and jamil specializes in divided societies within a state and back again in beirut is happy because he's an independent journalist and founder of news website beirut's report that showcases investigative journalism in beirut thanks very much for joining us on inside story have a over to you 1st so the reports out of lebanon on seem to suggest that the consensus on mohamed to suffer the the former finance minister emerged in a meeting that took place after 80 met with representatives of hezbollah as well as . if news if his appointment is confirmed why is the scene as provocative as we're seeing out on the streets. well this is exactly what protesters have said they don't want they've been very clear that they want to government that is independent of the current ruling parties of lebannon the parties have ruled lebanon for the last 30 years plus that have basically been former militia parties some of them are led by billionaires and you know again this candidate is one of the wealthiest men in love but on represents a lot of what this protest is about it's about returning the govern

and for the very latest let's go to beirut and to the puerto. montt was on the big mall big protests going on there what are people there demanding and did every time there are a protest and they would put testers are. they are trying to paradise. trying to paralyze the country at this point to pressure the government to achieve other demands they believe that the 1st demand was greeted by the resignation of the prime minister saad and now they're looking for seeking a government at the correct equipment and they are not also dissatisfied with their resignation of prime minister saad had it but they are also asking for it is the big point that you said i want to step out and. which is actually stepping down of the reach. but as you said there are some people calling for president to step down but he still seems to have some support as we saw in demonstrations yesterday how divided is the country at the moment. the country is actually the guy at the moment so you have a street that supports the president said i want and they were reading yesterda

attempts to overthrow president assad an hour and a half away as drive from lebanese capital beirut in damascus this is what has been a leader shake told julie in the sun join our t.v. just one year into what would become the u.k. war in syria move on no it's also in syria everybody knows the fed. says regime oh i'm afraid has supported their own to the resistance in lebanon supported the resistance in palestine and as it takes knobs back down in the face of its radiant american pressure. for this is a regime which serves the palestinian cause very well my mother oil a few swirly what he was what we called for in serious negotiations dialogue and reform at liberal mr be carried out because the alternative to that no one cause of the 1st things about it was inside syria because of the sensitivity of the situation in syria the alternatives to hysteria into civil war and this is exactly what america and israel want for syria since the hezbollah aerated victory of president assad of syria against washington and tel aviv london is arguably been shell shocked by donald trump's decision to si

then live in beirut thank you. now to the rebel group calling itself the democratic forces the i.d.f. is attacking people in a round the easton city of beni several people have died civilian protests that have taken some of the bodies to the men of a demand for more support from the security. of the demonstration was saying in the. investigation into a plane crash which happened in the. killed when the plane crashed to take off 9 of those killed on the ground and. the number of people killed in. kenya has now risen to 56 rescue workers have been sent to west which is close to the border with uganda bought the struggling struggling to reach the thousands of people who were affected because of bad conditions roads and bridges have been swept away until 1000000 people have been affected across a whole region of east africa the heavier than normal rainfall well al-jazeera. has more now from. they got to come here and there including the long top indoctrinated and punish leaked documents reveal new evidence of china's r

christina a 21 year old student is on the front line in the capital beirut i've heard right now is doing next. i mean at the end of the day what is the point of going i think . it's early morning in the mountains on the outskirts of beirut this is where christina who studies media at a private university lives with her parents. the family is well to do but they're worried because living conditions are getting worse in lebanon for the middle class is too there are few prospects for young people those. powers our country going to thrive if everybody keeps leaving but also how are we going to stay here if there's nothing for us to stay for for me to lucian is yes getting together putting pressure on the government and try to change everything but for me i don't like it when they block roads and when they heard tires and wait when they heard anything. when roadblocks were erected christina and her brother were caught and. it brought back memories of the civil war she was just a young girl when whole districts were separated from one another. she started crying and hugged us because i mean yo

hello i'm martin dennis or without you there live from doha also coming up government supporters in beirut attacked protests is blocked roads to demand political change. the death toll rises from kenya landslides we look at the scale of the salvage mission. a new evidence emerges of china's repression of more than a 1000000 illegals. anti-establishment candidates in hong kong of one an overwhelming majority in council elections voters turned out in record numbers in support of pro-democracy parties the territory's chief executive kerry lamb has promised to listen humbly beijing has reaffirmed its support for her and the foreign minister reiterated that hong kong is part of china no matter what happens in the elections sarah clock reports. as dawn broke hong kong to a new political landscape all than 70 percent of voters cast their ballots in sunday's district council elections the pro-democracy party secured a record number of seats a lot of people actually sacrificed a lot of the base of our lot in the last 6 months to actually get this result and i think people are very. united and they'

of the worst violence since nationwide protests began in october zaina harder has the latest from beirut. what we saw last night violence and unrest at least for 3 hours this area where we are became a front line that bridge behind me the ring road a main artery in beirut was where protesters who are demanding a change in government were blocking roads and then supporters of the mainly shia parties amel and hezbollah carrying their party flags chanting the names of their leaders attacked them using metal rods and clubs as they made their way towards the protest site of the protest site in martyrs square you will now see how the tents have been destroyed by the supporters of hezbollah i have to mention that this is not the 1st time an incident like this has happened but this indeed is the most violent incident yet there is tension in the street there's a deep divide in this society has followed leader has said that the grievances expressed by the demonstrators are legitimate but he has accused the protest movement of being backed by foreign governments and these calling this a conspiracy

professor of political science at the american university of beirut thank you. and much more ahead on this news hour including these leaders came to thailand hoping to create the world's largest trading brod but it's been delayed we'll find out why and in sports a near miss in qualifying for lewis hamilton accies looks for his speed with a one world to a. first several people have been injured in hong kong after protesters fought with police in iran shopping malls anti-government demonstrators gathered in the new town plaza after damaging a train station somewhere wrestled to the ground by police and taken away for questioning. india's government has released a new map depicting the entire kashmir region as part of its territory last thursday new delhi formally divided indian administered kashmir into 2 new federal territories 3 months after revoking the region's autonomy of these are the internationally recognized boundaries saying clude parts of administered kashmir in pakistan by pakistan and china india's new map shows the whole area as part of 2 new central

well let's go now to our correspondents in a hall there who's joining us live from the capital beirut in the sounds and looks like the anti-government protests protest is a really gearing up for another big one tonight saying. yes elizabeth's protests in public squares in cities across the country levanon so-called october revolution is now in its 3rd week and the momentum keeps growing as you can see behind me thousands of people trying to keep the pressure mentation the pressure on the political establishment to leave office this is what the demands are and people here really are on compromising public pressure has forced the prime minister sort of how did it to resign last week but what they want is for the whole political establishment to reza. and for a new technocrat government to take power in a transitional phase and for early elections to happen easier said than done because what seems to be happening behind the scenes to stop these politicians are engaged in the in some sort of the gauche ation dividing up shares and a new cabinet what we're understanding is that it is highl

lebanon's economic crisis is being felt everywhere here in the back alleys of beirut. a lot of prices have gone up people can no longer afford it thank god that's what we sent to the more privileged areas of the capital money is stuck in the country you have vessels outside. made for suppliers haven't been paid would you this charge and the liver if enough it might want to be shallow both businessmen and they like everyone else here don't know what's going to happen next i told one of the corporate directors at the bank i import food you're not going to have food next week there's no food and the guy says may not like let me why are fans banks have introduced restrictions on certain financial transactions limiting withdrawals and blocking almost all foreign transfers limitations on the 1st of accounts is not a fixed and transparent thing everybody that goes and they ask for a branch in the back. 2000 a month of $4000.00 a week now if you know so you get these conflicting reports or if you deposit a check today that's a commission of $3.00 it's everything is being done

parliament toe postpone a sesession meant for today in beirut. it is the latest in a month-long wave of demonstrations. least 100 antigovernment protesters are trapped inside a universisity in hong kong. hundreds more protesters arrested overnight. the white house breaks with a 40-year-old stamp with israel. the move is a big when for the prime minister. of california becomes the latest to take aim as the trump administration backs o off. washington gears up for what could be a new day of explosive testimony, we will be onset to tell you what is in store. our top story, live from paris. a standoff between police and protesters is in its third day. holedhan 100 people are up in the campus of the polytechnic university. around 600 people have left the building already. a majority are under arrest. what is the latest from today? >> it has been a quiet day compared to the last three or four. most of the day has been devoted -- the damage on streets, particularly in neighborhoods surrounding the university. there are protesters still within the campus

in his resignation there's also been rallies in support of the government was at the protests in beirut. anti-political establishment protesters are back to close roads they believe that this is the only way to maintain the pressure on the ruling elite to resign a few days ago they agreed to leave the streets. after the prime minister saad submitted his resignation but now people here believe those in power are progress that they should have by now created a technocrat government which will prepare for early elections but those that man's have not been met those in power they've been in power for 30 years are unlikely to meet these demands because it means giving up the power that they have enjoyed over these years so back to closing roads but the lebanese army and the security forces are also in the streets but i can tell you people here are uncompromising and demanding demanding a new change in leadership but at the same time there is another street in the country the other street is defending those in power. they turned out in large numbers to send the message to those trying to topp

rallies we see thousands of anti-government protesters converging on martyr square in the capital beirut calling for the removal of the country's elite and for an end to corruption these latest demonstrations come just days after the prime minister steps down also on the program all forces in delhi to clap public health emergency exactly from the beaches it's most houses just leveled this year closing schools to be closed and dozens of flights to be docked in. time to germany's bundesliga fiercely fought out historic doppies sold in secure the capital city bragging rights of the one real victory local rivals have to. welcome to the program protesters have returned to lebanon streets as they keep up their demands for wholesale political before this is the same tonight in beirut the country has been swept by more than 2 weeks of demonstrations against a political class accused of corruption the prime minister stepped down a bit this week to protest the city putting a complete overhaul of the political system supporters of the political elite. have also been making their voices heard thousa

sides of the political divide in lebanon have been turning out for mass rallies arjan numbers in beirut have called for a complete overhaul of the ruling elite and the political system which is split along sectarian lines the protests began last month and already forced the prime minister saad hariri to hand in his resignation a general strike has been called for monday and hauteur has more from the protests in beirut. anti-political established protesters are back to close roads they believe that this is the only way to maintain the pressure on the ruling elite to resign a few days ago they agreed to leave the streets after the prime minister saw those how do you as submitted his resignation but now people here believe. those in power are progress than that they should have by now created a technocrat government which will prepare for early elections but those that man's have not been met those in power they've been in power for 30 years are unlikely to meet these demands because it means giving up the power that they have enjoyed over these years so back to closing roads but the leban

the government as well let's check in with stephanie dechen our live update from the protests in beirut stephanie. that's right well this is what they're calling an escalation come after a few days of relative calm on the streets no road block they're back. to blocking these roads this is a vital highway through the capital beirut you had riot police here they've now just gone to the side but we've also seen a lot of frustrated drivers who are trying to get around the city this is as you were mentioning one of the tactics they're using to put the pressure on the government one of the chances are using today is that a government needs to be formed in the sense of you mentioned the political consultations what does that mean it means that the parties need to go to the president and give them a name for prime minister and then there's going to be he needs to form a government so these are the next political steps and that hasn't happened regardless of the fact the prime minister has resigned there's been no movement on the political front because the parties are still bickering as to who i

protesters demanding the overthrow of lebanon's political elite pool back into the streets in beirut hours after a counter rally in support of the president. taylor says al-jazeera live from london also coming up. iraqi protesters blocked roads in baghdad to increase the pressure on that government to resign. but it seems in hong kong after a man attacked several people with a knife and bites of politicians if during protests in a shopping mall. and fixed toxic small develops india's capital with pollution levels the worst so far this year. i know thousands of protesters from both sides of the political divide have been out in the streets across lebanon rallying for and against the government demonstrations calling for an overthrow of the ruling elite who are out in large numbers into the evening in the capital beirut where this hours after supporters of the president staged a mass counter-rally near the presidential palace just outside the city and a honda has more from beirut. it's high political establishment protesters are back to close roads they believe that this is the only wa

awareness of the people in lebanon today will arguably me down to our next guest joining me from beirut is melon reality former communications minister from the lebanese forces party melhem thanks for coming on the show how bad is it in lebanon parliamentary speaker nabih berri says your country is like a sinking ship and it's going to go under if something isn't done tuesday's parliamentary session shut down by protests according to reports across the western world the situation in lebanon is. like a new. birth. in the streets and beirut and all over the country are preparing a new coming for lebanon and the chamber is closed because they are doing something against the constitution they try to make legislations without. before forming a new government it is illegal and it is until constitutional and you ask for just a new election of the committees in the chamber because you are asking for a new government and you technocratic government. with a new premier to relaunch and restart. the work in lebanon. but why is it that lebanon is suffering its worst financial crisis since the civil

coming up tens of thousands of protesters to rival rallies on the streets of the lebanese capital beirut anti-government demonstrators are calling for radical changes to the country's political system but not everyone is green. and his children the best to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the fall of the bulletin boards we look at how the nation's capital has changed in the last 3 decades. plus for just one year to go before the next presidential election in the u.s. . to a town in rural wisconsin considered a bellwether of the political mood in the u.s. so more than predicting. one of a warm welcome to you. the indian government is being forced to take radical steps to. pollution in the capital delhi the move comes as small greece's levas harmful to human health schools have been closed in half the city's cars of being banned each day from taking to the roads residents are also being told to stay indoors. that's not fargo obscuring delis white avenues but a fix soup of pension exhaust industrial emissions and wood smoke even the sun struggled to burn through the murk. much of the smoke

well let's go straight to reporter ross ensoulment in beirut for the latest on this rosen protesters have taken to the streets again a general strike has been called what exactly are demonstrators demanding. and not as good as yours have been ducking the streets they are trying to paralyze the country to wait and actually they are chained to pressure. the government sewage all of it in arms they believe that their 1st month was a day which is the education of prime minister saad had it but they have treated him and they are asking cliff argument and they want technocratic government to shades and they are not what he planning but there is a nation of one but not all at their business or to be seen as what and they are asking president said i want us to step down. so one hand we have those calls for michele to step down on the other hand we also now seeing support for him out on the streets it just held divide it is lebanon right now. yes there are as there is this cheat that the supports of the president signed on and there was a read yesterday in front of the president this and to s

thank you the thank you so that's the message from a lot of the people we've been talking to from beirut to tripoli they want change it really comes down to improving their lives the infrastructure as you heard from it on to their electricity water infrastructure corruption they want to keep up what they say the political elite but again as we've been saying there hasn't been movement on that front so will a lot of people gathering here today to keep the pressure on we're going to have to wait and see what those next steps are when it comes to the politics and whether it's going to appease the street stephanie decker reporting live from lebanon's capital beirut thank you very much stephanie several people have been injured in hong kong after protesters fought with police in iran shopping malls anti-government demonstrators gathered in the new town plaza after damaging a train station somewhere wrestled to the ground by police and taken away for questioning. asian leaders at a summit in thailand have delayed signing a deal that would have created the world's biggest trading bloc a free tr

a lebanese man has been shot dead south of beirut marking the 1st 27 days of nationwide protests the army said one soldier had been detained after forces opened fire on protesters blocking the road i mean shitters had been blocking traffic with burning tires after president michel own told them on tuesday to go home it's been more than 2 weeks since the prime minister saad hariri resigned following weeks of protests definitely decker house the latest from just south of beirut so stephanie get us up to speed on what's going on now. but as you mentioned one young man killed overnight we're actually in the location where that happened they've been laying flowers over the spot where he was killed because the protesters had been blocking the road in response. to that statement present so what the protesters are saying here is that. story is being. provocative. crazy this is what people here are telling us that they're back on the road trying to block. basically because this is one of the main ways to keep the pressure on the government so we're south of beirut but the roads are also block

beirut. the who the rebels in yemen are accusing their enemies and the saudi u.a.e. coalition of exploiting soldiers from sudan in the ongoing conflict they have released footage that they say shows heavy defeats inflicted by the who these on sudanese forces fighting on the front line mohamed el a tab has more now from the capital sana according to all the forces these prisoners of war are from sudan and so were there did colleagues and. a lady that probably do more than the sudanese regime forces soldiers to fight as mercenaries in return for money within the ranks of the aggressor coalition forces other states limited their role to join in the airstrikes or little force and the sudanese regime through its forces into the ground warfare where many of the coalition states refrained. i'm able to verify the authenticity and countdowns of the photos observers say the hoa fees are using it to send a message to sudan as a new leaders to pull sudanese forces out of yemen it appears as they got to. the losses of the sudanese mercenaries amount to $285.00 killed and dozens w

demonstrations as well or accuses the usa of interference in its internal affairs joining me now from beirut is former lebanese president and me of the hood former president thanks so much for coming on going underground before we get to the ongoing demonstrations in lebanon your reaction to a wiki leaks whistleblower alleging the o.p.c. w. report which claimed chemical weapons use by outside of syria may have been compromised it was the report which britain used to bomb syria yet so. as usual we used to it especially in lebanon you know after our experience with the un. unfortunately they do what the us tells them we've been through that and as you said there was still blogger said that they were making that. proved that there was nothing to prove that and i can tell you i had the same thing in lebanon. many instances a stock thing with the implementing 4 to 5 state 22 year there is no return nobody implied that and then we when we got back our land by force. in 2000 had a big argument that the time with mrs albright and she was convincing me from new york that they would there are lots hap

attempts to overthrow president assad an hour and a half away his drive from the unease capital beirut in damascus this is what has been a leader shake the stroller told julian the sun join our t.v. just one year into what would become the u.k. war in syria there are no it's worse in syria everybody knows that when the fed. says regime when the free has supported on the resistance in lebanon supported the resistance in palestine and as it takes knobs back down in the face of its radiant american pressure. for this is a regime which serves the palestinian cause very well my mother oil a few swirly what who are what we call for in serious negotiations dialogue is there reform actually there alone is not be carried out because the alternative to that no one cause of the diversities of our inside syria because of the sensitivity of the situation in syria the alternatives to hysteria into civil war and this is exactly what america and israel want for syria since the hezbollah aerated victory of president assad of syria against washing german tel aviv london is arguably been shell shocked by

good to have you with us let's start there is some common themes here between what's happening in beirut and baghdad but if we can 1st of all let's break it down more on what i want to ask you is we've had these promises quite open ended from the iraqi president about the prime min this is stepping down about elections early elections is any of that really serious since there's no timetable attached to it or is that political maneuvering. well let's all remind ourselves that the iraqi president is part and parcel of the existing regime in iraq although he is a kurd speaking about a shiite prime minister with of course a configuration of shiite sunni kurd. power sharing of sort of this division of labor while the sharks of course are in measure control this existing regime but him sort of as part and parcel of it and hence he is trying to rectify whatever could be rectified without. in any way undoing the regime that he belongs to and so he is trying to play along under pressure by different parties with then they rockey parliament in order to really make a serious governmental change but

correspondents anahata has more from beirut. about a month ago the prime minister resigned he said he did the opposite he did the call from the streets but the president asked him to stay on in a caretaker capacity and ever since the ruling elite those who are in power have been negotiating with him on the shape of a new government he is a popular leader he is also the son new leader in lebanon and this is a country which is there's a deep divide between sects and if one sect feels that they have been left out of power then that is dangerous despite what we have been seeing in the streets the. protest movement at the end of the day like i mentioned if someone like leaves office then the sunni community will feel that he has been the scapegoat why should he be the only one who doesn't return to office why not the christian leader the president of the country michel aoun the or the leader of the house speaker why don't they leave office and heed the call from the street now how do you say that he's no longer interested he's blamin

beirut. the u.s. has formally begun withdrawing from the paris climate agreements the global pact to set up to fight climate change in 2015 and has been ratified but 185 countries present donald trump has criticized the treaty saying that it's imposes an unfair economic burden on american workers the u.s. is the only country to pull out of the accords she has written says more from washington d.c. this formal notification means that in a year's time the u.s. will leave the paris climate accord the day after the u.s. presidential election so this could be reversed if a democrat wins the election they have 30 days them or they have to wait 30 days and then they can get back in to be a court but also other interesting interesting fact is that mean that perhaps all hope isn't lost on climate for a start local authorities both federal and and city authorities are doing a great deal now to try and combat greenhouse gases although even they admit that's not enough without federal action in addition to public

beirut. but protesters in lebanon are escalating their struggle against those in power again closing roads to pressure the governing coalition to form a government independent of political parties this is the main highway linking the capital beirut to south lebanon we are blocking the road but tell the people who are sitting at home that hey listen we are doing this because you are not raising your voice because you are being silent something like these young men continue to support the mainly sectarian political parties they are diverting traffic caused by road closures there is tension in the streets day 19 of this protest movement and people here say there is still the tournaments to take control of their future but they are facing a political class just as determined to stay in power public pressure has forced prime minister saddle heidi to resign but the president michel aoun has still not set a date for binding parliamentary consultations to choose a new prime minister there's a lot of

political crisis and protests rallies are continuing after a lebanese man was shot dead south of beirut marking the 1st such death and $27.00 days of nationwide protests. the opposition leader in bolivia senate has declared herself interim president after weeks of political turmoil as was sworn in and despite lacking a majority in congress she's taken no taking over from ousted president evo morales who is now in mexico after being granted asylum resigned after weeks of protests over his disputed reelection they've got 3 of our correspondents covering the story across the region rana sanchez is following developments in the blue capital let's pause so it's a bow isn't a political stronghold of president morales just outside the capital and john hallman is in mexico city where president morales has been given asylum 1st. and. well tensions are growing here in the center of the capital where the presidential palace and the national assembly is here at the plus somebody york an area that is completely surrounded and sealed by police riot police and another ring of protection by the army th

correspondent bussell r.a.d who is in the lebanese capital beirut hello to you basel so tell us what nobody has traitors are planning today. today we have. the 1st one the. main squares and all over the major cities and then in an 18 days. it's through that number decline after that is the mission of the government. to join. a mass demonstration similar to the one last sunday the. president president michel on. the minister of foreign affairs. movement which is the largest party and lebanon. will reach it and. its a. to the east. the presidential look at the. 2 different signs 2 different sets of goals tell us what each side i was hoping is hoping to achieve. the 1st one. since 18 years even as the nation of the government. it's. gone today no. huge. first of all to achieve to push hard on the authorities to form a. government made of experts and technocrats while the 2nd the 2nd of the 2nd part of the scene. the seeking. to. show on prime minister for to japan to see the negotiation of. the new government all right so what does that mean for the lebanese authorities what would be th

this generation will be worth it for weeks now ivan has been taking part in protests in beirut along with thousands of other frustrated young lebanese they're demanding jobs equality and a new beginning promises of reforms and a government rich shuffle have cooled tensions on the streets but protesters say they're not going home yet. we started we're going to finish we're going to fight for our rights until the end mohamed coauthor of the ruling party amal dismisses talk of revolution he thinks a few reforms and fresh faces will smooth things over. there will be a few changes in the cabinet some in significant positions but we're not going to replace everyone. there are a few ministers in good standing in the current cabinet why should they be replaced . but ivan and his friends are holding out for fundamental change whether sunni shiite or christian they're unified in anger at the ruling class. for more we're joined by d.w. correspondent bustle r.a.d who's in the lebanese capital beirut hello to you basel so tell us what in the morning strangers are planning today. today we have. th

political reforms but they also come to demonstrations in support of the political system we go to beirut the capital of lebanon for the day to day existence also coming up killing zones on the next in place to be to the victims often.

of petro aggression when oil causes war welcome to you all just a question i'll start with you in beirut so it's no secret that the proceeds from the i.p.o. will be used by the kingdom sovereign public investment fund to be reinjected into the saudi economy as part of hamad bin sandman's a vision 2030 so would you say that there is a lot at stake for mohamed been sidelined personally with this i.p.o. since vision 2030 is really has baby it is that it will also help with great deal the kingdom of saudi arabia that it has to address the challenges that it faces and there is no denying the fact that you have a workforce of 40000000 people who only 4000000 are natives which means that. over 50 percent of the population be less than 25 years old the economy has to create a lot more jobs in the future so this i.p.o. will help alleviate adds to the economic engine of the kingdom and it will allow for the complete to reinvest some of its resources precisely took me 8 the kind of jobs on which vision 2030 is based if this succeeds it will not only be years for some of been said and the government

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a he's an author and senior fellow at the al-jazeera center for studies joining us via skype from beirut josef also an author and senior fellow at the king feisal a center for research on islamic studies also on skype from rhode island geoff clark colgan he's an associate professor at brown university and the author of petro aggression when oil causes war welcome to you all just a crisis here and i'll start with you in beirut so it's no secret that the proceeds from the i.p.o. will be used by the kingdom sovereign public investment fund to be reinjected into the saudi economy as part of hamad bin sandman's a vision 2030 so would you say that there is a lot at stake for mohamed bin sideman personally with this i.p.o. since vision 2030 is really has baby it is that it will also help with great deal the kingdom of saudi arabia that it has to address the challenges that its faces and there is no denying the fact that you have a workforce of 40000000 people who only 4000000 are natives which means that. over 50 percent of the population be less than 25 years old the economy has to create a lo

in beirut and across the country so that the complex political system in lebanon all the protest is ultimately a. actually attainable. well it is very difficult it's easier said than done and people here will tell you yes we know that's what started as a spontaneous protest movement people demanding no more taxes food there's a high cost of living they wanted a better economy suddenly became a revolution to overthrow the system this system a sectarian base that's been in place for decades as the minorities for example in this country are worried that if you overhaul this political system they will not have a place in the new levanon so that is why there are some people who really are not throwing their weight behind the movement in this unnecessarily mean they like those who are in power but they are afraid of the unknown because the electoral law alone for example will determine whether or not a certain sect gets a certain number of seats in parliament so people are worried at the end there is a deep sectarian and political divide in this country the for example this area it's main