a five hour siege at pakistan's busiest airport. the taliban says it carried out the attack that killed more than 20 people. you're watch, al jazeera live from doha, our headquarters. also ahead - the iranian president is in ankara. for now both countries are putting aside their political differences and talking trade. the court in libya decides the elections of ahmed matiq as

prime minister is unconstitutional. and india's new government rolls out reforms aimed at the economy. we'll be in new delhi to see who wins and who loses. an al jazeera investigation reveals the scale of devastation made to egypt's energy sector and how the legacy of corrupt deals plague the country. pakistan's busiest airport has been attacked by police. the karachi airport was under siege for five hours, 20 were killed. all 10 attackers were killed. the pakistan taliban claims responsibility. we have more. [ siren ] . >> reporter: a deadly attack on one of the pakistan's busiest airports. an armed gang carries out the

daring occupation after storming the terminal at the airport this terminal is used for diplomats and cargo. eyewitnesses inside the building say they could hear loud explosions and gunfire. >> they said "lay down, just lay down", and "hands up in the air." we heard gun charge. there were loud blasts. >> incoming flights were diverted as thick clouds of spoke billowed into the sky. the army was called in to secure the area. local televisions showed images of the suicide vests and grenades were covered. >> security forces confronted and killed them. they destroyed them. it is good that the operation was over in four, five hours. >> karachi is pakistan's financial capital and there'll be serious questions asked about

how attackers managed to breach security. airports and military installations are on a high alert across pak sn india's president addressed a session of parliament. he set out the agenda more the new government headed by narendra modi of the hind u nationalist party, the b.j.p. we have the details. >> reporter: the president's address touched on a range of topic in new delhi, everything were poverty alivation and economic development, which has been a key election in the campaign. one of the first things that the president mentioned was the need to tackle food and inflation. that was sitting about 8% in india, and that hit the poorst in the middle class. he said that the deposit is aware that there's an abnormal

monsoon. this may again push up prices. the government will take measures to arrest increase in food prices. other issues featured prominently were foreign relations and policy. the president mentioned that the deposit is keen to expand cooperation with china, japan and russia. notably the u.s. and europe were at the bottom of this list. there was a veiled reference to pakistan. they'll be looking for neighbours to put an end to cross-border terrorists. the court has ruled that the election of ahmed matiq was unconstitutional. he was elected in an controversial vote. let's join stefanie dekker in tripoli. was there an expected result and

a reason for the particular result of it being unconstitutional? >> it has to do with the number of votes he got in the parliament g.n.c. it was contested that he didn't get enough. they were voting. that's what it has to do. we spoke to local sources who tells us this ruling is final and binding. it cannot be appealed. it seems like the time is over. we hear from his camp. i spoke to advisors, this is not formal. we have to see whether he'll accept the decision, but the legal sources say he doesn't have a choice to throw a spanner in the works. there is talk that there is an administrative court that is ruling today. ali xied an fled the country in march after an issue with an

illegal oil tanker, docking oil in the east. he lost a vote of confidence. there is talk. it has a case in the administrative course against that vote of confidence that he lost. that he could be named as the prime minister. certainly it goes show how complicated it is. it seems that it has come to an end for ahmed matiq. >> what about the polls that are two weeks away. how do you see this ruling affecting the polls. >> i think it complicates matters and doesn't help at all. people are spaet about how polarized it became. there was militias who support the two of them who in the past had confrontation. there's talk of worry. so it's all up in the air and it is something that is concerning.

they want to vote in a body that will replace the g.n.c. that will be the new parliament. they'll appoint a new prime minister and government. they want this to happen. it's a challenge. at the moment no one is talking to the elections commission, no one is helping them in terms of security, and we'll see how it plays out. they tell us it's challenging and many people will tell you perhaps this will not go ahead at all. thank you, stefanie dekker speaking to us from tripoli. iran's president hassan rouhani arrived in turkey for talks. he's been welcomed by the president at the presidential palace in ankara. the trip will focus on boosting trade and security. dispooen joins us live from the turkish capital. explain to us how significant the meeting is?

>> well it is significant. this is the first time an iranian head of state has been received. former iranian president visited turkey and istanbul. there were never high-level bilateral meetings. both sides are expected to sign a number of economic agreements. like you mentioned the focus is on boosting trade. the neighbours need each other. they need each other's markets. turkey needs iran for natural gas and oil and relies on importing the energy source and it is getting that from iran, despite the fact that iran is under western sanctions. they have been able to skirt the sanctions, paying for oil and natural gas, using gold. that upset the u.s. government. for turkey, there's no going back, they need the product. they are discussing the possibility of reducing the natural gas and oil. both sides attaching a lot of

importance on the visit because it serves each other's interests. >> trade may be on the table, but how much will the issue of the syrian conflict be discussed. both governments have an interest in that particular conflict. >> yes, both countries with unlikely partners. the turkish government supporting the armed opposition. it's been a weird base for the opposition. the iran government throwing the weight behind the syrian president, bashar al-assad, and his government. we are not expecting them to close gaps. in fact, we have spoken to turkish officials and they told us yes, we will touch upon the projected but they'll not be the focus. they do not want the differences to assess their economic ties. the iranians don't want bashar al-assad to leave power. the turkish prime minister saying that the president, syrian president must leave

power. as of late we have not seen rhetoric coming out from turkish officials concerning syria. there's a growing realisation that the united states is changing policy, if we can call it a policy. it can be criticised, called a lack of policy. they are trying to strengthen the moderate forces in syria. turkey listing the extremist group as a terrorist organization. we are seeing changes and heard the turkish prime minister condemn it but no major breakthroughs on the political front. >> thank you for getting us up to date. zeina khodr speaking live from the turkish capital ankara. more to come - al jazeera tracks down the men that pocketed millions from the undersale price of gas to israel. hunger strikes in israeli

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welcome back. this is al jazeera america. and these are the stories making headlines. iranian president hassan rouhani arrived in turkey, focussing n trade and security and the war in syria, which had strapped relations between the two neighbours. libya's constitutional court ruled the election of ahmed matiq was unconstitutional.

he was elected in parliament. security forces were back in chrome. 29 were killed during a siege. the pakistani taliban claimed responsibility. let's go live to islamabad, where kamal hyder joins us. the taliban claimed responsibility as we mentioned. have they mentioned a motive for the attack? >> well, the responsibility also said that the attack was carried out in revenge for the killing of the leader of the pakistan taliban, and the military access in north waziristan, so the message clear from the taliban-pakistan that they were in a state of war and attacks

would continue. it is important to know that even though the heavily armed attackers, with the purpose of destroying of aircraft. it was attacks that pipped down and prevented them causing more damage, and was none of the aircraft were hit. it would be a success story. there would be a question mark as to how the people got into the airport according to reports that we had. they entered from two different perspent ifs. >> do we know how that will affect the ongoing peace tucks. >> when those peace talks were stalled after fighting within the g.d.p.

headed. they were going against the main stream fighters. what will happen is that any chance of talks will be a remote possibility that there would be a re-priceal attacks for what happened in karachi, the talks are not likely to happen soon, and this particular attack may mean that the talks are over. >> thank you for getting us up to date. speaking to us from islamabad. >> well, as abdul fatah al-sisi begins his term as egypt's premises, one of the the challenges is the chronic energy shortage. it's in crisis. the scale of the problem and a solution is reported on now. >> reporter: the egyptian energy sector has been the subject of

corruption. the man that led egypt down the path is hussain salam - a company he created pumped the natural gas to israel for years, well below market rates. it made him billions. and though an egyptian court found sal om guilty of corruption, we tracked him down to spain, where authorities prevented his extradition. do the people know what you did with the gas, do they have the right to know? [ laughs ] . >> reporter: do you think it's fun you. you don't think you owe an explanation to the people. >> the legacy of corrupt dealings is far from over. when egyptian military stopped the sales. his former company filed a barrage of lawsuits asking for $8 billion. >> egypt's treasury has around

$4 billion foreign reserves. it's more than half. they are currently using it to just about tick over. >> the appearance don't end there. egypt has $6 billion of debt owed to foreign energy companies. one business is asking egypt for a further $6 billion in damages before an international court. to end the lawsuit egypt is turning to israel, which claimed vast reserves of newly discovered gas. >> since the overthrow of mohamed mursi contacts has resumed between the two governments. the egyptians are interested to know how the israeli government would ensure the flow of gas. >> egypt would love to have it, we can sell it. what else can be better. >> last month the company operating israeli rigs, noble energy signed a deal. to win approval the egyptian

deposit is asking them to drop the $6 billion claim. the decision to make the arab's world populous county energy dependent could become president abdul fatah al-sisi's biggest dilemma. and you can catch clayton's full investigation into the nation's energy crisis in the documentary "egypt's lost power", airing 10 hours from now. al jazeera conditions to nanned the release of its -- demand the release of its journalists detained in egypt. three of the staff have been held for 163 days. on thursday egyptian prosecutors demanded the maximum penalty for them, wanting 7 years in gale for peter greste, and 15 for mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed. the lawyer for another detained journalist, abdullah al-shami, requested his release

on medical grounds. abdullah al-shami has been held without charge and has been on hunger strike for more than four months and insists he will not his fast until released. >> 120 israeli prison ners have been on hunger strike since april. a protest took place, and they are being held in detention without charge. in recent weeks others have joined the hunger strike to demand an end to their imprisonment. the executive director of the palestinian group joins us live from ramallah. there are reports that there are more than 5,000 palestinian prisoners, 200 in administrative detention. what does that mean? >> it's arresting someone

according it military order issued by the military deposit for up to six months based on information. without the ability to defend yourself in front of the regular court and the regular procedures. and these 120 prisoners who are on hunger strike. how do you see this helping to highlight their cause. is it helping in any way. >> actually, we feel that they are reaching a critical moment and in the last couple of days, the last week, there's more attention and the local level on the hunger strike. at the end of the day the litanies demanded the policy and demanding the immediate release. some of them spend two years or

three years in detention. the statement that came from the general secretary, condemning the detention requesting israel to discuss the detention, we hope the pressure will continue and support the littanies to reach their release and the end of the policy of administrative detention. there are reports that israeli prime minister is pushing to force the prisoners who are on hunger strike to be force-fed. is this likely to happen? >> actually, this is the worrying thing that is taking place now and according to the statement they push to legalize this force meeting which contradicts international law and this is torture and illegal according to the health world association. and declaration of malta and

tokyo. we hope the civil society and israeli medical association goes against it and freely that it will pass in the third year. >> thank you for joining us, the executive director of the palestinian prisoner proxy group. two men convicted of killing a russian journalist and activist have been sentenced to life in prison. they were found guilty of planning the murder of anna politkovskaya, who was shot dead in her apartment in moscow, 2006. her work was critical of the russian deposit and its policies in chex nia. the man at the center of a high-profile banking scandal has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. former business tycoon was found guilty of taking part in scams worth $1.1 billion. he was the founder of one of

vietnam's private lender. in china an explosion ripped through an apartment block. a blast shattered windows and nearby cars. police are looking into the cause of the explosion. at least 81 people have been killed by flash floods in a remote region. northern afghanistan. thousands have been displaced. rescue workers are struggling to deliver forward and supplies to the mountains. >> the only way to get to the flood-affected area is by helicopter. from the air all that can be seen of what used to be villages is mud and rock. this valley was a thriving community. after days of rain, flash floods watched away the homes and businesses that stood here. >> there was a big thunderstorm. it makes so much noise.

we ran away. the floodwaters destroyed everything. all the houses and shops are gone. so is the mosque. . >> reporter: afghan president has promised long-term aid. rains come every year, but rarely do we see disasters of this scale. it will likely take years for those that have survived to rebuild. the flood comes weeks after rain triggered a landslide in a neighbouring province, bearing a village, more than 300 were killed. thousands displaced. this series of natural disasters comes at a tense time for the country. in less than a week voters will choose a new president. the taliban warned it will disrupt the election with violence, under scoring the many

challenges facing the next leader. transport workers in the brazilian city of soo poolo voted to continue a strike, despite it being ruled illegal. they have refused to go work for four days, leading to transport chaos ahead of the football world cup this week. the palestine and israeli president embrace said after a landmark prayer service in the gardens of the vatican. pope francis invited mahmoud abbas and shimon peres to pray in a bid to revive hopes for peace in the middle east. up to 125,000 people died from snake bites around the world each year. many more are saved by an injection of antivenom. that is available in hospitals. researchers in calvia are working to -- california are working to change that. jacob ward reports. >> the west enjoys privileges,

none so extreme as its insulation from the danger of death by snake bite. >> we don't have a lot of venomous snakes that we are concerned about. the most potent example is my son has a pet snake. this is our pet copying snake. if you saw the snake in india you would be scared, or anywhere in south-east asia or anywhere in the world. >> in northern california, the worst snake i will encounter is the only indigenous ven mouse species. i'm within moments of hospitals, any one of which could deal with the situation. there are only a couple of fatalities from snake bites in a couple of years. in the rest of the world it's a death sentence. the world health organisation statements 2 billion snake bites and thousands of deaths.

a truck driver from a village in chennai woke to find his wife struggling against the effects of paralysis. >> she woke up and her eyes were blacked out. when i asked her what happened she was not able to talk, as her tongue was twisting. >> his wife died before reaching the hospital. it was determined she had been bitten on the spy. anti-ven om. it's expensive. it must be tailored to the snake. it could result in alermgic actions. in countries like india, it can drive a family deep into debt. they are working on a portable, inhaleable field treatment. >> the reason why i think an ante dote is plusable, snakes

have the same basic tool kit. they cause bleeding or tissue destruction. the enzymes are related. if we can attack each one of the three basic tools, there you have it. i would say what we have gotten from the recent experiments are three things. one is that we have shape drugs through the nose. the next thing we do is the paper we published is tested the idea in mice, against high doses of cobra venom. whether this is the right drug or something different. we showed that it can be done, and so now we need to take it to the next level. a true miracle cure is years away. matt is hoping the treatment could be a bridge between a snik bite in field and life-saving

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