baher mohamed is not entitled to apply to be deported from egypt.he has no option but to go ahead with a new trial, which is expected to start within the peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have paid a heavy price for their work as journalists, and in egypt's charged political environment that is judged a threat by the military dominated government. since july 2013, an estimated six journalists have been killed, doze ens detained. most were -- dozens detained. most were released. but authorities contain 11 journalist, including our three colleagues. meanwhile egyptian authorities admit to detaining 10,000 political opponents in 2014. despite their poor human rights efforts the u.s. government continues to give the military financial support. ali velshi has this report. >> reporter: the united states gives up to $1.5 billion a year in aid to the egyptian government. $1.3 billion going strait to the egyptian military. president obama temporarily suspended the military portion of that aid. in yule 2013. that's when the egyptian military

the same can be said for his team baher mohamed, and mohamed fadel fahmy >>> the hashtag free aj staff went viral, and in the u.s. u.k., and elsewhere reported journalists came out to say that the treatment of al jazeera's employees was a threat to the journalistic community >>> the trial failed to come up with anything against the three men which could vaguely be said to discredit them. among them sheep herding, footage from a different channel found on their laptops. >> translation: the session presented video evidence. we found the video has no criminal indictment whatsoever to all detainees. >> adjournment after adjournment followed. eventually in june and to the fury of the world the men were convicted and gaoled. for the men's families it was the lowest point of a desperate year. >> it was the day of the sentence. it still remains, in my memory as just an awful, awful nightmare. >> it was a first. no witnesses appeared in the trial. i wonder how they were indicted and sentenced in the first place. there isn't a single piece of evidence against them. >> world leaders, including pr

and the same could be said of his team mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed.y january much of the international media was demanding the release of the three, as well the hashtag free aj staff went viral, and journalists protests saying the treatment of the al jazeera employees was a threat to the entire journalistic community trying to report from egypt. >>> the trial failed to come up with anything against the three men, which could even vaguely have been said to have incriminate them. a video of sheep herding, some of greste's work in kenya, footage from a different channel entirely were found on that laptops. eventually in june the men were convicted and jailed. >>> all right. we're jumping into that report to go to a press conference being given now in brisbane australia, by peter greste's brothers mike and andrew. let's listen to what they are saying. >> yesterday peter and his colleagues had their appeal heard in the court of casation we view this as a positive. the decision is also an acknowledgment that the first court trial was flawed. following instr

-- mohammed fahmy were sentenced to seven years in prison, and baher mohamed was sentenced to an additionalee years for having a spent bull it will casing in his procession. human rights and press freedom advocates say the move is mart of a wider crackdown on free speech. and part of a major effort by the egyptian authorities to silence decent. this year egypt has been named among the worst for its crack down on professionals. joining us from doha is a correspondent who was held without charge in an egyptian prison for ten months. he was released in june of 2014. also with us a non-resident fellow for the brookings institution center for middle east policy, and an associate fellow at the royal united states institute in london. thank you two for being here. abdullah, you spent more than 10 months in an egyptian prison. here in america we expect detainees to have basic human rights. describe for us the circumstances you experienced in the egyptian prison. >> i think egyptian prisons are an experience that no one would like to go through, because basically it's a nightmare for anyone who has

and of course exactly the same could be said for his team team -- mohammed fahmy and baher mohamed. hashtag freeajstaff went viral, and in the u.s. and elsewhere journalists came out to state was a threat to the entire journalistic community trying to report from egypt. the trial failed to come up with anything against the three men which could even vaguely been said to incriminate them. video of video sheep herding. >> translator: today the session presented individual individualindividual -- video evidence. >> reporter: eventually in june and to the fury of much of the world, the men were convicted and jailed. for the men's families it was the lowest point of a desperate year. >> it still reminds in my memory as just an awful, awful nightmare. >> it was a farce. no witnesses appeared in the trial. i wonder how they were indicted and then sentenced in the first place. there isn't a single piece of evidence against them. >> reporter: world leaders including president obama denounced the ruling. >> we have been clear both publicly and privately that they should be released. >> report

mohamed fahmy peter greste and baher mohamed were falsely accused of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood, and damaging egypt's reputation abroad. they were convicted in june, peter and mohamed were sentenced to seven years in jail, baher got ten years because he had a spent bullet in his possession that he picked up at a protest. now their detention and convictions sparked protests around the world. they never saw a minute of freedom in 2014, and with the start of a new year they remain in prison. despite an appeals court in cairon't graying the retrial, baher mohamed peter greste, and fahmy are still behind bars. >> at the same time with demand that they are immediately released, they are unjustly imprisoned, everything is politicized, that you are arrest, and the verdict were also politicized. >> the arrests of the three staff on december 29th, 2013, were initially assumed to be a short term thing. a mitch up but as time passed it became more and more clear that the authorities under the new government have other intentions. >> peter greste who was an africa specialist, but by his own

peter greste has imprisoned in egypt for more than a fear along with mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed. imran khan reports. >> reporter: 376 days and counting. that is how long peter greste and his colleagues mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have been behind bars in egypt. their only crime is to report. on january 1st egypt announced a retrial but no date has been sediment andrew greste says the egypt government should deport his brother. >> immediately after the announcement into a retrial was ordered peter submitted an application to the - to have - to get him deported. under the guise of the a presidential decree announced in november. we see it as an opportunity for the president to exercise his powers upped the decree and deport peter. now that he's an accused person going from being an convicted to an accused person. we are hopeful that egyptian authorities will consider this in a timely manner and come to a decision that sees peter deported and will benefit all parties. >>> mohamed fadel fahmy's brother recently said deportation documents have been signed and lawyers and go

he was wrongly accused along with two other al jazeera journal lists, mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamedolluding with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. wayne haye reports from brisbane. >> reporter: by now they thought they wouldn't have to be doing this. the family of peter greste spoke to media in brisbane australia to talk about their son and brother still locked up in cairo, egypt. >> it has been a long time of anxiety and stress largely because we feel very sad that in fact we have come home empty handed. >> reporter: peter greste mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed were arrested in cairo on december the 29th 2013. in a trial widely dismissed as a farce, they were sentenced to between seven and ten years in prison for aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood. at the start of this month, a court in cairo ordered a retrial in the case of the al jazeera three. the convictions were set aside, providing some hope that the president of egypt can now intervene. last year he issued a presidential decree that would allow for foreigners to be deported to either face trial or serve time in their ho

prosecution's case was called into question when the evidence they produced was: in june, greste and baher mohamedhmy were sentenced to seven years in prison, and baher mohamed was sentenced to an additional three years for having a spent bull it will casing in his procession. human rights and press freedom advocates say the move is mart of a wider crackdown on free speech. and part of a major effort by the egyptian authorities to silence decent. this year egypt has been named among the worst for its crack down on professionals. joining us from doha is a correspondent who was held without charge in an egyptian prison for ten months. he was released in june of 2014. also with us a non-resident fellow for the brookings institution center for middle east policy, and an associate fellow at the royal united states institute in london. thank you two for being here. abdullah, you spent more than 10 months in an egyptian prison. here in america we expect detainees to have basic human rights. describe for us the circumstances you experienced in the egyptian prison. >> i think egyptian prisons are an experi

former bbc correspondent peter greste mohamed fahmy, and baher mohamed. they all deny collaborating with the banned muslim brotherhood and say they were simply reporting the news. the brother of mohamed fahmy says that this latest move by the court doesn't go far enough. >> i'm disappointed because i was expecting something better today. yes, a retrial, but i was expecting with that a release today. we were really hoping for that. we want them to come home with us today. >> the three journalists were sentenced to between seven and ten years in prison. they've now spent a year in jail. with no bail granted, it means they will stay in custody until their new trial, which defense lawyers say could take place within the month. this high-profile case has led to an international campaign driven by fellow journalists, colleagues, and friends of the three on social media and elsewhere calling for their release. our correspondent is outside court in cairo. >> reporter: in a very short session, a retrial has been ordered for the three journalists. no dates have been

thursday, a top court ordered a retrial for answer peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed. -- for australian peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed. it denied them bail. outside the courthouse the supporters expressed disappointment. >> it's hard to see your loved one in prison behind bars for doing his job. i hope that - i believe there is a misunderstanding and it needs to be corrected. >> i was expecting yes, every trial, but i expected with that a release today. >> the free peter peter greste page posted a message by australia: peter greste was a correspondent in cairo for two weeks when arrested. the first trial was most unfair and unjust. there's nothing that can be guaranteed, even for a retrial. the three journalists were sentenced 7 to 10 years in prison. they are accused of supporting the now banned muslim brotherhood. an attorney for mohamed fadel fahmy said on thursday there's no connection. they assume if you work for al jazeera, you are a member it is not true. >> reporter: the journalists imprisonment sparked an outcry and on social media where

. >> al jazeera continues to demand release of our colleagues, peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed. in prison for over 370 days. l this remain in jail in cairo. >>> over the past few days, malcolm webb met the family of one man who died in the capital cin shas ah. kinshahasa. >> thousands have been demonstrating here in congo's capital kinshasa. watching police arresting protesters from this upstairs window. >> translator: we heard boom. we both went down. and i got up but he didn't. i tried to wake him. then i saw he was injured in the neck poop lot of blood was coming out of the wound. >> reporter: he died here on the floor. luke thinks the shot must be aimed at mumba. here at the high court the government says police arrested more than 300 mostly young men who will be tried here in the coming days and says prosecutors will seek the harshest possible punishment. this man says he's innocent, didn't do anything. then lawyers arrive and the first trial begins. the first suspects are charged with looting. the political opposition who called for the protest call for arrests and say th

peter greste, boax baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy were convicted.egal procedures were followed during that trial the three journalists have spent more than a year in prison. al jazeera denies the charges and continues to demand their release. >>> here in new york hundreds of thousands of people are outside braving the cold just a few blocks from our studios. right now they are crammed into times square where the new year's ball will drop in less than four hours and our lucky john terret is out there with them. >> good evening paul from times square and hello from me and a million of new best friends. i'm going to stand aside immediately and frank our cameraman will show you a band that is entertaining the crowd here. including also florida-georgia lined very popular country band and taylor swift the country crossover artist, she's here, those who have been waiting 14 hours just to see her. frank if you can pan down to the revelers, you can see them packing in here tightly. many have been here since 8:00 this morning. the remarkable thing is they can

egypt's top court doered a retrial for peter greste baher mohamed, and mohammed fahmy.t also denied them bail. outside the courthouse their supporters expressed disappointment. >> it's hard to -- to see your loved one in prison behind bars for just doing his job. i hope that -- i believe that it is a misunderstanding and it needs to be corrected. >> i was expecting, yes, a retrial, but i was expecting with that a release today. >> figures from 2011 show -- >> reporter: greta was a veteran correspondent. >> the first trial was most unfair and -- and unjust and there is nothing that can be guaranteed about even for a retrial. >> reporter: the three journalists were sentenced to seven to ten years in prison. they are accused of supporting the now banned muslim brotherhood. but an attorney for mohammed fahmy said there is no connection. >> if you work for al jazeera although matticly you are a member of the muslim brotherhood. that is not true and it is illegal. >> reporter: the imprisonment has sparked an international out outcry. on thursday the united kingdom's said: >>

today marks 371 days since al jazeera journalist peter greste mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed has been imprisoned. two days ago a retrial was ordered. al jazeera maintained their sentence >>> an epicentre of a 4.9 earth wake today was in chalize, idaho mountains, it was felt as far ace way as boysie. the quake knocked out power >>> it's not shaking, it's freezing. rebecca stevenson joins us with the forecast. >> wait until you feel tomorrow. >> great. >> no. >> better? >> in the '60s. tonight into the early morning hours, a better part of the day in main new hampshire, vermont. your transportation dollars have been working hard - putting out gravel and preparing roads for snow and ice that is coming in. you can see on the satellite that it is rain for the southern new york state. it goes into an an icy sleek wintry mix. boy is it icy out there. it's tough to do any travelling as you get into parts of the ummer north east. torl there'll be a warning for areas getting 4-8 inches of snow. piling up. passing through. mild mid '60s wait until you fell the temperatures on monday. wo

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were sentenced in june to seven years in toura prison. baher mohamed was given an extra three years. >>> economic sanctions and the falling oil price is battling the russian economy. the fitz session say moved to downgrade russia's economy. russian bonds would be excluded from high profile indexes - pushed into junk bond territory. some industries are benefitting from the downturn. peter sharp has that story from sochi. >> reporter: for the first 11 days of january, russia closes down as millions leave for the holiday. many end up like this. this the mountains, home of the winter olympic, the slopes were packed. russian skiers were passionate about the sport. they were found waiting for the lift. sanctions and the fall in the value of the ruble changed all that. there has been a 30% drop in the number of russians booking holidays at european skiing destinations. we were curious to see post olympic sochi, to see if the place is worth it. when europe was expensive. it was unaffordable to go abroad. the places appeared to be pricey. >> the

jazeera is continuing to dhanddemand the release of our journalists peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed. who have been imprisoned for over one year. >>> consumers in thailand are playing less for their fuel. but rather wad if news for neighboring malaysia. cordscott heidler now reports. >> run their light their homes. big savings for thai governmental. and that will trickle down to the people here who are living in a stagnant economy. analysts say with less dollars going abroad to pay for oil imports more will be staying in thailand. >> it will be a big boost to consumer confidence. people can go shopping, spend money on items that are produced here. spend more money on food on clothes and so forth rather than spending moing on filling money on filling their tank. >> focus on cheap oil should be on savoring the untapped oil thailand still has. >> if you don't use the indigenous resource. then it will prolong its use. >> reporter: with extra cash in their pockets thais will spend more. lower oil prices will prompt malasians to spend less and weaken their currency lower to the u.s. dollar

peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed. egyptian president be abdel fatah al-sisi has said he would like to see them released. >>> andrew thomas reports from sydney. >> in sydney warehouse actors are rehearsing rehearsing a very important me. life is so bleak three fantasize about imaginative near near imaginary lives. for heroin smuggling they have been given live appeals. indonesia has executed two other others last week, they could be next. >> we -- i'm an actor that's all i can do. so i'm trying to do the best because i care about my friends you know? >> their play aims to add awareness. this play was first performed back in 2008, there was still hope for the real life counterparts. that hope is still all but dashed families have gone on television to plea. >> they're good kids. everybody make mistakes, they did something stupid. they don't deserve to die they don't. >> if the gain of prison has been to reform, i think both the boys have done that. >> similar calls from the brazillian and dutch governments were ignored

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed wrongly were convicted of broadcasting false news which they and al jazeera deny. thursday an appeals court in cairo ordered a recount. lawyers filed requests for them to be deported from egypt. cooler weather conditions in south australia are helping fire fighters contain massive bushfires, 12 homes in the adelaide hills have been buoyed by fire. wind conditions that fanned the flames have eased. firefighters bring another huge fire under control. >> 67 years for the day since britain granted independence to what was known as burma. myanmar has been celebrating with a military parade. last month's school attack in the pakistani city was followed by economicics. we have this report from peshmerga. many are hopeful of a better future. >> it has not rained this winter in pakistan. especially among the poor. as the new year arrives, they hold concerns. >> i hope 2015 will be a peaceful year and my business will prosper. if the bomb blast doesn't kill there'll be a bomb blast that will affect the livelihood. r this man sells gore a home-

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were convicted of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they spent more than a year in prison. the group human rights watch called the trial a sham. in hours a cairo court will hear the first appeal and consider whether proper legal procedures were followed. al jazeera denied the charges since the beginning, and demands their release. we are joined by a legal analyst and attorney areva martin in los angeles. hello. >> hi. >> thanks for being with us. how likely is it that our generalists will be released in the days ahead. >> we are getting mixed messages. we are hearing on one hand that the newly elected president is going to issue a pardon then we are hag that he has to -- hearing that he has to allow the legal process to stay out. the judges will not look at the facts or evidence, they'll look at the procedure. the arrest the conviction, and the prison terms given to the journalists. there's concern about what the panel of judges will do with respect to the journalists. >> given what we know about the trial, the evidence presented - i

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were falsely convicted of aiding the muslim brotherhood, and spreading false news. peter greste and mohamed fadel fahmy were sentenced to 7 years, baher mohamed a 10 year sentence. al jazeera rejects their charges and demands their release. >> we want to turn to the blizzard that is going on in the north-east. and the toll that it is taking on the region. high winds, flooding concerns about power outages, and this storm a pounding in an area hit a few years ago by hurricane sandy. nicole mitchell was on long beach on the south shore of new york's island where they are expecting to get hit hard. what is the latest? >> well as you mentioned, this is a multi-faceted snow historic snow that we were talking about, could be thunder snow. the wind cold temperatures and the water rise that we are expecting. some are here like long beach, were basically at surface level with the o. if you get a little interior j.f.k. not far away. 10 feet elevation. i was looking at a buoy off the coastline, closer to the storm already waves at 10.5 feet enough to

peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed were wrongly accused of helping the muslim brotherhood, charges they deny. an appeals court has ordered a retrial will could begin in less than a month. >>> police trying to disperse protesters after friday prayers in geza and cairo. calling for the deposing of mohamed morsi. >>> fighting of armed groups in the north and south of benghazi. one is based in tripoli and the other in the east in tow to toab tobruk. the return journey to earth will be most monitored. rob reynolds explains. >> one, engine ignited. >> reporter: the plan requires pinpoint precision meticulous planning and unbelievable precision. its first stage will break away and begin falling to earth. thruster engines are supposed to direct it, to a landing platform that measures just 30 by 90 meters. controllers will try to bring the vehicle in to a safe landing. reusable rockets. elon musk explained last year. >> if we had rockets that were fully usable and get to a decent flight rate, the intention is to low the cost of space transport. >> since the beginning every launch ha

that's how peter greste and his colleagues baher mohamed, and mohammed fahmy have been behind bars inpt. their only crime is to report. on january 1st, egypt announced a retrial, but no date has been set. >> immediately after the announcement from the sort of cassation in egypt that a retrial was ordered, peter submitted an application to the -- to have -- to -- to get him deported under the guise of the presidential decree that was announced back in november. so we say this is an opportunity for the president to exercise his -- his powers under this decree, and deport peter, particularly now that he's an accused person. he goes from being a convicted person to an accused person so we're hopeful that the egyptian authorities will consider this in a timely manner and come to a decision that -- that does see peter deported and it will benefit all parties. >>> baher mohamed family says deportation papers have been submitted. but it's not just legal issues peeping the three in jail. >> the whole thing is political. it is not anymore legal. and of course the -- the court of cassation, when

continues to demand the immediate release of its journalists, peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed. a retrial could begin within a month. lawyers for peter and mohamed have filed requests for them to be deported from egypt. an aircraft from the former libyan general khalifa hafta two were killed two were injured. a spokesman for libya's internationally recognized government said the ship had acted suspiciously. france's president putin president has pledged to strike at armed fighters in eask sahara africa's sahara region. 3,000 french troops have been delloyd to france's former colonies. francois hollande has ruled out further intervention. lawrence lee reports. >> the fall of gadhafi has been the strength thing of strengthening. paris is that the increasing disintegration of libya into rival heavily armed factions is leading to an open supply route for weapons outside of libya and through niger and thus rearming groups in mali all over again. consequently announcing that france would be buying more drones and would be constructing a new military base. just outside the southern li

mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed were arrested in cairo on december 29th, 2013.l widely dismissed as a farce, they were sentenced to between 7 and 10 years in prison for aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood. at the start of this month, a court in cairo ordered a retrial in the case of the al jazeera three. the convictions were set aside, providing some hope that the president of egypt can now intervene. last year he issued a presidential decree that would allow for foreigners to be deported to face trial or serve time in their home countries. that was encouraging for guest ta and mohammed fahmy. the president has always said he wants the situation sorted out as soon as possible, but so far those words haven't been followed up with action. >> the 25th of january there was quite a lot of talk around the possibility of the guys being pardoned. as yet there's been no news of that. and -- and the -- you know the -- egypt is going through a seven-day period of mourning for the saudi king so that sort of -- that announcement we understand has been put on hold. >> pete

peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed were wrongly convicted of broadcasting false news and helping the outlaid muslim brotherhood which they and al jazeera deny. on thursday an appeals court in cairo ordered a retrial which could begin in a month. peter greste and mohamed fahmy have requested they be deported from egypt. >>> myanmar has celebrated its 67th anniversary of independence from burma. first such event since the military coup of 1962. >>> pakistani city of peshawar, many people there are hoping for a better future. as mohammad adow reports. >> it hasn't rained this winter in most of pakistan. and the sting of a harsh season is already felt here in the north. especially amongst the poor of peshawar. >> i really hope 2015 will be a peaceful year and my business will prosper as you everything is linked with peace. there will be no economic activity and no business which will affect our livelihood. >> reporter: product is in high demand, he makes ghour a cake made from raise sugar. for years peshawar suffered from lack of natural gas. >> definitely in 2015 we will achieve all

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were falsely accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood, of charges they denied. an appeals court ordered a retrial. lawyers filed requests for them to bedeported from egypt. >> the president of chad called on other african countries to join in the fight against the nigerian armed group cameroon. men will join cameroonian soldiers they'll be joined. cameroon has faced cross-border attacks in boko haram. the united nations is planning an offensive against rebels in the east of the democratic republic of congo. the f.d.l.r. fighters were given until january 2nd to surrender. as moll come reports, some lay down their weapons, many are at large. the fighters from the rwandan f.d.l.r. have been on the run. now they surrendered, they are among the majority of fighters that came out. congo in the u.n. will attack those in the bush. we are allowed to meet one fighter. the group is i accused of atrocities and leaders say they committed genocide. this man came to congo as a refugee and joined later because he had little choice. >> we wer

mohamed fahmy, peter greste and baher mohamed were unjustly imprisoned and a court of appeal has ordered a retrial later this month. >>> the president of nicholas maduro march was a rare show of unity among opposition parties as our latin american editor lucia newman reports. >> reporter: it was called the march of the pots and pans. a fitting way to protest against the chronic shortages that force millions of venezuelans, to stand in queues for everything from milk and diapers to meat and vitamins. >>> we can't allow venezuela to turn into another cuba. >> reporter: yet given venezuela's acute economic and political crisis and the socialist president nicholas maduro's plummeting popularity rating the turnout was lack luster. opposition leaders had hoped that mounting discontent would bring out a large number of these people, low income venezuelans. who had grown tired of queues double digit inflation and increasing crime. proand antigovernment municipalities of caracas to gather and march from here but at the last minute decided dependence it as usual. preferring the protest from their

have al jazeera's journalists peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed have been jailed since the end of 2014. lawyers have requested they be deported from egypt. >>> al shabaab has carried out another attack in the somali exatcapital of mogadishu. jerald tan has the report. >> huge car bomb explosion i was shocked by the size of the blast. >> reporter: the target was the moving convoy of u.s. trained special forces. but in the end the victims were mostly pedestrians. walking along the road. >> translator: two security force he vehicles were chasing the suicide bomber. one drove in front of the assailant at high speed. then the bomber blue himself up in the middle of the cars. >> on christmas day gunmen penetrated the main african union base, seen as one of the most secure places in mogadishu. and just last week, an army convoy was targeted in bedoa. in september a u.s. air strike killed the group's leader ahmed gadani while another killed the intelligence chief. >> if they lose leaders that the others will remain that their mindset will be maybe we need to talk, maybe we need to

. >> al jazeera demand the release of peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed, accused of working with the outlawed government. abdul fatah al-sisi said he would like the case to be resolved. >>> the military has ignored warn in facts. boko haram a tacks in the north-east of nigeria. thousands fled the area hundreds reportedly killed. amnesty said the military failed to respond to requests. it assess the military had advanced warn engs of a boko haram attack which the armed group took control of on sunday. tens of thousands of nigerian who fled from boko haram will not be able to vote in the election. the electoral commission said it can't register people who hive in camps. 5,000 are taking shelter in the jos plateau state. we have this report from this. there. >> reporter: this man has lost his right to vote in nigeria's presidential and parliamentary elections because he does not have a voter's card. he lost it when boko haram attacked his village in borneo this year and burnt down his house. he and his family have been living in this camp ever since. >> translation: we

peter greste, mohammed fahmy and baher mohammed have marked one year since the arrests. there were sentenced to seven-10 years in prison back in june. follow the shutdown of -- this follows the shutdown of al jazeera's egyptian operation last week. >> with al jazeera going to be shut down in egypt, it is also a significant milestone in the case. it has removed the political aspect of why peter was arrested. >> the jailing of the three journalists sparked international outrage and raised concerns over human rights violations. the defendants have consistently maintained innocence and denied it links to the muslim brotherhood. >> earlier i spoke to our correspondent in cairo. he gave us the latest reaction to the news of the retrial. >> the canadian-egyptian dual nationals were pleased that the retrial was accepted but disappointed that there was not granted. -- bail was not granted. they must wait until the judge was signed for the retrial. canadian and australian embassy officials were also present at the hearing. the canadian ambassador told me that they had serious conc

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were wrongly accused of broadcasting false news and helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. charges they deny. an appeals court ordered a retrial that could begin within a month >>> at least three houthi fighters have been killed after their patrol car was hit in the central area. no one claimed responsibility for the attack. al qaeda fighters have been targetting houthis in the area >>> in nigeria, at least nine people were killed when girls thought to be as young as 10 was used for a suicide bomb attack. the bomb exploded in the eastern market. the attacks by boko haram in that area. two people including a police officer were killed and another exploded at a police station. that happened at the town. monday is the fifth anniversary of the devastating earthquake. most is centered on the political upheaval. we have this report from port-au-prince. >> reporter: in the streets of haiti's capital it's an will daily occurrence. anger grows. >> translation: there's nothing left for us. a long simmering stalemate reached a boiling point. ja

peter greste, boax baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy have denied their guilt.rs have asked they be released and. >> lives have been lost in the area in repeat days. hundreds of thousands of people in chechnya have been demonstrating against the picture in the "charlie hebdo" application of mohamed. loyalist of russian president vladimir putin. pepper sharp has the latest -- peter sharp has the latest from moscow. >> this is without doubt one of the biggest demonstrations in the chechen capital of grosne. heeding the call of their president taking to the street to protest against the caricatures of muhammed. president who joined the march had called for a million people to get out in the streets in peaceful protest. it was an opportunity for the president to remind the kremlin that he enjoys widespread support in not just chechnya but in nearby republics. there was no congregation here, take your hands off our prophet. he said he would never allow the prophet to be insulted and we are ready to die for this. he said european politician he are insulting the guise

peter and mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed spent over a year in an egyptian prison prongly accused of falsely reporting and helping the muslim brotherhood. charges they regret. >> hong kong's leader warned the pursuit of democracy must be in line with the war. he made the comments during an annual address. it was the first speech since mass protests last year calling for elections. some walked out of the chamber in protest. the rule of law is the foundation of hong kong. the democratic development of hong kong must be underpinned by the same. as we pursue democracy, we should act in accordance with the law >>> hundreds of thousands in sri lanka's capital joint the pope to celebrate mass. the pope canonized in a ceremony. he asked the crowd to overcome religious differences for the sake of unity. >> charles stratford was among the crowd and sent an update. >> incredible scenes this morning in colombo. tens if not thousands of people have come to celebrate mass to see the pope. they've been singing himself in singala and tamil. after the pope called for reconciliation following the e

mohamed fadel fahmy, peter greste and baher mohamed were falsely accused of callueding with the outlawed muslim brotherhood >>> in haiti an electoral council has been sworn in. thousands of anti-government demonstrators took to the streets. this comes as u.n. visited urging of the government to hold elections. >> greece's prime minister made a final appeal to voters ahead of the general election. despite years of austerity, the country is showing signs of recovery. the country is up against a group, whose leader promises to restore dignity to greece. the ailing economy affected businesses many declaring bankruptcy. one businessman told sue turton he doesn't thing a government would improve the situation. images in this report may be disturbing. >> reporter: a greek man takes action on the steps of his bank. a bankrupt businessman who spent his last 10 euros on a can of petrol. that was four years ago. he shows us a building where he ran the perfume bottling plant. before the bank refused to negotiate his payments. he lost everything. >> it was a kind of protest to the big man, not only t

mohammed fahmy along with peter greste and baher mohamed were wrongly accused of broadcasting false newsp the outlawed muslim brotherhood. an appeals court has ordered a retrial. lawyers for peter and mohammed have filed requests for them to be deported from egypt. >>> the u.s. state of oklahoma has executed its first death row inmate since placing a temporary ban on execution. that inmate was injected with a mixture of drugs and didn't suffer before dying prison leaders say. last year a botchedlettel injection caused the controversy that stopped injections. >>> the 2010 earthquake in haiti kills hundreds of teachers and destroyed dozens of schools collapsing the haitian education system. five years later access too and the quality of education remains a challenge. gabriel reports from port-au-prince. >> reporter: children hungry to learn in school pen in hand and attentive looks during their first day. but teachers have called for a strike saying working conditions and supplies are inadequate affecting the kwhaul quality of learning. some teachers say they haven't been paid in months. >

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were wrongly accused of broadcasting false news and helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. a retrial has been ordered, that could begin within a month. lawyers for mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste filed a request for them to be deported from egypt >>> tradeunions shut down 75% of coal mines, calling a five day nationwide strike in protest of what they believe is the government opening up the market to private companies. we have this report. >> it's the biggest industrial action india has seen in 40 years. leading trade unions calling a strike against coal india, a state-owned country producing 80% of the country's coal. workers protesting against companies. >> translation: we are protesting the privatisation of the selling of coal. the government wants to wash away the existence of the workers. >> reporter: coal could be hit after workers walked out, and it may affect power plants which are already seeing fuel shortages. >> cole india sent extra supplies. if it drags on some parts of the country could face power cuts. they are wa

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were accused of colluding with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. earlier this month egypt's court ordered a retrial >>> the new government in sri lanka is taking a close look at its relationship with china, a country that had become the partner of choice for the former president raja pack stay and had developed many projects. critics accuse china and the old regime of widespread corruption. >> reporter: proof of close fis between sri lanka and china. here chinese porcelain and other antiques are have common site. former president took the relationship with china to a new level. it was pay back for china helping sri lanka to fight the tamil tigers. the new government has ditch plans. >> china has been our friends, and will continue to do so. the element of corruption will be eliminated. >> reporter: china won a large share of projects. china stood by sri lanka during the war. it was a crucial time the time of support the last judgment was dreadful for. some analysts accused the government of taking financial short cuts and the lack of t

colleagues who have been imprisoned in egypt for 389 days peter greste mo mo -- mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamede falsely accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. >>> still to come for you on the program -- >> reporter: i'm jennifer glasse in kabul, where afghan journalists say freedom of expression is under threat. >>> plus the festival in new zealand with all of it's weird and wonderful ways. stay with us. ♪ >>> welcome back. you are with al jazeera, let's run through the top stories. houthi rebels in yemen are calling on the previous president to appoint a vice president from their group. it's one of the demands being made as part of an ultimatum by current fighters who are are -- surrounding the president's residence. >>> and kurdish peshmerga forces are launching a major front against isil. if they succeed, they would cut off a major isil supply line from syria. >>> and at least 13 people have been stabbed in an attack on a bus in the israeli city of tel-aviv the alledged attacker is a 23-year-old palestinian who was shot and apprehended by security forces. >>> the rival faction

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were falsely accused of helping outlawed muslim brotherhood. charges denied. an appeals court in cairo ordered a retrial. >> still to come on the programme, after years in limbo where afghani refugees in pakistan are threatened with deportation. >>> and the economic slowdown - business leaders gather in the swift resort of davos. >> this is my selfie, what can you tell me about my future? >> can affect and surprise us. >> don't try this at home. >> "techknow" where technology meets humanity. saturday at 7:30 eastern. only on al >>> hello again. the top stories on al jazeera. at least nine people have been stabbed on a bus in the is railingy city of tel aviv. the alleged attacker is a 23-year-old palestinian, shot and apprehended by police. >>> the leader of houthi rebels in yemen says the president must implement political and security reforms, seen as an ultimatum with houthi fighters surrounding president hadi's residence. president obama has taken credit for the improving u.s. economy, and also asked the congress to give him expanded powers

guest ta mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed have spent more than a year in prison. convicted of broadcasting false news and helping the out lawed muslim brotherhood. an appeals court in cairo ordered a retrial that could begin within month. >> i think it's a positive step that the decision by the court of cassation acknowledges that the first trial was flawed and it's a step towards seeking justice for peter. of course there's always -- there's an initial air of disappointment, because there was a lot of rumor running around at the time that -- that they may have been released but, really when you -- your loved one is locked up in prison and there is any kind of opportunity that they may be released and it is dashed it is an initial shock, but once we have had time to digest the decision and stake stock of it we think it is a positive step because it does acknowledge that the process was flawed. the first trial was flawed and now peter becomes an accused person. he is still innocent and it allows the president to step in under the guise of the presidential decree an

mohammed fahmy, peter greste and baher mohamed were falsely accused of colluding with the outlawed muslimhood. charges they deny. >> translator: we don't have any interest whatsoever to put any citizen under detention outside of the rule of law. but there is a point also that i would like to highlight here which is is we are trying very hard after four years of turbulence to regain the rule of law and to uphold the independence of the judiciary. >> reporter: thailand's parliament has voted to impeach the former prime minister for her role in overseeing a government rice subsidy program. it means she will be banned from politics for five years. the attorney general's office also announced separate plans to indict her on criminal charges for negligence in the rice scheme. >>> representatives of the u.n. security council are due to arrive in haiti, but they are unlikely to receive a warm welcome. many haitians object to the presence of u.n. peace keepers in their country, and blame them for starting a cholera outbreak. our diplomatic editor james bayes reports from the capitol port-au-prince

reporter: jailed for doing their jobs still behind bars but for mohamed fahmy, peter greste, and baher mohamed, at least some hope. these pictures are from an earlier hearing. the three al jazeera journalists weren't in court yesterday. but with their original trial now ruled invalid, a retrial is expected to start in a month's time. that's the earliest they could be granted bail. but peter greste's family are hoping new laws in an egyptian presidential decree could see him home in australia sooner. >> we view this decision as a positive step in the legal process, one step closer to justice being served. following instruction from peter and the family peter's egyptian lawyer lodged an application with the egyptian attorney general's office to have peter deported. pursuant to a presidential decree that was issued in november. now that peter is an accused person, we will be making an attempt to this application seeking his deportation. >> reporter: producer mohamed fahmy tweeted from hospital where he's being treated for an old injury that this was a milestone towards victory. outside court, his

they and baher mohamed have been imprisoned for more than a year wrongly convicted of broadcasting false news much on thursday an appeals court in cairo ordered a retrial that could begin within a month. al jazeera continues to demand its release. >> bushfires are burning out of the control in australia. thousands have been moved. homes are at risk. emergency crews in victoria and tasmania are battling hundreds of fires. nicole johnson has the latest. >> reporter: it's summer in australia, bushfire season. a heatwave swept across the eastern states sending temperatures soaring to over 40 degrees celsius. it's a lethal application. searing heat and dry crass. the worst fires are in the state of south australia. in the hills, near the city of adelaide. >> the sound of the roar over the hills almost like a jet engine on an airplane is getting louder and louder. thousands flted from their home. there are fears dozens of homes have been lost in the fire. five have burnt to the ground so far. >> we are losing properties we don't know exactly how many. >> reporter: plies declared a major emerge

mohammed fahmy, peter peter, and baher mohamed were falsely accused of colluding with the outlawed muslimerhood. charges they deny. >>> thailand's former prime minister has hit out at the country's military-backed ruler, saying this marks the end of democracy in the country. scott heidler reports from bangkok. >> reporter: the vote that removed one of the most recognizable names in thai politics for five years. they voted friday to impeach her as prime minister. an overwhelming 190 out of 219 voted to kick her out of office. but it's a position she hasn't held since last may, that was the crux of her failed argument that the hearing was illegal. she twice addressed the assembly during the two-week hearing, nearly half are members of the military. the basis for the impeachment, she ignored corruption within her failed rice subsidy program. but some observers feel it was a move to oust her from politic, regardless of the process. >> translator: impeachment is illegal since we no longer have a constitution. the military government did this for political reasons. they want her out of politics

result of an appeal by the three, the former bbc correspondent peter greste, mohamed fahmy, and baher mohamed. they all deny collaborating with the banned muslim brotherhood. they say they were simply reporting the news. mohamed fahmy's fiancee said she was disappointed that they were still being held in custody. >> when i first arrived to the court, i was having hope that he might be released, that it might be a miracle somehow, and it's out with us, but unfortunately it didn't happen. the retrial is a very long and very lengthy process. it might take up to a year. >> the three journalists were sentenced to between seven and ten years in prison. they've now spent a year in jail. and with no bail granted, they must stay in custody until their new trial, which defense lawyers say could take place within the month. now, the high-profile case has also led to a high-profile international campaign driven by fellow journalists, colleagues and friends of the three on social media and elsewhere, calling for their release. lisa hamperley has this. >> reporter: waiting for the decision. there were hope