the search for a new prime minister in lebanon is postponed as protests continue their overhaul of the political system. and everyone i'm tim all santamaria with the world news from al-jazeera. university students across india come out onto the streets to voice their anger against a controversial citizenship law rescuers that for survivors of these 4 people were killed in an earthquake in the southern philippines. and we meet the yemeni entrepreneur defying all the odds to keep the country's famed jewelry traditions alive.

so lebanon's president delayed consultations with political parties that was supposed to lead to the naming of a new prime minister this will now happen on thursday but in the meantime there's been more violence late on sunday security forces in beirut fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters who gathered outside the parliament they were angry at the potential nomination of saad hariri to serve as prime minister again he resigned from the job in october protesters want to overhaul the political system which they say is corrupt and sectarian senate is in beirut and has more now on those political consultations that have been put off. the constitutional process to appoint a prime minister and form a new government was supposed to begin now the president's palace issued a statement saying that those parliamentary consultations have been postponed until thursday in that statement it mentions that the caretaker prime minister saddle how

do you think the man who was believed to be to be nominated by the end of today asked for this postponement in order to allow for more consultations and then go on the different political factions levanon political parties are not in agreement there is a deep divide yes like i mentioned saddle heidi is the likely candidate to return as prime minister he received the support of the son the religious establishment in this country there's a sectarian basis from a government the post the prime minister has reserved for a son a muslim but he doesn't have enough support to push ahead with his own government in parliament he's going to need $65.00 votes in order to get the vote of confidence in parliament 2 nights of violence in downtown beirut that's the center of the capital the epicenter of the protest movement security forces clashing with an armed protesters 2 consecutive nights tear gas was used rubber bullets water

cannons dozens of protesters were injured and according to the interior ministry security forces as well were injured to both sides accusing each other of instigating the violence people on the street believe that those in power the governing elite they have taken the decision to use the armed forces to crush what what has been really a peaceful protest movement against those in power so they believe in what has really what we have been seeing in the past few days is excessive use of force by the armed forces against against the people. a 2nd night of violence in central beirut tear gas was again used by shooting force. says to disperse protesters who are outside parliament square they're gathered here in a show of defiance a day earlier parliament police used what amnesty international described as excessive force against an overwhelmingly peaceful protest many now fear state

intimidation against the leaderless protest movement is growing. i don't think it's possible for people to see. the way that the way that they treated protesters yesterday and kind of turn a blind eye even if they were afraid it seems like they understand that unity numbers are really what. dana was among the dozens of protesters beaten up by security forces during saturday night's confrontations the worst since the uprising began in mid october both sides accused each other of instigating the violence there are fears this could be the beginning of a new phase what has largely been a peaceful opposition movement. seems to be a decision by those in power for the army and security forces to confront the protest and this is dangerous from the start of the uprising the army took a decision not to be harsh with the protesters but the situation has changed in the

past few days politicians are making it clear they won't stand down and agree to the demands of the focus would mean giving up power benefit to the sectarian system of government by a choice of the space of resources. to say you support in their communities but instead. bargain hung themselves over the makeup of the next government the lack of government makes it difficult to pull lebanon out of its worst economic crisis in decades which is why the protests began we're not going for weapons needs we're asking for all we need for hospitality for our hospitals for our medication. to eat . all people. all people who are working they are having cuffe their salaries this is not a life. oh their calls for change are not being heard

politicians seem to be sending a message that they are ready to use what ever means necessary including force to protect their power center for their beirut. to other news in india's supreme court will hear petitions challenging a controversial new citizenship law on wednesday. anger over the new law has now spread to college campuses schools were injured when police raided a university in the capital new delhi late on sunday a new measure of office citizenship to persecuted minorities from some countries but excludes muslims we've got a journalist on there for talking with us now he's been covering the protests in new delhi nice to see you can you tell us more well your thoughts i guess on the fact that this is as we say spreading to college campuses and that the police are moving in there bringing in the youth movement effectively. thanks for having me on

a model where what we've been seeing since last evening is that over 100 students have been attacked during the protests that have been taking place across new delhi it's almost like a war like situation here are in. unfortunately we have enough reports coming in that the police have been you know throwing tear gas at students they have endured hostages they have abused physically attacked even that are reports of sexual abuse on guards that have been taking place across 4 stows in delhi now it's important to also note that this is john no university which is one of the biggest universities in india and also police where we have a lot of muslim students and other students from across india since last evening we've be just been seeing the attacks done by police on students what you would go on was last evening when there were reports of

a buses being bombed now again that is something that needs to be investigated whether it was but be treated by students already if. in fact that these were involved in it because there are videos that are being circulated around that us sending mixed signals at the moment. what i'm wondering sunny day that's the perfect phrase actually mixed signals because you've also got politically this idea that oh they're open to the idea of talking and possibly changing parts of it but then the actions on the ground go against that. yes well the protests that have been taking place have been taking place because of the new citizenship amendment that the government has been trying to or will be implementing soon politically we've not had much reaction coming in from the b j p ministers as a for now there have been talks where. the daily chief minister is trying to set up

a meeting and see how this situation can be brought under control at the moment. what's your feelings about how this might actually go with regards to the political process as i say there is this openness apparently to talking but then this move was pushed through when there's been so much controversy about it in the 1st place . it's not going to go very well because there is an. attack going on on minorities in the country at the moment so at the moment we need to focus on how this can be brought under control because these attacks are spreading across universities we've had students from mighty good muslim university that have been attacked we have students from delhi university that are being attacked so politically at the moment it's it's we had at the dangerous point where . this could but haps what we're getting is action against the students itself action against minority it's because the reports that are being spread is that it's

those students that are creating these file is a mess around the country so now it's important that. news done at the moment sunny for you we appreciate your time thank you for joining us. now at least 4 people who were killed in sunday's powerful earthquake in the southern philippines rescuers are still searching for survivors after the magnitude $6.00 quake hit the island of mindanao the region still recovering from a series of earthquakes back in october his demeanor onondaga now in that way family members of the missing awaiting for news we're in the town of god that involve all those sore one of the areas bearing the brunt of the earthquakes devastation we are right in front of what used to be a 3 story building now this is what's left of it this was a grocery mart where people used to go to to buy their provisions both the tome and

their offices it is believed that several people remain still trapped at the ground floor of what used to be the ground floor of this building from where i am i can still hear rescuers trying to break in breaking glass is hoping that there will still be survivors rescuers have been telling us they have been working overtime since the earthquake struck sunday afternoon several bodies have already been pulled out and they said that as early as monday morning someone was still able to send a message asking for help from inside they have already lost contact since over there some of them are actually relatives of those missing hoping for some good news about their loved ones we've spoken to the mayor and the governor of davos or and they were telling us basically what that they are asking for is for people to stay calm people here on the edge afraid of the earthquake and it's aftershocks and it's not only here in davos or the region of mindanao many parts of it has been battered

by a series of earthquakes over the last few months thousands of people have already been displaced but what the government is trying to assure everyone that they are prepared and that they are able to send aid to those who need it most. in the. news they have the challenges for iraq's political leaders as the deadline nears for nominating a new prime minister. was. and gagging the press a new report on how china is making its presence felt in hong kong the media. hello in peninsular malaysia it has been wet in the last 2 days there's a good lot of thunder has his you can see and they're all moving this jar action if

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so the top stories this hour on al-jazeera and lebanon's president has delayed consultations with political parties that was supposed to lead to the naming of a new prime minister it follows another night of violence with security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters outside the parliament. india's supreme court will hear petitions challenging a controversial new citizenship law on the web and state anger over the new law has now spread to college campuses. and at least 4 people were killed in sunday's powerful earthquake in southern philippines rescuers are still searching for survivors after the magnitude $6.00 quake hit the island of mindanao. iraq's president has until the end of monday to nominate a new prime minister they stepped down after more than 400 people died in the weeks of anti-government protests but demonstrators say they are not satisfied they want

an overhaul of the political system the support from. baghdad. a constitutional crisis is looming in iraq's parliament the summer the 1st was when m.p.'s accepted the resignation of outgoing prime minister. president barham saleh has until december 16th to nominate his replacement who will have to form a new government within 30 days. if the deadline is not met will be facing a violation of the constitution and that means all options are available including holding the president responsible for breaking the law as well as early elections. complicating things further one of the largest political coalition blocks of parliament which includes the crisis ali party say they are not going to support any candidate proposed by the president widespread anti western sentiments here only deepen the political divides the new prime minister must be able to balance

the fragile relationship iraq has with both neighboring iran and the united states this banner reads that whoever the next prime minister is going to read it will fail because he hasn't been elected by the people here it's our various where now despite all the security threats of his demonstrators phrase on a regular basis the president is not of the security of residents here and those include for nothing 'd to sadly through the fighting that's going on the scene there is no worse as they continue to come out on a regular basis but the longer this border for uncertainty continues the longer these demonstrators remain vulnerable to attacks since the latest series of protests began here on october the 1st of these 460 people have been killed and thousands injured many blame the crackdown on militias backed by iran. and it we know that by coming to the square we are taking a risk we may be detained we may be killed but it is still out g.t.

we can't just sit at home and do nothing we want to civilize state. and if we have to die for it then that's the price we pay for freedom and. i don't feel safe here the government hasn't done its job in making these areas secure abductions on the rise the people who are supposed to protect us here what's the point of having security forces one armed. shia gunman loyal to iran were blamed for killing $25.00 protesters near holland square in baghdad on the summer the 7th the government says it launched an investigation but no one has been held accountable. and on friday protesters reportedly took matters into their own hands when a 16 year old armed with a rifle was reportedly spotted shooting at them from the roof of his home the teenager was beaten to death and his body hung from the traffic lights as the

protests demanding political change more jobs and less corruption go on and the security situation continues to deteriorate day by day iraqis are also crying out for leadership and stability dorsetshire pari al jazeera back down. well the united nations is hosting its 1st ever global refugee forum in geneva to look at ways to improve the lives of millions across the globe the 3 day event comes as the number of refugees is rising more than 17000000 people are displaced by war conflict and persecution 25000000 of them are refugees who crossed international borders and are unable to return to their homes last year the u.n. general assembly agreed on a deal to improve the way the world responds and helps refugees well we've got kelly clements with us now the deputy high commission at the u.n. refugee agency joining us from geneva kelly thanks for your time one of the things i've read about this forum is that you're actually. consulting refugees themselves

throughout the whole process which sounds different from the sort of usual ideas of gathering and talking and maybe pledging money or support. indeed thanks thanks 1st of all for your for your interest and attention indeed refugees are right at the center of this global refugee forum both refugee participants speakers refugee led organizations and this really came to a combination last december when the general assembly adopted the global compact on refugees it was with their ideas their their ingenuity to try to drive what we're looking at in terms of solutions this is not going to be your normal un meeting by any stretch we have over 3000 people that will be joining us from all walks of life from government international organizations non-governmental organizations civil society and business in order to try to find solutions to these refugee situation some of them which have been going on for decades what do you want to come out of it at the end of the 3 days under sort of thinking about you know this is

a strange comparison but we just had the climate summit in madrid which couldn't find some sort of agreement in the end do you want some sort of collective or is communique at the end an end some concrete achievements. well in indeed what we're looking at is not just words but action we expect that the that the participants will be coming with pledges and commitments of what they plan to do what they've already done this can be policy change new legislation its financial of course its humanitarian visas resettlement locations its solutions to trying to make both the lives of refugees and their host different so it's not a communique so much as it's a package of pledges and commitments in various areas like that hurts edge especially inclusion yes that doesn't include pledges to. will stop the things which are leading to refugees having to leave in the 1st place and you've got to go to the source of the problem going to stop the wars and stop the inequality which then stapleton has to leave we have the 25000000 refugees you mentioned because

of absence of political solutions so we're looking at solutions both to enable them to hopefully be able to go home or to try to rebuild their lives elsewhere now this has to go to a root cause is preventative but it also goes to solutions in terms of trying to make sure that they're in a place where once conditions are right they're able to go home voluntarily and safely or able to rebuild their lives it's self reliance but it's also trying to ease the burden on host communities that have been hosting them from a very very long time kelly does the problem ever feel too big you know this is your job and you've got so many people around you trying to deal with this but it is a problem that as i pointed out in there and try it just keeps growing. indeed it does and i think for many of us we would like nothing better than to work ourselves out of a job and this we're coming out of a very turbulent decade and we're going into a new decade with some hope that we actually can see some progress and be able to

see some solutions for refugees coming claimants from the un's refugee agency joining us from geneva thank you kelly. now a crackdown on press freedom this is a report from the committee to protect journalists and its a choosing china of preventing journalists in hong kong and taiwan from reporting freely it details an increasingly constrained media environment in hong kong where pro beijing outlets outnumber the independent ones probating groups are accused of scaring off companies from advertising with independent outlets you can be critical of china the report says that been repeated unprovoked police attacks on journalists in hong kong has covered the protests the committee to protect journalists says these are the effects of china's rising influence on a region that once had free press. in hong kong with more on what the report says. this report focuses on the chinese. in hong kong due to china's increasing influence and it says the overall situational conclusion is not positive it says

china's diminishing inhibitions to intervene in hong kong internal affairs is having an unfortunate consequences for those media outlets and journalists it's a close of home comes more restrictive media environment is increasing control of a large number of media companies which have come on the mainland chinese on a ship or influence now says those media outlets with a pro china slant attracting greater investment by the advertising and tracking greater financial resources now the author notes to be china as a result now that's translated to greater pressure on the independent media outlets it says there is media outlets under funded now and stop advertising income now the independent media landscape shopping online is bible but it's underfunded as a result as noted in this report now also in this particular report by the committee to protect journalists and their knowledge of the increasing number of violent attacks on the media in the last 6 months the cult of the poor is stephen but it's put the media on the front line against police and we've seen many

instances of police. beating really gratuitous attacks. journalists journalists who were standing on the side were tear gas or pepper spray or in the case of one journalist who was hit by you know a live rubber bullet and moisturise i said i. and there's no justice none of these cases are being investigated. and the police are not being held to account and so i think this has led to an increasing divide hong kong's chief executive kerry lamb is caught in beijing she's there on a a full visit this morning she met premier league united hong kong's unfortunate economic situation and noting that there are challenging times ahead and on monday she also she's also expected to make premiership jumping before she returns to hong kong on tuesday. at least 10 people have been killed and several more injured when a fire broke out in

a factory on the outskirts of bangladesh's capital dhaka it happened in the poor area on sunday earlier in the week another factory fire in the capital killed at least 17 people amnesty international says iran's government is carrying out a vicious crackdown after the nationwide protests there on november 15th it says in a report at least $304.00 people have been killed thousands injured unrest that was triggered by an increase in fuel prices amnesty is calling for the immediate release of all those it says have been arbitrarily detained. when a young mother in yemen is fighting to preserve an ancient craft that's increasingly under threat because of the war locals call her the princess of gates for her skills in precious stones and jewelry making mohamed a lot has her story from santa. 30 year old self begun to have love affair with precious stones more than 10 years ago she knew yemen was home to

germs that prized the world over and she learned all she could about turning stoon into beautiful jewelry and other objects she would be able to in a living and have her own shop. but i'll tell you in a school i started to get involved in the business of agate after 3 months of training on a course organized by you know sco and the ministry of culture it's taken love and dedication but with my experience i was able to set up my own business but it wasn't easy being the only woman in water vibrationally has been a business dominated by men suffer says people looked down on her in the beginning particularly when she tried to sell her products in the market place while many criticize me for being the only woman to work in this business but my love for the profession has convinced them otherwise her talent quickly shot through

craftsman deeply rooted in the tradition and culture of yemenis tune did recognize her ability and dedication. for the from a zimmerman bit of train stuff and found out that she loved the business and quickly learned all of its aspects she's even become our point of reference because she knows the best kinds and how to perfectly ship them out it wasn't long before software was dropped the process of argot and she was able to encourage other women to follow in her 4th steps of the process too dangerous. the 1st year many are getting comes from mines in the mountainous region of the run anas 150 kilometers south of the capital sanaa. they are fabulous because of their colors banding and unique futures and through

the centuries they have give you did their own fall claw some say get ring has healing powers or canned word of a evil. boss and there are many things people still believe today about you me i guess that's why they can be worth up to $3000.00 each especially if they contain inside the image of an icon or a well known character for example an egg of a shadow of a man was sold for $10000.00. but the war in yemen now in its 5th year is threatening the future of this quest and stuff i'm a loser business thanks millie to restrictions imposed by the saudis qualify and fighting yemeni whole thesis but so far has 2 young children says she's determined to carry on greek godless believing she owes it to her sisters to pass on her skills to the next generation of craft workers.

some are. time to take you through the headlines on al-jazeera lebanon's president has delayed consultations with political parties to begin a new prime minister after another night of violence where security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters outside the parliament the country's seen weeks of demonstrations which forced the resignation of prime minister saad hariri in october. india's supreme court will hear petitions challenging a controversial new citizenship law on wed and state anger over the new law has now spread to college campuses dozens were injured when police raided a university in the capital new delhi late on sunday the new measure office citizenship to persecuted minorities from some neighboring countries but excludes

muslims at least 4 people are now confirmed dead in sunday's powerful earthquake in the southern philippines rescue is a still searching for survivors after the magnitude 6.9 quake hit the island of mindanao the region's still recovering from a series of quakes back in october as a report by the committee to protect journalists accusing china of preventing journalists in hong kong and taiwan from reporting freely probating groups are accused of scaring off companies from advertising with independent outlets were critical of china which put the media on the front line against police and we've seen many instances of police. really gratuitous attacks on journalists journalists who were standing at the side with tear gas or pepper spray or in the case of one journalist who was hit by you know alive rubber bullet and lost her eyes what i said i. and there's no justice for 21 of these cases are being

investigated unfortunately. and the police are not being held to account and so i think this has led to an increasing divide. and amnesty international says iran's government is carrying out a vicious crackdown after the nationwide protests on november 15th it says in a report at least $304.00 people have been killed and thousands injured the unrest was triggered by an increase in fuel prices amnesty international is calling for the immediate release of all those it says have been arbitrarily detained. news hour is up in about 25 minutes with hala next on al-jazeera its witness korean love is in fact. counting the cost of i.m.f. loans tax cuts for big businesses and the stero see for the force just the perfect cocktail for street protests speak to the vice president of ecuador plus kenya's cash crunch the competition lining up to take netflix is cracking counting the cost

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