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suffices for time such as not just one price is up via the store. on talk to al jazeera, the siri advisors burned the tomb of the former president. as the new administration pledges peace. often more than a decade of war. the know about this, and this is obviously the life from durham also coming up an economy in tatters and city and say they're starting to afford basics like right vegetables and teens. un general assembly overwhelmingly votes to demand and immediate unconditional. i'm permanency spot in gaza. and claims of heavy handed tactics as ukraine size to recruit more troops. but as war with russia, the
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city is new administration is pledging to secure potential chemical weapons sites with the help of international partners. the inter and prime minister has also promised to get state institutions back up and running opposition advisors that are already dismantling symbols of the past. the destroying the tomb of the father of i've said president bush out on the side for the account reports on end of an era of oppression. syria and the opposition. creepy. now in charge of much of the country says it wants to signal a new beginning, an usher and change for syrians and emotionally. human cardona, the tomb of as the president, bashar of a search father, hospice was symbolically destroyed. it's not my fault limit, we so it's burnt and destroyed by the people of his village because he started with
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them because they hated him because he destroyed task. he displaced them and placed the new administration in syria says its main priority is restoring security and stability across the country. searching for those who took part in the torture and kidding of the change in prisons and morgan, damascus, syrians wait an agony, hoping for information about loved ones who have been missing for years. the what did, by charlottesville, due to these people, if you had imprisoned them, tried them, we wouldn't have said no, but to cut them like that. it's some just serious new administration says it plans to rebuild for the asset family destroyed for more than 50 years. an exclusive interview without a 0 serious inter and prime minister said government institutions are already going back to work for that purpose of warrant. many former employees will have to face
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justice and walk about what i can about month to be to meet. and so at the, the door remains open for all employees, except for those whose hands stained with blood from military institutions who old load though a once employees to come back and forth against the syrian people, displacing them. these individuals will be referred to quotes the trial before being allowed to return to the roles the means to to sions, assess, the new administration says it hopes the millions of records for the flight. the country during the civil war will return syrians in the middle east and abroad, anxiously wait to see what happens next. for the a car, how to 0. the kinds of concerns just being cautious about the new city and administration's commitment to secure chemical weapons sides saying it'll be judged by its actions. is what this leader is saying on the ground about chemical weapons . i mean, these are good things we want to we, we welcome this type of rhetoric,
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but we have, you know, actions have to meet words as well. so we're going to continue to work with the groups that we have relationships with. again, our focus is that these chemical weapons do not fall into the wrong hands and these are the medicine has been coming out a large scale air offensive owns have yep, it's launched nearly 500 strikes and sunday many on the capital damascus to naval facilities were hedge for 15 vessels with dogs, israel's army claims have destroyed 80 percent of cities managing capabilities, including buildings linked to chemical weapons is really grand for us. is that also moving deeper into the sevien golden heights? effectively expanding israel's occupation? the ministry has seized what was at the militarized buffer zone. it's a move that the un says violates the 1974, this engagement agreements between israel and syria, them of their host as a professional at the national defense university. and a former pentagon director of arabian peninsula affairs, he says israel has been targeting chemical weapons stockpiles to eliminate any
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slides to have security in 2013, the french estimator that there were about a 1000 tons of chemical weapons in syria. there was supposed to be a un supervisor process that led to the destruction of all chemical weapons. the syrians declared that complete in 2014, but they clearly had the, you know, they conducted a chemical attack against the civilians in 2017 or another one in 2018. so there's nothing an open source that indicates how many there are. but i'm pretty sure that these are at least have a good idea of what they're doing and they're working their way down the list. i think they were afraid that some bosher last, so i might use chemical weapons against israel. so, um, in the, in the interim, what you've seen is, of course, aside as fallen is relative, also targeted syrian, the syrian air force which no longer exists and their missile launch facility. so the syrian, the opposition, even if you get a bad actor, you know, like,
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dash coming out of the central desert, they don't have the ability to deliver chemical weapons. and also there's on certain they've just released kind of how to move a smooth, empty with a side where they knew how to keep them from doing certain things. they don't know what the government's going to be like in syria, and they don't want to take a chance. us as brokers the truths between the city and national army, and so in democratic forces and the northern city of monkeys, after the turkish fact on the claim, they controlled it all just it has been shown the local hospital where as any fighters were being treated as well, i want as fonts being fund underneath that some of things of age reports from my beach. 2 hours of the kurdish as the of forces agreed to leave the ocean city of palm beach in the syria turkish backed as an a fight, as were being treated in the local hospital there. here it's probably just told us that the hospital was also being used at the detention center. our turn of blood
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can be seen going through this quarter door towards a network of tunnels, according to f in a fight, as there are multiple networks of tunnels that they have found under the city of men. beach through here is the tunnel and they say these totals have continued throughout this city. this prices have gone through the caird it and they say that this actually continues for, if you can let me just in multiple directions. the us back to the fight ended beats of intense fighting between the 2 groups. the dirty backed, as an a fighters who are now in control, took out the data on a tour of some of the hidden subterranean chambers which daisy was used as a prison. so as this fight is explaining to us, when they found this place, there were no prisoners in fine, but they found places where prisoners would have been taken. and we found multiple cells here. but as you can see, these are quite small cells and any,
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every single one of them that we've been either inscriptions on the wall, there's some messages that they've written off or they have relatives for them. others, some of them you have enough 0. my beach, a millions of citizens are celebrating the fall of all sides regime. but the struggling economy means many of finding it difficult to make ends meet vegetables and bread to become a luxury. for some of us know how much has been finding out damascus. we are here in one of the local and traditional markets in the city of damascus. and as you can see now shops, the vegetable shots of the grocery stops, jobs are now open in the markets of the city of damascus. however, we talked to the shop owners, as they told us, that even though the price is i've gone down a bit. but the ability for the people to buy their basic necessities to buy the groceries and vegetables are somehow absence after the fall of the assad. redeem
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and old uh the country uh, as they say is going through a sort of a paralysis of phase. now that they don't have jobs and the. busy jobs up your opportunities are now. busy absolutely, absence and people are a basically don't have any source of income amount at them and how that people could no longer afford to move. we must have access to bread, diesel rice, sugar and tea. prices have become very expensive. you don't have enough money that we hard to new government will provide enough support and work hard to reduce this crazy rise in price is the mother basically the if you see order that people don't have extra cash in the hands and salaries of very long for example, it can cost your entire salary just to pay the electricity bill and nothing else will be left for the family. people my age can't even afford to get married. well, they told us that the people are trying to sustain themselves would be the most basic necessities on the thing of importance and an important items from their shop
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list. and they told us also that the provided the pro but providing a brad and electricity as the also the region to health care services is also very challenging with these times. and they told us that the really hope so that the situation will get better in the upcoming a future look or much from damascus city projects. era. the view and general assemblies passed a resolution demanding any immediate cease fire in guys during an emergency session . member states also voted in support of the un agency for palestinian refugees, condemning a new is really low the buttons, the organizations operations. alexander has more from the un in new york at an
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emergency special session of the un general assembly. and over whelming show of support by the majority of the nations of the world. 158 member states of the un voting in favor of a ceasefire. and gaza, notably italy and germany 2 countries that have previously abstained. those in favor of draft re. so these and 159 voting to support and defend the un relief and works agency for palestinian refugees known as unreal israel is trying to destroy. while both resolutions are non binding, they send a powerful message. justice must be subbed and improving the t must and israel is continuing with the genocide. nevertheless, it is continuing to use this tabulation of i'm assuming and similarly ends is refundable. all god doesn't exist anymore. it is destroyed,
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palestinians that are facing hunger, despair and death. we have studied before, histories, the harshest critic of connections and histories being written as receive here today, or the votes. here in the general assembly come a little over 2 weeks since the united states blocked a guy's a ceasefire. resolution in the security council. it was the 4th time the united states blocked a guy's a ceasefire resolution. that's something that was not lost on many member states. history. phil, remember who failed to act on who's to do on the side of peace. the us again voted against both a ceasefire and the resolution supporting unrra. both of these resolutions have significant problems. one rewards from us and down place the need to release the hostages. and the other integrates israel without providing
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a path for it to increasing humanitarian assistance to palestinian civilians. but the u. s. stand almost alone after the vote, ambassadors oper, handshakes, and hugs, the palestinian envoy. a clear victory for palestine in the halls of diplomacy. gabriel's on 2 elders here at the united nations in new york. at least 49 people have been killed across the job since don't on wednesday, that says jobs a cx 5 talks get underway in egypt. and then off 22 members of the same family died from their homeless target is in bates of care. many are still missing is ready for us is also long strikes and there's a bali, a refugee count. northern garza has been under a 2 months military siege is blocked deliveries of food and medicine. the attacks have also continued in central guys, i'm, is there any air strikes, killed at least 7 palestinians, and the on the fedex refuge account since october last year is really attacks of
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killed, more than 44800 people. most of them women and children. it's been a shooting attack in a base yaller in the occupied west bank. a boss county is really suffers, was it killing a 12 year old boy and injuring 3, although strong of us continued onto a check point afterwards. these really armies close the check points while the search for the shooter are still at hand. and i'll just see them some city and refugee use head for home, off the use of brawls, but others have to decide whether to follow them or to stay with. they've built new lines and making the desert blue. a saudi arabians tried to stop. our thailand disappeared. i don't a long mean range. the in depth analysis of the days headlines. what are we supposed to read into the game? so basically, you miss all by russian informed opinions. finally, after over
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a year of genocide, the i c. c has come to this decision, critical debate. the difference between china and most of the rest of the world is a china plans long term inside story do conferences and meetings like cop $29.00 and others make a difference on how to 0 the colleges. when the how nothing's happening. there's no question why? like this, let denise this call on it's area and we're the foundation
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of the the you want to, you know, just need a reminder of a child. so is this, the united nations general assembly has passed a resolution demanding, i mean, mediates the spot in gas during an emergency session? member states also forwarded in support of the you and agency for palestinian refugees. in human administration, in syria says it's willing to work with international organizations to secure a potential chemical weapons sites across the country is also 5 to hold accountable . those involved in torturing, shooting, detains, and state prisoners. fighters and the new administration have destroyed the tomb of
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office of us. father auster, president bush out on the side, said far to the millions of the announcements assessed on the phone in western city . during sylvia's civil war, more than 13000000 syrians fled to other countries throughout the world. the nation's estimates the 3000000 syrian refugees live in naples and took care. 8 hosts the largest refugee population in the world, 11 on has the 2nd largest number of citizens was about 774000 registered people. germany has the 3rd largest about 716000. european union is in the middle of a fierce political debate about the future of city and refugees that austria has already announced plans to deport city in milan. swamp belgium funds, greece and germany of all paused oh, i signed them applications from syria. the german foreign minister is calling for the return of study and refugees to be coordinated across the you. and with the un,
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a student i don't do that, haven't verified, switched because of syrian saw protection worldwide, including here in germany, but also in their 1000000 is to neighboring countries. many of those who solve that protection, you can imagine a return to their home country. at the same time, the situation is so unclear that it's currently impossible to judge whether there will be another flow of refugees from down region or whether a return to syria is actually possible. that is why a close coordination with neighboring countries are partners in europe, and certainly with the u. n. is the central marianna, conical lucky is electra or an associate allergy? i know ruskin university, she's also a journalist focusing on refugees on far right. movements in greece. she says the move by european countries reflects right wayne pressures, despite the concerns that syria remains unsafe. to find that it happens so fast that it was so it was a surprising, however, it seems to follow the, the far right,
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the public trend throughout europe. and this is quite concerning. so simply because you can look to my table asylum, and there's lots of, there's gonna be thousands of applications waiting to be decided that it means that it's going to create a backlog in the asylum systems across europe and growth box to the trend. and they are piano citing, say spend the decides on the, on the positive or negative decision based on the safe country or unsafe country. the thing being with the not really know what city is going to be. i know that the other students i spoke so people for whom i have reported a few years ago. they told me that they're extremely happy for um, for what for what is happening in syria. but at the same time, the fight concerned because they don't really know what's going to happen the next day. and so maybe it's quite concerning. the europe seems to be close entering
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syria safe, especially in the u. k. when we're in the u. k. at the feel sound is physical to their that i was talking to is asian. and this is going to remain this way for the time being according to cares, time or so it's a bit of an oxymoron to stop people from applying. and then going to there, the car, you call them, and the terrorist the is going was distance and you claim to a new lot of boost military conscription. it requires all night and age between $25.60 to register with an online data base and potentially be called up to fight. i said, bank reports from odessa dodging the draft footage like this of men, apparently been confronted by military conscription offices or trying to escape
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them is being posted across social media and ukraine. with russian forces making gains in the front lines of the east pressure is going to find most soldiers to fight them the to the victor, not his real name is in height and he attempted to bribe medical stuff to get an exemption from having to join the armed forces, but if that was exposed during the government come down on the practice, boys knew he was the 2 of my friends who are drafted are that on the months of their being conscripted to. one of my friends was deceived by the commanders. they told him he would be a mechanic and the driver or they sent him to the front line without even any protective equipment. he was injured and they still ordered him to go back to the front lines. and he is now in housing, was mainly kimberly want to know cuz that was like an incident. he has admitted
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that you crying and force is a short of troops. many soldiers have been fighting since the start of the war in february 2022 with no time off. lewis save the seeing an increase of instances of physical force being used to detain men and pressed them into service . it may be dr. kimberly, that gets lots of witness cases of illegal tension. so when conscription offices attempts to legally detain a colleague of mine during this attempt, they broke his call over. and there was a case against those who tried to send them to the mobile number of reports of men being picked up off the street in front of him to bends appear to be increasing. far to say these practices on the common you see what we have to do? we don't use force, we don't twist anyone's arms. we don't force them into minivans. we're against these mason. i'm personally against the company. i believe that you craniums are a free people. it's been nearly 3 years since the russian invasion and the initial
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enthusiasm to 7 ukraine has dissipated service. attitudes of life on the front line have become more common known. and then you preserve, which is i know if i die, no one will take care of my family and the conditions are not good if the conditions were different. i would surface assistive thoughts. the many men in odessa are afraid to venture out as the police and the conscription offices setup checkpoints in the city. when you speak to people, there's a sense of 5th man on the front of you that are afraid that they may get picked up a sent off to fight. it was very little training. the us a suggested that ukraine lower it's conscription age 25 to $18.00. the society is already under the strain of full ascending golf moment to fight the prospect. many want to avoid a side vague. i just did a desa ukraine. south korea, as president, has voted to fight any bids to impeach him. use of fuel has defended his short lived martial low degree as an act of government administration and not treason. if
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james, the opposition pushing the country into a crisis, a high end to town mingle, guess all who is in the midst of creating national paralysis and disorderly constitution in south korea. over the past 2 and a half years, large opposition parties had been trying to not acknowledge and bring down a nationally elected president. they did not stop calling for my resignation and impeachment. they did not accept the results of the presidential election toner. in the philippines, vice president side of the town today has chosen not to attend the government inquiry and try to go. she was not, she plotted to kill president shredded on both coasts of junior. she's dismissed the prob, as politically motivated by 2 leaders of falling out ahead of next year is mid term elections. detachment deny is making threats, saying her comments were misinterpreted presently and president newest and now i feel a little desilva is set to undergo additional surgery. it's been described as low
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risk by his doctor, the 79 year olds being recovering from an operation this week for the brain bleed off for a fall in october. if he's still in intensive care. loves that means increasing drive. it's an unsustainable land use. devastating huge tracts of land to run the globe each year as talks in to come back to what's known as detoxification and, and saudi arabia are in vitamin editor. and nick clock looks at a long term project and studied, which just helped me to hold back the sounds in the study national park, i now know of the re add new life is being coax back into the a be seen by a man who's passionate about restoring degraded, land, nurturing thousands of acacia saplings, and all the indigenous species ready for transplanting to the desert pump mileage. abdullah and lisa was born and bred here. he knows the landscape like the back of his hand and shows me how this once that's all area is being restored. after the
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sun's overwhelmed it. and i still have to, i've been in this field for 36 years and seen a significant change. there's more vegetation, more greenery, and an increase in wild life, including the sonata malls. and then what's also encouraging is the growing awareness in the community. people are now more conscious of the environment. across the world, healthy, productive lied, is disappearing. i thought it alarming rate of the ongoing does education conference in saudi's capital. i caught up with a man who knows the story only too well. we're talking about $100000000.00 hectares per year. so that's the area of the size of france. that's becoming less and less productive, and we're still converting natural land and there is only 25 percent left to convert. so we're burning the candle at both ends. it's a big problem and we've got to really start moving now back in the national park, we're heading for a dry, the warranty that has special significance on the way passing kilometer of the
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kilometer of you planting at the body. abdullah shows me how wild occasionally provide seats for growing on into new trees slowly but surely expanding the band of green over 25 years. 270000 trees have been prompted, and more than a 1000000 shrubs in the united nations have cool deep slope creeping degradation of land. a silent crisis is d, stabilizing communities on a global scale, but it's projects like this driven of the groceries level by people who really know and understand their ancestor lines that could make the difference. the story here is a minuscule element in the label biosphere. but it is also part of a growing movement to re wild and replant the fights against the looming threat of land loss. the clock. how does era take saudi arabia inside stories
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next is going to be looking at what the future holds for city and refugees. and you stay with us, the, the hello. we've got a child's of a shadow to around the goals over the next couple of days. but nothing too much to speak of you can say last the clear skies. maybe just a little chat was just creeping up here in the class. that was a go through with the as a type of just around $25.00 degrees celsius says well the more of the web on several web, up towards the caucuses from the black sea and the caspian right state in the snow, just slipping a little further south with an ice with northern pa solve or oxy and some of that open areas of iran as well. we have got to quite so web it coming back in as we go through with friday for the visa side, off the mediterranean, maybe one or 2 showers,
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just into west and pause or serial. northern areas of 11 on south of after this general drive, a brisk breeze coming through and that brisk breeze setting in somewhat more as we go on into fraud. i took the icing, some winfrey showers across the final of the country. that was the black sea. then it's also one of the 2 showers into an old and areas of algeria. some went to whether they're just into know the positive morocco as well. much of both africa is dry and quiet. you might just see the show. having said that, just around the gulf of kidney, meanwhile, is seasonal shelves continue call central africa. we have a psych land making his way to move out of gas sca the, the, the latest news as it breaks the market do not even have the most basic goods. and if they do, they are often sunset for many families with detailed coverage, low code gain weight here, knowing that trucks carrying like shaving supplies will pass for guns of civilian.
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this row has become a symbol of stone and hope from the house of the story, 1000 of hungry. this way, as people are in front of a baker here, just to get one part of the grant, the euphoria is turning into this fast and many syrian refugees in your days after the pool of a charlotte side, several governments of poles, city, the asylum application. how does this affect the status? will they be forced to return home? this is inside stores the .

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