>> bomb attacks in afghanistan kill 33 people. a group loyal to isil has claimed responsibility. >> hello i'm richelle carey. you're watching al jazeera live from doha. and arabia gives money to saudi arabia.

the effort to save artifacts from isil. the french warship as she prepares to embark on her maiden voyage across the atlantic. >> a group loyal to isil has claimed responsibility for the attacks in gentleman little bad. 125 others were injured. jennifer glasse reports. . >> the suicide-bomber detonateed his vest in front of group of people. jalalabad. passersby tried to help the injured and move the dead. >> i saw many people, dead bodies, injured people on the ground. ambulances arrived very late and many people died from their wounds. >> two other blasts targeted a

shrine highlighting the difficult security situation. president ashraf ghani said that groups related to isil are to blame. >> today the taliban did not take responsibility. daesh took responsibility. international terrorists are responsible. if you're afghan or muslim, come stand with us. >> ghani called this a new war. he called for afghans to unite against what he called international terrorists. ghani said it may have taken a long time, but they'll have a strong government able to implement the reforms he has promised. jennifer glasse, kabul. >> saudi arabia has announced a package of emergency aid money.

saudi official news agency said that $274 million will be provided. of a of yemen's population is short of food. >> reporter: aid workers in aden say this is as much as they can do for now. there isn't enough food to go around. >> we have given food to several families who have been displaced from surrounding areas. the aid we received was not enough for all internally displaced persons. we're hope forgive more support. >> aid someone the main sea port used to provide a lifeline to yemen. 90% of the yemen's food is import: recently residents have watched their city turn from the commercial capital to this.

some gather around a bombed out car they say belonged to a houthi official. aden was the government stronghold before the leadership left for saudi arabia. it's seen some of the worst fighting. many in this group have lived through conflicts before. this is yemen's second civil war in two decades. with little or no activity in aden's ports food and medicine are needed. drinking water are arrested to come by. shirts warn that public water services could soon collapse. >> it could provide the entire amount to give emergency assistance across the country.

>> the battle for yemen goes on. 20 houthi fighters have been killed in. city of taiz. some were killed in bun fights. others died in saudi election strikes in the province there. local tribesmen are controlling the biggest oil field in that area. they're there to guard the oil companies were rival armed groups. president hassaudi arabia will harvest the hatred it is yemen quote. rouhani was speaking at the national army day parade. >> the other nations should learn from the iranian army. they should not attack children.

they shouldn't attack old people and women. it is a disgrace for the aggressor isthe aggressors. 11,000 people have been rescued from overcrowded bots, that's just in the past eight days. most are escaping war and persecution in after. the pope has asked europe to do more for the incoming migrants. we're in catania on the italian coast the. >> flow of migrants from libya continues, and we've had a new boat land on sicily in the last 12 hours bringing the total of 93 people. the breakdown is as follows, 71 men, 19 women and one of whom is pregnant and three children, too. there is one glimmer of good news that is we've spoken to the coast guard saturday morning and what they're telling us is that they're not aware of any

ongoing ask you operations that are continuing as we speak. it seems that there are no boats issuing maydays right now. it would appear that that is a brief respite. the weather here is good in the mediterranean, and the flow has been such and the desperation are such that boats being put to sea, there is would have to be a storm force to deter them in the first place. as far as other issues go, prosecutors are promising to prosecute any traffickers he said he has already started to prosecute traffickers arrested by the italian coast guard. the other thing is in washington italian prime minister renzi has met with president barack obama and the migration from africa has come up there. from their point of view came up

with security concerns, renzi said it's not just to do with justice but dignity of mankind. the deteriorateing situation there has aided urgency to this crisis. >> in the end i come here to the prison. >> i want to say that my country, i leave my country to go to europe. so they catch us on the sea. >> israel has agreed to pay $500 million in revenues to the palestinian authorities. israel froze the funds in retaliation for the palestinians decision to join the international criminal court. they agreed to release the money after deducting utility debt.

they would discuss the deal in ramallah. >> an agreement was reached to send three months worth of funds funds. for the first time we'll discuss all of the amounts that belong to us, and what rale claims we owe them. all of the amounts will be calculated. and whatever is greed on we will accept. >> killed in artillery shelling by isil fighters. the town is near the air base where u.s. forces train their iraqi counterparts. thousands of iraqis are leaving ramadi the capital of anbar province as isil fighters continue to take over that city. they've been in control of 75% of the province. that's despite airstrikes for the u.s.-led coalition and new iraqi offensive announced last week.

stale head, 35 years of independence. plus this is a story about yachts diamonds and money. in tunisia i'll be investigating what happened to the country's stolen assets.

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city of jalalabad including government employees collecting their salaries from a bank. the king of saudi arabia is ordering $274 million of humanitarian aid to be sent to yemen. that's the amount asked for by humanitarian aid for yemen. =fplt in palermo 1100 people have been rescued in the last eight days as police try to capture their traffickers. in iraq thousands of manuscripts were stolen when isil stormed areas last year. >> winding through the hills in northern iraq. one of christianities most sacred sites comes into view. this is the monsterry monastery.

>> this place is from the seventh century. a lot of christian monks are buried here. if isil reaches here they will destroy this historic place. it is so important to christians and all of iraq's history. >> just 12 kilometers away is the front line with isil. the kurds, who in the 18th center ransacked this place and now are protecting it. >> this monastery is made up of a series of caves. this is an important pilgrimage site. very few tourists come here any more because of the threat on the door step. isil has set out to destroy rashty in christianty in iraq. thousands of fresh artifacts

have been destroyed. what little has been saved has been closely guarded in secret locations across iraq. >> they came and said you have just five minutes and i take this. my passport, and these books. >> in erbil we track down nicodemus sharif. this bible is handwritten in aramaic. losing this history. >> these people sleep in the streets, and isis take everything. >> and then in another monastery, they go further.

>> if it continues like this, it is a judgment for all of the iraqi people's history and culture. if we accept this, all of the people of iraq and the culture will be murdered. if we let this happen, it is in your hands to help these people. >> if the call continues to go unanswered the legacy of the first people of this country will be wiped out. al jazeera northern iraq. >> anti-terrorism detects in australia are questioning five teenagers about an isil-inspired plot. more than 200 police officers were involved in the arrest. >> there were a series of rights in the metropolitan in melbourne. five people were arrested. we're expecting three to be charged. two will be charged with preparing a terrorist act.

the act that we believe was in preparation involved attacks against police officers. >> in south africa there have been more attacks against immigrants in johannesburg. the police have been trolling patrolling the area after shots were. some are in camps and others have left the country. this is one of the worst attacks in johannesburg. >> we're in downtown johannesburg, where we're seeing some of the worst violence in recent days. there were a number of foreign-owned businesses that were attacked, set fire to, in fact and only last night there were two local men who were killed in the building to my left. now we spoke to locals about those murders. some of them were blaming foreigners for those attacks. the majority of all the migrant

workers working in this area have left. there is a police investigation over those murders. but the comments by some of the locals here is an indication of how tense the situation is. now it seems to be relatively calm across the city. today we're hearing corpse that this were some looting of foreign businesses by locals in the north of the city. we're also hearing that migrant areas in that area have asked for police protection. the government has come out and called for calm, and the police force is monitoring the situation in areas they call hot spots. >> zimbabwe celebrating 35 years of independence from british colonial war. it's president has been accused of rigging elections open operation high unemployment and

soaring infliction is a worry for many zimbabweens. >> 35 years of independence from british alcohol colonial rule. now they look back at what went wrong in the country's economy. the country would things seemed to go south. in 1997 things just took a turn for the worse. now they're wondering 35 years on if they have freedom and independence. they wonder about economic freedom. people don't have jobs, and they say let's be proud of 35 years

of independence, but there are many challenges. >> a somali member of parliament has been shot dead. al-shabab fighters are claiming responsibility for the drive-by shooting in mogadishu. the politician is the ninth mp to be killed by al-shabab in just the past year. themembers of the former ruling family are accused of escaping abroad with stolen cash diamonds and others valuables, and many believe not enough is being done to track down the much-needed assets. from tunis we have reports. >> reporter: the private school is on prime property. relatives of the former president wanted to build a shopping center here. the school's principal kept it open despite financial pressure and threats of imprisonment.

he said that they also asked for a chunk of the profits from other education projects. >> i told him that there is a demand for university. he said, okay, but it has to be split 50/50. >> no one really knows how much money the former ruling family got away with, estimates range between $2 billion and $11 billion. tunisia said that some of the cash is in hundreds of bank accounts in switzerlands. tunisians were given insight into their luxury lifestyle when some of their things were auctioned off. during the revolution since family members of the former president escaped the country by boat taking with them money diamonds and gold. tunisians have mixed feelings

about what should happen to the former ruling family, but most agree something needs to be done to get those stolen assets back. >> after more than four years of investigations only around $24 million has been recovered. >> not so many countries are really willing to use the united nationss convention against corruption in order to help recover the money. as you know, they use different means of driving the action. you have so many screen companies, one behind the other. >> for many tunisians, they didn't just steal from the country, they also took people's sense of dignity. the reality is that the school children will probably be adults

before all the assets are recovered, if they ever are. al jazeera. tunis. >> a teenager has been killed after police fired on protesters in in the indian-administered kashmir. a student's family said that he was shot whale in police custody. the police confronted stone-throwing demonstrateors over recalls of a leader. on the u.s. border of texas the arrest of a drugs cartel leader sparked fire fights between gang members police and soldiers. guatemala's legal system has a reputation for being one of the worst in latin america. prosecutions are low. corruption and efficiency and impunity those are high along

with high levels, drug gang levels and overcrowded prisons. but many believe that traditional laws are the answer. >> reporter: desperate, last year a long-term colleague persuaded her to cosign an $8,000 loan, but her co-worker defaulted, now she owes more than she can afford. but rather than hire a lawyer, she decided to take her case here to the indigenous mayor's office. >> i spoke to a lot of people, and they told me that the people who make decisions here are not influenced by money and bribes. they say that they treat everybody the same. they're very straight. >> after hearing both sides of the story and reviewing documents, officials rule in delia's favor and order her name from the creditor's list.

hers is more than a dozen cases that will be looked at today. for centuries after the arrival of the spanish guatemala's native community continue to practice their own form of law. in 1960 civil war broke out and the government clapped down on mayan traditions. it was only when the peace accords were signed 36 years later that their justice system made a comeback. the peace agreement brought with it guarantees to recognize the right of indigenous communities to manage their own affairs. since then, mayan law has been slowly spreading throughout communities like this. outsiders often associate mayan justice with the rise of public lynches of indigenous communities since the civil war. but many say that it's creating a power vacuum caused by a failure of power system, and it is a way of avoiding mob

violence. mayan justice relies on values and consensus among community leaders to settle conflicts and resolve crimes. reparations, community service and family participation are some of the ingredients used in the punishment of offenders as well reintegration into society. and while the leaders who work here don't receive a salary, they say serving their people keeps them motivated. >> our vision is to look beyond the present towards the future. the work we're doing does not just help us know but teaches our children how to give back to the community. this is how we hope to strengthen mayan law. >> with more than 2,000 hundred cases resolved last year, it is inspiring other mayan leaders and offering hope for more peaceful communities. david mercer, al jazeera, guatemala. conga's president said

colombia's president said that his patience with farc rebels is running thin. 11 soldiers were killed on wednesday. pictures suggest that they were killed while they slept. >> many of farc here the national outcry. don't be deaf to us colombians who are clamoring to end the war. our patience is running out. we have to set time frames for these peace process. if you want peace you must show it with deed, and not words. >> britain's foreign minister said that argentina is starting legal action over the falkland islands has been outrageous piece of bullying. the argentinian government said that it is theirs along with any oil found by three british and two american exploration companies who have been taken to court. britain went to war with argentina in is the 82 in the falkland islanders have remained

british. a warship playing a key role in united states history has set sail again today--at least a replica. using 18th century woodworking techniques the vessel will take her maiden voyage across the atlantic ocean. >> reporter: the day of departure has finally arrived. 55 crew volunteers are making final preparations for her maiden voyage, recalling the crossing more than 200 years ago when it bared a message for washington. that the french would help to

defeat the british, which is exactly what they did in a series of battle of naval blockades. >> lafayette is well-known. he's a household name even if people are not sure what he did. that gives us an in, in that we have this attachment to lafayette as a brand and that gives us fresh ground to have a fresh splash. >> you can bring that history back to a lot of people who have forgotten of it. >> history is what you make of it. we can make a big deal that france helped to free our nation as an independent company. >> i'm happy because i'm sure i am on on the best ship in the world today. with a good crew and exceptional mission. >> they have a huge mission planned. there will be an aerial fly pass to see her off. this departure. this maiden voyage has been more than two decades in the making.

17 years it took to put her together using 18th century ship-building methods. her time has finally come. >> that is beautiful. a reminder you can keep up to day with all the news you see here today on our website www.aljazeera.com. a.com. prediction that cyber attacks of far greater scale could be around the corner. will americans confidence in the economy be more closely tied to cyber security lus, unlocking medical mysteries in cuba. and forget dropping a check in the mail, $5 billion just this year instantly transferred hands by a social media platforms. what it means for you and the banks.