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 the army

on the president abdel fattah el-sisi won egypt's presidency back in two thousand and fourteen by a landslide they were. in the same seat for another the only man to stand against president sisi is mussa 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 do 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 rumor or october 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 the army accusing him of not getting proper permission and forging documents has the upper abdomen name for to a leading opposition figure and for mccain to do it in the two thousand and twelve race was

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 turkey ha

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

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family business but she says the struggle for change is harder than ever under president abdel fattah el—sisir experienced. efined the eeee’ the“; helge fie,e-e,e;-;g‘~ — —— ———— — ———— ., to belittle the value of people's lives, to make people get used to death sentences, to forced disappearances and abduction, these days on the streets, there is no clamourfor these days on the streets, there is no clamour for reform. many no, amputee lefo get by. and grateful struggling to get by. and grateful the relative stability. and plenty not to raise their heads prefer not to raise their heads above the parapet. - good reason. above the parapet. with good reason. well, there is something that you above the parapet. with good reason. well, lsee is something that you above the parapet. with good reason. well, lsee here mething that you above the parapet. with good reason. well, lsee here met you that you above the parapet. with good reason. well, lsee here met you can you above the parapet. with good reason. well, lsee here met you can feel cannot see here that you can feel and that his fear. it has been

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 wealthiest parts

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 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 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

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 discrimination agai

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

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

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 cambodia have e

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

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 control o

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

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 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

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

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 is keen

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 dynasties

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 military

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 military has b

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

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 bringin

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 arrested and

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 understand

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. of the headlines on al-jazeera but do stay with us people in power is coming up next. ahead 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 hoping for the charity of others so how do different cultures respond to the pleas out.

hideouts as part of an offensive against armed groups in the peninsula egyptian president abdel fattah el-sisi told the army to use brute force to restore security following an attack on a mosque in november which killed more than three hundred people their own is marking the thirty ninth anniversary of its islamic revolution thousands of people are taking part in mass rallies and president hassan rouhani has been speaking in ten rounds freedom square these live pictures coming to us nine hundred seventy nine revolution saw the overthrow of the shah monarchy and the creation of the islamic republic. and i to this too was arrested during last month's anti-government protests in iran has committed suicide in jail sixty three year old qusay and mommy is an iranian canadian professor it's the third suicide of a detainee in the past month. north korea's olympic delegation has met the south korean prime minister lead not yawning so the group includes the sister of north korea's leader kim jong roun on saturday she extended a rare invitation to south korean president moon janan to visit pyongyang del

after the military launched an operation against groups in the sinai peninsula president abdel fattah el-sisi told the army to use brute force to restore security after an attack on a mosque in the venda that killed more than three hundred people shops and schools in north on a closed until further notice donald trump has blocked the release of a democratic party rebuttal to every public a russian meddling in the election the bloc member of challenges the republican member released last week which accused the f.b.i. and the justice department of bias against the president says the democrats shouldn't be made public because of national security concerns christin salumi has the latest from washington d.c. . the letter from the white house citing significant law enforcement and national security concerns was supported by another document another letter from the deputy attorney general rod rosenstein and the head of the f.b.i. christopher ray which goes on to explain that they're worried about revealing sources and ongoing investigations but it should be noted that the f.b.i. had the same objecti

several weapons caches during the offensive against armed groups in the peninsula president abdel fattah el-sisi told the army to use brute force to restore security following an attack on a mosque in the demba which killed more than three hundred people. british government ministers are threatening to cut funding to charities that don't tackle sexual misconduct by staff oxfam's face with a second scandal involving staff and prostitutes and chad the child has already sacked four employees and three others resigned after being accused of paying for sex in haiti well the charges apologize and denies trying to cover up the scandal. what i'm apologizing for is that nine oxfam staff behaved in a way that was totally unacceptable and contrary to our values and that then led much more responsible staff to make decisions which are now seen as being by some margin or inappropriate our job is to promote the positive values his staff don't even go there but also to be absolutely intolerant of anybody who does what we've committed in the last few months is to increase the work that we do on that behavior on

the military launched an operation against armed groups in the sinai peninsula president abdel fattah el-sisi told the army to use brute force to restore security after an attack on a mosque in november that killed more than three hundred people shops and schools in north sinai a closed until further notice. protesters in the philippines are urging president rodrigo deter to stop china's military expansion in the south china sea in march the chinese consulate in manila philippines media published photos last week showing that china has continued to build installations on the disputed spratly islands duggan has more in the capital manila. protesters say there is just the start of a long series of campaign to put pressure on president to agree good charges government to put out a man. to stop it there is a strike and have noted areas in there are trying to fill their ranks after a little post report shows that china is almost already finished with its military's ation of disputed areas in the spratleys group of islands. in the long run very damaging impact has to be started to be reversed other

carrying out and strikes in northern sinai with the approval of the egyptian president abdel fattah el-sisi that's according to the new york times it says unmarked israeli war planes and helicopters have conducted dozens of raids in egypt over the past two years egyptian forces have been fighting isolating 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 imran khan as the latest from western. so his the original reports in sunday's new york times they'll have to say the reporting is all from british and american former security officials who spoke to the new york times none of it's actually come from either israel or egypt and we reached out to the israeli army for comment they say they weren't going to comment on this case but clearly it's a very big story both in the hebrew language and the english language post now take a look at this this horace they're reporting fairly similar things israel conducted over one hundred s. strikes on isis in egypt using the new york times a

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 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 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. to . cut. them admission to the draft as hence adopted unanimously. the utility of the nation's security council approves a resolution that calls for a thirty day ceasefire across syria.

that's all happening at head of elections next month president battle fattah el-sisi issued a deadline for security forces to restore stability to northern sinai and he did that last november after three hundred eleven washer posts were killed when attackers hit a mosque it was the deadliest incident in egypt's more history and announcing the deadline sisi declared three days of mourning and said the victims deaths would be avenged doesn't dozens of soldiers have also been killed in attacks over the past year twenty six died in a single suicide blast in july was eighteen more were killed during an ambush in september and coptic christians are regular targets more than one hundred were killed over the past year and the series of bombings and shootings m.r. sure is a professor of security studies institute he says there is a political dimension to the new offensive. if you saw the pattern from twenty thirteen on words you'll find a scale ations happening with one major political events are coming up so when the coup happened in july twenty third dean you had miscreation following in sept

muslim brotherhood and has his own political party he is a staunch critic of the president up till fattah el-sisi the call for a boycott of next month's presidential elections a number of candidates who announced their intention to run against sisi have either been arrested or forced to withdraw on coal is a professor of history at the university of michigan he says the arrest of photo is the c.c. government trying to maintain its hold on power. aboul fotouh has called for a boycott of the upcoming presidential elections these elections are phony and everybody knows that it's a shadow play and a kind of referendum but there is one way in which sisi could still kind of win a referendum which would be if there's large turnout and he's obviously popular so . call for a boycott is the extremely threatening to the regime sisi has gradually been cracking down i mean the human rights situation in egypt is worse than it has been in its modern history even in the late mubarak period people were not so arbitrarily arrested and so many instances and so this is a moving towards north korea territory it's jus

the military launched an operation against armed groups in the sinai peninsula president abdel fattah el-sisi told the army to use brute force to restore security after an attack on a mosque in november that killed more than three hundred people shops and schools in north sinai are closed until further notice former rebels in colombia have suspended their campaigns to be elected because of threats by angry mobs now called the common alternative revolutionary force political party leaders urged the government to ensure their safety site has handed over their weapons last year and became a political party after a peace deal ended fifty years of civil war many colombians continue to reject the peace moves. or in the end though we have decided to suspend campaign activities until we have sufficient guarantees we call on all parties and political movements without exception to make a statement rejecting this type of aggression we invite all to meet us to the forum to agree of a game of clean rules. polls have closed in sri lanka where more women than ever are hoping to get elected into government