that took place during egypt's uprising that ultimately led to the ouster of former strongman hosni mubarak. a short while ago, this in court wrote out a separate trial on spying for more hamas morsi. -- four mohamed morsi. for more on this, i am joined in the newsroom by armen georgian. walk us through this series of now both charges, verdicts, and sentences against mohamed morsi and other members of the muslim brotherhood, the leader, who has been handed 25 years in jail or a life sentence. armen: it has been going on for exactly two years now. it was in july 2013 that mohamed morsi was ousted by the man who is now president of egypt. at that point he was the chief of egypt's armed forces. and after that ouster at the beginning of july, 2013, the government launched a furious crackdown on supporters of the muslim brotherhood essentially not just in the streets but also in the courts. there is some talk of judicial war against the muslim brotherhood. there was also in a sense street war against them. more than 1400 being killed and 15,000 being jailed. since those days of july 2013, the cr

some politicians say that the case is the trial of the january revolution of 2011 which toppled hosni mubarak. >> these trials are not delivering the justice we are truly hoping for. nobody should be above the law. but what should happen now is a form of political revenge. >> morsi's overthrow egypt designated the muslim brotherhood a terrorist group in 2013. mass trials and death sentences were handed out to others who support the group. they have condemned the sentence and questioned its credibility. the judiciary is independent and they can't interview. egypt is divided. many still support the muslim brotherhood, but others back using the iron fist against an outlawed group. al jazeera. >> well, mohamed morsi's death sentence was imposed just three years after he became egypt's first democratically elected president. we take a look back at what went wrong. >> mohamed morsi was sworn in as egypt's first elected civilian leader in june 2012. a leading member of the muslim brotherhood, he promised a government for all egyptians and a change from hosni mubarak. but politically and economically

he is the person who oversaw the acquittal of hosni mubarak as well as many of the most unpopular feared interior ministers. so he was someone who is extremely unpop. all the while he oversaw the arrest andy tension of and detention of 40,000 prisoners. for someone to target and get close enough to kill him-- >> speaking of the proximity how did this happen close behind. >> the fact that it took place in cairo is so significant because of all the attacks we've seen have taken place in sinai in remote villages, there were a couple of attacks more bombs that took place in and it waws by very amateur for them to get that close in the middle of the day on the eve of the celebration of the june june 30th protest which paved the way for july 30th coup is going to go ahead a lot of people cool thinking about what breaches were made and the perspective of how things are spiraling so out of control. in claim of responsibility. there has been this could be obscure group that claimed claim online and then they took that down. the muslim brotherhood came out and condemned this attack, saying that th

oversaw the trial of former president hosni mubarak. >> authorities believe the explosion was set off by remote control. the blast in the upscale residence. five others were injured. appointed to the position of prosecutor general in july 2013. since the overthrow of deposed president mohammed morsi. highly politicized and commonly used as a tool of enforcement. hundreds have been sentenced to death or life imprisonment. barakat is the most prominent politician to be assassinated in egypt for years. >> omar, how significant is it that barakat was assassinated? >> the success of the assassination, barakat was perceived as one of the tools legal tools that enforces the crackcrack downs causing many death sentences to be handed, and caused some of the deaths for the political prisoners who were denied medical aid because of he denied their permission to -- for them to get medical aid. so many have perceived him in such a way, this is an operation, a terrorist operation that obviously uses violence as a way to react to the consequences that was happening in egypt in the last two years now

. >> hosni mubarak is egypt's president, who's held power over the people for more than 30 years. ages of the demonstrations and the police response flood the internet. >> mubarak basically unleashed his security forces all across egypt. and so for four days, he unleashed everything he had. >> four days into the uprising, hoping to stop the flow of information among the protesters, the government cuts off the internet. >> mubarak thought he could wreck the revolution by putting egypt on information lockdown. so he literally shut down the internet. >> nora younis is a reporter for the "egypt independent," an online and print news source. on the morning of january 28th, nora and a colleague hear about a hotel in central cairo that still has internet service. they try to get a room with a view of tahrir square. >> they said they have orders from state security not to sell any rooms overlooking tahrir. so we said okay and we settled for a nile view room. >> while organizing their coverage of the day's events, nora notices something happening outside their window. she grabs her camera a

. >>> workers in egypt are demolishing a structure that once housed the headquarters of hosni mubarak'sefunk party. it symbolized 30 years of the former president's dictatorship. it has remained charred and empty since being torched by protesters in 2011 pro democracy movement known as the arab spring. the party was dissolved when the government collapsed. some egyptians wanted the building to be preserved as a historical monument but leaders decided to tear it down. it's unclear how the site will be used after the three month demolition project. >>> let's now see what's happening on the business and financial fronts with gene otani. gene? >> thanks. officials at japan's pension service say a computer virus has resulted in the leak of over 1 million personal records. the officials say they discovered the problem last thursday. they say the suspected leak of 1.25 million records include names, pension numbers and bitter dates. they say an employee's computer was the gateway for an unauthorized access. the head of the japan pension service said the employee opened an infected e-mail. japa

his predecessor hosni mubarak was ousted in the arab spring uprising. but morsi was deposed in a de facto coup in 2013. >>> al qaeda says its deputy leader has been killed in a u.s. attack. nasir al wuhayshi was dubbed the number two man in the al qaeda network and also the leader in arabian peninsula. the group announced his death on its website. the statement said he died along with two other members but did not give details. al qaeda in the arabian peninsula says it's named its former military chief qasmam qasmam rimi as his successor. the group has been a target of u.s. air strikes because of its alleged involvement in a series of terrorist activities. they claimed responsibility for the attack in january on the office of the weekly "charlie hebdo" in paris. the group is stepping up its offensive in southern yemen by taking advantage of civil strife in the country. >>> police in japan have filed a new charge against the head of a yakuza crime group considered the most dangerous organization in the country. the leader faces a charge of tax evasion. a

has the story >>> egypt 2011, president obama struggles to react, late to call for the ouster of hosni mubarak, and comparing the protesters to heroes of the american revolution. >> we cannot hesitate to stand on the side of those reaching for their rights. knowing that their success will bring about a world that is more stable, peaceful and just. >> four years later the region is less peaceful and less stable. >> in yemen, a rebel advance, a saudi-led air campaign to drive them back. the u.s. goes along, playing a supportive role behind the scenes. in syria, four years of civil war. more than 200,000 death, millions displace said. they want allies to go after bashar al-assad, but president obama will not >>> since the dawning of the arab spring president obama encouraged regional allies to take the lead. mixed. >> the u.s. has not worried. who would fill in the vacuum. a vacuum exists in libya, spring 2011. allies unleash a bombing campaign. ousting muammar gaddafi. leading the charm, the french. president obama declared the operation a success. >> without putting a single u.s. service member

he won because of backing from his supporters and voters who didn't want another president like hosni mubarakpromised a government working for all egyptians, he tried to east the fears of women and minorities. politically and economically the following 12 months were tough. all that sparked the protest that his led to his removal by the military. in the days leading up to morsi being ousted millions of opponents and supporters lining the streets of cairo. morsi supporters said his rule was legitimate because he had been voted in to offers. the opposition response morsi's time was a total failure. and polarized egyptians. some estimates say there were more than 9,000 protests nationwide in 12 months after morsi's election. hopes that the economy would improve were dashed. inflation soared. food prices skyrocketed and fuel shortages became part of every day life. sectarian tension rose to the surface. morsi was praised for reining in the military but criticized for throwing out rules imposed by the supreme council of the armed forces which restricted his powers. he decided to give them self aut

. >>> an egyptian appeals court has ruled that former president hosni mubarak will be tried for the thirder the killing of protest first 2011. he was acquitted in a retrial last november. after originally being jailed for life. charges against him relate to the deaths of over 800 people during the revolution. >>> there is growing concern in nepal. the distribution of aid in areas hit booty earthquake is unfair. people who own their homes are getting help, renters are not. now parliamentary commit is a directing the government to help out tenants as well. but in all the chaos, a lot of people have lost important documents which makes making a claim very difficult. harry fawcett reports. >> reporter: in the town here, brick by brick they are starting again. shattered homes are being cleared out. building materials collected. all of this thanks to individual and community initiative. here as in so many places the earthquake has laid bare gaps in the governing system. their home is unsafe to live in. they have had just $20 in financial aid so far but they are more worry the about their tenant

some politicians say the case is a trial of the january revolution in 2011 which toppled hosni mubaraknslator: these triers are not delivering the justice we are truly hoping for no one should be above the law. what is happening now in my opinion is a form of a political revenge and this will complicate the crisis even further in egypt. >> reporter: after morrisey's overthrow, egypt designated the muslim brotherhood a terrorist group in 2013. mass trials and deaths sentences were handed out to hundreds who support the group. rights groups, the u.s. and the e.u. have condemned the sentencing and questioned its credibility. egyptian's president says the judiciary is independent and he can't i understand fear. egypt is divided. many still support the muslim brotherhood but many others back using the iron fist against an outlawed group. al jazerra. >>> a united nations panel is recommending a swing overhaul of u.n. peacekeeping missions. the panel was conducting the first major review of peacekeeping operations in over a decades. it says peacekeeping forces face chronic challenges, a lack

muslim brotherhood supporters for trial and oversaw the acquittal of former egyptian president hosni mubarak statement the muslim brotherhood says the authorities responsible for ousting morsi are fully responsible for the prosecutor general's death. current government was establish odd a basis of violence turned-y egypt to a promising democratic company to one of mass killings and violence. pro-democracy activists say they are worried about the what latest attack means for egypt's future. what we are seeing is an increase in the violence, we are seeing fringe groups merge as groups emerge as we saw in the '90s and in syria and iraq. it's very worrying. the democratic process has been fake an way and. >> reporter: the most senior official to have been killed cincy i didn't want's military ousted former president mohamed morsi two years ago. states in transition face tremendous challenges. but many rights activists say the egyptian government's increasingly tight grip on all sections of society may only feed more violent attacks. victoria gatenby, al jazerra. >>> turkey's national security co

muslim of the banned brotherhood conspired to frame prisoners during the uprising that toppled hosni mubarak. the trial has been called grossly unfair. calling for is greater efforts to fight climate change in southeast asia. economies across the region are failing to reduce carbon emissions. the research comes from the institute of chartered accounts and england and wales. joining me is the economic advisor. we know that as emerging nations, trying to catch up to develop markets with growth sometimes things fall on the sidelines, including clean-air. tell us about how this sacrifice has been made by so many in this region. is correct. 2014 was an interesting year for the world economy. stalledarbon emissions despite the fact the world economy grew. that is the first time that happened in modern history. look at southeast asia, carbon emissions are rising and there has been large increases emissionssion in -- in thailand in particular. seven timesions are greater than they were in 1970 so there is a huge way to go before they are in the green growth path. angie: why is that? or the factcturi

egypt's highest appeals court has ordered the retrial of former president hosni mubarak, charged withng to stop the killings of hundreds of protesters during the 2011 uprising. mubarak is 86 and in failing health. the retrial is scheduled to begin in november. general motors is struggling in china. the automaker report of the second month of sales declines, this the right -- despite cutting prices on models of his buick, chevrolet, and cadillac rands. sales from arop in year ago. those are your top stories. coming up in the next half hour of bloomberg market day, a surprise warning from the imf saying that the federal reserve should delay raising interest rates until next year. fed chair janet yellen -- will she heed the warning? alibaba is hoping to capitalize on the surging chinese stock market. it is planning to share new sales in its movie company, alibaba pictures. save lives, drugs but they can also cause big bucks. we will get the numbers on this critical issue. bit going businesses in new york are getting a new set of rules to play by. yesterday the state's top financial regul

gulf states were prepared to pay $10 billion to secure the release of ousted egyptian president hosni mubarak. another expresses saudi concerns over "flirting american messages" to iran over its nuclear program. another document found by the associated press shows a saudi princess racked up a multi-million dollar limousine bill in geneva, then left town without paying it. wikileaks says this is only the first batch of over half a million saudi records. the revelations came as supporters of wikileaks founder julian assange gathered outside the ecuadorean embassy in london to mark three years since assange sought refuge there. assange has been unable to set foot outside the embassy, where he has political asylum over , fears his extradition to sweden on allegations of sex crimes. he fears you would be than extradited to the united states. meanwhile, newly unsealed documents published in full by the intercept show the obama administration won a secret order forcing google to hand over the email records of wikileaks' volunteer jacob appelbaum as part of a u.s. criminal probe over wikileaks' publi

. >>> ousted egyptian president hosni mubarak is getting a new trial. mubarak was cleared last year of failing to stop the killing of hundreds of protesters in 2011. the 86-year-old has a number of health issues and lives in a hospital. >>> a stretch of one of the most beautiful beaches in southern california is now shut down. the reason more oily goo is washing up. firefighters closed down four miles of long beach. tar balls are washing ashore. officials say it could be dangerous to people visiting the beach. they're testing the tar now to see where it came from. it could be from that oil spill from a pipe in santa barbara last month. now, beaches there in santa barbara are still closed. it appears corrosion played a big role in that spill. a report today noted three repairs were made to the pipe almost in the same spot three years ago. more than 100,000 gallons of crude oil spilled into the pacific. >>> a vermont farmer is kicking up some controversy today. >> she built a massive privacy wall on her property but not for the usual reasons. take a look

"in a televised speech last week president hosni mubarak of egypt predicted devastating consequencesddle east if iraq is attacked. we fear a state of disorder and chaos may prevail in the region he said. mr. mubarak is an old fashioned kind of arab leader. in the brave new post-september 11 world he doesn't quite get it. what on earth did he expect the pentagon hawks to do when they heard his words of warning? throw up the hands in dismay? gee, thanks, hosni, we never thought of that. better call the whole thing off right away. they're probably still splitting their sides with laughter in the pentagon. but mr. mubarak and the hawks do agree on one thing. >> former rhode island governor lincoln chafee announcing his run for the presidency as a democrat, when he voted against the war in 2003 he was the only republican to vote no. and it is a generational connection here. from vietnam to iraq the project for new american century going back 20 years. this is his reason for running. let's bring in the professor of politics at occidental college. also matt schlapp, chairman of the american

listen to this -- "in a televised speech last week president hosni mubarak of egypt predicted devastating consequences for the middle east if iraq is attacked. we fear a state of disorder and chaos may prevail in the region," he said. "mr. mubarak is an old-fashioned arab leader in the brave new post september 11th world he doesn't quite get it. what on earth did he expect the pentagon hawks to do when they heard his words of warning? throw up the hands in dismay? gee, thanks, hosni, we never thought of that. better call the whole thing off right away. they are probably still splitting their sides with laughter in the pentagon. mr. mubarak and the hawks do agree on one thing -- war with iraq could spell disaster for several regimes in middle east. mr. mubarak believes that would be bad. the hawks, though believe that would be good. for the hawks disorder and chaos sweeping through the region would not be an unfortunate side effect of the war with iraq but a sign that everything is going according to plan." it's bad enough that the so-called neo-con says, most of whom had never experienced

brutal military dictatorship, it always has been except for the greek period when they chased out hosni mubarak who skimmed billions of dollars when he left office he might have been the richest man in the world and also is real isn'trael isn't any kind of liberal democracy, if utah had the same laws as israel has for non jews would violate all our civil rights laws not even getting into the palestine abuse. you were talking about president kennedy before. he said the wind you make peaceful change impossible you make violent change inevitable. don't you think that spending billions and billions of dollars to help prop up these undemocratic regimes that use torture and abuse to stay in power actually promotes groups like al qaeda and isil and so on better than anything else really? >> host: thank you. >> guest: we do give israel and egypt several billion dollars a year $2.5 billion to egypt and $3 billion to israel and half a billion to the palestinians since camp david. a lot of people feel like we are paying them to be at peace. honestly let's compare that to the cost of war. we spent $1 trill