we have to like this country. holding the powerful to account as we examine the u.s. its role in the war on al jazeera. those are this is a that's why those. comments by the school of. protest the same due to riots and street battles in the capital beirut where the people have rejected the new government. al jazeera has live coverage mistreats neapolitan was shots have been heard and tear gas follow. ups that grab this is al jazeera live from doha also coming out saudi arabia faces

new allegations that it hacked into the phone of the washington post on a jeff bezos world health organization considers whether to clear a global emergency over the corona virus that's already killed 17 people in china donald trump announces plans to add more countries to the u.s. travel bans and heads home to his impeachment trial. scenes of chaos anger and fighting erupted in central lebanon barely a day after a new government formed the cabinet met earlier for the 1st time saying it would work to end months of political and economic crisis a protest quickly spiraled into these scenes you see here people throwing rocks at police 5 back with tear gas shots of also being hood anti-government protest inside the new cabinet is nothing but a rubber stamp for the tide political system by accused of ruining the country

resigned ahora is live for us in by rumors zinah bring us up to date on what you're seeing around you and the protests that have now been underway for the last couple of hours. yes confrontations continue running battles between anti-establishment protesters and anti-riot police at times we need to move back because of the smell of tear gas it's very difficult for us to speak while smelling the tear gas as you can imagine you can see very heavy heavy security presence civil defense volunteers ready to evacuate the wounded there have been a number of injuries since this since this confrontation began which i can describe as the most violent confrontation since this campaign to overthrow the ruling elites began to to make a turning point really approximately

a week ago when anti-establishment protesters said that we are going to start a week of rage we are going to step up the pressure on those in power because they're not listening to us that they are going ahead. and they created a government to. meet our demands so anti-riot police have been trying to contain the unrest for 2 hours now. both sides really very. very defiant and i can tell you that a few 100 anti-establishment protesters are involved young men you see them throwing rocks throwing whatever they can find they've told us that they have nothing to lose they come from the impoverished city of tripoli in the north of the country which is something you know worth mentioning because these are people who came here. to vent their anger in front of parliament in front of parliament building there's a security cordon around parliament building in one they were managed to break

through one of the. one of the barriers earlier a few about an hour ago but they're still very much defiant even though a number of them have been have been. detained by anti-riot police so the clashes the battles are continuing the most violent confrontation in central beirut in the past few days this area has really been a battleground but this is the most the most violent we have we have seen. today also was the 1st of the new cabinet is that triggered this the sense the government. is not the people who are looking for that i don't have faith. yes that government was announced late yesterday and many people who are against the ruling political class believe that this was

a slap in their face that they have been dismissed they have not been heard that they felt that they are not being respected the citizens of this country they say that to the new the new government is very similar to the old one to the previous administration yes new names of specialists some of them are specialists but these ministers have been appointed by the political parties so they answer to them the core demands of this protest movement has been to hold accountable those in power they believe those in power have stolen public funds and they say how can these ministers hold these people accountable if they answer to them or will they stand up to them so that is why people believe that the government that has been formed does not meet their aspirations we heard the prime minister has. last night to reach try to reach out to the people to try to convince the people that he is going to work for and implement their demands but people in the streets are no

longer buying these promises they say that those in power should have made changes a long time ago. but but there's also a point that i would like to stress and the fact is that while yes there is a certain segment of this population who is against the ruling elite the established political parties they still have supporters of course there are those who support neither side because they fear for the future of the country when they see scenes like this in the center of beirut raises a lot of concerns and fears that the country is heading towards instability more instability already there is economic turmoil in this country these are always going to ask you about that is what we're seeing you know on the streets the actions of a minority of protest jews or is this more broadly reflective of the anger that

everyone feels inside the country or are we seeing a split amongst the ranks of protesters themselves a harder ridge group to like. and others who might prefer a different approach. well definitely this is a divided country there are those who still support those in power and there is the protest movement that's very really hard to quantify who is in the majority or who is in the minority but within the protest anti-establishment protest camp yes they are divided some believe let's just keep on holding our peaceful rallies and hope for change we have made a lot of we have had milestones since this protest movement began and we continue we can continue doing this and of course you have those who believe know enough is enough they're not listening to us we need to push. you know exert more pressure on those in power by turning this campaign into a violent one so there is definitely

a split on how to achieve the goals of this protest movement. those who who believe that violence is the only way forward say that those in power have really. not listened to them. and they will they will there's no other way that they will leave office unless they're forced to do so but again to put it into context you see the scene you see the anger we have to make it very very clear the balance of power is still in favor of the state it is the state that the balance of power is in favor of the state thank you. live there from by root of course there's any change that situation on the streets will go back to silence moving on now to other news un human rights experts want investigation into new evidence that the saudi crown prince was involved in hacking the phone of amazon boss jeff bezos who also runs the washington post newspaper agnes kalamata who

investigated the killing of journalist about a saudi in turkey says they've received forensic analysis that shows data was stolen from but it's also fun it happened after he received what's messages from ahmed been salma saudi arabia says the allegations are absurd. and fellow un special rapporteur said in a joint statement the information we have received suggests the possible involvement of the crown prince in surveillance of mr bezos in an effort to influence if not silence the washington post reporting on saudi arabia those allegations are relevant to the ongoing evaluation of claims about the crown prince's involvement in the 2018 murder of washington post journalist. the alleged hacking demands immediate investigation by u.s. and other authorities i spoke to. dogs allegations place. the crime trends and center our campaign

all how soon they learn spending to me day show that socialists in my view based on mine were created to the killing of john mcafee. those allegations today reinforce the call and i am made for sorell independent investigation into the mastermind behind the killing of casualty and particularly an investigation into the nature and extent of the response abilities and the highest level of the state including by mohammed ben stein and the world health organization is meeting to decide whether to declare a global emergency over the new virus that's killed 17 people in china the chinese government has issued a travel advisory to avoid the city of the center of the new virus that the 1st u.s. case has been confirmed with 2 suspected in hong kong we are right here in brown.

as the disease spreads to more of china's provinces the leadership has issued an unequivocal order to all officials be honest and transparent that now includes the media state t.v. is devoting more coverage to the containment measures in new hampshire where the outbreak began 3 weeks ago medical teams have been instructed to intensify their efforts after a warning the virus could mutate and expand my man there we are told we advise everyone not to go to war and we advise one residents not to leave the city unless do special circumstances this will help reduce the flow of people and the risk of transmission but the flow of people to china goes on but cold in west train station in hong kong most passengers were heeding the advice to wear face masks in crowded places. there are 2 direct trains a day from here to han on wednesday many passengers were canceling trips and

seeking refunds. someday. i was supposed to be going to one i had not been back for 15 years now there is this big disease and my aunt told me not to come i think it's pretty serious the way they did it or tonight and i'm worried about the huge crowds on the transport system and a possible big outbreak of the virus. this is the suspected source of the virus a wholesale seafood market in. media reports say it's sold of the rioting of wild meat under new measures announced on wednesday the trade in such meat as well as live poultry is now banned the majority of those who've died so far had underlying illnesses and most were elderly chinese officials say they'll be attending wednesday's key meeting of the world health organization which is expected to declare this virus a global health emergency something it hasn't done since the outbreak of the apolo

virus 6 years ago adrian brown al-jazeera hong kong. u.s. president donald trump is planning to extend his controversial travel ban to more countries he made the announcement as he was leaving the world economic forum in davos is on his way back to washington d.c. where he is impeachment trial is starting we have to be safe our country has to be safe you see what's going on in the world our country has to be safe so we have a very strong travel ban and we'll be adding a few countries to. that white house correspondent kimberly hellcat has learned additional details of that back. well in terms of the countries of volves we have a sense of what those list looks like bella rousseau eritrea curious stand sudan me and mark tanzania nigeria you know this was a pretty controversial policy when it 1st came out at the start of donald trump's administration and fact many people called it a muslim ban because of some of the comments the u.s. president had said on the campaign trail it targeted mostly muslim majority

countries it was even challenge in the courts the supreme court in 28000 ruling in fact that. the policy could be upheld that this was something that they said that because the administration had in fact shown that this was about security and even loud some countries like iraq in chad to be lifted off if they complied with strict biometrics counterterrorism measures that this could be a policy it could remain in place so now the administration pushing forward with the next wave of countries on that list and once again reiterating confirming to al jazeera that it's doesn't mean it's a permanent list you can get off the list but you have to comply with strict u.s. security standards. well trouble so took time to denounce the impeachment proceedings once again calling the ball hoax and to describe it as your test drive joins us live from capitol hill in washington d.c. this is the law that he is always wrong as is the davos board still trying to

decide about these hearings. will his line calling these trial a hoax of course that is something he's always said and so it was came as no surprise but he did say some other things that made news part particularly say my he couldn't live with either way on whether or not the senate calls knew with this is to be part of this trial and that is a departure from president trump's objections to calling for other witnesses that he stuck with up until this point but then in the same press conference he also contradicted himself several times at one point him being the one suggesting that his former national security adviser john bolton may be subpoenaed to be a witness if this is a full trial and then on the same breath saying that bolton will be problematic since he left on bad terms since he left the white house so difficult to see exactly what the president point is there with his contradictory statements by certainly he is being briefed on exactly what's happening here on capitol hill even

as he is departing switzerland and he said again though defaulting to his favorite line of attack try to d. a legitimize the proceedings against him. it's a total hopes it's a disgrace they talked about their tremendous case and done their tremendous case they had no case it's all a hoax it's a con job like jeff he's a corrupt politician. and this will still press forward today with the opening arguments is what we're expecting just at 800 g.m.t. that is when the house managers the prosecutors in this case will become will begin their fulsome arguments for their evidence that they say shows that trump abused his power and obstructed congress when he withheld the security aid to ukraine and demanded from ukraine's president announced minson investigations into his political rival joe biden which of course is at the center of this impeachment

effort we saw yesterday heated debate that stretched into the wee hours of the morning on what the rules shaping the parameters of this trial will be we saw the rule package as proposed by republicans pass along partisan lines with a slew of democratic amendments all struck down under mostly partisan lines as well so expect more of that to come stand a lot of partisan arguments long arguments to come but at least some of the facts of the case will be addressed later today thank you heidi how did your cash for joining us this. libya's oil production slowed to a new halt after forces loyal to warlord aletha hafter blockaded ports and stopped pipelines it's costing the struggling economy $77000000000.00 a day shortages of basic goods and price rises are expected to follow so anybody has more from libya's last functioning refinery in somewhere that's west of the capital tripoli. alone tanker just offshore from the oil

refinery waiting for a shipment of crude oil that may not come for some time we are is 40 kilometers west of the capital tripoli and is the 2nd largest of libya's 6 refineries forces loyal to warlord khalifa haftar a blockaded the other 5 oil ports a closed a pipeline servings that we're it's gone from handling $300000.00 barrels of oil a day 0 it's proving an effective weapon leaving libya's oil industry on the verge of collapse it's something the libyan government cannot solve by itself. i think the government of turkey or the government to pressure the european union the united states come to realisation that they stand by us and they stand against this military dictator who wants to control libya. production a slump from $1300000.00 barrels a day to less than $70000.00 and it's costing $77000000.00 a day in lost revenue and the country has been forced to declare force majeure and

avoid a legal obligation to comply with international contracts some sources believe that khalifa haftar may have agreed at a burning conference to measures aimed at ending the oil blockade but no details have been given nor a timeframe nor what he may want in return and every day without a resolution pushes libya closer towards an economic crisis. the wall or controls 2 thirds of the country with well resourced fighters who've been battling to take the capital tripoli since last april libya is already suffering shortages of basic necessities such a gas will domestic use even though it is a producer the oil squeeze will only make matters worse. more than the band with out of it's going to affect everyone we rely on oil to give us foreign currency without it there will be a huge problem because libyans depend 100 percent on imports from abroad so without oil revenue prices will rise. oil is libya's only real industry but it has failed

to match the production levels seen joy in the era of move market afy he was overthrown in the revolution of 2011 the country should be as rich as gulf countries and untapped gas and oil fields have a potential to produce 2400000 barrels a day but it has suffered from chronic mismanagement and corruption so we have to show some transparency we have to show some of the organizations. and just you know deny these allegations and stop because the world cannot really ally completely with one side. fuel is heavily subsidized in libya costing around 4 u.s. cents a liter unless the blockade is ended that subsidy is likely to end and prices are predicted to increase significantly and that will only add to the suffering of the libyan people tony berkely al jazeera zawiyah libya. despite repeated

warnings that the tower volcano in the philippines could erupt at any time some people are refusing to leave the danger zone and that's put them into a standoff with soldiers who've been ordered to get everyone else jamila other dog reports from batangas province. on patrol the a towel volcano it's been over a week since the initial eruption and soldiers continue to try to keep away residents with homes here i mean i don't even let me know if we're going to die we are going to die here just allow us to go in in here i mean giving up i don't know if we're not below you in so you have no be sure to get to the town of sun that there is is on lockdown one of the many towns within the 14 kilometer government declared to danger zone its evacuation was ordered because of the eruption danger but that hasn't stopped people from returning and by not only are we have 10 pegs how are they going to be fed we're ok. no has exploded yet. you know they're

stubborn they insist they are safe and they do what they are doing it with the police can't stop them. there along the border than 100000 filipinos forced from their homes because of the threat of an imminent major eruption many are in temporary shelters others stay with relatives nearby the majority come from coastal villages like this one where hundreds of families depend on fishing for their livelihood many continue to brave the waters no matter how dangerous we reached the course. and that is that our pain no current and nationalists it may look peaceful but it's actually this relative period of call that make people here more nervous. experts say the apparent of all gannett in the tippity there's a mean the danger is over the alert level remains at $41.00 below the highest

dangers that is if there's only been toileted that. really really explode it will build it up. it's our duty to go back for them and whatever the cause. we will be bringing out of the area to our volcano was a well known terrorist destination now many areas are reduced to this colorless a barren landscape. some are defying the danger no matter what it refusing to accept that the life they've always known may never be the same again. al-jazeera sent that the receipt of but on this province northern philippines. supreme court judges in india have given the government 4 weeks to respond to legal challenges to the citizenship law which has provoked weeks of anger nationwide the hindu nationalist government is accused of discriminating against muslims and of putting on president and pressure on the judges before their verdict this with

parental reports from new delhi. after 6 weeks of nationwide protests opposition to the citizenship amendment act came before india's supreme court on wednesday but the groups which followed petitions against the law were disappointed with the judge's decision supreme court. the supreme court the government everyone knows what's happening in the country yet the 4 weeks that was given to the government was done 2 ways we don't think the people of india happy with what the court has said. more than $100.00 petitions have been filed with the court which say the fast tracking of citizenship to minorities from 3 neighboring countries but not muslims goes against india's secular constitution but the court itself has been criticised recently for yielding to government pressure on some of the most contentious issues judges ruled last year on india's most controversial religious site. 1992 hindu

mobs destroyed the 16th century mosque and i all the sparking riots which killed more than 2000 people despite acknowledging that the mosques destruction was unlawful the supreme court allocated the land for the construction of a hindu temple while giving the muslim community an alternative piece of land to build a mosque was not a. of course it was. at whatever cost. more. meant. i would like to say critics also point to what they say is the court's inaction in indian administered kashmir its leaders remain detained and the internet is still cut off in many places 5 months after the government revoked autonomy the court has yet to rule on whether that is constitutional court is in charge of its own calendar advocate sanjay head day has worked at the supreme court for 3 decades and

says he's never seen the judiciary under so much pressure from the government this is the 1st government which has been at the receiving end of the judiciary before it came to power it was quite a bit of scrutiny in individual cases. so the power of the judiciary and. the supreme court has also come under criticism from within its own ranks with senior judges questioning the relationship between the government and the judiciary . since for supreme court president a news conference to raise the. highest. they said. is a democracy. the citizenship. pendants . and the. prosecutors in brazil who charge

16 company executives with murder following the worst ever industrial accident a year ago at least 250 people were killed when a. torrent of toxic waste. have been charged with environmental crimes prosecutors accuse an executive of systematically hiding evidence of safety concerns to protect the company's share price. thousands of migrants of left their homes in central america in the last week hoping like many others before them to eventual reach the united states but police in mexico of stop many from crossing the border from guatemala as john holland reports and what obama some say they have no choice but to return home i stay or go it was a fairly stark choice for a caravan of thousands of central americans a mixed crew so the border was buses rolled up for those who'd had enough of trying

to go north said we couldn't do it there's nothing else we can do here the only thing left is to go home was they tried to make it into the country or monday and this happened it was ever in your semi or 2 months pregnant when she fell down the saudi i'm not going to you don't know what it is to go in a caravan you don't know the risks you're wrong like yesterday's k.f.c. i know what i mean she will be at it do you know. that you know the truth is that i wouldn't because you risk a loss and they threw stones at my current they were looking at who they hurst but they can't go home they say they've been squeezed out by violence and poverty now things are in raveling for them and others here clothes food and patients are all in short supply on tuesday many of the young men gathered to plan another crossing they didn't want us all mexican authorities to find out where there's

a lot of disillusionment here with mexico president and there's manuel lopez obrador the talked about jobs in the possibility of asylum but the reality for many is a step in deputation was the if you send me your limits is one of the lucky ones of the she and her 2 young children suffered in the clashes yesterday they were let go by migration agents and spent hours walking the back roads in mexico voiding of the pros. but we thought we would have to. spend the night in a park but a lady came up to me and told me to come home with her because of the children now my goal is to get to. state to state. she still hiding we had to do the interview with her. now she has to find her way through. loaded with checkpoints and the national guard looking for migrants of freedom here could be sure lived to join homan now does it. russian police have

opened their criminal investigation after a fire at a siberian sold bill that killed 11 people most of the victims were laborers from his biggest on it broke out in a single story wooden building rented by an unnamed chinese company a breeze uses a dormitory it's believed the fire was caused by a short circuit in asia. this is. the top stories there have been scenes of chaos on the streets of beirut after fighting erupted in the lebanese capital protest as a venting their anger about the formation of a new government the cabinet made earlier for the 1st time saying to win months of political and economic crisis the protesters sides nothing but a rubber stamp for the political system queues of ruling the country rocks were thrown at police and fired back with gas gunshots.

un human rights experts want to investigate and into new evidence that the saudi crown prince was involved in hacking the fun of amazon boss jeff bezos who owns the washington post used by but. who investigated the killing of journalists in turkey says they've received forensic analysis that shows daughter was stolen from bayes also has fallen it happened after he received messages mohammed bin solman saudi arabia says the allegations are absurd. the world health organization is meeting to decide whether to declare a global emergency over the new virus that's killed 17 people in china the chinese government has issued a special a travel advisory to avoid the city at the center of a new virus the 1st u.s. case has been confirmed with 2 suspected in hong kong u.s. president donald trump is planning to extend his controversal travel ban there are reports that 7 countries will be added to the list including bellerose eritrea

kyrgyzstan may have bought a soda and tanzania trump cited security as the reason we have to be safe our country has to be safe you see what's going on in the world our country has to be safe so we have a very strong travel ban and we'll be adding a few countries to. india's supreme court has given the government 4 weeks to respond to more than 100 legal challenges to his new citizenship law the citizenship amended act has led to weeks of protests across the country it gives persecuted minorities from 3 countries the right to apply for citizenship but excludes muslims critics say the legislation is discriminatory well those are the headlines and news continues here on al-jazeera right after inside story.

the senate will convene as a court of impeachment. donald trump becomes only the fired u.s. president to face trial in the senate with a republican controlled upper house he's most likely to get off the charges of abuse of power and obstructing congress so what's really the point of this impeachment trial this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program on dennis and the historic trond of the u.s. president has got under way in the senate.