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blizzard. >> i have all of the sport including the latest from the australian open, as world number 1 djokovic overcomes its toughest test so far in melbourne to took his place in the fourth round. ♪ hello, tunisia's government has imposed a nation-wide curfew after protests over unemployment spread to towns and cities across the country. al jazeera's hashem ahelbarra reports from the area where the latest wave of demonstrations began. >> reporter: a family mourning its son. he was frustrated over lack of job opportunities. he climbed an electricity pole and threatened to commit suicide. he was electrocuted.

his death sparked anger nationwide, and he has become the symbol of a younger generation that feels increasingly let down by its government. >> translator: my son died. the government is responsible. it breaks my heart. those responsible for his death should be held accountable. >> reporter: he was relentlessly hunting for a job to look after his parents and seven brothers and sisters. his father is a retiree and struggles to make ends meet. >> translator: my brother was put on a list of people eligible for government jobs. then suddenly his name was taken off of the list. he was dreaming of a job, and instead he ended up in a graveyard. >> reporter: this neighborhood is called karma, it's one of the poorest areas, and is where he spent most of his life. after the revolution that ended the regime five years ago this

month, he was hopeful. life would improve and the poor and unemployed would get a better chance. here anti-government sentiment is on the rise. other poor areas have been become the focus of protests. anger spread through the week with unemployed young people protesting in towns and major cities. they all say the government breaks its promises. the government is under growing pressure to show it is on top of the situation, and show its people it cares about their problems, but at the same time, it is run on a tight budget, and may not be able to fund programs for jobs across the country. tunisia's prime minister has been in paris meeting the french president. france has promised $1 billion to help tunisia create jobs.

the prime minister said the situation was being brought under control. >> translator: the situation is calming down. it's an economic problem, and people are demanding jobs. we have a program to try to resolve this problem. that's one of the main goals of the government. we do not have a magic wand. we can't solve all of the unemployment problems at once. hashem ahelbarra joins us on the phone line now from the capitol tunis. how is the curfew being obeyed there in the capitol, hashem. >> reporter: people here are divided over the curfew some say it is a good thing to put an end to the movement that was threatening to spin out of control. but you have others who say this is an attempt by the government to stem the rise of the anti-government sentiment,

particularly the protest movement calling for finding job opportunities for thousands of tunisians combatting corruption and strict transparency laws, but the government is of the view that it must step forward, because the protest movement has generated into riots and acts of attacking government and private buildings across the country, and therefore, they had two options. deploy troops across the country, which is very costly, or implement a -- a curfew, and they are hoping by implementing the curfew, to put an end to the unrest that has been taking place. >> in a sign of just how serious the situation is, the president will address the nation shortly? >> reporter: i think he is going to explain why he took the decision to implement the

curfew, and he is answering some of the demanding by the people, basically when it comes to why some regions have been neglected, particularly central areas like this. and also guarantees to keep the government looking for job opportunities for thousands of people across the country. i think the economy is going to top the agenda during the speech. and this is the biggest challenge that he faces since he became tunisia's president, and therefore, he does understand that he has to find some quick fixes to the problems that tunisia faces. >> hashem ahelbarra for the moment, thanks very much. how to stem the flow of refugees into europe via turkey has been the subject between the turkish prime minister and the

german chancellor, angela merkel, in berlin. 17 children died while two boats sank while trying to cross turkey to greece. merkel says germany wants to give turkey aid to crack down on the human smugglers. after taking more than a million refugees in 2015, germany's government is under huge pressure to limit numbers entering the country, and has reintroduced border checks. nadim baba reports. >> reporter: the pressure may not have shown as she welcomes her turkish counterpart, but she is treading a lonely path at the moment. as they held talks in berlin, the chancellor again rejected the idea of closing europe's

borders. >> translator: we have once again heard about terrible numbers of people dying in the seas between turkey and the e.u. children as well. and we just cannot allow the illegal traffickers to have supremacy here, and that people endanger their lives. and people earn money when they really do not have the best interests of these human beings in their minds. that's why we have to make sure that this illegal immigration is changed into legal immigration. >> reporter: on friday, a reminder of the risks people are still taking to reach europe. despite scenes like this on the greek island, some of merkel's closest allies are warning it is time to set a limit on new arrivals after germany took in more than a million last year. in december the e.u. agreed to a $3 billion fund to help integrate syrian refugees. and the u.s. president obama has offered to contribute

substantially. but even if new money is forthcoming, some warn it might not make a huge difference. >> it has to do with refugees flows themselves. we have a significant portion of afghans, iraqis, iranians, kurds. obviously staying in turkey is not very attractive for them. >> reporter: the talks here in berlin are a sign of just how much angela merkel who is under pressure like never before needs turkey's help, but it is not certain many ankara has the means or will to deliver. before friday's meeting, the turkish prime minister warned the e.u. money wouldn't be enough. but he insists he has already acted to slow the migrant flow. >> translator: turkey has declared a number of plans and will put them into action. we're determined to make refugees lives easier. we have passed legislation to allow syrian refugees to gain employment in turkey, and we're also working on visa

requirements to prevent them from being exploited. >> reporter: ahead of next month's e.u. summit, angela merkel has already worried many european colleagues. and the calls to get tougher at home and abroad are getting loird all the time. proposals in denmark to start confiscating cash and valuables from newly arrived refugees have been widely criticized. but the country isn't alone. authorities in southern germany are also now seizing cash from migrants. and in switzerland refugees are being ordered to hand over the money they arrived with. paul brennan is in swiz swizer -- switzerland and sent this report. >> reporter: this is where abdullah has made his temporary home in switzerland.

it's an underground dormty previously used by the swiss army. during the day they are locked out. abdullah fled syria last autumn after his two brothers were killed, but now he is wondering whether he made the right choice. >> i cannot stay like this. really if i stay like this, i would rather stay in syria and die one time. here every night i am dying. >> reporter: mohamed arrived from iraq, after paying people smugglers, he was left with 3,4 hundred dollars in his pocket. >> translator: they told me we'll keep this unless you choose to go back to iraq. i was very angry. that money wasn't mine. it was borrowed from a friend, and unless i pay it back he is now threatening to kidnap either

my father or my brother. >> reporter: of the 45,000 refugees taken in by switzerland last year, the 1,000 franc policy was used just 112 times. the problem is by taking away the refugees money, it risks trapping them in a cycle of dependency on state handouts. across europe, though, compassionate attitudes are shifting to alarm. >> translator: the motive for taking this money is to cover part of the costs of having them in switzerland. it also means we can be fair to the refugees, and prevent tension between those who have money and those who don't. >> reporter: per capita, switzerland is one of the top ten richest countries on the planet. is confiscation really about covering costs? the u.n. refugees agency doesn't

think so. >> we are very concerned that this seems to be a race to the bottom by european countries trying to make themselves as unattractive as possible. trying to be as nasty and cruel as possible with the intention of trying to make asylum seekers go somewhere else. >> reporter: last year, the european union agreed to reallocate 160,000 refugee camps more evenly among the member states. according to the unhcr just 300 have actually been moved so far. when collective agreements falter, individual countries turn their backs on their neighbors, and refugees are left unsure what to do next. paul brennan, al jazeera, switzerland. and still ahead on this news hour, police in somalia say 22 people were killed in an attack by al-shabab gunmen on a breach front restaurant. plus new hope for autistic children from poor families in

south africa. ♪ first it is reported that more than 30 civilians have been killed in russian air strikes on two villages under the control of the islamic state of iraq and the levant in syria. the air strikes targeted two villages in the country's east. the u.k. based syrian observatory for human rights says at least 13 children are among the dead and many more have been wounded and the death toll could rise. israel's parliament is at risk of political impasse, as right-wing mp's threaten to withhold their support for benjamin netenyahu's government. sthet lers need approval to live in the houses in hebron in the occupied west bank, but israeli's defense minister has refused to sign off on the

moves. some say they may abstain from votes in article because of that action. netenyahu's government holds just a one-seat majority. china has agreed deals with egypt worth billions of dollars in investment and aid. the chinese leader expressed support for cairo's efforts to maintain stability, which have included a crackdown on decent. the visit just before the anniversary of the 2011 uprising that ousted president mubarak as seen as a victory in the sisi administration. as many as 22 people are now known to been killed on an attack by al-shabab in somalia. a wedding ceremony and graduation celebration were taking place which attackers rammed a car into the restaurant

before entering the building and shooting. in kenya a memorial service was held to honor soldiers killed last week. al-shabab claims it killed at least a hundred soldiers, but the kenyan government has yet to release an official death toll. catherine soi reports. >> reporter: the military honored its soldiers killed in southern somalia. they had just been deployed to the base when the gunmen attacked using vehicles that has benefited with explosives. >> we commit to you our country -- >> reporter: many soldiers have said to have died in the blast. their remains have been difficult to identify. it has been a week since the base was overrun by al-shabab fighters. several families were at this memorial service. some inconsolable.

james's brother is still missing. >> we have been told that there are some soldiers -- a group of soldiers that are still missing. maybe they ran away. they go to the bush and hide nch >> reporter: military commanders say that special forces are carrying on search and rescue missions and have killed the man that lead the attack. but we still don't know how many soldiers were killed or may still be missing. the government is facing heavy criticism for its silence as to details on the attack. the fact that the troops seem to have been caught completely off guard is particularly embarrassing for the military. but the focus was on unity and a renewed resolve to fight al-shabab. >> every kenyan must understand that this is a war that requires that we all be united as a nation and that we stand shoulder to shoulder to face the

enemy of humanity; that we should not be deterred, no matter the challenge that they try to push our way. >> reporter: the injured are at this military hospital. some walked for days before being rescued. they all say the death of their colleagues must not be in vain. catherine soi, al jazeera, nairobi. warring parties in south sudan have until the end of friday to form a unity government. they agreed back in august to form transitional government. our correspondent has more from the capitol. >> reporter: until recently it did seem like real progress was being made. critically all parties agreed on which ministries would go to which side of the conflict. but there still remains some sticking points, and one is the

security situation. >> the security arrangement up to now, the security arrangements are not in place. there are [ inaudible ] up to this moment, there are no containment areas. on the other hand [ inaudible ] has not yet sent in their forces which are supposed to be here in juba. they have not sent the presidential guards of 350 solders that are trained. >> reporter: the government forces were supposed to have moved 25 kilometers outside of juba now. that hasn't happened. but that isn't the only sticking point. the chief negotiator also say there has to be amendments to the constitution before the transitional government can be formed. >> as per the attempts of the agreements we are supposed to incorporate the agreement [ inaudible ] in many the conflict of south sudan into the constitution, by way of amending

the current constitution. that is basically what the agreement says. once the proposed amendment is tabled before the council of ministers and then submitted to the legislative assembly it requires at least four weeks before the actual debate can start. >> reporter: but the most important sticking point is undoubtedly the creation of 28 states. the president back in october decided that he would change south sudan from having 10 states to 28 states, despite having a peace deal signed in august on the basis of 10 states. the opposition say they cannot agree to this division. and they are coming back saying they will form a transitional government but on the basis that there are 10 states and not 28.

the governments of mali and burkina faso have come together to fight terrorism in the region. al jazeera's correspondent is on the burkina faso mali border. he reports how violence has forced hundreds of people from their homes. >> reporter: at the mercy of the elements this is a camp for malian refugees, it's on the border of burkina faso and mali. about 500 families who fled the 2012 french military intervention in northern mali live here. this woman is one of them. she has no plans to return home any time soon. >> translator: there is nowhere to go back to. our land has been turned into battlefield. there's a lot of insecurity, and unresolved political issues. >> reporter: she is referring to the activities of the armed group al-qaeda in the islamic [ inaudible ].

it recently stepped up its activetives in mali and beyond. the group has splittened. the algerian national lead a break away faction. pressure from 3,500 french troops stationed in mali seems to have finally brought the factions back together. late last year, they once again pled allegiance to al-qaeda. since then the group and its affiliate have stepped up attacks. in november they stormed a hotel in the malian capitol, killing 27 people. last week the group struck in neighboring burkina faso, killing 30 people in an attack on a luxury hotel and a cafe. most of the victims were foreigners. with attacks [ inaudible ]

al-qaeda has shown its ability to carry out attacks that are planned and carried out across borders. people living in settlement along the burkina faso border with mali are now living in fear after a number of cross-border attacks by the group. facing a common enemy, the government of mali and burkina faso have agreed to work together. >> translator: what we are forced to do now is coordinate our anti-terror measures, exchange intelligence and strengthen border security. that requires close military and strategic cooperation. >> reporter: analysts doubt mali and burkina faso can effectively tackle al-qaeda militarily. >> translator: mali and burkina faso are facing numerous challenges. they are both just emerging from political crises, and are still seeking true stabilities. their militaries are also not well trained or equip. >> reporter: and one against the

two nations will be defending on the military fight of france to stem the threat from armed groups. the u.n. secretary general has told al jazeera that al jazeera america can be defeated. >> reporter: we're to continue to fight isil in many different ways. [ inaudible ] support fighting isil in iraq and syria, but in addition nato has been in afghanistan for many, many years fighting terrorism, and the main purpose or presence in afghanistan is to prevent afghanistan once again becomes a safe haven for international terrorists, but i think the most important thing now is to build local capacity, is to train local forces, is to build defense institutions like for instance nato is going to do now in iraq, where we're going to

start to train iraqi officers. we also support jordan. we support tunisia. so i think the key issue is to help countries in the region to strengthen their capabilities to fight isil and to defend themselves. >> reporter: do you genuinely believe isil can be defeated? we hear various leaders say, yes, it can. it is a different sort of enemy. do you think it can honestly be defeated in the way that so many want? >> it can be defeated. it will take time, and we have to pursue that goal in many different ways, but we have seen some progress already. they are losing ground in iraq and we see that so many people are mobilizing against the message from isil, not only the military -- with military means, but i think we also understand

that this is about battle about values. we will never respect or accept that kind of values. they are -- they are as they are pursuing, we have to stand up for open democratic societies, and that is also an important part of the fight against isil. the leader of spain's anti-austerity party has met the king and says he is ready to form a coalition government. he believes he can join with the socialists and the united [ inaudible ]. the prime minister has been continuing in this the role after inconclusive results in december's general election. >> translator: spain cannot afford to wait. spain has no reason to wait or have an acting government that has had a bad result in the polls and has demonstrated its failure. there is plenty more ahead on this news hour, including we're going to live in washington, d.c. as the east coast braces for a huge snow blizzard. i'm andy gallagher, where a

long postponed election is due to take place on sunday. we'll show you why many have lost faith in the electoral process. ♪

♪ hello again, well woman back and a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. a nationwide curfew has been imposed in tunisia where there have been wide-spread protests over a lack of jobs. and how to stem the refugees crisis was the main reason for the meeting between the turkish prime minister, and the german chancellor. let's get more now on tunisia, with us in the studio is a leker to -- lecturer. we know these protests are about the widespread unemployment in various parts of tunisia.

why is there so much joblessness. >> this is what inspired the arab spring four years ago, and the situation has not improved in tunisia, in fact, it was an opportunity lost. it was the one country thought of as being able to start a democracy. the result is, it has been wracked by bad economic performance and there hasn't been enough to pay the people and get the economy up and going again. and of course, the in addition to that is the terrorism that has effected the economy so badly after the shooting on the beach in sousse 90% of the british tourist industry stopped coming, and it has not come back. >> were people overly optimistic

about the future of tunisia? do you think people almost got carried away, and said this is the way it is going to be? we don't have to worry about tunisia anymore. >> that's an interesting question. because politically it has done very well, and nonetheless it was set aside as something that didn't need to be propped up in terms of economics even though the entire region suffered a lot about the arab spring in terms of plummeting economic figures, and the amount of support that -- for example, france is offering today, a billion euros is -- comes so late. it should have come four years ago when the need to start a new system really could have sent the country off on the right lane. the problem at the moment is that we have had four years of very bad economic performance. the same problems still playing

the south in particular, where the phosphate mines have consistently been where the uprisings have begun. in 2008 it certainly was there, and in 2011, and that's one of the reasons why the administration is so concerned at the moment, because it is an experienced crowd in the streets. they have had success in the past. they know how to be activists and organized and the problems have not been solved. >> it's a difficult line for the government to tread trying to hold on to national security while not being seen to put down the protests too heavily. we know the -- president is due to address the nation soon. what is going to say? >> he is going to try to calm down the situation. there have been deaths. this was -- triggered by a young man that went up an electrical

pole out of frustration that he had been denied a government job. so there is a need to bring the population on side, and at the moment they don't have much confidence in the government. >> roxanne thank you very much. >> thank you. millions of people across the east coast of the united states are bracing for a huge blizzard which is expected to dump near record levels of snow. the worst-hit area is expected to be washington, d.c. where some flights have already been canceled in anticipation of the storm. >> reporter: the snow started to fall in the carolinas. the storm is expected to sweep up the east coast of the u.s. likely to be worst hit is washington, d.c. they have been preparing the snowplows and loading the salt trucks. >> we are all just going to have to live through it.

we appreciate your citizens patience, but we're just not going to have the luxury to wipe neighborhood streets. >> fruits and salads and cheese, and wine. >> milk, bread, all of those things. >> reporter: some stores say it is busier than before thanksgiving. >> i want all marylanders to know that their state is ready and working together to respond effectively. >> reporter: the big concern for many along the eastern seaboard is the snow will be wet and heavy and whipped by gail-force winds. that could bring down power lines. >> we see this as a major storm. it has life and death implications. >> reporter: many workers have

been told to stay at hold on friday. nbc will close on friday for the entire weekend. and in the air thousands of flights have been canceled, leaving passengers stranded. >> for the safety of our customers and to try to ease travel as much as possible, and prevent people from sitting in the airport all day tomorrow, we wanted to go ahead and cancel those flights. >> reporter: it's estimated 50 million people are in the path of the storm. the next 48 hours could be rough and challenging. now a second round of haiti's long-delayed election is due to take place on sunday, with two candidates running for the top spot. one is refusing to campaign accusing the government of rigging the election. as andy gallagher reports there

is deep mistrust. >> reporter: at the studios at this radio, there is one thing on the minds of listeners and broadcasters. haiti's troubled election is the sole topic of discussion. many here say disagreements could have dire consequences. >> we have a very high rate of unemployment, we have social situation, and we are deep in social economic crisis. we don't want a political crisis that can put the situation in a very dangerous path. >> reporter: that sense of frustration has been spilling on to the streets for days with many protesters claiming the election is rigged in favor of the government's hand-picked successor, and with time running out, the international community is pushing for the election to

go ahead. this man was part of a committee designed to clear the way for the election to take place. he has been at the heart of the process. while acknowledging the difficulties, he says haiti's democracy is steadily maturing. >> it takes time for an electoral system to be set up, to be installed, and to function properly. and i think one thing which is also missing is the fact that we do not have strong political parties. >> reporter: in many ways haiti remains divided. but there is one thing here that unites everybody, and that's the desire for a transparent election that will give people good leadership, leadership that will tackle things like poverty, security, and the economy, but yet again haiti is heading into a controversial election. voter apathy seems to be the

norm here. ultimately they are angry over a lack of action. >> translator: there is no other country in the world where people don't have basic access to things like education, healthcare, and housing. here in haiti, nobody has that. so why are they asking me to go and vote? nothing will change for us. this election is going to help the rich get richer. >> reporter: haiti's democratic process is no stranger to controversy, but this is a vital election. the president has to leave office by february, and his successor will need to have legitimacy to lead, that may be the biggest challenge. we told you a little earlier how 60 sent meters is being forecast for some areas in the united states. let's take you to the capitol, washington, d.c., and speak to

our correspondent allen schauffler. allen how are people preparing for the blizzard? >> reporter: this is lunchtime in the center of washington, d.c. normally this road would be dumper to dumper traffic, so you can -- [ audio lost ] >> allen trying to tell us about the snow that is about to arrive, but we're having trouble with sound. north korea says it has detained a u.s. student for committing a hostile act and wanting to destroy the country's unity. he entered the country on a tourist visa. harry fawcett has more from seoul. >> reporter: this news came through on the north korean state media, kcna saying that north korea has detained a student for a supposed hostile act against the state.

also this media report saying that that act was tolerated and manipulated by the united states government. the u.s. embassy here in seoul is only saying that it has confirmed that it has seen these media reports. it's referring any other questions to the state department in washington. but there has been some crab corroboration from a tour agency based in china, which says that this man was on one of their tours in north korea and detained on january 2nd. they say they are acting closely with the swedish embassy, which looks after u.s. interests in north korea, also with the north korean minister of foreign affairs, and the u.s. state department trying to get this man released. he is not the first u.s. citizen to be detained in north korea. in 2014 three citizens were released. there were instances of

missionary activity, one tourist left behind a bible in a hotel. also last year, there was a south korean student with a u.s. green card who was studying in the u.s., he was detained and september for some six months before being handed back over to south korean authorities here, and so there isn't the first of its type, and certainly this is a new development, a new u.s. citizen reportedly detained inside north korea. >> all right. all of the sport is coming up, including manny pacquiao looking to settle a score before ending his career. ♪

hello, again, sana'a has all of the sport. >> thank you very much. in tennis, novak djokovic is through to the fourth round of the australian open. the defending champion battled his italian opponent. he faced a tough challenge by the 28th seed. >> it's almost like, you know, this season that i have had, 2015, anything outside of the title or a final is not a success, you know? somehow even though you don't think that way personally, but, you know, there's a kind of a -- just an energy and a -- you

know, a feel. >> djokovic could be on course to meet roger federer in the semifinals. he won the second set, but federer came back to take the next two. it was his 300th grand slam singles match victory. >> very exciting. i must tell you. last year it was a big deal for me, so something i ever aim for or look for, but when it happens, it's very special. defending women's champion serena williams sailed through her third-round match. she demolished her russian opponent, dominant from the start, cruising to a 6-1, 6-1 win in just 44 minutes. she is bidding for her 22nd grand slam title. and former champion marie

sha sharapova has won her match. the five-time major winner lost the second set, but the russian remained her composure to close out the match. this is the 600th career win for sharapova. >> overall i'm really happy with how i came out in the third, and stepped up, consider it has been many weeks since i have been in that position, so i was happy with the way i finished. there has been another upset u.s. open finalist went down to world number 82, the 13th seed losing. south african batsman steven cook became the 100th player to score a century on the opening day of the fourth and final day

of the test against england. local fans finally had something to cheer about with cook settling in so well. hasheem brought up his 25th test century, and shortly afterwards, the 33-year-old debutante brought up his first. south africa ended day one on 321-5. new zealand have sealed a win over former world champions pakistan. it comes ahead of the 2020 world cup which begins in march. corey andersson helped the home side post 196. pakistan was dismissed for 101. the san antonio spurs have extended their winning streak. they thrashed the phoenix suns

117-89 for the 12th straight win. only there was a much closer game over in denver with memphis edging out the nuggets. marc gasol hit 27 points. it was a tight match, though, as denver were actually leading in the final moment, but gasol got the grizzlies back ahead. memphis rounding off the win from their 102-101. boxing and manny pacquiao insists his upcoming fight with timothy bradley will be his last. their april showdown will be the third time they meet, although pacquiao won the last bought by unanimous call, bradley won in a controversial split division the first time around. the title will be on the line.

>> i decide to fight tim bradley again because with our two fights there is a lot of questions and doubt from the fans, so i decided to have a third fight to -- to answer those questions, and of course, i believe that he can bring more action to the ring. now to nigerian football team for the african nation's championship, but that only includes players who earn their living plays in this africa, so thigh are completing without the striker who scored most goals in all of english football last year. and as lee wellings reports, the journey to the premier league was extraordinary. >> reporter: at the football club north of london, the january freeze prevented stars from having their morning training station. but it didn't bother this man.

before reaching england he theft nigeria for norway at 18. for some it is too much of a culture stock. we interrupt sport to go to the president of tunisia. >> translator: -- and sacrifice for it, and did the blood of its martyrs. now it has been targeted in insecurity and instability. [ inaudible ] that it is been targeted within. what happened in last few days from these activities and movement, which started in some of the areas, which are poor. but they are natural movements,

because what they are asking for is employment, because they have been unemployed since the start of the revolution until now. and it is very well-known that a state in which is not even one year, and the government has reformed [ inaudible ] find the situation very difficult and -- and more than 700,000 unemployed. among them 250,000, 300,000 who are youth who have qualifications and cannot find ab you, and there will always been targeted, but outside forces in daesh and others. but we made the revolution and we gave it the name of freedom

and dignity. somebody who is hungry and is poor, and he is marginalized, so we should not tell somebody to be patient if he can't have something to eat. but they will find themselves doing these demonstration protests. but the dirty hands got involved with them, and we notice people and they are known and they are recorded, and we know they belong in the affiliation and their political affiliation, those who have been banned and those who are allowed. and what is new, also daesh is also -- which is in our -- libya, our labor, and they get involved, and would like to penetrate in this

operation. that's why we like to say to all that tunisia, that its stick is very solid, and the situation was possible for the security of tunisia, without it being the army or the police. they have done their duty, and it's enough, because all of these issues -- because some of them want it to be dangerous, and they have not even fired even one single bullet. they put it on their shoulders and they also sacrifice with their life, and i would like to pay my condolence to the members of the security forces who died while in the course of his duty, and also the young [ inaudible ] that he also died at the beginning of the week in the [ inaudible ] and we pay our -- condolences to his

family, and also all of the security aids who have been in consolation with them. but we would like to say that unfortunately some of the thieves who used -- explored this situation and the -- started attacking the people's properties, and their houses. and that is why it has been decided to impose a curfew from the 8:00 pm until 5:00 a.m. i would like to remind you that the curfew -- the law of

emergency and curfew is still going on, and we want people to respect it and observe it. very seriously, and we [ inaudible ]. also some exaggerated media, and some -- we heard some of them, which are known in order to [ inaudible ] we just increase the situation, they should respect the condition where we are now, and stop all of this exaggeration and some of the media, where some tunisians are involved and working in it, and their behavior was not very acceptable in order to standing by their people and

[ inaudible ] unemployed, tell them to be patient. on this occasion, i would like to ensure the tunisian people that those looking after its security and would like on this occasion to thank the leadership of the army and the police and also officers of the army and the officers of the security and thank them and -- and i am following their work day and night, and the goodwill will get out of this crisis in peace, and i would like this government to take into consideration this situation and also have a plan in order to reduce the unemployment that should be steady, and also we have to take into consideration the -- that

the -- all of the resources and we are capable of finding the resources and money even if we move it from one sector to make it for these subjects, because this is at the top of our duty, and we would like to assure from the outside who are listening to some of these tunisians responsible, unfortunately that tunisia is in a very good hand, and it is going to continue on the democracy, and also to continue with the respect, and also its commit for [ inaudible ] whether it's money or other commitment, then hopefully after this crisis, it will go and ease, and tunisia will continue steadily in order for development and also the respects of the general freedom.

♪ >> you have been listening to the president of tunisia there, trying to reassure the country that he has the situation under control. this is after some of the worst unrest we have seen in several years. people feeling very diseffected, there has been rioting in the street, and as a result, tunisia has imposed a curfew to stop these protests over unemployment. we were hearing the tunisian president -- he blamed the media a little bit, saying reports had been exaggerated, and accused other groups of trying to capitalize on a chaotic situation by getting involved in some of the recent violence that we have seen in the poorest suburbs in and around tunis.

we can now speak to hashem ahelbarra. he joins us on the phone now. hashem, i'm not sure if you were able to listen to what the president was saying there, but trying to reassure people that he has the situation under some level of control, despite the fact that people clearly there not very happy and they say that change has come too slowly. >> reporter: exactly he had basically two messages. one to people saying that the government is committed to answer their demands and look after those demands, particularly the call for job opportunity --

[ technical difficulties ] >> reporter: looters, anti-stabilizers and those who blow into the media -- the media have been accused of blowing the situation out of proer -