as communities are destroyed and thousand suffer from toxic fumes and what lies behind this human and environmental disaster. people in power the burning city at this time on al jazeera. we understand the differences. and the similarities of cultures across the world so no matter how you take it al-jazeera will bring you the news and current affairs that matter to al-jazeera. shock harry here in doha let's take a look at the top stories now on al jazeera i saw has claimed responsibility for an attack on a coptic church in egypt at least nine people were killed five others wounded in the shooting just south of the capital cairo along gunmen was wounded before being

arrested by police charlotte for. a program of confidence inside the virgin mary church on the outskirts of cairo the family members of a different victims brought together by gunmen killing in the name of. this is the suspected attacker it's believed he's wearing a suicide vest first he shot of the christian or and shot before moving to cairo's coptic mum in a church he opened fire on civilians and police officers outside who witness it people inside closed the door when they heard the shots. thank god they locked the door there were hundreds in sight if getting closer during that time it could have been worse than did back in the road a mosque in china relatives pieced together what had happened is they made it outside the hospital. and. one woman was killed when she tried to help the

attacker thinking he had full and they say he saw her across dangling from her neck and shot at the one who she was asking him in the name of christ this something happened to you she will be worried about him or she gives him love and tenderness and peace is this what they need peace with the gunfire you make peace with gunfire . as the ambulances left the funeral with their loved ones and size they were accompanied by armored vehicles and a sign of increased security for christians here it's the latest in a number of attacks on the christian minority in egypt which represents about ten percent of the population the problem is that there's no clear counter-terrorism and called. insurgency policies so for dealing with this threat and for a while egypt has been discontinuing the same blunders and same mistakes egypt has been under a state of emergency since i pro when suicide bombing struck two coptic church is killing at least forty five people on palm sunday i saw also claimed responsibility

for that attack the government deployed more security forces outside churches this month in anticipation of attacks over christmas i know nothing on new year's on joining or christmas every holiday every holiday the assembles these gifts oh god your vengeful god egypt's christians have long accused the authorities of not doing enough to protect them. on the us which is a. syrian rebels and their families have started to leave an enclave in southwestern syria after making a deal with the government a convoy of buses has been departing from beijing and near damascus rebels lost agent to the syrian government and its allies after heavy fighting earlier this month. israeli forces opened fire on palestinian protesters in gaza an occupied west bank killing one person and injuring at least fifty others they were demonstrating against u.s.

recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital at least three of the injured are in serious condition and iran hundreds of anti-government protesters have taken to the streets for a second day police use water cannons and tear gas to disperse demonstrators in the western city of herman shaw there are also reports of protests in other cities including the capital tehran demonstrators are angry about the government's economic policy and they're also demanding the release of political prisoners. spain's prime minister has dismissed the idea that ousted cattle on president carlos pushed him on could rule from abroad. made the comments and his end of your speech the spanish government fired poached him on after he declared independence in october following a referendum he's currently in self-imposed exile in brussels this military is set to start accepting transgender recruits from monday the pentagon says the u.s. armed forces will instigate the changes after being ordered to do so by the courts

the white house to decided not to appeal rulings that donald trump's transgender military band. those are the headlines the news continues on al-jazeera after witness keep it or. i know about i think that. example about bad luck at.

the deaf you took away all the music our identity and our culture but the top down at the top of the cloud was gone for the rest of the war that was a joke. but for us libyans that was no joke. and there will come a time that will take it back. sophia . up the island short. shorts will you be a. good little man. short of the noise son would live by enabling short. sure be sure.

to put the hockey you scott. so your feeling. that that would happen to me. but i'm not going to matter that you know it's not my banana stop at. the moon your name found them and they didn't tell me this is your land i'm nothing i got up might not come. deep. deep deep deep deep deep deep deep deep deep deep. enough our. own. mind is more scared of mind because new skin mind our business.

mind that this means. this. means if i tell you the rockets fired from the tanks we don't. know we're not we're not. hearing he views you can't rock music slow rock i like control and i like you here for sure. and the kids in this room. to search your. music gives me power you know gives me power gives. hopes your big. move to heights. who is our sure. but why not for that is the god of part numbers you forgot i need one let the rest

of. the diva deal to buy. the book. that you cannot. so people just assume that hip hop arses are yes this is or no yes the system just said and what the system like to say of the system have a problem with that. but you are going to have a voice like this like this to be a voice for my work for the boys this is. but first. i see of. i have to see stuff here and my brother in law to help me because of the border stuff like in the back to boston stuck to the drug problem definitely bring me here to libya. and you by your i mean i

make like you can see home studio for just for my own fun and nothing for the business or something like that what's happened to me just imagine your life completely life it's roy and come to new place that's what's happened. you have any opposition to your government still have not started that god the party is in the hands of that people to move into if he did. it was difficult. in defeat killed my own. and i have my brother begin he says more than ten years political reason. i have my cousin mohammad's nelson run to america they took my house

the rest me more than twenty four times. the gadhafi has always tried to make is is power i mean to show who is boss all get out the judges give us their reactions or attack on you yesterday think of us or. any kids all of them did. and there all while i. was going are you afraid of other attempts being so you're going by what the fifth or the. is there the godfather. my what do i believe.

that if it was to get for him it could be him to give the beeb and chance to express himself. and nobody i love to express himself again has a presence and he's all over the place was he went through this you know parks what he sometimes used to go they had undefined like some kids doing the toughest because of things he said this is no good you should get into old wish that i just looked. everywhere and just imagine the country and you just good. to know that i. and and i have to run migrated to the states in this state took it for fifty six years just i kind of come oh my. god then. make it. i am one.

and out of the spring start i was in the chandeliers and it was glued to the t.v. and i didn't believe it's happening i mean everybody was surprised it was like a demon has affected him in the whole system of dictatorship in the middle east starts falling down his way over do you know. we're waiting to leave here and they want some intimate office if you brewery. we're going to move. he starts it early in the morning piece no fight no fight. scene glue the movie up on cause you have a real movie to watch. it was like with joan rivers working.

so i was going to say. move your comments. people listen but don't let. them know the word it was like just go and not go. will you speak to us and they start fighting us with. the fighting to move stones. us bill man was like crazy weather through and scary was. the first i thought they were like worker from the average worker looked like this movie yellow head. oh yes. yes some of the guys are out to kill some like beef and we are from far away i can see that i've been a very hard man. i know that this thing has not been done to be starting

here they are going to kill us all. which was sides eighty three braids songs of the cause we collect ourselves from there and we saw it's going to the gates. and we had to we had two calls from the kitty band that's. the word going with this. and he's talking us. and that moment i was like scared because those doors that run you know that your

run and find out that someone is left behind it just don't you know that blow that shot of the bill do you know the one who give us the cigarettes those griz's tuition money. that time we had no choice we have to fight. we were owed back. six. weeks here every week

you're. like whoa i witness something big like this so you can see the movies like why wouldn't. he. be. in the news when i saw it who i was really amazed that maybe and really the end there is to made themselves that they can take this guy within four days. i was. in a lot of women. out so not only did. great i. was down from the beginning i'm going to use me as.

they. want to focus about. not. let me sing music for a chance only. yet so i have zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero. zero zero zero are i was los angeles wishing the team you can get it was very pleasing to see masood talking to the to the reporter and holding his return in the same tonight. it was a period to seen a video can mean it's just a momentum seems to be somebody with a guitar ok if i can get down in this and believe. oh. my. god love the neck and have.

fun. and you from the beginning the music was him because he gives a good feeling and. it's because goes deep and how it's. set up. say hello. hello hello to. oh there you heard such a loaded word. doc just. just . each downing bridge. would. go there's always music but the but the musician never the coming out. to

stop it from both. the. judge will he give all the time he's time i don't force about anything i let the band out according to the innocence anything you know you get your idea and he's create something more in your spec it's. less those of us that those love the music those give me just because i look at them i look at some level of white lipped. this. guy what do they.

always say i try to escape from the public. because i don't like my political smears. leave the city. p.d. believe me we. are now. going. home for the. company you're looking like starbucks so full. from one thousand nine nine hundred. but i mean like after my life. out of the best friends like you when he come back from from tripoli this was couple of days before

evolution i mean i'm old mole in my house than his house i mean the. pieces because. i'll come to my place and see man let's do something less let's show the world how we feeling here how the killed the people again and i said ok i mean if you cannot fight we can meet some song let's do it. he said with a moustache and stop thinking about lyrics and i catch the guitar like always and tried to make some good notes but you know first of all it was like. you know what i say you know it's just that this maybe maybe that the they lose the the feeling like. and.

maybe one wonder how far we get something. alive how much i told him you must make a solo guitar because it was better than me and he really made my soul. but always side looking for some. but such an ism you know i tell him i mean i must come back to like you and your solo there is something in there and you can do better than that. he said i will come tomorrow. this is. an error on me. and i'll start and then know that. there is something going on in the area we would have not you

know going in the in the street and first place. you know when. we first came to the street with her some. gunfire it's in a sea of red lights in the in the other curve like a spark it's rich spark so i told romeo that such something is is going over of yeah i have never finished mice i sent. it when we come to the hospital to guys who said that it's ups and stuff talk to move to. move stuff and i've not recognize what's going on i like to see around me

i was easy i thinking he broke a leg or something like that you know and move to just go to the wall and stop crying and i think what's happened most of what's happened. in the. good. night. good. to ground the first days i was free but when he died i mean i think we need to show that the world part of that i mean i mean that he's also with us and i just. report ourself to finish the song. that. i search for some sort of his this was irish woman and.

this day i give her the flush memory with the with this song i see this is the this is around. this tsunami and all ocean all over the world you must see you know always stories you know that. is one thing which. is. that you. will find. what you need dat limited. going to suffer like a subtle sadness and find it when they get up to leave a ship a ship but. bit now that the sun doesn't got. out of bed when it does you know just let him come that night leave it be a weird day that we don't know that he thought about.

her you think oh yes yes because he got savvy have. what that he got stacks it got so many rocks you know and he using the air as well. rigger i'm just moved we were about six thousand. and you thought of taking us from the last minute were two. and three became two thousand. three hundred on the radio the death of two was forgotten the one like one hundred kilometer of the city. at the dome was thought to hit the bombs boom boom boom boom so loud it was like close.

it was a glued to the t.v. i don't know the fate of benghazi or what i knew was that he's marching there. i tried to reach someone died and i don't reach the most of them killing my mom i mean i was really scared. i was resigned we were considering is i was very afraid of both my family and we saved him from us and we we made a phone climb and it wasn't so strong because we had no. heavy weapons and he got in the time and tanks if you think. so. and says was. as nothing you have to have was the moment.

a nation where corruption is endemic now embroiled in a battle to hold the power to account. how has this radical transformation occur. i mean. i mean if you want to shedding light on the romanians pressing for change of the unconventional methods to eliminate corruption remain people at this time on al-jazeera. the nature of news as it breaks the last time senegal qualified for the world cup was in two thousand to fifteen years on and hope to do even better in russia next year with detailed coverage hard to imagine that only seven years ago people were living right here. now that he has taken over their land from around the world donald trump is promising a major policy announcement on trade a potential challenge to khorat a missed opportunity brought. in the wake of the race riots how

much can someone take before the fight for recognition is crucial we need to cool heads to prevail brothers in it's close a lot of them were people things that were sort of the early on the things that were said no the community will also be disrespected al-jazeera explores the history and struggles of the lebanese community in australia once upon a time in punchbowl at this time on al-jazeera. we shall carry here in doha these are the top stories right now on al-jazeera funerals have been held for those killed in a church attack in cairo at least nine people died many more were wounded when a gunman opened fire on worshipers and police eisel has claimed responsibility

syrian rebels and their families have started to leave an enclave in southwestern syria after making a deal with the government a convoy of buses has begun departing from beijing near damascus rebels lost patience of the syrian government and its allies after heavy fighting earlier this month so you know who has more from beirut. in the last rebel pocket in the southwestern countryside of damascus it is a military game for the syrian government and its allies they launched a massive military campaign two months ago the rebels were trapped in a small area they had no other choice really but to surrender we've seen this happen before intense bombardment and then program that forces the impose a siege to the rebels have no choice but to surrender or die israeli forces opened fire at protests and gaza and the occupied west bank killing one person and injuring at least fifty others they were protesting against u.s. recognition of jerusalem as the capital of israel at least three of those injured

are in serious condition and iran hundreds of anti-government protesters have taken to the streets for a second day police use water cannons and tear gas to disperse demonstrators in the western city of kermanshah there are also reports of protests and other cities including the capital tehran demonstrators are angry about the government's economic policies and they're also demanding the release of political prisoners. spain's prime minister has dismissed the idea that alst of cattle on president karla's foods to mont could rule from abroad. made the comment that his end of your speech the spanish government fired pushed him on after he declared independence an october following. exile in brussels. the u.s. military has such a start accepting transgender recruits starting monday the pentagon says the u.s. armed forces to introduce the changes after being ordered to do so by the courts

follows the white house decision not to appeal the rulings that blocked donald trump's transgender military ban those are the headlines news continues here on al-jazeera after witness keep it or. but that's not the stuff but the fact that those out letters up. and i never thought.

i knew that. day we had fighting inside food as we can say aside because if and we had to get back. we had no all no choice. yes. bluefield the moment the spirits of the people i would say they got true and just

imagine when you are leaving them and when you you are all life have this nightmare on your heads and when they move in the. long. then. i was surprised when first time we got the internet and somebody say me go to the denmark. and when we get to a place forty four after george michael i was coming. and that this really sort of surprised me i was happy because of from me and you know. this is the moment. of. the. spring flume

in the desert that to i never think to multiple colors before that it was a desert. so i went back and i decide to pursue between the. logical structure is amazing. oh god. this is going to leave this this might take up. a member of the blue if you have nothing to do with this destruction. since your

citizenship all right and did bt like anybody in this suit. all first time if you didn't write anything. they just said. it would be awful for some of it almost socially and they have. it was making. probably the first time they ever clean it or this but it would be clean. in there been proud to be as i am now not seeing how great these guys are. yet. i am. yet to tell you that. the concert. guys

underground my so do i think once this is a good for them and super easy react with you know that move in with you and do whatever you want them to do. you see this is something really to be put in or like you really tell us when we come here it's like i told everybody love them but. we decided to make plans to join the guys you know i mean with simple things what we have this only. computer software and you know and not only me there is a book for guys up still they make some metal music and everybody there they singing leave it i mean.

you know the big deal with little guy. and he. the. look here. because. i tell. them. that. the only way to start there was the sea all the cities around misrata is full

of duffy's soldiers. the cities was destroyed and the one where it was illegal to grease streets and a lot of the was dying. was so it was was something very very sad. my wife she was the trade the body because she was a graduate and she told me. i lose you and my baby will have no father. i told her i had to do that i have to fight that i don't i was not. i'll post back i'll love knowing. until we make all messiah to free we had to go to to tripoli.

they came back of something and not play and found in one. it were on september second of september yes and the calls and went to south music targus assuming it is she listen. listen i love my new party i love want to watch. the kids been really good that we are going to win her yard in the yard the love. was on. the. all human stuff on the steps of. the.

ship not a top. to the follow. up.

to the lead up. to the. video but as there is no. exactly a. really amazing. victory. this very. soon to. be over. your review or. the medal. of honor. for me i have yet to receive them there is a risk of their card is a pretty good. i still worry about that another day. you.

know i'm not. telling but i met her i know it is dumb enough to say but i know it from inside sometimes being right near my god you know . and also to state something special they all. say. but somehow. i want to be ok that's never good because i think it's because i can see it's because. i am not because i'm content that's.

ok ok i have it now somebody other than of an object. of it or not. my back is was good. because you know how come i was kind of i just posted up to our are. like you find it just. like you got the. chance to see. how she. said see. ya i just like to push these people to the world just to the world see see what libya they have i mean this is my dream sing songs twenty years here. to maintain some big new concerts the front of the beastie or square or anyplace just leave the front of people i mean not the two speakers one week so it's not something really

really big. muscles. and since. i want to shoulder the full face of the media it's all the spark this musicians and i mean there's not only mommer with these two channels this is not believe that this is not the libyans i mean when you when you see all these people coming from the house i mean with this small flags and something really special. logistics. stage equipment security imagine seeing i mean we don't have nothing now for the first time we tried to simply be there. anyone can come from the sides we have gotten one from. the city from others but it is a. little bit. of

a lot. less room to get a good home shooting which we. use. are refusing to give them we have training. almost all of the old and i'm sure if you grew up. at one of the units of this covered us ride this was going to be like a disease going to spread the best right i wanted to have a chance to enjoy life that's right siegrist that i did as writing ok. this is the stage for the well. i was amazed to see it i mean the time on twenty five bands in the festival just to tell you how this city are full of artery

. whites. that was the night and the day before really it was you know you never see a meeting in benghazi that sustained seventy person really they came to the meeting and it was just a meeting between me and other guy to you know to negotiate the contract but i knew that this something was really going on you know in the back and they were trying to ready i mean. for me because of the contract. you know without me.

again i just see himself as. it was in dirty politics and shadia personality and you know apparently the muslim brotherhood some part in it and the first one appeared just to mean. sober. but moments in my life when i call the old guys one by one say guys saudi. nothing will happen now i was completely destroyed the day. i've got my mom and dad feels like just today i feel. their way or. you know i want to make them but it's not the first million for sure but the political now they don't want to music you. know i tried to with malcolm

no way they said we have sex because we have. people dying before you know their night. nick leeson all these tents and these are. just all these you can find to stop using. just so good to see you released. in your. appearance here when their evolution was was taking place to be able they're preparing themselves and when the deaf you died and shed their to a thousand pieces these guys defined opportunity you know to fill the void.

to be a star going from that tuor stuck here and there every day is getting worse and worse with these people. the killing of their costs down american bester that was the to big point and from that point there was carter blanche for them ok to. kill and murder anything they want. or like before. you know no.

i mean war. of course get out of the house you know the back porch of what could definitely see this what you end up with these guys it was you know all over again there musician they went underground no i mean the game is set you know changed it. from me. i don't listen brother i got chapped brother who got shot. and i got arrested twice. and somebody will came to the bedroom.

but russia go through of my had and pistols and guns like where you go. once i want to ask a couple of questions. who are you i said i don't know who audio and he starts lead me around there's a question you know you're not and then there's the beat me up with the tram but no the back of my car truck you buy i refuse that is a no right away i'm not the one it one should be should with the bass but me see if . there is some ice is available nobody can deny that i mean they control some some it's a rare but not big areas may have another way like the media but this is the environment for them to work on because they grow every minute. of the music instrument

like where you expect from my says no the kind of heads. she had when the to help the overall one must be made up somewhat on one leg sept fifth human one month and you so no one make you the one when you fought to be on the steps this is a woman and. i believe there will be shot that. just say the truth is i believe it's was it. was if it you. look almost sure

i stacked their own of course i'll get good because i just push buttons now i love . to push people other people fans you know and love to be all right man. have to mean other people have. lived through my article that didn't match that look at dol a good deal more did double monostable going to hundreds in dublin with thought of let me my you for a tough one. for. we . all make music. yellow policy. simple equipment. of course me cannot think like. any of what you believe i think the music is in my blood.

flowing. from the well the. process. i told them about paul its. time is coming to. you for and people stop saying so. soon this is more powerful. song for. you. you. see. them from you. you. see you. brother.

jeffrey. rashi's musical pioneer. in spite of the endless cycles of violence. for young. this time on algis their. welcome back as we look at the weather across western parts of asia and the levant is pretty quiet here at the moment fine around the caspian sea close enough in tehran a sixteen degrees baghdad twenty two and then we've got this area of low pressure

pushing into the eastern side of the mediterranean with time so as we head into sunday so we see some heavy rain across cyprus and up through parts of turkey still largely dry at that stage for lebanon but you will find the cloud increasing later on in the day so one of the arabian peninsula looking fine here once again we are temperatures in the low thirty's for mecca here in qatar the weather is just about perfect twenty five degrees light winds you couldn't ask for much more than not not a great deal of changes ahead on through into sunday the winds remaining jeffrey light possibly might still but mist and fall for turning out stage as we head across into southern parts of africa we've got some showers affecting the eastern cape durban the chance of the odd shower otherwise looking largely fine across much of the country much of botswana through into namibia fine but again heavy showers affecting some beer but zimbabwe should be dry and harare will see plenty of sunshine in temperatures in the upper twenty's for central parts of africa showers across parts of the congo towards gabon otherwise fine for west africa sunny and i

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