. >> when he was a child, hussein's family emigrated from iran to california.e he later met his future wife. >> i first met him at the munoz cafe in fresno when i was 16. >> 16? >> 16. he was funny and charming. and cute. >> she comes from a very good family. and they're not happy about it. they don't really like him. >> the relationship progresses to the point that she's hiding it from her parents. >> he had this way of manipulating you into convincing you, your parents don't understand you, i understand you. i was at a place in my life where i ate all that up. he would say all the right things. >> reporter: and their relationship eventually became stormy. courtney says nayeri was physically abusive, that he isolated her from family and friends. >> he started dabbling in growing marijuana. >> he told courtney he was growing marijuana with two high school buddies, kyle hambly and another guy. >> one of the customers at the medical marijuana dispensary owned by michael. michael liked kyle so much he invited him on that wild all expenses paid trip to las vegas. >

then the united states turned against saddam hussein saddam hussein then he became there any their ally yesterday and they invaded iraq because of chemical weapons that he no longer had and because of the links to al qaeda and out i did americans and the saudis created in afghanistan a relationship that didn't exist they go into iraq and destroy the country and then the americans wonder why iraqis kill americans why there is resistance to the american occupation on afghanistan with americans good honest why is it that there are any people killing americans it must be the fault of the iraq it must be the fault of iraq but going back to a scott said and just a point that i want to add to what he said the only reason why iran secret the acquired material to have a and richmond program was because the i am a was violating its commitments she iran because iran has the right to acquire the capability because of the united states and this actions that the united states imposed and the threats that the united states made no and he was willing to openly work with iran so he ran had to acquire th

bush and his subordinates said, the world is better off without saddam hussein.you can say he was a terrible ma still come to the conclusion is iraq is not better have and many iraqis have come to that conclusion. >> you mentioned none of the big names surroundi president bush at the time were willing to speak out against the invasion idea unless, for instance in t case of con -- condi rice they were personally attacked and pushack. was there aone in the bush administration who tried to keep the focus on afghanistan or did the completely move their mindsets t meeseing the president? >> well i think there was a lot of consternation amongst the generals and people in the intelligence community that resources were concretely and meanfully being pulled away afghanistan and towards this upcoming adventure and ira it and wa haveing a tangible effect the stated purpose after 9/11 he were going t find terrists who do wish harm upon america. we will track them down and we'll do them in, and they were puing away drones and other reconnaissance means and other formf case of

airbnb, hussein kanji joins us.m thrilled that he is with us today because i think he is a very clear and sane voice and the hype. i think we can begin with the idea that airbnb is not in graham dodd, not in graham data and cottle, is not even something that warren buffett would understand from those iconic textbooks. when we take an ipo and we extrapolate out a value of a company, is that a legitimate valuation that we are looking at this morning of airbnb? i think that is broadly the question for almost everything in the tech industry right now. interest rates are so low, and that is kind of -- tom: i don't mean to interrupt, but this is absolutely critical. is it a constructed, manufactured, or manipulated scarcity? i don't think it is manipulated, i think it is a genuine scarcity in these companies. they are being bid up to a stream the high valuations because there is such a scarcity. what does airbnb become? we are not t is a combination. the growth of the company has been a stream the good. the pandemic was e

iraq is protesters prices skyrocket after the biggest currency devaluations since the fall of saddam hussein. a christmas like no other celebrations are scaled back in countries around the world as millions prepare for a summer holiday. hello e.u. leaders say it's a deal that will write history britain's prime minister boris johnson says the agreement will help the u.k. take control of its destiny after 8 months of negotiations and just 7 days before the deadline the european union and the u.k. have finally reached a landmark post bricks at trade and security deal the agreement for a 0 tariff trade covers everything from energy to fishing rights were a challenge report. this means that the u.k. has to leave the european union. finally breaks it down 4 and a half years after the referendum almost at the end of the 11 month transition period . the u.k. and the e.u. argues negotiated compromise times cajoled but they've done what many feared they couldn't and agreed to a future trading relationship. it's a moment of reflection for the european commission president. at the end of a successful ne

journalist mahmoud hussein has not spent 4 years in egyptian detention without charge or trial hussein was arrested while visiting family in december 26th seen a number of human rights organizations have joined doctors there are demanding his immediate release those are the headlines about with more news in half an hour to stay with us here on. morning to morrow morning for you doing are you felt good. when you hear breath. of the 3rd chance. and nervous all will but. it all play a little finger sensor tell your fingers but i haven't been to syria for probably 30 years i'm fortunate that i was able to come over here and to going to the medical field i think it was footage of a father carrying his son with his arm completely empty to that's what they actually instigated me to contact the syrian american medical society and they put me in touch with the facility in turkey. what did your wife say she said. don't cross the border. i'm really nervous about it i try not to talk about it too much but pam and i try not to think about it too much but i'm nervous about everything about him we ha

protests broke out in iraq after the biggest currency devaluations as the fall of saddam hussein the cost of living is skyrocketing. we begin with breaking news you and u.k. to go she says have finally reached a post breaks a trade deal 9 and a half months of negotiations went into the 11th hour with just a week to go before the u.k. leaves the single market british prime minister boss johnson who was elected on his promise to deliver breaks it hailed it as the biggest trade deal yet. i think this deal means a new stability and a new certainty in what has sometimes been a fractious and difficult relationship we will be your friend your ally your supporter and indeed never let it be forgotten your number one market because although we've left the e.u. this country will remain culturally emotionally historically strategically geologically attached to europe both the british and european parliament's need to ratify the agreement european commission chief ally and called it fair and balanced and she says it's now time to put brakes said behind at the end of a successful negotiations jour

used now being detained without any formal charges in egypt for more than $1400.00 days hussein was arrested while on vacation with his family in cairo in 2016 its attention is in violation of both the gyptian and international law that's enough from hussein brahimi who's in egypt and libya research at amnesty international he says international pressure helped to secure the release of the human rights workers from an egyptian prison. it's simply because it shows what we and other human rights organizations and activists have been saying for years which is that in order to have really change in egypt syria needs to be coordinated and public action from egypt allies in europe and in america when we had set we have a clear example where is this pressure work with egypt and as such it's very important that this pressure is maintained. european and north american states that egypt listens to because there are so many human rights defenders that still remain behind bars that are exactly from the already means behind bars muhammad bucket manual musri the fact they're never in such interna

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20 percent it is the biggest currency devaluation against the dollar since the 2003 fall of saddam hussein charles traffic has this report now from baghdad. for more than a year a theory abraham has been coming to protest in central baghdad to demand better services political reform and an end to what he says has been decades of government corruption and mismanagement but he's here today because like many iraqis he is shocked and angry about the government's recent devaluation of the iraqi deano against the dollar by more than 20 percent you have to stand by the government's action i will effectively lose almost quarter of myself because i'm paid in vienna us the finest minister says it won't affect us how we'll it's not. the government said it had to devalued iraq's car seat because of a collapse in the oil prices brought on by a slump in global energy demands due to the coronavirus pandemic risk evaluation is the biggest since the fall of saddam hussein in 2003 and experts are saying it means the already a reasonable economic situation for millions of iraqis could get even worse. this is

al jazeera journalist mahmud hussein has now spent 4 years and egyptian detention without charge or a trial hussein was arrested while visiting family in december 26th seen a number of rights groups have joined al jazeera and demanding his immediate release his detention is in violation of both egyptian and international law all those other headlines they'll be more news here on al-jazeera after the fall that the sun and the jihad. you know. don't demonise your point being i'm turning him while you're in the moment war be on me him one of. the. 6 you know. 1 i'm not a hoarder you are live you know the whole lot. so the. 100 kilometers out of a. national of your must. be . alone said you are the alone masi am i that though i be doing mama bear what i thought. why shouldn't the fact that you are in a beautiful i mean. a play ball did one. just she with a needle and it's not of equal but of the more you know dumb be. suppose. the tools in the ball some member. let me continue that we. i know in colombo just about some addition that will be you'll see again this really. going to be easily

egypt and libya researcher at amnesty international joins us on skype from the capital of julius hussein welcome to the program. there's been a lot of international pressure of course on egypt to release all prisoners including our own mahmoud hussein but no movement so why would egypt now bow to this pressure to release these members of the egyptian initiative for personal rights. good morning i think the 1st full it's very happy event all 3 are released. but we're recording your question it simply because it shows what we and others are human rights organizations and activists have been saying for years which is that in order to have really changed egypt syria needs to be coordinated and public and from egypt allies in europe and in america when we had said we have a clear example where is this pressure work and as such it's very important that this is maintained by european and north american states that egypt listens to because there are so many human rights defenders that still remain behind bars but the executive from the means behind bars muhammad bucket manual musri to fit their

i've been speaking to aya al—umari, whose brother hussein al—umari was killed at al noor mosque after her brother meant to her. it still very hard to refer to hussein in the past tense but he was the backbone to his family and circle of friends and society. he would give up his time, money and effort if he knew someone was in trouble, and he was my guardian, notjust to me, but the mosque as well. during the attack he positioned himself in a manner that was going to attempt to tackle the terrorist and that ultimately cost him his life but if it meant giving a new lease of life to others, that is what he wanted. he is my hero and a hero that society does deserve to have. two years ago, global headlines were dominated by political upheaval in venezuela — we reported extensively on what looked at the time like the end of the maduro regime. now, nicolas maduro is not only still in power, he has won a major electoral victory giving him back control of the national assembly. turnout was low and the poll was criticized internationally as fraudulent but it gives mr maduro complete control of t

it still very hard to refer to hussein in the past tense but he was the background to his family andof friends and society. he would give up his time, money and effort if he knew someone was in trouble, and he was my guardian, not just to in trouble, and he was my guardian, notjust to me, but the mask as well. during the attack he positioned himself in attack he positioned himself in a manner that was going to attempt to tackle the terrorist and that ultimately cost him his life but if it meant giving a new lease of life to others, thatis a new lease of life to others, that is what he wanted. he is my hero and a hero that society does deserve to have. obviously this report is a step forward and we have already heard the prime minister say that she has committed to implementing all of the recommendations. will that help you? will they bring some relief and comfort to you to know that these recommendations that will hopefully make a difference will be put into place? the recommendations highlight all the right areas, that is mainly improving our country's own counterterrorism efforts,

her brother hussein al—umari was killed at al noor mosque after challenging the gunman. i understand you have had some time to look at this report and to consider it. what are your reactions? thank you. the report is about 800 paces and it is a lot to digests. the impacted families we re digests. the impacted families were given the courtesy of reading the report earlier to brace ourselves and have more time to process any revelations in there. so from what i read and what you have highlighted already, the report validates what i had suspected, that is primarily that there was inappropriate consultation when it comes to the counterterrorism efforts so, in other words, the terrorist fell through the cracks because the radar was not looking in all directions. i wonder if you could tell us a bit about your brother, hussein and the life you lead and the impact it had on other people's lives. it is still very hard to refer to have seen in the past tense but he was the backbone of our family and his circle of friends and society. he would give up his time, money and effort if

or a trial hussein was arrested while visiting family in december 26th seen a number of human rights organizations have joined al jazeera and demanding his immediate release his detention is in violation of both gyptian and international law. now i would have told that rebels in central african republic have seized a major town they say the new alliance calling itself the patriots coalition for change took over after fighting with u.n. backed government troops but the u.n. mission insists the town has not foreign to the rebels well this latest violence comes just days before the country's presidential election our correspondent catherine soy has more for us from the ground in the capital bangui. very thieving conflicting information this is the 2nd largest it's in central are about 400 kilometers from the copy where i am now we've been talking to eyewitnesses who are saying that this is now in the hands of this. change this is a movement that. is comprised of groups who joined forces over the weekend and have been threatening to march on to. these people that we're talking to me sayi

al jazeera journalist mahmud hussein has now spent 4 years in a gyptian detention without being charged or put on trial hussein was arrested while visiting family in december 26th in a number of human rights organizations have joined al jazeera and demanding his immediate release eyewitnesses have told al jazeera that rebels in central african republic have seized a major town they say the new alliance calling itself the patriots coalition for change took over after fighting with u.n. backed government troops but the u.n. mission insists the town has not fallen to rebels and this latest violence comes just days before the country's presidential election and israel will be holding its a 4th election in 2 years after the collapse of the government coalition column and was dissolved after failing to meet a deadline to pass the budget and snap election will now be held in march next year all those other headlines to remain will be here after inside story. fighting for survival farmers in northern nigeria risked their lives to secure produce but a surge in attacks on them is threatening the

who's now been detained without any formal charges in egypt for more than $1400.00 days hussein was arrested while on vacation with his family in cairo in 2016 his detention is in violation of both egyptian and international law. the former president of central african republic has been barred from contesting elections in december candidacy was invalidated by the constitutional court it role that did not satisfy the good more requirement for candidates a former leader is accused of war crimes reports. if you can former president taunting authorities at a campaign rally last week despite an international arrest warrant for his involvement in mass killings and torture the former president currently under un sanction for fermenting unrest after he was deposed in a coup in 2013 is not only back in the central african republic but wants to become the country's next president with the slogan the day has come. except the country's constitutional court has now ruled he's not illegible to run in december's presidential election his supporters are dismayed at the judge's ruling that he lacked

demands due to the coronavirus pandemic this devaluation is the biggest since the fall of saddam hussein in 2003 and experts are saying it means the already a reasonable economic situation for millions of iraqis could get even worse. this is back dance usually bustling wholesale market but it's been very quiet since the devaluation of the dino. the collapse in iraq's industrial and food producing sectors in recent decades means most food and domestic products are imported from neighboring countries especially turkey and iran but china do not have. a boat good to the old dollar price and now we have to sell the devalued price to put my prices on for a lose a lot of money it hits every day people the hardest and there are no jobs because we don't have a comma so think is in charge this means shopkeepers have had no choice but to suddenly put their prices up too and still go out and i still haven't received my give out of my fanchon and even when i do it it will be much less all the prices have suddenly increased of course it is affecting all stood up. even before the current see devaluatio

al jazeera journalist mark wood hussein has now spent 4 years and egyptian detention without charge nora trial hussein was arrested while visiting his family in december 26th seen a number of rights groups have joined al jazeera and demanding his immediate release his detention is in violation of both egyptian and international role although if you get you can always find much much more on our website including all the latest on those trump pardons as they seem to continue their dot com. that this is al-jazeera these are the headlines u.s. president donald trump has pardoned more of his allies the latest list of $26.00 includes his 2016 campaign chairman paul metaphors and roger starr and his longtime advisor and friend and it's the 2nd wave of presidential pardons in as many day. gunmen have attacked a town in western ethiopia reportedly killing more than 100 people there the attack happened in the region.

waitressing has now been detained without any formal charges in egypt for more than $1400.00 days hussein was arrested wrong vacation with his family in cairo 2016. well you may remember this time last year venezuela's president nicolas maduro his political survival seemed to be hanging by a thread and now opposition parties say about boycott upcoming elections that means many are as likely to reclaim the only state institution he doesn't currently control the national assembly has seen human ports. right in this slum in need and the state candidates to the national assembly from the ruling socialist party go house to house handing out free face masks and more importantly this paper free to their homes and it's a copy of the ballots all you have to do is vote it's very important missing from the ballot of venezuela's principal opposition parties they've decided to boycott the polls citing probable fraud leaving little doubt about the election outcome. 5 years ago the opposition won total control of the assembly a devastating political defeat for president legal last moodle. after his $280

has now spent 4 years in the gyptian detention without charge nor a trial hussein was arrested while visiting family in december 26th seen a number of rights groups have joined al jazeera and demanding his immediate release his detention is in violation of both egyptian and international law when hundreds of migrants have been left with nowhere to sleep after fleeing a camp that caught fire and bosnia thick black smoke poured from tents and camp near the croatian border the camp has been strongly criticized by rights groups because of a lack of resources and was due to close police and u.n. officials blamed people who live in who lived there for starting the fire. that this is al jazeera and these are the headlines u.s. president donald trump has pardoned more of his allies the latest list of $26.00 includes his 2016 campaign chairman paul metaphors and roger stone his longtime adviser and friend and the 2nd wave of presidential pardons in as many days gunmen have attacked a town in western ethiopia reportedly killing more than 100 people the attack happened in the bench region where

saddam hussein is finished because he killed our people, our women, our children. formal end to 3.5 years of conflict — conflict that has claimed more than 200,000 lives. before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life, the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: italy imposes a nationwide lockdown over christmas and new year as it tries to halt the sharp rise in coronavirus infections. americans will soon have a second coronavirus vaccine, developed by moderna, after it was approved by the us food and drug administration. like so many regions of the world, central america has been hit hard by the pandemic, and the damage by

then president saddam hussein nationalized farm lands belonging to christians and gave it to families of soldiers killed in the iran iraq war in 2014 eisel took over forcing the christian population to flee almost half emigrated abroad about a quarter have returned while another quarter remain in the semi autonomous kurdish region. members of this family in that abuse christian quarter of an hour say the reason they don't feel safe to go back is the security force that controls the town they want to remain anonymous for security reasons. of course safety is the most important thing we've had enough of the infringements on our lands theories should be controlled by the sons of the area why did they bring strangers to rule the area . that group is the 30 year brigade of the shia led popular mobilization forces which helped retake but i saw the brigade is composed of ethnic shabab just like most of the muslim population that lives here last year its leader though was placed under u.s. sanctions for alledged human rights abuses against christians father was forced to step down 2 months ag

and protests broke out in iraq after the biggest currency devaluations since the fall of saddam hussein the cost of living is skyrocketing. and i'm sorry how much now have all the sport by sons are massacred thomas still has their head coach a full month after guiding them to the champions league final. we begin with breaking news into u.k. the goetia says have finally reached a host breaks a trade deal 9 and our months of negotiations went into the 11th hour with just a week to go before the u.k. leaves the single market british by rest of us johnson who was elected on his promise to deliver a break said hailed it as the biggest trade deal yes i think this deal means a new stability and a new certainty in what has sometimes been a fractious and difficult relationship we will be your friend your ally your supporter and indeed never let it be forgotten your number one market because although we've left the e.u. this country will remain culturally emotionally historically strategically geologically attached to europe both the british and european parliament's need to ratify the agreement

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with us are former conservative adviser mo hussein and harriet line, the deputy political editor of pas for sharing your friday evening with us. let's get start with some of the papers we have. the telegraph says schools have been threatened with legal action by ministers amid growing fears that many will close early to reduce the spread of coronavirus among teenagers before christmas. the i has an intriguing story. it says that gps are concerned that the government has failed to put in place an it system that alerts them to whether any of their patients have already had the first dose of the pfizer/biontech vaccine in a hospital, resulting in them not knowing who to contact first on their priority lists. also going with a coronavirus story, the guardian leads on scientists and government advisers urging families to rethink christmas plans and ignore the easing of covid rules amid fears over rising cases and hospitalisations in parts of the uk. 0n the brexit trade deal negotiations, which rumble on, the financial times says that brussels has told eu governments not to entertain the ide

denied the right to a fair trial no charges have been brought against al jazeera correspondent mahmoud hussein his crime journalist. to demand my new truths and voice solidarity with all detained journalists sign the petition. 3 o'clock news saying. the u.s. house of representatives floats to hold and triple pandemic relief payments but also overrides president trump's veto on a defense bill. hello i'm adrian from again this is houses here a lie from joe also coming up many of the agencies that are critical to our security average incurred norma's damage president elect joe biden forms of america's ability to protect itself has been seriously weakened by the trumpet ministration.

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al-jazeera journalists must was hussein has now spent 4 years in detention in egypt without charge or a trial hussein was arrested on december 23rd 2016 while visiting family a number of human rights organizations have joined al jazeera in demanding his immediate release is that tension is in violation of both gyptian and international law. still ahead in this news hour how the pandemic has given hong kong's pink a dolphin's a new lifeline. and this football legend loses his claim to a long standing record the story coming up shortly with sun. above water hong kong's busy waterways have quietened but beneath the surface it's a different story coronavirus travel restrictions have led to more sightings of the territories pink dolphins and it's giving scientists a rare opportunity to research a species that's facing extinction they go palin reports from hong kong. we join conservation teams to search for the endangered pink dolphin. with less traffic in these waters because of the current virus pandemic they're trying to find out the mammals are returning to their historic habitat around

demands due to the coronavirus pandemic this devaluation is the biggest since the fall of saddam hussein in 2003 and experts are saying it means the already a reasonable economic situation for millions of iraqis could get even worse. this is back dance usually bustling wholesale market but it's been very quiet since the devaluation of the dino. the collapse in iraq's industrial and food producing sectors in recent decades means most food and domestic products are imported from neighboring countries especially turkey and iran. a boat goods the old dollar price knowing have to sell the devalued price so i have to put my prices on for a lose a lot of money it hits every day people the hardest and there are no jobs because we don't have a comma so think is in charge this means shopkeepers have had no choice but to suddenly put their prices up too i'm going to go out and i still haven't received my give a month pension and even when i do it it will be much less all the prices have suddenly increased of course it is affecting all stood up. even before the current see devaluation the world bank

speaking of human rights we can now speak to hussein boni his amnesty international's egypt and libya research and he joins us now from tunis hussein i recall the last time you spoke to us was just after 3 human rights workers were released from prison in egypt ahead of this state visit but micron's very much still under pressure to push sisi on this what would you have liked to see come out of this visit. obviously you would like to see prison continues to pressure prisons what's he said about human rights in egypt we need to see that happening we need to see disclosed doesn't just all but words between need to see this translates incorporation between france and egypt because otherwise interim saves and government's point of view and swartz are just for a consumption but don't really mean much of. a crackdown in egypt if it continues as it does since it would be no implications on the physical relationship between france and also countries. communities. and as it was last time it seems as a force member from the organization as it was decided to extend this detention for 45 more day

this isn't the last aiding number and has to be a start no charges have been brought against saddam hussein and no court date set as we mentioned at the top of this program not even a trial how does an organized an organization like yours for example begin to talk to governments if you can to process and negotiate a better conditions or contact or communication with those that have been incarcerated. well 1st of all we point out that there is a what is happening this against education law it pretty pretentious pretrial detention kept the or were true 2 years and. he is in jail for about 4 years now and at the same time it's against their international and international norms against the freedom of expression it's a human race while lation can put journalists in jail for crilly expressing insults and simply just for reporting so we're not preaching european union we're out perching international or community united nation he migrate so counsel and we are working closely to secure mr mounts a sense of release it's good to have your input thanks very much for the update of the share that as ou

i mean, the fact is mitch mcconnell and newt gingrich and many others wanted barack hussein obama to be a one-term president, in 2008. that was -- that was the goal they set forth. it was anti-democratic, anti-patriotic goal but, nevertheless, that was the goal. they wanted him to be a one-term president. barack obama persevered. he ended up being president for eight years. he was never, ever, ever, trying to chip away at the fundamental tenets of this country. and to watch these individuals, who wanted barack hussein obama, simply because he looked different, simply because he came from a different background, simply because he was different, they want him to be a one-term president. and yet, they still won't say anything negative about this man who lost the race. i lost my last race. in 2014. i'm not sitting here saying henry mcmaster is not the fair and rightful governor of south carolina because of some crack-pot theory. i mean, we have to understand the fundamental tenets of democracy. and -- and the tragedy is not donald trump. we know who he is. the tragedy are these good indi

reduce the stranglehold iran backed militias have had on security forces since the fall of saddam husseinnto thousand three. his ability to succeed is being questioned. december 20, at least eight rockets struck baghdad's green zone. a residential complex and cars were damaged. the arrest of a senior leader in a militia for his of -- involvement opened up the possibility of a confrontation between the government and armed groups. tensions are escalating between the united states and iran. donald trump blamed iran for the baghdad attack and threatened to respond militarily. the claim was dismissed by the new chief of tehran's elite qud s force. possum solemani was -- the u.s. is concerned about what iranian forces might do on the anniversary of solemani's death. the popular mobilization forces was formed in 2014 after a call from leading -- a leading cleric for iraqis to join the fight against isil. its members are mostly shiite muslims. has bola was set up just before the invasion of iraq by the u.s. it was -- has long-standing ties with tehran. the head of the she a militia -- the shia m

journalists will do the same has now spent 4 years in detention in egypt without charge or a trial hussein was arrested on the same for 23rd 2016 while visiting family a number of human rights organisers are going to say sions have joined al jazeera in demanding his immediate release is the tension is a violation of both the gyptian and international. another top stories on al-jazeera reports are coming in from western ethiopia that gunmen have killed more than 100 people one farmer in the town of bouillon in they've been shouting google news region told the reuters news agency he counted 82 dead bodies in a field the ethiopian human rights commission confirmed at least 100 dead store owners in the central african republic are shutting their doors or span express in the capital bangui a new alliance of armed groups calling itself the patriots coalition for change has threatened to march to the capital ahead of sunday's elections the u.k. is now facing the threat of 2 kovan 1000 mutations with a new strain reported in 2 people who have recently travelled from south africa the u.k. is also r

hussein sadrzadeh in boston appears to be the first to have a severe reaction to the moderna vaccine, using his own epipen on himself. today he told us he's still experiencing symptoms he believes are linked to the vaccine, a vaccine viewed as armor for medical workers on the front lines facing a new surge after a season of sadness. >> these people are dying alone because they're in a covid unit. no family members, no friends, no husband or wife there they die alone >> and meagan, hospitalizations in l.a. county have more than tripled in the past month. what are hospitals doing to prepare for this potential next surge? >> reporter: well, kate, hospitals like this one had 20 covid patients before thanksgiving now they have 130. so like other medical systems across the county they're bringing in more staff like travel nurses and adding more beds to try and meet the demand. kate >> thank you. >>> and in europe tonight, more countries are detecting that new highly contagious variant of the disease. nbc's matt bradley is in paris tracking that story for us matt, where has this new strain b

probably know or a terrorist organization they've killed over 17000 civilians in iran they joined saddam hussein during the war against their own compatriots so you know and they're basically you know the lived in iraq until the invasion and then they fled to albania they have of the. they have a headquarters in paris and they are basically you know a religious death cult a personality cult where the members were forced to divorce their husbands and their wives and to pledge full of allegiance to the leadership there and it's. a crazy cult and you know it's not me saying this it's those people who have fled that cult who are saying this and so obviously you know you just have to imagine the americans and the europeans and the french deciding that well you know let's use these people to fight iran well you know isn't it interesting you have a death cult which has literally 0 support in iran. being the tool or or the way in which the westerners want to deal with iran so that tells you everything you need to know about american and western policy and european policy towards iran obviously enrique d

then president saddam hussein nationalized farmlands belonging to christians and gave it to familiesof soldiers killed in the iran iraq war in 2014 i still took over forcing the christian population to flee almost half emigrated abroad about a quarter have returned while another quarter remained in the semi autonomous kurdish region. members of this family in that abuse christian quarter of say the reason they don't feel safe to go back is the security force that controls the town they want to remain anonymous for security reasons. of course safety is the most important thing we've had enough of the infringements on our lands theories should be controlled by the sons of the area why do they bring strangers to rule the area . that group is the 30 year brigade of the shia led popular mobilization forces which held 3 take but tell us from i saw the brigade is composed of ethnic just like most of the muslim population that lives here last year its leader wild card though was placed under u.s. sanctions for alledged human rights abuses against christians other was forced to step. down 2 m