i urge iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi to press on with plans to form an independent cabinet of technocrats, to fight graft despite political pressure to desist. i want the prime minister to continue his reform plan with no fear of political pressure. >> reporter: corruption is eating into dwindling government finances in iraq suffering from the fall of the cost of oil. al sadr gave the prime minister 45 days to replace the technocrats or face a no confidence vote in parliament. bernard smith, al jazeera. >>> we're in afghanistan, we'll tell you why the city's most famous blue glass make are is thrilled sanctions on iran have been lifted. >> welcome back to al jazeera america i'm antonio mora. coming up in this half hour of international news the european union commits to closer ties to cuba. but first in denmark an activist has been fined $3,000 for giving a ride to a syrian refugee family. danish authorities say elizabeth zornig drove the refugees to copenhagen. her husband was fined for feeding them. , under a danish law it is a crime to transport people who do not have passp

supporters of iraq's powerful shia cleric muqtada al-sadr, tens of thousands showed up to many insist haider al-abadi replace some of his ministers. >>> witnesses in be aden, yemen, at a military checkpoint that led to the death of civilians and soldiers. stay with us if you can on al jazeera, we'll have the latest on the investigation into a killing of an italian student in egypt. and the cambodian museum that honors the ancient civilization, you might be surprised who's helping to pay for it. it. is is gep >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the soundbites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >> time ogo through the globalh. hundreds of people are getting together in the center of brussels for a memorial to those who lost their lives in tuesday's suicide attempt. tack. attack. >>> suicide raids across the belgian capital in the last few hours. police say they arrested three, in connection with the attacks, two were shot in the legs. >>> a senior i.s.i.l. official killed in a raid on thursday, the pen

haider al-abadi, the prime minister, was there and he addressed them. said they wanted this, this, this, and he was responding to their reque sts. course, the balance of power now has to be changed in order for the situation not to replicate. this is the big question. who is going to rule ramadi? the authorities in baghdad have already said it will be a sunni shake -- sheikh. the question is how is that going to work out. there is a lot of power brokering going on right now. theking ramadi has changed momentum in this war against islamic state, and now it does appear that the iraqi forces, the program that forces are stronger than -- the program dad -- the pro-baghdad forces are stronger. catherine n.: thanks so much, james andre, reporting for "france 24" from baghdad. in europe, a warning for potential economic migrants -- "do not come to europe." tusk delivered that message as he met with the greek prime minister in athens. take a listen to what the two men have had to say. pres. tusk: i want to appeal to all potential illegal economic migrants. wher

his supporters began a sit in at the gates to the system, frustrated that prime minister haider al-abadi has not carried out government reforms to change the cabinet. he promised to carry out a reshuffle of the cabinet this week. this is what muqtada had to say. >> translation: we are here calling for reforms. those in the green zone claim there's no poverty or corruption in iraq. we are at the walls of the green zone. tomorrow we'll be at its heart. i'm the representative of the iraqi people. i will enter the green zone, why you hold your ground here. we are peaceful demonstrators, and will remain as such. >> this is a seemingly simple gesture, it carries ramifications and speaks volumes. >> this is one of the revered shia clerics. formerly leading a militia rising up against american forces. now a mainstream political figure. for weeks he's rally hundreds of thousands of supporters in public squares and near the green zone is where diplomats live and work and is presented. he has said that his followers will storm the green zone. instead of that, he appeared today saying that they had

the prime minister haider al-abadi said he is trying but will need a few days to get the ministers to agree. this challenge is different to the one sadr imposed in 2003 and 2004. that's when the militia fought american soldiers and iraqi forces in the street. the militia played a lead the role in iraq's sectarian war. sadr disbanded the army to create a new political movement. knew he says he speaks for all iraqis. for two weeks, they camped outside the green zone. they are mostly sadder followers much. people here want what they thing people in the green zone have - a share of the oil wealth. protesters are keen on dismantling what they see as keeping them poor. >> reporter: this man comes from a poor area of iraq. >> we have a lot of widows, orphans, poor, unemployed. people with university degrees, working as labourers. >> reporter: sadr has capped into anger. they have this nothing but promises. they are demanding that the government deliver >>> still ahead - calls for somali's government to do more to fight al-shabab. plus... >> i'm in the rocky mountains in alberta. i'll go unde

prime minister haider al-abadi says he's trying but needs a few days to get agreement to new cabinet ministers. his position is dramatically different than when sadr fought american soldiers and iraqi government forces in the streets. the militia played a leading war in iraq'sen war. but sadr disbanded the movement to create a new movement. now he says he speaks for all be iraqis. they are mostly sadr followers but carry only the iraqi flag. people here want what they think people in the green zone has, a share of iraq's oil wealth. they believe they're kept poor and powerless. ali came from basra, despite its oil wealth it's one of the poorest places in iraq. >> translator: we have a lot of widows orphans, poor and unemployment. people have university degrees but working as laborers. >> reporter: sadr has tapped into a dean vein o deep vein of. they say for 19 years they have had nothing but promises and now are demanding that the government deliver. javierjane arraf, al jazeera, b. >>> refugees refusing to move to government shelters. asking for european countries to reopen their b

prime minister haider al-abadi says he's trying but needs a few days to get his cabinet members to agree on new names. that's when his m ufti soldiers, militia played a leading role in iraq's sectarian war. but sadr disbanded the mufti army. now he says he speaks for all iraqis. mostly sadr followers they carry only the be iraqi flag. people here want what they think people in the green zone have, a share of iraq's oil wells. protesters are intent ton dismantling the barriers they think are keeping them. >> we have a lot of widows orphans the poor and unemployed. people have university degrees but they are working as laborers. >> reporter: sadr has tapped into a deep vein of anger against corrupt officials blamed at driving the country into ruin. they say for 13 years they have had nothing but promises, now demanding the government to deliver. jane arraf, al jazeera, baghdad. >> a campaign to retake the country's second largest city was launched earlier this week. iraqi ground forces are being backed up by u.s. is backed coalition fighters. and experts are assessing the damage that i.s.i

his supporters began a sit in at the gates to the system, frustrated that prime minister haider al-abadi has not carried out amendments. he promise to to carry out a reshuffle of the cabinet this week. this is what muqtada had to say. >> translation: we are here calling for reforms. we are at the walls of the green zone. i'm the representative of the people. i will enter the green zone, why you hold your ground here. we are peaceful demonstrators, and will remain as such. >> this is a small gesture, it carries ramifications and speaks volumes. >> this is one of the revered shia clerics. formerly leading a militia rising up against american forces. he's rally hundreds of thousands. the green zone is where diplomats live and work and is presented. he has said that his followers will storm the green zone. he appeared and said followers showed grate discipline and they were to stay put and he would go into the green zone. this is one of the few cases where followers have seen him up close. he went into the green zone. he was kissed and greeted by senior officials and sat on the side walk. th

buchanan ball haider al- abadily who played with miles was another hero of mine. -- cannonball adderlyther hero of mine. i would put a record on, you could put it on 78 and it would actually play it almost an octave lower so i could hear what was happening in the solo. so i was that kid that would run home and, like, try and write these solos out and figure it out. >> rose: like diagramming sentence also. >> yeah, and oh, that's what he was doing and how he moved around that. i couldn't come close to doing it. but i was gleaning what was going on. >>ñr rose: that wasÑi>ok an eary introduction. when did you say i'm going to make a movie? >> well, it was something that kind of came down -- i told the story a billion times, but 2006, miles was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame and they were interviewing vince wilbourn, who is his nephew, toured with him, and they said are you ever going to do a movie about his life? he said, yes, and don cheadle will play him. so he made a proclamation. so they called me. they had been trying to do a movie that predieted dated me at least 20 ye

prime minister haider al-abadi tweeted the first stage was "swift and decisive." it began by capturing several villages near makhmur, about 40 miles south of mosul. the ultimate goal is to reclaim mosul itself. isis forces captured the city in june of 2014, routing government troops, who left behind troves of weapons and ammunition, even american-supplied vehicles and artillery pieces since then, iraq's army, supported on the ground by shiite militias and iranian advisors, has retaken tikrit, oil-rich beiji and most recently ramadi. but mosul, which once had a population of two million, is by far its biggest challenge. in washington today, state department spokesman mark toner said the u.s. is standing by its ally. >> we certainly support and share with the iraqi government its goal of liberating mosul as quickly as possible, but this has to be an iraqi led effort. >> reporter: already, there's been an american casualty linked to the battle for mosul. a u.s. marine was killed saturday by a rocket attack near there. his newly deployed unit is helping defend an iraq