there's a concentration of the most hardcore opposition to the syrian regime of bashar al assad we've seen bashar al assad's offensive already this place 1000000 people with the potential to displace even more turkey the guarantor of the syrian opposition has entered the fray we've also seen russia now backing by charlotte's side as their guarantor both sides as they backed of rival factions inside syria and this has put stress on the relationship and this has found its way trickling down into the local medias of both countries. for much of the syrian war the media in turkey and russia have gone easy on the others government both sides have their objectives neither wants an escalation turkish reporters taking their cues from the air to one government have generally shied away from stories of russian war crimes in syria focusing their criticism on the kremlin's allies in this fight the assad government's forces. on february 27th that changed when 33 turkish soldiers were killed in airstrikes in the province of it's been decades since that many turks have died in a single attack initial

again today i guess the question is stamp will president bush and be able to implement this with bashar al assad's forces i mean as you said they did have a deescalation zone agreement already for live that hasn't held although i was interested to see that bashar al assad did sort of strike you consider treetop into would turkey when he made a rare address on russian or rare interview rather on russian television so i guess my question is is does have the ability to keep the scholl assad in line. well of course this is a very good question and you failed in that perspective recently as well so there is of course this big question mark but as you say assad made this where appearance here on russian television just ahead of the it's a very important corp's also having his side of the story birth and his perspective and he talked about this historical relationship that syria and turkey have he was basically reaching out to earlier on in that sense as well so it's safe to say that of course that russia has talked about. a possible step that they're going to take with turkey with assad as well and of c

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i am not asking you to remove bashar al—assad, i'm not asking you to...protect civilians. to many of us in the humanitarian field is, we all vowed that this shall not happen again, after the holocaust, after rwanda, and given this different circumstances, then information wasn't getting to the population, and here all it takes is a couple of clicks on your iphone and you will see, live, what is happening, right in front of you! 20, nearly 30 years after the balkan wars, it is a different opportunity for people to know exactly, there are no excuses, are there? no excuses. it is a failure of morality of everybody. what do americans say? let's leave aside the politicians. you do a lot of fundraising in america. obviously the syrian diaspora is very active, but does the average american know or care? we get a lot of our support from the american government. as a matter of fact, the state department after us aid, are our main supporters. the people in the state department are career diplomats. they know syria very well. they understand syria better than me and better than many

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capital damascus it's the 1st death in the country which has confirmed 5 other cases president bashar al assad's government has taken measures to prevent the spread well those are the headlines to join me for more news here on al-jazeera the inside story to stay with us. the european union is under fire over coronavirus it's accused of failing to properly deal with the pandemic even as 2 of its members are among the hardest hit worldwide so can the union stay united and relevant this is inside story. hello and welcome again to the program the spread of coronavirus a shut borders across europe and challenge the freedom of movement and the free movement of goods.

province the 3rd syrian fighter jet downed in 3 days as turkey escalates a campaign against bashar al assad's forces from sin and cos you know you're on the turkey syria border poured into the turkish defense ministry the plane was shut down today. it was shut down today actually during an operation that was conducted by the turkish armed forces overnight and along with that plane there are drones that have been shot that there are tanks of the syrian government forces that have been hit by the turkish armed forces right ahead of turkish president rejected don's meeting with the russian president in moscow on march 5 hundreds of refugees meanwhile have been living in turkey and are trying to get through to the e.u. most of them amassing at the border or taking boats despite warnings from greece that its borders and although they started trying off to turkey said it would no longer stop people from going to europe something the prime minister has called blackmail. in other news israel's right wing bloc led by the party of prime minister benjamin netanyahu is leading the election results but is

the province the 3rd syrian value jet downed and 3 days as turkey escalates a campaign against bashar al assad's forces. the u.s. federal reserve has cut interest rates by half a percentage point the fed said it's an emergency move to protect the economy from the impact of the coronavirus. 9000 people have been killed after a series of tornadoes swept across the state of tennessee some polling stations were also damaged affecting super tuesday voters. well as i just mentioned it's super tuesday in the united states the biggest day in the democratic campaign to become the presidential nominee among the hopefuls is front runner bernie sanders who cast his vote in his home state of vermont one of 14 states deciding today who will take on donald trump in november more than a 3rd of the total delegates are up for grabs. jason nichols is a democratic strategist and lecture at the university of maryland and he joins us now from washington d.c. really good to have you on the program mr nichols bernie sanders has been benefiting from division in this field is super tuesday likely to change things is this

syrian president bashar al assad addressed the conflict with turkey and highlighted the shared history he did that on an interview with russian television . news turks are brother nation i'm asking you now what problem do you have with syria that makes you die evil action to syria commit against turkey before in the course of the war and it never happened we have mixed marriages families common interests we have a shared historical culture this conflict is illogical. there has spoken to the president of the international federation of red cross and red crescent societies he's visiting the border between greece and turkey and he's condemned all sides for using refugees as political weapons. i had the opportunity. to go. to sea to see it way should not just here at the border and that you talk with some of them us or of course you mean it's just. about disparate stories in this very moment according to the news i read stuck in the media or not we know up on it we saw a solution so this is something that shouldn't top and now and i would like to add these 2 that we don't tend to in politi

supports the syrian government while turkey has backed rebels fighting the regime of president bashar al assad well as you arrived in moscow area one phrase would you called. it relations with russia turkey wants both sides to agree to a cease fire during the meeting to ease the situation and live. and we can take you now to do. is in the moscow monitoring those talks for you emily what are these leaders trying to signal with this meeting well ahead of their talks both leaders talked about the importance of easing tensions in is live and as you mentioned editor on head of the meeting said that there would be that he hoped for a cease fire ahead of the meeting the russian side the russian foreign minister talked about trying to return to the is a live agreements from 2018 that's when basically russia and turkey agreed a deescalation zone in live province and the russian side has really been demanding since then and in those agreements as well for turkey to kind of sift out the radical elements from the opposition and from the moderate opposition in that province that was one of the parts of the

a huge offensive by president bashar al assad's forces, backed by russian air strikes, has led to a newr that has already killed hundreds of thousands, and driven millions from their homes. a few hours before the ceasefire began, our international correspondent 0rla guerin and cameraman gok tay koraltan visited a maternity hospital in idlib, struggling to cope with tiny premature babies. her report contains some distressing material. born too early in syria's time of war. ten days old and already battling tough odds. he weighs just over 3 lbs, but he's a fighter and getting stronger. staff here are struggling to save a growing number of premature babies, born to mothers traumatised by air strikes and barrel bombs. doctor ikram wants these tiny babies to be seen, in all their suffering. she is eight months pregnant herself and can't understand why the outside world has stood idly by. many times i ask myself, there is no one can help us or no one can stop this war, there is no humanity. where is the humanity of these people? if you see every day the miserable condition here, why cannot do

dozens of turkish soldiers in the country as ankara launched a direct offensive against president bashar al-assad'segime. turning our attention to the coronavirus outbreak and the challenges faced by authorities inside iran. the number continues to climb. the death toll stands at 107. the washington post has been repoporting ththat the currentnt outbreak in the country has reached up to 28,000 cases of those infnfected. isn has announced it limiting travel between major cities and urged citizens on thursday to reduce the use of paper money. schools and universities have also been shut down. note, videos have been circulating online of doctors and nurses dancing at work to keep their spirits up during the fight against covid-19. dancing in public can be considereded "indecent behavior" and his band. -- and is banned. these individuals seem to be protecting themselves given that their faces are covered. 50%he u.s., an estimated hahave reported that they or a family member has refused to seek health care in the past because they could not afford it. it comes with a heavy price tag of just over 3000 u.

controlled by jihadists and rebels backed by turkey who were trying to overtow syrian president bashar al-assadince 2011. in the early hours of this money, russian airstrikes killed 16 civilians. our international correspuedent orla gn was there, and the images.ntains upsetting orla: working by fshlight to reclaim the living from the rubble. th target inexplicably is a poultry farm whichecame a refuge for some of idlib's displays. by day, refuge show more. justre hours--refuge no just hours before cease-fire talks began in moscow, this devastation was russia's handiwork. >> here, here. isths my home. here. when the russian airomb. orla: this is from the bomb? >> yes. civilians. civilians. we are civilians. la:hey were killed as they slept,ho tughe this even reg and its russian backers say they are targeting terrorists. when you take a look aund among the scattered belongings, you can see that thisas a home, a place where parents were trying to keep their children some of the toys are still here. the dishes are smashed at my feet. what possible justification could there be for bombing a place li

meantime thanks very much well the war in syria began as a protest against the government of bashar al assad way back in march of 2011 and the conflict and humanitarian crisis that followed has now entered its 10th year according to the united nations refugee agency 5600000 people have fled syria the majority of them are now in turkey where more than 3 and a half 1000000 are registered as refugees a further 6600000 syrians are displaced internally the u.n. says almost a 1000000 people have fled in the last 3 months during the government's recent offensive to retake the last rebel area many of those people have traveled north towards the border with turkey that's led to the turkish government opening its previously guarded borders for migrants to europe. reports the u.n. says more than 11000000 syrians are in need of aid. the 2011 uprising had been brewing for decades in the suppression and exploded during the arab spring. people from all walks of life protested in their thousands and seeing a possibility of overthrowing a government they saw as undemocratic back then they were syrians undivi

actually the 3rd syrian fighter jet downed in as many days turkey's escalating campaign against bashar al assad's forces is threatening to bring it into direct confrontation with the syrian president president's ally which is russia of course meanwhile 8 civilians killed this is the aftermath of an explosion in city ready. controlled area again dozens more injured in that blasts and interestingly fighting also intensifying in the south of the country much of it said to be going on around the city of dallas on the main despite a cease fire that has been in place this since 2018 there are reports of at least 5 people being killed so let's get the latest now with cinema close show you who's on the turkey syria border for us bring us up to date 1st of all with the plane that's been shot down. welcome the turkish defense minister and i was that they shut up plane along with some drones and tanks and other military vehicles of the syrian and they hit those military vehicles it's throughout the operation that was conducted in the framework of a spring shield operation over the last 24 hours and the defe

they spoke about their bashar al-assad's prisoners and how americans should strive to make the voices of syrians heard. portion is about 40 minutes. minutes. hear from our second panel. our first witness is omar he's a detainee in the rashad regime's vast network of prisons. he spent nearly two years in 215 bodies of mbered the dead, tortured victims but later photos in the caesar file. most of his family and village killed. after branch 215 omar was moved worst ison dubbed the place on earth where he survived for a year before finally being released. eventually travel to europe and arrived in swede wherein he's resided since. of the 's a member syrian eam and the emergency task force. with that we'll hear from him and then move toward our second witness. to members of this committee for inviting me. talking to you right now, people are scared in the idlib province. children are dying. bombardment.nstant schools, hospitals have all been targeted. every day, civilians live in fear of the horror of the regime. russia and iran. during the humanitarian attack idlib we cannot forget why so

russia backs the bashar al—assad regime and in the early hours of thursday morning, airstrikes killed. our correspondent was there and her report does contain upsetting images. working my flashlight to retrieve the dead and the living. by day, just hours before ceasefire talks began in moscow, this devastation was russia ‘s handiwork. moscow, this devastation was russia 's handiwork. last night, i was sleeping here, here. this is my home. here. when the russian aircraft bombed. this is from the bomb? yes. civilians. civilians. all civilians. and they were killed as they slept. though the syrian regime and its russian backers say they are targeting terrorists. when you take a look around here are among the scattered belongings, you can see this was a home, a place where parents were trying to keep their children safe. some of the toys are still here and the dishes are smashed at my feet. what possible justification could there be for bombing a place like this, full of civilians? but in idlib this has been happening day in and day out and there is a sound now of more explosions and we h

speaking on russian television shortly after the deal was announced syrian president bashar al assad played up his ties with moscow. russia remains just policy away from supporting terrorists and to bring our relations. with thousands displaced by the fighting the international community led by the e.u. is focusing on alleviating what's already a humanitarian catastrophe and earlier a cease fire deal for it live quickly fell apart as turkey and russia accused each other of not sticking to the agreement the world is now waiting to see whether it's that pattern will repeat itself. meanwhile tensions between greece and turkey on their shared border are rising as thousands of migrants and refugees are stranded between the 2 countries greek border guards continue their use of tear gas and other measures to force people back to turkey but on the other side of the border turkey is also deploying tear gas to stop them from returning there ancora is sending in $1000.00 additional special forces last night under the cover of darkness thousands of people attempted to enter the european union bu

ceasefire in the last patch of syria where rebel forces still dared to defy the rule of president bashar al assad and if the province the ruins of buildings are outnumbered only by ruined lives hundreds of thousands have been forced to flee the latest wave of refugees now the dividing lines are clear rebels have support from the turkish military syrian forces enjoy a massive cover from russian fighter jets last week in turkey said that syrian forces attacked and killed 34 of its soldiers today in an emergency meeting the presidents of russia and turkey agreed to a cease fire now it is unclear how long this truce will last what is clear is that just like in 2015 hundreds of thousands of syrians are fleeing their homes hoping to cross into turkey. with this vehicle serving as both a getaway car and a home tarps are the only shield against the cold families live cook and sleep crowded together. at this camp north of aleppo 200 families are stranded in no man's land. and his 5 brothers are among those who fled bombing and destruction. we live here in this 3 wheeler we don't have anything else left we

capital damascus it's the 1st death in the country which has confirmed 5 other cases president bashar al assad's government has taken measures to prevent the spread well those are the headlines join me for more news here on al-jazeera the inside story to stay with us. the european union is under fire over coronavirus it's accused of failing to properly deal with the pandemic even as 2 of its members are among the hardest hit worldwide so can the union stay united and relevant this is inside story. hello and welcome again to the program i'm peter spread of coronavirus a shut borders across europe and challenge the freedom of movement and the free movement of goods those are the very foundations of the european union and some of the bloc could be facing an existential crisis european governments have been criticized for initially retreating behind their walls in response to the outbreak and its leaders are divided over how to tackle the crisis economically they've also recently squabbled over how to share the debt burden germany and the netherlands are among e.u. nations objecting to a joint debt

not weapons president bashar al assad addressed the conflict with turkey and highlighted their shared history would syria and interview with russian television. turks are brother nations and i'm asking you now what problem do you have with syria that makes you die evil action that syria commit against turkey before in the course of the war it never happened we have mixed marriages and families common interests we have a shared historical culture this conflict is illogical. for the news now in the spread of the corona virus is forcing many countries to impose travel restrictions and take serious measures the body that represents the global airline has counted the cost during a mission in singapore it predicts losses in excess of $100000000000.00 in the u.k. 30 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed which brings the total up to $115.00 the latest figures come just days after prime minister barstow ensign released his action plan for dealing with the crisis and iran the health minister. this is schools and universities will remain closed for the rest of this month checkpoints are bein

speaking on russian television shortly after the deal was announced syrian president bashar al assad played up his ties with moscow. by turkish aggression a common goal of russia remains. policy away from supporting terrorists and to bring our relations. with thousands displaced by the fighting the international community led by the e.u. is focusing on alleviating what's already a humanitarian catastrophe an earlier cease fire deal for it live quickly fell apart as turkey and russia accused each other of not sticking to the agreement the world is now waiting to see whether it's that pattern will repeat itself. the sea science or is it live provinces off the top of the edge and that a meeting of foreign ministers in creation is capital zagreb and if on a friend's chief joseph burrell welcomed the russian turkish agreement and said the bloc would step up help for civilians in a lead moral also supported of course by dutch minister stephan block for a no fly zone over internet and that's meant to stop the syrian regime bombing civilian targets and to provide urgently needed humanitarian

thejihadists and rebels — backed by turkey — who have been trying to overthrow the syrian president bashar al—assades since december due to the fighting. in the early hours of this morning, russian air strikes killed 16 civilians sheltering in a farm in maarat misrin. 0ur international correspondent 0rla guerin was there. her report, filmed by gokthai koroltan, contains some upsetting images. working by flashlight, to reclaim the living from the rubble. the target here inexplicably a poultry farm which became a refuge for some of idlib‘s displaced. by day, a refuge no more. just hours before ceasefire talks began in moscow, this devastation was russia's handiwork. last night while i slept, i slept here, here. this is my home. here. when the russian aircraft bombed... this is from the bomb? yes. civilians, civilians, we are civilians. and they were killed as they slept, though the syrian regime and its russian backers say they are targeting terrorists. when you take a look around here amongst the scattered belongings you can see that this was a home, a place where parents were trying to keep their c

approach the different aspirations or let's not forget that tripe so the sense of the conflicts bashar al assad and. the one they would they were close friends they could hold it together so it's greenlee's to the changing as a consequence of the rapid movements on the ground and it strikes me that mr wright the one is just responding to those events rather than having a very clear trajectory in mind in terms of what you want in terms of a long pole at sea or a long set of policies he's responding well that then perhaps wanting to restrict the flow of refugees from syria into turkey what about russia's position who here we know that president putin as a backer of bashar assad's regime but what does moscow actually want to change in syria i think it wants to see the return to power complete so far in power by charlotte said it doesn't want to see any further unrest it doesn't want to see rebel groups gaining power it wants to see us out containing every form of this sends across the state it wants to see a complete control exit bipasha and his regime with very little opposition and that's in par

in 2012 she joined the uprising against syrian president bashar al assad. she became a citizen journalist documenting the resistance. and the crackdown the elect the vocal about the about trying to find. some solace. to shield them from him on. how to make on time you should go. to for simply you have to have a. look at it she captured scenes of suffering. and moments of joy. amid the. k.o.'s her daughter some i was born. good to. some on a modest income to for michelle and proceed with. their children she wrote the. amount to come to you from odd. was hard to decide whether to stay and hope for peace. or flee the bombs and bring her daughter to safety. for summer has one dozens of prizes including best documentary at the british film awards and an oscar nomination. so much. pain in. a story made for one child now affecting audiences around the world. and tomorrow for some of the oscar nominated film is released here in germany and i am delighted to have the film's narrator producer and co director with me here what at conceive a very warm welcome. you have

speaking on russian television shortly after the deal was announced syrian president bashar al assad played up his ties with moscow. by turkish aggression a common goal of russia remains to make turkey change its policy away from supporting terrorists and to bring our relations. with thousands displaced by the fighting the international community led by the e.u. is focusing on alleviating what's already a humanitarian catastrophe. an earlier cease fire deal for adlib quickly fell apart as turkey and russia accused each other of not sticking to the agreement the world is now waiting to see whether that pattern will repeat itself. and after numerous failed ceasefire attempts throughout the years of conflict syria civilians are viewing this latest attempt at a truce with agree deal of skepticism is more now on how this recent agreement is being received a semblance of normality has returned to it live for now but a military deescalation is not an ideological one a programmable sign with the turkish flag hangs in the city center. many locals see the turkish military as the only power tha

opening of what it describes as an embassy in damascus fueling speculation that fighters loyal to bashar al assad'segime are coming to libya to fight on behalf of off the. conflict has kept foreign tourists away from the spectacular ancient ruins of leptis magna for years these ancient marble pillars a perhaps a symbol of the foreign armies that throughout history have fought for control of this resource rich country on the mediterranean coast. a battle that continues today john strafford al jazeera let's just magma libya. this is al jazeera and these are the headlines side of korea's protesting against a coronavirus travel restriction on its citizens visiting japan tokyo and i'm still face a 2 week mandatory quarantine south korea has more than 6000 coronavirus cases. yesterday the japanese government imposed a measure practically blocking the entry of all us citizens to japan we find this very regrettable that the japanese government over its draw such an excessive and reasonable measure immediately our government will devise a proper counter measure against japan's measures. israeli military has

opening of what it describes as an embassy in damascus fueling speculation that fighters loyal to bashar al assad's regime are coming to libya to fight on behalf of off the conflict has kept foreign tourists away from the spectacular ancient ruins of leptis magna for years these ancient marble pillars a perhaps a symbol of the foreign armies that throughout history have fought for control of this resource rich country on the mediterranean coast. a battle that continues today john strafford al jazeera leptis magna libya. now retiring soon the republic of congo say they're struggling because the government hasn't paid their pensions for here's the country has nearly gone bankrupt 3 times in the last 2 decades and has been repeatedly bailed out by the i.m.f. that's in spite of it being africa's 3rd largest oil producer malcolm webb reports from brazzaville. these people say they've been cheated by their government they work for the telecoms and postal service for decades here in the republic of congo now they're retired they haven't been paid their pensions really levon yanks so this is their protest

province is the 3rd syrian fighter jet downed in 3 days since turkey escalates a campaign against bashar al assad's forces. iran is considering it deploying the military to assist in the fight against coronavirus another 11 people have died bringing the death toll to 77 it's the highest number outside of china which is the epicenter of the virus. the u.s. federal reserve has cut interest rates by half a percentage point the fed says it's an emergency move to protect the economy from the impact of the coronavirus. and the world's top finance ministers and central bankers have promised to take action to try and protect the global economy from the crowd a virus that the g 7 ministers did not announce any immediate steps the outbreak has already affected markets infection numbers are easing in china but they're spreading around the world especially in south korea and japan betray you take stock of the situation. inspecting a research lab in beijing president xi jinping urges scientists to develop vaccines and treatments what he called china's most powerful weapon in the battle against the current a vir

russian counterpart in moscow march 5th now how long will this last that kind of depends on what bashar al assad plans to do because we've seen previous ceasefires be violated by the syrian arab army now looks like the rebels are intent on letting the ceasefire lasts as long as possible so it's going to be very important to see how assad views the cease fire on the ground how he's viewing this joint patrols going back and forth along the m 4 highway in the amount of pressure russia can put on assad to keep them honest to keep him abiding by the cease fire so it looks like a good job is being done on the ground right now how far can this fragile peace go forward that remains to be see. russia has accused. going to abide by the asked and so she agreements by have no separating the extremist factions from the more moderate groups why hasn't what happens. well we have to realize right now the area is home to 3 almost 4000000 people and there's about 10012000 i believe fighters that russia and the assad regime label as are designated as terrorists turkey of course designates the. group as terrorists

a huge offensive by president bashar al—assad's forces, backed by russian air strikes, has led to a newready killed hundreds of thousands, and driven millions from their homes. a few hours before the ceasefire began, our international correspondent 0rla guerin and cameraman goktay koraltan visited a maternity hospital in idlib, struggling to cope with tiny premature babies. her report contains some distressing material. born too early in syria's time of war. ten days old and already battling tough odds. he weighs just over 3 lbs, but he's a fighter and getting stronger. staff here are struggling to save a growing number of premature babies, born to mothers traumatised by air strikes and barrel bombs. doctor ikram wants these tiny babies to be seen, in all their suffering. she is eight months pregnant herself and can't understand why the outside world has stood idly by. many times i ask myself, there is no one can help us or no one can stop this war, there is no humanity. where is the humanity of these people? if you see every day the miserable condition here, why cannot do anything? how

thejihadists and rebels — backed by turkey — who have been trying to overthrow the syrian president bashar al—assad have fled their homes since december due to the fighting. in the early hours of this morning russian air strikes killed 16 civilians sheltering in a farm in maarat misrin. 0ur international correspondent 0rla guerin was there. her report — which was filmed by goktay koraltan — contains some upsetting images. working by flashlight, to reclaim the living from the rubble. the target here, inexplicably, a poultry farm which became a refuge for some of idlib's displaced. by day, a refuge no more. just hours before ceasefire talks began in moscow, this devastation was russia's handiwork. last night while i slept, i slept here, here. this is my home. here. when the russian aircraft bombed... this is from the bomb? yes. civilians, civilians, we are civilians. and they were killed as they slept, though the syrian regime and its russian backers say they are targeting terrorists. when you take a look around here amongst the scattered belongings you can see that this was a home, a place where par

opening of what it describes as an embassy in damascus fueling speculation that fighters loyal to bashar al assad's regime are coming to libya to fight on behalf of off the conflict has kept foreign tourists away from the spectacular ancient ruins of leptis magna for years these ancient marble pillars a perhaps a symbol of the foreign armies that throughout history have fought for control of this resource rich country on the mediterranean coast a battle that continues today john strafford al jazeera lettuce magno libya. more than 50 people have been killed in mob violence in zambia triggered by a series of poison gas attacks since december a number of attacks of happens in which ganz used that chemical substances to immobilize their victims numbers president said go along has ordered police to patrol the streets and has blamed church leaders for inciting anger and reprisals u.s. senator elizabeth warren has ended her bid for the white house she was once considered a front runner for the democratic nomination but failed to win a single states during the primaries she lost her home state of massachus

care and protective measures in all places of detention on sunday the government of president bashar al assad announced the 1st case of the virus a young woman who flew into the country has been diagnosed with the disease transport between several provinces in cities has been suspended as a wednesday and nighttime curfew went into effect by the government until further notice schools and universities were temporarily closed in damascus and even the great mosque was closed for the friday prayer for the 1st time in centuries i mean because of the 1902 ation worldwide according to the ambassador of the syrian arab republic to russia has spoken to newspaper is best if syria calls on the world community to ease sanctions on the country to protect it from the coronavirus he said the local health system is on alert mean while syrians have rushed to stash figured and fuel as fears grow that authorities would resort to even stricter measures after reporting the 1st case of the infection plus the country borders iran with a number of cases a still here this woman said it knows no boundaries. discrimina

but the government of bashar al assad used force against the protesters those opposing it were labeled terrorists. opposition leaders professionals activists were all targeted those who weren't executed but arrested tortured or went missing that's when the uprising turned violent who machine guns were replaced by tanks and rifles by airstrikes on the. when the government's use of indiscriminate bombs failed opposition areas were targeted with chemical weapons hundreds were killed. world leaders at these 2 meetings tried to find solutions the un security council has since passed over a dozen resolutions but russia blocked many of them while maintaining its support for the assad government what is important is governments in the region and beyond work together. with this syrians to resolve this current crisis. this is a war in syria soon became a battleground for international and regional powers the iran standing by the assad government countries the u.s. and turkey all backed opposition groups which failed to put up a united to fight. while the world lacking a meaningful response compe

's request comes as syrian president bashar al-assad met with the russian delegation to discuss a possiblese-fire in northern syria. regime tanks were deployed to the front lines as tensions remain high between syria and turkey. in other parts of the middle east tensions remain as well, the reaction has decreased from the deserts of iraq to the gaza strip. the un secretary-general discussed the battle facing the world. >> the response must match the unique nature of the crisis and the magnitude of the response much -- must match. it is a common enemy. we are at war with a virus. >> the development come is coronavirus cases around the globe continue to rise with 400,000 cases worldwide. a member of the international olympic committee said the games would likely be pushed back to next year. we are him from the committee the final decision will be made in the coming days, the games were slated to start in late july. this as the japanese prime minister stressed over the weekend but canceling the games altogether is not an option. and we have stories of thousands of american stranded abroad. th

opening of what it describes as an embassy in damascus fueling speculation that fighters loyal to bashar al assad's regime are coming to libya to fight on behalf of off the conflict has kept foreign tourists away from the spectacular ancient ruins of leptis magna for years. these ancient marble pillars are perhaps a symbol of the foreign armies that throughout history have fought for control of this resource rich country on the mediterranean coast. the battle continues to. stop at al-jazeera. libya. past the hour on al-jazeera these are the headlines at least 30 people killed in afghanistan during a political ceremony in kabul the head of the peace council was giving a speech that was being broadcast when the shots were fired the taliban says it was not responsible. corona virus cases around the world have just topped $100000.00 as the illness spreads to more countries but more than half of those infected have made a full recovery and just moments ago u.s. president don't trump signed an emergency bill to dedicate 8300000000 dollars to help deal with the virus it will provide money to state and loc