assault has begun to root out i still fighters still holed up in pockets of northern syrian city of raka u.s. backed syrian forces say almost all civilians and about two hundred seventy five leisel fighters have left iraq under a deal that was brokered by tribal leaders on saturday iraq's kurdish leadership has rejected baghdad's demand that it cancels the outcome of last month's a session referendum iraqi president ford masoom and iraqi kurdish president must have barzani met to discuss the military standoff between their forces in the disputed city of kirkuk kenya's opposition leader raul a dentist called on his supporters to continue protest in spite of government demonstrations i was addressing a rally in mombasa a rerun of all this and all the election is set for october twenty sixth but there is doubt as to whether the vote will happen with a dingo refusing to take. voting is underway in venezuela as all twenty three states elect new governors regional vote is the first since a new super body was created by president nicolas maduro that has powers to overrule opposition m.p.'s and amen

a final assault on the way to fight is still holed up in pockets of the northern syrian city of raka u.s. bank syrian forces say almost all civilians in about two hundred seventy five i saw fighters have left under a deal that was brokered by tribal leaders on saturday between two and three hundred mostly foreign fighters remain in the city meanwhile syrian government forces have retaken the town of mayor dean in eastern syria after intense fighting with ice. this is a major gain in the race for territories previously held by the armed group over the past months mandaean had become a refuge for myself fighters from syria and iraq as itself became caliphate crumbled syrian army units are now in control of several strategic roads leading to i still controlled neighborhoods within their us or province. date from antakya in turkey's hatay province. fighting in iraq is confined to a few areas in the center of the city the s.d.f. which is a coalition of kurdish and fighters backed by the united states of america the shelling of those areas with the hope to try to evict eyes of fighters from fr

still holed up in the pockets of the northern syrian city of raka u.s. backed syrian forces say almost all civilians and about two hundred seventy five i still find to have left draka under a deal that was brokered by tribal leaders today three hundred mostly foreign fighters i still inside the city. voting is underway in venezuela as all twenty three states elect governors regional vote is the first since a new super body was created by president nicolas maduro that has powers to overrule opposition m.p.'s and amend the constitution calls to put the oppositional course to win many of the state vote. up today those are your current headlines stay with the war in the soha continuous we'll be back at the top of the hour with a full. the money from libyan oil allowed gadhafi to underwrite ambitious projects. three hundred million dollars for the first pan-african satellite calm. thirty billion dollars in the largest irrigation system in the world that draws on the fast a fresh water under the sun to turn tens of thousands of hectares of libyan desert into f

kivu the final assault has begun to root out the last i saw fighters in the northern syrian city of raka u.s. backed syrian opposition forces say almost all civilians in about two hundred seventy five i still fighters have left rocka and the deal brokered by tribal leaders on saturday twenty two and three hundred mostly foreign fighters are still thought to be inside. set of the world's youngest lead us a best in kurt's and these conservative party of claim victory in the general election but the thirty one year old will need to form a coalition to govern. and to me results and presidential election have given victory to the sitting. gen because as one more than half of the votes of the headlines let's go back to zero. bullfighting has been banned in the got a region of the north east of spain since january twenty twelve. it came about largely as a result of an animal rights campaign but some commentators believe it also has a political dimension that the law new has a strong identity separating it in the minds of people from the rest of spain and many saw the glory that the bullfighting sho

is underway to root out eisel fight is still holed up in pockets of the northern syrian city of raka u.s. backed syrian forces say almost all civilians in about two hundred seventy five i still fighters of left rucka under a deal that was brokered by tribal leaders on saturday between two and three hundred mostly foreign fighters are still inside the city iraq's kurdish leadership has rejected baghdad's demand that it cancels the outcome of last month's session referendum as a precondition for talks to resolve the dispute iraqi president ford must soon and iraqi kurdish president massoud barzani have met in solomon mia to discuss the recent military standoff between their forces in the disputed city of kirkuk and in kyrgyzstan the pro-government candidate appears to have scored a majority in the presidential election by jim baker of defied predictions of a second round of voting taking fifty four percent of the vote against just over a third for his main rival more than three million characters residents were eligible to vote in the central asian state because he had lines i'll have more

the final assault has begun to root out the last ice and fighters in the northern syrian city of raka u.s. backed syrian opposition forces say almost all civilians and about two hundred seventy five eisel fighters have left under a deal brokered by tribal leaders on saturday well those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after one or one that's what it's like now. in the hashtag era when news coverage of looking for an easy solution we delved deeper football says and challenge the status quo join me man the hot sun for a new season of love from at this time but how does hearing. the camaro rouge once rule cambodia its oppressive policies by the nation's rich culture performance the band and most artists and musicians here. today a local circuits is sparking an artistic revival by turning street kids into world class at the bands and at the same time pulling them out of poverty. this week and one on one east we go back stage into the lives of cambodian circus to. play. out. their song like good luck. i'm proud of our quality of my heart but also. all of the light on gno

was so i still find is still holed up in pockets of northern syria in the northern syrian city of raka u.s backed syrian forces say almost all civilians and about two hundred and seventy five i still find it have left iraq under a deal that was brokered by tribal leaders on saturday between two and three hundred mostly foreign fighters are still inside the city meanwhile syrian government forces have retaken the time of may day in and eastern syria after intense fighting with deisel this is a major gain in the race for territories previously held by the armed groups over the past months maidan had become a refuge for eisel fighters from syria and iraq and its self-proclaimed caliphate crumbled syrian army units and i won control of several strategic rules leading to i saw control neighborhoods within their us or province hashim a whole bara sent this update from untucked in turkey's take province. fighting in iraq is confined to a few areas in the center of the city which is a coalition of. fighters backed by the united states of america shelling those areas where they hope to try to evict

assault is underway to root out i saw fighters still present in pockets of the northern syrian city of raka u.s. backed syrian forces saying that almost all of the civilians in the city along with about two hundred seventy five i still fighters have left and this was all part of a deal that was brokered by tribal leaders on saturday there are between two and three hundred mostly foreign fighters still inside the city. and iraq's kurdish leadership has rejected baghdad's demand that it cancels the outcome of last month's secession referendum as a precondition for talks to resolve the dispute iraqi president five musselman iraqi kurdish president massoud barzani of to discuss the recent military standoff between their forces in the disputed city of cook. with all of our top stories that will be more on everything we're covering and the news hour i'll be back with that in about twenty five minutes time the inside story is next. syrian democratic forces launch a major operation against isis self-proclaimed the capital u.s. backed rebels say it's the final push for a so what's next for ice so for sy

citizens the final soldiers began to root out the last i saw fighters in the northern syrian city of raka u.s. backed syrian opposition forces say almost all civilians in about two hundred seventy five eisel fighters have left iraq under a deal brokered by tribal leaders on saturday between two and three hundred mostly foreign fighters are still thought to be inside you know our government forces have retaken the town of meyer deen in eastern syria after intense fighting with i saw my dean had become a refuge for the armed group after it was forced out of several areas in syria and iraq the syrian army now controls several roads leading to i still controlled neighborhoods within dead province. conservative leader sebastian kurtz's came victory in austria's general election to become the world's youngest leader of the thirty one year old will need to form a coalition to govern. preliminary results and presidential election have given victory to an ally of the sitting leader by gendron cough has won more than half of the votes. as the headlines the news continues but first it is al-jazeera well

is underway to root out i still fight is still holed up in pockets of the northern syrian city of raka u.s. backed syrian forces say almost all civilians in about two hundred seventy five i still fighters of left rucka under a deal that was brokered by tribal leaders on saturday between two and three hundred mostly foreign fighters are still inside the city. iraq's kurdish leadership has rejected baghdad's demand that it cancels the outcome of last month's referendum as a precondition for talks to resolve the dispute iraqi president ford masoom and iraqi kurdish president massoud barzani have met in solomon mia to discuss the recent military standoff between their forces in the disputed city of good cook. and. in the presidential election. headlines i'll have twenty five minutes time. it's oppressive. rich culture performance. artists and musicians. today a local circuits.

the final assault has begun to root out the last i saw fighters in the northern syrian city of raka u.s. backed syrian opposition forces say almost all civilians in about two hundred seventy five i surprises of left rock under a deal brokered by tribal leaders on saturday between two and three hundred mostly foreign fighters are still to be inside russia sent this update from on talk in turkey's hatay province. fighting in iraq is confined to a few areas in the center of the city the s.d.f. which is a coalition of kurdish fighters backed by the united states of america the shelling those areas with the hope to try to evict eyes of fighters from from there now there's been an attempt to back to buy time for a deal backed by tribes and you know how to convince i said quietly. we've drawn but that didn't work some of the foreign fighters insist that they would like to stay and fight to the death but this is why the significant development in the sense that i said is losing ground is losing their self-proclaimed capital in iraq . but also in this suffering some major setbacks the loss the c

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the state group a set to evacuate from the syrian city of raka the u.s. led coalition fighting the group says the evacuation deal aims to minimize civilian casualties as the battle for the city nears an end the jihadists are expected to leave the city together with several hundred civilians used as human shields coalition forces have now captured more than eighty percent of rocca once i s's.

remaining minutes from the so-called islamic state group a set to evacuate from the syrian city of raka the u.s. led coalition fighting the group says the evacuation aims to minimize civilian casualties as the battle for the city name has an end the jihadists are expected to leave the city together with several hundred civilians used as human shields coalition forces have captured more than eighty percent of rocca once i s's de facto. apatow. the oscars academy has expelled film producer harvey weinstein following an avalanche of sexual abuse allegations the academy announced it was taking a highly unusual step after an emergency meeting of its board some thirty women have now come forward accusing weinstein of sexual harassment assault and in several cases rape. a suicide bombing in the somali capital mogadishu has killed at least twenty people police say a truck packed with explosives detonated at a busy intersection lined with government buildings hotels and restaurants there was no immediate claim of responsibility but the islamist group al-shabaab frequently targets the city. the number of

remaining minutes from the so-called islamic state group a set to evacuate from the syrian city of raka. the u.s. led coalition fighting the group says the evacuation deal aims to minimize civilian casualties as the battle for the city nears an end the jihadists are expected to leave the city together with several hundred civilians used as human shields coalition forces have now captured more than eighty percent of rocca once i s's defacto capital. the oscars academy has expelled film producer harvey weinstein following an avalanche of sexual harassment allegations the academy announced it was taking the highly unusual step after an emergency meeting of its board some thirty women have now come forward accusing weinstein of sexual harassment assault and in several cases rape. a suicide bombing in the somali capital mogadishu has killed at least twenty people police say a truck packed with explosives detonated at a busy intersection lined with government buildings hotels and restaurants there was no immediate claim of responsibility but the islamist group al shabaab frequently targets the city. t

remaining minutes from the so-called islamic state group a set to evacuate from the syrian city of raka the u.sled coalition fighting the group says the evacuation aims to minimize civilian casualties as the battle for.

root out i saw fighters still holed up in pockets of northern syria the northern syrian city of raka u.s. backed syrian forces say almost all civilians in about two hundred seventy five isis fighters have left iraq under a deal was brokered by tribal leaders on saturday between two and three hundred mostly foreign fighters are still inside the city. meanwhile syrian government forces have retaken the time of may dean in eastern syria after intense fighting with i so this is a major gain in the race for territories previously held by the armed groups over the past months may indeed have become a refuge for eisel fighters from syria and iraq as its self proclaimed caliphate crumble syrian army units and i'm in control of several strategic will is leading to eisele control neighborhoods within their us or province has sent us this update from untyped here in turkey's have tape province. fighting in iraq is confined to a few areas in the center of the city the s.d.f. which is a coalition of kurdish and of fighters backed by the united states of america the shelling of those areas with the ho

now to syria what is indeed left of the city of raka the u.s. backed campaign to liberate the area from islamic state is all but over now jimin rights groups are concerned about safety there as residents try to return home. the united nations stands ready to assess people with him a tearin assistance in iraq and its surroundings however at the moment we have no access and therefore no human. convoys or assistance can reach us if the humanitarian situation is dire there is no sufficient water or health clinics and it's not safe as many unexploded eminence of this war still remain so that needs to be cleaned up first before any civilian can go back isis has done a lot of harm not only to the inhabitants but also to the social fabric of this city and now it has emptied it of doctors nurses teachers and all things that are badly needed by the population add to this that the u.s. the coalition has waged a year bombing campaign that have priority defeating isis over the need to protect the city's infrastructure so now the lingering questions is who wi

assault is underway to reach how i still fight is still holed up in pockets of the northern city of raka u.s. bank syrian forces say almost all of the civilians and about two hundred seventy five i sell fighters have left under a deal that was brokered by tribal leaders on saturday between two and three hundred mostly foreign fighters still thought to be inside the city. as update from an taqiyya in takis high. province. fighting in iraq is confined to a few areas in the center of the city the s.d.f. which is a coalition of kurdish fighters backed by the united states of america the shelling of those areas with the hope to try to evict eyes of fighters from from there there's been a little to back to buy at a time for a deal backed by tribes and you know how to convince ourselves why it is to withdraw but that didn't work some of the foreign fighters insist that they would like to stay and fight to the death but this is why the significant development of the centers that i sit is goosing ground is losing their self-proclaimed capital in iraq. but also in deals all of this suffering some majo

remaining minutes from the so-called islamic state group a set to evacuate from the syrian city of raka. the u.s. led coalition fighting the group says the evacuation deal aims to minimize civilian casualties as the battle for this.

this is d w news live from barlett islamic states defacto capital the city of raka in syria has fallen. u.s. backed forces say that they have overcome the final pop.

remaining minutes from the so-called islamic state group a set to evacuate from the syrian city of raka the u.s. led coalition fighting the group says the evacuation aims to minimize civilian casualties as the battle for the city name has an end the jihadists are expected to leave the city together with several hundred civilians used as human shields coalition forces have captured more than eighty percent of rock a once i s's de facto. apatow. the oscars academy has expelled film producer harvey weinstein following an avalanche of sexual abuse allegations the academy announced it was taking the highly unusual step after an emergency meeting of its board some thirty women have now come forward accusing weinstein of sexual harassment assault and in several cases rape. a suicide bombing in the somali capital mogadishu has killed at least twenty people police say a truck packed with explosives detonated at a busy intersection lined with government buildings hotels and restaurants there was no immediate claim of responsibility but the islamist group al-shabaab frequently targets the city. the number

this is d w news live from berlin islamic states a one time capital of the city of raka in syria has fallen. u.s. backed forces say they've overcome the final pockets of resistance from the extremists it marks the end of an intense battle that started back in june so what now i guess was a coming up in neighboring iraq vanguard is pushing ahead with an offensive to retake disputed kurdish red areas as the u.n. and the u.s. appeal for calm. and of trauma in an investigative journalist is killed in a car bomb attack in malta the e.u. says it's hard to fight at the death of daphne zia hassan accuses the morty's government of complicity. hona will welcome to you i'm under thought she. u.s. backed fighters in syria have retaken the city the so-called islamic state considered its de facto capital a commander of the troops fighting isis operations underway to clear the city of landmines and militant sleeper cells dozens of jihad this have had made their last stand of the city stadium but it's still unclear if they remained holed up there meanwhile soldiers celebrated iraq because liberation as a four m

the pentagon hails the liberation of the syrian city of raka from islamic state by u.s. backed opposition forces though the city has been left in ruins.

on the pentagon hails the liberation of the syrian city of raka from islamic states supply u.s. backed opposition forces though the city has been left in ruins. i'm kate partridge and you're watching the weekend headlines here at r.t. international thank you for joining us. and we start with catalonia where almost half a million people have protested in support of the region's independence it follows madrid's decision to impose direct rule and strip the local government of its pros the spanish government is also calling for a regional election within six months catalan leaders have branded the move a coup. but you have this measure we are going to implement has a lot to do with the goal of holding an election in catalonia the region will have to hold an election within six months but mine tension is to hold it as soon as we recover. a lot of. the spanish government has carried out the worst attack against scotland institutions and residents since the orders of the military dictator francisco franco. rahul in a greatly irresponsible act crossed all boundaries by announcing and in

there have been jubilant scenes on the streets of raka where u.s.backed forces drove eisel out of itself declared capital kurdish led syria democratic forces raise their flag of the city stadium after a form of battle from hatay of the turkish syrian border reports. kurdish fighters triumphantly into iraq there celebrating the capture of the city which was eisel main stronghold in syria but taking iraq wasn't easy. the syrian democratic forces a coalition of kurds and arabs backed by the u.s. began they are pensive in june i said fighters held ground for five months but the armed groups defense lines were eventually broken by a continual wave of strikes and shelling. we control rocket but as you know there are mines that we need to clear and we have to make sure there are no are still fighters hiding in tunnels we are now clearing all the areas we captured civilians continue to flee to save areas this is a family that has just a refugee camp controlled by the. tens of thousands of people have been affected by the fighting they mostly live in poorly

and the pentagon hails the liberation of the syrian city of raka from islamic states by u.s. front opposition forces as the city has been left in ruins. this is the weekly at r.t. international coming to you live from moscow i'm kate cockroach thank you for joining us. hundreds of thousands have been on the streets of council are expressing their support or opposition to the move for independence it follows madrid's decision to impose direct rule and strip the local government of its powers the spanish government is also calling for a regional election within six months catalan leaders have branded the move a coup. but you have this measure we are going to implement has a lot to do with the goal of holding an election in catalonia the region will have to hold an election within six months but my intention is to hold it as soon as we recover. the spanish government has carried out the worst attack against scotland institutions and residents since the orders of the military dictator francisco franco we. appreciate them. or why in a greatly irresponsible act christ all boundarie

this is deja news live from berlin islamic states a one time capital of the city of raka in syria has fallen. u.s. backed forces say they've overcome the final pockets of resistance from the extremists it marks the end of an.

are to syria now the cleanup of raka is underway just a day after u.s. backed forces said that they had taken full control of what was called the capital of the caliphate of so-called islamic state the troops made up of syrian kurds and arabs have been clearing roads and landmines small pockets of i guess militants are still thought to be holed up in the city the u.n. says there has already been staggering loss of civilian life in iraq well over a thousand people were killed in the four month long battle for the city. china's president xi jinping has declared a new era for his country and said it is time for china to quote take center stage in the world at the first session of the communist party congress in beijing she also pledged to open his country's economy further and pursue a policy of zero tolerance against corruption during the weeklong congress a new poll that bureau to run china for the next five years will be selected. it's a meeting on the grandest of scales. nearly twenty three hundred delegates representing the eighty nine million members

on the pentagon hails the liberation of the syrian city of raka from islamic state by u.s. backed opposition forces but the city has been left in ruins. thank you for watching the weekly headlines here at r.t. international broadcasting live from moscow i'm kate. and we start with some breaking news reports are coming in of an active hostage situation in the u.k. an armed man with a sawed off shotgun hussies people at a bowling alley in the central english turn of money to have more on that story as soon as we get it. now hundreds of thousands of people have been on the streets of council loney are expressing their support or opposition to the move for independence it follows madrid decision to impose direct rule and strip the local government of its powers the spanish government is also calling for a regional election within six months catalan leaders have branded the move a coup. well you know this measure we're going to implement has a lot to do with the goal of holding an election in catalonia the region will have to hold an election within six months but mine tension i

in syria the clean up of raka is underway just a day after u.s. backed forces said that they had taken full control of what was called the capital of the self-styled caliphate of the so-called islamic state the troops made up of syrian kurds and arabs have been clearing roads of land mines small pockets of i-s. militants are still thought to be holed up in the city the u.n. says that there has already been staggering loss of civilian life and rocca well of over a thousand people were killed in the four month long battle for the city. and for more i'm joined now from hamburg by mohamed she is a foreign representative of the democratic federation of northern syria a defacto autonomous region of syria just north of rocca thank you so much for joining us this afternoon and. what do you think of the defeat of the so-called islamic state will mean for northern syria is this a good thing or a bad thing for the prospects of peace. of course if we think about it that they that ices that control the city it is in january two thousand and fourteen and they t

u.s. backed forces have driven out from its capital of raka in syria after a tough four month battle the kurdish led syrian democratic forces have raised their flag inside the city stadium which i saw had turned into a huge prison for anyone who oppose their role. reports now from the turkey syria border. triumphantly. celebrating the cup. which was. told in syria but. wasn't. the syrian democratic forces coalition and backed by the u.s. . held ground for five months but the armed groups defense lines were eventually broken by a continual wave of strikes and shelling but. we control rock up but as you know there are mines that we need to clear and we have to make sure there are laws to fighters hiding in tunnels we are now clearing all the areas we captured civilians continue to flee to save areas this is a family that has just a refugee camp controlled by the. tens of thousands of people have been affected by the fighting they mostly live in poorly equipped north of the city. i heard the news of a ceasefire and took my family but then we came under fire and the journey was tough because we had

and the pens are going to hails the liberation of the syrian city of raka from islamic states by u.s. backed opposition forces though the city.

this is d w news live from barlett islamic states defacto capital the city of raka in syria has fallen. u.s. backed forces say that they have overcome the final pockets of resistance from the extremists it marks the end of an intense battle that started back in june so what now for i us. also coming up in neighboring iraq baghdad is pushing ahead with an offensive to retake disputed kurdish held areas as the u.n. and the u.s. appealed for calm. and a prominent investigative journalist is killed in a car bomb attack in malta the e.u. says that it is horrified at the death of death eagle you see her son accuses the maltese government of complicity. plus from great hope to break misery south sudan is one of the world's newest states but today millions of people there are reliant on food aid we have a special report on one woman's struggle to survive and feed her family. i'm sorry kelly welcome thanks for joining us. u.s. backed fighters in syria have retaken rocket the city that the so-called islamic state considers its capital troops fighting i say that they have captured one of the militants

on the pentagon hails the liberation of the syrian city of raka from islamic state by u.s. backed opposition forces but the city.

u.s. recaptured the city of raka that had been on the ice and control since two thousand and fourteen years of a strikes and fighting have left much of the city in ruins but the victory is a major blow to eisele followed by the fighters have killed forty three afghan soldiers in an assault in the middle of the night at a military camp the group set off two suicide car bombs that are based in the mile on district of kandahar followed by hours of gunfight kenya's opposition leaders has his decision to pull out of next week so that action rerun remains unchanged ryle adinda made the comments after talks with top election officials are doing to head said he would reconsider his decision to quit if proper electoral reforms were carried out right those are the headlines on al-jazeera people in power is coming up next. ahead of the september twenty fourth that fall election survey showed a satisfied for the state of their economy this is easily estonia's biggest tech success story the company was bought by microsoft in two thousand and eleven we bring you the stories that are shaping the economic

the pentagon hails the liberation of the syrian city of raka from islamic state by u.s. backed opposition forces though the city has been left in ruins.

hours icily is expected to lose its last tiny foothold in the city of raka its one time self declared capital syrian forces backed by the u.s. on their final advance through the streets local officials say the remaining eisel fighters are expected to leave the city very soon taking civilians with them as human shields it's part of a deal brokered by tribal leaders the u.s. led coalition says it isn't involved in these negotiations but believes it will save lives around one hundred members of the group had surrendered in iraq in the last day or so when at the height of its strength i saw the cloud rock its capital it also swept across iraq seizing control of a large swathe of the country. of years on its territory has been reduced to this iraqi government is not showing an offensive to drive the group from the last area it holds there while in syria as well as being on the brink of losing rocka i still has just lost the town of our mayor dean syria and its allies are also trying to drive it from the last pocket it holds in their us or city the neo this is a fellow with the european council on foreign relations says the force

went to syria now and the cleanup of raka is underway just a day after u.s. backed forces said that they had taken full control of what was called the capital of the caliphate of so-called islamic state of the troops made up of syrian kurds and arabs have been clearing roads and landmines small pockets of violence militants are still thought to be holed up in the city the u.n. says there has already been staggering loss of civilian life in iraq well over a thousand people were killed in the four month long battle for the city. well i'm joined tonight from hamburg germany by saddam mohammed she is a foreign representative of the democratic federation of northern syria that's a region of syria just north of rocca that is now trying to rebuild mr mohammed it's good to have you on the day we appreciate you taking the time to talk with us and i want to ask you about something you tweeted yesterday you said you tweeted that the fall of the capital of the caliph it dying in iraq a is is a victory for humanity and freedom in syria when i look at rock and i see a city

u.s. recaptured the city of raka it had been on the ice the controls and two thousand and fourteen years of airstrikes and fighting have left much of the city in ruins but the victory is still a major blow to eisele. fighters have killed forty three afghan soldiers in an assault in the middle of the night at a military camp the group set off two suicide car bombs that are base in the my one district of kandahar followed by hours of gunfire new zealand has a new female prime minister the youngest in one hundred and sixty years since ardern will lead a center left coalition government with support from the new zealand first party and the greens the thirty seven year olds labor party came second in last month's election behind the incumbent center right national those are the headlines on al-jazeera the stream is coming up next. valued as a gem of africa my ruby has gone through many changes over the past decades. travels to the kenyan capital to hear from those who witnessed the city's progress to becoming a metropolis and discusses where it's heading now at this time on al-jazeera. ok. and y