well i know you. are learning the tragedy in baghdad at least 82 people have died in a fire at a hospital the prime minister suspended the country's health chief. i . learned a lot of this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. fighting on the streets

of mogadishu between supporters and opponents of somalia's president after he extended his term in office. in a way that seen people desperate for medical help india's prime minister admits this 2nd wave of covert 19 has shaken his nation. and goes on the high seas in the gulf of guinea one of the most dangerous places the part. i. say then iraq's prime minister has now suspended the health minister after at least 82 people died in a fire at a baghdad hospital the decision came off the public erupted demanding the prosecution of high level officials the funerals of some of the victims are being held 3 days of national mourning be declared for the fires spread through a ward where covert 900 patients were being treated early reports point to an oxygen tank being the cause of the blast so many

a full team has more now from baghdad. well the cabinet led by a prime minister mr me met this afternoon and decided to suspend the health minister as well as the governor of baghdad province this comes on top of previous suspensions of the director and other management of. the past battle where the explosion took place as well as the official responsible for health care india area and many people had said that those initial suspensions were not enough because they targeted the middle management at the ministry of health and really avoided seeking a responsibility at the upper echelons of the ministry now despite the suspension of the minister of health some people will still say that this is not enough that a suspension it is merely a measure to really buy time that this investigation will not really lead to any results a real accountability as unfortunately we have seen many times in the past what

people are really demanding is the resignation or complete dismissal of the minister of ministry of health but of course he comes from a rather powerful party the party of doll sider which won the last elections and holds the biggest the biggest number of seats in parliament and that's why many people doubt whether there will be actual firm action taken taken against him and whether discuss pension is just the 1st step towards accountability or really just an effort to try to save face on the part of the government supporters of somalia's president and those opposed to an extension of his term in office are fighting it's happening ahead of a deadline for mohamed from my job to step down earlier on sunday a military convoy including cause moved to the capital un has urged both sides to reject violence and resume dialogue as a matter of urgency let's speak to our correspondent catherine sawyer following

events from nairobi said catherine what were you hearing what's the latest. well things are moving very fast in mogadishu nic and i've just gotten off the phone the with one of our colleagues who saying that they're now hearing gunshots in an area in mogadishu called the mary nial area it's in the north of the city it's not really clear what's going on there but we have seen protests today that were being led by this of forces that are open to the extension of the president for majel for another 2 years this forces were recalled back from the front lines in an area called no west. in lower shabelle and they were called by their sector commander. a bully who is also opposed to the extension of the time of the president he has given the president an alternate term of 24 hours to rescind that

decision he has today been meeting with opposition leaders and other. military commanders as well so people in mogadishu are very worried about what's going on this saying that especially now with the involvement of the security forces who appear to be taking sides last week we saw another police commander who was in charge of the region which is the largest metro police in mogadishu he was fired because of trying to stop parliament from from debating that extension issue and now we're being told he retreated to his home with forces loyal to him so people very worried about the security situation it's very tense in mogadishu right now given the front door state of somali there must be real concerns about what this could lead to. or people are very worried about that and

about the security situation in the country and especially now as i said when the military appears to be taking different sides and people are saying that if this continues if the military the security forces continue to splinter and fracture it could be very bad for the security of the country for example this troops who are now in mogadishu came from frontline positions and that means that they left a security vacuum this could embolden al shabaab the armed group that is still very much a threat in somalia couldn't bowl them them to take control of some of those positions that are being left could embolden the fighters to ramp up attacks and so one we've also seen president from joe on a charm offensive has been talking to the u.s. the u.k. the u.n. international partners basically and recently he was in the democratic republic of congo where he went to talk to president kennedy who is the chair of the african

union just trying to get their support but they've all said no you need to go back to the drawing board you need to jumpstart this electoral process but he is standing his ground saying that somalia is a sovereign country saying that the electoral process stalled because of some individuals because of some leaders and and this term extension was necessary because the country cannot afford anymore to be in a political vacuum or catherine catherine so the reporting from our review on the ongoing situation in somalia. rebels in northern china ready to observe a cease fire and discuss a political settlement the front for change in concord rebels crossed from libya probably live and calling for and to person who was killed fighting the group on the front line according to the government military council headed by his son will oversee an 18 month transition to elections for morgan has more now from.

well 1st of all we have to look at how many groups are involved in the fight against the government which is now headed by. there is of course the fronts for change and concord which was responsible for the death of the country's longtime president idriss deby and what they say is that they're ready to observe a cease fire that's not a complete announcement of a ceasefire yet so there is likely to be a bit of fighting continuing but it also comes off the back of an announcement from the from the group that on friday the day a state ceremony was held a state funeral was held for injuries there be the group accuse the government of mumbai adding their positions in the border targeting their leader so the announcement from the front for change and concrete group that they are ready to observe a cease fire seems to be a response to the call by the transitional council for dialogue opposition groups including armed groups have been saying that they want the military to step down and a transitional interim government to be put in its place that is led by civilians

or that should at least be formed with in agreement with most of the political parties or all the political parties and civil society groups here in the country so it looks like this announcement that the rebel group is ready to observe ceasefire is just a step forward but it's not a complete announcement to see find it remains to be seen how many of the rebel groups especially armed groups are ready to also lay down their weapons and negotiate with the with the transitional military council. there's been a 3rd night of violence near the al aqsa mosque compound in occupied east jerusalem israeli security forces fired stun grenades and water cannon that palestinian protesters there angry at restrictions on gatherings during the muslim month of ramadan are a false reports now from west jerusalem. night after night these are the scenes that may come to define jerusalem's ramadan of 2021 since the 1st night of the holy month palestinians have been protesting against the closure of the steps outside damascus gate where they would usually gather after prayers they don't allow to the

people to sit on the steps to drink something they want to change everything and we don't forget it's a couple of bullets than in this film and that if you peace in your every day there are clashes and it has turned into a live street it's an icon of daily ritual. there is now a real danger of further escalation with the added element of far right jewish groups seeking to confront the palestinians. on thursday supporters of one such group marched to damascus gate chanting death to arabs the 2 groups facing off for several hours with more than $125.00 people injured mostly palestinians in violence with security forces it follows last month's electoral success for an alliance of religious nationalists and the far right descendants of one party banned in the 1990 s. the anti arab racism their leaders have been sharing videos of palestinians attacking jews and repeating preexisting calls for the quote disloyal palestinians to be

expelled israel's prime minister has held an emergency meeting with his top security officials maintaining the freedom of worship for all residents and all visitors to jerusalem we currently demand that the law be complied with and i call for calm on all sides the focus for concern for israel though is gaza on friday night armed factions fired $36.00 rockets from the strip towards israel several more followed on saturday night israel carrying out as strikes in response the military wing of hamas which governs gaza expressed solidarity for the protesters in east jerusalem. the violence has also spread to the occupied west bank all of this a month before planned palestinian elections which could hinge on whether israel. allows voting in occupied east jerusalem conflict in jerusalem has in the past spots conflict elsewhere the 2014 gaza war being one example the current mix of tension about race religion and politics has already led to the biggest cause escalation in many months it's a dangerous mix ensuring tense days ahead are

a force of al-jazeera westerners. still ahead here on al-jazeera images from the deep indonesians navy pinpoints a submarine that sunk cost the coast of bali with $53.00 sailors on board. it is the biggest nights in hollywood coming up and they could be the red carpet ready for this year the ceremony is going to look like never before. hello there china is going to see quite a bit of wet weather we can see that cloud over central and southern areas with heavy a downpours around india china we could see some localized flooding across northern vietnam with a shower with a particularly heavy and as we go into choose day those showers are going to push

towards the east coast will have rain as well in hong kong the temperature is sitting at about mid twenty's there you go further north things are looking rather clear and fine beijing seeing lots of sunshine 23 degrees got a bit of a brisk wind we could see some dust in the air for the korean peninsula ahead of that rain we've got clearer skies for south korea similar story for japan lots of fine and dry weather temperatures slightly below what we expect for this time of year and that weather system is pushed out to sea we could see one to 2 showers in . as we head to southeast asia now the philippines a seeing plenty is settled weather sunshine and showers for manila at 30 degrees as we go into cheers day the south could see some heavier rainfall you can see those yellow peaks there but much of the intense downpours are going to be across cambodia and thailand we could see a few showers in malaysia too. the

wounded the boob. tube. but again you're watching about top stories this hour iraq's health minister has been suspended after an explosion at a baghdad hospital the funerals of some of the $82.00 victims are being held 3 days of national mourning have been declared. supporters of somalis president to those opposed to an extension of his term in office are fighting it's happening ahead of a deadline from the hunted up from are due to. rebels in northern chad say they're ready to observe a cease fire and discuss a political settlement the rebels cross from libya on april 11th calling for an end

to president idriss deby has ruled that he was killed fighting on the front lines. india is reporting a record number of coronavirus cases for a 4th straight day with nearly 350000 infections stuff that overwhelmed hospitals a big of often supplies a lot done across delhi has been extended for another week the u.s. china russia and the european union are all offering to help send equipment and support elizabeth per annum has more now from new delhi. and mumbai and delhi have some of the best health care infrastructure in the country and yet here in the capital we continue to see the entrances to hospitals filled with desperate family members begging for their loved ones there in loved ones to be admitted being rejected because hospitals are full and we're hearing reports of people dying outside hospitals dying on the footpath outside hospitals waiting to be admitted

the southern city of bengal ludo which is also one of the richest cities in the country it is an i.t. hub it is known for its medical tourism is also now running out of i.c.u. beds and that will give you an idea then of the situation in a much poorer areas like the most populous state orthopod. or the like can be hard where it's much more difficult for people to get to hospitals there you know who often have to travel tens if not hundreds of kilometers to actually reach proper hospitals that have the equipment that they need and we are seeing cases rising alarmingly in india's most populous state with the predation cases a more than 30000 a day now and with their predation like most of india is still not conducting enough tests we also have a discrepancy a very big discrepancy between the number of deaths the official death toll and

author but there also in other badly affected states like garage and madhya pradesh doesn't add up to the number of bodies which are being cremated every year around spring it's asparagus time in germany that's when the vegetables ready for harvest usually during the season people from eastern europe come to work in the fields but the pandemic has led to a dip in demand that is affecting sales stephanie decker reports now from billets and brownback in eastern germany. nicknamed white gold or the noble vegetable this is germany's all time favorite white asparagus but it's not germans working the fields it's men mostly from romania who come here specifically for the harvest how many years you've been coming there for 30 years. just 1st target yes just before. and why to give them a man is. nobody here is the big.

and coronado is made of different travel. you know it's no different. this year workers are coming into germany they just need a negative 1000 test when the borders closed last year the german government made an exception and allowed in 30000 foreign workers to save the harvest but it still hasn't brought situation back to normal the core not even changed in law enforce power goes. only about 25 percent of the whole asparagus goes to us tongs but now the old clothes don't. wait that perhaps we won't sell all the asparagus and even they can have a look for foreign markets but in the same situation. it's another not not a solution. prices are now lower there are less sales and higher costs but the vegetables

are ready and the harvest must go on now this is where you go back to work a. guy wanted to talk about how it stood for profit it is the only one and most of them are from poland and we all know why only one and not none and we're told simply that in that. they get around $14.00 an hour we're told it's hard work both on and off the fields the farms owner tells us most germans don't want to work for that amount of money. a sign of the times not everyone likes to be tested we're told are carried out around twice a week. many of these men have left their families behind in romania to earn off the land when you can when women go home when you know the money is good better than romania i feel at home here nothing to complain about. the result it's painstaking work but for these men worth it they will harvest 1500000 kilos of

asparagus on this farm this season feeding germany its precious vegetable and in turn feeding their families back home stephanie decker al-jazeera billets in brandenburg eastern germany they have been protests in paris after a court ruled that the killer of a jewish woman in 2017 would not stand trial sara halimi was pushed out of the window of her flat by her neighbor kabila troll the court ruled troll was not criminally responsible because he was delirious due to taking drugs jewish group says an example of a growing number of anti-semitic attacks by muslim youths a president of my mom has criticized the ruling. a day off the u.s. president joe biden for me recognized the mass killing of armenians during the ottoman empire a genocide i mean his prime minister has resigned the move will set the stage for stuff elections on june the 20th neko passion yan had to be under pressure for his handling of last year's war with us advice on the conflict ended with

a media giving up control of several disputed territories problem for us and walker has more now from tbilisi in neighboring georgia and he says the u.s. president's recognition of a genocide in armenia may boost electoral chances i think certainly the biting statement will have full weight. given given the intense pressure that he's been on these recent months since the war over. which really has been the the reason why this is all been happening because the opposition. its opponents have been calling for his resignation for many months almost daily protests because they hold him responsible for the outcome of that more in which our media lost huge swathes of territory surrounding the nagorno-karabakh and play . and therefore missed the passion yet in fact he said himself that everybody has

has weighed in on. those days and has had an opinion said to say about it with the exception of the armenian electorate and so this is their opportunity to have their say almost like a referendum. since on him really since those cuts as he described the catastrophic events of the of the war but last year what's also worth pointing out however is that the opposition never really wanted to have a the elections because i think they understood that even though nicoll question yet it's popular they may be even less popular than he is because the opposition is made up of the former government that he. ruled out in a popular revolution back in 2018 so it was never their hope so i mean the elections they wanted a caretaker administration he now i think has his sights set on june 20th as a referendum in which he believes he's going to be able to whip the gulf of guinea

is one of the most dangerous maritime areas in the world because a pirate attacks nearly half of the incidents recorded globally in the 1st 3 months of this year happened that home address went on a patrol with binion's navy on the atlantic ocean. for these navy commandos setting out on a hunt for pirates at sea. it's a dangerous assignment that security forces of this small west african nation have been carrying out for years they face pirates and armed criminal gangs that seize cargoes and kidnap crew members for ransom. at sea the team escorts vessels in and out of the maritime. been in cannot make no cent. they in constant touch with their operation bases where larger vessels stand by to deploy in case of bigger threats. but cramer these operations lead to a significant decrease in illegal activities it's

a dangerous operation but we're professional officers who are well trained to do just that for 3 consecutive years the gulf of guinea has been the world's most dangerous shipping road. more than half of attacks it's the happen here a maritime territory that covers nearly 2 and a half 1000000 square kilometers. the international maritime bureau documented 190 quite by deterrents and the governor came in last year 32 more than the previous year been in snake he says more than one of those attacks happened in its territorial waters and he wants to keep it now so he's asking merchant ships coming into its waters to also high up private security team and safety. every year the sophistication of the attacks has grown and countries of the region desperate not to lose control of the better to many canonic lifelines are looking for international support. that. previously the pirates target tankas but now any ship is

a target and they have vessels that travel far off shore although the criminals attack close to shore as well in the way. of the neville headquarters new speed boats are prepared for deployment. the navy chief says big of ourselves on their way to reinforce operations and for the right reasons. been important cultural handles 90 percent of its 40 trade and generates more than 60 percent of its g.d.p. it processes 12000000 tons of freight and all of. it delora kenya is that dark a massive tax on the ships in ours we feel it it affects our revenues from g.d.'s all attacks or even an attempted negatively impact the country's economy we're not only investing to tackle attacks but also preventing them more important to us is preventing attacks because intervention costs more in terms of money and human lives. been in has a naval force of only

a few 100 personnel but is able to effectively reduce attacks in its chair toward waters and officials here say more countries in the gulf of guinea collaborated more closely shipping routes or become much safer how many trees al-jazeera quarter the. the wreckage of an indonesian submarine has been found at the bottom of the body sea and the hopes that many of its 53 crew members could have survived it was spotted north of bali island not far from where it was last seen taking part in a training exercise on wednesday i'm just as this report. what were search and rescue boats return to port on sunday prepared for a change of mission a day after internees as navy declared a missing submarine sunk with 53 souls on board. for 02 last saw the surface on wednesday off the coast of bali debris was found on saturday indicating the hole collapsed under pressure and on sunday the wreckage itself was found. the cause of the accident is not yet known the navy has

previously suggested it could have been due to an electrical failure preventing the ship from resurfacing the chief of staff is adamant the crew did their jobs. it's not human error they followed the right procedures during the dive from the very beginning of the dive report we've heard the preparation procedures were carried out properly. as family members arrive at a naval base in venue on the east java presidential can we doto says search and rescue operations will continue and say to be sure we the people of indonesia would like to convey a deep sadness for this incident especially of the family of the submarine crew the crew of the mission's best son's best pages who safeguarded the nation's sovereignty. as members of the public send their condolences and many are sharing a video of the men that's become a viral tribute of a submarine crew on eternal patrol. and are chappelle al-jazeera.

the 93rd academy awards which begin later on sunday will be unlike any other the coronavirus pandemic has led to a scaled back ceremony this is the scene right now it would have been a boost to cause the list to streaming companies who are behind many of the oscar nominees reynolds has this preview now from all sides of. the emirates red carpet no adoring crowds no comedy acts instead of a fancy theater the awards will be handed out in an art deco era train station after a pandemic year in which the movie industry itself struggling and streaming video extended its dominance over cinema releases the oscars will be more low key this year not a lot of fun maybe i'm i am so sick of virtual award shows right now and people in their living rooms on zone among the best picture nominees director chloe chows no man's land is the front runner since last year how much since the true no 2 months

i'm test. of the same thing right. best actor award may come down to a choice between honors for the late chadwick boseman in my rainey's black bottom god that got me here and anthony hopkins in the father who you can see it's me. and this is just nonsense i would have said chadwick boseman for sure and i have predicted that but i'm noticing some members talking about how they think chadwick's going to win but they're voting for anthony the best actress award is up for grabs with strong performances by viola davis in my rainey's black bottom oh. boy frances mcdormand in no man's land carey mulligan in promising young woman nessa kirby in pieces of a woman she sees. and andra day in the united states

versus billie holiday sexiness. you grandkids of the c. street in contrast to recent years a large number of black hollywood professionals were nominated and steven un is the 1st korean american nominated for best actor in. riz ahmed is the 1st muslim and 1st person of pakistani descent nominated for best actor in sound of metal i could hear you understand i can't i've got. one. and nomad land 0 is the 1st asian american woman nominated for best director it may have been a rough year for hollywood but the cache of the little gold figurine remains strong the ratings are going to be in the tank but the oscar still stands for something it is the primo thing everyone wants one in the industry in a year like no other the show somehow goes on rob reynolds al-jazeera los angeles.