penetrates global market slavery a 21st century evil continues its charcoal slaves on al-jazeera. but let's take you live to the scene and lebanon's capital where live ammunition has been used against demonstrators angry at tuesday's port explosion. and i am the star of the attack and this is al jazeera live from doha coming up. tear gas is fired at lebanese demonstrators trying to reach parliament while others stormed 3 ministry buildings. the prime minister calls for early elections and an

overhaul of lebanon's political clowns. and also ahead ridiculous and barbarous china condemns u.s. sanctions on hong kong's leader its police chief and other officials. the deadly port explosion in lebanon's capital is now again igniting a wave of anger towards the government thousands of demonstrating in central beirut with some protestors storming the foreign ministry and 2 other ministry buildings prime minister has says people have a right to be angry addressing them or the nation just a few minutes ago he has called for early elections police fired tear gas to disperse people outside parliament politicians are being accused of corruption and action which led to choose days devastating blast that killed 158 people and wounded 6060 people remain missing around through. 800000 lebanese are homeless

because of all the damage that was caused 3 m.p.'s from the opposition christian christian that makes 5 resignations now in total well as we were saying lebanese prime minister has and says he will now introduce a draft bill in the coming days proposing early elections loom conclusion as mckillop. we cannot face these problems unless we have the early elections to elect a new politicians and a new parliament we need a new political elite and a new parliament we need to work together to overcome the stiff area that we know and i know the people have questions about the catastrophe and how the government plans to handle it the catastrophe is way bigger than anyone could imagine the impact of my stay forever well let's now bring in sana'a to our correspondent she is in the thick of all of that is happening in beirut zain i do want to ask what have you been hearing from the protesters around you will be the ones who have actually heard what has and has promised. well

a short while ago the prime minister has proposed a solution out of this crisis he says that he's going to propose holding early elections and he's going to propose that on monday not everybody here heard that speech in fact when the prime minister speaks a lot of people here will tell you we don't want to listen because all he talks about is his achievements when he hasn't achieved anything since taking office in january but i did ask if you keep it around me what they think they were jubilant they felt that what they've done today achieved something they felt that the governments in one way or the other realize that they will have to compromise but an early election. many questions need to be asked what law under what electoral law will this election be held. those in power crafted than elec torah law a few years bach that serve their interests the way that they divided different

electoral districts ensured that they would get most of the seats with a very very complicated elect torah law but it was very hard for independent people the civil society people who are not part of the traditional ruling elites to be able to gain and any seats in parliament in fact in the 2018 election only one independent m.p. made it and that's paul you could be on the m.p. who resigned today so will an early election help. many will say at least that is the beginning but the people here want a new leadership what they're calling for is a new government and the merchants a government to be able to run the country in this time of crisis it seems that the international community the visit of the french president manuel mccrone just a few days ago he did talk about a new political initiative

a new political pact that needs to be. forged between the different political factions so all we have right now is the government trying to propose a solution out of this crisis saying that he's going to propose that on monday people here want a change in leadership they don't want those in power to come back to power and i think it's a little bit more than that today is not just about the new leadership today is about justice today is about revenge for the victims of tuesday's blast so will people here be content with a new election and not follow through on an international investigation into what happened at the blast site will tell you is this an attempt by the authorities to hide what happened at the port not to uncover the truth because many people here feel that the political and security establishment had a hand or at least knowledge of the facts highly explosive material at the ports so

when they see the government backing down offering a concession when they refuse to offer a concession for so many months there will be a lot of questions so there is a significant significant development no doubt in this ongoing crisis but where will it lead levanon is still too early to say then and we are hearing from the lebanese red cross that some 110 protesters today have already been wounded and you were talking earlier about live ammunition. we've seen plenty of tear gas can you describe the scene for us then now what you've been seeing happen over the course of the afternoon. hours. that are not at all protesters tried to argue that are pushed back by they were pushed me protesters tried to storm parliament building and they were pushed back by by right anti-riot police excessive amounts of tear gas were used but the people

held their ground it's not easy to stand here and smell teargas and nobody here has gallus moused but they stayed they would pull back move away and then come back they want to really show that this time around they're defiant they're not leaving in the meantime other program of protesters stormed to ministries the foreign ministry the economy ministry. the army and the internal security forces there saying that they have no choice because they're protecting public and private property and that they they will need to respond the protesters try to damage. the state the state institutions but there's people here stood their ground in the face of power but the power balance of power is not in their favor those in power control the security forces and you can see the excessive amount of tear gas it hasn't stopped but people still persevered they continue they continue coming back

. many of them say they're hoping that today will be a turning point they're hoping that this time around there will be change they're saying what happens the incompetence the negligence on the part of the authorities on keeping highly explosive material in a densely not in a densely populated city shows that those in power really don't care about their people. ask anybody here in the hotel you we have been treated like a worm and we're not human beings it's not only that they think they have starved us and they have bankrupted us they have killed us as well. they construct the gallows in the middle of martyrs square demanding the execution of politicians now that's highly unlikely it's highly unlikely that they'll be able to achieve that but. for them some of them are saying the very fact that they're caught that that the fact that they put early elections on the table this possibility it is a win and a very difficult and long battle ahead. zana there our correspondent on the ground

in martyr square in beirut and i thank you very much please do stay safe well let's now speak to my london he is al jazeera senior political analyst and he joins us now from london milan we had it from has not very long that early elections will that fix things absolutely not this is a growing market kicking the can down the road as it were because let's think about a whole bunch of scenarios for this election one as it were a certain here based on what's the real wall because the previous or the law this. is based on some sort of our. vision. for an age that is political. or option to do months or 3 months is not good enough for the various people on the

streets the. parts of the civil society beyond those who have been for many years. been going into the political fold an organized political parties and run for election what if there were. not much of a chance that the parties and exist that there are exist there are for the civil war. but really even if they do succeed to get to the bottom we've seen members a lot of reporting just for us all the more there are it's well there's some way so clearly just slipping into parliament is not it's not eloquent certainly 4th and here i hate to be a pessimist here but the mocker city and the other governments but they're part of it but that we're the closest it's not necessarily going to be or are anything

but the economy so all our. prosperity you know that are not the girl aside of prom is important a sign across all they should look for action or nepotism and so on zocor i think one of the important issues that have been on the case for the last decade or 2 is spent the economic something solid shifted and then it leaks levanon used to be a banking bridge between the west of the outer wall is to be an important banking center it used to be an important stick center it used to be an important 2. mrs senter insurance and this and that and the other thing an important media center in the arab world and so on so a lot of that is gone small egypt and the buying the house and other places iran when you think that the time is your student best used to give some of its own crew

and use or not if not longer than just a 2nd in a war in syria again next door has also a weakening of the niece and the syrian economy for all of these reasons why it's of course undermined and hurry. not. sure what the future that's where i start somewhere so its purpose start with a. big shoes has to be real as well modeled on we've also seen hezbollah very much on the defensive over the last few days and they're still very much a power broker and then how do they fit into all of this especially if there's now going to be early elections and attempts a political reform where do they fit in. absolutely i've heard possibly some of the speaking assume that he was even more expensive than the brand new son was so the. short speech clearly has one that is feeling the heat both from the the

interests as well as from those who care about it and a lot of. the country. i think is the thing as well and he is on the defensive because a lot of people suspect problem play either there was or there were not. weapons the problems in. the war for. 'd trade was what belonged to hezbollah in some form or other or through neither of them have been clear to me hezbollah did not but sure enough they both think we're . going to the nice people as it were expressing more of a defensive position about what has follow might work. for their rule or to say that if there is ever since this war but it's problem time as well as how it's it states it's kate to meaning we keep saying it is awful all

because it is our existence will burn is more than it could be worse is rather than a mystery aggression and the other hand it is part of the existing political system and never used to be a long time and i think if the meanest behind the scene or the president let me just government so the idea that it's not accountable to what was going on today it no longer washes and that's why it's my last $100.00 meeting tomorrow will probably come out with. an 8 pack a choice but that one that would be could be should not a $1.00 to $1.00 who. i think it's one that the. people who are. most affected while exposed to rebuild their homes rebuild their houses lives and businesses and on the other hand the 2nd secular

world to it should not it would be if the things government of the present or future but if that used were the system is going to be more apparent the whole corruption house with methodism has to have a big and a half before a very clear and relevance in the commission investigation but what went on for so well who are. now some real question more of them were because they have it on hold quickly it would be cynical more. the people who will force you who are speaking i am quite skeptical try to be but i hope at least that. being used for example the french writings from 5. or book or science that are full of my one bashar al jazeera senior political

analyst being to us from london thank you for your insights marwan i do want to remind viewers what they're watching right now these are live pictures from mount a square in central beirut the lebanese capital where thousands have taken to the streets we've seen tear gas even live ammunition being fired has been running battles between the security forces and the protestors they've stormed 3 ministry is that they are defiance they say they are going to stay throughout the night all of this as the lebanese prime minister has promised and the elections will have all the latest for you on al-jazeera. still ahead on the. an appeal for help. to contain a huge oil leak from a ship and aid at last but kenya lost their livelihoods because of the coronavirus question why it's taken so long.

it's been raining quite heavily in pakistan's a bit more of that to come the close friends crossed. but it's sort of dissolving by sunday will be a few showers up in the mountains i think but maybe not widespread rain not more cloud where stretches back towards the quarter and to some degree or cutoff what's been a fairly stiff and dry and dusty wind coming out of iraq down towards qatar which means the temperature will probably be reflecting a humid environment on the hot side still the monsoon is still blowing across the i'm on the coast of the hour we'll have 3 more days of drizzle sometimes even forecast as proper rain but it will turn green all the same is right for the time of the year. across the sahara it's dry heat but this obviously represents thunderstorms a long way north they come through in clumps and they come certain drop a lot of rains on the army has registered 101 millimeters in the last 24 hours

a service that clump of went through which is now on its way through mali and will go off shore somewhere west of guinea we watch the next one develop that comes sure in masses this one is a little bit further south but again you've got orange to share with. a mostly dry picture i have to say forecast wise is a little the warm side for port elizabeth. frank assessments saying that. there's. like a week's notice or 2 informed opinion which is ethiopia on the verge of a breakdown many cops are the only every 10 are actually under a de facto state of emergency and critical debate of that is a proxy he does not represent the interest of the libyan people in-depth analysis of the day's global headlines inside story on al-jazeera.

you know again i missed. let's remind you of our top stories here this hour thousands are demonstrating right now in the lebanese capital beirut people are angry at the government blaming corruption and inertia for an explosion at the port on tuesday that killed 158 people one police officer has now been killed in clashes with protesters and the red cross says more than 100 people have been going to. dozens of demonstrators have also stormed lebanon's foreign economy and environment ministries chanting slogans against the government and the whole establishment they burned a portrait of president michel aoun the protesters call for of the ministry buildings

will serve to be occupiers and lebanon's prime minister house india has called for early elections following that wave of public outrage in a televised address he said he would introduce a draft bill in the coming days proposing holds. well let's bring you to some other news now and hong kong is condemning the u.s. imposed sanctions on its top leaders calling that decision despicable and shameless chief executive kerry lamb and the current and former police chiefs all among 11 officials whose u.s. assets will be frozen sarah clarke reports from hong kong. the united states went directly to the top singling out hong kong chief executive kerry land and imposing sanctions on any american assets she has also targeted is hong kong's police chief chris tang his predecessor and other officials americans and u.s. businesses are banned from dealing with them the u.s. secretary of state said the sanctions target individuals responsible for imposing

a national security law in hong kong might calm pires says the sweeping legislation is unacceptable and cartels political freedom in the city pro-democracy activist joshua wall was quick to applaud the decision is pride for the world to realize that they need to reassess their foreign policy toehold call and try to the wise the situation in hong kong with the escalate is high for the world those that were caught the sanctions were prompted by president donald trump's executive order last month denouncing china's imposition of the law which criminalizes acts of suspicion terrorism and subversion hong kong's chief executive says the law is crucial to restore order in the special administrative region where there's been months of political unrest caroline describe the sanctions as despicable and barbarous and says the government will not be intimidated her response was echoed by commerce

secretary i don't fight any sort of valid reason for this blatant if you're in on call affairs live on country by i don't think this is necessary for the civilized manner to do so china's response was also swift with his top official in hong kong ridiculing sanctions who are claiming who's also on the list says he doesn't have any assets in the united states sanctions are a wasted effort this latest round of sanctions is a dramatic escalation in tensions between beijing and the united states the hong kong government hasn't ruled out targeting american companies and individuals operating here that move could be next sarah clarke al-jazeera hong kong. now a course in thailand's capital has granted bail to 2 anti-government protest leaders who were arrested on friday night dozens of supporters gathered outside that court and bangkok demanding their release they were held in connection with pro-democracy protests but our correspondent wayne hay is in the thai capital and he says these

recent rallies have been the most significant since the military crew back in 2014 . if the police thought the arrest of the 2 protest leaders was going to scare the rest of the protesters off the streets it clearly didn't have the desired effect this rally in the heart of bangkok shopping district just one of many that have taken place in recent weeks not only in the capital city but in other parts of thailand is as well the been fairly small protests led mainly by students but they have been significant in fact this is the most significant protest movement we've seen since the military coup in 2014 the protesters have a set of demands they want this government gone they want new elections called and they want the military draft constitution to be written they basically feel that little if anything has changed in thailand since the coup despite the fact that an election was held in march last year basically we still have the same people who led the coup running the government today. at least 26 people have died in south

korea and what's become the longest monsoon season and 7 years thousands more have fled the southern point of the korean peninsula rescue crews are still searching for people still missing 10 of them and hounds houses have been swamped by landslides farmland destroyed by flooding during the early 50 days now of heavy rain also in south korea rescue workers have saved a woman from drowning in has 70 submerged cars she was pulled out as it floated down an overflowing river in the southeast. now marie has declared a state of environmental imagine say after the japanese are in ship began spilling tons of oil the island is appealing for help from france but a volunteer cleanup operation is already underway and this year has the story aereo and satellite photos show the extent of the oil spill off the southeastern coast of . the japanese owned ball-carrier waka show ran aground late last month and began

leaking its $4000.00 tons of fuel into the indian ocean all 20 crew were taken ashore but rough seas hampered attempts to stabilize the ship and pump the fuel off after declaring a state of environmental emergency prime minister pravin juggernaut appealed for help from france he says islanders don't have the expertise to clean up the spill president emanuel qualm promised to send teams and equipment from the nearby french island off. while the government's waiting for french help to arrive some volunteers have started their own cleanup effort building sea booms which scroll to soak up the spill. he says i'm still movies with we are here to see what we can save everyone here is trying to save what they can of our ocean which gives us so much and which supports us the border this is our heritage it's good. to see as your village we can see the situation is getting worse this spill is affecting so

many set to his tourism the economy ecology. looking for more not to do it was some salons are offering free haircuts this weekend as hair can also be used to soak up oil. while 4000 tons of fuel may seem like a relatively small amount compared to major oil leaks its impact on the riches is huge. islands are surrounded by some of the world's most valuable coral reefs and tourism is crucial to the economy the impact will not only be equal logical equally be economical because many people erode their livelihoods from the fish to fish in the area there are a lot of hotels also in the area who market which market these place sites in order to get clients and you have a lot of people owning their livelihoods also on the land leader say is to 1st time the 1300000 islanders have been faced with an environmental crisis of this kind

experts fear the ship could break up causing an even greater fuel leak and inflicting catastrophic damage to marine life at least 2 out to 0 and a kremlin protesters in the far east of russia have rallied now for the 5th consecutive weekend demanding the release of their regional governor galvez arrested last month and flown to moscow he denies involvement in the matter as of several businessman 15 years ago protesters want to me the freed or tried at his home city of coverups near the border with china. many kenyans who lost their jobs because of carbon 1000 accuse the government of misusing foreign aid that was meant to help them they say they are yet to receive any money transfer reports from the capital nairobi. antonio chen has just received his weekly $10.00 payment from the government the money is a lifeline to him and thousands of other kenyans in auburn areas who have lost their jobs because of coronavirus and the subsequent lockdown measures. the chain

is a casual labor in the western town of q and has 3 children. on the front if we use 500 shillings for a banana hoping business we then use the other 500 to buy food for their food and other basic things. in other parts of the town hélène a callow tells us this is the 1st time she's receiving food since march when the 1st case of the disease was confirmed on advance a minimum messire gawain i have only heard about the government money i have not seen it i've just received this food store for well wishers the. national treasury has so far dispatched about a $100000000.00. the money adds to an existing welfare program that helps the elderly oftens and the disabled while the 300000 people have lost their jobs because of the pandemic government money is helping the poorest but the fans are limited the number of those who need it is growing and some analysts are concerned

about the lack of transparency on how it's being distributed i. worry about. the lack of transparency and. or corruption and you've already started. and we don't want to. continue our. march adapt. their reports here that say much of the money sent to different government offices is. being mismanaged through fraudulent procurement process is an inflated costs of medical equipment so. we put this concerns to the treasury cabinet secretary giving money to those 2 issues that. it would demand. our government. if you know the cost to. you know which is it. or 'd you know that the market was you know circumventing the 'd oil efficiency. that's really been almost the

treasury secretary is expected to release and that decision all $500000000.00 soon to provide father assistance to those who need it many like hélène are cattle who are struggling to survive i hope in the money we'll get to them this time cathy zoi al-jazeera nairobi. hello again this is al-jazeera and these are the headlines thousands are demonstrating in the lebanese capital barriers these are live pictures from there people are angry at the government blaming corruption and inertia for an explosion at the port on tuesday that killed 158 people one police officer has now been killed in clashes with protesters and the red cross says more than 100 people have been willing to. on dozens of protesters stormed lebanon's foreign ministry building chanting slogans against the government and the political establishment they have burned a portrait of president michel aoun the demonstrators also call for other ministry

buildings to be occupiers and the prime minister has india has now called for early elections following that wave of public outrage in a televised address he said he would introduce a draft bill in the coming days proposing early polls. lame conclusion as. we cannot face these problems unless we have the early elections to elect a new politicians and a new parliament we need a new political elite and a new parliament we need to work together to overcome this difficult period we know and i know the people have questions about the catastrophe and how the government plans to do it the catastrophe is way bigger than anyone could imagine the impact may stay forever and 3 more lebanese opposition m.p.'s have announced their resignation from parliament taking the total to 5 members from the christian cattail party mourning the death of a colleague called on other politicians to follow suit china's top representative

in hong kong says u.s. sanctions on the territories leaders are ridiculous and barbarous any u.s. assets held by chief executive kerry lamb are being frozen similarly for police chiefs and other officials afghanistan's highest consultative body of the loya jirga has recommended the government to release $400.00 taliban prisoners but it says they should only be freed if they promise not to return to fighting it's now up to present a shotgun and to make the final decision which could come as early as sunday and flight data recorders have been recovered from the wreckage of an airliner which crash landed in india 18 people were killed and 150 injured when the air india express proud off the runway during a storm on friday. well those are the headlines and i will have much more news for you hit on al-jazeera off the inside story stay with us.

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