egyptians have begun voting in a three day referendum that could open the door to president abdel fattah el-sisi staying in office until twenty thirty voters are also deciding on whether to allow the president to appoint top judges and to expand the role of the military fifty five million people are legible to take part voting will continue on sunday and monday but rights groups fear the referendum won't be free or fair. well the proposed changes to the constitution are widely being described as a step towards more talk recy under c.c. . president i'll deliver to has c.c. was sworn in last year after winning his second term in office the vote was marred by claims of irregularities a crackdown on activists and potential challengers a few months earlier sisi had said he would not seek a third term but the egyptian leader seems to have changed his mind beginning on saturday voters will take part in a referendum that could extend cc's term in office by two years and allow him to stand for another six year mandate effectively keeping him in office until twenty thirty the movie's a departure from the

nearly 90% of egyptian bow to sort of proved constitutional changes that could see president abdel fattah el sisi stay in power. until . twenty thirty y thank you very muchch for beingng with us. sri lanka is saying that the islamic state g group m may bee behind t the easter sunday atrocities a death tollsls now poss. three hundred the country's president has announced the heads of the defense forces are to be sacked the failing to prevent. attacks they've always been the clandestine rules of the data in taking place. so these are the latest images coming in from sri lanka. adding to the sadness of the shock of of this weekend's attacks. in kenya joins us n now should i could project directotor of the international crisis group on the thank you very much for being with us. and out what's your reaction to the news about these commanders them being. relieved of their duties over the security lapse [inaudible] well -- it was certainly someone needs to take responsibility. for the complete guide negligence and underer a responsibilityty of and to act n multiple warnings. of these attacks whether tha

straightly and peter greste was deported and his two colleagues received pardons from president abdel fattah el-sisi. after four hundred eleven days. after too much time alone in the prison it's like a dream come true. i'm very proud of every single moment i spent in prison for the sake of freedom of expression i'm really really proud. i'm goes back. i would use experience. well the online. went to the concert for them with the march to god therefore if you join us on a set all of us have been colonized in some form or some fashion this is a dialogue we are talking about a legal front and you have seen what it can do to somebody just people using multiple drugs including a funnel and some people are seeking it out everyone has a voice from the theosophy or twitter and you could be on the street and join the global conversation on al-jazeera. examining the headlines a collapsed economy babies that many people are struggling to survive setting the discussions people have real to wait i don't think you can look that way anymore sharing personal stories with a global audience explore an abundance of wor

president abdel fattah el-sisi presents himself as egypt savior as the only man able to impose order in his country. there is this thing the smell of tear gas blood and bullets. really start to talk to it out all over and then tank ale donovan johnny. man fashion of with you know a little stuff from that will be more. despite his human rights record western leaders have embraced l.c.c. as a strategic and commercial partner so they promote clearly little question so that i meet their. c.c. was able to say there's the threat from isis you want to defeat it give us the tools and we'll take care of this for here. we have a fantastic relationship with egypt and we appreciate what you're doing but is l.c.c. really such a good bargain for the west. in april twenty eighth egyptian president of the fatah el-sisi secured a second time in office after winning ninety seven percent of the vote yet the results were hardly surprising. there were technically two candidates but the other candidate mr most optimistic. in fact the supporter who had stepped into the contest at the eleventh hour to preve

for a second day in a referendum that could grant the country's wealth over terry and leader abdel fattah el-sisi another term in office the proposed changes to the constitution would also give the former army general more power over the judiciary a move heavily criticized by international human rights groups. to ukraine now incumbent president petro poroshenko job is on the line today in the country's presidential runoff his opponent is volodymyr selenski a political novice who has never held elective office opinion polls ahead of the vote show selenski with a big lead over poroshenko. it's all about this man comedian volodymyr zelinsky plays a fictional president on television now he looks set to be elected is the real thing selenski poke twice as many votes as the sitting president in the first round of voting and is on course for a decisive win with you today it will be victory for ukraine the victory of a fair choice we've united the country and now look we've also united the journalists. many ukrainians are looking for change frustrated by the slow pace of reforms and wearied by the five ye

have begun voting today in a referendum that could grant the country's authoritarian leader abdel fattah el-sisi another term in office the proposed changes to the constitution would also give the former army general more power over the judiciary a move heavily criticized by international human rights groups. this was supposed to be his second and last time in office but president of the c.c. is poised to extend his rule until at least twenty thirty gyptian citizens of voting on constitutional changes including one that would allow a c.c. to run for a third presidential term in all likelihood without any real challenges the changes are also meant to give the former general more control over the military and judiciary which rights groups say he's used to silence his critics. polls suggest the referendum will pass. so i would a constitutional amendments are necessary and important. so that i'll say seek and complete his achievements because the constitution is not the holy qur'an the constitution can be adjusted according to the situation of the country. others are very much against the changes. i

president abdel fattah el-sisi was among the first to cast their votes clearly a man in a hurry. just a few days earlier parliament had given the go ahead for changes to the constitution now it's up to egypt's sixty million voters to give their approval. of our president is doing a better job of looking after the country than the leaders of our neighbors. i respect him things are very stable and people are happy we have to say yes to these constitutional changes. the changes would largely benefit the president the former general would be able to stay in office until twenty thirty r.c.c. would also get to appoint the country's top judges and there would be more power for the military. the president's plan seemed certain to be approved many voters say they're looking for security. or worried about the chaos in libya syria iraq. that's the basis on which many are deciding. the opposition is worried the changes could pave the way for a long dictatorship and already many opposition leaders are in prison state media and parliament have carried out a c.c. this far and the new constituti

have begun voting today in a referendum that could grant the country's authoritarian leader abdel fattah el-sisi another term in office the proposed changes to the constitution would also give the former army general more power over the judiciary a move heavily criticized by international human rights groups. this was supposed to be his second and last term in office but a gyptian president c.c. is poised to extend his rule until at least twenty thirty. one on the heels of parliamentary approval gyptian citizens will vote on constitutional changes allowing l.c.c. to run for a third presidential term likely without any real opposition. to the changes are also meant to give the former general more control over the military and judiciary which rights groups say he has used to silence his critics. the reforms are expected to pass by a wide margin yes i've been to that i believe the constitutional amendments are necessary and important to complete on cc's achievements because the constitution isn't the holy koran the constitution can be adjusted according to the situation in the country. but some of

have approved a series of controversial reforms to the constitution that will allow president abdel fattah el-sisi to stay in power until twenty thirty.

voting for a second day in a referendum that could grant the country's all thor tearing leader abdel fattah el-sisi another term in office the proposed changes to the constitution would also give the former army general more power over the judiciary that's a move heavily criticized by international human rights calls. to ukraine now incumbent president petro poroshenko is job is on the line today in the country's presidential runoff is opponent is belong to mir selenski a political novice who has never before helpful elective office opinion polls ahead of the vote show the lenski with a big lead over. it's all about this man comedian volodymyr zelinsky plays a fictional president on television now he looks set to be elected is the real thing selenski pope twice as many votes as the sitting president in the first round of voting and is on course for a decisive win you wish it was still today it will be victory for ukraine the victory of a fair choice we've united the country and now look we've also united the journalists now. many ukrainians are looking for change frustrated by the slow pace of refo

voting for a second day in a referendum that could grant the country's all over tarion leader abdel fattah el-sisi another term in office the proposed changes to the constitution would also give the former army general more power over the judiciary a move heavily criticized by international human rights groups. several thousand people turned out for new anti-government protests in the serbian capital belgrade on saturday they demand more democracy and media freedom in the country the fresh protests come just a day after president alexander held a mass rally in an apparent bid to counter months of street demonstrations against him saturday after saturday tens of thousands have gathered in belgrade to demonstrate against president bush. critics accuse him of being corrupt authoritarian and gagging the media and the civil service there protesting under the motto one of five million a reference to a claim that footage once made insisting he would not respond to these accusations even if five million people showed up to protest on friday future tell to rally for his serbian progressive party in the cap

from al-jazeera egyptians are voting in a referendum that could open the doors for president abdel fattah el-sisi to stay in office until twenty thirty letters are also deciding whether to allow the president to appoint top judges and to expand the role of the military but human rights groups are concerned the referendum won't be free or fair. in afghanistan a gun battle is underway at a government building in central kabul gunmen stormed the communications ministry the taliban have denied responsibility charlotte bellus is in kabul. they have managed to evacuate hundreds of people from this particular area so the ministry of communications evacuated people from there which is where the attack is happening some people remain in there and they are in safer and then there is another ministry ministry of information and culture which is mixed and the vacuum that hundreds of people from there also so the area is on lockdown there's a lot of congestion in kabul this is the start of the work week in kabul happened at lunch time there were a lot of people in the area it's right next door to this arena h

the second day of voting in egypt's controversial referendum which could extend president abdel fattah el-sisi is term until twenty thirty poll is happening over three days but human rights groups say the referendum won't be free or fair voters are also deciding on whether to allow the president to appoint top judges and to expand the role of the military security has been increased across egypt. we're getting reports that an army camp in mali was attacked today in the town of which is northwest of the capital bamako the camp was reportedly ambushed and burnt to the ground the attackers may have killed several soldiers. mani's prime minister and government resigned on thursday. earlier this month with threats of more on rest the president is now in talks with the opposition to form a new government from bamako. a prayer for a peaceful future from those celebrating easter in bamako is cathedral mali is without the government after its prime minister and cabinet were forced to step down on thursday following unprecedented demonstration on the streets of the capital in march a militia group that

nearly 90% of egyptian bow to sort of proved constitutional changes that could see president abdel fattah el sisiy in power. until

have approved a series of controversial reforms to the constitution that will allow president abdel fattah el-sisi to stay in power until twenty thirty.

in egypt's referendum on draft constitutional amendments they potentially allow president abdel fattah el-sisi to stay in office until twenty thirty the amendments would also have boost the role of the military and expand the president's power over judicial appointments results are expected by saturday. and more than a thousand representatives of indigenous peoples from around the world have gathered in new york for the eighteenth session of the united nations permanent forum on indigenous issues this year's session is focused on the generation transmission and protection of indigenous peoples friends traditional knowledge. beyond our supreme court has rejected the final appeal of two reuters journalists serving a prison sentence because of their reporting on the country's crackdown on the hinge of muslims. and wall own have spent more than sixteen months in detention already they were arrested during an investigation into the killing of ten revenge of muslim men during a military crackdown in the western part of myanmar a district court sentenced the two journalists to seven years in prison l

referendum beginning on saturday over constitutional amendments that could allow president abdel fattah el-sisi to stay in power until twenty thirty the parliament had overwhelmingly approved the amendments on tuesday they could expand the president's powers and give the military grace and influence in politics timothy called us as a nonresident fellow at the therea institute for middle east policy and he explains how these new amendments will affect egypt's government. it will be an extension and trenchant of the authoritarianism they're already seeing in egypt so she sees charm obviously he will be able to remain president closely despite thirty at the same time as you mentioned he's going to have more power of the judiciary he'll dilute the power of the elected members of parliament by adding an upper body of which he appoints one third of its members and finally the military's role in politics will be formally a part of the constitution of the country ironically in part to protect its civilian status. so the reality is that this is not only about extending cc's power but it also these amend

if approved the changes would also allow abdel fattah el-sisi the current president to appoint senior judges as well as expand the role of the armed forces rights groups say the referendum is neither free nor fair we get those results of calls let's bring them to you here at al-jazeera mia miles high school has rejected the final appeal of two german this jailed whilst reporting about the range ethnic cleansing crisis while alone and kelso have already spent sixteen months in prison after being convicted of breaking an official secrets long right inside story is next. stop buying iranian oil or face sanctions will the u.s. ultimatum stoke tensions in the gulf and does donald trump risk alienating friends and antagonizing by this is it's a story. hello and welcome to the program on iran con oh prices are on the rise of the united states announced a new crackdown on iran's oil exports aimed at reducing them to zero the iranians say that will never happen. and there again at threatening to block the strait of hormuz the world's lifeline of all from all gulf countries including saudi arab

president abdel fattah el-sisi presents himself as egypt savior as the only man able to impose order in his country. there is this stink smell of tear gas blood and bullets. really start to talk to it out all over a mental health down of angela any. man fashion with with a little step from that will be more. despite his human rights record western leaders have embraced l.c.c. as a strategic and commercial partner so they promote feel little question so that i meet their. c.c. was able to say there's the threat from isis you want to defeat it give us the tools and we'll take care of this for here. we have a fantastic relationship with egypt and we appreciate what you're doing but is l.c.c. really such a good bargain for the west. in april twenty eight hundred egyptian president of the fatah el-sisi secured a second time in office after winning ninety seven percent of the vote yet the results were hardly surprising. there were technically two candidates but the other candidate was the most optimistic. in fact the supporter who had stepped into the contest at the eleventh hour to preven

being asked to leave the oval office says president donald trump meets with egypt's president abdel fattah el-sisi. officials in hailing this meeting which came at the invitation of the us administration and. this is ok this is it still happening can we listen in a problem it's an insert it was built by president obama's administration not like drop off president obama head child separation take a look the press knows it you know it we all know it i did have i'm the one that stopped it president obama had child separation i'll tell you something once you don't have it that's why you see many more people coming coming like it's a picnic because let's go to disneyland president obama separated children they had child separation i was the one that changed it ok thank you very much. now i am out of the question then from reporters focusing on immigration and what's been happening at the u.s. department of homeland security recently as president donald trump policy gyptian president abdel fatah inside the oval office the gyptian president is in washington for talks on the challenges facing the middle e

kostin egypt's constitutional referendum which could extend the president abdel fattah el-sisi office until twenty thirty the official results jus on saturday human rights groups say the referendum is neither free or fair if approved the changes would allow the president to appoint top judges and expand the role of the military. laws when you still to come for you here on al-jazeera including these two more on what to expect in the third largest face of india's general election. hello there the weather is changing for us across europe have been glorious in the northwest but we've had a lot of weather in the south and that's now pushing its way further northwards we'll see those showers creep their way over parts of france across italy as well on tuesday and then gradually will see things go downhill for the northwestern parts as well so a maximum temperature in london just of seventeen degrees and it will be rather wet and gray as well we're also see a few showers over parts of denmark that will be working the way to norway and sweden say things turning a bit so good here the northeas

particularly concerned you most is it the fact that i mean if all of this goes through of course that abdel fattah el-sisi could potentially be in office until twenty thirty four always at the fact that the military will be explicitly involved in politics of the country while of course if he's going to say it feels twenty thirty four that's not good but that's not the main. problem here there are structural. changes that will basically. as you. pointed out will make the military a bob the. government as well as kind of subordinate the judiciary even more to the president right so the words with egypt and they go. dictator right so parliament is basically in the pocket of the ruling administration but there are some independents i mean do you think that they can have any sway in this debate it is currently did being debated in parliament or is it is it a shoo in and these basically get it get passed by parliament but they will then get a referendum they're not. being a lot of parliament level we're not likely. to do in this day of the egyptian vision although in the referendum is not likely however the end

president donald trump for egypt's president abdel fattah el-sisi we've never had a better relationship egypt and the united states than we do right now as the two sat down in the oval office trump praised the egyptian leader calling him a friend gave the endorsement was seeking i don't know about the effort i can just tell you. this stately reception is exactly what senior republicans and democrats had discouraged in a letter to the trump white house seventeen senators urged to address egypt's are roshon of political and human rights amnesty international estimates tens of thousands of people are locked in egyptian jails for their political views twelve of them are u.s. citizens under the current president egypt has chosen a dangerous path typical paranoid. regime leahy is pushing to stop the sale of one billion dollars worth of apache helicopters to egypt the us provides egypt one point three billion dollars of military aid annually despite concerns about egypt's human rights record the trumpet ministration has continued to push for increased military cooperation. i want to give credi

if approved the changes would also allow abdel fattah el-sisi the current president to appoint senior judges as well as expand the role of the armed forces rights groups say the referendum is neither free nor fair since we get those results of calls we bring them to you here at al-jazeera. mia miles high school has rejected the final appeal of two jan this jailed while strip posting about the range of ethnic cleansing crisis wallow in and kelso have already spent sixteen months in prison after being convicted of breaking an official secrets long right inside story is next. stop buying iranian oil or face sanctions will the u.s. ultimatum stoke tensions in the gulf and does donald trump risk alienating friends and antagonizing god this is it's story. hello and welcome to the program on iran con oh prices are on the rise of the united states announced a new crackdown on iran's oil exports aimed at reducing them to zero the iranians say that will never happen there again threatening to block the strait of hormuz the well.

referendum beginning on saturday over constitutional amendments that could allow president abdel fattah el-sisi to stay in power until twenty thirty the parliament had overwhelmingly approved the amendments on tuesday they could expand the president's powers and give the military greater influence and politics timothy call'd us as a nonresident fellow at the therea institute for middle east policy and he explains how these new amendments will affect egypt's government. will be an extension and trenchant of the authoritarianism they were already. so used term obviously you will be able to remain president was least twenty thirty at the same time as you mentioned he's going to more power with you to sherry will dilute the power of the elected members of parliament by adding.

egypt's parliament has rubber stamped constitutional amendments that could keep president abdel fattah el-sisin power for another decade the parliament voted five hundred thirty one to twenty two in favor they'll give the military a more formal role in the country's politics a referendum will also be held to approve the change is a farm me as an associate professor of political science at long island university and she explains why she believes the measures are a challenge to democracy in egypt. with these constitutional amendments do is put the executive branch or the president above the parliament and the judiciary with the military solidifying power around that now when we think about what constitutions are supposed to be for constitutions are essentially the contract between the state and society where essentially the constitution is it a protect the rights of civilians with this constitution is now designed to protect is the c.c. regime which is very different than essentially a constitution is all about it also removes a lot of procedural protections and checks on contracts and bidding a

egypt's president abdel fattah el-sisi has met libyan warlord highly for half time in cairo we're still waiting for details of that meeting meanwhile at least one hundred twenty one people have been killed so far in libya during the recent offensive by halftime to take control of the capital tripoli that's according to the world health organization. as strikes launched by forces loyal to have talked targeted the town of i know a south east of tripoli the u.n. backed government in libya's capital is accusing have tarr of war crimes and not to work them out at the atomically secure several war crimes have been committed such as targeting civilians and medical teams they've targeted schools in airports and the illegal immigrant centers all of this is documented including using minors to fight we will be taking legal procedures nationally and internationally they're still trying to bomb other civilian targets and our forces are still resisting new . in algeria judges say they will boycott the supervision of the upcoming presidential election they fear the vote which is expected in july will

president donald trump for egypt's president abdel fattah el-sisi we've never had a better relationshipegypt and the united states that we do right now as the two sat down in the oval office trump praised the egyptian leader calling him a friend gave the endorsement was seeking i don't know about the effort i can just tell you is doing a great job this stately reception is exactly what senior republicans and democrats had discouraged in a letter to the trump white house seventeen senators urged to address egypt's or roshon of political and human rights amnesty international estimates tens of thousands of people are locked in egyptian jails for their political views twelve of them are u.s. citizens under the current president egypt has chosen a dangerous path typical paranoid. regime leahy's. pushing to stop the sale of one billion dollars worth of apache helicopters to egypt the u.s. provides egypt one point three billion dollars of military aid annually despite concerns about egypt's human rights record the trumpet ministration has continued to push for increased military cooperation a

referendum this weekend on sweeping constitutional changes which if approved would allow president abdel fattah el-sisi to stay in power until twenty thirty eight the changes were overwhelmingly approved by the egyptian parliament on tuesday thank you to extending presidential term limits from four to six years giving the president more power over the judiciary and enshrining the role of the military in politics the vote will take place over three days earlier i spoke to timothy countess who's a nonresident fellow at the to hear institute for middle east policy he explained how the changes will increase the power of the egyptian president. the reality is that this is not only about extending cc's power but it also these amendments assuming that this document continues to govern the country beyond presidency will make the next president also have disproportionate power visa b. the other institutions of government the groups have made any effort to oppose the constitutional amendments have found themselves having members arrested web sites blocked. there's been a lot of suppression of any effort to actua

have approved a series of controversial reforms to the constitution that will allow president abdel fattah el-sisi to stay in power until twenty thirty.

. >>> and president abdel fattah el sisi, extending the current term from four to six years. wow. also allow him to run for another term, as well as grant him extended powers over the judiciary and parliament. el sisi's current term was set to be his last. seems like that's not the case now. the constitutional changes come amid a growing authoritarian crackdown, since el sisi during a coup with his predecessor. human rights watch estimates more than 60,000 people have been charged in egypt since 2017. >>> still ahead, the president's war on media escalating as he bars members from the high-profile event. >>> and then a ceo sits down just afters after he bashes the administration. that and another meeting and bill karins back with the forecast. e forecast oh! oh! oh! ♪ ozempic®! ♪ (announcer) people with type 2 diabetes are excited about the potential of once-weekly ozempic®. in a study with ozempic®, a majority of adults lowered their blood sugar and reached an a1c of less than seven and maintained it. oh! under seven? and you may lose weight. in the same one-year study, adults lo

authority says voters have backed major constitutional changes that could allow president abdel fattah el-sisi to stay in power until twenty thirty the amendments also extend the military's power over politics along with extending presidential term limits rights groups say the referendum was neither free nor fair north korean leader kim jong un is on his way to russia to meet president that me a person on thursday kim is traveling to the russian city of lot of our stock on a private train accompanied by a high level delegation his visit is believed to be part of pyongyang's efforts to build international support following the breakdown of talks with the united states and u.s. president donald trump has met twitter's c.e.o. jack dorsey just hours after he launched an attack against the social media giant saying twitter was biased against him the meeting took place behind closed doors but according to the president it went great. and scientists believe they have measured the festa seismological travel on another planet the famed rumble on mars was picked up by nasa insight probe and has been lab

the move comes after a white house meeting between president trump and egyptian president abdel fattah el-sisi earlier this month. sisi came to power in 2013 through a military coup that ousted the country's first democratically elected president, mohamed morsi, a former muslim brotherhood leader. since then, sisi has designated the brotherhood a terrorist organization within egypt and his government has carried out a brutal crackdown on supporters of the political movement, including the 2013 rabaa massacre in which security forces k killed at least 1000 protesters and injured thousands more. policy experts say the designation could hurt the civil liberties of american muslims and lead to a clampdown on muslim civil rights groups and charities, which are routinely accused by anti-muslim groroupsf having ties to the muslim brotherhood. this comes just weeks after the trump administratition designatd iran's elitite revolutionary gud as a terrorist organization. the justice department's number two official, rod rosenstein, said monday he will resign on may 11. as deputy attornrney general, rosen

straightly and peter greste was deported and his two colleagues received pardons from president abdel fattah el-sisi. after for. too much time alone in the prison it's like a dream come true. i'm very proud of every single moment i spent in prison for the sake of freedom of expression i'm really really proud look i'm goes back. i would use an experience. we live in a time of war and tragedies crimes against humanity. activist repression. enforced disappearance arbitrary arrests. extrajudicial executions brutal torture the list goes on. who investigates who judges the criminals. who compensates the victims the international conference on national regional and international mechanisms to combat impunity and ensure accountability under international law. organized by the national human rights committee. united nations human rights office of the high commissioner. european parliament. and global alliance of national human rights institutions. hello i'm maryanne demasi in london just a brief look at the headlines now saddam's military council has announced new measures following talks with opposition gro

straightly and peter greste was deported and his two colleagues received pardons from president abdel fattah el-sisi. after for. too much time alone in the prison it's like a dream come true. i'm very proud of every single moment i spent in prison for the sake of freedom of expression i'm really really proud. i'm goes back. i would use an experience. fly cats are airways and experience economy class like never before qatar airways going places together. to me it was clear to intelligence gathering exercise my hands were shackled got my back had a hood over the head off into this interrogation tent one by one and he said if you speak again i'll cut your throat muslim bag tells his life story and his life changing experience at guantanamo bay. it was. the most heartbreaking. the confession a witness documentary on al-jazeera. this was wrong to teach children away from their parents and heard them into a school against their will there was no mother no father figures they put us in the big player and we sort of look dirtier so i don't remember the children's names but i'll never forget that canada's da

but the president of united states, ready to greet abdel fattah el-sisi, from egypt. to be a fly on the ball in that conversation -- remember, melissa, it was just a week ago when egypt stepped in, between israel -- along the gaza border -- and the battle that was going on. the deaths that were happening, once again, as they look for leadership in the palestinian realm and the israeli player less to get together. egypt said, "let's have a cease-fire." they were important in this conversation and i would imagine that will come up, along with military aid. >> melissa: that's terrific back on paid thank you much for that. we want to mention, as these two get together, there will be reporters in the room at one point in time. no doubt there will be a shouting of questions about the hearing we just saw with william barr. so we will be on top of that. we will bring you any comments that are relevant that might come out of that meeting as well. congressman devin nunes moving forward with his cost of from the start of the investigation into the 2016 campaign. as he prepares t

president donald trump for egypt's president abdel fattah el-sisi we've never had a better relationship egypt and the united states that we do right now as the two sat down in the oval office trump praised the egyptian leader calling him a friend gave the endorsement was seeking i don't know about the effort i could use for you to agree to this stately reception is exactly what senior republicans and democrats had discouraged in a letter to the trump white house seventeen senators urged to address egypt's or roshon of political and human rights amnesty international estimates tens of thousands of people are locked in egyptian jails for their political views twelve of them are u.s. citizens under the current president egypt has chosen a dangerous path is typical paranoid. regime leahy is pushing to stop the sale of one billion dollars worth of apache helicopters to egypt the u.s. provides egypt one point three billion dollars of military aid annually despite concerns about egypt's human rights record the trumpet ministration has continued to push for increased military cooperation and th

and egyptian voters approved a constitutional amendment which would allow president abdel fattah el-sisi to stay in power until twenty thirty. and i'm lee harding and doha with all the day's sport as barcelona try to move a step closer toward securing a second straight league title will have the result from their match against. later in the program. because president says he will sack security chiefs in the wake of the easter sunday bombings softer it was revealed intelligence agencies were tipped off about the imminent attacks two weeks before they took place it's also being reported they were tipped off again just hours before the first strike the total death toll from sunday's attacks has risen to three hundred twenty one reports. a seemingly innocent moment a man with a backpack strolls casually into the st sebastian church in a gunboat he pats a child on the head and enters the building this security camera footage shows a suspected bomber one of several who carried out the attacks across three cities in st lanka on sunday officials have admitted there was an intelligence failure a

muslim brotherhood receives the warmest of welcomes at the white house egyptian president abdel fattah el-sisi has long been pressing president trump to take action against the organization which along with the liberal opposition has been the target of a massive crackdown by cc's forces in egypt. the softer the muslim brotherhood one egypt's first democratic election in two thousand and twelve. before being ousted in a military takeover the following year. the white house choosing to support the autocrat rather than the democratically elected would slim brotherhood he deposed the president has consulted with his national security team and leaders in the region who share his concern says the press secretary in an e-mail and this designation is working its way through the internal process among those in the region clearly not consulted president earlier one in turkey who's a strong backer of the muslim brotherhood all countries like to near zero and morocco where the organization is an integral part of the democratic process. in both tunisia and in morocco. the muslim brotherhood affiliated part

president abdel fattah el-sisi presents himself as egypt savior as the only man able to impose order in his country. there is the stink the smell of tear gas blood and bullets. really start to talk to it out all going mental health down of angela in a. man fashion with with the mustache for at that will be more. despite his human rights record western leaders have embraced l.c.c. as a strategic and commercial partner so they promote feel little question so that i meet their. c.c. was able to say there's the threat from isis you want to defeat it give us the tools and we'll take care of this for a year. and we have a fantastic relationship with egypt and we appreciate what you're doing but is l.c.c. really such a good bargain for the west. in april twenty eighth egyptian president of the fatah el-sisi secured a second time in office after winning ninety seven percent of the vote yet the results were hardly surprising. there were technically two candidates but the other candidate mr most optimistic. in fact the supporter who had stepped into the contest at the eleventh hour to prevent

your top stories egyptians are voting in a referendum that could open the door to president abdel fattah el-sisi staying in office until twenty thirty voters are also deciding whether to allow the president to appoint top judges and to expand the role of the military but human rights groups are concerned the referendum won't be free or fair. in libya the wall orderly for half the campaign to capture the capital tripoli is showing no signs of letting up there is heavy fighting between his forces and the libyan government south of tripoli in the town of brega shia the shelling has also been reported close to tripoli's in active international airport. as more. we're getting reports now from the front line from. government military sources saying that the are advancing against have to his forces in different axes actually forces the government forces are joining each other from different axes to try to complete the what they call the defense. on the southern outskirts of the libyan capital they say they are determined the government forces are determined to take control of the active international a

nic thank you very much for that egyptian president abdel fattah el-sisi is in washington for talks on the challenges facing the middle east is in meeting president donald trump to discuss the conflicts in libya and syria along with the latest developments in israel and palestine. egypt's campaign against us and the strength of cairo's relationship with washington. a lot of progress has been made in a lot of different ways in terms of terrorism and other things with egypt and within egypt it's really incredible what's happened especially in certain respects that we've already talked about but we will be meeting with representatives of the president and of egypt in a little while again we have very very important things militarily to talk about and also about trade in the trading partner we do a lot of work together we work together and i think we've never had a better relationship egypt and the united states that we do right now on the scene turn praised the strength of egypt's alliance with the united states for the are going to come to the east with i will all the credit goes to you

egyptians are voted in the first day of the referendum that could open the door to president abdel fattah el-sisi staying in office until twenty thirty voters are also deciding on whether to allow the president to appoint top judges and to expand the role of the military fifty five million people are legible to take part but rights groups expressed concerns the referendum wouldn't be free or fair. friend jealous protesters of rallied for the twenty third consecutive week more than twenty thousand people marched towards a central square in paris police fired tear gas and water cannon and arrested more than one hundred people but those are the headlines the news continues on al-jazeera after up from the stage and done so much better. thank you. on up front today we'll speak with the award winning bangladeshi photojournalist an activist shot at all of on his recent imprisonment and the political climate of the prime minister. but first it's the biggest crisis of our time climate change but how do we tackle it or is it too late. climate change is ravaging our planet last year thousands of deaths were

david: any minute president trump meets with egyptian president, abdel fattah el-sisi. the administration has its mind on the border. could tee up new action on immigration. blake burman with more. reporter: over here at the white house there is questions last couple days whether or not the president wants to move in the direction potentially separating children from their families at the southern border, he wants to move back that way. over here at the white house they're considering what is known as binary choice. take you back to last summer, august, 2018, the doj, actually the aclu came together on a suit which essentially set binary choice would be to whether or not leave children or try to reunite children with their parents, or, have children not be reunited with their parents because they maybe would be reunited with someone else in this country. it was believed by some that potentially could give the administration some legal cover to then move into the direction maybe going back in the direction of allowing families to be separated at the border. bottom line w