and she has been monitoring the unrest in both of the countries -- our correspondent has been in algiers. was bringing down the cost of some staple foods that went up at the beginning of the year, sugar, cooking oil. this is what initially took the people to the streets, but the government says now that they will put a ceiling on prices, and so we have seen come -- calm brought back to the streets. in tunisia, they say they will close all schools and universities until further notice. they are launching an investigation into who is responsible for the unrest that has been going on for almost one month now. it could be dangerous, i think, to draw too close a link to the tune of the protests to say that the same thing is happening. we can say is that both countries have a very large population of young people. those young people are disillusioned with their government. they feel resentful that the governments in both places have not done enough to provide employment, to provide decent housing, that they have raised the prices of food, and that is the reason why in both places, people have

violence on the streets of algiers as chronic levels of unemployment and now a sudden hike in food prices have whipped up anger. jobless teenagers and young men have had run-ins with the police as the shops shot up the prices of milk, flour, and sugar. >> the algerians say it's too much to bear. we've had enough of this government. we've been suffering for 10 years and in 10 years time it will be the same. the last time there was serious unrest over the cost of food was in 2007 and 2008. there was riotic in haiti in which four people were killed and where the prime minister was forced from office. angry crowds took to the street in egypt as well and half a dozen other countries. the food organizations charts the price of food. in 2008 it climbed because of a number of factors including failed harvest and a rise in oil prices. after dropping away in the past two years, the cost of food is climbing again and the u.n. says the signs are worrying. the cost of food now worldwide has climbed to even higher levels than three years ago. in south america, the main inflation driver has been populat

from algiers, here is our bbc correspondent, chloe. >> the government is launching an investigation into who is responsible for more than three weeks of unrest. protesters, most of them young people, have staged rallies across the country about the lack of employment opportunities and greater freedom. >> at the start, people were protesting for jobs and against corruption, but now, there are calls in the street, and one hears in the slogan, people are calling for political change, and they're calling for it now. >> a university graduate set himself alight after police confiscated fruit and vegetables he had been selling without a license. the leader has kept a tight rein for 23 years, zine el abidine ben ali. >> this is the work of a mass gain. -- gang. this is a terrorist attack that cannot be ignored. >> in the capital, which has remained relatively peaceful, there was a march to condemn the brutality. chloe, bbc news, lg years. >> airport on the disputed presidential election in haiti is said to recommend -- a report on the disputed presidential election in haiti. supporters of the op

. >> violence on the streets of algiers as chronic levels of unemployment and a sudden hike in food prices have whipped up anchor. jobless teenagers and young men have had running battles with algerian police and the capital -- in the capital after they moved up food stocks. algerian say it is too much to bear. "we have had enough of this government. we have been suffering in 10 years, and in 10 years it will be the same." the last time there was unrest over the price of food was in 2007 and 2008 with rioting in haiti. angry crowds took to the streets in egypt as well as half a dozen other countries. the un food and agricultural organization charge the price of food. in 2008, declined because of a number of factors including a rise in oil prices. after dropping the past two years, the prices climbing again and the u.n. says the signs are worrying. the cost of food worldwide has climbed to higher levels than three years ago. and south america, the main inflation driver has been population increase. food producers are turning out the goods, but there are more mouths to feed every year. a u.n

gets invented and top the boat house is treated like something you see in tangiers or something or algiersith tiles and fountains and basins and that sort of thing. it's really quite an exotic, dreamy world beyond in the water, in the lagoons. >> in 1922, james deering's dream was complete. the team of chalfin, hoffman and suarez transformed deering's request for a quaint country home into a legendary estate that was said to epitomize the twilight of splendor. vizcaya was completed on the edge of the gilded age, as the genteel and refined life as deering had known was coming to a close. inflation, income tax, and a housing boom was evident in the mid 1920s and the town of miami was quickly becoming a city, encroaching ever nearer to vizcaya's pink walled perimeter. in 1925, as he was crossing back from europe on the s.s. paris, james deering died. he was 65 he was 65 years old. darkness quickly fell upon the age of splendor. >> in 1926, we had the worst hurricane in our history, even worse than andrew if you count the loss of life. >> for 12 hours, vizcaya was tortured by 130 mile an hour

thebroadcaster algiers -- algeciras says it obtained transcripts of negotiations.hey allegedly agreed to israel keeping large parts of occupied east jerusalem. the chief palestinian negotiator has dismissed those claims as a pack of lies. >> but israel and the palestinians claim jerusalem as their capital. israel annexed the east of the city of the 1967 war in considered a part of the jewish state. but the palestinians want east jerusalem as the capital of a future independent state. construction of israeli settlements in east jerusalem have been strongly opposed and have prompted violent protests, like these in december. but the leaked transcript prepared to show the palestinian authority and that mahmoud abbas offered major concessions. his chief negotiator is quoted as proposi the biggest tourism in jewish history. at talks in cairo, mahmoud abbas denied the reports. >> we have no secrets. the entire arab world knows this. details of every single negotiation, meeting, and position put forward or being considered are presented to arab countries. >> the transcript

the broadcaster algiers -- algeciras says it obtained transcripts of negotiations.hey allegedly agreed to israel keeping large parts of occupied east jerusalem. the chief palestinian negotiator has dismissed those claims as a pack of lies. >> but israel and the palestinians claim jerusalem as their capital. israel annexed the east of the city of the 1967 war in considered a part of the jewish state. but the palestinians want east jerusalem as the capital of a future independent state. construction of israeli settlements in east jerusalem have been strongly opposed and have prompted violent protests, like these in december. but the leaked transcript prepared to show the palestinian authority and that mahmoud abbas offered major concessions. his chief negotiator is quoted as proposing the biggest tourism in jewish history. at talks in cairo, mahmoud abbas denied the reports. >> we have no secrets. the entire arab world knows this. details of every single negotiation, meeting, and position put forward or being considered are presented to arab countries. >> the transcri

another operates in the mountains outside of algiers. he seems operationally cut off.a fellow researcher in the room was recently in algiers about one year ago and was told by some of his counterparts that the two groups in the sahara are no longer sending money or weapons to the group in the north. he is struggling for relevancy and a mission. he made a recently about one month ago, and earlier in the fall, seven employees were kidnapped. they ended up in his hands. this is perhaps unwelcome news. all of this, i think, is a fairly positive trajectory. al qaeda in islamabad seems to be on a downward track. there are several things that may change this. the evolution of aqim may change in a different direction. fundamentally, the biggest game changer for aqim are the increase linkages between organized crime and terrorism in the sahara. organized crime is taking on many characteristics, drug running from latin american cartels, from west africa, shuttling primarily cocaine of west africa, leveraging the facilities aqim has, and they're able to do this undetected. i do n