fonts twenty four a and francnce twenty four dot com. welcomome back to france whehene foformed along to susuzanne w wl live from paris the headlines this hour. as big as it goes into overtime the british prime minister is once again under pressure to get parliaiament. to deal by next week. front spaces fact nineteen ftl of essential test yet ortiz have warned therere will be no tolerance for violence on the demonstrations last weekend. turned out. and hundreds of thousands into the streets across algeria calling on the president to step down. postmaster say they will continue until the entire system is gone .

the british prime minister has gone back to the drawing board to figure out how to get lawmakers in london backk. to back her breaks the deal the deal they have rejected twice this year on thursday to resa make up the you to agree to a brexit extension. until the twenty second of may provided her agreement gets passed in parliament. if lawmakers vote down her text once again the uk would end up leaving the block without any deal on the twelfth of april the french president emmanuel mackel meanwhile once again reminded pro brexit is. that their campaign was based entirely on lies. and the u. k. made the choice by voting in the referendum. syllabus based on a consider sergio vetoes who advocates of these views on these dollars have disappeared from the political scene. leaving the implementation of breaks it's in the hands of

others. done a demo cassette date as a political crisis like never before. whether governments and representatives con find a solution. or a majority. to apply what the people asked foror the good of it's t the first sitting u. d..o discscuss the b braves it so wen bring in john curtis professor of politics at the university of strathclyde good evening thank you very much for joining us on the program today. what a theresa means options you're given that she hasn't gotten any concessions from the european union? well she said she has two options -- they're not accepting mutualllly exclusive. one of course is ststill to try to get how deaeal cost the house of commons to secure the cirircle meaningful fired. that she b bought always requird to win before she's us youou're allowewed to bring the restore treaty to the house off commomos and try toto get itt watching f. the second strategy the other itit's your house i is basicallo accept now the onlnly way i r re

of optioions that mightht. face i insofar as its future relationship there is concern. ranging across from on the one hand leaving without to deal making us a deliberate decision. so what the other odds revoking article fifty which the your cake i'm jewish and point four days -- job same old story but actually decided to stay inside the european also over the right options in between. us we sit here this evening certainly there doesn't seem to be the votes. for the prime minister to get a deal through the policy in particular all ball through room. she was relying to change its mind and that by perhaps. just daughter rhona comes to about mention towards backing ideal the democratic national that ought. not be particularly critical of our performance in brussels inside feel that they she's about the european union to walk all over us it doesn't seem to i think. to help get them all on all the boards -- so i didn't see w where n now sl

hearing that mayy be govovernmet will simply accept. that all the votes in the h houe of commons and w won't even attempt to gege medical rights right so that's one side but i have a question for you b bause you could just kindd of go back to the house of commons with the same tax a and hope to pass it. because last week because the house yourr own car inn strasbog on the weekends for lost.. is not part of the text of thee opening of euroropean cououncil dedecisions. shshe's probably going to reach such a thought i in a motion o n john h hope that'ss enonough. to persuade the speakerer that this is a new -- motion bridges at the moment type proroblem is not procedural it's political she doesn't look as though she's got the funds on that force you may not even attempt. to try to get it sir but not does that foror me thats your house to consider what

she's going to do. about getting some sense of what the at the h hospital it's might be ready t to bok. in order to be able to go back to the european union before the trial the right plan so what actually. you know that long extension i said i wasn't terribly keen all but you said i i might still be able to o p. you know what i actually i still need it i'm not here out but the moments all monday the eyes of motion down for the house of commons. which would mean that the house of commons itself would insist. on being group given the opportunity to express the view and to do so as early as wednesday. in the wake of the us in the wake of the widespread expepectation that motion wouldo through. we are hearing rumors that the government is thirty four thirty six hours ago saying she was adamantly opposed holding your on directions on to the idea of a long extension how can she possibly. be regarded as the person who should be the captain of the

ship that might notot be getting the right different directions to the one that you want it. and secondly how does she keep up all together we are already saying that i was on the hall breaks down to the policy. expressing considerable disquiet about the rumors that. the government is not willing to consider out online also goal was to others indicative arts group could to pro brexit conservatives get behind the prime minister's planned given that the european union has refused. to to blink could this past thursday i mean yes they've granted -- the you can extension -- for a few days but they're not tweaking the d. agreement -- even though people like boris johnson thought this was the time to negotiate with the you. i think the crucial got you to view that you use that was programming conservatives and i think you're overestimating that number. you should remember the most twenty concert ramp these. who are sufficiently opposed to remind the all the various occasions like a virgin against the government in order to express that view -- the good compliments to resent a

much more the salty regard them. about may number up to as much as one hundred so the per the pressures race in mexico. and yes you can sit there from the outside to say well why isn't it. the prime minister doesn't my technician on reach acrososs to the opposition and come up with a proposal for a softer brexit. ice off the ground so that probably would win the support labor party was a fight over his reason. for i'm not is in so doing she may well space how politics you might discover. all the evidence we have so it's always been a majority of our popolicy would vote against or t instance yes you might win the box in the house of commons. but as we say in english she was she would start to soften. up a creek without a paddle -- i would be a serious risk of not nothing ever supplies for mrs much longer you should not underestimatee the domesestic difficult state the primeme ministster faces and i hauled parlrliament.. in which she is leading a strtrt polilicy archery b been coming p

with s something that y you cant through thehe call was on supply precipitate. is going to be verer very difficicult day we'll see what happens -- john curtis thank you very much for joining us on the log on today. in other news frances breaking bracing itself for act nineteen of the yellow vest protests tomorrow but the authorities are adamant not to see a repeat of the violence which erupted in the capital lost weekend. after protesters set fires destroyed property and looted shops. police have the hoods in several cities. in germanist -- has warned the police would show zero tolerance to violent protesters -- one bar now reports. what will happen next emissions and he's a.? as paris gaze of four nineteen weekend of yellow vest protests business owners bunker down. many just don't know if that windows willl be safe. the ball was about to stop with well we don't know if it will become o or ended about so. because it seems a ride police

are allowed to hit back. while the gold confidante french authorities are once again placing the avenue one look down old protest is a band from the streets on saturday in an attempt to avoid any repeat of the violence seen on previous weekends. but in nearby districts business owners fear the worst. he saiaid thank you don't it is worrying because the violence is getting worse w week by week. we don't know how much further it can go. last saturday i closed at four o'clock in a panic because we cocouldn't breatathe becausese e tear gas o on a d destitute vale the conversion of the others it was business as usual. much to welcome them at all. so i will open on saturday morning and my colleagues willl join you at noon we'll see what happens [inaudible] owl. close up -- six tables away like every saturday. close the doors of becomes too violent. and there you go. we're required to open were

required to work. this time round one thing is certain soldiers will be on the streets. three thousand military personnel from france's operation sentinel established at the two thousand fifteen terrorist attacks well to lend a hand in policing the protests. french foreign ministry summoned an israeli government representative in paris thiss overer what frarance coleses an intrususion by israeli forces at its cultural center in east jerusalem. nonow o on thursday police entnd ththe building to cancel an evet with a women's group which israel claimss is sponsnsored bn the palestinian authority cataclysmic has details. moving into a interrupt and cancel an event held by a woman's group which israel claims is sponsored by the palestinian authority. on thursday israeli troops scented frances cultural center in east jerusalem which israel has annexed in a move not recognisised by the internationl community. a day later france announced it had summoned the israeli

government's representativive in parisver the incident for quotes necessary clarifications. in a statement the foreign ministry said -- sirius and unacceptable infringement to the functioning of our cultural network in jerusalem. france intends to maintain and develop its deep and long standing relelations with palestinian civil society. the french consulate could not confirm if the woman's association was financed by the palestinian authority. israel considers all their activities in jerusalem illegal. but palestinians he had been due to participate said this was false describing a mother's day themed event to sell crafts made by women from jerusalem. part of a regular series of similar events. for more on this story we can go across our corresponden semi circle in jerusalem good evening sammy has israel a diff reacted and defended why it cancel thursday's event. yes said indeed i it i i've recd

a statement. issued by the israeli foreign ministry in there which they are explaining why they took such an action. it says there that the israeli ever presented live in paris he and he spoke to the f french foforeign m ministry and he acty he he perott tested. to the and the french. and he c could protest and regarding the existence of a an advance financeced a and suppord by the palestinian authoririty eighteen f.. french i instituten jerusalem. it goes on and explainss that acaccording to the l law of f te implementation of the inteterim agreement between isrsrael and e palestinians it is forbidden. to hold any political or and it goes further a and says that the israeli representative and i'm reading and clarified that we will not agree to hold pa

activity in jerusalem and we expect our friends to respect. their regulations a and cold. so so definitely we have a a backing of the of the foreign ministry for the activities of ththe poli a and the security services in eastern. sammy this isn't the first time the police have done something like this is it. no i in indy the actually i can tell you that here in jerusalem we have seen the the shrinking all of the the public palestinians spades. and both when it comes to a cultural activity political activity it has begun and s sine nineteen ninety six when t this law was passed. this law was passesed that followining thehe osloo accordsd then would we've seen here in jerusalelem is it is it has shut down in various palestinian institutions -- there was it important to a a place here in jerusalem the

orient house which was the eighties c center --- worry and diplomatsts met with foreignn is this haseen closed now for years that mean otheher institutions that being open herere in jerusalem and on top f that every oncnce in awhilele te is an advantage it may be a cultural event anonother kinindf an e event. and and suddenlnly w we hear tht the police is blocking it becacause thehey have intelligee information that the palestinian authority is in one way or another link to ththis event soi can tell you that this specific women's group. did have eventss in jerusalem yu know like this event that we're talking about which was supposed to be for mother's day were they were building. and crafts and alslso food and theyey were they hadad their tas arranged in a garden. andd then when the police -- storm the sammy thank you very

much for the update semicircle reporting that for us from jerusalem. nextxt hundreds of thousasands f protesters have taken to the streets across algeria for the fifth friday in a rolee they are calling for the president a and the entire systetem to go. pressure has been mounting on eighty two year old abdulazeez pacifica the ailing presisident said he woululdn't be seekeking their fififth mandatete. but he plans o on holdiding on o power u until the new constitutn is formed mro maxwell reports. to find the rain and the regime. tens of thousands of algerians have gathered again to call for change. they say they would be satisfied and to let prpresident steps do. and as a radical overhaul of the establishment. the collected the whole cottage we are protesting peacefully at ease protests have been peaceful from the start and they'll stay that way said up until the thieves who have pointed out country lesions. and your room without a send me a million. hasn't been any foreign intervention.

we're going to resolve it ourselves peacefully. we want a radical change you know i'm at the door. the loss to fridays have seen record numbers of protest is hitting the streets. once a rest site in algeria. president beautifully because twenty year rule has seen little public opposition. until a month ago when the eighteen eighty two year old announced he would run for a fifth time. beautifully because suffered a stroke in twenty thirteen and is now ready seen in public. on march eleventh he pulled out of the race but also o a peperspiring t p polls. when it became clear he intended to remain in james? b. two feca has promised reform but it may be too little too late. in recent days key allies have begun distancing themselves from his regime. includuding thehe u. g. t. h. te union on the e business leaders forum. not three years on from the attacks in brussels that killed thirty two people and left hundreds wounded some of the

victctims have still notot reced any compenensation. civil society groups in belgium are campaigning for more assistance and the european commission is also trying to help. on twenty fourth alex levels on and got a crack by the support - london. twenty second of march and look through the terminal so i passed right in front of the three terrorist. bombs went off just after i left laudable more explicit. philippe vandenberg is an i. t. specialist at brussels airport is every working day as a reminder of the nightmare of three years ago. when two suicicide bombebers blw themselves up in this whole? philippe who has first aid training rushed over to help the victims. put a montage apostasy the mark i mean on every morning i come through this time and also. for well how to send already visit those -- the newness with manta dismembered limbs a drop on this

because if i remember the things i did. no physical scars but the psychological ones run deep. as with many of his colleagues about where to leap has a clear case of post traumatic stress disorder. the state pays him a small pension but he has never received any insurance payments. the doctor philippe sore after the attacks made him eligible for disability benefits but in the lowest category. the communist led by poland last year i didn't have a problem off and then it started to get worse and worse in the second year. now i'm having my medication dose is increased and i'm'm sayg is i kinind of got mall. just as he threw the bomb together. to demand better cafes poststtraumatic cocondition. philippe e even went on hunger strikeke for almost a month. this victim's health group is also working to get better compensation for those suffering from the aftermath of terror attacks. one thing they say is sorely needed is a single agency to register claims seven one two

four six became. really suffer when the house i s goining everythining that happed actually we e have to go into detail get things sometimes we have to tell it to two or three different specialists and i'm happy to get second opinionons. so we're stuck in a system that destroys victims. the former belgian interior ministers will meet k. recently submitted a report to the european commission calling for an e. u. level system of reparations for terror victims. laws will be passed you -- when we talk about reparations we're talking about financial compensation? but also about providing services so the state not make available first aid psychological help as well as logistical. and judicial assistant. the commission would like to put a series of measures in place before the end of its mandate this autumn. time next for the business news with a coldd s standard couldldn call it on a china's president

is in rome and we're gonna get a big announcement tomorrow that's right it was expected to become the first g. seven country to join china's so called belt and road initiative its. massive state bacack development projoject. expected to cocost up to one trillion dollars total a son that's evidently caught the eye of italy's new government which is seeking to boost its relatively sluggish economy. aren't there sector has more. reviving the spirit of the ancient silk road. italy is set to become the first g. seven member to join china's belt and road initiative with the two countries expected to sign a memorandum of understanding on saturday. from going that johnson we want to strengthen cooperation in the infrastructure colts logistics in maritime transport sectors. we appreciate it's elise willingness to play a positive role in developing a healthy and stable china your relationship - with. one she's in pain was given t te royal treatment for his two day visit in italy a country

desperate for new trade and investment opportunities to revive its struggling economy. the two sides have been working on deals worth an esestimated seven billllion euros. including a plan to open up the strategic ports of genoa tree estate to chinese shipments. yet there are fears that joining the belt and road initiative china's ambitious plan to create new land and sea trade routes linking it to some seventy countries. could yield a little economic benefits for italy. italian president sergio mattarella said friday any agreements would have to be equally advantageous to both sides. i'm a picky no roman beijing were in a context of cooperation based on fair competition between companies. respective industrial an intellectual property and the common fight against counterfeiting. italy's move to strengthen ties with china was largely seen as a snub to washington and the u.. which have raised concerns over beijing so called predatory invevestment patterns.

several western leaders have accused china of using its massive economic clout. to expand its polititical influenc. in yet another blow to boeing inindonesia's garuda airlines is seeking to cancel a nearly five billion dollar order of the company seven thirty seven max eight jets. manages national airline is cited a loss of conondence in the plains. followining two crashes in the past six months. the first announcement of any cancellation of the aircraft which h is already been grounded worldwide. and it's from m garuda and boeog aree p plans to meet next week n jakarta to discuss the next steps. turning now to the markets which are seeing heavy losses very rough day so far on wall street. the dow down about 1% to give a bit more -- 1% as we can see right now boeing shares falling nearly 2% on that news out of indonesia. nike to sing loss of more than 6% after disappointing sales figures. also a gloomy picture in europe as well the worst day of twenty ninineteen as you can see down . investors reacting to poor manunufacturing data out of

germany seenn as a potential sin of a blooming g global slowdown. closely watched survey found the company from the sector cocontracting for a third strait month in in germany there. meanwhile the pound is gainined. about three quarters of a percent against the dollar i comes after eve leaders agreed to a two week extension of the deadline for brexit the pounded plunged yesterday before that extension was granted. next up general motors is nothing new investment in the united states despite undergoing a major restructuring. comes days after the automaker was slammed on twitter by us president donald trump. criticize the company's decision to close a plant in lordstotown ohio part of a series of factory closures across north america. today though gm says is planning to spend three hundred million dollars to build a new electric car to plant in michigan. something it says will add four hundred jobs. gm is absolutely committed to investing in and growing good paying manufacturing jobs in the united states. jobs that strengthen us today

and will improro our position for the future. as syria continues to slowly and sporadically recover from more things are beginning to get back to normal. the city of aleppo craftsman have returned to their so shop near again producing the legendary laurel soap that help put the city on the map. watson cornet has the story. once again the scent of laurel oil floats out of aa small soap workshop in aleppo. the residents of the city laurel soap is an icon in producing it here once again. is a source of great pride. can the leaves in a high level you ever camame to visisit a alo did not leave without buying the little soap. this industry is a national treasure all of the syrian people jobs so we can lay at two the owners of the factory fled their home town during the fighting. they were forced to shut the workshop down in two thousand twelve and we're only able to re open it last month. but even during the worst of the fighting they never stopped producing laurel so.

we went through so much hardship and many people still was working during the crisis. only a small number of the managed to continue working in the laurel soap industry. thankfully i was able to continue i moved my factory from one place to another. to continue working in the soap industry and to avoid losing my customers. in and outside syria. thanks to the limited renovation he carried out shammi hopes to produce around four hundred tons of soap this year. that is just half of his pre war outputut. befofore the war aleppo house around one hundred soap factories today only twelve are still in operation. the three years since the paris climate accord the world's biggest oil and gas companies have spent a total of one billion dollars in lobbying efforts to prevent policies from tackling global warming. accordining to a report from the british ngngo influence map. group of companies includes exxon mobil shell chevron bp and hotel.

companies all publicly endorsed the fight against climate chang. but the ngo says their actions fail to live up to their words. finally for me tesla is accusing a former employee of stealing intellectual property worth hundreds of millions of dollars and selling it to a chinese rival. the lawsuit the automaker said an engineer upload files about the company's self driving car project he was personal i caught a cloud a account. it in n love testerr to work for chinese automomaker x. m motors actually the second time x. motors has been accused of stealing trade secrets in the u. s.. a subject that's a major sououre of tension between washington andd beijing and want everything down -- is nott showing much signs of f fag it's it't's stitill there indeed this continue to go on we are seeing that the blowow back -- the six closer ties thank you very much so that coals standard there with the day's business news gonna take a quick break stay with us more to come this fancy

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