on al-jazeera. i'm richelle carey and to han these are the top stories on al-jazeera the u.s. is calling on saudi arabia to support a thorough investigation into the disappearance of. turkish investigators believe the saudi journalist was murdered and side the saudi consulate and istanbul but the kingdom is denying that ever elizondo reports from washington submitted because i don't want saudi journalist jamal khashoggi has been missing for a week and for the first time u.s. president donald trump has addressed it and he's not happy i am concerned about it i don't like hearing about it and hopefully that will sort itself out right now nobody knows anything about it but there's

a pretty bad stories going around i do not like the u.s. government has mostly remained silent on reports saudi arabia might have murdered. saudi arabia denies any involvement late monday vice president mike pence tweeted deeply troubled to hear reports about saudi arabian journalist jamal khashoggi if true this is a tragic day by incidents journalists across the globe is a threat to freedom of the press and human rights the free world deserves answers the outspoken journalist was a u.s. resident and well known in the halls of power here in washington from his big platform as a columnist at the washington post where his writing was often very critical of saudi arabia's government particularly crown prince mohammed bin solomon to show his disappearance now as many people in this city demanding answers i think it's very disturbing. it's very unnerving we just need to get clear facts from both

governments senator lindsey graham tweeted we agree if there was any truth to the allegations of wrongdoing by the saudi government it would be devastating to the u.s. saudi relationship and there will be a heavy price to pay economically and otherwise it means that there's going to be reexamined nation of the relationship of aid by the military by the. united states military sales to the saudi government and there's going to be once again a distance between the united states and that government it's now clear washington has joined the chorus of coals to saudi arabia for answers on the growing international scandal as disappearance gave rosendo zero washington a court case is underway in the netherlands which puts the united states against iran iranian lawmakers at the international court of justice for trying to win back two billion dollars from the u.s. government iran says the americans are violating in one nine hundred fifty five friendship treaty which they terminated days before the case began brett kavanaugh

has been sworn in as a new justice of the us supreme court apollo's a bitter confirmation process and accusations of sexual assault that prompted an f.b.i. investigation in women's rights protests against the appointment the past few weeks have seen intense debates on capitol hill for and against his confirmation mr president thank you for the great honor of appointing me to serve as a justice of the supreme court. i've seen firsthand your deep appreciation for the vital role of the american judiciary i am grateful for your steadfast unwavering support throughout this process. and i'm grateful to you and mrs trump for the exceptional overwhelming courtesy you have extended to my family and me mr president thank you for everything. people in florida are bracing for

hurricane michael which has gained strength as it moves towards the northeast of the state forecasters say whence of more than one hundred seventy kilometers an hour could hit the gulf coast a state of emergency has been declared in thirty five counties with people filling sandbags and preparing their homes the current hurricanes expected to make landfall on wednesday. and i will prosper economics has been awarded to two americans for their work on economic forecasts william nordhaus study v.m. pact of climate change and economic modeling and paul romer looks at how governments can spur growth by investing in research and development and people's skills as are the headlines to keep her on al-jazeera throughout the day much more to come out as her world is next.

this is the lebanese city of tripoli. it's in the north of lebanon only forty

kilometers from the border with syria. quite different from the capital beirut it has really old buildings and it's neighborhoods markets and old moved alleys. it boasts more than one hundred sixty landmarks castles mosques schools. which means an old guesthouse how mums which are baths markets and water springs as well as beautiful walled engravings. croon. gruner. ornish here further search.

that. not many people living in tripoli know that this con known as the hunka is there in the heart of their city. it dates back several centuries to the period of ottoman rule when it was donated to the community as a refuge for women who had lost their husbands. a mother of three is the youngest woman living in the hunka she couldn't find anywhere to live after she was divorced so she came to live in the hunka while she tried to find a job. on

must know when i swallow her and i'm not on her. i don't know how long until i don't know. or harry have i thought well i don't remember i think the word. change. the word hunka comes from a persian word. meaning somewhere for long term guests like religious teachers needing somewhere to study. shouldn't be confused with a place for the mentally ill as it was once used in some arab countries like egypt . the word has changed over the years and is now pronounced as hunka or han. the place was actually built over seven hundred years

ago when the mom looks ruled the region and was later designated for the exclusive use of widows. as a charity it's run by government ministry but has fallen into a very poor state of repair i never hung up. it was as if. somebody. on comes a sauce on comment out about. it i'm going to. want to comment on that that doesn't mean it won't it has a bad coffee and to have a new comment on the sea i want to see in a. lot of play if you walk down there's a lemon. but i fear that and along with about something that i did everything by mathematical konkan is i don't know what that guy.

is the oldest resident in the hunka aged eighty and has been living here for over twenty years. word has it when she was a young woman she was quite beautiful. she still has a great memory especially for old songs which is more than happy to sing for the other residents. but if you ask her about her own life story all she says is what i can know in. short form. for him and the other women living here a sense of isolation and loneliness have become a part of daily life. her

. birth. was. her. dam. the women and the hunka have thrown themselves in charity but the place is barely fit for human habitation. a shot of her for movers a little on the fear. mossad that number. is one of those i like bled to do much some of the model but then she had missed it because. we know most about

a third of. a man did lead him out of the. it's a new day in the neighborhood of the hunter shops stolz and cafes are opening up. on.

the greengrocer has plenty of gun deal yet to sell a favorite food for people in tripoli in the spring. well the. other was that the battle of the. the history of tripoli goes back three thousand five hundred years. it was

established by the phoenicians but then occupied by a series of invaders from the romans to the byzantines from arab muslims to the crusading franks followed by the man looks in the fourteenth century and the ultimate in the sixteen hundreds. after the first world war came the french occupation of greater syria before lebanon was founded as a separate country in one thousand twenty. has been out into the market and bought basic items for herself and the other hundred women. to qualify to live within these walls a woman must first be a widow and then crucially have absolutely no means of supporting herself

financially. the previous occupant of this room had died so it became available to him ali there are three women of that name here but this gets to work cleaning the gun delia from the market. this is. known especially for her kindness but her health is poor and she's had surgery in the past. we all know

how we what we have and even more of it up to mother now the birth of a movie born. oh the sun will be numbered and the hall won't be in our theme that. we love that the elderly more some of the valuable info live up in the island. when this mile is husband died she worked as a cleaner at this law make education center. fifteen years ago she moved into the hunka with her youngest daughter and three grandchildren.

in tripoli mameluke and autumn in architecture sit side by side. the hunt guys an ancient mummy look building but next door is the hanging mosque built during the ottoman period.

the mosque has two gates one leading to the hunt the other to a bridge on which the mosque was built which is why it's called the hanging mosque . mother moved to the hunk of when her husband died during the lebanese civil war. i had although three. in the car fell out of it and. came on the other given of the pain and the fact that ok and if. that's inventive

in a new one in there. about a forbidden love war i will say a walk and name and they can live. in the kind of. elegant drive and form different venue with the. second demo well that. is the newest hunker resident and. bad. and we should. be the better of a lot of normal. i'll pull you out of the mentor to me

but i'm not a root or. they are all of one. would. have stood around in that and i would be. the hunk i became a charitable institution through a process called walk in islam this is when a property is donated by its original owner to the community in perpetuity. that's why its upkeep is the responsibility of the under the endowments ministry the building and the widows are his responsibility and i want to call you for the magic of. the lord our.

moved into the hunk of when he was a child although he then left the place is special for him as he met his wife here. and there and there were. i mean what of. the woman. molly.

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did i did it at the bottom set it up on the summit level that it fell about that a little bit early but it was deal with. the hope that they should still go out of the city. yeah. iowa. was. some of the widows are in tiny amounts of money peeling and cleaning vegetables for other people. but the widows living and the hunka by definition have no real source of income and

so rely entirely on charity and just hope that individuals and organizations will give enough for them to live on. just. so far. the surrounding neighborhood also adds to their sense of insecurity. the boys hanging around the area make some of the women uncomfortable. with that not all made.

yeah. the widows get regular donations of the basics to live on meat spices bread and yogurt donated by charities. growing up fatherless son in law. managed to get involved in sport and this has given him both stability and ambition.

semi it has played for two football clubs one in beirut in the lebanese premier league and another in tripoli in the second division and there he didn't. panic to see a few years for him to have. any. middle of the horn. disrobe. suddenly. minister comes this need. and then managed to miss me some things you'd like the money delisting here. is a matter of an asset so. i know what the men might. be

needed that is you all or i'm a student suddenly. and then home. the rich the rich feel that a lot of. things have worked out relatively well for semi it despite his early life and the refuge but there's a question mark over whether on the female residents of the hunka genuinely qualify for its charitable support. the consequent. got through six russia he served in the marine corps for mentioning . that just doesn't go away. for a living out of his truck for the last couple years. his home was zero follows a group of us veterans traumatized by war. as they struggle to

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this centuries old building in the heart of the historic order of the lebanese city of tripoli has been a sanctuary for widows unable to support themselves since ottoman times. and the other widows living here rely on charitable donations of the basics to live on. own fadi son makes a deliveries and then she is responsible for the distribution of everyone's share. each widow gets an allocation according to the size of the family all living in one tiny room and. some families have grown up but the hunka like miley doubles daughter. her

brother's wife layla. and the daughter of another widow a mom and none of them have anywhere else to live. and her going to demonstrate a bit out of that would be. different than with. one of the new female hosts of the story let alone our fear subrace unknown beauty and young at this of are not bad about them but the but they are a little bit of the one of the. must leave you. alone the fluxes that your love for heaven is up but they're the best the last bus the dumb ass already back in fianna got the two i left you and the sheriff a hell of a day and here to tell you if all. the see any kind of a buzz beat and a half hour lead was an abridgement read with

a lady as you are molecularly asvab at the land one of our sick as are some women as i would bet that in the luck buffy me some and no man to see in or a color number one hundred better not that i've lost mandy mystically is ever clearly and that it did not bring. them along. i don't understand that hunk allison is a mustache assuming he was not leaving one of the rock to have them instead of them anytime in the honky. little song he might.

have just given her. a. long i love it when. my stand up bad guy theme and it is the kind of. love it is and i need one less shot him eleven hard then when. i was delivered to the nasa how many here out there my luck would have died too i like the whole. thing. one hundred i'm like you should have been only with the how did you find him cause he was the. yeah when i was smacked in the lead to bad. about him my family. give. me mr. am a family man let's have a double bed

a lot. less than i meant i am almost like that better better better better. but what. with her husband now in jail for drug dealing. now goes to the hunk of every day to share in her mother charity supplies the need to be out on a. world. all good well i'll wait game. and i would add. that's that they would rather be and i think. we judge them because you.

would. use it as mother miley is now too old to carry on working as a cleaner she relies entirely on charitable donations including money to buy medication. today meat and vegetables arrived and she went to visit her grandchildren. she cooked and invited her other daughter phase and her son in law semi is the footballer to lunch.

now you know as. sure you're right in the slightest right very very very they walk away this way and i my god my all. time i go and look at him from what i've seen with him. if you. did. it's. because the hunger was donated to the community under the islamic practices.

it's administered by the ministry of in. that means that she doesn't simply have to look after the widows and the crumbling old stone structure he's responsible to the ministry for deciding and monitoring exactly who has and doesn't have the right to live here. in. broad with the. pool from the. more you run. the day you. are on the model but. we've already had that in mind from the one million or are not. where the from my from the party in there and him

what i mean one minute on a woman have. a woman what are are for the. user the password for google them and you're screwed. one up with order for worse is ill rather than i would. set and as you have been and it doesn't appear. you see or feel and what they had to. live in a few. of those who are going to. work on. the second lot of felt and how that really set you them the sheriff larry as you know more or less i was reading the other me want to. read that mean second we have. to let them do. what it will allow them or no one number stuck and don't abuse. and then go on the

mother still in there as well but there are those. who need them but that knowing a ministry audit is in progress the widows can only wait and worry about the outcome. the fear is more than anything and hope to benefit from the charitable giving that's an integral part of ramadan. you need because the home give you stuff you don't have that was. you was telling me of you. tell us. no no no no no i mean there's. a song. go oh yeah you have to move. on with alone. i would be under your. care if you're covered up the line about them or some such. a low number would be to hurt another ten i didn't there we turned

our allies are on all of the and they are the enemy for each other and share. my love of me a little bit but you. know how. i had. learned . you are like i never really been i obviously don't know man. nor do you know the piano you're the man that is proctor all day long but still under very mild is a whole. color. i mean. i'm not i'm big.

i'm. an inch and. the red cross is called to attend to him who needs urgent medical treatment. on the local. sheriff around the hospital tomorrow but. i do. remember that it was done. to the fact that everybody together if you're going to have a car crash don't ask. exactly. the sort of you should be so little. while you. care.

oh ok the the fact that i'm very happy that you know i will oh yeah ok back to the old . the just. how i was on the roof of another building lives on molly's son. he lives in one room plus the roof terrace. this evening he's hosting a celebration to mark the birth of a daughter to his sister and her husband sammy it. lamb is on the menu. but i have. to hold off

for the. goal. of. other. than the levante. what about. by nightfall their guests have arrived the extended family and friends of summit and phase are gathered to celebrate the birth of their new baby.

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you feel. the way did i. where did. that sound. but. that's what i mean. well i'm a dummy. in the home so i have a baby but i live in the weather has food in the. last food in the sun but the good

the. sun and the one on the side of my family is that going to bed to me but less of it than me. and the thought of a bed. and liberal more love. in the world how do. i know most of you. i mean. how do i give me a bad memory with the brain i'm elaine a bit unsure with one arm. thank you. very much. thank you thank. you andrew. the women are neighbors and all care about each other but living in such a confined space day after day can lead to domestic tension.

but it's normally short lived and they make up quite quickly it's a tight knit community. and. while i thought one of. them that would have. brought me like a mad woman. i'm sad that i'm afraid like all that i live on and i wouldn't know them the first thing that i would think of the moment i mean easy. when i come out and i walk with me now paul and i have been having

a really. rapid enough and yet hockey and i feel that i would prefer that we have of course and that he wants to have a lot of the rights and you know from my use of behavior i wouldn't use the course might be me. me me money when i was young more than a lot of the endowments ministry has identified women and children who don't qualify to live at the hunka. we've done. them with them have anything mean as yet more but with a bit more sense that we've got on the long. run more so having no one aside the home if that means. well you've done. a lot of work on the. why. are we. but jeff here us decides to defer any of vixens until after ramadan.

the widows start to receive cash donations during the holy month so in fact the endowment brahim go shopping on behalf of all the hunk arrested in. three months after the end of ramadan the hunt in strangely quiet. the rooms were a mile. and a mom and once lived are locked and empty. the ministry identified that there were in fact only two women genuinely qualified under the rules of the hunka

to live there. and on my list six getit have genuinely nowhere else to live and no family able to support. that but. i. saw. how humble of that i am in late twenty sixteen the down ministry decided to renovate the hunka to restore the building. and make it a fit place for homeless and dispossessed widows to live. more like all of them had the invasion that in their own way is on the i'm going to have a lot of but i'm. only inferred and on my list again remained at the hunka at that

time. and i had three jobs and know why only one but i'm soo providing for my family. the first time i was admitted to hospital i didn't show any signs of m.s. . a lot but a lot about my opinion and i have become very positive and stop thinking about the negative sides of from just get on al-jazeera while he is from living with m. and s. in egypt. hello the flash flooding just north of tehran as the slopes go down to the caspian sea took at least seven lives and you can see you still see the system there with

currently i hoping welcome rain and snow developing in parts of afghanistan tajikistan even that's fading away and we're going to want to still left in maybe southern and again around this part of iran not quite as heavy as they were a couple days ago but they're nevertheless for a day and then it goes quiet again to the west as a bit more cloud around the showers potentially falling in turkey or a bit of rain and rather more cloud visible in the skies syria or iraq but no more than cloud i suspect and it's quite to the south of that until you get this very obvious arc here which is or associated with developing cycler in the arabian sea of an old indian ocean it's likely to head towards much earlier cousin did in march this year and that will happen in next couple days we get to wednesday with certainly feel the effects not exactly sure go after that but there be wind and rain along this coast whatever else happens south of it all the few showers around

the sculls and coast disappeared and in the forecast i see nothing from the point of view of rain in the next couple days throughout southern africa. to move. the move.