we can now speak to hashem ahelbarra. he joins us on the phone now. hashem, i'm not sure if you were able to listen to what the president was saying there, but trying to reassure people that he has the situation under some level of control, despite the fact that people clearly there not very happy and they say that change has come too slowly. >> reporter: exactly he had basically two messages. one to people saying that the government is committed to answer their demands and look after those demands, particularly the call for job opportunity -- [ technical difficulties ] >> reporter: looters, anti-stabilizers and those who blow into the media -- the media have been accused of blowing the situation out of proer - proportion. >> all right. hashem thank you very much. let's now speak to my guests in the studio here, roxanne still with us. so we hear him accusing -- he is sort of accepting that the people have a right to be unhappy with the situation as it is, but he is also vowing to tackle anyone who deliberately targets the country's security and stabili

. >> hashem ahelbarra reporting from tunis. president obama praised australia today for its role in the fight against i.s.i.l. the president hosted australian prime minister malcolm turnbull at the white house. malcolm turnbull visited australian troops in baghdad and kaboom and said he was proud of their work along side manners to help the iraqis retake ramadi. president obama said few countries have as much in common as the u.s. and australia. >> in our fight against i.s.i.l., australia is the second-largest contributor to troops on the ground after the

we can now speak to hashem ahelbarra. he joins us on the phone now. sure if you were able to listen to what the president was saying there, but trying to reassure people that he has the situation under some level of control, despite the fact that people clearly there not very happy and they say that change has come too slowly. >> reporter: exactly he had basically two messages. one to people saying that the government is committed to answer their demands and look after those demands, particularly the call for job opportunity -- [ technical difficulties ] >> reporter: looters, anti-stabilizers and those who blow into the media -- the media have been accused of blowing the situation out of proer -

hashem ahelbarra reports now from keserine when where the protests first began. >> reporter: they expected their lives to be better by now and blamed the government for the fact they're not. it's been five years, starting what became known as the arab spring but tunisia still has some of the same problems that's created the revolution. issues like unemployment and poverty. the president has urged the country to respect the nationwide curfew that's been put in place following a wave of protest across the country. in an address to the nation he acknowledged the high unemployment rate as a factor for the protest. but he also said, foreign groups were deliberately destabilizingg tunisia. >> we have more than 700,000 unemployment, targeted by outside forces i.s.i.l. and others. >> reporter: the protest started after the death of alawi, on saturday. he was electrocuted in a protest over missing out on a government job. the president has cut short a trip to deal with the unrest. he says the government has started to implement a job creation program. >> the situation is calming down. it's an econo

police have been killed in some of the demonstrations in the west of the country, hashem ahelbarra joins us live from there now. what is the situation there now, we understand that the government offer to create jobs has not been effective. the young people are angry. >> they are, they don't seem impressed by the measures taken by the government. they say there's promises, but the government has never been genuine about implementing programs. hundreds of protesters are starting to converge in the main street, and also hundreds converging on the gr government. i was there talking to people, and one climbed the roof of a building, threatening to commit suicide. tension is mounting. despite the promises and decisions by the government. people seem to have lost faith in the government >>> security forces trying to break up an angry crowd. firing tear gas and water cannon to pave the way for the police to advance. but the protesters ran through alleyways, regrouped and staged a comeback. thousands of young people, mostly unemployed will say they have been marginalized by the government. >> th

hashem ahelbarra. tunis. >> now more than 60 million people in the u.s. are dealing with a blizzard that swept across the east coast. ten people have died in weather-related incidents, and authorities are warning against venturing into life-threatening conditions. tom ackerman has this update. >> from georgia and the carolinas to massachusetts, the fast-moving blanket of snow has kept outdoor activity to a minimum. wins as high as 90 kilometers an hour persuaded motorists to stay off the roads, but many of those who did venture out found the conditions to be more than they had bargained for. in kentucky thousands of drivers were stranded through the night along a major highway that turned into a parking lot. the red cross set up a shelter for those without heat in their vehicles. >> we're probably in the ditch trying to get to you. i can't stress enough, i mean, even wall motor closed. >> metro train service was shut down for the third time in its history. further north new jersey authorities prepared for flooding along th the atlanta coas coast. >> highs

we can now hear more from hashem ahelbarra. >> reporter: a family mourning its son. he frustrated over lack of job opportunities. he climbed an electricity pole and threatened to commit suicide. he was electrocuted. his death sparked anger nationwide. and he has become the symbol of a younger generation that feels increasingly let down by its government. >> translator: my son died. the government is responsible. it breaks my heart. those responsible for his death should be held accountable. they destroyed a whole family. >> reporter: he was relentlessly hunting for a job to look after his parents and seven brothers and sisters. his father is a retiree and struggles to make ends meet. >> translator: my brother was put on a list of people eligible for government jobs. then suddenly his name was taken off of the list. he was dreaming of ab job and ended up in a graveyard. >> reporter: this neighborhood is called karma. it's one of the poorest areas here. and where he spent most of his life. after the revolution that ended the regime five years ago this month, he was hop

from southern turkey hashem ahelbarra reports. >> this farm in the southern city in turkey. he grows a variety of fruits such as lemon, lime and manderines, which he exports to russian consumers. he grew more plants in the hope of doubling his profits. recently russia imposed economic sanctions against turkey for shooting down one of its fighter jets near the syrian border. he is now worried about what this means for thinks business. >> angels will be harmful for us farmers and businessmen, but people like me will be ready. we're hearing tha hearing hearinhearing that citrus prices are declining because of the russian decision. >> these are local produced from here and shipped all over the world. citrus is one of turkey's main exports, a business worth almost $1 billion, and a third of these exports go to russia. >> it's the farmers who are likely to suffer because of the economic sanctions. they're all worried that they no longer will be able to sell their goods if the political crisis with russia continues. they say that the government has to take action so there will be b

hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera, central tunisia. >> protestors in moldova stormed the parliament building, demanding early elections after parliament approved the third prime minister in less than a year. moldova has been without a proper government since october when lawmakers dissolved the previous administration in the wake of a $1 billion banking scandal. >>> the ambassador to china, reported confession made by a swedish human rights activist who is be being held in china. peter dahlin endangered the inflation's security. he disappeared earlier this month. the group dahlin was working with says his confession appears to be coerced. the artwork world gasped. treasuretrophy is believed to be works stolen by the nazis before and after world war ii. a new book untangles a web of deceit and violence, al jazeera aps john terret explains in in context report. >> munich 2012, investigators find 1280 works of art, 121 still in their frames, the rest stuffed into cabinet drawers. among them works by matisse, ren renoir, and others. >> they are in a relatively good condition, some of them dirty

as it aims to bring peace and stability. >> hashem ahelbarra reporting from tunis. president obama praised australia today for its role in the fight against i.s.i.l. the president hosted australian prime minister malcolm turnbull at the white house. malcolm turnbull visited australian troops in baghdad and kaboom and said he was proud of their work along side manners to help the iraqis retake ramadi. president obama said few countries have as much in common as the u.s. and australia. >> in our fight against i.s.i.l., australia is the second-largest contributor to troops on the ground after the united states. they have been consistent and extraordinarily effective member of the coalition that helped to deliver an opportunity to the afghan people to govern themselves, in the build up to security forces. >> the leaders discussed the trans-pacific partnership trade deal. president obama is working to get congress to approve the deal. >> in burkina faso, a manhunt is on for three men who officials say was part of an al qaeda attack. the footage shows the man a little ove

let's speak to hashem ahelbarra who is in tunis, and i suppose the nation is waiting to hear what theresident is going to say later today? >> reporter: exactly, it is going to be a crucial speech for him, and i think one of the biggest challenges he faces since he was elected president a few months ago. basically he is expected to explain why he made the decision to implement the curfew nationwide as of today, and further explain what is happening across the country, and the movement that started and spread -- spread to different cities. it is going to be a speech where he is going to highlight some of the decisions that his government is asked to make in terms of providing jobs opportunities for thousands of unemployed tunisians, and at the same time tackle the issue of poverty and corruption. the biggest problem we have now in tunisia, we talk about bases [ inaudible ] they say that say have been marginalized for decades, and that the government cares more about rich areas, and it's time for the government and the president to reach out to those who have been forgotten for many deca

hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera.key. >> one of taiwan's presidential candidates said that the island needs to stop living in fear of confrontation with china. facing off with two others in the debates. china was a major focus with the debates and china views taiwan as a breakaway province. >>> he senegal in response to november's deadly attack in neighboring mali, they want border controls reinstated in all west african countries to prevent any further attacks. well, al jazeera is at the senegal-mali border. we have this report. >> along senegal's 500 kilometer land border with mali there are two roads linking the countries. this one is used by truck drivers destined for the mali capital. migrants trying to reach the capital go through here too. we can't show you the border coast because the guards manning it don't want us to film. they fear it will compromise their safety it's now a long way to cross the border. security controls are tighter. some have been here for hours. others have been waiting for days to get in

in southern turkey hashem ahelbarra has the report. >> this man owns this farm in the southern turkisha variety of fruits such as lemon, lime and manderines, which he ex-other to russian consumers. he had planted more plants in hopes of doubling his profits. recently turkey would shoot down a russian jet near the syrian border. this man now worries what it means for his business. >> people like me will be worried. we hear that citrus prices are falling we fare the impact. >> this is a wholesale market. citrus is one of turkey's main exports. a business worth almost $1 billion, and a third of these exports go to russia. it's the farmers who are likely to suffer because of the economic sanctions and they're all worried that they won't be able to sell their goods if the political crisis with russia conditions. they all say that the government has to take action or there will be big losses. the farmers are under pressure to finish harvesting citrus fruits before it gets cold. the region produces 75% of of turkey's produce. >> the situation is bad. it's not good. our daily wages are very li

hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera, tunis. >>> up to 2,000 refugees and migrants close to the french port ofare waiting to see whether they will be evicted from their tents. aid workers say the french authorities are preparing to dismantle a third of the camp known as the jungle. thousands of people have headed to the camp, which is close to the tunnel linking france and the u.k. >>> on saturday taiwan will go to the polls to elect a new legislature and president. adrian brown looks at how this election could have an historic impact on the young nation. >> reporter: it's only 20 years since taiwan become a democracy. now the political landscape could be about to change again. if opinion polls are correct, then this woman is about to become the first woman president in an ethnic chinese society. politics in this country has been dominated by men for so long. what difference will it make if you become president? >> well, at least we get to prove that this is a police where we stress and -- and then we achieve gender equality. >> reporter: she leads the opposition pro-independence democratic pr

hashem ahelbarra has more. >> reporter: the announce of the national unity government in libya is seensignificant step forward because we're talking about a country that has been struggling to put an end to the political impasse. there have been marathon talks in morocco, which resulted in the formation of the presidential council, the highest authority which is going to lead libya during the transitional period. and now there is a national unity government. this is a government which is going to take over. they will have to convince the different factions to disarm and join a national army. they will have to take on isil which has expanded in a coastal area that stretches towards misrada. a major concern for europe because they are worried isil could use that area as a platform to launch attacks against europe, but we're talking about libya that has been divided since 2011, and i think this national unity government needs to reach out to different factions in libya to convince them to work in a spirit of consensus, but we're seeing signs in libya, in -- in the east, also in tripoli an

we do no tunis and hashem ahelbarra, and he explains the challenges. >> reporter: this is the square, five years ago it was the focal point of the pro-democracy movement that spread throughout the country. now they have a new government. a parliament and political freedoms, but it's beset by division, instability and the rise of groups affiliated with al qaeda and the states. tunisians will convert here to pay tribute to those killed five years ago, fighting for political freedoms. and an end to autocracy >>> a second aid convoy defarted for besieged -- departed for besieged syrian communities, aid is on its way to the northern provinces of idlib. the u.n. estimates 400,000 people are living under siege, cut off from food, medicine and age. the world health organization announced the end of the ebola outbreak in liberia, meaning the west african infection is over. many who incinerated the bodies are forced by communities to live together in squalor, succumbing to alcohol abuse. >> reporter: the martial crematorium, or what is left it: a place that this man returns to with reluctance.

hashem ahelbarra spent this update nch >> reporter: the message by the government were dismissed by peopleo say they want genuine deep reforms implemented, not just quick fixes like saying the government is ready to offer 5,000 job opportunities for the people here. tension is mounting and hundreds of people are converging on the main streets. it seems that this anti-government movement is building up across the country. we have seen some rallies in support for the people in tunisia, and also in other cities. people have said that they took to the streets in 2010 hoping for democracy and better life. they are seeing some sense of democratic reforms, but their living conditions have not changed. this is why they are taking to the streets, and they say they will continue their fight until their demands are met. >>> an al jazeera news team have gone missing in ta'izz has they covered events in that besieged city. they were last seen on monday evening. they are believed to have been kidnapped. al jazeera is calling for their immediate release. >>> still to come on the program, how hundreds and

hashem ahelbarra, to you nice. >> in the u.s. a blizzard dumps a huge amounts of snow across the country's east coast. thousands of flights have been canceled, and transport in many cities have ground to a standstill. a thousand car crashes has left 11 people dead. tom ackerman joins us live. what are some of the most hit places? >> it's gone down as far south as georgia an you can see the winds pick up in washington. we've had 40 centimeters of snow accumulate in washington. we have an estimated 12 to 15 hours left in this storm. meanwhile, the forecasts are getting more and more severe as you go further north. the state of new york has just declared a state of emergency so now they expect 76 centimeters of snow in the city of new york. and the mayor, bill de blasio, has ordered a ban of all cars in road traffic in in the city. which is an unusual event for new york city. >> what kinds of problems will they encounter in the coming weeks? >> you nay recall the storm in new england last january, just about this time last january,

hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera. >>> attack killing six, in the city of giza, three of the victims were police officers. the i.s.i.l. group's claim of responsibility was made vee the internet and could not be immediately verified. >>> a top u.s. military officer is urging prompt and decisive aid is needed to halt the spread of i.s.i.l. in libya. northern city of sirte. james dunford says, the goal should be building up local libyan forces and strengthening in the fight against i.s.i.l. in dabo switzerland, secretary of defense ash carter says the u.s. coalition needs to take back mosul in iraq and raqqa, the i.s.i.l. de facto capital in syria. jamie mcintire has more. >> reporter: the u.s. likes to boast that i.t. has more than 60 countries in the coalition fighting i.s.i.l. in iraq and syria but defense secretary ash carter at the world economic forum in davo switzerland has conceded that only a few of the countries are doing the heavy lifting. he singled out germany, france, united kingdom, netherlands, and since no country is immune to an i.s.i.l. attack, no country should duet a fre

al jazeera's correspondent hashem ahelbarra joins us, he knows the region well. we have an extraordinary meeting after a week where we see saudi arabia's regional allies taking sides against iran. what should we expect, an escalation or de-escalation. >> basically. they had need to go forth to iran. they would like to make it clear that they have the backing. talking about some. wealthiest nations on earth. some of those countries have a huge regional influence. some of the countries have several ties. they have chosen to downgrade ties. when they meet today in saudi arabia. they are going to further condemn the attacks on the saudi arabia embassy. and reiterate the stance of saudi arabia that it is further spreading the ideology in the region. saudi arabia presents as the sunni power base, defender of sunni. and therefore you see more countries today in riyadh siding with saudi arabia. it is crucial for saudi arabia. once they come out of the meeting with a united stance, they go further, expand the influence of the arab league, arriving for other countries to j

hashem ahelbarra reports. >> reporter: security forces trying to break up an angry crowd. firing tear gas and water cannon to pave the way for the police to advance. the protesters run through alleyways, regroup and stage a comeback. thousands of young people, mostly unemployed will say they have been marginalized by the government. . >> the government send someone, they do nothing but take the money. >> translation: we have nothing. completely abandoned. we have people graduating six years ago but never found a job. we are denied basic rights. >> anti-government sentiment is on the rise. local people accuse the government of favouring rich coastal areas. this is a delicate moments for the government which opposed austerity because of the declining economy. at the same time as you can see, there are thousands here and across the country asking for solutions for poverty and unemployment. as violence continues, the government tries to diffuse tension. this angry crowd hits back shouting we need acts, not words. >> i have met with representatives of the protesters, we gave th

hashem ahelbarra, to you nice. >> a 13-year-old girl was shot dead after an averaged stabbing attack on security force. 162 palestinians and 25 israelis have been killed in the latest wave of violence that started at the beginning of of course. >>> the afghan government along with pakistan, china and the united states urged taliban to come to the table in a meeting in kabul on monday. the senior member said they will talk but only if the u.s. cancels their assets in trade. >>> xi jinping will be the first leader to visit tehran after the sanctions were lifted last week. they agreed to increase security and fight against armed groups. >> terrorism, extremism and violence these are the topics which came up to discuss and were emphasized on. to insure the security in the middle east, confrontation, like iraq, afghanistan, syria, fight against terrorism were among other issues that were discussed today. >> still to come, canada's prime minister reacts as four people are killed in the country's worst school shooting in a decade. >>> rat droppings, bullet holes and fungus growing up walls.

hashem ahelbarra has the latest. >> reporter: the measures taken by the government were decision missdismissed by people here, who say they want genuine reforms implemented not quick fixes like the government saying they will offer 5,000 job opportunities for the people here. tension is mounting, and it seems that this anti-government movement is building up across the country. we have seen some rallies in support for the people in tunisia, and also in guffsa. people have said they took to the streets in 2010 hoping for democracy and better life. they have seen some sense of democratic reforms, but their living conditions have not changed. this is why they are taking to the streets, and they say th they -- that they will continue their fight until their demands are met. >>> an al jazeera journalist has gone missing. al jazeera is calling for his immediate release. >>> still to come on the news hour, turkey works to integrate syrian refugees into its work force offering work permits. >>> plus andy murray races through his match against a world-record holder action from the australian o