is going to compete with boeing's dream liner. both of the air crafts have high tech knollingy. it will make them lighter, fly further. that is what airlines are focused on. a major or largest expenditure is fuel. they are looking at these aircrafts to allow them to reduce costs as it goes into the next decade of aviation industry. also here at the air show there's announcements, but the focus is the market is going to spend over the coming years. >> a bank strike cripples financial services. we have this report from delhi. >> it's day two of a national

banking strike. the union is protecting workers and they are saying they are out on the streets because they want to protect the workers and their claims for a pay rise, and changes to banking practices, which may lead to job losses. a million people are affected. thousands of customers are affected. mainly those that transact through checks. they won't declare the checks through the banks. they are affected - atm, and online banking has not been effected in any way. authorities say they gave the customers plenty of morning. that's why we saw a flurry of activity before the strike started on monday. and the strike will end at 6 o'clock on wednesday morning, local time. >> the biggest sport league in the united states, the n.f.l. could be about to get its first openly gay player.

michael sam, a college footballer revealed his sexuality. >> michael sam may become one of the north america's significant athletes. certain to be drafted in the national football league, he'll be the first active player who is openly gay. he made the announcement in an interview with espn. >> this is something that i have known for a while, you know. this is, to me, it's telling another person that, "hey, i'm gay", it shouldn't be a big problem. >> he has the support of his college team-mates and the n.f.l. in a statement an official said: >> once he shows he one of the guys, play ball and have fun. >> for michael sam things may get tougher. the media blitz started.

american football is renowned for its culture and antigay remarks. the young player could be in for a difficult future. >> this is a guy that came out, admitting that he's gay, knowing it could cause problems with his draft status and in the locker room in the n.f.l. once travelled. i'm not sure that everywhere will be in support of michael sam being openly gay. >> gay rights activists applauded the move and he is being seen as a pioneer. >> michael sam is sending a message of hope and strength for young athletes who identify as lesbian gaye. >> michael sam is not the first athlete to talk about being gay. if drafted he'll be the first openly gay player in the four major sports. that is significantly. >> i'm not afraid of who i am. i'm not afraid to tell the world who i am. i'm michael sam. i'm a college graduate.

i'm african north american and i'm gay. >> the n.f.l. draft starts in may. >> so much more news, not just the headlines, but the live log, 24/7 at aljazeera.com. millennials having an >> millennials, young folks having a tough time. they happen to be the future. average joes own skyscrapers, or at least small pieces of them. and we'll head to ohio for a firsthand look at tire shops jacking up prices. i'm ali velshi. this is "real money." ♪