this is what is putting lebanon's natural habitat at real risk. one of the activists calling on people to protest against the government's failure to deal with the rubbish. he's hopeful that saturday's demonstration will not only help to resolve the issue but usher in a knew phas--new phase for lebanon. >> even those who belong to political parties know tha that they can demand for something new. they can demand for their rights as a lebanon citizen. for their nation. at the end of the day we don't have the basic standard of living. >> changing lebanon's political reality could take years if not more. right now, however, a solution has to be found to deal with the country's rubbish because the environmental damage that can be caused could very well be irreversible. al jazeera, beirut. >> tension between colombia and venezuela has gone up another notch. both countries have recalled their ambassadors and more than a thousand colombians have been deported since the border crossing closed last week. >> at a rally on friday venezuela's president nicolÁ

thousands >> something rotten in lebanon.he famed sea front becomes a dumping ground for political paralysis. >>> also, can something as simple as knitting change migration? we report on the art project in senegal that's trying to do just that. we begin in egypt where a judge sentenced three al jazeera journalists to three years in jail. the guilty verdict just a few hours ago, the retrial. fahmy, baha mohammed and peter greste tried in absentia has dragged on since march. we will be live in cairo in just a moment. first, this report from natasha gname. >> it was a heartbreaking day in court for al jazeera journalists justice denied yet again as they heard the word "guilty." they, along with their colleague, peter greste who was deported earlier this year were sentenced to more prison time. fahmy and greste three years and mohammed three and a half years for allegedly aiding the now-banned muslim brotherhood. >> it is outrageous, just devastating for me. i mean i know my heart is with them and the others in our case. >> as mo

a trash epidemic triggers protests in lebanon. much more. >> ifill: over the weekend, republican and democratic presidential candidates were out mpaigning, dodging slings and arrows, and positioning themselves for the fall. with labor day in sight, presidential candidates are surging and stumbling. >> i love nashville! >> ifill: republican donald trump, in super tuesday state tennessee over the weekend, still leads in early state polls. but the biggest surge belongs to rival ben carson. in a des moines register iowa poll, trump attracts 23% of likely caucus goers, with carson now just five points behind him. a new monmouth poll, also of iowa republicans, today shows a trump-carson dead heat. as they surge, wisconsin governor scott walker slows in iowa, dropping from first place a few months ago, to third place now in one poll, fifth place in another. on "meet the press" this weekend, he talked tough on immigration, suggesting new controls be placed on u.s. borders, north and south. secure the border, enforce the laws, no amnesty,

from lebanon in the face really nation. all top is really four-star generals were fired. and to this day, iran continues proxies,d supply these hezbollah and hamas, which continue to threaten the existence of israel. solid -- assada youth violence to clear the streets as part of arab spring, many military leaders and soldiers from his regime joined the opposition and the opposition gained momentum against the regime. so much so that many observers were predicting the fall of the regime. russia came to syria's assistance, but the decisive assistance came from iran. and the qudsonic force on the ground, one of his leaders was killed. they moved into syria 5000 fighters out of lebanon and thousands of iranian trained she a militia out of iraq. to help prop up the regime and prevent it from profiting. in iraq, the quds force are all governmenting up the while the u.s. commitment in the eyes of senior iraqi officials is inadequate. now it is yemen with the quds force supporting the houthis. this is a strategic issue for anyone t

he says the outcry cannot be ignored and lebanon needs to elect a president.housands fought with riot police on saturday. richard thompson explains. >> reporter: these were by far the biggest protests since the crisis began. and now it's about much more than just rubbish collection. many people have been pushed to their limits by unreliable power supplies, expensive water and what they say is a dysfunctional government. >> we are against the sectarianism of the lebanese government. the parliament stole from the people's pockets, forcing youth to emigrate. we are here to protest lack of jobs, poverty and hunger. we have no electricity or water. >> reporter: it wasn't long before the protest became a standoff. riot police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse the crowds. dozens of demonstrators and police were wounded. the crisis began a month ago with the closure of lebanon's biggest landfill site. rubbish piled up across the city. the summer heat made the fumes and smell worse. >> it's the stench of political corruption and paralysis that is driving th

one million in lebanon. the e.u. has to show solidarity to those countries hosting refugees and to syrian refugees. laura: why can, for example, why can the syrian living in a refugee camp in turkey, why can he not apply for asylum in turkey? turkey is a modern country can a strong economy, an economy doing a lot better than greece, for example. why can't a syrian refugee get asylum in a muslim country like turkey? celine: they do. some go to turkey, to lebanon or to jordan. they do. but once they arrive, they need emergency assistance. they need protection. and as i said, the emergency programs there have only been funded by 40%. and the needs are much higher than the resources. laura: now, the rules in europe operate under what's called the double convention. this is the first european country where a refugee arrives, that's where he must stay and applies for asylum. germany has scrapped that. it says it doesn't care if people have come from greece or italy or elsewhere or by the balkan states more likely. do you t

further violence breaks out in lebanon as the government affairs to -- fails to deal with uncollected rubbish piling up in the streets of beirut. shares slide in europe again as investors shrugged off china's attempts to deal with its long economy. carol will tell us more about that in business. angela merkel visits a refugee center in eastern germany. that is where neo-nazi protesters recently clashed with police as they refused the arrival of more migrants. the german chancellor condemned the violence and called on europe to find a strategy to deal with the influx. the worst since world war ii. for the first time, german authorities about simplify the process or asylum-seekers. refugees were no longer -- will longer be sent back to the first eu port of entry. they will be able to apply in germany itself. reporter: these migrants crossed into europe but for most, their journey is not over. many are refugees fleeing conflicts in syria and yemen. their aim, to continue on to europe in search of work and more affluent countries such as germany and sweden. the eu policy previously made t

protesters called for them to resign. >> we are coming from across lebanon. and a new government with new politicians unders the new generations. >> security forces cracked down using tanks. several injuries, and one death have been reported. when security force and the army are tough with protestors, they will not react. >> tension has been building for years, the parliament deadlocked. politicians unable to agree on a new president for more than a year. adding to the arrest, the 4-year-old war next door in syria, fighting aggravating sectarian tensions, driving 1 million refugees in lebanon. protest organizers say they are regrouping, calling on lebanese at home and abroad. for what they say is the largest rally yet. >> joining us via skype, middle east analyst - good to have you with us. i want to talk about a broader consequence. from lebanon to the region. how bad is it where you looked. >> it's bad to have garbage everywhere. we have garbage on the left and right. the smell is off. the government estimates there'll be 30-40 tonnes of it. with that much

in lebanon 25% of the population are refugee. certainly when you compare that to lebanon, the burden that each bears is strikingly different. not only that, but lebanon is a precarious country, politically and economically, and really this represents a real threat to the statement of the country itself. whereas europe really is--has a very strong foundation as a rule of law, and strong economy, relatively speaking, and has the capacity, what has not been able to do is to show a coordinated response in a rational sort of way, and to farm out responsibilities among the european member states, there are 28 of them, to basically make this a manageable problem as opposed to a crisis. >> isn't that a shameful position for a modern 21st century state, the european union to be in where they can't unify on something such as this. witnessing a great deal of human suffering. they're crying about the problems that they have. and the problems that the refugees have. >> absolutely. it it is something that the rescue committee, an organization

lebanon has been in limbo for two years. that, along with widespread production means water and electricity are not being deliberate. the way forces have dealt with the protesters are angering people. monday. demonstrations were held. one person was killed. organizers behind the hashtag you stink, they are optimistic about how they were able to overcome sectarian divisions, saying they have an intention to create an alternative. >> we are more on the class roots. we are dragging people. they have been there for decades, joining the movement. it's a positive. it is true that we are not strong enough. but if we stay on the same message, we may have more joining us. >> analysts, a political science professor at the american university agree that the core of the problems exist because of the way the political system is set up. lebanese scenario contests the fact that the association of sectarianism that we call lebanon has really reached a where it's not able to come up with solutions that is required. even a simply issue such a

because like i say, this is a unique situation where lebanon find itself in.ore when these protests took place protesters calling for a change of government. the outcome was a resolution between the bickering political parties whereby they could resolve it through maybe reshaping the government. this current prime minister came about as a result of the political stalemate. if he is to step down the question is would the people on the streets be comfortable or happy with another person who would come from that same political class? according to what they are saying, they wouldn't. they say they want the entire class ruling the country or running the country either directly through politics or indirectly through business interests to step aside and allow for what they call a breath of fresh arizona new generation, one thing is certainly something has to give. either these protest verse to find some way to lower their demands or the government has to actually ahead there what they are saying and maybe come to some sort of res looms, but the resilience of the peop

it's not just about se ri pak it's not just about lebanon. it's about elsewhere and it's not going to stop it yemen. they can purchase date of the art mind, very sophisticated minds, sophisticated torpedoes. land-based anti-ship missiles. these are qualitative improvement that are going to make u.s. operations highly vulnerable in the persian gulf, and the arabian sea. and we are not even talking about the ballistic missiles or the cruise missiles. at the end of this period we're going to have a breakout because qualitatively they will be able to be more sophisticated in nuclear development. they're going to have a sunset clause, the agreement is terminated. what are they going to have got what is the policy that we will not accept a nuclear breakout by iran at the 10 year mark, the 15 year mark, or beyond? i think that's something we actually need, okay? i want to make one point about that. i think when you declare that we will not allow them to enrich or develop weapons for the nuclear capabilities, and make it our intent straightforward an

lebanon has been in political limbo. that, along with wide spread corruption, has meant that water and electricity are not being delivered. >> and the way security forces have been dealing with the protesters has further angered people. on monday a demonstration was held outside the justice ministry demanding accountability after one person was killed. the organizers behind the #youstink say they are optimistic about how they overcome sectarian and political divisions. they have the potential to create an alternative to the political status quo. >> we are dragging people from the political movements because they have been there for decades doing nothing and they are joining our movement. i think it's positive. it is true we are not that strong, but i think if we stay on same message we are using, we might have more people joining us. >> analysts including this doctor, a political science professor at the lab niece american university agree that the core of lebanon's problems exist because of the way the system is set up.

lebanon's natural habitat is something that attracts many tourists each year. the reason i'm putting on this mask is because of this disgusting pile of rubbish, dumped here for several weeks now. it's important to note that a couple of weeks ago the amount of rubbish was three or four times as much. locals say it was burned or dumped into the sea. this scene is replicated across several other mountains around beirut and that's what's putting lebanon's environment and its natural habitat at real risk. joey ayoub is one of the activists calling the people to protest against the government's failure to deal with the rubbish. he's hopeful that the demonstration will not only deal with the issue but usher in a new phase for lebanon. >> this is something as i said even those who belong to political parties know quite clearly and face all the time. we want to show them they can demand for something new, they can demand for their rights as a lebron neeflen neez citizen. lebanese citizen. >> right now a solution has to be found to deal with the country's rubbish because

lebanon has been in limbo. that, and widespread corruption meant the basic services like water and electricity are not diverted. and the security forces have been dealing with the protesters, angering people. monday, a demonstration held outside the justice ministry, demanding accountability after one was killed and dozens injured in the protest. organizers behind the hashtag you sting movement, are optimistic about how their movement has been able to overcome divisions. they have the potential to make an alternative to the status go. >> we are dragging people to political movements. they have been there for decades doing nothing. they are joining the movement. it's positive. it's true that if we stay on the same message we are using, we might have more people joining us. analysts, a political science professor agree that the core of lebanon's problems exist because of way the political system is set up. >> the lebanese scenario now consists on the fact that the system in lebanon has really reached a stalemate

. ♪ ♪ >>> let's go off to lebanon now where thousands of protesters have been gathering on the streetstal. in beirut for us, tell us what it's all about. >> reporter: well, lauren, these protests triggered off a few days ago under movement which essentially translates to you stink. it is directed, a statement directed at the government because they blame the government for an increasing crisis with regards to the garbage and trash that has been piling up across beirut, across other parts of the country. essentially the main garbage fill where the trash would be taken from the homes of people and so forth and placed was closed off over a month and a half ago by the government without anything else being opened. so you have trash just piling up everywhere. essentially making the streets of the city ridiculous. reek. and that's led to thousands of people coming out onto the streets to protest about this in particular, but there are several other underlying issues with regards to the government's failure. yesterday obviously when the largest protest took place police opened fire with tear

that's what's putting lebanon's environment at real risk. this is one of the activist calling for people to protest against the government's failure to deal with the rubbish. he's hopeful that it will not only help resolve issue but issue in a new phase for lebanon. >> this is not a good system. this is something that even though who belong to political parties know it clearly. we want to show them they can demand for something new, they can demand for their rights as a lebanese citizen. the basic system you have in most developed nations. it's as simple as that at the end of the day. >> changing the political reality could take years if not more. result now, however, a solution has to be found to deal with the country's rubbish because the environmental damage that condition caused could rewell be irreversible. >>> a coalition of rights groups in malaysia is organizing protests against government corruption. these are live pictures where protesters have started to assemble. it's the latest from a group that's trying to push for reforms. we

the crisis began a month ago with the closure of lebanon's biggest landfill site. rubbish piled up across the city. the summer heat made the fumes and the smells even worse. it's the stench of political corruption and paralysis which is now driving this growing protest movement. there is still no lasting solution to the waste management crise but with unrest not seen in years, the government is facing much bigger problems. al jazeera. >> still to come here at al jazeera: >> the warming ties between the u.k. and tehran as both countries reopen their embassies. >> iran's prime minister facing protests but says he is facing powerful enemies. >> could normalization change cuba forever? >> i'm afraid for cuba. >> we ask cubans about their hopes and fears. >> i would love to see my business grow into a transnational company. >> hundreds of refugees boarded a train that will take them from macedonia to serbia. macedonia has seen a dramatic rise in the number of people trying to cross its territory on the way to northern europe. >> 34 have been killed in syrian government

the crisis began a month ago with the closure of lebanon's biggest landfill site. rubbish piled up across the city. the summer heat made the fumes and smell worse. >> it's the stench of political corruption and paralysis that is driving the movement. there's no lasting solution to the waste management crisis, but with unrest not seen in beirut for years, the government is facing bigger problems >>> a beirut-based academic and analyst - they say people are protesting over more than waste management. >> what has happened is that there's an accumulation of garbage in the streets, and anger by citizens across the whole political spectrum about the manner in which they feel they are mistreated by their own government, or the fact that there isn't really a functioning government. there's problems and electricity cuts. water shortages, drop in wages, lack of job opportunities, a lack of basic political integrity of the system, and ordinary citizens are fed up with it. what you are starting to see is the kind of expression of anger that mirrors what we saw in many of the p

split means lebanon has had no head of state for more than a year. defiant cabinet is currently in charge. aurora: in other news, islamic state fighters have reportedly destroyed a temple in the city of palmyra. officials say it was more than 2000 years old. the news comes just three months after the islamic state group took control of the unesco world heritage site. two turkish troops have been killed in southeast turkey, reportedly in a roadside bombing. authorities blamed kurdish pkk militants for the violence. ankey recently launched anti-terror campaign against pkk and the islamic state group in iraq and syria. the move has sparked a wave of violence at home and many are upset at the government action, including a turkish army officer. mourning the death of his brother and fellow turkish kernel -- colonel. >> he was a soldier and did not spend enough time with his family. ? >> who is responsible>> the government blames his death? -- who is responsible ? government blames the pkk. images like this have spread quickly on social media and growing c

don't have the basic standard of living. >> changing lebanon's rea llity could take years if not moreright now, a solution has to be found to deal with the country's rubbish because the environmental damage that could be caused could be irreversible. al jazeera, beirut. >> now, for a look at what's coming up at the top of the hour, john seigenthaler is here. >> hi, erica. at 8:00, trying to move beyond the devastation as the gulf coast looks back 10 years after hurricane katrina. we look at the struggles the region has still to overcome and how that storm single-handedly changed emergency response procedures for the federal government. all of this and more on our special report after the storm o land and on sea, thousands are dying to reach europe. whether countries help or not, the flow of humanity has not stopped. we will take a look at one greek island, how its dealing with an overflow of refugees, talk about rights they have as they seek a new life. also tonight, the iran nuclear deal: president obama made a direct appeal to jewish groups today but will it work? together -- to gat

>> lebanon has been going through big political crisis.a president for the past year plus and we haven't had parliamentary elections which have been delayed since 2013 the current parliament gave itself an extra mandate of four years. in addition the existing government hasn't been able to take any single decision because of the bickering of the government from the different parties, we are trying to push everyone to be responsible towards the people and regain a constitutional life in lebanon with a functioning government. a president for the country and a parliament that can meet. because the parliament itself hasn't met for any of the sessions for probably close to a year or so. so what we are doing is we are dogmas protests and rallies, we are pushing everyone to reestablish a normal democratic, systematic governmental life in lebanon. >> where does the campaign go from here then? >> the path is clear, we are talking about accountability to protect the right to protest. we are talking about accountability when it comes to dealing with

one person dies during anti-government demonstrations as lebanon's economic problem deepens >>> europe's refugee crisis escalates. macedonia moves thousands as italy warns the soul of the e.u. is under threat >>> shelling in syria - hundreds feared trapped under the rubble in duma >>> and protests against the president calls for the guatemalan leader to resign over corruption claims >>> and i have all the sport. usain bolt is officially the fastest man in the world. he was not the favourite but was good enough to win a third title in the 100 metres. we begin in lebanon where one died and several others wounded during anti-government protests if the capital beirut. clashes are ongoing in the lebanese capital with security forces using tear gas and live ammunition. more than 30 officers have been wounded. some are in a critical condition. it's the worst unrest in a month of demonstrations triggered when rubbish began to pile up on the streets. as lebanon's economic crisis deepened, the prime minister warned it could become a failed state and hind -- hinted he might step down. >> do you kno

lebanon's cabinet holds an emergency meeting after a trash pileup turns into a political mess.dy car driver justin wilson dies of a head injury following a racing crash. we'll have all of the details for you a little later in the sport. ♪ china has, again, cut interest rates in an effort to boost its faltering economy. another day of heavy losses on the shanghai stock exchange has further undermined confidence. many are worried about losing everything as adrian brown reports. >> reporter: this person is struggling to understand what is happening to china's economy. all he knows that his chairs are now worth 70% less than what they were two months ago. he sells eggs at a market in east beijing. he tells me he invested all of his savings, but remains hopeful about a recovery. >> translator: i already put all of my savings into the stock market. what i can do now is just wait for the index to come back. i'll just keep watching it. >> reporter: his story is now being replicated in many places across china. when it comes to making investments the options for most chinese are pretty

. >>> people on the streets of lebanon. we have the latest on the you stink protest movement. >> we'll have all the latest from sport, including the championships in beijing where usain bolt has snagged his third gold medal after anchoring the relay teams for a fourth successive 4 x 400 meters title. >> deliberate attack on press freedom egyptian court sentence three al jazeera journalists to jail. peter greste, who was sentenced in abstentia, said that the verdict was political. >> hope then heartbreak in an egyptian courtroom. the retrial was supposed to give mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed and peter greste a second opportunity to clear their names. instead justice was denied yet again. >> i don't know how i'm going to survive this without him. he did nothing. >> the judge said that he wanted to make clear to the people of egypt that these men were not journalists and doctored videos for air. then he sentenced them to more prison time. three years for fahmy and greste. three and a half for mohammed. they've already spend mo

the crisis began a month ago with the closure of lebanon's biggest landfill site. rubbish piled up across the city. the fumes and the smells were worse from the heat. it's the stench of political corruption which is now driving this growing protest movement. there is still no lasting solution to the waste management crisis but with unrest on a scale not seen in beirut for years, the government is facing much bigger problems. >>> planned high level talks between india and pakistan have been abandoned hours before they were due to start. pakistan pulled out. india wants talks between the country's national security advisers to focus on terrorism. but pakistan won't take part without talks on cashmere. both sides of the disputed border have seen increased violence. we have more from pakistan. >> reporter: the headlines across pakistan and india has been this dangerous escalation of cease fire violations. we have seen dozens of families who have had to escape their villages because of incoming mortar and light arms fire. they were terrorized and traumatized by the even

thousands >> something rotten in lebanon. famed sea front becomes a dumping ground for political paralysis. >>> also, can something as simple as

this breaking news out of beirut, lebanon. protests over garbage piling up, as you see right there, in the streets have turned very violent. police are using water cannons and tear gas on the crowd. demonstrators in the thousands calling the piles of refuse an example of government dysfunction. nick patton walsh is live for us. nick, this is an incredibly volatile-looking situation. >> reporter: the pictures you're seeing are live images of basically pretty much outside the white house, a comparable thing for lebanon, outside the prime minister's residence. there's been this clash unfolding for three to four hours. it began a long time ago but the seed of it was begun when the government failed to collect trash for well over two to three weeks. it piled up, it stank, it rotted and began #youstink on twitter. they brought out thousands of people today after violent reaction from police to another protest last night in which live ammunition was fired in the air. that got a lot of people angry here. now we're seeing on the street

a political mess for lebanon that it is struggling to clean up. and president of egypt and rush prepare to meet trade and economic ties. >> go one on one with america's movers and shakers. >> we will be able to see change. >> gripping. inspiring. entertaining. talk to al jazeera. this is a great place to work. not because they have yoga meetings and a juice bar. because they're getting comcast business internet. comcast business offers convenient installation appointments that work around your schedule. and it takes- done. - about an hour. get reliable internet that's up to five times faster than dsl from the phone company. call 800-501-6000 to switch today. perks are nice. but the best thing you can give your business is comcast business. comcast business. built for business. >> welcome back. the top stories here on al jazeera, and the u.n. has called on europe to divide the unified response to the refugee crisis. germany expected a number of asigh almost seekers to reach 18,000 by 2015. south sudan's president has said he'll sign the agreement i

that is what's putting lebanon's natural environment at real risk. joey ayub is one of the activists calling on protesting against government's failure to deal with the rubbish. he's hopeful that saturday's demonstration will not only stop the rubbish dumping. >> know it quite clearly and face it all the time. we want to show them that they can demand for something new that they can demand for the rights as a lebanese citizen living in a nation. the basic system that you would have in most developed nations at least. it's really as simple as that at the end of the day, which is don't have the basic standards of living. >> reporter: changing lebanon's political reality could take years if not more. right now however a solution has to be found to deal with the country's rubbish because the environmental damage that could be cause code very well be irreversible. jamal el shael, al jazeera, beirut. >>> officials in poland say they are 99% sure what could be a lost nazi train supposedly loaded with gold and jewels has been found. they are asking treasure

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so nothing really significant can change in lebanon without one being able to either force or convince the billionaire run in this country. two, without being able to get one of the regional powers inside saudi arabia, iran or others being on board with this, either by bringing more people out on the streets or by more political discussion that will take place. so far neither of those things have happened, felicity. >> jamal, thank you. >>> no protesters in the u.s. city of chicago hold police ability. there have been several high profile cases of police brutality cases in the u.s. this year. the rally organizes say that the department has a reputation for killings and maintaining beating and for sure centers which target ethnic minorities. we're live now. john, this is the latest in a series of rallies? >> that's right. all the attention has been on places like ferguson, missouri, and baltimore, which there have been other incidents where black men have been killed at the hands of police. in chicago they say this is going on for many years, and there is a long history of bad relations

they are a lot of them linked to the sectarian makeup of lebanon's political system. >> the important thing here is that the fact that all of these people came on their own volition. they weren't sent by parties. they came because they want to challenge the nature of the power structure and they came with specific demands that they want to implement and that are realistic. the combination makes this historic. >> reporter: as we have been seeing in the past few days and weeks, it is a new unique type of movement that's building here in lebanon. it is one based on basic demands like water and electricity, but one that's aiming to achieve greater things, the top of which is changing the political system. whether or not they can do that is something they haven't answered. however, the coming weeks will be exciting in one of the world's most significant countries. >>> lots more still to come. >> reporter: i'm in mexico with the largest number have disappeared. we'll meet families trying to find their loved ones. >>> plus the philippine crew ministry is going through a renaissance. more aft

all ofwer came back lebanon backs the deployment of has blood in syria.said has below was forced to undertake operations and coordination of the government within syrian borders. this is the deputy foreign minister. he said in the people of lebanon, be they muslims, sunni, shia or christians, are supporting hezbollah in this. clearly, there is a need of a reality check. nobody --oint is that i could find almost no one who took responsibility for the ,assive killing of civilians the u.n. has labeled crimes against humanity in syria. either they are not informed or they are in denial. it seems to me unlikely -- there are hundreds of revolutionary senior officers to syria guiding if not directing this areas armed forces and many of the volunteer forces that iran has flown in there. thousands. it is vary hard for me to believe that all of the revolutionary guards present and all the other people present our reporting nothing of what they reportinging -- are nothing of what they are observing. iran has drawn a redline on the issue. what's the redline? they are

reporter: one in four people in lebanon is a syrian who escaped the war. this country is half the size but there already more than one million syrians living here. most of them are surviving in any little corner they can find. abu and his family have been living here for more than four years. he built this room with his own hands. each year is harder than the one before. problem. big they know we are syrians, that is when the trouble starts. they take advantage of you at work just because they know you are syrian. sometimes they don't even pay you. we can't do anything about it. . this family has been left powerless by circumstance. i miss my home, my freedom. it was mine. it was nobody's business. unlike here, where i am ordered around and have to share a bathroom. i can't even take off my headscarf. reporter: the family remembers a life so much better than this. like millions of other syrians across the middle east, there is little hope of seeing it again while the war indoors. -- while the war endures. reporter: for these children it is playtime. but li

what we want here in lebanon is development. it's international standards. it's a sort of quality of life which we don't have, so this protest sort of gave a sense of belonging and identity to the lebanese people. we are coming down for development and for building the country, and not war and violence and sectarianism and primitive things. we want a secular state. we want a state which cares for humane sort of living. that's what we want, we want development and we stress it, but please, i would like to talk about for international conventions that were broken yesterday. >> i'm afraid we've run out of time, but you've been incredibly articulate in telling us your thoughts concerning the protest movements that you're helping to lead. thank you very much indeed. alexandra handling live from beirut. >> you're welcome. >> >> i'm in one of kenya's forests. i'll tell you how this card is helping people here get clean water cheaply. >> which the virtual world of e sports is facing a realtime battle to stay drug free. ♪ ♪ ♪ get excited for the 1989 world tour with

lebanon's cabinet holds an emergency meeting after a trash pileup turns into a political mess.s -- >> reporter: i'm in venezuela where the president has recently closed the border with neighboring columbia, granting fears that things could get worse. ♪ >>> hello again, the top stories here on al jazeera. eight police officers have been found guilty of the murder of a taxi driver in south africa in 2013. the 27 year old was videoed struggling with police and then tied on to the back of a van and dragged him behind it. >>> the u.n. has called for europe to come together to deal with the refugee crisis. over 3,000 are expected every day in macedonia. >>> china has cut interest rates again, in an effort to boost its faltering economy. the shanghai stock exchange closed nearly 8% down following losses on monday. lebanon's government says it will invest $100 million to solve a waste crisis that sparked large anti-government protests. six ministers walked out of the emergency cabinet meeting, but a decision was made to find a new dropper for a land fill site. as protests in lebanon ha

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there has been no precedence of lebanon for more than a year. and the parliament extended it's own term until 2017. our reporter is live for us now in beirut. if they don't want the car, wh a change in government, what do they want. >> this is not a rally against the government, per se. it's against the institution. belong term theyer want a new parliamen parliamentary system that would shift away from the set up to the state whereby each sect, the shias, or the sunnies have a specific number of seats or specific positions in the power structure that are dedicated to them and shift to a more of a system based on meris. they say the problem here is not just that this government in trying to provide these basic services, but even if the government was filled with people who were capable of providing for the population, the way the system is set up does not allow for that to happen because it puts the interest of either the sects or the oligarchy that is running lebanon first before the people. >> thank you very much, indeed. coming up on al jazeer

for many years lebanon was working reasonably well. there was basic complaints. but everything was moving okay for majority of people. but that has broken down in the last three or four years. what has happened now has been a total immobilization of the government institutions. parliament, cabinet, no president, dialogue has stopped. only thing that's working is the army, that's protecting threats from the east. so there is a sense that the political elite, the ruling class, has become both incompetent and uncaring. and corrupt. so the anger is very strong. the question remains how many people will take to the streets or mobilize politically to try to do something about this. we don't know that today. we'll have to see how this protest goes, how the government responds. but like all of these situations in many places around the world, including ferguson and baltimore and cairo, when policemen start shooting their citizens who are protesting peacefully, then you have problems. it may be diffused today. the prime minister is giving a press conference. we'll have to

not everyone is moving on from lebanon. some went straight from syria. lot left aleppo and traveleded ten days and turned up in greece. there's no doubt that the worsening conditions is making it harder, but it's want simply a matter of funding the humanitarian program. that is extremely important. we also need more countries to have their borders open to the still comparatively number of syrians moving further afield. the numbers you gave, we have less than 10% of syrian refugees in the immediate region turning to europe. we need a mixture of things. we need better funded humanitarian programs where we're already three-quarters through the year and our funding appeal. the all agency appeal for syrian refugees in the region is only 33% funded. what that means in reality is people don't have enough to eat. wfp has to cut their funding programs. more children come out of school because for some countries they're the only breadwinner. i met a man in lebanon a couple of weeks ago whose 10-year-old boy is working in the supermarket and it's the sole income th

the refugees have swelled the population of lebanon. this is a country of 4 million people. 1.1 million refugees registered with the government. people working here coming here for whatever reason are not registered but they are also fleeing the war. and basically you have between a quarter and a thirst of the population from syria. the dysfunction of the government and the corruption that paralyzes the government, makes it unable to make decisions that need to be taken to move the country forward to keep the services going and basically to keep this country running. sreenivasan: what happens next? they said the protests would escalate if they didn't get the trash pickup going. >> the calls aren't that enormous. they are genuine people out there demonstrating. they genuinely hope they can change the system by going on toot streets. this country is stuck in a situation of sectarian politics quotas rivalries that give everyone a stake in the way the government is already run, which doesn't seem enough to bring the kind of impetus we saw i

-- armed with a new plan to help resolve the crisis in syria, the iranian foreign minister is in lebanon for talks before heading to damascus later on wednesday, as rone positions itself as a key player to solve the syrian conflict. has he resigned or hasn't he? a spokesman for the libyan prime minister says he's not stepped down, this as tense u.n.-brokered peace talks between the country's rival factions continue in geneva. and debating the nitty-gritty, greek m.p.'s will pore over the details of a bailout deal before the rescue package heads toward parliamentary vote on thursday. >> armed with a new plan to help resolve the crisis in syria, iran's foreign minister zarif continues talks in lebanon. he's meeting with government officials there after discussions with a lebanese prime minister, as well as the leader of tehran-backed hezbollah. later this wednesday, zarif heads to damascus as iran markets itself as a key player that could help resolve the syrian conflict. tehran is a steadfast ally of the assad regime and is insisting on a diplomatic, not a military, solution to the onflic

the answer came back lebanon backs the deployment of hezbollah in syria. has below forced to undertake operations and coordination with the government inside syrian borders create this was the deputy foreign minister. he said the people of lebanon be they muslims, sunni, shia, or christians are supporting hezbollah in this. clearly, there is a need of a real and -- reality check. i could find almost no one who took responsibility for the massive killing of civilians the u.s. has labeled crimes against community in syria. either people are not informed or they are in denial. it seems unlikely. there are hundreds of senior officers guiding if not directing the syrian armed forces and also, many of the volunteer forces that iran has flown in their. thousands including from afghanistan. it is hard to believe they are reporting nothing of what they are observing. what i did find interesting about the issue of the humanitarian catastrophe in syria is that iran has drawn a red line on the issue. what is the red line? they are determined to prevent a safe area or

lebanon is. jordan comes close, but the strains on the lebanese society it's no secret to any of us how severe they have become. sarah is right. the u.s. government has done a lot. in terms of providing humanitarian assistance to go in and try to absorb some of these tensions. what's needed from what we can tell is perhaps more support directly maybe to the lebanese government to help maintain the sort of the services of infrastructure, social economic, that are also taking a beating from the refugee populations that are living outside of camps, and that's most of the refugees. again, i don't know, though if that should come from the united states. it may be a bit more assistance from the region. there are a lot of wealthy countryies in the region, in the gulf, who have a stake in regional stability. it's incumbent upon them to do more to help their neighbors pull through this. >> steve. >> the american priority and, it really should have been our priority from the very beginning of the syrian ci

beirut is surrounded by mountains and green refrom mount lebanon to mount herman. nature here is breathtaking. >>, too, is under threat. lebanon's natural has been tbite of the things that attacks so many tourists each year. i will put this mask on now. the reasonable why i have to do this is because of this scene in fronts front of me. piles of rubbish authorities have been dumping here for several weeks now it's important to note just a couple of days ago, the amount of rubbish here was maybe three or four times as much. locals tell us some of it was burned. others, they claim it was dumped into the sea. the amount that is still here is huge. this scene is replicated across several other mountains around beirut. >> that's what is putting lib non-'s environment and natural habitat at real risk. joey is one of the activists calling on people to protest on saturday against the government's failure to deal with the rubbish. he is hopeful saturday's demonstration will not only help resolve the issue but usher in a new phase for lebanon. >> everyone knows the system th

this is an issue of sectarian. >> lebanon rarely had a prolonged period of stability, all the latests is unique in natural, it's an example of how many feel that the political system is failing them. it's not only deeply rooted, it's based on regional and international weakness. the system is changed soon, it's hard to see >>> i.s.i.l. dehli have been used of using chemical weapons. a medical group says feels were fired -- were fired, including wheezing, coughing and redness of the eyes >>> a president has ordered a look under military hardware purchased under his two predecessors, over the past eight years. muhammadu buhari took office, promising to defeat boko haram as dehli killed thousands. >> people, including a child have been killed in nepal. governments imposed a curfew in the western downs. people from the ethnic community were rallying against a draft constitution, say the war, if approved will help with political representation. >>> venezuela's president last week ordered the closure of a border crossing with columbia. it was an attempt to curb smuggli smuggling. we have t

black smoke over the center of what remains of state power in lebanon. and the bad smell of the rot in the state mixed now with tear gas and thick smoke as lebanese ask what will put the fires out? nick paton walsh, cnn, beirut. >>> a 2,000-year-old temple in palmyra is in ruins after being blown up by isis militants. the inner part of the temple was destroyed and the columns arounded collapsed. the entire city is a unesco world heritage site. >> this latest attack on syria's ancient artifacts comes days after the militants beheaded the man who was in charge of the antiquities department for more than 50 years. >>> still to come, a war of wards shifts between seoul and pyongyang. we'll have more on the demands from south korea as the negotiations continue in the dmz. >>> a dead lie typhoon continues its trek up the east china sea. where the storm that won't stop is headed next. [whirring drones] just stay calm and move as quietly as possible. ♪ [whirring drones] ♪ no sudden movements. ♪ [screaming panic] ♪ [whirring drones] google search: bodega beach ho