some are wondering how many more people must suffer before society takes this threat seriously dominic kaneal-jazeera perlin. well the german parliament has recently approved a bill targeting hate speech on social media the government says there were nearly $1000.00 to tax money far right groups and individuals in the 1st half of last year that's an increase of a fantasy compared to the same period the year before and $2185.00 states reported at least 3 right wing racist and anti jewish attacks per day the government says it stepped up efforts to tackle the problem last week 12 member arrested for planning attacks against asylum seekers muslims and poll titian's and earlier this month the leader of the governing christian democrats said she's stepping down after a state premier joined forces with the far right alternative or for george one party is the 1st time that's happened since the 2nd world war well hansie of schindler is a senior director at the cancer extremism project and a former german diplomats he says for right politics the conflicts in ukraine a conflict contributed to the ris

more now from our correspondent dominic kane in berlin.the senior members of the government of the states where this took place that's the state of her hands to have held a news conference and many details emerged 1st things 1st they are working on the basis that this was a this was motivated by right wing extremism that the perpetrator of this was motivated by right wing extremism it turns out that the body that was found next to the perpetrators body was that of his mother now the turkish military has shelled syrian government positions in the city of sadoc if that's in italy province it's a city which they took back from rebels 2 weeks ago the surface president is this huge an ultimatum for syrian troops to pull out or face retaliation the u.n. has warned of catastrophic human suffering in northwest syria almost a 1000000 people are fled their homes as the government and russia continue to bombard the last rebel held area. south korea has reported its 1st deaths from coronavirus there's been a spike in the number of cases there bringing

these 2 films we are offered a contrary view one where the destination is not a promised land dominic kane al-jazeera. that the burning film festival. several prominent activists have been arrested in hong kong for their role and government protests publisher jimmy lay the head of the daily newspaper in hong kong was among those detained for taking part in an illegal rally in august 2 opposition legislators were also arrested the city has seen months of often violent demonstrations against beijing's influence. scientists studying a distinct galaxy her from the biggest explosion seen in the universe since the big bang the blast emerged from a super massive black hole about 240000000 years ago it was so powerful it ripped through the plasma surrounding the black hole the hole measures 15 times the size of our own milky way and was detected by the w.a. space telescope in perth melanie johnson hall it is director of the telescope she says the findings are unprecedented in astrophysics. the best is just to come up with is that if you assure him that this was happening 240 years it'd be like hav

discovery of an online document by the shooter containing conspiracy theories and racist views dominic kane reports from berlin. this is where the shooting started one of 2 she should've asked to be targeted which were known to be frequented by members of the kurdish community the 43 year old perpetrator made his way into each place and then opened fire indiscriminately on innocent people finally fleeing the scene in a car to go home and kill his own mother before then taking his own life the shock of the local community is mirrored by that of government ministers who confirmed their primary line of inquiry it's what i listen to norm going to do that everything is being done to clarify up to the last detail the background of these horrific killings there are many indications at the moment that the perpetrator acted on right wing extremist rice has marj us out of hatred towards people of other origins religion or parents. this is not the 1st violent attack to be associated with the far right criminals in recent times. the 27 year old man is currently on trial for the murder of 2 people outsi

these 2 films we are offered a contrary view one where the destination is not a promised land dominic kane an al-jazeera. the burning film festival. several prominent activists have been arrested in hong kong for their role in antigovernment protests publisher and the head of the newspaper in hong kong was among those detained for taking part in illegal rally in august to opposition legislators were also arrested the city has seen months of often violent demonstrations against beijing's influence. if you will not attend this week's latest round of u.s. brokered talks on the disputed project with egypt and sudan. has been to western ethiopia to see how the town is taking shape. this scene of destitution is a few miles away from ethiopia grant and. local people here still live. with no one in what or electricity or decent homes. they say they'll patiently wait for the benefits of the doubt. what patience is there to muster these workers need to finish the task they work. daytime shifts this year as a work progresses. the project is made up of 3 parts civil works which are now 87 percent comp

numerous and now they are raising their voice many germans a deeply worried by what they're hearing dominic kane al-jazeera berlin. so let's bring in our guests for today's discussion from poland which run by who is a political analyst and professor in european studies at stanford university and then skype from strasbourg we're joined by alan neumann member of the european parliament for the german greens but also in berlin mona. activist and project coordinator for the regional sense of education integration and democracy a pearl in based nongovernmental organization welcome to inside story all of you let's start with you when did it start to and why has it gone so wrong on a graph crime. well if you try to become the successor of a party leader and the chancellor who was elected in 2005 which means now 15 years of being in power and walking in her footsteps is quite something and there has been no discussion about who quit succeed merkel and in what direction things should go so coming from the small part of germany which is solid and where she was governor coming to berlin and being in the sh

prospect of a general election now less than 18 months away is concentrating the minds of all parties dominic kane al-jazeera. the chief executive of europe's largest airline is facing a backlash over comments he made about muslim travelers michael o'leary the boss of ryanair it's all the british newspaper that he thought muslim men said they profiled at airports because quote that is where the threat is coming from the business. criticize airport security and said checks for families should be less strict he also referred to obese passengers as monsters the comments have been condemned by charities who accuse o'leary of using islamophobia and racism to seek publicity the airlines chief has since apologized for any offense caused honey if visor on counter extremism and the radicalization and he says o'leary must realize that his words have consequences this guy has obviously come across and he's made sherman a statement in the past about many other minorities with disabilities as well. some of the people i've been talking to i mean the come on call him an ignorant you know not just more and i don'

years of the top prizes gone to an iranian filmmaker and able to leave their home country for dominic kane is at that festival in berlin he says the jury was profoundly affected by the subject of the film. there were tears in a standing ovation when it was announced that there is no evil was the recipient is the recipient of this year's golden bear the most prestigious prize this festival has to offer a film which many of interpreted as a sharp critique of the way the government of iran governs in its own country the fact that the direct the director of this film could not be here in person meant that someone else very closely linked to him had to collect the award on his behalf obviously i'm very very awful round and happy but disappointed and at the same time i'm very sad because this is for a filmmaker who couldn't be here tonight and i think i can say on behalf of everybody. and it seems that this is for him. the international jury reading this prize will clearly profoundly affected by the nature of the topic which was examined in this film the taking of life or not by the protagonists

some are wondering how many more people must suffer before society takes this threat seriously dominic kaneal-jazeera pearl in. turkey says 2 of its soldiers have been killed and 5 injured in air strikes that are serious in the province it's military has been shown syrian government positions in the northwestern city of santa the government's captured the city from the rebels 2 weeks ago as part of its push to retake the last rebel held area turkish president richard burr to one has issued an ultimatum for syrian troops to pull lights or face retaliation let's bring in a whole bar of his life as an heartache near the turkish syrian border no side appears willing to back down at this stage and what's the latest on the ground. while the syrian national army which is the rebel alliance backed by turkey said a while ago that it took control full control of the town of nato and continued its advance into soccer but this was denied by the syrian government which says that is still in control of. also much of the town of nato but it's been an extraordinary day with this sudden offensive into those

is there will have to go 1st of all despite the government stated commitment to a green future dominic kane al-jazeera yacht surveillance well germany is planning to an end to call astray or is committing to a massive new mine brian will have that story for us on sunday. after retiring in 2016 this year was the 1st that kobe bryant was eligible to be a candidate for the basketball hall of fame and the lakers the greats was judy confirmed on the shortlist on friday we sure wish he were here today colby bryant. is a short his place comes just a short time after he was killed in a helicopter crash alongside his daughter as young as the hall of fame is will be announced on april before. so just a recap of the headlines here on al-jazeera and the saudi u.a.e. led coalition has confirmed one of its warplanes has gone down and al draft government in northeast yemen if the rebels say they shot down the role saudi air force plane on friday mohammed al a top has more from the capital. we have just received this latest report from the saudi arabia that we have admitted that the their attorney were pla

some are wondering how many more people must suffer before society takes this threat seriously dominic kane al-jazeera pearl in. turkey says 2 of its soldiers have been killed and 5 injured in air strikes near syria's problems its military has been shelling syrian government positions in the northwestern city of sara came the government captured the city of rebels 2 weeks ago as part of its push to retake the last rebel held areas turkish president richard one has issued an ultimatum the 1st syrian troops to put out or face retaliation. as before in a situation from how time near the syrian border. syrian national army which is the rebel alliance backed by turkey sent awhile ago that it took control full control of the town of nehru and continued its advance into soccer but this was denied by the syrian government which says that it's still in control of. also much of the town of nato but it's been an extraordinary day with this sudden offensive into those areas taken over by the syrian army about 2 weeks ago the turkey has said that 2 of its soldiers were killed but that it retaliated kill

and well it's a blessing for all of us who have difficulty with these german pronunciations for dominic kane thank you very much indeed. what's more still to come here on al-jazeera including unstoppable. why the un is mourning over the most devastating plague ever any south africa within weeks and we're in the usa sophie hampshire of a climate change is on the minds of voters but will it change their preference for president. hello we've got some dry weather pushing into japan for the time being basin places of rain sleet and snow clearing away from honshu from the cot i brought the skies coming back a bit higher still a few wintry flurries there for tuesday but to the south of that slushy settled and sunny and i we got so wet a weather meanwhile across central and southern parts of china that could be the driving force as we go through the next couple days the rank gathers that they could play a very big downpours a possibility of some localized flooding in that wetter weather will also make its way across south korea towards q sure into southern parts of honshu for wednesday not a bad day

people several vigils have been held in honor of those killed in the city of her now from where dominic kane now reports. on a cold day in february the german head of state expresses his simple sentence in caps relating in the simple acts of the feelings of many his people for those who died here. this is where a 43 year old german used illegally owned a gun to target turks and kurds he repeated his attack of this other venue where those 2 ethnic groups congregate. when his killing spree there was complete he returned home and murdered his mother before shooting himself federal prosecutors are working on the basis he was a far right supporter see. that sign the goal of the investigation will be to find out whether there are all accessories or supporters for these attacks and. we will clarify the contacts and environment of the suspected perpetrator in the country but also potential contacts overseas. up clear them. some of the survivors have described their ordeal. the man entered to decide and then he came to our site he shot straight to the head of everyone he saw he laid down and then he

libyan city of misrata live to him after get some more details about that announcement from donna dominic kane who is in berlin for us the german foreign minister must says this agreement has been reached what else did he have to say. one of the things the german government has been really keen to stress is the need for the international community to do more to try to bring the warring factions to project bring to the warring factions together to try to bring the conflict to an end certainly that's what that is the master the foreign minister was referring to at the munich security conference over the weekend but also certainly that was the case when he and the government here tried to bring together all the relevant parties in berlin in january and so from his perspective mr mass that is what's happened in brussels today is the next stage in trying to thrash out some sort of solution something that can be applied to an e.u. wide level this is what he had to say. of a musician libya is also about the security of europe so everyone must be aware that we have to make a contribution to ensure our

numerous and now they are raising their voice many germans a deeply worried by what they're hearing dominic kane al-jazeera berlin. nearly 8000000 mexicans have some form of disability now for many getting to work can be a challenge but an organization in the capital is training people to wheelchairs to help them get around the city and as monrovia pollo reports from mexico city it hopes to increase accessibility for an estimated 500000 people. it's the morning rush in mexico city and julio lopez is on his way to work navigating the metro system here can be quite hectic and it's no lesser challenge when you're forced to commute in a wheelchair in recent years the mexican capital has improved in terms of access for the disabled and many of the city's public transit stations have become wheelchair accessible just when among the living it isn't uncommon however for julio to have to rely on the kindness of strangers every time an elevator or set of escalators unexpectedly breaks down the been in the market that i might spirits on the metro often depends on people's moods there is a difference betwee

some people are wondering who else must suffer before society takes the threat more seriously dominic kane al-jazeera hanau. well there's been a breakthrough in south sudan president salva kiir and his rival write the show her announced a deal to form a coalition government that's after 2 previous failed attempts care set and the outstanding issues will be finalized in the coming days the 2 sides signed a deal in 2018 to end the devastating conflict which has engulfed the nation since independence 9 years ago. meanwhile the united nations is accuse government and opposition forces of war crimes including deliberately starving their citizens are diplomatic editor james bays in geneva he says the timing of the report from the u.n. human rights commission has is worrying. the latest report by the commission on human rights in south sudan makes extremely grim reading it says that the violence has continued as have sexual attacks gang rapes mutilation the report also says that there are persistent cases of starvation being used as a weapon this crime of starvation which involves destroying esse

way their lives have damaged by corporate greed one is set in mongolia the other in nicaragua dominic kaneexplains. on the wide steps of his home an 11 year old says fatherhood cathal his is a traditional mongolian community. but while he likes it out on the step and are also likes to have fun he dreams of winning prizes for his singing. this song is called golden things a reminder of the abundant natural resources under this land but others want that land to mining companies who offer small compensation to buy amorous trying out of their own land when his father dies suddenly faced by a world of deceit of doubt and of danger. his father's legacy means he must grow up fast and for the film's young star there's one overriding message then i can only. also sample i hope people will realize the dangers that mining can bring to our world there are so many mining companies and because of that the rivers are drying up and this means that farmers and herders can't keep their sheep and goats and cows fully fed and watered people who live in the city really don't know about this . amorous struggle

some people are wondering who else must suffer before society takes the threat more seriously dominic kane al-jazeera hanau. still ahead on al-jazeera a new post by turkish backed forces in the battle for syria's province but the human cost continues to mount. as the next democratic caucus in nevada will tell you what the party is doing to avoid the problems that caused chaos in iowa. hello welcome to the look at the international forecast the weather still looking a little disturbed across eastern parts of the mediterranean some brisk winds are rolling through here spilling out of sight for seeing some rather lively weather over the next as i need to say as we go through friday it will turn increasingly just around the levant that will not its way further a switch so more rain sleet and snow into southeastern parts of turkey spilling into the north of syria pushing across those northern parts of iraq to the south of that it is generate dry but we're picking up a bit of a breeze temperatures will be picked back here in doha for example to just $22.00 degrees celsius plenty of sunshine thou

these 2 therms we are offered a contrary view one where the destination is not the promised land dominic kane al-jazeera the burning film festival so there's more in everything right here al jazeera dot com is the address. that recount the battle lines now nato has called on russia and syria to halt the offensive an adlib as violence continues to escalate in the region member states expressed solidarity with their ally turkey after $33.00 turkish soldiers were killed on thursday but they've offered no additional nato support following the attacks in turkey warned it will allow syrian refugees to enter europe while health organization has warned the global risk of the corona virus is very high with around 50 countries now affected but officials stopped short of calling the outbreak a pandemic saying they believe containment efforts could still work the 1st sub-saharan african case has been confirmed in nigeria is eland and mexico also reported that 1st cases what we see are the moment are linked epidemics of corby and 19 in several countries but most cases can still be traced to a known contac

prospect of a general election now less than 18 months away is concentrating the minds of all parties dominic kane al-jazeera. u.k. passports will turn blue next month for the 1st time in almost 3 decades to mark the country's departure from the european union the standard issue burgundy passports were rolled out across in your member states more than 30 years ago and blue is 1st chosen for a u.k. document's just under a century ago. and the new look has been championed by bricks and supporters controversially the contract to make the pos for its has been awarded to a french and dutch business. hello again the headlines on al-jazeera u.s. senator bernie sanders is projected to win than invited a caucus is the latest stage in the race for the democratic presidential nomination a resoundingly victory would confirm his status as the front runner to take on president donald trump in november. delighted to bring you pretty good news. c was. you know we warned that the popular vote in iowa was we won the new hampshire primary was in 2 claudy kill 3 networks to the a.p. we have now won the battle look wa

found dead in his home and police say there was another body at his house let's go live now to dominic kane our correspondent who's in berlin at tell us more about what's been going on. well within the last hour or so the senior members of the government of the state where this took place that's the state of how to have held a news conference and so many details emerged 1st things 1st they are working on the basis that this was a this was motivated by right wing extremism that the perpetrator of this was motivated by right wing extremism it turns out that the body that was found next to the perpetrators body was that of his mother the events as was being said that the events took place around 10 o'clock slightly less than 10 o'clock yesterday evening where the perpetrator made his way to 2 separate us gained entry to them and then opened fire indiscriminately using his car to get there and to get from the 1st place to the 2nd place and then obviously finally back to his house where the 2 bodies were found namely that of himself and of his mother the interesting thing here is that there are

expect to see any movement of any and implementation of what's been agreed today any time soon ok dominic kane that thank you very much indeed all the developments on the arms embargo happened exactly 9 years since the revolution started child struck for it has more from libya. this roster is very important in terms of the history of the revolution steam that the fighters here with the main fighting force against pro good daffy forces they lost a lot of mainly here around 3000 fighters were killed in that fight they've also lost a lot of men in the subsequent fight against iceland 2000 from 2016 alone woods that fight now effectively won so the g.n.a.t. says here disputed by half. so a few significance to this city the celebration of this revolution i spoke to some people here earlier one man said that this was highly symbolic he said when asked about the kind of turbulence that this country is insuring at the moment was being described as a civil war now since you know this celebration have any real significance when we're losing civilian lives people are being killed and around according to

should bars in the city of her no extra police patrolling mosques train stations and airports dominic kane has more from him. for many these friday prayers have a particular resonance wednesday night murders have taken their toll on the congregation several were killed others wounded those who were not are fearful irma di maria says he worries for his children's safety rules that are killed. my son said to me daddy i feel afraid if i go outside will someone try to hurt me. that sentiment is widely shared among han ours muslim community and across this country if i get is. the question that we are all asking especially the affected people of the muslim faith in our land is what has to happen next in order for something like this to happen that many among the wider community also feel revulsion at the attacks carried out on wednesday the floral tributes here in the main market square a clear sign of the rejection of the violence of the far right. but there's no doubt this atrocity has shocked the political classes and forced the government to act. since we will increase the police presence a

some are wondering how many more people must suffer before society takes this threat seriously dominic kane al-jazeera burleson. turkey's military has shelled syrian government positions in the northwestern city of sirte a key now the government captured that city from the rebels 2 weeks ago part of a push to retake the last rebel held area the turkish president richard type or the one as a suit and ultimatum for syrian troops to pull out or to face retaliation to her time in turkey on the syrian border and correspondent. what's the latest on this military operation. peter the campaign is still and away with intense fighting a ticket early on the outskirts of. the main city that is located on the intersection of the 2 major highways and 4 and 5 the rebels say that they have taken full control of the town over and that they are determined to continue their advances over also set up there however. the syrian army is denying those accounts saying that the fighting is still underway and that it managed to repel an attack by the rebels backed by turkey all started early in the morning with a bar

some people are wondering who else must suffer before society takes the threat more seriously dominic kane al-jazeera hanau. the other affairs the war in libya could continue to claim lives even after the conflicts over on the plated bones of rockets can remain hidden for years and that of course civilians at risk. reports. explosives experts recover a rocket that landed in this farm on the outskirts of tripoli it did not explode but far more adam rower is still in shock. of course i was sitting inside at night when i heard a huge blow i thought windows shattered i rushed out to check everywhere i found a hole in the farm and dust scattered all over the grass this farm is in the will lead to a good neighborhood of tripoli about 15 kilometers from the frontline the internationally recognized the government accuses forces loyal to warlords really for have to of targeting get his attention areas since have began his office of on the capital in april explosives experts have been receiving a good many calls about unexploded ordinance. more than his colleagues know the dangers but also that the

these 2 films we are offered a contrary view one where the destination is not a promised land dominic kane an al-jazeera. the burn in film festival. in libya the worst selling in weeks is threatening to derail peace talks and rocket fire has forced flights to be suspended the only functioning airport in tripoli trial stratford has been following developments on the ground is some a little safe his back was peppered with shrapnel when a rocket fired by forces loyal to warlord holly for half the exploded by his home. for i was standing on the street thank god my neighbor called me over to and i moved forward 5 steps in the rocket landed just a few meters away as a pregnant wife suffered minor injuries and his son serious head wounds in the attack we go to his neighborhood and find evidence of what people who live his say happens day and night hours earlier another barrel of rockets that hit residents say that at least 7 rockets hit this neighborhood smalling they're saying that nobody was injured in those attacks but behind this house is mighty good port which has been consistently charted b

some are wondering how many more people must suffer before society takes this threat seriously dominic kaneal-jazeera burleson. turkey says 2 of its soldiers have been killed and 5 injured in airstrikes near syria's at le province it comes out its military shelled syrian government positions in the northwestern city of sarky the government captured the city of rebels 2 weeks ago as part of its push to retake the last rebel held area turkish president richard tayyip erdogan has issued an ultimatum for syrian troops to pull it or face retaliation well for more on this let's bring in our it had say near the turkish syrian border. have been issued and seemingly ignored what's the latest on the situation on the ground in the dangerous is that likely to get. well the fighting has intensified particularly on the outskirts of the city osaka ben this is a city which is crucial for both the rebels and for the syrian government it came under the control of the syrian army about 2 weeks ago it's its importance lies in the fact that it struggles to the intersection of 2 highways and 5 and 41 of them lin

oppose racism in society and politicians must work shoulder to shoulder to combat the consequences dominic kane is. where people gathered for friday prayers. certainly there is the sense of shock at what happened here you can see the flags in this turkish islamic center or at the center at half mast or half staff a mark of respect to those who died several of the victims were people who worshipped at this mosque earlier i spoke to some of the people coming inside coming to pray and one of them said to me that they did not feel reassured they felt threatened their community is threatened they said one specifically saying that their child said to them this morning daddy i am too frightened to go outside i'm worried might something happen to me as well so the question for them is do is the sort of thing that you were saying there what mr zuma has said more police more clear presence is that going to reassure them on the face of it people here saying no they want more to be done the question for the politicians would be what more can they do just as certainly as i say the sentiment here this mosque

he and his colleagues now have just under 18 months to plan how in next year's general election dominic kane al-jazeera hamburg the mirror character has mr jordan for the 1st time since blockade was imposed on the gulf country 3 years ago shake the membrane hammer the tiny hold talks with jordan's king abdullah focusing on bilateral trade and regional security the meeting signals a further improvement in relations since jordan downgraded ties in 2017 businesses in libya are struggling to survive with the city under assault by warlord khalifa haftar for almost a year charles traffic reports from tripoli on the challenges business owners face . this is the entrance to the old city of tripoli people have been coming to shop in the market here from all over north africa for centuries. but business now is not good. it's virtually impossible for customers to travel across the front lines of fighting in the suburbs to get to tripoli the capital appeals increasingly under siege since warlord khalifa haftar his military offensive against the un backed government started last april. its winning season

some people are wondering who else must suffer before society takes the threat more seriously dominic kane al-jazeera hanau earlier is a european studies professor at stanford university and he says there's growing concern about right wing extremism after several recent attacks. we are currently in a situation where thinking about right wing extremism is in this book lloyd oath various levels of public debate we see a rise of the ultimate team of a doj languages a right wing party a mishmash of people with different teves some of them a really racist and not seats and outside of the democratic spectrum but there are also people who are simply concerned about developments in germany in recent times what they have are achieved is a development of the new political culture in which addressing things in a way that was unthinkable we were in public in germany changed the political climate that seems to breed consequences of that terrible situation if last night in a moment of shock is asking for we have to take action and it's important that the state authority shows that they try everything th

time in 5 years the top prize has gone to an iranian filmmaker unable to leave their home country dominic kane is at the festival in berlin he says the jury was profoundly affected by the subject of the film. there were tears in a standing ovation when it was announced that there is no evil was the recipient is the recipient of this year's golden bear the most prestigious prize this festival has to offer a film which many of interpreted as a sharp critique of the way that the government of iran governs in its own country the fact that the direct the director of this film could not be here in person meant that someone else very closely linked to him had to collect the award on his behalf obviously i'm very very awful round and happy but this is what and at the same time i'm very sad because this is for a filmmaker who couldn't be here tonight and i think i can say on behalf of everybody. and it seems that this is for him. international jury awarding this prize were clearly profoundly affected by the nature of the topic which was examined in this film the taking of life or not by the protagonist

some people are wondering who else must suffer before society takes the threat more seriously dominic kane al-jazeera hanau. is a human rights lawyer and senior fellow at georgetown university joins me now live from washington d.c. good to have you with us on the program again i mean how do we rate this attack in terms of sort of germany's historical reputation for having an underbelly of far right support amongst the public. well so here since the year 2000 this would rank is the 5th worst mass murder that is a kurd in germany i think it's important to keep in mind that this is a clear cut case of islamophobia terrorism and you know if a muslim had walked into a german bar and killed 10 white people every western media in the world would be calling it terrorism and sadly when 10 muslims are going down by a white supremacist who left behind a $24.00 page rhesus to manifesto saying that he wanted the complete annihilation of all muslims africans asians and that if there were a button that he could push he would do so you know the fact that the moniker terrorism is not being used shows the d

decade city planners have grand ideas for the site but many berliners don't want it to close as dominic kane now reports. by rights put shouldn't even be here a relic of the cold war when this was the only air route in and out of west berlin now it's showing its age and government and business alike wanted shut so successor elsewhere can open their plan is to turn this into a research and industrial park a showpiece for the 21st century which will eventually be very lucrative if you go ahead fast forward 20 years you would have about 1000 companies working on that common future. create about 20000 drops generate 2 and a half 1000000000 in revenue for the city that. roughly 350000000 in tax revenues for the city the trouble is many aren't so optimistic almost a 1000000 berliners voted to keep open in a referendum nearly 3 years ago but as it stands that verdict is not binding some politicians wish it was you know. there are many questions it's not just about the handling of passengers but there's a security aspect also a question of the chaffetz situation in berlin we've done multiple studies

prospect of a general election now less than 18 months away is concentrating the minds of all parties dominic kane al-jazeera. u.k. passports will turn blue next month for the 1st time in almost 3 decades to mark the country's departure from the european union the standard issue burgundy purse balls were rolled out across the states more than 30 years ago blue was 1st chosen for u.k. documents just under a century ago the new look has been championed by brick supporters controversially the contract to make the passports has been awarded to french and dutch business. well still ahead here on al-jazeera in sport the bully boy australia who got the backing of an entire rugby league team pisa we'll have the story stay with us. we will maintain the finest fighting force the world has ever known united states army was so reliant on a private sector i would call it a dependency we have a mismatch between the way we on the magic to be and the reality of the 21st century enough to hear the deal for you and i want to show you how many of the persons that you're sending out you should be your child soldiers

dominic kane life in hamburg thank you well that's it for myself and the team here in london for this hour and now it's back to cologne in doha thank you for that charley more news from here and now the israeli army says 20 rockets have been fired from gaza into southern israel 10 of them intercepted the group islamic jihad claimed responsibility for the launch as it happened after the israeli army opened fire on a cruise with palestinians killing one of them the army says the victim was trying to plant an explosive near the gaza israel fence 4 others were shot and injured while trying to recover the body before it was taken away by and it's really bulldozer. you know people in gaza have been living under a blockade for 13 years now it's there for them 50 percent of people unemployed and that number is even higher among young graduates but a new program is trying to change that from within a stephanie dechen are reports. the cold wet weather is the perfect stage for yasuda mohammed's project all of residue discarded in the process of making all of oil is being turned into something us