it has been a difficult balancing act for jordan it likes to describe its policy toward the syrian crisis as neutral it called for a political solution and it didn't call for regime change as a condition to end the crisis the kingdom to a certain extent followed an independent course from its allies who were supporting the opposition despite its cautious approach jordan along with the u.s. and saudi arabia did back the opposition in southern syria but when damascus was close to victory it convinced many rebels to surrender it is enough for jordan to reopen its embassy in damascus and this would be tantamount to an economic knowledge amount of digits don't think that jordan wanted bashar to stick but jordan is not the player. or definitely clearly in favor of the regime so russia is going to want there's no question about that. would that you have a neighbor like this you need to deal with that many jordanians accuse the assad government of crimes against humanity but public opinion seems ready to accept the

reality because of the benefits to the struggling economy would suffer would steal syria and the people he wants. to see them but are shown to be by the. sea very good for our economy and people. the neighboring countries are on the road toward restoring relations but jordan will first have to pay a political price for their. iran has a chronic shortage of water as estimated there's some form of drought in one thousand seven percent of the country some blame the weather others think it's a us conspiracy and environmental experts blame government mismanagement reports from tehran runyan farmers meet up at the edge of their town once where the fields of the spawn lush with crops now barren land. by a dry canal they beg for government help. out of the citizens too we

are a means to live in this part of the country we just want to be hurt people are really time to come make ends meet they go to bed hungry most of the last and during fighting between police and protesting farmers in march acute water shortages are worsening problems such as inflation and unemployment and there are warning signs of rising anger. more conflicts are expected to break out an empty stomach doesn't have any religion people are going to have to fight for every single drop of water especially in dry regions like this that are hit hard by drought and climate change environmental experts say weather is a small part of the problem they blame years of government mismanagement for the manmade water crisis since the islamic revolution in one nine hundred seventy nine the government's rush to develop industries meant skipping environmental impact assessments before building dams and piping water around the country one solution

has been to try using less water for things like these but most of iran's water is used on farms where old ways of watering crops means waste on an industrial scale environmental experts also say the government needs to take the problem more seriously. first we need to revise some laws and adopt the procedure for the stable development and management of water resources so we can better preserve water and control usage so we can be hopeful to have better conditions in the next one or two decades even by summer standards these river beds in the north of the capital are drier than usual that's being felt downstream where they feed underground springs. from up here you can really get a sense of the impact of the country's water shortage on public facilities in just twenty years a single generation what was once a sizable body of water has been reduced to a little more awaiting. people who live here say they had to plug part of the pool

to collect enough water for kids to play and escape the summer heat. some of them are old enough to remember when the pool was full. i remember my childhood i mean my friends used to bike here and swim now it's fifty square metres but then it was about five thousand it was deep and considered dangerous for swimming. for now it's enough for these kids to cool off and have some fun and concern perhaps that when they have children of their own the little water they have left probably won't be here the same bus robbie old jazeera wrong. the ban on face coverings including including islamic veils has come into force in denmark hundreds of protesters took to the streets wearing masks to show their opposition to the law first time offenders risk a fine of over one hundred fifty dollars repeat offender offenders could face higher fines or a possible six months in jail as proposed by denmark center right coalition who

have also pushed to tighten asylum and immigration rules. hundreds of farmers have taken to the streets in venezuela as part of an anti-government protest farmers from around the capital began their march on the twelfth of july and have finally reached caracas to deliver a document of complaints and proposals to present to close my door says they have faced many problems including a fiction's harassment and neglect at the hands of state institutions. big regulars' largest private sector organization is accusing the ruling party of organizing land seizures all over the country it says the government tactic is to pressure and punish suspected opponents have been three months of antigovernment and rest up to four hundred fifty people have died and land owners appear to be the largest target you see in human reports from the to craig you and city of messiah. squatters' settlements like this one are sprouting up over much of nicaragua and arrived with his family just last week when he heard that this prime property on

the outskirts of managua was pretty for the taking. but. what we've been told of the government of a commander during or. at least one part of what he says is faults it's private property owners say that they were thrown out by the squatters when they showed up with their land titles. with the then we have to listen to the police the public prosecutor the mayor but nothing so far. camera one of the squatters told me they're being rewarded by the government for their loyalty to president. honor the settlement has been named. also a way to pressure and punish those who are viewed as adversaries such as the cohen group one of nicaragua's largest at least three of their properties in northwest have been invaded but not by poor squatters. these are heavily armed masked ropes

of thirty forty or fifty people who are organized with clearly just to go preparation. security rings on the outlying roads to control anyone who approaches . the police he says refused to intervene the invasions came after executive manager and had publicly stated that nicaragua needed democratic reforms the largest business council accuses the government of organizing lang grabs to keep the private sector in line. some landowners a setting up flimsy zinc walls to try to keep invaders out signs like this one reading private property are turning up everywhere opposition leaders point out that no one has invaded the property so far of people known to be allies of the governments so far at least thirty major agricultural proper. these have been occupied many owned by foreigners it may help keep these homeless people happy but it's adding yet another layer of political and economic instability to

a country that can ill afford to see a new been i'll just see that man up one. these are our top stories soldiers in zimbabwe have opened fire on hundreds of opposition demonstrations demonstrators in the capital harare protesters are angry about alleged vote rigging in the country's election three people have been killed in the violence president has won two thirds of the seats and parliament the result of the presidential vote is not yet known as in barbara's home affairs minister has been the election related violence on the opposition. to. be command of the police. forces remain deployed. across the country to maintain law and order the government of zimbabwe. is full responsibility. for the.

destruction of property. flourish. turkey has condemned the u.s. decision to impose sanctions on two senior ministers is the latest effort by the troubled ministration to get ankara to release an american pastor brunson is accused of helping a group which the turkish government says was behind the failed coup attempt. democratic republic of congo's health ministry has confirmed four cases of a boat in the northeastern city of goma the ministry says there's no evidence linking these cases to recent outbreak that killed thirty three people. remains of what north korea claims are more than fifty u.s. soldiers who died during the korean war six decades ago have arrived back on american soil a ceremony has been held in the u.s. state of hawaii to mark the arrival of korean leader kim jong il and promised to return the remains during his meeting with president in june only one set of identification tags were included and experts say the identification process could

take anything from days to years. the u.s. is planning to impose even higher tariffs on chinese imports upping the ante from ten percent to twenty five percent of levy will cover two hundred billion dollars worth of goods tariffs have already been imposed on thirty four billion dollars worth of chinese imports president trump accuses china of unfair trade practices and is putting pressure on beijing to reform. those are your headlines we're back with more news here on al-jazeera that's after. the first batch of u.s. sanctions against iran go into effect on august sixth. the impact will be wrong. covering the story from their perspective looking at what sanctions mean for iran's economy and its people a special coverage. of

. the jewel of different and pires centuries of politics has shaped a distinct identity evident in the people. to date a new generation of shaking things up the youth tapping into their creativity to give their cultural heritage a modern form. of food a mirror of society it brings us together traces histories and opens new future. i'm on a journey to meet food around the world and get the inside track. through the food they long.

to. be one of the oldest continually inhabited cities around but its face is young. fourteen million people live in this city. under the age of. food is a major source of employment it powers twenty five percent of the workforce helping many built korea's turkey's rich tradition. because our own. as a chef and social media foodie we're several cookbooks and a reeky cooking show into her belt made a name for herself through her deep knowledge of turkish food and its history why

algy at this restaurant think that this restaurant is the pioneer of bringing the looks wholly in food. istanbul if we consider about the turkish cuisine we can do i'd just three things one is that how is the ultimate palace food the other one this makes istanbul food with our main ians turkish greeks and that's a truck and the other one is a little told me and what is this it's it's very halts it just question for you. you know you tell me what this is think it looks like stuff great news. this is dried up old regime. and dried pepper it's all different traditions in the altar one time in man's again are many ends meet orthodox and also jewish people coming from spain all these cultures are now on top of each other so tell me is there any

way that is known for certain things like seafood coming from somewhere else meat how does it well let's see the region is famous for its come see the small fish and then at the middle it's more on the wheat to time so we are one is twelve thousand years old coming from ca still in the black sea region how do we know it's coming from cars in that region six thousand seven thousand years old and the weed still is the same weed so it's amazing i've always wondered who. we have seen is a bread which is actually born in the city the same time. inside the palace than what people liked it so much the first palace then. all of the told they start to spread.

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actually falls on the. cement just so integrity to the turkish diet that is used as the measure for the cost of living. the ubiquity and popularity of foods such as symmetry and back leval have turned them into something of a national dish and symbol of turkish pride. istanbul's where asia and europe embrace the world's only city straddling two continents. the reign of the ottomans heralded a new chapter of the turkish society and its crude. and the imperial

kitchen was where it all began. the start of the cuisine that would influence and instructed a nation to send troops. top cappie palace the fulcrum of ottoman power and prosperity. this is where the magic happens at the palace kitchen it housed up to thirteen hundred members of stuff you know the cokes their systems helps to explain why you've got all these giant pots there was such fierce competition not just to getting but to get ahead so these cooks would bring recipes from their own villages their own regions and they also inventing new ones and then affecting them and then trying to one up each other. style the military the cooks were all going ice to decor and companies each with different speciality s.

. meanwhile outside counsel walls people absorbing palace cuisine into their own cooking styles creating new customs that continue to evolve. just like the institution of weekend breakfast. meat car han and isa car could you.