in the film because. of the feature not from the need to se chechnya it's. an emergency or. this is al-jazeera. hello again i'm peter w. watching the news hour live from doha coming up in the next 60 minutes the emir of kuwait. has died in the united states at the age of $91.00. he made a kuwait was an extraordinary scene bill of wisdom and generosity. leaders from around the world remember the man known as the architects of q.h. modern foreign policy. fighting intensifies between.

the international community races to find a diplomatic solution. shashi to look at why indigenous peoples have been hit harder than most by covert 19. i'm sorry all the sports world number one novak djokovic begins his french open campaign in interest in fashion the serbian star winning his 1st round match in straight sets. the leader known as the wise man of the region the amir of kuwait shakes. or has died in the united states he was 9140 days of mourning have been declared the crown prince shaikh now off. as expected to be sworn in as the next to me on weapons day we modify and smooth the crown prince has always been known for his prudence

honesty did occasion in devotion to serve for the benefit of kuwait and the kuwaiti people to be the best successor to the best and the. we'll get more shortly but 1st jamal a child takes a look back at the life and the legacy of shaikh. in recent years. had become recognized and relied on as a regional mediator in 2017 when g.c.c. member states saudi arabia and the united arab emirates along with egypt accused qatar of supporting what they described as terrorism and imposed a land air and sea blockade it was he who intervened the kuwaiti amir attempted to broker a settlement urged for more dialogue between the gulf rivals and pushed for reforms to prevent future disputes. no question what it meant that we have discussed the situation in the country for most unfortunate dispute between our brothers in the gulf region and our efforts to contain it. was born in kuwait city in 1929 the son

of ahmed their job who was a mirror from 1984 to 1950 for 4 decades he held the post of foreign minister in that time the oil rich country experienced huge economic growth but was also vulnerable to regional struggles although kuwait had supported the iraqi government during the nearly decade long war with iran in the 1980 s. . then president saddam hussein ordered his forces to invade kuwait in 1900. more than $1000.00 civilians were killed and hundreds went missing during the 7 months iraqi occupation which triggered the 1st gulf war that same year. after u.s. led air campaign forced iraqi troops out of kuwait so obama was closely involved in rebuilding his country. and in 2003 he was appointed prime minister.

at the time it was widely expected that his next role would be that of crown prince but in 2006 then a mere job or lama dream job of his half brother died a new a mere saddle abdullah salim assad was sworn in almost immediately concerns were raised over the state of his health and sparked what appeared to be a power struggle within the royal family after a tense 9 day reign the army or abdicated. the cabinets we finally nominated as the next leader ending what was seen as a major crisis. in 2015 a suicide bomb exploded in a packed mosque in the east of quaint city killing 26 people. there near immediately rushed to the mosque despite security warning scaring his sympathy with the people. in the long life of some of the slovak he witnessed kuwait's so-called golden years of economic growth and darker periods of conflict regional turmoil and

political crises towards the end his well honed skills in diplomacy mediation were increasingly relied on by other gulf states a role here p.r. to welcome and one that's will be missed. we have multiple correspondents following and gauging reaction to this story allan fishes in washington biggs in tehran 1st let's bring in jamal al sheil who's report you just heard so jamal for people outside the region just explain to us the ceremony and the ceremonial tomorrow. well 1st we will have the incumbent mayor who was the crown prince now off. of the sabar who are the half brother as you mentioned that you will be. present at the national assembly which is essentially the parliament of kuwait he has already been nominated by the

cabinets and obviously with the blessing of the elders of the. ruling family as the new amir so it will be essentially very much a procedural. thing that will take place tomorrow this will put him in a position for when a funeral does take place for the late amir and it's expected obviously a states one to happen with world leaders turning than he would be on par with those who come from different countries to receive their respects or for them to pay their respects and for this new amir to receive it's obviously what these procedurals show of kuwait is that it's not just an issue of a monarchy where one person has passed and the next in line assumes power but there are certain checks that need or thoughts and steps that need to be checked for us we started with the consultations between the senior members of the ruling family

then they went through the cabinet and once the cabinet is announced it then goes to the parliament for its approval sort of those steps to show that maybe kuwait's position is unique aside from the other policies that. the red shirts about had been pushing for quite it's unique in the way it's governed and obviously it's constitution on the diversity that it has the late mia before he got seriously ill and decided to go to the united states where his life came to a close to a mile he was engaged his people his advisors his politicians were engaged with so many big issues around this region does the new and me engage with the. relatively speaking straight away after perhaps the 40 days of mourning most likely yes i mean here's somebody who was working close to the late emir he was appointed by the late amir surprisingly as an heir apparent not because of his personality but because of the power dynamics within kuwait where it was expected that somebody from

a different branch of the ruling family would be named as error apparent so he has been with us but from the very beginning. of the trajectory of how we view how it will continue it is likely that it will continue at least on this should know of is in power that it would continue on the same path as its predecessor what's important here obviously aside from the person of your salam as well as a mediator as you mentioned as we spoke about somebody who is trying to find consensus and to try and avert a conflict it's important to know the. coates modern history and how that's shaped the role it's one to a country like court that saw the devastation of war through the invasion in the 1st gulf war of 1991 is we're on the division that caused in the g.c.c. is what shaped its decision and the pursuit of consensus and peacemaking

rather than what people pundits garners describe as adventurous politics or divisive politics as countries or leaders that were either children at the time the happened or were not aware of the fact of these divisions jamal thank you very much jamal that. regional leaders have been reacting to the death of and offering their condolences the mirror i mean bin hamad health and has ordered 3 days of mourning and ordered flags lowered to half mast in a statement he said he received the news with great sorrow and deep sadness. he also described the leaked shakes our medal job as a great leader the u.n. secretary general and turning to terrorists that he will fondly remember shakes up as humanitarian contributions i am deeply moved by the information i just received of the passing of his owners the meat of kuwait. the meat of kuwait

was an extraordinary seemed all of wisdom and generosity a messenger of peace a bridge builder and i will never forget as i commissioner for refugees that they witnessed is an initiative in this live a ship in some of the most important humanitarian actions in the world. alan fischer in washington alan how will the gauge the events in kuwait where you are. well i think they'll see a continuity with the announcement of who may take over as the emir certainly there has been a complicated relationship with the kuwaitis over the last few years there is a great swell of support for the americans a great deal of affection in kuwait which is perhaps unusual in the middle east that now all stems back to 1990 when the 1st president bush put together

a global coalition to expel the iraqis after the invasion of kuwait in august 1090 of course that ended up with a very short 3 day war and there was a great deal of celebration the americans as i see regarded with warm affection and there was an axis built up between kuwait and the united states as if that was certainly a part of the hide in the middle east someone they could do business with we know that from david speaker who was the secretary of state around that time when told that the emir was very ill he said that the world will miss his steady and thoughtful hand it sure is the level of respect for the emir that the american military provided a hospital aircraft to fly him from kuwait all the way to minnesota at the d.f.t. he had an operation in kuwait city clearly his condition had deteriorated he was flown to rochester minnesota that is the place where the campus for.

the mayo clinic sits are regarded as one of the best hospitals in the world and that we were told in the last few hours is where he probably died knowing that he died here in the united states but as i say a complicated relationship not least because the emir had built up a relationship with iran which didn't please many people here at the white house he built up at least in ship with china he wasn't fully armed. ward with donald trump when he pulled out of the iran nuclear deal he spoke very strongly about the rights of palestinian people and so there was concern that perhaps the kuwaitis were not being entirely a loyal given what the u.s. had done in the past but there was respect for the man because about 10 days ago donald trump awarded him with the legion of merit an order that is all new given by the president and normally only given to foreign leaders that was presented for the

1st time in 1901 in his absence will be a lot of eyes on the white house to see how their relationship with kuwait develops not just after november the 3rd the presidential election of course and whether or not there's a new incumbent in the building behind me but also how the relationship with the new develops and how it benefits both kuwait and the united states thank you very much allan fisher reporting there from washington live to tehran and our correspondent there big so we're hearing there from allan a complex relationship with america and also for this late in mean a complex relationship but generally positive with the authorities in tehran as well. yes conflict friendly tense times and very complicated but foreign minister devolves reid has been the 1st iranian official to react to respond to the death he gave his condolences and he said that amir is an individual of moderation and equilibrium for kuwait in the

region and he wished the people of kuwait prosperity stability and advancement for the new rule and now. did have a personal relationship with the late amir after the 2015 stampede arabia during the annual hug many iranians were killed now iran wants to send the official. denied that and divides the reef approached a mirror at the united nations after wish thought the mere mediated between the 2 countries and then the ministers the. health minister and the deputy foreign minister were allowed to travel to saudi arabia but yes it is a complicated relationship and it has been tense times in 2017. 23 nationals nationals and accused him of espionage for his by law and iran and said diplomats have been aiding them so the iranian ambassador was expelled diplomatic relations were downgraded there were restrictions put an iranian traders

but. has played a role of mediator in the region they didn't support the united states when they pulled out the 2015 nuclear deal and they have publicly stated that iran had a right to peaceful peaceful nuclear program but more recently the emir in 2014 had visited iran and he met with president rouhani and the supreme leader so many so iran will be looking to see if there will be a continuing continually of media role and seeing if that relationship will continue between the 2 countries. thank you very much there in tehran ok let's cross over to kuwait and speak to the jar he's a professor of political sciences at kuwait university and welcome to the news hour here on al-jazeera we've spent a lot of time since this news came through to us that the media had passed away

talking about who he was and how he was perceived on the international stage on the regional stage how was he perceived domestically inside his home country. right as you know this is this is the history it's been on the. public sphere since the early fifty's. that independence who was never part and minister to you know give. us that iceland was at mutitjulu united nations back in 1963 and he's been the longest serving foreign minister for 40 years and on world. so his training is and that started a tool that world and tenant of kuwait has been mostly on foreign

port in a face plus he was a person of moderation in trying cool get people together so his a city has been and will getting people to get with it in lebanon or you wait it was bad news they were said to have problems with well in their leadership at the beginning of the all state and that he was a villain he had some personal relationship with the. foreign leaders of the u.a.e. to get them to get yemen a work. crew and others so he's it's been all over and even is mostly instrumental. in moderation in media in getting people to get that and with the fight nation capability you know it was all of those ready to give support to you and they die heavy on kuwait in holding. a couple of

syrian conferences and for our conference and the m.n. going to go she even though kuwait was supposedly part of the corner saying. for the people of kuwait the professor does it also represent the breaking of a living link to the old q 8 you know he came to prominence so in the very early sixty's at that point traditional industry was dying and then they went on to discover or oil it went on to become a very wealthy prosperous country so this is not only a generational shift with his half brother taking on the job of being the kuwaiti mia it's also having to look back at what kuwait had to be or was at the time no no how did i just give you one example even the succession succession in kuwait it's the straightforward issue it's gone by constitution it doesn't need to go

through all negotiation of changing the platforms so there is a law which is called the succession that means they are just 2 nights the the. council of ministers and nouns that the crown bluesky be and me and he will be sworn in tomorrow in the parliament so these are the process was flawed of foreign affairs i think it will it is well established it would take time to change but i don't think that it will be affected destinated character or. ships that are definitely will be missed because he. gave the experience that members standing own personnel bases on digic bases i think this was the end we're stuck awaits to get it and you'll need it and. getting people to get it ok we have to leave it there professor on the job there in kuwait thank you very

much. more news still to come for you here on the news hour including as the world passes a 1000000 deaths this year from cope with 19 we ask why latin america is so badly affected. we were in athens as a group of refugees arrived from last boston 3 weeks after their camp was destroyed by fire. and insubordination champions council and get ready for a unique footballing challenge sours here with that story in about 25 minutes. turkey and have denied claims a turkish f. 16 fighter jet shot down an american warplane killing its pilot armenian brother pop me diplomatic efforts are underway to stop the fighting in the region of not going to the un security council is due to hold an emergency meeting later bought on the ground the violence is escalating with both sides accusing each other of

using heavy artillery and killing civilians in shell about us. one after another helicopters land at this medical center in armenia's capital here of on the bringing wounded soldiers and civilians from the disputed region of nagorno-karabakh fighting broke out on sunday and a resurgence of a man running conflicts between armenia and azerbaijan over control of the territory nagorno-karabakh is internationally recognized as part of azerbaijan but is controlled by armenian forces in 3 days dozens of people have been killed hundreds have been hurt and more can not save on the hospitals located on the frontline will be lived empty in case a large number of injured people arrive for emergency treatment so that no one will be deprived of medical care. it's not clear how this fighting began but armenia and azerbaijan blame each other the 2 sides are targeting inch

other with rockets artillery and drone strikes they plot to seize villages under the other's control both countries say they are now at war. the most important thing is we are brave and fearless and we will go forward. we capture a lot of his very military equipment and we continue to fight against them using their own equipment we do well with this a few hours drive from the battle in azerbaijan's capital back main registered to fight the government has announced a casual mobilization to recruit civilians into its military and by order of our president people here gathered for a partial mobilization which means that its concerns are men under the age of 32 and those who are considered suitable for us by their professions flights out of backers international airport have also been limited for security reasons. france

is calling an urgent meeting with russia and the u.s. to find a path to deescalation the 3 have mediated the dispute in the past but there is rising concern the fighting may spread outside of nagorno-karabakh with both sides reporting civilian deaths away from the immediate conflict area. this is the most intense fighting since a menial and azerbaijan world war and here in 1900. now both countries say they will not back down on the issue of new corner karabakh despite the rising casualties china dallas' al-jazeera. the us has once again urged armenia and azerbaijan to cease hostilities the secretary of state mike pompei o discuss the situation with the greek foreign minister the foreign minister also addressed the conflict in nagorno-karabakh where both sides must stop the violence and work with the minsk group co-chairs to return to substantive negotiations as quickly as possible. well robin 1st say walker is following developments from the

georgian capital tbilisi the fighting hasn't let up. both sides using what appeared to be heavy weaponry and we're talking about artillery mortars and rocket propelled systems launched from you know some of those mobile. types of machinery and equipment. and of course the steady drip of military videos from the defense ministries showing these kind of precision strikes but that's not taking into account the civilians that are being caught up in this we've had reports of more civilian casualties on the as ery sides i believe another 6 people civilians killed only armenian side 9 year old girl was killed and 2 members of her family seriously injured that big news for the armenians is that they say the as

ery forces are shelling out of dennis which is a town that is not in the disputed karabakh region it's actually a little further to the north and west on within the republic of armenia proper. at the same time these ery say that armenia is firing back or firing at them into army are very territory so again a trade of of missiles and munitions but also a trade of of words and accusations in claims and counterclaims. now the world has now passed 1000000 deaths from covert 19 latin america is the worst affected regions of course with more cases than any other taking place about 1200000 in brazil alone more than 140000 people have died the reports now from buenos aires. there is no one reason why the covered 1000 virus should have been particularly virulent in latin america different governments have tackled it in different ways.

some like argentina in peru imposing strict lockdowns he wants you to know i keep insisting that we'll get back to one point of g.d.p. that we lost what we want get back other lives lost. others like brazil or mexico have been criticized for claiming too soon that the coronavirus has been defeated. he in this is decreasing slowly but he kept noisy parts of all the bricks which is good in yours in the context of the serious problem. the numbers however keep rising more than 800000 infected in colombia and peru 700000 in argentina 76000 dead in mexico and effective vaccine can't come a moment too soon this virus will continue to spread and people will continue to get sick even as a bad scene is the one out saw we can work our own war on vaccines.

as is the key is very often in public have their uncles in the blues. among the hardest hit have been health workers indigenous communities and those already living in vulnerable situations and this is their service but if i was laid off work and the situation got really hard because i live with my 3 children and take care of them all by myself there are days when we have to skip a meal because things are hard. no one is immune the presidents of brazil bolivia honduras and guatemala all tested. positive for the virus they all recovered. the pandemic has battered already fragile economies and protests have grown across the region demanding an easing of lockdown measures and the return to work. it's good for the economy so that people have the opportunity to keep their business is up and running because that's important but it doesn't mean we're out of danger i mean the pandemic it's becoming clear that the pandemic has highlighted in exacerbated

many of the systemic problems that existed across latin america previously lack of investment in health and education inequality and corruption many for now are simply battling for survival against the virus and the problems it brought with it . one of cyrus the u.k. and canada have imposed sanctions on the president of the alexander lukashenko he had himself sworn into office for another term last week in ceremony but the election the put him back into the role is in dispute thousands of people have been arrested the process since it was held in august the sanctions include looking shanker himself his son 6 senior members of his government including the interior minister the u.k. government has imposed sanctions on a senior members of the. batteries including our ground. the national security adviser and you can coast chief of staff and it's for the persecution of the

protesters in the rigging of the elections in batteries we think it's really important to take a stand for human rights and for the values of freedom and it's important to do so now hundreds of refugees to reach the greek mainland after being granted asylum it been living in the overcrowded morea camp on last boss that was burnt down earlier this month 2500 more refugees will be moved next week after being tested for corona virus john psaropoulos was at athens a lovely old chords as the boat boat came in. buses are now moving on board the nieces here in order to pick up migrants and take them to hotels the length and breadth of greece that is where they will be housed and fed for the next 2 months after that they will be eased into a separate program which will subsidize their rental in order to move into apartments and start looking for work and slowly go through the motions of becoming independent in greece not an easy task in an economy with 15 percent statistical

unemployment but this is part of a new government initiative to move people of the 5 eastern region islands which have reception centers because after the fire that destroyed europe's biggest refugee camp in morea on the island of lesbos there is now a renewed urgency to relieve those islands of people where there are still tens of thousands and to start bringing them on to the mainland the government has prioritized unaccompanied minors those were moved weeks ago now they're moving people who've received their asylum and should no longer have been housed in refugee reception centers on those islands this is the beginning of this new initiative. still to come here on the news for you the pandemics perfect storm rising unemployment and hunger worldwide workers in the philippines and they haven't had enough food for months. and a pivotal moment in the most divisive us elections in the big memory we'll look ahead to the 1st.