egypt base group has a newspaper, the focus reporting on political prisoners in egypt.here's an arabist, cairo based, a website english and arabic telling the story that mainstream egyptian news organizations abandon. another provides indepth analysis that is not seen in other outlets. there are sites launched from outside of egypt. affiliated with the muslim brotherhood. declared a terrorist organization, whose leader sentence. the online news portal, a satellite channel operating out of turkey. they are partisan. in february, they leaked reportings to officials. the egyptian government is also online, pushing its narrative. egypt connects, a blog was launched in english, aiming to enhance egypt's communication with the world and address inaccurate reports about the country in international news. the minister said the blog gives officials, diplomats and others an opportunity to exchange views. you have been watching a special edition of our programme on the al jazeera 3, the case in cairo. before we leave a final word from peter greste. we'll see you next time here at

long live egypt. long live egypt. thank you and pay the peace and mercy be upon you. [ clapping ] >>> you've been listen to egyptian president abdul fatah al-sisi, really speaking on a number of issues there. mainly problems in the region. syria is being torn apart, he said. and called on in the in egyptian capital cairo to negotiate a political solution, and said military support for yemen was aimed at preserving arab national security. and he also mentioned the escalating violence with sinai, which has seen attacks on military and police forces in egypt. that is something the regime has been grappling with. let's speak to the senior political analyst. it seems that abdul fatah al-sisi is focussing more on instability more in the region, rather than his own problems at home. >> that's true, very true. i don't think he has much to say about the issues at home with tens of thousands of political prisoners, with a coup de ta which basically destroyed hopes of a million egyptian youths for jobs, security and justice. so

is egypt going to step up. >> egypt is one member.egypt role is confined to fight terrorism in sinai and on the borders of libya that extends over 1200 kilometers. >> reporter: so more in your neighborhood? >> yes, yes. >> reporter: one more question about the bigger picture. do you share the view of russia and iran that now is not the time to unseat president bashar al-assad or his government, the number one fight is against i.s.i.l. >> we are for a political solution, not a military solution in syria. we want to preserve the integrity of the syrian territory and preserve the syrian national army. we must confront the extremists organizations and i.s.i.s. and syria to bring stability to the situation. we must reconstruct syria to accommodate the refugees back into their homes now. >> reporter: but do you think that president assad can be part of the political transition? >> we need to focus on the real threat, the extremism and terrorism and its negative ramifications and the huge instability that can dominate the middle east and can

egypt has the highest number of journalists in the world behind bars.his sudden change in the way they treat the press? >> well, it's unclear to me exactly. i can speculate, but i believe it has to do with the climate that has started over the past few years after the former president was ousted by the military and a new government installed. that has led to an overall broad crack down on civil liberties, the right to freely associate and protest as well as the right of the media to freely and independently report news. >> and do you think that international pressure as has been applied and as we have seen yesterday do you think that will continue to help. president sisi does have pressure him. a lot of people questioning the egyptian judiciary. >> i absolutely think it will helpful unfortunately the judiciary. >> excuse me, their a best to i implement them and their understanding of them. there needs to be training, pressure from the west from any partner of the egypt to make sure it lives up to its international commitments. we have seen it works it c

in the sense that egypt could go down? go down? >>. >> reporter: go down and lose to the terrorists. >> in egypt, sparing no effort to defeat this effort, but it is also include includes the inforf the long term confrontation. >> in is a war that is going to be going on for years and years? >> i think so. >> you think so, because in february, yo called for the arab coalition to fight the terrorists, including jordan and united arab emirates, and other countriesk and have they responded the way that you want? >> let me say that we are all partners to the coalition as far as syria and iraq, and egypt is one member of the coalition, but now egypt is focusing all of the efforts to counter the terrorism on its land? and recently, you have been purchasing military equipment to counter the effects. is that because the united states will not provide you that equipment? >> we don't want to ease into the relationship of egypt and the united states for military equipment is because our relationship is much broader than that. >> but i

>> i was only in the bureau covering -- i am not in egypt expert. had not worked in the country before. i was in kenya covering used africa. that is my patch. they needed someone to work over the christmas-new year period, so i agreed to go in and fill in the bureau. honestly, one of the things that continually frustrated me in a way was that we were arrested for what turns out to be some pretty monday reporting. we were not doing anything particular radical. i was just china make sure the basic story was covered. it was very routine journalism, no for investigation. we certainly were not pushing the boundaries. i was absolutely staggered, to be honest, when the secret service agents -- the special service agents burst into our ram and started picking up all of our equipment and dragging us down to the police department. amy: you are covering, at that time, mubarak was out for president morsi was in. >> at that point, president morsi had been ousted and had been ousted in june 2013. there was the instrume -- interim administration that have been ins

they were able to -- they were unable to leave egypt. it inspired global support from grass roots to heads of government. >> the issue of the journalists in egyp jpt, we've been cleared they should be released. >> reporter: the retrial was supposed to give them a second opportunity to clear their names. justice was denied, yet again. the arrest and tension damaged egypt's reputation abroad. the pardon has allowed him to close this case without threatening the independence of the judiciary. there are other staff who were convicted at the original trial. they say they will continue to fight for their cases to be thrown out. the happy closure of one chapter. >>> it's great to have you on, can you tell me, first, what your reaction was when you first heard the news? >> hello, thank you for having me live now and i would like to thank everybody, first, for calling for my immediate release. i'm still in a shock. i can't believe i'm home now, with my family. i'm still in a shock. last night -- right now and 24 hours ago, i was talking with fami

pardoned by egypt's president. john terret is in toronto where mohamed fahmy is expected to arrive in the next few days. john. >> good evening from toronto. you have heard the phrase it takes a village, it takes a whole lot more, from the oval office to grass roots meetings, people who have plagued black tape to their mouths, to release three al jazeera journalists, two of them we know have been pardoned, we're waiting word on the status of the other one. but with al jazeera journalists tried in absentia and without word of their fate either, it is mixed feelings here at al jazeera. it's been a long time coming but al jazeera producer baher mohamed and freelance mohamed fahmy are free at last. >> this whole nightmare is over, we can live like normal people and go back home, enjoy our life and that's it. >> reporter: a pardon by president abdel fatah al-sisi marking the end to their ordeal, when they were arrested along with peter greste. al jazeera media says, we are delighted, but this whoap episode shouldn't have

he was convicted in egypt. so, when it becomes an issue in europe, the wider area, where they are very friendly with egyptian government, those countries are just as difficult to visit. you know, nobody wants to end up in egyptian prison. >> about the seven journalists, we urge them to quash their cases. >>> the school board in seattle is expected to decide whether to put an end to suspend elementsry students. studies show black students are disproportionate. >> reporter: no kindergartner should be suspended from school. >> african american children and african american males are suspended at a rate four times higher than their white counterparts and it has been a situation where people knew about it and kind of rang their hands and said, but there's nothing we can do. it's because they're poor or because their family's aren't involved. they're making excuses for a lack of action, as an institution, or as a school or as a school system. >> reporter: so what's the alternative for school suspensions? we'll head t

of egypt's independence. there was former staff convicted. one of those, former correspondent sue turton, is yet to be pardoned. >> we are not going to stop the free aj staff campaign until we are all cleared at least of this conviction in the eyes of the law. we need to fly in and out of countries that have extradition treaties with egypt, or agreements, without the fear agreements, without the fear that we may be arrested. put on a plane and sent to egypt. >> in a statement the company said they may not be behind bars, but the families and careers are affected: for now, everyone at al jazeera is happy to see closure. >> mohamed fadel fahmy has been pardoned. >> of one chapter at least in the saga. [ cheering and applause ] >>> germany's transport minister revealed volkswagen rigged emissions tests in the united states and europe. the u.s. justice department has launched a criminal probe after volkswagen admitted visiting 11 million diesel cars with devices designed to cheat test results. the scandal cost the german car maker billions in sha

the attention damaged egypt's reputation abroad. sisi's pardon has allowed him to close the case without threatening the independence of egypt's judiciary. it may not be a co sen defense they were pardons just before president sisi is due to address the united nations general assembly next week. it may take fahmy a while to get back to toronto. it's the starred of the muslim -- start of the muslim holiday eid and that will slow him down. there are others journalists sentenced one of those sue has yet to be partonned. >> we are not going to stop free a.j. campaign until we are all cleared at least of the conviction in the eyes of the law. we need to be able to fly in and out of country that his have extradition treaties with egypt or just agreements without the fear that we may be arrested and sent back to egypt. >> reporter: in a statement the company said: >> reporter: for now, everyone at ray is just happy to see the closure. >> mohamed fahmy has been pardoned 67 of one chapter at least in this long-running saga. john terrett, al

but they were unable to leave egypt. they said with their lives on hold they were still serving a kind of sentence. their plight inspired a global campaign of support from grass roots to heads of government. >> we were clear both publicly and privately that they should be released. >> the reretrial was supposed to give them a second chance to clear their names, instead, justice denied. president sisi's pardon has loud him to close the case without threatening the independence of egypt's judiciary. it might not be coincidence, but it may take mohammed fahmy who is canadian, a while to get bake here, it is the start of the muslim hold ever eid, and that maof eid.sue turton has yet to e pardoned. >> in this conviction in the eyes of the law we need to fly in and out of countries that have extradition agreements with egypt without the fear ever being put on a plane and flown back to egypt. >> they may not be behind bars, but their families have been affected immeasurably. let them too get on with their lines. for now, everyo

egypt allowed for greste to be deported to his native australia. but the other two were unable to leave genera egypt, they were sl serving a kind of sentence. their plight inspired a huge round of support. >> we have agreed publicly and privately that they should be released. >> last month, the court ordered them back to prison, justice denied. arrest of mohammed, fahmy and greste damaged egypt's reputation abroad. now, he has beens been able to close the case. just before president sisi was mend to address the united nations, but it may take mohammed a canadianto a while to get back here. it is the start of the muslim holiday of eade. >> a number of others were convicted in absentia. sue turton. >> at least in the eyes of the law we need to be able to fly in and out of countries that have extradition treaties with egypt, or just the fear that we may be arrested and put on a plane and sent back to egypt. >> in a statement, we urge the egyptian authorities to quash their cases and let them too get on with their lives. for now, everyone at al jazeera

egypt is no exception. while the country's new constitution grants women equal status with men, egyptian roads are full of cars in which the men sit in the driver seat. scooters are predominantly driven by then. but one woman is saying on your bike to that. >> rush hour in alexandria, egypt, out of the heaviest traffic is a woman on a motor scooter. it is allowed, but it is an unaccustomed site for egyptian men. she has been flouting convention for three years. the scooter gets her where she's going faster than anything else. she studied english and now she runs a day care center. >> good morning. >> she have limited means, but ambitious goal, to educate girls of the next generation to be self-confident and self-sufficient. >> i want the girls in my day care center to be different for my generation. i wanted to know they have the right to do what they wish as girls, without restrictions. i want them to know their place in society. we don't distinguish between girls and boys here. >> s inhaimaa's world, may

of egypt's independence. there was former staff convicted. one of those, form er correspondent sue turton, is yet to be pardoned. >> we are not going to stop the free aj staff campaign until we are all cleared at least of this conviction in the eyes of the law. we need to fly in and out of countries that have extradition treaties with egypt, or agreements, without the fear agreements, without the fear that we may be arrested. put on a plane and sent to egypt. >> in a statement the company said they may not be behind bars, but the families and careers are affected: for now, everyone at al jazeera is happy to see closure. >> mohamed fadel fahmy has been pardoned. >> of one chapter at least in the saga. [ cheering and applause ] . >> egypt researcher at amnesty international joys us live from london. what do you make of the timing? >> i'm - i should start by saying it's wonderful to see mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr reunited with the families. the timing was cynical, coming before president abdul fatah al-sisi is due to fly to new york t

egypt has the highest number of journalists behind bars. in june, a cairo court sentenced the al jazeera team toll seven to 10 years in prison. last january, the court of cassation threw out their convictions, and ordered a retrial. in february, after a year in gaol, egypt allowed peter greste to bet deported to his native australian. mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr were released. they were unable to leave egypt. they said with lives on hold they were serving a kind of sentence. their plight inspiring a global campaign much support from grassroots to heads of government. >> the issue of the al jazeera journalists, we have been clear publicly and privately that they should be released. >> reporter: last month a court returned mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr to finish. a retrial supposed to give them a second opportunity to clear their names. >> the arrest and detention damaged egist's reputation abroad. the pardon allowed him to close the case without threatening the independence. >> mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr were par

they were granted a pardon be egypt's president, along with dozens of others. however, none of the seven aj journalists who were sentenced have been pardoned. victoria has more. >> reporter: freedom at last for them. the pardon by the president is the end of a long ordeal, which began when they were arrested in december, 2013, along with an aj correspondent. among the charges, aiding the now burned broth brotherhood. last january, the court throughout their convictions and ordered a retrial. >> just living day by day. >> reporter: in february, he was deported to australia. they were released later than month and unable to leave egypt, with their lives on hold, they were still serving a kind of sentence. global campaign of support from grass roots to heads of government. >> the issue of the aj journalists in egypt, we have been cleared that they should be released. >> reporter: they returned them to prison and the retrial was supposed to give them a second opportunity to clear their names. justice was denied yet again. >> it's outrageous. my heart is with the fa

not only in egypt, but all over the world. they are still going through the same ordeal, and their families are suffering, and they are suffering. the fight is not over. the fight is not over. our fight will be over when every single journalist behind bars all over the world. >> baher mohamed speaking to us a little bit earlier. well, professor of political science joining us. thank you for joining us on al jazeera. throughout this saga, and especially after the final guilty verdict a lot of people had been expecting, predicting, and certainly hoping that this would eventually end up in a presidential pardon. what do you make of the fact of the timing? >> yes, so in december of last year we did hear that there would be a presidential pardon happening at some point. that would be the end result in this case. however, timing has been an interesting thing for this president. he is set to come to new york to address the general assembly tomorrow, he'll also be heading the council of africa nations and also a couple of climate chan

the acting prime minister of egypt arrived at the hospital to visit them. egypt has expressed regret at the incident but has said that the tourists were in a restricted area without permission. >> we are standing with the mexican people in their tragedy. the circumstances surrounding the incident in part of egypt's fight against terror i. i give my deepist con dole lenses. >>reporter: two tourists were driving in four wheel drive vehicles and a number of egyptians were killed and injured along with the mexicans. the mexican president said he strongly condemned these acts against our citizens in a tweet. troops at the time were said to be chasing armed terrorists in the desert. >>> the state department says it appears moscow is continuing to support the syrian president al assad amid reports russia has positioned tanks in syria in the center of a military buildup. seven tanks have been seen at an airfield near a strong hold of al assad. russia's assistance is in line with international law. >>reporter: escape pentagon officials don't know why the russian rus

there is very little domestic pressure in egypt to move on these cases.nternationally, the pressure has been building for the last couple of years. we've seen a big international campaign from al jazeera, and you've seen human rights organizations and civil rights groups raise the issue of judiciary of high-profile cases, and thighs journalists are two of those, but there are others well. one can see that continuing going forward. the real question i think has to be how the judicial process has worked out. this pardon game as the result of not working through the judicial system. this is at the end of that. and i think something that within egypt a lot of people within the human rights community and civil rights establishment is going to be wondering really is this what really has to happen? will it be at the end of the process of the judicial system rather than working through the vie judicial system in a more satisfactory manner. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> european union nations are to give an extra $1 billion to u.n. agencies dealing with the refug

to egypt, right? this aid had been put on hold for a while during all the turmoil in egypt. is it back up to where it was? >> >> yes. the united states resumed all military aid to egypt earlier this year after having suspended after the military coup in 2013. now, egypt is fighting a serious insurgency. so the united states didn't want to abandon a long-time ally. the united states has a very deep investment in egypt and particularly the military, to which it has given more than $pa 35 billion of assistance. >> brown: the larger project is to crush the insurgency. where does that stand in >> welsh it's not going well. there was a military coup in egypt a couple years ago that suspended an attempt at a democratic transition, and since then terrorists who already existed in egypt have really escalated an insurgency. it started out in the sinai, and that's still the main base of it, but it has been spreading to other parts of the country, notebly the western desert, the areas near libya, which is where this incident just took place happened, and it happened in the context of an

affiliate that egypt is seeing as its most dangerous? >> they're out there but there are also more generic islamic groups. in that area of egypt you have the various menagerie that you have just over the border in libya say. so hard to know exactly who they were looking for. they may not know which group committed the latest atrocity they were hunting down. >> it does seem i.s.i.l. has growing operations across north africa, in egypt, libya and tunisia. >> hard to know if it's siel proper oi.s.i.l.proper or some d groups than i.s.i.l. whether it's i.s.i.l. or some islamist group. if you are captured and beheaded, the result is pretty much the same. >> this must be a blow for egypt who is trying to increase tourism. >> this is not going to help their tourism level. >> the website saying tourists should avoid travel outside cairo and major tourivity areas. tourist areas. >>> more countries are closing their doors and imposing tighter border controls. today all in favo austria and sl jazeera's jacky rowland is in brussels whering ministers

trubz companies are not fixed and could end up in egypt. the why the is nod to make a local production, it's an attempt to circulate the matter. >> it's a big industry that needs funding. tv shows are shown on channels, there are restrictions from what can be shog. >> obviously the gulf countries have a stakes in the conflict. they want to get through a message. it's not the total freedom. >> and for some of these that want a shot. the place to be paradoxically is syria. >> the aleppo based film-maker produced 3-star revolution. >> a show that mocks all parties involved in the fighting. many are producing tv drama in places such as aleppo in an independent way. a huge satire this year with this interior, huge satire of every single party involved in this conflict. like they poke fun. meanwhile they focus on the syrian free army. it's like a civil society saying hey, guys to the power. that's the fighting guide. we don't agree with any. and we want to make sure the civil society is alive and producing tv drama under such darkness. >> every s

egypt expressed regret. but said the tour wrists were in a restrict area. 22 tourists travelled in four vehicles. in a tweet mexico's president said his government: >>> egyptian troops at the time are said to have been chasing armed fighters in the desert, said to have been travelling in similar vehicles to the mexican tourists >>> three people have been arrested in malaysia in connection with the bombing of a shrine in bangkok. the chief of police says two malaysians and a pakistani were arrested and assisting with the investigations. 20 were killed. >>> sri lanka's new government said i would set up an office for civil war reparations. the address violence cooperation - the announcement two days before the united nations releases a report on war crimes. sri lankan president has promised accountability for atrocities committed by drops. >> others in the u.s. state of qualify your forced tens of thousands from their homes. many have gone up in flames, it's been the most destructive in the u.s. in the last fe

their plight splier inspired a l campaign of support. >> for al jazeera journalists in egypt we were clear publicly and privately that they should be released. >> retrial was supposed to give them and greste a second opportunities oclear their names. instead justice was denied. the arrest and detention of mohammed, fahmy and greste, was justice denied. it may not be a coincidence that mohammed and fahmy were pardoned just a week before sisi's address to the u.n. but it may take fahmy a while to get home to canada. it is the start of the muslim hol did i daholiday of eade. >> we need to fly in and out of countries that have extradition treaties with egypt. without fearing we'll be put on a plane and flown back to egypt. >>> a statement, they may not be behind bars but their families and careers have been affected immeasurably. let them too get on with their lives. for now everyone at al jazeera is just happy to see the closure. >> mohamed fahmy has been pardoned! >> of one chapter of this long running saga. it is wonderful isn't it, peter is on his way to new york for united nations g

the arrest and detention of them damaged egypt's reputation abroad. the president's pardon -- >> it may not be a coincidence that they were pardoned before sisi's talk before the general assembly. but it's a major start of the muslim holiday, and that alone could slow his progress down. there were other aljazeera staff convicted in the original trial. one of those, former correspondent, sue, has yet to be pardoned. >> we last name stop the campaign until we're all cleared, at least of this conviction in the eyes of the law. we need to be able to fly in and out of countries that have extradition treaties with egypt without the fear that we may be arrested and put on a plane and sent back to egypt. >> in a statement, the country said they may not be put behind bars, but their families and careers have been affected immeasurably. we ask egypt to quash their cases and let them too get on with their lives. for now, everyone at aljazeera is happy to see the closer of one chapter at least in this long-running sag a [ cheers ] >> to update, mohammed is in egy

they'd been raised in egypt. but they left egypt for a new life. he worked at a convenience store, and that's where he met patricia owens. he was 30, and she was 15. we had went out to eat, and we come home, and yaser told my mom, i want to marry your daughter. and my mom's, like, you've only known her for a couple week, and he said, yes, i know. i want to marry her. >> he convinced my mom and dad that his family had money, and i think there was a sense of -- my mom and dad thought, well, she'll be taken care of. >> she was very naÏve and very trusting and did not really understand how radically her life was going to change. >> he convinced this family that if you give me your 15-year-old daughter, she'll be in a better place. and this guy preyed upon that naivete. >> it was three or four times a week that he would hit me or kick me or, i knew, like, the things that would set him off. and i'd have to not do those things, like, if he was at home, i wasn't allowed to talk to my family on the phone unless he was up there and it was on speakerphone. an

the circumstances surrounding the incident are part of egypt's fight against terrorism. the mexican side are saving the best care and we will take care of the egyptian victims. i give my deepest condolence to the egyptian people and the mexican victims as well. i have expressed my condolence to the egyptian minister. >> i'm jessica baldwin at a exhibit ever global pop art. art. >> time now for a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. hungarian less have blocked the american crossing point between hungary and serbia. >>> the pentagon says russia has positioned military supplies at the center of a buildup in syria. >>> egypt has apologized for the deaths of mexicans. >>> germany's decision to implement border controls to stem the flow of refugees, done the same at its border with serbia just in the past half hour or so. howrvhowever a former prime min, purely for political game. andrew simmons has more from budapest. >> rearing to this human crisis, hungary's prime minister had a repeatedly said it's germany's problem. but ask any helping the refugees through this cris

the acting prime minister of egypt arrived at the hospital to visit them. egypt has expressed regret at the incident but has said that the tourists were in a restricted area without permission. >> translator: we are standing with the mexican people in their tragedy. the circumstances surrounding the incident egypt's fight against terrorism. i give my deepest condolences to the mexican government and the tourists. >> reporter: a number of egyptians have also been reported to be killed. the government strongly condemns these acts against our citizens. he has demanded a thorough investigation. egyptian troops at the time are said to have been chasing armed fighters in the desert, they were said to be traveling in similar vehicles to the mexican tourists. lucia newman, al jazeera, egypt. >>> police entered the mosque and caused damage, closed the doors, protestors were arrested in the compound, visits went ahead as planned. the clashes comes hour before the start of the jewish new year rosh hashanah. >>> tony abbott has been replaced by his popular communicatio

egypt said that the tourists were accidently killed after being mistaken for terrorists. but mexico's foreign minister is skeptical. >> with cameras pointed at them, families of the victims leave a government building in guadalajara. they have little in the way of a thorough explanation of what happened on sunday. others have made the long trek to cairo with mexico's foreign minister. >> i will be visiting the president of egypt later today, and we will see from there what has--what is the next step in terms of taking our nationals who lost their lives back home. >> before leaving she questioned the egyptian authorities' version of the events. they insist the attack in the desert was human error, a car chase gone wrong. that security officers in helicopters and on the ground mistakenly bombed and shot at convoys, which is in a restricted zone. there were 22 people in that convoy. most were mexicans. some egyptian. the wounded are being treated at this hospital. egypt said that the facts of the case remain confusing, but it will conduct a thorough and impartial investigati

the arrest and detention of them damaged egypt's reputation abroad. there are other al jazeera staff. >> we're not hearing there's a pardon, but it is an egyptian holiday today. we're wondering whether the paperwork has not been released. if we're not going to be getting a pardon, we'll be lobbying the assembly to anyone who will listen and say we were just journalists doing our jobs in cairo. >> reporter: the happy closure of one chapter. >>> and just a short time ago, al jazeera journalist joined me on the line from cairo. >> i would like to thank everybody, first, for calling my immediate release. i'm still in a shock. i can't believe i'm home with my family. i'm still in a shock. last night -- like now and 24 hours ago, i was talking with family and our co-dependent about our appeal and what our plans are. now, when we heard this, it was a family visit and when the visit was over, i returned back and they said the president pardoned you. i couldn't believe it. i thought it was a joke, this is not a thing for joke. my kids are telling me, okay, no

the acting prime minister of egypt arrived at the hospital to visit the injured. egypt expressed regret at the incident, but it says the tourists were in a restricted area without permission. 22 tourists were traveling in four four-wheel drive vehicles along side the mexicans, a number of egyptians were said to have been killed or injured. his government strongly condemns these acts against our citizens. egyptian troops at the time are said to have been chasing armed fighters in the desert. they were traveling in similar vehicles to the mexican tourists. >>> sri lanka's new government will set up an office for civil war reparations and a truth commission. it addresses civil rights violations, an announcement before the u.n. releases its report. they have promised accountability for alleged atrocities committed by troops. >>> a state of emergency has been declared. firefighters have been battling to put out the blaze. such fires are an annual problem during the dry season in indonesia. and wildfires in the u.s. state of california have forced tens of thousands of p

the circumstances surrounding the incident are part of egypt's fight against terrorism. the mexican side is receiving the best care and we will take care that the egyptian victims, this is a painful incident, i give my deepest condolence to the mexican ambassador and relay my condolence. >> joining us vie skype is h.a. hellier in london. thank you for talking to us. what does this unfortunate incident reveal a, about the state of the egyptian armed forces and also, about this part of the western desert? >> we know that this part of the western desert has seen skirmishes take place between the security forces and elements linked to daesh, so-called islamic state elements. they erased a press statement, daesh did, saying they had been in conflict with the egyptian army. and i think that there are elements that are actually involved and engaged in that area. the question remains: how is it possible that in the midst of such a secure area, the security forces allowed a tourism agency to actually get through. and i think those are the important questions we have to ask and we

. >> egypts president sworn in a new government.he former oilman was tapped to form a new cabinet after the previous administration resigned in a corruption scandal. he's dramatically capped the fuel subsidies. >> mexico's president has visited six mexican tourists wounded in a botched air strike in egypt. they were brought home on friday. 8 others were killed when egypt forc forces mistook them. >> they were removed from the presidential plane. the egypt forces attacked after mistaking them for armed rebels. they are delicate but stable and demanded that the egypt government pay for the wounded. >> what happened hurt mexico and the world, this unjustified aggression has no precedent and the president instructed that we bring back our compatriots and demand justice. >> the mexican authorities response and call for a swift investigation from egypt and raised the questions of the double standards. in mexico 25,000 missing people and the government failed to solve the disappearances. the most diplomatic cases are the students abducted

uses them to move between egypt sinai peninsula and the gaza strip and we have an egyptian journalistr editor of the newspaper and joins me live now in the studio, lovely to have you with us here on the set on al jazeera. why are they going for the houses, why demolish so many houses? what is the reasoning behind that? >> they want to have the clear object of course to create a buffer zone between egypt and gaza strip. that is the clear objective. but of course we shouldn't look upon today's behavior of today's government in isolation with the behavior of many previous governments since israel completed the resolve from sinai in 1982. since that date the central government in egypt, in cairo have adopted a very, very dubious policies towards sinai and the local people, egyptian sinai, locals and first you know and for most was to deprive them from any real development and especially north of sinai and the middle sinai and of course when you do that willingly and willfully then definitely you are doing it willingly and the government knew exactly the results and the outcome, the outcom

it succeeded in egypt.it to succeed everywhere. >> for decades gadhafi was one of the world's most eccentric leaders, known for his flamboyant outfits and his all-female bodyguards. but he was also an open supporter of international terrorism, with links to the lockerbie bombers, the i.r.a., and other militant groups. >> he kept libya under very, very tight wraps. he would disappear people. there was no freedom of any kind. massacres in prison. so he was a horrendous, horrible, brutal dictator. >> anyone who spoke out against him at all would be arrested immediately, sometimes tortured, sometimes killed. >> tracy shelton is a 34-year-old freelance journalist from australia who heads to libya to cover the conflict. >> it began with protests, as in many of the arab countries, inspired by egypt and tunisia. people started protesting for more freedom. but the reaction from the gadhafi regime was to shoot protesters, to try and stop these protests with violence. >> the violence that gadhafi unleashed on them was

this ring reminds me that egypt didn't do. it's the judges that did it, the institution did it. i do these forums to remind egypt why it matters. >> the japanese comic books known as manga have become part of the pulling industry. now their popularity is spreading to some of the most unlikely places. we have reports from a library in dakar, senegal. >> the 11-year-old girl is hooked on this japanese manga series. it depicts the adventures of a japanese girl living in hiroshima in the 1930s befor before atomic bomb was dropped. >> i really like this book because of the adventure and the drawing, and sometimes i see myself in the character. it's just fun. >> finding manga in africa let alone senegal is near impossible. >> i put a message up on facebook saying that people could come and borrow books. there was a sudden wave of inquiry and the interest in reading continues to grow. >> they come after school, on weekends. some have them home delivered. there is plenty of japanese mangas belgium and american comic books here. but there is one thing lacking. african stories made by afr

i wear it to remind myself that it's not egypt that put me in prison.'s a couple of judges who did it. it's their institutional flaws that did it. i'm trying to use these forums to remind egypt why these things matter. >> the indian government said it will implement an yell pension scheme for its armed forces. nearly three million ex-service men will get the same pension as south africa men of the same rank who are retiring now. veterans have been protesting for 80 days, many have been on hunger strike demanding that narendra modi fulfill a key promise of his election campai campaign. >>> a passion for japanese comics continue to grow. their popularity are spreading across the world to some of the most unlikely places. we go to a comics store in senegal. >> the series features the fictional adventures of a young japanese girl living in hiroshima in the 19 30's before the bomb was dropped. >> i really like this book because of the adventure and drawings, and sometimes i see myself in the character. it's just fun. >> ithere is an increasing appetite for y

. >> i'm on the border between gaza and egypt. these smuggling tunnels once connected the two, but the egyptians may have found a way to permanently close them. >> as the global refugee crisis intensifies... >> they have travelled for weeks, sometimes months. >> and the e.u. struggles to cope... >> we don't know, they stop us here. >> what's being done while lives hang in the balance? >> we need help now. >> good to have you with us. these are the top stories on al jazeera. hungary and slovenia have criticized croatia for redirecting refugees to their countries. thousands of people are now head to go austria. european leaders have failed to agree on an unified policy to deal with the refugee crisis. >>> vote something under way in greece's general election. former prime minister alexis tsipras hopes to have another chance to lead the country. he won january's poll on an anti-austerity ticket. >>> and burkina faso will return to civilian rule and reinstatement it's interim country. the decision follows talks between the coup leader