excellence see president mahmoud abbas president of palestine and then you have got the mess of all the compassionate. custodian of the whole of the places his majesty king abdullah. some member up tonight is praise the presidency god and sipsey and there the. secretary general selection essentially general doubt of being ladies and gentlemen the state of palestine condemns affirm really all the attacks that set. whereupon the oil in mr nations in saudi arabia and b. attacks on the ships in the enter and on and in the. territorial waters of the arab league are a stance is clear with all the arab brothers our security is part and parcel of the national arab security we do not accept the threat to apply it to any arab country by any other. side we. we very much of value the the resolutions of the summit in tunisia in march 2019 and the the arab league in the run in 2000. and $82018.00 and which condemns all the american and is illusions in respect of judicial him and the board does and the. the the. occupation of the. israeli occupation of palestine and the palestinian. state on the borde

mahmoud was in sheikh amr's marriage counseling class with his now-wife amina.ve been married for nine months now, and they have a small farm together. sheikh amr wants t to know wht they thought was the main thing they learned in his class. amina: i learned in the class that i can't just assume certain things. for example, that the man will be dominant and the woman has to be submissive. it's not a about oppression. instead it's more about understanding. mahmoud: to accept that the other person has a different opinion and thinks differently makes life easier. reporter: but sheikh amr's approach doesn't go over well with everyone. an attitude of acceptance towards those who think differently, whether women, christians, or foreigners, many orthodox muslims see this as a betrayal of islam. but the sheikh says the fatwa house tries to keep an open mind, even when it comes to science. that was unthinkable for a long time. sheikh amr: sociology and psychology are deeply rooted in religion. and in religion itself there are three things that are important. you have to

is known to be mumbai terror hub but there are people here who want to change that in mama study mahmoud is fighting radical priests trying to convince the young and angry at there is a peaceful islam right as it was a little bit off from the sort of work we just told them that they've been getting around to visitation of the koran observatory thought that as leaders i just watch it as our young people suffer when jumble of us yes we decided to give them the rights their protection of the koran they had in mind in a minute we have to study mahmoud tries to solve the problem of radicalization inside the community but his efforts often nullified by the police the constant raids not to terrorism rather than eradicating it says up to date. the government has just given them you know and then throw them in the national park the beaten by their by the. now forty four disappearance is what is now causing a lot of people on a lot of routes in mombasa to be more agreed to what joining and being practical is done being on the government side and thinking about their country but mombasa has indeed

to study mahmoud tries to solve the problem of radicalization inside the community but his efforts often nullified by the police the constant raids not to terrorism rather than eradicating it says up to date. the government has just given them you know killed and then sold them in the national park to be done by the by the. boards now forty four disappearance is what is now causing a lot of people unlawful routes in mombasa to be more agreed to. joining and you have equalised than being on the government side and thinking about their country but mombasa has indeed become a safer place be that because of or despite the police intervention mohamed is now supporting the authorities that was the main condition for his amnesty he now wants others about the risks there is nothing like all you all in the on. find a good share only teach you on fasts. stay away from. people you might feel you know a muslim. and they have money but you don't know. having income comes from but as long as poverty prevails there will be young africans who follow the color of money law enforcement alone will never ma

is known to be mombasa's tara but there are people here who want to change that the mom who study mahmoud is fighting radical priests trying to convince the young and angry at there is a peaceful islam but to others of us are. often this or that one we just told them that they've been getting a wrong to visitation of the koran observers or thought that as leaders by just watching as our young people suffer when jumble of us are those we decided to give them the right to their protection of the koran we had a man in a monday. who study mahmoud tries to solve the problem of radicalization inside the community but his efforts often nullified by the police the constant raids nurtured terrorism rather than eradicating it says up to date. coverage has just given that you know t.v. and saw them in the national park the beaten by the by the. now forty four disappearance is what is now causing a lot of people unlawful routes in mombasa to be more agree fifty two are joining and who have equalised done being on the government side and thinking about their country but mombasa has indeed become a saf

this is live from berlin nigerian president mahmoud ari is sworn in for a 2nd term the 76 year old won reelection in february after pledging to revive the economy improve security and tackle corruption but many young nigerians remain unconvinced he was the right choice for their future. also coming up the tussle for the top job in brussels is underway and it could take some time leaders are clashing over who should be the next president of the european commission a post-election summit in brussels has so far failed to ease the tensions plus the world of formula one says its final farewell tweet motor sports legend mickey lauder is being buried today in his hometown of vienna austria following to death last week at the age of 70. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program nigeria's president muhammadu buhari has been sworn in for a 2nd and final term the 76 year old took the oath of office at an open ceremony in the capital a boot but he did not give an inaugural address a number of regional leaders attended the loci event in africa's most populous nation. is reporting from eagle square in

threats of retaliation against president mahmoud of any harm coming to the opposition leader but even if anyone has the sense and despite his bravado will be calling on supporting to come out on to the streets he said that this was going to be the largest demonstration ever in the history in israel and it did fall far short of that one president is sounding very very emboldened indeed much more. much more secure than himself i should say that he has in recent months and in fact he said that the loyalty of the armed forces has been proven by the fact that this attempt to get the army to turn on president mahmoud on tuesday had not worked he said that these trees that those who are at the intelligence forces in fact at this hour he said are out there hunting for what we call the traitors who are still at large in this sooner rather than later they will pay for their treason and crimes which will seem to indicate that they are trying to finally arrest one bridal activist a little more than three months since he was complaining the interim president of venezuela by the opposition you sugg

news live from for alleged nigerian president mahmoud pari is sworn in for a 2nd term the 76 year old one reelection in february after pledging to revive the economy and security and tackle corruption but many young nigerians remain unconvinced he is the right choice for their future little go to war correspondent at the inauguration ceremony. plus the tussle for the top job in brussels is underway and it could take some time the leaders are clashing over who should be the next president of the european commission a post-election summit in brussels has so far failed to ease tensions. she was elected mayor of the turkish city with more than 50 percent of the vote but if the test next kurdish politician has been prevented from taking office and she's only the opposition she's not the only opposition politician in america wants to be kept out of power. plus the world the formula one says that it is set to saying its final farewell to a motor sport legend niki lauder will be buried today in his hometown of vienna austria following his death last week at the age of. i'm sorry kelly welcome

al-jazeera journalist mahmoud a saying is still in an egyptian prison days after a court ordered his release in a statement hussein's family has said that a new investigation has been opened against him and sames been held now for more than $880.00 days without charge trial or conviction after he was arrested in egypt while on a family holiday let's speak to scott griffin who's the deputy director of the international press institute he joins us now via skype from vienna scott what's your reaction to this. well our reaction to this latest news is that it's confirming the worst fear which is that despite the court ruling last week one mother who says release the egypt stories will find some way to keep him behind bars we had hoped that at the very least he would be released under some kind of conditions you know that he would have to report to prison for example which is obviously not ideal but at least he would be able to be freed and spend time with his family so we're very concerned that this latest move is a sign that egypt is not going to let go to say that what is to be done abo

plan with prime minister mahmoud abbas telling arab leaders earlier it undermines international law the abraham has more from ramallah palestinians have stopped engaging with the u.s. administration ever since the u.s. president donald trump said that he's willing to move the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem which he eventually did last year the palestinian officials would tell you that the americans have become part of the problem and not part of the solution and not only do they to jack the u.s. peace plan but also the sort mediation of america in the peace process as to the economic workshop that is due to be held in the next month ballasting ians it is that they haven't been consulted in that conference and they're not going to be joining that position has been debated he did by palestinian president mahmoud abbas who was met at a special envoy by the king yesterday he told him that the palestinians are not going to be joining in response the invoice said that is simply hosting the conference and not organizing it palestinian officials have repeatedly said this is that the so

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the current administration the current president that we have mahmoud abbas who was elected on a platform to fight corruption and he is known for that he's been head of state in the past and he took on venality back then and he's doing the same thing now and that's why nigerians voted for him overwhelmingly how effective is this battle against corruption a very very effective you know. they've been reforms that have changed the accounting system in nigeria we've got. the institutions that have been put in place to fight corruption. strong presidential advisory committee on corruption that keeps on continues to churn out policies that have proven to be very effective for instance we have a whistle blower policy where with the brewers actually get a reward when they report on corrupt franks's so there's so much going on you know apart from the new technology advances going on and if you look at our banking system we have bob's one of the most effective online and mobile platform banking systems so payment systems are very effective. very efficient all that said why then doesn't nigeria have

i this is city mahmoud school in timbuktu it's one of the few schools still open security concerns have led to the closure of more than eight hundred schools countrywide the remaining ones are filled to overflowing ten year old little holland is nonetheless glad she can attend school after years of living in a refugee camp. that i said there are love timbuktu i like my friends here and i don't have any problems with my schoolmates i love going to school and i like that teaches young men with. lolla is lucky unicef estimates that around two million children in mali are not going to school i girls in particular miss out as they're often expected to help out at home and married off at a young age. nearby is one of timbuktu's few medical centers. mother and baby visiting hours are always over crowded with infants suffering from disease and minority and. the crisis in northern mali and years of war and terror a taking their toll. unicef has supported health care centers and money for years despite the difficult situation and. the beginning of the crisis health centers like this one were atta

president mahmoud the war president likes the support of a majority of the electorate the youth about half of the registered voters are under $35.00 but only every 3rd of the electorate went out to vote had a historic low which does not bode well for president biharis 2nd term. my 1st guest today is abel hari supporter i will back a cause she joins me now from the capital a budget welcome to africa many nigerians feel that president bush did not achieve enough in his 1st to why does he still have your support. because house you can see i attended this you know reassuring from jugo due to my sport to mr president. and he used to have my sports because what he seemed to agree on he's probably sees off delivering a d.v.d. of democracy to nigerians so i get that you're saying that this is a president of integrity and many people echo that sentiment but people worry about the fact that he is not to live it on many promises he's made a boko haram is still a threat in the north the economy is not doing well why does he deserve another term he deserves some of the time in order to question wh

of having pressure to the election authority into this decision a crimean mahmoud just gave a very emotional speech in his message of course he also condemned this decision but his message to the people was stay calm and stay positive at some point and it was quite remarkable he got rid of his jacket he rolled up his sleeves and he told people don't lose your hopes i'm going to be here for you i'm going to be your hope so a very strong speech there a very strong message she already seems to be back in campaign mode but nevertheless many people here maybe opposition voters all very frustrated we talked to some of them earlier let's listen what they had to say david to a cuckoo curious no state no law there are no rights no justice. this is a preplanned game and the election authority is a part of it what else can i say can they didn't all this came from somebody who doesn't want to lose his power so it's no surprise the vote should not have been canceled in your state is it meant to make sure that this no is the election process will start all over again and the economic troubles will continu

true that the palestinians never said no to my plan they never said no to my plan i repeat it dr mahmoud abbas abu mazen never said yes but at the same time he never said no and he keeps saying all the time i never said no which means that implicitly at least he doesn't reject the option that he will one say yes to something that he said he never said no to no the economic incentives may be an important ingredient but without a political framework of nature that i've proposed in 2008 there will be no agreement and no. only that there will not be an agreement but all those that hope they the moderate arab countries the emirates the saudis the egyptians they don't bring in said others will somehow call prate we something that reflects the basic they wreck of a 2 state solution is mistaken none of the countries will come forward unless there will be a proposed solution on the basis of 2 states there is my absolute conviction and also things that i hear from talking to some of us over the last couple of months well prime minister we have to leave it there thank you very much for being with u

it leads mahmoud to the 2nd with an upbeat number code so.i love the rest ballad needed a good for russia. your visions rules forbid mixing music in politics but there's often the serve of controversy to go with the pop this year icelandic purgatory might headlines supporting the palestinian cause israel's euro vision. you are watching news i'm michael oku we'll be back as always at the top of the hour with more news stay tuned for world story that's coming up after the break. where i come from we have. to fight for a free press i was born and raised in a military dictatorship and just want to be shadow and if you newspapers when official information as a journalist i have work all the strength of many characters and their problems are almost the same who are to social inequality a lack of the freedom of the press and corruption we can afford.

not only to be the 1st good leader mahmoud for the 2nd with an upbeat number called so deep those of those are the this is the only thing that. sergei loves the reds ballad that they did a good for russia. your visions rules forbid mixing music and poetry but there's often a super controversy to go with the pop this year icelandic purgatory night headlines all openly supporting the palestinian cause israel's eurovision. well if you've got a beard belgium is the place to be right now hundreds of hairy men from around the world have descended on the city of and work for the 2019 world beard and moustache championships the wacky contest sees the well groomed competitors take part in 3 main categories moustache partial beard and full beard with each including several subcategories many spectacular styles are on show including majestic handlebars and swirling whiskers as competitors battle it out to become the facial fuzz kings. a quick reminder now of our top story. is the final day of voting in india's weeks long general election international as prime minister narendra modi is seeking

news live from berlin nigerian president mahmoud you bihari is sworn in for a 2nd charge the 76 year old one reelection in february after pledging to revive the economy. improve security and tackle corruption but many young nigerians remain unconvinced he is the right choice for their future also coming up the tussle for the top job in brussels is underway and it could last a while leaders are clashing over who should be the next president of the european commission a post-election summit in brussels has so far.

it leads mahmoud to the 2nd with an up tick number called so. this is the.so ok let's arrest valid knitted up good for russia. your visions rules forbid mixing music in politics but there's often a sieve of controversy to go with the pop this year icelandic group atari night headlines all openly supporting the palestinian cause and israel's your vision. you're watching the news on michael okuda and we'll be back with more news at the top of the hour zoe stay tuned for shift living in the digital. and action packed life. anythings.

our correspondent in istanbul first so let's go to the libyan capital tripoli and speak to my head mahmoud give us the very latest as to what's happened to these two men who they are and where we think they're being held. well marty unearthed we learned that the two. men. are now kit grown our prison in the eastern city which is under the control of forces loyal to the warlords have been and by the way this is a very infamous prison some people here call it it's like a prison in in iraq and there are many people who have been imprisoned in there in. a horrible stories about torture and human rights violations there and there is no human rights organization has been able to reach prison have to his forces control. it and. they were captured by have to his forces on the twelfth of april and guess have been a hold of tripoli when the air moved on the capital tripoli from the southern part and. accused them actually according to. media outlets they accuse the two workers at the restaurant workers the accuse them of are being spies which. to officers to officials denied and the also confirm tha

and the next hour nigeria's president mahmoud abbas will be inaugurated for his 2nd term in office a 75 year old former army general won a closely fought election in february he campaigned on promises to revive the economy and corruption and a faith fighters and the northeast. joins us live now from a boucher so that is quite quite a. the gender that he campaigned on and that he's still working on where things stand. so we will try to reestablish communication with that many in the meantime let's take a look at his report. from killings and kidnappings by bandits in some for a in the northwest 2 attacks by boko haram in the northeast nigeria is struggling to contain widespread insecurity then there is a struggling economy rising unemployment and power shortages. these are challenges that president obama promised to solve when he was forced on him 4 years ago. i think people are resigned to the crisis that we're in the crisis of may come amid a crisis of insecurity and end in levels of corruption in the country people are resigned with shouldn't be the case the elections as you know v

in operation for nigeria's president mahmoud abbas hari his 2nd term is underway the 75 year old former army general won a closely fought election on in february he campaigned on promises to revive the economy and corruption and defeat boko haram fighters in the northeast are his main political opponent has challenge the election result. way has stepped up its legal fight against u.s. sanctions the company filed a motion in court to have bans on its business unconstitutional as federal agencies and contractors are prohibited from using weiwei equipment for national security reasons andrew brown adrian brown pardon me has this report. if you companies could withstand the assault that while ways no wonder part of its response has been to open its doors to the international media our rig in corporate china but these are unusual and uncertain times for the country's biggest technology company now effectively locked out of the us market we believe these sets a dangerous precedent that they it's can it come and our way tomorrow it could be your industry your company your consumers on wednesda

military's request to remove their roadblocks and barricades and barricades remain in place to him mahmoud idle has his updates. the transitional military council on the forces for freedom and change which is basically made up of civil society activists and sudan's creates a position this will be organizing the focus getting further apart by the day the talks between them have not had any breakthrough a look ahead on agreeing on the four mission of the transitional administration that they had agreed to form between them the opposition negotiators are now accusing the transitional military council of not being quickly to share power and also setting themselves up at the presidential palace saying that they have not started this revolution just to hunt over power to another unit a lot military administration and say this is an acceptable on but they are not short of options already they are called for a million man march on thursday and they say that they also have another wild card which is a general strike which they say could have the potential of shutting down the entire country. the wh

over the next 2 months government forces killed at least 9 more protesters as a among them zahir mahmoud a man's 14 year old son so q. could you hear the name packing that you could use. many good general. shade critical. but the kurds have other worries tensions with the central government are escalating kurdish leaders have been signing development contracts with foreign oil companies asserting it's their right to do what they please with resources in their territory. baghdad says that's just not true the k r g this is a kiddish regional government. feel that they have the right to negotiate and decide on the oil that has. located in the region they feel they have the right to save his contacts and this is what their real disagreement lies with a u.s. ally has gone iraqi kurds are feeling less secure than when thousands took to the streets a year and a half ago demanding democratic reforms. shut if you will. even though you know you want to do or how many you get it. yeah i believe that moment about woman on the set i'm gonna tell you this was you know as that yeah you know and to us t

president mahmoud abbas has called an arab states to support the palestinian cause he's once again rejected u.s. president trumps peace plan. we call for an end today israeli occupation of palestine and the stablish meant of a palestinian independent state on the borders of $967.00 with east jerusalem as its capital i would like to also reaffirm our absolute stance against american attempts to undermine international law with what is called the deal of the century to abolish the principle of a 2 state solution. israel police say they've killed the palestinian man after here tank 2 people with a knife in the east jerusalem on friday the attacks happened in the old city one israeli man is in critical condition another suffered minor injuries israeli police have increased security across east and west jerusalem during the fasting month of ramadan several people are reported to have been killed in a series of explosions in northern iraq more than a dozen others are said to been injured in the blast in the city of could cook the military says several improvised explosive devices when taft is no

it will stand with iran in its escalating dispute with the united states iraq's foreign minister mahmoud ikea made that pledge following talks with his iranian counterpart ahmed javits every in baghdad. no one has successfully registered to span the knowledge areas upcoming presidential election in july 77 potential candidates said they intended to run for the top job but almost all of them failed to get the required number of signatures and it's the final day of voting in europe's economy entry elections which are being closely watched as a barometer of the strength of the far right across the continent borders are casting ballots in $21.00 member states including germany france and italy. to zimbabwe now where the main opposition party the movement for democratic change is expected to choose its next president in a few hours the m.d.c. as interim leader nelson chamisa is widely expected to win this is a party's 1st congress since the death of its founder morgan china in last year the m.d.c. has been plagued by infighting stains childcare i stick to speak to how remote joins us live fro

nationals have been detained by forces loyal to libyan warlord khalifa haftar vulcan elton ork and mahmoud dimia who were taken from the south of tripoli and accused of being spies a charge turkey denies on monday turkish president undescribed hafez advance towards tripoli as a plot against libya's people. founder julian assange has been sentenced to fifty weeks in jail for breaching bail conditions in britain the forty seven year old was met by protesters outside a london court was given asylum in the ecuador and the sea for almost seven years before he was a victim last month will face a separate hearing on thursday to determine whether he should be extradited to the u.s. for leaking classified information. olympic and world eight hundred meter champion caster semenya has lost her appeal against new testosterone rules in the flat tax meaning she won't be able to defend her titles mannion and athletics south africa set a rule forcing the runner to take medication to lower the level of the hormone switch a vents all run against men was unfair but the sport's governing body the idle a f. ar

sami mahmoud looks at photos from home and is reminded of when the word arrived on his doorstep his from the nuba mountains in southern sudan where he saw sudanese where planes dropped bombs on his village some fellow farmers were killed and others were forced to escape. the government forces dropped bombs from ime to nerves and other kinds of planes and didn't distinguish fighters from civilians they dropped bombs indiscriminately it was a massacre a genocide against the people of new bam mountains. the farmer says knowing what the military can do to civilians is what brought him to join the macit in at army headquarters in the 5 week long sit in followed months of anti-government protests demanding president already bashir and his 30 year rule. he was ousted in april 11th by military commanders the transitional military council has been in control ever since despite demands for civilian rule opposition parties and the 00s at the sit in are demanding the council transfers power. the nuba mountains area in software defined is just one of several regions that were in sudan others in the s

rhetoric could make the situation worse the palestinian plight was also on the agenda with president mahmoud abbas calling on leaders to reject president proposed peace deal with israel. we called for an end 2 days of. this time under stop. me an independent state on the borders of $967.00 with east jerusalem as its capital i would like to also reaffirm our absolute stance against american attempts to undermine international law with what is called the deal of the century to abolish the principle of a 2 state solution and got our prime minister attended the talks it was the 1st high level meeting since the 2017 blockade on this nation andrew symonds reports. this is the 1st high level contact between cattle in saudi arabia for nearly 2 years the qatari prime minister shaikh abdullah bin nasa being funny and saudi king salamander bin abdel-aziz the saudis are trying to show they have wider backing in their effort to counter what they say is iran's growing influence the qatari prime minister here briefly shaking hands with the king of bahrain kuwait zimmy or trying to encourage some dialogue a

this is live from berlin nigerian president mahmoud warning and for a 2nd term the 76 year old one reelection in february after pledging to revive the economy improve security and tackle corruption but many young nigerians remain unconvinced he is the right choice for their future. also coming up the tussle for the top job in brussels is underway and it could take some time leaders are clashing over who should be the next president of the european commission a post-election some.

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rhetoric could make the situation worse the palestinian plight was also on the agenda with president mahmoud abbas calling on the leaders to reject president donald trump as proposed peace deal with israel. we called for an end today's israeli occupation of palestine under stablish meant to abolish the an independent state on the borders of 1967 with east jerusalem as its capital i would like to also reaffirm our absolute stance against american attempts to undermine international law with what is called the deal of the century to abolish the principle of a 2 state solution and prime minister attended the talks it was the 1st high level meeting since the 2017 blockade on his nation anderson as reports. this is the 1st high level contact between cattle in saudi arabia for nearly 2 years the qatari prime minister shaikh abdullah bin nasa being funny and saudi king salamander bin abdel-aziz the saudis are trying to show they have wider backing in their efforts to counter what they say is iran's growing influence the qatari prime minister here briefly shaking hands with the king of bahrain kuwai

sami mahmoud looks at photos from home and is reminded of when the word arrived on his doorstep his from the nuba mountains in southern sudan where he saw sudanese where planes dropped bombs on his village some fellow farmers were killed and others were forced to escape. the government forces dropped bombs from ime to nerves and other kinds of planes and didn't distinguish fighters from civilians they dropped bombs indiscriminately it was a massacre a genocide against the unarmed people of nuba mountains. the farmer says knowing what the military can do to civilians is what brought him to join the macit him at army headquarters and on the 5 week long sit in followed months of anti-government protests demanding president almighty bashir and his 30 year rule he was ousted in april 11th by military commanders the transitional military council has been in control ever since despite demands for civilian rule opposition parties and the 00s at the sit in are demanding the council transfers power the nuba mountains area in software defined is just one of several regions at war in sudan others in

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sami mahmoud looks at photos from home and is reminded of when the word arrived on his doorstep his fromthe nuba mountains in southern sudan where he saw sudanese where planes dropped bombs on his village some fellow farmers were killed and others were forced to escape. the government forces dropped bombs from ime to nobs and other kinds of planes and didn't distinguish fighters from civilians they dropped bombs indiscriminately it was a massacre a genocide against the people of new bam mountains. the farmer says knowing what the military can do to civilians is what brought him to join the massive army headquarters and to the 5 week long sit in followed months of anti-government protests demanding president almighty bashir and his 30 year rule he was ousted in april 11th by military commanders the transitional military council has been in control ever since despite demands for civilian rule opposition parties and the 00s at the sit in are demanding the council transfers power to the nuba mountains area and software defined is just one of several regions at war in sudan others in the sout

and 2013 now spending months on the streets as part of the latest uprising against former president mahmoud abbas here but have done has paid a high price one night in january on his way home from a demonstration he was followed by security forces. you know some people came from behind me and started beating me with an electric but. they did not say anything. i was hit directly in my eye. i told the officer that i had had i surgery and that i had lost my cornea he said we could kill you never mind your i. have done might never see with his right eye again and the harassment continued when he was taken to a detention center by the security forces there an officer recognized him as a prominent activist that. forcibly stripped me they ripped my shirt and trousers they started saying inappropriate things and threatened to rape me i felt ashamed being in front of so many people and being naked and having all these things said to you it's been a huge psychological toll. another witness to the cost of the revolution is dr enamel. she helps run this field clinic at the heart of the sit in in front

obsessed with over there they go over there to govern in tehran and that's one of the reasons why mahmoud and others have said look we need to teach a less lethal force the reporting we've heard for months and months and months since the book i began so those should hope paradoxically the american position is the hawkish american position is when it comes to the blockade on the one out they do want an end to the blockade of kata but the reason is they use all paradoxically one of the reasons why there is a perhaps a book aid right now because once has its own agenda in the region which doesn't necessarily chime with that off. and realize she had thank you very much for that for now that she have a ton see live in washington d.c. thank you. now elsewhere qatar in the u.a.e. and facing off at the international criminal court of justice stephanie decker has more from the hague. the court is hearing a specific application by the united arab emirates who are claiming that qatar is basically hampering their efforts to implement suggestions by the court which has to do with allowing companies ci

rhetoric could make the situation worse the palestinian plight was also on the agenda with president mahmoud abbas calling on the leaders to reject president donald trump's proposed peace deal with israel. we called for an end to days rail yoku patient of palestine under stablish ment of a palestinian independent state on the borders of 1987 with east jerusalem as its capital i would like to also reaffirm our absolute stance against american attempts to undermine international law with what is called the deal of the century to abolish the principle of a 2 state solution and as prime minister attended the talks it was the 1st high level meeting since the $27.00 team blockade of his nation began under simmons reports. this is the 1st high level contact between cattle in saudi arabia for nearly 2 years the qatari prime minister shaikh abdullah bin nasser being funny and saudi king salamander bin abdel-aziz the saudis are trying to show they have wider backing in their efforts to counter what they say is iran's growing influence the qatari prime minister here briefly shaking hands with the king

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