. >> we're getting reports from the detain arabic correspondent abdul al shamy. he has been on hunger strike for 115 days. this video was recorded lat week and leaked from his prison in cairo. his family said he's now being held in solitary confinement. >> i think what is happening they're trying to force feed him. they are using his solitary confinement as a way to end his hunger strike through forceful methods. >> thank you very much. that's the latest from abdullah elshamy. >>> in syria 29 people have been killed in a car bombing near the border of turkey. in the northern syrian province of aleppo. meanwhile the friends of syrian group has been meeting in london but they admitted there is no end in sight for the syrian conflict. they've decided to increase their support. john kerry took the opportunity to once again condemn the presidential elections due to take place in less than three weeks. >> how do you have a legitimate election when half the people in your country are displaced and unable to vote. how do you have a legitimate election when half the peopl

al shami and three others are accused are conspiring with the muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects all these charges and demands their immediate release. >>> before presidential are runoff, egypt.cannian candidate abdul fatah al-sisi said sunday he will step down if his presidency sparks mass protest. for more we'll we're joined by, served as director of research as the brookings doha center. credit shadi let's start with general al-sisi. he's he rarely speaks to the press. he said he would step down if there were protests during his presidency but he has all but banned them. >> we're seeing some credit contradictions in a.m. si si's al-sisi's statements. he is saying he'll respect the will of the people if they protest against him and he'll resign. obviously those two things don't go together and there are other examples of this. he says he's willing to accept criticism but not quote unquote offensive criticism. what egyptian journalist is going to want to test that fine distinction? the basic thrust of his comments i think is that he is the stability and security candidate and he'll do whatever it takes to ensure stability even if it means more repression, even if it means suppressing any kind of a