advocating for everyone to have access to essential health services now more than the world needs w.h.o. making a healthier world. for you. everybody. this is al-jazeera. over there i mean this is the news hour live from doha coming up in the next 60 minutes of worrying combination the threat of monsoon rain and coronavirus forever in just stock of the world's biggest refugee camp. a powerful u.s. attorney who's investigating president donald trump's allies says he will not

resign despite a replacement being named. a mother's growing despair fear fears her son is among tens of thousands of political prisoners even greater risk in syria. and i'm. suffers a blow to its return from coronavirus a civil athletes from major league baseball to professional golf test positive despite being in so-called sporting bubbles. so then people in the world's largest refugee camp are confronting an even more dismal forecasts monsoon rain is the new threat for more than a 1000000 record living on bangladesh's border with aid workers have already warned of a disastrous toll from refugees contract and cave at 19 at a time when the world health organization says it infections are accelerating in a dangerous right now have a jam june. as this report. it's monsoon season in the world's largest refugee

settlement for the rohingya who live here one of the most vulnerable populations in the world and already dire situation grows even worse. for the we are in trouble now when it rains or to enters my house we can't sleep properly we have to keep our children on our shoulders at midnight if it rains but the weather isn't the only thing keeping mohammad awake at night far more worrying for him and his family is the threat posed by coke at 19. and less so if there are hope risks we're not going out from our home with following the instructions of the government for dozens of refugees have tested positive for corona virus since the 1st case was confirmed in the camps in mid may concerned about the devastating toll coated 1000 could take on the regime to the united nations refugee agency has been working hard to construct isolation shelters and quarantine facilities that people

live cheek to jowl and very crowded circumstances they often say that the population density of the camp is double that of map and so you can imagine demick diseases are quite hard to control the district of cox's bazaar where the refugee settlements are located was placed in lockdown in early april according to u.n. h.c.r. bangladesh while lifesaving and critical activities in the camps continue the presence of humanitarian workers has been cut by 80 percent in an attempt to reduce transmission of the virus but maybe the thing to really emphasize is the role of the refugee volunteers because when you're really rely on word of mouth to spread information has to be in a language that people understand. with the internet largely shut down in and around the camps this volunteer cyclist is ensuring rohingya refugees are kept up to date. as part of

a program sponsored by the international organization for migration in bangladesh he rides around with a megaphone slung over his shoulder trying to spread hope at a time of increasing despair. and disease. well it is a worldwide problem of course 20 people in fact are displaced every minute somewhere in the world and that's according to the u.n. refugee agency which has released its latest figures to coincide with world refugee day 79 and a half 1000000 people have been displaced because of war persecution and human rights abuses 40 percent of them are under the age of 18 and in the past year alone 10000000 people were forced from their homes and turkey still has the largest number of refugees at 3600000 people followed by colombia and pakistan let's speak now to paul nurse susan senior advisor at the norwegian refugee council he joins us by skype from oslo and mr net so we have what is it nearly 18000000 people now forcibly displaced and it's hard to get a grip on that number isn't it but it represents if you work it out one percent of

all humanity how does that compare with say 10 years ago. it is almost doubling the numbers we had 10 years ago. it keeps growing now steadily unfortunately every year while we are how do taking anyone out of the statistics again last year for instance only around $300000.00 refugees could return home that means one in every 100 refugees only there ain't remember the rest remains it's great wherever you look the statistics make grim reading day 6300000 refugees in africa and look half of them across the world half of all refugees across well are children. yes and that's a sad fact that it's also lost that for many years that sermon it children obviously plays and so many out of those do not have access to school that meets

their education and they rescheduled managing better themselves it's reduced because of this situation and now as we were hearing from that report from bangladesh because of it has led emergency on top of emergency. yes it really has become quite desperate what we see right across the globe now it's drought so many people are losing their jobs particularly in the informal sector when trade is going down so it's also there in food production and the cost of food is going up you no longer have an income so you not only exposed to covered $19.00 but also too much great at risk an inability to feed yourself and your family and if you look at the host nations that perhaps surprising to a degree in turkey still hosting the largest number of refugees is 3600000 people

followed by colombia and then by pakistan and tell us more about that. it's only if we look at to start with turkey of course it's a syrian conflict that it's the very high number there going on now for so many years we have 6700000 syrians displaced and we see the lack of ability but also the lack of willingness to find a legal solutions to the conflict and that remains that make because numbers are growing year by year that we don't solve the conflict don't even try to sort the conflicts that civilians are paying such a high price. if we then look to get started you have an afghan conflict that's been going on since 1979. it's been going back and forth but we still have a country of under its poverty and very many local conflicts within afghanistan and

pakistan it's one country that generously has hosted so many. it is a terribly troubling story is now but perhaps we should try and end on a positive in the of course the reason why all the work that is done is done the work that you do is done is to give people a chance in life resettling refugees in countries that give people opportunities and in amongst all these terrible stories there are success stories to. yes there are only 3 look for instance at a country like ethiopia it last year received the nobel peace prize they have been moving forward the situation it's come at that it was not everything it's definitely so but it's an example of political attention internationally and nationally and in willingness to try to solve problems rather than just continue and to escalate that another example which you mentioned to colombia itself has no

many people displaced inside still it has played host to so many venezuelans in their time to the conflict and. when it's too ill and it's so close that many colombians so we do see that there is a positive generosity among many we just don't see that international willingness sufficiently to solve the underlying issues and so what extent does the international community bear responsibility for the way things have gone on you said earlier at the beginning that this numbers have doubled in 10 years where has the international community gone wrong. it has gone wrong in trying to reach compromise it's compromise it seems almost has become a word weakness or. whereas it really should be a label on political strength the ability to compromise make solutions so that

people can move forward we've also seen that there has been a lack of responsibility sharing if we look at our own continent my own continent to europe we have 20000 people stranded on the greek island no less force and the entire continent of europe has been able to solve such a small and easy to handle issue when it actually comes to it so. when we see generosity on one side we see a lack of responsibility sharing on the other poll not appreciate that thank you so much for giving us your expertise panesar from the norwegian refugee council to appreciate that thank you thank you. brazil has now recorded more than 1000000 cases of cave 19 but experts are warning that the worst is yet to come reported more than 54000 infections on friday which is a new high for the country which is the epicenter of the pandemic in latin america

this is near and has been the 1st football match of the rio de janeiro state championship was anything but a joyous occasion was yet another layer fans of brazil's most popular team fleming go protested outside the magic on ask him against president jade bosso nat'l he's been betting that the return of football matches will send a message to brazilians that it's time to get back to normal and back to work a couple of bad political and a movement is against the reopening of the championship it's a fascist irresponsibility of the government which is not committed to helping people the only concerned about the economy the game in arguably the world's most football crazed country was played without fans inside while right next to the stadium at least 2 more people died from corona virus in an emergency tent hospital . in brazil the number of infections and deaths is unrelenting and with more than a 1000000 infections now confirmed former health minister luis indri commanded that

tells al jazeera that the pandemic is still a long way from subsiding but i think that we are in the middle of the pandemic season we have a country that is a really a cult and we had some cities they really went through the problem was in the middle and other ones that didn't start yet so i think that we were. struggling with. from latin america's atlantic coast to chile on the pacific the pandemic is accelerating chile now has the highest number of infections per 1000000 inhabitants in the world and despite months of partial or total lockdowns less than 40 percent of chileans are staying home prompting the governor. to limit permits to go out to buy food and medicine to twice a week the president has asked congress to fast track a law raising penalties for violating quarantine to 5 years in prison but many are questioning the strategy the vast majority of the people in the cars that you see

here are returning home from work legally there are countless industries and businesses that are operating like for example this well known coffee chain and that are supposed to be providing essential services but they clearly are not and what's also clear is that the government is turning a blind eye because of economic considerations all the while telling people that they have to stay home hospitals are at a breaking point and while countries from europe and asia worry about a 2nd outbreak here in south america it will be months before the 1st one even begins to subside you see in human al-jazeera santiago a powerful lawyer who's prosecuted a number of associates of u.s. president donald trump is refusing to step down even though the attorney general has named his replacement jeffrey berman says he'll continue his work so let's hear brian now reports. as the top federal prosecutor in manhattan jeffrey berman has

led several investigations into corruption close to the u.s. president's inner circle today seeing an indictment charging of parness igor. in october last year he announced charges against 2 men linked to donald trump's personal lawyer rudy giuliani they were accused of trying to buy influence over u.s. policy in ukraine and a case that added fuel to the calls for trump's impeachment they saw political influence not only to advance their own financial interests but to advance the political interests of at least one foreign official these cases and an investigation into giuliani have concern to the trumpet ministration on friday night attorney general william announced berman was leaving his position saying that the president intends to nominate jay clayton the current chairman of the securities and exchange commission a lawyer with no experience as a prosecutor statement ending by thanking jeffrey berman describing him as stepping

down after 2 and a half years of service their only problem is jeffrey berman says he's not going anywhere releasing his own statement i learned in a press release from the attorney general tonight that i was stepping down as united states attorney i have not resigned and have no intention of resigning my position the trumpet ministration has a growing reputation for forcing out anyone seen as disloyal in recent weeks the president has fired a number of agency watchdogs including the inspector general of the intelligence community whose actions led to the impeachment inquiry but offered no explanation for attempting to replace berman a republican who once donated to trump's campaign democrats have accused barr of politicizing the department of justice and acting more like trump's personal lawyer but aright.

another morning. senate democrat chuck schumer of new york has tweeted the dismissal reeks of potential corruption of the legal process questioning what action by berman had motivated the president burmans laid cases against transform a personal lawyer michael cohen and convicted sex offender jeffrey abstained he says he'll continue to pursue justice without fear or favor until a presidential he appointed replacement is confirmed by the senate and exam brian al-jazeera. well plenty more still ahead on the news are including more troubled waters ahead as efforts to restart talks on ethiopia's dam projects that you stumbling block. the struggling to preserve tradition and we meet the iraqi craftsman these workers at risk of becoming a thing of the past. we were at a distance so he was just sad like i hope i didn't get too close to. the world's top golfers reacts after the 1st positive coronavirus case in the p.g.a.

tour is coming up with peter in sport. all right now a court in the democratic republic of congo is to deliver its verdict in the corruption trial of a former presidential chief of staff the telecom operators accused of embezzling more than $50000000.00 from funds to build homes for poor communities prosecutors are seeking a 20 year prison sentence if he's found guilty of the telecom right has been at the heart of congolese politics for 2 decades he held several key posts in governments including speaker of parliament under the former president joseph kabila and after ending his bid to run for president in 2018 emerged as the main ally if katie at the opposition leader who won the election the pair made a pact for comrie to succeed she k.t. when his term expires in 2023 well supporters of cameras say the case against him

is an attempt to stop him from running in the next poll but his arrest is also seen as a step forward and the d.l.c. is brought to fight against corruption among its elites let's speak now and somehow today who's been watching developments from nairobi and mohammed kemmer a key figure in politics and see when are we expecting a verdict. yes one of the most powerful political. in the democratic republic of home will. pull. the embezzling off $50000000.00. building off. the public. side this is a highly significant case and that's why everyone in the dia and also in that age and across the world how that i as. a country rife with corruption persecute

us 20. the president's chief of stuff. he has. only all the pavement all these money all sold tickets claim someone bought a house. from parties. 1000000 euros so so many allegations like he's saying he is innocent he will say that this is political. the whole case was a trumped up to ensure that come it was not running for election and this is why this a the prosecution is asking for him to be disqualified from holding public office. are mohammed thanks very much they will have more things develop with the time being. rights groups are calling for political prisoners in syria to be released as

the number of covert 900 cases rise a un officials say the potential spread of the virus in prisons is extremely high and a former detainee it's appealed for help from russia's president and ally of syria . the war in syria made his family refugees in their country he also lost his son. it's been 4 years since man disappeared while traveling to neighboring lebanon his taxi driver told the family he was taken at a government checkpoint. please help me tell me where he is i just want to hear his voice i don't know anything about him i just want to know if he's alive or that. there are many others in a similar position human rights groups have documented the detention abduction and forced disappearance of at least 130000 syrians most had taken part in peaceful

protests when the uprising began in 2011. calls by the you and other organizations for their release from government jails have grown louder with the spread of coronavirus in late march syrian president bashar assad issued an amnesty for some crimes without mentioning political prisoners rights groups say the decree was a tactic to avoid international pressure they have documented the release of less than 100 people jailed for common crimes while more than 100 were arrested in the same period. it was the 18th amnesty issued and still $130000.00 political prisoners are in jails are also been deaths due to torture despite the embassy's the us a government denies holding prisoners of conscience and torturing detainees to death in secret security prisons but u.n. investigators say tens of thousands of people have disappeared and may no longer be alive some who survived like dr mohamed al are turning to an ally of bashar assad

for help. he wrote a letter to russian president vladimir putin which was published in the russian media. him to pressure bashar assad to release that. so far. they didn't provide me and the response so far but i did actually. hold him accountable actually years of campaigning have done little to pressure the government to release the prisoners or allow independent monitors into detention centers if you believe anything will change for a man's mother there doesn't seem to be any end to her pain. beirut. but let's be now it's a moment kaplan who's head of policy analysis at the arab center for research and policy studies and joins us by skype from here. so the u.n.

security council heard this week that there are thousands of nonviolent activists including women and children inside detention centers that is now their plight is being worsened exacerbated by covert 19 it really sounds like a grim situation. absolutely i think this has been one of the most important issues and this is. 9 years on the conflict know. jeanne has always used torture and detention as a tool and in order to terrorize and been allies it's all going to end and if you look back like that it is a. hasn't acted act one important component of that act actually was but it's good business and city it was actually designed in order to build pressure on the seat in the regime in order to release those people who have been detained and then the main motive of that act was in fact the full it was the 55000

photos before that 11000 people have been tortured to death and. and. that is jeem so i think this is about to be one important to the issue and the coming weeks and months that it is going to be discussed d.d. and media and also. discussion but discussion between the different but the actors and see that there was this amnesty issued by the assad government in march wasn't that what happened to that. well i think as your report actually mentioned that these a message these are mainly you not me and it's not it's not designed to put it to good business i think that asian is holding those people actually in order to use them as a tool to bashar as the opposition and also for if you will shut a deed. to exchange it with political concessions so i really doubt that that he's

doing with it is anybody's got business before a final solution to this crisis is that each we'll also hear from our reporter that years of campaigning have done little to pressure the government to release prisoners or indeed allow independent monitors into detention centers what needs to be done what should the international community be doing. well i think i think it's many it's really important to act like this maybe and the russians because they are having a good i mean that activist actually will send that message to die to the russian president actually that was a very clever move and might be in because i think it's maybe it's only the allies of the regime can actually put enough pressure on the regime not to release these prisoners i think the russians are having a very i mean a very strong leverage over that e.g. mommy right now and they've got to do a lot in order to or to solve this this issue i think without solving 'd the issue

of doubt of the prisoners and detainees in the team's presence it's going to be very very difficult in my opinion to see any end to this to this conflict with this is what this issue has always been online is the most important aspect of political negotiations between the regime and the opposition so i think maybe pressure from the allies of the regime might be might be actually off and this in this instance ok well we'll leave them all in kabul and the head of policy analysis at the absence of research thanks very much in the thank you. n.p.r. let's move on to where the iraq study blood is like our neck of the woods yet edge of facts of the monsoon i think is rapidly going through india if you look at the satellite picture of the last 24 hours you'll notice over the middle east is very little but there is some oman that has again produced some significant shows up in the high ground of the north it's not quite the capital has pardoned that and this is a typical view obviously taken from the window of our car a significant share or not by more detail and i have to tell you that looks like

they'll be domo showers are that there's just a little bit of dark cloud forming here and you might get one or 2 today but it's no longer a big thing the big talking point obviously this time the and in this part of the world is the temperature and the with this of course is a color overlay the darker the red the harder temperature no surprise this is amongst the hottest place in the. but there is that cooling effect of the breeze off the mediterranean running through and i would say more typical view of course if you're lucky with this one from iran yeah social distancing but diving into the water or the sun there might be some changes to the temperatures out here has been really quite hot even for the time the year in doha for example that gets down to 41 that's catch that breeze that gives beirut 27 says bit of the cooling effect not immediately on notice the bottom we get to monday below 40 but with a strong wind which has probably so will be dusty certainly in breezy up thanks

very much thank you. one port in iran has been spared from tough u.s. sanctions and paralympian and former f one driver. is in a serious condition after a crash in italy people have an update on his condition and support. international trade would you have supported having free trade would not change your money or the japanese or chinese nazi germany controversial immigration policies that you want to as a well founded you're a persecutor should be able to comment. he's closed the door to syrian refugees is that compassion maybe his son goes head to head with syria trump advisor stephen moore this year the trump deficit crosses a trillion dollars you'll be urging everyone not to reelect little from not out of guilt on al jazeera examining the impact of today's headlines i need to go to work

because i need to make money risking our lives by going in setting the agenda for tomorrow's discussions racially charged social unrest on a scale not seen and international filmmakers who moon class journalists bring playgrounds to inform and inspire you the terrorist but you're here the story your city walk the path. on al-jazeera. i don't get what she had 0 remind of our top stories this hour and monsoon weather in bangladesh is threatening the safety of $1000000.00 range refugees already at risk of growing of our aid workers have repeatedly warned of the disastrous told it

could take. a powerful u.s. prosecutor whose lead cases against president trumps a lie says he will not resign despite an attempt to remove him jeffrey but i wouldn't let the case against trump's former personal lawyer michael cohen let's investigate his current mother rudy giuliani. brazil has become the 2nd country to record more than a 1000000 coronavirus cases in the pool today 54000 infections on friday that's a new high for the country which is the epicenter of the pandemic in latin america . now statues of confederate soldiers have been pulled out in several cities across the united states as it prepares for more anti racism protests this weekend. yes crowds in washington d.c. cheered as the any confederate statue in the capitol was toppled and then set on fire president obama trump called the act to describe us and demanded the protesters be arrested 2 statues were also torn down in north carolina and another

in san francisco many view the monuments as symbols of slavery and racism. well president trump is preparing to hold his 1st campaign rally since the corona virus outbreak and some residents and businesses try to stop saturday's event in tulsa over concerns it could worsen the pandemic but i play home as a top goal it says it can go ahead the president's decision to hold a rally in a city where. one of the west racial attacks in u.s. history has also provided twite spreading. the reports. supporters of president donald trump have camped out for days outside the arena in tulsa 2 whether by choice or lack of historical knowledge president trump has chosen to kick off his reelection campaign in a city notorious for racist violence and mass murder in 1021 tolson's prosperous greenwood neighborhood was known as black wall street when rumors spread

about an encounter between a black teenage boy and a white girl armed gangs of whites rampage through greenwood killing and burning planes dropped incendiary bombs witnesses said some tulsa police officers set fire to homes and businesses while others stood by without intervening up to 300 african-americans were killed people saw bodies. lined up on the sand bars in the arkansas river and people talked about how bodies washed up downstream. and their people who said they saw people being tossed into mass graves . in 2020 told so remain segregated with a history of racially discriminatory policing as protests over the killing of george floyd in minneapolis seethed a senior tulsa police officer said this in a radio interview.

in 2016 a black man named turns crutcher was shot and killed by a white policewoman while standing next to his vehicle crutcher was unarmed the officer was acquitted of manslaughter tiffany crutcher is terence's twin sister in the same policing culture that burnt down my great grandmother's community black wall street also known as the greenwood community is the same culture that continues to persist the day the same culture and they killed my twin brother trump one oklahoma overwhelmingly in 2016 why then hold a rally in a state he'll almost certainly carry again. once. and interest once. i think

a large part of the president's reelection effort is going to be. the strategy could back fire brand the middle of a pandemic and this will be the 1st large event since we shut down everything after this family and it turns out there is a significant outbreak. among. i think that's really going to put into jeopardy the president's strategy it's a volatile combination the history of massacre a bitterly divided nation on edge and a deadly virus spreading fast with a president poised to stir up the brew robert oulds al-jazeera. well until racism protests is the jews run in london for a 4th consecutive weekend following the killing of george floyd at the hands of police in the u.s. and the movement is turn the spotlight on britain's record on police brutality as well as its colonial past force. many to question the way history is being taught

so yeah go has this report. the studio of denzel forest is a gateway into vivid scenes of black british culture huge amounts of canvases portraying life in london's africa caribbean community in the 1980 s. . and its tensions with the police. many of his paintings include the figure of his friend winston rose he died in 1901 after being restrained by several police officers who were taking him to a psychiatric hospital the whole thing was so horrific they got him going the furrow i don't think were the usual. thing goes up your nostrils to cut your passage up and kill him in the back garden and then. there to carry him from the back garden to defer. while rose's death shocked him forrester had also experienced police harassment. you don't actually realise it's happening when

it's happening to you. 4 decades on statues of british slave traders have come crashing down and many are asking how does the nation's history of conquest colonies and empire sit with people today when you strip away the jingoism from british colonial history a series of very uncomfortable truths began to emerge the statues of its prominent figures seem out of place such as this one here behind me of robert clive the reply was a man who looted and plundered the region of bengal for the east india company it was an act that led to direct british rule over india and also to devastating subsequent waves of famines and massacres. in the name of empire millions suffered hardship and subjugation historians say when imperial britain began to

dismantle the racism at its core still prevailed that was because your mom the people who. were themis are. no less. who. don't realize. that when you stand it has campaigned to make state education reexamine british history and include other perspectives which have until now been lacking i think the ways in which you understand british empire it's from a very u.s. centric perspective that celebrates i guess the achievements of the west but doesn't kind of center the experience of those who actually suffered through it britain may still have a long way to go to reconcile its past but recent events suggest many believe the time to reflect and re-evaluate has come so near diagonal al-jazeera london.

a decision from china on whether to impose a proposed security law for hong kong has been delayed opponents are organizing an unofficial referendum with the aim of rejecting the bill if it's passed by the controversial legislation previously failed to pass through hong kong's instance or after a strong public backlash agent brown has more now from hong kong. where in one tyson which is traditionally a place where people come to have their fortunes told in hong kong but of course knowing can predict at the moment when this new security law is going to take effect we're outside a church a catholic church which has been turned into a makeshift polling station for this vote and workers are being asked to support a general strike now these workers represent you know people working in about 20 different industries here in hong kong not just that students are also being urged to support a classroom boycott now the results of this vote are huge at the really some time over the weekend on the other side of hong kong on saturday morning we met people

who are in support of this new security legislation their probation group and they maintain they claim that so far they've collected more than 3000000 signatures in support of that legislation now that represents about 40 percent of hong kong's population now they claim that a lot of this support has come online these volunteers we met say that they were paid to be there but it does show clearly that there are plenty of people in support of this legislation but also plenty of people against it if the a.p.a. has rejected egypt's call for international intervention to resolve a dispute over a controversial dam on the river nile on friday cairo called on the united nations security council for a fair and balanced solution while the majority of the grand ethiopian relations is complete a few lingering issues a stalling the massive project may consume explains. it's a dispute over the amount of water that can be pumped into dis reza war on the blue

nile that stalled the latest round of talks between egypt and the guy. if he wants it failed within 7 years egypt which relies on the nile for 90 percent of its water proposes a much longer p.d.s. . it says the level of river water downstream will drop dramatically if the reza war is filled too quickly saddam caught between 2 disagreeing sides once an agreement on the time frame but with e.o.p. is now warning it will begin the process with or without a deal. if ridging agreement is put as a precondition for the filling of a dam then the dam will never be filled what was being is that of the dam is not filled unless there is an agreement the egypt will always come up with excuses to not reach one if you began the construction of the $4600000000.00 hydroelectric dam

in 2011 it's expected to provide much needed electricity $200000000.00 a.t.o. paeans and also make it a major public exposure. egypt is concerned the project will allow it to control the flow of africa's longest river cairo has historically through colonial era treaties received a majority of the night share although 85 percent of it originated in ethiopia all sides have a lot of pride and identity in this project i mean obviously that out river is that jewel to egypt's existence and its identity and its economy. is that $4600000000.00 of its own resources to build this thing out minutes seen as presidential pride where it is going to be able to generate power for itself and for the entire region the u.s. tried brokering a deal. but he can use washington of siding with egypt both nations have hinted at

military steps and explodes via a complete breakdown in talks could lead to conflict. and just seizure. in his prime minister is downplaying the worst border violence between his forces and china are nearly half a century or under modi has denied that chinese troops crossed into indian territory before soldiers from both sides got involved in a hand to hand fight at the border on monday 20 indian soldiers were killed 70 were injured in the rule you delhi says that china also suffered casualties but beijing has not disclosed any numbers no hard boy nobody has intruded into our borders nor have any of our post been taken over by china our brave soldiers were masters in ladakh but they went off to teaching to listen to those who challenge their mother india. the top u.s. military commander in the middle east has called iran the greatest threat to regional stability the 2 countries were on the brink of an all out conflict just 5 months ago but behind the scenes they've continued to cooperate when it comes to

one strategic port same as ravi has more now from terre. on the southeastern edge of iran is one of the country's economic lifeline. trouble her port insist on baluchistan province is a hub of activity and unique in one important way. this is the only iranian entity of its kind that has been spared from american sanctions by u.s. state department spokesman told. after extensive consideration in november 28th the administration granted a narrow exception to allow a limited number of activities that support the reconstruction and development of afghanistan a key u.s. national security interests the exception provided for the reconstruction and development of afghanistan and allowed for the operation of a harp or in support of these goals of going to stand can import fuel and iranian goods considered vital for humanitarian assistance but the port also serves other

american interests in the region it's an alternative to go other port in pakistan operated by the chinese it gives india a u.s. ally assisting with afghan reconstruction access to landlocked of the honest on it's also a trade link for india to lucrative markets in central asia and beyond. so not only is the port helping the united states rebuild afghanistan it's also helping india act as a counterbalance to chinese and pakistani influence in the region for iran the port is a vital part of shaping its economic future how to hear. more him make one of our major projects insist on baluchistan province was reviving and using the port of java and still. going development system baluchistan is an important province to a country it is since a live in regards to our national security to say that. baluchistan of the

forefront of iran's national security and that's very true. has become a kind of political bermuda triangle where the normal rules of america's hostile iran policy don't seem to apply in fact where iran sits on the map some experts say makes it impossible for the united states to keep up sanctions for much longer iran is influencing the region is not. iran can influence the home security. so if iran does not collaborate. in the region the problem there is. much more complicated and much more costly for them this is a good reason to let. the port is on the gulf of oman near the mouth of the strait of hormuz where flash points between the u.s. and iran are common the revolutionary guards routinely make public displays of

military strength. and in june 29000 iran shot down a u.s. global hawk surveillance drone over what it says was iranian waters the 2 sides may have converging interests in afghanistan both want stability and to see u.s. troops out but there are still tensions that have been simmering for years and a lot to work past. the old american embassy in tehran was renamed the den of espionage museum it's an ever present reminder of the broken relationship between the united states and the islamic republic of iran but despite decades of animosity and no direct diplomatic representation in each other's countries there are still a few examples of quiet cooperation recent prisoner exchanges between the 2 were a significant step in the same direction. after $911.00 iran was instrumental in

helping the u.s. topple the afghan taliban and set up a new government and in charge america and iran are cooperating on reconstruction albeit indirectly examples of meaningful cooperation in the region serve as a kind of open door that experts say could be opened a little wider and perhaps bring both sides back to the negotiating table zain. the pakistani activist malala yousafzai has celebrated finishing her degree in philosophy politics and economics at oxford university in the u.k. the nobel laureate posted a photograph of herself covered in cake can confetti off the traditional student festivities as she's been a global advocate for girls' education since she survived being shot in the head by the taliban it was 8 years ago and future plans are still up in the air but for now she says she'll be reading watching netflix trying to get some sleep. as well she

might still ahead in sport the u.s. open officials appeared to u. turn after leaving will china tennis off the schedule peter have the details. frank assessments tourism but the income stream is dead in the water what's been the result in poaching quite significantly informed opinions there has been a very aggressive political rhetoric that has become very normal in israeli society in-depth analysis of the day's global headlines it's time for new policy kids say country take not only disintegrating but it's great to meet their stability all continues inside story on al-jazeera when the news breaks children here say they're excited to be back at school but also nervous when people need to be hurt while qatar certainly has plenty of room if the country on foot in part is going to

function and not push the country focus on it the method of production al-jazeera has teams on the ground just because it's lawyer doesn't mean it cannot be crushed what about the guy that can't afford it to bring you more room would win documentaries and life any. how to get some of iraq's most traditional craft workers at risk of vanishing is a nationwide financial crisis hits home grown industries the government hopes prioritizing the development of its private sector will help its otherwise oil dependent economy it's wonderful to have this report from baghdad. since he was

a child. has built for additional furniture from palm fronds his precise moves are the result of generations of expertise passed down from his father and grandfather but now the trade is addressed of dying out or logging more. my children haven't learned it and they don't want to learn it my elder son abbas he tried but he prefers to work as a porter at construction sites. during saddam hussein's time chairs and beds made of palm fronds where household item in iraq their mesh designs suited for a country summer heat but out of the 20 shops that used to be here only 4 are left cheap imports from turkey and china have eroded demand for iraq he made goods and you are going to see more than one customer he came to me and said why do you sell the chair for 10 us dollars while the imported plastic chair costs half i told him this is different it's traditional it takes a lot of if it and this is stronger than the plastic but they don't care about that

. last year government officials visited the market and in an effort to save it they plan to employ the workers in a state owned company similar to this one which specializes in producing handmade carpets back in the 1980 s. most of the factories output was shipped to saddam's palaces but designs have hardly evolved to suit modern tastes and demand has dwindled. the goal is to preserve our heritage and to tell the world what we have in our country we are not looking for profit we are ready to lose money to promote our heritage as iraq slips deeper into a fiscal crisis sustaining such state owned companies could become increasingly difficult the solution to reviving traditional craftsmanship like many other sectors of iraq's economy lies not for much in government programs but in the private sector and there is one company in back of that that is trying to do just that. the selling point for this company is quality and the made in iraq label

it's workshop a dozen employees who work on modern versions of traditional iraqi furniture. but convincing customers to pay extra remains a challenge and lowering the price would require scale and an environment that supports private sector investment on and. in my opinion the state isn't focused on industry. if it was that offer the raw materials provide land provide investment licenses often machines particular workers with the social more the new government has made private sector development one of its priorities but if a craftsman like. trade is about to vanish such initiatives may come too late to want to fall to al-jazeera but that i look on the sport as peter thank you so much the return of support in the united states from the career of our suspension has been dealt a fresh blow athletes from different sports have tested positive for the disease

the p.g.a. tour which only restarted last week after a 3 month hiatus confirmed its 1st positive test american nick watney pulled out of the 2nd round of the r.b.c. heritage in south carolina after experiencing symptoms of coronavirus but the tournament will continue without him he tested positive despite being in the p.g.a. tour's bubble the 2 players he was paid within the 1st round will be tested again after learning about it during friday's play a little nervous but you know i feel good. you know i don't have any close contact yesterday. we kept our space we didn't shake hands. wrapped around i wash my hands. nick never cough or sneeze so you know i feel comfortable yeah you text me actually because we we had a chat on the putting green before i wanted to play yeah but we were we were at a distance so he was just like i hope i didn't get too close to you you know you

know if i feel badly that he was that he was that he was here. today at the golf course and i said look it's fine i you know you never know so you know i said i was in your position i probably would have been here to and like it's you know at this point you just have to concentrate on getting better. that news service showed events on the course as webb simpson took a one stroke lead at the halfway stage ahead of bryson december and cory connors major league soccer the national hockey league and major league baseball have also seen more positive tests all m.l. be training camps in florida and arizona will close temporarily to undergo a deep clean this after 5 players and 3 staff members from the philadelphia phillies tested positive the los angeles angels also confirm to positive cases and the toronto blue jays say one of their players has shown symptoms of the virus. and

aussie rules football game has been postponed because a player tested positive just a week after the league's restart essendon game with melbourne it was due to be played on sunday but won't go ahead of the essendon khana mckenna testing positive he had returned from his native ireland last month and underwent a 14 day quarantine mckenna has tested negative 5 times since returning to the country is a reminder that we're going to have to be. at all times as want to sign finishing as a reminder to our own club's supporters the water community that we are not through this process. meanwhile football fans in europe are making their return to the stands poland and hungary are the latest to lift restrictions on supporters attending matches in the stadium more than 4000 fans were at this match in the west of the country around 20000 are expected to attend darby match in budapest on saturday. it's a leeds city are gets back under way later behind closed doors no fans allowed back

in spain either as boss alone as hopes of winning a 3rd straight leg a title hanging in the balance they do no know with severe on friday boss or still top but fierce rivals real madrid can join them in 1st place if they win their game in hand. i'm always optimistic it is true that staying at the top of the table is now out of our hands but i find it very difficult to see even the top teams taking maximum points in all of their matches between now and the end of the season anyway there was no separating tottenham hotspur and manchester united in the english premier league on friday as josie marino face these old side spurs went in front through steven birdbrain in the 1st half but a late penalty from bruno finance days leveled the masses in the 1st game back for both teams in 3 months because of the coronavirus former f one driver alex sonority remains in intensive care after suffering a serious head injury in a road accident or competing in italy the crash happened during

a hand bike race in tuscany and involved a heavy vehicle the 53 year old italian was airlifted to hospital way underwent surgery sonari used to race in formula one but had both of his legs amputated after and horrific crash during a cart race in germany back in 2001 he subsequently switched to competing as a hand bike racer and as one for paralympic gold medals italian prime minister just become to is among the many people who have sent messages of support. it looks like we'll change tennis could go ahead of this year's u.s. open after all the u.s. tennis association seems to have backtracked on its initial a mission of the sport of being accused of disgusting discrimination by the world number one dylan all caught he was backed by novak djokovic and roger federer the u.s.t.a. says it will work with will to athletes to try to find a solution this week's competition will go ahead without fans because of the coronavirus a pandemic that's where we'll leave it for now more sports news with me again later

nick pretty yes we'll see what becomes of us something like that thank you very much and that is it for this news or early but we'll be here with another full half hour of news in just minutes but i mean o'clock in the city it wasn't. a global pandemic mass protests demanding change economic recession and geopolitical tensions not to mention the small matter of a looming election join me steve clemons in conversation with leading voices on the bottom line your weekly take on u.s. politics and society on al-jazeera. they call

them see days knowledge property subdivided into small quarters where one or more families live crammed together is the only option for many haitian migrants in chile and it's public knowledge that they are exploited by unscrupulous landlords and now with the coronavirus pandemic they're being discriminated further. a few weeks ago this day when the 88 groups became nationwide news because authorities moved the haitian residence to a special one teen area with better facilities but 1st the results of their probe the virus tests were published on the municipalities web page violating a patient's right to confidentiality. the neighbors began throwing rocks and rolling insults at the haitians because a few of them had been confirmed to be carrying coronavirus now they tell us that they feel even more discriminating and vulnerable than ever.

methamphetamines from me and ma a flooding into countries across i use your. 101 east off why all caught fade to stop the myth. on al-jazeera. a worrying combination of threat of monsoon rain and corona virus forwarding us stock in the world's biggest refugee camp. play you're watching al-jazeera live from doha with me for the bad people also ahead a powerful u.s. attorney who is investigating president donald trump refuses to resign despite

efforts to remove him. as supporters gather for the president's 1st romney.