understanding of the area and. keeping the good reputation. amongst other nations but we need to draw the attention the these demonstrations my be used by some enemies. of the country is. it is fifteen hundred hours g.m.t. just four pm in algeria the breaking news here on al-jazeera is from the man you've just been hearing there the army chief in algeria who is calling for a vacation a vacancy of the presidency remember the president of the disease but if he wanted to run to a fifth term we saw those weeks of protests in algeria against his rule because of his physical state there is you see eighty two years old in a wheelchair he had a stroke many years ago and what is being called for by the head of the army is something called article one hundred two of the constitution which says if the

president is unable to exercise his studio a serious or chronic disease then he should be removed from power and that is what has been called for by the head of the army quite a development there and we're going to start by talking to francis speculates about this now who is a former financial times north africa correspondent is actually in barcelona right now on skype for us and we thank you for your time friends your initial reaction to this first of all i mean it's always crucial in these situations and these countries as to how the army will react and now we see that. well. it's ups she has gotten sense. often point out your arm is often criticized notably. whatever corrupt she may be a certain office of top gear on its own side such people and millions saw since

most of us are very professional people therefore it is not our it's your team here and i think that's also good because the key point about what's happened in the last few weeks is the business in d.c. so it's brought millions of people those streets that has not been the slightest incidents now i think this is an absolutely key to the hundreds of ticket coming from an arab country that mission peace and respect between the different parties in this very complex getting what has to happen now then because it's one thing for the head of the army to call for article one hundred two how does that actually get invoked and what could how could it play out. well the actual mechanic's howards games where i do not know what you have to remember that every friday. one stretch of the last months but the question now is going to be in. government i'll share how it's not year it gets the six war or less needy

it's just i have a new constitution changes to the constitution and have a new batch of presidential elections which is actually untried stats that is the key problem that faces our jarrett and it's a real acceleration of the whole process isn't it because while abilities but to flick a said yes i won't run for that fifth term he did lay out a very long period for there to be a new constitution and a change in power basically to give him self the longest amount of time to get out safely. well i wrote a few minutes. that the algerian the way to manage the transmission if it's going to matter is it's the army of the national army. of the revolution and the star of legitimacy. not with these massive demonstrations in the streets out here are

the people who are claiming their share of the jetsons so the army is going to have to give to the extents if it wants to get so lost it can ask some people who were in the revolution who are clean who have senior positions in algeria where the small it's full of president. of the smaller prime minister the great solid structure prognosis. tumor in a sense where young people now because it's. june man actually jumped on the ministration of partition whose key job will be to organize there and free elections where maybe next we're just looking at some pictures from the sun screen of some of the many protests the weeks of protests that happened this decision today will this be enough for the people of algeria do you think because once they were initially plays that with the flick it wasn't going to run again

that turns to concern once again about how long it was going to take for him to leave and who would take his place. it's well i think we are going to move there you know the lotus can do very tractions what i do is the chief that's who i was speaking of a serious situations you when it's going to earth is not the christian in this country it's in measured one so constitutional turd's which is very important the newspaper education ten days go came up with levitra or else where it said we will never turn it gets the big look how dear it's so if the army keeps its head cool whatever discussions go all the objects they find a common ground and if there are no incidents and scrapes because remember there have been attempts in the last two fridays in objects these attempts were natural in such a situation but one can only hurt and they will not see it and that as low as

people can dial up the main thing is of the algerian people be the hot on the high come up the bulk of offices the unit will repeat will be a civil society should look to debate and just to discuss with alt result to us then the exactly where scottish is going to be constructed well i'm not a cop second guess younger people. francis i wonder if you'll just stay with us if you don't mind whilst we actually speak to some of our other correspondents and analysts and we will come back to you shortly if you are just joining us on al-jazeera fifteen hundred hours g.m.t. and we are dealing with breaking news out of algeria where our circle one hundred two is being spoken about those of the constitution the army chief of staff saying it needs to be invoked to take the president out of power remember president i believe these bullets if they go he bowed to the pressure of all these protesters

which we saw for so many wakes and said he wouldn't run for that fifth. and would instead look to some sort of transition along transition a new constitution will now the head of the army is stepping in and saying that no he is not fit to lead right now because of his health eighty two years old ailing in a wheelchair he had a stroke and twenty thirteen he says he needs to be removed now i'm going to bring in a correspondent on the line he's actually in tunis here at the moment but i mean you've reported on our geria a lot for al-jazeera you were here in the studio that night when abilities but a flicker announced he wouldn't run what's your initial read on this. well come out this is the moment. many algeria's have been waiting for we should wish you basically that vision of the most powerful institution in algeria the army and today the army chief gates has officially pulled out support for

president. these. are saying that the article one hundred two should be the constitution should be triggered what should be is that the president of the parliament will take over and even the way for a new era in a syrian today after that announcement by the army chief the era of. is over. but then the question comes becomes about what happens in the interim doesn't it because already there was concerns about some of his associates becoming involved in power in algeria during the changeover with as i said to an earlier guest accelerates that changeover i think what we happen next is going to be totally different from those that that was proposed by president applies but of the a car two weeks ago where he said when he announced a new we shuffle the top of the court for a transition to democracy and

a council to take over. to tackle the most important aspects of a new republic the to be put in place in algeria think what will happen in the days is basically a call for a national dialogue. or for the opposition the protests or components of the society will come together and decide how to move forward it's going to be undoubtedly a delicate task for as you get definitely has delicate task because this is going to be taken the nation into some sort of an uncharted territory but i think for the thousands of algerians are being taken to the streets over the last period this could be the glimmer of hope they've been waiting for for quite some time. ok thanks for now has them come back to you later on but as you have been talking about what would happen in the immediate future let's look in a little more detail at this article one hundred two of the algerian constitution

it means if the president is believed to be unable to perform his duties because of the last thing it would miss then algeria's constitutional council has to assess his condition if it unanimously agrees the president cannot continue it then informs parliament parliament then has to vote what do we need from that two thirds of parliament to support the removal of the president before any action can be taken the chairman of the upper house will then assume a caretaker role that lasts forty five days if the president's illness lasts longer than that then elections can be called it's bring in now who is a research fellow at the school for advanced studies and social sciences on skype from algiers we talked to him a lot about developments in algeria as they happen so what's your take on has i've just explained there article one hundred two if it does go through to a parliamentary vote do you think there is enough support for it that two thirds

majority to remove him. well of course we have laughed that far who did it and then we can see there are gates i had the founder of democracy i have the founder of the hat so we should not understand this mo has a way to old sarah to people's demands are the demands of the stations that have been going on for more than a month. you know historically the arching and power and the objectivity has always created priorities and this does not write anything to use it's just been faced and she presents itself as the all the actor in both to stop the crime that's how much you don't understand to do that or you the army and the crips and the secretary says you have had something that really fits with what of the i am sorry i have always tried to find a way after the way forward after the books you. see and that's all that i actually

do. but that of soul the issue of how can you know young people have their answer that and the math all start about the regime or about their willingness to see the original relief so you're saying not to view. the army chief as some sort of bastion of democracy and yet he says the people's demands are valid after all those weeks and months of protests isn't it important to consider which side of things the army chief does land on. well i actually we have to be clear and very probably this was are the demands of the people they are to conduct and transition i dare to control of people who will have their trust and will be freely and that to not to have the army once again knocking that actually ninety one they can control of the country and and having the army

contravened the political field that's absolutely not well the all g.m. and that's why it's and that's a dangerous move laterally because we are the army if you're ok to let the construction because i'm sure that i'm going to have all the demonstrations not just asking people that told me of the regime get i have included are i am going to give some gags here about well the fact that it will not send them to the most vicious i hope so can you tell us what the strength of the protests have been like obviously they were very strong leading up to these but to think that saying that he wouldn't stand for president i'm wondering what it's been like leading up to this point now and how you think it might change tomorrow. well there's another process as a state before for the fact market is going to be for not only have coal the army

to take over the transition process never really made the final condition positive though because it why i hope to being included in this transition because had these auditions part is a look at the lucy along i'll git ya jaane people because they haven't caught up with coasters by the power and by huntin highly doubt the farts so that's why i have no crystal no credibility that has been moved since one month and six negotiations between this started you haven't added sequester did you know that you all and i. kind of include a national costume as you mention but that that will be will also get all their country all of the people who are making that he wanted it and he are made one of the companies of this college and the current in that is in governance not area so we have to be clear about the demands of the people not that i want to have during

the past part which was the whole of the army you know the did it for each generation object that they were running on the next was that the army will have the doors of audio the capitol of all turned out and south they will help to really . wreck the state of emergency again and people are very democratic that and very clear that that this was not what they want and they and and again if the what they wanted was. prompt i might have called you are may well of both of my mind that i get to see that they will be able to come to a truck i'm proud of. because it's always a pleasure talking to you thank you for your time today. so let's take a little step back from things and bring in my own bashar a senior political analyst to just i want you to try to tie a list together for me now and the importance of what we say and i'll say this to our guests already the importance of the army chief stepping in because in any

situation we've seen like this in the arab world since two thousand and eleven we always keep one eye on the army don't we yes and i think you're your earlier guest made some good points talking about that the army it seems is going about it constitutionally asking a constitutional move invoking it constitutional elements in order to deal with a very particular case of political paralysis national paralysis within the country and even going further here maybe wusa the words agreement about how the the military is so professional and social. now i personally don't know of a case in the arab world and i would be happy to be corrected where the army has stepped in and then stepped out on its own i don't know with with maybe a couple of course exceptions in the developing world an art of me stepping in and paving the way for elections and just stepping out for the good of its heart it's

in thailand this sort of slipping out of the of the front of the vitrine as it was called of the window dressing but there remain present and that's why they are able to sort of turn once again and intervene so i don't know in the arab world where an army have stepped in and stepped back because you know now that is job is done and democracy is forcing that does not happen that's one too i think there's a very particular case in all judea and as i said earlier all of that is now for now is theoretical. back to your question that just you just posed about but isn't he speaking of in the name you know saying that the people have spoken and why it's not delivered that's exactly what i did for the has said about the people step stepping down to the street in june and he threatening president morsi elected president morsi by saying that people in the streets are calling for your move will

you need to clean up your act otherwise what we know what i know why it is he stepped in and he did not fulfill the will of the people he became one of the worst dictators in today's world dictate that up to fatah has sisi basically has been ruling since two thousand and thirteen six years he's just now going to change the constitution in order to roll into two thousand and thirty three that's what happens when there are missteps and now it's all gd different i hope so i hold a lot of this about as it is in algeria different in the sense that there's not a c.c. figure there this is the head of the army we are looking at but does he have any great ambitions do you think well actually until yes to until last night i was listening to all julian commentators speaking about how saddam would never betray us is what the flicka because i'm good as he is what the vehicle brought him from obscurity when he was basically no one and put him to be the chief steve for the

army brutalized going to him over the last several years in fact you know since with the physical stepped in what twenty years ago to be president basically taking the country you know the country was already out of the civil war but the bits of it they can get on a new road towards more peacefulness the ability and so on so forth and and and side of the military chief was with him and that's why many people thought that he would never stab as it were the president in the back now is this not stopping the press. in the back but he's just actually doing his job saying look i love the president but the resident is no longer able to carry his duties and that's why the parliament needs to step in with the constitution i mean if you say no longer with respect to a sitting president we look at the pictures of him back there he is right now sitting in a wheelchair he had a stroke what was it five or six years ago or something obviously he had not been

able to discharge his duties for a very long time and only now we see the army saying oh we should go for article one or two because he's unable to discharge his duties of his so this is their number of issues about the one even if he was healthy why should he be running under the under the shadow of the art of before the fifth. i mean enough is enough of you know basically the country wants a fresh new leadership to he basically. present to his candidacy through someone else when he was in the hospital in geneva so he couldn't even come in and be present when presenting his candidacy for election to the third. third according to the liberal he who is of course former foreign minister will gerry and became renowned international diplomat special envoy to afghanistan to syrians also fourth who's a good friend to with a flicker and we saw his pictures only two weeks ago when he was presumed to be

heading the new national dialogue and that a beautifully announced what march fortean or the like he said that beautifully in fact. can hear you they said he can hear you but you can't hear him that he is his you know he can speak loud enough and basically he was describing what you know and that the would would be for the president and that's a shameful thing for a country who's more than half of its population is under the age of thirty ok moment thanks for not stay there we'll come back to you a little bit later on the breaking news on al-jazeera this hour is that the army chief of algeria salah has asked for the presidency of the country to be vacated he is sizing article one of the constitution saying that president of the disease beautifully is unable to discharge his duties as president because of chronic ill

health this statement from the man on screen the gates are like coming out in the last hour or so saying that the demands of what he considers the people's demands to be valid those demands of course people out in the streets for months saying they did not want abilities beautifully to seek a fifth term as president he said he wouldn't there was still a lot of concern about who would take over and how long it would take for a new constitution and eventually a new president to be put in place now the process is accelerated by the army chief he wants abdelaziz bouteflika the man you see in picture eighty two years old in a wheelchair he had a stroke in twenty thirteen the president of so many years he wants him to be removed from power sooner rather than later shall we say on the line from algiers we have found him yes but who's a political analyst resident scholar at candidate middle east center and again someone who we've spoken to regulate dalia i remember speaking to you the night

that these beautifully decided door conceded that he would not run for that fifth term what do you make of today's decision and how much weight do you think it has when the army chief steps in like this. well i think this is the tipping point we are reaching a tipping point to julian the situation and that julian crisis that you know. what happened today and the declaring of a chief of staff a guy on the head is the infamous pools that you know one again made it to a house on its way to in fact julian told me to come in and to have that key and they literally are not governing chool that they were going to the country. you know speaking to people i you know as i told you i am. you know i was going to the east of the country to meet the people there and so i thought and

i asked people what they thought about the declaration and saw no ontarians satisfy this no people to whom i talk they say they face what can happen back because we want to be some solution to quite that and we wanted the military to intervene to solve the problem and that also of course the next few hours and days are going to be a very important and we need to watch the reaction of the pentagon condemned what do you think about the intentions of the army chief political analyst now under sharia and other guest before a civil said you have to watch what the army chief is doing maybe he's not some sort of bastion of democracy and since when does an army chief intervene and then simply step aside again. well i doubt that here and actually

the current situation that we might think about i've been in the egyptian situation you know it it's too early to say and then keep in mind that every country has its own spin city and the wall of that made it pretty and. has been you know very powerful so i. think the independence of the country when i cannot talk you know and you know like i am not to poke protests and that i doubt that the day fund has any you know political. you know ambitions like i've been set that and even if because the tape let me tell you something for of for having being in algeria and walking ways and marching with both at the same dumb things that the algerian people want to accept. so what do you expect to happen with the protest movement we've been looking at pictures reminding ourselves of how big that movement was leading up to president bush they

think it's decision yet so what do you think is going to happen now yes. i think we should wait for the next your. i read few think that it needs to be. to. get to show that it has you know something that is of a parliament or you know to a value they. actually in the creation of the article one o two which we need to wait and see with them if concrete actions are going to be taken if no concrete action is going to be taken then i can assure you that you will be again millions of luxury and on the street in the next quite day march twenty. second and yes because it's a pleasure talking to you thank you for your time so we've been talking a lot about what has been said in the last hour or so in the possible impact of the

. chief's decision let's actually have a listen to algeria. who is calling for the implementation of article one zero two of the constitution to remove the president from office for medical reasons. this is showing the world the level of understanding and level of maturity of algeria this who keep the good reputation of algeria among the nations of the world we need to saying that these protests might be used by enemies or other parties inside and outside the country with bad intentions in order to show the country having demonstrations against the regime but they'll join people will know quite well about how to abort these conspiracies we need to work hard with a sense of nationalism in order to put algeria above all interests and to find a solution to the crisis and an immediate solution to the crisis. within the constitution that is the guarantee of a political stable situation. in this regard we need to find

a solution to sort out this crisis and to respond to the demands of all jury and within the constitution and within the sovereignty of the country in order to achieve that consensus and to achieve something that is accepted by all parties. bringing in our social media producer and chapelle now to see what's happening online well there are so many people that are figuring out what exactly this means algerians are still digesting this news looking up article one hundred two for one to see how it is applied in this context we'll put it up on screen for you now it states quite simply that if an illness prevents a leader from governing the country they must step down so should the president still be incapacitated after forty five days the presidency is declared vacant and elections are meant to replace him within ninety days so that means elections should be held in algeria in five months maximum now algeria and beautifully are just two of the words that obviously started trending online we're seeing

a lot of tweets reacting to this particular news in ways that i think help explain the story for those outside the country lena than a dollar here is a professor of politics who says for those of you out there wanting an impeachment story it just happened beautifully potentially ousted here following the application of article one hundred two and far right here quite simply says that the army in this case has thrown beautifully under the bus many people are saying that the armed forces has decided to protect themselves here and move in the direction of what the protesters wanted some reaction from outside of the country this user in paris is saying that the last round for beautifully no more for the puppet in french here long live the algerian people now finally bringing this comment from michael horwitz i thought this was quite helpful he's a geo political analyst who says that we should note that beautifully to be. out doesn't mean that the algerian regime is out that's why we always see this sort of cautious optimism whenever these kind of lines come out of algeria this is still

a major victory for protesters he says far bigger than one everyone outside of algeria appeared to celebrate a few weeks ago now of course we've seen hundreds of thousands of people protesting in the streets of algeria and abroad for weeks now waving flags and reciting chants calling for him to step down and even when that was announced that he wouldn't seek a fifth term extending that twenty years in office some did celebrate on the streets but many others expressed skepticism that he or someone around him in his ruling like what adds to that and extend it for a fourth term plus so we will continue to watch and see how algerians react to this and we'll be about back with that later. we're going to get to the other day's news now and israel's prime minister is

threatening further action against gaza remember benjamin netanyahu cut short his visit to the u.s. after the rocket attack near tel aviv the israeli military then bombed gaza dozens of rockets within five back into israel as well we are prepared to do a lot more we will do what is this is to defend our people and to do for our state here is our team covering developments at the moment james bases that diplomatic editor at the united nations we'll get reaction from him shortly also very false that he's at the border fence between israel and gaza starting though stephanie deca in west jerusalem the prime minister back to israel then was . well you went straight to to the defense ministry in tel aviv to convene his security cabinet where they would have had a briefing from syria senior military man and then what he did was really the first

time we've heard from him since this whole thing started since he's been back here was the address apac the powerful jewish lobby group and he said that they had responded in the past tense with major force saying this was the most forceful response they had on gaza since the two thousand and fourteen what are some people would debate that but nevertheless and said that it was they were ready to to do more and to protect the people of israel and the state of israel he then proceeded to go on to his electoral platform about the golan heights which of course ironically that was supposed to be the political golden egg if you will that president trump would give to benjamin not to know who really are an election president but this was all overshadowed by what happened in the last twenty four hours he had to race back here but of course he is very savvy political operator he seems to have cashed in if you will to try and play it to the best of his advantage to speak to harry a little nature we have

a cease fire shaky in place since this morning but people will be say let's wait and see it is fragile what is decided that this meeting if anything will change in the next couple of hours or indeed overnight good stuff stephanie decker in west jerusalem as she says we've got harry for sort of at the border let's talk to him now are you were there last night as it all began and now as stephanie points out we are technically into a cease fire period how does that actually shape out on the ground. well it is shaping up on the ground in terms of having be no further military action from either side a jury in daylight hours however there is a difference in the public pronouncements that are coming from each side hamas of course was the one that announced the ceasefire last night it was a pretty poorest ceasefire which saw a good deal of israeli bombing and as you are saying dozens of rockets coming out from gaza at various stages during the course of the night however things have held

in this relative calm throughout the day the question is what decisions have been made back up their injuries in tel aviv and by the israeli political leadership because as steph was saying this is the second time in just a month that benjamin netanyahu has had to respond to rocket fire coming out of gaza well into the heart of israeli territory there has been a significant response everybody now waiting to see whether there will be more from the israeli side there has been a good deal of mobilization of troops and tanks which is still ranged around gaza schools were canceled around gaza today inside gaza people keeping their children home from school as well so the situation remains precariously and still there is a danger of escalation as was referred to by the u.n. special coordinator for the middle east peace process at the u.n.

just an hour or so ago thank you harry for said on the israel gaza order well gaza was the central issue at a u.n. security council meeting the u.n. envoy nicole i'm not an author called for an urgent deescalation didn't discuss the issue of the occupied golan heights remember on monday the us president donald trump signed an order recognizing israel sovereignty over the territory. well what they have condemned the u.s. decision secretary said my pompei i says he's saddened but not surprised by the reaction in each case we're simply recognizing facts on the ground and the reality and doing the right thing we hope those nations will join us to understand how important it is how right it is. and we are continuing to have conversations with you mentioned a handful of countries with each of them about this issue about our decision and why we believe this is fundamentally the right decisions for his james bay that diplomatic editor at u.n. headquarters in new york james who's been saying what about either of these issues

or in fact both of them. both of these issues have been coming up at the security council meeting and are coming up as we speak because the palestinian ambassador riyad months or is currently addressing the security council chamber just moments ago he said my country palestine respects all the u.n. security council resolutions but it seems that other members of the council are opting so opting in favor of some and not others pointing and you just saw him there too jonathan cohen the acting u.s. ambassador while this is been going on in the council chamber at the start of the meeting the u.n. secretary general antonio terrace was speaking outside the chamber i asked him both about the ongoing violence in gaza and the u.s. recognition of israeli sovereignty on go lower. first of all we were clear in the condemnation of the rockets attack but now we believe it's

absolutely necessary to avoid any scaling up and to have restraint and i would appeal is forty strain in the present moment for the people not to suffer even more both in israel and in gaza and in palestine in general on the other hand i seem to to seeing disconnected but it our position in relation to the golan heights is very clear it comes clearly established by the resolutions of the security council and the general assembly as my spokesperson was able to yesterday clearly the describe very back. so that's the view of the secretary general on the go and that controversial announcement by president trump i think the u.s. will be watching you heard the comments from sections state pompei oh some of their allies in the security council meeting in towards the end of the meeting we happen to have some of the closest allies speaking one after the other we heard from the

german ambassador we heard from the u.k. ambassador we heard from the french ambassador and all of them were critical of that u.s. decision which i think will be noted in washington the german ambassador say international law is all we have international law is what meat means that people can live in fear from israeli bulldozers or hamas rockets and interesting look at the french ambassador currently the president of the security council making the point that the security council's given way to the u.s. administration for the last two years since president trump came into office and that the administration and jerrod question to come up with a plan and the security council said nothing on this issue at all the french ambassador those saying now the silence of the u.n. security council on this issue is becoming deafening james bay thank you our diplomatic editor in new york they're so let's tie everything together we're down

our bell joining us from washington d.c. he has a scholar in residence at the center for israeli think that the american university nice to have you with us dan technically speaking as we heard from our correspondent we are in a ceasefire as asian right now and it doesn't seem to be holding yet we also have an israeli prime minister who came home early from his trip because he wanted to oversee operations himself which is that in the end if the threat of an increased conflict still there. i believe that the ceasefire should be tested for the next few hours to see if it holds up or not senses that the israeli prime minister is not interested in a skillet ing tensions is not in this interested in going to war or into an operetta launch an operation into gaza right now as were nearing israeli elections on april ninth and clearly he is taking that into consideration he is

under a lot of criticism back home in terms of his handling of the gaza issue for the past few years since two thousand and fourteen and that's why he cut his trip short to come back and show that he is taking care of the situation and the is if ready if necessary to use stronger. means of intervention and increased firepower right now we're bracing waiting to see i think that if the cease fire holds for the next day or so i think it may calm tensions and may bring to deescalation in the coming days but it's the same story isn't it dan it's as you said since twenty fourteen or even earlier rockets retaliation cease fire and then that holds for a little while and then it it happens again that that that the core issues never dealt with. you're absolutely right. this is just

a remedy a putting a band-aid on a very ill patient rather than actually dealing with this patient's problem real problem and sit looking at this issue for years. the gaza issue needs there's no military solution to this problem the solution should be comprehensive and should involve both security political and economic means and only a comprehensive approach to the issue of gaza would resolve the problem and right now all we're doing is just. putting it off for a while delaying. dealing with the seriously and unfortunately this is the case just quickly dan your thoughts on the occupied golan heights issue how does it help prime minister netanyahu as you pointed out two weeks out from an election is it a major issue so you know it's an issue that enjoys consensus in the israeli

public. and so obviously trump came to help mr natanya in the election campaign and he's done this. unfortunately for mr netanyahu this was overshadowed the ceremony at the white house in this presidential proclamation that he signed on recognizing israel's sovereignty over the go and hide did not get the attention he was hoping for because of the problems of gaza it's nice to have it's not going to be a game changer in terms of the elections but clearly the ten yo is going to use this pointing to his many so-called achievements visibly the united states under trump the moving of the embassy to jerusalem. would draw of the u.s. from the j. c.p.o. a the iran deal and this so he can really point to achievements in his policy. then about great talking to you thanks for coming into the united states has

implemented sanctions against iran targeting twenty five individuals and businesses based in iran but also turkey in the united arab emirates the u.s. treasury announce those sanctions on their website includes banks and financial institutions will get will detail on it with patty culhane our correspondent in washington d.c. what will can you tell us money well i can tell you what the treasury department says they believe was happening is that businesses in both turkey and iran were basically taking money trading iranian reales for the u.s. dollar euro or or euros about a billion dollars worth they say and that they believe that money was going to the revolutionary guards and now they are says sanctioning those companies those people both in u.a.e. and turkey in iran that is the new part of this we know the trump administration has been trying to go after reigning officials just last friday they sanctioned seventeen entities and fourteen people linked to iran's basically defense research

agency the s p n d so what does this mean for those people sanctioned well it means that if they have any assets in the united states those can be seized or it can make business for them a little bit more challenging because americans american companies are no longer allowed to do business with them so this is all part of the trump administration's continuing to try and put pressure economically on iran this time though it's impacting people in both turkey and the united arab emirates thank you patty culhane in washington d.c. . now the pentagon's plans to spend a billion dollars reinforcing the border fence with mexico are expected to provoke some questions and congress the acting defense secretary and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff are due to testify after the u.s. army was given the go ahead to build ninety two kilometers of fencing president trump of course declared a national emergency last month in order to bypass congress and release the eight billion dollars for the wall kimberly how could our white house correspondent let's

bring you in on this one how does this all play out now with regards to yes funds being released but they're still being opposition to it. well we've had a last minute wrinkle in just the last fifteen to thirty minutes or so we've learned that the house armed services committee has very politely said in a letter no we have denied your request so we're still trying to understand what this means but it definitely means a slowdown in spending this money that the white house was hoping they were able to do this is just another chapter in what's turned out to be a very long and convoluted fight for this president that has been trying since two thousand and sixteen promising to build this border wall along the southern border of mexico just brief history you remember the five point seven billion that he was asking for congress said no we're only going to give you one point three billion he declared a national emergency congress overrode that and then the president veto the legislation overriding so this was the attempt now for the trumpet ministration of finally

begin spending that money pulling money away from other projects that had already been approved in terms of rebuilding barracks for soldiers that had been falling apart even schools on military bases and repairing things like fire stations so this was the perfect gamble kemel for the president because these are ordinary people and things that would impact them on a daily basis maybe getting some blowback now it appears though that this effort to try and take that money from those projects start the construction along the southern border has hit another snag how big how prominent is the wall issue still can't believe that i mean this is just always something going on with president trump most recently it's been the the mother reports does this still is it still a big issue for americans. you know it is still a big commission issue for americans it's still an issue that divides americans there are some new numbers that have just come out from the department of homeland

security though that could begin to sway people a little bit the number of illegal crossings along the southern border into the united states has hit a thirteen year high in a lot of those increases and high numbers of happened just in the last six weeks there's no question that there is bipartisan feeling in the united states that there does need to be better border security there does need to be a control of the borders a monitoring of who comes in and out the question really becomes how you do that democrats and left leaning americans believe that a border wall is not the answer and so that's why we're going to see on capitol hill today another vote taking place in the house of representatives this is democratically controlled to try and override the presidential veto that we're talking about just a moment ago but it doesn't appear they have the votes for that to pass so up until an hour ago we thought ok the construction is finally going to get started but now it seems as as i mentioned the headline now that it's had hit yet another hurdle.

the white house thank you kimberly. let's return to our breaking news and that is of course out of algeria where the army chief. has asked for the presidency of algeria and in fact the president himself abdelaziz bouteflika to be vacated he says the people's demands are valid the demands of those millions of algerians who came out on the streets opposing abilities but a flicker fifth run at a presidency and now algeria's army chief says that he believes the president should leave office and isn't trying to invoke something called article one hundred two based on the president's ill health. well how did this is shown the world the level of understanding and level of maturity of algeria this who keep the good reputation of algeria among the nations of the world we need to say that these protests might be used by enemies or other parties inside and

outside the country with bad intentions in order to show the country having demonstrations against the regime but they'll join people will know quite well about how to abort these conspiracies we need to work hard with the sense of nationalism in order to put algeria above all interests and to find a solution to the crisis and an immediate solution to the crisis within the constitution that is the guarantee of a political stable situation. in this regard we need to find a solution to sort out this crisis and to respond to the demands of algerians within the constitution and within the sovereignty of the country in order to achieve that consensus and to achieve something that is accepted by all parties. bit of background on this before we get to our analysis of the disease but a flicker has ruled out geria for twenty years but rarely has he been seen in public since a stroke six years ago unprecedented nationwide protests broke out five weeks ago

when good to figure announced he wanted a fifth term in office remember he was actually in switzerland in hospital at the time bowing to the growing public anger beautifully here agreed two weeks ago to abandon his bid for reelection but next month's presidential election was canceled he promised a national dialogue but he remained in office and the protests carried on and on monday algeria's ruling national liberation front with its support for the president and his plan for a national dialogue conference. and now we bring in use of one bell who's with us here professor of political science and international relations at the university everything i just outlined there shows a man who arguably was unfit for office for quite some time now we have a situation where the army chief says right i want to make it official i want to use this article which says the president is unfit for office i mean obviously it's a long time coming yes i think does this article should have been triggered about seven six years ago when the president was in the second thing is that the

president should not have been allowed. in office back in two thousand and fourteen. is that the const the constitution has been validated by the president when he postponed the election. obviously the people have been calling for something of this kind basically for the president to go under his own two laws to go the chief has been so you and me would be we do people to a large extent it would. govern see disability of the country today it came as no surprise to a large extent because the algerian military is the most organized institution in the country but it could be because the the army chief constitutionally speaking it's funny that he was referring to the constitution and so on and so forth but triggering. one hundred and two of the constitution should be done by it of the

parliament all the constitutional council however both diseased situations are full of news of the president and they would despite several calls for. a fall that was to institutions to legal does articles they haven't done it as yet the declaration by the. one hundred and two of the constitution is a signal that the army is. the decision. is when we do go in against the wishes of the people and. to intervene and basically send a strong signal to the powers to be. sorry what do you really think about the intentions of the army chief every guest we've had we've spoken to our political analysts are saying you've just got to watch him because army chiefs don't generally intervene in a country's politics unless they want to hang around in power they don't just come in and go out again today what basically did this is the additional. officers

did the disable to fly in is like we have intervened in politics to save the date save the situation with the people with the people basically well it's on the to the will of the people and obviously we have no interest whatsoever in power all in stay in the power of what we have to go which will be the give up power when the situation is better indication of. i do not necessarily think. he wants to get around for a long. military has been involved in politics since for since one nine hundred sixty to independence if the president was a military man or supported by the military including for the call himself. that what is enough is enough referred to the constitution so if we could one of the constitution means somebody else will take over the not him

moderates on the right and he wants to give some sort of stability to the country so it doesn't go into the april twenty eighth the patience of the algerian people is going to be crucial here isn't it what i think about all those protesters we've seen who were initially excited when they heard abdelaziz bouteflika wouldn't run for his fifth term and then that excite. and quickly turned to concern when they saw oh it's just old his old mate so it's still there you wouldn't want to test the patients that these people would you yes i mean i think that this district relation . and especially if the jury in parliament meets and decides to trigger this particular situation if it bleeds the country into some sort of. constitutional arrangements and does not and this is the word of the people because at the end of the day if this is triggered it's if we follow the constitutions then

more or less the same people who are in the country at the moment we've been in it for the foreseeable future forty five days to ninety days depending on the situation the elections. we would make in major constitutional or legal arrangements so the game we put it would be would be played according to deludes that exist today and this is what the people in australia have been calling for or against basically they don't want the politics to continue under the same rules yourself and i thank you for your thoughts really do appreciate you coming in on this ok let's wrap things up with hash he's actually in tunis here at the moment but of course hashem is covered the region covered algeria for many years now has the you can hear what we were talking about there just having to keep a very close eye on what the intentions of the army chief actually are and whether he will follow the constitution as he says. well.

as the chief of this stuff was seen one of the key backers of president of the as his was a flip and over the last few weeks. all the talk was basically what would be the army's next step himself made some statements in the past cautioning people against any acts of destabilizing the country and those statements backfired in a way or another where people say this is this is an act of intimidation by the b. but then today's statement asking for the article one hundred two to be triggered is a clear indication that the army is putting out support for president. and launching an unprecedented debate which will happen in the coming days in the country so if the constitutional council decides that the man is incapacitated and therefore unfit to rule the country president of the parliament is going to take

over for an interim period but then this is going to pose some challenges for the political establishment in and in the sense that they need to form a new national unity government they need to reach out to the protesters to the opposition and think about how to move forward because any next step is going to be cautiously monitored by everyone across the board has them stay there for we will come back to you at the top of the hour for more analysis hashim in tunisia there of course we're discussing the situation in algeria where the army chief has asked for the presidency to be vacated he wants this man and that is president of the lizzie's beautifully could be eighty two year old ailing leader to be removed from power sooner rather than later in accordance with the will of the people is how the army chief puts it plenty more to talk about plenty more developments to go through and the rest of the day's news we're back in a couple of minutes right here on our jazeera stay with us.

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