when, why did they have all the time? i should just search, but they increased the amount for the state of the news lives from violence a week out to the fall of the 5 regina life in syria. i begins to return to something like low mileage. you take a look at how life is changing in 1st slots, syria students spots heading back to school. also i had several 100 k or maybe even 1000. that's the grand production of authorities in my office. tiny friends territory in the indian ocean, plus devastated by what's being called the west stall, 9 t the

i am at the michael junior and you are welcome to the program. students are attending to classrooms and syria. much of the country is still in ruins. after years of civil war and international functions, but many in the country are facing the future with new optimism. the gates of this damascus school are opened once again. the students in syria make every 10 just a week after the fall, a former president bush, all aside. the countries, the flag is raised over the schools grounds stuff, the feeling confident about teeth. reopening committee changes. everything is good when we wait for the equipment and i don't know what 2 or 3 days, nor to get everything ready for the students to return safely. it's a sudden some, and shed by students who are grateful to be back in class. i'm not mistaken. very

happy. i used to walking the street scared zillow get drafted by the army. i used to be afraid when i reached the check point on the outskirts of serious capital. things a less certain, but palestinian refugees hope they consume, return to the come they once called home. fido looking quite a bit through compass, my sewage. you really feel good palestine is here. even though you are far from me to have the there's so many things here that you mind the stuff by this time i really hope and be to going to some of the big down people, telephone book and become better than before. i would do something in what one of the less damaged areas. a fruits and vegetables stole his reopen and his doing brisk business. assigned perhaps of things to come. as 3 images from the decades of dictatorship with tentative optimism. use

a i brought him is in damascus. she told me how life and the syrian capital has changed since the fall of a side. that was, that was for just mentioned there, eddie life is slowly but surely going back to some sort of normal seat. i guess you can't see it right now, but i'm standing in one of the main squares here in damascus and earlier today traffic the same as are incidents, damascus traffic was back in full force. it was also the 1st day were schools have returned university students also returned today, marking their 1st return after the fall of a sudden i said with some a celebratory protest where they took down some statues of uh, the now ousted a dictator. were seeing some positive economic signs as well. the solution has fallen, but also the subsidies on to has been listed. and so there is been also a spike in a, in the price of transportation. and so one but certainly what is sort of not normal

and what many people here are not used to is the sense of freedom that you feel here on the streets. it's almost unbelievable to some, i mean, i've been covering the events, you know, around the so called eric spring for about a decade now and to see how the story has evolved from 2011 to the brutal civil war . and then where we stand now with the shuttle, so it's no longer empower in syria and journalists like myself, being able to work freely here and talk to people here freely and ask them their political opinions on the street in the open. it's just an unbelievable moment that we're going through right now. andrew sinclair is a senior advisor of the center for global security and stabilization with a texas group in washington. i asked him what direction he thinks the new so young leadership will take the country as well. the new syrian caretaker government, under the direction of author, the shut off formerly known by his known to god. i've been mahogany l. gilani has

really exhibited incredible pragmatism and competence despite fears that he would seek to impose a hard line as long as the rule. so far, they focused on avoiding a power struggle with former opposition factions. they've been preserving state institutions to ensure a basic service provision, which means working with former syrian origin officials, and they're listening to the demands of the syrian people to protect minorities women and ensure an inclusive employ lipstick approach to governance. now their legitimacy rests with the support they're building and syrian society. so any deviation from this could lead to conflict in their removal. but they've been given the space to demonstrate a commitment to the principles of this year and revolution. and as long as they do this, we'll see a positive political transition, right. talking about being given the space to operate. well the lead out is the, i'm on al serra said on subsidies that either i was using false pretext to justify

if attacks that he's not interested in engaging in a new conflict. what's your assessments of the situation and the possibility of it escalating? i was very worrying, i mean, israel's actions over the last week present one of the biggest tests for this new syrian government and the international community. and it's one that is alarming, not just syrians, but the region. the us and the united nations and is syrians are really focused on their internal consolidation in unity and israel's carried out at hundreds of air strikes, to eliminate ceiling and military material and weapons that can fall into the wrong hands and be used against them. and even more concerning is the government's plans to encourage expansion of settlements and occupied go on heights following their declaration that the 1974 disengagement agreement collapse with all decide government. so you know, there near term security concerns can be understood. but the more aggressive moves risk, undermining the long term stability and security between syria and israel. so i

don't see h t s changing their positions any time soon, but we should really look to the international communities reactions to ensure that both serious security and is real security can pretty be preserved during this period. right? it's not just these are aldo, is it the us techie? they've also been conducted as strides inside syria. so how likely is it that serious future will be decided by syrians and not forwarding loctus? it's tough, i think right now the statements coming out of the ok about foreign ministers meeting where all of the 8 foreign ministers from the air league, the us the you and the you and express support for a syrian lead transition are all very positive. i think we have more time to tell to see if there can be practical step, such as lifting sanctions against our side. we just had the solvers in which remain

in place on this new government. and equally, as you know, we have to see if turkish back factions continue their classes, but the curtis dominated sir and democratic forces in northeast. so the international community should continue incentivizing the new government in damascus to uphold its commitments, to inclusivity, and protecting the rights of all syrians, while preventing any foreign country from taking steps that could violate the sovereignty or territorial integrity of syria. right? that seems to be another challenge, told us that gets real estate down to the blinking said us officials have been in direct contact with the h t as reveled. what could that relationship look like considering? and this is what a challenge is with some, at least that if this is still designate that entire was organization by the united states as well. it's positive that the us has established that this direct contact with h t s. however, i would not expect the us to lift the foreign terrace designation any time soon.

and will this place is both h t s. in the us in a tenuous relationship. it offers the path for productive cooperation to build trust and demonstrate the benefits of dialogue and the need which ultimately could lead to, you know, restoration of normal bi lateral diplomatic relations. i'm accountable. and in part, you know, this thawing was prompted by efforts to find the american citizen austin, ties with the terms of this contact. we're also articulated in the statements when the foreign ministers meeting knock about. so the us to stress the period ahead will serve as a critical task to determine the way forward. so as h t, as in the new government continue along this positive trajectory, it could open up the way for sanctions relief and the restorations of diplomatic relations. right? as you say, any days yet. so that's what in see how things come out on route st. clair senior advice i've a send top of global securities and stabilization with

a texas group in washington. thank you very much for your time. thank you. know, around 1000000 syrians solve asylum here in germany, about the costs of the civil war. many houses become german, the citizens must still keep in close contact with the relatives in syria. we are all chavo flat to germany in 2015 and was elected may of the small town. just 8. yes. later. the toner post those time in south west germany. a short drive from the industrial how books to guide us those high made international headlines last year when folders here elected syrian refugee re and also both as their major eligible was among the hundreds of thousands of syrians who made their way to germany in 2015 after fling their homeland are now almost a decade later, they are eligible and many others can hardly believe what's been happening in syria

. the guns enough to issue. i watched the news all night and looked at my mobile phone every 5 minutes out on a stick and when it became clear by the next morning that a sod had obviously left it up. it was a shock and struck him in a positive sense. of course, the tools, when all shall arrived in germany in 2015, he didn't speak a word of german. 2 years later he started a training course and administration. after getting german citizenship, he ran for mayor. and also the time he campaigned on tackling local issues like child care and making sure there's a supermarket and toners between them on the new comer, 155 percent of the vote eligible still keeps in close contact with his parents back in syria while he welcomes the toppling of the sod regime also boost as some of the rebels have on democratic views, which he doesn't share. he says it's too early to think about any role for himself

in serious future. this is. so it looks up. i've been living in germany for 9 years now, and i have a very respectable job in the money. it's a difficult question to weigh more and one that you can answer with certainty today or tomorrow. but as to my future, it's open. why should i roll anything out? i'll shall says of those i made history by making him the towns mayor. and who knows? maybe one day a german from us. those time will make history in syria. us now it's being called the west side loan in 90. yes, and the french have been this that territory of my out authority. see the stone. we have killed several 100, maybe even thousands of the residents on the tiny indian ocean island. cycled cheetos web through my october nights. the mega storm has now moved west and was on beach on the african mainland. hi winston, surging water,

harold and cycling cheetos arrival in mozambique of rooting trees and telephone poles and flooding shelters and beach in boats along the coast. local charities are raising the alarm unit staff is concerned about the immediate impacts of this. so i clone the loss of life, the damage to schools, to people's homes, that health care facilities are also worried about. belong to some impacts. children potentially being cops off from landing for weeks on end, people unable to get access to health path and the potential spread of multiple diseases like color uh, malaria. health is coming from neighboring my you know, the tiny french overseas territory was last by tito on saturday. no rescue workers and 8 are on their way. cycling chito barreled into the tiny island and the early morning. heavy rains and strong winds created devastation,

causing floods, roofing, off roofs and destroying homes. authorities say it's the worst storm in 90 years. secluded, the cycling of unexpected violence. the winds of over 200 kilometers in our public facilities, badly damaged or destroyed. this it was you knew what kind of design and the medium term is for the subject line of water and food, especially for the most sensitive facilities such as prisons. does it keep them on the policy? studies show global cycling activities getting worse due to climate change. as such disasters can leave some of the world's pores, countries which contribute the least to global warming. dealing with a major humanitarian crises. malawi and bob boy are now preparing for flooding and high wins. a cycle and she continues to move in looked see what

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