over to its small neighbor lebanon division radicalisation moving across the porous border into lebanese society the most religious state could see this cold war against real. the country steer away from the threat. resist conflict will succumb to the pressures of refugees or militancy what kind of become a regional example of sustained peace in the post-war future so that heidi lebanese prime minister it's really great to have you on our show welcome thank you so you've been on a world tour of sorts you went to washington you want to paris securing military and financial aid and now that trip brings you to moscow what exactly do you hope russia can do for levanon nourishes playing a political role big birds of order in the region and i believe. you know living on the suffering from refugees from the conflict that this happening in syria and iraq and i think we are my first aim is to try to eliminate lebanon from many consequences that are happening in syria and other places russia. also. we've had a very good political relationship with russia and i would like also this relationship eco

and we're back with the lebanese prime minister. prime minister i read in an interview to politico you have said that if you want to solve the issue of syria that's your quote you got to talk to the russians i know you made it clear they don't want to be directly involved in a peacemaking process when it comes to syria but yet your position and position of russia differ. when it comes to syria. can there be common ground between lebanon and russia when it comes to that so. i think you know what's important to see. is almost safe zone areas. where they have less fighting. in. syria i think i think is very. real talks between the americans and the russians different parties or countries like turkey like jordan. iran like. saudi arabia so that if the. this is a serious. political solution that is or this is a part of the solution that will prevail in preparation for the solution to come and i think that these these areas are being developed in all parts of syria we agree on them we courage them because you see less fighting less school

lebanese. solution is quite effective we were able to keep stability especially in times where we saw the structure an all around us in libya and syria and iraq i think it could be it could be a solution. but it's up to the syrians you know in the end of the day we leave. nice sat on the on one table and we agreed to stop the war the civil war but later on we have to build the trust and you know the coalitions and the recurrence relation and this is something very hard to be done and i think with the encouragement or with what's happening now when the americans the russians the turks the saudis the venue's i think this is important but i mean obviously a lot of people bring up the example of your country lebanon because it has been torn by the civil war and it is the best example of how after the civil war you can coexist with an inch at their absolute so do you feel i mean first of all i want to talk to you about the direct impact the syrian war is having on your country do you feel like threa

surprise another important player in syria's war is the lebanese militant and political group hezbollah it was founded in the early eighty's and has played a significant role in the syrian civil war but the group has been surrounded by a number of controversies two despite its role in the battle against islamic state on the syrian lebanese border hizbollah or its military wing are listed as a terrorist organization by a number of states it is accused of kidnapping israeli soldiers and suicide bombings but we did manage to speak with the deputy chief of the controversial group about his ongoing conflict in the middle east the full interview coming your way. how bad can it get how low can russia u.s. relations go at this point it's anyone's guess but one thing's for sure donald trump's call for better relations is now dead in the water. it will make me love me again but making it back into a book i would put one in the question maybe naive then maybe. one of them might try to make my own name i want to ask them to eat me out on them as well as for us to loudly love the. cutest body of alm

believe mark what is your view on the cooperation between america and the lebanese military. nor learn all men now. do not object to the lebanese army getting supplies and weapons from any source except israel we have never had negative attitude to lebanese army getting american weapons and ammunition and we are calling for the lebanese army to purchase weapons from russia iran and other countries so we can become stronger. since there are no restrictions on weapons origins so much we support any reinforcing the lebanese army is military capacity and even if it comes from the united states there were no hostile our listener limerick. so in that case is there any coordination because we know that hezbollah have the equation the people the resistance and the army is there any contact or coordination between hezbollah and the americans considering that they're both fighting the issue but at the same time america says as well though the terrorist group. now not a bit and weaker here we believe the united states the world's major superpower is aiding and abetting terrorists this i

this means that they committed such acts against the lebanese military and killed twenty people this also means that they have to be clearly tried and convicted last year was relatively unknown before the syrian war started six years ago he rose to prominence quickly for his fiery speeches on t.v. criticizing hezbollah for its support of syrian president bashar al assad and for praising the opposition including what was then the group known as joe but on this are linked to al qaeda after going into hiding this year was arrested two years later at beirut airport while trying to board a flight to cairo and for documents then there was little doubt he'd faced serious charges but his trial in a military court had been repeatedly delayed and human rights groups have questioned how some of the evidence was obtained despite this the prosecution had been demanding death sentence since the start of the trial. oh this year's execution is far from certain as well as having the right to appeal within fifteen days under lebanese law it requires the signature of the president in order for an execu

another important player in syria's war is the lebanese militant and political group hezbollah it was founded in the early eighty's and has played a significant role in the syrian civil war but the group has been surrounded by a number of controversies despite its role in the battle against islamic state on the syrian lebanon border hezbollah or its military wing god listed as a terrorist organization by a number of states it's accused of kidnappings of israeli soldiers and suicide bombings we managed to speak to the deputy chief of the controversial group about its ongoing conflict in the middle east the full interview is coming your way after this short break stay with us with that. in case you're new to the game this is how it works in the economy is built around core. problem regimes from washington washington media the media. voters elected to run this country business equals. bust it's not business as usual it's business like it's never been done before. it will make all none can love me again i was wrong but maybe you have been talking to you i would have been ok maybe naive th

we along with the lebanese government wanted to hold negotiations on the means of surrender because lebanese soldiers were missing and we did not know where they were alive or dead. we intended to save them and a situation arose where we were able to learn about the fate of the soldiers for more than three years we were not able to do this so therefore we believe that with canes in many respects we have learned about the fates of the lebanese soldiers and the places that barrel have been located the fighting ended so we were able to avoid further loss of life also we managed to retrieve the bodies of some of our fallen comrades. one of our members who is being held prisoner by isis must be released in accordance with this agreement so we achieve the best results at the lowest price and in the end i select the lebanese syrian border. the movement of militants to another area to overcome our was carried out in coordination with the syrian government. these approximately three hundred militants who will join the thousands of militants now become oh will not fundamentally affect the alignment of

and award winning lebanese film director summoned to a military court. in israel. by the springtime flowering of a mountain late. to the first snowfall on a winter's day. hello and welcome to international weather forecasts now we've seen some really quite vicious weather affecting central parts of europe particularly through northern parts of italy or in the adriatic and into the balkans croatia in particular we've had some really big rainfall totals some nasty storms being reported here strong winds across more north western areas also looking pretty unsettled definitely autumnal moments and really strong winds to get down across the u.k. and through up into scandinavia over the next couple of days fine across here and there still a big risk of significant storm activity during choose day heading on through into wednesday more low pressure systems pushing in and very strong winds through into denmark and norway and sweden central parts here or southeastern parts of europe still looking pretty warm bucharest there looking at highs of twenty eight degrees celsius o

well apologies for that we seem to have lost our line to the lebanese capital beirut we might try to go back to india as a little bit later in the program turkey has threatened to impose crippling restrictions on oil trading with iraqi kurds after they backed secession from baghdad the iraqi parliament is also urging the government to send troops to take control of oil fields held by kurdish forces kurdish officials though say they're not worried that they can withstand an economic blockade because they are self-sufficient holder abdul hamid reports from just outside erbil. coming from iran and turkey. they consider this referendum a threat to their own national security you have to bear in mind that they have a sizeable kurdish nation and those two countries while the referendum was happening here they were sort of celebration even messages of support from those kurdish populations whether from iran or from. this referendum actually on the square of the celebrations and night of the referendum itself. kurds who had crossed the border where to come here not to vote but to be part of

and life imitating art a prominent lebanese film director faces his own courtroom drama. they're not a nation security council has agreed to impose new sanctions on north korea they severely restrict fuel supplies and block north korean textile exports the sanctions also banned foreign countries from hiring north korean workers diplomatic editor james bays has more from the united nations. this was the result the us ambassador nikki haley even though she had to weaken her resolution to get it a unanimous vote by the security council to punish. north korea for its latest nuclear test today the security council has acted in a different way today we're attempting to take the future of the north korean nuclear program out of the hands of its outlaw regime china and russia may have voted for the resolution but both said it was only part of the solution the u.s. and south korea they said should stop military exercises and remove the third missile defense system and there should be new talks new that so it's a big mistake to underestimate this russia china initiative it remains

territory and although he went into hiding shortly after those eighteen lebanese soldiers to lebanese civilians and dozens of his supporters were killed he was ultimately arrested in two thousand and fifteen but again the complexities of this case really puts into sharp focus how many have struggled in particularly in the courts to try to figure out a way forward in the how to prosecute those involved in the kind of violence that we saw then but it's been very clear from this military tribunal that they want to sentence this year and his supporters or at least some of his supporters to death and that's just what they've done. still to come on the private. warning that yemen's cholera crisis is getting. really hard. and sailing to a land he's never know the cambodian man he's been split his family and for the u.s. because the crime committed as a child. welcome back now across western asia and the levant weather conditions mostly fine you see across some eastern as we have got some shower activity i'm sort of pulling colder air from the north of tosh count there which is thirteen as a

lebanese soldiers led to dozens of deaths he's been held in solitary confinement for the past two years and just reports from beirut. it was one of the earliest bloodiest spillovers into lebanon from the civil war in syria named after the town in southern lebanon where it happened the battle of signed on between the lebanese army and supporters of a seer lasted for two days described by the government as a sunni militant cleric a list here led the confrontations in which forty fighters loyal to him eighteen soldiers and two civilians were killed alessio was relatively unknown before the syrian war started six years ago he rose to prominence quickly before his fiery speeches on t.v. criticizing hezbollah for its support of syrian president bashar al assad and praising the opposition including what was then the group known as joe but on this or a link to al qaeda i think serious connection to the syrian. values in an extremist. militant groups is kind of is this is a kind of banking it was capitalizing on this on this rise in order to and investing on that in order to create his own own h

bunch more ahead on the news hour including life imitates art why a prominent lebanese film director is facing his own culture drama. israel's prime minister makes a historic visit to argentina then it's dividing the jewish community there. amidst tight security big time cricket is set to return to pakistan what will be a pivotal event in the country's sporting history. at least nine people have been killed after hurricane made landfall in the u.s. mainland it's now been downgraded to a tropical storm a flash flood emergency was issued as dangerous storm surges and torrential rain battered florida's southern region at least thirty eight people died in the caribbean rescuers are warning of a humanitarian crisis i do joe castro reports from tampa. the search for survivors begins in the florida keys where fishes fear a humanitarian crisis and untold number of people defied evacuation orders ahead of him as a rival despite warnings that staying would be suicide. was lifted by the storm surge and carried across the highway one and closeted about one hundred meters from where originally ca

speaks exclusively to the deputy chief of the lebanese military group hezbollah and its battle against terrorists in syria. you're watching international start this hour with breaking news to you because the syrian army has reportedly broken. or in eastern syria that's according to local media after government forces united with a brigade trapped inside the city since it was besieged by terrorists three years ago with me now is trying to talk a bit more about this this is breaking news reports just coming in but what's the latest that we understand this happened andrew good afternoon well all these conflicting reports i should say because we still don't know for sure. state. has been programmed it's about the latest results in this ongoing push by the syrian army and also the russian air force to gain positions around doors or in to break the siege that's been out there for some three years right now so want to. conflicting reports i mean that our sources imbedded with the syrian army are saying that the siege has been broken so that means they've gone beyond this point where the syria

doing a dual lebanese french citizen he says he was detained due to a complaint being launched against him for filming part of his previous film two thousand and twelve the attack in israel lebanon bars its citizens from travel to israel so when news emerged that do it he had filmed there the attack was banned from release in lebanon and many conservative citizens demanded the director apologize while the lebanese government has not commented on the complaint that landed him in court the director says the case against him has now been dropped and he's ready to move on we're happy when we make movies that gets to be seen everywhere and then suddenly people they people who do not like what i do or people who feel threatened by the subject that i talk about they don't want to come up but it's coming out do it the supporters however are outraged by how he's been treated were a lemon or what not that i will countries will give it a little more we have freedom of expression or we'll have our rights because lebanon is one of the most permissive and liberal countries in this region it can come

this means that they committed such acts against the lebanese military and killed twenty people also means that they have to be clearly tried and convicted last year was relatively unknown before the syrian war started six years ago he rose to prominence quickly for his fiery speeches on t.v. criticizing hezbollah for its support of syrian president bashar al assad and for praising the opposition including what was then the group known as joe but on this are linked to al qaeda after going into hiding this year was arrested two years later at beirut airport while trying to board a flight to cairo and for documents then there was little doubt he'd face serious charges but his trial in a military court had been repeatedly delayed and human rights groups have questioned how some of the evidence was obtained despite this the prosecution had been demanding death sentence since the start of the trial now this year's execution is far from certain as well as having the. right to appeal within fifteen days under lebanese law it requires the signature of the president in order for an execution

a lebanese military courses due to deliver its verdict in the trial of a controversial sunni cleric. is facing charges linked to a battle with government forces in twenty thirteen in which eighteen soldiers and two civilians were killed forty of honesty or supporters also died in the fighting . the indonesian island of bali remains on high alert because of fears of ok no might erupt at any moment is mount it's been spurting smoke and ash for the past six days as tremors are intensifying the news continues after people and power all season. the first catalonia plans to hold an independence referendum yet the central government insists it's unconstitutional and the courts have judged it illegal as the state crimes down and cattle hands take to the streets where will this crisis and what al-jazeera for the latest. six years during and after a basically contested election savagest make far too through coke to a former president his own soaring to the international criminal court for the.

the wrong they said there was a third party this means that they committed such acts against the lebanese military and killed twenty people this also means that they have to be clearly tried and convicted last year was relatively unknown before the syrian war started six years ago he rose to prominence quickly for his fiery speeches on t.v. criticizing hezbollah for its support of syrian president bashar al assad and for praising the opposition including what was then the group known as joe but on this are linked to al qaeda after going into hiding alice here was arrested two years later at beirut airport while trying to board a flight to cairo and for documents then there was little doubt he'd faced serious charges but his trial in a military court had been repeatedly delayed and human rights groups have questioned how some of the evidence was obtained despite this the prosecution had been demanding death sentence since the start of the trial now this year's execution is far from certain as well as having the right to appeal within fifteen days under lebanese law it requires the signatur

no lebanese thank you. no lebanese there on the green outside the house of lords we should add that lloyds banking group for its part says we are committed to doing everything we can to support those affected and we are continuing to make good progress in getting offers to the victims of the fraud joining me now there is a keen deal or no deal found to go through the week papers none of the broadcasts of all the liberal democrat front bench are lembit opaque and i understand lembit that when one thousand five percent of our geographical audience won't understand what i'm talking about mr blobby you are in a stone commanding some sort of troop troop action against russia nothing to lobby about this i said i do this as with boris johnson actually the foreign secretary would you believe now that starts me without my eyes it would only thing he's pointing at me just called them bits do you come here often sinister nasa says a rapid trident which the british are involved in against russia starts on saturday they

this means that they committed such acts against the lebanese military and killed twenty people this also means that they have to be clearly tried and convicted a list.

territory and although he went into hiding shortly after those eighteen lebanese soldiers to lebanese civilians and dozens of his supporters were killed he was ultimately arrested in two thousand and fifteen but again the complexities of this case really puts into sharp focus how many have struggled and particularly in the courts to try to figure out a way forward in the how to prosecute those involved in the kind of violence that we saw then but it's been very clear from this military tribunal that they want to sentence her and his supporters or at least some of his supporters to death and that's just what they've done. south korea says it's expecting more of what it sees as provocative acts from north korea next month the anniversary of the founding of the communist party with tensions continuing to rise the south has rolled out its military hardware at an event marking armed forces day kathy novak is insulting. her special forces show off korean fighting skills in a take quando display as the country celebrates its armed forces past and present the commander in chief president in i

incidents and keep an eye on responses to this for now the professor came from the lebanese university in beirut thanks very much for your time. same with syria the russian defense ministry says it spotted american military equipment in i saw positions just outside the city of law and provided aerial photos as evidence one of them appears to show an armored vehicle northeast of the city and in the same direction the similar vehicle is seen near a terrorist stronghold two other infantry mobility vehicles have also been spotted close to the area the russian military says there's no evidence of clashes between u.s. backed forces and these locations. we've asked for comment from the u.s. led coalition about this so far we have to hear anything when we do we'll let you know meantime military analyst come out alarm points out that american equipment of course ended up in terrorist hands before the last few years not just isis but also the al qaeda in syria which are linked to the syrian opposition they have consistently had u.s. equipment and a lot of the height whether it's how. it sounded

today fired a number of missiles from lebanese airspace. targeting one of our military positions in a massive. which led to material damage and the death of two people. syria's army warns of serious repercussions for such hostile actions on the security and stability of the region. there was no immediate comment from israel the alleged attack. the former head of the country's military intelligence thomas yadlin however. was quick to respond. he treated that the attack was on a site that produces chemical weapons. and explosive arrows killed thousands of syrian civilians. another ex official yet of i mean door former head of the national security council. said in a radio interviview that the strikike. was anan effort to weaken iran and hezbollah. fruits partly lebanese media reported the presence of israeli at croft it's as space. related. retrieved. the e strike comes hours off the united nations. only syrian government. michael weapons. it's deadly attack i'm calling. now a quick reminder about headlines this hour.. the strongest stotorm e

over to its small neighbor lebanon division and radicalization moving across the porous border into lebanese society promotes a religious state could see this cold war against reopen. the country steer away from the threat and resume. conflict with the succumb to the pressures of refugees or militancy what kind of become a regional example of sustained peace in the post-war future so that the lebanese prime minister it's really great to have you on our show welcome thank you so you've been on a world tour of sorts you went to washington you want to perry's securing military and financial aid and now that trip brings you to moscow what exactly do you hope can do for eleven not just playing it but.

speaks of police ablative a deputy chief of the lebanese military group hezbollah on its battle against terrorists in syria. welcome come july from moscow you're watching r.t. international now the russian president said using sanctions against north korea is a dead end approach also believes that north korea won't abandon its nuclear program even under economic pressure he was speaking to the media at the brics summit in china earlier from there his partridge it was a very comprehensive post summit conference by president putin but of course one of those key points was about north korea and north korea he joined her with countries like libya and iran where regime change had been opposed upon them and he believes that the north korean people are looking at that particular example and fear that stretch of regime change being imposed upon them and he thinks that is the reason why is that they're hanging on and they don't want to give up their nuclear tests. everyone remembers what happens with iraq. saddam hussein he stopped the production of weapons of mass destruction regardless under t

speaks to exclusively to the deputy chief of the lebanese military group hezbollah and his battle against terrorists in syria. there is eleven am here in moscow and you're watching r.t. international with me becky aaron good to have you with us. russia could take the u.s. to court over the situation with diplomatic properties in san francisco new york and washington d.c. president putin mentions the option while speaking to the media at the bric summit in china. because you sure our american counterparts didn't let russia use its property it's a violation of our property rights i will tell the foreign ministry to go to court we'll see how well the highly praised should issue system in the u.s. works. less across lived artie's kate potter cheers in sherman for is where the bridge summit has been taking place case a lot has happened over the past few days but what were the main points there president putin that focused on during his media conference. by then a key as he certainly has been an eventful few days certainly when it comes to foreign policy and also some of those domestic policies

speaks exclusively to the deputy chief of the lebanese military group hezbollah and its battle against terrorists in syria. hello there it's nine am here in moscow and you're watching r.t. international with me making arun good to have you with us. the u.s. envoy to the united nations says diplomacy is failing with north korea after pyongyang conducted its largest ever nuclear test on sunday the u.n. security council met for urgent talks following north korea's announcement that it had conducted a controlled hydrogen bomb explosion the impact of which triggered an earthquake in the region but so far it seems the united nations has been unable to come up with an alternative or new solution for the crisis. and enough is enough i think enough is enough the stakes could not be higher the urgency is now time is short action is required are countries patience is not unlimited. policy of strategic patience is over or is never something the united states wants the united states does not think conflict only the strongest sanctions will enable us to resolve this problem through diplomacy all of

let's go live now to jamal wakim professor of history and international relations at the lebanese university in beirut and it's always a pleasure to have you on the show could these be retaliatory attacks from myself for losses we've seen losses in mosul and far for instance recently. well i believe now that i've heard from most editors that it's controlled in the past few years whether in iraq and syria is using a new tactic which is attacking civilians and habits of cities. by the lone wolves where dormant until recently and were activated just to keep violence. whether in iraq or in syria and we might even have attacks and lebanon and other countries so the whole region is still under threat of what starts by isis but this time using the new method which is to attack civilians bombs will be. cars etc another disturbing staff here if you want to put it like sad for iraqi authorities is that it happened today the attacks in this size of iraq previously i feel were present in the north is this perhaps a signal that their forces are spreading as you say lone wolfs are pitting allied. well i b

speaks exclusively to the deputy chief of the lebanese military group hezbollah or any sponsored against terrorists in syria. there is one pm here in the russian capital and you're watching the international with me thank you aaron good to have you with us. north korea will not abandon its nuclear program as a country sees it as a viable vital part of the safety of his people that was the assessment of lot of may putin as he spoke to the media at the bric summit in china we cannot cross live to educate choose in sharman for is ok. what were the main points there president putin brought up in his media conference. yes it was a very comprehensive post summit conference by president putin but of course one of those key points was about north korea and north korea he took her with countries like libya and iran where regime change had been opposed upon them and he drew a particularly poignant example in iraq where you said saddam hussein and his family had been taken out on the pretext of looking for weapons of mass destruction and that he just destroyed the country in doing so and he believe

this year it's played a major role in backing islamic state fighters along the syrian lebanese border hizbollah lebanon's shia military and political organization was founded with the help of iran back in one nine hundred eighty two during these really occupation of lebanon since the beginning of the syrian civil war the group has been deeply involved in fighting against various rebel factions including all nusra front terrorists hizbollah has also proven to be an important player in combating islamic state in syria the group has a strong anti western stance and has been listed as a terror organization by the us the european union and most arab league countries. the surrounding spake exclusively to the deputy chief shaikh nine percent following my previous trip to lebanon in order to follow the hezbollah group to the arsehole mountains where they had cleared out the area from terrorists we had managed to build up a connection with hezbollah media group these are the our soul mountains east of lebanon it's the latest scene of the victory of hezbollah hezbollah managed to capture this c

and staying in middle east peace big exclusively to the deputy chief of the lebanese military group hezbollah on a sponsor they gave to terrorists in syria. there is the may day here in the russian capital you're watching r.t. international with me they care and good to have you with us. north korea will not abandon its nuclear program as they as the country sees it as a vital part of the safety of its people that was the assessment of the mayor putin as he spoke at the media conference at the bric summit in china well that's now across live to our teams kate partridge here in the chinese city of charmin for is where the bric summit took place kate and what were the main points there president putin brought up in the press conference. or the main one so one of the main points he talked about was obviously the light of the current climate was on north korea and he drew a parallel here between north korea between iraq and libya where regime change was imposed upon them and he said that north korea's fear that threat of regime change is white north korea would be giving up on its nuclear tests.

another key player in the fight against isis the lebanese political military troops hezbollah this year it's played a major role in battling islamic state fighters along the syrian lebanese border hizbollah lebanon's shia military and political organization was founded with the help of iran back in one nine hundred eighty two during these really occupation of lebanon since the beginning of the syrian civil war the group has been deeply involved in fighting against various rebel factions including our nusra front terrorists hizbollah has also proven to be an important player in combat sing islamic state in syria the group has a strong anti western stance and has been listed as a terror organization by the us the european union and most arab league countries are israeli to speak exclusively to the creep's deputy chief shaikh nine. following my previous trip to lebanon in order to follow the hezbollah group to the arsehole mountains where they had cleared out the area from terrorists we have managed to build up a connection with hezbollah media group these are the our sole mountains east o

recently surrendered an enclave on syria's border with lebanon, and under a deal struck with the lebaneseking their path. allanjohnston allan johnston told me allanjohnston told me earlier about who was in the convoy. —— alanjohnston told me earlier about who was in the convoy. about 300 is fighters, give or take a view, have been holding onto a stretch of territory in the barren mountains on the border between syria and lebanon. they were on the point of being defeated there when they managed to make a deal with the lebanese militant group hezbollah, the syrian government. —— hezbollah, and the syrian government. the terms of the deal were that they would stop fighting, they would surrender, but in return they would be able to gather up their families and head eastwards to the last province in syria that is still under is control. that plan was put into action. they were all gathered up and put into 17 buses, which headed eastwards. but the us led coalition was no part of that deal. the us coalition is very active in eastern syria. it didn't want to see these hardened jihadis dumped into

welcome back now another key player in the fight against isis the lebanese political and military group has bella this year is played a major role in backing islamic state fighters along the syrian lebanese border hizbollah lebanon's shia military and political organization was founded with the help of iran back in one nine hundred eighty two during these really occupation of lebanon since the beginning of the syrian civil war the group has been deeply involved in fighting against various rebel factions including al nusra front terrorists hizbollah has also proven to be an important player in combat saying islamic state in syria the group has a strong anti western stance and has been listed as a terror organization by the us the european union and most arab league countries. rally spoke exclusively to the groups the deputy chief shaikh nine cassette. following my previous trip to lebanon in order to follow the hezbollah group to the arsehole mountains where they had cleared out the area from terrorists we had managed to build up a connection with hezbollah media group these are the our

lebanese too long stephen stephen flemmi finish let me finish let me finish i didn't interrupt you solet me give me the respect to let me finish my point before you and to talk some soaps and deliver really important thing. well stop stop being nasty about your comments and let me express myself and then i'm happy to hear what you've got to say this is about religious freedom and you know nowhere in what i just see you is one of the i'm sure. the june. well let me show it is not unlike their little story you believe an issue of let me finish let me let me finish ok it's not about you telling other people what they can and cannot say there and it's not about you to decide to determine what's acceptable or not if there is somebody within the jewish community orthodox jew jewish community are refusing to shake people's and do you have a problem. you just seem to have a problem when it comes to muslims and islam no no you just have a problem when it was when i was going through and i'm not clear. about who want to live muslims. even you well we call it a thought about iraq and you point.

and lebanese soldiers led to dozens of deaths has been held in solitary confinement for the past two years he's likely to get the death penalty and reports from beirut. it was one of the earliest bloodiest spillovers into lebanon from the civil war in syria named after the town in southern lebanon where it happened the battle of signed on between the lebanese army and supporters of a seer lasted for two days described by the government as a sunni militant cleric a list here led the confrontations in which forty fighters loyal to him eighteen soldiers and two civilians were killed. it was relatively unknown before the syrian war started six years ago he rose to prominence quickly for his fiery speeches on t.v. criticizing hezbollah ports support of syrian president bashar al assad and praising the opposition including what was then the group known as judgment on this or a link to al qaida i think. connection to the syrian it's an extremist. or militant groups it's kind of is is a kind of banking on this on this side or the two and investing on that in order to create his own his own s

thursday in lebanon alice is accused of meeting a shootout in two thousand and thirteen eighteen lebanese soldiers died along with forty of his supporters and two civilians well from his time in beirut. from the outset of all its years rusty prosecution has been pushing for the death penalty however the death penalty has not been carried out here in lebanon in two thousand and four and perhaps more importantly for such a sentence to be handed down and to be carried out it would require the signature of the president michel on to endorse this sentence seems so many believe that there is some suggestion that the courts could err on the side of caution and come down with a verdict or a sentencing if you will of life in prison whatever the case as we've been saying these people here who have come here in support of those who are being tried are saying that they have no faith in this force and that they don't believe that the trial has been fair. it was one of the earliest bloodiest spillovers into lebanon from the civil war in syria named after the town in southern lebanon where it happened t

backed israeli defense force its focus on the massacre of up to three thousand palestinians and lebanese refugees we speak to the tony award winning director of all is low about the forging of peace was like do you know what you have for breakfast but i think i want to steer clear of it advice on breakfast at this week's u.k. pm queues all the simple coming up in today's going underground but first which is more dangerous to british national security this is. the test of a hydrogen bomb designed to be mounted into continental ballistic missile was a pathic success or this. the support on the ground for families in the initial hours was not good enough people were left without belongings without roofs over their heads without even basic information about what happened what they should do and where they could seek help juries in may there the british prime minister his chief of staff gavin of barwell is alleged to have sat on the report on fire safety before the grand tragedy which killed at least eighty people in west london over the summer well britain certainly looks like it is preparin

withdraw from the palestinian and arab territories occupied since nine hundred sixty seven namely and lebanese farms occupied in one thousand nine hundred eighty seven. and islamic states would recognize israel and normalize relations with it so what was the response of israel to this initiative fifty seven arab and islamic states said they are ready that if israel withdraws from those territories occupied in one nine hundred sixty seven all these states will immediately recognize israel and normalize relation with it and israel is not interested. there was also the quartet road map in two thousand and three put forward by the quartet for peace indorsed by the security council and accepted. by palestine it was also rejected by the israeli government so israel is above the law. and to break this stalemate in the peace process and to ensure success for peace efforts. there came the french initiative aimed at salvaging the peace process and the two state solution. led to holding their paris conference earlier this year which was at the ended by seventeen states seventeen states are repeats and fo

alistair will face a death sentence for his role in leading a shoot out in twenty thirteen eighteen lebanese soldiers died along with forty of alice's supporters and two civilians. yemen's cholera outbreak is now the world's largest on record and it's still spreading the british charity oxfam expects one million cases of the disease i november over two thousand people have died from cholera in yemen since may. counsel on authorities say they are working to ensure that a disputed suppressor renda monster session from spain will take place peacefully thousands of university students of march through barcelona to protest against what they call an intensifying crackdown ahead of sunday's vote. new drone footage taken over the puerto rican capital san juan shows the devastation left behind by hurrican maria at least sixteen people were killed when maria made landfall on the u.s. territory and those are the latest headlines here on al-jazeera more from me in about twenty five minutes time stay with us risking it all mongolia is coming next. mama. was. until recently there was an infernal racket al

or spend time at the lebanese festival. enjoy food, sweets and dancing alongside a variety of lebanese. explore greece at the greek festival in belmont, complete with food, music, dancing and a kids area all weekend long at the greek orthodox church. >>> in the east bay, the 2017 brazilian day street party will appear at the casa de cultura in berkeley. it's free. dole nations are appreciated. head to the scottish vest value at the alameda county fair. you will fine games, dance, food and more. >> in the north bay, the sausalito art festival is this weekend. wine tasting, food vendors, wine tasting. rub shoulders with wine growers, wine makers at taste of sonoma. in sports, giants home, a ales are away. >>> we are staying on top of that news we brought you out of san francisco. >> right now, some smoke is coming from the chimney at the russian consulate. we are flying overhead right now. they are in san francisco. this comes just a day before the consulate there on green street and pacific height is being shut down. we will

or celebrate at the lebanese festival in downtown redwood city. you can experience a variety of lebanese and arab performances. and experience greece at the belmont with food, dancing, and a kids' area. >>> in the east day, the 2017 day street party will happen at the casa votura on friday. or head to the scottish festival at the alameda county fairgrounds, where you'll find scottish highland gatherings, game, music, and more. the sasalito art festival is this weekend. in sports in, a's are are away, giants are moment that is your weekend watch. >>> there are a couple fires burning to our north that's contributing to the haze in the bay area. we showed you that right there. >> and we'll sit down with our medical expert to learn how you can stay safe if you have to head out into these triple digit temps. 4 on 2 will be right back. stay right there. food. water. internet. we need it to live. but what we don't need are surprises, like extra monthly fees. i see you, fee, played by legendary actress anjelica huston. you got me, mark. internet for one e

immorality after they unfurled a rainbow flag at a rock concert last week egypt's artists union says the lebanese alternative rock band whose concert they were attending is now banned from performing in the country . is one of the most popular acts in the arab world and one of the first to gain a major audience in the west following performances like this one over the past few weeks in egypt and lebanon the band that is about to kick off a u.s. tour in the coming days now doesn't shy away from singing about issues of equality and other topics considered to be taboo their lead singer is openly gay and during the concert in cairo several fans were snapped raising the rainbow flag photos quickly spread online triggering a heated conversation about homosexuality in egypt and arrests that the police make for quotes in decent behavior now much of that debate has taken place on the group's facebook page but as mona eltahawy pointed out to her followers egypt doesn't actually have laws which criminalize same sex relations like many countries do in the middle east it instead uses umbrella terms such as de