[ technical difficulties ] >> army road position. and we don't know yet how this number of soldiers were there. how the instant -- how the bombing happened. how the attack has been taken place, and this will explain, of course, the huge number of the victims. >> and for the government what does sisi do next?

>> it depends mainly on the security solution, and this is one reasons of the problem. he used the security solution with the sinai problems. i think the sinai problems is not on the security one. problems of sinai, some of them are political, some of them economic. some of them are social. the government backed by the military in -- in cairo has no vision or plan to -- to -- to deal with the problems of sinai, from the very beginning now we know that he summoned the national security council, it's [ inaudible ] council, and he started a -- an operation, literal operation even before he has -- has not been -- the

meeting convened -- before the meeting convened any planes were there in sinai, bombing other parts. they cannot understand how things as complicated in sinai. the tribes the people are there. they kill every day their sons, members of these tribes, and so they create revenge from them against the military, against the government, and so he has no package plan to deal with sinai, to deal with the people of sinai, to deal with the problems of sinai, so it would deepen the problems and increase the problems not to solve it. >> okay. thank you very much. well in other egypt news, there have been more

anti-government demonstrations. in the north more than eight separate rallies took place. protesters call for the repeal of new laws. this cairo, demonstrators called for the overthrow of the government, and people protested against high fuel prices and power shortage and in alexandria, hundreds of people rallied in support of ousted egyptian president mohammed morsi. kurdish fighters have recaptured a strategically important area west of the syrian border town. u.s. coalition jets have bombarded the positions for weeks. but isil control around a third

of iraq and syria, so where is kobani so important? bernard smith reports. >> reporter: u.s. air strikes on a small hill to the west of kobani occupied for two days by islamic state of iraq and the levant. after this kurdish fighters took back control. in full view of the world's media, kobani has become a test for the u.s. coalition against isil a test that relies on often ill equipped forces on the ground. a u.s. failure here might prompt questions of the entire plan. >> if they were to fail, it would look bad for the u.s. coalition, but it would look good for isil. because it's in a dip, you can

see the attacking forces, you can see from the safety of turkey what is going on. >> the battle is being placed out in front of an audience of kurds. turkey is hosting almost 200,000 refugees from kobani, but has refused to allow weapons through to the ground for fear they could one day be used by separatists in turkey. >> translator: kurds in kobani are fighting for kurds all over the world. >> reporter: the intense fighting is destroying much of kobani. only an emergency air drop by the u.s. has help to keep much of the town in kurdish hands. and only after that did turkey alet forces join the battle against isil. turkey has been a reluctant

partner largely because the government here believes the regime of bashar al-assad is as big of threat. so turkey is yet to give permission for the u.s. to make use of military bases here. bases that the u.s. believes would significantly help its campaign against isil. while in iraq, the army is trying to take back oil-rich territory north of bagdad that isil now controls. the territory stretches across about a third of syria and iraq. they have launched a major offense toif recapture the area. and imran khan reports on the bomb-disposal units working to clear the way for the offensive. >> reporter: a controlled

explosion is still quite a thing to witness. roadside bombs and booby traps kill too many people in iraq. nowhere is that more obvious than in this area. with bomb disposal units stretched, their commanders have taken matters into their own hands and are coming up with more creative solutions. one of the tactics is to shell empty villages to explode devices. >> translator: the process of clearing the main highway is ongoing. we aim for us to clear the main highway and then the nearby villages. by this mechanism we guarantee the safety of our unit ins and give the enemy no chance to clear the supply line anymore,

as we clear it inch by inch. >> reporter: and it can styles be inch by inch. the battle for the province is centered around the town of tikrit. bage is home to one of the largest oil refineries. as their inch towards there, isil fighters will want to challenge the army. this offensive is designed to try to cut isil in half and allow them to disrupt their supply lines. for the bomb squad this is just one more day on the front lines and one battle that has proved to be crucial. but isil fighters are nothing but resourceful, leaving these men with no choice but to be ever watchful. >> reporter: police in tunisia

have stormed a town west of the capitol ending a standoff with fighters. >> reporter: when the standoff came to an end, five women and a fighter were dead. the police say they negotiated for hours for surrender of the armed group, but it didn't work. instead one of the women holed up inside this building west of the capitol opened fire. at that moment special units from the army and the police stormed the building. >> translator: one of the women was carrying a weapon and a child at the same time and then opened fire. special units managed to get inside the building. we saved a child, but another one would unfortunately hit in the head. we were concerned about the safety of the children. >> reporter: officials here are not revealing the identity of those who were killed.

but over the last three years the government has repeatedly blamed [ inaudible ] for launching a string of attacks against security forces. the group is thought to be affiliated with al-qaeda. it has an armed branch there, operating in the mountains near the border with algeria. fears of more violence and attacks are on the rise. >> translator: our future is uncertain. i feel unsafe in the streets. >> reporter: tunisians are set to take part in their second free election since the arab spring four years ago, and many hope it will pave the way for more democracy. when tunisians cast their votes on sunday, we continue to be of

prime concerns. still to come on al jazeera, a far right french politician stokes tension in the city facing a migrant crisis. i'll paul brennan in paris with the reopening of an expanded new picasso museum. are we seeing a reinvigoration of the paris art scene?

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least 26 people, including egyptian soldiers in northern sinai. it is believed at least one attacker rammed his vehicle into an egyptian check point. in syria, kurdish fighters have recaptured a strategically important area from isil fighters. the kurds have been helped by a number of u.s.-lead air strikes in the past couple of days. and in tu nae sha, at least six people were killed. in a standoff. it has been 300 days since three al jazeera journalists were arrested in egypt. they remain fally accused of helping this outlawed muslim brotherhood. after a long trial they were

sentenced in june. the case has attracted condemnation from around the world. earlier this week authorities in cairo announced a crucial review hearing for their case. andrew thomas met peter greste's parents in sydney to find out how they are coping. >> reporter: the last time peter greste was in sydney was in september last year, when he was reporting on the australian election. now his parents have traveled from their home in brisbane. over the course of the year, you have become campaigners, haven't you? how has it been? >> tough. really tough. you know, it's a constant thing all the time. >> we really haven't had another life this year. it has been complain from morning until night.

>> reporter: did you ever envision that peter and his colleagues would be in prison for 300 days? >> no, no, absolutely not. it's been 300 days too long. >> reporter: there have been some pretty dark moments along the way, i can imagine. what were the darkest? >> clearly the darkest was the day of the sentence. it still remains my memory as an awful, awful nightmare. >> one of the other darkest days was seeing him first time in whites. >> in the cage. >> in the cage. >> that even pains me today. >> reporter: you spent two months in egypt immediately after the verdict, how was peter doing when you saw him? >> he was very strong, remaining strong, really, and doing everything that he could to keep

himself physically, mentally, spiritually all together. >> and now? well, he's still strong, but having to stair as it were into the abyss of not knowing what is to come, there were moments when i thought he was showing cracks. i am optimistic and i have faith in the egyptian highest judicial level in achieving a fair and just decision. >> optimistic, but also a little bit tense about what might happen. >> reporter: thanks very much. we spoke to baher mohamed's wife. >> translator: first we face huge difficulties in the visits

themselves. it is a long, tiring journey of more than 1.5 hour's drive. it is especially hard because i bring my three young children with me. the youngest is only 2-month-old. i always bring food and clothes for baher mohamed. i have to stand in a long coup for more than two hours under the heat of the sun. then i and the children are subjected to strict searches at three different stations before we get inside. this takes a couple of more hours. by the time we are in the children and i are all exhausted. our journey starts at 8:00 and we come back at 5:00 although the visitation is only 30 minutes. during the visitation, we are surrounded by guards. we do not even have the liberty to talk.

i call for swift appeal procedures and their unconditional release. meanwhile i will always tell him to remain patient. we are sparing no efforts in terms of legal proceedings orallying popular support. >> al jazeera continues to demand the immediate release of the three. we will be marking the 300 days in jail with 300 seconds of violence during our news hour on friday. one of two nurses who contracted ebola in the u.s. is now free of the virus and has been released from hospital. she was receiving treatment in maryland. she was transferred there from dallas over a week ago. pham was part of a team who provided treatment to a liberian

with ebola in texas. a local doctor in new york tested positive for the virus. the man has been named as dr. craig spencer, a 33 year old who recently returned from guinea. health -- officials say he wouldn't have been contagious before he went to hospital. >> we have a team of disease detectives who have been at work tracing all of the patient's contacts. and we are me paired to karn teen contacts as necessary. >> and mali has a two year old girl who traveled from neighboring guinea and now has ebola. the worst affected countries remain, liberia, sierra leone, and guinea. nigeria and senegal also had cases of ebola, but the world

health organization has now declared these two countries free of the disease. mali's health minister says the government has been fully prepared. >> translator: we have already put into force the emergency response to ebola. we were ready from before the case was diagnosed. this morning we have had a rehearsal. we have always taken the threat of ebola seriously, and that is why we have been making sure that we can respond quickly. we are now ready to face ebola. authorities in [ inaudible ] are looking for solutions as they deal with the growing tide of hungry and desperate migrants. they try to stow away in cars, ferries, or trucks to reach britain. officials say they plan to open a special center to provide medical assistance.

>> reporter: daybreak in cally, and as some people set off for work, dozens of migrants head to the port. they have one thing on their mind, how to get on a truck bound for england. >> no home, and no eating, and no clothes, and no shower. i have two month not shower. first in the day, i eat one time. >> reporter: he sleeps in what is known as the jungle. however long these people have been here, most have stories of trying to make it to britain. while most of the times things were friendly, there were fights this week between different groups. now france is sending a hundred

extra police to patrol the area. camps like this have existed for many years now, and given the migrants determination to reach the u.k., the security measures are unlikely to stop more from coming in the future. that is something the leader of the far right national front surrounded by supporters say. france is being too soft. and not everyone here agrees. and i put it to her that her visit could inflame the situation. >> translator: it's too easy to say that. that saying that we should shut our eyes to the problems, and leave the population to defend for themselves. it's not fanning the flames jrather it's reaffirming our republican values. >> translator: the real problem

is that we have a government who makes people living like animals in a jungle for too long, and we are -- moments in this town where we think any moment things can explode. and we need help. >> reporter: help could come next month in the form of a day center f center for my grants. but these carps are likely to remain for a while. it may be three years behind schedule, but a few seem dedicated to picasso is finally reopening in paris. >> reporter: he is perhaps the most recognizable and reveres of the 20th century artists. by the time of his death his personal collection numbered more than 70,000 artworks, but

managing the collection has proved as challenging as the artist himself. the renovation of the museum has taken five turbulent years and cost nearly $30 million more than budgeted. it culminated in the sacking of the president who was later rehired. no wonder the new president prefers to look to the future. >> my hope is to make this museum alive not like a tomb. i think it should be alive, should be a place where people are happy, and that's my main task. >> reporter: indeed there seems huge calls for optimism. the reopening of the museum is seen similar tom attic of a larger reassurance.

paris's art collectors have tended to own discreetly, behind closed door, but there is new openness in this city now. the streets in this district are lined with scores of independent galleries. a hundred years ago, artists flocked to paris, now the buzz is returning. another project opened in the french capitol this autumn. it's the daring new museum commissioned by the french billionaire. the paris scene recently overshadowed, is once again exciting. >> you have a climate here which is very favorable for contemporary artists, and the city shows its commitment, and also to private sector, and i

think it will be likely to [ inaudible ] paris. >> reporter: and as dealers and galleries search for new talent, the biggest beneficiaries could be the artists themselves. paul brennan paris. >> much more news on our website, aljazeera.com. and humanity and doing it in >> this is a show about science let's check out our team,