>> syria reportedly calls for u.n. sanctions against israel for carrying out air strikes near damascus you're watching al jazeera, i'm david foster, good to have you along. also - the u.s. sends six detainees from guantanamo bay to uruguay typhoon hagupit weakens to a storm, but causes problems for the philippines as the wind and rain plough towards manila and the crippling effect the ebola outbreak is having on west african economies.

syria has reportedly called on the united nations to impose sanctions against israel. syria is accusing israel of carrying out several air strikes on government-held areas. israeli jets bombed a weapons depot near the damascus airport, a depot used by the military. another strike targets a weapons cash near the town close to the lebanese border. syria's military condemned the assault calling it an attack on the country. >> kazaa says it will not be continuing mediation to rescue lebanese soldiers kidnapped last august in the border town. more than 30 lebanese police men and soldiers were taken last year, four have been executed and seven have been released. let's go jane ferguson

monitoring the story for us. whether it be qatar or other countries, this reflects the frustration between those trying to sort out what is going on in lebanon, and the political crisis in that country, which is unable to come to terms with what is happening over the boarder. >> it is a major setback for those trying to secure the release of the young soldiers, and police assert qatar had been sending a mediator, on friday we heart the al nusra front, one of two groups, are holding young soldiers and police officers. the al nusra front commander said that the mediator would no longer be welcome. that came after security forces contained his wife and children earlier in the month. before the weekend it was clear that negotiations had broken down. as you say, a fragile divided government have to move forward,

was trying to basically restart negotiations this weekend. we know that they had an emergency meeting, and from that religious leaders have proposed that they could try to continue negotiations. the government here has not made clear what they'll do next. >> we've had years of syrian involvement in lebanese affairs. we are now getting cross-boarder raids whether it be by i.s.i.l. or al nusra, and we are talking 20-30km into lebanon. i'll just read something from an arab publication, well respected. saying these event are bigger than the capability. army is paralysed, it is anything but a state. there are many times i've been where you are people say what happens in lebanon send out ripples to the entire region. >> and, david, you can see that in lebanese politics.

to look at the fragile coalition government. less than a year old, and it's fragile. it tries to take in all of the various elements of lebanese politics, but is mainly two main groups, one that is largely in support of hezbollah, and of course they are fighting inside syria for bashar al-assad and the government. on the other which is led mostly by sunni groups, who are opposed to the bashar al-assad government. what you have inside lebanon is a coalition government taking in both sides of the war in syria. that is, of course, incredibly fragile and plays into the hostage situation. we have heard from the interior minister, openly criticizing the way the military handled the detention of some of the leaders of the rebel groups. it's a tense time to try to maintain some mediation effort to release the soldiers, but to

keep a functioning government going here. >> and keep a lid on intentions in the region. thank you humanitarian organizations are calling for countries to take in 180,000 syrian refugees. more than 30 organizations launched an appeal asking for economic support and aid packages. the refugees aids groups will ensure that the borders are kept open for syrians escaping the war. 9.2 million syrians fled, straining resources, and infrastructure. i mentioned iran. it's been assisting iraq both militarily and in other ways in the fight against i.s.i.l. foreign ministers met in tehran. the iraqi foreign minister said the two nations must work together to fight what he called the ugly face of oil. >> translation: this is a

strategic threat to both countries, the threat is the presence of i.s.i.l. on iraqi territory and this makes it necessary to promote the importance as much as possible, as well as to have maximum coordination to face i.s.i.l. >> a coward in egypt postponed the trial of the deposed president mohamed mursi on charges of spying, until december 14th. defense teams are arguing that he should be set free because he's been held in an illegal detention facility. >> the deposed president mohamed mursi is accused of spying and faces several other charges lined up against him. sunday, his defense team called on the court to throw out the case against him. his lawyers based their argument on leaked audio recordings that they say show mohamed mursi has been detained illegally. >> translation: the leaks are crucial. if the court proves the

detention place was fabricated, it will have a direct impact on the entire case. that will benefit all suspects, including president mohamed mursi. faking the detention place means the annulment rests and everything based upon it. >> reporter: wednesday a muslim brotherhood tv channel leaked audio recordings of abdul fatah al-sisi and his top military aides. the aides can be heard talking about forging evidence and interfering in the judicial proceedings against mohamed mursi. the tv stationed the recordings revealed is number of generals discussing ways to deceive the public and court, recording the president's whereabouts. mohamed mursi was detained by the army after a military coup in july 2013. he was held at the secret military location, and that made the generals nervous. in a recording a man said to be the military's advisor tells

egypt's commander what needs to be done to avoid weakening the court case against mohamed mursi. >> reporter: we have to be ready for the worst case scenario. others the spying case will fall apart. it will be undermined. the place mohamed mursi was detained from, until send to toura prison will be proven illegal. this will undermine all cases against him. >> egypt's general prosecutor accused the muslim brotherhood of fabricating the news and staging the recordings. he ordered an investigation into the leaks. the court is yet to decide on the authenticity of the recordings. saturday, mohamed mursi spoke for the first time about his detention, telling the court that he was detained for a few days in a republican compound in cairo after the coup. then he was taken by force in a helicopter to a navy camp in alexandria, where he stayed until november 4th of last year.

the court proceedings against mohamed mursi put egypt's judiciary under a spotlight. it is accused by many, including the muslim brotherhood of being controlled by the military. the government insists the judiciary is fair and free al jazeera continues to demand the release of our three journalists held in prison in egypt for 345 days. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were gaoled on charges of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against the convictions. peter and mohammed were sentenced to seven years in prison. baher mohamed an additional three on top of the seven for having a spent bullet in his possession, which he said he picked up at a protest nigerian police say gunmen freed more than 200 prisoners in niger state on saturday. police say that they have recaptured at least 10. it's the third such incident in

two months. two earlier gaol breaks were on the armed group boko haram. carl leven from the american university in washington says there's a number of reasons where the military is failing to keep nigeria safe. >> what we have seen is the hollowing out of the military, if you will. the budgets have gone up, but the capacity and the will to provide security have gone down. this is an alarming state of affairs, even without boko haram. i think that for a long time, several years after the democratic transition in 1999, i think part of the civilian political strategy has been to keep the military happy, and since nigeria hasn't had serious external security threat, then that deal seemed to have some sort of appeal. but now that nigeria faces a serious security threat, and one that has some external

dimension, the military doesn't seem to be up to task. >> six former detainees from the guantanamo bay detention center are starting new lives in uruguay. four syrians, a tunisian and a palestinian were never charged. from the uruguayan capital daniel schweimler reports. >> reporter: uruguay is so far from the six men's homes which for now they cannot return to. it's a long way from guantanamo, and that, for them, is what counts. they are being treated at two hospitals before the resettlement programme begins. >> he's hopeful now that he's out and free, with proper medical care in uruguay, he can get better and rebuild his rife uruguay is providing the men with education, housing and help them find work. they are relieved to be free, with a desire to be reunited with their families. their futures are uncertain. the uruguayan authorities are

doing all they can't to help the men rebuild their lives a long way from home. the invitation was personal from the president, himself a former prisoner, outspoken on human rights. especially guantanamo. >> translation: that's not a prison, it's a kidnapping den. the prison needs law, a prosecutor. the decision of a judge, whoever that may be, a minimum reference to the law. that has none of that. >> the guantanamo bay detention camp happened in 2002, to contain terror suspects in the wake. september 11th attacks. according to reprieve, a human rights group, the u.s. acknowledged holding 779 people at the camp. most were never charged. six years after president obama pledged to close the facility, there's 136 in mates, 67 of whom

are cleared for release. but the u.s. authorities say they can't send them home because of security concerns. or their home countries are unwilling to take them back. >> when you talk to a prisoner in guantanamo about the future, they raise an i brow or say they have -- eyebrow or say they have no future. when i see him, we'll sit and talk about what he wants to do. >> reporter: when president obama signed the order to close the camp many believed it would take months, not years. it's been an arduous process. more are expected to be released before the year is out. it's the others. the one's facing charges deemed too dangerous to be set free, that stand in the way of the closure of the guantanamo bay prison thousands of people in the philippines capital manila were evacuated from their homes on monday night ahead of the

arrival of a typhoon, now downgraded to a tropical storm. it's making its way across the philippines. it is bringing with it winds of more than 100 k/hr. the national disaster agency says at least three people have been killed. andrew thomas reports from a port. >> reporter: this line of backed up trucks stretches for about three kilometres from the entrance to the port. the port, which is the main hub from manila's islands to the outlying filipino islands has been shut in anticipation of this storm, and will not reopen until the storm clears this area. each of these trucks has a driver inside. i met this man earlier. you are sleeping in the truck, you've been here for four days. what has it been like? >> it's boring and frustrating. >> reporter: i can imagine. good luck when the main storm passes over later on monday.

thank you elmar. anticipating the storm is what the authorities say saved lives so far, and they want it to continue as to comes further west to batt anninga and the capital. schools are shut. private businesses have been told not to open, if opening causes danger to employees at all there has been protests in california, philadelphia against police killings of unarmed black me. this was the scene in oakland california a short while ago over the bridge in san francisco. there has been reports of looting there. the demonstrators say they are angry about the deaths of michael brown in ferguson in missouri. and eric garner in new york. in both places juries decided not to charge white police officers involved, leading to days of protests in major

cities. >> still ahead on the programme - sisters on a mission. find out how they are breaking down stereotypes in senegal and why it is good for business. plus... >> i'm in mali in the mountains, reporting on international efforts to support the crisis here.

these are the top stories this hour on al jazeera. syria is reportedly calling on the united nations to impose sanctions on israel. syria is accusing that country of carrying out several air

strikes on that country around damascus. israeli jets bombed an area near the international airport, which was used by the military six guantanamo detainees are starting new lives in uruguay. a tunisian, palestinian and syrian - the men held for years without being charged at guantanamo bay thousands in the capital of manila were taken from their homes in the light of typhoon hagupit. it's a typhoon making its way across the philippines with winds of 100 k/hr. >> now to the maldives, it needs $20 million to repair a dal nation plant after it was destroyed in a fire. the plant is the capital's facility providing homes with fresh running water.

now they are relying on bottled water flowing in from overseas. nicole johnson reports from mali. >> water has become the most pressures commodity of all. it's the one thing everyone is talking about - how to get it, where to buy it and the big question, when will it be available again. >> the army and police are handing out three bottles, three litres a day for everyone. we don't get enough water. we have to drive everywhere to collect it. it's difficult to carry. i live on the fourth floor. it's heavy to take up. we are living in difficult times. >> every afternoon long lines form. some distribution points are open all day. still the city needs $13,000 tonnes of water every day, and it has less than 10% of that. >> the real problem is not drinking water, it's water for washing and cooking. people don't have enough to clean with. some are starting to get

frustrated. this is a dal nation plant in mali. it stopped working after the control panel caught fire. parts have arrived to fix it, but not the expertise. >> the estimate is 7-10 days before we can have the machinery up and running. and full resumption of normal production is looking minimum a week, probably longer than that as well for many people, that is not good enough. >> we cannot used bottled water every day. 10 days - it is too long. i think the government should have a contingency plan. >> reporter: but there is no backup plan, just help that is flown in. there's 40 tonnes of water on this plane from india. it's sent a ship with a dal nation plant on board. china, u.s., sri lanka sent aid

as well. it looks like people will have to put up with bottled water for a while longer. the island city is surrounded by the indian ocean. at home the taps run dry the indian prime minister narendra modi is about to address a rally in the capital of india administered kashmir. the security title is unusual. an indian army camp was attacked near a line of control, which divides kashmir into the indian side, and the pakistan controlled side. 21 people died, it was one of a number of attacks on indian targets in the course of last week. >> another rape case has brought people out on to the streets of india's capital. demonstrators demanding steps be taken after a woman was assaulted by an uber cab driver

who has been arrested. it's the latest in an increasing number of sexual assault cases starring national and international publicity the greek parliament pass said the budget. there has been demonstrations about it. outside parliament building here, the march against austerity continuing. it has not been approved by the troika, the european union, the central bank and the international monetary fund which rescues those from the financial abyss. we have more. >> reporter: the budget in athens passed along party lines, with 155 votes, in the 300 seat legislature. they'll take the budget and defend it at the euro group meeting where its creditors, the european central bank, the international monetary bank and the european commission will ask it to make good on its claim

that there is no possibility of a so-called first call gap. that means a budget shortfall of 2.5 billion that greece's creditors thinks exists in next year's income. the government defended the budget here on the base that it is offering a little bit of tax relief at the present time, beleaguered greek taxpayers which is all that can be afforded. it's a small region of 30% in a solidarity tax which was essentially a surcharge on income tax, a small reduction in the tax on heating oil. the far left opposition had standed more social spending for the poor and health care and education, which have been gutted during the crisis, during the years of austerity. the government said if the

opposition's measures had been included in the budget. it would have made government expenditure rise by the tune of $21 billion, almost by requiring a 50% increase in income and revenue from taxes that the government says would have undone much of the work of austerity of the last several years. >> italy feeling the pinch, and people protesting. demonstrators clashing with riot police because they were stopped from approaching la scala theatre in milan. they were there on the opening night of a new opera season highlighting what they say is excess, and are angry over labour reforms and forcing evictions of those living illegally in council houses. the world health organisation says ebola continues to spread in sierra leone. more than 6,000 people have died from the disease since march, and restrictions designed to stop the spread of the virus are

crippling economies in west africa. kim vinnell reports. >> ebola put this island on lockdown. for the people that live here, it means waiting in line to receive badly needed food. british soldiers working in a different disaster zone stand out here. usually the self-sufficient sierra leonans have little choice but to accept the help. >> for them to have access to markets they have to use boats, and go to freetown, and go to the main market that is within the country in order to sell their product and buy food. with the ebola situation, this has been put to a stop. they cannot travel. >> reporter: in roared to get good parcels residents must go through a series of health checks. the u.n. world food program is contributing 22 tonnes of food. the agency feeding more than

1.7 million people since march. >> in nigeria, the african union is trying to do its bit too. it launched a campaign bringing together mobile phone companies in a bid to raise funds. >> customers can send an s.m.s. message to 7979 with the word stop ebola. and they'll make a donation. all of that money, with no reductions will go to the african union funds to eradicate bell. they say ebola is not contained by borders and the response shouldn't be either. >> it can only happen through intervention. >> the lack of freedom is lived out by those on sheb roe island, who continue to rely on outside help until the travel ban is lifted. in this once bustling island can trade once more.

>> now, these two women opened what is thought to be senegal's car garage run by female power. the women believe fighting stereotypes is good for business. we have this report. >> these are our sisters and business partners. they opened the first car repair shop in senegal, operated by women. they specialise in luxury vehicles. there aren't that many new ones in the car, but there is plenty of older models in need of repairs. >> translation: there are lots of car garages, but few are reliable. we saw an opportunity. we are certified mechanics. there are not many. >> reporter: the sisters have a growing number of customers. >> it's irrelevant that they are women. i want the job done properly and

quickly. >> reporter: all of the cars are brought in from europe or north america. finding parts is difficult. when it comes to fixing cars, the sisters can't just relays what is broken, they have to mend the broken parts. it takes a lot of skills. >> they attended this school. students are trained to deal with engine problems in west africa. >> translation: girls do better than boys on the course. there aren't enough of them taking up the training. >> here in senegal women are expected to bare children. few are encouraged to work. the sister's father, the imam of a big mosque believes times are changing. >> translation: i'm so proud of them. of course young girls should pursue training and work. it's our religious duty as parents to ensure they do and follow the right pass.

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