i met alaa abd el—fattah in april 20 1a. talked about how much worse things were than before the revolution. when you we re than before the revolution. when you were confronting mubarek, hope was material things, like you could almost touch it, and it. very almost touch it, and it was very easy to feel that it was worth it and people were taking these risks without feeling any kind of despair. right now it is looking bleak. he was a leading light of the tahrir protests. he was used to paying the price for speaking out. he -jailed or speaking out. he was jailed or threatened with arrest under all of the recent regimes here. and when his son was born, he was in prison. alaa abd el—fattah was accused of organising this protest. the demonstrators appeared peaceful. 01’ or effectively banned. —— protests are effectively banned. i was iwas in i was in court to see him being convicted. 0thers came forward to say they - to the protest. say they plan to the protest. he still got five years. another member of generationjail. his fract

i met alaa abd el—fattah in april 2014., and he talked about how much worse things were than before the revolution. when you were confronting mubarak, hope was a material thing — like, you could almost touch it, you know? and so, it was very easy to feel that it was worth it and people were taking these risks without feeling any kind of despair. right now, it is very looking bleak. alaa abd el—fattah was a leading light of the tahrir protests. articulate, secular, a software developer, used to paying a price for speaking out. he was jailed or threatened with arrest under all of the recent regimes here. and when his son was born, he was in prison. abd el—fattah was accused of organising this protest. the demonstrators appeared peaceful. the authorities were not. protests are effectively banned. i was in court to see him being convicted. others came forward to say they planned the protest. he still got five years. another member of generation jail. his fractured family go through the motions without a much—loved son, husband

the fattah party. the problem is now, if the fattah party -- the fattah party hasn't won yet, but it already has its minister in charge of the minister of the interior, it has the commander and deputy commander in hol lamb ray and a des egg nated u.s. terrorists who commands hezbollah is the deputy commander of the house of ashob by. volunteers are great iraqis that did all the right things, problem is they've sort of fallen under this command and control structure. we'll talk about that later. but the issue is if fattah wins, these ministers stay in place. if they lose, do the other parties have enough power to push them out and get somebody that could send a signal not only to investors, not only to americans and nato, because nato's voiced concern before we go in we want to make sure fattah party doesn't win. we want to make sure that he is not the prime minister. those are important things. but in the forming of these coalitions during this election, in order to make the economic investment opportu

member of the fattah. party fit in in more than a ghost it just becomes a vehicle for silencing oppositional voices and for discouraging people from asking questions not only about that but in general about any government policy. the issue of for doing turkey is not an easy thing to grasp it is a movement which was so well hidden that many journalists supported them unfortunately some are saying that there have been unjust investigations of prosecutions against such as cases against journalists but we need to distinguish between true journalists and those who call themselves journalists here. according to president to one and many in the turkish media the influence of fettle even extends to a court in new york where late last year reza robb a turkish iranian gold trader admitted to running a sanctions busting racket trading iranian oil for gold paying millions of dollars in bribes to senior turkish ministers along the way. testimony implicated oda one and his son bilawal but viewed from turkey this is all

to win over voters is underway two men vying for the position stuff is taking on president of the fattah el-sisi but many question if this election will be free and fair mary on the whole and has more. on the president abdel fattah el-sisi won egypt's presidency back in two thousand and fourteen by a landslide. there were. any same seat for another the only man to stand against president sisi is missing moustapha mussa all other challenges have either been detained disqualified or cited pressure for abandoning the campaign yes so i don't think that is a legitimate candidate as the news reports have shown he was previously a supporter of sisi as a candidate he lobbied in advocated for him and for him to that announce themselves as the opposition just hours before the deadline shows that somebody made a call to him and said i need you to be a placeholder so that it is not so apparent that sisi is destined to win the election of the i'm a war on. the most recent to leave the race was former general and army chief of staff sami and then he was arrested soon after announcing his plan to run t

with all potential challengers out of the way egypt's president abdullah fattah el-sisi is poised fora second term in power. a series of short personal stories that highlight the human triumph against the odds as president putin dominates the russian political scene and his reelection becomes more apparent we assess what direction russia might take . with media trends consummate changing listening post analyzes how the news has been covered. and as more people around the world struggle to find clean drinking water leaders and research as governor in brazil to address a critical issue march on al-jazeera this is really an attack on its truth itself is a lot of a sudden the standing of what free speech is supposed to be about the context it's hugely important setting the stage for a serious debate up front at this time on al-jazeera. with bureaus spanning six continents across the globe. to. al-jazeera has correspondents live in green the stories they tell. me are fluent in world news. a vote on a ceasefire in syria at the u.n. security council to spurned until saturday as members wrang

and of a free and fair election egyptians vote for a new president of the end of march an incumbent fattah el-sisi standing for a second term most of his opponents have either been jailed or silenced but most of the talks between rex tillerson and his opposite number some of shakuri seem to focus on security and israel and the palestinians on security because the egyptians are involved in a major crackdown on eisel forces in the sinai and the u.s. is providing significant security and intelligence cooperation on that front and on israel and the palestinians the u.s. needs egyptian backing for the u.s. to continue its mediation role following donald trump's decision to announce and to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel the u.s. says it still believes it has a mediating role to play on the egyptians have said that they believe the u.s. should be involved until there is a final settlement between israel and palestinians the problem is the palestinians at the moment no longer see the americans as independent arbiters in negotiations with the israelis the u.s. defense secretary says t

with all potential challengers out of the way egypt's president of the fattah el-sisi is poised for a second time in power. a series of short stories that highlight the human triumph against the odds as president putin dominates the russian political scene and his reelection becomes more apparent we sense what direction russia might take. with media trends constantly changing listening post analyzes how the news is being covered. and as more people around the world struggle to find clean drinking water leaders and researchers gather in brazil to address a critical issue in march on al-jazeera the story of one of the most successful p.r. campaigns in the us. study after study has demonstrated that israeli perspectives american media coverage what part of this case you get through your thick head is hamas a terrorist organization the only thing that you're going to say is what we want and if you don't say it when i go at you speak it would be very hard for ordinary americans to know that they're being deceived the occupation of the american mind at this time on al-jazeera it's impossibl

. >> black september actually came out of fattah. fattah was yasser arafat.d been involved in the palestinian cause since the 1960s. >> arafat thought he was the leader of the palestinians, and he was, in effect. i mean, he couldn't control all i mean, he couldn't control all of them, but ina much as they had an elected representative, it was yassar arafat. >> more than five minutes past the deadline, and the arab guerillas said they would execute their hostages, it appears that the conference still on. >> an estimated 900 million people that had tuned in to watch the olympic games around the world were now transfixed watching this grisly terrorist drama play out in front of them. >> the israeli hostages and the arab commandos who have held them hostage for this entire day has now left to a makeshift helicopter pad at the back of the olympic village. >> the israelis wanted to come in and try and rescue them, and the germans said no. you know, when a bad number comes up, it comes up very bad. >> we find that this drama has not ended. the third helicopter now -

the former army chief abdel fattah al sisi is almost certainly going to get re—elected.llengers have been disqualified, arrested or have been pressured to drop out. orla guerin is our correspondent in cairo. welcome to egypt. enticing images of timeless hospitality and ancient attractions. the - postcard attractions. the picture postcard view the authorities are keen to promote. but there is another egypt, a military backed regime. where dreams of freedom have been crushed. and human rights groups say at least 1500 people have vanished from the streets in the last four years. egypt's disappeared. this is one of them. she is 23 and wants to open her own business. her mother says she and her daughter were jailed in 2014 after being arrested near a protest. she says they were in the wrong place at the wrong time, and we re wrong place at the wrong time, and were later acquitted. then in 2016, her daughter was detained at a police checkpoint, she tells me. she was dumped by the roadside after 28 days. a change to girl. but her legal papers show the anguished and not end ther

with all potential challengers out of the way egypt's president of the fattah el-sisi is poised for a second time in. a series of personal stories that highlight the human triumph against the odds as president putin dominates the russian political scene these reelection becomes more apparent we're sense what direction russia might take. with media trends consummate changing listening post analyzes how the news is being covered. and those more people around the world struggle to find clean drinking water leaders in research as governor in brazil to address a critical issue march on al-jazeera facing realities growing up when did you realize that you were living in a special place a so-called secret city getting to the heart of the matter while activists to live in jail just because he expressed himself he had a story on to talk to al-jazeera at this time and. to have you with us on al-jazeera these are our top stories hundreds of thousands of people trapped in a rebel held on play have made a serious case of being bombed for a seventh day efforts to establish a ceasefire had been delay

candidate in the two thousand and twelve elections he's a staunch critic of president other than fattah el-sisi and called for a boycott of next month's presidential election a number of candidates who announced their intention to run against sisi have either been arrested or forced to withdraw including a former army chief. those are the headlines on al-jazeera but do stay with us people in power is coming up next. head of the september twenty fourth national election survey showed a satisfied for the state of their economy this is easily estonia's biggest tech success story the company was bought by microsoft in two thousand and eleven we bring you the stories that are shaping the economic world we live in counting the cost at this time on al-jazeera. because found on city streets around the world often ignored sometimes helped frequently moved on but always poking the charity of others so how do different cultures respond to that please out zero correspondent of the phillips went to find out. they all the poorest of the poor and you could find them all over the world in the wealthies

with all potential challengers out of the way egypt's president abdel fattah el-sisi is poised for a second time in power. a series of short passing stories that highlight the human triumph against the odds as president putin dominates the russian political scene and his reelection becomes more apparent we assess what direction russia might take . with media trends constantly changing listening post analyzes how the news is being covered. and as more people around the world struggle to find clean drinking water leaders and researchers gather in brazil to address a critical issue march on al-jazeera why would they not get the it up. they must that a. plan is. on the nineteenth of december twenty sixth mahmoud hussein was detained by the egyptian authorities he remains behind bars without a trial al-jazeera world investigates his case and media repression in egypt journalism is not a crime this time on al-jazeera. with bureaus spanning six continents across the globe. is correspondents live and brings the stories they tell of the. appeal of the letters. were at the mercy of the russian

egypt's president abdel fattah el-sisi is poised for a second term in power. a series of short passing stories that highlight the human triumph against the odds as president putin dominates the russian political scene his reelection becomes more apparent we assess what direction russia might take. with media trends constantly changing listening post analyzes how the news is being covered. and as more people are around the world struggle to find clean drinking water leaders and researchers gather in brazil to address a critical issue march on al-jazeera. and analysis the biggest ever on democracy in decades activists in seats of government we didn't want to be part of this institution and all we really didn't want technologically challenging politics and implementing direct democracy open source code to use the free for one to look we are innovators we are activists we are replicate. madrid at this time and i'm just you know the way we communicate is what defines us. it always has been. as innovation in technology continues to shape our lives. pioneering conten

with old potential challengers out of the way egypt's president abdel fattah el-sisi is poised for a second time in power. as syria's assured personal stories that highlight the human triumph against the odds as president putin dominates the russian political scene and his reelection becomes more apparent we a sense what direction russia might take. with media trends constantly changing listening post analyzes how the news is being counted. and as more people around the world struggle to find clean drinking water leaders and researchers gather in brazil to address a critical issue in march on al-jazeera. to . the from the carter center. this is really an attack on it for itself is a lot of misunderstanding of what free speech is supposed to be about the context is hugely important setting the stage for a serious debate out front at this time on al-jazeera the way we communicate is what defines us. we don't ways has been. as innovation in technology continues to shape our lives. i am hearing content creation and distribution utilizing cloud technology and artificial intelligence. the

with all potential challengers out of the way egypt's president of the fattah el-sisi is poised for a second time in power. a series of personal stories that highlight the human triumph against the odds as president putin dominates the russian political scene these reelection becomes more apparent we see what direction russia might take. with media trends consummate changing listening post analyzes how the news is being covered. and as more people around the world struggle to find clean drinking water leaders and researchers governor in brazil to address a critical issue march on al-jazeera facing realities growing up when did you realize that you were living in a special place the so-called secret city getting to the heart of the matter while activists to live in jail just because he expressed himself he had a story on the talk to al-jazeera at this time. hello i'm maryanne demasi in london here are the top stories on al-jazeera syrian government troops are reported to have launched a ground assault on the edge of east and go ahead to spy on russian ordered poison austerities budgete

we are joined by muhamed fattah, a former senior analyst. what happens next for ethiopian?for ethiopia? the ruling party has to select another prime minister over the next couple of weeks, there has been discussion about who would take the lead. i think the change that happened, especially the resignation of the prime minister and the institution of a state of emergency is something that could put the country to recover or put it in more chaos. what happens next will depend on if the next prime minister follows in the steps of hailemariam deslagen, who was making a lot of concessions to the opposition. is the new government or administration likely to do the same or will they clamp down on protests and restrict freedoms once again?” clamp down on protests and restrict freedoms once again? i think it will most likely be the latter. u nfortu nately most likely be the latter. unfortunately the government, the ruling party will see the overture was that the prime minister made as not working and the protests still went on, despite release of political prisoners. they may take a

with all potential challengers out of the way egypt's president of the fattah el-sisi is poised for asecond time in power. a series of short personal stories that highlight the human triumph against the odds as president putin dominates the russian political scene and his reelection becomes more apparent we assess what direction russia might take . with media trends constantly changing listening post analyzes how the news is being counted. and as more people around the world struggle to find clean drinking water leaders and researchers gather in brazil to address a critical issue in march on al-jazeera. a survivor of the genocide there are people who beg me to kill them when they're suffering but it wouldn't have been hard to do who's dedicated his life to searching the woods for bones of the victims of the srebrenica massacre. or leave them here is to draw. you know hope of finally laying the past to rest and giving peace to the victims' families because in egypt if i could just find a think about i could bury him bone hunter at this time on al-jazeera. and all jews in europe. where

elections in march they won't have much of a choice on the ballot any real challenger to president abdel fattah el-sisi has either been arrested or forced to drop out human rights watch says the crackdown is a violation of the same constitution their foreign minister was so eager to highlight and of course al-jazeera as journalists much more to say it has now been held in an egyptian prison for fourteen months and has still not been formally charged egypt me an ma in syria three prime examples of how the government side of the story often stands in stark contrast to what is actually happening on the ground david chaytor al jazeera geneva. m c international recently signaled civil war world leaders including president donald trump and is just other factor has seen its annual reports saying they are callously undermining the rights of millions from the u.s. travel ban on merely muslim majority countries to myanmar's crackdown against the ranger. governments across the globe are shamelessly backsliding on human rights it that's what its cause hate filled rhetoric threatens to normalize discriminat

with all potential challengers out of the way egypt's president of the fattah el-sisi is poised for a second time in power. a series of short personal stories that highlight the human triumph against the odds as president putin dominates the russian political seem these reelection becomes more apparent we assess what direction russia might take. with media trends consummate changing listening post analyzes how the news has been covered. and as more people around the world struggle to find clean drinking water leaders and research as governor in brazil to address a critical issue march on al-jazeera. struggling to breathe the doctors accuse the syrian government of another chlorine gas attack. hello again i'm a dead issue.

with all potential challengers out of the way egypt's president abdel fattah el-sisi is poised for a second time in power. a series of short stories that highlight the human triumph against the odds as president putin dominates the russian political scene his reelection becomes more apparent we assess what direction russia might take. with media trends constantly changing listening post analyzes how the news is being copied. and as more people around the world struggle to find clean drinking water leaders and researchers gather in brazil to address a critical issue in march on al-jazeera the story of one of the most successful p.r. campaigns in the us. study after study has demonstrated that israeli perspective american media coverage what part of this case you get through your thick head is hamas a terrorist organization the only thing that you're going to say is what we want and if you don't say it when i go at you speak it would be very hard for her ordinary americans to know that they're being deceived the occupation of the american mind at this time on al-jazeera. from the famil

since then, president abdel fattah el—sisi gave his armed forces a 3—month period to wipe out the deeply as unrealistic, has been set for february. translation: you cannot have a precise timeframe when you're battling terrorists. the operation has started but these developments on the ground that will decide when it is going to end. i do not think the troops will go back to their barracks before they complete their mission and destroy the militants' capabilities. sinai has witnessed similar military operations before, even if not that big. many wonder if this one will succeed in what the past ones failed to achieve. sally nabil, bbc news. the european union's chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, has warned that a transition period for the uk after it leaves the bloc is not guaranteed, unless what he called substantial disagreements can be overcome. mr barnier said these include britain not wanting to extend permanent rights to eu nationals who arrive in the country during the transition, and not wanting to follow all european rules during that time. john piennar reports. brexit is co

planes have been carrying out airstrikes in northern sinai with the approval of egypt's president fattah el-sisi it says unmarked israeli war planes and helicopters have conducted dozens of raids over the past two years egypt has been fighting isolating armed groups in the region germany's chancellor angela merkel has warned that more tough talks lie ahead before a government can be formed her conservative party is negotiating with the social democrats on forming a coalition. goals here with the news grid in a little over twenty five minutes here on al-jazeera right after this week's edition of the listening post next. on counting the cost some of the biggest names in take out with record earnings but they're also under scrutiny by regulators in what's being called at the sec clash a look at business relations between the u.k. and china plus another scandal in the german auto industry counting the cost at this time. russia. and mike. in the west. hello richard gives birth in europe the listening post here are some of the media stories we've been tracking this week both russia and cambodi

with all potential challengers out of the way egypt's president abdel fattah el-sisi is poised for a second term in power. a series of short stories that highlight the human triumph against the odds as president putin dominates the russian political scene his reelection becomes more apparent we assess what direction russia might take. with media trends constantly changing listening post analyzes how the news is being covered. and as more people around the world struggle to find clean drinking water leaders and research as governor in brazil to address a critical issue march on al-jazeera what has. the most liberal. glynnis caught up. on the nineteenth of december twenty sixth mahmoud hussein was detained by the egyptian authorities he remains behind bars without a trial al-jazeera world investigates his case and media repression in egypt. journalism is not a crime this time on al-jazeera. swear and. here's the top stories on al-jazeera after days of he said the u.n. security council has unanimously adopted a resolution demanding a month long truce in syria it comes after a week of go

since then, president abdel fattah el—sisi gave his armed forces a three—month period to wipe out theby many as unrealistic, has been set for february. translation: you cannot have a precise timeframe when you're battling terrorists. the operation has started, but it's the developments on the ground that will decide when it is going to end. i do not think the troops will go back to their barracks before they complete their mission and destroy the militants‘s capabilities. sinai has witnessed similar military operations before, even if not that big. many wonder if this one will succeed in what the past ones failed to achieve. sally nabil, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: to the to the latest action from pyeongchang, the winter olympics, including skiing, skating and snowboarding. there's mr mandela. mr nelson mandela, a free man, taking his first steps into a new south africa. iran's spiritual leader ayatollah khomeini has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have f

with all potential challengers out of the way egypt's president of the fattah el-sisi is poised for a second time in power. a series of short passes stories that highlight the human triumph against the odds as president putin dominates the russian political scene his reelection becomes more apparent we assess what direction russia might take. with media trends constantly changing listening post analyzes how the news is being commented. and as more people around the world struggle to find clean drinking water leaders and researchers gather in brazil to address a critical issue march on al-jazeera. we're entering. the top stories on al-jazeera the syrian military bombardment of looks set to continue the u.n. vote on issue military postponed until saturday more than four hundred forty civilians have died in six days of heavy on the rebel held and clave. james bass has the details.

with all potential challengers out of the way egypt's president of the fattah el-sisi is poised for a second term in power. a series of short passing stories that highlight the human triumph against the odds as president putin dominates the russian political scene these reelection becomes more apparent we assess what direction russia might take. with media trends consummate changing listening post analyzes how the news has been cabinet. and as more people around the world struggle to find clean drinking water leaders and research as governor in brazil to address a critical issue march on al-jazeera. doing this for the benefit of people. who witness documentaries that open your eyes. at this time on al-jazeera. hello i'm don jordan in doha the quick reminder of the top stories here al-jazeera russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov has blamed syrian rebels of blocking aid access into the besieged area of eastern due to russia's pause in the fighting has just ended for a second day the first attempt on tuesday failed to stop the onslaught which killed at least thirteen people love rob s

top secret files would be released if anon was harmed in any way egypt's incumbent president of the fattah el-sisi will be running for a second term in march will earlier question good i said that he was speaking out about the documents because he believes something an honest life is in danger. i hope an opportunity. be given to the chief of staff something anon to give the testimony freely and without intimidation for the record so that all things come clear before the public hears his testimony mere hearsay are supported with evidence he is in possession of documents and evidence which is not caps here in egypt you mean out of egypt yes could these pieces of evidence change the course of trials of course no doubt could they incriminate many yes. thank you for that live event in kuwait. conference on the reconstruction of iraq this is iraq's prime minister body responding to work the u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson listening to what he has to say at the head i'm ram of this government in iraq very critical to say to ation and i made for the tile conditions as i said has been taken c

with all potential challengers out of the way egypt's president of the fattah el-sisi is poised for a second time in. a series of short stories that highlight the human triumph against the odds as president putin dominates the russian political scene his reelection becomes more apparent we a sense what direction russia might take. with media trends consummate changing listening post analyzes how the news is being covered. and as more people around the world struggle to find clean drinking water leaders and research as governor in brazil to address a critical issue in march on al-jazeera. what makes this moment this era we're living through so unique this is really an attack on truth itself is a lot of misunderstanding a distortion of what free speech is supposed to be about the context it's hugely important to have a right to publish it. to be offensive or provoke that's all about it as people do setting the stage for a serious debate up front at this time on al-jazeera. al-jazeera as there were dozens or even raids by the schools today to see what happens next to asians become unpred

since then, president abdel fattah el—sisi gave his armed forces a three—month period to wipe out thelistic, has been set for february. translation: you cannot have a precise timeframe when you're battling terrorists. the operation has started but these developments on the ground that will decide when it is going to end. i do not think the troops will go back to their barracks before they complete their mission and destroy the milita nts's capabilities. sinai has witnessed similar military operations before, even if not that big. many wonder if this one will succeed in what the past ones failed to achieve. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news: the british government says it is reviewing its work with the aid charity, 0xfam, following reports that 0xfam staff regularly used prostitutes in haiti in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake. the department for international development said 0xfam had serious questions to answer about how it dealt with the abuse of vulnerable people. 0xfam has denied a cover—up. an asteroid up to a0 metres wide, which was only discove

came to an end the pro-government media were very quick to label the coup plotters as members of fattah this discourse has continued unabated since that day. in truth the good in movement and the arc party co-existed and cooperated for years before relations soured. took top jobs in the judiciary in education in the police and army and had significant holdings in the media but that history has no place in the current government discourse which has followers infiltrating turkey's institutions to form a parallel state when that organization. and to seize power by force it was only president early ones timely and effective mobilization of the popular will that stopped them however while the coup attempt was thwarted their supporters are still being outed all the time not only in the courts but in trials by media so well in new decree law as announced and people raise their concerns about the implications of that victoria law usually the first response from a pro-government. member of the fetter. party fit in in the world and i guess it just becomes a vehicle for silencing oppositional voic

with all potential challengers out of the way egypt's president abdullah fattah el-sisi is poised for a second time in power. a series of short personal stories that highlight the human triumph against the odds as president putin dominates the russian political scene his reelection becomes more apparent we assess what direction russia might take. with media trends consummate changing listening post analyzes how the news is being counted. and as more people around the world struggle to find clean drinking water leaders and research as governor in brazil to address a critical issue march on al jazeera in two thousand and eight raggy omar traveled across the united states discovering what it was like to be both a patriotic american and a devout muslim can you be muslim and american you have to be american first i didn't have much appreciation for why it would be a big deal that a muslim to be elected to the united states carvers but ten years on what has changed rewind islam in america at this time on al-jazeera from satellite technology to three d. printing and recycled waste to solar p

create in cairo at the start of his middle east tour to us and also hold talks with president abdel fattah el-sisi he says the united states and cairo share a common goal for lasting peace in the region. we agreed that we would continue our close cooperation on counterterrorism measures including our joint commitment to the defeat of isis and egypt has been a very important member of the defeat isis coalition from the beginning they egypt deals with the threats of isis themselves and are dealing with it certainly currently in the sinai we also discussed the importance of the protection and promotion of human rights in the vital role of civil society in egypt with the presidential elections planned for the end of march the united states as it does in all countries supports a transparent and credible electoral process. that occurs. with most of the conversation was based on the bilateral relations there was a deep and genuine interest from mr tillotson with the u.s. to continue to work and support egypt and work together to achieve our common interests this is what i reiterated to him egypt

with all potential challengers out of the way egypt's president abdel fattah el-sisi is poised for a second time in power. a series of short passing stories that highlight the human triumph against the odds as president putin dominates the russian political scene and his reelection becomes more apparent we assess what direction russia might take . with media trends constantly changing listening post analyzes how the news is being covered. and as more people are around the world struggle to find clean drinking water leaders and researchers gather in brazil to address a critical issue in march on al-jazeera. a unique poor trait of a small gulf nation living under siege maybe this. was they targeted. that pain to be forced to leave would just be all and then again it has given us the desire to carry on with our lives and be creative maybe other turndowns but it's not a marriage barbara business. has become more united. beyond the blockade at this time on al-jazeera. announced the biggest step in the monkey. decades activists in seats of government we didn't want to be part of this insti

with all potential challengers out of the way egypt's president abdel fattah el-sisi is poised for a second time in power. a series of short passes stories that highlight the human triumph against the odds as president putin dominates the russian political scene and his reelection becomes more apparent we assess what direction russia might take . with media trends consummate changing listening post analyzes how the news is being covered. and as more people around the world struggle to find clean drinking water leaders and research as governor in brazil to address a critical issue march on al-jazeera the environment doesn't know any boundaries what goes up into the environment goes around the world. best the sides are pushed on drones that it's a very modern way to do. a lead made poisons the measure of progress. the domestic population has become organized enough and active enough to believe. in the ideas that will kill more vulnerable circle of poison this time on al jazeera. this is zero. hello i'm barbara sarah this is the news hour live from london thank you for joining us coming

aircraft have been carrying out air strikes in northern sinai with the approval of egypt's president fattah el-sisi at least according to the new york times it says that unmarked israeli war planes and helicopters have conducted dozens of raids in egypt over the past two years egyptian forces have been fighting i saw linked armed groups which have launched attacks in the region have been reports on the cooperation between egypt and israel before but it's always been denied by both governments of adultery is a senior research of the center for middle east and north african politics at the free university of berlin he says these revelations are an embarrassment for egypt's president. the open secret has always been that there is very close security cooperation between egypt and israel in the sinai and what i find puzzling in this report is that the egyptian air force after after the agreement after get into the israel is allowed to operate freely all over sinai so it's not clear why is there a need why was there a need for the egyptian air force to strike in sinai the problem of the egyptian

staff sami last month and then was arrested after announcing he would run against president double fattah el-sisi in the upcoming presidential election getting a warned that top secret files would be released if a man was harmed in any way is his testimony or her say or supported with evidence he's in possession of documents and evidence which is not kept here in egypt you mean out of egypt yes could these pieces of evidence change the course of trials of course no doubt could they incriminate many yes given his daughter says hours later thirty police officers stormed his home in cairo before leading him away. analysts say the egyptian president is targeting anyone who could risk his chances of a second term in the march plus that he need to say with a secret documents exist or not president sisi isn't taking any chances i don't know what it is that would be so scandalous that it would be threatening to them but it could also cause that he's right in from other perspectives of making other people or trying to. pressure on the government and if you know if it. were but it was down or arres

navy and air force operation began on friday four egyptian soldiers have been killed president abdel fattah el-sisi told the army to use in his words brute force to restore security after more than three hundred people were killed in an attack on a mosque in november. well now to south africa where the head of the ruling a.n.c. says party leaders are preparing to finalize a deal that will result in president jacob zuma quitting office zuma is under increasing pressure to leave over a number of corruption allegations and sealy to cyril ramaphosa says officials meeting on monday will decide on a swift transition of power i believe that she. was on. the edge. of the position this is the hope that it. is not so there's a looser. now and. the consequence is more of the country. at least eight people have died in forty others injured by a gas explosion at a carnival parade in bolivia police say three children were among those killed in saturday's blast in the city of or rural authorities believe hot oil spilled and burned a hose connected to a gas canister causing the explosion. colombia's milita

muslim brotherhood for years a bull foot pedal out this month where he was critical of president fattah el-sisi and i geria government has confirmed that one hundred ten girls remain unaccounted for after an attack by the armed group boko haram in the country's north east gunmen overran a school in the town of jap she last month monday. said initially denied that any of the girls had been abducted jurors information minister says additional police and security officers have been deployed to schools present muhammadu buhari called last monday's abduction by boko haram a national disaster. on al jazeera. the standoff between cost of serbia over a prominent mining company. and the obesity rates in mexico has tripled in the last two decades detail why health officials are blaming us. from a fresh breeze. to watching the sunset on the australian outback. hello there it's mostly dry forests in eastern parts of china at the moment there's not a great deal of cloud showing up on our chart for monday but things change as we head into choose day because the winds are all feeding up from the south

with all potential challengers out of the way egypt's president abdel fattah el-sisi is poised for a second time in power. a series of short personal stories that highlight the human triumph against the odds as president putin dominates the russian political scene his reelection becomes more apparent we assess what direction russia might take. with media trends constantly changing listening post analyzes how the news is being covered. and as more people around the world struggle to find clean drinking water leaders and research as governor in brazil to address a critical issue in march on al-jazeera. to. the town. where. this is really an attack on its truth itself is a lot of a sudden the standing of what free speech is supposed to be about the context it's hugely important setting the stage for a serious debate up front at this time on al-jazeera. more than four hundred people killed in less than a week during the winter of serious east in. need. we needed desperately.

arrested ten days ago it on al jazeera earlier this month is a staunch critic of president abdel fattah el-sisi who called for a boycott of next month's presidential election nigeria's government says one hundred and ten girls remain unaccounted for after an attack by the armed group boko haram in the country's northeast government overran a school in the town of last monday ideas information minister says additional police and security officers have been deployed to schools their forces also been called in to help search for the girls now as the philippines marks thirty two years since the overthrow of the dictator ferdinand marcos there have been protests against the current president were to go deter see all those demonstrating see his policies are in danger in the democracy that was one back in one thousand nine hundred eighty six and reports. thirty two years filipinos have come together to celebrate a watershed moment in their history when a revolution forced president ferdinand marcos from power. in recent years that unity has been tainted by partisan politics between political d

a presidential candidate in the twenty twelve elections he's a staunch critic of president abdel fattah el-sisi and calls for a boycott of next month's presidential vote a number of others who denounce their intention to run against sisi have either been arrested or forced to withdraw including a former army chief only a little known politician is left in the race to challenge sisi. still ahead on al-jazeera colombia appian for international help as more and more venezuelans try to cross the border in search of a better life and we visit a nineteen eighties on exhibit showcasing the audi's scent technology that herald a decade of significant cultural change. from the waves of the south. to the contours of the east. i once again well it's not very often i get the chance to say yet remains rather disturbed across parts of the middle east a fair amount of class just spilling in making its way across the levant easing through iraq into iran and pushing over towards afghanistan so as we go on through thursday it's not too bad there full of good parts of iran and afghanistan over to us to und