. >> i blame the killing on abdul fatah al-sisi and everywhere that supported him >>> the muslim brotherhood calls for a rebellion against the egyptian president abdul fatah al-sisi, warning of serious repercussions for the death of brotherhood members. >>> crucial agreements. >> one of the main consequences of iran slipping towards having nuclear weapons - it is that they would then spread in the region. >>> the former head of u.n. weapons inspections in iraq joins us to explain why an agreement with iran is needed >>> anger in athens. >> i'm desperate, i've had enough. they are all dirty, all of them >>> frustration with greece with all politicians, days before a referendum that could decide the country's future in europe. >>> an act of defiance. >> it celebrates gay marriage is legal in the u.s. in china, what is going on - nothing >>> inspired by a u.s. court decision on gay marriage a prominent gay couple ties the not to bring the issue to attention in china. >>> good evening, i'm antonio mora. this is al jazeera america. we begin tonight with a call for an uprising in egypt. the muslim

last year abdul fatah al-sisi was elected president after receiving 93% of the vote. international observers said the election fell short of international standards of democracy. abdul fatah al-sisi's win was supported by washington. >> he gave me a strong sense of his commitment to make certain that the process he has put in place, a re-evaluation of human rights legislation, a re-evaluation of the judicial process, and other voices available, are very much on his mind. >> when the u.s. cut military aid, egypt turned to france inking a 5.9 weapons deal, and signed a 3.5 billion deal with russia. even with the tensions the u.s. and egypt depend on each other. egypt gives the u.s. preferred access to the suez canal to equip u.s. bases in the gulf. in recent months the u.s. recommitted sending aid to egypt. lifting suspension and hoping to boost counterterrorism effort. now egypt and the u.s. are facing a new enemy. i.s.i.l. this week the group launched deadly attacks in the sinai peninsula, days after the attack of egypt's top posterior. while the relationship will cont

the ones that president abdul fatah al-sisi was fighting in egypt. since then you can say there were two main dosziers that the egyptians and the saudis are discussing, sometimes in agreement, sometimes in disagreement. one in muslim brotherhood and a relationship for that. now, it's egypt that are opposed to any bridge of course talking, reconciling. saudi arabia received the muslim brotherhood leader hamas from palestine. saudi arabia is more anxious and it's egypt that wants to deal deal with the cool-headed nerves. into this deal between iran and the six world powers seemed to have caused eruptions throughout the region. and unsettling the one that is the most. >> certainly saudi arabia has in public welcomed the deal. the part that puts verifiable limitation to the development of nuclear power. that and the rest of the region what is less welcome is sort of an iran that is more robust more empowered, emboldened. supporting allies that are not friendly to saudi arabia or egypt. that is the leeks of bashar al-assad. hezbollah of lebanon, and the s

the egyptian cabinet approved new laws to face what president abdul fatah al-sisi called terrorism. [ ♪♪ ] >> reporter: one of egypt's biggest security threats is in the sinai, a place the prime minister said is in a state of war. groups became known as province of sinai, and has sworn allegiance to i.s.i.l. it carried out a devastating attack on security forces on wednesday, more than 100 people reportedly killed. the egyptian military has an ongoing security operation in sinai. it has demolished hundreds of homes on the border with gaza and israel to create a buffer zone and create smuggling. this added names from many that they are marginalized and treated as second class citizens. the government's policy is getting tighter and across the country. >>> egypt's humans rights record was never known to be great. things deteriorated since abdul fatah al-sisi took power, many hoped his victory would follow parliamentary elections and a transition to democracy. this never happened. there has been a clampdown on private and state media with independent and dissenting voices taken off the a

. >> egypt's president abdul fatah al-sisi has vowed to push through new security laws that would speed up dath sentences, speaking at the funeral of a public prosecutor killed in a bomb attack on monday. gerald tan has more. >>> june 30th initially a national holiday in egypt to commemorate protests. nad, it was a day of mourning. at his funeral current president abdul fatah al-sisi promised reforms that would enforce death sentences quickly. >> the hands of justice changed by laws. we will not wait. we will change laws allowing us to implement law and justice. criminal law, such as terrorism. those developments could be a direct reference to monday's assassination. the car bomb bore the hallmarks of a group on the peninsula which has been waging attacks. they were investigating being behind another explosion. three people were killed. some opposition leaders are worried worried. >> this will lead to nothing but a catastrophe. it will undermine the judiciary system in egypt. >> hundreds of muslim brotherhood have been sentenced to death. including ousted president mohamed mursi. he has

in response abdul fatah al-sisi ordered his cabinet to introduce tougher laws to tackle what he calls terrorism the the security situation. the interior ministry said the vic sims were fugitive leaders, thwarting attacks, something the group denies. they were assassinated in gold blood. the same members were supporting bereaved blood, or fan widows of victims. >> with attacks on the increase egypt's military finds itself on the offensive and defensive. wednesday's assault is a stark reminder of what challenges it is up against. gerald tan, al jazeera >>> abdullah is a former member of the freedom and justice party, affiliated with the muslim brotherhood, and blames the abdul fatah al-sisi government for the violence in the sinai. >> it is a tragic day in egypt. what happens is a sign of failure. i look at it as a symptom of a real terrorism, and that has been happening in egypt for two years, by the germ and the milt -- general and military that took over the power, killing thousands of egyptians, and imprisoning thousands, today killing 13 members, political leaders of the freedom an

some opposition leaders were worried that president abdul fatah al-sisi will use the new laws to crackdown on the outlawed brotherhood group. >> this will lead to nothing but a catastrophe. it will undermine and shake the foundation of justice in egypt. it will undermine the judiciary system in egypt. >> reporter: hundreds of muslim brotherhood members have been sentenced to death, including the ousted president mohamed mursi. he still has many supporters, like these demonstrators calling for his reinstatement and return of democracy. they say the government is out to crush dissent, replacing mass protests with mass arrests >>> now greece seems to have accepted a number of reform ideas put forward by its international creditors. greek prime minister alexis tsipras wrote to the euro group after his government failed to pay $1.6 million, the first advanced country to miss a payment. the latest from john psaropoulos, live from athens, what are the details? what is alexis tsipras offering the europeans? >> he is offering to cut roughly 700 million worth of spending pon pensions this year and a

the attacks came a day after abdul fatah al-sisi promised tough security measures after attending the furniture of egypt's chief prosecutor. he had been killed in a car bombing on monday the first assassination of a public official in egypt in decades. what is the new law. the new law broadens the definition of terrorism, giving prosecutors the right to wire top and regard private conversations online and on the phone. the law mandates the death penalty or life in prison for anyone who leads, funds a dedicated terrorist organization, and called for 5-year prison terms for anyone found guilty promoting the use of violence through social media and ab solves the security forces through legal repercussions. carol is a senior lex turer in the -- lecturer in the study of the islam. he says the law sets a dangerous precedent. in terms of human rights this is a worrying development against death sentences that are passed. on the other hand the perspective of the government they feel there's no other option they've been in power since 2013. they continue to be confronted with the constant flar

. >> egyptian president abdul fatah al-sisi has been visiting troops, his visit following some of the bloodiest fighting to take police nil fighters launched an attack on security in the region. >> the army says 17 soldiers and 100 fighters were killed. >> the saudi-led coalition launched more air strikes against houthi rebels fighting left a dire humanitarian situation for civilians, and the capital is home to thousands who escaped fighting elsewhere in the country. victoria gatenby reports. >>> this woman's house was destroyed in an air strike and she escaped to a capital and is living in a disused school with several other families. >> translation: there's a war, an emergency situation, we create the best we can. we work together as a group to bake the bread. >> this women walked hundreds of kilometres to escape the fighting. >> translation: in sadr we lived in a terrible state. we were short of water, gas, everything. we were living in fear. there were missiles every night shelling us. >> saudi-led coalition targeted houthi rebels and fighters loyal to the former president saleh.

. >> i blame the killing on abdul fatah al-sisi and everywhere that supported him >>> the muslim brotherhood calls for a rebellion against the egyptian president abdul fatah al-sisi, warning of serious repercussions for the death of brotherhood members. >>> crucial agreements. >> one of the main consequences of iran slipping towards having nuclear weapons - it is that they would then spread in the

things deteriorated since abdul fatah al-sisi took power a year ago. many hoped his landslide victory would be quick, and a transmission to democracy. this never happened. there has been a clamp down on private and state media with independent and dissenting voices taken off the air. 44,000 political prisoners are in gaols, including 48 journalists the the judiciary handed out mass death sentence with hundreds on death row, including the ousted president mohamed mursi. a senior lecturer in the muslim world at kings college in london takes us through some of the details. what is proposed in the new law? >> there's a blank measure giving far extending forces backed up to what the judiciary can do. the government insists on establishing firm control over the situation in egypt and the sinai desert. the problem is whether one size fits all works. taking on the project in egypt is a different matter to trying to stamp out the differences of islamist jihadi movements like in the sinai desert. they are manifestations of islam, but differently structured and o

at his funeral the current president abdul fatah al-sisi followed legal reforms enforcing death sentences swiftly. >> translation: the hands of justice are chained by laws. we will not wait. we will change laws to allow us to implement law and justice as soon as possible. within days laws against terrorism should be presented. >> those developments could be a direct reference to monday's assassination. the car bomb bore the hallmarks of a group based in the sinai peninsula waging attacks on security forces. police are investigating how the group was behind another explosion on tuesday, in the cairo suburb of 6 object. three people were killed. some opposition leaders were worried that president abdul fatah al-sisi will use the new laws to crackdown on the outlawed brotherhood group. >> this will lead to noing but a catastrophe. it will undermine and shake the foundation of justice in egypt. it will find the judiciary system in egypt. >> reporter: hundreds of muslim brotherhood members have been sentenced to death, including the ousted president mohamed mursi. he still has many supporters

. >>> egypt's president abdul fatah al-sisi has been visiting >> welcome back. i'm shiulie ghosh. a reminder of the stop stories. the greek prime minister has cast his vote in a referendum which feflt effectively decides whether greek stays in the euro zone or not. tunisia is under a state of emergency. security forces have been given extra powers. the declaration from the president was made eight days after 38 europeans were shot dead in their resort. >>> operation in raqqa i.s.i.l.'s defacts to capital in syria, restricting the movement of the fighters. >>> so back to our top story the greek referendum. the polling has begun but the question is what happens next? if greeks vote no on the bailout terms, tsipras can reach better deals with the european creditors. if creditors disagree though, greece may end up not paying its loan back to the european central bank. the greeks vote yes in this referendum tsipras hirnted hinted he will stip down. yafnis kutsumitasas has comments. >> it is not absolutely clear that prime minister tsipras well leave if a yes-no vote prevails. what it's

the president abdul fatah al-sisi then pushed through tougher security laws in the face of terrorism. >> the military engaged in a heavy campaign. one in particular calls itself province of sinai, and swore allegiance to the islamic state of iraq and levant. it's been carrying out attacks and security. killing soldiers and police. the battles have killed 700 people this year alone. fighters soldiers and civilians. there is increasing concern. the groups are widening their reach beyond the sinai. the bombing in cairo adds to the fears >>> the u.n. backed truce in yemen has been broken hours after it came in effect. there are reports of saudi-led air tricks in sanaa and the city of tiaz. there's fighting on the ground. the truce is supposed to last so aid can be delivered to civilians who need it. we have more. for thousands of people wounded in yemen, places like aden sadr, have been cut off for weeks. and aid agencies warn if humanitarian aid doesn't go through, 6 million people could face famine. >> we cannot survive without getting food assistance. we do not know where the next meal

egypt's president abdul fatah al-sisi insist the situation in the region is stable making the comments during a surprise visit to troops stationed in north signa. hamas denied accusations that it helped the rebel groups. a spokesperson for the palestinian resistance group denies its involvement. >> we are saying it clearly that the brigade and the palestinianan groups have an agenda. not for one day will we direct our weapons to any brothers especially in egypt. lying on the boarder. >> the king of the pacific island in my submission of tonga has been crowned for three years. tens of thousands turned up to celebrate the coronation of kink toupu. the sixth. he had been the acting monarch since his brother died in 2012. now to guyana on the north-east coast of south america, which had an historic shift in power. after more than 20 years rule the progressive party lost the presidential discretion. there are concerns about racial tensions reemerging. >> it's been more than a month since david granger was sworn in as guyana's new president, yet his victory is contested by the people's progr

egypt's president abdul fatah al-sisi has been visiting sinai days after 100 people were killed in fighting between allies and security forces. one person has been killed while protesting in egypt. security forces opened fire in a rally in cairo >>> fighting in eastern libya killed more than 25 people. the army of the u.n. recognised government battled fighters from the surer council. the rebel group said that firefighters were killed. three civilians were reported to have been killed. >> here with the newshour on al jazeera. hundreds of families forced to leave burundi, following instability and election-related violence. >> border disputes. kurdish forces accused of pushing forces out. >> dutch trying to turn their love of cycling into success on the biggest stage. >>> well now, the political tension and uncertainty in afghanistan - the vital post of defence minister has been vacant since the election and remaybes that way. parliament rejected one of ashraf ghani's key nomination the agreement between the president and his challenger the chief yourself officer means other key possessions

the middle of a testy relation between egypt and qatar, which funds al jazeera, and which the abdul fatah al-sisi government is angry at because of support for the muslim brotherhood. >> i think no doubt it was the basis of this process, and it has, indeed, led to this sham trial that we have seen without evidence. why was that, it was politicized against qatar, supporting the muslim brotherhood - the egyptian authorities said. right now, we can say that that is political - the rivalry between egypt and dzenan catic. they have been a kind of soul. >> on the other hand, peter greste, an australian, was deported. mohamed fadel fahmy has not been, despite being a canadian despite announcing duel citizenship. why? >> i asked the same question a few weeks ago. his answer was honestly i don't know. they proposed in prison, indeed, to give up his egyptian citizenship so he would be able to go to canada. and then suddenly they didn't find his canadian passport any more. what i think is really happening is that egyptian state is it in chaos. parts of the state want to solve the problem. other parts think

. >>> egypt's president abdul fatah al-sisi has been visiting troops in the northern sinai peninsula, coming days after a deadly coordinated attack by i.s.i.l.-linked fighters on security forces. the fighters targeted army checkpoints and laid siege to a police station. the army says 17 soldiers and 100 fighters were killed. >>> saudi arabibia is saying a man wanted for his links to i.s.i.l. has been killed by security forces. the interior ministry is saying the gunfight took place in the man's home. they say the armed man, who has been identified as youcef al-hamdi was shot dead when he refused to surrender to police. >> okay. let's get more on one of the main stories. those arrested took place in the west bank. we can talk to a senior hamas leader and spokesman live in beirut. thank you for talking to us. why do you think then that the fatah dominated palestinian authority has decided to round up so many of your members in the west bank? >> well thank you. first of all i have to say that fatah announced using the military operations against the occupation in the last few weeks as an

egypt's president abdul fatah al-sisi insists that the situation is stable. he made the comment during a surprise visit to troops stationed in north sinai. >> the palestinian faction hamas denies accusations by egypt and israel that it has been helping the armed group behind the sinai attack. the spokesman for the alchasm grenade said they had never directed weapons to egypt. >> several hundred thousand refugees in jordan, the u.n. humanitarian programme finds it hard to fund foods. and after ramadan, many find it hard to breakfasts. >> most families have feasts during the muslim holy month of ramadan. this person worries about what he'll feed his family when they break their fast at sunset. when the syrian family arrived in jordan they were taken to the camp. they couldn't live in the unforgiven desert and escaped. he life in east hammon and don't receive assistance from agencies. >> i ran away from the camp. there's no electricity, we had to walk for ages to get water and carry it to the shelter. the shop is far away. i'm an old man, i couldn't walk to the