279 school girls are released in northern nigeria days all to being kidnapped by gunmen from this school. and i'm glad this is al jazeera life and also coming up in terms of our partnership with saudi arabia as a recalibration it's not a rush the biden the administration defends its decision not to sanction the saudi crown prince for the killing of journalist 2 month or so g. 8 is a death sentence words of despair at the u.n. it's a donor conference on yemen falls far short of funds needed to help millions caught

between war and starvation. thousands turned out in support of the media's embattled prime minister under pressure to resign for his handling of the conflict against azerbaijan. so we begin with the breaking news out of nigeria where the government says $279.00 schoolgirls kidnapped a northwest and foreign state have been released a gunman took them from a state run school on friday it is the latest in a series of abductions in the region and let's cross over straight away to an interest is in the town of cosell in south boston and joins us now so ahmed what more do we know. what basically you know but figures. 7 to 9 earlier we were reporting 317 girls kidnapped from that school now the governor just funny should dressing be. kates here they say that the process of

taking them back took a moment while he apologized for that and that basically it was a bit of penton bandits people who have repented and given up against the state that actually took the skills from those who could not them earlier now basically they have been a process of negotiations between authorities here and people who've been terrorizing communities across islam for a state in other parts of north northern nigeria from the north to the north central with cases remember just a few days ago several students and their teacher as well so released from captivity in ny just 8 so the situation is such that these girls are here and they will be debriefed by the authorities and then they will proceed now to have medicals they'll be examined properly to see whether or not they have other outlining health issues now the government is insisting that there was no ransom

paid and that it was just such a lead to this incident all of them last night we understood that they're walking says we understood that sort of like yesterday on the last night there was not a negotiation support and now luckily enough this morning i got a call from the governor but the go silent where we should be here at the government time and we intend to talk to the governors and. find out whether or not because he says he will continue those negotiations would they spend it and the federal government insisted that they would normally go see asians so we will get to hear from him whether this process will continue looking at the situation on the ground. tell us more about this is all of abductions and what's being done to try and counter it. what basically has become one of the most profitable criminal enterprises in one. it started like cattle rustling and

eventually will for just not take things in check but most of the today the whole of north west tonight northwestern 7 states. here there are 7 states in the northwest and northwestern part of nigeria no state is the problem and it has trickled down to the north central parts of nigeria the ne ne from. this not having problems dealing with the full security situation is such that the police big and other security agencies. deal with. the process i just. said this camp on otherwise the security forces according to security analysts have to identify these. these problems these keep. up with that within. just the systems our doctors will be

because the. fact that it takes. just reporting it from as far as states where we getting news that's 279 girls have now been released. the body ministration is sidestepped any direct action against saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman despite an intelligence report on friday revealing his involvement in the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi al-jazeera state department correspondent was in jordan this report. 3 days after the bike ministration declassified an intelligence report on the murder of journalist jamal 2 officials say they're taking a hard line regarding the mastermind named in the report saudi arabia's crown prince and de facto ruler mohammed bin solomon we have also conveyed very clearly and candidly through diplomatic channels that this absolutely can never happen again that our relationship will be different from what it has been in the past and that we are going to be of course hold the option of holding saudi arabia to to their

commitment to to take reforms in place and make progress moving forward but critics aren't buying it they say the u.s. should have imposed the same punishment on the crown prince that it has imposed on $76.00 saudi individuals whom the u.s. believes have sought to threaten dissidents overseas including those implicated in these murder at the state department spokesperson argued the u.s. considers king solomon not his son to be the country's ruler and that officials are trying to preserve a critical relationship in the middle east it's important to u.s. interests and it requires continued progress in reforms to ensure that this important partnership rests on strong fundamentals and continues to advance our shared objectives in the middle east we seek to accomplish a great deal with the saudis to end the war in yemen and ease yemen's humanitarian

crisis. ending that civil war is one of president joe biden's top foreign policy priorities he's already taken a harder line with riyadh by cutting all future of offensive weapon sales the saudis have long been accused of using u.s. provided bombs to kill again many civilians on monday washington announced at an aid conference for yemen that it would give a new. other $170000000.00 in humanitarian relief still not enough said aid workers to help the people suffering from 4 years of war they need to lift the blockade on the blockade is preventing food medicine and essential goods including fuel from getting into yemen that. needs to be changed so it's inclusive fair and just by the administration specifically needs to stop linking the iran negotiation with peace negotiations in the. meantime another human rights question has been

left unanswered whether in light of the national intelligence community's report the u.s. will ever give crown prince mohammed bin solomon and his family a waiver to visit the u.s. congress passed a law banning all foreign officials in their relatives from the u.s. if they were involved in cases of major corruption or a gross violation of human rights which many would argue includes. murder rosalyn jordan al-jazeera or let's say not from the united nations human rights investigator agnes culebra expressed concerns over not taking action against the crown prince. it is extremely. in my view problematic if not then generous to acknowledge someone's kind of credibility and then to tell that someone what we want to do and i think most see it as if we had said nothing and i am calling on the u.s. government to act all its public findings and to sanction mohammed ben-simon for

what he has done to sanction he eyes and beyond there are 17 percent he seeks now individuals are sanctioned to sanction him into diplomacy sense of the world by wishing him follow some of those. circles i'm cooler on them fuel and clear lead to all internationally to really allow for. more investigation of killings and although i only wish i'm so against john the least you are of the founders james warren is a political analyst and executive editor of news god he says biden's promises as a presidential kind of it's turning out to be more complicated than he thought. as a candidate he had box themself in and he was unrelenting and very tough minded at least rhetorically by the saudis and the need to essentially bring them to him

bring the crown prince to those sooner as is often the case with american presidents they get into the oval office having won and like become way more complicated so the other day they use the word weak allo great the relationship not rupture the relationship and it reminds one of how candidate donald trump or a half years ago said he was going to get the u.s. out of all middle east wars it never happened but you know for sure candidate joe biden was very said he thought the ground friends was directly responsible for the murder and now it happens they sort of try to have it both ways because they know how significant saudi arabia's crown prince undoubtedly is is a little chagrined that we've been so at least rhetorically are we call for a band in the in that particular. military group that covert group but so lots of

the saudis say ok we've done away with it they'll just replace it with something else i think ultimately the real problem is that you've got a young crown prince who's probably going to be the king he's going to outlive anybody the biden ministration and the administration that comes after biden and the administration that probably comes after that that ultimately is his leverage in this long term negotiation of sorts also had heritage served back in school up to maybe 18 months we'll tell you why there are fears for the mental health of children in the midst of kashmir. how i once again get to say because some dry weather now coming in across much of the middle east northern parts essentially fine and settled a little bit some places a fair weather clap but there is some clouds and some rain coming into the eastern

side of the mediterranean as i said wet and windy weather just talking in here as we go on through chews day particularly around the coast that the syria from lebanon maybe into the final west of jordan this is similar pictures to go on through wednesday those winds really picking up so some choppy waters to watch out for him but elsewhere as you can say it is laci try the mob you want to see showers into northern iraq maybe and all the parts of iran but not too much to speak of 24 celsius present sunshine here in as we go on through the next couple days it is looking good feeling absolutely lovely fight and try to across the whole of africa because the showers over towards southern parts of uganda through the rift valley some heavy downpours coming into tanzania over the next day i would say still seeing some rather wet weather just around zambia and zimbabwe but i think as we go on through the next couple of days it's really going to be through the maze and be a channel that we can take have to keep a close eye on things very wet weather coming into the east coast of mozambique as we go through wednesday and heading increasingly wet medic aska.

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hello again you're watching al-jazeera remind about top stories this hour 279 schoolgirls kidnapped in the northwestern nigerian citizen far have been released the gunman took them from a state run school on friday it is the latest of a series of abductions in the region let's cross back to the tourists in the town of. joins us now what more do you have for us. well basically make contrary to earlier reports of 317 of this goes up what taken from the school it's now 217 and this is called by the governor of the 1st state the governor below my totally and he insisted that no ransom was paid and that negotiations that he started during his administration is paying off in fact it was the beneficiaries of this negotiation process to help the received these goals from captivity

a lot of them outlining their ordeals about what they went through and the situation they were in when they were taken and how they were rescued right now to discuss more on this about the release and the condition of the girls is the governor was in for a state when you actually talked to us what went wrong and how this goes well recovered . from the smiles seem to be we haven't seen the good and to the 2 things. we. just. want to do as the governor. to call the. desert to be. included in the peace. because we see the. people so that become

glued to release this in the senate. seat talked to us about what what happened. it's a process of force the people. around. the course are. there because peace is. the peace so i. guess. and. you see one of. this. is unsettling it is not correct it is. the. proselytes.

status of the hence the 400 families looking at the process of negotiation itself are you disappointed that despite the negotiation a lot of people the benefits actually breached the agreement between the state government and then kidnapped this goes are you continuing with the negotiation process. for the 1st time. we have. initiated some of them so it. can turn what. the government is getting so we're going to continue that process because not all of them that.

penton benedict because nobody can be able to get. to see them and one of. the contacted me and say we should. bring this today thank you so much excellently we're going to limit or leave the governor of south for a state now what remains style they skates will be transported to a medical facility they'll be examined to the security of course of those who will debrief them and then they'll be reunited with members of their families back howard thanks very much indeed beatrice with the good news that the 279 schoolgirls kidnapped in northwest for a state have now been released now saudi arabia's civil defense says 5 people have been injured as a result of the missile attack on its territory which itself fired from yemen hit a town in the border region of just on monday rocket fire has increased over the last 3 weeks is fine 910 survives in yemen's marry of reaching the united nations secretary general says he's disappointed by the outcome of the global donor

conference for yemen and you could terrorists as the events raise roughly $1700000000.00 u.s. dollars that's less than half of the $3500000000.00 the u.n. was asking for diplomatic editor james bass reports from u.n. headquarters now in hugo 4 weeks the u.n. has been warning that yemen's humanitarian situation is on the verge of becoming the worst time in any way in decades. is bearing down. the race he's on if we want to prevent handgun and starvation from thinking millions of lives to avert humanitarian disaster the secretary general convened a pledging conference to raise almost $4000000000.00 but while big donors did give money in most cases they actually reduced their contributions from a year earlier in the past the countries fighting as part of the coalition in yemen saudi arabia and the united arab emirates gave the most this year their

contributions were down to the head of the world food program warned that out of the $3850000000.00 that the u.n. wanted there was an absolute bare minimum needed to stop a famine 1900000000 just over. $100000000.00 per month to have 4 kids but in the end instead of $1900000000.00 they got $1670000000.00 the un's emergency relief coordinator read out a statement from the secretary general and it can be said about today is that it represents a down payment i thank those who did pledge generously and i ask others to consider again what they can do to help stave off the worst famine the well to seen in decades. the message from the u.n. to donor countries is pretty clear thank you for your money but it's not enough and

we're going to come back to you to ask for more otherwise there's going to be a massive famine in yemen james bags out 0 of the united nations the u.s. state department is threatening for the sanctions against me and most military if it continues to crackdown and protest this follows the most violent days since last month's coup security forces have been increasing their crackdown on protesters across major cities at least 18 were killed on sunday. vermes security forces brutal killing of unarmed people its attacks on journals and activists and ongoing unjust attentions the united states in close coordination with our partners and allies we have made clear to the burmese military that violence against the people of burma is a whore and the recent escalation in tactics by security forces is reprehensible the united states stands in solidarity with the 10s of thousands of people in burma who once again came out peacefully across the country with courage and

determination to reject this military coup and to voice their aspirations for a return to democratic governance peace and the rule of law i mean his prime minister says he is ready to call a snap election to bring to an end the country's political crisis. and address thousands of supporters in the capital monday just hours earlier protesters who want him to resign stormed the government building we are of on this program 1st it will. street power is how armenia's prime minister forced a corrupt government to resign 3 years ago street power on monday was his way of answering calls for his own resignation he stands accused of failing all media in its war against azerbaijan you have been marred by robber yes i throw this challenge to the parliamentary opposition let's call for snap elections let's call for snap elections and i beg you to support the school. me. has

played his card at democratic solution to a political crisis yes by contrast the opposition hopes the army will play a role so far the president has refused to sign passion yan's order to dismiss our media's top general. statement everyone has read us today i mean. the army's reviving we must stand strong here so that the president and the constitutional court do not decide to dismiss the chief of the general staff. to trigger elections mr will have to stand down as per the opposition's demand but they want an interim government 1st not an election for the prime minister's supporters that is hypocrisy hard to fire opposition he's calling us to transfer power to then we doubt the lections bypassing the people so they call

us illegitimate but they think we're legitimate enough to hand on the power to them bypassing the people that's not going to happen. but repetition have been saying that nicole question the on is unfit for office finally these are answered his detractors say it's up to the armenian people to now choose who should govern this country at the ballot box. monday's rallies also marked an important and in 1st series 13 years ago the form of government used force against protesters 10 people died passion yan has told armenians that that chapter in the country's history must not be repeated robin 1st it will come out just yet about. pharisee international says hundreds of civilians have been unlawfully killed in northern mozambique and reported documents violence by

government security forces a private south african military company and the armed group named locally as al-shabaab amnesty says there have been reports of actually judicial executions and indiscriminate attacks have been displaced in mozambique's coverdale got a reach. phone lines and internet have been cut off in china capital men on sunday security forces stormed the home of opposition leader and presidential candidate you know they've been accused of killing his mother and son across one of nicholas berg as more. defiant and no longer afraid supporters of opposition leader yeah do you know attempt to block a tank from the presidential guard from moving closer to his home says elite forces killed his elderly mother an 11 year old son in an attempt to arrest him on sunday he spoke to his supporters from his home police officers came without a warrant and fired on my relatives killing my mother and others it shows the

nature of president davey's regime we need to continue our movement so that we can get a democracy and justice chaldeans deserve i will not be intimidated after this declaration deal though a candidate in april's presidential election escaped from his house undetected despite the heavy security presence in 2005 dealer mounted a failed arm rebellion against president idriss deby who has been in power for the last 31 years and is running for a 6th term in office last april published this video where he queues is debbie's family of corruption and mis appropriation of public money a case was filed against which prompted this operation. for many years we also documented in internet cut off so.

chad and to respect the child. and. child part and to make some pressure. despite the accusations of rights violations france has been backing debby's government since 1990 and germany is home to a major french military base with charging troops providing support in the fight against armed groups in the saddle regional stability is important but opposition protestors say so is the call for freedom from the increasing voices of dissent nicholas harkey al-jazeera. the philippines has reported its 1st cases the more contagious south african coronavirus variant the discovery could complicate its recovery effort just a day after the country began rolling out its vaccination program its 1st batch of 600000 scientific doses arrive from china on sunday schools in the administered kashmir of rio this year after the pandemic forced him to close before

that students were already can fall into their homes because of the military crackdown. as well. students in indian administered kashmir are once again back in school this is the worst it's the 1st time they've been in a classroom in nearly a year after schools were shut down at the height of the pandemic things are different now and students are readjusting to life under covert 19 to be honest i had gone have a choice of staying at my home now or coming out of my room but then the news came out that the schools are reopening and i was quite reluctant to come to school but then. when i wore the uniform and when i stepped into the school i had a different feeling but even before the pandemic the students were already forced to study at home when india revoked kashmir's autonomy in august 21000 the move led to more unrest in the disputed territory and it also led to a log down in the area such what. for the last 2 years kashmiri children have not

been to schools the kashmir valley was going through a cycle of lockdowns after it samee autonomy was revoked then came the pandemic for the rest of the world the lockdown has been for a year but here in kashmir it's basically been 2 parents who worry their children will fall behind with so many gaps in their education but there's also fear of the long term effects of social isolation i would certainly get depressed because again the courage of getting out of the home again and then being shot in the home again that that takes out of a person its moral and everything. india is expanding its vaccination drive and some are questioning of politics and longstanding tension in the region will again trickle down to the education system students have already been the biggest victims i think get on the education their perspective will be dormant if the situation doesn't improve the students say their day to day priority is not about politics

but rather getting an education katia lapus of the young al-jazeera. so this is out there these are the top stories in $279.00 schoolgirls kidnapped in the northwestern nigerian state of zamfara been released a gunman took them from a state run school on friday it is the latest of a series of abductions in the region how would you assess the latest from kusa in time for us to. but the governor who just finished a dressing the kates here they say that the process of taking them back to.