arab culture both building successful lives abroad but never think. arabs abroad the translator and the innovator on the. presses are springing hong kong's financial district to a standstill as the government blames them for its 1st recession and a decade. on the show kerry this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. iraq's grand ayatollah condemns attacks on peaceful protesters amid more overnight violence. i bought into turns to the gaza strip overnight less than a day after a cease fire was a courage. and a kurdish iranian refugee released from an australian prison camp tells al-jazeera he won't forget those still fighting for

a better life. hola also has condemned attacks on peaceful protesters in the country and says now the demonstrators demands have been met there's been some confrontations between police and protesters in baghdad iraq human rights commission says at least 325 people have been killed so far iraq's government has taken some measures to address their grievances but many forecasters want a complete overhaul of the political system in aim is in baghdad for senate after friday prayers are expecting another big day of protests yes. she's going to step out of the way we're catching 8 her to. you know who like. that protesters might have been overcome with scuse me tear gas as you mentioned

come about 4 or 5 o'clock in the afternoon at the square is going to be so packed you can't move and so loud you can't even think i've been here about every day for the last month since october 25th and protesters have been as passionate as determined and as clear in their demands as day one that they want the current government to resign and elections to be held the government is making promises of reforms to appease protesters there is a draft of a new election reform a law that needs to be reviewed by the parliament 2 former governors in babylon and basra have been charged with corruption related offenses corruption is a big issue in this country protesters allege that there is a widespread government corruption and as a result none of this oil rich countries revenue is trickling down right down to the poor basic services that they're left with the day and day out and a few days ago more than 1600 protesters who had been detained were released so the

government is trying to quell the protests or anger but there still remains quite a divide between the protesters and the government protesters say after 16 years of empty what they call empty promises by the government as conditions they simply do not trust the current government to implement real reform prime minister i don't have to in my head he has said that he would resign but he can't find anyone to replace him yet he says he's only been in term been in office for one year and that these issues are so deep rooted it will take time to address them so what we have is a political stalemate i spoke to a former member of parliament who resigned as the. show of unity with protestors he says maybe is a symbol yes but a very important one and by stepping down he would send a clear message to protesters that their demands are being heard he also says if the government thinks that it can ride this out and that the protesters interest

will wane and they'll simply go home that they're making a gross miscalculation the kind of determination even among protesters who have been attacked and injured. in. the tech drivers of tahrir square have attained a kind of hero status turning their motorized rickshaws into ambulances on 3 wheels they've also been transporting food and medical supplies to protesters who are free now they say this work is putting them at risk. just that i was told there were injuries took took so want and we arrived there the a to riot police targeted us burned my took took a rest me. and you're seeing the wounds on his legs are ali stood in front of his burned out talk talk this week to show the results of what he says are targeted attacks against drivers to show the young men here are more important than the took

took i don't care about it i sacrificed it for the people hyder abdul hussein says 4 men asked for a ride and then tried to kill him when he wouldn't hand over his vehicle he lost his talk took the source of an income that supports his family but that's the least of his concerns. as the doctors told me if i don't have medicine they were moved on i don't have money for medicine way can i get it. despite the attacks talk trucks still race through the square honking for protesters to get out of the way drivers refuse to accept money ighly heidi says someone threw a ball atop cocktail on top of the tuck tuck he rents he had other protesters managed to put out. the fire before it was destroyed. i'm worried about the took took more than myself because i don't own it when it was damaged i cried it's not mine. though they have to be pushed to admit it the tuc took drivers of tucker square have been losing money now even knowing they're being targeted those who

still have a functioning talk talk tell us as long as there are protesters who need them they'll continue to drive. it's one of the word that's coming out from the defense ministry and that remarks are confusing really conflicting what do we know. well let's look at the big picture 1st we know that according to the iraqi human rights commission at least 325 people have killed more been killed in the protests began and more than 15000 people have been injured many by tear gas canisters i have seen gruesome images of tear gas canisters lodged in people's skulls and stomachs there are so many people walking around talking we are square with the edges as a result of wounds from tear gas amnesty international released a report saying that it had documented at least 5 deaths in baghdad that they say were a result of security forces using what it called quote military grade tear gas grenades

intended to kill not disperse protesters that these tear gas grenades were being thrown directly at the heads and bodies of protesters something we have confirmed on the ground over and over again so michelle initially we spoke to the government about this amnesty international reports it conducted an investigation and told us that these tear gas canisters would be banned and would no longer be used now the ministry of defense is saying that the iraqi government never purchase these types of tear gas canisters he didn't elaborate on exactly how these tear gas canisters got into the country he simply said that quote criminal gangs are killing protesters protester after a protester has told us that they are being attacked by security forces they also are shocked told us that they have seen black clad men wearing masks attacking them as well ok natasha and i'm with the latest from baghdad natasha thank you. hong kong has confirmed its economy plunged into its 1st recession in

a decade it's been blamed on the increasingly violent anti-government protests in the escalating trade war between the u.s. and china students have bought parts of hong kong for a 5th day now they're calling on the government to commit to holding local elections on november 24th when traders are gathering for a rally in the city's business district is experiencing one of its most violent weeks since the protests began in june robin wright joins us now from hong kong so rob we'll get to the news of the recent recession pardon me and just a moment 1st talk is there with happen today. that's right michele another long day of protests here in hong kong with actually the last protest of the day which has just ended here at the legislative council complex hong kong's many parliament building has been something of a rarity here it has been a legal demonstration most protests now invariably what happens is people will put

in a bid for a protest and the police will decline permission to hold that protest because of course so many of them have ended in the clashes so more often than not police decline to allow protests so they are technically unlawful assemblies this one has been legal it is gone off very peacefully it was organized by a senior citizens group in support of the largely young population of protesters who've been going out all of these months but earlier today friday again we saw more of these flash mob type demonstrations in particular here on hong kong island especially in the central business district with hundreds of people taking to the streets joined it has to be said by many office workers using their lunch hour to join the protest bringing the central district to a standstill and then it largely dispersed with later on joy in the afternoon with no outbreaks of violence no clashes that we have seen earlier on that this week

there has of course as we know been a big change this week it seems in some some of the tactics being used by the protesters very much more targeting the working week the means of transport of people getting to work the subway system or highways and still at the end of this very long week we have some highways are still blocked there are still standoff between populations of students at various campuses around hong kong where they have built buildings some fairly formidable now defenses with the police riot police standing outside not taking them on but there is this an easy. standoff this friday evening and of course is now that we get into the weekend when we can expect possibly more clashes that have taken place in previous week over show so rather than is that the economy there is now in recession can you put that in some sort of context for us and was this expected it has been expected i think all of the economists the government themselves were

predicting this and we've had now 2 quarters where there has been a contraction in the economy and the 3rd quarter was particularly bad it was around 2.9 percent of contraction compared with the same period last year and you get do get a sense of that going around this city that restaurants have closed workers have been laid off stores have closed people aren't spending as much money as they used to people aren't coming here especially from mainland china to spend money a lot of the hotels are suffering etc now it has to be said that some of those industries in the service sector the tourism sector etc would be the 1st to rebound should there be a recovery but even if there was going to be a settlement tomorrow and we know that simply isn't going to happen there seems to be no end in this deadlock there are all real concerns about the the long term impact on the reputation of hong kong as a place to do business a place to live peacefully safely it was one of the safest cities in asia around

possibly the world yet that really has been tarnished a lot of other places are looking far more attractive as a paste place to live and work a lot of other cities in asia singapore included so hong kong definitely has taken a hit and there doesn't seem to be any end in sight to that show ok robin prime at the latest from hong kong rob thank you. there are reports lebanon's major political parties have a grade on a nomination for the country's next prime minister demonstrators gathered outside the house of the hametz a fiery angry at the courts he has been accused in the past of involvement in high profile corruption cases the former finance minister could replace her bravery he resigned amid ongoing protests tamala shiela joins us now from beirut so jamal tell us more about safadi and why he is considered completely unacceptable by many people in lebanon. what was showed so simple comes to

one of the main reasons why there have been these mass protests for 30 days now and that is corruption hama suffered the as you mentioned was a former finance or was a former finance minister rather up until 2015 under the premiership of me a proxy he was responsible for example what one of the activists have been pointing to a business you know which allowed him to rent out prime location property on the sea front in beirut which was turned into a safe zone of a. essentially a strip on the be on the on the sea front with restaurants and cafes and so forth he was responsible for this deal which allowed him to rent out square meter and not known for through dollars a year and then he went on and rented that was where the spirit returned that area for up to $10000.00 a year so you can see just with regards to that one instance how corrupt many believe he is and that's why a lot of people have rejected it's the moments they heard that these were and we

must stress reports there's been no official announcement by any of the parties that they are endorsing him so this is something that is angered a lot of people the question is then why would some name like him be touted if this protest has centered much on the anti corruption elements and the anti corruption sentiments amongst a large section of lebanese society well there could be. a number of reasons for that one could be that maybe it is a test to see just how serious the protesters are however that would be very naive considering that they've come day in day out and taken to the streets another could be maybe a belief that they have been protesting for months and therefore they are fatigued and maybe it is an attempt by the establishment to bring life back to normal there are those who claim that because the sectarian nature of the political system in lebanon stipulates that the prime minister must be a sunni and throughout the recent years the name has always been not to have sadly

how do you considering that he has resigned and in a bid to kind of. appease the protests isn't to gain support from this protest movement the name of suffer the is being touted in order to essentially burn him considering that he is a an ally to the foreign minister and the political opponents of saudi arabia to pave the way for him to return with much more screen street credit so to speak but as it stands now these reports just being reports of generates a lot of i'm especially in the build up to the protest as marking one month since this movement began which will take place on sunday ok with the latest from beirut jamal thank you. still ahead on al-jazeera i south korea could be forced to reconsider its 7 decade military alliance with the us. and refugees are 2 major camps in bosnia struggle with overcrowding as went to her parents' town.

hello again welcome back we're here cross to other parts of asia over the next few days we are going to be seeing some more winter weather come across parts of northern japan as well as into china here on saturday it is going to be up here toward sapporo only getting to about 0 with the possibility of snow pushing through particular in the overnight hours down through tokyo though it is going to be a rainy day for you here on saturday it is going to be 80 degrees but for a sucka things look a little bit better with attempted there of 19 on sunday though it is going to be parts of china that sees really that inclement weather we're going to be seeing a lot of clouds a lot of rain pushing to beijing and in the higher elevations it could be snow expected temperatures of beijing maybe 13 degrees there well as we go down here towards the south not looking too bad for the rest of china put me down towards the southern part of china we'll be seeing some clear skies across much of the area

taipei on saturday looks quite nice at $29.00 degrees but you do notice down here towards the south getting close to lose on we are watching a storm system make its way towards the west this is going to be some very heavy rain across parts of the philippines and we could be seeing flooding over the next few days there in terms of accumulation we could be seeing well over $250.00 to possibly $350.00 millimeters in that area so flooding is going to be a major issue but for manila it is going to be heavy rain for the big problem there . a story 1400 years in the make. a story of success. and jersey it tells the story. and.

the count of. 3. watching al-jazeera let's recap the top stories right now hong kong has confirmed it so qana may plunged into its 1st recession in a decade it's been blamed on the increasingly violent anti-government protests and they ask leading us china trade war. iraq's grand ayatollah ali al sistani has condemned attacks on peaceful protesters in the country he says none of the demonstrators demands have been met more than 300 people have been killed since protests began on october 1st the men protest in lebanon after reports 3 major

political parties have agreed on a nomination for the country's next prime minister mohammad safadi has been accused and past of involvement in high profile corruption cases. there have been israeli or strikes in gaza and rocket fire towards israel just less than 24 hours after a cease fire was a courage to israeli forces and islamic jihad fighters exchanged cross border fire the violence began on tuesday after the israeli army assassinated a senior leader of these in gaza 34 palestinians have been killed has more from gaza. well the quiet appears to be holding in gaza for now on friday hamas has said that there will be weekly friday border protests today that has happened before during rounds of escalation as follows a latest round of israeli air strikes overnight israeli military saying it was striking gaza islamic jihad targets in particular again as a result of sporadic rounds of rocket fire that had come out of gaza during the

course of thursday after the cease fire was supposed to have been in place there are also some new pieces of information coming out about the most deadly single strike of the 48 hours of fighting that's taken place this week of the israeli airstrike on a house in central gaza india initially they said they were targeting a local islamic jihad commander a rocket commander in central gaza they didn't comment on what had happened there which was that 8 members of the same family had been killed including 5 children now the israeli army is saying that they were trying to target an empty house that they didn't know there were people inside they are now aware that there were what they call noncombatants inside their house and there are reports coming from the neighborhood that the man that israel initially said it was targeting a man called me. was not killed in that strike that it was another man and that

there were 2 women and 5 children killed as well. the u.s. is already south korea to pay more for the presence of american soldiers in the country after pressure from president donald trump washington says it wants $5000000000.00 to help pay for american troops their demand is straining a decades old alliance after defense mark sall should pay more for its security. so i would see generally the united states' position is that we look to all of our allies and and partners to ensure they provide their fair share of the burden when it comes to defense this is a very strong alliance we have but korea is a wealthy country and could and should pay more to help offset the cost of defense of the u.s. is reportedly threatening to hit egypt was sanctioned so far its plan to buy russian warplanes kyra has a $2000000000.00 deal with moscow to buy more than 20 fighter jets and a letter saying by the wall street journal the u.s. secretaries of state and defense for egypt risking sanctions and urged to cancel

the deal. of protesters are rallied outside georgia's parliament after politicians failed to pass a looks moral reforms. that opening georgian dream party has promised to shift to a new voting system by 2020 constitutional amendment was one of the main demands of anti-government protest during the summer conditions at 2 micro camps and bosnia herzegovina are being described as unlivable the town of is struggling to deal with the rising number of migrants as thousands are stuck near the border with e.u. member caray ship people living there want them relocated by the central government for him ahmed has more. near boston is northwest city of be hot local authorities say makeshift camps like this are spray can point with temperatures dropping people here are living in worsening conditions there's no electricity and not enough food or water inside tents it's freezing and many are forced to make fires to keep warm

there are no facilities no toilets no place for sleeping and it's a very bad situation because it's very cold. the camps were set up in june after local residents protested against migrants being relocated from the city center so police bring your rivals here but now the camps are overflowing. live like animals it's a problem it's raining every day there's a management problem here over the past 2 years this area has seen thousands of arriving from asia africa and the middle east seeking a better life in europe but their presence is raising security concerns and e.u. officials fear a humanitarian crisis the e.u. migration commission says the camp is close to mine fields laid during the bosnian war in the 1990 s. it does not fulfill the minimal requirements or. not the finances. or will be provided for 8.

local authorities say they will restrict access to the camps if the central government doesn't do more to read oh kate migrants but aid organizations one that's could have dire consequences and if we're going to force these people to be forced to say doors that is going to lead to a lot of changes so they will need to survive when they will need sort of student food do not have access to health care centers they have access to health care so we make sure that their health is ok but there is. also don't pose a health risk for the local population with no solution in sight people here say their future is uncertain and with winter approaching they can only think of survival mohammed's al-jazeera. thousands of south african airways staff have gone on strike calling for an increase in wages also protesting against job cuts that are part of the airline's restructuring plan south african airways has announced

over to support force by almost a 5th any of its flights had been cancelled for friday and saturday turkey has deported 7 german citizens it says are linked to eisele the 2 men are women and a child landed at for lands table airport overnight their deportations are part of an effort by turkey to reach patriot 4 in ice all fighters held in turkish jails and the u.k. counter-terrorism police arrested a man at heathrow airport hours after turkey said it had deported a british eisel suspect dominic cain has more from berlin. turkey is proceeding with its deportations of european citizens it believes are not conducive to the public good in its country who it suspects of being involved in activities to do with i saw in the middle east the latest group to return to germany 2 women who it is reported are under investigation and the reporting suggests that these 2 women are to be questioned and searched by police when they arrive in germany the important thing here is not withstanding that investigation no charges as yet have

been proffered against them nor indeed against the family of 7 who returned to take a port in berlin in the evening on thursday evening so the reporting of this in a wider context is quite interesting political classes are saying why didn't the government have more procedures in place to help process the people being returned to germany but also there is the suggestion that the people who so far have returned on not particularly perceived as having been involved actively with eisel in the middle east and that therefore there should be there is a danger that there may be some hysteria in the media reporting of these individuals and it is worth reiterating as yet there are no charges against these individuals and as a consequence they are free to go about their normal lives back in germany because they are german citizens refugee and journalist by his chinee has arrived in new zealand after 6 years and pop on a getting it was sent to

a prison camp on menace island while held he wrote an award winning book and made a film on his phone after thomas reports from sydney. this there he says is finally freedom after 6 years detained in papua new guinea for trying to seek asylum in australia the iranian journalist is in a country that has welcomed him i think it's in the 1st time that i feel at them happy but i thought well you know i think if you read more on. who johnny fled iran in 2013 he got to indonesia and from there took a boat to australia as christmas island but australia to the refugees had a new policy of sending them to prison camps on remote pacific islands which was held on man a silent in papua new guinea conditions where poor some fellow detainees were

murdered killed themselves or died through inadequate medical care but from behind high fences to chant he worked as a campaigner and as a journalist he became a spokesman for the refugees. he gave many interviews including this one on talk to al jazeera he also wrote a book which won many awards and used his mobile phone to shoot clips for the came a successful film australia and papua new guinea have been quietly reducing the number of refugees in papua new guinea some have been brought to australia for medical treatment and state some have been resettled in the united states and a refugee swap deal agreed with barack obama before he left the presidency others have been taken in by european countries or canada everyone are innocent and what there was a young government really. not. sure

who charlie who is officially in new zealand temporarily for a book there but he says he has no intention of returning to pop when you can a 100 thomas al-jazeera sitting. the husband of jail proven opposition leader keiko fujimori highest began a hunger strike to demand her release margarito is camping outside the prison where his wife is being held he says she is a political prisoner because you moreas in jail while being investigated over suspected money laundering or 2011 presidential campaign supporters of an inmate on death row in the us are calling for his release after new evidence emerged that could prove his innocence ronnie reed is to be executed next week in texas for the murder of a woman 23 years ago his attorneys those say there is new testimony that employed kate's the woman's fiance the flight had a tie and city of venice is facing another exceptionally high tide the government

has declared a state of emergency there these are live pictures the prime minister decepticon today is promising compensation for residents and businesses the venice lagoon tied on tuesday at the highest level and 53 years more than 85 percent of the city's historic sites are under water. pick up the headlines right now on al jazeera hong kong has confirmed its economy plunged into its 1st recession and a decade it's been blamed on the increasingly violent anti-government protests and the escalating trade war between the u.s. and china students have blocked parts of hong kong for a 5th day bride is there. earlier today friday again we saw more of these flash mob type demonstrations in particular here on hong kong island especially in the

central business district with hundreds of people taking to the streets joy and it has to be said by many office workers using their lunch hour to join the protest bringing the central district to a standstill and then it largely dispersed with later on during the afternoon with no outbreaks of violence no clashes that we have seen iraq's grand ayatollah ali al sistani has condemned attacks on peaceful protesters in the country and says that the demonstrators to mans have been met there's been some confrontations between police and protesters in baghdad iraqi human rights commission says at least 325 people have been killed so far there are reports lebanon's major political parties have agreed on a nomination for the country's next prime minister demonstrators gathered outside the house of mohammed safadi angry at these reports of hadi has been accused in the past of involvement in high profile corruption cases there have been israeli

airstrikes in gaza and rocket fire towards israel less than 24 hours after a cease fire was agreed to israeli forces and as lawmaker fighters exchanged cross border fire the violence began on tuesday after the israeli army assassinated a senior leader of the islamic jihad in gaza. turkey has deported 7 german citizens it says are linked to eisele the 2 men 4 women and a child landed at berlin's teagle airport overnight deportations are part of an effort by turkey to repatriate for nice and embers held in turkish jails the u.s. wants south korea to pay more for the presence of american soldiers and the country austin says it wants $5000000000.00 to help pay for american troops there that demand is straining a decades old alliance as the headlines keep it on al-jazeera and such story is next.

and protests in bolivia off the janine and the as they claim says self interest as the departure of evil and the crisis opened a new chapter on one role long regional and global palace this is inside story. hello and welcome to the show i'm sami's a than bolivia's leadership is in time all the president has quits and fled his replacement doesn't have the government's full approval senate dineen on the.