let me tell you actually hashem is well some of the nuance i'm getting through some translations from the excuse me the statement that it's come out from the presidency. is going through a sensitive historical moment i understand i'm getting this is attributed to the president here i understand what move these large masses and i should not forget to praise the peaceful nature of the people's movement my health and age can only allow me to do my last judy towards the algerian people and that is to set the foundation for a new republic so he sounds very sort of hashem very gracious in the way saying this is i'm stepping aside to do this for my people but as you've been pointing out as actually what do you tell us first of all who we're seeing here on screen we're seeing this is a. liberal him a former diplomat this is over here the outgoing. and then before that we saw the who was the army chief this is the new prime minister not of them but we are worse. in two minutes i think the way they are with those pictures. really very important first of all i think the establishment wants to te

a full time algerian and a modern day know math and it kind of ties into what we were talking to hashem about before and actually now that i think about what we saw with the protests in sudan as well he said this peaceful protest deserves more international attention and support from neighboring arab countries if slash when it succeeds it will serve as a model for other societies still living under a dictatorship and as hashem is telling us before this has been the key difference and i was urea it has been peaceful it remains peaceful it likely will not that we can predict the future but it looks like it will and it gives it a different feeling that a yes there's been some violence but definitely there has been a peaceful feel to those protests once again for the crew watching on facebook live you're about see the story of a u.s. senators passionate response against pro gun laws that is from my friends that i pass and then far as here would sport i told you about this earlier look you know why india's choice to wear these caps has caused a lot of anger in pakistan this will have a quick

alberich can join us live now from neighboring at tunisia and hashem first of all why is it the army has decided to do this to intervene in this way right now well simply felicity because the army is the most organized institution in syria since one thousand sixty five is so powerful that i has been reshaping policies it . since it was no surprise and everyone was waiting for that moments particular says the start of the pro-democracy or and to government process in algeria on the twenty the second of february one was waiting for the army's next move because if you want change in algeria you would have to have the backing of the military establishment otherwise it won't work today the army decided to distance itself from from presence of the law as it was a vehicle for one simple reason they've been. monitoring the situation on the ground they saw the following scenario evolving. the government seeing more and more disconnected from reality with a president who has suffered a massive stroke in two thousand and three thirteen ever since been rarely seen in public on the other hand you

of the a car but they are waiting to see what happens next important to note hashem that the military whilst it is intervening here is doing it by the book it's going through this constitutional process which will eventually land up in the hands of the parliament isn't it. i think they have realized in a way or another that it's about time to step in because over the past few weeks we have seen the army chief making statements. cautioning people i guess in the act of destabilizing algeria and they were widely seen by the protesters by the opposition as. backing or supporting abdulaziz with a few of the backfired in a way or another today the army is moving towards a new direction saying that we're not siding with the president we've we got the message for the people and therefore we're calling for article one zero two to be trivial to get now from a legal perspective it remains to be seen how the constitutional council will move forward when it comes to to the to declaring president. unfit to govern the country and therefore calling for the president of the parliament to take over and

stop and after that we can negotiate all the terms of the transitional period thank you for that hashem reporting there live from tunis and as hashim mentioned there the protesters don't just want the resignation of president abdelaziz bouteflika but over the entire political establishment so who makes up on jerry is joining elites on the military holds a lot of power behind the scenes the army chief was nominated by president whenever but if he has authority was perceived to be challenge the offices were unceremoniously sacked he's fired dozens of them those political figures who could replace but if they aren't favored by the protesters that's because they're all seen to be part of the same problem and have helped to keep him in power for the last twenty years business leaders are also closely ally into the ruling elite many are routinely awarded large contracts and government loans for public and private projects in return for their media and campaign support joining us now is use of one dan who is a professor of political science and international relations at qatar university thank

political science and international relations at carter university do you agree with all of that hashem saying that the the army has to be careful here in the way it's not given algeria's long history with with military intervention. the husband still is the most important and organized institution in the country obviously today's declaration by you gave them a solid as chief of staff put in the plug on. the constitutional council. the president's position is very can so at the end of the the me play did. the declaration by the leave to the constitution several times and they used a specific. of this constitution and called upon the constitution institutions to play the. they met no take the decision will go to the parliament it will meet and. the membership of the parliament will agree to it and you think they will definitely there were because of the day the most important institution in the country has spoken. i believe that the two institutions like the constitutional council should have acted or done the business some six years ago but better late than that i mean it just same kind

his twenty year rule which according to a presidential statement will be ending soon this is from hashemhold araa. algeria's longest serving president i did as he's beautifully will likely be remembered for and during the civil war that lasted ten years and killed hundreds of thousands of people would have won praise for restoring stability of that lead to an economic boom and major development projects across the country. he also managed to hold the country together during the arab spring there were protests in january two thousand and eleven over poverty and unemployment the government responded by creating thousands of small business opportunities with generous incentives to young entrepreneurs reducing food prices and anding a decades old state of emergency despite this riots contending a sign that not everyone was happy with how beautifully ran algeria. considered a national hero by his supporters he fought on the battlefield during war of independence from france and then served as foreign minister until nineteen seventy nine in the early one nine hundred eighty s. he was accused o

violations against our muslim and christian friends in jerusalem we need to make sure that based on hashemin jordan responsibility i'd like to say and confirm that jordan will continue its historical role in protecting and defending.

and party on wednesday more from hashem holborow he is reporting from neighboring tunisia president abdelaziz bouteflika is practically left alone the mother of the presidential palace has been abandoned by the army by his own party the national liberation front by some heavy key allies like the former prime minister ahmed here by a big trade union and more key figures are now saying it's about time to remove the president and appoint a good with less money however the opposition and the protesters are of the view that it triggered a triggering article one to one solve the problems of algeria and that one needs to be done is to find someone else they are now talking about potential candidates like former president lee i mean like. ben bait to to lead a transitional council to draft a new constitution and then pave the ground for new parliamentary and presidential elections now local media is talking about key businessmen affiliated with the president who are barred from leaving the country it could be a sign that the army is sending reassurances of the people that while it is committed to tri

should be announced in his time soon isn't it interesting as well hashem that the army is intervening but is if i put it this way doing it by the book it's not a takeover it's not a demand he's saying let's go by the constitution and get parliament to make the decision if it is it is to. true because i think the army has learned from past lessons nine hundred sixty five the key founding fathers of more than the freedom fighters who fought for the independence of the country fought against each other and presidents how why he took over in a coup against the first democratically elected president of a country been bella nine hundred ninety one the army had to interfere by canceling the results of the elections the pave the way for the islamic front to make massive gains in algeria and those key moments in algeria created some scars among the people some of the people are still divided about the outcomes of those two key moments and i think the army has decided that this time if we are to step in it is definitely to show the people that you are genuinely about a radical reform that answe

of more on this let's go over to her in neighboring tunisia and hashem everybody knows that the army play a key role even in politics there if they're against him if the street is against the president and now we're even seeing many of the political parties in some members of the business elite defecting against him all of this does it suggest his days are really numbered now. well sami the they all the parties understand in algeria that the biggest problem would be how to move forward from a military perspective it seems that the left in general. is of the view that it would be better to have the constitutional council the parliament take the initiative and appoint them the the chairman of the opposite of the parliament to take over and this is not a view shared by the key opposition figures and the protesters who believe that the problem with algeria is the establishment itself and there needs to be someone independent with an impeccable track record who could reach out to or as unions for a transitional buddy that would lead. to a new era where there would be some dramatic politic

university of texas at san antonio he's via skype from there thank you so much for being with us as hashem mentioned i don't know if you have able to hear him there were already some tensions between the u.n. envoy to libya. and libyan politicians ahead of this meeting in chinese do you expect anything concrete to come out of this gathering. the truth is possible thank you for y.t. but secondly i don't think anything is going to come out of this we've seen this going on and on and on the biggest problem is that those who need to have no center of gravity be the man the man who holds all the cards right now and whether we like it i'm not assessed and listen i have to wonder and trying to pose a congress that works at certain conditions but such certainly isn't going to work right why for her and her basis for us this is a russian seller might be recognised by an international community but it's a little less libyans because it with the mideast soon see this government as being a legitimate more important this is someone who doesn't control libya he barely controls tripoli and he knew there

and of the united nations envoy larsen salome thank you very much for that for now that is hashem live in tunis thank you. now protesters have rallied in southwest yemen calling on saudi backed government forces to take full control of thise province. but the fighters have besieged the city of fires for more than four years an estimated two hundred thousand civilians have been caught up in the fighting most of the city has remained under the control of government forces but regularly attacked with artillery shells and sniper fire. pope francis has arrived in morocco for a two day visit for the singer on interfaith relations these are live pictures from the capital he was greeted by king mohamad the head of the roman catholic church is hoping to improve dialogue between christians and muslims last month he became the first pope to set foot on the arabian peninsula and he visited the united arab emirates. it is time for the weather now here catherine that's right and we have been talking a lot about flooding but i'm going to take you to a different area affected by one of the same storms

of the disease put to flicker announced he would be seeking a fifth term in office more now from hashem who's covered the region extensively for he says what role are gerry's military decides to play will be key as the protest movement gains momentum in algeria the big question is what will be the army's next move the army being the most powerful establishment in algeria that will depend on many factors we have to wait and see what happens on the thirtieth of march when the constitutional court will. approve those illegitimate to run for the presidential elections and i think that could ignite more anger in algeria the general sentiment now among many people in the protests the opposition is that the elections should be postponed and they say that they don't think that the environment could be conducive to and instability in algeria i think of the momentum continues over the coming weeks the army will definitely have to step in now they're cautiously monitoring the situation on the ground and they're looking for that balancing act they don't want to be seen siding with. and of the same

shaped algeria's for more than twenty years is not signify to me a favor hashem while we watch these pictures or write them for me tell me who we're looking at so this is the who is the army commander this is them this is. the. u.n. diplomat with yeah he was also a former minister of foreign affairs of algeria this is the outgoing prime minister . and he's been replaced by the replacing learning that which is that which we're going to see you know this this is the man or dean but there we was minister of interior in the previous government is interesting because on one hand he's saying that he's not seeking a fifth term but he's dictating the terms of the roadmap for the future. saying that basically i will stay in power we will decide the date for a new election we never know what's going to happen it was two weeks from now two months three months six months what a year and drafting a new constitution when the demands of the opposition were different they were saying that if the government is genuine about change there needs to be a transitional period with a national unity governme

vision implemented thank you for that hashem live for us in tunis now if you are in algeria would like you to tell the story help us tell the story get in touch with us on whatsapp or on telegram especially if you're attending the protests or if you want to share a video comment on amber is a class nine seven four five zero one triple one four nine and for more on the crisis in algeria let's speak to mohammed kirov who is a professor of media studies and mass communications at qatar university here in doha thank you so much for being with us on the news hour they are restrictions currently in place on the internet in algeria what impact is that having on the demonstrations. first of all i don't think this is the case yes yes i don't think they are distinctions maybe. you know some people are going to send some material. or saw but i think it's the quality of food for industry it's you know but in a way you know it's i don't think you know desist i'm for the time being spent putting some pressure on the media or the journalists except for us that do know the artist and that the director

violations against our muslim and close friends and tourism we need to make sure that based on that hashem a jordan responsibility i'd like to say and confirm that jordan will continue its historical role in protecting and defending these trying at it from here to stress our support. to. that helps the palestinian refugees in order to continue its main services to millions of refugees in the region and. to it's quite important to stress that. of examining the positive developments in iraq and the success in forming the government and we. look forward to working. very hard with our brothers in iraq to translate our mutual relations into chances and the programs on the ground and i gazed on. duty our duty to support our brothers in iraq. and maintain and preserve the victories and to continue the development path for iraq to restore its important role in the arab world and three syria when it comes to syria we have stressed says the start of the crisis firm support that. no way in syria other than a political solution to give them segments of the country the unity of the people and to pave t

joint press conference with the russian and qatari foreign ministers he joins us now live so hashem how significant is this middle east. and what's he trying to achieve. daryn this is quite significant in the sense that russia is trying to build bridges with countries in the middle east for different reasons russia has been having problems with many countries over regional conflicts like of the syrian conflict in the past where many countries were saying that the bashar assad needs to step aside and the opposition needs to form a new governing coalition something which has been dismissed in the past and this has created so strained relations between. russia and many countries and this explains why the russians are trying to mend fences and build bridges they also know trying to flex their military might in the region taking advantage of the fact that in two thousand and fifteen when the intervened militarily in in syria they made a huge difference and they saw an opportunity when the americans started to talk about pulling out from afghanistan from syria and the russians are now ripples

and to resume president and then hashem i mean it would be a long process one and even though we do seemto have a lot of movement the constitutional council moving quickly the whole idea of a new constitution and refreshing almost the entire leadership it could be months. and this is creating some problems now as you have the obviously has to be or or that the best way out of the crisis in syria is for this to go through the institutions of the state the constitutional council then the in you enter in president who will have to steer the country away from trouble the protestors or the oppositions are over different view they say that all of that is this you shows that govern and syria now have lost legitimacy because they are all in a way or another affiliated with president our guys with the constitutional council sherman was appointed by the president the government was appointed by the president and many institutions are. backing him what they are suggesting instead is a new independent figure who has huge support among the are serious to leave the country for a transitional period an

that could lead or or deepen the political crisis in algeria a lot to keep an eye on there thank you hashem a whole bar in tunis now questions have been raised in the british parliament about the united kingdom's involvement in the war in yemen opposition labor party has demanded answers after reports in local media that british special forces have been involved in gun battles with yemen's hooty rebels the party's spokesman on foreign affairs emily thornberry also pressed the government on more allegations that british forces may have actually provided support for child soldiers as part of the saudi led coalition there is one especially disturbing allegation in the mail on sunday's report which was that our forces are providing support to locally recruited saudi funded militia where many of the fighters up to forty percent it was alleged are children as young as thirteen years old so i would ask the minister of state if that is in any way true because if he is then he will confirm and off forces are not just a party to this conflict but witnesses to war crimes i feel that we get to the bott

on this ok let's wrap things up with hash he's actually in tunis here at the moment but of course hashem is covered the region covered algeria for many years now has the you can hear what we were talking about there just having to keep a very close eye on what the intentions of the army chief actually are and whether he will follow the constitution as he says. well. as the chief of this stuff was seen one of the key backers of president of the as his was a flip and over the last few weeks. all the talk was basically what would be the army's next step himself made some statements in the past cautioning people against any acts of destabilizing the country and those statements backfired in a way or another where people say this is this is an act of intimidation by the b. but then today's statement asking for the article one hundred two to be triggered is a clear indication that the army is putting out support for president. and launching an unprecedented debate which will happen in the coming days in the country so if the constitutional council decides that the man is incapacitated and ther