tv Weekend News Al Jazeera August 2, 2015 7:00am-7:31am EDT
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protists in south-eastern turkey against government air tricks on the p.k.k. hello, i'm adrian finegan, this is al jazeera live from doha. also on the programme - fighting for drol of yemen's main port. another night, another try for migrants to get to britain from their camp in france. and a report finds that a third of medals won by athletes over a decade could be tainted by drugs.
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two soldiers have been killed in what is thought to have been a suicide bombing at at police station in eastern turkey. a truck packed with explosive was rammed into the building. 24 have been injurds. the perform kk has been -- p.k.k. has been blamed for the attack. the violence increased after the turkish government began air strikes against separatists. kurds have been protesting against the air strikes. police fired water canon and tear gas to break up a rally in turkey's city crowds gathered outside the pro-kurdish h.d.p. party officers, politicians called for a resumption of peace talks with the p.k.k. more from zeina khodr, on the turkey syria bored erm.
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>> attacks have been continuing, there has been numerous incidents, 22 soldiers and police men killed. the latest incidents really signals an escalation because according to the governor of agriprovince, in the east of the country, a suicide bomber barked an agricultural vehicle outside an army base, and detonated the explosives, killing two army soldiers, and wounding 24 others. the governor blames the p.k.k., but there has been no claim of responsibility. these tacks continue, turkey, for its part, keeping up the pressure on the p.k.k., targetting bases both in northern iraq and on turkish soil. as the ongoing campaign against the p.k.k. causing tensions between the turkish government and the kurdish population, they
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have been taking to the streets, denounlsing the air strikes, urging the turkish government, saying violence is not going to solve this issue. the pro-kurdish party, the h.d.p. accusing turkey they focus the campaign on the p.k.k. turkey denies this saying they are targetting two terrorist organizations and we heard the turkish president say there could be no resumption of peace talks unless the attacks stop. upsurge in violence and increasing tensions in turkey. >> 7 are dead and dozens injurds in bomb attacks in yemen, there has been fighting in aden. houthi rebels were driven out of the city by anti-houthi forces weeks ago. local fighters, supporters of the exiled president have been advancing on the down, trying to
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secure areas around the city to prevent further attacks a saudi civilian has been killed by shelling in a border town yemen's vice president is looking at damage inside aiden. he's also the prime minister and is the highest ranking official to return to aden since the government is forced into exile in march. more than 4,000 have been killed since the saudi-led coalition began a bombing campaign four months ago what happened in aden is inconceivable crimes, residence will never forget the screens, on behalf of the yemeni government i renew an invitation for the u.n. envoy to fist. >> the visit comes as the world food program delivers aid in aden. 80% of yemen's 24 million population is in need of aim. we were in aden as supplies arrived.
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here is his report. >> this is aid delivered at the qatari airport unloaded by locals here. behind me to the right, you will see the passenger terminal of aden international airport. when we arrived a few months ago the sign read enter, peace and security. two things that millions wish they had more than anything. because an impoverished country, beleaguered by war meaning some estimates put it over 80% of the population in need of control of humanitarian aid. look at the control tower of the airport. the sheer destruction that has been inflicted in the battle for the strategic city. around we see the armed men, those fighters loyal to president ali abdullah saleh,
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they are not in uniform. many have not picked up a gun. there has been reinforcements, particularly special forces which we have seen, that we understand belongs to the g.e.c. coalition, supporting the government by request of president abd-rabbu mansour hadi, trying to establish a security in aden for the government to return with an outlook to hopefully, as far as they are concerned, spread their authority in aden and the rest of the country, they are in control of aden airport, the situation is fluid, it's turbulence, and that's why it the aircraft that come to deliver, they are staying on the ground, the plane, to unload the cargo before it takes off. there's still shelling and mortar attacks sporadically taking place. the u.s. secretary of state
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met egypt'sdeprirns as they work on patching up diplomatic relations. john kerry will meet the president, abdul fatah al-sisi. egypt's a key u.s. ally, ties were strained in 2013, when the army overthrew president mohamed mursi. in his talks kerry will address the threat of armed troops in the sinai peninsula, and the ongoing fight against i.s.i.l. in the region. >> in the last few days, this is something i know you'll wanted to talk about, turkey has come to the table. i know there are always concerns about what that means, but i can assure you the activities are clear and delineated, and we can discuss that in the course of the morning. it is vital for us to focus on the question of all violent extremist groups, because it goes to the question of stability frt middle east the retrial of three al
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jazeera journalists has been postponed for a second time after the egyptian court was dismourned. peter greste was deported to australia. mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr were released on bail after 400 days in prison. peter greste said the delay a frustrating. the lives of no one involved in this can move on until we get the verdict. everything hinges on that day. for me it defines how my life works, what my career is. particularly for mohammed badr and mohamed fadel fahmy, on that day after the verdict, they walk away as free men or go back into prison, that makes it impossible for anyone to look beyond that point. it really defines everything, to be in a position where you say goodbye to your wife and kids as mohammed badr did earlier today,
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not knowing if you would go back and see them at the end of the day or whether you would go back into prison, that makes it a tough way to live. to have another adjournment, i think, is difficult. i was talking to them on skype as we watched it, and for them too, the whole family, i guess, it's tough, as i said, everyone is built up to this moment. it's been a long fight, and it's been a fight engaging everyone, everyone's energy, it's sucked out all of the time that anyone in the family has had over the past 18 months. and so we all thought it would be over today. we all thought that we would know what the situation was, and at least be able to plan and move on with our lives. it has not happened. again, this delay is difficult for us all. we are taking you live to cairo where are john kerry is giving a press conference with
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the egypt foreign minister. let's listen. [ speaking foreign language ] as you noticed someone was translating john kerry's words into arabic. we'll try to sort that out and come back a little later here on al jazeera. in the meantime, a senior general has been killed in a rocket attack in burundi's capital. general adolf was a former intelligence security chief and
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close ally of president pierre nkurunziza. his death a week after the president won a controversial third term, despite weeks of violent opposition. i spoke with moses, who is a journalist with the east african newspaper. he says that he was seen as an enforcer of the president's policies. last year, until then, when he was removed from his office of as the intelligence chief. after that, he was playing a critical role and was well-known and well-known in foiling the coup in may. they had played a critical role and was accused by the civil society organizations and protesters in relation to killing them.
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of protistors and civil society organizations. he may be having a hand in those killing of the italian nuns last year. these are allegations made by the opposition in the civil society organization. as well as the protesters. after pierre nkurunziza was announced as candidate a u.n. peacekeeper has been shot dead in central african republic, a spokesman for the u.n. says the soldiers was attacked on a mission to arrest a wanted person. several others have been wounded, violence began after rebels overthrew the president in 2013 still to come on the programme - it's been described as the unreported hollow cost. how roma families suffer in silence through the nazi
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>> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the sound bites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making bay of bengal, bringing floods g our world what it is. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". only on al jazeera america. we'll have another go at listening in to john kerry's press conference with egypt's foreign minister. better late than never. a frank and candid discussion, john kerry said he had with the foreign minister. he said, for his part, that they discussed joint interests, human rights and democracy. kerry says the u.s. and egypt agreed to explore expanding
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security arrangements opportunities. >>..leading them to violence and extremism. we have to have an open dialogue, which is in this press conference, and also mr sukri (translated) and important to keep the balance between the right of people to express the view, and participate in these peaceful political operation. so the our fight is - it's between the authority and these people. these apply to every nation, and the element of trust, and should increase the element of trust. mr foreign ministers of egypt,
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we have reviewed the agreement of egypt regarding the deal between iran, with iran - regarding the nuclear deal, and also we support the egyptian spread of the nuclear weapons. and that is iran is part of some of the operations which is causing the instability in the region. but - so i will travel today to the gulf state, and i will discuss with the foreign minister in doha many issues, specially the security in the region, without any doubt, this plan with iran will be concentrating on, and we will
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view the situation and make sure that the stability in the region, and to date the organization between egypt and the united states is not only relationship which is based on the interests. concerning the opportunities available. which will lead to the possibility and stability. and also i'd like to congratulate my colleague and egyptian people about the success on the completion, the launch of the swiss project which will please the investment and create more jobs, which is being discussed today. as said, we will continue our dialogue regarding the trade. and i'm very happy that american
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ambassador whom we will help during the discussions will come to an agreement, and we'll have confidence and will be represented by higher representative, discussing it in more details. and in a bigger way. me and the minister, you know, talked about the election, parliament elections, free elections, and this is - we will be very happy if they could achieve this issue. we should lead to democracy, and without a doubt it will help to create a peace in egypt, and should have been complete and
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respect the freedom of all the egyptians. this conference which took place today, regarding the security issues and other aspects, and we - we - our aim and the need of the egyptian for life, for the rest of life and democracy. and the united states and its government, and administration will support the egyptian people in this aspect. and then we would like to see what they can do in relation to the transition in a moment for the - in egypt. and we are very happy to have been here. i would like to thank john for his work.
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of this dialogue, and we have agreed that this strategic dialogue becomes principle which took place every two years between the two countries. d and we will address, and if there is any development which needs an immediate meeting, which will - and also would like to express the importance of the the continuation of this dialogue and discussion and coordination regarding the - both countries concerned, and their position and the nature of this relationship, which has an effect on the - the original conditions and international conditions. and these dialogue will be
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available, the content of this dialogue will be available to all of you. so the meeting will be every two years, unless there is a need for an urgent one. >> thank you for attending this dialogue, and we wish you well. this meeting should have taken a level of the foreign ministry and the possession issue. you know, is that why the delay of this dialogue - between the two countries, but we do see some of the administration which
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seem to be interfering in the affairs of egypt. in the days of unrest in the region. mr kelly, during this dialogue, how did you confirm the differences and how did you address it. you know, the - in one hand the aid, and taking with the other hand. this question. this question reflect many issues. this reflect a lot of things. things.
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olympics will start to test the water was rio that will be serving as the waterways for olympics 2016. >> with the famous sugar loaf mountain in the background, this ..to a very good relationship. which is displayed especially in the military cooperation between egypt and the united states. the other equipment and goods against terrorism, and the increase of border cooperations, and also additional training any united states will be participating in it, will be different training which would be offered to the security and
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military forces of egypt. there's a lot of engagement since we discussed to date. even the economical side of it. it was a state, a director aid to egypt. and so many business people came in, business people coming into egypt, conducting a - and we are interested in this, and we are very much interested in it. also, the increased amount - also the yate - we have to help
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with the energy. there was too many cooperation between the united states and egypt when we have discussed all these issues, and the united states has expressed concern of some challenges regarding the human light, especially when it comes to terrorism. we are very clear that our support for helping egypt against terrorism. there was also big cooperation between egypt and the united states before. which will show that we have an interest in supporting the egypt
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in viewing the transitional period, and the economical transit. and those - the need of working together in order for the fight against terrorism and regardless if it's something to do - if it comes from the borders of libya or other borders, or the - all those terrorist group, which is part of d.a.e.s.h., which we are confronting. so we are working to build up this relationship. it must be very important, and we maintain that and we have the same which is peaceful, peace,
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democracy and stability. for egypt. scpfrl also that including stability in the region, and the fight against terrorism. i would like to confirm what has taken place in this dialogue, it was positive, expressing the relationship between egypt and the united states. we cannot describe the big differences, there are other issues which is natural that we have agreed on, this is obviously the united states interest and they have to express their concern and egypt
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when it comes to the aspect in the region. we are aware of this region, and we discuss it clearly and frankly with our friends, as long as it achieved common interest, and we should not derive from the glood relation which is between the two countries. you know, we should have a common view and ideas in the cop rights and relationship which is concerning the situation, in
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order to confront the changes affecting the united states and region and other parts of the world. there might have been been some of the decisioning, the reactions of those making the decisions in the united states. but we do not - have not said those conditions in that period, in just the way it is dealt with. with its partners, concerning the future and it's policy, especially what the egyptian government should have been the
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