this is al jazeera. hello. welcome to the newshour. with the top stories on al jazeera. standing together, several of saudi arabia's alleys back riyadh in taking diplomatic action against iran. sectarian tensions flare in iraq talking two sunni mosques near baghdad. sweden and denmark reintroduced border controls to stem the flow of refugees. chinese stocks collapse on the opening day of business in the new year, triggering an

automatic suspension of trading. is. two gulf states have taken steps to back saturday e arabia in its dispute with iran. bahrain says it has tut ties while the iae. saudi arabia has announced it's cutting commercial ties with tehran. it had served diplomatic links after demonstrators set fire to the embassy in tehran. they were protesting against the execution of a dissident shia cleric. >> saudi diplomats on their way home from iran with their families transitting here at dubai airport. as they were evacuated came similar action by some of the kingdom's alleys among them, bahrain after two days of

demonstrations by protesters from its shia muslim majority. the gulf states closely al tloishingd saudi arabia of blatant and dangerous interference in arab countries and support for terrorism. the actions followed the arson attack at the saudi embassy in tehran. saudi arabia accused tehran of doing nothing to prevent it. a war of words is escalating. >> we are determined not to allow iran to undermine our security we were determined not to let iran mobilize or create or establish terrorist cells in our country or in the countries of our alleys. >> translator: unfortunately, the government of saudi arabia has an interest in escalating tensions in the region. in receipt years, it has certain measures and followed policies in line with that. shia people right across the

middle east have been demonstrating after the execution of the cleric and 46 others including al-qaeda preacher were accused of plotting attacks, targeting civilians and security forces. saudi arabia is adamant he got a fair trial. it's not the first time diplomatic relations have been cut but there are fears it could cause more violence. >> the sunni dominated area is at the lowest point. we could witness further escalation of what has happened favorite 24 hours pours gasoline on a raging fire. >> in an incident in a village in eastern saudi where peek are mourning the death. the official saudi press agency reported one man had been killed and a child was injured. al nima's brother said he was told the cleric will be buried in an undisclosed location, a move that could cause more

protests. andrew simmons, al jazeera. >> let's cross over to al jazeera's diplomatic editor james bays joining us from new york. before we get to any reaction from the united neighborhoods i am reading here. this is according to rioters, that saudi arabia is saying it is going to cut flights, trades with iran as well as ban visits. so this seems to be much more than a war of words at this point. what is the united nations secretary general say, if anything? >> well, we know for a very long time, relations between iran and saudi have been strained. they are clearly at the very lowest point they have been for some considerable time now. diplomats here deeply concerned. we have had a statement from the u.n. secretary general not on the deteriorating diplomatic links but on earlier developments. he said he was deeply dismayed by the 47 executions in saudi arabia including that of shake

nima and also he said he dmrord the attack on the saudi embassy in tehran. so, the statement from ban kk e moon there we will have to watch in the coming reaction, the cutting of ties between the two countries and ties between iran and some of saudi's closest alleys, a statement from the secretary general, i am sure, very likely in the coming hours when his spokesman gives his daily news conference. we met get some reaction from the security councilmez, too, because this is causing deep concern. how much concern is there james when it comes to regional implications and the regional wars going on? >> is whether you look at the situation between saudi and iran, this is about as bad as it can get in terms of their relationship between the two countries. i don't think you are going to see a direct war between these two countries, at least everyone is hoping that these countries are countries already as you say

involved in regional wars. pretty important players in conflicts like the one in yes, ma'am yemen and the one in syria. let's remember that in both of these places there could be a new effort to bring peace to the people who continue to suffer, both in syria and in yemen. in yemen, bretalks in december they were hoping to regroup and start again. >> true truce has also end he had. this is going to go back to full military operations. iran also important in yemen because it has some leverage over the houthis who are fighting the saudi-backed coalition. similar situation in syria. there, of course, both iran and saudi have influence on the ground with different fighting groups on the ground. remember, iran, the biggest

backer in many ways of the regime of bashar al-assad. everyone had hoped here at the united nations that there may be a new possibility to get an opening with regard to peace, to get all of the groups in syria around the table. they even set a date of 25th of january in generva for those talks to take place. the reason they thought this time they could get everyone around the table to actually discuss things properly was for the first time, they had invited all of the key international actors and regional players to sit around a table. they were hear couple of weeks ago in new york, to push this process, and among those around the table, iran and saudi arabia. if there is another meeting of that international group, i wonder whether those two countries will attend is i think it puts president piece efforts in some considerable do you not . >> i am i will ask this for the time being. thank you very much, james bays reporting from the united nations in new york. we will cross over to the assistant secretary general for

foreign affairs with the gulf cooperation council joining us from riyadh. thanks for being with us on the newshour. so we will talk talk about regional implications and a couple of the points my colleague, james bays was just raising a moment ago. but first, let me ask you this: will other gcc countries follow suit after bahrain saying it's cut ties completely with tehran and the uae is saying it's do downgrading it's relationship? what are you hearing? >> two or three days ago, there have been confrontations among member states on exactly this point. probably saw the statement issued yesterday the all member states expressed first the condemnation of the attacks but that they stand shoulder to

shoulder with saudi arabia against the interference. what start of action exactly statements by bahrain and uae and other countries. i think very few current trees will be able to keep quiet it shows two things of great concern to us and everybody, should be everybody else. the first one president rhouhadi, the outside world sees of iran may not have the capacity or the to for those calling shots. the militia, the kroudz that attack -- but let me just give

the second point. >> all right. >> the second point which is also alarming is that there are some folks in iran, it seems, have taken the nuclear deal as a license to continue business as usual. is escalating interference in syria and in yemen. >> okay. here is the thing. you speak of concern. at a time execution, the demonstration. doesn't it concern you at all? >> the effects and how we need those. each countries has its own standards about human rights. they are free to express their

views. and others. >> a number of countries calling on saudi arabia and iran to reduce tensions including germany. there is france, china, russia. russia also reportedly offering to act as an intermediatiary to help settle this dispute between iran and saudi arabia. would saudi arabia be prepared to accept that intermediatiary help? >> i think misguided, misguiding to equate between the attitudes of saudi arabia and iran. saudi arabia has had iranian missions here for decades. not even a single attack. two different things for iran getting out of control where there are those who are medaling in nabors' affairs, supporting terrorism outside iran as we

saw. aw saudi arabia has not engaged in any of that. i think it's mostly towards iran. >> lets me ask you about -- not the first time the diplomatic ties have been cut. do you see a restoration of ties in the short-term future or the long-term future between saudi arabia and iran? if iran stops supporting terrorism i think everything is possible. the signing of the nuclear deal, escalation by iran and about what you might see you more sanctions. serving is just one of them. how [this affect region unanimousinglnal? what i mplications does it have

especially on the war in syria and the war in yemen. i think all of the countries in the region have an obligation to stop meddling by iran and support for terrorism. it should be the responsibility of the rest of the world. in our discussions with the united states, we notice we see eye to eye with the united states on the need to deal with iran's destalizing activities, continuing support for terrorism continuing to build ballistic missiles to us and the alleys of the united states. >> all right. we thank you very much for joining us from riyadh. >> thank you for having me. >> now, let's cross over to iran and speak to the journalist with the english language newspaper, a public indication linked to the supreme leader. good to have you with us on the newshour. i am sure you heard my guest

speaking from riyadh just a minute ago and the fact is, is that ba rain has cut glomat i can ties with iran as well as sudan. the uae downgraded ties with the country. did iran expect this backlash and so soon? it was going to happen today or tomorrow. this is the natural outcome of what's been going on syria, iraq and now in yemen, but make no mistake. there is no love lost between the iranians and the saudis. nobody is going to miss it here because everything that has happened to iran over the past 35 years ago is all because of the negative and anti-policies of the saudi government and its regional alleys. i am telling you with 100% confiderence that everybody is now cheering up. they are extremely happy not to have any kind of diplomatic

relations but as you just mentioned. >> right but what about diplomatic recess. what about the diplomatic relations with those countries. >> it shouldn't have happened. >> what will iran do next? >> iran will continue to support the government of syria. iran will continue to support the government of iraq in the war against terrorism and extremism and iran blames the saudi government for, you know, all of the support, general support of the so-called moderates in this these countries. we believe it is the house of asud that is behind everything that is going on in the middle east and we just don't care if they have cut off their diplomatic relations. i want to give you one example. >> what if they say -- >> attacks last year. >> let me ask you this: you say you don't care about saudi arabia but when russia comes out

and says that the attacks on diplomatic missions can never be used as a former protest, does iran care when russia says that? >> absolutely. you are right. it was ugly and against international law. the iranian government condemned that these people, these thugs do not represent anyone in this country, let alone the government. we don't support the way they have treated them. >> that's not right answer to this situation. as i mentioned. the saudi's killed pilgrims. we did not sever ties. now a couple of windows have been broken by some thugs, they have decided to sever ties which translates it is the house of saud and it's mignons that seek sectarian violence and tensions in the middle east and not iran. ramble welcome did dialogue. iran will listen to russia. iran will listen to the european alleys and work out this, you

know, this mess that iran did not play any role in. >> when it comes to the regional wars we have been talking about that, there is meant to be peace taushingz. will iran set is at the table? >> iran will welcome any kind of dialogue that is going to resolve the ongoing mess in the middle east it these are our nabors. if iran burns, it's syria and iraq burns, the fight will catch up with the saudis, too. they should clear their act and listen to some, you know, rational mindset in the capital because iran does not seek violence and confrontation that

tension is the right day forward. is so many people have been killed. let's forget our egos and listen to our con shenings, listen to international law and resolve these problems. >> we thank you for joining us on the newshour. thank you very much. here is what's coming up next. the mystery deepens in hong kong following the disappearance from a worker from a controversial bookshop. can u.s. gun law be prepared for a showdown with the president on tighter firearms control. >> i have mad tour -- matured, hopefully gotten a little bit smaller as well. >> djokovic tells al jazeera about the key to his enduring

success. is .2 sunni mosques have been attacked in baghdad. no one has claimed responsibility for the attacks. al jazeera's ibrahim has more from baghdad. one of them to the north. in the neighborhood. the iraqi prime minister said today or condemned today in a very brief statement tut on his page on facebook, this event, and he said to see those who made this relevant a criminal group. he said in his statement that he made an order to iraq security forces in the province to chase those people describing them, they are trying to hit the iraqi national unity. what has happened a desperate

attempt. some groups are trying yemensi forces in the group of aden. expected to start in two hours' time and will last until early tuesday morning. the announcement followed an emergency meeting of the city's security community. is an improvised explosive device in the sheva farms. there are no reports of casualties. hezbollah has claimed responsibility. israel responded with shelling along the border. the u.n.'s special rapateur has resigned, who has been in the role since june 2014 says israel has continually failed to grant him access to the territories he

was is smoedz to monitor. he said the efforts to help palestinians has been frustrated every step of the way. he said he is concerned with the human rights violations. is hours as identity checks from denmark, decide to reduce the asylum seekers. 91,000 refugees have passed through german and denmark. denmark's prime minister said his country's position is in response to the swedish move. >> it's pretty obvious we are in a situation you will see more and more countries force into introducing temporary internal border control. this is something we need to

take very seriously because it will have a negative impact on prosperity. i am a true briefly in the freedom of movement. this is not a happy moment at all. >> dominic kane has this update from berlin. >> the news that the danish government and the swedish government have decided to impose possible controls at their borders can be seen as a threat to others. that's the view portrayed by some across europe. it is a system that allows crossing borders without showing pass supports and to go through some sort of control and in 2015, this became a major issue with the influx of the german term, refugees or migrants. certainly we know a million my grants, refugees, came to the european union by land and by

sea in 2015. we have heard from the german government today that the spokesperson for the chancellor has said that what german understands that member states must take decisions which are in their own best interests. they also believe that only an eu-wide solution have look affected. we know on the one hand there are many member states now who are concerned about the security of their borders but equally, there are member states who say that this is a fundamental element of the rights of european citizens. it's certainly something that these decisions, both in sweden and in denmark, will be discussed at forthcoming eu sum missed of that we can be sure. >> in afghanistan, a suicide bomber and a car blew himself up at a police checkpoint near the kabul's airport. it happened close to where a taliban suicide bomber killed a person and wounded 33 others

last week. there tried to storm a building but were stopped by afghan security forces. fighters then took over a house next door as victoria gatenby reports. is near the indian consult ate in the northern city of asharif. the government tried to enter but failed. afghan army commanders say they are hiding in a house in a nearby street and at least one civilian has been wounded oassue our countrymen they will eliminate all insurgents. >> indiar has long supported afghanistan in its to become a stable democracy. both country treed signed a partnership agreement in 2011.

india has given more than $200 million in aid. can gunmen attacked the indian consulate in iraq. in august 2013, nine dies when a son sullate was targeted. the embassy in kabul was attacked inway and 2009. is this cohen insides with the border last week, the head of pakistan es army was in a meeting with. it remains capable of causing chaos. victoria gatenby. al jazeera. >> the gunfight going on for a

third day. the government says the military operation is still on at the ba base. seven indian soldiers and five fighters have died in the assault which started on saturday. india says it has secured all of the major assets at that base. the wake started. it affected mien mien and bangladesh. a new lee constructed building and several other structures were damaged. three people died. dozens more were injured in neighboring bangladesh. >> billions of dollars have been wiped off after the latest signs of economic slowdown in china. china ease stocks plunged by as much as 8%, automatically triggering. those are spreading globally. european and u.s. stock prices

are lower. a china correspondent has more from beijing. >> this was the worst start ever to the trading year on the shanghai and shenzin stock markets, the blue championship index which measures the performance of china, top 300 countries. a new system was being used on monday which was supposed to contain market volatility. so when the markets fell by 5 first trading was halted for 15 minutes but then fell more than 7 percent. a system that was brought in to calm things down actually had the reverse effect. why is the market down? a number of factors. data among those showed manufacturing output had contracted for the 10th consecutive month, also china's currents seen is continuing to weaken is trans there is another important reason. a lot of what china is producing isn't being bought by the rest of the world anymore. demand is slipping because the

economies's we will in the world are slowing. why are they slowing? because china's economy is slowing. it is a vicious circle and then in the middle of all of this, china is carrying out a vast experiment with its economy right now, trying to shift away from heavy industries to an economy that is service-led. but it's going to be a painful transition. monday's performance on the stock markets was a reminder why. is proceed democracy it . the publisher specializes in political books banned in main line china. it is said there is no indication so far that chinese agents are involved in the disappearances. estimat still ahead on the news hour, a dea debt crisis in puerto rico leads people at risk of going hungry. over staying their welcome.

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billions of dollars have been wiped off of the value of stockmarket shares worldwide after the latest signs of economic slowdown in china. chinese stock prices plunged by as much as 8% automatically triggering a suspension in share trading. denmark has introduced temp controls along its border with germany. it comes hours after sweden began identity checks for

travelers from denmark. americans rush to go buy guns and ammunition before an expected crackdown is announced. barack obama says it's too easy for criminals to get a done. he wants to use his presidential power to impose new restrictions. gun enthusiasts are vowing to fight any attempt. sglsht united states, blue ridge arsenal gun range, gun and ammunition sales are up. americans rush to buy firearms before strict new gun regulations are put in place. >> not having, not being able to get it, making people want to the get stuff. >> many are concerned about president barack obamacares

announcement he is meeting with his attorney general, lorret at that lynching to discuss presidential power to impose new restrictions u.u gun sales. what if we tried to stop violence. >> efforts to work with congress stalled following the sandy hook school shooting in 2.012 which killed 26 people, congressional meyers but that effort nailed congress. licensed gun stools like this .1 are required to conduct a background check before a customer buy as gun. some firearms do not require the same scrutiny i think so called a gun show loophole. the national riffle association, the country's largest gunrights group says increased background checks will do little to increase public safety. >> all they want to do is blame

the guns. >> donald trump said owning a gun is a right to bears arms in the u.s. and a constitutionally product right. >> i don't like anything having to do with our second amendment. we have plenty of rules and regulations. there are plenty of things they can do right now. they don't do them. >> it's a view shared by many. it is, that it is nothing more than a power grab from the people that violates u.s. law. >> as a veteran, myself, i raised my right hand to support and defend the constitution from the united states, not dismantle the constitution. so yes, i find am it an affront some would choose to circum vent it. >> i think it's not just the fact the firearms but the government telling them what they can and cannot do or can and cannot have. >> despite opposition, the white house says it's too easy for someone who wants to commit a crime to acquire a gun. that's why presidential actions to make it more difficult are expected to come as early as

this week. new border restrictions to deter refugees, joe nilman is a spokesman for migration. joining us via skype from geneva, thank you for joining us. sweden introducing these new identity checks. what do you understand them to be? >> they are enforcing the law as they have it. we think everything has the right to control their borders. all legal and safe for my grants but for the countries receiving my grants. there is a concern that too many will focus on one or two and overload the social welfare

system. as long as they are re, we will give them space. >> denmark saying it's importancing temporary controls along its border with germany. what does this mean? when what would it mean for the asylum seekers who, for example, lack official documents? >> once you are in a safe country it's harder to move on for different terms or jurisdictions. the problem in roche is if you were to get a sigh lum in any country, is they are probably delaying their eventual return to the country. if someone wants to live in sweden or denmark because they have family there and they are kept from asking for asylum there, that will help for a short term. if they manage to get a sigh lum

in greece or any other country, they could fll. i think governments have come to understand it's a manner of managing if a while i have you with us. the international organization for migration said that 2015, there were more than a million refugees and my grasped who fled to europe by sea or land. what is your the forecast if it's possible for 2016? >> we could report, this morning, it said it was a million just by sea and another 40,000 or so by land. we passed the million mark by sea on the move all over asia right now. could there be again? i would hate to say no, there can't be. we saw this past year how

powerful that flow is. >> we thank you very much for joining us on al jazeera. >> thanks for having me. >> the group demonstrating an order for two farmers to return to jail. they served some jail tile a court ruled their sentences were too lenient and ordered them back to prison. the group says it wants the federal government to stop interfering with the rights of landowners. puerto rico in desperate financial trouble. the island is expected to default on some of its $70,000,000,000 worth of debt on monday. there is a looming food crisis. most food is import. to hem them increase local production four years ago, terror rodriguez opened this

small organic restaurant in san juan. today, her kitchen is busy creating food grown locally mostly by her sister's farm. people are packing the tables. a sustainable farm to table menu and a boost for the local economy. >> what i have seen in these past few years, i want to become a poster child of something that everybody wants on this island, which is to have good food and good farming practices now, leaving san juan heading up to the mountains, the second highest elevation of puerto rico where her sister, daniela is farming, growing organic produce for the restaurant in san juan. >> time is running out. it's either now or never. >> time is running out because is there really a food crisis on the island? >> flu terms of self sustainability, yes. studies show we have enough food to last us two weeks if the ships were to stop coming.

>> two weeks? >> that's including canned food, probably even including dog food. >> seafood, meats and staples mostly come from the u.s. mainland and china. puerto rico's for agricultural is coming along. thing a durlt secretary says they are working toward more local foods being produced. >> we develop an ambition plan where we understand that we can increase the local production from 50% of our consumption to near 25%. >> the government has implemented a plan to redevelop the island's for agricultural sector, that includes providing farmers with subsidies. entrepreneurs like tara and daniela say things are promising but they need more collaboration from the government.

the two sisters are trying to revite like the agriculture of the island. it with the hope that theme here become less dependent upon imports and more ambitious with the soils of puerto rico. robert ray, al jazeera, san juan, puerto rico. >> venzuela's coalition hases chosen an out spoken leader for the national assembly. henry rammots is due to be sworn in on tuesday. aeptd two-thirds majority more. >> today the opposition coalition elected the new president of the national assembly. for many here, he is as seasoned politician and one that they consider venzuela needs at the moment. this is the first time in 16 years the opposition lear in

venzuela will have control of the national assembly. despite being formed by several different faxes, the opposition has vowed to stay together, which is particularly relevant, also, because the supreme court has just ruled forty ledgelators might be blocked from assuming their posts. all 112 will be sworn in. it has reawoken fears that the streets of venzuela could be the stage of the violent clashes that in 2014, 43 people are dead. >> russian food markets have opened for the first time sanctions hitting the tourism real expected to cost the

circumstancish economy billions of dollars. more. >> the sanctions were imposed on turkey following the shooting down of the russian aircraft alleged to have gone into turkish airspace. they reckoned the sanctions are going to cost turkey well over $700 million they provide fresh foot, apples, tomatoes, oranges. >> will have to be replaced. if that wasn't enough, russia is now engaged in a total trade war with crain. this is in retaliation for kiev backing western sanctions against russia. the fair trade agreement is scrapped. imports are up by 6%. bilateral trade is has fallen from 50 billion just to 12 and a half billion. there have been 23 separate

rounds of trilateral talks between russia, crain and brussels. still as far away reaching any sort of compromise or agreements. >> a number of africans leaders have ensured over the past year that they will extends their time in office either by ignoring the constitution or by amending it. as part of our global look-ahead series for 2016, we look at how these efforts to stay in power will affect the future of the continent. mohammed adow reports. >> moments of the results of the elections. he elected as leader. so many were celebrated not just a new president but the hard-won victory against what they fear of dictator ship. >> in october, 2014, a man who

had ruled for years with an iron fist took the constitution. >> am one of the leaders of a plan, we met him outside the country's parliament that was burned down during the protests. >> we knew if we let this guy change the constitution forever, maybe after him, some, his little brother and all of the family going to be at a time power in this country. >> presidents tinkering with the constitution for their own purposes is nothing new in africa. shortly after taking pour in 1986, uganda, the problem of africa in general and uganda in particular is not the people but the leaders who want to stay in

power. yet in 2005, changing the law, allowing him a third term. i met him in 2011. >> do you see yourself retiring any time soon? >> certainly, i will retire. i will retire. sure. >> at the edge of september -- age of 72, he is campaigning for a 5th term in. that will extend his rule to 35 years. sudan's leader has stayed in power. in between, he told al jazeera he will not seek re-election in 2015. >> i am currently serving an office term and will not step down before it comes to an end. at that point, i would have completed 26 years in. >> is that not enough? >> more than enough. more than enough. >> but it wasn't to be. in 2015, he won another five

years in office despite the questionable track record and dire economic realities in sudan. cameroon's president and he can qua torial guinea have both been in power since 1922. the people zimbabwe have not known another leader other than mugabee, even gagami, the man praised for his role after genocide simply joined the leaders to stay on power. in burundi that the fallout from africa's third terminal have been most pronounced. 400 people have been killed and 220,000 displaced in violence since april, last year, when the president announced he would seek a third term. despite violence and threats used against civilians is an indication that burundians and

africans be want a change in leadership. mohammed adow, al jazeera. still ahead on the news hour, in sport, details of yet more problems caused by weather for competitors at the dakar rally. details coming up.

now it's time for sports. >> thank you. 10ition number 1 djokovic has started his new season.

german, djokovic is building up to defend the australian open title he won last year, one of three grand slams he picked up in 2015. the world number 1 has been talking to al jazeera about the keys to his enduring success. >> physically in terms of tennis, i think i am physically stronger. you know, back to back especially with am dominance of federer, it took a lot of effort mentally and physically. you know, there is this well-balanced sense of vision, goal, passion and love towards

what you do because at the end of the day, that's what keeps you going. >> women's number 1 serena williams has pulled out because of a knew knee injury. victoria razaranka looking impressive in a straight sets win at the britain international. the belarusian is setting up a second-round clash with an opponent from roman. a. >> payton manning has proven he can make an impact. coming off of the bench to help the bronc os. he is returning after seven weeks out with a foot injury. manning led denver's rally for 20 crucial second half points on the way to a 27 to 20 win over the san diego chargers. >> means the broncos get a first round. pittsburgh steelers took a wild card game after a 28-12 win over

the cleveland browns. the quarterback ben roethlisberger helped clench the win. the cleveland browns fired their coach and their general manager. >> a group, equally important, that's a tight group. i like the demeanor they took the field. a short field. they didn't blink. they responded appropriately. appreciate that. >> world card games january 9th beat krnings city chiefs waiting for the winner of that game. last season, super bowl champion, the patriots. at that guy sunday, vikings host the seahawks and the green bay packers, and the nba the indiana

hawks. joining the best ever game made 12 straight shots. all seven have a finish, 1-11 and 97 to the nix. south africa fighting back on day 3 of their test match in england, a home team reply to go england's huge innings. the final session just coming to a close. pat the /* soukt africa, 353 for 3. not much play in day 2. james patterson to win the 248. bad weather in argentina has once again hit the dakar rally.

the length of monday's staff is being guaranteeing. stage 1, crashed at least 10 spectators were injured. andy, thank you very much. giants thriving in other ways, discovering the capital jakarta an exclusive in anderson ease i can't, it is a tradition on java aye land. it is made of bamboo bringing

in. it was originally made to represent ancestors. the puppets have evolved to near decorated roles in this muslim community. it is sought after. the inauguration of building, children get a kick out of seeing the puppets walk through the streets. >> a weekend in public holiday. usually on the square, the heart of the old city flanked by cologne y'all buildings where families come. it's a life of color and an alternative to a day out at the mall. >> another five pairs in the square but even with the competition, here we are in the old jakarta tradition for the

puppet owners to make a living. people pay to pose for photos for the puppets. artists say they can earn up to $20 a day. his ambition is to one day make enough money to own at least 10 puppets. i want to take a picture. >> i think it is important to preserve our culture. >> it's the pride people have for these icons at jakarta. that will ensure they keep dancing, entertaining generations to come. florence lee, al jazeera, jakarta. for myself and those here in doha, thanks for watching the newshour. we hand you over to our colleagues in london. barbara sara with you in more

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