. >> on wednesday, egyptian president abdel fattah al-sisi delivered his inaugural speech to the united nations general assembly meeting in new york. he applauded his nation for "revolting against corruption and despotism was goat and vowed that egypt under his rule would respect freedom of opinion and religion. >> from this podium, i first support the great people of egypt that made history twice over the past few years. first, when they revolted against corruption and despotism and claim the right to freedom, dignity, and social justice. then when they held onto their identity and enthused by patriotism, they rose up against exclusion, refusing jessica to tyranny of the factions, who, in the name of legend, but there interests before the interests of the people. egypt, as to build in state that represents its rights and freedoms, honors its duties,

as he walked across the street wednesday to the united nations were egyptian president abdel fattah al-sisi delivered his inaugural speech, sisi supporters through hot coffee on abdullah elshamy. all of that and more coming up. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. u.s. led airstrikes are continuing in syria for third day. the latest bombings reportedly hit well refineries controlled by the islamic state in series east with saudi arabia and the united arab emirates taking part. instructing the refineries, the u.s. says it is going after one of the islamic state's main sources of funding will stop airstrikes also hit the syrian town where tens of thousands have fled and isis assault over the past week. according to the syrian observatory for human rights, an earlier strike in aleppo killed 70 fighters and eight civilians. the al-assad regime appears to have endorsed the us-led awnings with one minister telling reuters they're going in the right direction. speaking to the united nations general assembly, president obama called on leaders to suppo

peace be upon you god's mercy as well. >> you've been living to president abdel fattah al sisi. let's go to james bays our diplomatic editor, who joins us outside of the building itself. you've been listening in to that speech, james. it's very interesting that al sisi there spoke about the new egypt that is coming, or the new constitution. he also said the world is starting to grasp what happened in egypt and understand the events that led to egyptian's rebelling against dark forces. what do you think he meant by that? >> well, i think there is a mention that there is violent extremism in the region and he's trying to imply that it's the same fight against isil as against the muslim brotherhood. i think his opponents would point out that the executions carried out by isil, whereas in egypt the excuses are carried out by his government, the egyptian state. >> he got the u.s. to say that they would give ten more apache helicopters if he pro to speak to human rights, and i didn't hear them in that speech. we have the president, or the acting president of the assembly calling each o

he held his first face-to-face meeting with egyptian president abdel fattah al sisi.he two leaders agreed on expanding the coalition aimed at destroying the group. >> obviously the u.s./egyptian relationship has been an important cornerstone of our security policy and our policy in the heeft for a very long time. >> white house officials say the two leaders also agreed to strengthen cooperation. deputy national security adviser ben rhodes said they will share intelligence and implement measures to stop the flow of foreign fighters. officials say obama also expressed his intention to help egypt promote economic reform. u.s. and coalition forces have pounded militant command centers and other strongholds. five middle eastern countries have joined the coalition. on wednesday they hit 12 oil refineries controlled by the islamic state, including facilities in abu kamal. >>> government leaders in turkey are struggling to stop foreign fighters from joining the islamic state. they're seeing many of them slip past their border and into syria. nhk world saw firsthand what they'

. >>> japan's prime minister shinzo abe and egyptian president abdel fattah al sisi have been discussing the threat posed by islamic state. the leaders met in new york on tuesday. abe spoke about the airstrikes in syria. he said he believes they're designed to prevent the situation from worsening. he said he hopes the attacks will weaken the group and lead to its destruction. sisi said he supports the international effort to tackle the problem. and he said comprehensive economic and educational assistance are also important in fighting terrorism. >>> now, let's see what's happening in the world of business. ron madison is at the biz desk. ron? >> all right, thank you, miki. prime minister abe also took time from his visit in new york to talk about his economic policy, including japan's consumption tax. abe told reporters about a possible increase in the sales tax in october next year, from 8% to 10%. he said he'll ask experts to examine the state of the economy. he said he'll also take into account gdp data for the july to september period. he'll then decide by the end of the year whethe