basra is in the south of a rock.ng ties with neighbouring iran. iran is the centre of shia islam and supports politicians and also militia groups across iraq. 27—year—old charity worker lodya was forced to flee her hometown of basra. after taking part in anti—corruption protests she was targeted and only narrowly escaped assassination. since then, five of lodya's wens and colleagues have been murdered. while we've been here, we've heard a lot of talk about a kill list of activist names drawn up by the militias. 0ne names drawn up by the militias. one of our sources has forwarded a list to us and some of the names on this list are activists who have since been killed. there are 35 names on the list, all—male targets from nine different cities towns. we confirmed that at least three people on this list of already been targeted. the sheer militia which allegedly posted this list but there are many others operating across the country. we asked basra's police chief about the targeted killing of activists. but we've spoken

from thursday the vessel was refueling another ship in international waters near the iraqi port of basra iraq's army says it's evacuated the vessel it's not clear at this stage who is responsible where the discovery was made and it's heightened tensions between the u.s. and iran almost one year after the assassination of carson saw the money the iranian military commander was killed in a u.s. drone strike in baghdad on january 3rd last year the u.s. has conducted b. 52 bomber flyovers and sent a nuclear submarine into the gulf over concerns iran may be planning an attack on the anniversary well in the tweets 2 quarts of the iranian this year's republican party senator lindsey graham said we should not believe for a moments that american domestic politics is distracted as watching your every move and if necessary responding to provocations with overwhelming force miscalculate at your peril the u.k. is coming to terms of them plucking its economy from the european union project that it spent decades helping to build beyond the economics the british people are reflecting on what life outsid

gulf on thursday the vessel is refusing another ship in international waters near the iraqi port of basra iraq's army says it's evacuated the vessel it's not clear who's responsible. well the discovery was made amid heightened tensions between the u.s. and iran almost a year after the assassination of general hossam home so lemony iranian military commander was killed in a u.s. drone strike in baghdad on january 3rd the u.s. has conducted b. 52 bomber fly overs and sent a nuclear submarine into the gulf of the concerns iran may be planning an attack on the anniversary meanwhile iran's government says it's pushing ahead with plans to enrich uranium with up to 20 percent purity it's told the un's nuclear watchdog the work would be done in the fordo plant which is built into the side of a mountain the enrichment well above that allowed under the nuclear deal was 1st announced after the killing of iran's top nuclear scientist which has been blamed on israel. now one day into briggs it cross-channel freight traffic between the u.k. and france has moved smoothly laying to rest earlier concerns

gulf on thursday the vessel was refueling another ship in international waters near the iraqi port of basra iraq's army says it's evacuated the vessel. iran's government says it's pushing ahead with plans to enrich uranium up to 20 percent purity is still the un's nuclear watchdog the work will be done in the ford plants which is built into the side of a mountain the enrichments well above that alone is under the nuclear deal was 1st announced after the killing of iran's top nuclear scientists which has been claimed on israel. an afghan journalist has been shot dead in the central province of core the smell i'm like was on the roads when a gunman fired on the vehicle he worked at a local radio station and was also a human rights activist he's the 5th journalist to be killed in afghanistan in the past 2 months while this year to date still stay with us here and i'll just share the news continues after lords of water . nobody else does it is a goal well of perfect british or something to make you see picasso the suit all stitched in pull me off ah so much wrong they don't deny to look long do

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tanker in the gulf the vessel was refueling another ship in international waters near the iraqi port of basra in iraq's army says it's now evacuated the vessel is not clear who is responsible. will take you to indonesia now one of the world's longest coastlines but its salt farming industry has long failed to meet the needs of the domestic market and so millions of tons are imported each year and that threatens the livelihoods of the country's salt farmers as jessica washington reports from in there are you on the island of java the government is now hoping investing in technology can change all that. indonesia's west timor this is the process behind harvesting one of the world's most common minerals these men have farmed felt this way for years it's low tech and low cost the salt they farm can be used for consumption or industrial use. but not all of indonesia's salt is this quality indonesia has the 2nd longest coastline in the world but despite being surrounded by salt water the country still imports millions of tonnes of salt each year. we need to improve the quality of our indonesian sal

gulf on thursday the vessel was refueling another ship in international waters near the iraqi port of basra iraq's army says its vacuum hated the vessel is not clear who is responsible at this stage . well the discovery was made amid heightened tensions between the u.s. and iran home most one year after the assassination of carson saw the money iranian military commander was killed in a u.s. drone strike in baghdad on january the 3rd 2020 u.s. has conducted b. 52 bomber flyovers and sense a new clear submarine into the go over concerns iran may be planning an attack on the anniversary well in a tweens to the arena in this year's republican party senator lindsey graham said you should not believe for a moments that american domestic politics has distracted us from watching your every move and necessary spawning to provocations with overwhelming force you miscalculates at your peril according to that tweet meanwhile iran's government says it's pushing ahead with plans to enrich uranium with up to 20 percent purity it's told the un's nuclear watchdog the work will be done in the fordo plants w

gulf on thursday the vessel was refueling another ship in international waters near the iraqi port of basra iraq's army says it evacuated the vessel is not clear who was responsible. there's rising tension between the u.s. and iran almost a year after the assassination of iranian military commander. he was killed in a u.s. drone strike in baghdad when earlier this week the u.s. conducted b. 52 bomber flyovers and sent a nuclear submarine into the gulf over concerns iran may be planning an attack on the anniversary also to bari takes a look back at the assassination. in the early hours of january 3rd 2020 shortly after arriving at baghdad international airport major general hossam so in mind he was killed in a u.s. drone strike his close ally the deputy head of iraq's popular mobilisation forces. mohandas also died along with 8 others missiles from the us drone hit their convoy as it left the airport so the money was the commander of the court's force a unit of iran's revolutionary guard responsible for foreign operations and he was also considered to be the 2nd most powerful man in iran beh

thursday the vessel was refueling another ship in international waters you know the iraqi port of basra iraq's army says it's evacuated the vessel it's not clear who's responsible at this stage iran's government says it's pushing ahead with plans to enrich uranium with up to 20 percent purity is still the un's nuclear watchdog the work will be done in the forward our plants which was built into the side of a mountain there's been a steady trickle of trades and passenger traffic over the english channel after the seismic shift in relations between britain and the e.u. the u.k.'s completed its separation from the block and in almost half a century of integration with its neighbors paul brennan reports from the english port of dover. the countdown to the new post relationship was projected across the departure gates at the french side of the euro tunnel rail link moments later the 1st lorry was having its documents checked. the trade deal agreed on christmas eve means no tariffs and no quotas but there is significantly more paperwork and most of it needing to be done in advance the euro tu

tanker in the gulf the vessel was refueling another ship in international waters near the iraqi port of basra the u.s. senate voted to override president donald trump's veto of a defense policy bill the senate which is controlled by trump's republican party easily achieved the required 2 thirds majority and an afghan journalist has been shot dead in the central province of korra bismillah i mark was killed when a gunman opened fire on his car he was a human rights activist and the editor of a local radio station he is the 5th journalist to be killed in afghanistan in just the past 2 months you're up to date with the headlines on al-jazeera the latest edition of inside stories next. we understand the differences and similarities of cultures across the wound. center magic and. al-jazeera bringing you the news and current affairs that matter to. al-jazeera are . open for business one of the world's biggest free trade zones has now come into effect in africa but many argue the continent lacks proper infrastructure to implement the agreement so is africa ready for the free movement of goods and pe

gulf on thursday the vessel was refueling another ship in international waters near the iraqi port of basra. there's been a steady trickle of trades and passenger traffic over the english channel after the seismic shift in relations between britain and the e u u case completed its separation from the bloc the ethiopian human rights commission says security forces killed more than $75.00 people during ethnic unrest in june and july last year the group has released a report detailing the violence which happened after the killing of popular singer who in their son well those are the headlines to stay with us here on al-jazeera inside stories up next. open for business one of the world's biggest free trade zones is now come into effect in africa but many all through the continent lacks proper infrastructure to implement the agreement so is africa ready for the free movement of goods and people this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm peter a new year and a new start for africa the world's largest single market has now opened enabling all but one of the 54 nations to begin trad

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reducing its troop numbers there un peacekeepers say they've retaken the central african republic city of basra but it was captured earlier this month by rebel forces demanding that the government resigns a coalition of armed groups launched an offensive last month to prevent the reelection of the president. he was declared the winner but the rebels and political opposition disputed result. to resume police fought with demonstrators during a 2nd nights of nationwide protests the crowds built barricades and set fires to block the streets in the city of salonica the rallies began on friday after a video went viral showing a police officer beating a man. these are live shots of berlin airport where the russian opposition leader alexian of all new plans to fly home soon despite threats he'll be arrested russia's prison authority has warned he'll be immediately detained once he comes back from germany he's being treated there since being poisoned and almost dying in august while he says it was the work of the kremlin which the kremlin denies those are your headlines up next it's al jazeera world i'l

potential for fraud it is still a weak line of showers runs across through riyadh towards basra and that produces share in qatar as well with nothing substantial mostly it's a quiet period fairly obviously this is where the active weather is once well kodak coming out of eastern europe will into stormy weather through the in the eastern med. so strong winds thunderstorms misuse right with some hail will likely be on syria and cyprus and the levant with a high ground of turkey color enough to see yet more snarky pretensions lower down about 2 degrees a max in istanbul beirut hangs 121-5000 you'll find it and there will be snow on the high ground in land quite easily then through the quiet bit down to the more active weather but the opposite season the summer rains really have been quite spectacular in some parts of africa namibia is the case in point because in botswana in zimbabwe look at the size cape town down to 24 degrees is the showers replace the warm or hot sunshine all the really active weather of trying to form over the water but over land or sea are going to be daily thundersto

he bundled the three of mosul and baghdad and basra. that seemed to be what the arabs wanted. people's today -- people today say it article. i'm afraid there is no particular -- the best solution for that area would be a benign version of the roman or ottoman empire. when you have such strife over such a large area you need a a power to hold the reins. the british empire try to do it but we did not have to -- have the wherewithal. the romans did it about 800 years. the ottomans did it a very long time. i'm afraid that is what you need. we don't have such an imperial power today and certainly not here in washington. and that is the reality. >> how would mr. johnson handle it? mr. johnson: not d from -- into visibly from prime ndivisiblyameron -- i from prime minister cameron >> i thought so. ms. muscatine: we could go on and this has been great. we have time for one last question. i'm reminded that you're president of the oxford union. mr. johnson: i was. churchill -- one way i'm not like winston churchill. he not only didn't go to university he failed to get in sand hurst thre

the ship was justhe iraqi oil port of basra when the mine was discovered on ursday.me, but the incident comes amid heightened tgisions in the with iran. this weekend marks the first anniversary of the u.s. drone strike that killed iran's general qassem soleimani, commander of the powerful revolutionary guard.ra today,an leaders warned the u.s. against any new military preonure. at a cerin tehran, soleimani's successor also issued a veiled that of new acts of revenge for the killing-- even inside the u.s. >> ( translated ): by this crime, you have given motivation to freedom-seekers all around the world. rest assured that even within your own home, there might be persons who want to respond to the crime that you have committed. >> woodruff: after soleimani's killing, iran did fire a missile at a military base in iraq. sabout 100 u.s. troofered brain concussion injuries. and, the new year marked aer nefor britain and the european union, with their economies now formally detached. trucks and ferries moved between england and france today turough the channel el without m

what was happening outside the world of daraya, what was happening in aleppo, what was happening in basra, what was happening in home. sometimes they would reach out to prominent other activists inside syria.one day they set up a conference with ali abdullah which is one of the activists who is stillright now as we are talking , still in italy documenting what's left from the revolution. so they were really eager to keep on understanding whatwas going on outside of their city . >> we have a question and i'm going to try to see if you can answer it without giving away too much from the ending . i mean, the story of syria is tragic but we want people to read about the whole is also encapsulated in stories the one you tell the question is about how did they manage to keep this library standing and whether there regime tried to destroy it. it wasn't a secret location, it was underground in the regime to try todestroy . >> regime never managed to figure out where the library was really it was hit a few times, a few times by the zones because that's the tragedy of the war zones. >> literally wh