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in argentina where these men are saddling up to keep a dangerous tradition alive. >> iran has officially come out from the cold after the e.u. and u.s. agree to lift sanctions against iran under the nuclear deal. president rouhani welcomed the move, describing it as a new chapter which will boost iran's economy. the historic deal was struck in vienna. >> the iranian foreign minister receives a hero's welcome back in tehran. he's just returned from vienna where he pack part in the historic announcement that international sanctions against iran will now be lifted. the president radio tani has been a strong advocate of the negotiations. he heralded the implementation of the deem as a golden day in

the country's history. >> in the nuclear deal, no party has beaten another party. the iranian nation has won. nobody was beaten in the nuclear deal. neither inside the country nor among the countries that negotiated with us, everyone is happy with the agreement exempt the zionists, warmongers, those who provoke divisions among had kills and the u.s. everybody is happy. this deal will bring development and progress, interaction with the world and coordination in our actions. >> throughout the whole process, israel has expressed skepticism about using diplomacy to resolve the iranian nuclear issue. the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, would have preferred to use blunter tools and has consistently made veiled threats about israel taking matters into its own hands. >> it is clear from now on, iran will have more means which it can divert to terror actions in

the region and throughout the world and israel is prepared to deal with any threat. >> israel's opposition to the deal is shared by saudi arabia, which is worried about the rehabilitation of its rival, iran. >> implementation day was an important milestone, but the work of the international atomic energy agency is far from over. in fact, its director is traveling from vienna to iran to have talks about the practical modalities of continuing inspections, and monitoring to ensure that this deal sticks. >> international inspectors will continue to check compliance with the agreement. if they spot any violations, international sanctions against iran will immediately snap back into place. with so much at stake, all sides will want to ensure that does not happen. al jazeera, vienna.

american journalist was freed from a iranian prison. he was released along with four our iranian americans as part of a prisoner swap with the u.s. they are due to return home in the coming hours. in exchange, the u.s. freed seven iranians accused or convicted of violating sanctions on iran. we are joint live from washington. first, looking at rouhanis speech an our ago, what was the take away message? >> i think it was a very jump beat speech. he described it as an historic day, the fact that these sanctions which have been credited or blamed, depending which side of the issue you're on with bringing ran to double digit inflation and unemployment. this is the start of a new day

for iran is basically the message. he out. >> lined for the iranian people what the lifting of the sanctions would mean for them, the ability of businessmen and women to participate in the international banking system, the ability of the countries to sell oil and so on. he called this agreement a victory for all, all sides in the agreement. he talked about the power of diplomacy. very interesting that the iranian president, secretary of state john kerry from the united states and e.u.'s policy chief all sounding the same tone and basically saying the same thing, that this is the benefits of diplomacy at in action that iran is seeing and world is seeing and this will pave the way for further cooperation down the road. >> when it comes to the american journalist jason easyian, what do we know about where they are

after release from the iranian prison? they were expected to arrive in geneva. it looks like they have. the state department are not saying where the four will be taken, only confirmed that they have left tehran. their families have been eagerly awaiting their release and their release is being celebrated by pretty much the entire american population and eastern even the republican presidential candidates very critical of the iran deal and even the prisoner swap are at least happy to have the men home, but already this has become a lightning rod for debate among the political set here in the united states, the most vocal critic perhaps being marco rubio, the presidential candidate who called the prisoners hostages of iran and

saying this is setting a bad precedent for the united states, sending a message that countries can take u.s. hostages and the j will cut a deal with them. the response from the administration happen positive, holding this up as another sign of what can be achieved through diplomacy. hundred was syrian civilians have been kidnapped and there are fears many are killed following an isil assault. syrian state television is calling the latest attack a massacre as isil forces push towards the city. and drew simmons has been monitoring developments from istanbul. >> the government is saying that there was a massacre of at least 300 civilians. it makes no mention of anybody being taken hostage, where as the slhr is saying that there was a major operation by isil and isil took 400 people,

civilians, mainly, and those families of regime forces officers and soldiers, and they have been kidnapped and taken west towards isil firmly held areas. >> russian airstrikes targeted the isil stronghold of raqqa in northern syria. this video posted by the armed group on line is said to show the aftermath of the air raids with at least 43 reportedly killed. >> 17 isil fighters have been killed in combat with iraqi forces near ramadi. government forces are taking place in the assault on an area still held by isil east of the city. iraq's military said 12 soldiers have been killed in the fighting. u.n. secretary ban ki-moon said $12 billion is needed to help a u.n. crisis.

$40 billion is needed annually to help people in desperate need around the world. the international community currently provides $25 billion in aid, leaving that $15 billion funding gap. despite the fort fall, the world is spending 12 times more on aid than it spent in the year 2000. the u.n. is appealing for more help globally. >> humanitarian action is now the u.n.'s biggest activity, even more than our piece keeping operations. the report rightly points out that while record sums are being given to the noble cause of humanitarian action, generosity has never been so insufficient. >> hundreds of thousands of people inside syria are in desperate need of aid. the ref crisis is the worst since world war ii. more than 4 million have fled the violence to neighboring

countries. we have this report from a refugee camp in northern lebanon. >> malik has six mouths to feed, bringing his family from syria. his two daughters of mentally disabled and require specialist care. >> we came here thinking life has to be better. we lived under seen, but honestly, it wasn't. at first the u.n. helped us because of my daughter's situation. after a year, we were left alone to pay for rent, so we moved into this tent. >> he and his family survive on 100 day dollars a month from the u.n. but he needs $800 to pay for nappies alone. he's had to borrow money and is in debt like 90% of the ref series in lebanon. >> it's people living like this that are suffering the most from a lack of aid money.

they get some help but say it's not enough. most can't find jobs to support themselves. others are registered to be resettled but haven't been moved yet. >> this man is from homs, he is told he can work but can only find odd jobs. >> i want to understand. am i a refugee or not? some get aid cards and i get nothing. i work two or three times a week doinged a jobs. all we want to do is feed our children. >> the u.n. gives aid in the form of debit cards to be used for food or fuel. the organization only appealed half the funding it requested. >> we are trying to respond to refugees' needs, however we are off seven stuck in the decision of choosing the most vulnerable amongst those who are already

vulnerable to ref assistance. >> her husband, ahmed has a leg injury from fighting in the neighborhood of homs three years ago. the family can't afford his medical care. >> the hardest thing is to see my children ask for something and you can't give it to them. it kills you. the humanitarian aid is not enough. it's not like we are living like kings or begging in the streets. we just want not to have to depend on anyone else, but it's impossible. >> the family is among the thousands of refugees who hope to settle in another country. that dependency on another host country accepting them. until then, they are stuck. close to 2000 refugees are braving extreme weather to reach serbia. aid workers looked for people in the snowfall arriving to macedonia. they were taken to a temporary refugee center. most are trying to reach

germany. >> we are here on the border for simple things, making foot stamps in the snow. we have mud fields and small rivers here between two borders, and if people get lost, the main road, they can get stuck in the mud. pope francis called for refugees to be welcomed as they flee conflict and other forms of hardship. he was speaking at a mass to mark word day of migrants and refugees. he said refugees can enrich other societies and should be integrated in the best possible way. do stay with us. still to come: prayers for piece. indonesia's largest must rim organization rallies to mark the attacks. a landslide win for the

island's opposition.

iran's president rouhani said the listing of sanctions is a new chapter for iran, which will boost the economy. he said the nuclear deal was proof that iran can work with the international community. american journalist jason rezian has been released as part of a prisoner swap with the u.s. the world is facing a shortfall

of $15 billion for american crises. ethe findings are part of a report released by u.n. as he can ban ki-moon. in jalalabad, people gathered at a house to celebrate after the taliban released the son of malik. the group has denied it was behind the attack. we have the latest in the afghan capital, kabul. >> he is a very prominent tribal leader and belongs to a very powerful and influential tribe in eastern afghanistan near the border with pakistan. what's interesting about building tribal leader is that he along with other tribal leaders in the area have called for national uprising against isil. he has a number of fighters, tribal militias, fighting isil in eastern afghanistan. his son also is a member of the

provincial council in that area. it's interesting that eastern afghanistan and mainly the province and its capital city of jalalabad is volatile. the government is fighting the taliban and the government fighting isil. you have isil fighting the tab ball, so the security situation is very very volatile. >>ed founder of afghanistan research for policy studies joins us. why is isil making gains in jalalabad? >> isil has been active in jalalabad for the past several months. they first tied to establish their base and consolidated their bases during the summer and fall of last year and now they are entering the operational phase. they have taken responsibility for a number of suicide attacks in jalalabad.

jalalabad is key for them. if you are able to establish their base in the mountains of jalalabad and because they have access only to pakistan and many pakistani talibans have become members of daish and also link to the mountains of eastern afghanistan. if that becomes a strange hold, it will be differently for the government to dislodge them. >> what is the government capable of doing? >> the afghan government has been under tremendous pressure during the past two years and particularly this year, the taliban have been attacking in many fronts and the government has lost territory against the taliban. now a new phenomenon is taking place in afghanistan. the government has little resources to overcome this new challenge. the afghan security forces are heavily relying on the u.s. and

allies to gather intelligence and more importantly, air powers from the from the united states and u.s. drones have been very effective in going after taliban members and al-qaeda members. at this time, daish has also become a target of u.s. drones in afghanistan. >> let me ask you about the taliban. monday, we understand that representatives from afghanistan, pakistan, the u.s. as well as china all meeting in china to agree on a roadmap forward for peace with the taliban. what he said your assessment of what will happen with that? >> i believe it's time for all parties to come together and resolve this issue be, because the taliban have also threatened by isil in afghanistan, as well as the afghan government, it's time for the afghan and pakistani territories to come together and try to set up a a mechanism in order to bring

taliban on the peace negotiation table, because otherwise, the afghan government and also the taliban will face a new phenomenon that they will have difficulties to prevent them from gaining territory and from becoming a main trip to taliban and pakistan. >> thank you. in yemen, medical surprise reached taiz for the first time in five months. doctors without borders managed to get the shipment to the besieged city. it has seen some of the worst fighting in the 10 month conflict. saudi led forces carried out a wave of overnight airstrikes in the rebel held capital sanna. national security buildings, the national t.v. compound and military camp were hit. they also targeted tribal areas. forces loyal to the yemeni government say they are gaining ground against the houthis near sanna in the provinces.

they've also made gains in mountain areas within sanna province itself. thousands of members of indonesia's organization rallied to denounce violence just days after attacks in jakarta. eight people died in multiple bomb and gun attacks in the city center, including four of the assailants. we have this report. >> it's a strong message from the largest islamic organization in the country, muslims in indonesia should stay away from the conflict in the middle east and stay away from the armed group isil. after the first attack claimed by isil in indonesia, this message has become more urgent than ever. >> i'm very sad this happened, because they are using the name of our religion while islam has never thought us this. >> after years of being silent. indonesia's largest organization is taking a stand against radicalization, a powerful

message in the world most popular to the country. taking a stand in the streets may not be enough to win this battle of ideologies. >> also aiming to counter isil's ideology in 40,000 schools and 170 universities it runs. >> islam fore bids killings, but they kill. islam respects human beings but they kill those who have a different opinion. islam jump holds universal values of humidity and promotes people living together, whatever religion. >> police estimate that nearly 400 indonesias joined isil in syria and iraq and dozens have returned to indonesia. the leader of isil in indonesia is a man who has been fighting a guerilla war in the jungle in east indonesia. >> they are not supporting the republic of indonesia which is perceived by them as a killer,

so the troops of the killer are invisible from their perspective now being enemies, including the police, military, right? so that's target number one, i think. >> after thursday's attack, the police are carrying out raised across indonesia. as the police investigation continues, many indonesians feel that now is the time to make clear their own opposition to violence. al jazeera, jakarta. >> china has wonder taiwan to abandon's push for independence. the island's pro independence opposition party won a landslide victory in the presidential election. aidrian brown reports from taipei. >> in taiwan, the old political system is being dismantled. at the headquarters of the pro independence democratic progressive party, workers clear away the scaffolding from last night's victory rally.

inside, party advisors are now preparing for the transition of power and the challenge of how, as the party of government, to balance taiwan's interest with china's. >> i think the mental to china is reconciliation. we also try to tell them that the people of taiwan are making their decisions. the way she expressed about the moderation is that we would like to maintain the status quo. >> china will reward the outcome of this election as a set back i.in the past, she has refused o back the system. a statement read out on state t.v. reaffirmed the central government stance. >> on major matters of principle, including maintaining

sovereignty, we are firm. she said the result shows that the people of taiwan want a government that will defend the nation's sovereignty. it's what supporters wanted to hear. >> we don't want to be another hong kong, which along with taiwan is facing the threat from china as a growing military and economic power. we want to keep our way of life. >> people are upset with the incoming government. i hope the president will bring a new happy future for taiwanese people. >> for now, president elect's inauguration is not until may, a time lag that is a worry for some analysts. >> of course there could be national security challenges from natural disaster to possible military threat.

bolt domestic and external. >> when she does eventually assume power, she has promised to correct past policy mistakes, but warns the challenges taiwan faces will not disappear quickly. adrien brown, al jazeera, taipei. >> a colorful by dangerous tradition in argentina's rural area is thriving. the rodeo showcases the best horse men in the country and now they are pushing to be officially recognized as a sport. we have more. >> this is happening in the province in the north of buenos aires. this is his first time as a rider. he's 18 years old and works as a mason. he's if he can stay on a horse for eight seconds, we'll have a chance of winning the prize. >> i started when i was very young, and we do it not only because of pro addition, but

also because we can win prizes that help us financially. >> they are around argentina, part of the tradition of the cattle herders. most of those who participate in these events have second jobs in the countries farming industry. >> people compare this event saying every rider in the country dreams about being here. the horses are also chosen carefully. they have to have a special spirit and that probably they will neverren tamed. >> horses are crucial in events like this one. animal rights group worry about the treatment of the horses, but fernando says they are wrong. >> a horse is ridden for about eight as i could in event. they are used for an average of two minute as month. they have to be strong and beautiful to be used in events like this one.

>> they have gone from being a traditional event to a local sport. they want it to be recognized as one of argentina's national sports. >> we are pushing for a law that makes this an official sport. it's becoming more and more professional. riders train, go to the gym and prepare all year for the big events. >> a dangerous sport, that endures dozens of riders every year. he is 28 years old. >> i see my family cry for me many times, but this is what i love and what has helped me have my family. >> fashion for horses, respect for the tradition and the extra financial incentive, a powerful mix that make them an essential event of argentina's country

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