since they. started in terms of. this is the news live from berlin from cathedral to mosque to museum now the iconic higher sophia is a muslim house of worship once again turkey's president formally changes. back into a mosque just moments after a turkish court gives its goal some international critics call the decision a provocation. also coming up thousands of employees tens of millions of us but now

the biggest t.v. network in the philippines is silenced lawmakers vote against renewing the broadcasters franchise which regularly clashed with president retrieval to test. his welcome to the program turkey's president has announced that stumbles high as a fear one of the architectural wonders of the world will be reopened for muslim worship is declaration comes off the turkey's highest minutes which of course revoked the monument status as a museum that cleared the way for the 6th century building to be turned back into a mosque dozens of people have gathered outside the high as a fear to celebrate the decision greece and russian orthodox church have criticised

the change which while the united states and unesco earlier urged against altering its status. are joined by the w.'s dorian jones in istanbul dorian what's behind this rededication. well as we speak president heard one is conducting an address to the nation he said that this decision was for all civilization and humanity he said the museum's entrance fee would be ended and said that the mosque would be starting to receive services on july the 24th allowing time for what he said the conversion process made an appeal saying that he shouldn't be seen as a controversial process underlining the awareness that this is a major. international controversial move by the president why he has done this for of his years in power he has flirted with the idea of converting software to a mosque but why now it's seen as the economy to touch commies in deep trouble because of the covert 1000 up with demick and his. voting poll numbers are

plummeting this is seen as very much consolidating his nationalism religious base who've been calling for this move for many years and also i think it's seen as a way of undermining the formation of 2 recent parties by former ministers of the one who are seen as a major threat to his. nationalist base. or just. live pictures the president still giving is talking about. the we didn't cation let's take a look at the legacy of the unesco world heritage site. empires have fallen religions have been replaced the city itself has changed names but the dome of the higher sophia has restored it all built in the 6th century as a byzantine church it was for centuries the world's largest christian cathedral almost a millennium later it was converted into an islamic mosque during the ottoman empire

. in the 1930 s. it was turned into a museum under the founder of the modern turkish republic ataturk a symbol of the new secular state inclusive of all religions. since then it has been a meeting point of many faiths but held by none a place where pope's and presidents have come to pay their respects and marvel at the architecture. the religion is a tool for president rich type of on he has overseen prayers in the museum and raised its status at local election rallies. i also feel he says over the divinity as you know they converted the higher sophia from a mosque to a museum a while ago. now we hope to be able to call it a mosque again after the election. of.

islamic groups have fought to pray at the highest the fia angering neighboring greece which says the building is part of its author docs christian history unesco has warned turkey its conversion to a mosque could violate the world cultural heritage convention. a flashpoint of religious and national struggle the highest of fear will remain an icon of istanbul. and i call a highly symbolic building a dory and what are their reactions to today's decision. well internationally it has been swift condemnation toki greece has slammed the move saying this is a provocation to the civilized world while the russian orthodox church regretted it regretted the move and said this could lead to greater divisions and this comes after both washington and moscow only days before this decision called on not to

convert the us of it to a mass so the international pressure is building up on earth one but in many ways this will suit gender very well he likes to portray himself as one who standing up to the world and the turkey surrounded by enemies is plays very well with turkey's nationalist voting base averred one what happens next now. well now it's in the process of conversion and this will be a point of great concern particularly for photogs christians around the world because inside the i saw fiar these magnificent mosaics depicting christ a virgin mary by the anti-nuke by santai and kings and according to islamic doctrine you cannot pray in the for in in front of figurative representation so now what will happen to these magnificent mosaics is a question of people in many people's minds not only internationally but also in turkey heard once said the renovation process is going ahead how it will be done is very unclear. in live from istanbul and eudora.

russia and china have again vetoed an attempt at the un security council to extent the transfer of humanitarian aid into syria from turkey friday is the last day that aid agencies are allowed to transport food and other vital supplies to rebel held areas of it live aleppo province was to crossings on the turkish border 13 countries voted in favor of extending the day but russia and china opposed the resolution for the 2nd time this week the un says cutting off the aid could lead to the deaths of tens of thousands of people through. a full 2 deliveries a lifesaver for the 40 families who found shelter here on the turkish border. they've fled homes destroyed by airstrikes very few of them have enough money for food they'd be lost without help from outside. yet obama it's one thing to be bombarded by fighter jets and to be locked in without food is much worse it's

a slow bloodless death. almost 3000000 people in northwest syria depend on food aid like this if the trucks bring it in over the border between turkey and it live the last rebel stronghold in syria without approval from the syrian regime protected by a un resolution. but that resolution expires at midnight friday. jenny and for families here the situation is virtually impossible when. they have nothing besides these aid deliveries that if they stop it will be a catastrophe. some i'm sure of that with us a little bit since in the famine looms if the u.n. security council fails to renew the aid resolution of the syrian government's main ally on the security council russia will likely only approve a temporary measure to little to provide for the millions of people in need. now to

some of the other stories making headlines today if you have arrested 2 suspects in the killing of popular political singer. he his death sparked protests in which more than $160.00 people were killed the 2 men detained included the alleged shooter and an accomplice a 3rd suspect is to the. u.s. prosecutors have filed a new indictment against a. former girlfriend longtime associate played financier jeffrey epstein the indictment in new york and schuster of 6 criminal counts one small has been charged with recruiting and grooming underage girls so epstein could sexually abuse them. freedom of the press has taken a heavy blow in the philippines lawmakers there denied the renewal of the broadcast license of the country's largest t.v. network the decision will permanently shut down a major part of a.b.'s c.b.

ends of put station repeated run ins with president reagan to over its critical coverage of his government. over the tears and anger from the people who are power the largest t.v. network in the philippines 11000 strong workforce is now barred from filipino airways. she didn't. there's even a leader he's a good guy they want is essentially. a b.s. see began had already ceased broadcasting since my fired after their franchise license expired and we're awaiting a decision from the house of representatives to renew it but after 13 hearings in the parliament the application was rejected by lawmakers who are overwhelmingly allied with president rodriguez deter terri it means a network normally viewed by millions is now permanently off the air. the organizations president says he's deeply hurt by the decision all rights groups say

is the latest assault on press freedom in a country growing more authoritarian. purely a president. who's accused. against the targeted. president deter has attacked abs a.b.n. in the past claiming the network is biased against him but legislators say the decision had nothing to do with the president's attacks claiming a.b.s. a.b.n. was involved in unfair tax avoidance schemes the network has denied these allegations. now as 11000 media workers are plunged into job insecurity the president of a.b.s. a.b.n. hopes the company can find other ways to broadcast news to the public. israel is battling a 2nd wave of covert 19 infections just last month the country was hailed as an

example of successful containment now things are so bad that israelis have been left off the list of countries free to travel into the e.u. and tourists are not allowed into israel either. the new normal 1st letters tell your personal details and take a temperature check before you can enter a cafe in jerusalem student story that the number of coronavirus cases is once again pricing sharply she lost her part time job during the lockdown in march and april now she's facing renewed uncertainty. but i was afraid of the health issues and the economic situation students are getting infected people my age it's not only the over sixty's so it's frightening. and financially i'm still unemployed i still have to pay my rent. and i'm. only on israel closed its borders and imposed

a strict lockdown for several weeks at a cost unemployment rose from $4.00 to more than 20 percent but schools and businesses started to reopen in may a few weeks ago it looked like. quite well through the koran a pandemic that has changed dramatically special corner wards and hospitals and right through testing centers like this one had to be reopened these testing stations had closed because there was no demand no cars are lining up again experts are discussing what went wrong there were no strategic. what would happen after that logged on and what we've seen now is the 2nd wave is lead is a result of that in action doing is the fairest way and it's unfortunate because we're one of the few countries which ended the 1st wave with $300.00.

fewer infections and we could have revived a corner me very worried prime minister binyamin netanyahu was widely praised for his handling of the crisis 1st time around that has changed people up for egypt are just 2nd quaver. new restrictions when ounce this week including increasing fines for not banning masks limiting the number of people in public areas and restaurants . it feels like a deja vu for shift. who had just opened this fish restaurant and if you don't know if you're going to work tomorrow or in the. last. tap and it was very surprising. this time we are more ready for that. but still. very. confusing another prolonged lockdown might still be on the cards

a dismal prospect for most israelis who thought the worst was over the over. me and the news team here in berlin of these file fill gail will have an update for you that's all remember you can always step today it's on our website so that's dot com and i do recommend you follow us on twitter and instagram. i've got office in berlin that's a tough. love . to go beyond. the stories that matter to. us. what ever it takes to get the running cut explain

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