this is beirut, the barricade building that stood as a fighting position from east beirut to west beirut on the green line. yeah. there are bullet holes. look at that. every bullet hole has been fired between 1975 and 1990, from one part of the city to the other, trying to prohibit the connection between the east and west of the city. that's the only public building in lebanon that has preserved the traces of the war that, until today, has no history book written about it. you know that we don't teach the history of the civil war in our schools. really? it's already been 29 years since the end of the civil war. the children... my boy doesn't know anything from the history books. and you know, people want to talk, but we never gave them the chance. the city never asked for a reconciliation. - while mona was successful in saving the building from being destroyed, the campaign to create a permanent museum for the public is ongoing. and the battle isn't won until beirutis have a space in which to commemorate and confront their past. this is what we call the centre hole, triple-arch centre ho

but mr. macro and the government in beirut. i think what's going on is the saudis are trying the saudis feel a little bit isolated. they failed and virtually every initiative they've taken and the middle east and yemen and cut out of lebanon and iran, and virtually every foreign policy initiatives they've taken under them sell, man has failed and or backfired. and they really are trying to figure out a new way to reengage, diplomatically with other countries in the region. and in the world of the american president won't talk to the soldier grant prince because of the assassination. and so the, the so, or the leadership feels a little bit isolated among some people in the world. macros sees this as an opportunity to step and sell arms to the rockies. so ours to other people, re establish some kind of friendship in the region. so everybody sees some kind of benefit in this as seen from the saw or the perspective of the fact is that the french has simply played a very normal diplomatic game, which is to try to find a face saving

i'll just arizona hata in beirut reports on the background to the rift. there is no doubt the new page has been opened and the relationship between lebanon and saudi arabia, a phone conversation between the saudi crown prince mohammed, and the lebanese prime minister. and as he matter of course, the french president, the rama, crawl mediated. and so it really helped bring about this, this development. it is the 1st time a saudi official speaks to me since he was appointed prime minister in september. it really is a change in strategy and policy on behalf of the our policy has been for us. it is useless to engage with a government that is controlled by the irregular back has the law, and the government is dominated by has the law along with its allies. so now the crown prince, speaking to the prime minister of lebanon, the prime minister of lebanon, tweeting that this is a new beginning is, will help revive relations with a fraternal a brother of brother brotherly relations. because we have to remember gulf arab states where the traditional allies of leban

beirut was still reeling from the august 2021 port blast. ravaging a population already battered by a deep economic crisis. the politicians couldn't agree on the formation of a new government, and as 2021 ends events have proven things could get even worse. the cabinet of the prime minister hasn't met since october, divided between those who want the judge investigating the beirut port blast to resign and those who want him to stay. the lebanese currency already a fraction of its pre-crisis value has plummeted from historic low to historic low. the economy continues to shrink. 2021 ended up being the year that never was, the year when the families of the victims of the port blast demanded justice, which never happened. the year when once again lebanon's leaders failed to serve the people, almost 80% now live below the poverty line, the united nation reports. u.n. secretary antonio gutierrez visited the ruins of beirut's port tweeting afterwards the lebanese people deserve the truth. he's the latest in a long list of world leaders to call on

where i can no longer meet the growling leads of refuge even lebanon. santa holder has more from beirut. in exile for decades. these palestinian refugees have long lived on the margins of society. they are among the most vulnerable and poorest communities of lebanon. their situation has been made worse because the economy is close to collapse. and now their lifeline faces a shortage of funds. the financial crisis of on one us being of an existential nature. and it's often existence in nature because we cannot properly deliver our services anymore at a time to needs into come have significantly increase. always providing access to education to all the policy, reproduce, girls and boys in the camp and in the country. we are providing assistance to more than 200000 people. we are providing primary health scale. lebanon's currency crash has hurt the palestinians as well. inflation lead to food prices increasing by 10 fold. well, when people are just buying the basic, they no longer buying kilos, but in grounds for many help from the un is vital, especially since the lebanese state denies pa

a traditional ally is part of a larger geopolitical struggle with iran that for their elders. eda beirut or vice president emmanuel mac one has mac cats has inertia. timing been hammered. a funny in doha, a discussed ways at france and cattle can strengthen their relationship, including through economic and defense partnerships. earlier on that con, visited abu dhabi, when he signed a deal to supply 80 french made fighter jets to the united arab emirates. watching al jazeera ly from london. still i had for you on the program, sending and reinforcements more uganda and troops across the board to join the fight against an arm. rebel grove and the gammy is voting that system is unique. we'll look at why the electoral commission hope's doesn't news it's models. oh hello there. let's have a look at what's going on in europe over the next few days. and there's more unsettled weather on the way where it's not windy and where it is. certainly wintery and denmark had its 1st taste of snow earlier this week. there's more of that to come. as these weather systems work their way from the west to the

we live in minneapolis and please help lebanon head of the us land in beirut. we'll hear what else we had to say. ah, ah, look forward to burritos, guys. the with the sponsored by capital airways. hello, they let start in south asia. there's lots of fine and dry weather to be found across much of pakistan and india. we've had an intense cold wave sweep across. easton pakistan, and northern india leading to very cold nights and foggy conditions, but the temperature in delhi is going to edge up slightly. there will still be a lot of sunshine around as there will be 4 large areas of india, particularly in the south where we have seen a lot of rain recently. we're only thing a few showers trickle into sri lanka. it could get wet however, for that north east corner. we have got some watches out for thunderstorms with lightning in places like a some. now as we move across to central asia, we've got lots of settled weather across central parts of china. but down in the south, we've seen significant wet weather. that's thanks to typhoon right. it is weakening as it wor

a and cattle, the kingdom and of the gold states withdrew their ambassadors from beirut last month, angered by a government minister who criticized the satellite war in yemen. the minister resigned on friday. what saturday been france also issued a joint statement, calling on lebanon's leaders to work on comprehensive reforms. they want action on corruption, finance, energy and border control. emmanuel macro mom had been solomon also agreed to work on a humanitarian plan for lebanon's people. it's grinding economic crisis as left 3 quarters of the population in poverty. with more than 15 european countries have confirmed cases of the army con variance, but this persistent opposition to the reintroduction of measures to slow rising infections. thousands, much peacefully through the dutch city of utrecht. the government imposed a partial lockdown 3 weeks ago, due to case number's being at the highest since the pandemic again, a neighboring germany has just reported another 42000 infections. the outgoing chancellor anglo merkel made an appeal to those resisting vaccinations as she prepares to

melhem is associate professor of infectious diseases and microbiology at the american university of beirutthank you much forjoining us here on bbc news. first of all, could you just give us a picture, a broad sort of idea of how lebanon is being infected at the moment by covid—i9? thankfully, the cumulative number of daily cases has doubled since the beginning of september compared to those that we have seen earlier during the summer and we are currently at the daily number of cases and the incidence rate has also doubled as well. the mortality rate is currently at 3% and with more than 86% of these cases being unvaccinated, so we have approximately an average of 17—19 people dying from covid—i9. unfortunately, 78% of our icu beds are currently vaccinated and 98% of these occupants are not vaccinated. —— are currently occupied. there is also an increase positivity rate and now we're at an average during the past ia days of ii% and so lebanon has been affected not only by the pandemic but also by an economic an economic crisis that left the country at large and the health care system specif

it's moved to cross drop in temperature is by about 10 degrees in beirut. we've got some wet weather as well, and we may see some showers through the northeast of oman, impacting mosque out in the days to come, otherwise smooth sailing. plenty of sun to go round into the middle east. same goes for a pakistan. things are dry in the north towards the south. is wal beauty of a day in karachi, coming in with a high of 31 degrees at quite potent system roll through. this is a cold friend punchin across, so turkey, left to trails, destruction top wind speed here, a 130 kilometers per hour and killed at least 4 people. so temperatures have dropped big time across turkey. look at encore, a 5 degrees, and now the bulk of this is pushing across the black sea into georgia. central parts of africa. right now are equitorial countries have got storms come in and go, and especially in and around late victoria. if i take it further towards the south right now, we can expect the scattering of showers both for that so too. and also as far tinney and things are calm in cape t

our correspondence in beirut have this report. >> less presence, more prayers -- that's the motto alexander's grandmother is hoping to teach him. >> before this crisis, we used to do our expenses with accounting, but now we cannot afford that. we have taught them you only get one present and not whatever you wish. >> alex and lena will be playing with their older toys, like many children, this year as 70% of the population continues to be affected by poverty. an ngo aims to provide over 35,000 parents and children with free gifts and shoes over the course of six months. this year, he explains that attempts to help have been met with hardships. >> [speaking foreign language] >> despite the challenges, the lebanese are still able to feel some joy in christmas markets across the country. >> we still want to celebrate christmas officially. >> while the lebanese can experience the christmas spirit in these markets, they only have the hopes for a better future to guide them through the holiday season. >> university of hong kong removed a statute to commemorate the protesters who were shot in tianan

we report from beirut. correspondent: counting every spoonful.'s daughter is diabetic and every meal must be carefully weighed. medication is also a lifelong need. but this family is in lebanon, where medicine is now extremely costly. >> [translated] sarah's medications cost more than my husband's salary. i count the insulin day by day to make sure it lasts long enough so sarah could use it at school instead of pricking her finger in front of her friends. correspondent: medicines for chronic diseases were, until recently, subsidized, protected from the immense increase in prices across the board following a devaluation of the currency in recent years. but they are not anymore. prices have skyrocketed. and that's. not all. in a bankrupt state, access to health care in general has become a luxury. hamed was rushed to the er with acute pain. he needed a ct scan that could only be performed if he paid a small fortune in cash. >> he had to pay 5 million. >> for the contrast? correspondent: this is over 10 times the monthly minimum wage in lebanon. >>

some gold states withdrew their ambassadors in beirut last month, after a minister criticized the southern at wall in yemen. the south african governments working to scale up cobit 19 vaccinations. the new army kron variant is driving another wave of infections with a number of new daily cases, many quadrupling in just 4 days. at least 13 people have been killed and many others injured after eruptions from mount summer rue, they told us volcano on the indonesian island of java, huge clouds of smoke and ash shoot against the atmosphere of also trigger heavy rain. indonesia is prone to volcanic activity and earthquakes because it sits on the circle. pacific ring of fire, a series of foot lines. sedans, military chief, says the army will leave politics of the election schedule for 2023. general abdel fatter albert han said this during one of several interviews he gave with international news agencies. on saturday. he led the military takeover in october for a dealer struck last month to reinstate the prime minister. for those were the headlines . it is continues here now to 0 after people emp

their elders. eda baled a mark. thou is professor of communications at the american university of beirut, joins us via skype from there. good to have you with us. so do you think the latest visit by the un secretary general will make a difference to the bleak outlook for lebanon? not at all. busy to come directly to the plain job while he's doing his tour of the president's the prime minister, a speaker of the house, and the religious leaders, the prime minister. a crushed out of a meeting with both speaker of the house and issued the statement saying he will not cover it up if violation of the constitution of the people. good debtors as meeting with odd to busy covering up for that crimes to actually be proposing any solutions. and this has been consistent since the start of the crisis back in october 2 10191 he's basically doing with this trip is literally helping them gain some credibility, which they have lost on the international stage. those individuals are themselves responsible. they knew about the ammonium nitrate that exploded and the port. these are exactly the same people who

political reform, it's another message that is likely to go unheard center for their elisha zita to beirut. you can get more on the learn shapes, visit lebanon, everything else we're covering as well right here. al jazeera dot com. ah. just to look at the main stories now. to grind forces battling the ethiopian government, say they are withdrawing their troops from the northern regions of afar and am hora . if european central government has set the retreat was a prerequisite for peace talks to take place. more than a year, a fight has caused a major humanitarian crisis with more than 400000 people facing famine. rebels say there withdrawing. so that aid can enter the region with governments as it's a cover for their military setbacks. u. k. government has wal mart further restrictions might be needed to keep the army con corona virus varying under control more than 91000.

special representative of the un secretary general of violence against children joins me now from beirut mismatch. thanks very much for your time . appreciate it. let's just begin with why the report needed to be compiled. i mean, it's all about sort of the last to 24 months of intense political and financial turmoil in lebanon, or has this just been an ongoing melting pot that's just boiled over? i think the added value of the report is to get the snapshot about what's going currently by non regarding child protection issues. when i am speaking about child protection issues, it's about to leave any children. but also ordinary fusion, she's done and or 2 of the families who are leaving in difficult circumstances. i think what the report is highlighting was so it's highlighted the fact that uses if 5 and she cries is a current financial grade is quality rises. but also do you monitor in crisis and if we add the social economic impact of depend a meek, i think it's highlight the employees of all the bias against children and coping mechanism to deal with all these issues regarding the exac

some gulf states withdrew ambassadors in beirut last month. after a minister criticize the saudi lead war in yemen, minister resigned on friday. the south african government is working to scale up code 19 vaccinations. a new on the kron variant is driving another wave of infections with new daily cases, new quadrupling in just 4 days. several people had been mistaken, killed by indians. security forces in the northeastern state of na, galant, local media reports say the troops were in the area for an operation targeting fighters. but more than a dozen villages were shot dead instead. india's military has battled verizon groups, another land, a neighboring states for decades. at least 13 people have been killed and many others injured after eruptions from mount so marrow. the toll is volcano, on the indonesian island of java, huge clouds of smoke and shooting into the atmosphere of also triggered heavy rainfall. sedans, military chief, says the army will leave politics off the elections schedule for 2023. the general abdel for to albert han sai

could there else is eda, beirut, the number of people killed in a shipwreck in madagascar has risen to icy 55 children among those dead. it happened off the north eastern coast on monday. the coast guard says 138 people were on board. the wooden cargo vessel which was not fit to carry passengers. only 50 people have been rescued so far. an explosion has taken place outside a passport office in the afghan capital of cobbled security forces, say they were able to kill the attacker before he entered the building, but could not prevent the bomb blast. several people were injured. the un security council has unanimously adopted a resolution allowing humanitarian aid into afghanistan. the council voted to apply as sanctions exemption. many governments and agencies can now send money in goods to the country. for the 1st time since the taliban took over, millions of afghans desperately need food and medicine. as christian salome reports from the united nations, his will not cook as by the un security council, paved the way for more aid to afghanistan unanimously. passing a u. s. sponsored reso

a and cattle go, the states withdrew ambassadors some beirut, last month. after a minister criticize a sad that had war in yemen. minister resigned on friday, the south african governments working to scale up code 19 vaccinations. the new army kron verin's driving another wave of infections with new daily cases, nearly quadrupling. and just for days, more than 15 european countries have confirmed cases of honor cron. but there is persistent opposition to the re introduction of measures to slow rising infections . thousands, march, peacefully through the dutch city of utrecht. a government imposed a parcel locked down 3 weeks ago. at least 13 people had been killed and many others injured after eruptions from mount sir marrow. the tallest volcano on the indonesian island of java, huge clouds of smoke and ash, shooting into the atmosphere of also triggered a heavy rain. sedans, military chief, says the army will leave politics after elections schedule for 2023. general abdel fata, alberto hon, lead the military takeover in october for a deal was struck last m

the kingdom and other gulf states withdrew their ambassador from beirut last month, angered by government minister who criticized the saudi led war in yemen. the minister resigned on friday. farmers in west enough canister have just finished harvesting flowers that produce saffron is the world's most expensive spice. and the crop offers hope in the country. petering on the brink of economic disaster. from mcbride reports from the western province of haddocks. in the fields of hair at the end of the saffron harvesting, is often marked by children from nearby villages coming to pick what's left for pocket money. for there is real value in the small purple flowers of the crocus family that yield the world's most expensive spice. since its introduction from neighboring iran, saffron cultivation has boomed in this province in recent years, and its value to afghanistan given its current economic plight, has never been more important. for saffron produces the turmoil of the taliban takeover has caused disruption for the shipping and banking services they need for exports. but they say at least t

could there else is eda beirut ah hello again the headlines are al jazeera, the u. k. health agency says people are up to 70 percent less likely to be admitted to hospital with omicron than if they already had the delta variance. but it's warren, the protection from the virus starts to drop off 10 weeks after a booster shots. current of various cases in new york have risen 60 percent in the last week alone. 12000 new infections were reported on wednesday. health officials say more testing sites have been opened. hospitals angels have implemented restrictions for people visiting. and the mayor bill de blasio has yet to decide if people will be banned from the annual new year's eve celebration in time square. gabriel alexander has more from new york. new york city has become right now at this very time. the national epicenter in the united states of the pandemic, all 50 states in the us have proven some cases of army grant. but here in new york city, it is worse than anywhere else in america. the big issue is testing. there is not enough testing here in the city or state

political reform, it's another message that is likely to go unheard. center for their elders. eda, beirut, just and quickness from yemen aside and coalition said it carried out air strikes on the airport in humans capital coalition. it says the strikes were aimed at military targets and at the airport at been used to launch cross border attacks short time earlier and warned all civilians and aid workers to evacuate. santa is under whose he rabble, control, and egyptian quarter sentence, prominent activists, a law abdel for tar to 5 years in prison. he was tried on charges of spreading fake news after being detained in september of 2019, until fatah was leaving activist in the 2011 revolution, but toppled former president ha single barrak. a blogger and lawyer also tried on the same charges were sentenced to 4 years. international concern is mounting for the preservation of the nascar. less than a rat in afghanistan, town man garden is under pressure to protect countries as tight monuments as widespread condemnation. when they destroyed and bon young, but her stature, 2 decades of gun mcbr

so the 3 day forecast in beirut. well, show us what and windy conditions on monday in your temperature, while below average central africa for eastern portions. that's where we find the bulk of the activity, the wet weather and more so toward the west stains have dried out quite nicely. we do have some heavy periods of rain to be expected through zambia, also central areas of mozambique and that eastern corner of south africa in time like a cape town, 30 degrees in the sunshine and we're going to keep it going. so show the 3 day forecast right now. for cape town, you shoot up to 34 degrees on tuesday. that's almost a good 10 degrees above average. that's it. enjoy season. ah! in the next episode of earth royce nick long to into greenpeace crew on a voyage through the widow sea. to highlight the importance of protecting this fragile antarctic ecosystem against an expanding list of man, made threats. beneath services, magnificent desolation is tv with live releases. so the remotest rules and salt tick sanctuary on how

re add band all lebanese imports and re called it's hum. bassinger is in a harder reports now from beirut. it's an announcement that's supposed to help open the door for negotiations with saudi arabia and other gulf arab states shall be done. one of them's was he lebanon's information minister george credit, his comments calling the war and yemen. a saudi aggression triggered the worst deterioration in relations in years for weeks credit he rejected calls to resign. he now explains why he changed his mind. rice, if i don't see him, i do have a french president. manual mccall is heading to saudi arabia on an official visit. what i understood from the prime minister who i met 3 days ago, is it france wants to use my resignation to help open dialogue with saudi arabia. french president manuel macross has been urging gulf states not to isolate lebanon . it's believed he wants to use the resignation as a bargaining chip to convince saudi arabia and other states to restore economic and diplomatic ties with lebanon. the government invaded track now it's basically a corporation where the french a

prime minister in an attempt to resolve a diplomatic crisis. gold states withdrew ambassadors in beirut last month after a minister criticized the saudi led war in yemen. the south african government is working to scale up code 19 vaccinations. the new on the cron veterans driving another way to infections with new daily cases, nearly quadrupling in just 4 days. more than 15 european countries of confirmed cases of the army kron but this persistent opposition to the re introduction of measures to slow rising infections. thousands marched peacefully to the dutch city of utrecht. a government imposed a partial lockdown 3 weeks ago and since tightened it. sedans, miniature chief says, the army will lead politics off the elections scheduled for 2023 general abdel for to albert han said this during several interviews he gave on saturday. he led the miniature takeover in october after dealer struck last month to reinstate the prime minister. at least 13 people have been killed and many others injured after eruptions from mounts. amarrow, the tallest volcano on the densely populated indonesian

the crisis won't have what it calls a devastating humanitarian impact. santa hood or al shahida, beirut, the death toll from major flooding in malaysia has not risen to at least 37 flood waters have swamped citizen cut off major roads. but the floods triggered by days of heavy rain of also displays nearly 70000 people. florence louis house more from flood hit area, carrack, east of kuala lumpur, which is in this residential area down in center. malaysia's current state only began to receive today and that's when clean up. you can see this to so much, much, every check doesn't have to be brought in. and it will say that nothing on the ground floor once can be salvaged. they've had to throw everything out. furniture, electrical appliances. the water levels will so quickly so unexpectedly badly at times escape. one man said he swam to safety and had to cling on to his name is spelled a few doors away. people here haven't able to return home because also there's no electricity or water supply. taking shelton, i believe, is now already over many a questioning where government health is prett

the bbc�*s carine torbey in beirut reports. counting every spoonful.y served. it is all about keeping her insulin under control and for that, medication is also a lifesaver. but medicine is now extremely costly. translation: sara's medications now cost more than my husband's salary. imagine the i can't get insulin day by day to make sure it lasts long enough so sarah can use it at school instead of pricking herfinger in use it at school instead of pricking her finger in front of herfriends. pricking her finger in front of her friends.— her friends. medicines for chronic diseases - her friends. medicines for chronic diseases were, i her friends. medicines for l chronic diseases were, until recently, subsidised. protected from the immense price increase across the board following a devaluation of the currency in recent years. but there are not anymore dig their prices have skyrocketed. and that is not all. in a bankrupt state, access to healthca re all. in a bankrupt state, access to healthcare in general has become a luxury. mud was rushed to er with ac

i was born in beirut, lebanon of armenian parents.ed there until the civil war in 1975, and ended up escaping the civil war and growing up in montrÉal, canada. david: you were a teenager when you went to canada. noubar: i was extremely fortunate. my family, they took us as political refugees. david: you went to mcgill university. what did you major in? noubar: chemical engineering. which was an interesting field at the time, because that is the field that first got drawn into biotechnology when that industry started. david: after you graduated you went to m.i.t.? noubar: yes. i was the first graduate from what was called the bio process engineering center. it was the first time engineers were being trained to do advanced work in biology. the notion was this industry was being born so you need engineers to come up with how to make the products. that's how i got involved. david: were there a lot of armenians? noubar: [laughter] i don't think there had been armenians at m.i.t. for many years. some, but i was not surrounded by familiar fa

crisis won't have what it calls a devastating humanitarian impact center could there al shahida, beirut. ah, hello again. the headlines are al jazeera, the u. k. health agency says people are up to 70 percent less likely to be admitted to hospital with army kron than if they already had the delta variance. but it's warren, the protection from the virus starts to drop off 10 weeks after a booster shots current various cases in new york have risen 6.

u a and cover the kingdom and the gulf states withdrew their ambassadors from beirut last month, anchored by a government minister who criticized the saudi lead war. yemen minister, resigned on friday. sedans, military chiefs of the army will leave politics after elections at all scheduled for 2023 journal of the fat albert hon. no, for the assurance. during one of several interviews he gave to international news agencies on saturday. but of course led the military takeover in october before a deal was struck last month to reinstate the prime minister at yahoo, when a government is elected, the armed forces in all organized security groups, i believe will have no participation in political matters. this is what we agreed upon, and this is the armies natural situation for the armed forces to carry out its duties . because there will be a government elected by the sudanese people that expresses their will. and hope was one back to afghanistan where farmers in the west of the country have just finished harvesting flowers the produce saffron. it is the world's most expensive spice and the cro

attention to the plight of the british journalistjohn mccarthy, then being held hostage by militants in beirut. # it is three decades since the christians last recorded this for a british hostage, then as man don't cry. now it is for another british citizen being held in the middle east. gabriella has only had one christmas, herfirst, with both her parents. this was the moment nazanin was arrested in 2016 at tehran airport as she prepared to fly home after visiting her parents. she was accused of working against the iranian state and thrown into solitary confinement. herfirst sentence ended earlier this year, and almost immediately came a second. her husband richard has campaigned tirelessly for her release. he wants britain to pay a long—standing debt it owes iran, which he believes is key to getting her home. last christmas, we were close to the end of the sentence, it felt like we really were counting down the days. now that is less clear the case, now we are in some kind of limbo of open water. we are awaiting that call to prison, there has been a second case raised on other families, so i

turkish police claimed the man worked in the us embassy in beirut. it was aware of a us citizen being detained in turkey but that he was not a diplomat. a us congresswoman has escaped unharmed after having her car stolen at gunpoint. mary gay scanlon was approached by two men in philadelphia, who demanded the keys to her car and drove off. the fbi are helping in the investigation. the democrat serves on the housejudicary committee. in australia, a funeral has been held for one of six children who were killed in a tragic bouncy castle accident last week in tasmania. two girls and four boys, aged between 11 and 12, died after a gust of wind blew a bouncy castle into the air at a celebration to mark the end of the school year. ghislaine maxwell will spend christmas day — her 60th birthday — behind bars, after the jury in her sex crimes trial suspended deliberations on wednesday without reaching a verdict. the judge granted a request from thejurors that they take thursday off and told them to return on monday, after the christmas holiday. 0ur corresponde

so the 3 day forecast in beirut will show us wet and windy conditions on monday, in your temperature, while below average central africa for eastern portions. that's where we find the bulk of the activity, the wet weather and more so toward the west stains have dried out quite nicely. we do have some heavy periods of rain to be expected through zambia, also central areas of mozambique and that eastern corner of south africa in sound like a cape town, 30 degrees in the sunshine and we're going to keep it going. so show the 3 day forecast right now. for cape town, you're shoot up to 34 degrees on to say that's almost a good 10 degrees above average. that's it. enjoy season. ah frank assessments, this crisis is continued to weaken luca shenker, even though perhaps he believes in the beginning that what's been informed opinions . i think politicians will now be under incredible pressure from their young people . that is one of the most helpful things to come out of this critical debate. do you think it should be facilitated? not choke it, right? it's a really simple question. let's give s

traditional ally is part of a larger geopolitical struggle with iran than a for their elders. eda beirut much marcella had on the program. it can be as unique voting system and why the electoral commission hopes it doesn't lose its marbles and to he is living in a tent because i lecture his salary couldn't meet a bells or pay cause it britton's academics to walk off the job. ah hello there for a stray year. the extreme heat continues across those central and western areas. those heat wave conditions are stretching across to the east however, but puff is gonna remain clear dry and very hot. the temperature about 10 degrees above average here and for alice springs, and that heat is expected to last well into next week. it will start to cool down from next weekend. down in the south, however, we are seeing showers continue, but for the storms we have to head to that southeast corner. it's going to clear up in sydney on sunday, but we will see thunderstorms return on monday and it's going to be rather wet and stormy. next week for much of the northern and eastern areas over strategy and i wa