on al jazeera america >> elections in tunisia, beji caid essebsi is declared the winner in the presidential ballot. hello, we have the latest news in doha. a series of executions expected in pakistan after the ban on the death penalty is lifted. the government is set to hang dozens o.

arab oil forces are confident that price will recover soon after the fall over the past six months. >> beji caid essebsi has won the tunisian presidential election. defeating moncef marzouki. he is the first president to be freely elected since 1956. we have this report from tunis. >> reporter: the country's first democratically elected president. the results coming out announced by the election commission, and

there was roughly 10% difference in votes for the 88-year-old essebsi and marzouki. there were parties who did not put their full weight behind any specific candidates have been calling on people to remain calm. this is a moment that people should be joyful. the tunisian people once again have demonstrated the ability to transition to democracy regardless of who the tee nissantunisians wanted to win the election, this calls for joy. it is important to know that this is not only the first time that tunisians have elected a president democratically,

tunisia for the first time sets the agenda in the arab world as it did in 2011 with the up rising against dictators back then. >> at least 55 inmates on death row for terrorist activities will most likely be hanged in the coming days after a defacto ban on executions have been lifted. this comes after an attack on a school in peshawar, leaving 148 dead, most of them children. kamal hyder has more from pakistan. >> reporter: despite the punitive reprisals the government is deviled to carry

on executions. at least 55 on death row from rejected by the president of pakistan. there are anticipations that those executions will be carried out despite the threats from taliban in pakistan. there will be arrests for those cited with hateful speech. the protesters contend, the momentum is still on there is a demand by the people here among civil society that they should reclaim their mosques. on the other hand the splinter group and their spokesman has issued a direct threat to those protesters saying that they will be responsible for the

consequences. >> battles between the taliban and afghan forces are on the rise in afghanistan. hundreds of taliban fighters who launched an attack in the northeastern kunar province, and in gazni province police are struggling to maintain security. >> reporter: the people in kunar province say that hundreds of taliban fighters have infiltrated the area. they say they've had no choice but to fight for themselves. >> it's the door to afghanistan. if the door is unlocked, anyone can get in. >> reporter: afghan security forces have been unable to drive the taliban from the area. >> if they aren't going to help us, then we will meet the taliban and make a deal with them, and then the taliban will control this area. >> about 300 kilometers away in

gozni province police are building new check points along an important highway that links kabul to kandahar. >> the security situation is very bad here. there are a lot of taliban. they come from three other districts and they continue to control areas and cause a lot of damage. >> reporter: despite the police presence people here are worried. whole rose of shops are abandoned. road-side bombs are a frequent athlete along the highway. only 13,000 nato soldiers will stay in afgha afghanistan next year. they have taken heavy losses. afghans hope that they have learned enough from this year's battle to stand up to a resurgent battle. >> in iraq kurdish peshmerga forces have entered the northern and eastern parts of sinjar.

we have more from erbil. >> reporter: heavy fighting is going on in sinjar, fighting forces and isil fighters are giving a stiff resistence. now this town is strategic. it's taken by the kurdish forces it will mean that they have the majority of the territory that they lost to isil forces. they think it means that they'll be able to cut the highway between mosul and syria, a lifeline for the isil forces in mosul because this road is a vital supply line for them. the fighting for sinjar is also

giving relief to ethnic yazidi people who have either fled from their homes in sinjar, and also thousands of others who are stranded on top of the sinjar mountains. >> two neighboring towns in nigeri nigeria has been the target of deadly attacks. at least 20 people were killed in a bomb attack at a bus station. and on sunday government buildings and police stations were also hit. several buildings were set on fire, forcing residents to flee. the united nations has released new figures on the number of people killed by the ebola virus. the world health organization now says that more than 7,000 people have died since the outbreak in march. the total number of people infected has reached over 19,000. the vast majority of infections and deaths have occurred in three west african countries, liberia, sierra leone, and

guinea. well, senegal has previously closed it's boards with guinea, but now it's using an airport to provide supplies and relief. >> reporter: doctors and nurses are getting ready to board a special u.n. flight. it will take them to where the virus kills the most. this man will spend the next six months without physical contact, constantly checking his health. >> we don't do hand shakes, and we understand how the situation has to be implemented to protect ourselves and to protect others. >> reporter: more than 7,000 people have died of ebola and the virus continues to spread. traveling to treat the sick is dangerous and difficult. special flights to infected

countries are restricted. >> we've told seasong senegalese authorities that weld not transport patients or cargo. >> reporter: it would take months before they allow passengers and cargo to fly in and out of the country. one of the requests from the senegalese government is to build a new terminal made specifically for the ebola response. this is something that the united nations had never done before--until now. it's called terminal h for humanitarian. this is where passages, goods for building hospitals and ebola vaccines will transit. inside is a medical clinic and isolation unit. construction is expected to end in late january. >> thanks to these humanitarian efforts, we'll multiply our ability to respond to the

crisis. we now have military cargo supports from the french, germans and americans. >> reporter: hundreds of soldiers have set up camp against to the terminal. the response is unprecedented. still the u.n. say they suffer from a shortage. 1,000 people have been infected with the virus. many of them medical and aid works confronting ebola is a dangerous job. not enough are willing to hillary clinton their lives to save others. al jazeera. russian foreign minister has met with chief palestinian negotiators in moscow. it comes after a palestinian drafted resolution was formerly submitted to the u.n. last week. it calls for an end to israel's occupation of palestinian territory by the end of 2017. you. >> we're deeply concerned with the situation in the peace process between palestine and israel. we support the aspiration of the

palestinian people to finally find statehood. >> thank you for your support of the palestinian issue, including the efforts within the united nations. >> in france airbus has handed over its first a 350 passenger jets to qatar airways. it can carry up to 350 passengers on long flights while cutting fuel consumptions by a quarter. >> reporter: some would say a historic day here where they're calling the last brand new generation plane for another decade. the airbus a 350, this will be taken by qatar airways and delivered to doha on tuesday. why do we care? it's taking airbus into the realm of carbon competence. it's lighter, more fuel

efficient. they say it will make savings of 25%, which is more important when oil prices were up around $100-barrel mark, but in an industry where margins are so thin, any savings will be appreciated. last week qatar airways said that the interior was not up to their standard, but they are now. now the planes are ready to make their journey on tuesday. >> opec the organization of the petroleum exporting countries believe that oil prices will recover and soon. we go to the a conference of april oil exporters i in abou diaby.

>> reporter: gathered at a time when oil prices have taken a dive. saudi arabia and the unite the arab emirates say they're confident that the oil prices will recover soon. >> there are a lot in the market. therefore the supplies are greater than demand. i think the export is a very wise one. >> saudi and the united arab emirates blame producers out of the bloc bloc for the slump. they have identified who they are to blame, two of the biggest oil producers are not members of opec, the united states and russia. the refusal of opec to drop its current supply to 30 million barrels a day could hurt other economies, including

those inside the bloc. iraq has been hit hard in its fight against the islamic state in iraq and the levant. it's being forced to become much more efficient. >> when you reduce your income, it will effect--this is the negative side of it. but the mosstive side of it, we're producing unnecessary costs. >> another positive is of now exporting from kirkuk, following an agreement with the kurdish regional government. >> kirkuk functioning once again. >> but not everyone is suffering from the cut in oil price. jordan says it's saving millions because oil is easier to import. >> we think for the last four months, 45 million. >> but he warns it's only a short-term gain. he's worried about lodge-term foreign investments in his country may be affected, and

it's the long term that is so difficult to predict. many economists so far are saying that it could take months for prices to recover. erica wood, al jazeera, abu dhabi. >> al jazeera continues to demand the release of our three journalist who is have been in prison in egypt for 359 days. mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were jailed on false charges of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. all three are appealing against their convictions. still ahead on the program, a member of spain's royal family is under the spotlight over a corruption probe. and india's prime minister is accused of not doing enough to stop minorities being forcebly converted to hinduism.

>> protestors are gathering... >> there's an air of tension right now... >> the crowd chanting for democracy... >> this is another significant development... >> we have an exclusive story tonight, and we go live... >> we were talking to a young lady saying she just wanted her voice to get out there. >> by the thousands, they're sending their government a message. >> ahead of 'em is a humanitarian crisis where tens of thousands of people are without food, water, shelter.

>> a special one hour look at global attacks on free press. next monday 9:00 eastern. on al jazeera america. >> welcome back. let's take a look at the top stories on al jazeera. beji caid essebsi has won the tunisian presidential election. he took nearly 60% of the run off poll defeating bar interim president marzouki. in pakistan four men were executed for the attack on a school in peshawar.

in nigeria boko haram has se hi attacked two towns. forcing many to flee. we have reports that people's lives are at risk. >> reporter: as soon as the oil spill happened, they were out on the boat cleaning up the spill. >> i've been collecting oil for eight hours now. if we weren't collecting it, there would be more dead fish, more dead crabs. how would i earn money. >> eventually the government started to offer money for the work they were already doing clearing out the area. by the time the cleanup effort

was in full swing the oil had spread across thousands of square kilometers. these men are hired to clean up the debris that has been washing up on the shores, but you can see that the oil has already covered up many of these roots. these roots perform a crucial factor when it comes to keeping together this land mass, and the long-term impact of this damage could be devastating to the rain force. the government has been widely criticized. instead of using expert help and modern cleaning techniques, workers have been seen covering up the oil with mud. many are furious about the lack of preparation. the government insists it is doing the best it can in an emergency it has never had to face before. but oil tangors have been passing through the delicate ecosystem since 2004, and the

protesters hearsay that that should have been enough time for the government to come up with a disaster response plan. >> as soon as the spill happen the government should have sat down with experts and come up with a response strategy, and then it should have acted straight away instead of taking as long as it did. >> the protesters are also angry at the government for hiring local people without providing them with any protective gear. they don't have the luxury of complaining. for people who work and live in there, it is clear clean up or ship out. al jazeera, bangladesh. >> the upper house of the indian parliament has been shut down over a heated debate over religion conversion. some have been on a campaign to convert india's christians and muslims to hinduism. priests in india's southern

state converted 30 christians to hinduism. it's the latest in a series of conversions aimed at muslims and christians. sponsored by right-wing groups. >> today there are only 1 billion hindus in the country. just 82% of the total population. we won't let that percentage fall to 42%. we won't rest until we have turned that 82% to 100%. >> opposition politicians protested in parliament. they accuse some hindu hard liners in the government of defending the religious conversion. and they demanded that prime minister narendra modi condemn them. but the government has refused to be drawn in to the controversy. >> the government of india has

nothing to do with these conversions. some will take part because of their belief in religion. how can you object to that. >> reporter: to say that they willingly produce a bill that would ban forced religious conversions. but some analysts say that any such law would be unconstitutional. >> how can the state control what people are doing at home. i think it will infringe on what is challengeable in court. >> despite facing heavy criticism right-wing hindu groups are planning more conversions this week. >> the issues of conversions threatens to derail the political agenda. two days are remaining in this parliamentary session to pass important economic reforms. instead they find themselves

embroiled in a debate about religion. al jazeera, new delhi. >> well, ten years ago the indian ocean's tsunami ravaged the southeast, thousands of people were killed and large parts of the coast line was destroyed. but there are reports that tragedy has inspired women in one community to fight for their rights. >> sitting with her home once stood. she remembers the moment the sea swallowed her beach side village. help began to arrive, but not everyone was taken care of. >> men were given preferential treatment by the government. in my community women shouldered the responsibilities of the

home, but back then no one helped them. so she decided to take control helping many of these women to get the support they needed to rebuild their lives. and what started as a call for unity during a disaster turned into the national coastal women's unit with 10,000 members. in 200 2004 she would help women in her village to deal with the problems that the tsunami brought. but ten years on she is now addressing problems that long have since been shame. >> they tackle problems like alcoholism and domestic violence. this 32-year-old mother of three turned to her for support. >> i told her i could not handle my husband torturing me any more and i wanted to separate from him. they helped me find a new home.

i now live peacefully with my children free from violence. >> she has worked with thousands of women like her, and while many of people in this male-dominated society admit that domestic violence is a problem, most say it's not surprising. >> everyone here is poor and uneducated. many are frustrat--men are frustrated and dink a lot. if our children do not get a good education, these problems will continue. >> reporter: these waters have been both a blessing and a curse. she says that they have taken away so much, but given her a chance to make a lasting difference. al jazeera. >> a member of spain's royal family is to stand trial for the first time in 40 years. princess christina will be tried in march, accused of tax fraud.

this brings a long-running investigation into her husband's affairs. >> reporter: she wished the camera crews a good morning, but for spain's princess christina on monday it was quite the opposite. the king's sister has been indicted by a judge to face trial. she could be jailed if convicted of tax fraud. this is her co-defendant seen in happier days. her husband, a former olympic medallalist. he's accused of embezzling $8 million of public money through a not-for-profit organization and family business. he was already due to go on trial. his wife expecting just a fine. now they'll face charges together, and she will become the first member of the royal family to appear in court since the monarchy was restored 40 years ago. >> we have to remember that one is innocent until proven guilty. justice will resolve this.

what we ask for is she get a fair trial and that the law is respected. >> the presiding judge seen here earlier this year adamant that the royal family is seen to be fully accountable before the people of spain. and these are people who are increasingly unhappy with the royals. the image of the king juan carlos was already suffering. spaniards struggling with a bleak economy and high unemployment were outraged when pictures of him appeared of him on a luxury elephant safari in 2012. coupled with an investigation into christina's husband his popularity plummeted. prison christina and her husband both deny any wrongdoing. they've been seeking to get the investigation dismissed. that will not happen now. this princess will have her day in court. and the cameras and most of

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