bringing programs to inspire the. amount is iraq. the british ambassador to iran is briefly detained in what the country's foreign secretary calls a flagrant violation of international law it comes as iran's military admits it shot down a ukrainian passenger plane killing all a 176 people on board. a low i maryam namazie and under and you are watching al-jazeera also coming up on the program the libyan war logically from after agrees to a ceasefire despite previously refusing to allow his forces to put their arms. and

a landslide victory for taiwan's pro independence president who has won a 2nd in power and already delivered a shop warning to china. we start with breaking news this hour britain's ambassador to iran has been released after being briefly arrested in tehran it's not yet known under what circumstances well macare was held foreign secretary dominic rob is called it a flagrant violation of international law and has said that iran needs to take steps to deescalate recent tensions and engage in a diplomatic path forward it's well earlier on i spoke to trita parsi the executive vice president of the quincy institute and a professor of middle east politics and us about his initial thoughts and reaction to this arrest. we don't know the circumstances are exactly what happened here if

that was a mistake it is important to note that apparently he was released rather quickly if he was still kept by the iranians and i think the risk of that leading to an additional international crisis would have been far more significant but we don't know enough about the circumstances of how this happened to be able to draw any major conclusions meanwhile iran has admitted that its military mistakenly shot down ukrainian passenger jet last week president hassan rouhani described the firing of an edifice missile in era as a disastrous mistake missile brought down the plane outside teheran killing all 176 people who were on board for such a pile reports to us now from the iranian capital. the final terrifying moments for 176 passengers and crew onboard a ukrainian airlines boeing 737 for days on iranian officials the night it had been shot down by one of their missiles but on saturday iran's revolutionary guard delivered this dramatic u.

turn. it is us who are to blame the plane was on its way it did not have any error or mistake everyone worked very well efficiently it was us who made a mistake and we are responsible we should accept responsibility and accountability . the beleaguered admission has sparked protests in tehran they chant death to lie years and shameless as they demand those responsible for the missile strike to be brought to justice they're angry about the downing of the plane and they want accountability from the authorities. less than 24 hours before saturday's admission the head of iran civil aviation organization spoke to al jazeera. says it is very obvious that it was not hit by a missile if a missile hit it it should have crashed in its original direction. and this is what's causing more anger among iranians the fact that it took officials more than

48 hours after repeated denials to reveal what really happened there was also criticism when the preform the wreckage was moved from the crash site possibly tainting evidence. the announcement comes a day after iran gave a ukrainian team access to the plane's black boxes. evidence that could be crucial for putting together a timeline a group of international aviation experts is now part of the iranian investigation but this case could complicate further a region that's already in crisis ahead of or also disarray has asked for all the evidence to be handed over to be investigated and the man in charge of iran's revolutionary guard will be briefing m.p.'s in a closed door session in parliament but what is not clear is how this will impact iran's military and its governments in the future dorsett a bari al-jazeera tower on meanwhile ukraine has demanded a full apology and compensation along with canada by any of the passengers were

canadian and the prime minister justin trudeau has called for a thorough investigation. jordan give me store islams correspond with today iranian authorities admitted the aircraft was shot down m a r the guilty party international support played a big role and i would like to thank the leaders of the united states canada and britain ukrainian experts continue to work in toronto and they will inspect the remains of the aircraft i spoke to the president of iran and he agreed to offer assistance to identify the remains of the ukrainian victims. canada and the world still have many questions questions that must be answered earlier this morning i spoke with president rouhani of iran i told him that iran's admission that its own armed forces unintentionally shot down flight 752 is an important step towards providing answers for families but i noted that many more steps must be taken

a full and complete investigation must be conducted we need full clarity on how such a horrific tragedy could have occurred and the u.s. president has taken to twitter that's got more news from allen in washington d.c. what is president trance message to the iranian people alan. well interestingly enough he's been tweeting in farsi so you suspect that it's someone who is also managing his social media carrier that has done that as far as i'm aware don't trump doesn't speak farsi he put out this statement in english farce than it was just the direct translation he says that since the very beginning of his presidency he has stood by the brave long suffering people of iran and they will continue to do so he says they are following the protests very closely and we are inspired by

your courage so he's obviously referencing the protests have been taking place in tehran on saturday with people angry that the government lied for 48 hours about exactly what happened to the ukrainian international airlines flight and have taken to the streets to shore the protest so while not directly referencing what happened to the plane the administration hasn't said anything about it atoll over the last 24 hours or so and certainly nothing says the iranians ignore lege that the short don't the plane by accident this is i direct message to the people of iran from an administration that has repeatedly said over the last week that it is not pursuing regime change but stands with the people of iran. and alan we of course for hearing from the ukrainian president saddam is a landscape today also the prime minister just in true to his presumably spoken with president donald trump about what has taken place but what is your sense about

the way this news is being digested there in washington particularly in light of the hostilities the recent hostilities between iran and the u.s. . well it seems that the united states certainly don't want to draw attention to their reaction as i said they've said absolutely nothing about the iranian response saying that the short done on the plane it looks as if almost there has been a widespread. statement across the government saying let's just deescalate we don't need to be seen to be commenting on this certainly don't need to be seen to be gloating about it you're talking about the death of 176 people just let this play out as you say justin trudeau has says he's spoken to donald trump we don't know what happened in that phone call this certainly been no readout from the white house today so it would appear that the united states just wants to keep the lid on this not be seen to be glorifying in this mistake by the iranians

and certainly not drawing attention to the fact that a number of people said that the only reason this happened was because there was growing tension in the area you'll remember that that was one of the very 1st questions that justin trudeau was asked on thursday when he was there when he said that the plane had been shot down perhaps by mistake he was asked do you blame america for this he said we need a full investigation and remember the time scale of this the plane was shot down just 4 hours after iran had fired a volley of rockets towards the u.s. bases in iraq and therefore was on fool so it seems as if donald trump administration right across the government in every department is saying nothing just letting these things settle down thank you very much from washington alan fair share.

a ceasefire brokered by russia and turkey has come into effect in syria's province it comes less than 24 hours after at least 20 people were killed in the government as strikes in and around and dozens more were wounded in the attack on the rebel held area which has been bombarded by russian backed forces for weeks syria's president has vowed to recapture. live now to jim well he isn't and crow for a so it's been an alice since that ceasefire began what's the latest you're hearing about it jamal. well it appears it is quiet there in italy will be it is 1 am in the morning however it was a very violent day especially the hours preceeding that cease fire coming into effect 20 civilians at least being killed 5 children alone when the syrian air force hit a market in the town of been in

a province there was some unconfirmed reports that even russian aircrafts were conducting strikes on saturday against civilian targets inside it libyan what this goes to show is that maybe as this countdown towards this latest attempt to try and find or reach a station of attacks or hostilities in the rebel held area that there was an attempt by russia's allies namely the regime of bashar assad to exert as much damage as possible before that cease fire comes into effect there has been several attempts before as i say to try and bring some sort of deescalation there were agreements brokered in the past by the same powers russia turkey and iran those haven't held and the reality is the are unlikely this one to hold for for very long time because of the fact of the nature of this civil war whereby you have

the regime of bashar assad vowing to essentially eradicate what they call terrorists and you have thousands of people if not more that continue to fight for what they see as their freedom what they demand is the end of the assad rule and they've been essentially all concentrated into the area of it looked after the last stronghold after stronghold because of the sheer military might of the russian army that is essentially stepped in over the past 45 years to not just prop up the regime of bashar al assad but essentially install it in a much more violent way than it was previously in governments so they managed to reach some consensus and now. is there also a chance that this will give some breathing space to people and there might be more aid getting through to the region. well for sure at least in the short term that's something that. the that is cause for optimism in that there will be aid agencies

that are able now to reach. the province or at least long as the cease fire holds there was a peculiar announcements by the russian ministry of defense which said that it had set up a couple of checkpoints on some of the entrances or exits through it lipper province to allow for civilians to exit and to go back to their homes in other towns that is a very peculiar statement i say that because one we're not sure how many of their homes actually still exists considering so much destruction has essentially beleaguered or all corners of syria and to why they would be wanting to essentially funnel always civilians from it live if there is a cease fire there unless there is another or intention to resume some sort of attacks later on in the next couple of days or weeks so there is at least in the next few days hope that some aid will reach there but how long this will last

people be hoping will be a lot longer than the last time it was announced. thank you very much tamala shell in ankara well now to developments in libya where police have to has agreed to a cease fire that's just taken effect there this despite previously refusing to have forces loyal to him put down their arms there let's go to mahmoud underwired he is in tripoli for us what do we know about what prompted after to change his position. well maybe he has been under pressure from his allies as you know that have to has been supported maybe by egypt to do knighted arab emirates russia and france on with it so do rubio so today after today's meeting give between the russian president vladimir putin and the german chancellor angela merkel. there have

been reports that the ruler of the united arab emirates has been advised by putin to put pressure on have those you know that the united arab emirates is the major supporter and provider of a lot of her have to so the pressure by the united arab emirates on have to could be one of the reasons why his change of position meanwhile could be that have to does not want to be looked at by his allies and by the regional international powers concerned with the libyan crisis as their obstacle in front of the peaceful settlement to the crisis as you know money and that the d.n.a. there. and back the prime minister faisal. already accepted this ceasefire

but he says that providing that the government has its right to defend itself and to defend the capital tripoli the course or now is within not have to this force of will become mid to do this cease fire call on the ground right because the question is whether they can build on a cease fire somehow bring about a wider settlement to the civil war in the country or if this just ends up being brief for another upsurge in fighting. well. as you know maria in the past several seas fire accords have been breached by. both warring factions and there is no real go and see that this ceasefire will continue your specially would have those forces in many areas of the front lines in southern tripoli the act on their own they have

been launching rockets on a residential areas targeting get civilian locations and also we never we don't know for certain whether or not this commitment by have to the spokesman includes tripoli or tripoli and so that as you know that recently have to forces launch a fresh offensive. on. libya taken control of the course of the city of sirte and also as you know that the government is adhering to it's a promise to the west to the new camp saying that any cease fire should include. that have to force a withdrawal from the areas they captured before on after april the 4th as you know that before april before there were been negotiations to have a peaceful talks beating in the city of the dermis but it was delayed by half there's offensive to take control of the capital tripoli thank you very much

mahmoud underwired reporting to us from tripoli and watching al jazeera live from london much more still ahead online at bury sultan qaboos the peacemaking leader who transformed his nation into a bastion of stability in the law under attack more than a 1000 polish judges protest against changes to the country's judicial system. but. how it has rained in new south wales and victoria strange enough to damp dime the faas but not entirely extinguished and that was the cold front that brought the right and it's still there but his influence is probably dissipated not in the northwest cola not the massive cloud indicates the tropical cycle trying to develop is not going to take the same course the last one even to the west australia where

produce and decent rain know we're in the houses next front on its way through from the south east corner so if anything the forecast is not particularly good one in the next few days temperatures start to rise once again and this dose significant prospect of immediate rain either. in japan and china winters settled into its normal coast extreme anywhere it's cold off in the finals east be firmly frosty beijing is just on the edge as that cold air comes across the sea of japan produces some right forward shadows we've seen some significant snow but there's nothing on the forecast apart from the bit made and maybe on the. temperature of tokyo 12 degrees is spot on average and in shanghai a temper about the same as we are in hong kong in fact almost all of china now is suffering not so much in cloud and rain but persistent falk but average temperatures. for. 3 years after cholera was discovered in haiti this is just one example of how

the death toll from this epidemic could be much higher than anyone knows and al jazeera investigation into his should be held responsible travel to the united nations headquarters in new york. we spoke to the secretary general lee daniels' from going to try to catch me but has justice now been served for the victims 3 wind haiti in a time of cholera on al jazeera. were. oh. oh. welcome back that stressed look at the headlines now. britain's ambassador to iran has been released after being briefly detained in tehran it's not yet known under

what circumstances well that night was arrested. iran has admitted meanwhile that its military mistakenly shot down a ukrainian passenger jet last week president has said rouhani described the firing of an edge a fence missile as a disastrous mistake. and there are the headline this hour libyan warlord fully 5 to has agreed to a cease fire that has just come into force this despite previously refusing to add here to the equipment. the middle east longest serving monic has died at the age of $79.00 online is mourning the loss of sultan qaboos who took the throne when the kingdom only had 3 schools and harsh laws banning electricity radios and even umbrellas he's been credited with transforming his nation into a modern state mediating complex disputes in a weekend riven with turmoil and now his successor has vowed to carry on sultan qaboos his legacy as peacemaker. reports from muscat.

oman to new sultan hate them been particle sorry that was sworn in a few hours after the longest ruling monarch in the region and the founding father of modern day oman. salt on hate them made it clear in his 1st speech to the public that he will follow in the footsteps of the late sultan see if. we remain guided by the late sultans wisdom going forward we will preserve and embark on the achievements he made this is what we are adamant to do to follow in his footsteps with respect to international relations we will follow in the same course set out by the late sultan we will embrace foreign policies based on peaceful coexistence without any. your ference in domestic affairs of other states the succession ceremony was swift and smooth dispelling any concerns about uncertainty or instability in one of the oldest dynasties in the gulf region the new celt and will have several roles he is the prime minister controls the government the armed

forces finance and foreign affairs. his biggest challenge is balancing a budget that relies on revenue from gwendolyn oil and gas supplies. the death of comes at a critical moment tension has grown in the region after the us assassination of iranian military commander qassam so the money his killing has shattered any hopes of a diplomatic solution oman has in the past played a crucial role in narrowing differences between the 2 rivals it has a long standing neutral approach the problems of the region in 2017 when saudi arabia the u.a.e. egypt and bahrain imposed a blockade on qatar oman refused to take sides calling instead for dialogue. it also plays a central role in international efforts to end the war in yemen the new sultan has insisted he will maintain his nation's neutrality and on are the legacy of. the late ruler who came to power in 1970 at

a time when oman was underdeveloped divided and facing a rebellion in the south but managed to overcome those obstacles and turn it into a modern state faced another challenge in 2011 when thousands of people protested demanding better wages and more jobs as the arab spring was spreading so fired members of his government gave more powers to the consultation of counsel and began reforming the public sector the late monarch will be remembered by his people as a unifying figure and by the world as a shrewd politician who turned what many considered a small country into a major regional player same bus ravi ultra 0 moscow. at least 11 migrants and refugees including 8 children have died after their boat capsized off western turkey and all the 8 people rescued near the town of cheshire on the edge and coast that's according to the state owned and dollar news agency turkey has been

a major port of entry for immigrants and refugees fleeing northern africa in the middle east in the past few years one out of poland where demonstrations been taking place in the capital walls are against a controversial law that could see judges punished if they are critical of court reforms poland's parliament passed the law in december to find warnings from the european union and embalm reports from the polish capital. on and off in warsaw they sounded national anthem and solidarity members of the public joined more than a 1000 judges from around the country and delegations from across europe to. members of the judiciary saying they're under attack from a new law which among other things they could be fired for questioning previous reforms the bill. may be used in a very eastern mental way to influence the independence over judge who will decide the court case and we need independent courts. to be a democratic. country in december

a prime minister. got his court reforms through the lower house of parliament where his lord justice party has a majority. that's attracted strong warnings from the european union about the separation of powers and rebuttals by lord justice every member state has its right to decide about judiciary system some part of the judiciary system wanted to question the right of other judges. to work we cannot tell all dead because this protest very justice system in the country for the country's independent ombudsman the possible implications a serious 1st was dismantling the independence of the confessional court and right now we are much further and the concert hall called is not an organ that could provide a proper judicial review of that kind of legislation so so different barriers have been eliminated before and now they are used to suppress freedom they are used to

suppress judges many judges here in poland have already face disciplinary measures because of their activism but they're not prepared to stop their campaign to inform the public and to oppose the new legislation the build may well be rejected by parliament's upper house next week but the tussle between the politicians and the judges is far from over the team barbara al-jazeera will soon. taiwan's prime dependance president is celebrating a landslide election victory after voters had handed her a 2nd term in office in when has one china not to threaten the island with force the chinese government views taiwan as a breakaway province scott highly reports on this now from taipei. in a major political comeback after being nearly sidelined a year ago taiwan's incumbent president signed where it was headed a historic victory winning the most votes of any president in the island's election

history and the comeback in victory are likely a result of the increasing tensions with china and how beijing has crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in hong kong. i saw in her pro independence democratic progressive party led the charge against chinese pledges of reunification iran or egypt or whatever the taiwanese people reject the one country 2 systems model we respect democracy and our sovereign rights as the president of taiwan i must deal with the cross trade relations according to the will of the people her. size main competition on quo you called and congratulated her a few hours after the polls closed he and his party strategy with china was engagement it's a big victory for sign when and the d.p.p. yes because it means another 4 years in the president's office but it also sends a strong message across the straits of taiwan the majority of the people here want this island to remain independent from china and they think she's the president to

do it with the added importance of this election nearly 75 percent of eligible voters turned out more than the last 2 presidential elections you know what you are going to the people of my age the threat from china could not have been more real this time. where there is pressure from china there is resistance and the need for us to speak out against care as you will find that this is almost. unlike previous elections we have more young people are speaking up this year their voice is louder and hurt during this election. so how do things move forward some think there will be major changes in the way beijing's communist party or p.r.c. has been managing potential. i don't think the p.r.c. is going to suddenly decide that you know well i guess we have to work with her because she's been reelected. but i also don't anticipate that they will view this as an immediate provocation that they have to deal with. what's the victory has

been savored one of the major task for president 2nd term will be getting beijing to respond to her promise of their willingness to start a positive dialogue it's got to either al jazeera type. so there's more to everything right here the address al jazeera dot com. the top story this hour britain's ambassador to iran has been released after being briefly arrested in tehran it's not yet known under what circumstances rather now was held foreign secretary dominic robbers called it a flagrant violation of international law he says iran needs to take steps to deescalate tensions and engage in a diplomatic path forward so we don't know the circumstances on exactly what happened here if that was a mistake it is important to note that apparently he was released rather quickly if

he was still kept by the iranians and i think the risk of that leading to and it does show international crisis would have been far more significant but we don't know enough about the circumstances of how this happened to be able to draw any major conclusions. iran has admitted that its military mistakenly shot down a ukrainian passenger jet last week president hassan rouhani described the firing of an edge a fence missile as a disastrous mistake a missile brought down the plane outside to iran killing all 176 people on board many of the victims are from canada and prime minister justin trudeau has asked rouhani he says for clear answers about this libyan warlord who have to has agreed to a cease fire that has just come into effect this despite previously refusing to have forces loyal to him put down their arms in april have to us forces launch an offensive on the capital tripoli the seat of the u.n. backed government meanwhile a cease fire also brokered by russia and turkey has come into effect in syria's

ablett province it comes less than 24 hours after at least 20 people were killed in government as strikes in and around dozens more wounded in the attack on the rebel held area which has been bombarded by russian backed forces for weeks syria's president has vowed to recapture the whole area. and amman sultan who is seen as a neutral voice in the middle east has died at the age of 79 sultan qaboos took power 50 years ago and has been credited with modernizing the nation while maintaining peace with its neighbors his cousin haitham been a sight has been named as his successor off to a family council that's it for myself and the team here in london rewind is coming up next looking back at the cholera epidemic in haiti a decade ago. counting the cost while the u.s. spends billions. across the world.

for them swine flu. on the tax that could escalate. on al-jazeera. and well come again to rewind today we rewind to 2013 when after the earthquake of 2010 a cholera epidemic hit haiti and killed thousands the outbreak was the worst in recent history and as a. team found out the source of the outbreak was surprising to many including it seems to those initially responsible later we'll find out if there is hope for

haiti to read a cake cholera once and for all as it has been for the world's wealthiest countries but 1st let's watch.