saturday in the history of islam fifty years later al-jazeera explores the events leading to the war and its consequences which is still felt today we tried everything to the united nations to try to make. contacts through different countries and it was clear that all this was to know if the war in june at this time. at least fourteen people are reportedly killed in anti-government protests in iran the president has done rouhani calls for calm. hello i'm maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up kim

jong un issues a new year's threat to the u.s. as he signals a desire for the better relations with south korea. president joseph kabila faces calls to step down amid rising violence between protesters and security forces. and welcoming in the new year spectacular fireworks around the world as people celebrate the arrival of twenty eight. iranian state media is reporting fourteen people have now been killed in four days of anti-government protests it says security forces repelled what it's calling on to protest as you're trying to take over police stations and military bases airports have not yet been independently verified especially going to name has mall . a social media blackout didn't stop protesters from

gathering on iran's streets for a fourth day and posting these videos. the iranian government says people have the right to express their discontent but violence is unacceptable iranian state media says some social media sites and messaging apps such as telegram have been blocked to keep the peace. on saturday there were also pro-government rallies our own we cannot predict a time when the protests will come to an end but the protests will shake the people in power who must give priority to people's demands and needs. you know what i'm going to find the state of the economy and rising prices sparked the initial protests austerity measures after years of sanctions have led to a twelve percent unemployment rate but anger has also shifted to foreign policy protesters are critical of the government support for the syrian regime of bashar

al assad has ball law in lebanon and hamas in the occupied palestinian territory. the iranian government says foreign entities are fomenting violent and deadly clashes among the dead two people one a boy hit by a fire truck in what's been described as an accident authorities say it was stolen and abandoned in the heart of the through investigations we came to know there is a clear rule played by the foreign intelligence agencies and the government open zation in these killings the police never opened fire on the protesters now did call been a great wrong on me in washington d.c. outside the white house people called for the removal of president has been rouhani president donald trump tweeted that people are quote getting wise to how their money and wealth is being stolen and squandered on terrorism rouhani fired back oh you jim who is down on this man who today in america wants to simplify as

a people as the goaltimate a few months ago he called the nation of iran terrorists. these are the largest protests in almost a decade although sunday's protests were smaller than the previous night there are calls for people to continue with the demonstrations natasha going to al-jazeera a bus not on is the director of iranian studies at stanford university in the united states he says president rouhani is facing oppositional and they from elements of the public but also within the government. i think they're very worried clearly they're worried and one of the points that i think needs to be added is that mr rouhani did an interview with iranian radio and television it was supposed to be broadcast tonight they decided not to broadcast so they censored the president of the country they did not alarm to talk because i think some in the regime don't think their. approach to appease the people is really right they want

to use their and fists and natural the iron fist is going to work i think some of them know that using the iron fist might well inferior more people and these are not the kinds of people that the regime can afford to lose these are the working class these are the poor these are the most as after that they have now claimed for thirty seven years to be champing. of korea's leader has won the united states that his nuclear forces are now a reality and not a threat and his name is address kim jong un also said he had a nuclear button on his desk but he struck a much more conciliatory tone with south korea saying he was open to dialogue and wishing them success for the winter olympics lawrence louis reports from seoul. this is how north korea welcome to the new year with

a fireworks display much like the rest of the world but it is leader kim jong un's new year's day address that is drawing all the attention if two thousand and seventeen was marked by fiery rhetoric and rising tensions because of north korea's nuclear ambitions two thousand and eighteen may bring more of the same. corners from that the u.s. mainland is within the range of our nuclear strike and the nuclear button is put on the desk in my office at all times they should clearly on their stand but this is never a trash but a reality kim has called for the mass production and deployment of more nuclear warheads and missiles but weapons experts agree that north korea may not yet have the technology to miniaturize a nuclear warhead and mounted on a missile that could be entering the atmosphere while kim speech made no mention of the new kid atmospheric test he reiterated the claims that north korea is now a nuclear power in stark contrast to the hostile remarks to the united states is

the conciliatory overture from kim jong un to south korea he's even suggested dialogue between the two sides something south korean president proposed several months ago and which north korea ignored. means needle jiang and i don't we should actively create an atmosphere to move forward with the national reconciliation and reunification improving ties between the north and the south is an urgent issue that not only the north and south want but everyone else wants he suggested north korea is prepared to send its satellites to participate in the upcoming winter olympics and paralympics in china next month south korea has responded to these proposals positively saying it hopes communication which has been severed between the two sides for nearly two years can be restored some other nym on south korea's presidential office wall comes north korean leader kim jong il's new year's speech today which expressed willingness to send a delegation to the counter olympics and proposed talks as the egg knowledges don't

need for improvement into korean pies but analysts say the olive branch may be a ploy to gain some political ground north korea wants to drive a wedge between seoul in washington at the same time tried to dilute the impact of economic sanctions north korea is facing its toughest sanctions yet including a cap on petrol imports as punishment for its nuclear and missile tests last year kim jong un speech well it seems to lay open a path to dialogue with south korea is proof that north korea's nuclear ambitions are here to stay florence li al jazeera sole. robert kelly is an associate professor of political science at the sun national university he says it's in pyongyang is interest to improve relations with seoul. the north has a genuine interest in at least reasonably decent relationships with south korea a reason we didn't relationship with south korea that is to say that there's no north korea misses the days of south korea used to give it assistance and aid and

subsidies and stuff like that this is known as the sunshine policy which was continue which was begun under previous liberal presidents and the sop hope in north korea that the current liberal president of south korea bring that back so i think the north koreans are entirely content to have the relationship they have with the united states right now the nukes in the tension and all that obviously with donald trump that's not going to change and they'd like to find a way than to go along with some of the other players the north has done this for a long time sort of playing one off the other off the other right and so if you if the americans are giving you a hard time and you go to the south i don't really see any change what we've seen in two thousand and seventeen i am i'm genuinely concerned right i mean the more the north koreans build the more missiles the more nuclear weapons they have the more tests they do and stuff like that the more sites they have some of the more the pressure raises in the united states to do something more dramatic than sanctions and stuff like that right so north koreans just aren't signal pullover slowdown in any way which raises the possibility of course the americans will eventually strike now the u.n. secretary general is president joseph kabila to step down from power in the

democratic republic of congo in accordance with a deal signed a year ago it comes after security forces killed at least seven protesters on sunday during rallies against israel shahak ballasts reports. in the democratic republic of congo catholic worshipers pray this sunday they pray with a political purpose they want president joseph kabila goal turning was asked was very very these guys think it was time for. their prayers were heard by security forces in kinshasa twenty seventeen ended as it began kabila second term as president ended in december twenty sixth saying he refused to step down and the un says congolese security forces killed forty people who protested the decision four hundred sixty were arrested. one year on they marched

off to mass twelve also boys and priests were among the dozens arrested tear gas was fired into churches. the hospitals filled with protesters once more so it goes on the mind that i was if your term is over give opportunities to others to run your son of the country you belong in the senate give the others the opportunity to lead maybe they'll do it better than you did. catholic bishops brokered peace talks between the opposition and government with the agreement that could be low would leave office at the end of twenty seven tame but he's still in power and now the catholics and the opposition are united how do you see me coming in shook england because it is not simply because we have upcoming we have come here in order to the way to pray for all we mission. opposition voices can be heard

by ending the fractured country from all corners even in the troubled east a thriving battleground between rebels security forces say they use of force is justified one police officer was killed and this police station was too. my protest is going to stop there so we are in need of peace i assure all of our government authorities that our city government is in peace people should sleep calmly because we as professional police we are doing our job. the president kabila says he will stay in power until december twenty eighth because of delays in voter registration. meanwhile voices appear to becoming increasingly impatient charlot ballasts al jazeera. pakistan's government is increasing fuel prices blaming the state of the international market for this it's a move that's expected to particularly affect the country's poor and as commodified reports could also signal bigger problems for the national economy. the people are

too large are already calling it a new game from the government of pakistan to its people and it's making headlines across the country and eleven point seven five question dried and be frightened of food the government is saying that the move is justified because of the rise of the international market and that the president. and many of the country for the people. you know. give a phrase from the government it's injustice with the poor people who are suffering due to inflation in the country being a government employee i can still survive but i'm good about those who find anything to eat and with billy supermoon by this move are due to frequently are is enough petroleum prices it's becoming difficult for takes to dry words are so far the public because people can't afford to eat so the government should take notice

due to raising opportunity in price prices the whole market prices become i mean stocks are good start or is there a higher price to go for you will have a knock on effect on everything including daily come ordered transportation costs and their share of falling rally of the rupee against the dollar already created inflation that the people cannot cope with the opposition is calling it a government failure and while the country financial. and the proclaimed of friend are hiding always a country the economy. and then trouble. and watching out is there much more to come for you on the program protesters rallying for their democratic rights and freedoms in hong kong. two thousand and eighteen is election year here in brazil in a country that struggling with its corrupt politicians and economic strife will be

hoping that something is going. how i want to find start to the new year for good parts of southern china but central i was seeing a little more cloudless clad wealth they cannot because we don't want into the middle of the week some really heavy rain setting in by the state snow across northern parts some very heavy rain just pushing us whites will shanghai temperatures of around twelve degrees celsius come for the sample to bad in hong kong although it will turn increasingly cloudy just along the southern fringes of china by this date not too much cloud in the forecast across south asia and i'm certainly that is the case for end there with light winds it does mean more fog problems right alert has been issued across the northern plains of india because we do have the folk which has returned to the region rather more clout though as you

can see into me and my unusually wet weather continuing here through chews day and going on into wednesday but hopefully by weather stay a shit ton a little drier and brighter much of india as you can see will be dry twenty two celsius there in new delhi it does stay a rather grey and overcast because of that fog that some recent folk problems just around the gulf i think we should see that said clearing as we go on through the next day so temperatures getting up to twenty seven celsius in minimal of a breeze coming through they will be pleasantly warm for much of this week. the head of the september twenty fourth national election survey showed a satisfied for the stage of their economy this is easily a slow news biggest success story the company report mark rosol fifty three thousand and eleven we bring you the stories the economic world we live in the cost

of this time zero where al-jazeera is eyes and is on the ground in southern africa identifying the crucially important stories for the audience that's incredibly to. come back a quick look at the stories making headlines at least fourteen people have reportedly died in anti-government protests in iran state media says security forces repelled armed protesters who tried to take over police stations and military bases north korea's leader is one the united states that is nuclear forces are now reality not a threat but kim jong un also says he's open to dialogue with south korea and the

u.n. secretary general is edging president joseph kabila to step down from power in the democratic republic of congo amid violent anti-government demonstrations security forces killed at least seven protesters on sunday in rallies against his rule. now in all the stories we're following thousands of people have marched in hong kong to express their frustration at china's tightening grip on the territory they cues beijing of eroding freedoms which were guaranteed when british colonial rule ended twenty years ago and is difficult paula reports many fear two thousand and eighteen will be a knowledge disappointing it for the damn democracy movement. defend hong kong the theme for this year's rally those taking part say the protest has particular resonance after year when people's rights were violated repeatedly israel because about history because. we see the dettori asia use in the rule of law in hong kong so we believe we should stand here to protest their future the

various posters depict their grievances they are protesting against the jailing of three young pro-democracy student leaders and also condemning a change in legislative council procedures that would enable the government to push through unpopular loss without opposition and they are angry at a plan that could for the first time allow mainland chinese law enforcement officials to operate on hong kong soil i'm afraid that a pop up becoming and other parts at china. where you purchase as a direct link up on top of the government that there isn't and if we don't know we're not bending we know. so i want all cost freedom prints to. come out in march like this would be unthinkable elsewhere in china where the government cracks down harshly on any kind of dissent but with new security last proposed unlikely to be implemented next year many fear that they will not be able to express their anger or criticize the government so openly in the future but there are those who

feel beijing has hong kong's best interests at heart dozens of people held their own rally holding up hong kong and china flags they say they represent many in the city who would rather stay out of politics. people like susan kwan who has been running this two food shop for forty five years business is brisk on the first day of twenty eighteen for the sixty four year old she says hong kong people have a lot of freedom and democracy shouldn't be a priority. but that china is a very strong country we shouldn't upset them if you haven't done anything wrong there's no need to be scared of the chinese government. the rally ends at civic square with protesters surrounded by police they are defiant almost euphoric to be here in front of the government offices which had been closed to the public for nearly three years this is where the landmark twenty four thousand pro-democracy occupy movement began and this is where in the past activists have held rallies and one against the government they hope it's a sign the twenty eighteen will be

a year when the government will listen to their concerns if you go paul in our jazeera hong kong the largest group in israel's governing coalition the likud party has passed a resolution urging its leaders to fish for israeli sovereignty over parts of the occupied west bank it's the land the palestinians want for a future state resolution is non-binding and it's not known if it has the backing of the prime minister benjamin netanyahu or the vote has been widely condemned by palestinian factions marc webb has been gauging reaction in gaza. there's already been widely condemned by many of them the islamic jihad have said this must be stopped hamas have said that this is the end of the oslo accords the nineteen ninety three oslo accords that brought the palestinian liberation organization and israel to the table and recognized palestinian authority over. gaza here in gaza and parts of the west bank and was meant to lead to a final two state solution how massive said it's the end of the oils they were

called and anything everything must be done to protect the palestinian people and their rights the p.f. lp of also said it's the end of the also they were accords. the factor and they've said the end of all previous agreements and the end of any peace process the committee for popular resistance has said that when palestinian authorities meet in the middle of january they should announce a palestinian state on nine hundred sixty seven borders with jerusalem as its capital in defiance of president trump's announcement at the beginning of december saying that truism was israel's capital and the popular resistance committees called for more aggression against settlers in assessments in the occupied west bank so a very adverse reaction that's been widely condemned by all of the factions here in gaza a fire in a car park has destroyed hundreds of cars in the pushchair city of liverpool

investigators say the blaze was caused by an accidental fire in a single vehicle no one was injured but police say all the cars in the multi-story building was destroyed. but francis has used his new year homily to urge peace and understanding for migrants and refugees and his end of year message the leader of the world's one point two billion catholics also called on people to avoid empty consumerism and focus on the real meaning of life speaking at a service and some pieces basilica pope francis later struck a more optimistic tone when praising those who cooperate silently for the common good. venezuela's president nicolas maduro says he's increasing the minimum wage by forty percent along with the pay for all public sector workers critics say it will just add to venezuela's rampant inflation expected to be more than two thousand percent this year but when you are says the country's economic problems are not his fault of his policies but rather those of the u.s. and its allies. in twenty seventeen displacement

of north american imperialism president donald trump spearhead of economic aggression against our beloved people twenty seventeen beyond which our economic recovery began so attacks not currency sabotage of all industry electrical industry permanent efforts to prevent the stabilization recovery of the old price and the sanctions signed by the government of donald trump to form a crude located of a noble workers' country of venezuela. it's part of our series on what two thousand and eighteen has in store we head now to brazil the country's been struggling with the economic recession and a huge corruption scandal but there are hopes that new elections could see a change for the better john heilemann reports from the city of receive a. brazilian politics is in the doldrums forty percent of the congress are under investigation for corruption the president's ratings are in single digits of his reforms a stock. but this year brings elections and the promise of change. i think to

many of brazil's pulled feast that means hope for the return of former president luis inacio lula providing he can be corruption charges his leftist government was known for helping the working class it was that was a formula for us with lower income the best president with lula he did more for us he offered us social programs like both so familiar improvement in the region schools for the children. in more affluent so many echoed the view of months and wrote three go they see both lula discloses challenge a giant ball sonata of right wing a who's pro-gun and anti gay as dangerous populists. but imo it was like the biggest concern is the polarization these days i work in the financial market and all that really a fact shares in commodities prices and we're worried because so far there is no other candidate that could challenge those two. that worry has reached professor

cream of the sousa as he walks the corridors of power in the brazilian congress he sees a stagnant political scene so we need hill personally offhand then about all of these corruption and about the fact that all of these called all of these speeches up all talk a on you kind of society ideal kind of brazil one you know kind of perspective it it all feels that ok deadline this is only the third decade of democracy in brazil after a military dictatorship and people say that in the early is election night it was like a huge party but corruption and mismanagement of really ground that down and now for many here the country's political dinosaurs have taken over that party for themselves. yet it was footage is trying to get fresh talent in both the set up for program which public. see experts who train would be congressman from all

walks of life it's paid for by own trip and crowd funding the only rule though career politician of the political system is very entrenched so our plan is through this program is to hope to challenge the status quo and break this vicious cycle of declining brazilian politics. that will be tough to come to date some still have to roam with established parties in brazil independents are allowed but if the discredited political class is to change disk it could at least be the start john home and i would see it a rosie the. been following her around the world the start of two thousand and eighteen in as many was celebrating the u.n. secretary general antonio the terrorist to issue what he called a red about the dangers facing us all kristen salumi reports. two thousand and eighteen got off to

a colorful start down under in new zealand and australia there are a rainbow of fireworks lit up the sydney harbor bridge in celebration of that country's legalization of gay marriage. in tokyo the color was white japanese revelers released helium balloons each one containing a wish or a prayer for the new year. they were looking ahead to the two thousand and eighteen winter olympic games in south korea and hoping for peace with their neighbors to the north for ballistic missile tests have aroused international fears of a fireworks display of another kind it's one of many international conflicts the united nations secretary general called on world leaders to solve. i mean going to lurks a red alert for our wills conflicts at the point a new they injures every mooched global in science is about nuclear weapons of the highest since the cold war and climate change is moving faster than we are

inequalities are growing and we see only few quell ations of human rights i agree there's everywhere to make these new year's resolution nettled again bridge the divides rebuild trust by bringing people together around common goals unity is the best. there were a few signs of conflict on this holiday in the middle east just a spectacular laser light show in dubai. and no obvious divisions in europe for hundreds of thousands of people came together to party from london to rio de janeiro with its party on the copacabana beach. or mexico city because fireworks. i. i and no one knows how to celebrate new year's like new york new york revelers braved bone chilling cold terrorist threats and

a blizzard of confetti to ring in two thousand and thirteen sharing one thing that is universal this holiday the hope of even better days to come kristen salumi al-jazeera new york. around half a million people have lined the streets of london to watch the annual new year's day parade performers who are around the world have taken part with cheerleaders launching bands from the u.s. playing to the crowds the march from piccadilly to parliament square is screened across the world it's the thirty second annual parades and this is thing as you can see it was show time. that's. at the top stories for you now at least fourteen people have reportedly died during anti-government protests in iran state media says most of the deaths occurred on sunday night is reporting that security forces repelled on protesters

who tried to take over police stations and military bases their reports have not been independently verified but iran's government has imposed a social media blackout saying people have the right to protest but not in a violent way. north korea's leader is one the united states that his nuclear forces and now a reality not a threat is in his new year's address kim jong un was more conciliatory toward south korea saying he was open to dialogue and wishing them success for the winter olympics but he warned the u.s. he has a nuclear button on his desk and will defend the country if he feels threatened last month the u.n. approved harsh new sanctions on pyongyang backed by the u.s. in response to repeated missile tests. the u.s. mainland is within the range of our nuclear strike and the nuclear button is put on the desk employee office at all times they should clearly understand that this is never a trash but a reality the u.n. secretary general is president joseph kabila to step down from power in the democratic republic of congo in accordance with a deal signed

a year ago at least seven people were killed during protests on sunday demonstrators are calling for kabila to resign but he's vowing to stay on until delayed elections in december he has been in power now since two thousand and one. well now in pakistan the government has increased fuel prices by almost twelve percent it's blaming the rise on international prices and says pakistan still has cheaper fuel than many neighboring countries critics of the move say petrol is becoming unaffordable for the poor. and thousands of people have marched in hong kong to demand the release of pro-democracy leaders i'm expressed their frustration of what they say is china's tightening grip on the territory they accuse beijing of eroding freedoms which were guaranteed when bush's colonial rule ended twenty years ago china is set to implement new security laws which protested say could limit that freedom of

expression you're upset with all the top stories much more coming out for you in twenty five minutes time after counting the cost which is next. hello i'm sam is a done this is counting the cost of al-jazeera the weekly look at the world of business and economics this week flying taxis megadeals in marriage when shakeups will look at the flight plan for global aviation in two thousand and eighteen through a turbulent year here in the gulf also this week oh i'm sales they're on the rise

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