and there's a current battle between has bhalla, which is importing fuel into syria. and then dia, the syrian border in july. but on, for personal use to important and power stations that will work for a while. the west and the arabs are trying to bring it air of gas and other regional gas, including israeli gas. it seems to syria and lebanon, said that that can be used to generate electricity. there is a battle for the future. and the, the, the energy basis of lebanon, between the united states, on one hand, and has been on the other. really good to get your thoughts on this, andrew tell, but we appreciate you being with us and i'll just 0. thank you very much indeed. thank you. taliban delegation is in turkey, as it continues a diplomatic push for support and international recognition. they've met the turkish foreign minister in ankara comes a day after talks and cut off with a group appealed to us and european officials, the end of kind of stands, isolating the taliban once the west to east financial restrictions that it says are crippling the country. and we advis

after has bhalla called a protest to demand the replacement of the judge. after meeting the minister of justice, the prime minister nat geo, mccarty said his government would not interfere with the work of the judiciary. the police have detained 19 people in relation to the violence. bernard smith has the latest from beirut. those arrested were identified on sci fi tv recorded in the area of tell you, night at the time the violence broke out on thursday night now has vala repeated, not kick accusation that, that protest is what ambushed by people from the lebanese christian forces party as those has been support is protested in that area. it's on a dividing line between a christian communities. now the lebanese christian forces lead a semi georgia has gone on radio, denying they were anything to do anything to do with the fighting on thursday night is that they were having a meeting in the area. and the meeting was to decide what steps they would take it . judge tarik baton was removed as the leading, investigating judge into the port explosion. and they sa

pretty lebanese forces have denied very strongly that they did ambush at these has bhalla supporters still to come here on al jazeera, the authorities call for carmen cameroon, after the police shot a school girl in the english speaking region there. and one of the biggest fish in the world around the threat and her mexico is trying to save them. ah, it's another beautiful sunny day at 35000 feet. the weather sponsored by cattle airways voted world's best air line of 2021. well, the remains the 2nd truck asoft in a week and now somewhere in southeast asia, these orange top forecast, rain belt is really heavy stuff, a vietnam back in mima and also, tyler, probably cambodia as well. is the retreating monsoon to which we've added these to cyclists. that's where most of the action is as most the wet weather in this part of asia. however, as you can see there a big shower folk asked to be all over indonesia, and particularly, i think on the western side of bornea. but the whole system is further sas because it's all coming back again. this is effectively when to try to come into northern

laura bhalla, who was the u. k, head of the globe restructuring group that appeared a peak abuse of 2009 to 2013 and as the there are others as well, including the head of wes register, a man called aubrey aubrey at adams. he came from salvos and there's, there's even like people low down the tree in scotland there's, there's a couple of individuals who every single person i've spoken to says behaved in a very abusive, potentially criminal manner. i . when you realize that it's not individual companies, it's not a few companies, it's not a few small companies that here we are to be. and it is at least 2000 british businesses. so that makes that 100000000000 point problem me. we reckon that there are thousands and thousands of cases across america and we're going to launch legal actions. the classic us class actions across america against both banks. meanwhile we're also working on criminal legal actions in germany under european union directors know why should i as a scotsman in, in addressing and, and looking at

his bhalla has since denied it, had anything to do with the flames. murder, a case that liked the giant explosions that left much of a root looking like a war zone remains unsolved. before the assassination of man asleep has been lost. supporters who's to intimidate him, a lot of social media. he have posters, blasters on his door, telling him to stop at taking his will. he speech is used to will the public opinion that just devised the assassination? because they make people think this person is worthless, violence, the moral and should be executed. actually that's how his belie works. and then the j. c, the most speech engendered in the country, even the most good agent amongst, during the day at night, they go to their houses and they have to face the video that they are being threatened by publishing, by a group that has a long history of that fascination this is really very serious and it has the whole conversation in lebanon, and it's very to present of how the whole country is taken hostage. everyone is taken hospice. colin powell, who rows through the ranks of the american milit

now, thursday began with sheer groups including has bhalla holding riley's calling for the removal of the judge. investigating that pope lost their cues tarik baton, a be politically biased. now the army initially said snipers fight the demonstrators. it since claim to funds on a dispute between protesters and another group. so the holder has more from there. there's a cautious com after nearly 5 hours of a deadly clashes along a dividing line that dates back to the days of the civil war that ended in 1990. the guns may have fallen silent, but the crisis is far from over. the tension started because of a judge. the lead judge investigating the bay route port explosion. the she are political groups, their strong hold across the street. they are demanding that he be removed. they believe he is politicized. while the opposition disagrees, they believe that baton should be given a chance to complete his investigation before judging him. and the opposition accuses has bella and amal, of staging, a qu, using their weapons to impose their will. now, there are conflicting narratives on how th

it was a move that infuriated has bhalla and its main sheer ally. shortly afterwards to amal officials, filed another legal challenge, calling for the judge to be removed. the conflict spilled into the council of ministers meeting on wednesday, which had to be suspended after an ammo party minister lost his temper, slammed the table and shouted at the president, michel own, has bala and amal, called for protest against the judge. the next morning named salam, is a professor of international affairs and diplomacy at the not right arm university in lebanon. he says today's events are not in the interests of his bala or their allies. those who are working on the streets. i'm going to the station i don't think they are make and i don't think that interest to ignite a class or should. there are some people who are seeking to monday, monday is a water and they live in on a weight of instability. and it is really dangerous. what's going on today and i'm out of now, suspecting more and more that the special prosecutor is single handedly thought of good things are saying why he doesn't go to th

it was a move that infuriated has bhalla and its main sheer ally. shortly afterwards to amal officials filed another legal challenge, calling for the judge to be removed. the conflict spilled into the council of ministers meeting on wednesday, which had to be suspended after an amal party minister, lost his temper, slammed the table and shouted at president michel own, has bala and our mal called for protests against the judge. the next morning. ramey curry is director of global engagement at the american university of beirut. he says, it's good. the lebanese president issued a strong message against the violence, but the country's issues are deeply entrenched and will be extremely difficult to fix. his comments are significant, they armies actions are significant. these are things that love these people like they want to have a decisive but fair government. but they can't unilaterally make decisions. they have to basically negotiate among the different sex area groups. and this is the weakness of the system that it's a perpetual bizarre, of political power and incumbency and influence

was due to appear at lebanon's defense ministry, but says he won't do so until the leader of has bhalla santas. rolla is also summoned. 7 shia muslims were killed and fighting this month in a hodder reports from beirut. yes, they created a human shield along the road to my rob, north of a root. that's where the head of the christian lebanese forces party samir charge our lives. he was supposed to appear at the army intelligence building, to answer questions related to the fighting in the lebanese capital earlier this month, that killed several people. oh josh, i support to say they are protecting him from what they call an unjust system. this must book has below occupation. iranian occupation has bala leverage over the court . busy over the over judges over a political a life should stop long time enemies the she r groups has mala and amal on one side and the christian lebanese forces on the other accuse each other of starting that gun battle. the case is now in the hands of the military court, which human rights groups say has been used by the authorities to intimidate and retaliate fo

now, some of the political leader of the writing back party has bhalla the most powerful party here in lebanon. he's going to speak on monday night and he will address what happened on thursday on thursday night in that speech. the bush, iranian 8, nothing's a got a radcliffe has lost her appeal against the 2nd jail sentence in iran that got a radcliffe had been held by the iranian authorities since 2016. she served a 5 year sentence for charges of plotting to overthrow the government was then charged with a separate offense of spreading propaganda. she and her family maintain her innocence and say the case is politically motivated. protest as a gathering in sedans, capital to demand greater representation within government. the rallies been organized by an alliance of our groups and opposition. members, tensions are growing between military and civilian leaders. the prime minister says the divisions, according to the worst crisis, yet in the countries transition to civilian rule about. i would not be exaggerating. if i said this political crisis is the worst and most dangerous crisis

the dead shot through the head. crowds were making their way to a demonstration organized by his bhalla against the lead judge investigating last year's port explosion before the chaos broke out, or gunfire echoed through the lebanese capital for several hours. then a hodder begins or coverage from the route sniper fire, gun fight. rockets fired in the city. a battle across the dividing line that dates back to the civil war that ended in 1990. 2 long time enemies current, part of a root into a battle ground. bullets bounce from buildings as people ran for cover. and children evacuated from school. we need the children to low levels and then we waited until the parents came to take their children. the children were going to panic and fear they cried and screamed a large army deployment failed to control the situation. supporters of muslim she political groups and his beloved were hunkered down and she s neighborhood. on the other side of the street where the support of the christian lebanese forces party, their work casualties. many of them civilians hit by straight bullets, some while h

the political party has bhalla and its allies had organized a protest to demand the removal of a judge overseeing investigation into the 2020 barrett port explosion. judges association has rejected calls to dismiss him. ben smith is in beirut for the latest on the blas investigation on the fall out from 1st 8 fighting that most lebanese politicians don't seem to want this investigation to go on. they don't just want derek baton removing from his pros post as the leading, investigating judge that are interested in the investigation going on because it's on billy unveiling and will unveil some dirty secrets, linking corruption and lebanese politicians judge retired and only want to speak to politicians allied to his bala, he wanted to speak to a christian general, a kristian politician. he wanted to speak to lebanon's former prime minister hat and doubt. so there were a wide range of people he wanted to speak to. and this investigation as the broad support of the lebanese population, because they not only want justice for the people who were killed in last year's explosion. but they want

chief military representative, starting from november 1st little so we will the head of lebanon has bhalla group says last week's violence in beirut marks a dangerous new phase in the countries internal politics 7 people were shot dead in the worst of 6. terry and violence they are. and over a decade, snipers attacked protesters were rallying against the handling of last year's port port explosion. jim, i, let's show you how has more from the root has the leader. so because your general has on the law, had some very strong words to say in his 1st statement since those that the crashes in the capital bay route on thursday, which led to 7 people being killed. several of the members of his party in his almost hour and a half long address. the leader put the blame directly on the lebanese forces party. christie and my party and its leader, samuel judge are saying that they were responsible for trying to stir up secretarial division. and in fact, he went as far as saying that the judge i was trying to ignite a civil war within lebanon with regards to the reason for those protests on thursday wh

now, some of the political leader of the writing back party has bhalla the most powerful party here in lebanon. he's going to speak on monday night and he will address what happened on thursday on thursday night in that speech. she beats have been paid to victims of the corona virus in brazil, $600.00 white flag, so placed in front of the national congress in the capital brazilian association, and victims and families of covered 19 are honoring 600000 people who died. it comes days before parliamentary report is published into the government handling of the pandemic. people in the capital alva, a canadian antique territory, have been told not to use any tap water because it's been contaminated with fuel. it kalu it, residents started complaining about the smell of petrol in the water at the beginning of october. but city authorities insisted it was safe and nearly awake. alexander buyers reports the people of the callo it are relying on the river since the beginning of october. they been afraid of what's coming out of their taps, choking petrol fumes when they wanted a glass of water.

these has bhalla supporters still ahead on al jazeera life at the mercy of climate change. millions of people in northern kenya to go hungry within weeks. as the rains refused to come. anger and suspicion in english speaking cameron demonstrators turned on a police officer accused of killing a school girl. ah hello there, let start in north america and it's looking wet and windy across coastal areas, both in the west and in the east, but it is looking why the clear across those central areas. lots of sunshine coming through. but let's look to the north east where we are seeing that enhanced rainfall. thanks to the remnants of tropical storm. pamela, as well as the cold front that's pushing out further east taking some very heavy rain with it to new england and eastern parts of canada. we could see a 100 millimeters fall in paces, and of course that brings a risk of localized flooding. but it's thunderstorms for new york and washington dc . by the time we get to saturday and not unusual, one is going to be kicked out if we have a look at the 3 day for washington dc, we've got a drop of

community to involve reforming, the state institutions, the state, that means the traditional parties has bhalla included, will lose support. and that's by extension iran losing support. so lebanon really finds itself entangled in this regional, regional conflict, caught in the middle of toronto rivalry with saudi arabia and, and united states. but there is no doubt that the moment it is iran that holds the key to power in this country. and this is why the traditional allies of lebanon, the gulf arabs, they have shunned the lebanese government as of late as and as we were saying earlier, every time you and i speak, it feels like the crisis there has deepened even further. well, the help that we're seeing terran promise now will that make a substantial difference to the lives of people on lebanon? no, it's just not enough. hello, iran's our life brought in shipment of fuel to try to alleviate the fuel shortages . they defied us sanctions. they brought the fuel in via syria, a country under us sanctions, but it's still not enough. lebanon needs hard currency in order to be able to buy fuel. and it

now, some of the political leader of the writing back party has bhalla the most powerful party here in lebanon. he's going to speak on monday night and he will address what happened on thursday on thursday night in that speech. president of central african republic has declared a unilateral cease fire with groups for 2 now shown to it says he hopes it will protect civilians from further violence. been ongoing fighting since from the president francois jose was deposed back in 2013, left more than a 1000000 people displaced. so there are a few roots involved in this conflicts, and we're going to give you little more information on that. you got the coalition of patriots for change. this is an alliance of armed groups which says it will respect the cease fire. this is important because that group, the cbc controls 2 thirds of the country. last december, it launched a major offensive and tried to capture the capital bungie. and the attack was designed to unseat set president to a data and to prevent his reelection. at months. he was re elected though, and he called them for national recon

explosion at the bay report last year, 7 people were killed in sectarian violence on 1st day of death. bhalla called a protest to the mom, the replacement of the judge. often meeting the justice minister prime minister and achievement cause he said his government would not interfere with the work of the judiciary. the police of detained 19 people in relation to the lions. now to hong kong, where 7 pro democracy activists have been sentenced to prison for that roles. and last year's protests, a sentence is range from 6 to 12 months. they've been accused of inciting others to take part in unauthorized assemblies against a controversial national security law imposed by china. now, russia has reported the death of more people from crone of virus. the last day, the 1st time the daily death toll has passed a 1000 no more than 33000 new infections in the same 24 hours. the number has been rising for weeks with the government, blaming people for not getting vaccinated. despite notaries bonuses and other incentives only 29 percent of the countries, nearly 146000000 people are fully vaccinated. more th

seeing in part a tiny fraction of what we're seeing is the people of beirut pushing back against has bhalla. yes, i think it is in the sense that the corp last wish devastated beirut. little over a year ago, united lebanese in there to test for corruption and also which crosses over with as follows rise. so it's increasing domination over lebanese society. so when hes paula and i'm on, protester demanded the renewal of the judge. it seems lebanese forces opened fire, which lead to a larger problem, and it is symbolic. it's along the green line, but it's something akin to the may, 2008. a conflict where we saw has gone to downtown this time. i think lebanese society is much more polarized and hezbollah have a harder time. is this judge in question now? in effect, i guess a marked man. he was not very well known until his name started circulating on all the front pages around the world to day. well a yes he is because he he requested better has bala m p or affiliated m p. it begin to answer questions in this inquiry of why there were so many explosives in the board amongst other questions. it

so in lebanon has bhalla as the strongest single party, and it's allied with them and a few others they, they are position forces, christian and others are not as strong as his beloved. but they don't want husband to dictate everything. and so what you're seeing today are small, limited cases of people say look, we're not going to just roll over and die. we'll fight, we'll, if we have to fight, we'll fight. but fighting isn't going to solve anything. so it's really a terrible dilemma for the whole country. they can recreate a new system that everybody agrees on. don't want to go back to the old system. meanwhile, the masters of lebanese are suffering terribly without electricity, gasoline, et cetera. and not knowing, can you kids go to school today. so it's really, the problem is that of a state that doesn't work as a state at did for many years, but it doesn't now. okay, well, we'll have to leave it there. many things from inquiry from the american university of eric. great to have you here until as well. thank you so much. plenty more still to come for you here on the use are includin

fire broke out a protest against the judge leading the investigation into last year's port blast has bhalla and its allies of accused the judge tarik, better of political bias in his prob, without providing any evidence. zanada is in beirut. it was really a dangerous escalation that according to has been amal. a began when the, the protestors who are heading towards the justice palace were ambushed in the statement as well. and i must say that a sniper opened fire, and they're actually pointing the finger at the lebanese forces. now the lebanese forces has denied there's, they've denied this charge and they're calling for an investigation. so it's very hard to independently confirm what happened. but this is, according to the authorities, how this escalation is dangerous. escalation began. i leveled taliban delegations in turkey is it continues a diplomatic push for support and recognition. they've met the turkish foreign minister in ankara. that's come a day after talks incatel with a group appeal to us and e. u. officials, to end afghanistan's isolation for members of egypt, security forc

these has bhalla supporters authorities in english speaking western cameroon, of called for com, after school girl died when police fired on a car, a checkpoint. a crowd of people later killed the office. they thought was responsible . the incident took place an area where a separatist have been in conflict with government forces for 4 years. algae, there is an interest reports now from neighboring nigeria, ah, in a city known for protest against the government in violence. these images, water officials, i protested, took to the streets, accusing a police officer of killing the 5 year old. of their mother, refused to pay him a bribe. b kareka, buddy to the governor's office. the letters volumes and the lines attend situation in english speaking. come roll, while government forces are fighting separatist want independence. he's been coiling as a mother and a mother. if you can get the money to arrange everything really good. what's your, what's the thing knowing it? no, yoga, no, i'm fine. now you get to this as the last time it's been it's been a month it's, i owe it 2017, separated fr

now, some of the political leader of the writing back party has bhalla the most powerful party here in lebanon. he's going to speak on monday night and he will address what happened on thursday on thursday night in that speech. 7 activists in hong kong have been sentenced to prison for their roles and the pro democracy protests last year. the sentence rage between 6 and 12 month queues of inciting others to take part in unauthorized assembly. here's what mcbride in hong kong. there were a total of 7 defendants in court, found guilty of the charge of inciting others to take part in an illegal assembly. now, this dates back to a protest on july 1st of last year, which is traditionally a day of protest here in hong kong at the anniversary of hong kong handover back to chinese rule. but it came at the height of the covert. 19 pandemic restrictions were in force to stop people gathering in numbers. so this was in contravention of that 5 of the defendants arrived hearing court in prison bands. they were already behind bogged. some of them denied fail, others already serving length the prison

but that is what both, that is what has bhalla is claimed and that led to that eruption, a violence which led to the deaths. all 7 people. this time yesterday, bernard, we were just about to hear from the lebanese president, michelle, i own seeing the investigation into the b route court explosion was going to go on . the judge was going to carry on in his job. have we heard anything else during the course of this day to day, from lebanese politicians we know already the most lebanese politicians don't seem to want this investigation to go and they don't just want to eric because removing from his pro, supposed to be leading, investigating judge that on that and trusted an investigation going on because it's on billy unveiling unwilling veil some dirty secrets. lincoln corruption and lebanese politicians judge baton didn't only want to speak to politicians allied to his bala. he wanted to speak to christina general, a christie and politician. he wanted to speak to lebanon's a form of prime minister and doubt. so there were a wide range of people. he wanted to speak to miss investigation a