give us money to reconstruct. >> the donors conference was hosted by the egyptian president abdul fatah al-sisi, and the norwegian government. speaking to delegations representing 50 countries, abdul fatah al-sisi called on the palestinians to commit to a long-term truce. >> translation: the process of rebuilding and answering the needs depends on two major calms. permanent calm and practicing authority in the gaza strip. >> reporter: palestinian president mahmoud abbas went further saying global leaders must push the israeli government to enter into a timetable to end occupation. >> translation: the international community is asked more than at any other time to support the struggle. toish u a decree >>> absent from the construction conference were representatives from israel or hamas. the two sides fought three major conflicts against each other since hamas seized control. a 50 day conflict killed 2,300 palestinians and 72 israelis. a senior spokesman for hamas was told the unity government was made up of professionals, hamas is not going anywhere. >> we are not going to disappear from the po

. >> the fact that he was willing to make jokes about abdul fatah al-sisi, the cult of personality, the truffles, abdul fatah al-sisi's face, the widespread almost cultish support for a military leader. this was quite bold, bowler than some on the left who were criticizing him were willing to give him credit for. >> whatever you do, people accuse him of a double standard. everyone has their own line, and you as a satirist have not crossed. i said "forget it", we forget the lines, if we can, it's scary, and we try to cross over them. >> he belonged to a growing number of sat irists, many inspired by jon stewart in the u.s., who was not the first, but one of the best known to pose as a satirist. with the growth of the television industry, particularly 24 hours, he started to turn his sights on the channels. they provided him with material. news channels struggled to fill air time and slow news days. it was before the internet came along destroying what was left of the news model. 24 hour news channels have all the air time to fill. there were less journalism, fewer investigations and

john kerry, secretary-general ban ki-moon, from the middle east peace quart et, and president abdul fatah al-sisi speaking new. >> we are happy to host you here in egypt, and happy because of your response to accept the invitation - egypt, norway and different countries. in order to express our solidarity for the gazans in their deal, and the best ways to provide support to their legitimate leadership and government in the efforts to reconstruct the gaza strip. gaza is and will be a part and parcel of the palestinian state which is looking forward to its independence, and enjoy legitimate rights on every effort of its journey. this conference is an important step to support the egyptian effort since the sart of the latest -- start of the latest crisis in gaza. egypt has always been supporting the bloodshed and keeping the palestinians, the innocent palestinians, and keep and support the legitimate rights of the palestinian people. >> egypt has continued its efforts since the initiative of egypt to stop fighting. we have seen so many rounds of talks during 51 days of fighting. we have succeeded de

mohamed mursi issued a statement from prison saying that he considers the counter regime of abdul fatah al-sisi null and void, saying: staying in egypt, and president abdul fatah al-sisi says his country faces a threat to his existence on the people he called terrorists. no one claimed responsibility for the attacks in the sinai. they declared a 3-month state of emergency in the north, and the center of the sip eyed. there has been a spate of same time attacks in the sinai this year. all five soldiers on board were killed. the following month a suicide bomber detonated his explosives on a bus bound for israel. four were killed. fighters in the sinai fired mortar runs in the capital, killing seven and one soldier. the attacks have been blamed on a group. historically it targeted border posts, in recent months it shifted attentions. a senior associate from the programme. >> it has been tough to control, it's a tribal area, it is not very densely populated. it's a large area. there are some - the supporters were there. it's hard to maintain complete control, if you will. there have been elements o

president abdul fatah al-sisi passed stricture laws, and doesn't appear to be curbing concept. the government needs another plan. thousands of whom were determined to express her opinion on the streets. >> the sentencing phase is beginning in the trial of the south african athlete oscar pistorius. lat month he was found guilty of killing his girlfriend. he was clearlied of murder. instead, he was sentenced on the culpable homicide charge. he could face up to 15 years in gaol. >> the whole trial. of course,m celebrity trial received a huge amount of media attention. so let's talk now to the political analyst in johannesburg. thanks for talking to us. i'm wondering about the kind of issues that this trial has thrown up. there were many suggestions that this was a matter of privileged, white, well-off boy, with a weapon treated differently to had he been a black boy from a township. >> yes, there has been a lot of speculation in the media, particularly after the trial was accelerated. other people in similar situations who are not celebrities claim the trial in their case has been

the president, abdul fatah al-sisi, is speaking. let's have a listen. >> to begin with, this operation is backed by outside forces. outside logistics were provided for such an provision to be carried out as the egyptian armed forces. the question why. the must be aware i address all egyptians. this is to dent the resolve of egypt and the egyptian armed forces, for being the cornerstone of egypt. many are not willing for egypt and the egyptians to stand back on their feet, many are not willing for egypt and the shans are to move forward -- egyptians to move forward and achieve milestone achievements. i'm addressing all the shans -- egyptians, be vigilant. a plot is being woven against all of us. all what is happening. it's been expected. we have raised these issues before. this was before 3 july. we have been expecting such a journey, a journey we are obligated to cover. a challenge we had to face. we always said we all egyptians must join forces to address this challenge, and the army is up to it. we cannot be shaken, our resolve ca

the latest leaders, president abdul fatah al-sisi, came down hard on dissent, particularly anything connected with ousted president mohamed mursi's brotherhood. critics say abdul fatah al-sisi is reviving the police state. the youth-led protests in yemen were high jacked by powerful groups. the president of 33 years, was deposed, but is a powerful figure. hoys loyalists wrested for control. houthis over ran large parts of the country last month. hundreds have been killed in a u.n.-brokered truce. the tragic results so far remains the complete disintegration of syria. 200,000 syrians have been killed, and millions displaced inside and outside of the battered country. president bashar al-assad remains in power. the islamic state of iraq and levant grew in this environment. thousands of foreign fighters have been drawn to their ranks. tunisia has gone along the path to democracy than any other country, it is believed to export more extremists to syria and iraq, to fight with i.s.i.l. for any other country in the wor world >>> to discuss more, we'll bring in a specialist lecturer at the universit

he was removed from power by abdul fatah al-sisi in july of 2013. since then there has been protests against the government. students have been some of the most vocal. no matter how hard the government tries, it's unable to control the anger. >> today, october 12th marks 288 days since three journalists were imprisoned. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were falsely accused, and are appealing. mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste were sentenced to seven years, baher mohamed an decisional three years for having a spent bullet in his possession, something picked up in a protest >>> coming up, a new report reveals the californian health care system has given away nearly $2 million in no bid can tracts >>> and how bicycles are making an impact on the education on a group of students. >>> it's been more than a month since kim jong un has been seen in public. there has been speculation about his health or whether he's in charge. national security advisor stephen rice told n.b.c. that the white house is monitoring the situation. >> we hav

within the last hour abdul fatah al-sisi warned of a plot against the egyptian state. it called for a meeting by the president to review security. a state of emergency has been imposed after two attacks killed 30 solliers. 27 -- soldiers. 27 decide in al-arish when an attacker rammed his vehicle packed with explosives into a security checkpoint. in a second attack three security personnel were killed when gunmen opened fire at another checkpoint, as rafah crossing into gaza has been closed. three days of mourning has been declared in egypt. the military has been struggling to stem a wave of unrest since the overthrow of president mohamed mursi in july last year. >> >> translation: i'm addressing all egyptians, be vim lent. a plot has started against all of us, we and all egyptians must join forces. the army is up to it. we cannot be shaken, our resolve cannot be depth. do not think we are not feeling pain. brave soldiers fall to defend egypt. many have fallen and are expected to fall. it is a huge war. egypt is facing a huge war. >> omar is a senior electurer at the in

when you hear the statements, hearing from mahmoud abbas, and, indeed, from president abdul fatah al-sisi, people calling for an end to the cycle of violence that griped the gaza strip. we have seen three wars. if you look over my other shoulder, you can see a massive cra crater caused by app air strike. there -- by an air strike. there used to be hundreds of fm lace living here. there is -- families living here. much needs to be raised and the images underscores why they are asking for that much money. approximately de difficult to get the $4 billion. as we say, we've been hearing that they'll be happy with $1.5 in the early stages. >> more than any of the billions acquired in aide, if they opened or lifted the blockade, that would go a million miles to helping things. >> very much so. we have to consider the blockade is not about getting instruction supplies, it's about the economy, the movement of people. people in gaza can't leave. in fact, at the rafah border crossing, which is not far from where i'm standing, the crossing with egypt - only 300 people are allowed to cross the crossin

the egyptian president abdul fatah al-sisi declared three days of national mourning, and held a meeting of the national defense counsel. the highest security body, to discuss the killings. three gaoled al jazeera journalists have now been detained in egypt for 301 days. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were convicted of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against their convictions. al jazeera has dismissed the charges against them, and continues to demand their release. >> now, kurdish fighters recaptured territory from i.s.i.l. fighters in the town of kobane. with the help of u.s.-led air strikes they secured a hill. this is an important piece of higher ground, changing hands several times in recent weeks in this besieged towns. i.s.i.l. controls vast swads of syria and iraq. the coalition is determined that kobane should not call. bernard smith reports from the border between turkey and syria. [ explosion ] >> reporter: u.s. air strikes on a small hill to the west of kobane occupied for two days from fighters from the islamic state of iraq an

an emergency meeting with his defense team president abdul fatah al-sisi announced the army and police would take all measures necessary to stop terrorism. special forces are searching for rebel hideouts. >> a u.s. drone strike killed at least 10 suspected fighters in southern yemen, where rebels are trying to seize territory. the u.s. acknowledged using drones and the last-known strike took place in august. a security situation in yemen is deteriorating and there are fears that the country is subsiding into civil war. >> kurdish fighters are being helped by u.s. air strikes. these are images on a strike on a hill on friday. a few minutes later kurdish forces moved in and recaptured the territory. a u.n. -- iran executed a woman for killing a man she said was trying to sexually abuse her. 26-year-old reyna was executed in a tehran prison after spending seven years behind bars. there was a large call to save her. she said she was acting in self-defence. iran ranks second in the world for the most executions carried out last year >>> ukrainians will head to the poll on sunday. it's been