the muslim brotherhood calls for an uprising in egypt after security forces kill 13 of its members. you are watching al jazeera, here in doha. also coming up europe's leaders say there'll be no more negotiations with greece on a bailout until sunday's referendum is over the u.n. tries to get aid into yemen - 21 million in need of help most of them children risking arrest - celebrating

gay marriages ruling by the u.s. supreme court in china. first to egypt, where the muslim brotherhood is calling for a revolt. 13 muslim brotherhood leaders were killed in a cairo apartment by security forces. the victim's families say they were unarmed and killed in cold blood. >> reporter: as the dead were taken from the scene in cairo, the families say their loved ones were killed in cold blood, they were taken into custody earlier in the day. >> translation: they fingerprinted them when they were alive. they were hit in the head chest and side with multiple bullets. >> reporter: it was said that

the muslim brotherhood were arrested because they were plotting terror accounts. muslim brotherhood denies the account and said they were leaders of a family support group. >> translation: i blame the killing on abdul fatah al-sisi, and everyone that authorised and supported him. i hope they taste the same losing their loved ones. >> reporter: the military coup that toppled mohamed mursi, the muslim brotherhood became the main enemy, and designated a terrorist organization. thousands of leaders, members and supporters have been killed arrested, gaoled and sentenced to death, including mohamed mursi. other government proponents have been arrested or gone missing. the government's intolerance is harder. after the killing of a top posterior. the egyptian cabinet approved new laws to face what president abdul fatah al-sisi called terrorism. [ ♪♪ ] >> reporter: one of egypt's biggest security threats is in

the sinai, a place the prime minister said is in a state of war. groups became known as province of sinai, and has sworn allegiance to i.s.i.l. it carried out a devastating attack on security forces on wednesday, more than 100 people reportedly killed. the egyptian military has an ongoing security operation in sinai. it has demolished hundreds of homes on the border with gaza and israel to create a buffer zone and create smuggling. this added names from many that they are marginalized and treated as second class citizens. the government's policy is getting tighter and across the country. egypt's humans rights record was never known to be great. things deteriorated since abdul fatah al-sisi took power, many hoped his victory would follow parliamentary elections and a

transition to democracy. this never happened. there has been a clampdown on private and state media with independent and dissenting voices taken off the air. 44,000 prisoners remain in egyptian gaols, this includes 48 journalistsment the judiciary handed out mass death sentences with hundreds on death row, including the ousted democratically elected president mohamed mursi. a senior lecturer in the study of muslim world in kings college said most chance want stability. the argument of the government will be that it is, you know, a matter of national security interest, and retaining a degree of stability that enables it to address what i think is still very much on the minds of the people, and, is, indeed, an improvement of their living circumstances. i get the impression that the

appetite for drastic changes to the political system are really taking a back seat at the moment. i think there is a danger, indeed, that on the fringes people will, indeed, feel always a confirmation that violence is the only way to take on a government that is at present not exactly eager to fulfil the democratization process to its complete end, and with a muslim brotherhood that is legalist. there is a danger of that within organizations that sort of have chosen to operate within this system. there might be elements that sort of give up on the option, and trade recourse to more extremist ways of introducing their political agendas. >> european finance minister rejected talks on a bailout for greece until after the national referendum on sunday. greeks will vote on whether to accept or reject a range of spending cuts and tax increases

demanded by creditors. hundreds of pensioners have been lining up outside banks in athens to withdraw cash. there are strict controls, pensioners are only allowed to withdraw 120 euros for the week. barnaby phillips says greeks are split on how to vote in the referred up. >> europe's leaders made it clear they will not deal with the greek government until after the referendum. there's no trust. and negotiations came to a stand still. it's an open secret that the majority of europe's leaders hope that the process will result in a yes vote, and the overthrow of the syriza government, the resignation of alexis tsipras. i don't know if they'll get their wish or not. public opinion in this country is split, and the political mood is very volatile. an opinion poll came out on thursday morning showing a narrow lead to the yes vote, but alexis tsipras and his government will campaign hard

over the next 48 hours trying to convince the greek people to vote no. meanwhile, on thursday morning long queues of pensioners at the bank. these are the older people that don't necessary have bank cards and don't forget what an emotive issue pensions and pensioners as a group are are in the context of the whole greek crisis. these are not the kind of images that the greek government would want you to see on the tv screens in the days before a important referendum. . >> the greek deputy interior minister said some political groups want to remove the governing syriza from power. >> we have made a number of important concessions. many of them painful for us. last monday, they have said to us your proposals are a good

basis for discussions, and then they presented us an ultimatum. not only that, they refused to increase the liquidity of our banks, and pushed us to close the banks with holy day banks, and created by this way a climate of terror in greece. that does not allow the calm expression of the political will. this is psychological warfare. it is not nationalistic issue, i'm giving you an example. when we have chancellor of austria making a statement for us, five minutes later the minister of finance, who belongs to the same coalition, he is a conservative whereas the chancellor is social democrat, he is making an inflammatory statement. practically the subdivision is not national lines, it is along political lines a vision of social europe, versus a vision of neo-liberal.

europe of austerity. in greece we are becoming the mirror of the future of europe, because two different visions of europe oppose each other. we have a battle here, it's not just a battle for greece, but a battle for europe. . >> at least 34 people died after a ferry capsized in the feel beans, happening off the -- philippines, happening off a port. we are following developments from manila. >> ferry boats travel between the islands in of the philippines >> reporter: ferry boats travel between the islands in of the philippines carrying hundreds of passengers. this stretch of water is known to have been rough. there has been similar accidents in the same area in the past. a survivor said the water were calm when they left port. when they were further out at sea, and away from the coastline, the boat suddenly tilted, losing its balance and capsizing.

local authorities are doing all they can to help the survivors. the captain of the boat is in custody. and the coast guard will launch an investigation. an afghan court overturned sentences to four men for their part in a mob killing of a woman. they'll serve 20 years. she was attacked at a shrine after being falsely accused of burning the koran, she was stoned to death, run over by a car and set on fire. the manager of the shrine has been acquitted. >> the world food program says that badly needed food has not gloat to yemen. the emergency has been raised to as high as possible. we have this report. >> reporter: this young girl is

inconsolable. shocked by what happened to the homes in her neighbourhood, houses that hours ago were still standing. "why do they do this?" she asks through her tears. in yemen devastation is the norm. >> the situation in yemen is critical, especially for children who are the most vulnerable groups. >> a collective trauma, physical and emotional, that grows by the day. >> we don't have any protection environment to live in. they feel scared, really insecure. >> hundreds died since the start of the fighting. some from wounds, treatable if only they had access to better health care. the crisis here, says this nurse, is worse because of fuel shortage, because children do not have access to transportation and can't get to

the hospital when they need. in this shelter for the displaced boys and girls recite the koran, praying for an end to a war bringing more misery upon them. like the shortage of water in a country running out of the precious resource. and a spike in child malnutrition rates for a population already without enough food. a situation so dire the u.n. warns yemen could be on the verge of a famine. the misery is difficult to see, and hard to miss. the pain in their eyes is easy to recognise as the bruises and burns on their bodies. then, there are the others. their youthful appearance hiding a suffering no one their age should endure.

still to come on the show live in vienna where it's all smiles from iran's for instance but no sign of a break through at the nuclear talks. plus empty airports and empty hotels - tunisia set to lose millions because of the massacre in sousse.

welcome back. let's recap the headlines in al jazeera. the muslim brotherhood is calling for a revolt against the

chan have government. 13 members killed in a cairo apartment by security forces families say they were unarmed. the european finance minister rejected talks for a bailout for greece. they'll vote on whether to accept or reject a range of cuts and tax rises recommended the world food program warns badly needed aid is not getting through it yemen. half the country is in need of food supplies. the u.n.'s level of emergency to the highest. a spokesperson at the world food program appeals to all sides for the vital shipments to be let through. the sending of humanitarian aid is difficult. in and around aden, it's very challenging, because either the roads are inaccessible, or

because there's infrastructure damage. in addition to the insecurities and the fighting that is happening on the grounds. we attempted more than two or three times to send big ships carrying food and fuel to the port of aden, but the security situation in the port area itself have forced the ships to back off and return to international waters. we don't know what exactly is happening when it comes to who is backing who. there are sounds of bullets and fire shots, and in the end the decisions of the captain, whether it's safe enough for the ship to dock and be able to off-load its supplies. it is not getting to aid. it is extremely difficult. you know, all parties to the conflict have an obligation to provide humanitarian aid workers, and the ships being supplied to dock. we are trying to get around that

using wooden boats to offload the cargo in the middle of the sea and take it to aden. it is not a solution, we are talking about thousands of tonnes of food and equipment. it's not a permanent solution. we appeal to all parties on the ground to allow the aid to pass to the people of yemen. many are severely insecure. they are hungry. the syrian observatory for human rights for human rights says more than 5,000 were killed in syria last month, it's the second highest toll since the fighting began, according to the activist group. a third of the victims were civilians, many killed in air strikes. activists say dozens have been killed in residential areas. now to vienna where diplomats are trying to hammer out a deal with iran on the nuclear programme.

diplomatic editor is follows the moves, are they close to a decision. >> a lot of senior bods coming to vienna in the last couple of hours, including the u.k. foreign secretary philip hammond. let me tell you what he said - we are making progress, but no breakthrough moment. in the last half our, the e.u. high representatives freeder eka mogherini, and we expect the french foreign minister the german foreign minister and chine haes foreign minister in the coming hours, trying to push on the details of this. this is supposed to be fine legal and watertight. there are some sticking points. where do the iranians stand. earlier on we saw the foreign minister on the ball secondy

here, from a long distance i shout the add him and asked if he was confident he replied "i have to be hopeful and he denied reports that he'd return to train. there's important developments in tehran the haffed of the international atomic energy agency is there. they are crucial, they'll police a deal if done in vienna and sticking points for example going to any site will they go to military sites, and the question of iran's past activity on developing its nuclear programme. lots of unanswered questions from the i.a.e.a. some say if iran does not come clean how will you trust it with a deal in the future. james bays from vienna. the u.s. pentagon doesn't anticipate giving up its naval base at guantanamo bay, despite the historical announcement to open cuban and american embassies, closing the

guantanamo bay detention camp was a campaign promise in 2008. cuba's government insists the u.s. take steps to hand over the naval base. >> we'll find new ways to cooperate with cuba. i have been clear that we'll continue to have serious differences. including america's enduring support for universal values like freedom of speech and assembly, the ability to access information. we will not hesitate to speak out when we see actions contradicting those values. . >> new figures reveal 1500 iraqis were killed by armed conflict in june. many victims of ethnic and sectarian violence. we have more from baghdad, a city once famous for its mixed communities. >> reporter: on the riverbank in modern day baghdad an ancient ritual. these minority - flowing water

is sacred to them. about 75,000 were in iraq before the war. now there are fewer than 25,000. >> during 2006 and 2007, a lot were forced to leave because of random sectarians killings, we couldn't worship or go to work. sometimes on the basis of identity cards they'd kill us. >> hamad was one of the last of what was once hundreds of silver smiths in baghdad. he too plans to leave the country. >> minorities are afraid. they have no tribes to protect them. they are always considered an easy target. 90% of immigration is due to the security situation. >> baghdad, the second biggest city in the arab world, for centuries was a magnet for minorities, bringing skills and fostering tolerance. >> baghdad was and is known for its multicultural identity.

and by tracking baghdad you attack the heart of the new iraq. and the new iraq cannot survive without diversity. >> this is one of baghdad's oldest churches, built in 1843. the neighbourhood is part of a commercial district known as the arab market. the church next to it is crumbling. these are traditional neighbourhoods, where you can make a living selling cold water. this person grew up here and remembers the jewish and christian families by name. >> some muslims married jewish women. in this neighbourhood there were muslims, jews, and there was no difference between us. most christians left for another neighbourhood and left the

country. down the street is an entrance to a jewish school. it was essentially abandoned, used by the jewish community up to the 1970s. at one point baghdad was a third jewish. that community has essentially disappeared. the number of christians is dwindling. it's the same with iraq's other minorities. their role here in danger of becoming a memory, held by fewer and fewer iraqis. the u.s. department of justice is investigating price fixing at some of the biggest u.s. airlines. investigators have asked for information on seat numbers and other booking details to see if there's collusion to keep fares hive. american airlines, delta, contonnental holdings and others control 80% of the domestic market. officials investigating the crash in taiwan in february

suspect it was caused by pilot error. 140 died after a plane went down in typi. an earlier investigation found the pilot stalled the remaining engine. the engine was capable of providing power to the aircraft. the aviation safety council says the pilot failed to pass a flight simulator test in may last year tunisian police repeated eight people suspected of involvement in the attack in sousse. 38 were killed when a gunman opened fire at a police resort. hundreds of police are patrolling the areas as tunisia tries to stop the industry crumbling, hashem ahelbarra is in the capital. >> reporter: more police men and soldiers are expected to patrol

tunisia's beaches. their task is to prevent attacks on tourists, like the one that killed 38 people in the coastal city of sousse. the worst in tunisia's modern history. but hotel owners and travel agents are already seeing what could be the long-term impact of the attack. tourists have cancelled their holiday plans, and those already in the country are cutting their stay short. >> tourism will face the crisis following an attack on the hotel. in sousse alone, tourism creates 20,000 job opportunities, hotel businesses will not boom. now they'll suffer. >> reporter: the prime minister visited the island, one of tunisia's top tourist destinations. his top priority is to win tourist's trusts and ordered the army to join the police in securing hotels and beaches. tourism generates almost $2 billion a year. >> the immediate impact will be strong.

after the attacks we saw the decline in tourism industries, tourists coming in, tourism receipts by 20%. we reckon that another 30% decline is likely so that all together for the whole year in terms of revenues, you can see minus 50%, 2014, it's a shock to the industry, no doubt about it. >> that's about $1 billion in losses. tunisia is a poor country, rich in cultural sites and natural beauty. it relies heavily on its tourists. tunisians have been campaigning to reassure tourists that their country is a safe place to visit. after the recent attacks in sousse and here, tunis, it's a difficult task now, in china, two women have held a ceremony to announce

an informal marriage. they say they were motivated by last week's u.s. supreme court ruling to validate gay marriage there. adrian brown reports from beijing. >> reporter: in many countries two girls in wedding dresses would not normally turn heads. in china it amounts to an open display of defiance. this was a publicity stun inspired by last week's u.s. supreme court ruling. such unions are yet to be legalized here. the couple exchanged vows and put on wedding rings. it was a celebration, rather than a ceremony. the setting was the bag room of a beijing restaurant. such events happened before, but the two brides say the timing of this ceremony made it significant. >> china, all the people celebrate the supreme court in the u.s. yes. they celebrate the gay manner is

legal in the u.s. china - what is going on? nothing lee was expecting trouble, but in what may have been a deliberate move, there were no police to be scene. earlier this year she pent a month in detention for her activism on behalf of women's rights. >> china's government regards the campaign for same-sex marriage as another unwanted foreign fluence, which is why it passed a law that many fear could lead to a clampdown in cyber space. china is a difficult place to be gay. sigma and discrimination continue. attitudes among the young are changing fast. could gay marriage happen in china? >> maybe 30 years later, yes. 30 years later, who yeses. >> reporter: you'll keep trying. >> yes, keep trying yes. >> reporter: this was not an

historic day, but a milestone in the campaign for gay rights if you want to get more on the stories we are following on al jazeera. head to the website. you can see the front page there, it's updated around the clock, four hours a day. aljazeera.com is the address. >> sky high air fares did the air industry conspire to drive ticket prices through the roof. >> a ferry disaster leaves dozens dead in asia. the search for survivors and the race against the clock. >> the supreme court has spoken pop not everyone is listening. the state that is still refusing to recognize same-sex marriages.