leaving beirut, things get rural fast. herd of sheep later, i'm here -- the bekaa valley. what's that way? syria? boy: [ speaking arabic ] lemonis: syria? that way. syria is literally on the other side of the mountain. a country now torn apart by its own civil war. since it started in 2011, some 1 1/2 million syrian refugees have streamed over the border into lebanon increasing the population to 6 million people. many live in crowded makeshift camps like this one. i've seen it on tv, but i think to actually be in it is very different than hearing about it. i think what will be stamped on my brain and my memory forever are the kids running around. what happens to them? what's their future look like? on the outskirts of the camp, the women i came all the way here to meet. 23-year-old aalaa alzhouri and her cousins fled syria seven years ago. how did you get here? female interpreter: we were living in a safe country, but the events started happening in syria. and we were really worried about our young kids. every time a morta

it dominated the heart of beirut for 15 years.then came assassinations, bombings, the economic crash in a state where the government is absent. we don't have a government, but a mafia that preys on the state, says writer elias khoury. elias: it's a residue of the political system that was created after the war which i called the system of permanent civil war. there is no civil war in lebanon but these mafiosos, these heads of different militias, these different sects, the only way for them to govern was to threaten us with civil war. >> the explosion was an accident, but it wasn't a coincidence, says khoury. on august 4, the truth that the rulers tried to cover up exploded: it's not civil war that poses the greatest threat, but the government itself. so what now? elias: i don't like to use the term hope in a hopeless situation. when you are after despair, when you gthrough th total spair and en you feeat lastou are beyd despair, thenf you want. you can call this determination to survive. >> the sursock museum will be rebuilt. help

let's bring in our correspondent in beirut.ant to start by asking, basically, have the views of the protesters been ignored i lebanon? reporter: absolutely. you heard it right now. their viewsave been ignored a lot of them are opposing the return of the prime minister. as you know, he stepped down from that position less than a year ago, now he is back. it is a slap in the face for the revolutionaries who have been demanding a complete overhaul of the system, this system that has been in place in lebanon for decades now. they want complete reform, not just in the system, but also in electoral law. they wanted new faces to govern them, they want technocrats, people who know what theare doing, who are in charge of the ministries and who will make a difference and wil pull lebanon out of this series of crises. cris, but lebanon is facingomic more than that, it is facing a series of multiple crises exacerbated, of course, by covid-19, as you mentioned. not to mention the explosion that left beirut in complete ruins. how do we get o

let's go to our reporter in beirut. seeing things for himself. at the center of the explosion. are there any s signs of progre? >> that's right. the explosion took place nearly two months ago just a stonenes ththrow from where i'm standingg just behind me. leleaving behind d a deep p crad massive amounts of destrucuctio. there is some progreress in the sense that the debris around here has been cleared.d. if you look aroround at the buildings, windows are m missin. doors have disappearared. there is still so much to accomplish. another striking feature about this neighborhood closese to the port where the explosion took place is s the fact that so many apartments are empty. i have been told that so many of these people havave lefthehe coununtry. that is one ofof the saddest features of this crisis which is as you mentioned, compounded with so many of them currently facing just to mentition a few. there is a majajor political crisis. also, a refugee crisis with so many people coming into the country frorom neighboring syri. in tererms o t the prog

beirut. tens of thousands of time protesters have been out on the streets for a 4th day despite the police shutting down major roads and public transport in the capital. main intersections and metro stations were closed on saturday but that didn't stop the large crowds from holding impromptu rallies on the outskirts of bangkok it comes a day off to security forces used water cannon to disperse anti-government demonstrators defying a ban on public gatherings the protesters are demanding new elections and unprecedented reforms to the monarchy. now french prosecutors are saying the teenager of chechen descent accused of heading a teacher in paris on friday that approach school pupils to help identify his victim the school is believed to have received multiple threats after the teacher showed a controversial image of a prophet mohammed and a lesson about freedom of expression 9 people are in french custody in connection with the attack so on again go has more they gathered outside the secondary s

in the blogs as you noted joins us now live from beirut and then it's been a terrible year and frustration once again mounting protests rejecting corruption in the routing clubs. well. it has been a very difficult year those nationwide protests were triggered by a bad economy people were not making and. they were losing their jobs today the economy is near collapse the currency has devalued by 80 percent on the black market people savings are trapped in the banks because the financial system is paralyzed there is a liquidity crisis more and more businesses are closing down and people are losing their jobs unemployment more than 30 percent poverty now more than 50 percent of a population of 5000000 people are poor the situation is definitely much worse people took to the streets today to mark the one year anniversary of what they call the revolution but these people were not able to rally the whole nation behind that a significant number of lebanese still continue to protect and defend the status quo the sectarian leaders who have been governing this country for decades simply because they

and all the headlines protesters of marched in lebanon's capital beirut to marking here says the start of anti-government protests thousands also held a vigil at the ground 0 august massive explosion at the city's port and several european countries have reported a wreck or daily numbers of coronavirus cases treating france italy austria and the netherlands more restrictions of also come into force in france and poland. so 17 days to go before the election donald trump is holding campaign rallies in 2 different states just 2 hours apart right now he's addressing a rally in the swing state of michigan before heading to wisconsin for another rally and the next alah the pressure is on with his democratic challenger joe biden leading him in many of the national polls trump also attacked a member of his own party and sas off to audio emerged of the republican senator criticizing the president's 2 constituents in nebraska more than 22000000 people have already cast their ballots for the election so john hendren joins us live now from washington and in the closing weeks of the campaign john p

the explosion that took place in beirut in august was devastating.he injured, an estimated 300,000 people were left homeless. so, christis has set off from cape greko in cyprus, beginning a roughly 200 kilometre journey to beirut, raising money and attention, as long as conditions remain fair. you need a certain degree of luck in this thing, as far as the weather is concerned. so, if the weather permits, everything is going to be ok. it's not going to be perfect, but hopefully it will be good enough. he is not completely on his own. there will be a support ship nearby in case he gets in any trouble. the trip is expected to last three days. three long days. tim allman, bbc news. what a journey! let's remind you of our main developing story this hour. armenian missiles have struck azerbaijan's second biggest city, ganja, as fighting continues over the disputed area of nagorno—karabakh. a residential area was struck 60 kilometres away. this image of search crews in the dark. we will keep you updated. hello there, the weather is set to change in a big wa

the explosion that took place in beirut in august was devastating.e injured, an estimated 300,000 people were left homeless. so, christis has set off from cape greko in cyprus, beginning a roughly 200—kilometre journey to beirut, raising money and attention, as long as conditions remain fair. you need a certain degree of luck in this thing, as far as the weather is concerned. so, if the weather permits, everything is going to be ok. it's not going to be perfect, but hopefully it will be good enough. he is not completely on his own. there will be a support ship nearby in case he gets in any trouble. the trip is expected to last three days. three long days. tim allman, bbc news. three excruciatingly exhausting days. do let me know what you're up to. i am on twitter. stay with us. hello there, the weather is set to change in a big way next week. but before then, essentially we've got more of the same. and probably skies looking a bit like this across many parts of the country. there will be a lot of cloud around this weekend. for many places, it may wel

to remove those entrenched in power but they are keeping the resistance a life sentence for their beirut. joining us now is mark dalla professor of communications from the american university of beirut has been involved in the lebanese protests and as we hearing in zain is report there a year of protests against the country's ruling elite the establishment all the protest as being heard. i think they are and that he is and that is is because the entire political system is crippled they couldn't sustain 2 governments and less than a year and the 3rd one is totally blocked from being created in addition there's a lot of international pressure. lebannon especially with repeated visits from president micro and other international delegations putting even more pressure on the current president and parliament to move things forward and get that he forms done to try and save this country unfortunately unfortunately what the situation holds for us is still a big unknown because the local politicians are so. maintaining their seats even at the expense of the health and safety of all of the live i

this week we go to lebanon and find out how beirut is not seen as coping after the devastating port blogs. in gemini u.s. military and failed has left a toxic legacy what are locals doing about it. but 1st we learn how the coronavirus pandemic is forcing other nights to say farewell to that beloved 60. freedom of self-determination and the opportunity to get ahead for centuries cities have promised all of that even today many people are drawn to urban areas for exactly those reasons i have a home off the global population now lives in cities that's more than 4000000000 people and few places have offered greater hopes of success and happiness the new york city now though the pandemic is laying the dreams of many lives than to waste . in a few days' time celine compound will have left new york she came from paris seemingly a lifetime ago saying goodbye to the city is hard to. say if. face. to face i think. i just but now i. have to go but they're very good. and moving so to me here is that it gets. emotional. she came for love then stayed to build a new life in the city of limitless possibi

this week we go to lebanon and find out how beirut's art scene is coping after the devastating poll last. in gemini a u.s. military airfield has left a toxic legacy what are locals doing about it. but 1st we learn how the coronavirus pandemic is forcing urbanites to say farewell to their beloved. freedom of self-determination and the opportunity to get ahead for centuries cities have promised all of that even today many people are drawn to urban areas for exactly those reasons i've a half the global population now lives in cities that's more than 4000000000 people and few places have offered greater hopes of success and happiness the new york city now though the pandemic is laying the dreams of many lives there to waste. in a few days' time celine copland will have left new york she came from paris seemingly a lifetime ago saying goodbye to the city is hard. make it. big. i'll be back i just don't know where. to go but they're very good. and moving searching here it's like it's. emotional. she came for love then stayed to build a new life in the city of limitless possibilities setting up

a diesel tank exploded inside a bakery in beirut on friday night killing 4 people and injuring several others according to the lebanese red cross the cause of the blast remains unclear the explosion comes 2 months after a devastating explosion in beirut sports killed nearly 200 people. and the 2nd u.s. presidential debate due to take place next week has been canceled donald trump refused to join a virtual debate with democratic challenger joe biden the president is expected to make a formal speech at the white house later on saturday his 1st since testing positive for covert 90. and now to new york where fans of the late beatles star john lennon have paid tribute on what would have been his 80th birthday. well wisher saying some of lennon's biggest hits and left flowers and candles at the imagine most a central park close to where one of the most famous performers of the 20th century was gunned down he was shot outside his apartment in the city nearly 40 years ago here's a look back at the beatles life and legacy. imagine john lennon's 971 song became an anthem for the global peace mov

beirut 2 months after the devastating explosion at the port. it affected compass people including many artists. and galleries have been destroyed creative work in pageant water mains is anger at the lebanese government. 3 those are. next on d w. a country at peace and yet on the front lines germany during the cold war. on for decades this is way down last faced off against each other. how did ordinary germans experience the conflict. germany and the cold war. 45 minutes on d w. 3 up today don't miss our highlights d.w. program online d.w. dot com highlights. from this new song no story about a stubborn rice farmer from thailand. his problem tests. his crew go no chemicals. and his plan was. the students are not good because they don't stand a chance. train and successful. tucker carry me starts october 15th on d w. welcome to global st albans. this week we go to lebanon and find out how beirut's on scene is coping after the devastating poll last. in germany a u.s. military airfield has left a toxic legacy what are locals doing about it. but 1st

lina sinjab reports from beirut. one year since the protests began in lebanon.a pivotal moment in lebanon's modern history. a moment when the lebanese people pushed for change but were faced with devastating economic, health and security challenges. the power is to the people and we are the change here. we are going to fight for this country because we deserve a better lebanon. this is what is left of the momentum of the protest that erupted last year across the country. the ones who came here today are defiant and they want to send a message to their government, but also to the world, that they want to keep up the hope and they want change, even if it takes a long time. people are tired and exhausted. it's economic collapse, it's coronavirus, and it's the blast. people have no means to survive or continue and the ones who came here today are sending one message — they are here to stay and waiting for change. as they continue their march, they raise their voice with anger. anger over corrupt and impotent government who not only made the country poorer, but fails

since all this for anger in beirut has. growing every day in the corridors behind the harbor no consciousness landscape. recent years have seen me emerge are seen with international appeal many saw it as a hope for a renaissance a little bit cosmopolitan and liberal now that hope is in movies. the magnificent museum was also badly damaged it was only reopened in 2015 after a long renovation as a place of art for everyone entry is free. the last visitors had just left the building while director is a dog was still in her office more oculus later she wasn't injured. what i've been going through when i was like i was shot by a sniper in 78 i was 8 years old i was at the beach since done i was in so that kind of kid that's our generation the war generation want to help talk to forget to want to talk in verse 10 and who through these structures artistic initial things they have been witnessing nonresponsive beneath the government and of course a civil society that is more and more like acting as if it's placing the state which w

able to remove those entrenched in power but they are keeping the resistance a life of their own beirut. a delegation from the international criminal court is meeting officials in sudan to discuss the arrest warrant for merrill bashir the former president has been in prison in heart since he was toppled off the mass protest in april last year the i.c.c. has accused him of war crimes genocide and crimes against humanity in darfur. china has begun inoculating people in the city of xinjiang using an experimental covert 19 vaccine the trial treatment by sin of biotech is being given to people in high risk jobs like doctors nurses but it's also being offered to the public for $60.00 . new zealand's prime minister just endure a durned says sure look to form a new government within 3 weeks a labor party claimed an unprecedented victory in national polls on saturday on and off support to govern alone. and take you through some of the headlines here in al-jazeera now armenia and azerbaijan are accusing each other of violating a 2nd seize fire which began just a few hours ago more than $700.00 pe

beirut 2 months after the devastating explosion that the port. is affected come close people including many artists studios and galleries have been destroying creative work in pageant for maine's is. the lebanese government. 3000. next on d w. what secrets lie behind. discover new adventures in 360 degrees. and explore fascinating world heritage sites. w world heritage 360 get the map now. welcome to global st helens. this week we go to lebanon and find out how beirut on scene is coping after the devastating pool lost. in germany a u.s. military and failed has left a toxic legacy what are locals doing about it. but 1st we learn how the coronavirus pandemic is forcing the knights to say.

political deadlock to replace him and then only oldest a partial explosion ripped through central beirut killing more than 200 people every came another symbol of government incompetence and weeks later a 2nd wave of coronavirus opposed the threat for the 10s of thousands of people who lost their homes in the blast. when he joins us from beirut you know that was very good but things are just going well from bad to worse. yes the situation has since the terrorist to the economy was bad a year ago and that's what triggered nationwide protests today the economy is near total collapse more than 50 percent of a population of $5000000.00 people are now poor the middle class is sinking into poverty people are losing their jobs businesses are closing this country is in dire need of hard currency but there will be no international assistance until the politicians stop bickering over seats in the next government and agree to form a reform minded government but those in power those who have been in power for decades now are clinging on to that power and are really refusing to form a government of e

beirut. is a professor of communications at the american university of beirut he says the movement reflects a major change in how the. politics. all the current leaders are late and their age they have lost credibility they have destroyed the economy and they're massively incompetent so i believe the war generation the warlord leaders and their mafia friends have run out of bullets to shoot at the population and currently there are massive movements all across have been distinct in being very youthful very engaging and very active on social media in addition the principles of their choice of being citizens which is refusing the sectarian system and speaking their own opinions in the face of all those politicians i think this is a massive systematic change it's a new paradigm of how we want to run the country as citizens and what type of leaders do we want and what type of political parties we would create in 5 years this will be a different country without the warlords suddenly the mass movem

to remove those entrenched in power but they are keeping the resistance a life sentence for their beirut still ahead on al-jazeera. it's a good way to get people number life it's not a good way an ethical way but it's certainly effective on the ground years ago in guinea that ethnic divisions could turn into violence as people prepare for sunday's presidential vote on one of the biggest election wins ever in new zealand now just send out dance friendly politics have brought contrast success. will by and large the weather is so fair across a good part of the middle east that largely clear skies lotty hazy sunshine but we could just see a little bit of that weather pushing towards amman in the form of the system here the swirling across see arabian say there will just not just waits was a coastal fringes a few spots of right sunny a possibility as is the case for them all somewhat the weather sliding across to be moving for the black sea heading towards the caspian sea running across the caucasus elsewhere in between it is fine and dry with lots of hazy sunshine temperatures here in the ho

some of the other stories making news around the world a diesel tank exploded inside a bakery and beirut on friday night killing 4 people and injuring several others according to the lebanese red cross the cause of the blast remains unclear the explosion comes 2 months after a devastating explosion in beirut sports killed nearly $200.00 people. the 2nd u.s. presidential debate due to take place next week has been cancelled donald trump refused to join a virtual debate with democratic challenger joe biden the president is expected to make a speech at the white house later on saturday his 1st since testing positive for 1000. and hurricane delta has made landfall in the u.s. state of louisiana the storm skirted the eastern coast of texas bringing with it fears winds and big waves delta is the 10th storm to hit the u.s. this year breaking a century old record. now north korea is celebrating the 75th anniversary of its ruling party the capital pyongyang has been staging a massive parade featuring its latest weapons hardware leader kim jong il was expected to preside over the display in the ce

cause of the blast remains unclear the explosion comes 2 months after a devastating explosion in beirut scores killed nearly 200 people. in a pod of orcas commonly called killer whales has been terrorizing sailors off the coast of spain marine biologists are now trying to understand why the intelligent mammals have started attacking boats. and this is. like a scene out of a horror film a group of all critters surround a sailboat off springs atlantic coast they appear to want to play not entirely unusual. but the game turned serious one begins to ram the hole and attacks the rudder until the boat can hardly maneuver. there have been several such attacks since august but. it went very quickly they peered to be behind and beneath us then suddenly there was a huge bump it knocked me over and i fell on to the bench. images of the old attacks have been circulating on social media normally the highly intelligent mammals don't attack humans but this year at least 8 boats have had their riders broken on spain's atlantic coast forcing the sailors to call for help or thor as he's moved quickly to

reforms but they 1st need to agree on a new cabinet the government resigned after the explosion of beirut ports in august that killed 200 people it was blamed on negligence by officials. there is no punch there is no responsibility there is no accountability and as you can see. them and they're back to their old ways as if none of us exist that is why people have returned to the streets they insist on being heard their peaceful resistance wasn't able to remove those entrenched in power but they are keeping the resistance alive for their beirut. voters are heading back to the polls in the self declared republic of northern cyprus for the presidential runoff people are now facing a choice between the current president who is pro reunification with the south and the prime minister who was backed by turkey cyprus has been divided since the 1970 s. meanwhile turkey says the amount of gas discovered off its black sea coast is much more than 1st thought the gas field was 1st identified in august but further reserves have not been identified and president obama says the gas will be ready for dome

to remove those entrenched in power but they are keeping the resistance a life sentence for their beirut let's take you through some of the headlines here now just syria armenia and azerbaijan are accusing each other of violating a 2nd ceasefire which began just a few hours ago more than $700.00 people on both sides have been killed during nearly 3 weeks of fighting a u.n. arms embargo on iran has expired after 13 years it was lifted as part of the 2015 nuclear deal with well.

this week we go to lebanon and find out how beirut's art scene is coping after the devastating poll last. in germany a u.s. military airfield has left a toxic legacy what are locals doing about it. but 1st we learn how the coronavirus pandemic is forcing urbanites to say farewell to their beloved city. the freedom of self-determination and the opportunity to get ahead for centuries cities have promised all of that even today many people are drawn to urban areas for exactly those reasons over half the global population now lives in cities that's more than 4000000000 people and few places have offered greater hopes of success and happiness the new york city now though the pandemic is laying the dreams of many lives there to waste. in a few days' time celine come plan will have left new york she came from paris seemingly a lifetime ago saying goodbye to this is she is hard to. make if. face to face i'll be back i just work now i have to have to go by their vehicle. i'm moving certainly here it's like it's. an emotional. she came for love then stayed to build a new life in the city of limitl

beirut 2 months after the devastating explosion at the port. it affected companies people including many artists studios and galleries have been destroying their creative work in pad water mains is anger at the lebanese government. 3000. next on t.w. . africa. the symbols of long. grey crown cranes bring good fortune to the environment to. get in 10 yet their numbers are sinking dramatically. now volunteers are getting locals interested in protecting these majestic good luck charms. good for a laugh in 60 mass dollars. for. people looking for in a car which. there are many answers. there are many reasons. and there are many alternatives to. make up your own mind. the job made for minds. welcome to global st albans. this week we go to lebanon and find out how beirut on scene is coping after the devastating poll lost. in germany a u.s. military airfield has left a toxic legacy what are locals doing about it. but 1st we learn how the coronavirus pandemic is forcing urbanites to say farewell to their beloved city. the freedom of self-determination

in beirut. the f.b.i. is accusing both iran and russia of trying to interfere with the u.s. election it's less than 2 weeks away now it says the both countries have obtained data on voter registration iran is accused of sending fake e-mails to voters to try to intimidate them like our reports from washington. these are members of a far right wing group calling itself the proud boys according to the f.b.i. iranian agents are planting e-mails to democratic party voters purporting to come from the proud boys with the intention of creating social unrest to that end we have already seen iran sending spoofed emails designed to intimidate voters incite social unrest and damage president trump of repeatedly recently when asked to condemn the proud boys president trump instead asked them to stand back and stand by both the director of national intelligence and the f.b.i. head i've been accused of attempting to downplay russian interference allegedly in accordance with the president's wishes but russia was also named 1st we have confirmed that some voter registration information has b

political deadlock to replace him and in early august a powerful explosion ripped through central beirut killing more than 200 people and became another symbol of government incompetence and weeks later a 2nd wave of coronavirus posed a threat for the 10s of thousands of people who lost their homes in the blast that's enough to send a holiday who has the latest from beirut. it has been a very difficult year those nationwide protests were triggered by the economy people were not making and. they were losing their jobs today the economy is near collapse the currency has devalued by 80 percent on the black market more than 50 percent of a population of 5000000 people are poor the situation is definitely much worse people took to the streets today to mark the one year anniversary of what they call the revolution but these people were not able to rally the whole nation behind a significant number of lebanese still continue to protect and defend the status quo the sectarian leaders who have been governing this country for decades simply because they either benefit from them or for ideological

we have seen an economic collapse and the beirut blast.n terms of politics, it does appear it is business as usual. the same old policies. one protester described this as a slap in the face. jane: let's turn now to the case of calin maxwell, the socialite facing charges for trafficking underaged girls for sex. documents from the sealed testimony remained -- were made public. jeffrey epstein took his own life oil waiting for trial in jail. for more, let's go to my colleague in new york. what is the significance of this testimony? >> jane, the miami herald, which came out with thexpose that led to scrutiny on the epstein case had been fighting for years to get this deposition released. on the one hand we know it makes the basis of the perjury charges in the criminal case against elaine maxwell and because we've heard so little from maxwell herself, this is 465 pages of questioning the public is able to go through. jane: who is named in it apart from epstein and maxwell? >> a lot of the deposition dealt with claims by virginia roberts. a lot

of the embassy in beirut which killed so many cia officers and other americans at the time. subsequently, it was determined was probably this operation, the dawn of that whole era of truck bomb terrorism that was the beginning, a really pivotal time and from then on, he had more american and israeli blood on his hands than anyone. the operational genius of hezbollah. they call it terrorism because he was so elusive, literally had one photograph with him and they could never keep up with him. he was wearing disguises, he developed pioneer use of shakes charge, a sophisticated ied that essentially drove the israelis out of lebanon and it was that lethal and he killed the israeli general, figuring he was withdrawn. in short, is the most wanted guy and the other two most wanted guys were the general of syria and an iranian general named soleimani whose name may bring about since he was killed in january this year. in any event, cia tried to track down him and i tell the story of an operation on bill clinton's watch at the end of his presidency, cia director in which they track t

just as a hero to many in the streets of persia a district in the south of beirut. palestinian refugees have been living here for decades now many syrians have joined them. shows us where she lives a dilapidated house where she rents a couple of rooms the 33 year old fled with her children from the so-called islamic state in northern syria the 5 of them have been living here all alone for 4 years the children's father abandon them while the conditions are terrible but i have to keep going i have 3 girls but ever since the coronavirus pandemic began things have gotten worse the people i work for let me go there fraid of getting infected. the children seem depressed and apathetic the youngest are just 2 and 4 years old that 7 year old twins have a severe kidney disease their mother tells us they only survive with the help of aid organizations but how long can that last we are having protests outside our office several times per week from refugees who are saying get us out of here we cannot stand we cannot concert by any longer and something we've seen in the last week

a diesel tank exploded inside a bakery in beirut on friday killing 4 people and injuring several others according to the lebanese red cross the cause of the blast remains unclear explosion comes 2 months after a devastating explosion in beirut sport killed nearly 200 people. today marks 80 years since the birth of legendary songwriter john lennon after finding fame with the beatles he went on to have an influential solo career but his life was cut short when he was shot dead in new york aged 40 here's a look back at his life. imagine john lennon's 971 song became an anthem for the global peace movement. by then he'd left the wild years of the beatles behind him. so it was an intense crazy world class korea he once said that the beatles were more popular than jesus lennon was the funny man but he was also very unhappy by the end he and the others became tired of it told the arguments the touring and the screaming founds. his famous bed ins for peace with his wife yoko ono proved the last straw for the band's fans were furious saying she calls the breakup. an intense period of creativity

beirut 2 months after the devastating explosion at the port. it affected come close people including many artists. studios and galleries have been destroying their creative work in pageant water mains is it and got the lebanese government. fritos. next on t.w. . how can a vision loss be combated. eye problems are increasing all over the world and the patients are getting younger and younger. doctors and scientists from researching new treatments from groundbreaking diagnostic procedures to fair with reap. graham stem cells will be our eyes clear vision. in 45 minutes on d w. h o n being the new book you are now one of. the 55th the length of. exposing injustice global news that matters to you mate for mines. welcome to global street thousands. this week we go to lebanon and find out how beirut's art scene is coping after the devastating blast. in gemini a u.s. military airfield has left a toxic legacy what are locals doing about it. but 1st we learn how the coronavirus pandemic is forcing urbanites to say farewell to their beloved sixteen's. th

yasser arafat to the hero to many in the streets of persia oprah me a district in the south of beirut. palestinian refugees have been living here for decades now many syrians have joined them. shows us where she lives until i plaited house where she rents a couple of rooms the 33 year old fled with her children from the so-called islamic state in northern syria the 5 of them have been living here all alone for 4 years the children's father abandon them while the conditions are terrible but i have to keep going i have 3 girls but ever since the coronavirus pandemic began things have gotten worse the people i work for let me go there fraid of getting infected. the children seem depressed and apathetic the youngest are just 2 and 4 years old that 7 year old twins have a severe kidney disease their mother tells us they only survive with the help of aid organizations but how long can that last. we are having protests outside our office several times per week from refugees who are saying get us out of here we cannot stand we cannot concert by any longer and something we have seen in the las

beirut 2 months after the devastating explosion at the port. it affected come close people including many artists. studios and galleries have been destroyed their creative work in bad water mains is anger at the lebanese government. all 3000. next on d.w. . every 2 seconds a person does forced to flee their home nearly 71000000 people have been forcibly displaced. the consequences have been disastrous our documentary series displaced depicts dramatic humanitarian crises around the world you know. what a good thing i didn't go to university to kill people that say i don't want to have my boss come to me and tell me to kill someone having in many and if i don't they'll kill me. feel for their lives and their future so they seek refuge abroad is about the arena of vasquez me the most about their status seem to rise is that someday we won't even see the rusalka. but what will become of those who stay behind and it's a way my husband went to peru because of the crisis and. if he hadn't gone there we would have died of hunger. plan a phenomenon a law

our apologies we lost in a reporting from beirut on the one year anniversary of the uprising there well move on and tell you about thailand because thousands of type protesters have returned to the streets for a 4th day that's despite the police shutting down major roads on public transport in the capital. main intersections and metro stations were closed on saturday but that didn't stop large crowds from holding impromptu rallies on the outskirts of bangkok the protesters want new elections and reforms to the monarchy and the protesters are also calling for the abolition of a strict law that punishes any comments perceived as defaming the king in an unprecedented challenge to the monarchy so the king has said the country needs people who love the monarchy in a pre recorded speech broadcast on friday i don't know that. highly needs people who love the country people who lived in 3 of them or not and what the experience you have a what you have done in the past please use of the country's benefit. here's tony chang in bangkok and he says the protesters are ready for more street battles w

beirut. for the 1st time in its history trading on the talk your stock exchange has been suspended for the day that's because of a technical glitch it's the 3rd largest stock exchange in the world officials say the problem is with the system that relays market information but couldn't say when it will be fixed previous i suggest have happens when the electronic trading platform became overwhelmed too many orders at one time. world leaders are expected to visit kuwait's this week to pay their respects to the late in the year shake. a funeral was held for the 91 year old on wednesday and the burial was limited to relatives because of the coronavirus pandemic his half brother shake off. has been sworn in as kuwait's new mayor. and as the international says guinea's government has failed to hold security forces to account for a violent crackdown on protestors demonstrations began in october last year when president of a calm day announced plans to run for a 3rd term this wasn't allowed at the tim

beirut. guinea's government is accused of not holding security forces accountable for a violent crackdown on protesters amnesty international says at least 50 people were killed and dozens held in detention demonstrations began in october last year and president of a condé and those plans to run for a 3rd term. indian police are being accused of cremating the bosy of a teenage girl against her family's wishes the 1000 year old dies after she was gang raped is provokes renewed anger over sexual violence in india and against the country's cost system under schapelle reports. the women of this village have turned to each other for comfort during a difficult time they're mourning the death of a daughter and a sister 19 year old was tortured and gang raped in india's bitter pradesh state her body was discovered by family members before she died of her injuries on tuesday. after that they say the police made their suffering worse. cremating her body in the middle of the night against their wishes t

in beirut which killed so many cia officers. and other americans. at the time. subsequently, it was determined that -- is a probably -- it was the dawn of of course that whole area of truck bomb terrorism. hellishly the beginning. it was really pivotal time from that date forward yet more american and israeli bottoms have been anyone. he was operational genius of hezbollah, the operational chief. they called in the scarlet pimpernel of terrorism because he is so elusive. they literally had one grainy photograph of him, , the cia and they could never keep up with him. he would wear disguises. he developed come pioneered the use of the so-called shaped charge, a kind of sophisticated ied that really essentially told the israelis out of lebanon, and it was that effective and lethal and it would cut through a tank and he killed a famous israeli general triggering the israeli withdrawal. in short, he was a most wanted guy come and the other two most wanted guys were general soleimani of syria and in a reign in general named soleimani whose name may ring a bell. since