i love lebanon because i grew up there my family is there the u.k. on the other hand has provided me with life a changing opportunities. i spent the formative years of my. made many friends i was made connections so i would always have that connection but i continue to be in the back of my mind palestine thank you very much muhammad for joining us about your life now well that's it for this week you can find lots of other specially selected films on the page of the website but for now until next time. rewind returns with. a care bring your people back to life i'm sorry i'm. not. following orders we sing young people to fight these wars put them in the most complex situations you can imagine and have them make life and death decisions rewind on al-jazeera. from planting forests with drones to surviving drought small funds al-jazeera award winning environmental solutions program which homes seven hundred of them into a real job but. meeting the people communities and organizations addressing some of the greatest man might environmental problems threate

i love lebanon because i grew up there my family is there the u.k. on the other hand has provided me with life changing opportunities. i stand there formative years of my life here i made many friends i were made connections so i would always have that connection but home will continue to be in the back of my mind palestine thank you very much muhammad for joining us and telling us about your life now. well that's it for this week you can find. the page. now next time. rewind returns with a new series of care bring your people back to life i'm sorry i'm brian new updates on the best of al-jazeera documentaries there has been a number of reforms put in price since the program was full rewind continues with darkness we were following orders we sing young people to fight these wars put them in the most complex situations you can imagine and have them make life and death decisions rewind on al-jazeera. the nature of news as it breaks this was a great a lecture about it was going to win but it was about by how much with detailed coverage the syrian civil

they have the same tradition. >> boushra: there's no place better than lebanon.ic. >> anthony: it is a democracy here. >> mo: of course. you have choice to sit down and go, "i like this, i don't like this." >> anthony: so, what's it look like now? >> mo: we look like we are two months before 2006. >> anthony: oh, wow that's not good. >> mo: tension is a little bit high, but the people they are very happy. we are very happy. i go with my family outside. >> anthony: i mean, i was watching the news last night at the hotel. it is genuinely terrifying. >> mo: this is lebanon. it's raining today, tomorrow is sunny. it's happening all the time. we get used to it. >> anthony: you get used to it. are you concerned or optimistic? >> boushra: no, i'm optimistic. yeah. >> anthony: do your friends feel the same way? >> boushra: um, not really, not all. >> anthony: oh, your friends are less optimistic. >> boushra: yeah. >> mo: we have only one good neighbor. it don't affect us. >> anthony: yeah. >> mo: it help us all the time. it's the sea. it brings the fish, and we have fish

i love lebanon because i grew up there my family is there the u.k. on the other hand has provided me with life a changing opportunities. i spent their formative years of my. i made many friends i was made connections so i would always have that connection but home will continue to be in the back of my mind. thank you very much my home for joining us and telling us about your life now well that's it for this week you can find lots of other specially selected films on the rewind page of the website for now until next time good bye. on counting the cost of a trade war a real war and rising debt find out why the i.m.f. and the world bank a warning of risks to the global economy what saudi arabia is ideal oil price and the castro era ends in cuba but an economic blockade remains counting the cost on al-jazeera. spawning six continents across the. aisle to syria's correspondents live and bring the stories they tell of this was not a good use of us. and that's the stance. we're at the mercy of the russian camp for palestinian leaders era food in world news.

i love lebanon because i grew up there my family is there the u.k. on the other hand has provided me with life changing opportunities. i spent their formative years of. i made many friends i was made connections so i would always have that connection but home will continue to be in the back of my mind. thank you very much my home for joining us and telling us about your life now well that's it for this week you can find lots of other specially selected films on the rewind page of the website for now until next time good bye. rewind returns with a new series that can bring your people back to life i'm sorry i'm brand new updates on the best of al-jazeera documentaries there has been a number of reforms put in place since the prior gram was film rewind continues with darkness we were following orders we sing young people to fight these wars put them in the most complex situations you can imagine and have them make life and death decisions rewind on al-jazeera i think one of our biggest strengths is that we talk to normal everyday people we get them to

sadder and her family was stuck in lebanon . refugee return remains a bone of contention in the peace negotiations. israel refused to allow the refugees back these were a few jews were part of the palestinian people who had in fact attacked them and wanted to prevent the emergence of a jewish state had they allowed them back they would have represented a major fifth column inside the jewish state and would have destabilized the jewish state this is clear and this incidentally has been the israeli contention and position since forty eight to the present day they don't want to allow the refugees back because it will turn the jewish state into an arab state or the very least create chaos and destabilize a state because they don't want to live under jewish rule. when israel proposed a linebacker hundred thousand palestinian refugees as a compromise the arab states insisted on the return of all refugees. is lucky the un enabled the return of refugees with families in israel and so he was able to go back to africa to his father togeth

the protests, invest in me, not gaza and lebanon. always about economic issues and the fact these basic, core economic problems that nudged the -- didn't force but did including the regime into negotiations on a nuclear deal, play out now, and of course will be impacted further if not only the nuclear deal implodes or erodes but also if there isn't the kind of investment that creates jobs for a burgeoning population. so, that will be tremendously important. but at the same time, persian nationalism is very strong. even among the generation born after the revolution and doesn't feel that commitment to the system, that there's a real pride and a sense of whether it's they're a shiite minority, the -- that as a minority, they rant to make sure that iran is protected and they won't have to fight another war that hey different with the sunni regime of "american saddam hussein, and and the minority mentality that defines what they want. they would like to see -- the majority would like to see a friendly regime in syria. do the think it's w

. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> in 1975, civil war broke out in lebanon.ts capital, was split down the middle. the war raged on for 15 years and more than 100,000 people lost their lives. while there's peace now, religious tensions and war next door in syria make it fragile at best. i spent decades covering conflict in this part of the world, but i never had the chance to ask, how do you live and love in a place like beirut? where you never know when the next bomb will drop and where religion, so often the cause of war, still affects every aspect of life? >> sex. >> sex. >> sex. >> sex. ♪ sex sex sex >> can you imagine that in the arab world, the most googled words in arabic is "sex." >> is it? >> yeah. everybody's googling it, everybody's trying to watch movies on porn, everybody's obsessed with it. only because it's a taboo. >> jumana is a lebanese author and journalist who spent decades trying to understand and change the culture of sexual repression in the arab world. ♪ sex sex sex >> you've written and you've said that to be a woman in the arab world,

done that in both to ron and the hezbollah cemeteries in lebanon. there are over eight generals who died within the first couple of years of iran's deployment. at a certain point the cost became so high it brought in the conventional army, ed markey partly a lot of malicious formed from pakistani and afghan refugees in iran. least 3000at hezbollah have died. over 10,000 have been injured. this very important for the regime to be able to say we have secured our place in the region. it's back to the question of do you want to see a sunni power and control? to that could be threatening iran's interests, that might site with saudi arabia, so i ran as onet is investment that has long-term strategic value. i think it'll stay around for a very long time. >> we can divided into three phases. first the zero problems with your neighbor's phase. this was when turkey was really trying to diversify its relationships, not just rely too much on the united states and the west. but to build better and closer ties to other countries in the region, including to syria.

wooden buildings the tower which is visible far and wide was not at it till decades later by jaco lebanon's grandson it was larger than was customary and designed to take bigger bells the peal of which can be heard far across the water and the forests. the churches built on a cruciform plan with arms of equal length the lofty roof is covered with tarred shingles. wooden churches of this kind were often built in waterways visible from the distance they also served as landmarks. the architectural styles practiced at various periods and most of europe tended to reach the north of the continent after a time lag thus the cruciform ground plan may well hark back to renaissance influence architectural drawings of stockholm churches were used as a basis for the changes local carpenter builders wanted to make in the spirit of their own traditions. timber has always been the most common ways building material in finland laden timbers horizontally a method of construction borrowed from russia became the norm in northern ecclesiastical building. the foundations are quarried stone and on to them were la

that afp laig lebanon for decades and which are no closer to being resolved today. the captain of our reality at the height of their success was when he done nothing as a star player in the late ninety's and to fancy the end. of. the end up. watching. the problems of. his big rival was it the al hackney captain elaine shannon duff the two former captains now reflect on what made basketball such a force in their playing days on their an amazing on court success on their intense rivalry and on the national and sporting politics which have seen their sport decline and their roles within it changed considerably. over the. other kilauea the connected if you get it on and off at the at the rushes me. into the mob as he sets out but not by the mob. hiatt their daily could look on of allah knievel to do it all now when they are back in a godly moment game what does about that can leave. it there the fact that. these two men were dominant figures in lebanese basketball for a decade they commanded fanatical support and thousands of fans had their posters on their walls they w

in lebanon, at least 2000 and some say now close to 3000 hezbollah have died. over 10,000 have been injured. that's large for a population that small. given the protests in iran, it's very important for the regime to be able to say, we have secured our place in the region. now, i don't think at the end of the day they are wedded to assad, they will take anyone, but it gets back to the question of do you want to see a sunni power in control, one that could be threatening to iran's interest, that might side with saudi arabia or the gulf and so iran looks at its investment as one that has long-term strategic value. it's worth the investment. and i think it will stay around for a very long time. >> thanks, very cover hence it. >> can we keep that map? that would be helpful. it's fine. thank you very much of the introduction and the invitation to speak here. turkish policy toward syria is also a moving target. if we look at just the period of cangan, since 2002, we divide kk p policy into three phases. first, the zero problems with your neighbors phase, seems a cent

if you want one huge continuity from iran through iraq, syria and lebanon. also i think that everybody in washington understands what it means. we explain the opposition. i'm sure that you will take right decisions here. >> you were quoted just recently saying, quote, we will destroy every site where we see an attempt by iran to position itself militarily in syria. we will not allow it at all costs. of course, there are thousands of iranians and iranian-backed militias in syria. what precisely is israel's red line in syria? >> you know, there are many iranians, but not so much iranians. i think also there is some misunderstanding regarding iranian presence in syria. i would say about iranian military base in every part of syria. there is military presence we will not allow. smuggling drugs or have some business, even if they own in capacity of advisers, it's another story. but to establish some military base, it doesn't matter. arab base or navy hub or some base for their ground operations, we will not allow. i think it's also this position, we explain to ev

>> women in lebanon have always had this stylish outlook.t they wear. i do believe that some part of it is because you were raised in a destroyed city. and when you are raised in a beautiful city that's been destroyed, you really -- it becomes like a mirror of the way you see yourself. and you want to make it beautiful again by making yourself beautiful again. >> wealthy or not, young or mature, liberal or conservative, going to the beauty salon here is part of daily life. i feel like sophia loren. ralud is one of this salon's most dedicated customers. you do this how often, the makeup and the hair? >> the hair? i do this every day. i've been doing this on a daily basis almost like 17 years now. >> here in this salon? >> here. >> and your face? made up here? >> here. they take care of me, then i start my day with beauty and love. >> would you step out of the house, would you face the day without being made up? >> i can't. >> you can't. >> i can't. even my children, my husband, they used to see me like that inside the house. but you know, my

such as in lebanon and in syria. what specific steps has the administration taken to eliminated across the middle east? for is the strategy instability in the region, particularly as isis is being defeated and withdrawing? how active are the revolutionary guards outside of them -- outside of the middle east? about iranian backed militias, why are they not being identified as terrorist organizations? >> the administration has aggressively pursued the sources of irgc support from financial standpoint and material designated they have members for their involvement in terrorist activities. that step by this administration was quite unprecedented as the irgc is an entity of the government, the state. it is extremely a to sanction it. we have done further involvement in terrorist acts. they are a multifaceted, multi-person organization, not just in syria, but and yemen. they conduct activities directly or indirectly in the persian gulf. we are dealing with all of these challenges. how do we do that? of course there are san

got together the stones for the foundation and the timber required for the structure under jaco lebanon's guidance and following his original plan the shell of the church was a wrecked it in just thirty five days. the chronicles added a horseman brought five thousand iron nails to pad to you daisy and received have a sack of grain in payment. but it was some years before the church was in its present form a form that's remained virtually unchanged. edge of a.z. is one of finland's finest surviving wooden buildings the tower which is visible far and wide was not at it till decades later by jaco lebanon's grandson it was larger than was customary and designed to take bigger bells the heel of which can be heard far across the water in the forests. the churches builds on a cruciform plan with arms of equal length the lofty roof is covered with tarred shingles. wooden churches of this kind were often built in waterways visible from a distance they also served as landmarks. the architectural styles practice at various periods and most of europe tended to reach the north of the continent after a

today iran controls effectively, lebanon, syria and iraq.esterday, the government released a map locating five remaining airbases in syria. two and a south of damascus and one in the north, one e., one northwest and one in the center of the country. in february, the base from which iran launched a drone to attack israel, israel responded by destroying some of the base and they had to go in and take up much of the syrian air defenses. over the past weekend, on april 8 rather, israel again struck this taking out iranian weapons and announced yesterday they believe that iran was installing advanced sophisticated air defense systems. some of my concern just quoted some article headlines, business insider yesterday noted that the israeli intelligence reportedly said that the strike failed and did not take up much of anything. that is from the airline. ties from israel on april 14 they said they may feel that donald trump sees this done leave israel onto base iran. my question today as we sit here, and i have asked this question of others every ch

bill neely in lebanon. jeff bennett at the white house. let's start with hans nichols at the pentagon. hans, as it's daylight, coming to the end of the day until syria. there's been some chance to evaluate what's going on. we know the syrians have taken journalists around to show them zach. what is the pentagon saying about it? >> pentagon saying they had limited objectives and they achieved those limited objectives. think of it research facility, production and production of chemical weapons. they tried the strikes, self-identified strikes not to have any civilian casualties. that's why they kept it limited. they'll acknowledge, ali, even with all that was set up, they have been eliminated the ability to deploy them on the battlefield. what they're saying he can reconstitute it but they think bashar al assad will think twice. this is about deterrence and upholding international norms. in terms of armaments they did have about 105 cruise missiles that shot from all kinds of platforms including a virginia class submarine there. and they had

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today, iran controls effectively lebanon, syria, and iraq. yesterday the israeli government released a map locating five iranian air bases in syria, two in the south near damascus, one in the east, one in the northeast -- one in the northwest, and one in the center of the country. in february this was the base one from which iran launched a drone to attack israel. israel responded by destroying some of the base and lost a jet and then had to go in and take out much of the syrian air defenses. over the past weekend, or april 8, rather, israel again struck, taking out iranian weapons. and it was announced yesterday that they believe that iran was installing advanced sophisticated air defense systems. some of my concern, just quoting a couple of articles, business insider yesterday noted israeli intelligence reportedly says trump's syria strike failed, didn't take out much of anything. that's a quote from the head line. times of israel on april 14 said israel fears trump may see job as done in syria, leave israel alone to face iran. so my questi

the protests in late december invest iny, you saw me not gaza, and lebanon. it was about economic issues, it was about these basic core economic problems that nudged the regime into a nuclear deal play out now. they will be enacted further if the nuclear deal implodes or arose. -- erodes. if there is not the kind of investment for the emerging population. that will be tremendously important. at the same time, persian nationalism is very strong. even among the young generation that was born after the revolution and does not feel that commitment to the system. senseis real pride and a of the shiite minority, there is the indochina minority, as a know thathey want to iran is protected. they will not have to fight another war like they did with saddam hussein. the iranians like to point out they have not invaded anyone 200 years. it is that the fence mentality, that minority mentality that defines what they want. i think the majority would like to see a friendly regime. is worth the it price? i think a lot of people are unhappy. we need to understand all of the f

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both me and i'll enjoy success in lebanon but it was the christian and pick me or suggest that became the first let me scrub to be on to make prize at the peak of their play in progress. and. china's big brother is always watching at home and abroad. one on one east investigates how far the minor will go to control its citizens. on on his or her. april on al-jazeera from the stories beyond the headlines phone lines examines the u.s. is role in the world's fifty years since the death of martin luther king we examine the impact of his assassination and the state of race relations in the u.s. today the award winning show earthrise returns for another season with stories about solutions to some of the greatest manmade environmental problems as the first meeting since the bread's it vote is set to take place in the u.k. we examine how relevant the commonwealth is today between corporate and public interests up to the last drop unveils the longstanding rule for water in europe april on al-jazeera. i really did bad things would i be able to forgive somebody like me a convicted war criminal s

not to let this happen because i think the price of lebanon would end up being the unfortunate price i must say would be by far. than what we build these we decide we know it's not easy but we are capable of dealing with whatever threat that comes from the feet on deal is once again in jeopardy as to trumpet ministration is weighing a new sanction it's in jeopardy because once the trumpet ministration is weighing in new sanctions against iran by me mate tehran threatens to vigorously resume their nuclear program if united states scraps the deal i know that israel didn't like the deal since the very beginning but what i'd be happy if the deal collapsed all together. well i think that what you must bear in mind is the goal of the deal is it was was to keep it with the radius form approaching the ability to create potentially military nuclear capabilities i think all the discussions of what used to be the or what might be to be grooming for future times we'll have to look at it does it serve. the goal of keeping the ring is from this ability it's something the americans need to put thei

almost any time share and i know people in lebanon that i talked to are very concerned about that. joe weigh in on that there because it is you know is this policy being driven by tell of even riyadh. well certainly riyadh and other gulf states from the very beginning and turkey wanted the overthrow of saud and that brings me to the point that whether you agree or like the assad government or not it's a fact that they were been on the defensive this is an uprising this was an attempt to overthrow a government so you're on the defensive so to invite iran n. and russia to help them defend themselves is a natural act of a government trying to survive this was not iran or russia invading syria the iranians would have come in if there were no attempt to overthrow the government so they they have every right as you pointed out to invite whoever they are any friends they had to help them survive this is natural and any government would do that now the israelis i mean hezbollah by the way i think is defending lebanon even lebanese christians and they would agree with much as they hate they

almost any time share and i know people in lebanon that i talked to are very concerned about that. joe weigh in on that there because it is you know is this policy being driven by television riyadh well certainly riyadh and other gulf states from the very beginning and turkey wanted the overthrow of saud and that brings me to the point that whether you agree or like the assad government or not it's a fact that they were been on the defensive this is an uprising this was an attempt to overthrow a government so you're on the defensive so to invite iran in and russia to help them defend themselves is a natural act of a government trying to survive this was not iran or russia invading syria the iranians would have come in if there were no attempt to overthrow the government so they they have every right as you pointed out to invite whoever they are any friends they had to help them survive this is natural and any government would do that now the israelis i mean hezbollah by the way i think is defending lebanon even lebanese christians and they don't know who would agree with as much as

will it mean the end of an independent lebanon? what will it mean to the other partners, allies in the region? what's the strategy, what's the strategy especially in syria, and also in iraq, i guess, but what is to be done to prevent the consolidation of that land bridge, as i said in my opening statement, from which we see the transfer now of these heavy weapons, of these missiles, of fighters coming right up to the israeli border, right up, you know, lebanon now is called into question in terms of their ability to be an independent state. so i want to ask you about that strategy. and given that hezbollah is iran's primary terrorist proxy, why have we not seen more designations of hezbollah front companies, particularly in the construction sector, which i think would set them back? ambassador? >> mr. chairman, we certainly agree that iran today is a real and imminent threat to our allies in the region including israel and soarjordan. the first priority for the administration was the elimination of the challenge posed to all the st

correspondent is following developments in eastern from beirut in neighboring lebanon and she joins us from there bring us up to date on these rebel evacuations from eastern guta how close is the regime to regaining full control of the region around damascus. well the regime is pretty close the offensive of the regime began in one thousand february and since then hundreds of thousands of people have already evacuated he says he some who thought was a century dominated by three rebel groups durkee back. was controlling how to stop the war ready evacuated file up and around mom's back up out of one point and the abu bakar way to jobar which is five next to the old city of damascus and other areas and i gesture this now which is the dominant group in dumas the largest town of eastern ghouta they have apparently come to a deal according to his blood and according to. state media that they would soon begin evacuations to those still there is a certain silence from josh in the slum and they have officially only admitted that the wounded would be allowed to leave and they haven't said anythin

and in lebanon, we have hezbollah. in syria we have the kia and behind all of them, in israel of course in all reality we are trying to manage the situation. we are trying to create modern society and a moderate society. and at the same time to protect ourselves. it's really a huge challenge and i think that up until now we havesucceeded . thank you. >> mister minister, thank you for those opening remarks. let me begin with your trip here to washington. the appropriate place to start. you met in the last couple of days with a great senior american officials, white house, the pentagon. what can you come away with, what the return to israel with in terms of your sentence from the administration about understanding your security challenges and any new understandings with washington and how to address them and i will specifically focus on the syria front in this regard. >> first of all, we have really very goodfriends in russia . and it's interested in security, first of all and the main reason that the two states we are s

action zen or what is live for us in beirut in lebanon so it does appear as though the stakes are being raised now in syria. yes they have been raised the russian ambassador to lebanon making it very clear that moscow will respond to any strike against the syrian government they will shoot down missiles and they will target launch sites now moscow how's that been warning against the strike for for some days now the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov warning of grave consequences he didn't say what those consequences will be but now the russian ambassador making it clear a clear message to the united states and its allies the u.k. as well as france who are discussing the possibility of military action in retaliation for a chemical weapons attack. but options are limited if he is to avoid a wide scale confrontation. tomahawk missiles launched by the u.s. military hit the syrian air base on the morning of april seventh two thousand and seventeen it was the first time the united states directly targeted syrian government forces since the start of the conflict the raid was in response to

at their meeting in paris international donors to lebanon have pledged more than ten billion dollars in aid and development loans they are hoping to stave off an economic and humanitarian crisis in the country and there are fears of civil unrest after more than one million refugees poured over the border from the war in neighboring syria. more than forty countries sent representatives to the conference along with officials from international organizations like the world bank and i.m.f. . the french were the first to throw their hat into the ring pledging five hundred fifty million euros in loans and donations. you know you bought was on one hand lebanon means significant investment to bring its basic infrastructure up to par which at the moment does not allow it to provide all its citizens with essential public services. your dog on the other hand lebanon needs extensive reforms to its economy was a functional reforms and sectoral reforms if. saudi arabia agreed to ante up one billion dollars the world bank stepped in with four billion and the european bank for reconstruction and dev

lebanon we have hezbollah. ty al qaeda.ave free our reality, we are trained to manage the situation. moderntrying to create society. at the same time, to protect ourselves. it is really a huge challenge. we have succeeded with our challenges. thank you. [applause] thank you for those opening remarks. let me begin with their trip here to washington. it is a appropriate place to start. you met the last couple of days with senior american officials. the white house, pentagon, what can you come away with when you return to israel in terms of your sense from the administration about understanding your security challenges and any new understandings with washington and how to address them? i will specifically focus on the syria front in this regard. , we have veryl good friends in washington. politicalonly thinksts or security, i two statesasons share the same values and the strong climate to democracy and the freedom of speech. especially in washington. in the middleand east to keep democracy, it is a big challenge.