that the new amir will have to do in his appointed crown prince and prime minister will have to do is to manage a relationship with it with a parliament that is much more active. compared to other gulf countries right indeed and we're saying you know the parliament has clashed before with the monarchy was dissolved or more than one occasion during the reign of the late. it is a diverse one it is one that represents different factions within. society and to. the way in which the political system and constitution is set up is that the parliament is there to protect some balances on the monarchy as is the monarchy there to ensure that there is some sort of continuous instability that is not just left to our parliament as well and it's in that kind of gray area that there is that balancing act as you explain there there are many challenges that are facing now obviously some of them are universal ones so you know the global pandemic the economic downturn as a result of it and other things. but the those are immediate challenges what you're going to look for in this new amir is how he's goi

a decision to react to the news arriving in new york from kuwait from the wider middle east the 80 amir has passed away at the age of 91 our diplomatic editor james bays was listening to the james. a stunning measure of how well the amir and his country were perceived there where you are you know the heart of global diplomacy for the u.n. secretary general to say millions of people are alive because of what this man did because of what his country contributed to the diplomatic process. yes and just before the bit that you heard peter the very beginning when walking into the room the secretary general said i want to make a personal statement i want to say how deeply moved i am personally by the death of the amir and it was clear from the secretary general's tone that this is something that has affected him as well i mean he knew the amir very well these are 2 figures that have both been on the global stage for a long time and tony you could terrace has now moved on to talk about development aid at the time of cove it has had other jobs before he was prime minister of their own country po

the leader known as the wise man of the region the amir of kuwait shakes. or has died in the united states he was 9140 days of mourning have been declared the crown prince shaikh now off. as expected to be sworn in as the next to me on weapons day we modify and smooth the crown prince has always been known for his prudence honesty did occasion in devotion to serve for the benefit of kuwait and the kuwaiti people to be the best successor to the best and the. we'll get more shortly but 1st jamal a child takes a look back at the life and the legacy of shaikh. in recent years. had become recognized and relied on as a regional mediator in 2017 when g.c.c. member states saudi arabia and the united arab emirates along with egypt accused qatar of supporting what they described as terrorism and imposed a land air and sea blockade it was he who intervened the kuwaiti amir attempted to broker a settlement urged for more dialogue between the gulf rivals and pushed for reforms to prevent future disputes. no question what it meant that we have discussed the situation in

described as terrorism and imposed a land air and sea blockade it was he who intervened the kuwaiti amir attempted to broker a settlement urged for more dialogue between the gulf rivals and pushed for reforms to prevent future disputes. no question what it meant that we have discussed the situation in the country for most known for trade dispute between our brothers in the gulf region and our efforts to contain it. was born in kuwait city in 1929 the son of ahmed their job who was a mirror from 1904 to 1950 for 4 decades he held the post of foreign minister in that time the oil rich country experienced huge economic growth but was also vulnerable to regional struggles although kuwait had supported the iraqi government during the nearly decade long war with iran in the 1980 s. . then president saddam hussein ordered his forces to invade kuwait in 1998. more than $1000.00 civilians were killed and hundreds went missing during this 7 month iraqi occupation which triggered the 1st gulf war that same year. after u.s. led air campaign forced iraqi troops out of kuwait so bach was closely invol

kuwait swears in the new amir who calls for unity in the face of multiple challenges. one of hong kong's most prominent activists is back in court as pressure grows on the pro-democracy movement. but. we've got more showers long spells of fright in the forecast for central parts of china at the moment what's the weather is up towards the north of the country and that's going to sink a little further south which as we go on through thursday some showers for a time just around the korean peninsula particularly into north korea's of impossible to paris yes is the case into japan a lot of fine and dry weather all of the northern half of honshu up into you could see some west of weather here for a time but it's bright and sunny as we go on into friday as that west the weather which links all the way back into central areas of china shanghai on the other hand at least for another couple of days will see it staying settled and sunny temperatures at 28 celsius we can expect some rain pushing in here by the weekend plenty of right across eastern parts of india meanwhile some we

program our continuing coverage of the news that broke a couple of hours ago now the death of the amir of kuwait shaikh. sabah he'd been in power since 2006 he was receiving medical treatment in the united states where he died at the age of 91 jamal al sheil takes a look back at his life and his legacy in recent years. had become recognized and relied on as a regional mediator. in 2017 when g.c.c. member states saudi arabia and the united arab emirates along with egypt accused qatar of supporting what they described as terrorism and imposed a land air and sea blockade it was him who intervened the kuwaiti amir attempted to broker a settlement urged for more dialogue between the gulf rivals and pushed for reforms to prevent future disputes. no question what it meant that we have discussed the situation in the country for most unfortunate dispute between our brothers in the gulf region and our efforts to contain it ship was born in kuwait city in 1929 the son of ahmed their job who was a mirror from 1984 to 1950 for 4 decades he held the post of foreign minister in that time the oil rich

alhabi, we understand that amir called you at 10:00. what did the two of you talk about? just that he'd be late. the plays were getting out on broadway, and he wanted to pick up more fares. actually, he didn't do that. he turned his meter off and he went up to washington heights. that part of town is known for drug dealing and prostitution. no, he would never do such things. >>> we're back at 7:44. russell brand is breaking his silence on his 14th-month marriage tpop superstar, katy perry. brand spoke out on "ellen" on thursday. and he had nice things to say about her. >> that's so nice to hear. russell brand has kept quiet id. some places i go really aggravate my allergies. so i get claritin clear. ♪ i can see clearly now the rain is gone ♪ look! see that? this is all bayberry, and bayberry pollen is very allergenic. non-drowsy claritin relieves my worst symptoms for 24 hours... you guys doing good? ... including itchy eyes, runny nose, and sneezing. and only claritin is proven to keep me as alert and focused as someone without allergies. ♪ it's gonna be bright bright su

as he arrived at the national assembly to be sworn in kuwait's new amir received a standing ovation. and a waffle amadis of the half brother of the late amir took the oath making him the 6th leader since the country gained independence is to go in nice with respect the constitution and the state's laws and to protect the rights of the people and their interests according to kuwait's constitution the parliaments must approve the appointment of a new leader it was a somber occasion to as the new leader struggled to contain his sadness at the passing of a leader loved by many in the law or the woman who had been soprano who made the law isn't shortly after the swearing in the body of ship. arrived from the us where he was being treated before he passed. to have a funeral was then held at the main mosque in the front row paying his respects was the emir of qatar shift i mean been head of the fanny kuwait has been one of the house closest friends in recent years under the stewardship of the late shift the country positioned itself as a mediator a peacemaker and a source of stability in a

kuwait's new amir has been sworn in the day after the death of the nation's late ruler but serve only was held in parliament for 83 year old church now after lattimer the. he paid tribute to his half brother the later mirror some.

isn't just the unique nature of the late amir and the reverence that he was held in by so many people but obviously the timing happening drink over it and so forth so how that will be done in terms of state funerals and other things will be something closely monitored from a succession perspective the way in which the equation states and constitution is run is that these the elders will need to discuss and truth from them who will succeed. there is already an heir apparent albeit one who is over 80 years old however officially he is the one who is next in line. there is still a lot he has within a year true true is true his his heir apparent would be if the parliament approved him as the next mayor but obviously that would be something that would be announced a lot sooner it is not necessarily a given that the our parents will be the next ruler there has been raising voices with regard to the son of the late nasser. the son of the one who just passed now who has been positioning himself more as in an alternative figure to the old guard that has been ruling quite for a long time i say

one has to be approved by the parliament but it also has the power to dissolve the parliament the amiralso has to appoint an heir apparent which the parliament has to give approved by a supermajority an absolute majority for that's air power and should be approved now traditionally the way in which has been ruled is through the true main strands of the business the right you have the job of a branch sometime referred to as an homage branch and the asylum branch and traditionally they would take it in turns as to who would rule and who would have the heir apparent from them what happened with the late amir is something very unique in that he assumed power just after a few days from his predecessor taking. office and he was seen to be somebody who suffered from the health complications and therefore only ruled literally for about 9 days or so. and what that meant was that you currently have ships obama is about the. taking over from the asylum branch and rather than appointing an heir apparent from that he appointed the current apparent no wealth who is his brother you have the son of th

lida recently married her long—term partner, amir.tling cancer, it was supposed to be a fresh start for the couple. still vulnerable to illness, they have no choice but to shield at home. for lida that means quitting herjob. eventually, on march 23, president hassan rouhani announces a lockdown in all major iranian cities. the streets of tehran fall silent. music plays but after weeks of official statements downplaying the virus, not everyone is taking the lockdown seriously. music plays among those partying in tehran are lida and amir‘s neighbours. his words are also spoken by an actor. other rich iranians flock to beach resorts on the caspian sea to celebrate the iranian new year. among them is the parkour athlete alireza japalaghy. music plays with little else to do under lockdown, he starts posting content on his social media, including an intimate video dedicated to his girlfriend. it's a risky move in a country run by religious conservatives. and one that doesn't go unnoticed. for the first time ever, shia places of worship have

arrives in ohio for his 1st presidential debate with rival joe biden kuwait mourns the death of its amir. would steer the country's foreign policy for more than 50 years. the u.n. calls for an immediate end to fighting between azerbaijan and armenia as the 2 sides accuse one another of firing into their territory. as the global coronavirus death toll continues to rise we look at why latin america has been hit particularly hard. hello thanks for joining us in just one hour from now the u.s. president donald trump and his democratic challenger joe biden will go head to head in the 1st of 3 televised presidential debates trumps taxes are likely to be high on that agenda as well as race issues the coronavirus pandemic and the economy take a look at the life picture the stage is set these are the pictures we're getting from ohio where the 2 candidates will be facing each other in just under an hour's time this will be a debate like no other before it's coronavirus measures means there will be no handshake and a live audience is being limited to around just 80 people this 1st debate will be an

jobber lama do the job of his half brother died a new amir saddam abdullah salim was sworn in almost immediately concerns were raised over the state of his health and sparked what's appear to be a power struggle within the royal family. after a tense 9 day reign the emir abdicated. the cabinet swiftly nominated as the next leader ending what was seen as a major crisis. in 2015 a suicide bomb exploded in a packed mosque in the east of quaint city killing 26 people. there near immediately rushed to the mosque despite security warning staring his sympathy with the people. in the long life of some of the slovak he witnessed kuwait's so-called golden years of economic growth and darker periods of conflict regional turmoil and political crises towards the end his well honed skills in diplomacy mediation were increasingly relied on by other gulf states a role here pierrots welcome and one that will be missed. well 6 about dies in the united states where he'd be in an hospital following surgery in july he'll be succeeded by his half brother the 83 year old crown prince is expected to be swor

foreign policy will continue to be the same but there are challenges true that the new amir must tackle once the morning has ended who waits has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic and has the worst budget deficits in its history it's also needs to diversify its economy away from its reliance on oil production at 83 years old the new amir has been serving in senior leadership positions for more than half a century including his minister of interior and minister of defense house if no one plans to meet squeaks challenges is yet to be known but many would look to his choice of every parent and prime minister to indicate what sorts of direction he intends to take. pro-democracy activist joshua long has been granted bail after another appearance in a hong kong court he's been charged with taking part in an unauthorized assembly and for violating the government's ban on masks during last year's protests his appearance comes 3 months after china imposed its sweeping new security law on on call a support from adrian brown. another day another dissident in court on wednesday it was the tu

countries are refusing to hold talks coates has begun 40 days of mourning following the death of its amir 91 year old. has ruled the gulf arab states since 2006 as foreign minister he stated coates foreign policy for more than 50 is its inside story now stay with us. 2 years after the murder of a saudi journalist. the globe with amounts of transparency continue. to mount for sure every senior justice. will be killed. on a just. 1000000 lives lost to the coronavirus that's the milestone the weld has no past what emerged from a market in one hand has affected every single part of the planet and with no end in sight to this crisis where do we go from here this is inside story. welcome to the program a 1000000 deaths and counting from kovi 19 it's a milestone nobody wanted to see in efforts to stem the spread economies. around the world and still it's continuous there's a resurgence of infections in europe with this direction being put back in place yet the deaths mount up as you can see from the johns hopkins university tracker thousands more lives have been lost and there are more than 3300

the defense minister may are all moscow sergey said man and of course earlier we heard that said let amirputin's own daughter was inaugurated as well moscow mayor told that amir putin that the only side effect that he experienced was. our headache but he is right now there was a lot of concern outside all for russia the country is hurrying the implementation off this. vaccine in order to be the 1st in the fight against. the way things are now russians are expecting a mass vaccination according to the health ministry that could happen as soon as november december that's when they will start producing the vaccine in big numbers and 3 clinic clinics in moscow have received the vaccine for a 3rd stage trial at the moment so right now they are ready to welcome a valid volunteers and to immunize them as well now once the immunization process gets underway here at home a rush will be ready to send a vaccine abroad as well as have a listen. when your room when you shoot 1st we will immunize most of our population this is estimated to take place within 9 to 12 months and then it is possible to exp

having quit herjob at the start of the crisis, leda and her husband amir are struggling to afford their0 to mancz to the dollar, the goods appear cheap. but the average wage iran is just $150 per month and every cent accounts. —— counts. the government cannot afford to reimpose lockdown. instead, they blame the new spike in coronavirus cases on the public, who are not obeying the rules around social distancing. but resisting the iranian regime it does come at a price. it has been a month since parkour athlete alireza tried to cross the border into turkey. there have been no social media posts since and no—one knows where he is. it is feared that he has fallen back into police custody. ali's theory about the excess mortality figures proves to be true. the lead documents reveal that there was already an outbreak of coronavirus back injanuary, as millions gathered to mourn the death of qasem soleimani. the first officially recorded death was exactly two weeks after his funeral. eight months later, and with the cases continuing to rise, thousands have once again taken to the streets. it is

and other news 40 days of mourning have been declared across coates following the death of the amir shake. and i say one year olds will the gulf arab states in 2006 is 83 year old half brother the crown prince will be sworn in on wednesday. armenia and azerbaijan have accused one another of firing into joker's territory as the flare up and fighting entered its 3rd day the conflict centers on the disputed region of nagorno-karabakh on media says turkey shot time one of its fighter jets and its own airspace a claim turkey denies and security council called for hope its all fight saying that so today it's not it's back to the return of a president. the health of humanity is at stake a global pandemic requires a global response. w.h.o. is the guardian of global health delivering lifesaving to lose supplies and training to help the world's most vulnerable people uniting across borders to speed up the development of test treatments and of that seed keeping you up to date with what's happening on the ground in the ward and in the lab now more than ever the world needs w.h.o. making a healthier w

coate has sworn in a new amir show now awful after. he took an oath of office inside the national assembly and promised unity and stability he succeeds of those who died on wednesday aged 91 pro-democracy activists joshua one is back in court in hong kong following his arrest last week he's been charged with taking part in an unauthorized demonstration in october last year and violating laws against wearing masks one is among several activists facing charges related to last year's pro-democracy protests hundreds of refugees have reached the greek mainland after being granted asylum they've been living in the overcrowded camp in lesbos which burned down earlier this month the u.k. and canada have imposed sanctions on battle russian president alexander look at shanker his son and 6 senior members of his government also face sanctions. those are your headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after women make science. there is no channel that covers world news like we do as a roaming correspondent i am constantly on the go to coverin

during his 19 years in power plant amir putin has eliminated his most dangerous opponents. his united russia party holds close to 3 quarters of the seats in the state duma. one of putin's most faithful m.p.'s is fatality malone a. he's the architect of russia's gay propaganda law which has cost many teachers their jobs. so that means that you cannot. precious self to an infant saying that. that's sodomy so the me is a normal way of life that's what it's absolutely assured by this majority of versions so we put this tradition into legislation. the gay propaganda law was passed almost unanimously with just one abstention. the european court of human rights has ruled that discriminatory. malone of comes from st petersburg the former russian capital is also the birthplace of latin near pruett. long known as russia's window to the west of st petersburg is home to many sexual minorities. but gay bars aren't recognisable from the outside. they don't advertise or fly rainbow flags. in a modest apartment on the edge of the city lives a man who is waging his own personal war on homos

in other news 40 days of mourning have been declared across kuwait's following the death of its amir. the ones you want your old rule the gulf states from 2006 before that so he serves as foreign minister for more than 50 years is 83 year old half brother the crown prince will be sworn in on wednesday armenia and azerbaijan have accused one another of firing into each other's territory as the flare up in faces entered its 3rd day there to speed sensors on the region of mccormack about armenia says this area ally turkey shot down one of its fighter jets in its own airspace a claim turkey denies the un security council has expressed concern and called for a halt so all fighting well those are the headlines these continues here and i'll just hear after a return of a president stay with us. a . this is a president of madagascar mark amen amen and. the 1st time i met him was in south africa. he was in exile deposed by military coup so look lou think this is it is good cheer to take a photo because all the hear me and tell us where would you like to say. i want to stay are up there. born in

settler has been hand. 3 life sentences for the murders are all 3 members of a palestinian family amir on been only through a far bowman's the home of the da wop share family in 2815 killing the couple and their infant son harry forsett reports from outside the courtroom in leeds israel. more than 5 years after firebombing the house of the family as they slept. on video not in court because of coronavirus restrictions was handed his sentence the judges gave him 3 consecutive life terms one for each of his victims saad and. and the 18 month old son ali plus another 20 years the attempted murder of the sole survivor older brother ahmed who was badly burned are going up and had lots of arm look like all cannot give us our right no matter what they do they cannot bring back am a mother father and brother they cannot bring back his house ahmed still lives with his grandparents in duma the village in the occupied west bank where the attack happened over the years he's had extended treatment for his burns it was here on monday that he and his grandmother learned of the sentence. may god punis

. ♪ ♪ anchor: 40 days of mourning have been declared across kuwait for the death of its amir who dieds. at the age of 91. he had ruled the state since 2006 and feared its foreign policy for five decades. half-brother is due to be sworn in as his successor on wednesday. azerbaijan and armenia accused one another of firing directly into each other's territory during a third day of fighting. unc kitty counsel has expressed concerns about the conflict and ordered a halt to all fighting. donald trump and his challenger for the presidency joe biden will go dead -- head-to-head for the first time in a matter of hours in the first televised debate. biden is putting pressure on trump after recent revelations about his taxes. releasing his own tax returns, he showed he paid more than $346,000 in taxes last year and received nearly $47,000 in refunds. his party is urging the president to do the same after the new york times reported trump a just 750 dollars in federal taxes in 2016 and none at all intent of the previous 15 years. in cleveland,s ohio. he joins us live. what can we expect tonight

arrives in ohio for his 1st presidential debate with rival joe biden kuwait mourns the death of its amir. would steer the country's foreign policy for more than 50 years. the u.n. calls for an immediate end to fighting between azerbaijan and armenia as the 2 sides accuse one another of firing into.

amir katz, a u.s. army captain. he was assigned to the marines and stationed somewhere around ten miles from there, so when the battle broke out, he was the first line of care. he tells the story of operating on many many marines. one of which is the marine by the name of a b grant them. doctor katz says journal that he kept during his year and vietnamese here on display, and there is an entry that says he had a gunshot wound to the chest. it's just a short injury, so i said it was not significant. so his wound is not that significant. he was not wounded that badly? no, he came to his death. we just brought him back. that struck me as to the power and importance of the decisions he's people. had there's a story of operating on a marine. his guts were exposed because they brought him in. they put him on the operating table and he went into cardiac arrest. he had a partner, a surgeon partner. and they opened his chest and they took turns. one would massage his heart, and the other will try to stop the bleeding. they m

today, you will hear from tyson amir and mike davis, from the black literacy collective. it promotes literacy and comprehension, that involves socially and culturally content. >> you know if you were here last week, i write heavy ball. we want to break it down. >> the black program is an evoluti evolutionary program, they are going get the writing skills, and the skills that allows them to touch on the content standards that the state of california and the united states wants them to be exposed to in school. but in addition to that, they are going get the social, the political, the cultural, historical foundation that they should have we know the school system is not going give them, because the school system is never set up to education our community properly. as a collective of writers, we can help bridge the gap or interrupt and bring in the revolutionar educational experience that so many young people are hungry for. >> i use poetry to explore childhood trauma. i wanted to share it with young people so they can learn to articulate their emotions, identify, you know, c

also this hour belarusian president alexander lukashenko is meeting lot amir putin in russia on monday it comes after another weekend of mass opposition rallies in belarus with hundreds of arrests to make. and brits enjoy one last night of partying before a crackdown on gatherings over 6 people takes the fact an england scotland and wales. told us that last night. don't tell the dog people to go out there now but i don't feel like you know you can't go out anymore it's not except. you're watching are to international bring your live news updates from our studio here in moscow welcome to the program berlin says its assessment that alex to not only was poisoned with a chemical nerve agent from the group has been confirmed by laboratories in france and sweden earlier a german military found traces of the poison in the russian opposition figures bio samples russia's request to access that evidence has so far heated are just bitter all over has the latest from berlin. berlin is now saying that 3 laboratories have confident that not a chalk or a substance from that of a chalk family was pres

putin's own daughter was inoculated as well but that happened much earlier now when speaking to let amir putin moscow mayor said that the only side effect that he experienced was soo our headache and that he is fine and now well this is of course all in contrast very much in contrast with the concerns that. or voiced earlier that russia is really whoring there is creation of this vaccine in order to be the 1st in the world in the fight against 19 well the way things are now according to the health ministry a rush is ready for max vaccination as soon as november or december and so far 3 clinics in moscow will have received the vaccine for 3rd stage trials and they are now ready to welcome of volunteers now once the united nation of process begins here at home russia will be ready to send the vaccine abroad as well so for many foreign governments have already expressed interest in this food and the vaccine and according to officials there are now over when c. requests for hundreds of millions of doses. publication of the findings it seems it does appear there's still plenty of skepticism i

well my next guest is a political ally like see no volley of let amir i'm sure call is executive manager of nepal needs nonprofit anti corruption foundation the u.k. granted him political asylum in 2015 after russia sold to extradite him on in belgium and charges he joins me tonight from london it's good to have you on the day this evening i want to start by getting your response to what has happened today and germany calling for russia to explain itself well i'm shocked at the fact that a military great talks in was used to assess an 8 volley who has emerged as the most prominent trusted opposition squarely poised that russian security services and that russian authorities as the people responsible for this incident. let me ask you you are in the u.k. where the scripts all were attacked with nova joke in england about 2 years ago are you satisfied with how the u.k. and the west have responded. not at all right after this clip of assessing nations in 2080 series a may the prime minister of the u.k. at that time issued a very strong statement but nothing really fed up and the corrupt russ

during his 19 years in power plant amir putin has a limited his most dangerous opponents. his united russia party holds close to 3 quarters of the seats in the state duma. one of putin's most faithful m.p.'s is fatality malone and. he's the architect of russia's gay propaganda law which has cost many teachers their jobs. so that means that you cannot judge it. precious self to an infant saying that. that's sort of me southern me is a normal way of life that's what it's absolutely shared by the best majority of russians so we put this tradition into legislation. the gay propaganda law was passed almost unanimously with just one abstention. the european court of human rights has ruled that discriminatory. malone of comes from st petersburg the former russian capital is also the birthplace of vladimir putin's. long known as russia's window to the west st petersburg is home to many sexual minorities. but gay bars aren't recognisable from the outside. they don't advertise or fly rainbow flags. in a modest apartment on the edge of the city lives a man who is waging his own perso

today, you will hear from tyson amir and mike davis, from the black literacy collective.y and comprehension, that involves socially and culturally content. >> you know if you were here last week, i write heavy ball. we want to break it down. >> the black program is an evoluti evolutionary program, they are going gething ills, and kills that ctent strd tha wants them to bexped to in at, are going get the social, the political, the cultural, historical foundation that they should have we know the school system is not going give them, because the school system is never set up to education our community properly. as a collective of writers, we can help bridge the gap or interrupt and bring in the revolutionar educational experience that so many young people are hungry for. >> i use poetry to explore childhood trauma. i wanted to share it with young people so they can learn to articulate their emotions, identify, you know, certain triggers or tramas that impact them. and provide them a platform to express thengzs. often times, the sett >> that's an expression with tyson and mi

and opposition to the ongoing crisis in the country following the disputed election last month what amir putin is now meeting with president alexander lukashenko in the black sea resort city of sochi and we're not joined live by our team is in their patrol go who has been following the talks for us so tell us more about what's been said so far. jacqueline hi there well i can tell you that before this trip the line from both sides from the russian side and the belorussian side was that this trip of the main intention of it is to talk about cooperation between the 2 countries but the obvious assumption by many many people though was that the long standing by the russian leader is heading to saudi to seek support from someone that he called his elder brother just a little earlier vladimir putin after a month of the nationwide protests back home but i can tell you that the actual fact that mr putin was receiving alexander lukashenko in his residence as the head of the bell russian state to talk about cooperation is definitely support at least in the form of some kind of confidence boost but