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people power pays off in armenia protests to celebrate in the capital after the prime minister and i'm says his principal. all of them julie with all this is al jazeera live from london also coming up it's all pretty political leader is killed in yemen in a side led air strike. well stocked shelves despite hefty sanctions were taken to a shopping center in north korea where there are no shortages of pop and you get is disappearing forest why the business of logging is booming despite a court ruling that says it's illegal. a warm welcome to the program tens of thousands of armenians a celebrating the resignation of prime minister serge so he's announced that he's stepping down after

almost two weeks of mass anti government protests poland's have accused him of unst unconstitutional power grab the whole reports. attention turned to celebration after eleven days of street protests that brought down armenia's prime minister. it was a humiliating in socks and the man who has clung to power in the former soviet republic for a decade on monday he resigned to preserve the peace he said just hours after unarmed soldiers were seen joining the crowds in the capital you know we know that the country has been suffering specifically under the rule of the. mandates of the president with absolute lack of institutional freedom so be it the judicial be it the the police be a be at the. the health or culture or even the religious or the fact that they read

it took the initiative on individual individual basis to come to the street shows that ultimately institutions are formed by human beings and human minds and intentions i was shocked c.m. stepped down a day after his security forces arrested and then released the leader of the opposition further angering the crowds it could have been a tipping point towards violence they claim sarkozy on had rigged the system to stay in power president since two thousand and eight he'd been forced to step down because of term limits earlier this month but a pliant parliament formed after a constitutional changes he presided over three years ago swiftly appointed him prime minister with enhanced powers stripped from the presidency critics said it was a job for life. the mostly peaceful protests had focused on high level corruption and persistent poverty in the country but in a volatile region they were closely watched by russia with whom had formed close

ties but the kremlin said it would not intervene describing events in the other than as a domestic matter to the crowd's evident delight. jonah al-jazeera. well then first they will question following the story for seven years and hide their wealth then show the power post after that job. they did indeed i think we can safely say that i totally think. effectively that is what the net result is by the says lucky. that is if they were the only realistic that i would roll my eyes that the culprits are the only the leader at the top of the trilobites with right i think you got it wrong the little just stood the will of the armenian people and just tell us they were prepared to come out and call for his resignation i was just reading a remarkable turnaround on

a job that was referring to its practices where they have. these opposition leaders . and solicit such a lot interested in any form of dialogue with them and then police the military units that joins the protesters and they really seem to be the tipping point and it all went from that within a few hours it held that it is resignation that we just have though. still thousands of people it's starting to clear the square a little bit of a sousing to people out popping celebration quote i like to cry what i'm saying is we don't think through our media music sounding that will the delegates this is a credible video i don't really indicate to us how this agreement with what we just decided to say we think will was able to pull itself together a little focus really. people got ecclesia these big groups of like you to the it's propping up i was told. i'd say one step ahead of the old story at the

moment i guess the big question is washington's now. the and the first deputy minister he was the prime minister is now really feeling the role he played karen up i think arafat here. earlier leaders of the opposition all the crowds they said i didn't give us the all thirty three the old it gave it full. power to talk about a transition i don't think what they want. our election election which they want to be free of that they're going to be pointing towards it i think if they can to time to talk of the first. battle against the government the republican party has. really

a. little election result it's not just that. the battle. but you know the will of the people right now behind this up with. everything down to the play calling. where the full height of the incessant work of their lives and get of and love and find. one of the top political leaders of the his he's in yemen has been killed in a society led airstrikes some of husband has headed the administration in some of the rebels took over that city and twenty fifteenth's is considered to be an offensive second in command of the rebel looks it's believed he was killed in al hold day that support city also under control hasn't been concerned when that strike took place. more than thirty people have been killed in an airstrike that

hit a wedding party in yemen. it's hacked by saudi led forces happened in the western province of more than a dozen others were injured hitty rebels say another attack earlier on sunday killed six people. only surviving attacker from the twenty fifth in paris attacks has been sentenced to twenty years in prison for his role in a gunfight which led to his arrest in brussels the verdict came down in his absence which was not a surprise to many the sasha butler has more now from the belgian capital sala up to slums loyalism of brussels called for the verdict but not his client of dislodgement his co-defendants sophia and iare have chosen not to attend the judge sentenced both men to twenty years in prison for attempted murder during a shootout with police in the belgian capital two years ago the judge said there was a common will from both the defendants to belong to

a terrorist group that they joined the aim of this group was to terrorize the population the only surviving suspect from the twenty fifteen paris attacks had been on the run for four months when belgian police raided a house in brussels and were fired on by gunman four police officers were wounded when i hear e a scapegoat a few days later up to slum was arrested in the city soon after attackers targeted brussels airport and metro. up disarms lawyer says he may appeal listen to nz. i am not convinced of anything in this verdict but i would analyze it with my client this is a bird ticked i respect that but in my view there are things to say and we need to see this now wishes to appeal and if he does we will see what we will do. that up to slime decided not to attend the verdict surprised few people here he was present

first day of his trial in february calling the process a false and refusing to answer questions that's not a surprise for us. from the first day we understood that don't want to participate we're still in mind we want to kill the still in this mind will render stand out from the first the correlation and render stand up to it will never try to collaborate and to explain what he did up to slam will have learnt of the verdict in france where he is in prison he is waiting for the trial into the paris attacks that is expected next year any future sentence will be added to this one what is unclear is whether up to slum will now break his silence and cooperate with french investigators natasha butler al-jazeera brussels belgium ten people have been hospitalized more than one hundred detained on the greek island of less boss after clashes broke out between locals and migrants rightly separated the two sides late

on sunday local said ins on five june post us against the two hundred asylum seekers camped out on the island's main square lesbos was a gateway for more than one million refugees passing into europe during the twenty fifteen migrant crisis there are about ten thousand migrants still on the island. the u.s. is shutting down some of its operations at its embassy in nicaragua as violence continues in the capital money on sunday president daniel ortega scrapped a planned overhaul of the welfare system that sparked days of deadly protests human rights groups say twenty six people have been killed so far in rome congo boards. when i go out on the fifth day of anti-government protests residents are trying to stop motion ops from being looted i know that's in the end but if we're defending this supermarket and these stores because we're not going to allow looting or vandalism. police are being criticized for what demonstrators say is the heavy handed response including gunfire a t.v.

journalist is among the dead and hello go home and was shot while reporting live on facebook one of his colleagues blames a government sniper so far the police haven't commented on the deaths but some expect more unrest despite the president's announcement about the we are protecting our hundred everything that has cost us so much that we have gotten i don't want anyone to target us we're ready for anything i protesters were infuriated when the government approved the social security changes last wednesday to try and stop the widening deficit the united nations human rights office criticize the government for not allowing free assembly protesters president daniel ortega said on sunday he would withdraw the proposed reforms but that hasn't been enough to call the younger . groups in our representatives and delegates will be ready to go to the table for talks and make sure the first team they approach is pensions. protesters still have other grievances including what they say is ortega's influence over the national

assembly the law in the constitution such as eliminating presidential term limits iran count which is a. still have on the program. what do you have as a better option i don't see french president heads to the united states to act to save the iran nuclear deal. and somali chips take over if you any money military base in mogadishu is relations between the two countries deteriorate there. spring rains continue across the middle east all the cloud just easing out of iraq into iran that's all driving its way further race was could see some lovely downpours that lead to afghanistan pushing over towards took my the stand because time driest guys come back in behind but notice this little circulation just around

the sinai peninsula i'm able to see a little bit of whether we go on into wednesday so some chance of some lively rain there coming into southern areas of jordan maybe into israel and into that corner of egypt further south and east we've got a little bit of cloud there just around the gulf for me may well see some wet weather here in qatar over the next dial to a fair amount of clouds showing up on the satellite picture as you can see in any way you see that cloud there's a possibility squeezing out a little bit of wet weather maybe some time whether to go wanted to choose to i think why the state does look the day of the two could see some lively shall is thought to be doubtful as a possibility that cloud a steady data to the southern end of the red sea for southern parts of africa it doesn't look too wet over the next day or so a lot of dry and settled weather coming through here generally seeing a good deal of sunshine nineteen celsius in cape town we might see a little bit of cloud sliding towards the west and k. for the second half of the week.

the twenty seventh of april the leaders of north and south korea will hold a rare into korean summit after decades of heightened tensions on the peninsula is this the meeting that will pave the way for more dialogue we'll bring you live coverage and analysis here on al-jazeera. the mind of the top stories here on al-jazeera thousands of armenians a celebrating

the resignation of prime minister searches. stepping down following more than a week of protests. one of the top political leaders of the who sees him yemen has been killed in a society led airstrikes. has headed the administration and some of the rebels took over that city in twenty fifty. court in brussels was sentenced to twenty fifteen attacks suspects salaam to twenty years in prison for his role in a gunfight which led to his arrest. south korea says it stopped propaganda broadcasts across its border with the north ahead of this week's into korean summit so says it wants to create a peaceful atmosphere before the talks between the koreas which of the first in a decade kathy novak has the details from seoul. for more than two years south korea has used loudspeakers at the border to play messages about democracy news and even k. pop music into north korea the propaganda campaign has angered the government of

kim jong un which tightly controls the information it allows its citizens to access north korean soldiers have even shot at the speakers in the past south korea has used them on and off after south korean soldiers were injured in a landmine incident at the border in twenty fifteen and again in twenty sixteen after north korea's fourth nuclear test well now in the latest sign of easing tensions south korea says it will stop broadcasting propaganda into north korea ahead of the historic summit between president mungy and kim jong un on friday south korea welcomed news over the weekend that north korea would stop its nuclear and missile tests and shut down a nuclear test site south korea hopes that the meeting on friday will lay the groundwork for a summit between u.s. president donald trump and kim jong un well after initially welcoming north korea's announcement donald trump now has tweeted a more cautious message saying we are a long way from

a conclusion on north korea maybe things will work out and maybe they won't only time will tell well just days before that summit is due to start of the border chase village of panmunjom we've been taking a look at what life is like inside north korea has been given rare access to the capital pyongyang a diplomatic edison james based takes a firsthand look at whether a raft of international sanctions have had any impact. north korea has been targeted with tougher and tougher sanctions by the u.s. and the international community of a what persuaded the country's leadership to pursue a diplomatic course and what effect a they having on ordinary people in this isolated country. we've been taken to a department store in the center of pyongyang despite the international sanctions the shelves here are full. we managed to visit a number of shops in the city center all were upmarket places catering to the elite

we found no shortages and luxury items like chocolates and bottles of alcohol that were clearly smuggled in in defiance of the sanctions the official line is that foreign imports have been replaced by increase domestic production. do you believe i don't know why others around us are starving us dear reporter when we return please tell them we are indomitable no matter what thank sions are upon us. the only medical facility we were taken to was a gleaming new hospital most of the equipment here was imported clearly a problem in the future when spare parts become needed we were shown the eyeglasses which is subsidized for north korean citizens you know what it will make us what's the name of the north korean brand oh our. hero yet not yet not ok but a recent u.n. report says the humanitarian situation particularly in rural areas outside the

capital is poor before traveling to north korea i spoke to the un's top humanitarian official in new york. their. nutrition problem also malnourished children especially there are too many women having really hard time tough and dying in childbirth it's the u.n. security council that voted in the international sanctions and the netherlands is the council member that administers them. in all resolutions there's a view very clear passage where it says the these sanctions are not meant to have adverse negative effects on the people of the period. that's the official line privately even western diplomats will tell you there's a stigma to donate in humanitarian aid to north korea for example an important program by the n.-g. o. the global fund to fight malaria and tuberculosis was. earlier this year sanctions were having an effect in north korea but perhaps not the one the international

community wanted james. pyongyang. the foreign ministers of russia and china say they'll block any attempt by the united states to sabotage the iran nuclear deal yes president donald trump has until may the twelfth to decide whether to keep the twenty fifteen agreement between iran and six world powers the united nations is also urging him to stick to that agreement. the secretary general remains convinced that the joint comprehensive plan of action continues to be the best way to ensure the exclusively peaceful nature of iran's nuclear program and to realize the promised tangible economic benefits for the iranian people we hope that all of its participants remain fully commit church to its implementation and long term preserve ration while france's another cygnus truth of the deal and president a man well michael is on his way to the united states for

a three day official visit but khan has already said here will use the trip to try to change trump's mind our white house correspondent kimberly how could the head to the polls. no european leader enjoys a better bond with u.s. president donald trump than french president emmanuelle. mccraw has carefully culture their relationship inviting trump to paris for bastille day celebrations playing to trans well known admiration for the military the result troubles consulted with matters on the telephone with an any other world leader that cross says he even managed to convince trump to prolong u.s. involvement in syria. president trump was saying the united states of america had a duty to disengage from syria i assure you we have convinced him that it is necessary to stay for the long term the white house denies a shift at syria position iterating trump hopes to soon withdraw u.s.

forces. arrives in washington on monday for a three day visit which includes tribes first state dinner as president. his influence over the u.s. president will be tested on issues ranging from syria to the future of the iran nuclear deal with iran maintains it's in compliance with the twenty fifteen agreement which the u.s. signed with iran and european allies makarov favors keeping the deal as does german chancellor angela merkel who also visits the white house this week the deal was one of the worst and most one sided transactions the united states has ever entered into but trump has vowed to withdraw by mid may unless european allies fix certain aspects of the agreement including improving inspections of iran's nuclear program so far that hasn't happened trumps recent appointment of john bolton to national security advisor and his nomination of mike pompei oh to be secretary of state both

of whom have criticized the agreement have caused even more concern about the deals future in. less than a month donald trump must decide whether to allow iran sanctions to be put back in place affectively killing the deal that makes the influence of emanuel mccraw and angle of merkel pivotal in ensuring whether or not the iran agreement remains intact kimberly help at al-jazeera at the white house well let's check out some live pictures you can see manuel mccomb there arriving at the andrews air base for his three day visit and which he'll meet the president and talk trade and amongst other things about how to get from to stick to the iran nuclear deal china also backs mccomb so points of view we'll keep you up to date. somali chips have taken over

a united arab emirates run military base in the capital mogadishu it follows an order to end military cooperation between the two countries relations between the u.a.e. and somalia have been strained over the g.c.c. crisis which is seen a society like bill cade against the top one how to do so will put stuff in mogadishu. senior somali military off source one or two of the u.a.e. base in mogadishu they say them play mentoring a government order to disband i mean what i submitted through a training program when i went to italy we have taken over everything in this space from now on the government will fund the training and equip the soldiers twenty. hours earlier you a minute to train is how did they left the base with almost everything they could moving military hardware and other material to the port to be shipped back home that follows the u.a.e. suspending treatment a few days ago of the ship's side hospital which it funded and operated in mogadishu

a sign of the gate reminds patients that the hospital remains closed security's tight staff or called in on saturday paid their final deal use and told more to time for the past three years this facility has offered free medical treatment to many the poor displaced here in mogadishu those who've had that shit was disrupted by something closure are now forced to seek help house where. most of them end up here the turkish run at dawn hospital staff say they've seen an increasing number of patients in the past week the somali ministry of health says it's keen to take over one reopen the hospital earth our plan was to reopen the hospital immediately if them are already said they are out completely which leaves our people in limbo so they should quickly make up their minds. between mogadishu and i would have been frosty since june last year when somali government leaders desist that pressure from the u.a.e. and saudi arabia to cut ties and join the brocade important qatar. last month the

u.a.e. shipping company dubai ports world was barred from doing business in somalia somali leaders condemn the u.a.e. agreement with european the breakaway and clip of somalia and to manage the portal barbara and two weeks ago somali police intercepted a plane chartered by u.a.e. diplomats almost ten million dollars in cash was confiscated while the intended purpose of the farms was investigated as tension continues to rise it seems my either side is willing to back down mohamed or to all jazeera english a somali. environmentalist and politicians are joining forces to try and save fragile rain forests and the sides in the asia pacific region a summit is underway in indonesia to build on the commitments made at the paris climate agreement on the agenda is the rapid rate of deforestation in papa new guinea where logging continues at a rapid pace as amrit almost reports now from the village of time.

this machine should not be operating these logs should still be standing as trees most of this land should still be forest in twenty sixteen papua new guinea's supreme court ruled that the special agricultural business lease or a.b.l. which allowed logging in this part of the east sipek region was invalid and illegal logging did stop for a few months but it's restarted since the same is true across the country. according to some there isn't the political will to enforce logging bans after s.a.b. else were made illegal new types of licenses were issued for the same areas instead in rural areas many say logging companies have more sway than the government does over police and officials basically paralyze the public service system so that those public service systems sort of there rather than the interests of a nation or its people people here in a remote part of east new breton island say representatives of logging companies

trick to them into signing away their rights to log their land giving very little in return even for there was no proper clearance for the local communities at all people weren't aware of what was going to happen to the forests and the land local say deforestation has taken away a source of food and traditional medicine they say that the local weather has changed and that the locals leave a barren often burned landscape in their wake the logging doesn't just change the way this landscape looks it completely changes the way it feels as well it's cool in there. hot out here just two years ago this entire area was covered with virgin rainforest now where i've been walking marks the dividing line between that forests and the devastation all around of broader consequences what the rapid deforestation means for southeast asia as a whole is the on and off part it is third largest forest broker on the planet and it's see major regulator of the climate in this solar specific but it's where we

would write so with the loss of forest we have negative impact on the climate the malaysian company operating here. or r.h. accuses the tractor's of trying to stifle p. and g.'s economic growth it says here in east new britain it funds infrastructure upgrades and provide significant support for education services and health logging companies in papua new guinea are certainly a powerful economic force all right also our own shopping centers hotels and businesses in i.t. and media when i first ran reports on p. and g.'s logging industry in january the country's main national newspaper ran an article accusing us of being biased and politically motivated the article did not mention the newspaper it appeared in is also by all rights under thomas al-jazeera tali a popular new guinea. a

quick look at our top stories current here on al-jazeera so so d.c.m. the newly appointed prime minister of armenia has resigned after days of mass anti government protests people poured onto the streets in the capital here land to celebrate i guess ian said on his website that he was stepping down to maintain civic peace he had been on me as president for a decade until last month when his term expired critics say his appointment of prime and the prime minister was an attempt to thwart the rules and stay in power. problem for a walker is in the capital letter. here is where we three are from very little. forward a girl you'll be seeing. there you go to the really. really crowded predator of the big three. hundred new warrior is really.

just the beginning really because all those dockyard i think they're all. round world. free and fair elections. all the top political leaders of the who sees in yemen has been killed in a society led airstrike salah al some mud has headed the hooty administration in some us is the rebels took over that city in twenty fifteen he's considered to be an effective second in command of the rebel group it's believed he was killed in all the data port city also under hooty control it hasn't been confirmed when that strike that plagues meanwhile more than thirty other people have been killed in another site the lead strike on a wedding party in the western province of haji many others were also injured the only surviving suspect from the center fifteen paris attacks has been sentenced to twenty years in prison for his role in a gunfight which led to his arrest brussels salah abdul salam was convicted of attempted murder for firing a belgian peace as they tried to detain him three officers were wounded the verdict

came down in his absence abdul salam has refused to cooperate with the courts is the first day of the trial foreign ministers of russia and china say they'll block any attempts by the united states to sabotage the iran nuclear deal donald trump has until may the twelfth to decide whether to keep the twenty fifteen agreement between iran and six world powers as president has often called the deal one of the worst ever in u.s. history next up since i story but why. political upheaval in armenia as the prime minister you.