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a week long humanitarian truce in yemen. the aid deliveries allowed through until friday. >> this is al jazeera, live from london. coming up. politicians submit new plans to meet lenders demand as pro-european demonstrators take to the streets. >> former saudi foreign minister prince faisal who spent 40 years in the job has died. we are not going to sit at the negotiating table forever.
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>> kerry warns the u.s. will not be rushed into a deal with iran. tough issues stand in their way. >> ut united nations broke a ceasefire in yemen. a humanitarian truce will go into force on tuesday. the aim to get aid to civilians facing a growing humanitarian crisis. 80% of yemenis, 21 million people are in need of emergency help. the u.n. envoy hinted at the truce as he left the capital. he's been holding talks in an attempt to end three months of fighting. more than 3,000 have been killed in the conflict. over a million displaced.
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>> there'll need to be confidence boosting measures to build to a sustainable and long-term ceasefire. what we are talking about is an unconditional humanitarian pause. we look forward to the parties respecting the pause, as we have said here for weeks on end, the people of yemen serve this. the situation is getting worse by the day. >> peter salisbury is a journalist and analyst. whatever agreement has been brokered. it's unlikely to include a smaller local group still fighting. >> the problem is that the main belligerence in the conflict is the houthis alongside loyalists of the president ali abdullah saleh, the former president, they are fighting against local groups who a little contact with
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the government in exile and do not take instructions from them. and the saudis bombing yemenment it's not clear whether the saudis and collision partners are on board. there's no agreement in terms of local groups against the hughedies, at this moment in time there's an announcement of a ceasefire. it's unclear whether everyone is on board, and it's worth bearing in mind houthis fought throughout the pause, the ceasefire, and the saudis bombed the targets. >> in other development, the leader of al qaeda's branch made sa teach since taking over. he is calling for fresh attacks on the united states. in a siddio he wants all al qaeda members to gather scords.
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he took over killed in a drone strike. in other top stories. greece submitted a fresh plan hoping to give europe a third bail out. including 300 million of cuts and an increase in luxury tax. the reform. simon mcgregor-wood has the latest from athens. >> reporter: greeks who want to stay in the euro took to the square on thursday. they are the majority. what price to they pay for a deal. all day the greek government w, most are predicting more austerity. despite that the politicians stuck to their tone. >> after two failed bailouts, we don't want to add a third,
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bailout of tough austerity suffering, deprivation of the greek people, which will not give prospect in the country. >> reporter: what if greek hopes some debt will be written off, a so-called hair cut. angela merkel appears to be taking a hard line. >> i said a classic hair cut is out of the question for me. that has not changed between yesterday and today. >> away from the political posturing the greek economy is grinding to a halt. the weary lines are a reality, it goes deeper. take the olive business, one of greece's biggest. it keeps the rural economy ticking over. greece is the third largest producer in the world. hard times are worse by the bank closures. this olive grove a few miles outside of athens is typical of tens of thousands of
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producers making up the heart of the greek olive oil is industry, and these people are hit by the banking closure, many losing faith in the banking system and are demanding cash for their crops. >> this man runs a medium sized olive oil company and says suspicion of the banks and reliance on cash gives his business another month. after that, who knows. i think they'll have a deal. not a good deal. it will be like an oxygen. a deal is oxygen. it will be worse. >> long gone is the you for ya of a no vote, replaced with real anxiety, and a fear that the economy is on the point of collapse. greece is approaching a defining moment history, in which the economic pain is likely to get worse before it gets better. jonah hull is live in the greek
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capital athens. . >> the greek government has het its midlike deadline for the submission of detail austerity proposals to the euro group in brussels which the government hopes will show a third bailout agree by leaders in brussels. three days lay ahead to determine the future to determine whether greece gets the vital aid to stave off the penalty of catastrophe. two key questions, whether proposal are deemed to be adequate for the loans, and relubilityance. we'll have to wait and see. the second question is vital - the question of trust, badly
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eroded under the government and since the everywhered um on sunday. can the greeks they'll want to know in brussels be taken at their word to carry out reforms, where they have not done so in the past. fll be a vote to determine that -- there'll be a vote to determine that whether to pass the proposal or give alexis tsipras a strong hand in negotiations in the vital days ahead. former saudi arabia foreign minister prince faisal died. his death coming two months after he was replaced after 40 years in the job. >> reporter: he was the world's longest serving foreign minister. his career spanning 40 years. and he has seen the world change global leaders come and go, including his own, serving under four saudi kings, advancing the foreign policy, especially after the attacks of 9/11.
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15 out of the 19 hijackers were known to be saudi. he was part of saudi arabia's effort to lessen iran's effort in the region, including the conflict in syria, where saudi arabia is supporting the rebel groups. iran has been backing the government of bashar al-assad. as a foreign minister of an important political and u.s. ally, he was reported to have been well liked and respected in diplomatic levels. and described as a charismatic leader willing to talk to reporters. he faced health problems. in the last few years, despite suffering back pain, faisal maintained his challenging role. as foreign minister he has been quoted in expressing regret that a palestinian state never took place. faisal's position was subordinate to the king, who was the final say. after king abdullah's death.
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there was a new monarch. he was foreign minister when a collision was held in yemen. in weeks he was replaced. bringing an end to an extraordinary career. the u.s. secretary of state threatened to walk away from the iran nuclear talks if suf decisions are not made soon. john kerry said major world powers should not be rushed into a deal. but should stay at the table for as long as is necessary. james bays has more from the talks in vienna. >> the six countries meeting to discuss iran. john kerry came out to brief the
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reporters. >> we are here we believe we are making real progress towards a comprehensive deal. as i have said many times, and as i discussed with president obama last night, we are not going to sit at the negotiating table forever. we also recognise that we shouldn't get up and leave simply because the clock strikes midnight. his iranian counterpart did not come down to meet the press, when he appeared i tried to get his comment. >> do you think you'll get a deal in the end. >> i wouldn't be here if i didn't think that. >> why would i be here if i didn't think that. >> earlier optimism about the prospect of a deal had come from russia, where iranian president hassan rouhani is a guest at a summit organised by vladimir
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putin. his foren minister is there. one of the key players in the talks. >> based on the principle of taking consecutive and mutual decisions, we are on the verge of meeting not an intermediate but a final and comprehensive agreement. it is within reach. >> the reason the u.s. and western partners were pushing hard for a deal was because of u.s. legislation. it says the u.s. congress gets 30 days to examine the deal. as long as it done. >> that happens. it doubles to 60 days another deadline missed as the intense meetings continue in this luxury hotel. >> coming up.
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welcome back. you're with al jazeera, a recap. top stories, the united nations announced an unconditional ceasefire in yemen, which will go into force on friday. the truce is meant to allow for the delivery of urgent aid for civilians in need. greece submitted a fresh plan it hopes will be enough to convince
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europe to give it a third bail out. and rices on income and a luxury tax. and u.s. secretary of state john kerry insists negotiations for a new iran nuclear deal will not be rushed and that the process is not open-ended. foreign ministers have been locked in negotiations in vienna to finalise a deal that will be presented to the u.s. congress. >> in other new, israel says two of its citizen are being held in the gaza strip, one by hamas. an ethiopian man is believed to have crossed into the gaza strip last year according to israeli sources, he assist held against his will. hamas says it doesn't know anything about it. paul brennan
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reports. september 7th last year, a man was seen climbing a border fence, disappearing into the territory of gaza.
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10 months later, it's not clear if he's there. we are here to support the family the israeli government should answer questions: we hope to get more information and details. it's been revealed a second israeli is missing in gaza. >> the circumstances of the disappearance are different, indeed to that of the abduction of gilad shalit in 2006. it presents a headache. and, indeed for hamas two. coming as it does on the first anniversary, and indeed at a time when hamas is israel poured to enter a period. calm. last months. it turned violence.
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charges were dropped. some questioned whether the disappearance would have been treated differently if he had been a white israeli, for the moment the mood is calm. whether it stays calm depends on how this develops in the coming days. >> let's get the view from gaza where hamas is tight lined. >> a curious vasion here in gaza, one with very few answers. al jazeera reached out to a senior hamas spokesman and asked him whether hamas was holding one or both. the answer was no extent. in the back of that is one near since the bombardment of the gaza strip.
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it has been marked by a store moany in the centers of the city. >> it's a large replica of a tang. in the hand of that fist or are hanging three dog tags. one bearing the name of an israeli soldiers believed to have been killed during the conflict, but whose remains are believed here in gaza. the other two, they are only question marks. leading moan to spokulate that they represent the two missing citizens. the numbers fleeing syria is 4 million, making it the biggest crisis.
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7.5 are displaced inside syria. >> former president mohamed mursi is calling for a security situation into the security in egypt. lawyers say the killing of judges, lawyers and violence in sinai warrant an investigation. a lawyer told al jazeera what actions they hope the security council will take. we hope what they do is look at the requests and make findings and pronouncements. that would be an important symbol and send out a symbol at this crisis point. and they can take other action including looking at diplomatically isolating cc and sanctions to ensure that the situation is improved. drastically. >> south sudan marks four years of independence. but celebrations have been
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tampered by ongoing violence and the threat of famine. the parade in juba was attended by thousands. the president used it to blame rebels for a war persisting since 2013. with violence from both sides many south sudan say they have nothing to celebrate, they are trying to stay alive. >> this person was fetching firewood, ambushed by government soldiers, stabbed multiple times before rescued and airlifted to this red cross center. the brother says the security situation is not what he expected when he celebrated
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independence from sudan four years ago. >> if you get independence, but are dying, you can't be happy. how can i celebrate. >> at another health center, not toot far away this girl has a checkout. she is days old, and wants her child to grow up in peace. >> i want the two sides to come together, so that our children can have a good future. >> there's relative calm. many are poor and displaced. they receive humanitarian help. a few aid agencies have trouble getting supplies from the capital city. these people can go home with nothing. some have walked for hours to get to the distribution center. most have been displaced, where fighting is still going on. opposition leaders have been travelling across the continent in shuttle diplomacy, before
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talks aimed at the conflict begins. the rebel leader is committed to the peace process. i'm hopeful that peace will come. if he quits - if he designs this, you know, normally if you look into the history of wars, the president that causes a war. it's never the person who brings about peace as in government controlled areas, life is tough for everywhere here. food prices doubled. tough restrictions at the border crossing. many are cautiously hoping that this time around the talks will bring them lasting peace
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hundreds of supporters of a christian politician clashed with lebanon's army in the capital beirut. protesters are angry with the sunni prime minister. who they say is marginalizing. one group of demonstrators broke through an army barrier, injuring personnel. lebanon has been without a president since last may. >> pope francis called on bolivians to care for the poor and work harder to ease tensions. the argentine born head of the church made the comments during the second leg of a latin american tour. >> roman catholics from all over the nation travelled to santa cruz. to see and here the pope. >> the pope's blessing is for all of us. so we are able to work with the pope's messages. >> reporter: the pope is seeking
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to heal river between the people and its spanish conquerers. also years of ties between the church and the left-wing government. it was not so long ago, that the president labelled catholicism as an instrument of domination. the argentine's happy that it as brought the church and state toot. >> the expectation we have as crittions is to have a better world. >> in plifia the pope is urging the world not to view profit early as material wealth. warping it causes conflict and suffering. it's a message he repeated.
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>> transaction have asked in the town where the srebrenica massacre took place, carrying the coffins of 136 newly identified victims, the remains arrived at cemetery where they are to be buried. it marks an anniversary of the death of 8,000 men and boys. victims have been found in mass graves, far from where they were murdered. >> youth leaders, indigenous indian tribes gathered in washington d.c. it has been organised by the white house and to promote heath and cultural issues. tom ackerman was there. >> reporter: the native american teenagers came from 275 tribes
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across the united states. proud of their heritage and convinced it remains relevant. i gave a speech telling native youth that no matter where it came from the background their environment, they can be where they want to be. >> to teach young children leadership kills to bring to the communities. it's interesting to see what others are doing in their communities, and take some of those things back to mine. >> at the first ever tribal youth gathering, the obama group announced more money would be donated to education and health services. the government is required by treaty to provide those services. but falls short. >> we are working on turning controls of schools back to tribes and providing resources to get the job done. >> reporter: on too many reservations a sense of hopelessness is driving a spate of youth suicide. a rate twice the national
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average. this year alone on the pine ridge sioux, 11 people have killed themselves 176 attempted suicide. at a senate hearing, experts reported anti-suicide campaigns are turning to traditional approaches beginning at an early age. >> they had less impulsive behaviour. less substance, drug addiction and suicidal idiation. it's a long-term effect. >> look at all of you. n on this occasion the president's wife delivered the most stirring words of encouragement. >> i believe in you. i can't wait to see everything you all will achieve for your generation, and generations to come. >> for more than two centuries, the tribes herd much. this generation expect the
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