still the commie former istanbul museum hire sophia has held its 1st muslim prayers since becoming a mosque again. after this. join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm sure i'll see you then. this is r t international welcome back tensions remain high and the u.s. city of portland over the deployment of armed federal troops there it's pretty forces were seen firing tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters. they were sent in earlier this week by president donald trump to quell anti-racism protests our house claims the mayor of portland has lost control of the city over more than a dozen u.s. mayors most of them have voiced alarm over the federal crackdown meanwhile the ongoing protests have affected portland's shop owners with stores in the area vandalized and looted one of the targets was a jewelry store that's been operating in the area for over 30 years and made looters broke into the premises and stole numerous items the owner and office says clients are afraid to go downtown because of the protests

welcome back the iconic highest afia and istanbul has reopened for muslim prayers with its 1st friday worship after a top turkish court revoked its status as a museum earlier a high a sophia held its 1st muslim prayer and almost 90 years crowds were. in the nearby square for the inauguration and the turkish president was also in it and here's a quick look at the history of the u.s. go world heritage site. from now on during prayers the christian for us goes and i cons of the former cathedral will be covered with curtains at other times though the artworks will be kept uncovered with the holy site open to tourists some world leaders have criticized turning the site into a mosque again and sighed turkey the decision was met with a mixed reaction one turkish pollster found that almost 50 percent of respondents saw it as an attempt to shift focus away from the country's economic woes here's what people in istanbul have to say. i also hires a few years a fundamental right of muslims it's been converted into a mosque as a result of this victory no muslims can pray freely when high as if it

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has paid a surprise visit to the highest sophia and is this a week before the 1st muslim prayers at the site in nearly a century last week turkey's top court ruled the byzantine landmark could be reconverted into a mosque in a decision that's been widely condemned by christian churches and unesco. judges in iran have suspended the planned execution of 3 men linked to anti-government protests in follows several days of online protest which were joined by prominent actors and sports stars to 3 young men were convicted of vandalism in arson during protests against economic hardships which rocked iran last november the suspension of their executions was announced on a rainy and state television lawyers for the men say they hope the death sentences will be overturned entirely following a review. now protesters say the suspension of the execution is a rare example of iranian authorities listening to their demands w.'s jodelle roy is here to tell us more so joel how did this come about well this all kicked off one shoes day last week after the iranian supreme court upheld the death sentences o

has paid a surprise visit to the highest afia is them both this is this a week before the 1st muslim prayers of a site in nearly a century last week turkey's tough court ruled the byzantine landmark could be reconverted into a mosque in a decision that's been widely condemned by christian churches and unesco. france has marked the nazi roundup of thousands of parisian jews in mid july 1942 they were taken into custody in an operation known as veggie we've named after the cycling village drum where most of them were 1st sent only a limited number of people were allowed to attend this ceremony amid covert 19 precautions. this was a very controlled environment were even the children of survivors could not attend but the significance of the ceremony loomed large it commemorates the events of july 942 when more than 13000 pairs jews were rounded up by the german occupying forces with the help of french police most of the jews were brought to the city's indoor cycle track they and the others were then deported to the auschwitz concentration camp. at the sermon and a leader of the jewish co

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greece have followed the reopening of highest afia as a mosque on friday the former museum held its 1st muslim prayers and that's along here orthodox protesters burnt turkish flags turkey later rebukes the greek authorities are allowing the burning of the national symbol demonstrators marched on the country's consulate in pencil on a key and chanted slogans condemning the reconversion here's what some of them had to say. this is a totally barbaric and on civilized turning highest of fear into a mosque this goes against all of the docs people this is not troy it's from the turkish because they have the year churches to pray to the god friday prayers drew crowds of worshippers who filled the nearby square turkey's president was also in attendance surrounded by senior officials the turkish leader participated in the service and recited verses from the koran then expressed his delight to at the reconversion. this is been a yearning since our youth we used to say let the chains break and why is the fear open as a mosque we've ended an 86 year period high is the fear has now returned to its essence

welcome to the program istanbul's highest afia as open for muslim friday prayers for the 1st time in more than. it follows a controversial decree from turkish president. to turn the former museum back into a mosque himself was in attendance along with several 100 invitees originally a cathedral the building has stood at the heart of istanbul for 1500 years. president personally began friday prayers with a recitation from the koran this is the 1st time muslim friday prayers have been held in the hog use of fia for 86 years just 2 weeks ago turkey's highest administrative court canceled the building status as a museum then ordered it to be used as a mosque despite covert 1000 thousands of believers began gathering outside the istanbul landmark last night just for us it's a symbol of islam or rather the hockey is a few years symbolizes the victory of islam over christianity. thanks to our revered president trichet type won and more importantly i think god we can finally pray here again. critics say the transformation of it takes the country one step further away from a secular turkey an

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turkey's president has paid a surprise visit to the high field just days before the 1st muslim prayers are due to be held there that of taipei to the one spent about an hour at the historic site learning about the preparations last weekend on the glared at the highest of a mosque after a top court ruled that its conversion into a museum in the 1930 s. was illegal the highest of fear had the service one of the largest churches in the world for hundreds of years before being converted into a mosque in the 15th century. for millions of people television and streaming services have been an important the scape from the stress and boredom of 5 us locked outs but the pandemic has stopped the entertainment industry in its tracks with many films and programs force the late releases thousands of actors and film crews have found themselves out of work while directors try to find the target of ways to continue production brunell's has more from los angeles. veteran actor re-approved so has had a long career on stage in movies and television including the acclaimed series the sopranos and i know my

for the 1st time in more than 80 years the building opens for muslims friday prayers we have the latest on president are the ones controversial decision to change the status of the world famous monument. also coming up back from vacation guess there is no vacation from the pandemic germany is offering returning travelers free coronavirus tempting to guard against a 2nd wave of cocaine 1000. plus china orders the closure of the u.s. consulate in the southwestern city of chengdu the move comes after the u.s. told the chinese to shut their consulate in houston. i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us is them bills hagia sophia has opened for muslim friday prayers for the 1st time in more than 80 years that comes after a controversial decree from turkish president to want to turn the former museum back into a mosque or 2 on himself attended prayers today along with several 100 guests the building was originally a cathedral and it stood at the heart of istanbul for 1500 years. more. president everyone personally began friday prayers with a recitation from the koran this is the 1st

i'm sumi so much kind of good to have you with us the highest sophia has hosted a muslim friday prayers for the 1st time in nearly 90 years the istanbul landmark served as one of christianity's most significant cathedrals a mosque and a museum before it was recently converted back into a muslim place of worship a controversial to create by president rajapaksa to one change the building status . more. prayers led by a president on a friday that will become unforgettable in turkey thousands of muslims gathered in worship for the 1st time in 86 years was. oh i see iconic buildings journey through time from orthodox christian cathedral to muslim mosque to museum for many here and historic wrong has been righted. but only young and old i'm not a gun. we have been waiting for higher sophia to open as a mosque for decades for decades we said that the chains will break and hyacinth here will reopen the young women that was my this remains a museum this kind of atmosphere would not have been possible it doesn't mean much for the people abroad and i think the important thing is what the people of turkey want

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well it's like 2 parallel universes of course those of us next the 1st in muslims know the facts it was proven by so many courts it was the biggest forensic i didn't have cation operation in the history of the world it's one of the best documented genocides so there's no problem but then under serbs side there's almost a 100 percent of people who deny it the entire political leadership of serbia including the president denies it and if you ask them they will not deny it outright because they also deny their denial so they will say things like i was a tragedy but they'll never use the word genocide which means something that's come back to the people who were at that ceremony today that we just saw in the report. the relatives of the victims the survivors what can the world offer them beyond the remains of their loved ones and events like these well one thing that's very important would be to take steps to recognize the genocide and to make genocide denial a crime as we already have with the holocaust for example which is great. and that would be very great for the victims until also hav

by a president on a friday that will become unforgettable in turkey thousands of muslims gathered in worship for the 1st time in 86 years. oh i see iconic buildings journey through time from orthodox christian cathedral to muslim mosque to museum. for many here and historic wrong has been righted. but only young men don't know that. we have been waiting for higher sophia to open as a mosque for decades for decades we said that the chains will break and hyacinth here will reopen the young women that was why this remains a museum this kind of atmosphere would not have been possible it doesn't mean much for the people abroad and i think the important thing is what the people of turkey want were happy. but everyone critics in turkey see the conversion as a political ploy to score points with his conservative base. and the move has sparked dismay among christian leaders and some western countries that this one time symbol of christian and muslim unity may become a source of religious divide but. well straight to istanbul where we joined good of you correspondent a dorian jones joining what more can you tell

led by a president on a friday that will become unforgettable turkey thousands of muslims gather to worship for the 1st time in 86 years. oh despite the iconic buildings journey through time from orthodox christian cathedral to muslim mosque to museum. for many here and historic wrong has been righted. one john in the mode of the. we have been waiting for highest sophia to open as a mosque for decades for decades we said that the chains will break and highest here will reopen young to me that was right it remains a museum this kind of atmosphere would not have been possible it doesn't mean much for the people abroad and i think the important thing is what the people of turkey want were happy that. but everyone critics in turkey can see the conversion as a political ploy to score points with his conservative base. and the move has sparked dismay among christian leaders and some western countries that this one time symbol of christian and muslim unity may become a source of religious divide joe god let's. take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world will start in the united s

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the fia in this town bowl has reopened for muslim prayers with its 1st friday worship it comes after a top turkish court provoked its status of the museum it's the 1st time a muslim service has been held in the building in almost 90 years crowds of worshippers gathered in the nearby square for the event turkish president tayyip erdogan was also in attendance here's a quick look now at the history of the unesco world heritage site. where from no on during prayer is the christian frescoes icons littered all across the former cathedral will be covered with curtains out other times though the artworks will be kept on cardboard with the only side open to tourists. some world leaders have criticized turning the sights which as we pointed was originally built as a christian cathedral into a mosque again inside turkey the decision met with a mixed reaction one turkish poster found that almost half of respondents saw it as an attempt to shift focus away from the country's economic woes here's what people in istanbul had to say about the issue. of few years of fundamental right of muslims it's

condemned the change saying the site should remain a museum as a symbol of christian and muslim solidarity. the 1st press service inside the building is planned for the end of the month but the local muslim community has already begun to gather for worship. so what happens now his correspondent dorian jones in istanbul speaking a little earlier. well that is the big question particularly is the concern about what will happen to the magnificent mosaic sit to pick christ the virgin mary the by the anti and kings consider some of the world's greatest because under islamic doctrine you cannot perform prayers in front of figurative representation now what will happen to them in the past when it was a mosque it was they were all covered over by plaster now it's unclear whether uncle would take such a step and in fact we have been hearing from state news sources that they can use some sort of mapping lighting technology but it hasn't been officially confirmed but this undoubtedly is a big concern going forward given the importance of these these images not only to christians but also to lovers of the eye