announcer: this is al jazeera. welcome to the newshour. coming up in the next 60 minutes. the leaked cables showing israeli intelligence told binyamin netanyahu iran was not producing nuclear weapons. a u.s. court finds palestine groups liable for deadly attacks in israel which took place over 10 years ago. yemen's president says he has withdrawn his resignation. the latest from aden

and we are in turkey where there's a growing campaign to protect the deeply spiritual ceremony we begin this newshour with an al jazeera exclusive based on hundreds of leaked cables from international spy agencies. a secret israeli intelligence document reveals israel does not believe iran is working to produce nuclear weapons, the 2012 analysis coming a month after binyamin netanyahu told the u.n. that tehran would be able to build a bomb within a year. in the first of our series on the spy cables we have this report. >> this is a bomb.

this is a fuse. >> reporter: it's now notorious. the moment israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu warned the united nations of an iranian nuclear bomb. the imageagery was simplistic, and so was the message. >> by next spring summer the enrichment rates would have finished and move on to the final stage. >> the spy cables reveal behind the scenes a month after the speech israeli intelligence sent a different message. this is a secret analysis dated october 2012. >> iran at this stage is not performing the activity necessary to produce weapons. the only warning is for the future. >> it is working to close gaps in areas that appear legitimate which will reducele time to produce weapons, from the time the instruction is given.

>> the mossad chief hinted at a disagreement with binyamin netanyahu that year. he was clear: in the spy cable, mossad estimates iran had 100 kilos of uranium enriched to a level of 20%, that could have been further enriched to make nuclear weapons. iran got rid of it as part of nuclear negotiations. the spy cable shed a light on the address, and begs the question where did he get this information. earlier aidery yen finegan spoke with the director of al jazeera investigative unit and began by asking what it means for binyamin netanyahu's credibility. >> it puts it in question. it's a contentious visit he's scheduled to have in washington d.c. one would have to think after

reading the top secret assessment on iran's nuclear capabilities, if binyamin netanyahu was willing to fudge the truth before the entire world, the united nations and the general assembly that he wouldn't have problems characterising things in a different light. >> i know that we'll reveal the contents of leaked documents over the coming hours and day in al jazeera, in partnership with others. give us a taste of what else we can expect to be revealed by the remarkable trove of papers. >> broadly speaking the team that worked on it. we were shocked to find the scope. the continent of africa is the new arena for a great game between powerful companies. >> in what way, what do you mean?

>> they work spy and counterspy to boost the political standing of one group at the expense of the others to insist the south african government sur veil this organization or pro-palestinian organization or this or that n.g.o. the rubric of war on terror warned the conversation between democracies. in public we want rule of war, human rights. in private they are asking for democratic things, and you see that in the operational cables. >> i'll have more later in the programme. you can see the original spy cables articles and nls on the website. aljazeera.com/spycable. follow the story on twitter, with hashtag spycable. >> yemen's president wrote to the country's parliament withdrawing his resignation. he is in his home town of aiden.

he had been held there under house arrest by yemen's shia houthi rebels. earlier this month the houthis took over the government and dissolved parliament. we have the latest from the southern city from aiden. >> he has been playing hard during the last few days to regain control, and has been meeting with senior security advisors and with governors in of the south-east and will meet more from the north, understanding that many in the north announced allegiance to president abd-rabbu mansour hadi. they want to come here and meet him face to face and show that support. we have seen a lot of rallies in many parts of the countries, in the south and north and sanaa. people are demonstrating in the streets, and confirming that they are behind abd-rabbu mansour hadi. wanting him to talk and work strongly and confirm himself as a president to work with him. probably this announcement tonight about his resignation

will help gainmore support al jazeera obtained on audio recording. he is heard telling security officials to use force. the conversation coming last year. every friday they turn out across egypt. november 28th last year was no different. thousands demonstrated, carrying pictures of deposed president. and chanting slogans against a coup forcing him from power in july 2013. they didn't make it far. security forces were waiting for them. some opened fire. four protesters were killed, dozens injured. a leaked audio recording

provides new insight into the event of that day. coming from a meeting of senior security officials in the days leading up to the protest. the gathering was chaired by the interior minister, who gives instructions about how protesters should be dealt with as they left friday prayers. >>: ibrahim was no less blunt about how the demonstrators should be dispersed. >>:

>> reporter: riots groups criticized the use of excessive force and mass arrests of dissidents, journalists and activists. thousands are heard without charge or trial. others are prosecuted under new anti-protest laws. monday a court in cairo handed down a 5-year prison sentence to one of the leaders of the 2011 resolution. for organising an unauthorised revolution. >> this is not justice, it's a vendetta aimed at ripping the heart out of the most no room for protestors dissenters or different political opinions. fatah was seen as public enemy number one for protesting and will join thousands behind bars

for challenging egyptian authorities. >> reporter: it appears friday in egypt will bring more protests and death. >> human rights group amnesty international says there's mounting evidence that egypt committed war crimes in libya. egypt launched air crimes against fighters after the group claimed responsibility for the murder of 21 coptic christians. the strikes killed seven people in the residential neighbourhood. amnesty international says the egyptian military failed to take the necessary precautions during the operations. president abdul fatah al-sisi defended the mission, saying it was meticulously planned to avoid civilian casualties. >> reporter: libya's u.n. recognised government says it will boycott a new round of talks with its rival. the parliament is competing for power with a legally stalled representation in tripoli. u.n. brokered negotiations are

scheduled to start in morocco on thursday. the retrial of two al jazeera journalists in egypt has been adjourned until march the 8th. they appeared in court on monday. the case has been postponed because of an absence of witnesses. both are accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. charges that are denied. peter greste the third journalist, was freed on february 1st, and deported to australia. >> a u.s. court fined two palestinian groups $218 million for athat is correct in israel more than 10 years ago. the court said the palestinian organization and authority were liable for the attacks, in which 33 were killed. the lawsuit was filed in new york, because some of those that died were american citizens. it could be tripled under a special anti-terrorism law. let's get more from kristen

saloomey, live at the united nations in new york. it's a very significant ruling. is this the first of its kind? >> there was a similar ruling under the same statute, the u.s. anti-terrorism law that took place in september, that held the air bank loible for attacks made by hamas. in that case the jury found the bank transferred money to hamas, used in attacks resulting in death and found on behalf of 300 victims, some 24 attacks in that case number of that case no damages had been assigned. this is a little different because you have the palestinian authority, and the p.l.o. sitting - two sitting government entities for the palestinians that were on trial, and found liable for attacks. six attacks, resulting in 33

people being killed attacks that took place in the street, on a bus, on a crowded university. so the victims were american victims of the attacks who gave emotional testimony in the court, before it came to this decision. >> what is the reaction from the palestinian side? >> well the ministry of information issued a statement earlier and it says that they are "beeply disappointed by the adverse decision today issued in a new york court. charges are baseless u.s. localities are not the proper jurisdiction, and we will appeal the decision. as you mentioned under u.s. law, a decision of 218 million could be tripled. it's less than the billion that

the plaintiffs were asking for. 100 million in tax has been frozen by israel in response to going it the criminal court. the palestinians went to the i.c.c. in an stoment to hold the israeli government actable for war crimes. they are trying to drum up international support for their efforts, they now have this policemenish of court saying that the palestinian authority and the p.l.o. are supporters of terrorism. that is what the jury found, a

difficult day for the palestinians. as i understand it the palestinian side are planning to appeal it. thank you, kristen saloomey speaking to us from new york. more coming up on the al jazeera newshour. including the high court. flowing out a key controversial law. not everyone supports the move. then, what some followers in turkey are toing to keep the spiritual spear moany from spinning into a spectacle in sport. an f.i.f.a. task force set to recommend whether the 2022 qatar world cup should be held in summer or winter. those details coming up soon. the violence in ukraine is top of the agenda. the united nations security council open debate on piece and

security. foreign ministers are attending the meeting we have more. this is a meeting about international peace and security. with the 70th anniversary. instead it was dominated by one russia was one of the first countries to speak. many others used their country. >> russia is straining and arming and fighting alongside separatists. a blatant violation, and an assault on sovereignty. independence one that cost 5, 700 lives. >> ukraine's foreign minister told the council that russia was

turning the country into a shooting range. they were told he wants e.u. monitors. it would be ion the ground. we need to tailize. it it's exactly what we have in mind. the ukranian plan will be difficult to achieve. u.n. monitors require approval. going the e.u. route. some european countries would be reluctant to send their people into the front line of a war zone. one european minister says it's urgent, the existing monitoring submission is strengthened.

>> the o.s.c. has no access. all agreements are questioned. this is important. security council met to discuss ukraine about 0 times in the past year, and they agree on the minsk peace deals. that is not holding the bloodshed, and on every other aspect of conflict, there is no agreement at all. u.s. president obama is warning more than 100,000 jobs could be cut unless homeland passes a bill. if the bill is denied it will have an impact on national security and the economy. the warning comes a day after al-shabab threatened to attack malls in the u.s. canada and the u.k.

u.k. that court struck down part of a law restricting media and numbers of refugees. it was about keeping kenyans safe. >> reporter: it's a packed courtroom. people are eagerly awaiting the high court judges to decide if some sections of kenyan security laws violate human rights. the state argues the laws will make it easier to deal with security threats from terrorist organizations like al-shabab. >> some sections are declared unconstitutional... >> reporter: judges ruled some parts unconstitutional including limiting the freedom of the media. the state wanted journalists to not publish dead bodies. >> there are certain aspects of the ruling which we did not agree with and in particular,

where the act attempted to restrain costing. we believe that provision should have been kept in view of what is happening in kenya and the tourist attacks. >> those who oppose it are thrilled. >> where there's a contest between terrorism and fundamental rights it is very clear. if we were to refuse the pourks the prif ladies and gentlemens and right we enjoy on act of terror it means terrorists have won. snow kenyans are divided about the ruling. some are happy. there are kenyans that believe the government should have more powers if it prevent terrorist event. they want to go to shopping moves without fearing another al-shabab attack. >> the government was told about

a plan to limit refugees from 500,000 to 150,000 violated human rights and kenya's refugee act, that could mean somalis living in kenya may not be set back. state lawyers say they plan to appeal the rulings, and don't believe rights will be violated nigeria's president jonathan goodluck admitted he underestimated the threat of boko haram. a regional force of 8,000 soldiers is getting ready to tackle the armed group. we have this report from abuja. >> reporter: these chadian soldiers are part of a group trained by the western army, it's an exercise designed to help countries fight violent groups. the focus is boko haram. >> what they take away from this is better cohesion cooperation amongst each other and other nations, amongst their african

partners, western partners. >> reporter: this increased activity comes as president jonathan goodluck told nigerian media that he underestimated capacity. he promised the ability to launch attacks would be significantly diminished in the next 3-4 weeks. >> we are not ready to fight the war because of our position over time the military submitted they didn't have the capacity, and recently jets have been acquired for the air forks the army re-engineered. i think our military has the capacity now to take them on. >> in the last week the nigerian

army said it has taken on many towns in borneo state where boko haram is present. some are confident that the training will help them to defeat the group. >> boko haram is a militia made of civilians, they don't have the same experience we have. we are well organised. they can't resist us. >> it may feel like too little too late for those that lost loved ones and their livelihood. nearly a million people have been displaced by the violence. despite the president and military saying boko haram has been defeated. the group continues to launch attack. a suicide bomber killed several in yobbo state on sunday the number of people killed in bangladesh's latest ferry accident has risen to 70. the country's shipping ministry ordered an investigation into what caused the gent.

we have this report. >> reporter: the ferry stand upright again. the search for survivors is over. the boat sank on sunday after running into a cargo ship taking 150 passengers down with it. for many it was a daily commute, some on the way to visit the family others to jobs. most made it to safety those in the cabin were trapped. a few escaped. >> translation: there was a small window in the lower deck where i saw the sun. i kept slipping. others who were trapped inside with me pushed through. there were some waiting in a boat near the accident site. they rescued all of us. >> reporter: bodies removed included nine children collected at a morgue before being returned to their families. police can't say how many people were on board or how many are missing. like most ferries, this kept no

list of passengers. passenger ferry boat accident is a common phenomena in bangladesh due to lack of safety standard and overcrowding. there's a demand that the government come up with stricter standards and enforcementsment unless they do so there'll be such accidents in future. and the government has to be serious, which is lacking. >> officials say more needs to be done. >> it's not isolated. we are conducting our military activities according to the area. what can you do? what do we do. we take action immediately after opening any accident. >> but there no easy solution in a country with more than 200 rivers and many thousands of boats. ferries are often overcrowded like this one that capsized last august.

out of 85 passengers 200 were on board. half were killed. earlier this month five people died in an accident south of the country. last year prime minister said most disasters are the fault of ferry owners who put profits before passenger safety. an admission that as long as there's money to be made in breaking the rules, new rules will likely make little dins. now, dramatic pictures out of the u.s. a tanker carrying nearly 9,000 gallons of fuel overturned and exploded in new jersey. the driver was able to get out of the vehicle still ahead on the newshour - fierce fighting continues in syria, now the u.n. is calling for an end to the attacks in the northern city of aleppo. we'll have the latest on the condition of 2-time world

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you're watching the al jazeera newshour. a reminder of the top stories, al jazeera obtained secret israeli intelligent documents revealing that israel doesn't believe iran is working to produce nuclear weapons, that is 2012 analysis coming a month after prime minister binyamin netanyahu told the u.n. that tehran would be able to build a bomb within a year. >> yemen's deposed president wrote to the parliament withdrawing his resignation. abd-rabbu mansour hadi resigned after being forced out of power when the houthis took over government and dissolved parliament. >> two palestinian groups have been assigned $218 million for attacks in israel. 13 people were killed in and around jerusalem during 2002 and

twur. authorities say they will appeal. let's get more on the leaked spy cablings and secret israeli documents exposed a cover up surrounding the theft of technology. >> reporter: it appeared to be an open and shut case. two men caught red-handed trying to steal stolen missile blueprints from a south african arms maker. police launched a sting operation, posed as russian buyers and made their roasts outside johannesburg in 2010. there was little media coverage. only a handful of journalists wrote about the case. >> it would have been a story if one was privy to the setting of the trap being arrested and so on. it wasn't involved in the actual drama of the story.

>> the spy cables reveal crucial details hidden from the public. israel's mossad got hold of the blueprints sparking a behind the scenes battle between the two nation's spies. south africa wanted the blueprint back asked israel and got this reply. >> in light of strong cooperation between our service, we can return the missile plans to you. >> on one condition. >> israeli citizen is involved in this affair: it appears south africa agreed covered up israel's involvement and got the blueprints back. presumably after randy moss made a copy. two years later a trial took police without a mention of israel's secret role in the air.

the men were tried here and the israeli citizen walked away free from prosecution. >> you can see the original spy cables articles and analysis on the website at aljazeera.com. you can follow the story on twitter, with the hashtag spy cables. let's get more on amnesty international's report on egypt's air strikes in libya. it says that there is evidence that egypt committed war crimes when it targeted i.s.i.l.-linked fighters in libya. seven civilians were killed during the attacks amnesty international's libya researcher joins us now on the phone from london. thank you very much magdalena for being with us. how is it that amnesty international was able to find

these victims, when president abdul fatah al-sisi had said that the attack was done in a meticulous manner? >> hi. well first of all, let me just correct - basically our report has found that egypt failed to take the necessary precautions in conducting the strikes, to avoid or minimise civilian harm and that the strikes have resulted in the killing of seven civilians, and the injury of 17 others. so what we are saying is that basically we are able to interview sources at the hospital through different medical doctors that have been there or that do work in the hospitals. we were able to reach the families of those victims, and speak to eyewitnesss. there is evidence, you know

pretty. everyone that we spoke to was in agreement that there were seven civilians killed in one of the air strikes, conducted on the residential area. whereas people may have been - may have - there may have been discrepancies in the testimonies, it was conducted in 7:15 or 7:30 in the morning, everyone was in agreement that seven civilians were killed. >> can egypt in any way be held accountable for the strikes and the civilians, their deaths? >> we called on the egyptian authorities to disclose information about the manner in which the strike was conducted,

as well as what the exact strike was in this area. our research has not found the military target but it's up to the egyptian authorities to disclose information on that. and as to whether or not egypt can be held responsible for account accountable for the killings. you know the international criminal court continues to have jurisdiction over crimes under international law that are being committed in libya. >> that being said mag deal eena, you know it has been said that war is not fair particularly to civilians caught up in it. is it possible to avoid civilian casualties in such a conflict? >> it is - it's - the question

is not whether or not - whether it is possible or not. it is an obligation to anyone that is involved in the conduct or anyone that is involved in the fighting in libya, to avoid or minimise civilian, you know the loss of civilian lives. basically it is - there is an obligation on armed groups not to locate the military targets into the areas especially densely occupied areas and it's up to the other side to counsel or avoid any strikes that may be disproportionate. >> it is an obligation it is not a reality. thank you so much for being with us. amnesty international's libya

researchers back to the violence in ukraine. it's at the top of the agenda at the security council's open debate on peace and security. the secretary-general of the o.s.c.e..ins us live from the u.n. thank -- joins us live from the u.n. thank you for being with us. ukranian troops say they can't pull heavy weapons from the frontline as yet, which is required by the ceasefire, because the troops are under attack. this doesn't sound like the ceasefire is holding. isn't it time to admit there is no ceasefire? >> well there is an improvement of the situation, we have to say, compared to 10 days ago, the situation looks much better. having said that there are a number of incidents and, of course if the ceasefire doesn't take hold this will affect the

withdrawal of the weapons, so what we are doing is appealing to all sides to completely cease the hostilities, and we are monitoring a number of incidents. we are looking at a meeting of the foreign ministers in the normandy format and hope that the issue will be addressed in a way to make sure that everyone pushes the sides to stick to the terms of the ceasefire so we can move on. >> has an international peacekeeping mission been debated on. could that be a solution to implementing a true ceasefire? >> yes. even the mission that we have which is a monitoring mission, over time it has evolved. the functions now are close to the functions of a peacekeeping mission. the problem, in my view is not so much the mission, as the

degree of access that we get. we have still too many limitations in terms of the freedom of movement on the ground. we need to have full access throughout the territory of ukraine, including the areas and the hands of the separatist and that will allow us to monitor every aspect of the situation, to report back and address not only valuations but situations that may have a negative impact on the conflict itself. >> right. you were once quoted in an article on february 8th as saying "we have become very familiar with this very diverse group of fighters in eastern ukraine. many of them tell us they come from russia and have their own interpretation of this fight. what is their interpretation and what would it take for them to stop aggression against

ukranian troops? >> well unfortunately, we have seen two difficulternaling narratives to this conflict developing over time. we would have soap looking back at what was a conflict. we will have to look atway the media had in pushing the diverging narratives. people here go to ukraine, to fight against the government in kiev the legitimacy of others fighting against western aggression against russia others fighting for the rights of russian communities, so there's not a unified narrative,

but there's a problem much lack of dialogue. we feel that it is important to engage fast in the process of dialogue involving the people there. >> right. thank you so much for being with us. the secretary-general of the o.s.c.e. >> thank you france seized the passport of six citizens bound for syria. it's believed they were planning to fight along side i.s.i.l. peter sharp has more from paris. >> we don't know the identity of the six french citizens we know that they were alleged to have been planning to leave the country to fight in iraq and syria. their departure was imminent the interior ministry said. at the same time a further 40 french citizens are having their passports examined and it's likely that they too, will be banned from travelling to - abroad, bail. this is a result of legislation

brought in in last november to counter the real concern about the number of people in this country. this is the biggest threat to muslims in europe. the numbers of people planning to go to iraq and syria. the prime minister put the figure at around 1400 and this is why the measures have been introduced. >> greece's new government is submitting a list of reforms to international lenders. the proposals must be approved by creditors to secure a 4-month lone extension. without the offense, greece faces bankruptcy, that could mean trouble for the eurozone. we spoke to the greek deputy minister for reform and asked if the reform plan would reach berlin's expectations. >> the difference is that we are proposing our own reforms. until now, we have been applying

reforms that actually were counterreforms for the community and the situation. they were notten dangering the country. our proposals are going to be coherent because we want them to beat invaders of our country. >> what are the reforms related to your ministry that you would like to see included in the list. >> we are proposing reforms that will improve efficiency of the administration, and reinforce the neutrality. because there is a problem of our public sector it's not big size but it's irrational organization because it was following politics of a different sort. because of the political tradition, former big part stan

showing simultaneously democratizing the function making it efficient for the interest of our people. >> you said that public servants that would be dismissed would be rehired. e.u. partners said it would put a burden on public spending. is that something that could be overcome. >> we have said that we are not introduced new additional expenses. so we consider as a right of fairness and for correction of un unconstitutional previous acts the rehiring of public servants. we are going to cover the coast by reducing new hirings that have been agreed with our partners. it is not going to be any additional cost to the budget. >> are you confident that last week's deal on greece's loan

extension will hold or whether the two sides are far apart. >> now we have a compromise as is the tradition of the european union in resolving conflict. before the disagreement we are facing a black area. some will sign the continuation of the memoranda, or you are going to have sudden death. now, at least, we have space and time to try to negotiate with our partners the promotion of our reforms. it is not the end of the negotiations. practical exhibits. >> you say you have space and time. if your list of proposals is rejected. if germany insists past measures are irreversible, that will surely mean that the deal about

collapse. >> this is the heart of the issue, the austerity. because the austerity is not just a problem of the greek economy. this has never stated our society or economy. simultaneously it brought europe to the brink of deflation and economic stagnation. we are not isolated in facing this issue in europe. now the major city of the country realises that we cannot continue the same economic policies because it's bad for europe. that is why i'm optimistic. i don't think i'm of the opinion that it was like the continuation of this policy that will prevail. >> still ahead on al jazeera. we are in turkey where there's a push to protect the deeply spiritual ceremony of the whirling dirmishes. >> and nowhere to run. banned from north korea's biggest marathon. we tell you why a little later

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whirling dervishes have long been popular to visitors with turkey, many are concerned the spiritual ceremonies are a norm of entertainment. >> reporter: it's a practice that is 750 years old. ladies and gentlemenened has it as the scholar walked through a market and heard the hammering of goldsmiths he broke out into

ecstasy. trance-like, he whirled his body until he reached oneness with the divide. rumi was a devout muslim. this deeply spiritual ceremony is turned into entertainment, something else for tourists to tick off the istanbul must-see lift. farouk is a 22nd descendant and launched a campaign to reclaim his ancestor's practices. >> today we have whirling dir vicious spinning -- dir fishes spinning. they do it to create money. order is diminished. he has met turkish government officials, including the prime minister to discuss his worries. despite promises to protect the

ceremony, there are performances today that he probably wouldn't recognise. there is a regulation banning the ceremonies being reformed at entertainment venues. >> during the dervishes, no drinking no speaking. they understand the mentality. 3 minutes. 25 minutes. >> reporter: so this an an acceptable way to show it do you think? >> yes, yes. >> this group, the culture and art foundation says its ceremony is faithful and respectful but they perform out the oversight of descendents, and without the control the family feels that the skills will be lost.

time for sports and here is robin. >> good to have you along. football and an f.i.f.a. task force set up to find the best time of the year to stage the 2022 qatar world cup. the committee is expected to make its recommendation to f.i.f.a. with a final decision made in march. the task force set up following concerns whether the event could be held in the traditional months of uniand jul where textures -- july where temperatures can coach 50 degrees. december appears to be the better time. the club is hopeful of moving the world cup to may, where it would cause less disruption to the season. one of the tournaments that could be affected by the world cup is the premier league. manchester taking on barcelona in the last 16 tie at etihad.

midfielder nasari insisted his team is not scared of the spanish giant. beaten 4-1 on aggregate by barca at the same stage last season. the english champions will not make that mistake again. >> we are better physically than last year. last year before the first game, we had a couple of players injured. everything will be different. we are more experienced about the competition. it's going to be a matter of winning the game. >> formula 1 mclaren says fernando alonzo is making a solid recovery after a crash during f1 testing. they suffered concussion after hitting a wall of more than 240

k/hr mclaren released a picture of fernando alonzo from his hospital bed. they'll consider in the next couple of days whether he'll test. the team cited wiped, there was no mechanical failure or electrical fault. >> the crash was very hard. we have not image, but it was very hard. he has to recover, it's a serious impact. it's not a game. we have to be sure that he has to be ready to drive a carat the right time because we want to be competitive. >> alex rodriguez returned to training in tampa with the new york yankees, after completing a year-long ban for doping his part in the scandal, flooding a clinic accused of providing performance enhancing drugs to

self players. he issued a hand-written apology to fans for mistakes made. the all-star is unlikely to play a major part in the upcoming season suspensions and injuries meaning he was not played a full seen since 2007. >> roger federer cruises into the second round of the dubai championships. 56 minutes is all it took for him to dispatch yousy. making it six straight wins against his opponent. >> i tried to play aggressive tennis, that's the way to win in dubai, i'm happy i stopped to the game plan i started to get on a roll. it's a good sign when you can win many games in a row, especially early in the tournament. >> north korea banned foreign runners from participateing in their marathon in pyongyang.

authorities are concerned about the spread of ebola. it's thousands of miles away interest the outbreak in north africa, and there's no reported cases, but their borders have been closed to foreign tourists because of fears that it might spread. the marathon has been in uponing where are for many years. two companies reported that north korean authorities cancelled the games this year. >> this morning at 9:30 we were rung up by the north korean counterpart and they rang up and said because of ebola, we are not taking foreign runners into the country, we had 500 runners ready, semi-professional. they have been cancelled. they are careful, if you like. there are other words i'd use, with the threat of a virus getting into the country. it makes sense, the medical

system there couldn't cope. ebola have no reason to think that it is because of the ebola crisis. i think they have tape it to an extreme. it's a pity -- taken it to an extreme and it's a pity they are stopping event like this and tourism. as we are aware in the west the situation is under control. >> great pictures from the latest round of the volvo racing team heading to auckland in new zealand in the fourth leg of the race reaching its conclusion. it's getting close with 20 nautical miles separate ght the vote. the chinese race team have a lead of 2 miles over a spanish team amazing pictures. thank you very much. >> stay with us in al jazeera. we have another full bulletin of news at the top of the hour. a reminder you can keep up to

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