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rags it finally becomes a reality the u.k. begins a new chapter now it's officially no longer think you. have been debates there have been rallies and alan fischer in the morning with the people of iowa will cast the 1st votes in campaign 2020. and in sports the 1st grand slam title for american saffir can in the 21 year old beating spain's calvino the research to win the australian of. the iraq's president has appointed a new prime minister former communications minister mohammad allow it will take up the top position after approval from parliament to replace. the allow he has been tasked with forming a new cabinet and is set to hold office. elections can be held iraq has faced

months of mass protests over corruption other employment and lack of government services one of the key demands was the appointment of a new prime minister with a message posted on twitter that allow a promised change he said he stood with the protests this to. to continue demonstrating and protesting and shouting your slogans this is your country and these are your rights it is our job is to meet your demands and we have to protect you and not oppress you the country's weapons should be directed towards those who carry weapons and you should stay in the streets so we managed to hold the killers accountable to compensate families of the martyrs to treat all the wounded to set time for election restoring the pride and prestigious the security forces to reform the economy to fight the corruption and to form my government if the political powers try to impose certain names on me i will tell you directly and i will leave the same way you left your colleagues for the sake of your country and i will join the masses that finally i want to tell you that you went out to the

streets to get back your nation and if i don't meet your demand now i don't deserve to be a prime minister. of iran called as a correspondent in baghdad he says it might not be so easy if i allow it to win over the protests is. they certainly set out his stall he's put his support directly behind the protesters he knows exactly the support all of that movement is going to be crucial for him but his the it's not a unified movement already we've been speaking to people over the last few days about. how into law in his what he might represent to the protesters and there's various different opinions there's one opinion that suggests well he supports us then we can back him and the other and this is quite significant opinion amongst the protesters is actually what we're also going for is a complete change a complete sweep we don't want any of the old guard to come back in and this is a member of nuri al maliki's government he did actually resign from nuri al

maliki's government saying that he had sectarian policies he disagreed it but he is part of the old school that the protesters have been so vocal about so he's got a long way to go before he can kind of win the protest is over but he knows how important it is and that is the reason for that message but before he even gets to that stage he has to be approved by parliament now he's been asked by the president to form a government now and that means getting a cabinet together and that cabinet has to be approved by the government now his nomination isn't coming from the largest political blog been is actually coming from rival political blocs have been that could actually block his appointment his name has been mentioned so many times over the last couple of weeks that this may well be a fait accompli they couldn't agree on anybody else so they've circled back to him and said ok we can't get anybody else so let's just back this guy and see what happens the president berm sali has been very clear with his deadline he gave the

deadline and clearly he's stuck to it so let's see what happens next. the arab league is rejecting us president guard trans middle east peace plan i thin emergency meeting in cairo to discuss the proposal palestinian president mahmoud abbas attacked the plan and said these people would never accept it especially trump suggestion of the capital of a future palestinian state should lie in the town of arbor decent stead of the main part of east jerusalem trump's plan was negotiated with israel and no import from palestinians without abraham is in the occupied west bank with more of what our boss had to say. but he pointed out that he wants an arab support for his rejection of the plan that doesn't meet any of the palestinian demands or aspirations for a state he's explicitly talked about jerusalem something very important he said it's not just important for him it's also important for the arabs. and the and the

coach the moment they said to me is and next to israel i knew i have to say it loud and clear we will never accept that under any circumstances i will never sell jerusalem is not for me it is for all of us were just the guards were only here because it is our duty our responsibility is our capital it is our capital and if you talked about students on the street today many of them might not even know that there is an arab league meeting they would tell you that they lost hope that the arabs have been going to be supporting them to be giving them even political support many of those we speak to in the streets say that they believe that the arab people are with the palestinians however it's not necessarily deflected in that way by their political regimes so it doesn't seem that the street is really holding so much hope however politically politicians who want to see the arab league unified in rejecting it or at least supporting abbesses rejection of it

there are fears that this will become the new standards that palestinians will be sitting in a few years to accept even less than that and they will be told that you already rejected something less than that president abbas has reiterated that he wanted to go back to international legitimacy and the arab peace initiative as a basis for negotiations. palestinian israelis have been protesting against trump's peace proposal under the plan one area inside israel would be part of a possible territories swap for parties agree $100.00 jump jhoom is in the bahamas he says people there are determined not to give up their land this is one of 10 palestinian towns in this part of israel referred to as the triangle communities the members of these communities they are palestinian israelis that means they are palestinians with israeli citizenship and one of the reasons they're out on the

streets demonstrating today is to show their opposition to u.s. president donald playing for peace which to me treats the possibility going forward that perhaps with the agreement of the parties that the boundaries and the bridge of israel might be redrawn such that the triangle communities would essentially become part of a future state of palestine and we spoke with here today is very much opposed to that happening. clutha said we're against the whole deal and we believe the support for the upcoming election when you look at this deal with the wider view you see it's meant to completely kill the palestinian cause. our message to tromp and all the family leaders no one is going to move even a centimeter short of the leader of our land will be taken we are steadfast here and stay. well if we accept the deal of the century we will lose the resistance that we've lived through since we were young we were raised to know that this land is ours. that's interesting is that this idea has actually been floated before many

years ago far right decision not to go lieberman but actually proposed this is why it was rejected then and it is being rejected now the model on the charter is al-jazeera senior political analyst he says the threat of u.s. backlash is holding suddenly this back from condemning plan. clearly some arab countries are willing to support the palestinians but still unwilling to reject trump directly for fear of american reaction in one form or another a lot of other regimes to the are either a whole nother ball or just a circle of course the 2 smaller gulf countries the united arab emirates and by her in have consistently tried to say something about look let's let's deal with the palestinians cannot use the chance to deal with bills they have to be realistic at the same time there's clearly some new numbers around the block here interest at

a big summit like algeria like sudan like soonish in addition to others of course iraq lebanon hatfield and certainly qatar who've been mentally ill reject the betrayal of palestinian rights so publicly and in front of the out of public opinion and hence collectively you could say and i must admit i was skeptical that they would come up with such a statement so directly against the american plan and against dealing with it which is even more important so don't only reject it passively what they're saying is we cannot deal with it and that tells you just how horrible this plan is and of course we've been saying for the last 23 days why this is in fact an israeli radical plan repackaged as an american plan and that stinks so much so much that no arab leaders could collectively with

a stock market and hence we see that collectively they reject it but one or 2 or more other countries might still try to work with the united states in form or another but with the palestinian positions being so clear that the door is closed shut. and that that the palestinians will do severing relations with both the united states and israel made it clear that any out a position that compromises the palestinian position would be seen as total betrayal what would a bass do when he returns to palestine if he will no longer coordinate with the israelis because l. though he is the president of palestine he still needs believe it or not and that's very important for our international viewers to understand that a palestinian president thinks an israeli permission to leave the occupied territories and to come back to the occupied territories called palestine and so

severing relations with the united states and israel with the united states it means that total rejection of a trump netanyahu conspiracy against the palestinians but in practical terms suffering relations with israel means undoing the all the arrangements all the peace process agreements between the israelis and the palestinians and that might have major repercussions. plenty more still ahead on the news hour including more countries closed their borders to arrivals from china as health officials worldwide fight the spread of corona virus. one of the worst tragedies that the senate has ever overcome. the u.s. senate votes against calling with this is in the president's impeachment trial paving the way for him to be acquitted. of gut level.

and it's called the los angeles lakers remember the life of function legend kobe bryant. will china is turning to the european union for assistance as it struggles to contain the corona virus outbreak the chinese prime minister has asked the e.u. to help find urgently needed medical supplies 259 people have died from the virus with china reporting more than 11000 confirmed cases earlier both the us and australia moved to ban visitors who've traveled to china in the past 14 days vietnam and pakistan have also adopted a similar measure countries around the world the scrambling to evacuate their nationals when he begins our coverage from hong kong. china's war against corona virus is being waged around the country i just spreads to every province and territory so far the virus is winning with the number of infections

and deaths growing by the day on the front line in who bay province where the outbreak is thought to have started the challenges made greater by a shortage of medical supplies. with the full support from the party central committee the state council and all the chinese people the shortage of medical supplies has eased to some degree but protective suits are placers and 95 masks are still in tight balance and have to be scheduled to. no there's not enough medical personnel either which the government is trying to address by sending thousands of extra doctors and nurses both civilian and military to a much of the provinces shut down as authorities try to contain the spread of the virus but supermarkets remain open and the government says it's trying to maintain a steady supply of food at regular prices. we can ensure sufficient supply for daily necessities such as vegetables lamb beef pork and eggs in supermarkets as

foreign nationals are evacuated from the provincial capital china's government has started bringing stranded nationals home from overseas the 1st charter flight arrived in hand from thailand amid reports of who bay residents being prevented from boarding commercial flights back to china in hong kong medical workers are threatening to strike next week unless the government does more to restrict the flow of travelers from the mainland while some border crossings have closed flights from chinese cities are still operating the latest official statistics show that on one day last week almost 10000 mainland chinese residents flew into hong kong it's that traffic that many people here want stopped the government says existing measures to control the outbreak are working and stopping the flow of people goods isn't the answer but critics say unless hong kong follows the lead of some other governments and closes its border with the mainland completely this city could be about to see a big increase in infections wayne hay al jazeera hong kong. now the world health

organizations representative in china has defended the decision to declare the outbreak of a public health emergency and he's warning there be no relief from the spread of the virus in the near future this increase is likely to continue because there are almost as many specimens waiting to be studied as there are. or so. the numbers on. a plane has left jakarta to evacuating the nation nationals from china's 100 province the epicenter of the outbreak doctors are preparing to quarantine them for 2 weeks being no confirmed cases in indonesia but authorities say they're prepared if that changes as jessica washington reports in jakarta. on the streets of indonesia's capital this is the new normal on public transport most passengers wear

face masks as a precaution against the corona virus outbreak demand for masks and sanitizer is soaring across the country some markets and stores have even sold out many parents like listy for anxious her 18 year old daughter deefa is one of around 250 indonesian students who have been living in who harm the chinese city where the outbreak began. and we are right i worry every 2nd that something bad will happen and i cannot help my child. now deefa and the other engine asian students are being brought home they'll be in quarantine for 2 weeks. the indonesian government says chinese authorities helped coordinate the evacuation. and the.

doctors say they are well prepared for the quarantine process. used to dealing with cases requiring strict isolation we dealt with saw through and we have regular training so we're ready for it. at airports around the archipelago it's business as usual indonesia's line ed which is southeast asia's biggest airline by fleet size has suspended all flights to and from china and while many a trying to get out of china hundreds of chinese citizens flew back from indonesia this week after their travel agents cut short their holiday plans here at indonesia's main airport authorities are taking steps to defend against the virus there at the body scanners and quarantine offices checking the health of arriving passengers around the country there are the same precautions in place at more than $130.00 points of entry. incubators are ready for any passengers suspected of

carrying the virus and airport staff will transfer anyone to hospital if they show symptoms like a fever or coughing just a washington out to 0 jakarta. britain's woke up saturday no longer a part of the european union or though months of work is still ahead the u.k. now has until the end of the year to hammer out its trade relationship and other arrangements with the e.u. day to day life for britons will remain much the same until their own freedom to trade work and travel in europe we're now joined by layla moron a liberal democrat member of parliament good to have you with us so does the battle go on for remain as in the liberal democrat party well yes i mean our values that remain unchanged we accept that obviously the general election didn't

go the way that we wanted we accept the breaks it has happened and that happened yesterday at 11 o'clock and i've been out talking to people on doorsteps who voted remain just this morning everyone's quite despondent some a very angry some however have also expressed the need to now well make the most of whatever is in front of us and actually was that major battle has been lost there are still many more to come and there is a very difficult strange agreement that will need to be reached in reality by the summer and then. no deal which is a catastrophic outcome for the u.k. still remains on the table if that deal can't be struct struck we also have to maintain environmental standards workers' rights and ensure the rights of e.u. citizens in the u.k. and indeed u.k. citizens who live elsewhere in europe there's a huge amount of work still to do and the liberal democrats as we always have been

will be at the forefront of ensuring the closest possible relationship that we can now forward to in the weeks and months ahead doing with governments doing the right thing and preparing for full border checks on the goods as has been reported powerfully trying to take a sort of hard line in the gauche ations to get as much a guess as possible out of the other side. i think the government is taking a rather reckless approach to the upcoming trade agreement i think they somehow think that by playing hardball with the e.u. they're going to bend but actually the fact is the european union has a long history now of being an incredibly tough negotiator and people who are negotiating with the e.u. they know that they have a tough partner is one of the reasons why i don't all trump doesn't like the e.u. that much because he knows that to be true and i think britain in its in its

decision to go with bricks in the conservative party in particular i'm thinking of the right wing the ones who have been pushing for this for a long time which of course includes boris johnson will have underestimated how strong that law can be and actually it's up to progressives and remain as like myself and my colleagues in the liberal democrats to try and make the case for why the government needs to take a more constructive approach because the fact is unless we reach a deal then the worst of all worlds will happen it will happen far sooner than we'd like and that will mean jobs it will mean prosperity and it will mean actually the poorest in our society suffering the most and that's what we absolutely have to avoid at this stage or thanks so much later more on the. q. one of the biggest challenges for the e.u. and the u.k. now in terms of bragg's it is northern ireland while it remains part of the u.k.

customs territory it also follows e.u. rules northern ireland remains in the e.u. and many business is relying on cross border trade. how that's going to work in the future paul brown reports. port of belfast accounts for 64 percent of northern ireland's freights traffic half a 1000000 trucks a year pass through here fetching and carrying products between the u.k. mainland and the island of ireland but with ireland in the e.u. and the u.k. now out new checks extra paperwork and added costs are inevitable we have $3.00 of concerns we've grave concerns about our business models with grave concerns about choice of also grave concerns about affordability for northern ireland high sold quite simply there can't afford cost rises from fraction on what this plan has at the moment has lots of friction the amount and intrusiveness of the new customs declarations will form part of the transition negotiations we want to see want but there are a medication for us because to come across the irish sea the volume of trade on not

would be a hugely time consuming and expensive formality for drivers and businesses top to complete and we hope we'll be this common sense from both sides were we levy at the need for the. o'neals is a multi-million dollar sports work company with factories in the north and the south and a manufacturing process built on frictionless movement between them. from the royal yard for the finished product here the shirts are the nails go through a complex series of stages about 8 of them in all cutting printing embroidery sewing and coloring and crossing from the factory here mr brown down to assist the factory in dublin and then back again through the process now a hard border a no deal brecht's it will be a nightmare for this company but the m.d.c. here is reasonably optimistic i do think there's a good opportunity knowing here for the economy in northern ireland because that on the day you'll find out investors will up in northern ireland a country that has i suppose of what both compounds you know free trade with you

know the 27 member states of the european union and also the access to the u.k. as well not everyone agrees on the irish side of the border up in county donagh all the bulk fertilizers animal feeds and equipment at this farm is co-operative mainly come from ports in northern ireland and the frictionless way the farmers currently send livestock and produce to markets looks set to end some of the arguments that have been made is that it would be like a digital type order you cross it seamless you hardly know you across but all of that adds a lot of cost i was long enough doing haulage to know what it was like to have to do customs papers to get through from here to dublin we had to we had 4 border crossings to do. and it was delays and paperwork and we don't want to go back to that but it was a nightmare in the next 11 months of trade negotiations a specialized committee to represent northern ireland specific interests but the

challenge is complex and the time is short paul brennan al-jazeera belfast. well supporters of scottish independence oeuvre gathered in edinburgh to demand a new referendum 62 percent of scots wanted to remain in the european union at the briggs's vote since then calls for independence of grown british prime minister boris johnson has rejected demands for a new referendum on independence he said scotland had that chance in 2014 and voted to stay in the u.k. . nigeria plans to work with the us and interpol to address issues that lead to visa restrictions by washington is one of 6 countries affected citing security concerns the department of homeland security said it will suspend visas that can lead to permanent residency for people from eritrea killed a stand near in march and nigeria sudan and tanzania will also stop receiving

diversity visas at award green cards to countries with low immigration numbers to the u.s. government i was on the as more of the homeland security announcement from washington d.c. . well administration officials are saying that in their words it's not a travel ban they're saying it's just travel restrictions that only applies in theory at least they say to a certain group of people that want to come to the united states it would be citizens of these 6 countries but they say will only apply to immigrant visas for people that from those countries that wanted to move to the united states administration officials are quick to point out that it will not apply they say to people that are applying for student visas or work visas they also say it will not affect any of the citizens currently in the united states from these 6 countries that are legally here on valid visas they're saying it simply will only affect

those that are applying for new visas to immigrate to the united states but that still potentially is a lot of people thousands of people potentially any people from these 6 countries that will be applying from here on out for immigrant visas to the united states with a few exceptions will have those visas denied now ministration officials are saying they're trying to avoid the situation in 2017 and that so-called muslim ban on those 7 come predominantly muslim countries where they were coming to the united states airports being detained held sent back to their countries and all sorts of confusion and hardy for many families the department of justice department homeland security saying they're specifically trying to avoid that by making this a little bit more clear however the big question is when this goes into effect which is february 22nd how will it actually play out at airports in reality and that's a big question the walk to wait and see. still ahead on al-jazeera the trumpet

administration rolls back restrictions on landmines disregarding the impact on civilians. the scars of war now in libya and women devastated by violence little hope of recovering from trauma. and install the northern hemisphere its biggest international rugby tournament is under way in here with that story. hello once again it looks a little quieter over the middle east in the next couple of days we have seen some cloud rain sleet and snow yet again into pushing over towards the caspian sea some when she weather there for a time and sue the northern parts of iran and that will make its way further east was a couple picking up a little bit of snow as we go on into monday but bright skies do come back in

behind it temperatures just starting to not jump over the next time just hit in doha they are around 20 degrees celsius quite a stiff smile for time but things will improve as we go through the week lousy try to across north africa wanted to be some pieces of that weather cloud up towards but it's rainy but essentially a lot of sunshine so we'll see temperatures in tripoli at around 18 celsius l.g.'s touching 20 degrees chance of the want to ever travel to the 80 ip in highlands just running down into the heart of africa just around the the gulf of guinea but for the most part it is strike full of those showers there down into where you can the 3 kenya pushing down into northern parts of tans and there will see want to see showers there yet again it's a northern areas of mozambique and also into madagascar that line of heavy rain pushes all the way across into angola.

cybering on al-jazeera. and the tension with the u.s. and protests over a plane downing iran's hanum entry election will be held on february 23rd parties to syria explores the fate of india's religious minorities on the prime minister modi's hindu move us voters get the last chance to weigh in on the 20 twentieth's action al-jazeera will have comprehensive coverage a new series looks at how female scientists across the globe are opening doors for other women to pursue careers in science and up to 5 years of civil war could be to rivals agree a peace deal to revive africa's youngest nation. separate on al-jazeera. talk to al jazeera. we talk about 2 of the biggest problems facing and they all the endemic corruption and we listen so if you really put place china's enemy of the

woods and that's really that yours we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter just 0. 00. back you're watching al-jazeera time to recap our headlines iraq's president has appointed mohammed allawi is the new prime minister after months of political deadlock the former communications minister is expected to be approved by parliament he says his priority will be to listen to the demands of anti-government protesters in the arab league has rejected president don't try this middle east peace plan this isn't was made from the mergence c.b.c. in cairo palestinian president mahmoud abbas said we will never accept the alexei she looked you said. china's prime minister has asked the european union for help

in getting urgent medical supplies to deal with the worst in corona virus outbreak 259 people have died and more than 11000 in fact. the stage is set for u.s. president donald trump to be acquitted in his impeachment trial that after the senate voted to block any witnesses from testifying trump is all but certain to be acquitted now since republicans have a majority in the upper house of the u.s. congress he's accused of abuse of power and obstruction of congress for threatening to withhold military aid to ukraine in exchange for an investigation into his political rival joe biden. the race for the u.s. presidential election officially begins on monday in the state of iowa it's still

a wide field of democratic candidates vying to say can present donald trump in november the original field of candidates was 28 now it's down to 11 including billionaires mike bloomberg and tom steyer unofficial reports from iowa. there have been rallies and debates. there have been t.v. ads and lots of them and there has been the traditional shaking of hands and kissing of babies but no the politicians are almost done the people will soon have their see the 1st presidential contests of 2020 the caucuses in iowa donald trump all win on the republican side that's a certainty the big story will be the democrats there have been 28 democratic presidential candidates that are 11 still left in the race many of them would have thought they'd spend the summer campaigning across the country instead their campaigns will end here in the snows of america's midwest the conversations largely

been dominated by discussions of. senator bernie sanders senator warren and mayor people who did it and i think those are the 4 candidates that everyone is going to be watching but this state is known for producing surprises famously a little known senator called barrack obama won in 2008 and went on to the white house other long shorts of talk at the polls people who won the nomination have finished 2nd or 3rd you don't have to win here to be a winner the performance of who finishes 2nd in who finishes 3rd and 4th that can have an effect on the campaign as well moving forward you know certainly whoever comes out of iowa in 1st place if there really is a true victor is going to have wind at their back it's going to help them in new hampshire in nevada it might help them in south carolina but ultimately this is a long primary season last minute campaigning has been difficult for the 4 senators in the democratic race they've been tied to washington for the impeachment trial

another missing big name billionaire michael bloomberg he was too late into the race to register to run here he's pouring money into his campaign hoping to know what success is later in the process from a group of $28.00 the field will be much tighter in just a few days iowa does. pick the president but it will eliminate several possibilities alan fischer al-jazeera the more in iowa. the u.s. has rolled back restrictions on the use of land mines which have been banned by more than 100 countries arms control proponents have been quick to criticize the move it allowed the use of anti personnel land mines in exceptional circumstances under schapelle or. a weapon of war that most countries believe should no longer be used and cannot be justified morally. anti-personnel land mines maim and kill thousands of innocent people each year often in places where fighting ended decades

ago and while most of the world has banned them the us says it's planning to use them again after more than 30 years a land mines are one of very many other important tools that our commanders need to have available to them on the battlefield to shape the battlefield and to protect our forces but the change in policy u.s. forces will be able to use anti-personnel mines in future conflicts in certain circumstances. mines the pentagon says will be able to self-destruct or self deactivate without threatening civilians unlike the millions of mines that dot the korean demilitarized zone the obama administration committed the u.s. to destroy landmines stockpiles except those intended to defend south korea the last thing which we need is more land mines is an incredibly reckless move is a very dangerous leave and people will die as a result of this move it just for her to normalize these pieces obscene weapons they're not designed to be safe they're designed for one purpose and that is to

kill. 22 years after princess diana's walk through an angolan minefield helped galvanize the world to take action 80 percent of un member states have signed the mine ban treaty and destroyed more than 55000000 of them yet thousands of people continue to be killed and injured each year more than half of them children mostly and a handful of countries including afghanistan syria and ukraine the u.s. is unlikely to ever use landmines on its own soil and campaigners say the change in policy will put civilians at risk in future conflicts no matter how smart the minds become and al-jazeera. as strikes and fighting in northwestern syria have displaced hundreds of thousands of people many are escaping towards the turkish border as hospitals and 11 aleppo come under attack after nearly 10 years of war government forces are back in control of large parts of the country marked in red opposition fighters are confined to the northwestern province

of it live with forces backed by turkey and surrounding areas after the latest russian backed government advance sumter shops of asian posts are now surrounded plan to go up to reports on the dire conditions facing people. it's difficult to imagine what they might be left to salvage from this destroyed neighborhood in west lap of homes and a hospital shattered by bombs dropped by what were believed to be russian warplanes in the town of poor. russian defense ministry usually denies it involved it's the new frontline close to syrian opposition fighters main supply lines in me bring it live province. their government forces are advancing fast capturing towns and villages and the 2nd largest city of martin amman the violence has once again

driven families out of their homes into syria's harsh winter. i have nothing with me we fled with just the clothes we were wearing because of the heavy bombing escape the airstrikes and the airstrikes were so intense that we could only take the clothes we had on our backs for people like mohammad concrete blocks like these in a glimpse city is home for now the cold chill is offering little comfort for the children the situation here is catastrophic because we can't find a place to live in we are here for families in this place where there are no windows or doors you don't even have water more than 3000000 people live in it live half of them i'm tired of displaced businesses are suffering people say they simply cannot cope. the trade is badly hit in the city the displaced people don't have money to buy anything they can barely find a place to live we need a place as for these people apartments or houses without windows and doors are

hosting 4 or 5 families now can you imagine 30 people living in one room we can't even find tents for the displaced at least 11 hospitals and health centers came under attack from government forces backed by russian air power in italy blasts month the surge in numbers of those displaced has stretched the health workers to their limits the most important. unity challenge for us they make us sick that against our best it is our and our because so we miss you know american medical society or we documented 82 at the act against the health care services starting last april. for president bashar al assad. the short term goal is to secure serious made highway that runs from north to south of the country the larger plan is to capture the entire province of the last major

storm of the rebels. but the people of italy the mood to me is one of defiance. in libya years of conflict since the fall of lead the moment of qaddafi has scarred an entire generation women and children in particular are struggling to cope with the loss of family members when they say they can't get the help they need tony bertie reports from misrata was that these women in misrata a knitting hats and scarves for men at the front lines it's a small gesture but it's part of a big campaign to help the u.n. recognize government repel fighters loyal to warlord khalifa haftar they opposition 100 kilometers away and could attack at any moment women in libya don't fight with guns but in a unique way of fighting every battle we feel like we're part of what's going on in like were helping to defend our country and our city as it's kind of. we're

supporting each other we feel like we're doing something we're not just sitting there watching t.v. and listening to the new as. many of these women have sons at the front line and some know the bitter reality of the risks each has lost a son or a brother. halima lost one son join the revolution in 2011. and her last surviving son 23 year old abdul hamid was killed last sunday in the fight to defend the town of abu ghraib. prison but i lost my sons for my country but it was very painful losing them they died defending their land and on a but i have to be honest that didn't take away the pain i don't wanna meet the will that is what we are tired of war. only my little brother he was engaged and we were planning the wedding for him but he went to fight and he became a master in stede. for them there is closure of sorts for hadija there is not.

instead pictures of his disfigured courts were posted on social media by his killers with music added. i need to get my son's body so i can bury him i don't know where he is and what they have done to his body where they have thrown it why when they give us the body we just want to bury him her son mohammed must offer was on the frontlines when he was killed a month ago his body has not been recovered it's rare for women in libya to speak so publicly but many are suffering from the wars effects u.n. studies have shown that around 30 percent of people in conflict zones are likely to suffer from some form of mental illness and women will suffer more than men but in libya there's no structure in place to help them deal with that trauma. these children are all suffering from war related trauma but libya is struggling to find

enough qualified mental health workers and funding to help them let alone for women currently had only endemic then. some have inner mental issues where they don't want to leave the house or to work there are many cases where they become isolated and alone they don't want to do anything and they treat their kids with anger if they are able to get out and meet others they become more relaxed. but that's not so easy for women to do in this conservative society they often stay home battling their grief and trauma on their own attorney berkeley al jazeera misrata. protesters from across lebanon have been marching in the northern city of tripoli to show the government they're united among the rallies have been going on for months and demonstrations continue to fight for the government's removal is still anger over corruption and mismanagement despite the new prime minister is taking over the role sort of hide out is there in tripoli. there's thousands

of times on. almost in. my heart. i know what their. lives. are different i live to get. inside me. and. i was like bring him to come and speak. right so lost touch with me as well as load my brother they all say that the government just repeats the previous one they said that they think it was a whole lot of news like you just like many people want the last. month of their week struggling to pay for the most basic legal issues they don't need help getting along with money. to help the economy like. good

weather we will let you know she's not kill her baby don't let. me tell you why when she's weak she simply lost you told me. it's all we know the for you to leave it. the country from you baby is a big at least show you need to leave and let go of it when you understand a boy they don't reveal to government and they will do the same again. more antigovernment protests have been held in chile despite the government promising a referendum on a new constitution secured forces in santiago used water cannon against protesters who threw rocks and blocked roads at least 2 people have been killed in recent violence demonstrations have been held since october calling for social reform last month the president's agreed to hold a reference. one of the main demands. in mexico this is special in over the death

of a prominent environmental activist america gomez his body was found in a pong 2 weeks after he was last seen alive the cause of his death is still being investigated menu of apollo reports. one of mexico's most iconic species the monarch butterfly has just lost perhaps its greatest advocate. you're not going to. known as mexico's monarch butterfly defender was found dead in a pond in the state of the chalk on. his mysterious disappearance 2 weeks before his body was found has raised concerns among many in mexico who say violence against environmental activists has become commonplace. he was a defender of the environment in a region with many conflicts me jochen is a perfect example of where natural resources are under a lot of pressure especially when it comes to 4 is being cleared for all the kauto

plantations. the iconic monarch butterfly is known for its annual migration to the forests of central mexico where millions spend the winter is going to be giving up. is not my days before his disappearance has posted this video on social media surrounded by thousands of flapping wings gomes invited tourists to visit his butterfly sanctuary a federal investigation is determining how gomez died but one thing is certain the death of the monarch butterfly defender has dealt a significant blow to environmental conservation efforts in central mexico nationwide mexico continues to shatter records for violent homicides especially in states like me to account for many of the deaths of conservation workers highlights the government's inability to curb violence. and that's not only does this threaten the butterflies but the risk exists for those who defend against illegal logging

the threat is also against indigenous people who defend their culture and the history. a funeral for. those was held in the village of a little side of. the country's president called his death painful and has vowed to fight the criminal gangs suspected of being behind his death madrid up in mexico city. well still ahead on al-jazeera and all the spall that will have the australian open women's final and hear from the man coping to beat novak djokovic for his 1st title someday. over 40 years ago the mysterious killing of the president of north yemen the nation . it's a story of deception and. one that still resonates today. al-jazeera world reveals how

a banquet for your many dignitaries became the backdrop to a brutal assassination. the last launch. on al-jazeera reporting in the field means i often get to witness not just the news as a breaking but also history as it's unfolding crossing from serbia into hungary the refuge there might be covering politics of angel in the next i might become like protests. what's most important to me is talking to people understanding what they are going through so that i can convey the headlines in the most human weight loss . here at al-jazeera we believe everyone has a story worth hearing. the rule. or. law or.

andy's here now they tell us what's going on in the game thank you some are something well american it's a fair cannon has won the australian open title based single binyam interest of spain it fulfills a 16 year dream for cannon whose talent has always outstripped her experience poor race ripples. w. the reader few would have predicted an australian open final between these 2 spain's. a 2 time grand slam champ but unseated after a terrible 2019 and 21 year old american saffir canada who had never before been beyond the 4th round to slam me by hand. if the much help was unpredictable the match itself would prove even more so but only after move the had taken the 1st set $64.00 seemingly on the way to a regulation win over her far less experienced opponent i.

can in though has said she was already dreaming of winning a grand slam final when she was just 5 years old the moscow born daughter of russian immigrants grasping the opportunity to turn fantasy it's reality and taking the 2nd set 6th who it was then that she showed her true mettle 40 love down on her own serve she won 5 straight points to go 32 up sat i she continued to snuff out any attempted comebacks from the spaniard but. then on match point ken in saw her rival double fault. all over in favor of the american 466262 i. this is my 1st speech but i'm going to try my best. from actually being on another great matches return them into my dream as officially came. the 1st grand slam final the 1st speech and the 1st win for canada . and unlikely to be the last full race al-jazeera.

will on sunday austria's dominant samal ends emulate kennon in his 1st major title team is seeded 5th any beat rafael nadal on his way to the final and i'll be taking on title holder and 7 signed champion of a joke of it she did they got the better of the subs for ice last year. war nothing more of the last columnist and he did but i think it doesn't call and so march it's absolutely his comfort zone here and he always plays his best in his in australia since many many years so i'm expecting that as well in the finals of the los angeles lakers have returned to action for the 1st time since the death of kobe bryant's the bron james leading the tributes for the player who spent his entire career the lakers for a small reports. less than a week after kobe bryant's dad the team he made his own was back playing the game

a lot but a tribute to honor bryant his daughter giana and the 7 others killed took place before the l.a. lakers took to the court for their 1st game since last sunday's fatal helicopter crash. oh bryant was 41 he played his entire 20 year career with the lakers before retiring in 2016 but remained a franchise icon bryant inspired a generation of young players and was the meant to hurt others i want to get so your mom might say most the kid so you his legacy not only for his year. well as long as we could play the game a bass part of we love because that's what call that was. so i was called the bryant. mama but in the words of us. now for god never brother was. next and every player were bryant's now retired

numbers roses were placed on the seats were bright and giana would have sat. real doesn't make it while this game gets a portland trail blazers ended in defeat for the lakers the team are at the top of the western conference and in with a good chance of winning their 1st title since bryant led them to championship glory in 2010 it was a heavy emotional night you know from the tribute all the way throughout the game you know we felt it and our guys porter got out out there so i could be more i we were disappointed we get the wind back and be more happy and more proud of you know our guys effort you know anybody feels like we walked away as a as a winner tonight it would given the circumstances. the memories that were taken away from you know just sad. just to. this night the 1st step in a healing process for city and a team that has lost one of sports all time greats far is smile al-jazeera

whiles of my wedding starts in the defense of the 6 nations reputable semifinalists at last year's world cup the welsh faded only $42.00 nel in the opening match of the northern hemisphere his biggest tournament italy without a 6 nations win since 2015 now on and beat scotland in the days of a match beats and world cup finalists england why start their 6 nations campaign against france in paris on sunday coach eddie jones keeping faith with the majority of the team that lost to south africa in november francois basin by a single point against wales in the last states off that world cup. i know that all is graeme mcdowell is in science for a 1st european top title in 6 years the 2010 u.s. open champion hits in 4 birdies on the back 9 of the saudi international and hills like a one shot lead in so sunday's final. looking finale something thanks so much andy that's it for this news hour but i'm back in

a couple of moments with another full voice and so stay with us. a journey of personal discovery by a great grandfather he was a slave of the leave property al-jazeera as james gannon exposed his family's legacy of slave ownership you know like my family's status and wealth has benefited from their choice to enslave people and america's debt to the black people today some of us so scar we even scared to speak out because it's a problem. al-jazeera correspondent

a moral debt we know what's happening in our region we know how to get to places that others and all i was just i don't fear god by the police unfair press fires instead i'm going to. fight miners. the way that you cal that story is what can make a difference. explores prominent figures of the 20th century and how life will raise influenced the course of history was the cuban revolution communist away feel castro is a feudal east the not a communist i'm just really into this country che wanted international revolution became a point when the relationship came to an end the icons of revolution who changed the course of latin american politics. and fidel castro face to face on al-jazeera .

i want to see. where. a new iraqi prime minister is named but will his appointment be enough to break the political deadlock an end to antigovernment protests. hello i'm maryam namazie and london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up on the program as an emergency summit in egypt the arab league rejects u.s. president donald trump's reposed plan for peace in the middle east. china's fight against the coronavirus the government appeals to the e.u. for help as medical supplies are running low.