if you were asleep, i was paying for it. now i asked them when generation is kind of funny, feels like there's the free this is definitely near his life invalid and serious revel come on the calls on people to celebrate what he says. it's a blessing revolution. they even as crowds across the country heat that cold, many members of religious minorities are worried so much choosing to flee ven, trust rebels who say they are no longer to hottest. also on the program, french president emanuel mac cross big set of allied as prime minister, francois pharaoh is essentially it's like is i was the previous assets on parliament, dominic abdomen and left us some already called him unacceptable. and international

negotiates as the wrap up the conference on this uh to vacation after you any warranty. this is your rack basically drive the unforgettable welcome to the program. syrians are celebrating in the streets after the 1st friday press since the collapse of the side regime crowds gathered in central, damascus after pressed the wrong be occasions shot aside flags, syria, alas, sunday nights the rebels swept across the country and the lightning offensive brought to an end of 50 years of brutal rule by the side class. i'm captain nearly 14 years of wool, in which half a 1000000 people were killed and millions more displaced. syrian rebel lee to our sharah and teach group h t s. have been moderating their rhetoric and distancing themselves from the jihad

is passed. it's yes, it's been designated by many western governments as a terrorist group. so it's now pledging to respect serious religious and cultural diversity. but some mysterious minority groups are skeptical. syria emerges from the team, use of a brutal civil of the incoming government headed by is mister rebel reply out to you. i'll show him. we'll h t s. promises to build a unified and inclusive country, but some minority groups do not believe them. these families have decided to flee before the new government takes power. they started to control us, you have to pray and the way we do the practice you are to use. it isn't as we want. they want a test. one of us as happens before. before, during

a search time, minorities were safe and if there was funding in one region, we went to another among the syrians trying to leave the members of the white community. an offshoot of shared islam, which comprises about 10 percent of serious population, special outside is not a light. and many here were worried that the association with the top of leader could translate into persecution by the incoming. so name is the need is serious transitional prime minister mohammed ali russia has promised to guarantee the rights of old people in syria. c but here in the christian quotes of damascus, this form a bomb on says the rebel groups that already exhausting the influence. had them in the home in 2 days ago. they arrived on motorcycles, they were armed. they asked people where are the places to buy alcohol? so i said, why do you want to buy alcohol?

who he replied, i don't want anything this, if i just want to destroy this place and show them, what i'm concerned about the new need is a shed by the college community in northeastern syria. h t s. and other victorious revel groups receive support from the enemy tacky. it stays like all the estimate groups in syria. worry that the new lead is promises of toner in some acceptance. do not include them. black correspondent, stella meta in damascus. tell me more about the doubts surrounding the new datas, promises of security and freedom for all. i hear the skepticism when i speak to people as well. i spoke to many questions. they were really confirmed. they said that they don't need anything that the new transitional government the same, they believe that it's or just propaganda. and that's a theory. these promises will not be reality anymore. we have to understand

where this piece worries and this with these concerns are coming from a sorry, please speak. and it wouldn't be the 1st time that minorities would suffer in syria . but also we have to understand that the narrative that muslims will fight again, christians or other minorities is part of the propaganda of the side. and the, the narrative set aside, used to justify its power. he was telling christians, especially that uh is he wouldn't be there to protect them, but then the muslims, which is tons them and go off to them. so this is of course, these are called where these concerns are coming from. that correspondence, the manner in damascus or russia was a key ally of the former sit in need of a shot, a side of the last decade with the russian troops fighting me as i missed rebels alongside the syrian army. but to pull up a side also served a strategic and goal for vladimir putin most goes to base is in serious of the as

a staging point to project and military might throughout the middle east and africa . now that assets gone the future of russia's military presence in syria. look some clear, a lindsey, so the only be flying home to russia in disease or k for images. the russian planes are still taking off one of their competition from the, from a me military base in the west and syria on the words inside and outside of the country. exactly. home and eat is unclear. what is clear, is there a number sent to the number of russian soldiers in syria? i have grown over the last 10 years. to me, i mean, is one of 2 out divorced with regional scale one to the strength and implants in the middle east. and president vladimir putin, his reputation as a global politician. the other is dotted loose on syria submitted to rainy and the coast, russia supposedly naval base outside of the former soviet union. this

was a big show to prove that russia has friends and plays a certain role in, well, politics looks go, has invested a lot of money in both spaces and created an entire infrastructure for each army in syria to be mean especially, became an important topic for russia's via force also from here it's believe russian nursing there is have a launch desirable duration scheme of the african countries of libya. so don and the central african republic. those of interest could now also come to an end at below to duty and stability to project about what globally experts say to somebody . but this is his biggest close slap in the face. it's not clear if the kremlin was surprised by the rapid travel takeaway and see the whole was possibly can in a secret deal as some analyst have surmised. but the viva creation of the russian

military. it was apparently only started at the last moment experts and to that with the help of states which most go doesn't have the easiest of relations in the meantime, or even worships on now, the least they have left to the talk to us the naval base. whether they will have a right to earn is it also remains on certain, however, some expect russia to hold on to the military basis and to build a vendor for trying to reach an agreement with serious new leaders. 14 seems to recognize of this. even though he has granted the boss on all of us on a sunday, lemme in the russian. she has not commented on us. that's keith, nor met human or some listening i must go unable to get must go, doesn't public record assad. instead, hind some somewhere in the store and then forget about him options of what do you think you to that when there's a chance of normalizing relations with serious new rulers to west tammy. however,

building a relationship is likely to be difficult as the crowd live in support of the d. continue to us out as the system magically for the syrian the rebels for us. well, on a bush that sky is a senior fellow at the washington institute. i asked her, what she thinks will happen to russia, 7 naval bases. well, i think the russian government is going to try and as most to keep those basis. and we already see the russian government taking steps to the end for, for example, they have already reached out to the, to the government. whenever she is taking place. we don't really know either of the russian embassy had flown the flag of syria position in, in syria. and that, that's also the indicator lastly, russian mainstream, a state uh media had stopped referring to syrian opposition as terrorist which is

something they've done consistently over the years. so we don't know, but certainly rush has tried very hard and isn't clear what this new government thinks of must go, give them the most of a backed us. that slow speech? yes. even in, even before taking over as the offensive or high continued, it may fairly moderate statements about pressure, the more modern compared to, to previous statements. that is, they said they're not a war with the russian people. and these statements suggest that they are looking for some sort of potentially we're looking for those, some kind of relationship that they're not rolling it out. so these steps together, both with the russian government up before did we already receiving some guarantees for their basis along with h t s. uh, not, not, not coming out with extreme rhetoric suggest that russia has

a very impression having no chance in keeping spaces. okay. and despite i sides removal, i rush, it does still have a powerful of friends. i lives in what you might call pragmatic partners. i trust them, at least. oh, absolutely, absolutely. all across the middle east, russia has built these relationships really since a lot of their food came to power, pulled and presented himself over the years to this region as somebody who could talk to all sides. and so we saw this pulling out, especially with washers and vision of you. crew i've directions, vision of ukraine, where the middle east by and large reacted assessed one of the ones and certainly rush these narrative of the war and you create has resonated in this region. and so now we have russians are looking at syria and wondering what happens next. how does that affect a rush as broad regional ambitions as well? what happens in, at least in the short term, certainly is

a clear blow to alignment from this prestige. and that of how has potential implications all across the region. as you suggest, a one thing is that he's been seen as somebody who stands by his allies and friends, somebody who doesn't give them up. and the fact that she couldn't support a side of discussion juncture suggest that he's not the strong man, he presented himself to the region to be out. the question is, is that, does that come to a narrative to go into or take hold, or is the russian narrative going to or take over instead? right? now president, for the president of a side has sort asylum. i've been granted assignment in russia. what does that tell us about the present person's relationship with his former i who has been very clear on in, in terms of how he perceived bn sports in libya. again, in

a rock where he's seeing these, these dictators allister, by the west. he presented himself as somebody who doesn't give up his friends in the same way. and the kremlin even made a statement to that saying that russia doesn't give off its allies. and therefore, they've given a side asylum that the orange is gonna be the message you know, trying to send is they're not going to like anyone. i'm of the take over the way it happened, for example, in libya. but again, what they're really going to do from here and do with him, how they're going to handle this asylum is, is very much up in the air so far. of course it's been very quiet. thank you for that. so i'm a bush, this guy, a senior fellow at the washington institute. i will take a look now as the most doors making headlines. ukraine says russia as long as the massive aerial attack on its energy infrastructure, according to presence the landscape, russian forces 5 more. 19 me styles and ukraine was able to shoot down 181 of them,

the presidents as coals on west them ally to support a to supply more at defense systems. taiwan says it has changed the way jack chinese coast gone tressles conducting operations near the island. china has been holding large scale military drills or on taiwan for the last few days. probably one is official, st. beijing's trying to set new red lines before the trump administration. takes pilot in the us. although as parliament has voted to impose the state of emergency from next week, be the due to unexpected cutoff of russian gas supplies are expected to stop on the 1st of january when they bring new crimes. and it's trying to contract with the russian gas jobs gas problem. although they've got sold of it's russian gas by ukraine. under friends where our president, macro is appointed as political allies font spun by route. the prime minister essentially has missed the buyer who will try to lead the government as the time of

instability, previous prime minister michelle bonnie was that removed and the folks have no confidence over his proposed budget. it's unclear how the opposition will react to mission virus appointment. the leader of the socialist party had previously said he was not, he would not be acceptable. i spoke to john this daniel brown in paris who told me why emanuel macro chose from swamp pyro as well. so thank you, phil president bye clause. turn to a fellow sensor writes politician a to b is 6 prime ministers. same smack whom begun his presidency in 2017. and he's really a one to francis, most experienced politicians, another step to genario and like me, shit about here. he's been in politics since 1979. he was minister of education 3 times in the 19 ninety's. and 7 years ago,

my call nominated him as just this minister. but so they will step down a month after being nominated after being accused in a part see funding scandal. um they always eventually clears the from doing, but prosecutors have appealed against is a quite so meaning he could still be brought back to courts of. so there you are, that's right. and then that shows who he and what is the biggest job facing funds. there's new prime minister as well to begin with. so very much like bad news. he, there is a tremendous internal tensions in this unprecedented national assembly with 3 major block. so the biggest of which has been hostile to this normally nation. um and already the biggest party in the coalition are called the new popular friends of friends and bout announced it will votes, a new confidence motion. the dreams in that coalition have called the decision

ridiculous, denouncing him back home for playing with francis democracy. the socialist party in the end of the coalition says that he will join the they will join the no confidence motion unless they who agrees not to use this famous article. 49.3. and that allows the government to force passage of law with without some folks, unless the parliament passes a motion of no confidence. and that's exactly what broke down there by a new government just before. all right, i'm the best the far right. where are they on this guy as well? they are at the moments of not saying that they will vote for no confidence. so they are waiting for him to do what i'm quoting them directly. busy to try it and as a go beyond. so the macro and new some is they call it that's been rejected twice in the popular votes. and so that has dropped as they put it says the country to

a deadlock cabinet total failure. and so, so this was written in the twitter account, so they are waiting for him to declare 1st of all the government. so put it in place and see if he's going to continue. barton use. uh hu bye news policies in terms of taxes, in terms of a know, stary t plans that was roundly rejected previously by both the the left between coalition and the extreme right wing are in parts and right. and so indeed, we're seeing that that left as well by euro is likely to last any longer than his previous sizes, and he's numerous prey to assess as well. so that's what everyone is asking just now. i mean, i know this are saying that even more for child than button years. uh, as i say the and if the but also the extreme right wing and carts the which is the

largest. so part seat in the national assembly. i've said that so they'll vote against him unless he agrees to say here and to listening to the opposite ends against the of these policies. and so they of the basically, you know, put him on a kind of warning and red alert warning. and you know, these are unprecedented times with the minority government of those back whole continues to hold out against nominating a prime minister that would reflect the popular votes in the legislative elections that took place in july. i a so key is really, i think going to be challenged to be able to hold out for as long as what my chloe, as promised he says that he doesn't want to dissolve part limits again. and he wants this next prime minister this 6 foot in 7 years to stay in post and tell the general elections in 2027. okay, thank you for that. daniel durham,

this daniel brown in paris. i just talked to your radio where international negotiate is a wrapping up a conference aimed attacking the global threat of drought and justification the lens war and the previously for a tall area is rapidly drying out with around 3 quarters of the land. but coming permanently dry in the last 3 decades, fonts of africa being hit, especially hot in the heart of central opinion of the site is becoming increasingly common. fremont, wandering across the ones cattle dominated landscapes of like it's been like 65 year olds of july. well, how about with these cameras are lifeless corporate can i see the before the crowd? my own to heard of 30 kettle. like when the crowd heads a manual. all but one of the cattle don't know. i'm only left with one shot and the more yeah. the 2022 crowd was one of the was kind of see across the country, thousands of photos last the cattle as pastors disappeared,

leaving families devastated. and without the main source of livelihood, it's a problem, not only have to lie, mohammed is facing globally and area almost the size of russia has degraded meaning it is dry and produces less human activity, like news of the synthetic pesticides and deforestation is this joining the soil at the beginning of coal, oil and gas for transport and industry, as well as an extreme with events such as shouts, also having an impact. the extreme cases one's foot side, sol as as fast turning into sand scapes. a process which is known as does a vacation and which is already impacting half of billing people globally. according to the united nations. and saudi arabia's cafeteria for the past 2 weeks, 196 countries. and the us come together at the united nations does a duplication conference to discuss how to do it. echo the issue of the test print

of the african a group is very clearly articulated thing that, that needs to be globally binding protocol on drought. so that, that is stronger support for those countries affected by that. in reality, about $12000000000.00 have been pledged by saudi arabia and other public and private sources from oil rich nations to support the most valuable drought. it countries, as part of the convention within 50 countries have set targets to stop land degredation. that is fall from enough se experts globally. this obviously a pressing issue as in countries where economies and people really is why on agriculture still as the main source of livelihood? principally that is in posit, asian, on the effect of the continent using photo soil means losing livelihood. and then being forced into migration is a vacation hot spots include the saw in africa, lots of that's in america, europe and asia. such as the arrows, the region here and cause ex that in we have discussions, focus on monitoring,

restoration and water resilience ex, but stress the importance of tackling the root causes o. dr. lima, how much has adapted by switching to camels for body civilities, changing climate with the availability of healthy stores and for the is on that the on nation, the ws chief climate report. and the reason. osborne, welcome, the way it is. so this, this is vacation conference and ending today in re, uh, besides pledging money. do we expect anything substantial to come out of this? so what they've actually been talking about of the past couple of weeks is whether they are going to put in place any legal obligations for countries to meet particular targets. to reduce does a cation much like they do with the climate conference and the power agreements. and it looks like, honestly, that is going to be unlikely. there is a, not

a lot of political will for that to be legally binding targets for countries to do this is especially when they already have these, these clement targets, as i said, um, but we have to look at it at this point. they, they have seen pledges of money and they also do make these targets on the, the, the client agreement. and the claimant agreement is also essential when it comes to reducing uh does a to cation because it is something that is driven quite heavily by global warming . global warming can increase and intensify drought, for example, which leads to the kind of visitation that we're seeing in different parts of the world now. and we, as we saw in the report that people switching from, from capital to camels, as more land is degraded around the world, did tell us more about the impact because having on communities. i mean, it's really problematic because we've go over half of the population of globally,

but as reliance on agriculture and livestock for the livelihoods and, and also, you know, to get their primary source of food, etc. we uh, in the west are also relying on agriculture to make sure that we got the feed. so this is a problem that could impact fruit security in the future. i mean, but you know, people are not getting enough to eat, the un says, but up to 40 percent of land is already fully degraded. and that is a big problem. it is also leading to communities, abandoning their homes where they have been because they are unable to, you know, to farm they're moving to places where that might be more possible. oh, moving to cities instead and changing their likelihoods altogether. and in some places, this is leading to some incremental conflict. we see this in lake chad, for example, where around 90 percent of the lake has disappeared since the sixty's as a result of you know, this, this lack of water and does that vacation?

i'm not means that people are fighting over the resources that they, that are still available for their, for their lives and other issues. so can governments do more to slow or even prevent decided if occasion, i mean, it comes down to money to a large degree. and we've seen over the past couple of weeks that the saudi government and other arabic organizations have put up for 12000000000 dollars to try to deal with this issue. but the un says that it will need to move into trillion until the end of the decades to targets, to restore a 1500000000 hex as of land that they are saying that needs to be restored. there are initiatives like the great green war in africa for example. so this is a project that has taken place across 11 countries, the taunting of trees to make a kind of war between us hara and other places. it's going to take projects like

these. okay, thank you very much for that. and the results board from d. w, environment a message you're up to date, small world news at the top of the out of good news. the

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