from some of the survivors it made its nigeria on a total lunar eclipse one of the longest of this century as the world gazing skyward morning. how our soul fifty reported yesterday which is not a great surprise to be honest has been a cloud around but we've seen temperatures in the thirty's easily in the caucasus and you come down to the hottest part of the world really and i'm talking about the southwest of iran and central iraq just to the darker red in there very very late the temperature background nothing really happens here apart from the breeze and the temperature is cooler on the coast as it always is the on shore breeze present point but the hot and dusty air comes out of the middle of iraq than through kuwait at dance or bahrain the eastern side of saudi arabia and it brings the dust with it

is typically in the middle forty's little bit down here in the fall cross in recent days was still middle forty's in amman and of course the coast in salalah it's still cloudy still daily with drizzle the significant rain inland there are no side of the red sea up in be an eritrea useful bit of occasionally heavy rain and south of the equator we've had some rain recently in the western cape but in the fall cos its name was in a bit of cloud temperatures by day typically high teens or low twenty's and that's as far north as does suck as you can see the very real change of the next couple days which is no big surprise. when people think of cuba they think revolution but it's undergoing revolution and . nothing of this and. we're here to discover if those changes are

reflected on the plate if this is a q what is the q. and a. restaurant owner i'm trying to make sure. a.j. it's on al-jazeera. welcome back a quick check of the headlines here on al-jazeera a group of opposition political parties in pakistan is rejecting the outcome of wednesday's election official results show the party of reform. has gained the most seats in the national assembly opposition groups say the vote was rigged and the military interfered in the process israeli forces of free open the gates of the al

aqsa mosque compound in occupied east jerusalem after closing them for several hours on friday the soldiers stormed the compound firing tear gas and stun grenades palestinians protest of being denied entry into one of the islam's holiest sites and two palestinians including a fourteen year old boy have been killed in the latest friday of protests at the gaza israel border both were shot in the head by israeli soldiers gaza health officials say at least another two hundred forty five people were injured. after years of silence and uncertainty thousands of syrian families are now being given official death certificates for their missing relatives but the government hasn't released their bodies or provide any evidence of what caused their deaths this and other reports from beirut in neighboring lebanon. for years nothing about her husband opposition activist. until recently when the syrian government declared that he died in two thousand and fifteen he was among the more than eighty thousand people believed by rights groups to have been detained or forcibly disappeared

since the uprising began in two thousand and eleven in recent weeks and after years of silence more and more families are being told their relatives are dead. and that. this is a heart attack. yeah and this is a. very hard thing because they and some way they. used to agree that they was not killed. as he says so far there are four thousand names of detainees or those who disappeared now officially registered as deceased the dates go back years among them. a well known nonviolent opposition activist from. his family was recently informed that he got here and his brother bahama had died in two thousand and thirteen while in detention relatives find out

from civil registry offices or the military police families are being told what they long suspected they now want to know where the bodies are buried and the true cause of death. and yet. the right to know what happened to their international human rights groups have accused the syrian government of large scale torture and extrajudicial killing and its prisons the exact number of detainee deaths while in detention is not known some rights groups say thirty thousand died of torture and dire conditions since the conflict began seven years ago other rights groups say the number is as high as sixty thousand and seventy or prison alone amnesty international estimated that thirteen thousand were killed in mass hanging's between two thousand and eleven and two thousand and fifteen. families of the detained who live in rebel areas are able

to raise their voices but those in government territory have to remain silent the fear now is the government may be trying to cover up likely crimes against humanity and prevent families from seeking justice. they are the winners now. because of some pressure on them they want to live to finish it. the families say the case of the detainees and the disappeared needs to be dealt with in any post conflict settlement it seems the syrian government wants to avoid that by burying the file and along with it the truth. beirut. syrian government forces of recapture the southern city of can a trinity israeli occupied golan heights government troops have entered the city for the first time in four years after weeks of intense fighting have been trying to clear the surrounding province of eisel and other opposition groups the remaining isolate fighters of now agreed to leave for rebel held areas of northern

syria after a deal brokered by russia. scores of doctors and other medical personnel of a public hospital in nicaragua second largest city have been silent say was no television for supporting and treating opponents of the government in the past three months of civil unrest according to nicaragua's association of human rights at least four hundred forty eight people have been killed and thousands more injured the sea and human reports from male. students doctors and residents like during your protest against the government outside of the university hospital of nicaragua's second largest city but have me oh i am will you take care of me now i have cancer and that just by the only oncologists. at least thirty five doctors nurses laboratory workers and even cleaners received this letter friday morning four lines saying only that they've been dismissed. for taking part in the peaceful marches in support of the social groups and students against the massacre carried

out. during three months of civil unrest doctors and nurses helped medical students tend to thousands of people wounded during clashes with police and paramilitary groups. doctors say many protesters and even civilian bystanders in the conflict would have survived had they not been to do weigh it publicly spittles. have the hospital's chief surgeon had worked for thirty three years. it's our obligation to cure the injured but we're also explicitly critical of the regime's brutal repression. that was once a supporter of his revolution but is now openly critical. letter doesn't say why i've been sacked the director told me it was because i was supporting terrorists i'm not a terrorist i'm a pediatrician i save lives we were told the hospital director was not available

for comment. graeme and defiant. many doctors are telling us that they are very they believe that this is just the first thing. would be followed by their arrests or worse. the dismissals here appear to be the first against rebellious public servants since the government began what it calls operation cleanup and the picture news it is has just begun. al-jazeera. federal judge in los angeles says she will appoint an independent monitor to investigate the living conditions of migrant children in the u.s. detention centers it follows reports of sports food insufficient water and living conditions from child migrants and their parents in texas on thursday the us government failed to meet a court imposed deadline to reunite all the separated children from their parents.

of these two firefighters have died battling wildfires in northern california weather the high winds off fueling the flames a ton neighborhoods in the city of reading a burnt to the ground. the wildfire toole through neighborhoods like this one in the city of reading in the middle of the night fire crews were forced to go door to door officials used loudspeakers to tell residents to leave the wildfire moved with such speed many had just minutes to get out i drove up before my mom and dad. this is what i saw. i don't know how many minutes after. he left the house but it went to police but he said he could see the fire. as he was leaving. and. so on somebody made it out and i don't i'm afraid some people may not. police say the wildfire was spotted by a mechanical failure in

a vehicle on monday but in the spice of forty eight hours it had tripled in size and then on thursday night the blaze exploded and crossed the sec room into river. you know the city of reading home to more than ninety thousand people was in its path five fight is a using the tim fire tornado to describe it firefighters are out there actively rescuing evacuating engaging and defending homes. scorching temperatures a full cast to continue as of the strong winds that offending the flames californias governor has declared a state of emergency in several counties as crews struggle to contain the fire is mandatory evacuation orders have been issued in some cities and central california the ficus and fire has been burning for two weeks visitors to the national package been ordered to evacuate with or she said the blaze is only twenty five percent

contained. scientists say rising global temperatures are leading to higher risk of wildfires in the eastern united states the fire that cut a swathe through parts of reading has now moved on. some people have been allowed to retune. houses can be rebuilt they say but precious positions and in some cases much love to pay it's have been lost for river and the speed and the ferocity of the blaze medium one hand come to zero. the greek government says some wildfires which have killed at least eighty people were started deliberately beach resorts near athens are in ruins and some people are still searching for missing relatives they are blaming the government slow response there are ports only seventeen people have been killed in central mali ahead of sunday's presidential election tensions are high ahead of the vote which will see twenty four contenders for the presidency including the incumbent ibrahim boubacar cater asked we campaigned for the opposition leader or similar see say was attacked by gunmen in

timbuktu. relief workers in southern nigeria are struggling to cope with a new wave of refugees fleeing cameroon in october fighting broke out after separatists declared an independent state called brasilia in the south since then thousands of refugees have been crossing the border to escape the violence but it was supports now from the cameroon nigeria border where new registration exercises started. only in korea and her baby among hundreds of new arrivals crossing over from cameroon so five kilometers from this refugee registration center after wandering from village to village she eventually crossed the border into nigeria three days ago. so. i wanted to come since last year but now i've bought at the dead including my aunt i was hiding inside cameroon because there's a war there we were dodging the troops she's already lost three of our relatives

and fears for the lives of several others. an estimated thirty thousand people fleeing the violence in cameroon are currently living in the area survivors speak of abuses by community and forces including torture and summary executions the united nations high commissioner for refugees is developing two new settlements to move the refugees away from more than forty border villages where a thriving around the clock to provide assistance protection in lifesaving assistance with huge number of refugees as they're arriving there night and the resources remain a big challenge for as. relief workers left the village of our book just a few days ago but when they returned one hundred fifty refugees had arrived for some of the only possessions they had while the clothes they world. they say will be army crackdown in the english speaking south of cameroon continuous. right

across the water is the republic of cameroon this is one of the several routes refuges state trial void getting into contact with cameroon and forces separatists are due to mark the anniversary of the sub declared independence of the republic of korea in two months time now clashes are expected now a lot of people i expected to come through this route because of the fighting between the government forces and the rebels for months freddo sums has been living in exile in nigeria he remembers clearly the day he was forced to leave home. they just came with two vehicles and everybody was running. the last fall over forty five minutes there was constant shooting everywhere he and other young men are still wanted by the army i cruised membership of the separatism was only a movement where says independence is a legitimate demand. even if you have to cure all of us. you you are

lead to say that this struggle is going to end we all win but while he and thirty thousand other refugees are digging in for a long story leave a few shows bracing for you to join the army al-jazeera on the nigeria border now the longest bloodmoon eclipse of the century has thrilled millions of sky gazers around the world turned a red brown color during the celestial event the entire transition lasted for nearly two hours one of the best vantage points in kenya by katherine sawyer joined in on the spectacle in marketing. so it's a clear sky here in my guardian and we are looking at the blood moon right now it's completely in the shadow of the quite a beautiful site and right next to it is a planet mars another ref a nominal happening right there. planet mars in the sun won't opposite sides of the

arc a phenomenon that happens every fifteen to seventeen years but it's the moon that amazed most long when you're in this community we used to see. a direct translation of the moon the moon the day the sun last day but we have come to realize that it is. and also the moon only you know no drew i have just seen the. like something is cutting it traveling telescope group has come to this canyon village to shoot a local modify community up close the marvels in the sky trying to get as many people to look through to look at the sky and to appreciate what we have in the sky but also to look through the telescopes and to you know lamb a bit of science i spoke about mars and the opposition phenomenon just tell us a little bit about that mars is quite red and it's more prominence now because it's

much closer to it was so it's it looks brighter it's more red it's quite exciting interacting the people here many of them telling us they have not seen the stars as planned next and even the moon so close you know through this telescope the next lunar eclipse of this duration is going to happen in the next century so a lot of people saying they are happy that they get to see this in their lifetime. but just a quick check of the headlines here not just a group of opposition political parties in pakistan is rejecting the outcome of wednesday's election. official results show the party of the former cricketer imran khan has gained the most seats in the national assembly opposition groups say the vote was rigged that the military interfered in the process. are far from.

all parties conference unanimously rejected twenty fifth july twenty eighth in elections we don't accept it as a people's mandate but consider it as a stolen mandate those who are thinking that they want a majority we even don't accept their majority nor will we give them a chance to rule we demand free and fair reelections and we all agreed that all members elected from all parties will not take oath in the parliament. israeli forces of reopen the gates of the al aqsa mosque compound in the occupied east jerusalem after closing them for several hours on friday the soldiers stormed the compound firing tear gas and stun grenades. palestinians protested at being denied entry into one of islam's holiest sites. meanwhile two palestinians including a fourteen year old boy have been killed in the latest friday of protest at the gaza israel border both were shot in the head by israeli soldiers gaza health officials say at least another two hundred forty five people were injured. scores

of doctors and other medical personnel at a public hospital in nicaragua second largest city lay on had been sacked they say it was in retaliation for supporting and treating opponents of the government according to nicaragua's association of human rights at least four hundred forty eight people have been killed and thousands more injured. there are ports only seventeen people have been killed in central mali ahead of sunday's presidential election tensions are high ahead of the vote which will see twenty four contenders for the presidency including the incumbent bring him tater last week campaign team for the opposition the stimulus he said was attacked by a gunman in timbuktu. and wildfires in northern california have killed at least two firefighters and forced thousands of residents to flee while fighters say the blaze is only partly contained hot weather and high winds are fanning the flames well those are the headlines the news continues here on the al-jazeera after each stage

of that sort of. young man joining us she bad in the battle for somalia. many never return. to try to understand. from the north and with mr. viner the capital of communist cuba with this revolutionary past the city itself and spoken of as though frozen in time and associated with objects but the bottom line is the growth of the revolution the relaxation of state control is

transforming the economy people's ability to make money that their access to food. food a myriad of society it brings us together to sound divergent histories and open some new future. around the world. through the love. the people have. passed through. reforms and. tourism is growing and private enterprise becoming easier. the name given

to small restaurants. in his home. why is this.

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the internet. gives them an influx of tourism. websites from the country as within cuba people don't have easy access. many people connect with. free. than ever before.

the aim of the revolution was to ensure equality and most cubans work for the state and in about twenty dollars a month across the board. how cubans live on that as a recurring part of their story. today i need to allow. the author of the blog a taste of cuba which chronicles the food of his country. a lad. really good to meet you fellow. back here you got the clothing memo yes we are full

blower so we're used to uniform know what i know right. here is a market oh ok. so. this first mark. goldman support mark all right so there is a big different market. for market price of the alders right you will see the other one big difference it's quite small actually yes that's the problem this is not a free market you know this is not offer and demand market so they have. less problems. you would see next so if a cuban came every day is it the same thinks does it change. what it is in the season you know all. the supply guys will call me. if you find that you need get it you are not true to more and you have it right here we have the basics. basics but you don't go hungry you know what is this this

is the paste what do you make with it. we have this sort of this or will we call it . you miss this is the slice of this wall of pizza cheese this really nice i remember this is one of my memories because since i was a boy in this. line took me to a commercial market nearby so i could see the difference. what is considered cheap affordable for cubans this is cheap. there's a special kind of pepper and what we call it. this is very important to make beans and you make of being soup this in q one you are not doing

a real human being to disagree. we use it. in the being maybe. this is more expensive here. woman market it's like a market you can't. experience . what. it. is that people.

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easily. but you have a broader view. although this small money to be made in key treat of foreignness someone to produce not building a solid business providing public dollars for a cuban budget. these are places locals can afford on the move regular basis with food while similar to home cooking . you did last summer. when is the este one of the. smells good you'd eat burial runs a one woman show in dinah from a cozy apartment in old town. how long have you been cooking for the people around

here when all jojo was in a lot of fun off that is that although the. ethical thing i'll know all been there but i gotta say boil free the. moderated theone i had already. deal with the rules in mccall look at all simpler than one long name. only are you folio that of the i said of the i ego in my mental why don't they all know already along with. who are your customers looking at them mail phone a lot of love it was a little problem. well to see. it all always about. all the mail and say you are the enemies of. the phone rings continually with all just some for delivery of this to reserve a meal you do.