syrian opposition groups meet in saudi arabia in a new potential push for peace. you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also coming up in the program. >> you have no choice. some donald trump causes outrage by calling for a ban on muslims entering the united states. the separatist movement that once led to a civil war in nigeria gains new momentum.

red alert, china issues the highest possible warning for pollution in pay ginning for the first time-- beijing for the first time a meeting between syria's opposition groups is due to get underway in the saudi arabia capital. they will discuss ways to over come their differences before potential talks with the syrian government. in support of the syrian regime, iran has criticised the meeting saying it will hurt the peace process under a plan agreed by last month, both sides of the syrian conflict should hold negotiations by 1 january. those talks should be followed by elections in 18 months, but the deal doesn't specify where syrian president bashar al-assad fits in. his future is one of the main issues dividing the opposition. >> reporter: they have fought together on the front lines when

faced with an offensive from the syrian government and its allies, but apart from that the political and armed opposition lack a unified command and have different visions for the future of syria. now they need to come together as international peace efforts gain momentum. saudi arabia is hosting a gathering to unite the opposition ahead of possible talks with the syrian government. world and regional powers who recently met in vienna agreed that peace talks and the political process should begin but there was no agreement on president bashar al-assad's role in that process. that is one of the issues facing the opposition. >> the majority in the opposition has maintained that bashar al-assad is part of the problem and there would be no change, no solution unless he gets out. there are some members of the opposition who are based in damascus and they are - you

know, under the influence of the regime. >> reporter: on the ground armed groups don't share similar ideologies and one of the most powerful forces, al-nusra front, won't be attending. it has been designated as a terrorist organization. syrian politicians have urged al-nusra to disassociate itself from al-qaeda. so far it hasn't, but its allies on the battle field will be attending the meetings into saudi arabia. >> everything is going to be all right in riyadh meeting. some of the groups are going to try to distance themselves from al-nusra. that won't be easy to do, but that could affect al-nusra in the sense that there might be a split in the group >> reporter: even if the opposition speak with one voice, some in the delegation may not be acceptable to russia. russia doesn't want to negotiate

with groups like certain groups and wants them added on a terrorist list. they are the backbone of the armed rebellion. there are realities on the ground that could cause further conflict. already there is a split following the decision by saudi arabia not to invite the largest kurdish group, the democratic union party, pyd, it's armed wing pyg and the democratic forces, who are partners in the forces against i.s.i.l. turkey a backer of the opposition considers them terrorists. they're now holding a separate meeting in syria's north-eastern province. the alliances in this conflict are a complicated maze. there is no clear way through as this new diplomatic attempt gets underway in saudi arabia > keep the kurds from the table could hamper the peace. >> that faction is called the democratic union party pyd and it has a military wing that goes

by the ypg. that's the military wing of the democratic union party. that group is fighting i.s.i.l. within syria. they've controlled large territory north of syria. they were not invited to riyadh for two reasonings, i think. firstly, turkey the main backer for the syrian coalition based here in istanbul say the party is a terrorist group with links to the kurdish party, the pkk, which of course is fighting the syrian state for the last 30 years. the syrian opposition opposition accused that group of carrying out atrocities and ethnic cleansing in areas they liberated from i.s.i.l. that's the background, i think, for not inviting them, but the fact that they are a force on the ground fighting i.s.i.l., they are backed by the united states.

the americans gave them even more, a ruling of large parts. they're quite significant. it is a big deal, i think, and could poseuture problems for the syrian opposition, also for the regional countries as well iraq is warning turkey that it must withdraw its forces stationed near mosul on tuesday. russia's with requested that the u.n. council meeting over the issue. ankara sells it won't send more soldiers but it stopped short of ordering a withdrawal. turkey says it's a routine deployment to train fighters against i.s.i.l. >> reporter: the deadline is coming to an end. what are the options for the prime minister. he is not going to go to war with it you are key despite the fact that one politician has said to him that's exactly what they need to do. they need to bomb these troops. that's unlikely to happen. what else can he do? he can go to the u.n. security

council which is what he has threatened. russia will be doing exactly that, going to the u.n. security council to talk about the turkish role this is syria and in iraq. now, the real keep person here is the man who invited these troops in, the governor of mosul. he said to turkey, please, i need help and in training my militia can you come in. he says that baghdad knew about this, he cleared this with the ministry of defense. he has been very quiet. he hasn't said anything since this whole spat between ankara and baghdad began. he hasn't given any media interviews and it is unlikely that he will be because of the controversy surrounding this. the prime minister has bitten off quite a lot at the moment. he has used very strong words against ankara who have said they won't send in many more troops but they won't withdraw the troops already there. let's see what happens in the next coming few hours. will ankara decide that they are

going to withdraw their troops and if they don't, what will iraq do next? the leading republican presidential hopeful donald trump is calling for a ban on muslims entering the u.s. his comments at a campaign rally were condemned including leading figures within his own party. obama is sending his top advisers to meet muslim communities to reassure them that their religion isn't being targeted. >> reporter: the u.s. secretary of homeland security at this mosque to send a message to the muslim community they are not the enemy, but in annex clue sieve interview with al jazeera he admits islam aphobia is on the rise in the u.s. and there is growing concern about the potential for a violent back lash. >> we've seen incidents already. i heard about incidents in the meeting i just had here that were just horrible.

so i am concerned. >> reporter: one reason is comments from presidential candidates like donald trump who is calling for all muslims to be banned from entering the united states. the chief imam here says he believes islam aphobia in the u.s. is the worst it has ever been. he says it was worst than it was after the september 11 attacks. his says it's muslim children who are paying the price because many of them are being bullied. >> what i'm worried about, this kind of talk is impacting the average american who does not know us, where the children go to the same school as our children >> reporter: at presidential candidate paul is pushing the bill to stop the immigration from 34 countries, all muslim majority countries except one. the spokesman says that proves it isn't profiling. >> because the country is on the list shows that we're not. it may not fit your logic, but my logic is if you have a

country on there where there are no muslims, it is not just based on muslims. >> reporter: at the mosque where they've increased security, there is growing concern but also hope. >> some people have said the same people about the jewish community before, some people have said the same thing about president kennedy, can he be trusted? where is his loyalty? america had went through that before. america is going through this now. we will overcome. >> reporter: a hope for an end to the politics of fear, but one that apparently won't be realized in this election cycle nigeria's government is accusing the leader of a separatist movement of terrorism. an independent state called biafra in the south east of the country is wanted.

it xraetd in the 1960s in which many died. >> reporter: the last time people from eastern nigeria tried to breakaway and form an independent country called biafra, it had a civil war between 1967 and 1970. a small number of people are now trying again. their leader has been imprisoned and charged with criminal con spur conspiracy. he says the new government, a muslim from the north, things are getting worse for south easternors. >> the south is mainly christian and the north is muslims. we are not together. we are being marginalised. if you come down here you don't have good roads, but in universities, after no job.

>> reporter: the imprisoned without trial has sparked protests. >> reporter: have there have been several protests like this to call for the release of the man. several people have been killed and injured. the government has defied three court orders to release him his supporters say. >> reporter: nigeria is one country. because of biafra before they said it was dead and buried, and if you look at the leader from that part of the country, they're not part of this. >> reporter: human rights activists say they're worried about the government's handle of the protests. >> the government said is democrats and the signs of a democracy is aa rule of law, independent of judiciary

>> reporter: these protesters say they won't stop demanding nigeria's break up >> we're doing everything we can to legally recognise biafra and we will continue to do so >> reporter: the independence movement doesn't represent the entire south east, a region of more than 12 million people. complaints of neglect do exist but they can be expressed by not splitting up the country still to come on al jazeera more than eight million people are in need of emergency aid one of ethiopia's worst droughts in 30 years. turning the art world on its head, the surprising winners of the u.k.'s most prestigious modern art prize.

hello again. a reminder of the top stories. meeting between syria's opposition groups is getting underway in the saudi arabia dn capital. they will discuss ways to overcome their deferences and form a united front ahead of daubs with the syrian government. iraq is warning turkey that it will draw its forces stationed near mosul. russia has called a u.n. council meeting over the issue. turkey says the soldiers are on a routine mission. presidential hopeful donald trump is calling for a ban of muslims entering the u.s. his comments at a campaign rally were condemned including from leading figures within his own party. more than eight million people in ethiopia are in need of

emergency aid according to the united nations. part of the country are experiencing one of the worst droughts in 30 years. >> reporter: this woman appeared her children struggle and is perhaps proof that climate change hits the world' poorest people the hardest. she says she and her eight children are awaiting to receive humanitarian aid. the hot winds of el nino have generated over the pacific ocean the effects of which scientists say are being made worse by global warming have destroyed this year's harvest in parts of ethiopia. the u.n. says there are 8.2 million people like her who need emergency aid. it says that figure could rise to 15 million in coming months. >> translation: we have nothing this year. we have no plan. it's up to god. after the harvest failed, the men and children who were strong enough left to find work. >> reporter: the government has

allocated 192 million dollars, but the echt n says 600 million may be needed. international donors have been slow to respond. the u.n. says around 350 thousand children are expected to require treatment for malnutrition. ethiopia has plenty of water. this is the worst draught to hit some areas of ethiopia since the 1980s, but it's important to recognise that this country has vast water resources. this is the lake. the surface area of that water covers around 440 square kilometres. the problem is the lack of irregistration infrastructure to get that water to - irrigation to get water to the areas. farmers near the lake pump water from a stream into their fields >> translation: it's difficult for us because the pump is small and the pipes keep breaking.

>> reporter: aid agencies say irrigation investment has been slow because projects such as drilling bore holes is expensive. the government says it's trying to get water to the worst affected areas >> translation: we're trying to reach every farmer giving them access to water for irrigation by using other methods such as rainwater harvesting. some projects are supported by donors. >> reporter: around 80% of the country is approximately 96 million people work in agriculture. farming generates around 40% of the country's gdp. with such limited access to water, millions of people like this woman can only hope that next year there's a lot more rain beijing has issued its first ever red alert for air pollution. it is the highest possible warning level.

schools have been advised to stay closed and private cars are banned from the street. some construction sites and coal-powered industries have been ordered to stop work until thursday. >> reporter: beijing really feels very much like a city under siege. the enemy, if you like, is all around you, as you can see, another bad pollution day here in beijing. so bad that the government felt compelled to introduce a red alert, the first time they've ever done this. this time a week ago the second highest tier of warning was in force, orange. the pollution then was twice as bad as it is today which has led many people to question why this red alert has now been enforced. i would re i think one of the reasons is this, the government wants to be seen to be doing something. it wants to be proactive. what that means is this, kindergartens and middle schools have been closed, work on

construction sites has come to a halt. traffic is being restricted to alternate days depending on odd or even number plates. the government says these restrictions will stay in force for at least another three days when strong winds, it's hoped, will blow all this muck away u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon has warned of consequences if a new deal on climate change is not reached. a document has to be finalised by the states attending the summit in paris. it is hoped the agreement will reduce global warming by cutting depends on fossil fuels which produce greenhouse gasses. >> translation: a climate cat catastrophe is close. it is calling for a transformative agreement, an agreement opening the way for long-term peace, stability and prosperity. the decisions you make here in

paris will reverberat down through the ages. the eyes are on you. people want to know that the leaders, you, have their interests at heart of those of their children the american rock band that was performing during last month's paris attacks have made an emotional appearance at a u2 concert. some fans were draped in french flags at monday's concert in paris where security has been heightened as france is under state of emergency. the coordinated attacks in the french capital killed 130 people. most of them at the bataclan concert hall where the eagles of death metal had been playing. venezuela's opposition party say they will use their new majority in parliament to push through an amnesty law to free jailed political activists. the coalition of center right party has won more than twice the number of seats as the

socialists in sunday's election. the latin american editor reports. >> reporter: the people of venezuela woke to calm after an electoral storm that has profoundly changed this oil-rich nation. it is change that many in this neighborhood say they are betting on. >> translation: with the national assembly in the hand of the opposition, if chagas was still in power, things wouldn't have deteriorated like this. >> translation: i don't have running water in my house. no money for food or for clotteds for the-- clotteds for children clothes for children. >> reporter: 24 hours the tally hadn't been confirmed. but the opposition announced it had won a stunning two-thirds majority. the wave of anger expressed against the government at the poll has been the political

tsunami. now people are telling us the real issue is how will this impact their lives and what will it take to reverse the country's economic meltdown. newly elected opposition deep tease say the economy and an amnesty for jailed politicians who they regard as political prisoners will be their first priorities when the new assembly convenes on 5 january. >> translation: the disaster these people have created is such that we have to start working right now on the agenda, that we will present to the nation. >> reporter: whatever their plans, they will need resistance. the president insists that what he calls the counter revolution has only won a temporary battle. back in this rubbish-infested neighborhood shall people are more interested in the pace of economic recovery. >> translation: we all know venezuela is dependent on oil and that the price is still

dropping. >> reporter: nevertheless, he says giving the opposition a vote of confidence is at least a start brazil's congress will meet on tuesday to discuss whether president dilma rousseff should be removed from paris. a special commission will vote on whether it will go to impeachment. this report from the capital. >> reporter: this is the presidential palace. on monday president dilma rousseff said if the impeachment proceedings are going to progress, she wants them to progress quickly. she says right now she has enough support to block it. this is her concern. the congress is about to go on a recess. it would last for a few days before christmas until early january.

it could give her rivals enough time to garner support both within congress and within the streets. >> translation: in an economic and political crisis like the one the country is going through, i believe it is important that the congress is convened. >> reporter: the quest to impeach the president is dominating media coverage. on this magazine cover the man leading the effort and the president, the words frustration and revenge as the government focuses on political infighting, the country is in the midst of a depression and people are suffering. >> translation: this is the worst crisis in the last few years. the people are dispointed with the politicians. >> translation: we are in a volatile moment. there is no foreign investment and that stops the country >> reporter: on tuesday a committee will be formed to explore impeachment proceedings against the president. she is accused of misusing money from state banks to fill in budget gaps. the man behind this crisis is a

speaker of the lower house eduardo and he has faced some political trouble of his own. a general prosecutor said he hid the existence of swiss bank accounts, something that he denies, and now there are calls for his ouster. also on tuesday law makers could determine his fate brittain's most prestigious prize for art has been given. >> reporter: architecture, psycholo psychology, opera and fashion. these were the pieces nominated for the u.k.'s top contemporary art award. an unusual line-up even by turner price standard. the ones that really stood out for the judges.

>> translation: 2013 winner is. assembly. >> reporter: assemble, a group of 14 designers and mostly unqualified architects who together transformed a street of derelict houses in liverpool turning them into affordable homes for the community. they don't consider themselves artists. unsure to accept the nomination and they it is a shock. this was a surprise to all of us. the last six months has been kind of super surreal experience. it's allowed us to have the opportunity to start something, gram by workshop which we really hope will live on for a very, very, very long time. >> reporter: the collective are socially engaged and i found them a very rare find in the art

world. on show is a replica of their workshop showing products used in the liverpool renovations. they're also available on line. so for $12 you can own an original tile made by a turner prize winner. pretty cheap considering this prize can transform careers, turning unknown artists into multi million airs. one former winner, damien hirst is the world's richest living artist. they have won big >> there couldn't have been another winner, really. they were spot on. first of all, they're thinking about social issues, political issues. they're using art for one of the main reasons that it exists. it's not about painting pretty vases of flowers or about kittens playing with balls of wool. it is about speaking to people. >> reporter: in awarding a design collective, this prize will shake up the art world, but it shows the best of what art

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