on the other side of the road, those in support of abdul fatah al-sisi gathered. the message - the general is the only man that can protect egypt. david cameron came under a lot of criticism for inviting abdul fatah al-sisi. the head of the opposition in the u.k. said the visit show contempt for human rights. it was no surprise the press conference was controlled by downing street. al jazeera was not allowed to attend. they were forced to ask questions from across the street when sis are left. abdul fatah al-sisi, when will you release the 40,000 political prisoners. when will you release the journalists in gaol. when will you release the political prisoners in egypt? why don't you want to answer these questions. unfortunately as you see the issue of human rights has not been at the forefront of the agenda. rather prime minister cameron and abdul fatah al-sisi chose to focus on security trade and other things. that caused a lot of anger amongst a lot of people opposed to the visit. >> david cameron shouldn't have let abdul fatah al-sisi walk out the door. of number

prime minister cameron and abdul fatah al-sisi chose to focus on security trade and other things. that caused a lot of anger amongst a lot of people opposed to the visit. >> david cameron shouldn't have let abdul fatah al-sisi walk c out the door. key to regional security. abdul fatah al-sisi is expected to return to cairo on friday and may view the trip as reinforcing his position as a statesman. with protests taking plals, opposition to his ceremony is widespread. >> the government in maldeefs arrested and impeached much the vice president. the impeachment is politically motivated. at the end of september there was an explosion on the speed boat of president yameen abdul gayoom. the federal bureau of investigation asked to investigate found no evidence of a bomb. yameen abdul gayoom declared a state of emergency. >> myanmar homedz its first elections in 25 years. tomorrow, we look at why some are prevented from casting ballots and why the vote is being suppressed. protesters took to the streets, outraged. over the death of four blockers. >> government is investigating the murders

an egyptian political activist, head of the egyptian revolutionary council says that abdul fatah al-sisi needs to be accountable for abuses of power. >> abdul fatah al-sisi came to power through a military coup that overthrew an elected government. he has the worst record of violations against human rights in the modern history of egypt. he's a threat to egypt and the international community. because his policies of repress have encouraged extremism and violence, and i expect that we are going to see more insecurity and more instability in egypt. under his rule. what he is doing is painting repress. over the last 2.5 years we have 40,000 political prisoners, thousands killed, peaceful protesters whose have been shot. we have seen disappearances, torture in prisons. these are the words of himman rights organizations. this does not bring stability, he's a liability. ultimately the policies of repress create instability, that is the message we are sending to mr cameron. there are abdul fatah al-sisi supporters, as there are in egypt. those that opposed him oppose him on the grounds that egy

and yet president abdul fatah al-sisi is by no means a pariah figure in europe. he has enjoyed visits to france, and more recently to germany. european governments may not approve of much of what president abdul fatah al-sisi does at home, but they feel he provide stability in a troubled region. as paris and berlin think, so does london. we should not worry about security, domestically and internationally and economically, and we should not forget that governments can look no further ahead. when they are in office, they will have to talk to the people who happen to be in power. >> opposition poll sings called on the visit. >> the bust will argue this is an ideal opportunity. >> it's also shown in its recent dealings with countries such as china and saudi arabia, that it is pragmatic. and that it will put what it believes are britain's strategic interests over human rights. >> the oil company is making claims about the extent of clean-up in nigeria. a joint report by amnesty international and the center for environment said the oil giant failed to implement u.n. re

abdul fatah al-sisi is by no means a paria in europe. he's enjoyed visits to france, and more recently to germany. european governments may not approve of much of what abdul fatah al-sisi does at home, but they feel he provides a degree of stability in a troubled region. as paris and berlin think, so does london. >> we should not have dilutions about government priorities, which are security domestically and internationally and economically. and we should not forget that governments an only look no further ahead than the next elections. when they are in office, they'll have to talk to the people who happen to be in power however in office and other places as well. >> opposition politicians called on the british government to cancel the visit because of concerns over human rights records. the government will argue that it's an opportunity to put the concerns to the egyptian president. but it's also shown in the dealings with recent dealings with countries such as china and saudi arabia that it is pragmatic. and that it will put what it bel

the president rejected a last minute bid for clemency. >> abdul fatah al-sisi votes in the latest rounds of parliamentary elections. the vote has been delayed by two years. egypt has been without a parliament since 2012. >> elections are taking place in ongoing kong, the first since the protest last year. the local council poll is seen as a test of support for the movement. sarah clarke reports from hong kong. >> there's a record number of candidates standing in the district election. 900 are competing for 431 seats. there's a large number of parties formed in the wake. of last year's pro-democracy movement, and the protest shutting parts of hong kong. a lot of people are expecting a more younger - the younger quernation to vote, because they are -- generation to turn out and vote because they are disillusioned. there's an election watched by the hong kong government. because it's the first time people have gone to a general election. while the pro-beijing party holds a majority, the record number of independent candidates gives more variety, choice when they cast their vote. this is an

monday, egypt's state tv suspended a presenter after criticizing president abdul fatah al-sisi on air about flooding in alexandria. rain flooded the streets and condemned corruption. >> if someone steams a pound. they get arrested. the officials do what they like. president abdul fatah al-sisi warned the media about what he said is unprofessional coverage of the floods. 17 members of the government for blocking pipes in alex andrewa and causing the flooding. the suspects confessed to belong to the brotherhood, and have been coordinating and committing acts of fannedalism in the second largest city. egyptian media says the country is facing a western conspiracy over the crash in sinai. newspapers and tv stations aforeign military reports that a bomb brought down the metro jet is a plot to scare off tourists and destroy egypt's economy >>> russia and the u.k. extended flight bans to sharm el sheikh as the investigation into that fatal crash of a russian jet continues. the russian government says suspensions will last several months. the ban will continue for another two weeks. several g

if the candidate and the parties are pro-abdul fatah al-sisi. ... >> we are talking about different occurrences within this parliament. within about one and only colour, which is the pro-abdul fatah al-sisi people. many don't expect anything coming from this parliament. chas why there's not much participation. >> where does this leave the human rights issues. >> the situation is bad. given the fact that many of the n.g.o.s are responsible for the activities, they are understand restraint from the government. most advocating for human rights. they used to be the venue guard of the 25th revolution. now they are behind bars. that's why there's not much hope from the parliament that can ease the tensions in this situation. >> egypt's reputation is important in the country. will the low voter turn out. will it have an impact on the reputation of the country. we have seen abdul fatah al-sisi travelling far and wide. i guess not. >> in the regime, it's looking for legitimacy, and they need the elections to prove to the world that they have representation. but did they thing this would lead to legitima

. >> reporter: egyptian president abdul fatah al-sisi cast his ballot in long-delayed parliamentary elections. stations in egypt have opened. >> a key question now is how many people will cast their votes. during the first round in october. turn out was under 22%. there are worries the numbers will be low this time, if few believe their vote matters. some voters complained there's little difference between the parties. >> translation: there are parties that joined forces with the current regime, that is my opinion. the parliament is not something they recognised. mubarak's regime, the political return once again. >> in 2012, with a turn out of roughly 46%. mohamed mursi, and the muslim brotherhood's freedom and justice party won what were regarded as free and fair elections. a little over 12 months later mohamed mursi was deposed in a military coup. the military secured support, promising to hold parliamentary elections within months, it's taken two years for that to happen. tens of thousands of activists are in gaol and the media dozens of journalists behind bars and the military tightly con

the british prime minister's comments overshadowed egyptian president abdul fatah al-sisi's visit to downing street. it's been marred by protests. plus, u.n. envoy to libya denies a conflict of interest after accepting a controversial job, and how

the president of egypt and vladimir putin, president of russia, had a phone conversation, and abdul fatah al-sisi told vladimir putin that the russian teams would have as much time and space as they needed to complete their investigations. the russians would like the black boxes from this plane to at some point be returned to russia. so that the investigation can ultimately be completed. >> of course, the initial sta s stages. most of the victims were russians. they should be completed on russian soil. it is perhaps a sign of how uncertainly the causes of the crash are, that two major airlines, air france and loov than sea. decided they don't want to fly over egypt until the exact causes. it is a trouble region and has been a focus of arms conflict. they want to make sure it had no part to play in the downing of the plane >>> rory challands in moscow >>> in kiev mourners lay flowers at the gates of the embassy, three ukrainians were on board. it was a show of sympathy and solidarity between the two countries. russians and others posted support for victims and families. >>> turning to the war on s

he as a meeting with abdul fatah al-sisi. early assessed suggested that a bomb was responsible. defense secretary ash carter speaking a moment ago talking about that being a possibility. a former accident investigator and pilot who teaches at ohio state university was part of the team that investigated comair flight for the airline pilots association. thank you for joining us via skype. as you heard some security, government officials saying it's too soon to draw a concrete conclusion as to whether or not a bomb was exposed. the u.s. is saying that that is a possibility, do you believe they have information that is not public to the citizenry or the egyptian government? >> i am not sure they have information that supports that. but rather i think that they are wisely acting under an abundance of caution. it will be the physical evidence at the scene that will make that final determination, that will take a little bit of time. it's prudent as far as how they are approaching this. >> if there was a bomb. how did that bomb get there. there seems to be a growing body of concern that