sadly, less than an amazon who are the regional inhabitants of libya, here in this old city. there is evidence that dates back centuries and got that. he came to power. he showed to arrow by our culture, became illegal to name our children music names. he removed our culture from history books, but we preserved our culture and secret younger view played an important role in the revolution that top a long time leader martin that he out father of by language. now, after more than a decade, they are able to open celebrate their heritage and culture. although libya has been engulfed in violence and political divisions since 2011 the amazon, you'd say they're happy with their new found freedom. unprompted and uninterrupted discussions. from our london broadcast center on al jazeera ah,

china opens its borders after nearly 3 years left in quarantine requirements for all travellers, despite the coven 19 outbreak. ah, 5 sammy's a dan. this is al jazeera alive from dell hall. so coming up thousands of israelis protests against the new government and its plans to curve the power of the courts . been ins, tests of democracy, opposition parties are back on the ballot in the parliamentary elections plus unsurpassed amended to ride in germany with thousands of climate activists are trying to to prevent the expansion of a coal mine. ah

. now for the 1st time in almost 3 years, china has lifted all corona virus related restrictions on foreign travel. chinese tourists can now leave and return home without the need to quarantine in a government facility. tourists visiting china will also face no restrictions, but all this comes during a spike in cove. it 19 cases inside china is katrina. you reports from bay ging for the 1st time since the beginning of the pandemic. punky is getting ready for a trip to thailand. he says he's over the joy to china has ended strict 0 corporate border controls. absolutely, i'm so passionate about it and because i've been stuck here for for years, the urge is so strong. a real on travel abroad. i lived at highland somewhere easy from sunday. those returning to china no longer have to undergo quarantine. the change has parked a surge and travel begins. japan,

south korea and the united states are among popular destinations. thailand has tops the list staff in this bangkok hotel, a looking forward to welcoming back chinese tourists. 5000000 are expected this year on our home here, the and he home on a hack. our chinese visitors are vital for the tourism industry throughout the country. they not only spend money in bangkok, but they usually travel nationwide. china's borders with hong kong have also been reopened. these passages are among the 1st to cross without needing to isolate at a government facility. this weekend also marks the beginning of june. the travel period leading up to noon and new year chinese railway department expect 2000000000 trips to be made over the next few weeks, many by migrant workers who are unable to travel hardly previous years to strict 0 current policy. but widespread covered 19 infections have prompted the government

to issue guidelines cautioning against spreading the virus in rural areas. governance abroad have also raised concerns with more than a dozen countries, including the united kingdom, france and australia. imposing restrictions on passages from china. punk, they says he'll steer clear of those countries for now and is just relieved that china's days of global isolation, steam to be ending. katrina, you al serra bating a thailand is one of the most popular destinations for chinese tourists. that country's government has introduced new rules, meaning all international travelers will have to show proof of vaccination. hurry chang is in bangkok. aaron bank hops chains. how they're hanging lance to celebrate the lunar new year in 2 weeks time. if the truth be, tell, they're a bit more concerned about a date, a little closer. monday, the 9th of january and chinese tourists able to return to thailand after restrictions were lifted when they arrived. they'll only have to show

a vaccine certificate with fear of the restrictions that have been placed on them going to other places. as all tourists will now have to do. the thai government knows they are vitally important for the revival of that terrace industry which makes up 25 percent of the time economy. they're hoping that their goal of $20000000.00 arrivals this year will impart be boosted by these new arrivals. from china, though, there is some trepidation. those who aren't directly involved in the tourist industry, are concerned with the spread of coven infections within china. a new variant could emerge. and remember the coven 19 was 1st seen outside china, here in thailand. that said their importance to the economy and to the post coven. 19 revival is vital, and many people will be hoping that brings a prosperous and happy new year of china was by far the number one source of international tourists before the pandemic. in 2019

a $155000000.00 travelers from china spent $255000000000.00 overseas, almost doubled the next highest spenders us tourists. but as you just heard, it's especially important for nearby destinations like thailand. before the pandemic, it welcomed $11000000.00 chinese visitors a year. a 3rd of its total arrivals. damage to welcome 5000000 this year, but other destinations will also see benefits. countries like france and the u. s. warranty seeing a steady growth in chinese visitors before covey. 19 slammed, the brakes on travel voting is on the way in between parliamentary elections opposition. parties are on the ballot for the 1st time since 2015. they were banned from previous votes in 2019 a move which led to violent protest against president at 3 talent. i'm going to raise joins us now from call to new and beneath lamid. i think the polls are

getting close to winding up now, right. the end of the voting. how did it go? well, the closer the, the polls will close in less than an hour sammy, but this a price for this election considering the importance or significance. if the ton out of voters that turn out across been republic is low. if i move out of frame, now there is a bundled bucks back for the members of parliament. people who come to vote for representatives in the parliament will cast their ballots there. unfortunately, as we speak, we have less than an hour before the post clothes. yeah. that box is not even household. that is the situation right now across much of the country and in terms of the conduct of the election. civil society organizations also report a lot out in several areas of the country. and

a few cases of voting irregularities, which they say is unconfirmed or unconfirmed. at the moment they are investigating to see how serious are those in united just wanna get you something you know, give out or just not sure. while i go, the president of the independent electro commission visited this pulling center that has about more than a dozen pulling stations by the way. and we asked him, what was his impression about this election is that the election went on? well, in all parts of the country, even in the north of the country, why they appeared there would have been attacked by ob, i'm groups there on the board with that news. yeah. there was no such incidents in those areas. now one of the most important thing to consider is that this election is so critical, considering the fact that for the 1st time since 2009, when the opposition was banned from running this election was supposed to have grown the crowd. a lot of people why expected to come up to vote. that was the

expectation of civil society organizations, but the china did it was so disappointing to so many and it's not clear how this will go on. the parliament, the opposition needs members should be in parliament in order to solidify their position in the scheme of things. for example, for a candidate to run for president, he needs endorsement from members of parliament on may. or if they don't have enough for a presentation in parliament, that would be in jeopardy. so that is how serious this election is. i'm surprised to so many people is that how the tunnel was very low compared to the expectations of people and compact to the presidential elections? this is nowhere near the numbers we saw during the last presidential elections. so i mean, all right, thanks so much. i did race. now 46 soldiers from the ivory coast to back home after molly accused them of working as mercenaries. marley's government hardened the men on friday, 6 months after they were detained. the soldiers arrest fox, a diplomatic dispute. finter monahan reports ha!

celebrations in abidjan after months of uncertainty. these ivory co soldiers were facing decades in a prison. and molly, but a pardon from the country's military government allowed them to return home the well i'm unless you i worry coast molly. it's not the same thing. was very hard. i'm home now and i'm very happy. oh no. he was arrested on 30 bits a day were relieved. we cried. we fasted, we prayed, and finally, god has answered us. i mean, joy voice fail me. my present, allison water, was there to greet them. the fate of the soldiers was at the center of months of diplomatic wrangling. the incident created a rift between the 2 countries, but water make clear. he wants to put it behind them. yellow there, i would like you to know that ivory coast will continue to offer support to all brother countries, african and others who need to evolve towards peace. as

a boston said, without peace, there is nothing important for a nation. peace is essential and you went to bring peace to molly, and i strongly hope that this brother country will find peace. once more. the troops were arrested in july. they were accused of being mercenaries and put on trial. ivory coast says they were part of a united nations peacekeeping mission, but the un says they were for a company contracted by the peacekeepers, rather than directly as part of the mission. un forces have been deployed the region for years as armed groups, thrones, debility. but molly has been increasingly isolated since colonel a semi goiter seize power in military coup. 2 years ago. the military government of miss deadlines for organizing elections and blocked you in forces for investigating lead violations of human rights. but the return of the soldiers was framed as a gesture of good will to the region a possible find that molly may be ready to re engage with the international community. vincent monahan, al jazeera to nigeria. now we're a gunman, have

a daunted several passengers at a train station. it happened in eddowes state in the south on saturday. police said several people were hurt after the kidnappers. 5 shots are radically into the air. and thousands of israelis have protested in tel aviv against the new right when government and its plans to overhaul the judicial system. they say the changes threatened democracy and freedoms left wing organizations and palestinian israeli members of parliament lead the demonstrations. the protest all the 1st against prime minister, benjamin netanyahu coalition government, most right wing, in israel's history. we came here to protest against the gain of the israel, the democracy. we see here a process where the rise of the people will be over time consumed by the steel chronic government that we want to avoid, that we're except poorly the elections that took place

a few weeks ago. but then what happens with the new government is that, that they really create a major and significant danger. do israel's existence of democracy? the proposals to change, israel's judicial system have angered pro taxes. the plan would allow politicians to pass laws. the supreme court has struck down the coalition wants to empower the 120 feet connected to override supreme court decisions with the simple majority of $61.00 votes. it also proposes politicians play a greater role in the appointment of judges and ministers to point the own legal advices. that is going through independent professionals. now, the weakening of the supreme court will have consequences for palestinians in the occupied west bank. it's the only institution they can go to to defend their rights . i keep our daughter as a political and less than contributor to hard rights newspaper. he describes

israel's democracy as shallow. this is a typical american republican, the tea party, interpretation of democracy. which means that the people spoke up in the last infectious we've got the majority, even if we got 61 out of 120. this is what democracy is about. and as the former president of the supreme court, iraq said yesterday, in a very rare interview, this is a very general form of democracy if you want. this is a kind of hungarian or polish democracy that is just now challenged in european court. and you know, this is something that never happened in israel,

that the government has been actually hijacked by the government de kinessa. and now what they're looking after is the judicial system by actually one person. because it now is the one who appoints a minister and he has the full authority to we move them if they will vote against any kind of revolution that he wants to pursue. he has got an automatic majority in the canister, so whatever he wants, the government will approve. hundreds of protesters of march through the us border city of el paso in texas. they are gathering ahead of a visit by president joe biden comes days after he announced measure reduce the surgeon arrival border. the measure would allow up to $30000.00 to asylum seekers

in the country each month, but also ends automatic preferences for a rivals from cuba, nicaragua, haiti, and venezuela gain a little of us a bad people. and most of us came here to find a future for our children. not all of us came here to do bad things. i'm a family man and i came here to work and provide a better future for my daughter. the u. s. government has deported dozens of venezuela migrants to mexico. mexican authorities say the group of 100 was sent back to the city of waters on friday. the father of new measures aimed at discouraging asylum seekers from crossing the us border. columbia and present gustavo pads, rose made a surprise visit to could i come to meet his venezuelan counterpart nicholas madura . the latest sign of warming relations between the 2 countries comes just days after officials reopened and important border crossing ties were caught 4 years ago . columbia's previous government is to acknowledge for judas disputed election when

i had on al jazeera planting the seeds of hope, young people in zimbabwe turn into the soil, struggle to find jobs plus ah, get ready to rock and roll. will tell you how elvis presley's helping australia's tourism industry ah, how low they will start in south asia. and the fog continues to cause visibility issues. not just cause the northern parts of pakistan, india, but also bangladesh. we are expecting those fabi conditions to continue, but amber warnings out across northern areas of india much more settled down in the south of clear skies. little bit of cloud here and there barely there though with one or 2 showers potentially for corolla. the weather weather however,

can be found in sri lanka. we will see some thunder. we downpours here over the next few days and we've got wet and windier where that working its way across parts of central asia, places like afghanistan, seeing some bitter cold. and with the move to east asia, largely clear for much of china temperatures, remaining above average for the likes of beijing, as well as shanghai 70 degrees celsius. on monday, west down in the south, we are expecting that to shift its way further east. some heavy rain to come for the likes of taiwan. he is up from the northeast corner of china as well as for the korean peninsula, lots of sunshine flooding into so i went to re mix continuing. however, for japan, some heaviest snowfall ha kinda we will see those flurries edge down to weston areas of hong shoot. now it is set to get colder sub 0 temperatures in the poorer, but for taco will be hanging on to double digits. ah,

a with lou. ah, you're watching al jazeera time to recap, i'll headlines now after nearly 3 is china has reopened. it's borders. lifting cove

at 19 restrictions on all travelers. rail services has been hong kong and the mainland that presumes with passengers are required to show a negative test. thousands of israelis have protested in tel aviv against the new ride when government them, its plans to over hold the judicial system. they say the changes threatened democracy and freedoms. the need is holding parliamentary elections with opposition, policies taking part for the 1st time in 7 years. widespread protest after they were banned from the last vote in 2019 activists have gathered to demonstrate against the expansion of a coal mine in western germany. the village of louis serrato is due to be demolished, so cold below it can be dug up. confrontations turned violent last week as a lease colon. this off, germany had planned to stop using coal by 2030, but it's rethinking its energy policy after the war in ukraine disrupted supplies.

stevenson joins us now from lou. sir, i saw the protest, her stopping or even delaying the government plans to mine coal there. we're looking at the numbers here in the ellipse or at is very tiny village here in north rain, nervous failure. it could become quite a long and intense stand off in the next few days, or maybe even in the next few weeks when the government, the authorities are planning to come in and basically demolish this whole area. there's a tiny village over there, but the activists have built a whole village themselves and they are really not planning to leave. so they really are expecting to really duck in themselves. a barricade themselves, and this is all going to happen in the next few days. and then mine is right here and i'm joined by one of the activists was actually been staying in this village for more than 2 years. and now of course, this is coming to a heating point,

so to speak, looking look at, or i'm here with chris, or for la mounts, or from allah door for bly been all villages have to stay. and thanks for joining us. if you look at the numbers who have arrived here today, how optimistic are you that you can actually defend the village more than not more optimistic than ever. um, it's going to be very, very tough because i think the government is very determined. the corporation is very determined because they make a lot of money out of this mine, but we've never been as many as to day. i, unless the mind is going to expands, that's what the government has decided. they say we need this coal, we have a problem with the energy crisis, the war in ukraine. so we really need this cold for the energy supply in this very much enters industrialized area in germany. yeah, that's a fake argument because it's actually, if you look at what the scientists are saying that actually calculate how much coal

is needed. and they're saying, well actually it's more about the profits of out of louis. that's why they're doing this at the moment. and not because it's actually needed to keep energy supply running. and then again, also the question is, what are we using this energy for germany produces a lot of stuff that the world doesn't need and german cars are fine, but they're very heavy as well. and we produce a lot of them way more than are actually needed is an alternate if right now. yeah, there's no tentative. there's a, the alternative is to discuss how much energy do really, really need to consume. and also, you wouldn't have to dig up this village. there's also the possibility of digging further south. but really what the conversation that we really need is how much coal can we burn if we want to keep within 1.5 degrees and that is about a 10th of what the government wants to burn. when i walked through the village,

i saw people really preparing for a war and nearly right barricades being billed stones everywhere. so how violent is it gonna be? i think it's going to be very peaceful actually. and the most stones that you can see are much bigger than thousands of people would be able to throw their actually there to keep the police cars from being able to pass. and what people are doing is making the chat and turning the, the place into bit of a fortunate so that people, that police can't move freely within the village, and people will hide in attics. they will be locked on in basements. they will glue themselves to places, they will simply sit somewhere so that they have to be carried away. and it's going to be a very peaceful and very creative protest. you have 48 hours or before you have to leave freight. so what's gonna happen in the next few days? well, as today, thousands are come. we need to reorganize,

we need to get sleeping places or all these people, and then and start the next actions. we have to plan on how we can stop the police from warning in this place because what they want to do is build a huge wall around the place really as if it were a medieval kind of siege. and we will try to stop them from completing that war. and afterwards we will still have like supporting actions, trying to stop them from being able to access the village. and i also have a big demonstration on the 14th of january. thank you so much for joining us in the program. so listening to him, it could be some quite chance days or had of for this people here where i've been gathering from all over europe. i have to say there are people here from norway, from italy, from the netherlands, from belgium, so they really have chosen this as the international rally point against climate

change at the moment. all right, thanks so much the parson. now japan is hosting a joint military drill with the u. s. u k. and australia. it's the 1st time british and australian soldiers have taken part in the annual exercise. japan recently unveiled its biggest military build up in decades. it's boosting its capacity as it faces the growing prospects of conflict with china and south korea. zimbabwe economy is struggling a most people don't have formal jobs. well, that's making, finding a living very difficult even with you have a university degree that's not stopping some young graduates who are drawing their salaries from the soil. how emma casem at one of the young farmers and got a monsey district unicorn. giacomo has a master's degree in international trade law, but finding a job in zimbabwe is difficult. so in 2018,

he became a farmer, and now employees, several people. the 30 year old is one part of a new generation of educated youths who work the land to create livelihoods. but navigating the country's farming industry isn't easy. the biggest challenge we've got is an issue for finance or capital and a for even young people to be able to walk into a bank. you've got no collateral. you've got probably no history or you've got most dotted line to tell how valuable your business or your idea is. and also even the access to, to lent the state some banks and the private sector help finance farmers. but many say they can't get the help they need to get started. this country has a lot of fertile land, but since landra fallen when commercial farms were seized from white and given to blacks and barbarians, some of that land is not being fully utilized. more young people here say they can

help increase productivity in another part of the country, valerie mozilla and her husband are preparing to export watermelons to the middle east, zimbabwe. strategically located because most of this product read getting it from australia and brazil. zimbabwe is just $21.00 to $28.00 days to dubai. whereas when you look at brazil, they're looking at over 35 days on water. old infrastructure, electricity shortages and, and inflation rate of more than 200 percent. are some of the factors holding back the ball with farmers? it really depends on the performance of the economy. whether these are going to be successful. it really depends on the performance of the con miss input. it economy improves, so the profit prospects of farmers. valerie believes farming could be one solution to the countries unemployment problem, but young people say for that to work, they must have access to the resources they need to thrive. harder matessa al

jazeera for him once he district, zimbabwe. now stray leah is bracing for an economic slowdown. as interest rates continue to rise times a tough but tourism is staging. a revival and the festival near sidney is rocking on despite the difficult few years. when hay reports you've got to follow that dream. wherever that dream may lead. elvis presley once crooned for many impersonate is of the king of rock and roll. that dream leads to the small australian town of parks era for a few days, every year. people of all ages from all around the world come here slow for them. the annual parks elvis festival is australia's grace lands. after 2 years of doing nothing and you know, as entertain as being in home. it's great to be back out again in the parks is buzzing. it's great for the economy for parks,

and it's just great to see everything back up and running again. this is the 30th edition of the event which is returned after 2 years of pandemic disruptions. $25000.00 visitors are in town, providing the local economy with the boost of around $15000000.00. but however, everything back in full swing after 3 years address 2 years of covered and to have it back in full swing is so important for the emotional benefits to the community. not only to help it recover from a difficult few years, but also to prepare for what lies ahead. consumer confidence is falling in australia as interest rates rise. so 2023 is expected to be tough. it's quite a challenge for a lot of that small communities and our businesses. i would say funny businesses closed out and therefore by the way i saw it, you know, during those join times i.