and you helped omar al—bashir to subdue the rebels in darfur.ou regret some of the things that happened there, which have been attributed to your forces? all right, but... although you have not been indicted by the international criminal court, i have to say that human rights watch in 2014 and 2015 in a report said that the rapid support force burnt and looted homes, beat, raped and executed villagers, supported by the sudanese army, and it accuses you of overseeing civilian abuses, including torture, extrajudicial killings and mass rapes. do you have a case to answer in darfur? because it sounds like you do. president omar al—bashir has been indicted by the international criminal court over his alleged actions in darfur. what do you think should happen to him? do you think he should be handed over to the icc? but do you believe there should be accountability for all the victims of the conflicts in sudan, historic as well as those people who have been killed since december 2018? do you accept that there should be? what can you do to ensure there

he was released on the day mr al—bashir stepped down.es include genocide and ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity in darfur, the blue nile, and south kordofan. but supporters of the former president believe otherwise. translation: this trial is politicised. the current military council wants to win over protesters by trying bashir. those military rules should be tried with him, too. they were part of his political entourage to the very last hours, until they gave up on him. protesters say rem na nts of his regime are still there in thejudiciary, and wonder if he can receive a fair trial. sally nabil, bbc news, khartoum. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: press andrew is appalled by the —— by his formerfriend, press andrew is appalled by the —— by his former friend, the sex offender, a geoffrey of spring. —— geoffrey epstein. washington, the world's most political city, is today assessing the political health of the world's most powerful man. indeed i did have a relationship with ms lewinsky that was not appropriate. i

sudan's former president, omar al—bashir was driven from power earlier this year.s is him — today — in court, inside a cage. he's facing corruption charges. we already know that millions of dollars in cash was seized at his house. and investigators are alleging that mr bashir has admitted receiving $90 million from saudi arabia. though his lawyers say all allegations against him are baseless. omar al—bashir is also accused of being involved in the killing of people who protested against his rule. and inevitably, this trial is seen as a test of whether the ruling military council can deal with the actions of the previous regime. the case was being heard in the capital khartoum today — sally nabil was there. former president omar al—bashir has left the courtroom a short while ago ina left the courtroom a short while ago in a heavily secured convoy. this is his first session. a lot of sudanese have been dreaming of seeing him behind bars. we've been talking to young sudanese men and women. they told me they are happy about the fa ct told me they are happy about the fa

of protests and killings especially since the military overthrow of the longtime president omar al bashir now under the deal a ruling so-called sovereign council will be established that will be led by the military for 21 months and by civilians for 18 months the opposition coalition is due to choose a prime minister next week ok let's take a look at how sudan reached where we are as of today now protests over rising bread prices started in december of last year and quickly turned into calls for the former president omar al bashir to resign he was accused of pushing up food prices and. fuel and cash shortages through his mismanagement of the economy al bashir is also wanted by the international criminal court on allegations of crimes against humanity war crimes and genocide the protests were often deadly and grew rapidly in early april thousands of people took to the streets every day and al bashir did finally step down demonstrations continued until last month calling on the military to hand rule to civilians more than 100 protesters have lost their lives during the push to restore democ

a court in saddam and his evidence that former president omar al bashir received millions of dollars from saudi arabia. and the muslim imaam and the christian pastor trying to end decades of fighting in northern nigeria. the result in syria where opposition activists have told al-jazeera that rebels have now withdrawn from a key town in southern province recapturing is a significant victory for the syrian army and its ally russia the towns being in rebel hands is 2014. the rebels withdrawal follows days of fighting which told them firing rockets into government territory as syria and russian warplanes pounded the area with air strikes. well another major developments we're hearing that rebels have also retreated from the last pockets of land that they to hold in neighboring hama province this live now to our correspondent zain the holder. all these developments from beirut and say that it's a very very complex picture than in this corner of syria tell us what we know. well this is a major blow to the opposition they lost significant ground in just a matter of hours they've withdrawn f

we barely managed to get a glimpse of omar al—bashir. sudan ‘s longest serving president.l one. he is trying on corruption charges. —— he is being tried. after often in our —— after almost an hour he was driven back to prison in the same convoy. the former president has left quarter short while ago but you can see the repercussion behind me between the lawyers. some of those who are against him and others who supported. many souvenirs have been dreaming of seeing bashir in the dark, but some tell me that this matter should be accused of serious crimes adoptjust corruption charges. a few days before the trial, i metan charges. a few days before the trial, i met an activist who was detained for three months during the revolution. he was released on the day mr al—bashir stood down the this is only a drop in the second his crimes include genocide and ethnic cleansing and crimes against him as she, in the blue nile. supporters of the former president believe otherwise. this trial is politicised. the current military council wants to win over protesters by trying bashir was up t

president omar al bashir goes on trial in khartoum accused of corruption. i'm richelle carey this is al jazeera live from coming up syria launches an error strike close to a turkish army convoy and accuses istanbul of a flagrant intervention in its domestic affairs. wrong warns the u.s. oil tanker that's just been released from jail after being detained for 6 weeks. the president says he's optimistic about talks with afghanistan's government and the taliban as the nation mourns those killed in saturday's wedding attack. sudan's topos president omar al bashir is trial on corruption charges is under way in khartoum it is one of several trials he faces charged with possessing foreign currency and accepting bribes bashir was removed from power by a military coup in april after weeks of protests against his rule he's also want to buy the international criminal court for war crimes and crimes against humanity and our 4 let's go now to have a morgan who has been covering all of this for us from khartoum so. i'm not sure i don't think actually we do not we're trying

now omar al-bashir is under different guard.faces criminal charges, including illegal possession of foreign currency and bribery. investigators say they found more than $130 million in his house. >> presenting the head of a country to trial proves there is a rule of law and the country and no one is above the law. this message is not just for the ousted government but the incoming government. the case will resume next week. we can't tell you what the outcome will be. we can ensure the case is going in the favor of the defendant. >> the court heard that procedure admitted to receiving $9 million from saudi arabia. yes admitted to receiving more from the ruler of the united arab emirates. president, hee as sent soldiers to fight alongside the saudi-uae coalition in yemen. the former president said he doesn't know how the money he received was spent. he was also charged in may for inciting protesters. quickly turned into a nationwide antigovernment movement. those charges are get to be heard in court. regressed are brought up by th

because in sudan his evidence of former president omar al bashir received millions of dollars from saudi arabia. and the new york city police officer is fired over the death of a man here arrested which led to the blackflies massive movement. but let's start in syria where opposition activists say rebels have withdrawn from the strategically important town of whom that's in southern province recapturing this town is a significant victory for the syrian army and its ally russia it's been in rebel hands it's 2014. where the rebels withdrawal from those days of fighting which saw them firing rockets into government territory and the syrian government warned its forces that the battle isn't over yet rebels also retreated from the last pockets of land they held in neighboring hama province their foothold in hama dated back to the. days of the war let's go live now to santa holder our correspondent who's monitoring these developments from beirut in saying that so this significant withdrawal then by rebel forces will handshake whom represents an important victory for the syrian government force

come to the program it's good to have you along the corruption trial of sudan's deposed leader omar al bashir opened in the capital hot today but is reported to have looked calm during the 3 hour session a detective who testified told the court that bashir admitted to receiving millions of dollars from saudi arabia money allegedly to be used outside of the state budget a large amounts of cash were found at the shias residence after he was toppled the trial would also probe some of that and. i guess today is a sudanese human rights lawyer refresh my colleague joins me from khartoum welcome to africa mr mccauley do people in sudan feel that this is the trial that they've been waiting for back that justice is finally being done. now are on their little son a lot of very much going. on the kind of. 100. 1000000000 we're seeing for the last 30. years. i'm going to shoot. full. timers in the truth. or. i take your point i take your point you're arguing that he should be tried for some of the other trustees that he's accused off but how credible is this trial. you know. given even. told by you told

the proceeding sitting we heard from one of the investigators saying that former president omar al bashir received millions in dollars from from saudi arabia what does that tell us what are we to make of that. well you know. if you were living close to prison and getting a lot of. money from. the monarchy this is money you. can mean a lot of really more work just getting to yemen and to the religions and rebuilding that even iran also shows about how. you never think of it it's like sort of these i'm a modern city the country as a nation so we don't have a lot of it is of money suited to his house right mr mccauley and there was progress at the weekend with the signing of the transitional council constitution and i know that there's been a bit of a delay in terms of getting the way it's going to day but i want to know from you what are the priorities for this council over the next 3 years and so there's an election in sudan and those are the monitors or the. people for the people it is a serious problem for for literally of our part of this is not money when we think . about the gloaming

welcome to the program it's good to have you along a corruption trial of sudan's deposed leader omar al bashir opened in the capital hot today but it is reported to have looked calm during the 3 hours session a detective who testified told the court that the shia admitted to receiving millions of dollars from saudi arabia many an agency to be used outside of the state budget a large amounts of cash were found at specialist residence all to he was toppled the trial would also approach some of that month. my guest today is a sudanese human rights lawyer he joins me from college to welcome city to the african mr mccauley do people in sudan feel that this is the trial that they've been waiting for bet that justice is finally being done you know our own little son a lot of very rich pointless turn now on the kind of. the reason for the last 10 years. there are. symbols for. it is. completely been done for. the night because in the few days here in the north the client here is not for the government of americans and right to privacy for over a 1000000 of them of him i take your point i take your poi

at the military council which took over the running of the country following the president omar al bashir in april. jackie then i'm going to show that people are happy and satisfied but if anything happens and if we don't see any new well nothing being achieved will hold another revolution on top of the council same as we did with omar al bashir as you say monism is what i got to tell you at the table with me is ask me it is i'm he is a sudanese political activist he coordinates it dies for if it's suppose he puts his on the ground in sudan welcome to africa it's welcome back i think it is so the military is now sharing power with civilians in sudan right so it was coming from 30 odd years of basically military what would you say that your country is now going in the right direction right direction it would be depend on the next government which kind of this there's a lot of obstacles like the constitution that have been signed the procedure documents have been signed and also the formation of the government is based on compromise so how it's going to heading is read their action if the 2

it's important to note that during that three years omar al bashir was. addicting her in a sex although reliance on many allies. not a sisingle agreement not one not ever many sudanese parting was ever held every one of them was abrogated in one way or another that's not a good track record and to respect that people like a messy and all the rooms are going to be characteristically different in how they approach. the issues facing sudan that's a tall order. and i have my doubts. elections france i promised in three years time if this doesn't happen what would the consequences be do you think. i think before three years are up we will know whether or not the military intends to allow for such a collections and it's free and fair manner. there again i have my doubts. we will know whether the. when the military allow remember we changed to important cabinet positions the interior and military and it's not at all clear that they will reduce the allocations to these ministries it's not at all clear they intend to make peace and are for or the two areas do not

but the celebrations on the streets of khartoum it's almost 4 months since longtime leader omar al bashir was ousted during that time many sudanese feared another strongman would simply take his place but last night came the announcement that the military and civilians had reached a firm deal to lead together. with the and and with. the 2 delegations have fully agreed on the constitutional document the the agreement is expected to be signed in days it will start a 3 year period of transitional rule leading to elections during that time power will rotate between a military and civilian leader with a cabinet of technocrats to manage the country details remain to be finalized but sudanese are hopeful vision if he thought i know we have very happy and we couldn't stand her and everyone is in the streets to express their happiness would be agreement that we hope it will be a civil state forever and that people didn't die and i thank the inshallah lot for the mistake not going to. we hope that everyone will work together to get the country out of hardship. and we hope that those who caused deat

restoration started with the economy president omar al bashir was in the cross his the number of protests grew along with their demands until bashir was removed in a military coup in april general says off the military council the protesters demanded civilians take the lead in the transition they started a citizen outside the army he called his forcing military rulers to begin talks over how to share power. on june 3rd security forces raided that demonstration they killed more than 100 people and injured many more talks resume to months later mediated by the african union any theo pierre the 1st breakthrough came on july 17th leading to the signing of a political agreement between the military jointer and the opposition coalition they agreed on and live in person transitional council with representatives from both sides and a rotating leadership. the disagreements had remained over the wording of constitutional changes now with the details agreed and a signing imminent sudanese people have a roadmap to a more peaceful future shallot ballasts al-jazeera al-jazeera banned from reporting fro

i don't resent it i'm 72 years old but i have never experienced stability throughout all of omar al bashir is ruled today thank god i feel like i can breathe again we suffered a lot everything was expensive prices were very high i never knew who the hi guys. now let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world some 4000 people have taken part in a moscow rally overnight by russia's communist party the head of city elect city council elections other opposition groups were not granted permission to hold demonstrations and supporters have been holding single person pickets instead. italy is allowed 27 unaccompanied minors to leave a migrant rescue vessel in limbo off the italian island of lampedusa interior minister still very reluctantly authorized them to disembark the open arms ship 6 e.u. countries say they'll take the migrants. then heavy rains in istanbul have triggered flash flooding killing a homeless man and leaving parts of the historic grand bazaar under water several roads across the city were also submerged the floods briefly halted ferry services conne

nothing being achieved will hold another revolution on top of the council same as we did with omar al bashir as you say one of them is the one that got into the little bit at the table with me is asked me it is i'm he is a sudanese political activist he caught an ace of dice for if it's supposed to be a pretty face on the ground in sadat welcome to africa it's welcome back i think it is so the military is now sharing power with civilians in sudan right so it was coming from 30 odd years off basically military what would you say that your country is now going in the right direction right direction it would be depend on the next government which kind of is there's a lot of sickos like the constitution that have been signed or procedure documents have been signed and also the formation of the government is based on compromise so how is going to heading as i read their action if the 2 parties think that as a politician the next level this is working with will be the question if they think as enemies i think it's with just disagreement with organ cleanups from the beginning ok so let's talk about

omar al-bashir was overthrown in april, but the leader of the transitional government was only sworn's rights in the country. everyone is looking forward toa country. everyone is looking forward to a new reality and has new ambitions. in our society has become more receptive to this idea and more accepting of the participation of women in all areas of life. women's football on the continent has seen some notable successes, and easier‘s world cup, three countries from africa were represented, with both cameroon and nigeria advancing to the knockout stages. next you will see the 12 african cup of nations ta ke see the 12 african cup of nations take place. incident, the fledgling 18 team championship will be spread over several months. it is hoped su ccesses over several months. it is hoped successes in the home legally to su ccesses successes in the home legally to successes on the global stage two. ramzan karmali, bbc news. if you know anything about unidentified flying objects, chances are you have heard of area 51, a common name for an airbase in nevada where some claim aliens are b

breaking news to bring to you out of sudan the former president omar al bashir is trial on corruption charges it is just getting underway and khartoum it's actually the 2nd of several trials he faces is charged with possessing foreign currency and accepting bribes of course he was removed from power by a military coup back in april there were weeks of protests that led to that he's also wanted by the international criminal court for war crimes and crimes against humanity and talk for so that trial is getting underway. the woodlands of mexico city has to pull to peck park had been awarded a major global honor and a city has played it as the mexican capital a sprawling park as a lifeline for nature and clean air and. mexico city's chippie depict park is the largest urban forest in latin america. it's a massive area nearly twice the size of new york city's central park there's a manmade lake a zoo there's even an 18th century castle sitting atop a hill one of the 8 museums located within the park complex. is the park's administrator and is especially proud of the diversity of attractions

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demonstrations and a bloody bill and terry crackdown after the ousting of longtime president omar al bashir. they came to khartoum from all over the country to celebrate a historic day the military council is history and a new era begins. to come to today we can finally breathe free again everything was so expensive we were desperate. in a festive venue amid foreign dignitaries representatives of the opposition and the military signed the agreement after months of tough negotiations on a sovereign council with even representation from the opposition and the military will govern the country overseeing the formation of the government that elections are set to be held in just over 3 years. paramilitary groups will be integrated into the regular army earlier this summer a militia mounted a brutal raid on a protest camp leaving many that left a scar but hopes are high that the country can turn the page. back we hope that things will start to look up and done we want to be proud of our country again. and agree on a real pain. for millions here today is liberation day though they realize the road

a coffin saddam his evidence of former president al bashir received millions of dollars from saudi arabia. and the muslim imaam and the christian pastor who are trying to end decades of fighting in northern nigeria. opposition activists in syria say rebels have withdrawn from the strategically important town of homs shakun in southern province recapturing it is a significant victory for the syrian military and its allies russia the towns being in rebel hands is 2014. the rebels withdrawal follows days of fighting which saw them firing rockets into government territory and the l. me has warned its forces that the battle isn't over yet. rebels have also retreated from the last pockets of land they held in neighboring hama province their foothold in hama. earliest days of the war then the holder has this from beirut. a major blow to the opposition they have lost significant ground what we understand is that rebel forces have withdrawn from the strategic town of and in southern that town was close to collapse saying the rebels have been also forced to withdraw from towns further south in the

so look at the top stories right now on al-jazeera sudan suppose president omar al bashir is trial on corruption charges is now under way in khartoum that's one of several trials he faces he's charged with possessing foreign currency and accepting bribes or move from power by a military coup in april. a syrian government airstrike has targeted an area near a turkish military convoy advancing a northwest syria turkey says it was traveling to protect one of its observation post mask has condemned the deployment calling it a flagrant intervention iran is warning the u.s. not to seize its oil tanker and open seas after it set off from gibraltar overnight . held there for 6 weeks it is unclear where the tanker is heading. afghanistan has postponed celebrations marking 100 years of independence following an attack on a wedding hall on saturday i suppose claimed responsibility for the bombing that killed 63 people in kabul charleville us has more from kabul. independence day celebrations and somewhat off to setting nights waiting. it was meant to be a big celebration president gandhi was mea

a course in sudan has today been told that the former president omar al bashir accepted. dollars from the saudi arabian government but she is on trial on corruption charges he's accused of possessing foreign currency and accepting bribes the military removed from power in april after months of antigovernment protests he's also wanted by the international criminal court for war crimes and crimes against humanity in darfur all. known are presenting the head of the country to trial proves that there is rule of law in the country and that no one is above the law this message is not just for the ousted government but to the incoming government the case will resume next week we can't tell you what the outcome will be but we can say that we are assured that the case is going in the favor of the defendant. here as a lecturer in international security at the university of bath in the u.k. he says that there are questions around whether there's sufficient evidence for the case to continue. the question here really is whether or not there is sufficient evidence for days trials to co

disbands the transitional military council that has been governing the country since the fall of al—bashirntually return to civilian rule. but there is a lot of concern still among civilians that the military may not relinquish power so easily after enjoying it for so many decades. i've been speaking to the man who signed that document, the agreement, on behalf of the military. he is known as general hemetti, sometimes described as the most powerful man in sudan. and i asked him if the military could guarantee that they will implement this deal in full and not just today but also in the coming months. this is what he said. translation: in accordance with the agreement we will stick to every single letter we have agreed on. secondly, even without the agreement, we have to work in this direction because it is in the country's interests. it is not in our own interests. therefore we have to carry out the agreement, stick to it, and support it. there can be no doubt that there is a powerful and palpable sense of hope, optimism. not confidence, however, that this is a new page, that sudan is tur

we barely managed to get a glimpse of omar al-bashir, serving longes president. this, his first session, is quite a procedural one. he is being tried on corruption charges. after nearly an hour, mr. bashir was driv back to prison in exactly the same convoy. the former president has left e ago, and youwh can see a heated discussion behind me between the lawyers, some of those who are against him and others who support him. of seeing bashir in the dock, but some of them tell me this man should be accused of far more serious crimes, not just corruption charges. l,a few days before the tr met an activist who was detained for three months during the revolution. he was released on the day mr. upshir stepped down. >> charges of coon are only a drop in the sea. his crimes included genocide and ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity in darfur, the blue ni. sally: but supporters of the foer president believe otherwise. >> this trial is politicized. the rrent military council wants to win over protesters by those military rulld be tried with him, too. they were part of hi

for almost 3 decades, the president done the country was ruled by president omar al—bashir, a generalp. translation: a year ago, before the revolution, i could not imagine myself being a player and a womenposmac football team or even expected myself to play the sport i love. there were many restrictions on sydney's women and it was not there were many restrictions on sudanese's women and it was not possible to play football. omar al—bashir was overthrown in april but the leader of the transition government was only sworn in on wednesday. many hope this will lead to a greater focus on women's rights in the country. translation: everyone is looking forward to a new reality and has new ambitions. now society has become more receptive to this idea in more accepting of the participation of women in all areas of life. women's football on the continent has seen some notable successes. at this year ‘s woke up, 3 companies from africa were represented with cameroon and nigeria advancing to the knockout stages. next year will see the 12th of its african cup of nations take place. the sudan, the

after months of protests over rising food and fuel prices prompted the ousting of president omar al bashir protesters immediately demanded a civilian government and continued there sitting outside the headquarters in the capital on june the 3rd paramilitary forces attacked and killed more than 100 demonstrators talks between the 2 sides very down but ethiopian an african union mediators brought them back together and they finally signed a power sharing agreements on saturday with economist abdullah him the prime minister of the government he has pledged to solve the country's economic crisis as it was have a morgan reports from the capital khartoum. well. with those words today and military junta came to an end and a transitional suffering council took its place the council has 5 members from the coalition known as the forces of freedom and change and 5 from the military an 11th member agreed upon by both sides makes up the body that will lead sudan's 3 year transitional period a prime minister of the lamb dog who was named by the f.f.c. was also sworn in hours later i think with the right

in sudan a judge has formally ties deposed president omar al bashir with corruption. the illegal use of foreign funds but she told the court he received $25000000.00 from saudi crown prince mohammed bin solomon but he had not used the money for private purposes but she is a lawyer says his client denies all charges against him saddam has embarked on the transition to civilian rule following a power sharing deal between protest leaders of the generals who i was did the sheer numbers of that i was one of them because we did not supply the money to the bank of sudan because we meant to hide the source and we did so because this was the desire of the prince and i had hoped that this would have been a secret court in order not to show the name of the prince he did not want his name to appear anywhere which is why he sent the money on a private plane with a private on a voice this was his wish for it not to be known. well let's look at how bashir got to this point demonstrations began in december against the rising cost of living before turning into a wider movement calling

restoration started with the economy president omar al bashir was in the cross his the number of protests grew along with their demands until bashir was removed in a military coup in april general set off a military council the protesters demanded civilians take the lead in the transition they start a decision outside the army he called his forcing military rulers to begin talks over how to share power. on june 5th security forces raided that demonstration they killed more than 100 people and injured many more talks resume to months later mediated by the african union anything the 1st breakthrough came on july 17th leading to the signing of a political agreement between the military and the opposition coalition they agreed on and live in person transitional council with representatives from both sides and a rotating leadership ah. the disagreements had remained over the wording of constitutional changes now with the details agreed and a signing imminent sudanese people have a roadmap to a more peaceful future dallas 0 well so far the 2 sides have agreed on a tablet 3 governing bodies and

the corruption trial of sudan's topos president omar al bashir his evidence that he accepted $90000000.00 from saudi arabia. again he said i'll be here in doha you're watching al-jazeera also ahead. iran says it will retaliate if the u.s. tries to seize its oil tanker that's just been released from jail plus. 6. funeral for one of more than 200 people killed by landslides and flooding in southern india. the u.s. to laze a ban on chinese tech giant boys access to american suppliers. of course in sudan has been told that the former president omar al bashir accepted $90000000.00 from the saudi arabian governments she is on trial on charges of corruption he's accused of possessing foreign currency and accepting bribes the military removed the shia from power in april after months of anti-government protests is also wanted by the international criminal court for war crimes and crimes against humanity in darfur morgan has more from car too. inside the courthouse behind this wall is where the country's former president and longtime leader former president had his 1st hearing with judges now his