he smashes the frankish on the couch as the king of jerusalem if sees is the true cross and this is the great military victory the crusaders an arab perspective that was sold 3 unification on the jersey of. the air in the air in the in. the air. random testing brings worrying results for afghanistan the government is more than a 3rd of kabul's residents could have called it 90. 1 for the bacteria watching al-jazeera live from doha also heads. they made a deal but was it legal israel supreme court begins hearing a case challenging the new coalition government. the united nations warns of the dangers of misinformation mass countries fights coronavirus and on the world press

freedom day insists journalists are crucial to battling it. and urban music loses one of its most cherished ambassadors we look back on the life and legacy of algerian singer edith. thank you very much for joining us afghanistan's health ministry is raising an alarm over the spread of coronavirus a small study with random tests in kabul suggests that a 3rd of the residents could be affected meanwhile russia has reported a 50 percent rise in the rate of infections over the past 3 days with more than $10600.00 new cases on sunday but the government says the mortality rate has slowed . and just as spaniards are enjoying the outdoors a country is reporting

a fall in covert 1000 deaths with 164 fatalities the health ministry says infections have been the lowest in nearly 7 weeks now the number of people have died from corona virus in the u.k. has nearly reached out of europe's worst affected country italy the british government announced $621.00 more deaths on sunday taking his total death toll to just over $28000.00 prime minister boris johnson has said the u.k. has passed the peak of infection is due to outline how the government will ease restrictions in the next few days. to sudan now when nearly 8000000 people in the capital khartoum are marking the fasting month of ramadan under lockdown but with the country facing an economic crisis stocking up for the month has been very hard for many especially for families who rely on day to day income heba morgan reports it's time to prepare the evening if star meal but so odd and her daughters are in

no rush there's not a lot to be cooked so i've said she wasn't able to stock up on food before sudan's capital her tomb went into lockdown 2 weeks ago and when people are allowed to shop or essential needs during a 7 hour window she says she doesn't have enough money to buy everything she needs but the little things have become very expensive the prices of oil flour and sugar have all gone up under it expensive to even get to the marcus we can't afford many things especially in bulk these days we managed to have food to break our fast food sometimes we go to bed with those of fulton or before the next day's fast and so on and this hike in market prices has been more difficult to bear since her husband stopped working a day to labor he says since the lockdown was imposed no one has called him to offer work. before the lockdown i would in about a 1000 or 1500 pounds a week by doing construction and different parts of cartridges but now there is no

public transport so i can't go and look for work and no one wants to hire people because of the virus. the lockdown was imposed by the government to contain the spread of the corona virus or corbett 19 but even prior to it sudan has been witnessing a rise in the price of basic commodities because of a long running economic crisis but the economy has taken a steeper downturn over the past few months with the value of the sudanese pounds seeming to drop each day against the dollar presses have become affordable for many in heart some factions rely on daily labor which is no longer an option so they're forced to live with the little they can afford sudan's government has announced that it will distribute basic commodities to those in need to earn ramadan it's also launched programs offering goods at below market prices. we're distributing goods and social support to the poor and the families affected by the lock down and this will continue in the coming days according to the show joel the support is meant to reach 560008 in need of support and then there are those in other

categories also in need of assistance and we will reach them off to supporting the vulnerable. so i'd and her husband say they're yet to receive any assistance for ramadan and they say if the lockdown which is due to come to an end in a week is extended they're not sure how they'll survive beyond that with no job and no income people morgan al-jazeera. saudi arabia's share market has slammed by nearly 7 percent after its finance minister said the kingdom would take painful and drastic measures to help its economy monitor don says the action is needed to phase the double shock of the coronavirus pandemic and no oil prices governments projects will be slowed down to reduce spending. to a $9000000000.00 budget deficit in the 1st quarter as a way revenues collapsed now the global fall in oil prices has pushed many governments to the brink but iran's president says his country's economy is able to cope better than most because u.s.

sanctions are forcing it to diversify he has a report from tehran. on the day u.s. oil prices fell for than ever before iranian media seemed to relish the news many say the united states has used oil like a weapon against iran for years and its effectiveness was ending iran's president said u.s. sanctions had helped his country become less susceptible to the tumbling market iran he said is no less reliant on oil how many after he's as joomla mohammed only rich countries including us will hit by the situation some more some loose so we will be hit list in other countries iran has spent years trying to move away from an oil based economy but still sells oil through back channels. if we want to say that iran's economy was not affected by the oil price drop i think that's wrong it has definitely been impacted but if other countries fell from the 10th floor

then iran fell from the 2nd floor because iran has already fallen in the past due to sanctions. iran is trying to make up for lost oil revenue by manufacturing more goods it can sell abroad as well as building up other industries such as plastics mining and agriculture. the government says non oil exports to china and neighboring countries have increased but oil and gas are still vital to its economy iran has expanded refining capacity in recent years and unveiled a new oil field in the southwest of the country it also has a large domestic market because of u.s. sanctions iran has been unable to freely so its oil the government has for years been trying to diversify the economy to get away from depending on oil as its main source of revenue but one of the things that leaders said they had to do was remove state subsidies on things like gas to ease the government's financial burden. in november last year the price of petrol at the pumps doubled in some cases

tripled overnight it sparked the worst protest since the 1979 islamic revolution the death toll from the violent security crackdown that followed is still unclear when global oil prices fell earlier this month some on social media began asking for the savings to be passed on to them now that the oil price is equal to the price of dirt shouldn't the price of gasoline and other crude products go down to said $1.00 gasoline in the us and europe is cheaper than iran joked another a common saying here is that prices go up never down and there's another financial pinch coming the latest government budget includes a plan to increase revenues by raising taxes the same bus robbi old a 0 to hero thousands of palestinian neighbors are returning to work in israel for the 1st time since crossings were closed in march because of the pandemic that follows an agreement between israel and the palestinian authority last month some employers who are accused of dumping palestinian workers at checkpoints after they

should call the $900.00 sentence rights groups accuse israel of failing to and show workers safety there is need a brain is in bethlehem and says despite the health risks the workers are an important source of income for the palestinian authority. thousands of palestinian workers are returning to their work in israel after a agreement has been made to allow them to go there and stay there for a couple of weeks this has been a daily commute for many workers but after the outbreak of coverage 19 an agreement has been made for them to stay in israel a similar agreement was made a couple of weeks ago but some of those workers said that they couldn't find suitable accommodation so they came back according to this agreement around 40000 palestinian workers are expected to cross into israel on sunday and monday they are workers in the agriculture industry and construction sectors they are important for

the israeli economy and they're also important for the palestinian economy they generate around 2 and a half $1000000000.00 into the palestinians weak economy every year so it's been a tough decision for the palestinian authority to make on the one hand around 74 percent of infractions have come from workers and those around them but at the same time they're crucial for the economy that has already taken a heads because of closures because of covered $900.00 on the way here we've passed through 2 palestinian checkpoints manned by palestinian security forces and they said that they're only allowing entry to those who have originated permits and they can prove that they can stay in israel for a month now work spec to get those workers to come back in 3 weeks or so in time for the islamic holiday over at the footer and this is going to be the real test for palestinians they said their movement is going to be coordinated with the

palestinian authority to ensure that they don't spread infections if and so it's going to be a challenge for the palestinian authority which has already managed to kind of control the outbreak of course as 90. in other news israel's new coalition government is yet to be sworn in but it's already facing a major legal challenge judges that the supreme court has started hearing a case that argues it is illegal 8 separate petition to have been launched against a power sharing deal between the likud party benjamin netanyahu and the new and white party of benny gantz an arrangement was weeds between the former rivals after 3 inconclusive elections in a year have fostered has more from western men. there are 2 things that the israeli high court passed that liberates on on monday they will decide on whether the deal struck between benjamin netanyahu and his former rival benny gantz is in fact legal the way that it gives both men a sort of

a co-equal status taking turns as prime minister but keeping that prime ministerial status something that netanyahu wants to continue to fight off his corruption charges something that dance wants to ensure that he will be given power in 18 months time but sunday is a day on which they're deliberating on whether netanyahu is eligible to form a government as prime minister while under indictment the indications from the court of that there sketching out of position which does suggest that there is a huge amount of momentum towards that situation now after 3 inclusive elections after it's clear that there is a majority in the knesset the israeli parliament for netanyahu and dance to have this power sharing government but still the court is also saying that it has the right to rule and it is questioning lawyers for netanyahu quite aggressively on whether it really is right for someone under indictment who hasn't yet formed an official government is still a caretaker to be prime minister of israel and hardly needs saying that the stakes

in all this are exceptionally high the look could party of benjamin netanyahu says if the judges rule against any part of this deal that's it it's off and they will go to another round of elections and indeed if the signing in of this unity government doesn't take place by thursday then the time limit on this whole deal will expire and again that would send israel to a 4th round of elections. still ahead on the program. was was demanding and says human rights groups call for an investigation after a prison riot in venezuela that killed more than 40 people and how one of the world's most sophisticated delivery systems is helping to keep its 2nd biggest economy afloat. but. now the rains pepi up again now it's the seasonal stuff of the line should go

from china towards japan was there is bumps on it and that's what is currently doing but most of the rain is not over the mainland of japan it's out in the water we've got some rain turkey into her car and a temperature was coming up again 22 in tokyo beijing is it 22 has come down by about 10 degrees of the last few days and rain is gathering where you want to expect to gather in the middle of southern china running out just touching will hand heading up towards shanghai if you see orange and you do that's the heavy downpours the darker blue is the steady rest of the heavy rain that seasonal must be expected equally we are into may we start to watch the winds turn around and we 1st will see the heaviest rain coming up so the bay of bengal this time the you get those big thunderstorms in bangladesh and northeast india we have seen then we might see a few more you certainly see cloud forming elsewhere in india showers in the north of pakistan and maybe around delhi as well and also india and plain most you know

still rising tension and still rising humidity 44 you'll see in that pool in yemen there's been yet more rain and flooding on the streets you can see the cloud disappearing and you could see a few more showers in the capital to come. but . i am putting. ramadan a time of spirituality reflection and gratitude raise the flags all the flags every color in our. al-jazeera world well how we are how we reveals the stories behind some of the arab world songs and chants for the holy month this song touched the hearts of all arabs for ramadan songs on al-jazeera. the war.

welcome back a reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera nearly a 3rd of people in afghanistan's capital could have contracted covered 19 according to a new study by the health ministry which suggests that infections in kabul might be far more widespread than its limited testing can detect russia has recorded as high as daily rays of corona virus infections another 10 and a half 1000 people have tested positive as to spite 5 weeks of frustrations and thousands of palestinian neighbors are returning to work in israel for the 1st time since crossings were closed in march because of the coronavirus on demick it follows an agreement between israel and the palestinian authority. that the un

human rights commissioner is calling for an investigation into violence that scales more than 40 inmates in a venezuelan prison riot began over a demand for relatives to be allowed to deliver food warning some of you may find the pictures interests of those record disturbing. prisoners from a gentle penitentiary taken to a local hospital and dozens of them were hurt after a shootout at the prison located in the city of 190 around 450 kilometers away from us relatives were anxiously waiting outside counsel don't get it emma said and we want to know what really happened to a relative's we've been waiting since noon and we still don't know anything here in rights representatives have not turned up or anything like i want to know what happened and. pictures shown in local media showed dozens of inmates dead the government says they were trying to escape but human rights groups say they were protesting for food and want

a full investigation into what happened. since venezuela imposed a lockdown to prevent the spread of covert 1000 visiting rights have been suspended prisoners rely on their relatives for food and medicines. but it's not just in venezuela and rest has been on the rise in latin america on saturday in my now state capital of the state of a mass on as prisoners kidnapped 7 guards. then set the prison on fire or thought he say they were trying to distract security forces to dig a tan and then escape the incident lasted for about 5 hours. but this operation was a success we had several hostages and all of them are alive there were no casualties on the police side in which there were people injured but nothing serious. violence is a regular occurrence in brazilian prisons as rival gangs fight for control. but the situation is different this time prisons they live in america are overcrowded and

lacks any taishan a ticking time bomb for the spread of colvin 1000. what's going on is that prisoners are afraid because prisons are overcrowded conditions are bad in brazil for example there is no running water so how can you ask inmates to wash their hands restricting visitors is also a problem because it's a lifeline for inmates that depend on them to get food hygiene products. human rights groups say we do using overcrowding is needed to reduce the spread of disease. but it poses a major challenge for countries where resources are already running short. that is how will. iran is set to reopen some mosques and schools on monday as it is to further eases coronavirus lockdown restrictions the move affects about a 3rd of districts which have been consistently free of the disease by president hassan rouhani is aging iranians to maintain social distancing iran is

a worse hit country in the middle east on saturday reported its slowest daily rise in new infections in more than a month. at 10 tens of millions of people in china were confined to their homes during the strike. down now although restrictions at the knees many afraid to venture outside even for basic supplies but thanks to trying to home delivery network drivers into just 6 companies are helping the economy take over while people stay indoors contrary you has our report from beijing. boxes of toys toiletries and kitchen staples these packages are being sorted scad and sprayed with disinfectant before being delivered to customers all over they change the current virus pandemic has seen an increase in the use of delivery services across china with more customers choosing to shop from the safety of their homes. we have more to deliver in the past also seeing crist deliveries of staple food

like a rice flour and the oil. like a face masks and a cleaning products 2 weeks carved 19 forced the closure of businesses across china but delivery hubs like this remained open throughout the crisis tens of thousands of packages a person has at this distribution center every day and most customers will receive the items within 24 hours according to companies have adapted to the outbreak by limiting contact with clients. are used to deposit parcels in residential compounds analysts say the widespread use of digital platforms has enabled china to develop one of the most sophisticated delivery networks in the world. china now has over 90 percent of these terms covered by home delivery service is an industrial faster speed intensive labor and

a wide coverage. during lockdown millions of chinese residents relied on through delivery drivers like these to survive. the infections have eased and restaurants have reopened many customers still prefer takeout home delivery is convenient and essential i don't know what i would eat if i didn't have home delivery at the distribution center delivery drivers have their temperatures checked before starting daily rounds facemasks and vitamins are provided a reminder of the risks they face wolf and many buying online means shopping safely to others it means putting their own health on the line between you just irritating the u.n. expert on freedom of expression says he's received alarming accounts of retaliation against journalists while reporting on the coronavirus pandemic david kay says governments must stop intimidating the independent press and that's been echoed by

the u.n. secretary general antonio tell us on world press freedom day we call on governments and others to guarantee that journalists can do their jobs throughout the covered 1000 pandemic and beyond is the pandemic spreads it has also given rise to a 2nd pandemic of museum from ation from harmful house advice to wild conspiracy to use. the press provides the into that very fight scientific fact base news of the no iss but since the pandemic began many journalists are being subjected to increase restrictions and punishments simply is for doing their jobs for terrorists says lockdown measures shouldn't be abused as an excuse to crackdown on janice while europe still has the most media freedom in the world reporters without borders says the middle east and north africa continue to be the most dangerous places for journalists to work $346.00 journalists signed prison worldwide with china saudi arabia and egypt detaining the highest number of journalists there is

mahmoud a saying has been imprisoned without charge in egypt for more than 1200 days they are concerns for his health during this pandemic director general sophos want has written to world leaders in them to call for the media release of mahmoud hussein and all other journalists i use of conlin is a journalist and the director of the media for democracy project at the journalists association he says no part of the world is exempt from meeting press freedom to maintain democracy for example in europe last year there were 142 cases of serious in fridge liberal media freedom and you say europe is the best you know democracy you know it's not. i mean if you have such high number of. serious threats to the media if you have 33 cases 0. detentions and imprisonments.

in iraq it is important as equal as the case obama decided in egypt all my friends in turkish jail therefore we need solidity we need to take this issue in a solidarity approach this is a humanitarian problem without the book we don't press media freedom we don't emphasis on the right or information of the people we cannot have democracies democracies are. regions where you elect people based on intellectual capacities if you are bombarding people that propaganda and if the uk their salaries are not allow to have a voice in the media then that cannot be called press freedom or democracy. the parents of murdered american journalist daniel pearl are paling the acquittal of 4 men in the case last month a pakistani court overturned the matter and kidnapping conviction saying it wasn't

enough evidence against them they are being held in custody until their peers are heard daniel pearl was beheaded in 2002 while working for the wall street journal in catching we have for an appeal of this decision to the pakistani supreme court reinstated. just not only for a month for all of the year. so they can leave in a society free of violence and terror and raise their children in peace and harmony. at least 5 security personnel in to find his have been killed during a gunfight in indian administered kashmir it happened in a town west of srinagar security forces say they were responding to a call of civilians being held hostage for several months now they has been a nearly daily fighting near daily fighting between the indian army and those

opposed to the indian role. and there's been an exchange of gunfire between soldiers on the border between north and south korea multiple shots were fired from north korea towards a guard posts inside the de-militarized zone according to officials in seoul south korea fired back with 2 shorts no 2 shots rather no injuries have been reported. now one of the most well known figures of indigenous babbin music has died the algerian musician known by a stage name easier to use his song to address social and political injustices in our bed madly takes a look back at his life and career. it will be remembered as a musician who campaigned to keep the berber culture alive his music inspired by the indigenous north african culture.

born to $949.00 at the end of the speaking region in the central app that's now do about syria his musical prowess began to be recognized by his colleagues in the gas and oil field where he was. in 1976 he released a new version which soon became a hit 12 white it tells the story of the daily life and culture of rural algeria. the lyrics speak of an old man telling his family stories from the culture the song has since been translated into various languages. since then it is a use the platform of his rising fame to campaign for the culture and identities to be remembered. with more music as you his album

identities featured famous musicians from around the world including manage child folk singers can matheson and dan a brass and french singer charles as the war. in the here he's teaching as a boy his beloved by. the language. of when you belong to a minority you start believing that you're vulnerable that the powerful can eat you up because even though your culture exists it doesn't have the means to develop and survive so when someone like this offers to work with you it fuels your will to survive and even though you're already strong it makes you stronger. he went on to rise in the form of americans including militia says to leave. the fronts to clueless and the quintessential atheist.

it was told to infest the goes on concerts worldwide with this distinctive voice and acoustic guitar it here has made the birth of language and culture known and loved all over the wallet. so again i'm fully back to go with the headlines on al-jazeera nearly a 3rd of people in afghanistan's capital could have contracted go via 1000 according to a new study by the health ministry which suggests that infections in kabul might be far more widespread than it's limited testing can detect russia meanwhile has recorded his highest daily rise of corona virus infections another 10 and a half 1000 people have tested positive as despite 5 weeks of frustrations the number of people who have died from corona virus in the u.k.

has nearly reached out of europe's worst affected country italy the british government has announced 624 more deaths on saturday taking its total death toll to just over $28000.00 prime minister voice johnson is due to outline how the government will ease restrictions in the next few days saudi arabia's share market has stopped by nearly 7 percent after it's financed. minister said the kingdom would take painful and drastic measures to help its economy mama dr don says the action is needed to face a double shock of the coronavirus pandemic and low oil prices thousands of palestinian neighbors every turning to work in israel for the 1st time since crossings were close in march because of the coronavirus and demick it follows an agreement between israel and the palestinian authority. and israel's new coalition government is facing a major legal challenge the supreme court has been hearing arguments against the power sharing deal between prime minister benjamin netanyahu and opposition leader

benny gantz harry fawcett is in west jerusalem and says the court has 2 main points to consider one of them is the ability of benjamin netanyahu to serve as prime minister or at least a form a new government as prime minister while under indictment the corruption case in 3 separate corruption cases is due to start later this month the 2nd category is as you're saying the legality of this deal it shows just how much mistrust there is on both sides on netanyahu side and on benny gantz aside that they have come had to come up with an extremely complicated deal that really challenges some of the precepts of the israeli constitution harry fawcett in jerusalem there those are the headlines on al-jazeera as always more news on our web site al jazeera dot com coming up next year it's inside story. thank.

the pandemic that is an awful lot some governments want to use small phones as tools to contain the spread of corona virus critics are worried about the risk to prove a seat and security so how should we manage these concerns this is inside still. hello welcome to the program i'm been it's to try and stay ahead of coronavirus governments all over the world looking.