reports from on the ground. good evening in which my from paris here on fronts twenty four it's nine pm in the french capipital hero all headlines -- jerry's president will not seek reelection on the polls planned for april have been postponed those dramatic announcements made on state television tonight and it's three weeks. of anti government protests abdulaziz dutifully go also pledging political reforms and a new constitution. theresa may makes a last minute dash to strasbourg the british prime minisister hopining t to n coconcessions from the e. u. i d the crucial votes in parliament on have brexit deal tomorrow. thinkk how to schools involved

into the islamic state's final village in syria around five hundred militatants on foot to remain inside by goose along with thousands. of trapped civilians . good evening we begin tonight with some developing news coming into us -- from algeria the president abdelaziz beautifully go will not seek a fifth term in office the elections planned for april have now been postponed those announcements were made on state television tonight. in the last set by beautifully go read out on his behalf in that letter the president promised political and economic reforms roach area and that's a new constitution will be drafte. and voted on in a referendum all of this -- coming of course in the wake of three weeks of anti government protests millions of people take

to the streets to demand beautifully to step aside. after twenty years ouout runnnng algeria. they have so you have to do tha. well the more than i let's bring in our internanational size at - alalmond joy jenna almond shoes ninight for algeria tonight i'mt this hour what's your take on what we see. well it's really surprising twist actually i mean everything was pointing. in the direction of beautifully k. -- really protests in continuing and standing in and and and actually standing in the april eigighteeh election so -- it's it's a it's very surprising twist -- that he he changed -- and it's clearly a victory for this protest movement. because they didn't want him to seek. a fifth mandate and they've achieved that -- but still -- it's it's perhaps -- a kind of dampened damp victory in a sense because basically can

has to spenen the election without sayingg exactly when it will be held no one knows when it will be held so. it basically means he still stays as president -- there is no apparent mechanism full -- getting him out of power nextt election is held without him what about the brutal desire of these -- demonstrators to actually get the whole regime out -- you know one can imagine the prices of constitutional reform that would lead.. to only two mandadates button being the maximum so that would stop this kind of multiple mandates that we see today what is the mechanism for getting ou. getting the regime out what whwh's the mecechanism for gettg the the to secure a cracks in the club to cracks in the oligigarchs out of power so. i think that's gonna be the big challenge after the protest movement is to keep the momentum because they've achieved the main name but will the secondary aims how do they actually by what criteria.

can you say that they're going to be able to achieve the other things well i'm an outlet so more about that than -- with -- all guests this evening and that is at under level of it to visiting fellow with the european council on foreign relations he joins me now i good evevening at to you. let me ask you that than a does this lookk t to you like the beginning of real change a full algeria ole with those elections postponed until the end of this year is this another way for those people around -- to feca us to hold on to power. right now. one zero one i think certainly. action but also. initial reactions. all.. many protesters in all this for what it is -- a partial victory but with much more to do so i i don't think that this is going to dampen. mobilization alrlrdy ya or r ori don't thinkk it's going to dampn the spirit of the protesters in

ththe streets. so youou expect then add that there will be fresh protests s t tomorrow.. i do i do believe there will be a smart yes. but let me ask you then about the slightly a bigger picture here we've hired out from the french government tonight because from the former colonial power in algeria saying it welcomes -- this decision that beautifully to weren't stand. well f friends had to walklk a very diffificult. situation as always witith anything related t to algeria [inaudible] on all right they're always in a bit of a situation. i needed something. all right. for some reason it seems. okay out of the crisis most all. all are on one side.

at under level that staff from the european council foreign relations i thank you all very much indeed and apologies at two of you is that -- with that slightly -- shaky line as we were listening to that to that analysis. well -- as been talking about tonight a beautifully get has ruled algeria now for the past twenty years but he's rarely been seen in public since he suffered a truck a stroke in two thousand and thirteen and games but it's been taking a look back at his presidency. also. mister jeff the two decades in power abdel aziz beautifully care is stepping out of the political spotlight. for those weeks of mass demonstrations thousands of algerians took to the streets often beautifully current ounce to o plan to rurur a fifth time. smoking the country's biggest protests since the arab spring. the eighty two year old uses a wheelchair. and hasas been seen in public oy a handful of times since suffering a stroke in. twenty thirteen fueling constant speculation on his questions as to who really holds the reins of power. he was first elected president in nineteen ninety nine with the backing of the military pledging to put an end to a decade of civil war. the claims of a hundred and fifty thousand lives.

here open dialogue with islamist militants and on the armed factions late offering amnesty to fight is in hiding. due to few kills the prioritize the economy. thanks to soaring oil prices and key trade links with the e. u. r. g. areas finances prospered. what really needs one three distribubuted on the inequality gap in the country wide and? strikes of a social and economic grievances grin frequent. more than a quarter of algerians under first year unemployed feeling resentment and regional protests. in -- two thousand eight difficulty the constitution to allow himself to rurun for a thihird time he'e'sn every election since nineteen ninety nine by more than 8080% f the vote. results opponents of cold fraudulent. with beautifully can out of the running for elections he pays a way for potentially difficult succession. analysts say the opposition parties a week and fragmented. we'll keep watching all those

developments are for you in algeria at tonight it meanwhile let's bring you some other world news -- on the program and to resume is mamaking a lasast minute dash to strasbourg tonight for talks this junk food younger on brexi. the british prime minister would pushining how brexit deal time. and has been hoping to win the french concessions from the e. u. over the northern irish backstop before then. officials though say had trip to strasbourg tonight does not necessarily mean a new deal has been found. in time but covering all of f ts for us is a londodon correspondt benedict's patio she joins me now. and then is it what more can you tell us about add to reason mase rushsh to strasbourg. well --- w we know that the prime ministeter s about to arrive in strtrasbourga plplane has indeed. been on stand by up all day a ad much spepeculation t that shehed that she w wouldn'tt she is abot to arrive in n strasbourg. and to have a a face to o face meeteting with the president of the european comommissioion show codede you into-

as y you said i in your introdun the news very much h here i is a layiying d dn of it by downing ststreet i'm saying this d doest mean -- that that will be the annnnouncementf a deal what we think we k know. is that the prime m ministerr ad possibly so could you go out will make a statement -- in the next hour or so signn in the the government will a actua- inhe house of commons put downn the motion the wededding of the this iss going to be v ved on in the house of f commons byby mps tomorrow. not. tomorrow it is called the meaningful footage that was one that was planned in december the prime minister counseled it at the lastinute -- leless than twenty four hours befofore - -- the meaningfull votes this has gone ahead wasas on thehe fifteh of january and the government -- suffered a monumental defeat it was defeated by two hundred and thirty votes so what't's the pre minister of course ones is --

for r at t to be a an agreemento green light since the us should you'll date to the exit of the united kingdom. from the club of twenty y eight from t the european union is on thee t twenty ninthh of m march- so time is marchingg o on on the hope is that that can be some sort of wedding clarification assurances. that w would mean -- that for e example the heartbrek slslope tomorrorow for this dedf the vovote is defeated tomorrow ththe prime ministeter has commd to two others one on a wednesday that. would rule out possibly or not a new deal in ototr words t the united kingdom crushshing out -- without to deal with the european union and then on thursday what we expect if indeed that ever lived -- says that with the team -- and please do not want to crash out without a deal but thenn and plplease would be alalso do yout an extension and we think the government would be minded -- to also for two months or three

months extension the big question then is what the e. you accept that. all right benedict have you will have to wait and see just three weeks in theory at last until breaks it for now thank you very much though independent have yeah that watching all of those- price developments for us from london. next at the south african carry a call matt has become the fourth adeline to ground its fleet of seven three seven max planes in the wake of the ethiopian airlines disaster. well hundred fifty seven people died no definitive link has been made so far between the boeing aircraft on the accident. but concerns have been raised following the lion i crash in october which also cut on you seven three seven selena sykes has the story. ethiopian airlines boeing seven forty seven max was almost new builds only four months ago. it's just being serviced and the airline is fully in line with international standards. it's the second accident involving a boeing seven free

seven monks in five months last october alaina flights crushed in indonesia with a hundred and eighty nine people on board. the eththiopian airlines planene crashed on sunday just six minutes off the takeoff. flight data shows that the boeing dropped four hundred and fifty feet and twenty six seconds. the pilots already has

extensive economic ties with the rock which buys gas processed oil and electricity from the islamic republic. yet drawn you recently said he wanted to increase trade between the two countries from twelve to twenty bilillion dollars annual. a series of agreements in energy transport agriculture industry and health are expectedd to be signed during the three day visit. iranian officials are also likely to seek political guarantees from there iraqi counterparts. to ron already possesses significant leverage over its neighbor having helped create and train the popular mobilization forces. shiite m militias thatt fought against the islamic state group in iraq. and that largely remain loyal to iran. last year's parliamentary elections in which partieses wih ties to these militias grabbed a significant number of seats. were widely seen as a win for toronto. and a setback k for washington. and with the return of us

sanctions severely impacting its economy in n recent monthths. iran is now more than ever on thee lookout f for loyal and dependable allies in the region. nine twenty here in paris and let's get some business news now for you on the program committee is here with us in the studio hi caitlyn idea i you're gonna be taking a look for us that at all top stories today that situatio. in algeria -- and the role the economy has played at in those process that absolutely it's been a really crucial issue because the economy of algeria has been in decline. and young people are bearing the brunt of it about half of all juries population is under the age of thirty about a third of algerians under the age of twenty four are unemployed. the overall j jobless rate is still high at about eleven and a half percent. the economy had expanded at a pace of around three just zero point 8% last year. ththat's partly because of the slump in global oil prices which means less money is coming into government coffers. opec describes the oil and gas

sector as the backbone of the economy. accounting 420% of gdp 85% of total exports no jury is pumping less it produced an average two million barrels of oil a day back in. two thousand five but opec's as that level has now been cut in half. it remains the biggest producer of natural gas in africa and europe third largest supplier of gas. economists say the country needs to become less reliant on the energy sector and try to attract more international investment. that could be key to creating jobs and opportunities for the millions of frustrated youtube taken to the streets in the last month. america's federal aviation agencies looking into potential safety problems with boeing's seven thirty seven max eight model which is now been involved in two deadly crashes within five months. industry experts are warning that it's too early to jump to conclusions regulators in china and indonesia plus some carrier. export the model to be grounded until further notice charlie james reports --

fifty four operators fly boeing seven thirty seven max eight planes but following sunday's crash several countries have grounded the aircraft's indefinitely. it's a blow to the planane maker into the latest model of the industry's best selling passenger jet. indonesia's lion air which suffered a similar crash in octobeber may go one step furthr lying there has only said that the considering seriously considering canceling orders seventy so max orders. i think how the airlines now beginning to look at thahat i think of the islands in the quite far from making decision but i think it's in the back of everybody's mind. boeing seven t thirty seven maxs relatively new to ththe skies released in twenty seventeen to compete with an upded versision of the airbus. three twenty the seven thirty seseven max now makes up nearlya third of boeing's profit and is set to bring in thirty billion dollars in annual revenue. over five thousand boeing seven

thirty i've been ordered worldwide and a at the end of january boeing had delivereded three hundred and fifty of them with aroundd a quarter going to chinese airlines. now that t the model has seenn s second fatal accidentt in five momonths b boeing is doing all t can to reassure clients. safety is our number one priority and we're taking every measure to fully understand all the aspects of this accidents. at this point based on the information available we do not have any basis to issue new guidance to operates as many airlines are standining by the company boeing's biggest clients u. s. carrier southwewest. said that they are confident in the safety of their fleet. boeieing shares had plummeted as much as 12% during monday trade they close down just 5% as the us based giant shifts into damage control mode. boeing is one of the most important listings of the thirty companies that trade on the dow jones and its drop earlier in the day had cost the index s soe

three hundred and fifty points. we did see the dowow rallying though it wass boosted by apple- and managed to close upp nearly eight tenths off 1% there the tech giant's shares jumped three and a half percent as applee announced a new product launch before the e end of this month. the nasdaq closing up 2%% major european indices rose rose as well dax outperformed it was up three quarters o of 1% account about two thihirds here in paris your banking sector led gains shares of deutsche bank and commerce bank. up five and 7% respectively as they greet informamal talks on a possible merger. us president donald trump is asking the us congress to approve a four point seven trillion dollar budget. for twenty twenty including eight point six billionon for hs controversial border wall. the spending proposal would cut funding for the state department foreign aid programs and the environmental protection agency while increasing military spending. democrats who control the house of representatives used to fund the construction of that border wall.

even without that hurdle the president's proposal stands little chance of being approved by congress. jackets and one point one trillilion dollar deficit despie the spending cutss some analysts say the built in expectations for continued strong economic growth. art odds with most other forecasts the white house though defending its budget proposal earlier in washington. we believe that everybody is an opportunity to put forward our vision of the next ten years we're doing that in this budget. and we're saying to the american people we can no longer afford the paradigm that congress keeps giving us which is that. we're never going to make any trade offs that were never know. a line what we spend with what we take in that we're not gonna do it every family d does across the country in trtrying to figue out what they can afford before they go out and spend so yes. we are trying to say that we need to continue to secure the country we need to continue to secure the border. we're not gonna be bashful about that but at the same time we're also going to say that we have many many programs that are

wasteful and inefficient that we can no longer afford. mrs setting the stage for possible another protracted battle their days kay thank

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