. >> reporter: many here blame the head of the party, nouri al-maliki who was head of the party for eight years, for institutionalized corruption. they believe he is one of the powerful parties behind the scenes preventing hard preventir al-abadi from taking control. >> he needs to review political pressure from his party. >> people seem to be losin losig hope. abadi's political career and credibility are at stake. people wonder whether he is the person to carry out reforms. abadi has reacted to certain issues, he reduced the budget, reduced the number of official positions. little other than that has changed. we sony the task to you but you failed. there are other at the rally who presented an alternative. they say shia militias and political backers who are in positions of power are the legitimate leaders. >> translator: this is the last chance for abadi, he can't give us tranquilizers and expect us to be sient. >> it is now where a struggle for power. disoard, al jazeera, baghdad. >> in the news ahead we're exhausted refugees in the greek oiled where hope and excitement soon turn to de

syrians khaled al habash, in the blue shirt, and nouri shkais are relishing their new sanctuary.ash is missing his children. he didn't dare entrust them to the mediterranean. he hopes sweden will reunite them safely. the reception center in a country that regards itself as the world's conscience. habash can't comprehend how some europeans are hostile towards refugees. >> we are not coming here for tourism. we are coming from war. and i think who do like that are hostile to refugees. they must go to syria and see what happens in syria. my children now, under the bombs. they don't have water for one >> reporter: nouri shkais fled latakia, the hometown of syria's president bashar al assad to avoid being conscripted into the army. the destination was an easy choice. >> in sweden, you can get a residence permit for a long time. and you can get citizenship after four years. not like danish. >> reporter: it wasn't just war that compelled saxophonist mohammed diab to seek refugee in sweden. in syria, his homosexuality could mean torture and a brutal death. he's rehearsing in copenhagen w

. >> many blamed the head of the party nouri al-maliki who was head of the party for eight years. powerful figures behind the scenes, preventing abadi from taking action against corrupt officials. >> he can't take any political initiative on his own. he needs to make way from pressure from his party. >> people seem to be losing hope. abadi's credibility and political career are at stake. people have started to question his sincerity and whether he is the person to carry out reforms. abadi has acted on some of his propositions. he reduced the number of seats in government. he reduced the budget for personal security for security officials. apart from that little has changed. that's why the slogan for this friday's message was for abadi. we assigned the task to you but you failed. political backers who are in positions of power are the legitimate leaders. >> this is the last chance for abadi. he can't give us tranquilizers and expect us to remain silent. if he is the son of iraq he must join the party of people. >> treasury squaretahrir squarea struggle for power begins. >>> japan b

. >> reporter: many blame the head of the party, nouri al-maliki, who was prime minister for eight years for institutionalizing corruption and believe he's a powerful figure preventing haider al-abadi from taking action against corrupt officials. >> translation: he can't take any political decision on his own. he needs to get rid of political pressure from his party. >> reporter: the turn out was lower than previous fridays. people seemed to be losing hope. >> haider al-abadi's credibility and political career are at stake. people are questioning his sincerity, whether he is the person to carry out reforms. he contacted on some promises to reduce the seats in government, the budget for personal security, for officials. apart from that, little changed. >> that is why the slogan for the protest was a message - we assign the task to you. you failed. >> there were others at the rally who presented an alternative. shia militias and political backers are in the position of power are the legitimate leaders >>> this is the last house for haider al-abadi. he can't give us tranquilizers and expect

the shia alliance is headed by former prime minister nouri al-maliki who himself has been accused ofleads the biggest block in par lamb. >> translator: the state of slaw not united. there is the al badi wing and the maliki wing and they are against each other. al badi was relying on the leader of the sunni block and shia leaders but they are all standing against him. he is siting for reforms alone with the backing of the street and the highest shia movement. >> reporter: they have been previous testing every friday for weeks now to give him support to bring about change. at first they demanded better services now many are demanding for corrupt officials to be held accountable and an independent judiciary. they also want to reform a political systems where appointments were made according to party loyalties and power distributed among sects. it's basically a call to end sectarian politics. but little has changed for the people weeks after al badi announced reforms, to meet their demands the prime minister needs the support of the political establishment. but the same politicians who p

. >>> you're on the nouri al-maliki here in al jazeera -- newshour, here in al jazeera. more than 1400 have crossed the border. it is expected to double. germany is expecting 10,000 asylum seekers arriving. e.u. ministers are meeting in luxembourg. france and germany, for example, pushing for a common e.u. asylum seekers request a quote for the country. and morocco's ruling justice and development party appears to be making gains in the big city. morocco since 2011, many moroccans moving to regional councils >>> okay. 16 billion of aid. that is how much donor countries pledged to rebuild afghanistan. those pledges came with conditions. the donors are meeting to assess how about the afghan government performed. one of afghan's unity government has released self assessment. if you like, and we show you how we think it fairs. a bit of a report card on the matter of corruption, a priority for donor countries, and improving security. one of the biggest changes. a b plus, on fiscal sustainability and the afghan economy, another b plus. we talk to a senior advisor to the chief

. >> we know a lot of people are looking nouri leaflooking for t.plicated because the fog is becoming thicker by each passing half hour. the fog was not nearly as thick as it is now in east falls. this is the roosevelt boulevard boulevard extension ton complicate matters farther we had a vehicle that broke down, it was a work van broke down in the right lane. just got moving again butter it covered a little bit of a delay coming down from fox street through this points on down toward the schuylkill expressway. the van is out of the way but the delay is still there. let's check out 95 in the great northeast. yeah, good luck. by cottman avenue we're fogged in here but if we could see it we would see a southbound delay from academy to cottman. then it slows again from past the betsy ross bridge through this points at allegheny into girard. normal morning stuff but a little fog out there making things even a little slower than normal along 95. crash in whitpain along 202 at jolly road has cleared out. no-no need would worry about that. 422 closed overni

. >> i just met you it's not why nouri senator. it is not binary. >> a year from now, two years from now, three years from now? >> i don't think any of us can predict the future in that way. >> the secretary of state has come before various members of the senate and said it's either this or war. that is a binary statement. >> the reason senators because sanctions have never gotten rid of their nuclear program. it's only brought them to the table. >> it hasn't created for either. >> abu walk away from this deal and will begin marching forward with their programs further as they have done over the years in and the president of the united states has said he will not allow us to obtain a nuclear weapon. that leaves only one option. >> that leaves real doubt including in the intelligence briefing. i think there's a real doubt that iran believes incredible military threat of force is on the table. on page 26 of the agreement says the united states will make its best efforts in good faith to sustain the agreement to prevent interference w

. >> i just met you it's not why nouri senator. it is not binary. >> a year from now, two years from now, three years from now? >> i don't think any of us can predict the future in that way. >> the secretary of state has come before various members of the senate and said it's either this or war. that is a binary statement. >> the reason senators because sanctions have never gotten rid of their nuclear program. it's only brought them to the table. >> it hasn't created for either. >> abu walk away from this deal and will begin marching forward with their programs further as they have done over the years in and the president of the united states has said he will not allow us to obtain a nuclear weapon. that leaves only one option. >> that leaves real doubt including in the intelligence briefing. i think there's a real doubt that iran believes incredible military threat of force is on the table. on page 26 of the agreement says the united states will make its best efforts in good faith to sustain the agreement to prevent interference w

. -- nouri al-maliki. his actions in turn created the conditions for the islamic state to reconstitute itself in iraq after which he gained additional strength in the syrian civil war and then, of course, swept back into iraq. the key now is for the united states to help strengthened those in baghdad who are prepared to pursue inclusive politics and better governance. goals that unite the majority of iraq's shiite, sunni and kurds. it is vital that sunni and kurds in particular are again given a stake in the success of the new iraq rather than a stake in its failure. there is an unprecedented opportunity to support prime minister al-badi who with the backing of iraqi citizens in the streets, iraq's senior shia cleric and one shia party is embarked on very serious reforms that are being resisted by the leaders of the magi bring supported militias and former prime minister maliki. the reality than it is that the challenges in iraq are neither purely political nor purely military. they are both. what is requi