abdel fatah is hoping that will not happen. ypg against arabs says the kurdish force has depopulated and reyesed razed settlements. >> the kurds look at arabs as i.s.i.l. supporters. they are allies and they are being supported by the u.s. coalition. >> reporter: concerns are growing over the territorial gains made by syria's kurds. the ypg has categorically denied accusations but perceptions are just as dangerous. the ethnic divisions could lead to yet another conflict in syria's war. zeina khodr, al jazeera turkish border. >> blasts and gun fire were heard just hours before the polls opened in burundi. violence against president pierre nkurunziza. haru mutasa is in the capital of bujumbura and filed this report. >> brund's president, pierre nkurunziza makes an entrance, accompanied by his wife and children. he looks a little shaky on two wheels, but on the subject of presidential polls he is defiance. he votes in his rural home where he is popular. >> translator: i'm really satisfied with today. the people of burundi exercisi

so-called islamic militants against the army and more generally against the regime of president abdel fatah al-sisi. so this latest assassination the successful assassination of the prosecutor general doesn't so much in my mind represent a turning point as a success for this movement, something that has been trying to do for quite some time which is to wage this battle against the government. >> will they be able to do that? given the possible consequence of this attack? we've already seen a crack down on dissent in the country. what might the regime's response be now? >> yes, so it's very hard to see how the regime could respond more harshly to dissent than it already has. remember egypt right now is by many accounts, has a much more constrained political space than it has at any point in its recent political history. we certainly know that the government and in particular the ministry of the interior has been quite assiduously clamping down on islamist activity. so it's art to see that that could intensify. the only thing i could imagine would be that the regime would become even more hyp

mansour says his arrest may be part of egyptian president abdel fatah al-sisi repeat trip to germany. mansour's arrest his attorney says is politically motivated. >> a man an nent man all innocent man was doing programs on al jazeera. >> political opponents have been arrested prosecuted and in some cases sentenced to death since former president mohammed morsi was deposed years ago. three al jazeera english journalists, peter greste, was released without charge and his colleagues mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed still face charges. the crack down by egyptian authorities on journalists is well-known. other countries must not allow themselves to be tools of this media recession ahmed mansour is one of the world's most respected journalists and must be released immediately. he was sentenced to 15 years in prison by cairo's criminal court on the charge of torturing a an individual. rejected egypt's request for an international arrest warrant against him. his arrest is a worrying sign that president sisi is extending his crack down on accident dissent. victoria gatenby, al jazeera. >>> mili

abdel fatah is hoping that will happen. he has documented evidence that shows ypg movement against arabs that they backed in 2013. depopulated and razed villages. >> the kurds look at airbus as i.s.i.l. supporters, that's at least their excuse to cleanse areas from us. they are allies and being supported by the u.s. coalition. >> reporter: concerns growing over the stair or thial gains made by syria's kurds. the ypg has croisk categorically denied the accusations. >>> blocked of gaza. israel's blockade of gaza began in 2007 a year after the palestinian faction hamas gained control there. a movement of people in and out of gaza is restricted with border crols controls by jeal. there have been other attempts obreak the blockade. in may 20109 turkish activates were killed. natasha guinane has spoken to some of the activists aboard the boat. >> reporter: activists hope the fishing trawler named the mary ann would sail into the port of gaza. by all accounts, gaza's economy has been hit hard by the eight area long descream blocka

mansour says his arrest may have been part of a secret deal made during egyptian president abdel fatahsisi recent trip ogermany. >> translator: unfortunately the german authorities are handling that in a very suspicious manner and how they are collaborating with the military regime in egypt. there may have been a secret deal that is related to me personally, based on sisi's latest visit to germany. >> mansour's attorney says his arrest is politically motivated. >> it's inconceivable an innocent man all he's doing is his job. he has two leading programs on al jazeera. >> sisi has largely suppressed dissent in egypt some cases sentenced to did death since former president mohammed more sition wasmorsiwas arrested years ago. and three other al jazeera journalists, peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed. the network's acting executive general says, our network is the arab world's most watched has taken the brunt of this. other countries must not allow themselves to be tools ahmed mansour is one of the arab world's most respected journalists and must be released immediately. sentence

mansour's arrest may be part of a secret deal paid during abdel fatah al-sisi's latest trip to germany>> this is fabricated and it's too weak to succeed in bringing the german government into this. >> reporter: mansour's lawyer says. >> all he was doing is his job. he needs two leading programs on al jazeera. >> reporter: sisi has largely suppressdissent in egypt. arrested prosecuted and in some cases sentenced to death since former president mohammed morsi was.arrested. peter greste, baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy takes a retrial. release mansour. the acting director general said in a statement the crack down often journalists by egyptian authorities is well-known. our network as the arab world's most watched least of all those that respect freedom of the media as does germany. ahmed mansowr is one of the world's most respected journalists. in 2015 mansour was sentenced in absent ya, on charge of in 2011, mansour dfned the denied the charges against him. his supporters say his arrest is a worrying sign this president sisi is extending his crack down on dissent beyond egypt's borders.

. >> when be abdel fatah al-sisi became president he promised to return egypt to economic growth. has he succeeded in that. there is a lack of foreign investment coming in for industry and infrastructure. while tourism is down a third. the cost of living is increasing basic food items up about 18% while gas and petrol prices shooting up 17%. to examine sisi's first year in power, i'm joined, thanks for being with us. now on sunday for the anniversary of him being in power he said i apologize to every egyptian citizen who's been subjected to any abuse on the account of anything that happens on behalf of jnt egyptian citizens. is this window dressing do you think? >> we have to think of what this anniversary really marked. just a few days ago five year anniversary of the death of halid salid the young internet cafe owner that was beaten, the trigger for 2011 revolution. see see camesisi came into power promising the political and economic reform. what we have seen in the past year is increase of abuse of citizens by the police and security apparatus. so for him to apologize is reall