this is al jazeera. >> welcome to the news hour live from doha. i'm darren jordan'. jordan. retrial of egypt's former president is deferred until november. no end to the violence. the home of yemen's intelligence chief is attacked. more air strikes against i.s.i.l. the international coalition attacks with fresh fighters for syria and iraq.

honoring honhong kong's stus demonstrate. >> i'm robin adams. the ryder cup, details coming up. >> welcome to program. a decision in the retrial of egypt's former president, hosne mubarak has been postponed. the judge says he needs more time to consider his decision. first reminder of what led up to the trolley.

2011, calling for mubarak to step down. 17 days later he quit. but by then, 800 people had died in fighting with security services. when mubarak's case dpan, he was rolled in on -- began he was rolled in on a hospital bed. in 2012 he was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. but six months later his decision was thrown out. let's talk to a senior associate at the carnegie center. what is your response to the court postponement? it clearly took many people by surprise. >> absolutely, jordan, thank you for having me on the program. i think that it's a kind of gesture that there's been a buildup of criticism of the

egyptian judiciary process over the past few years and accusations of high levels of politicization of the process. i think this is last gesture of many others that have happened over the past few months. that are trying to indicate or to say that this process is not politicized. and that in fact, proper proceedings are going on. i mean the judge did not really need today to go into this lengthy argument as to why he needed to postpone and to talk about the 160,000 documents that are available in this trial and so on and so forth. so it is a way of placating the public and saying -- both local and international -- and saying, this isn't politicized, we're doing our job and we're seeing as we see fit.

>> do you think maha, against the youth movement that started this upridessing in the first place, that this case is taking so long? >> i think there's a growing sense of frustration not just with this case. there's a growing frustration with the youth, with the families at with a broad range of people, at both the dire socioeconomic context in egypt which was expected, i mean in the wake of any political upheaval you're going to have economic down turns. but also there's a concern about the levels of polarization, the amount of polarization in egypt today and there is a lot of concern about what this could imply for the future of egypt. it's not just the trial of mubarak himself, but traditional

justice mechanisms which the mubarak trial is billed as one of them, there are lots of transitions of social justice, mubarak' is one, but may be useful for the egyptian context. transition of justice is not just about acknowledgment at different levels. >> just a final thought dr. yaha. you spoke about polarization. i wanted ask you a question about the muslim brotherhood. how is this on subsequent trials likely to affect the brotherhood, likely to play out for them do you think? >> it's -- i mean there is a lot of concern that there is a split within the brotherhood right now

with their key leadership in prison, those that are still outside, there are increasing indications that some of them are being radicalized. when you close off political space, the fact is you leave people with very few options. so there is increasing concern that the younger elements of the muslim brotherhood or the younger members of the muslim brotherhood that some of them are become more and more radicalized. and with the emergence of group that have turned violence into some sort of art form in their books, they're beginning to turn to or to think or believe that perhaps violent means are the only way for them to recoup their rights as such. of course this would be a very dangerous development not only for egypt but also for the region at large as we are seeing today.

>> dr. maha yaha, thank you for joining us today. >> thank you. >> two people have been killed, last month, ending weeks of unrest, that has failed to stop the fighting. hakin al asmara joins us life from the capital. what more do we know about the attack on the intelligence chief's house? >> it's a series of foreign policy changes that the houthis want to insure, that the cia agents in yemen is, therefore they need to be trained and the chief of the administration must be changed because he has links to the cia as well as that he has killed at least 14 houthi protestors or fighters. today the death toll is three

houthis and seven injured, so five killed as well as the residence of mr. hamadi. >> what is the atmosphere like where you are right now? >> it is very tense as it has been over the last five days. the houthis want to be sure that the changes are not cosmetic changes. that they are real changes and affected and effective as soon as possible. i do expect dramatic changes in yemen's national security and the houthis will ensure that anything linked to the u.s. will be decreased to a very serious extent. >> hakim, thank you. now the u.s. military has carried out more air strikes, targeting the islamic state of iraq and the levant in eastern syria. dodozens of explosions were hea,

imran khan, do we know what has been targeted in the latest round of air strikes? >> what it seems to be is the americans are troig to cut off the -- trying to cut off the supply license, the key i.s.i.l. supply license, that have been occurring since july. what we are hearing from the americans is these air strikes are nearly continuous over syria. haven't heard of any air strikes here today but we know that a number of targets have been attacked. they're also going after i.s.i.l.'s money supply. i.s.i.l. control a lot of the oil in syria. they have a key pipeline in iraq as well, the air strikes seem to be taking those down as well. british parliament voting to join. the tornado aircraft will be

crucial, it's a close supply aircraft which means they can work with the iraqi ground forces and the kurdish ground forces backing them up. that will be a relief for the iraqis. saying who is going to be the ground force in syria? the americans say the only effective fighting force on the ground in syria will be the moderate syrian rebels. if they defeat i.s.i.l. then they have to go after the syrian army and that may be a 10 too far for them. not many answers given by anybody. >> imran, thank you. u.s. secretary chuck hagel says air strikes with it not be enough, that a ground force will be needed. rosalyn jordan reporting.

>> pentagon officials say they don't know how long the air war will take. from where they sit, it doesn't matter. >> the president gave me a mission, destroy i.s.i.l. and i will recommend to him what i takes to destroy i.s.i.l. >> reporter: but there are questions about whether the u.s. u.s.'s plan the to train moderate syrian troops is enough. killed civilians not just i.s.i.l. fighters. the pentagon says it is fighting. >> it is first and foremost, the priority of our commanders who have responsibility for strikes. to make sure to do everything they can to make sure there is no more collateral damage. >> reporter: at the u.n. the iraqi president praised other countries for coming to his country's aid. >> translator: the huge humanitarian and military support we received from urn

organizations the united states the eu and other friendly states played a vital role in facing up to the obscure tyrannical group. this proved we are not fighting terror alone. >> reporter: don't think anyone is protecting them from i.s.i.l. turkey is calling for a buffer zone to protect them from the conflict. >> buffer might be part of a possibility but not part of our plan right now. >> reporter: to make sure i.s.i.l. has no safe haven. rosalyn jordan, al jazeera, the pentagon. long term deal on nuclear program. annual u.n. general assembly session, he added progress in the latest round of talks between iran has been slowed but positive.

>> translator: regarding the nuclear issue i must say this, no time in the last few days have i seen such seriousness regarding this situation, with the west, with the european countries, then the p-5 plus 1. there are absolutely intent in words, but we must also see courage, the appropriate action and flexibility. if we can do this we will reach our objective. >> riot police in hong kong have cleared the main building of riot protestors. demonstrators were arrested, some suffered minor injuries. thousands of people have gathered in support. robert mcbride has the latest. >> there are some riot police, other replies ar -- police are around the perimeter. it is a game of cat and mouse

with the protesters. they come out in force to challenge them to meet them, with chants of "stay back." students have been striking from classes all week but have been joined by ordinary hong kong people. others turning up with rolls of clean film, it is one of the things they use to protect them from pepper spray over their eyes. not much pepper spray has been used so far but there are fear that if there are more violent clashes, there will be more used. >> part of the demonstrations in hong kong, activists are challenging the government over elections. in june over 780,000 people voted in a ten day referendum

over democratic choices. a month later, china said it would allow direct elections but only candidates approved by beijing can run. after protests, students stormed the government complex. the daughter of a priest sentenced to 12 years in jail in china has accused authorities of making up evidence against her father. the church leader was convicted of fraud and disturbing order two months ago. members of his congregation continues to protest. >> they are arriving for a gathering that they know is against the law but are still prepared to risk arrest. because these crirchts refuse e

to recognize the supremacy of the government. >> they can put us into prison under the charge of an illegal gathering. >> this woman became the spokesman this fan is also her father convicted of fraud and dishing public order. this was the moment -- disturbing public order. the arrest was captured by surveillance cameras. this is the first time these purse have been broadcast. they clearly show him being bundled away. his sister was jailed last month, accused of creating social disorder. >> translator: i wish my father and aunt could be released soon and that we could be free to worship our religion openly. >> now in the united states after being smugd ou smuggled oe

country illegally, this theater was the main place of worship by christians in the area. but last month the authorities ordered it it destroyed. shin ling was detained just before christmas last year and warned to cut her ties with jung's church. >> the police told me to keep my distance from jung's church but you know it's impossible. they are all christians and have been friend for many years. >> reporter: at the local propaganda department the man in

charge denied a campaign against christians. the evidence of fraud against him had been overwhelming. there could now be as many as 60 million christians in china as those who have lost faith in both communism and capitalism look to place their faith elsewhere. adrian brown, al jazeera, in central china. >> pictures of kim jong-un limping. kim has not been seen in public since the beginning of this month. >> lots more still to come here on al jazeera, art and activism. art goes on display in the u.s. >> getting ready to welcome home their favorite son.

>> somalia has secured more than $130 million in financial aid from world leaders at the urch generau.n.general assembly. kristin saloomey spoke to president hasan sheik mohamed. >> we are doing two things, we are petitioning the u.n. general assembly. >> the annual gathering of world leaders in new york is a chance for him to court the very people his country depends on for feasible. the u.n. general assembly provides nearly a billion a year to somalia. that money also covers humanitarian assistance so desperately needed after years of conflict and doubt.

but a recent report of the u.n. authority overseeing somalia found that they were using the u.n. central bank as their personal slush fund. >> have you been using money for yourself or any of your government ministers? >> in this world no one can hide the movement of money from one bank to another, one institution to the other. no one can do that. somali government has made commitment to zero tolerance for corruption. >> the u.n. special representative to the country say corruption remains a concern. the failure of the states are simply too great. >> somalia is a country that has

a lot of challenges. but a country that's coming together as opposed to falling a part as opposed to a number of the democracies in the world. >> collected over $100 million of donations from countries around the world. >> yes, there are shortcomings, there are challenges but we are convincing the world that we are moving in the right attitude with the right base. >> lying ahead on that path the u.n. warns that acute food shortages could lead to the second somalian crisis in one decade. kristin saloomey, al jazeera. >> no country can meet the

challenge of ebola alone. dominic kane reports. >> for months the ebola virus has been spreading across west africa. it's such a are consuming crisis, the u.n. general assembly devoted a session to it this week. >> nobody can meet these challenges alone. the world is not isolated enough, oceans don't protect you. we need to keep our people safe. >> the outbreak is believed to have started in guinea. the president of the country has told the u.n. general assembly the effect has been devastating to his country.

>> we need to combat the irrational panic that has taken over the world. ebola is a highly serious e ep m iepidemic. it can be healed but it is a serious crisis. >> many are deeply suspicious of the doctors trying to help them. >> everybody's afraid to go to the hospital because when you get there there is ebola. today no sick person is going to hospital because we believe that when you go there they wirlt inject you with a -- they will inject you with a deadly poison. >> home to 11 and a half million people, although it's rich in mineral deposits, half the people live in poverty. there are only 1100 doctors in the whole country. many scientists are pinning their hopes on the search for a vaccine to treat ebola and on

friday in geneva there were signs the wait might be over. >> we might be able to use some of these vaccines in african countries at the beginning at the very beginning of next year in january. >> by then the virus is projected to have infected many hundreds of thousands of people. dominic kane, al jazeera. >> climbers have been trapped on a volcano in japan. rescuers are trying to reach those stranded. let's get a check on the global weather, richard. >> we've got some areas of low pressure which is given (inaudible) fires there.

(inaudible) that's some very heavy -- >> right, apologize apologies f. now as rapid technological change sweeps across africa there are fears that irreplaceable cultural sites and traditions will be swept away. a traditional religious site is under threat. >> this is an ancient place filled with art life and spiritual significance. this is the sake receipt grove. and for many of the 35 million yorba people in nigeria and around the world, this is one of the holiest places on earth. the 400-year-old site is an undisturbed tropical forest, it is one of the few yorba sites that have survived colonial

activity, missionaries and normal life. the nigerian government's curator. >> this is not ordinary water. it is water of life. people come here with the belief that they will get solutions for their problems for prosperity, for protection grp much of the art, austrian sculptor susan vengor sought to fuse with art. >> many yorba,. >> the river goddess means much to us. in the olden days she rescued us from subjugation.

>> the yorba reveered this holy place. but it has its challenges. it has been considered one of the most endangered places. are new buildings encroach on all sides. the river itself is increasingly polluted. and a poorly planned road cuts right through the center of the grove. the u.n. agency, unesco. >> sources in terms of materials in terms of funds. >> despite the chation the yorba-d despite the challenges the yorba believe their grove will survive.

rob reynolds, osob, nigeria. >> time for a break, when we come back, concern that mexican gang members shoot after they are. >> little known refugee community. >> and the kansas city royals end a decades long playoff drought. more now, stay with us.

>> let's take a quick look at the top stories on al jazeera. an egyptian criminal court has postponed the verdict in the retrail of former president hoz hosne m mubarak. in yemen, houthis seized large portion of the capital, sanaa, this week. dozens of explosions in raqqa province. joining us live from london. abdel ashraf, what do you think?

are they really degrading i.s.i.l. do you think? >> of course they are. you know, if they're hitting i.s.i.l. targets it's really hurting them. i think people didn't realize that the fact that james foley was butchered 48 hours after mosul dam was lost and then you know the second journalist was beheaded just a short while after their attack on the haditha dam was thwarted, all these things indicate that they really are suffering. so yeah, there is no doubt in my mind that they are really hurting big time. >> and let's just talk about i.s.i.l.'s wider strategy. so far the group has not directly attacked western targets but i mean could we see that change if the air strikes continue, do you think? >> yes, they've already started a change. because they didn't have a

desire or a capability to attack the west just as al qaeda initially had 15 years ago, they -- the only thing they could do to get back at the west was the beheadings. they have decided that is counterproductive and so they've sent out video messages trying to encourage the people in the west to attack the west. that is what they're trying to do. they don't have a capability themselves, but they are hoping that people are trying something. people are trying to carry out attacks in the west for about 15 years so this doesn't really change things too much. it is to be taken seriously i am not suggesting we ignore it there isn't a switch that they can have that can suddenly turn on attacks in the west. >> what lessons do you think we can draw from the systematic destruction of al qaeda's organization that can be a

counterattack against i.s.i.l? >> i think those are the lessons that the u.s. has taken on board. it's not advertising them hugely but anyone following al qaeda's story over the last 10, 15 years will know that the combination of drone strikes and other special operations meant that the al qaeda operational leadership, al qaeda core, that is, was systematically degraded so by 2007 it had virtually no operational capabilities. it took on al shabaab. and its propaganda tends to be months out of date when it comes out. so it has been systematically degraded and the same thing will

happen to i.s.i.l. >> let me get, just going back to i.s.i.l, of course it has been squeezed from many sides, is there a sense that i.s.i.l. as a group will not endure? >> i certainly believe it will not endure. because you see when all is said and done, they have a mythical belief that they are rightly-guided and they are on a divine mission. and divine missions according to islam and other missions are characterized by success. they are failing. they are on the back ford and from the beginning they are on the end of their operational terms. when they are losing ground then their mission is failing and a lot of people who are supporting them now will realize this is a losing side and will leave them. it won't destroy them, these military operations but will go

a long way degrading the idea and the operational ability. >> thank you for joining us. >> pleasure. >> northwestern colema colombias have set fire to vehicles and attack is a desperation by the farc. >> translator: i condemn in the most vehement possible way the fact that they also attacked an ambulance that carried a civilian patient. that breaks all the international rights and norms. those attacks are signs of desperation. that's the only thing that can explain such attacks. desperation to show that they still have some capacity to inflict harm. >> eight mexican military

officials are under investigation for killing 22 people in an area controlled by drug gangs. it happened in the town of catlaya. it happened in a shootout in june but a witness said they were murdered. some viewers may find this disturbing. >> reporter: alleged confrontation between mexican soldiers and gang members. there are weapons that appear to be placed by each body. one is a teen aged girl. the graphic photographs were supposed to be taken after the killings. the photos were leaked to a news agency. al jazeera cannot verify them but a witness believe they are authentic and they support claims made by an eyewitness who

say she saw soldiers shoot the victims after they had surrendered. >> we know that there are fiefers that say that -- survivors that say what happened was not a confrontation between an army and a criminal gang but a summary execution. if that turns out to be true this is one of the is b biggest executions in history. >> one of the most trusted institutions in mexico. however, the history has increased over the years as more and more soldiers are on the front line fighting drug cartels. on friday the interior secretary promised a full investigation into the killings. >> if there was anything questionable about the way the members of the national army conducted themselves. this will be the exception and

not the rule because we have a great army. >> recent reforms mean that military personnel will be tried in civilian courts. previous attempt to hold the military accountable for its actions have failed. this is the most important so far to test the reform, and not only mexico but the entire international community will be watching to see if and how justice is served. rachel levin, al jazeera, mexico city. just after weeks after two rivers were polluted by chemicals. the stream is flowing towards the united states. paris whitbeck reports. >> there are still questions about the toxic spill in the northern mexican state of

sonora. the government has start ed distributing compensation checks from the fund of the mining company, 22,000 people who have been affected by the company. heavy metals into the sonora river. they mistrust groupo mexico, the massive conglomerate that owns the mine. farmers have had to discard their products out of fear of contamination. drinking water and emergency supplies have been distributed, but fear that the situation is still not under control. state officials estimate the economic impact of the spill could reach as high as $150 million and concerns about the short and long term effects on the health of area residents are

high. meanwhile authorities in the united states are concerned that this latest spill may have contaminated the river which flows north into the u.s. the central government with it illegally challenge vote. the international movement has gained momentum in recent years because of spain's economic problems. referendum held in scotland earlier this month. as the number of migrants rises, program is limited in scope leaving italy to shoulder much of the work. kim vanel traveled to sicily to join an italian air force patrol. >> reporter: they call

themselves the eyes of the mediterranean. this is the 41st brigade of the italian air force. its sole task to scan this vast expanse, looking for migrants making the dangerous trip from north africa. >> very big mediterranean, very big is the number of the migrant. >> an italian initiative was launched last year to try to stop the number of people dying at sea. >> this is a 24 hour operation. always on stand by. but these officers say that even theirs best efforts are not enough, with the constant flow of migrants crossing the mediterranean. >> 130,000 people have made the crossing since january. more than 3,000 have died attempting the journey. >> initially we are doing

maximum. as part of europe, we'll are waiting help of europe, the other nations, because it is not just a problem for italy. >> the help italy was wait withing for may not be the help it was hoping for. surveillance flights like this dutch one in response to italian calls for more help, the eu has said it would expand to create frontex plus, now it says that was just a working title, and describes its offer as a limited scale operation with no plans to take over. >> frontex operation will not replace mare nostrum. it will be an operation at the border. >> boat loads of migrants meanwhile don't make landfall in italy almost every day.

this group rescued by the navy near the coast of lampedusa, escape war persecution and poverty. this is the group they are determined osave and hope europe hears their call for help. kim vanel, al jazeera, italy. more on sports stay with us. us.

>> welcome back. now, thousands of afghan refugees live in tajikistan. lite dutt reports. >> hopeful they will find a safe place to call home. in august they traveled around 1,000 kilometers from jalalliba. >> we feel we're in danger here. we believe the enemies can come to this country and threaten us. >> her and her family have joined a small but anxious group. they joined refugee camps in pakistan. >> those who go to pakistan face

security challenges like torture and bribery, the forces imprison them. >> are desperate to be resettled in western countries. most afghans cross the border into tajikistan. but many say life is far from easy. >> rogana and her family have lived on the fringe of tajik society for years. they are not allowed to get help from the educational system or live in the capital. >> my girls work in the local market and go to school. my husband cannot get work here. >> but the challenges are similar to those that force around 1 million taajiks to leae every year.

deteriorating conditions in afghanistan could place on this small impoverished country. >> we do not anticipate large scale influxes of refugees from afghanistan. we don't think that's likely put we know there will be an increase of flows and we need to be ready. >> from those here life is far from certain. returning to afghanistan is far from certain and so they're trapped in a place they never planned to call home. did time for sport, robin. >> four bowls are reaching their conclusion at the ryder cup, currently, europe is up in one and down in two. saturday's playing, they're poadgepledged, the other two mas

too close to call at the moment. it is still 5-3 in europe's favor now. hosing in th the 223rd cup, liverpool only managing to get through 14-13 on penalties. they form the league what's to shout about, having lost their two matches to aston villa. >> losing two out of three is not ideal, i suppose there are positives i could take from it. the games we have played last season the five league games we've played there's only a form of a difference from what we took last season to this season. we ended up doing okay last

season but we know we need to be better, we know we need to improve. >> imaginity, still reeling from their 5-3 loss last weekend,. >> there are important moments of the season are very defining points, i don't know, but tottenham has always had good players, to be on top of them means he can fight for top of the league. >> real madrid will continue impressive goals, league action at villa real, four points behind leaders valencia and second place barcelona.

christian renl reynaldo. >> translator: i don't think so. i think those are meaningful words because christiano, those rumors are nonsense. >> barcelona has gotten the league champio champion's athlea madrid, both score unbeaten in the league this season. in the mlp the oakland thricts s are closing in on a wiek wild cd spot in the american league west. >> the kansas city royals meanwhile confirmed their place

in the postseason for the first time since 1985 which incidentally the year they won the world series. celebration is plenty, as the royals ended their victory over the chicago white sox. there's two games left to play. china's sun yang has clinched his third medal with a victory, title he won in guang jao four years ago. one of china's best swimmers, also picked upper her third medal, dominant force in the pool. dimitri vilandon, the man from

kazakhstan, got the better from the chinese. he completed the hat-trick in the 1500 meter breast stroke. rematch of the wimbledon final, final of the malaysian open. straight sets 6-4, 6-4. final bet. has been a big month for asian tennis with the continent's only grand slam winner le gna. but as preparing to return home for the japan open, he can only be having an impact. >> it can be hard to escape the crowd in tokyo with 13 million people competing for space and tennis courts have no exception.

this club has 3,000 members with the numbers set to go up. k nishikori, given a vital boat to japan's large bud underachieving talent. >> for many players, isn't as big physically, to beat bigger and stronger opponents and go all the way to the final, gives me the confidence that i too can stand on that stage. >> for now, takahashi competes in junior tournaments. >> as a japanese player he doesn't really have a strong if physique. but he can become a player to

compete on the world stage. >> if takahashi does end up competing. he returns home for japan open on monday with his stock at an all time high. k nishikouri's success, after his homecoming in tokyo he will emulate lee gna by not just emulating a champion but being one. >> nick swishenishikori's win, n targets for a grand slam is two or three years but the players here have infinite potential.

>> set the ball rolling it will paul reese, al jazeera tokyo. >> all right robin thank you. now he's one of china's chis renown artists, aiwaiwai, previously been detained under house arrest and currently prevented from leaving china. that means he can't attend a retrospective of his work. jemma hayward reports. >> under an 18th century ceiling, the classical and contemporary collide. ai weiwei cabinet be at blenham, but despite the distance, ai

weiei has directed how this feels. >> we started out by photographing the whole palace. we gave him books about the family and the palace. we made video walk-throughs of the palace. we actually took it a step further, we had the whole palace laser scanned. >> in another han dynasty vases are covered with paint. what's so strike going this exhibition is that these palace where the war time leader winston churchill who fought for

europe's freedom was born. ai weiwei has become a symbol for the struggle for freedom. >> in terms of the messages and what he wants to communicate. and you know a lot of the things that he espouses and holds dear, are what winston churchill a member of the family held dear. we're extremely honored to have him. >> ai weiwei may gain a whole new audience for his ideas. >> that's it for us. you can keep up to date with our news on the website. there it is, aljazeera.com.

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>> verdict postponed. deferred until november. you are watching al jazeera with me, david foster. these are the other stories we are covering in the next 30 minutes. no end yemen's intelligence chief attack a stand-off continues. continuing airstrikes against isil. a fresh assault against fightners syria.